Publications

Bacterial nanocellulose as a corneal bandage material: a comparison with amniotic membrane
Irene Anton-Sales, Justin Christopher D'Antin, Jorge Fernández-Engroba, Victor Charoenrook, Anna Laromaine, Anna Roig and  Ralph Michael
Biomaterials Science
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00083C

Bacterial nanocellulose as a corneal bandage material: a comparison with amniotic membrane

PLGA protein nanocarriers with tailor-made fluorescence/MRI/PET imaging modalities
Yajie Zhang, Miguel García-Gabilondo, Alba Grayston,  Irene V. J. Feiner, Irene Anton-Sales,  Rodrigo A. Loiola, Jordi Llop,  Pedro Ramos-Cabrer, Ignasi Barba, David Garcia-Dorado, Fabien Gosselet,  Anna Rosell and Anna Roig
Nanoscale
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10620K

PLGA protein nanocarriers with tailor-made fluorescence/MRI/PET imaging modalities

From Silver Plates to Spherical Nanoparticles: Snapshots of Microwave-Assisted Polyol Synthesis
Miquel Torras and Anna Roig
ACS Omega
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03748

From Silver Plates to Spherical Nanoparticles: Snapshots of Microwave-Assisted Polyol Synthesis

Bacterial nanocellulose from agro-industrial wastes: low-cost and enhanced production by Komagataeibacter saccharivorans MD1
Deyaa Abol-Fotouh, Mohamed A. Hassan, Hassan Shokry, Anna Roig, Mohamed S. Azab & Abd El-Hady B. Kashyout
Scientific Reports
DOI: B10.1038/s41598-020-60315-9

Bacterial nanocellulose from agro-industrial wastes: low-cost and enhanced production by Komagataeibacter saccharivorans MD1

Unconventional Ferroelectric Switching via Local Domain Wall Motion in Multiferroic ε-Fe2O3 Films
Xiangxiang Guan, Lide Yao, Konstantin Z. Rushchanskii, Sampo Inkinen, Richeng Yu, Marjana Ležaic, Florencio Sánchez, Martí Gich and Sebastiaan van Dijken
Advanced Electronic Materials
DOI: 10.1002/aelm.201901134 

Unconventional Ferroelectric Switching via Local Domain Wall Motion in Multiferroic ε‐Fe2O3 Films

MRI/Photoluminescence Dual-Modal Imaging Magnetic PLGA Nanocapsules for Theranostics
Yajie Zhang, Miguel García-Gabilondo,  Anna Rosell and Anna Roig 
Pharmaceutics
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12010016

MRI/Photoluminescence Dual-Modal Imaging Magnetic PLGA Nanocapsules for Theranostics

Solar Harvesting: a Unique Opportunity for Organic Thermoelectrics?
José P. Jurado, Bernhard Dörling, Osnat Zapata‐Arteaga, Anna Roig, Agustín Mihi and Mariano Campoy‐Quiles
Advanced Energy Materials,
Solar Harvesting: a Unique Opportunity for Organic Thermoelectrics?

Micro/Nanostructure Engineering of Epitaxial Piezoelectric alpha-quartz Thin Films on Silicon
Qianzhe Zhang, David Sánchez-Fuentes,  Rudy Desgarceaux, Pau Escofet-Majoral, Judith Oró-Soler, Jaume Gàzquez, Guilhem Larrieu, Benoit Charlot, Andrés Gómez, Martí Gich and Adrián Carretero-Genevrier 
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces
Published on 27 December 2019 
DOI:10.1021/acsami.9b18555

Tailoring the crystal growth of quartz on silicon for patterning epitaxial piezoelectric films
Qianzhe Zhang, David Sánchez-Fuentes, Andrés Gómez, Rudy Desgarceaux, Benoit Charlot, Jaume Gàzquez, Adrián Carretero-Genevrier and Martí Gich 
Nanoscale Adv.
Published on August 2019 
DOI:10.1039/C9NA00388F

