Publications by authors named "Salvatore De Pasquale"

Article Synopsis
  • - Nanotechnology in agriculture shows promise but faces challenges like high costs and limited understanding of how engineered nanomaterials interact with plants.
  • - A study on the use of iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) for seed priming in pepper seeds revealed significant improvements in plant growth compared to traditional seed treatments.
  • - The research also indicated extensive changes at the genetic level, with over 2,200 genes related to plant growth and defense being activated, suggesting that MNPs not only enhance physical growth but also prepare plants for environmental stress.
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The supramolecular structure in peptides' prolonged-released gel formulations is the most critical parameter for the determination of the pharmaceutical profile of the drug. Here, we report our investigation on lanreotide Autogel as a case study. For the first time, we describe the use of the pulsed field gradient (PFG) diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) magic-angle spinning NMR to characterize the supramolecular self-assembly and molecular mobility of different samples of lanreotide Autogel formulations prepared according to different formulation protocols.

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