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D. Vilela

Postdoctoral Fellow JdC Researcher, Complutense University
Verified email at ucm.es
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Sensing colorimetric approaches based on gold and silver nanoparticles aggregation: Chemical creativity behind the assay. A review

D Vilela, MC González, A Escarpa - Analytica chimica acta, 2012 - Elsevier
Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is one of the most remarkable features of gold
nanoparticles (Au NPs) and silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs). Due to these inherent optical …

Graphene-based microbots for toxic heavy metal removal and recovery from water

D Vilela, J Parmar, Y Zeng, Y Zhao, S Sánchez - Nano letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
Heavy metal contamination in water is a serious risk to the public health and other life forms
on earth. Current research in nanotechnology is developing new nanosystems and …

Swarming behavior and in vivo monitoring of enzymatic nanomotors within the bladder

…, M Guix, S Guallar-Garrido, E Julián, D Vilela… - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Enzyme-powered nanomotors are an exciting technology for biomedical applications due to
their ability to navigate within biological environments using endogenous fuels. However, …

Micro-and nanomotors as active environmental microcleaners and sensors

J Parmar, D Vilela, K Villa, J Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The quest to provide clean water to the entire population has led to a tremendous boost in
the development of environmental nanotechnology. Toward this end, micro/nanomotors are …

Micromotor‐based high‐yielding fast oxidative detoxification of chemical threats

J Orozco, G Cheng, D Vilela García… - 2013 - docta.ucm.es
Rapid field conversion of chemical weapons into non-toxic products is one of the most
challenging tasks in weapons of mass destruction (WMD) science.[1] This is particularly the case …

Magnetotactic Bacteria Powered Biohybrids Target E. coli Biofilms

MM Stanton, BW Park, D Vilela, K Bente, D Faivre… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Biofilm colonies are typically resistant to general antibiotic treatment and require targeted
methods for their removal. One of these methods includes the use of nanoparticles as carriers …

Medical imaging for the tracking of micromotors

D Vilela, U Cossío, J Parmar, AM Martínez-Villacorta… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Micro/nanomotors are useful tools for several biomedical applications, including targeted
drug delivery and minimally invasive microsurgeries. However, major challenges such as in …

Microbots decorated with silver nanoparticles kill bacteria in aqueous media

D Vilela, MM Stanton, J Parmar… - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Water contamination is one of the most persistent problems of public health. Resistance of
some pathogens to conventional disinfectants can require the combination of multiple …

Metal-oxide-based microjets for the simultaneous removal of organic pollutants and heavy metals

K Villa, J Parmar, D Vilela… - ACS applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Water contamination from industrial and anthropogenic activities is nowadays a major issue
in many countries worldwide. To address this problem, efficient water treatment …

Flexible sensors for biomedical technology

D Vilela, A Romeo, S Sánchez - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Flexible sensing devices have gained a great deal of attention among the scientific community
in recent years. The application of flexible sensors spans over several fields, including …