Stability and nature of the volume collapse of ε-Fe2O3 under extreme conditions J.A. Sans, V. Monteseguro, G. Garbarino, M. Gich , V. Cerantola, V. Cuartero, M. Monte, T. Irifune, A. Muñoz and C. Popescu  Nature Communications, published on 01 Nov 2018 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06966-9

Epsilon-Fe2O3 Nanocrystals inside Mesoporous Silicas with Tailored Morphologies of Rod, Platelet and Donut L. Jheng-Guang, F. Giulia, B. Anne, G. Marti, I.C., Marianne ChemNanoMat, published on Nov 2018 DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201800266

Nanoclusters of crystallographically aligned nanoparticles for magnetic thermotherapy: aqueous ferrofluid, agarose phantoms and ex vivo melanoma tumour assessment D. F. Coral, P. A. Soto, V. Blank, A. Veiga, E. Spinelli, S. Gonzalez, G. P. Saracco, M. A. Bab, D. Muraca, P. C. Setton-Avruj, A. Roig, L. Roguin and M. B. Fernández van Raap Nanoscale, published on 19 Oct 2018  DOI: 10.1039/C8NR07453D

Tuning Oxygen Vacancy Diffusion through Strain in SrTiO3 Thin Films  I. Lucia, G. Andres, G. Marti, R. Francisco ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, published on 17 Oct 2018  DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b12019

Metal Nanoparticle Carbon Gel Composites in Environmental Water Sensing Applications Pengfei Niu, Martí Gich, Anna Roig, and César Fernández‐Sánchez The Chemical Record, published on 27 May 2018 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201800011

Bacterial Cellulose Promotes Long-Term Stemness of mESC  Tina Tronser, Anna Laromaine, Anna Roig, and Pavel A. Levkin ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, published on 20 Apr 2018 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b01992

Free-standing three-dimensional hollow bacterial cellulose structures with controlled geometry via patterned superhydrophobic-hydrophilic surfaces Anna Laromaine,  Tina Tronser,  Ivana Pni,  Sebastià Parets,  Pavel A. Levkin  and  Anna Roig  Foft Matter, published on 17 Apr 2018 DOI:  10.1039/c8sm00112j

Fast and Simple Microwave Synthesis of TiO2/Au Nanoparticles for Gas-Phase Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation Anna May-Masnou,  Lluís Soler,  Miquel Torras,  Pol Salles,  Jordi Llorca and  Anna Roig Frontiers in Chemistry, published on 12th April 2018 DOI:10.3389/fchem.2018.00110

Magnetic wood by in situ synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles via a microwave-assisted route Jana S. Segmehl,  Anna Laromaine,  Tobias Keplinger,  Anna May-Masnou,  Ingo Burgertab  and  Anna Roig  Journal of Materials Chemistry C, published on 9th March 2018 DOI: 10.1039/C7TC05849G

Parametrizing the exposure of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in cell cultures at different in vitro environments
Maria Milla, Si-Ming Yu, and Anna Laromaine
Chemical Engineering Journal, Available online 15 December 2017

Ultrafast Synthesis and Coating of High-Quality β-NaYF4:Yb3+,Ln3+ Short Nanorods
Fabrizio Guzzetta, Anna Roig, and Beatriz Julián-López
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 8, Novembre 2017 8, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02473

Unveiling a New High-Temperature Ordered Magnetic Phase in ε-Fe₂O₃
José Luis García-Muñoz, Arnau Romaguera, Francois Fauth, Josep Nogués and Martí Gich
Chemistry of Materials, 29(22), October 2017, DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b03417

Piezo-generated charge mapping revealed through direct piezoelectric force microscopy
Andrés Gómez, Martí Gich, Adrián Carretero-Genevrier, Teresa Puig and Xavier Obradors 
Nature Communications, 8, October 2017, DOI:10.1038/s41467-017-01361-2 

Carbon–Silica Composites to Produce Highly Robust Thin-Film Electrochemical Microdevices
Pengfei Niu, Laura Asturias-Arribas, Xavier Jordà, Alejandro R. Goñi, Anna Roig,Martí Gich, and César Fernández-Sánchez. 
Advanced Materials Technologies, October 2017, DOI: 10.1002/admt.201700163

Electric and Mechanical Switching of Ferroelectric and Resistive States in Semiconducting BaTiO3–δ Films on Silicon 
Andrés Gómez, José Manuel Vila-Fungueiriño, Rahma Moalla, Guillaume Saint-Girons, Jaume Gázquez, María Varela, Romain Bachelet, Martí Gich, Francisco Rivadulla, and Adrián Carretero-Genevrier
Small, October 2017, 13(39), DOI: 10.1002/smll.201770208. 

