Browsing Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest by Author "Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo"
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Antimicrobial active bioplastics using triangular silver nano-plate integrated polycaprolactone and polylactic acid films
Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Attaliah, Olivia A.; Mojicevic, Marija; Devine, Declan M.; Fournet, Margaret Brennan (MDPI, 2021-02-28)An innovative antimicrobial technology for plastic surfaces is presented. We report the synthesis and scale-up of triangular silver nano-plates (TSNPs) and their integration into polycaprolactone (PCL) and polylactic ... -
An assessment of the transparency of contemporary technology education research employing interview-based methodologies
Buckley, Jeffrey; Adams, Latif; Aribilola, Ifeoluwapo; Arshad, Iram; Azeem, Muhammad; Bracken, Lauryn; Breheny, Colette; Buckley, Ciara; Chimello, Ismael; Fagan, Alison; Fitzpatrick, Daniel P.; Herrera, Diana Garza; Gomes, Guilherme Daniel; Grassick, Shaun; Halligan, Elaine; Hirway, Amit; Hyland, Tómas; Imtiaz, Muhammad Babar; Khan, Muhammad Bilal; Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Lennon, Paul; Manaf, Eyman; Meng, Jing; Sufian, Mohd Sufino Zuhaily; Moraes, Adrielle; Osterwald, Katja Magdalena; Platonava, Anastasia; Reid, Clodagh; Renard, Michèle; Rodriguez-Barroso, Laura G.; Simonassi-Paiva, Biana; Singh, Maulshree; Szamk, Tomaz; Tahir, Mehwish; Vijayakumar, Sowmya; Ward, Cormac; Yan, Xinyu; Zainol, Ismin; Zhang, Lin (Springer, 2021-08-20)A high level of transparency in reported research is critical for several reasons, such as ensuring an acceptable level of trustworthiness and enabling replication. Transparency in qualitative research permits the ... -
Biocompatible polymer system development with enhanced antimicrobial properties using the additive effect of triangular silver nanoplates and curcumin
Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo (Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 2023)New antimicrobial interventions are urgently required to combat rising global health and medical infection challenges. Here, an innovative antimicrobial technology, providing price competitive alternatives to antibiotics ... -
Boosting bacterial nanocellullose production from chemically recycled post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate
Da Silva Pereira, Everton Henrique; Attallah, Olivia A.; Tas, Cuneyt Erdinc; Chee, Bor Shin; Freitas, Filomena; Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; McAuliffe, Michael A.P.; Mojicevic, Marija; Batista, Maria N.; Reis, Maria A.M.; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (Elsevier, 2024-04)The circular economy is emerging with new sustainable solutions to the ever-growing plastic waste challenge, garnering increasing attention. In this study, the possibility to modify expensive Hestrin–Schramm medium (HS) for ... -
Enhanced antimicrobial activity of biocompatible bacterial cellulose films via dual synergistic action of curcumin and triangular silver nanoplates
Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Mojicevic, Marija; Milivojevic, Dusan; Aleksic, Ivana; Vojnovic, Sandra; Stevanovic, Milena; Murray, James; Attallah, Olivia Adly; Devine, Declan M.; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (2022-10-13)Curcumin and triangular silver nanoplates (TSNP)-incorporated bacterial cellulose (BC) films present an ideal antimicrobial material for biomedical applications as they afford a complete set of requirements, including a ... -
Screening of PHB and bacterial cellulose blends and its mechanical properties impact
Da Silva Pereira, Everton Henrique; Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Brennan-Fournet, Margaret; Mojicevic, Marija (Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Biopolymers are polymers that are produced by or derived from living organisms, such as plants and microbes, rather than from petroleum, the traditional source of polymers. Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural biomaterial ... -
Sustainable antimicrobial polymeric food packaging and anti-infection medical catheter preparation using antimicrobial peptide and Ag+ nanoreservoir formulations
Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Pezzoli, Romina; Rodriguez Barroso, Laura G.; Venkatesh, Chaitra; Devine, Declan M.; Brennan Fournet, Margaret E. (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)New antimicrobial interventions are urgently required to combat rising global health and medical infection challenges. Here, an innovative antimicrobial technology, providing price competitive alternatives to antibiotics ... -
Targeting bacterial nanocellullose properties through tailored downstream techniques
Da Silva Pereira, Everton Henrique; Mojicevic, Marija; Tas, Cunety Erdinc; Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Fournet, Margaret Brennan (MDPI, 2024-03-02)Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is a biodegradable polysaccharide with unique properties that make it an attractive material for various industrial applications. This study focuses on the strain Komagataeibacter medellinensis ... -
Triangular Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis: Investigating Potential Application in Materials and Biosensing
Rodriquez, Laura G.; Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Mojicevic, Marija; Devine, Declan M.; Brennan-Fournet, Margaret (MDPI, 2023-07-11)Triangular silver nanoplates (TSNPs) exhibit unique optical and antimicrobial properties due to their shape, sharp edges, and vertices. In this study, TSNPs were incorporated into biopolymer blends (bacterial cellulose ...