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Begoña Espiña Barbeitos. Published 54 articles in journals. Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Nano-technology, Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Environmental Engineering with emphasis on Remote Sensing, Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Environmental Biotechnology with emphasis on Diagnostic Biotechnologies in Environmental Management, Natural sciences with emphasis on Earth and Environmental Sciences with emphasis on Water Resources and Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Nano-technology with emphasis on Nano-materials. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Planktonic bacteria; Biofilm; Magnetic nanoparticles; Magnetic hyperthermia; Okadaic acid; Covalent organic frameworks; Harmful algae blooms; Solid phase adsorption toxin tracking (SPATT); Ácido ocadaíco; Malhas orgânicas com ligações covalentes; Proliferações de algas perigosas; Rastreamento de toxinas por adsorção em fase sólida; Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Begoña Espiña Barbeitos

Citation names

  • Espiña, Begoña
  • Espina, Begona

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
DF18-4DB4-3CC7
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7645-2834

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Remote Sensing
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Diagnostic Biotechnologies in Environmental Management
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Water Resources
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Galician (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2004/10/04 - 2009/12/11
Concluded
 Biology (Doctor of Philosophy)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela - Campus Vida, Spain
"Effects of phycotoxins on the carbohydrates metabolism and the cellular structure of rat hepatocytes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/10/01 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2013/09 - 2016/09 Researcher (Research) International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2011/09 - 2013/09 Postdoc (Research) International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2009/12/10 - 2011/09/12 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Santiago de Compostela - Campus de Lugo, Spain
2004/10/01 - 2009/12/09 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Santiago de Compostela - Campus de Lugo, Spain
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/11 - 2028/10 Alchemissts - Alternative Chemicals and Materials integrating Safety, Sustainability, new Production technologies and Socio-economic aspects
101178074
 Horizon 2020
2024/01 - 2027/06 ONE-BLUE - Integrated approach to assess the levels and impact of cONtaminants of Emerging concern on BLUE health and biodiversity modulated by climate change drivers
101134929
 Horizon 2020
2022/09 - 2026/02 D4runoff - Preventing and managing pollution from urban water runoff Through the design of data-driven hybrid nature based solutions
101060638
 Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
2023/01 - 2025/12 Pacto de Inovação da Bioeconomia Azul
C644915664-00000026
 Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
2023/01 - 2025/12 SMARTgNOSTICS - Global Testing & Diagnostics Solutions for antimicrobial resistances
C644915155-00000024
 Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
2021/11 - 2025/10 FRONTSHIP: A FRONTrunner approach to Systemic circular, Holistic & Inclusive solutions for a New Paradigm of territorial circular economy.
101037031
 Horizon 2020
2021/06/01 - 2025/05/31 Land-Based Solutions for Plastics in the Sea - LABPLAS
101003954
Principal investigator
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Societal Challenges
Ongoing
2021/06 - 2025/05 LABPLAS - Understanding the sources, transport, distribution and impacts of plastic pollution
101003954
 Horizon 2020
2020/04/01 - 2024/03/31 Computing infrastructure for the definition, performance testing and implementation of safe-by-design approaches in nanotechnology supply chains - NANOUPTAKE
862195
Principal investigator
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - 2023/08/31 DIGIRAS - Optimizing land-based fish production in next generation digital recirculating aquaculture systems
81
Principal investigator
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/04/01 - 2023/03/31 Safety Testing in the life cycle of nanotechnology-enable Medical Technologies for Health - SAFE-n-MEDTECH
814607
Researcher
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2019/05 - 2022/04 NANOCULTURE- Risk assessment and mitigation of the presence of engineered NANOmaterials in Atlantic aquaCULTURE
EAPA_590/2018
Principal investigator
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Ongoing
2018/04/01 - 2021/12/31 Impacto de nanopartículas metálicas en ecosistemas acuáticos y en productos de acuicultura: Desarrollo de métodos para su detección - ACUINANO
2366
Principal investigator
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Ongoing
2018/06 - 2021/05 Prevenir o biofouling em Sistemas de Membranas- pBio4.0
33298
Principal investigator
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/07 - 2020/12 NANOEATERS: Valorization and transfer of NANOtechnologies to EArly adopTERS of the Euroregion Galicia-Norte Portugal
0181_NANOEATERS_1_EP
Principal investigator
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Ongoing
2016/06/01 - 2019/05/31 Advanced web tools for the promotion of the application of nanotechnology and the safe use of nanomaterials in the plastics sector -NANODESK
SOE1/P1/E0215
Principal investigator
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Concluded
2016/04/01 - 2019/03/31 Nanotechnology based functional solutions
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000019
Principal investigator
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/01/17 - 2025/01/16 Natural Photonic Nanostructures: From Implications in Diatoms towards Next Generation Nanobiodevices
PTDC/BTA-BTA/2061/2021
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Supported Covalent Organic Frameworks for the Monitoring of Pharmaceutical Pollutants
PTDC/QUI-OUT/2095/2021
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/09/01 - 2024/08/31 AI-powered Forecast for Harmful Algal Blooms
Aquatic/0005/2020
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/05/10 - 2021/11/09 Towards biomimetic photosynthetic photonics
PTDC/NAN-OPT/31739/2017
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/09 - 2020/09 SEALAB- portable quantification system for priority substances such as pesticides, herbicides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
n/a
Principal investigator
2015/05 - 2018/04 Mytitox- Industrial application of protocols for the mussel and pectinides detoxification by processing or depuration using microencapsulated agents. Nanotechnology for contamination forecasting in aquaculture plant.