Toxicogenomics of iron oxide nanoparticles in the nematode C. elegans
Laura Gonzalez-Moragas, Si-Ming Yu, Núria Benseny-Cases, Stephen Stürzenbaum, Anna Roig and Anna Laromaine
Nanotoxicology, June 2017, 11 (5), 647-657. DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2017.1342011.

In vivo testing of gold nanoparticles using the Caenorhabditis elegans model organism
Laura González-Moragas, Pascal Berto, Clara Vilches, Romain Quidant, Androniki Kolovou, Rachel Santarella-Mellwig, Yannick Schwab, Stephen Stürzenbaum, Anna Roig, and Anna Laromaine.
Acta Biomaterialia, April 2017, 53, 598-609. DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.01.080.

A recoverable ruthenium aqua complex supported onto silica particles: an efficient epoxidation catalyst
M. Isabel Romero, Ingrid Ferrer, Xavier Fontrodona, Anna Roig and Montserrat Rodríguez
CHEMISTRY – A European Journal, March 2017, 23, 4096–4107 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201604463.

Anticipating hyperthermia efficiency of magnetic colloids by a semi-empirical model: a tool to help medical decisions
Marcela B. Fernández van Raap, Diego Fernando Coral Coral, Siming Yu, Guillermo Arturo Muñoz, Francisco Sánchez and Anna Roig
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, February 2017, 19, 7176-7187. DOI: 10.1039/C6CP08059F.

Screen-printed electrodes made of a bismuth nanoparticle porous carbon nanocomposite applied to the determination of heavy metal ions
Pengfei Niu, César Fernández-Sánchez,* Martí Gich,* Carla Navarro-Hernández, Pablo Fanjul-Bolado, and Anna Roig
Microchimica Acta, February 2016, 183 (2), 617-623. DOI: 10.1007/s00604-015-1684-4.

Gold nanotriangles decorated with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: a compositional and microstructural study 
J.A. Hachtela, S. Yuc , A.R. Lupini, S.T. Pantelidesa, M. Gich, A. Laromaine, A. Roig*
Faraday Discussions, March 2016, 191, 215-227. DOI: 10.1039/C6FD00028B.

A silica-based magnetic platform decorated with mixed ligand gold nanoparticles: A recyclable catalyst for esterification reactions 
Elif Ertem, Nerea Murillo-Cremaes, Randy Patrick Carney, Anna Laromaine, Emma-Rose Janeček, Anna Roig* and Francesco Stellaccia*
Chemical Communications, March 2016, 52, 5573-5576. DOI: 10.1039/C6CC01146B.

Albumin-coated SPIONs: An experimental and theoretical evaluation of protein conformation, binding affinity, and competition with serum proteins
Siming Yu, Alex Perálvarez-Marín, Caterina Minelli, Jordi Faraudo, Anna Roig and Anna Laromaine
Nanoscale, May 2016, 8, 14393-14405. DOI: 10.1039/C6NR01732K.

Bio-identity and fate of albumin-coated SPIONs evaluated in cells and by the C. elegans model
Si-Ming Yu, Laura González-Moragas, Maria Milla, Androniki Kolovou, Rachel Santarella-Mellwig, Yannick Schwab, Anna Laromaine, Anna Roig
Acta Biomaterialia,  July 2016, 43, 348-357. DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.07.024.

