Diogo Emanuel Carvalho Costa

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of the composition and thermal annealing on the morphological and structural changes of thin films composed of Ag metal clusters embedded in a dielectric TiO2 matrix was studied.

TL;DR: Experimental results demonstrated the successful functionalization of the films' surface with antibodies, with the immobilization occurring preferentially in the exposed nanoparticles and negligibly on the TiO2 matrix, which demonstrates the suitability for the development of cost-effective, label-free LSPR based immunosensor devices.

TL;DR: In this paper, the possibility of using aluminium nitride (AlN) as a host dielectric matrix for LSPR films was evaluated, and three sets of nanocomposite Au:AlN films were prepared by magnetron sputtering, followed by thermal annealing to promote the growth of the nanoparticles.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the possible use of thin films, composed of Au nanoparticles (NPs) embedded in a TiO2 matrix, in biological applications, by evaluating their interaction with a well-known protein, Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA), as well as with microbial cells (Candida albicans).

TL;DR: In this paper, the formation of stoichiometric ZnO thin films, with inclined columns for incidence angles equal to or > 40°, was tested against the opportunist pathogenic fungus Candida albicans.