{"id":209,"date":"2020-11-13T14:32:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T14:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2025-11-14T15:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:50:20","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/press\/","title":{"rendered":"Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Capsule.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cat.cat\/3catinfo\/creen-microrobots-per-portar-medicaments-a-punts-concrets-del-cos-i-evitar-efectes-secundaris\/noticia\/3379845\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creen microrobots per portar medicaments a punts concrets del cos i evitar efectes secundaris<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3CatInfo &#8211; 13 November 2025<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00f3n c\u00e0psules que es guien magn\u00e8ticament per venes i art\u00e8ries i els investigadors que les han creat pensen que d&#8217;aqu\u00ed una d\u00e8cada poden estar disponibles als hospitals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josep Puigmart\u00ed, qu\u00edmic de la Universitat de Barcelona que ha participat en el projecte, ha explicat al 3CatInfo que un dels principals reptes ha estat aconseguirel m\u00e8tode de fabricaci\u00f3 de les c\u00e0psules: &#8220;El que hem aconseguit \u00e9s que la gelatina, que \u00e9s un dels components, solidifiqui, i aix\u00f2 \u00e9s el que permet encapsular-hi els altres dos components.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>They are capsules that are guided magnetically through veins and arteries, and the researchers who created them think that within a decade they will be available in hospitals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Josep Puigmart\u00ed, chemist at the University of Barcelona, who participated in the project, has explained to 3CatInfo that one of the main challenges has been to achieve the method of manufacturing the capsules: &#8220;What we have achieved is that gelatin, one of the components, solidifies, which enables the encapsulation of the other two components.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/collections\/eecgdgijhh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our work highlighted!<br>Controlled chemical gradients on surfaces<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nat.Commun. 16 Nov 2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">On this occasion, Nature Communications highlights our work as a featured article. &#8220;Featured articles are selected based on exciting research in materials design, fabrication, physicochemical characterization, and\/or functional properties.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nature_foto-1-1024x709.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3679 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nature_foto-1-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nature_foto-1-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nature_foto-1-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nature_foto-1.jpg 1040w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/709;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture-1-1024x652.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2985 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture-1-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture-1-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture-1-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture-1-1536x977.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture-1-2048x1303.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/652;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/950968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New mechanism to transfer chirality between molecules in the nanoscale field<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EurekAlert! &#8211; 27 April 2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our study provides a new fundamental insight of the mechanisms underlying the chirality transfer, demonstrating that this intrinsic property of living matter is based on the interaction of physical and chemical restrictions acting synergistically across multiple length-scales,&#8221; concludes Prof. Josep Puigmart\u00ed-Luis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2022-04-reveals-mechanism-chirality-molecules-nanoscale.html\">Research reveals a new mechanism to transfer chirality between molecules in the nanoscale field<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phys.org &#8211; 26 April 2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For this to work, we need to understand and characterize the transport phenomena occurring within the reactor, namely, the fluid dynamics and the mass transport, which determine the formation of reagent concentration fronts and the positioning of the reaction zone in regions of specific chirality,&#8221; notes Prof. Josep Puigmart\u00ed-Luis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"569\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/new-mechanism-to-trans.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2983 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/new-mechanism-to-trans.jpg 685w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/new-mechanism-to-trans-300x249.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 685px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 685\/569;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_56822-1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2841 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_56822-1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_56822-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_56822-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_56822-1-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_56822-1-2048x1536.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/web\/ub\/en\/menu_eines\/noticies\/2022\/04\/027.html\">New mechanism to transfer chirality between molecules in the nanoscale field<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News U. de Barcelona &#8211; April 2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If we compare the right to the left hand, we can see these are specular images \u2014that is, like symmetrical shapes reflected in a mirror\u2014 and they cannot superimpose on each other. This property is chirality, a feature of the matter that plays with the symmetry of biological structures at different scales, from the DNA molecule to the tissues of the heart muscle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 34%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/929058\">Simulated microgravity system created to experiment with materials<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EurekAlert! &#8211; 21 September 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Crystallization studies conducted in space laboratories, which are costly and unaffordable for most research laboratories, showed the valuable effects of microgravity