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Synthesis of optical nanomaterials and application in cells, tissues, and biosensing
Application of optical tweezers and fluorescence techniques in Life Sciences.
Photodynamic Effect
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DE LIMA, JOÃO V. A.; DE MELO, FRANCISCO P. T.; FONTES, ADRIANA; CABRAL FILHO, PAULO E. Probing the interaction of 3-mercaptophenylboronic acid with carbohydrates using quantum dots. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry, v. 464, 116340, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2025.116340
LIMA, JOÃO V. A.; OLIVEIRA, WESLLEY F.; SILVA, ABDÊNEGO R.; MELO, FRANCISCO P. T.; RIBEIRO, MARTHA S.; CABRAL FILHO, PAULO E.; FONTES, ADRIANA. The brightness of lectins conjugated to quantum dots, Biophysical Reviews, v. 1, p. 1, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-025-01283-0
​SOUZA, TIAGO H. S.; CABRAL, FERNANDA V.; SARMENTO-NETO, JOSÉ F.; REBOUÇAS, JÚLIO S.; SANTOS, BEATE S.; RIBEIRO, MARTHA S.; FIGUEIREDO, REGINA C.B.Q.; FONTES, ADRIANA. Targeting effective treatment to cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A preclinical investigation on photodynamic therapy mediated by the water-soluble Zn(II) porphyrin, ZnTnHex-2-PyP4+, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-Biology, v. 262, 113077, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2024.113077
LIMA, CARINNA; MATOS, TATIANNE DE L. R.; SOUZA, TIAGO H. S.; AMORIM, MARIA S. N.; SANTANA, OTACÍLIO A.; MOURA, PATRÍCIA; MOURA, DIOGENES S.; CABRAL FILHO, PAULO E.; ALENCAR, LUCIANA M. R.; FONTES, ADRIANA. Probing the interaction of mannose-binding lectin with healthy and sickle cell anemia red blood cells and its role in cellular biomechanics, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, v. 300, 140118, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.140118
LIMA, RENNAN R. M.; PONTES, MARIA S. S.; SILVA, MYCHEL G.; RIBEIRO, JÉSSIKA F. F.; NASCIMENTO, GABRIELA A. F.; GRENFELL, RAFAELLA F. Q.; MELO-JR, MÁRIO R.; DE PAULA, ANA M.; PEREIRA, GORETI; CABRAL FILHO, PAULO E.; CARVALHO, LUIZ B.; FONTES, ADRIANA. Fluorescent Quantum Dot-Based Nanotool for Targeted Identification and Evaluation of the Schistosomiasis Circulating Cathodic Antigen in Tissue Samples, Micron, v. 183, p. 103658, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2024.103658
HENRIQUE, RAFAELLA B. L.; SANTOS, ANA L. F.; PEREIRA, MARIA I. A.; SANTOS, NATÁLIA R. M.; PEREIRA, GORETI; CABRAL FILHO, PAULO E.; FONTES, ADRIANA. Emerging trends on the uptake of fluorescent probes based on glucose analogs by cancer cells: From basic studies to therapeutics, Life Sciences, v. 355, 122978, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122978
HENRIQUE, RAFAELLA B. L.; LIMA, JOÃO V. A.; SANTOS, ANA L. F.; SOUZA, TIAGO H. S.; SANTOS, BEATE S.; CABRAL FILHO, PAULO E.; FONTES, ADRIANA. Quantum dot-based conjugates: Luminous nanotools for cancer research. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, v. 741, 151052, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.151052