Explorando por Autor "Muñante Palacin, Paulo Edgardo"

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Characterization of carbon based nanostructures for the detection of tuberculosis
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2017-11-29) Muñante Palacin, Paulo Edgardo; Grieseler, Rolf
Tuberculosis is a leading killing disease worldwide with more than 9 million people a ected per year. Current diagnostic methods exhibit several disadvantages; one of the most promising alternatives to overcome this is the development of nanostructured diagnostic systems which are able to detect molecules associated with certain diseases. Graphene since its discovery has been the focus for the development of these sensing elements due to its excellent electronic properties. In this work, a graphene-based eld e ect transistor (FET) has been developed for tuberculosis DNA detection, in order to set the basis for a diagnostic method that overcomes current limitations. The sensing elements composed of graphene monolayers were manufactured in the stages of annealing of the substrate, addition of the linker and functionalization with the addition of a probe DNA for tuberculosis detection. Additionally, two conditions for the sensing element were generated; one with the addition of a complementary DNA sequence (\DNA Target") and the other with a mismatched DNA sequence (\Non-complementary DNA"). The graphene and the transistor, in each stage of the manufacturing process, were structural, chemical and morphologically characterized by Raman Spectroscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), Optical Microscopy, Laser Scanning Microscopy (LSM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The results indicated an appropriate functionalization of the graphene surface with the linker, the immobilization of the probe tuberculosis DNA and the hybridization with the corresponding \DNA Target", demonstrated by observation of di erent homogeneous morphologies and an appropriate increase in the roughness in each stage of the manufacturing process. Also by the presence of characteristic peaks of nitrogenous bases and in the variation of graphene bands in the Raman spectrum. On the contrary, the sensor element with the \Non-complementary" showed an agglomeration of the molecules and segregation of salts on a heterogeneous surface. The results of the characterization are consistent with the electronic characteristics previously determined. This investigation contributes to a basis for the development of a tuberculosis detection system based on nanotechnology for clinical application.
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Desarrollo de nanocompuestos superficiales de hidroxiapatita para implantes oseointegrados empleando procesos de fricción batido
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2014-04-11) Muñante Palacin, Paulo Edgardo; Rumiche Zapata, Francisco Aurelio
En el presente trabajo de investigación se ha empleado la técnica de procesamiento por fricción batido (Friction Stir Processing: FSP) para generar superficies que combinen las buenas propiedades de biocompatibilidad del titanio y la hidroxiapatita. Se utilizó un sustrato de titanio CP grado 2, incorporándose en la zona de batido dos tipos de nanopartículas de hidroxiapatita a diferentes porcentajes en peso: hidroxiapatita pura e hidroxiapatita dopada con óxido de silicio. Se realizaron dos pases con la herramienta de procesamiento, los parámetros para el primer y segundo pase fueron: velocidad de rotación de 800 y 1100 rpm y velocidad de avance de 1200 y 1100 mm/min respectivamente. Los materiales empleados y los nanocompuestos resultantes fueron caracterizados mediante microscopía óptica, microscopía electrónica de barrido y espectroscopía de energía dispersiva. Los resultados muestran que es posible fabricar los nanocompuestos mediante FSP dado que presentan una plastificación y batido uniforme tanto del material sustrato como de las nanopartículas; las capas superficiales tienen una profundidad de entre 10 a 25 μm, sin embargo se aprecia una considerable rugosidad. Los ensayos electroquímicos bajo un entorno de fluido corporal simulado a 37°C muestran que entre los nanocompuestos fabricados por FSP mejoran sus propiedades de resistencia a la corrosión y biocompatibidad según la variación de porcentaje en peso de las nanopartículas, no obstante los nanocompuestos