during the crystal growth process and the morphogenesis of materials. Now, a research study led by a scientific team of the University of Barcelona, has created an easy and efficient method to achieve experimentation conditions of microgravity on Earth that simulate those in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdvMater2021-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2670 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdvMater2021-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdvMater2021-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdvMater2021-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdvMater2021-1085x1536.png 1085w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdvMater2021.png 1190w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 724px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 724\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/catheter-eye-phantom-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2425 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/catheter-eye-phantom-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/catheter-eye-phantom-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/catheter-eye-phantom-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/catheter-eye-phantom.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/624;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/variable-stiffness-catheter-could-increase-the-safety-of-robotic-eye-surgery\/\">Variable-stiffness catheter could increase the safety of robotic eye surgery<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physics World &#8211; 12 August 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A surgical catheter that can change its rigidity as needed during operations has been developed by researchers from Switzerland and Spain. The tool \u2013 the core of which is built from a tailored phase-change alloy \u2013 could improve the safety of minimally-invasive ophthalmic surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Ian Randall<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 30%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azom.com\/news.aspx?newsID=56574\">Researchers Synthesize 2D Porous Crystalline Materials in Simulated Microgravity<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AZO Materials &#8211; 30 July 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This new simulated microgravity system will be like a \u2018playground\u2019 for chemists, physicists, and materials scientists who want to process 2D functional devices and materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Laura Thomson<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"574\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2668 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture-2.jpg 646w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture-2-300x267.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 646px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 646\/574;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:52% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB05-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2432 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB05-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB05-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB05.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noticiasdelaciencia.com\/art\/42380\/crean-un-sistema-de-microgravedad-simulada-para-experimentar-con-materiales\">A simulated microgravity system has been created to experiment with materials<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Noticiasdelaciencia &#8211; 30 July 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Para conseguir estas condiciones de microgravedad simulada, se ha recurrido al uso de dispositivos microflu\u00eddicos personalizados para fabricar estructuras moleculares de cristales porosos en dos dimensiones. Seg\u00fan explica el Prof. Josep Puigmart\u00ed Luis, investigador ICREA en el Departamento de Qu\u00edmica F\u00edsica y miembro del Instituto de Qu\u00edmica Te\u00f3rica y Computacional (IQTCUB) de la UB, \u00abse ha podido confirmar que los experimentos bajo estas condiciones de microgravedad simulada tienen efectos sin precedentes en la orientaci\u00f3n, la compacidad y la generaci\u00f3n de materiales 2D cristalinos y porosos\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Noticiasdelaciencia<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2021-07-simulated-microgravity-materials.html\">Simulated microgravity system created to experiment with materials<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phys.org &#8211; 29 July 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The spatio-temporal control in the growth of this material obtained with the simulated microgravity conditions is unprecedented in the scientific literature. The microfluidic device has allowed us to develop centimeter-long thin layers and study the previously undescribed electronic properties of the material&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by PhysOrg<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TOC_news-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2438 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TOC_news-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TOC_news-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TOC_news-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TOC_news-1536x1098.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TOC_news.jpg 1654w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/732;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB06-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2430 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB06-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB06-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB06-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/UB06.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europapress.es\/catalunya\/noticia-expertos-ub-idean-sistema-microgravedad-experimentar-materiales-20210729121014.html\">UB experts develop a microgravity system to experiment with materials<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Europa Press &#8211; 29 July 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Expertos de la UB idean un sistema de microgravedad para experimentar con materiales Con estos dispositivos se han fabricado estructuras moleculares de cristales porosos en dos dimensiones &#8211;formados por una sola capa de \u00e1tomos&#8211; y se ha podido confirmar el sistema que tiene efectos &#8220;sin precedentes en la orientaci\u00f3n, la compacidad y la generaci\u00f3n de materiales 2D cristalinos y porosos&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Europa<\/em> <em>Press<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/web\/ub\/en\/menu_eines\/noticies\/2021\/06\/043.