n/a
Principal investigator
Concluded
2015/12 - 2017/11 WaterNanoEnv-Nanotechnology based research for Environmental monitoring in the water cycle
n/a
Principal investigator
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Barreiros dos Santos, M.; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, L.; Queirós, R.; Espiña, B.. "Fundamentals of Biosensors and Detection Methods". 3-29. 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-04039-9_1
  2. Espiña, Begoña; Prado, Marta; dos Santos, Marilia B.; Salonen, Laura M.; Queirós, Raquel B.; Fernandes, Soraia P.S.; Vial, Stephanie; Martins, Verónica C.. "2 New techniques in environment monitoring". In Climate Change and Marine and Freshwater Toxins, 35-106. De Gruyter, 2020.
    10.1515/9783110625738-002
  3. Espiña, B.; Prado, M.; Vial, S.; Martins, V.C.; Rivas, J.; Freitas, P.P.; Fernandes, S.P.S.; et al. "New techniques in environment monitoring". 35-98. 2015.
  4. Espiña, B.; Martins, V.C.; Bañobre-López, M.; Freitas, P.P.; Rivas, J.; Begoña Espiña; Verónica Martins; et al. "Nanotechnology Applications in Aquatic Toxins". 521-549. 2014.
    10.1201/b16662-22
  5. Begoña Espiña; Verónica C. Martins; Manuel Bañobre-López; Paulo P. Freitas; José Rivas. "Nanotechnology Applications in Aquatic Toxins". 521–550-521–550. CRC Press, 2014.
    10.1201/b16662-18
  6. Vilariño, N.; Espiña, B.. "Pharmacology of pectenotoxins". 361-369. 2008.
Conference abstract
  1. Fonseca, Elza; Mário Jorge Araújo; Maria Ligia Sousa; Maria Vazquez; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; Ivone Pinheiro; Mallo, Natalia; et al. "Dietary exposure with titanium dioxide nanoparticles induces metabolic alterations and oxidative stress in turbot "Scophthalmus maximus"". Paper presented in Nano 2023 - ICEEN 2023: 16th International Conference on the Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials, Plymouth, 2023.
  2. Johannes W. Goessling; Martínez-Pérez, P.; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; Espina, Begona; Martin Lopez-Garcia. Corresponding author: Johannes W. Goessling. "Natural Nanostructured Materials as Tuneable Photonic Sensing Platforms". Paper presented in IberSensor, Aveiro, 2022.
    Published
  3. Fonseca, ESS; ARAÚJO, MÁRIO JORGE FARIA DOS SANTOS; Sousa, Maria Lígia; Vázquez, M; Mallo, Natalia; Cabaleiro, Santiago; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; et al. "Does size matter? The effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticle size over time on gene expression in turbot liver". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, Funchal, 2021.
    Published
  4. Johannes W. Goessling; Martinez Perez, Paula; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; Espina, Begona; Martin Lopez-Garcia. Corresponding author: Johannes W. Goessling. "Spectrally-tunable Diatom Biosilica Slabs as label-free Photonic Detection Platforms". Paper presented in Living Light Conference Cambridge, Cambridge, 2021.
    Accepted
  5. ARAÚJO, MÁRIO JORGE FARIA DOS SANTOS; Sousa, Maria Lígia; Vásquez, Maria; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; Quarato, Mónica; Turkina, Maria; Caballero, Santiago; Espiña, Begoña; Campos, Alexandre. "Proteomic alteration of Turbot (Psetta maxima) to commercial titanium dioxide and silver nanoparticles". Paper presented in AQUACULTURE EUROPE 2020, 2021.
    Submitted
  6. Mário Jorge Araújo; Maria Ligia Sousa; Maria Vázquez Ruiz; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; Monica Quarato; Maria V. Turkina; Santiago Cabaleiro; Espiña, Begoña; Campos, Alexandre. Corresponding author: Mário Jorge Araújo. "PROTEOMIC ALTERATIONS IN TURBOT (Psetta maxima) TISSUES AFTER EXPOSURE TO COMMERCIAL TITANIUM DIOXIDE AND SILVER NANOPARTICLES". Paper presented in EAS - AQUA 2020 - Aquaculture Europe, Online, 2021.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. N. Ben Messaoud; M. dos Santos; R. Queirós; B. Espiña. "B1.4 - Development of Simple, Reusable and Sensitive Electrochemical Sensor based on Silver Nanoparticles Modified Gold Screen-Printed Electrode for the Detection of Nitrate in Water". 2023.
    10.5162/smsi2023/b1.4
  2. Magalhães, Luana; Fernandes, Mário Ismael Cardoso; Machado, Sofia; Gonçalves, Anabela Ferreira; Espiña, Begoña; Passos, Marisa Sárria Pereira; Gomes, Andreia C. "Developmental neurotoxic effect of nanoparticles: towards real-time assessment using zebrafish embryos as vertebrate model". 2019.
