• Bidirectional Modulation of Neuronal Cells Electrical and Mechanical Properties Through Pristine and Functionalized Graphene Substrates 

      Zummo, Francesca; Esposito, Pietro; Hou, Huilei; Wetzl, Cecilia; Rius, Gemma; Tkatchenko, Raphaela; Guimerà, Anton; Godignon, Philippe; Prato, Maurizio; Prats Alfonso, Elisabet; Criado, Alejandro; Scaini, Denis (Frontiers, 2022-01-11)
      [Abstract] In recent years, the quest for surface modifications to promote neuronal cell interfacing and modulation has risen. This course is justified by the requirements of emerging technological and medical approaches ...
    • Bioresponsive, Electroactive, and Inkjet-Printable Graphene-Based Inks 

      Silvestri, Alessandro; Criado, Alejandro; Poletti, Fabrizio; Wang, Faxing; Fanjul Bolado, Pablo; González García, María Begoña; García-Astrain, Clara; Liz-Marzán, Luis; Feng, Xinliang; Zanardi, Chiara; Prato, Maurizio (Wiley-VCH, 2022-01-10)
      [Abstract]: With the advent of flexible electronics, the old fashioned and conventional solid-state technology will be replaced by conductive inks combined with low-cost printing techniques. Graphene is an ideal candidate ...
    • Electrochemically Controlled Cleavage of Imine Bonds on a Graphene Platform: Towards New Electro-Responsive Hybrids for Drug Release 

      Hou, Huilei; Cardo, Lucia; Mancino, Donato; Arnaiz, Blanca; Criado, Alejandro; Prato, Maurizio (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-11-25)
      [Abstract] Graphene-based materials are particularly suitable platforms for the development of new systems able to release drugs upon the application of controlled electrochemical stimuli. Herein, we report a new ...
    • Graphene for Implantable Biosensors 

      Wetzl, Cecilia; Vera-Hidalgo, Mariano; Criado, Alejandro (Grupo Español del Carbón, 2021-06)
      [Abstract]: In this review, we will provide a comprehensive insight on the current research si-tuations and future challenges for the graphene-based implantable biosensors. We intro-duce the use of graphene derivatives for ...
    • Graphene, Other Carbon Nanomaterials and the Immune System: Toward Nanoimmunity-By-Design 

      Gazzi, Arianna; Criado, Alejandro; Delogu, Lucia Gemma (IOP Publishing, 2020-07-13)
      [Abstract]: Carbon-based materials (CBMs), such as graphene, nanodiamonds, carbon fibers, and carbon dots, have attracted a great deal scientific attention due to their potential as biomedical tools. Following exposure, ...
    • Single-Step Functionalization Strategy of Graphene Microtransistor Array with Chemically Modified Aptamers for Biosensing Applications 

      Brosel, Sergi; Rius, Gemma; Aviñó, Ana; Nako, Nakatsuka; Illa, Xavi; Corro, Elena del; Delgà-Fernández, Marta; Criado, Alejandro; Guimerà, Anton; Prats Alfonso, Elisabet (Wiley-VCH, 2023-12-10)
      [Abstract]: Graphene solution-gated field-effect transistors (gSGFETs) offer high potential for chemical and biochemical sensing applications. Among the current trends to improve this technology, the functionalization ...
    • The Reactivity of Reduced Graphene Depends on Solvation 

      Hou, Huilei; Merino, Juan P.; Criado, Alejandro; Hirsch, Andreas; Prato, Maurizio (IOP Publishing, 2019-02-01)
      [Abstract] The reactivity of reduced graphene sheets (graphenide), obtained by dissolution of graphite intercalation compounds, in particular KC8, was systemically studied by cova-lent functionalization with 4-fluorobenz ...