@article{MTMT:2947175, title = {Fabrication and electrorotation of a novel epoxy based micromotor working in a uniform DC electric field}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2947175}, author = {Bauer, Andrea Rita and Kelemen, Lóránd and Nakano, M and Totsuka, A and Zrínyi, Miklós}, doi = {10.1088/0964-1726/24/10/105010}, journal-iso = {SMART MATER STRUCT}, journal = {SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES}, volume = {24}, unique-id = {2947175}, issn = {0964-1726}, year = {2015}, eissn = {1361-665X}, orcid-numbers = {Kelemen, Lóránd/0000-0001-7772-2165; Zrínyi, Miklós/0000-0002-9362-3199} } @article{MTMT:2728527, title = {Heat conduction in poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2728527}, author = {Tél, A and Bauer, Andrea Rita and Varga, Zsófia and Zrínyi, Miklós}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2014.06.005}, journal-iso = {INT J THERM SCI}, journal = {INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES}, volume = {85}, unique-id = {2728527}, issn = {1290-0729}, abstract = {Biological tissues are combination of liquids and fibrous solids, therefore polymer hydrogels can be used as model heat transfer system for soft tissues. The 3D network structure of the polymer prevents the convection and the dominant mechanism becomes heat conduction. The main purpose of the present work is to study the effect of network structure on the thermal conduction behavior of soft gels. Cylindrical poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) gel which shows lower critical solution temperature below which the system is completely miscible, whereas above LCST phase separation accours (LCST, [1]). The LCST temperature of the p(NIPA) gel is denoted by Tph throughout this article and is equal to 35 °C. One dimensional heat transfer through the length of the gel cylinder has been experimentally and theoretically studied. The temperature at the bottom of the gel cylinder was suddenly raised above the phase transition temperature. That part of gel cylinder becomes opaque where the temperature exceeds Tph. This defines a visible front that moves forward in the opposite direction to temperature gradient. It was found that our novel technique can be successfully applied to determine heat conductivity and heat diffusivity of loosely cross-linked hydrogels. The kinetics of the moving turbid front was determined and analyzed on the basis of standard 1-d transient heat equation and Stefan's law [2]. It was found that the presence of network structure increases thermal diffusivity compared to pure water. It was also observed that latent heat influences thermal diffusivity. © 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.}, keywords = {TISSUE; POLYMERS; Hydrogels; Phase separation; POLYMER GELS; Acrylic monomers; heat conduction; Stefan problem; Cylinders (shapes); One-dimensional heat; Network structures; Polymer gel; Lower critical solution temperature; Cross-linked hydrogels; Heat transfer systems; 3D-network structures; p(NIPA)}, year = {2014}, eissn = {1778-4166}, pages = {47-53}, orcid-numbers = {Varga, Zsófia/0000-0002-0114-7704; Zrínyi, Miklós/0000-0002-9362-3199} } @article{MTMT:2552130, title = {Colloidal stability of carboxylated iron oxide nanomagnets for biomedical use}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2552130}, author = {Csákiné Tombácz, Etelka and Szekeres, M and Jedlovszky-Hajdú, Angéla and Tóth, Ildikó and Bauer, Andrea Rita and Nesztor, Dániel and Nyergesné Illés, Erzsébet and Zupkó, István and Vékás, L}, doi = {10.3311/PPch.7285}, journal-iso = {PERIOD POLYTECH CHEM ENG}, journal = {PERIODICA POLYTECHNICA-CHEMICAL ENGINEERING}, volume = {58}, unique-id = {2552130}, issn = {0324-5853}, year = {2014}, eissn = {1587-3765}, pages = {3-10}, orcid-numbers = {Csákiné Tombácz, Etelka/0000-0002-2068-0459; Jedlovszky-Hajdú, Angéla/0000-0003-2720-783X; Tóth, Ildikó/0000-0002-4937-0526; Nyergesné Illés, Erzsébet/0000-0002-2901-9616; Zupkó, István/0000-0003-3243-5300} } @article{MTMT:2118897, title = {Designed polyelectrolyte shell on magnetite nanocore for dilution-resistant biocompatible magnetic fluids}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2118897}, author = {Tóth, Ildikó and Nyergesné