  3. Dias, Cindy; Sárria, Marisa P.; Vasimalai, Nagamalai; Vilas-Boas, Vânia; Peixoto, J. M.; Espiña, Begoña. "Fruit-based carbon dots as fluorescent probes: in vitro and in vivo toxicity evaluation". 2017.
  4. Rodrigues, Diana Alexandra Ferreira; Bañobre-López, Manuel; Espiña, Begoña; Rivas, José; Azeredo, Joana. "Control of planktonic bacterial cells and biofilms through magnetic hyperthermia". 2012.
Conference poster
  1. Sapkota, Sworaj; Fonseca, Elza; ARAÚJO, MÁRIO JORGE FARIA DOS SANTOS; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; Espiña, Begoña; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Campos, Alexandre. "The effect of particles size in the cytotoxicity of titanium oxide and silver nanoparticles". Paper presented in Nanoculture Final Event, 2022.
  2. Bigorra-Ferré, Elizabeth; Matos, Ana; ARAÚJO, MÁRIO JORGE FARIA DOS SANTOS; Fonseca, Elza; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; Espiña, Begoña; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Campos, Alexandre. ""In vitro" and "in vivo" study of the effects of different nanoparticle coatings in trout cell lines and embryos of zebrafish". Paper presented in Nanoculture Final Event, 2022.
  3. Espina, Begona; ARAÚJO, MÁRIO JORGE FARIA DOS SANTOS; Barros, Nuria; Bermejo-Barrera, P; Cabaleiro, S; Campos, Alexandre; Correa-Duarte, MA; et al. "Nanoparticles in aquaculture: is it something to worry about?". Paper presented in EuroNanoForum 2021, 2021.
  4. Fonseca, ESS; Sousa, Maria Lígia; ARAÚJO, MÁRIO JORGE FARIA DOS SANTOS; Vázqueza, M; Cabaleiro, S; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; Quarato, M; et al. "Proteomic and Transcriptomic Effects of Commercial Polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated Silver Nanoparticles on Turbot Liver (Scophthalmus maximus)". Paper presented in EuroNanoForum 2021, 2021.
  5. Teixeira, Alexandra; Paris, Juan L.; Roumani, Foteini; Diéguez, Lorena; Prado, Marta; Espiña, Begoña; Abalde-Cela, Sara; Garrido-Maestu, Alejandro; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura. "SERS Detection of Pathogens using a LAMP¿in¿Microdroplets platform". Paper presented in Nanobiomed Online Conference (NBMO2020), 2020.
Journal article
  1. Johannes W. Goessling; Paula Martínez-Pérez; Laura Rodriguez-Lorenzo; Pedro Braga-Fernandes; Begoña Espiña; Martin Lopez-Garcia. "Natural Slab Photonic Crystals as Biogenic, Customizable Nanomaterial for Label-Free Detection". ACS Applied Nano Materials (2025): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.4c06526.
    10.1021/acsanm.4c06526
  2. Ecem Tiryaki; Ana Sousa-Castillo; Laura Rodríguez-Lorenzo; Begoña Espiña; Ramón A. Alvarez Puebla; Miguel A. Correa-Duarte. "Plasmonic Membrane for TiO2 Nanoparticles Activity Detection in Complex Environments". ChemCatChem (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202401002.
    10.1002/cctc.202401002
  3. Araújo, Mário Jorge; Vazquez, María; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; Moreda-Piñeiro, Antonio; Fonseca, Elza; Mallo, Natalia; Pinheiro, Ivone; et al. "Diving into the metabolic interactions of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in “Sparus aurata” and “Ruditapes philippinarum”". Environmental Pollution 360 (2024): 124665. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124665.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124665
  4. Quarato M; Rodriguez-Lorenzo L; Pinheiro I; López-Mayán JJ; Mackey M; Moreda-Piñeiro A; Spuch-Calvar M; et al. "Bioaccumulation, biodistribution, and transformation of polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated silver nanoparticles in edible seaweeds.". The Science of the total environment (2024): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/39069189.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174914
  5. Najib BEN MESSAOUD; Marília Barreiros dos Santos; Begoña Espiña; Raquel Barbosa Queirós. "Development of electrochemical sensors based on silver nanoparticles electrodeposited on gold screen-printed electrodes: application to nitrate trace analysis in water". Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jsss-13-135-2024.
    10.5194/jsss-13-135-2024
  6. Renato L. Gil; Laura Rodriguez-Lorenzo; Begoña Espiña; Raquel B. Queirós. "All-Solid-State Potentiometric Sensor Based on Graphene Oxide as Ion-to-Electron Transducer for Nitrate Detection in Water Samples". Chemosensors (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12060086.
    10.3390/chemosensors12060086
  7. Caldwell J; Rodriguez-Lorenzo L; Espiña B; Beck A; Stock F; Voges K; Pabortsava K; et al. "Detection of submicron- and nanoplastics spiked in environmental fresh- and saltwater with Raman spectroscopy.". Marine pollution bulletin (2024): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/38744048.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116468
  8. Carmen Sorasan; Patricia Taladriz-Blanco; Laura Rodriguez-Lorenzo; Begoña Espiña; Roberto Rosal. "New versus naturally aged greenhouse cover films: Degradation and micro-nanoplastics characterization under sunlight exposure". Science of The Total Environment 918 (2024): 170662-170662. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170662.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170662
  9. Ana Vieira; Laura Rodríguez-Lorenzo; Alejandro Garrido-Maestu; Begoña Espiña; Marília Santos. "Green-Based Modifications of Polyethylene Surfaces Enhancing Antifouling Properties in Water-Related Systems". Advanced Materials Technologies 8 23 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admt.202300354.
