Antibiotic resistance has become a serious threat to human health due to the overuse of
antibiotics. Different antibiotics are being developed to treat resistant bacteria, but the …

Combating bacterial infections is one of the most important applications of nanomedicine. In
the past two decades, significant efforts have been committed to tune physicochemical …

Nanoclusters are composed of metal atoms and ligands with sizes up to 2–3 nm. Due to
their stability and unique structure, gold nanoclusters with precise atomic numbers have …

Polydopamine is a nature inspired functional material with promising applications in a
plethora of fields due to its structural, chemical, and optical properties. While there is …

Gold nanoparticles and nanoclusters can be used in a variety of sectors in different
applications. Research on new synthesis methods and procedures for their integration into …

The transition towards a sustainable society and the ability to respect both social rights and
foundations and ecological constraints requires policies that are able to trigger new …

Nanoparticle production using continuous flow miniaturised reactors is a promising
alternative to conventional batch synthesis, but its application is limited by the challenging …

This thesis describes the development of light activated antimicrobial materials for use in
medical devices, as a way to reduce the need for antibiotics in hospitals and consequently …

Mass spectrometry (MS) has been widely used in the molecular mass determination and the
structural analysis of organic molecules. Electrospray ionization, matrix-assisted laser …