9 research outputs found
Organic Transistors for Life Science Applications
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Analysis of road accidents fatalities: the impact of socio-economic factors and innovative solution strategies
No full textIn this work we present an experiment of guided innovation in the frame of the Innovation for Change program, where a group of students is called to solve a given challenge with innovative solutions, by applying methodological approaches throughout the all process. The problem under analysis is ‘road crash fatalities’, with a focus on the consequences of a poor post-crash care management. The solution is developed through a series of steps, such as problem definition, brainstorming sessions and interviews with stakeholders. Finally, the outputs of this process are presented as well as the designed solution, called EyeWay, which exploits already available technologies to perform automatic accident detection and shorten the crash notification time
Design of a Portable Microfluidic Platform for EGOT-Based in Liquid Biosensing
No full textIn biosensing applications, the exploitation of organic transistors gated via a liquid electrolyte has increased in the last years thanks to their enormous advantages in terms of sensitivity, low cost and power consumption. However, a practical aspect limiting the use of these devices in real applications is the contamination of the organic material, which represents an obstacle for the realization of a portable sensing platform based on electrolyte-gated organic transistors (EGOTs). In this work, a novel contamination-free microfluidic platform allowing differential measurements is presented and validated through finite element modeling simulations. The proposed design allows the exposure of the sensing electrode without contaminating the EGOT device during the whole sensing tests protocol. Furthermore, the platform is exploited to perform the detection of bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a validation test for the introduced differential protocol, demonstrating the capability to detect BSA at 1 pM concentration. The lack of contamination and the differential measurements provided in this work can be the first steps towards the realization of a reliable EGOT-based portable sensing instrument
Investigation and Modeling of the Electrical Bias Stress in Electrolyte‐Gated Organic Transistors
No full textDesign of a contamination-free microfluidic device for Electrolyte-Gated Organic Field-Effect Transistor (EGOFET) biosensors
No full textIn this work a new microfluidic platform is designed and validated to remove analyte contamination problem in EGOFETs biosensors
A programmable culture platform for stimulation and in situ sensing of lung epithelial cells
No full textCirculating E-selectin and tumor necrosis factor-? in extraarticular involvement and joint disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis
No full textTwelve March 2015 will mark the 10th anniversary of World Kidney Day (WKD), an initiative of the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations. Since its inception in 2006, WKD has become the most successful effort ever mounted to raise awareness among decision-makers and the general public about the importance of kidney disease. Each year WKD reminds us that kidney disease is common, harmful and treatable. The focus of WKD 2015 is on chronic kidney disease (CKD) in disadvantaged populations. This article reviews the key links between poverty and CKD and the consequent implications for the prevention of kidney disease and the care of kidney patients in these populations. " The Author 2014.",,,,,,"10.1093/ckj/sfu124",,,"http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/40051","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84928395075&partnerID=40&md5=ad84dca254d04a2084419467d1ca1ec
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in disadvantaged populations
No full textTwelve March 2015 will mark the 10th anniversary of World Kidney Day (WKD), an initiative of the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations. Since its inception in 2006, WKD has become the most successful effort ever mounted to raise awareness among decision-makers and the general public about the importance of kidney disease. Each year WKD reminds us that kidney disease is common, harmful and treatable. The focus of WKD 2015 is on chronic kidney disease (CKD) in disadvantaged populations. This article reviews the key links between poverty and CKD and the consequent implications for the prevention of kidney disease and the care of kidney patients in these populations. © The Author 2014
COVID-19 pandemic and worldwide organ transplantation: a population-based study
No full textPreliminary data suggest that COVID-19 has reduced access to solid organ transplantation. However, the global consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on transplantation rates and the effect on waitlisted patients have not been reported. We aimed to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on transplantation and investigate if the pandemic was associated with heterogeneous adaptation in terms of organ transplantation, with ensuing consequences for waitlisted patients