    10.1002/admt.202300354
  10. Elza Fonseca; María Vázquez; Laura Rodriguez-Lorenzo; Natalia Mallo; Ivone Pinheiro; Maria Lígia Sousa; Santiago Cabaleiro; et al. "Getting fat and stressed: Effects of dietary intake of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in the liver of turbot Scophthalmus maximus". Journal of Hazardous Materials 458 (2023): 131915-131915. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.jhazmat.2023.131915.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131915
  11. Juan José López-Mayán; Blanca Álvarez-Fernández; Elena Peña-Vázquez; María Carmen Barciela-Alonso; Antonio Moreda-Piñeiro; Julie Maguire; Mick Mackey; et al. "Bioaccumulation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in green (Ulva sp.) and red (Palmaria palmata) seaweed". Microchimica Acta 190 8 (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00604-023-05849-1.
    10.1007/s00604-023-05849-1
  12. Ivone Pinheiro; Monica Quarato; Antonio Moreda-Piñeiro; Ana Vieira; Virginie Serin; David Neumeyer; Nicolas Ratel-Ramond; et al. "Acute Aquatic Toxicity to Zebrafish and Bioaccumulation in Marine Mussels of Antimony Tin Oxide Nanoparticles". Nanomaterials 13 14 (2023): 2112-2112. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fnano13142112.
    10.3390/nano13142112
  13. Sofia Neto; Ana Vieira; Hugo Oliveira; Begoña Espiña. "Assessing Acinetobacter baumannii virulence and treatment with a bacteriophage using zebrafish embryos". The FASEB Journal 37 7 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.202300385r.
    10.1096/fj.202300385r
  14. Tianxing Wang; Soraia P.S. Fernandes; Joana Araújo; Xiaoxi Li; Laura M. Salonen; Begoña Espiña. "A carboxyl-functionalized covalent organic polymer for the efficient adsorption of saxitoxin". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131247.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131247
  15. Cristian Suárez-Oubiña; Paloma Herbello-Hermelo; Natalia Mallo; María Vázquez; Santiago Cabaleiro; Ivone Pinheiro; Laura Rodríguez-Lorenzo; et al. "Single-cell ICP-MS for studying the association of inorganic nanoparticles with cell lines derived from aquaculture species". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 415 17 (2023): 3399-3413. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00216-023-04723-6.
    10.1007/s00216-023-04723-6
  16. Jessica Caldwell; Céline Loussert-Fonta; Gaëlle Toullec; Niclas Heidelberg Lyndby; Beat Haenni; Patricia Taladriz-Blanco; Begoña Espiña; Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser; Alke Petri-Fink. "Correlative Light, Electron Microscopy and Raman Spectroscopy Workflow To Detect and Observe Microplastic Interactions with Whole Jellyfish". Environmental Science & Technology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c09233.
    10.1021/acs.est.2c09233
  17. Siva Nemala Sankar; João Fernandes; Marília Barreiros dos Santos; Begoña Espiña; Pedro Alpuim; Ander García Díez; Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez; et al. "Stable Graphene Membranes for Selective Ion Transport and Emerging Contaminants Removal in Water". Advanced Functional Materials (2023): 2214889-2214889. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202214889.
    10.1002/adfm.202214889
  18. Ana Vieira; Laura Rodríguez-Lorenzo; Isabel B. Leonor; Rui L. Reis; Begoña Espiña; Marília Barreiros dos Santos. "Innovative Antibacterial, Photocatalytic, Titanium Dioxide Microstructured Surfaces Based on Bacterial Adhesion Enhancement". ACS Applied Bio Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.2c00956.
    10.1021/acsabm.2c00956
  19. L. G. Valle; B. Santamaría; A. Lavín; M. F. Laguna; L. Rodriguez-Lorenzo; B. Espiña; M. Holgado. "Developing an improved optical biosensing system based on gold nanoparticles acting as interferometric enhancers in Lactoferrin detection". The Analyst (2023): https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AN01328F.
    10.1039/D3AN01328F
  20. Vanesa Romero; Soraia P. S. Fernandes; Liliana P. L. Gonçalves; Orlando Oliveira; Maria Meledina; Karol Strutynski; Manuel Melle-Franco; et al. "One-step synthesis of magnetic covalent organic framework composite for the adsorption of marine toxin okadaic acid". CrystEngComm (2023): https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CE00178D.
    10.1039/D3CE00178D
  21. Ana Teixeira; Marisa P. Sárria; Inês Pinto; Begoña Espiña; Andreia C. Gomes; Alberto C. P. Dias. "Protection against Paraquat-Induced Oxidative Stress by Curcuma longa Extract-Loaded Polymeric Nanoparticles in Zebrafish Embryos". Polymers (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14183773.
    10.3390/polym14183773
  22. Ana MG Vieira; Oscar F Silvestre; Bruno FB Silva; Celso JO Ferreira; Ivo Lopes; Andreia C Gomes; Begoña Espiña; Marisa P Sárria. "pH-sensitive nanoliposomes for passive and CXCR-4-mediated marine yessotoxin delivery for cancer therapy". Nanomedicine (2022): https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2022-0010.
