Publications by authors named "Ana R N Bastos"
Luminescent nanoparticles have shown great potential for thermal sensing in bio-applications. Nonetheless, these materials lack water dispersibility that can be overcome by modifying their surface properties with water dispersible molecules such as cysteine. Herein, we employ LiYF:Er/Yb upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) capped with oleate or modified with cysteine dispersed in cyclohexane or in water, respectively, as thermal probes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Internet of Things (IoT) fosters the development of smart city systems for sustainable living and increases comfort for people. One of the current challenges for sustainable buildings is the optimization of energy management. Temperature monitoring in buildings is of prime importance, as heating account for a great part of the total energy consumption.
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- * It describes an experimental method that utilizes transient heating and energy conservation models to determine the specific heat capacities of nanoconstruct components, including upconverting nanoparticles and lipid bilayers.
- * The research presents a simple and cost-effective optical setup for measuring thermal properties, contributing to the understanding of heat dissipation in lipid bilayers and laying the groundwork for future nanoscale heat transfer studies.