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Heat-based transdermal delivery of a ramipril loaded cream for treating hypertension

In this collaborative work, Anna Voronova (Univ. Lille) and STiBNite ESR Diego Jaramillo (device fabrication, UCLouvain) present the delivery of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, ramipril, using an electrothermal actuator based on a gold nanowire array to increase the transdermal ramipril flux. Using rats as in vivo model, systolic and diastolic blood pressure were monitored, while heat activation in the electrothermal actuator provided full drug delivery.

The full paper can be found here.

31 October 2022

First-principles study of the structural and electronic properties of BN-ring doped graphene

In this research paper, STiBNite ESR Laura Caputo, using first-principles (ab initio) techniques, investigates the periodic doping of graphene with borazine-like rings. The theoretical calculations show that the properties are sensitive to the doping pattern and doping concentration, and therefore these materials could be interesting candidates for optoelectronic applications.

The full paper can be found here.

26 October 2022

ESR 7 Diego: Photolithography

In this short video, ESR 7 Diego Jaramillo (UCLouvain) explains the basics of photolithography.

Diego is working on the integration of BNC materials into electronic devices, and photolithography represents one of the possible techniques that can be used to build such architectures.

21 October 2022

ESR 4 Sumon Poster presentation at #ViSYOChem2022

ESR 4 Sumon (UNIPG) presented his poster “Solvent-free monophasic bromination of mesborazine with NBS and catalyst” during the 2^nd Virtual Symposium for Young Organic Chemists (#ViSYOChem2022) organized by Società Chimica Italiana. The poster presentation took place on Twitter on the 20^th of October, 2022, and Sumon discusses the problems, and their solutions, of borazine functionalization.

You can find his poster here.

21 October 2022

ESR 14 Miquel: PhD in industry

In this video, ESR 14 Miquel Garcia Lleo (GXT) explains what it means to pursue a PhD in industry.

Miquel is working on the preparation of Boron-Nitrogen-Carbon bulk materials, for coating applications, at GXT, company based in Bologna, Italy.

19 October 2022

Spatial segregation of substitutional B atoms in graphene patterned by the moiré superlattice on Ir(111)

In this collaborative work where the STiBNite ESR Sena Tömekçe (TUM) is involved, Marc G. Cuxart presents the fabrication of B-doped graphene by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), using borane tetrahydrofuran on iridium substrate, which templates the segregation of boron substitutional atoms. The resulting material has been characterized by scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations.

The full paper can be found here.

10 October 2022

ESR 2 Martina poster presentation at IASOC 2022

ESR 2 Martina from University of Vienna has presented her scientific work with a poster, during the Ischia Advanced School of Organic Chemistry (IASOC). The biennial conference was held in Ischia, Italy on September 23^rd – 26^th 2022.

28 September 2022

ESR 5 Sergi poster presentations at CHAINS 2022

ESR 5 Sergi from Leiden University has presented his latest scientific achievements through a poster presentation titled “Synthesis and Characterization of Boron Nitride-doped Graphene on Cu(111) Thin Film & Single Crystal” at the 2022 edition of Chemistry as Innovating Science (CHAINS). The event was held in Veldhoven, The Netherlands on September 21^st – 22^nd 2022.

23 September 2022

ESR 1 Marco flash poster presentation at DoSChem International Student Symposium 2022

ESR 1 Marco from University of Vienna has presented, both as flash poster presentation and physical poster, his latest scientific results during the 2^nd DoSChem International Student Symposium. The annual symposium was held and organized by the PhD students of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria, on September 19^th – 20^th 2022.

21 September 2022

ESR 8 Sena poster presentation at 2022 DPG Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section

ESR 8 Sena from TU München has presented her latest scientific results with a poster titled “Self-assembly and debromination of a functionalized borazine on Ag(111)” at the 2022 Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM). The event was held in Regensburg, Germany on September 4^th – 9^th 2022.

12 September 2022