    10.2217/nnm-2022-0010
  23. Ortega Vega, Maria Rita; Baldin, Estela Kerstner; Pereira, Daniela Pavulack; Martins, Martha Cestari Silva; Pranke, Patricia; Horn, Fabiana; Pinheiro, Ivone; et al. "Toxicity of oleate-based amino protic ionic liquids towards Escherichia coli, Danio rerio embryos and human skin cells". Journal of Hazardous Materials 422 (2022): 126896. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126896.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126896
  24. Carvalho, J.; Ipatov, A.; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, L.; Garrido-Maestu, A.; Azinheiro, S.; Espiña, B.; Barros-Velázquez, J.; Prado, M.. "Towards on-site detection of gluten-containing cereals with a portable and miniaturized prototype combining isothermal DNA amplification and naked eye detection". Microchemical Journal 183 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85141506702&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.microc.2022.108115
  25. Araújo, M.J.; Sousa, M.L.; Fonseca, E.; Felpeto, A.B.; Martins, J.C.; Vázquez, M.; Mallo, N.; et al. "Proteomics reveals multiple effects of titanium dioxide and silver nanoparticles in the metabolism of turbot, Scophthalmus maximus". Chemosphere 308 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85137009716&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136110
  26. Messaoud, N.B.; dos Santos, M.B.; Vieira, A.; Garrido-Maestu, A.; Espiña, B.; Queirós, R.B.. "A novel portable label-free electrochemical immunosensor for ultrasensitive detection of Aeromonas salmonicida in aquaculture seawater". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 414 22 (2022): 6591-6600. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85135251023&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00216-022-04219-9
  27. Vanesa Romero; Isela Lavilla; Alicia Álvarez; Carlos Bendicho; Begoña Espiña; Laura M. Salonen. "Covalent organic framework as adsorbent for ultrasound-assisted dispersive (micro)solid phase extraction of polycyclic synthetic fragrances from seawater followed by fluorescent determination". Analytica Chimica Acta (2021): 339293-339293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2021.339293.
    10.1016/j.aca.2021.339293
  28. Soraia P.S. Fernandes; Vanessa F. Fonseca; Vanesa Romero; Irina A. Duarte; Andreia Freitas; Jorge Barbosa; Patrick Reis-Santos; Laura M. Salonen; Begoña Espiña. "Study on the efficiency of a covalent organic framework as adsorbent for the screening of pharmaceuticals in estuary waters". Chemosphere 278 (2021): 130364-130364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130364.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130364
  29. Monica Quarato; Ivone Pinheiro; Ana Vieira; Begoña Espiña; Laura Rodriguez-Lorenzo. "Detection of Silver Nanoparticles in Seawater Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering". Nanomaterials (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11071711.
    10.3390/nano11071711
  30. Soraia P. S. Fernandes; Petr Kovár; Milan Pšenicka; Artur M. S. Silva; Laura M. Salonen; Begoña Espiña. "Selection of Covalent Organic Framework Pore Functionalities for Differential Adsorption of Microcystin Toxin Analogues". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13 13 (2021): 15053-15063. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c18808.
    10.1021/acsami.0c18808
  31. Castanheira, Ana; Santos, Marília; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; Queirós, Raquel; Espiña, Begoña; Ana Castanheira; Marília Barreiros dos Santos; et al. "A novel microfluidic system for the sensitive and cost-efficient detection of okadaic acid in mussels". The Analyst (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0an02092c.
    10.1039/d0an02092c
  32. Marisa P. Sárria; Ana Vieira; Ângela Lima; Soraia P. S. Fernandes; Ivo Lopes; Anabela Gonçalves; Andreia C. Gomes; Laura M. Salonen; Begoña Espiña. "Acute ecotoxicity assessment of a covalent organic framework". Environmental Science: Nano (2021): https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EN01059F.
    10.1039/D0EN01059F
  33. Castanheira, A.; Barreiros Dos Santos, M.; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, L.; Queirós, R.; Espiña, B.. "Erratum: A novel microfluidic system for the sensitive and cost-effective detection of okadaic acid in mussels (Analyst (2021) 146 (2638–2645) DOI: 10.1039/D0AN02092C)". Analyst 146 24 (2021): 7748-7749. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85121320536&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/d1an90100a
  34. Riechers, M.; Fanini, L.; Apicella, A.; Galván, C.B.; Blondel, E.; Espiña, B.; Kefer, S.; et al. "Plastics in our ocean as transdisciplinary challenge". Marine Pollution Bulletin 164 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099843181&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112051
  35. Jenni J. Jarju; Ana M. Lavender; Begoña Espiña; Vanesa Romero; Laura M. Salonen. "Covalent Organic Framework Composites: Synthesis and Analytical Applications". Molecules (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25225404.
    10.3390/molecules25225404
  36. Romero, Vanesa; Fernandes, Soraia P.S.; Kovár, Petr; Pšenicka, Milan; Kolen'ko, Yury V.; Salonen, Laura M.; Espiña, Begoña. "Efficient adsorption of endocrine-disrupting pesticides from water with a reusable magnetic covalent organic framework". Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 307 (2020): 110523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110523.
