Scientists observe the response of the cellular membrane to the presence of embedded nanotubes

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

8 years ago
cellular membrane, nanotubes

Researchers from CiQUS and Oxford publish in ACS Nano the conclusions of a work that analyzes the behaviour of the cellular membrane in presence of embedded nanotubes, using different supercomputatio...

Olalla Vázquez receives the 2016 Cottrell-Fulbright Award

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

8 years ago
Olalla Vázquez, Cottrell-Fulbright Award, epigenetics

Dr. Olalla Vázquez, who developed her PhD at CiQUS with Prof. J. L. Mascareñas and Eugenio Vázquez, and currently Junior Professor at the Philipps-Universität Marburg (link is external), has recei...

MD.USE, spin-off del CiQUS, entre las tres ganadoras de la II Edición de 'Galicia Open Future'

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

8 years ago
MD.USE Innovative Solutions, desarrollo de software

MD.USE aglutina a investigadores especialistas en simulación computacional, programadores, desarrolladores de aplicaciones en Realidad Virtual y expertos en gestión empresarial. En la actualidad cue...

Nanospheres able to transport negatively charged ions through the cell membrane

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

8 years ago
nanospheres, Ions, electrical charge

Angewandte Chemie highlights a work from the CiQUS as 'Hot Paper' (a selection of special scientific importance articles by publishers), in which a new method of inorganic anions recognition is descri...

CiQUS researchers develop a new method for the structural elucidation of quiral helical polymers

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

8 years ago
Langmuir-Schaefer, helical polymers, chiral 2D monolayer fields

This information is very relevant becasuse of the structure of these helical polymers is a key to address the design of new applications based on the structure thereof, such as sensors and catalysts.

La spinoff del CiQUS MD.USE Innovative Solutions lanza su tecnología en el Mobile World Congress

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

8 years ago
moléculas, Realidad Virtual, software científico

Entre los servicios que ofrece esta startup de base tecnológica destaca una nueva y singular aplicación que permite visualizar moléculas en Realidad Virtual, ofreciendo una espectacular inmersión ...

Scientific journal Small have featured a CIQUS research on its Frontispiece section

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

8 years ago
SMALL, chiral nanospheres, nanotubes

The presence of a donor co-solvent either activates or deactivates cation–π supramolecular interactions on the chiral monomers of the copolymer.

CiQUS and IBM Scientists Trigger and Observe Reactions in an Individual Molecule

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

8 years ago
molecules, atomic force microscopy

Researchers honor 30 Years of Atomic Force Microscopy with a work about the "Bergman Reaction", published on the cover of ‘Nature Chemistry

Subatomic silver clusters that self-assemble on cyclic peptide nanotubes

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

8 years ago
nanotechnology, Metal clusters, nanotube, molecules

CiQUS researchers and the Institute of Technological Research of the USC described, for the first time the way small clusters of silver metal set weak interactions with other organic molecules. These ...

CiQUS researchers present a new method for detecting a natively folded RNA hairpin (TAR)

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

8 years ago
ARN, natively folded RNA hairpin (TAR), biomolecules

The strategy is based on the modification of a viral protein with a luminescent lanthanide ion. The folding of the protein upon binding to the RNA results in increased emission and selective detection...

CiQUS researchers describe on ChemBioChem a new prodrug strategy for controlling in vivo cytotoxicity.

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

8 years ago
tumoral cells, cancer, chemotherapeutic agents

One of the biggest challenges in the development of chemotherapeutic agents is to obtain highly selective species that selectively attack tumoral cells while showing low cytotoxicity against normal ce...

CiQUS researchers develop a compound that reduces bacterial virulence

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

9 years ago
bacterial virulence, bacteria

In a research article recently published by the prestigious American journal, Journal of American Chemical Society researchers describe the development of a new compound that is able to put the brakes...