List of works by Maria Graça Miguel

Aggregation and gelation in hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose aqueous solutions.

scientific article published on 4 September 2008

Applications and limitations of uranyl ion as a photophysical probe

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Association of surfactants and polymers studied by luminescence techniques

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Cationic fluorene-based conjugated polyelectrolytes induce compaction and bridging in DNA

scientific article published on 01 November 2009

Coil-globule transition of DNA molecules induced by cationic surfactants: a dynamic light scattering study

scientific article published on 01 May 2005

Controlling the Morphology in DNA Condensation and Precipitation

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

DNA conformational dynamics in the presence of catanionic mixtures

scientific article published on 01 June 1999

DNA encapsulation by biocompatible catanionic vesicles.

scientific article published on 9 August 2006

DNA gel particles: an overview.

scientific article published on 26 September 2013

DNA gel particles: particle preparation and release characteristics.

scientific article published on 8 May 2007

DNA pre-condensation with an amino acid-based cationic amphiphile. A viable approach for liposome-based gene delivery.

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DNA-poly(vinyl alcohol) gel matrices: release properties are strongly dependent on electrolytes and cationic surfactants.

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Does cation dehydration drive the binding of metal ions to polyelectrolytes in water? What we can learn from the behaviour of aluminium(iii) and chromium(iii)

scientific article published on 08 May 2012

Dynamics and Energetics of the Self-Assembly of a Hydrophobically Modified Polyelectrolyte: Naphthalene-Labeled Poly(Acrylic Acid)

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Effect of Headgroup on DNA−Cationic Surfactant Interactions†

scientific article published on 06 June 2007

Effect of the head-group geometry of amino acid-based cationic surfactants on interaction with plasmid DNA.

scientific article published on 3 June 2008

Electrophoretic properties of complexes between DNA and the cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide.

scientific article published in August 2005

Gel network photodisruption: a new strategy for the codelivery of plasmid DNA and drugs.

scientific article published on 21 October 2011

How does a non-ionic hydrophobically modified telechelic polymer interact with a non-ionic vesicle? Rheological aspects

Inclusion of a single-tail amino acid-based amphiphile in a lipoplex formulation: effects on transfection efficiency and physicochemical properties.

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Interaction between DNA and cationic surfactants: effect of DNA conformation and surfactant headgroup.

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Interactions between DNA and nonionic ethylene oxide surfactants are predominantly repulsive

scientific article published on August 2010

Interactions between cationic lipid bilayers and model chromatin

scientific article published on 01 August 2010

Kinetic Studies of Amino Acid-Based Surfactant Binding to DNA

scientific article published on 15 May 2012

Mixed protein carriers for modulating DNA release

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Mixed systems of hydrophobically modified polyelectrolytes: controlling rheology by charge and hydrophobe stoichiometry and interaction strength

scientific article published on 01 October 2005

Network formation of catanionic vesicles and oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. Effect of polymer charge density and hydrophobic modification.

scientific article published in May 2004

Novel biocompatible DNA gel particles.

scientific article published in July 2010

PVA-DNA cryogel membranes: characterization, swelling, and transport studies.

scientific article published on 6 December 2007

Phase Behavior and Coassembly of DNA and Lysozyme in Dilute Aqueous Mixtures: A Model Investigation of DNA−Protein Interactions

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

Phase behavior and rheological properties of DNA–cationic polysaccharide mixtures

scientific article published on 15 June 2012

Photooxidation of cellulose acetate and cellobiose by the uranyl ion.

scientific article published on 17 December 2003

Physicochemical properties of transferrin-associated lipopolyplexes and their role in biological activity.

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Plasmid DNA Microgels for a Therapeutical Strategy Combining the Delivery of Genes and Anticancer Drugs

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Preparation of calcium alginate nanoparticles using water-in-oil (W/O) nanoemulsions.

scientific article published on 22 February 2012

Rationalizing cellulose (in)solubility: reviewing basic physicochemical aspects and role of hydrophobic interactions

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Re-dissolution and de-compaction of DNA–cationic surfactant complexes using non-ionic surfactants

scientific article published on 06 November 2009

Responsive polymer gels: double-stranded versus single-stranded DNA.

scientific article published on 30 August 2007

Role of linker groups between hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties of cationic surfactants on oligonucleotide-surfactant interactions

scientific article published in December 2009

Self-Assembly of a Hydrophobically Modified Naphthalene-Labeled Poly(acrylic acid) Polyelectrolyte in Water:Organic Solvent Mixtures Followed by Steady-State and Time-Resolved Fluorescence

scientific article published on 01 March 2005

Shear-Induced Defect Formation in a Nonionic Lamellar Phase

scientific article published on 01 July 2010

Shear-induced transitions between a planar lamellar phase and multilamellar vesicles: continuous versus discontinuous transformation.

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Size and morphology of assemblies formed by DNA and lysozyme in dilute aqueous mixtures.

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Spontaneous formation of vesicles and dispersed cubic and hexagonal particles in amino acid-based catanionic surfactant systems.

scientific article published on June 2006

Supramolecular organization in self-assembly of chromatin and cationic lipid bilayers is controlled by membrane charge density

scientific article published on 20 November 2012

Surface complexation of DNA with insoluble monolayers. Influence of divalent counterions.

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Surfactant-DNA gel particles: formation and release characteristics

scientific article published on 20 November 2007

Swelling behavior of a new biocompatible plasmid DNA hydrogel

scientific article published on 30 November 2011

Synthesis, spectra and photophysics of some free base tetrafluoroalkyl and tetrafluoroaryl porphyrins with potential applications in imaging.

scientific article published on March 2002

Vesicle-templated layer-by-layer assembly for the production of nanocapsules.

scientific article published in July 2010