    10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110523
  37. Soraia P. S. Fernandes; Abdelkarim Mellah; Petr Kovár; Marisa P. Sárria; Milan Pšenicka; Harik Djamila; Laura M. Salonen; Begoña Espiña. "Extraction of Ibuprofen from Natural Waters Using a Covalent Organic Framework". Molecules (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25143132.
    10.3390/molecules25143132
  38. Vânia Vilas-Boas; Félix Carvalho; Begoña Espiña. "Magnetic Hyperthermia for Cancer Treatment: Main Parameters Affecting the Outcome of In Vitro and In Vivo Studies". Molecules 25 12 (2020): 2874-2874. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25122874.
    10.3390/molecules25122874
  39. Alejandro Garrido-Maestu; Sarah Azinheiro; Joana Carvalho; Begoña Espiña; Marta Prado. "Evaluation and implementation of commercial antibodies for improved nanoparticle-based immunomagnetic separation and real-time PCR for faster detection of Listeria monocytogenes". Journal of Food Science and Technology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs13197-020-04450-1.
    10.1007/s13197-020-04450-1
  40. Alexandra Teixeira; Juan L. Paris; Foteini Roumani; Lorena Diéguez; Marta Prado; Begoña Espiña; Sara Abalde-Cela; Alejandro Garrido-Maestu; Laura Rodriguez-Lorenzo. "Multifuntional Gold Nanoparticles for the SERS Detection of Pathogens Combined with a LAMP–in–Microdroplets Approach". Materials 13 8 (2020): 1934-1934. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fma13081934.
    10.3390/ma13081934
  41. Alexsandra Valério; Marisa P. Sárria; Laura Rodriguez-Lorenzo; Dachamir Hotza; Begoña Espiña; Sergio Yesid Gómez González. "Are TiO2 nanoparticles safe for photocatalysis in aqueous media?". Nanoscale Advances 2 10 (2020): 4951-4960. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NA00584C.
    10.1039/D0NA00584C
  42. Laura Rodríguez-Lorenzo; Alejandro Garrido-Maestu; Arun K. Bhunia; Begoña Espiña; Marta Prado; Lorena Diéguez; Sara Abalde-Cela. "Gold Nanostars for the Detection of Foodborne Pathogens via Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Combined with Microfluidics". ACS Applied Nano Materials (2019): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b01223.
    10.1021/acsanm.9b01223
  43. Marília Barreiros dos Santos; Raquel B. Queirós; Álvaro Geraldes; Carlos Marques; Vânia Vilas-Boas; Lorena Dieguez; Elvira Paz; et al. "Portable sensing system based on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for the simultaneous quantification of free and total microcystin-LR in freshwaters". Biosensors and Bioelectronics 142 (2019): 111550-111550. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.bios.2019.111550.
    10.1016/j.bios.2019.111550
  44. Soraia P. S. Fernandes; Vanesa Romero; Begoña Espiña; Laura M. Salonen. "Tailoring Covalent Organic Frameworks To Capture Water Contaminants". Chemistry – A European Journal (2019): https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201806025.
    10.1002/chem.201806025
  45. Soraia P. S. Fernandes; Vanesa Romero; Begoña Espiña; Laura M. Salonen. "Frontispiece: Tailoring Covalent Organic Frameworks To Capture Water Contaminants". Chemistry – A European Journal (2019): https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201982661.
    10.1002/chem.201982661
  46. Cindy Dias; Nagamalai Vasimalai; Marisa P. Sárria; Ivone Pinheiro; Vânia Vilas-Boas; João Peixoto; Begoña Espiña. "Biocompatibility and Bioimaging Potential of Fruit-Based Carbon Dots". Nanomaterials 9 2 (2019): 199-199. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fnano9020199.
    10.3390/nano9020199
  47. Vânia Vilas-Boas; Begoña Espiña; Yury V. Kolen’ko; Manuel Bañobre-López; Marina Brito; Verónica Martins; José Alberto Duarte; et al. "Effectiveness and Safety of a Nontargeted Boost for a CXCR4-Targeted Magnetic Hyperthermia Treatment of Cancer Cells". ACS Omega (2019): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b02199.
    10.1021/acsomega.8b02199
  48. Vanesa Romero; Soraia P. S. Fernandes; Laura Rodriguez-Lorenzo; Yury V. Kolen'ko; Begoña Espiña; Laura M. Salonen. "Recyclable magnetic covalent organic framework for the extraction of marine biotoxins". Nanoscale (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NR00388F.
    10.1039/C9NR00388F
  49. Ana Tinoco; Marisa P. Sárria; Ana Loureiro; Pier Parpot; Begoña Espiña; Andreia C. Gomes; Artur Cavaco-Paulo; Artur Ribeiro. "BSA/ASN/Pol407 nanoparticles for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia treatment". Biochemical Engineering Journal (2018): https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.bej.2018.10.006.
    10.1016/j.bej.2018.10.006
  50. M. Passos; I. Pinheiro; A. Vieira; J.C. Martins; A. Campos; B. Espiña. "(Eco)toxicity assessment of commercial engineered nanomaterials for plastic industry in zebrafish". Toxicology Letters 295 (2018): S206-S206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.06.903.
