Síntese de Biosílica em fibras de policaprolactona, produzidas por electrospinning, a partir da imobilização de Cys-tag Silicateína-α

Dissertação de Mestrado, Engenharia Biológica, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2014

Fotodegradação de pesticidas: caso do fenarimol

Tese dout. em Química, Unidade de Ciências Exactas e Humanas, Univ. do Algarve, 1997

Síntese hidrotérmica assistida por micro-ondas de tiO2, e aplicação em nanocompósito

In recent decades have seen a sharp growth in the study area of nanoscience and nanotechnology and is included in this area, the study of nanocomposites with self-cleaning properties. Since titanium dioxide (TiO2) has high photocatalytic activity and also antimicrobial, self-cleaning surfaces in your application has been explored. In this study a comparison was made between two synthesis routes to obtain TiO2 nanoparticles by hydrothermal method assisted by microwave. And after analysis of XRD and SEM was considered the best material for use in nanocomposites. It was deposited nanocomposite film of poly (dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) with 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2% by weight of nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) by the spraying method. The nanocomposite was diluted with hexane and the suspension was deposited onto glass substrate, followed by curing in an oven with forced air circulation. The photocatalytic activity of the nanocomposite impregnated with methylene blue was evaluated by UV- vis spectroscopy from the intensity variation of absorption main peak at 660nm with time of exposure to the UV chamber. Changes in the contact angle and microhardness were analyzed before and after UV aging test. The effect of ultraviolet radiation on the chemical structure of the PDMS matrix was evaluated by spectrophotometry Fourier transform infrared (FTIR).The results indicated that the addition of TiO2 nanoparticles in the coating PDMS gave high photocatalytic activity in the decomposition of methylene blue, an important characteristic for the development of self-cleaning coatings

Síntese e caracterização do poli(ácido láctico) para potencial uso em sistemas de liberação controlada de fármacos

With the advances in medicine, life expectancy of the world population has grown considerably in recent decades. Studies have been performed in order to maintain the quality of life through the development of new drugs and new surgical procedures. Biomaterials is an example of the researches to improve quality of life, and its use goes from the reconstruction of tissues and organs affected by diseases or other types of failure, to use in drug delivery system able to prolong the drug in the body and increase its bioavailability. Biopolymers are a class of biomaterials widely targeted by researchers since they have ideal properties for biomedical applications, such as high biocompatibility and biodegradability. Poly (lactic acid) (PLA) is a biopolymer used as a biomaterial and its monomer, lactic acid, is eliminated by the Krebs Cycle (citric acid cycle). It is possible to synthesize PLA through various synthesis routes, however, the direct polycondensation is cheaper due the use of few steps of polymerization. In this work we used experimental design (DOE) to produce PLAs with different molecular weight from the direct polycondensation of lactic acid, with characteristics suitable for use in drug delivery system (DDS). Through the experimental design it was noted that the time of esterification, in the direct polycondensation, is the most important stage to obtain a higher molecular weight. The Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrograms obtained were equivalent to the PLAs available in the literature. Results of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) showed that all PLAs produced are semicrystalline with glass transition temperatures (Tgs) ranging between 36 - 48 °C, and melting temperatures (Tm) ranging from 117 to 130 °C. The PLAs molecular weight characterized from Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC), varied from 1000 to 11,000 g/mol. PLAs obtained showed a fibrous morphology characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Infravermelho na caracterização de ácidos húmicos de latossolo sob efeito de uso contínuo de lodo de esgoto.