Alignment under magnetic field of mixed Fe₂O₃/SiO₂ colloidal mesoporous particles induced by shape anisotropy 
Jheng-Guang Li, Giulia Fornasieri, Anne Bleuzen, Martí Gich, Alexander Gloter, Frédéric Bouquet, Marianne Impéror-Clerc
Small,  September 2016. Published online. DOI: 10.1002/smll.201602272

Electrochemically active thin carbon films with enhanced adhesion to silicon substrates 
Pengfei Niu, Laura Asturias-Arribas, Martí Gich, César Fernández-Sánchez, Anna Roig
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces,  October 2016. Just Accepted Manuscript. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b07347

Book chapters:

Glenna L. Drisko, Adrian Carretero-Genevrier, Alexandre Perrot, Martí Gich, Jaume Gàzquez, Juan Rodriguez-Carvajal, Luc Favre, David Grosso, Cédric Boissière and Clément Sanchez
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 4164-4167. DOI: 10.1039/C4CC07828D

Protective effects of Bovine Serum Albumin on superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles evaluated in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Laura Gonzalez-Moragas, Si-Ming Yu, Elisa Carenza, Anna Laromaine*,  Anna Roig
ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2015, 1(11), 1129-1138. DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00253

Dual T₁/T₂ MRI contrast agent based on hybrid SPION@coordination polymer nanoparticles 
Borges, S. Yu, A. Laromaine, A. Roig, S. Súarez-García, J. Lorenzo, D. Ruiz-Molina and F. Novio*
RSC Advances 2015, 5, 86779–86783. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA17661A

Magnetic gold nanotriangles by microwave polyol synthesis 
S.M. Yu, J.A. Hachtel, M.F. Chisholm, S.T. Pantelides, A. Laromaine*, A. Roig* 
Nanoscale 2015, 7, 14039-14046. DOI: 10.1039/C5NR03113C

Chiral habit selection on nanostructured epitaxial quartz films 
Adrián Carretero-Genevrier*, Martí Gich*, Laura Picas, Clément Sanchez, Juan Rodríguez-Carvajal* 
Faraday Discussions 179 2015, 227-233. DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00266K

Electroanalytical assessment of heavy metals in waters with bismuth nanoparticle-porous carbon paste electrodes 
Pengfei Niu, César Fernández-Sánchez*, Martí Gich*, Carlos Ayora, Anna Roig 
Electrochimica Acta 2015, 165, 155-161 ;165:155-61. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.001

Integration of functional complex oxides on silicon 
Jose M. Vila-Fungueiriño, Romain Bachelet, Guillaume Saint-Girons, Michel Gendry, Martí Gich, Jaume Gàzquez, Etienne Ferain, Francisco Rivadulla , Juan Rodríguez-Carvajal, Narcís Mestres, Adrián Carretero-Genevrier* 
Frontiers in Physics 2015, 3, 00038. DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2015.00038

Scale-up synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles by microwave-assisted thermal decomposition 
L. Gonzalez-Moragas, S.M. Yu, N. Murillo-Cremaes, A. Laromaine, A. Roig* 
Chemical Engineering Journal 2015, 281, 87-95. DOI:10.1016/j.cej.2015.06.066

Hybrid polystyrene based electrospun fibers with spin-crossover properties 
Coro Echeverria*, Miguel Rubio, Geoffrey R. Mitchell, Anna Roig, Daniel López* 
Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics 2015, 53, 11, 814-821. DOI: 10.1002/polb.23702 

C-elegans as an in vivo toolkit for nanoparticles assessment  
L. Gonzalez-Moragas, A. Roig and A. Laromaine* 
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 2015, 219, 10-26. DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2015.02.001

Encapsulation of VEGF165 in magnetic PLGA nanocapsules for potential local delivery and bioactivity into human brain endothelial cells 
Elisa Carenza, Olivier Jordan, Pablo San Segundo Martínez, Radovan Jiřík, Zenon Starčuk jr., Gerrit Borchard, Anna Rosell* and Anna Roig*
Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2015, 3, 12, 2538-2544. DOI: 10.1039/c4tb01895h