    10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.06.903
  51. Abdelkarim Mellah; Soraia P. S. Fernandes; Ramón Rodríguez; José Otero; Jairo Paz; Jacobo Cruces; Dana D. Medina; et al. "Cover Feature: Adsorption of Pharmaceutical Pollutants from Water Using Covalent Organic Frameworks (Chem. Eur. J. 42/2018)". Chemistry - A European Journal 24 42 (2018): 10558-10558. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201803510.
    10.1002/chem.201803510
  52. Abdelkarim Mellah; Soraia P. S. Fernandes; Ramón Rodríguez; José Otero; Jairo Paz; Jacobo Cruces; Dana D. Medina; et al. "Adsorption of Pharmaceutical Pollutants from Water Using Covalent Organic Frameworks". Chemistry - A European Journal 24 42 (2018): 10601-10605. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fchem.201801649.
    10.1002/chem.201801649
  53. Vânia Vilas-Boas; Begoña Espiña; Yury V. Kolen'ko; Manuel Bañobre-Lopez; José A. Duarte; Verónica C. Martins; Dmitri Y. Petrovykh; Paulo P. Freitas; Felix D. Carvalho. "Combining CXCR4-targeted and nontargeted nanoparticles for effective unassisted in vitro magnetic hyperthermia". Biointerphases 13 1 (2018): 011005-011005. https://doi.org/10.1116%2F1.5009989.
    10.1116/1.5009989
  54. Nagamalai Vasimalai; Vânia Vilas-Boas; Juan Gallo; María de Fátima Cerqueira; Mario Menéndez-Miranda; José Manuel Costa-Fernández; Lorena Diéguez; Begoña Espiña; María Teresa Fernández-Argüelles. "Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from spices for in vitro imaging and tumour cell growth inhibition". Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 9 (2018): 530-544. https://doi.org/10.3762%2Fbjnano.9.51.
    10.3762/bjnano.9.51
  55. Nagamalai Vasimalai; María Teresa Fernández-Argüelles; Begoña Espiña. "Detection of Sulfide Using Mercapto Tetrazine-Protected Fluorescent Gold Nanodots: Preparation of Paper-Based Testing Kit for On-Site Monitoring". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10 2 (2018): 1634-1645. https://doi.org/10.1021%2Facsami.7b11769.
    10.1021/acsami.7b11769
  56. Alexandre Chícharo; Marco Martins; Lester C. Barnsley; Amal Taouallah; João Fernandes; Bruno F. B. Silva; Susana Cardoso; et al. "Enhanced magnetic microcytometer with 3D flow focusing for cell enumeration". Lab on a Chip 18 17 (2018): 2593-2603. https://doi.org/10.1039%2Fc8lc00486b.
    10.1039/c8lc00486b
  57. Alexandre Chicharo; L. C. Barnsley; Marco Martins; Susana Cardoso; Lorena Dieguez; Begona Espina; P. P. Freitas. "Custom Magnet Design for a Multi-Channel Magnetic Microcytometer". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (2018): 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1109%2Ftmag.2018.2835369.
    10.1109/tmag.2018.2835369
  58. Laura M. Salonen; Sara R. Pinela; Soraia P.S. Fernandes; João Louçano; Enrique Carbó-Argibay; Marisa P. Sarriá; Carlos Rodríguez-Abreu; João Peixoto; Begoña Espiña. "Adsorption of marine phycotoxin okadaic acid on a covalent organic framework". Journal of Chromatography A 1525 (2017): 17-22. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.chroma.2017.10.017.
    10.1016/j.chroma.2017.10.017
  59. Begoña Espiña; Eva Cagide; M. Carmen Louzao; Natalia Vilariño; Mercedes R. Vieytes; Yoshiyuki Takeda; Makoto Sasaki; Luis M. Botana. "Cytotoxicity of goniodomin A and B in non contractile cells". Toxicology Letters 250-251 (2016): 10-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.04.001.
    10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.04.001
  60. V. Vilas-Boas; N. Guldris; E. Carbó-Argibay; D. G. Stroppa; M. F. Cerqueira; B. Espiña; J. Rivas; C. Rodríguez-Abreu; Yu. V. Kolen'ko. "Straightforward phase-transfer route to colloidal iron oxide nanoparticles for protein immobilization". RSC Adv. 5 59 (2015): 47954-47958. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra08200e.
    10.1039/c5ra08200e
  61. Eva Cagide; Paul G. Becher; M. Carmen Louzao; Begoña Espiña; Mercedes R. Vieytes; Friedrich Jüttner; Luis M. Botana. "Hapalindoles from the Cyanobacterium Fischerella : Potential Sodium Channel Modulators". Chem. Res. Toxicol. 27 10 (2014): 1696-1706. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/tx500188a.
    10.1021/tx500188a
  62. Diego A. Fernández; M. Carmen Louzao; Natalia Vilariño; Maria Fraga; Begoña Espiña; Mercedes R. Vieytes; Luis M. Botana. "Evaluation of the intestinal permeability and cytotoxic effects of cylindrospermopsin". Toxicon 91 (2014): 23-34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.08.072.
    10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.08.072
  63. Rodrigues, D.; Banobre-Lopez, M.; Espina, B.; Rivas, J.; Azeredo, J.. "Effect of magnetic hyperthermia on the structure of biofilm and cellular viability of a food spoilage bacterium". Biofouling 29 10 (2013): 1225-1232.
