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Oesophageal cancer : on surgery and aetiology
(2010-05-14)
Oesophageal cancer is a common type of cancer with a dire prognosis. It
is globally the eight most frequent malignancy and the sixth leading
cause of death from cancer. The doctoral research described in this
thesis has ...
Development of novel synthetic lung surfactants for treatment of respiratory distress syndrome
(2020-02-26)
Pulmonary surfactant is a complex mixture of lipids and specific proteins found in the alveoli and its main role is to reduce the surface tension of the alveolar air/water interface, thereby preventing lung collapse. Lack ...
A star is born : development of NT* as a new biotechnological tool based on the mechanism of pH dependent dimerization of the spidroin N-terminal domain
(2020-02-06)
Proteins are widely used in research and in the pharmaceutical industry but the production of recombinant protein can be tedious, costly and time-consuming due to unwanted aggregation. Strategies to circumvent aggregation, ...