Origami magnetic cellulose: controlled magnetic fraction and patterning of flexible bacterial cellulose
Muling Zeng, Anna Laromaine,* Wenqian Feng, Pavel A. Levkin and Anna Roig*
Journal of Materials Chemistry C (2014) 2 (31), 6312 - 6318 

Water-Induced Phase Separation Forming Macrostructured Epitaxial Quartz Films on Silicon
Glenna L. Drisko, Adrián Carretero-Genevrier*, Martí Gich, Jaume Gàzquez, Djawhar Ferrah, David Grosso, Cédric Boissière, Juan Rodríguez-Carvajal, Clément Sanchez*
Advanced Functional Materials 2014, 24, 35, 5494–5502, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201401066

Electronic and Magnetic Structure of LaSr-2x4 Manganese Oxide Molecular Sieve Nanowires
Jaume Gàzquez, Adrián Carretero-Genevrier*, Martí Gich, Narcís Mestes, Maria Varela
Microscopy and Microanalysis 20, issue 3 (2014) 760-766 DOI: 10.1007/S143192714000592

Bacterial Cellulose Films: Influence of bacterial strain and drying route on film properties
Muling Zeng, Anna Laromaine*, Anna Roig*
Cellulose 21 (6), 4455–4469 (2014) DOI: 10.1007/s10570-014-0408-y

A Novel Solventless Coating Method to Graft Low-Molecular Weight Polyethyleneimine on Silica Aerogel Fine Powders
Nerea Murillo-Cremaes, Pedro López-Aranguren, Lourdes F. Vega, Javier Saurina, Anna Roig*, Concepción Domingo*
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2014)  52, 19, pages 2760–2768, 1 October 2014DOI: 10.1002/pola.2729

Compressed antisolvent process for polymer coatingof drug-loaded aerogel nanoparticles and study of the release behavior
Nerea Murillo-Cremaes, Pascale Subra-Paternault, Javier Saurina, Anna Roig*, Concepción Domingo*
Colloid Polym Sci (2014)DOI 10.1007/s00396-014-3260-6, in press

Enhanced stability of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in biological media using a pH adjusted-BSA adsorption protocol
Si-Ming Yu, Anna Laromaine*, Anna Roig*
Journal of Nanoparticle Research (2014) 16:2484 DOI 10.1007/s11051-014-2484-

Enhanced spontaneous magnetization in the core of nickel nanoparticles
 D.-X. Chen*, O. Pascu, A. Roig
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 363 (2014) 195–200DOI:10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.03.065

Multiferroic Iron Oxide Thin Films at Room-Temperature
Martí Gich*, Ignasi Fina, Alessio Morelli, Florencio Sánchez, Marin Alexe, Jaume Gàzquez, Josep Fontcuberta, Anna Roig
Advanced Materials (2014) 26, 27,  4645–4652,DOI: 10.1002/adma.201400990

Rapid synthesis of water- dispersible SPIONs by microwave assisted route for safe labeling of endothelial progenitor cells
Elisa Carenza, Verónica Barceló, Anna Morancho, Joan Montaner, Anna Rosell*, Anna Roig*
Acta Biomaterialia 10 (2014) 3775–3785 DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2014.04.010

Magnetically Decorated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Dual MRI and SPECT/CT Contrast Agents
Julie Tzu-Wen Wang, Laura Cabana, Maxime Bourgognon, Houmam Kafa, Andrea Protti, Kerrie Venner, Ajay M. Shah, Jane Sosabowski, Stephen J. Mather, Anna Roig, Xiaoxing Ke, Gustaaf Van Tendeloo, Rafael T.M.deRosales, Gerard Tobias,* Khuloud T. Al-Jamal*
Advanced Functional Materials 24 (2014) 1880–1894 DOI:10.1002/adfm.201302892

Preparation and study of naproxen in silica and lipid/polymer hybrid composites
Nerea Murillo-Cremaes, Pascale Subra-Paternault*, Concepción Domingo*, Anna Roig*
RSC Advances 4(2014) 7084–7093, DOI:10.1039/c3ra46947f

