• openAccess   The puzzling issue of silica toxicity: are silanols bridging the gaps between surface states and pathogenicity? 

      Pavan, Cristina; Delle Piane, Massimo; Gullo, Maria; Filippi, Francesca; Fubini, Bice; Hoet, Peter; Horwell, Claire J.; Huaux, François; Lison, Dominique; Lo Giudice, Cristina; Martra, Gianmario; Monfort, Eliseo; Schins, Roel; Sulpizi, Marialore; Wegner, Karsten; Wyart-Remy, Michelle; Ziemann, Christina; Turci, Francesco Springer Nature (2019)
      Background: Silica continues to represent an intriguing topic of fundamental and applied research across various scientific fields, from geology to physics, chemistry, cell biology, and particle toxicology. The pathogenic ...
    • openAccess   The role of the LATP particle size as a cornerstone of the cold sintering process 

      Mormeneo-Segarra, Andrés; Ferrer Nicomedes, Sergio; Vicente-Agut, Nuria; Barba-Juan, Antonio Elsevier (2024-02-13)
      An innovative sintering technique, the Cold Sintering Process (CSP), has been employed to obtain dense Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 (LATP) Solid-State Electrolytes (SSE) by optimising the particle size (d50) of the starting powder. ...
    • openAccess   Using in operando impedance spectroscopy technique to unravel the sintering process evolution of Bi2O3: LATP cold-sintered solid electrolyte 

      Mormeneo-Segarra, Andrés; Ferrer Nicomedes, Sergio; Simon, Sonia; Vicente-Agut, Nuria; Jarque Fonfría, Juan Carlos; Barba-Juan, Antonio Elsevier (2024)
      A NASICON-type Li1+xAlxTi2-x(PO4)3 (LATP) cold-sintered solid electrolyte is reported with a dense structure, as a possible alternative the commonly recognized liquid organic electrolytes. A low-temperature sintering ...
    • openAccess   Workplace Exposure to Nanoparticles during Thermal Spraying of Ceramic Coatings 

      Salmatonidis, Apostolos; Ribalta, Carla; Sanfélix Forner, Vicenta; Bezantakos, Spyridon; Biskos, George; Vulpoi , Adriana; Simion, Simon; Monfort, Eliseo; Viana, Mar Oxford University Press (OUP) (2019-01)
      Thermal spraying is widely used for industrial-scale application of ceramic coatings onto metallic surfaces. The particular process has implications for occupational health, as the high energy process generates high emissions ...