Illés, Erzsébet and Bauer, Andrea Rita and Nesztor, Dániel and Szekeres, Márta and Zupkó, István and Csákiné Tombácz, Etelka}, doi = {10.1021/la302660p}, journal-iso = {LANGMUIR}, journal = {LANGMUIR}, volume = {28}, unique-id = {2118897}, issn = {0743-7463}, abstract = {Magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) coated with poly(acrylic acid-co- maleic acid) polyelectrolyte (PAM) have been prepared with the aim of improving colloidal stability of core-shell nanoparticles for biomedical applications and enhancing the durability of the coating shells. FTIR-ATR measurements reveal two types of interaction of PAM with MNPs: hydrogen bonding and inner-sphere metal-carboxylate complex formation. The mechanism of the latter is ligand exchange between uncharged -OH groups of the surface and -COO- anionic moieties of the polyelectrolyte as revealed by adsorption and electrokinetic experiments. The aqueous dispersion of PAM@MNP particles (magnetic fluids - MFs) tolerate physiological salt concentration at composition corresponding to the plateau of the high-affinity adsorption isotherm. The plateau is reached at small amount of added PAM and at low concentration of non-adsorbed PAM, making PAM highly efficient for coating MNPs. The adsorbed PAM layer is not desorbed during dilution. The performance of the PAM shell is superior to that of polyacrylic acid (PAA), often used in biocompatible MFs. This is explained by the different adsorption mechanisms, namely metal-carboxylate cannot form in the case of PAA. Molecular- level understanding of the protective shell formation on MNPs presented here improves fundamentally the colloidal techniques used in core-shell nanoparticle production for nanotechnology applications.}, year = {2012}, eissn = {1520-5827}, pages = {16638-16646}, orcid-numbers = {Tóth, Ildikó/0000-0002-4937-0526; Nyergesné Illés, Erzsébet/0000-0002-2901-9616; Zupkó, István/0000-0003-3243-5300; Csákiné Tombácz, Etelka/0000-0002-2068-0459} } @article{MTMT:1936082, title = {Enhanced stability of polyacrylate-coated magnetite nanoparticles in biorelevant media}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/1936082}, author = {Jedlovszky-Hajdú, Angéla and Szekeres, Márta and Tóth, Ildikó and Bauer, Andrea Rita and Mihály, Judith and Zupkó, István and Csákiné Tombácz, Etelka}, doi = {10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.01.042}, journal-iso = {COLLOID SURFACE B}, journal = {COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B: BIOINTERFACES}, volume = {94}, unique-id = {1936082}, issn = {0927-7765}, abstract = {Magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) were prepared by alkaline hydrolysis of Fe(II) and Fe(III) chlorides. Adsorption of polyacrylic acid (PAA) on MNPs was measured at pH=6.5+/-0.3 and I=0.01M (NaCl) to find the optimal PAA amount for MNP stabilization under physiological conditions. We detected an H-bond formation between magnetite surface groups and PAA by ATR-FTIR measurements, but bonds of metal ion-carboxylate complexes, generally cited in literature, were not identified at the given pH and ionic strength. The dependence of the electrokinetic potential and the aggregation state on the amount of added PAA at various pHs was measured by electrophoretic mobility and dynamic light-scattering methods. The electrokinetic potential of the naked MNPs was low at near physiological pH, but PAA adsorption overcharged the particles. Highly negatively charged, well-stabilized carboxylated MNPs formed via adsorption of PAA in an amount of approximately ten times of that necessary to compensate the original positive charge of the magnetite. Coagulation kinetics experiments revealed gradual enhancement of salt tolerance at physiological pH from approximately 0.001M at no added PAA up to approximately 0.5M at 1.12mmol/g PAA. The PAA-coated MNPs exert no substantial effect on the proliferation of malignant (HeLa) or non-cancerous fibroblast cells (MRC-5) as determined by means of MTT assays.}, year = {2012}, eissn = {1873-4367}, pages = {242-249}, orcid-numbers = {Jedlovszky-Hajdú, Angéla/0000-0003-2720-783X; Tóth, Ildikó/0000-0002-4937-0526; Zupkó, István/0000-0003-3243-5300; Csákiné Tombácz, Etelka/0000-0002-2068-0459} }