In vitro Angiogenic Performance and in vivo Brain Targeting of Magnetized Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Neurorepair Therapies
Elisa Carenza, Verónica Barceló, Anna Morancho, Lisa Levander, Cristina Boada, Anna Laromaine, Anna Roig*, Joan Montaner, Anna Rosell*
Nanomedicine: NBM 10, 1 (2014) 225-234 DOI:10.1016/j.nano.2013.06.005

Electromagnon in ferromagnetic ε-Fe₂O₃nanograin ceramics
Christelle Kadlec, Filip Kadlec,* Veronica Goian, Martí Gich, Martin Kempa, Stephane Rols, Maxim Savinov, Jan Prokleska, Milan Orlita, Stanislv Kamba 
Physical Review B 88, 104301 (2013), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.104301 

Facile synthesis of porous bismuth–carbon nanocomposites for the sensitive detection of heavy metals
Martí Gich,* César Fernández-Sánchez,* Liviu Cosmin Cotet, Pengfei Niu, Anna Roig
J. Mater. Chem. A. 2013, 1, 11410, DOI: 10.1039/c3ta12190a

Soft-Chemistry-Based Routes to Epitaxial a-Quartz Thin Films with TunableTextures  
A. Carretero-Genevrier, M. Gich, L. Picas, J. Gazquez, G. L. Drisko, C. Boissiere, D. Grosso,J. Rodriguez-Carvajal, C. Sanchez*
Science 2013, 340, 827, DOI: 10.1126/science.1232968 

Nanostructured silica-based drug delivery vehicles for hydrophobic and moisture sensitive drugs
Nerea Murillo-Cremaes, Ana M. Lopez-Periago, Javier Saurina, Anna Roig*, Concepcion Domingo*
The Journal of Supercritical Fluids  73, (2013), 34–42, DOI:10.1016/j.supflu.2012.11.006

Microwaves as a synthetic route for preparing electrochemically active TiO₂ nanoparticle
Damien Monti, Alexandre Ponrouch, Marc Estruga, M. Rosa Palacín*, José A Ayllón*, Anna Roig
Journal of Materials Research (focus issue on titanium dioxide nanomaterials) 28, 3, Feb 14, (2013), 340-347, DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.289

Ultrafast continuous synthesis of crystalline ferrite nanoparticles in supercritical ethanol
Oana Pascu,Samuel Marre,Cyril Aymonier*, Anna Roig*
Nanoscale 5 (2013) 2126-2132, DOI: 10.1039/c3nr33501

Magneto- optical enhancement by plasmon excitations in nanoparticle/metal structures
M. Rubio-Roy, O. Vlasin, O. Pascu, J.M. Caicedo, M. Schmidt, A. R. Goñi, N. G. Tognalli, A. Fainstein, A. Roig, G. Herranz*
Langmuir  2012, 28 (24), 9010-9020, DOI: 10.1021/la301239x

2D Magnetic Frames Obtained by the Microwave-Assisted Chemistry Approach
Oana Pascu, Martí Gich, Gervasi Herranz, Anna Roig*
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2012, 16, 2656-2660, DOI: 10.1002/ejic.20110124

Surface Reactivity of ferrite nanoparticles by microwave synthesis; comparison with thermal decomposition route
Oana Pascu, Elisa Carenza, Martí Gich, Sonia Estradé, Francesca Peiró, Anna Roig
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2012, 116, 15108-15116, DOI 10.1021/jp303204d

Solution Processable Carboxylate-Capped CuO Nanoparticles obtained by a Simple Solventless Method
Marc Estruga, Anna Roig, Concepción Domingo, José A. Ayllón*
Journal of Nanoparticles Research 2012, 14, 1053, DOI 10.1007/s11051-012-1053-8

Design of biocompatible magnetic pectin aerogel monoliths and microspheres
Carlos A. García-González, Elisa Carenza, Muling Zeng, Irina Smirnova,*and Anna Roig,*
RSC Advances 2012, 2, 9816-9823, DOI 10.1039/C2RA21500D

