• openAccess   Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by a chitosan/α-Ag2WO4 composite generated by femtosecond laser irradiation 

      Pereira, Paula; de Paula e Silva, Ana Carolina Alves; Alves da Silva Pimentel, Bruna Natália; Pinatti, Ivo M; Simões, Alexandre; Vergani, Carlos; Barreto-Vieira, Debora Ferreira; da Silva, Marcos Alexandre Nunes; Dias Miranda, Milene; Santos Monteiro, Maria Eduarda; Tucci, Amanda Resende; Doñate-Buendía, Carlos; Mínguez-Vega, Gladys; Andres, Juan; Longo, Elson Nature Research (2022)
      In the current COVID‑19 pandemic, the next generation of innovative materials with enhanced anti‑ SARS‑CoV‑2 activity is urgently needed to prevent the spread of this virus within the community. Herein, we report the ...
    • openAccess   Proof-of-Concept Studies Directed toward the Formation of Metallic Ag Nanostructures from Ag3PO4 Induced by Electron Beam and Femtosecond Laser 

      Carvalho dos Santos, Clayane; Assis, Marcelo de; Machado, Thales Rafael; Pereira, Paula; Mínguez-Vega, Gladys; Cordoncillo, Eloisa; Beltrán Mir, Héctor; Doñate-Buendía, Carlos; Andres, Juan; Longo, Elson Wiley (2019)
      In this work, for the first time, the instantaneous nucleation and growth processes of Ag nanoparticles on Ag3PO4 mediated by femtosecond laser pulses are reported and analyzed. The investigated samples are pure Ag3PO4sample, ...