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simulated microgravity system created to experiment with materials<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Universitat de Barcelona &#8211; 29 July 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Crystallization studies conducted in space laboratories, which are costly and unaffordable for most research laboratories, showed the valuable effects of microgravity during the crystal growth process and the morphogenesis of materials. Now, a research study led by a scientific team of the University of Barcelona, has created an easy and efficient method to achieve experimentation conditions of microgravity on Earth that simulate those in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Bibiana Bonmati<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-1024x524.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2452 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2.png 1125w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/524;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/josep-puigmarti-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2336 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/josep-puigmarti-1-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/josep-puigmarti-1-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/450;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exterior.cat\/noticies\/josep-puigmarti-hi-ha-molts-professionals-a-les-universitats-que-no-tenen-possibilitat-dinvestigar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simulated Microgravity for Chemistry and Materials Synthesis<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exterior.cat &#8211; 19 July 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>El professor d\u2019investigaci\u00f3 d\u2019ICREA, Josep Puigmart\u00ed (Art\u00e9s, 1978) acaba de publicar un article a la revista Advanced Materials sobre la creaci\u00f3 de materials 2D emprant condicions que simulen la microgravetat que s\u2019experimenta a l\u2019estaci\u00f3 espacial internacional, un proc\u00e9s diferent del que s\u2019utilitzava fins ara. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fugint de les mescles que creen turbul\u00e8ncies i corrents de convecci\u00f3 i apostant per un mesclat controlat al laboratori, l\u2019equip que encap\u00e7ala el bagenc a la Universitat de Barcelona (UB) posa en valor els avantatges que es podrien obtenir en cas de dirigir les investigacions en el camp de la qu\u00edmica i de la s\u00edntesi de materials emprant aquestes condicions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Quim Mir\u00f3<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 54%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanowerk.com\/nanotechnology-news2\/newsid=58083.php\">Micro-Nanorobots to clear blood clots<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nanowerk &#8211; 25 May 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Salvador Pan\u00e9 and Professor Josep Puigmart\u00ed-Luis, researchers in the ANGIE project, hope targeted drug delivery will allow doctors to treat a greater number of stroke patients more effectively. Ischaemic strokes, which occur when blood clots cut off the flow of blood in the brain, are a leading cause of death in the European Union, with more than 1.1 million people suffering strokes each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Nanowerk<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"297\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Picture-1-1024x297.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2437 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Picture-1-1024x297.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Picture-1-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Picture-1-768x222.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Picture-1-1536x445.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Picture-1.png 1795w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/297;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jesse-orrico-rmwtvqn5rzu-unsplash_1-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2211 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jesse-orrico-rmwtvqn5rzu-unsplash_1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jesse-orrico-rmwtvqn5rzu-unsplash_1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jesse-orrico-rmwtvqn5rzu-unsplash_1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jesse-orrico-rmwtvqn5rzu-unsplash_1-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jesse-orrico-rmwtvqn5rzu-unsplash_1-2048x1356.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/678;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu\/en\/horizon-magazine\/nanorobots-could-target-cancers-and-clear-blood-clots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nanorobots could target cancers and clear blood clots<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horizon Magazine &#8211; 25 May 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If treatments could be directed to the location in a vein or artery where a clot is occurring, they could be cleared far more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In ANGIE the researchers are creating tiny nanorobots that can do just this and deliver the drug directly onto the clot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018They really are robots \u2013 you\u2019re able to control them, accelerate, stop, move them in all three directions,\u2019 said Prof. Puigmart\u00ed-Luis, a chemist at the University of Barcelona in Spain. In principle, they can roll, corkscrew, and tumble.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Sarah Wild<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Image credit &#8211; jesse orrico \/ Unsplash)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedsciencenews.com\/whats-sweeter-than-a-robot-made-from-candy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What\u2019s sweeter than a robot made from candy?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advanced Science News &#8211; 19 Nov 2020<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA current trend in small-scale robotics consists of developing biodegradable platforms that do not require retrieval after their tasks have been accomplished\u201d said Puigmart\u00ed-Luis. \u201c[Our] CANDYBOTS degrade very quick in water, which makes them attractive for applications where dissolution of the device should take place very rapidly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Victoria Corless<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Advanced-science-news-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-875 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Advanced-science-news-1024x616.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Advanced-science-news-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Advanced-science-news-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/cheminflowgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Advanced-science-news.png 1339w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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