Ultrahin conformal coating for complex magneto-photonic structures
Pascu, J.M. Caicedo, M. López-García, V. Canalejas, A. Blanco, C. López, J. Arbiol, J. Fontcuberta, A. Roig*, G. Herranz*
Nanoscale 2011, 3, 4811-4816. DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10959F

Optical and electrical properties of colloidal (spherical Au)-(spinel ferrite nanorod) heterostructures
Chandramohan George, Alessandro Genovese, Fen Qiao, Kseniya Korobchevskaya, Alberto Comin, Andrea Falqui, Sergio Marras, Anna Roig, Yang Zhang, Roman Krahne and Liberato Manna*
Nanoscale 2011, 3, 4647-4654. DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10768B

Charge Transport and Electrochemical Properties of Colloidal Greigite (Fe₃S₄) Nanoplatelets
Paolella, Ch. George, M. Povia. Y. Zhang, R. Krahne, M. Gich, A. Genovese, A. Falqui, M. Longobardi, P. Guardia, T. Pellegrino, L. Manna*
Chemistry of Materials 2011, 23, 3762-3768. DOI: 10.1021/cm201531

Experimental study on T₂ relaxation time of protons in water suspensions of iron-oxide nanoparticles: Cases of composite nanospheres
D.-X. Chen*, E. Taboada, A. Roig
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 2011, 323, 24872492. DOI:10.1016/j.jmmm.2011.05.022

Magnetophotonic Response of Three-Dimensional Opals
José Manuel Caicedo, Oana Pascu, Marín López-García, Víctor Canalejas, Alvaro Blanco, Cefe López, Josep Fontcuberta, Anna Roig*, Gervasi Herranz*
ACS Nano 2011, 5 (4), 2957–2963. DOI: 10.1021/nn1035872

A Cast-Mold Approach to Iron Oxide and Pt/Iron Oxide Nanocontainers and Nanoparticles with a Reactive Concave Surface
Chandramohan George, Dirk Dorfs, Giovanni Bertoni, Andrea Falqui, Alessandro Genovese, Teresa Pellegrino, Anna Roig, Alessandra Quarta,  Roberto Comparelli, M. Lucia Curri, Roberto Cingolani, Liberato Manna*
Journal of  the American  Chemical  Society 2011, 133 (7), 2205-2217. DOI: 10.1021/ja108781w

Nanocomposites combining conducting and superparamagnetic components prepared viar an organogel
Elena Taboada, Lise N. Feldborg, Angel Pérez del Pino, Anna Roig, David B. Amabilino*, Josep Puigmartí-Luis*
Soft Matter 2011, 7, 2755–2761. DOI: 10.1039/c0sm01088j

Structure of a spin-crossover Fe(II)–1,2,4-triazole polymer complex dispersed in an isotactic polystyrene matrix
Miguel Rubio, Rebeca Hernández, Aurora Nogales,  Anna Roig, Daniel López*
European Polymer Journal 2011, 47, 1, 52–60. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.10.029

Preparation and characterization of iron containing liposomes: their effect on iron uptake by Caco-2 cells
Laura Hermida, Anna Roig, Carlos Bregni, Manuel Sabés-Xamaní, Ramon Barnadas*
Journal of Liposome Research 2011, 21 (3), 203-212. DOI: 10.3109/08982104.2010.517536

Endothelial progenitor cells labelled with superparamagnetic iron oxide micro and nanoparticles in cerebrovascular disorders, process for their preparation and uses thereof
Joan Montaner Villalonga, Anna Rosell Novel, Anna Roig Serra
(Request for grant of a European patent EP 11382104.5, 8th April 2011, Spanish registration number: 201199900007806)

Epitaxial stabilization of ε-Fe₂O₃(00l) thin films on SrTiO3(111)
M. Gich*, J. Gázquez, A. Roig*, A. Crespi, J. Fontcuberta, J. C. Idrobo, M. Varela, S. J. Pennycook, V. Skumryev and M. Varela
Applied Physics Letters 96, 112508,2010

Facile route to magnetophotonic crystals by infiltration of 3D inverse opals with magnetic nanoparticles
J.M. Caicedo, E. Taboada, D. Hrabovsky´, M. López-García, G. Herranz*, A. Roig, A. Blanco, C. López, J. Fontcuberta
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 322, 1494,2010

