Natalia M. Rodriguez

TL;DR: The aim of this study was to provide evidence that palliative care and pain relief research should be considered as a continuum of treatment for patients with life-threatening illnesses.

TL;DR: The functionality of the chip is showcased by combining nucleic acid isolation, isothermal amplification, and lateral flow detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 DNA directly from crude cervical specimens in less than 1 hour for rapid, early detection of cervical cancer.

TL;DR: A paper-based assay that allows for the extraction and purification of RNA directly from human clinical nasopharyngeal specimens through a poly(ether sulfone) paper matrix, H1N1-specific in situ isothermal amplification directly within the same paper Matrix, and immediate visual detection on lateral flow strips, offering a 10-fold improvement over current rapid immunoassays.

TL;DR: LbL polyelectrolyte films constructed with the model protein lysozyme and a hydrolytically degradable and biocompatible synthetic polycation are characterized and have promise as a tool for exploring protein modulation of the interaction between implanted surfaces and the cells they contact.

TL;DR: In this paper, the loading and release of FGF-2 from synthetic hydrolytically degradable multilayer thin films of various architectures is explored; drug loading was tunable using at least three parameters (number of nanolayers, counterpolyanion, and type of degradably polycation) and yielded values of 7-45 ng/cm(2) of fibroblast growth factor 2. Release time varied between 24 h and approximately five days.