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Mercedes Vila
Researcher at University of Aveiro
Publications - 76
Citations - 2208
Mercedes Vila is an academic researcher from University of Aveiro. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thin film & Silicon nitride. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 76 publications receiving 1911 citations. Previous affiliations of Mercedes Vila include Spanish National Research Council & Complutense University of Madrid.
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Three-dimensional printed PCL-hydroxyapatite scaffolds filled with CNTs for bone cell growth stimulation.
Elsa M. Gonçalves,Filipe J. Oliveira,Rui F. Silva,M.A. Neto,M. Helena Fernandes,M. Amaral,María Vallet-Regí,Mercedes Vila,Mercedes Vila +8 more
TL;DR: The composites show typical hydroxyapatite bioactivity, good cell adhesion and spreading at the scaffolds surface, indicating that the produced 3D, three-phase, scaffolds are promising materials in the field of bone regenerative medicine.
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Nano-graphene oxide: a potential multifunctional platform for cancer therapy.
Gil Gonçalves,Mercedes Vila,María Teresa Portolés,María Vallet-Regí,José Grácio,Paula A.A.P. Marques +5 more
TL;DR: The synergistic effects resulting from the assembly of well-defined structures at nano-GO surface allow the development of new multifunctional hybrid materials with a high potential in multimodal cancer therapy.
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Endocytic Mechanisms of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets in Osteoblasts, Hepatocytes and Macrophages
Javier Linares,M. Concepción Matesanz,Mercedes Vila,Mercedes Vila,M. José Feito,Gil Gonçalves,María Vallet-Regí,Paula A.A.P. Marques,M. Teresa Portolés +8 more
TL;DR: The results show that different mechanisms take part in FITC-PEG-GOs uptake, depending on the characteristics of each cell type, and macropinocytosis seems to be a general internalization process in the three cell lines analyzed.
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The effects of graphene oxide nanosheets localized on F-actin filaments on cell-cycle alterations.
María-Concepción Matesanz,Mercedes Vila,María José Feito,Javier Linares,Gil Gonçalves,María Vallet-Regí,Paula-Alexandrina A.P. Marques,María Teresa Portolés +7 more
TL;DR: Graphene oxide nanosheets are localized on F-actin filaments inducing cell-cycle alterations, apoptosis and oxidative stress in these cell types and must be considered in further studies focused on photothermal cancer therapy as a synergistic factor.
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Mechanical properties of sputtered silicon nitride thin films
TL;DR: In this article, the hardness and Young's modulus of silicon nitride thin films were determined by nanoindentation measurements and the obtained values were in the ranges 8 −23 and 100 −210 GPa, respectively.