Objetivou-se caracterizar, por meio de espectroscopia no infravermelho com transformada de Fourier (IVTF), possíveis mudanças na natureza química de ácidos húmicos (AHs) extraídos de amostras de Latossolo (0?10 cm) do Campo Experimental da Embrapa Meio Ambiente, em Jaguariúna (SP). Os dados foram obtidos após seis cultivos de milho e a aplicação de doses variáveis de lodo de esgoto de Barueri (LB) (base seca), conforme os tratamentos avaliados: LB0, LB1, LB2, LB4 e LB8 sendo 0, 1, 2, 4 e 8 vezes a necessidade de N para o milho, correspondendo a 0, 30, 60, 120 e 240 t ha-1. Como referência, foi amostrada uma área sob mata. Foram obtidos espectros de ácidos húmicos e do lodo de esgoto utilizado no experimento, e calculados os índices de hidrofobicidade (IH) e de condensação (IC) nas amostras de ácidos húmicos. Foram notadas pequenas alterações na natureza química de AHs de áreas tratadas com lodo de esgoto, em relação à testemunha. Os AHs apresentam grupos aromáticos, -OH fenólicos, - COOH, estruturas alifáticas, carboidratos e impurezas minerais. O uso contínuo de elevadas doses de LB reduziu a concentração de C-alifático e o grau de condensação dos ácidos húmicos, o que sinaliza que há frações orgânicas com maior biodisponibilidade no solo. Na área de mata, o material húmico se caracteriza pelo caráter hidrofóbico e pelo baixo grau de condensação.

UV-Vis, FTIR and antioxidant study of Persea Americana (Avocado) leaf and fruit: A comparison

El aguacate (Persea americana Miller) es una conocida fruta arb´orea con un alto contenido nutricional que crece en varias partes del mundo. El presente estudio compara los espectros del UV-Vis y del espectr´ometro infrarrojo con transformada de Fourier (FTIR) de la fruta y de la hoja de aguacate (c´ascara, pulpa y aceite) cultivado en Ecuador y posteriormente eval´ua su actividad antioxidante empleando el 1,1-difenil-2-picrilhidrazil (DPPH•). El estudio de los espctros UV-Vis y FTIR revel´o que el aguacate tiene predominantemente flavonoides. Entre la hoja y el fruto del aguacate, se comprob´o mediante el ensayo DPPH• (captura de radicales libres), que la hoja tuvo una mayor actividad antioxidante, la que oscila entre 84,46% y 80,12%, con valores de 32.60-32.73 μg equivalentes de ´acido g´alico por mL. Se demostr´o que el orden de la actividad antioxidante de los extractos es: hoja de aguacate > c´ascara > aceite > pulpa. La actividad antioxidante tuvo una correlaci´on positiva con el contenido total de flavonoides y estos extractos de plantas (especialmente de las hojas del aguacate) son ´utiles para el desarrollo de futuros productos antioxidantes.

Saúde-doença: a proximidade de cuidados num mundo sem fronteiras e com rápida mobilidade

Trabalho apresentado no Encontro Nacional de Enfermagem: Respostas de Enfermagem para a Saúde no Fututo, 8 de abril 2015, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, Portugal

Estudio de factibilidad para la creación de una empresa dedicada a ofrecer comida rápida, saludable y en forma móvil en la ciudad de Manizales

En el presente documento se presenta un estudio de factibilidad para la creación de una empresa de comida rápida, saludable y de forma móvil en la ciudad de Manizales -- Para el efecto se llevó a cabo realizó un análisis del contexto socioeconómico de la ciudad para determinar la posibilidad de ofrecer comida rápida enmarcada en el concepto de fast good, mobile food service -- En el estudio se siguieron los planteamientos de Baca Urbina (2010) que desarrollan las tres esferas del conocimiento que comprenden y dan cuenta de la viabilidad del mercado, la técnica y la financiera, que permiten determinar si la realización del proyecto es factible con el supuesto de un nivel de riesgo moderado -- La estrategia metodológica planteada se sustenta en un estudio de carácter descriptivo soportado en fuentes primarias y secundarias que pretenden dar cuenta de la situación actual del mercado y la real posibilidad de generar un nuevo negocio con las características antes descritas

Supressão do ruído de rolamento superficial utilizando a transformada Curvelet

Among the many types of noise observed in seismic land acquisition there is one produced by surface waves called Ground Roll that is a particular type of Rayleigh wave which characteristics are high amplitude, low frequency and low velocity (generating a cone with high dip). Ground roll contaminates the relevant signals and can mask the relevant information, carried by waves scattered in deeper regions of the geological layers. In this thesis, we will present a method that attenuates the ground roll. The technique consists in to decompose the seismogram in a basis of curvelet functions that are localized in time, in frequency, and also, incorporate an angular orientation. These characteristics allow to construct a curvelet filter that takes in consideration the localization of denoise in scales, times and angles in the seismogram. The method was tested with real data and the results were very good