A convenient Magneto-Optical Characterization Method for Colloidal Dispersions: Application to Nickel Nanoparticles
Oana Pascu, José Manuel Caicedo, Josep Fontcuberta, Gervasi Herranz*, Anna Roig*
Langmuir, 26 (15) 12548-12552,2010

Size analysis and magnetic structure of nickel nanoparticles
D.-X. Chen*, O. Pascu, A. Roig, A. Sanchez
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 322 3834-3840,2010

A clean and effective supercritical carbon dioxide method for the host-guest synthesis and encapsulation of photoactive molecules in nanoporous matrices
Nerea Murillo-Cremaes, Ana Maria López-Periago, Javier Saurina, Anna Roig*, Concepción Domingo*
Green Chemistry 12, 2196-2204,2010 DOI:10.1039/C004762G

High transversal relaxivities of silica coated multicore iron oxide nanoparticles suitable for magnetic resonance imaging
Elena Taboada, Elisenda Rodríguez, Anna Roig*
Multifunctional Nanoparticle Systems - Coupled Behavior and Applications, edited by Y. Bao, A.M. Dattelbaum, J.B. Tracy, Y. Yin (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Volume 1257, Warrendale, PA, 2010), 1257-O05-06.

Uncommon coordination behaviour P(S) and P(Se) units when bonded to carboranyl clusters: experimental and computational studies on the oxidation of carboranyl phosphine ligands
R.Popescu, A.Laromaine, F.Teixidor, R.Sillanpää, R.Kivekäs, J. I. Llambias, C.Viñas 
Chemistry. A- European Journal 2010, 17, 16, 4429

Paper-Supported Three-Dimensional Cell Culture for Tissue-Based Bioassays,
R.Derda, A.Laromaine, A.Mamoto, S.Tang, T.Mammoto, D.Ingber, G.M.Whitesides.
Proceedings Natural Academy Sciencies 2010, 106, 44, 18457. Highlighted in Nature Methods 2009,6,12,865.

Supramolecular Replication of peptide and DNA arrays
A.Laromaine, O.Akbulut, F.Stellacci, M.M.Stevens
Journal of Materials Chemistry 2010, 1, 68.
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Exploiting SERS Hot Spots for Disease-Specific Enzyme Detection
R.C.Maher, L.Koh, A.Laromaine, J.A.G.Dick, S.A.Maier, M.M.Stevens, L.F.Cohen.
J.Physical Chemistry C 2010,114, 7231.

Nanospheres of Silica with an e-Fe₂O₃ Single Crystal Nucleus
E. Taboada, A. Roig*, M. Gich
ACS Nano 3, 11 (2009) 3377-3382

Size determinationa of superparamagnetic nanoparticles from magnetization curve
D.-X. Chen, A. Sanchez, E. Taboada, A. Roig, N. Sun, H.-C. Gu
Journal of Applied Physics, 105, (2009) 083924_1-083924_6.

Supercritical fluid assisted  one-pot synthesis of biocompatible core(g-Fe₂O₃)@shell(SiO₂) nanoparticles as high relaxivity T₂-contrast agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
E. Taboada, R. Solanas, E. Rodríguez, R. Weissleder, A. Roig*
Advanced Functional Material 19, 14 (2009), 2319-2324

Nonzero orbital moment in high coercivity ε-Fe₂O₃ and low-temperature collapse of the magneto-crystalline anisotropy
Yuan-Chieh Tseng, Narcizo M. Souza-Neto, Daniel Haskel*, Martí Gich*, Carlos Frontera, AnnaRoig*, Michel van Veenendaal, and Josep Nogués
Physical Review B 79 1 (2009) 094404_1-094404_6

Crystal-structure refinement of Fe^3+--rich aerinite from synchrotron powder diffraction and Mössbauer data
Jordi Rius, Anna Crespi, Anna Roig, Joan Carles Melgarejo
European Journal of Mineralogy 21 (2009) 233-240