Combination of US hyperthermia and radiotherapy on a preclinical glioblastoma model

In this work the effect of combining ultrasound (US) hyperthermia (HT) with radiotherapy (RT) was investigated. The treatment was applied to a GBM xenograft nude mouse model obtained by injecting 2×106 U87 luc+ cells. The combined treatment group received 6 Gy and HT at 43∘ for 8 min. The ultrasound field was generated by a closed-loop computationally controlled system, consisting of a High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) transducer with centre frequency 3.57 MHz, a power amplifier, a fun...

Site-Controlled Single-Photon Emitters Fabricated by Near-Field Illumination

Many of the most advanced applications of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) in quantum information technology require a fine control of the QDs' position and confinement potential, which cannot be achieved with conventional growth techniques. Here, a novel and versatile approach for the fabrication of site-controlled QDs is presented. Hydrogen incorporation in GaAsN results in the formation of N–2H and N–2H–H complexes, which neutralize all the effects of N on GaAs, including the N-induced lar...

ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABLE ACOUSTIC ABSORBERS MADE FROM OLIVE TREE PRUNING AND PINE WASTE

Multicomponent Synergistic Contribution in Nanoengineered Nanofibers for Flexible Energy Storage

Lightweight and flexible energy storage devices are gaining interest due to their potential integration into wearable electronics. They might work for the long-term powering of sensors, for example, but they need to be operative after the application of different types of mechanical stress. Conductive and semiconducting nanomaterials have been largely investigated as active components for this type of application but need to be coupled to an elastic matrix, such as a polymeric one, in order t...