    10.1080/08927014.2013.834893
  64. Banobre-Lopez, M.; Rodrigues, D.; Espina, B.; Azeredo, J.; Rivas, J.. "Control of Bacterial Cells Growths by Magnetic Hyperthermia". Ieee Transactions on Magnetics 49 7 (2013): 3508-3511.
    10.1109/tmag.2013.2247384
  65. Fernandez, Diego A.; Carmen Louzao, M.; Vilarino, Natalia; Espina, Begona; Fraga, Maria; Vieytes, Mercedes R.; Roman, Albina; Poli, Mark; Botana, Luis M.. "The kinetic, mechanistic and cytomorphological effects of palytoxin in human intestinal cells (Caco-2) explain its lower-than-parenteral oral toxicity". Febs Journal 280 16 (2013): 3906-3919.
    10.1111/febs.12390
  66. M. Carmen Louzao; Isabel R. Ares; Eva Cagide; Begoña Espiña; Natalia Vilariño; Amparo Alfonso; Mercedes R. Vieytes; Luis M. Botana. "Palytoxins and cytoskeleton: An overview". Toxicon 57 3 (2011): 460-469. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.09.017.
    10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.09.017
  67. Cagide, E.; Louzao, M. C.; Espina, B.; Ares, I. R.; Vieytes, M. R.; Sasaki, M.; Fuwa, H.; et al. "Comparative Cytotoxicity of Gambierol versus Other Marine Neurotoxins". Chemical Research in Toxicology 24 6 (2011): 835-842.
    10.1021/tx200038j
  68. Espina, Begona; Otero, Paz; Carmen Louzao, M.; Alfonso, Amparo; Botana, Luis M.. "13-Desmethyl spirolide-c and 13,19-didesmethyl spirolide-c trans-epithelial permeabilities: Human intestinal permeability modelling". Toxicology 287 1-3 (2011): 69-75.
    10.1016/j.tox.2011.06.003
  69. Begoña Espiña; M. Carmen Louzao; Isabel R. Ares; Eva S. Fonfria; Natalia Vilariño; Mercedes R. Vieytes; Luis M. Botana. "Disruption of the Actin Cytoskeleton Induces Fluorescent Glucose Accumulation on the Rat Hepatocytes Clone 9". Cell Physiol Biochem 27 6 (2011): 653-660. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000330074.
    10.1159/000330074
  70. Eva S. Fonfría; Natalia Vilariño; Jordi Molgó; Rómulo Aráoz; Paz Otero; Begoña Espiña; M. Carmen Louzao; Mercedes Alvarez; Luis M. Botana. "Detection of 13,19-didesmethyl C spirolide by fluorescence polarization using Torpedo electrocyte membranes". Analytical Biochemistry 403 1-2 (2010): 102-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2010.04.006.
    10.1016/j.ab.2010.04.006
  71. Eva S. Fonfría; Natalia Vilariño; Begoña Espiña; M. Carmen Louzao; Mercedes Álvarez; Jordi Molgó; Rómulo Aráoz; Luis M. Botana. "Feasibility of gymnodimine and 13-desmethyl C spirolide detection by fluorescence polarization using a receptor-based assay in shellfish matrixes". Analytica Chimica Acta 657 1 (2010): 75-82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2009.10.027.
    10.1016/j.aca.2009.10.027
  72. Begoña Espiña; MCarmen Louzao; Eva Cagide; Amparo Alfonso; Mercedes R Vieytes; Takeshi Yasumoto; Luis M Botana. "The methyl ester of okadaic acid is more potent than okadaic acid in disrupting the actin cytoskeleton and metabolism of primary cultured hepatocytes". British Journal of Pharmacology 159 2 (2010): 337-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00512.x.
    10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00512.x
  73. Espina, Begona; Carmen Louzao, M.; Ares, Isabel R.; Fonfria, Eva S.; Vilarino, Natalia; Vieytes, Mercedes R.; Yasumoto, Takeshi; Botana, Luis M.. "Impact of the Pectenotoxin C-43 Oxidation Degree on Its Cytotoxic Effect on Rat Hepatocytes". Chemical Research in Toxicology 23 3 (2010): 504-515.
    10.1021/tx9002337
  74. Carmen Louzao, M.; Espina, Begona; Cagide, Eva; Ares, Isabel R.; Alfonso, Amparo; Vieytes, Mercedes R.; Botana, Luis M.. "Cytotoxic effect of palytoxin on mussel". Toxicon 56 5 (2010): 842-847.
    10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.02.027
  75. Wandscheer, Carolina B.; Vilarino, Natalia; Espina, Begona; Carmen Louzao, M.; Botana, Luis M.. "Human Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors Are a Target of the Marine Toxin 13-Desmethyl C Spirolide". Chemical Research in Toxicology 23 11 (2010): 1753-1761.
    10.1021/tx100210a
  76. Ares, Isabel R.; Cagide, Eva; Louzao, M. Carmen; Espina, Begona; Vieytes, Mercedes R.; Yasumoto, Takeshi; Botana, Luis M.. "Ostreocin-D Impact on Globular Actin of Intact Cells". Chemical Research in Toxicology 22 2 (2009): 374-381.
    10.1021/tx800273f
  77. Eva Cagide; M. Carmen Louzao; Begoña Espiña; Mercedes R. Vieytes; David Jaen; Luz Maman; Takeshi Yasumoto; Luis M. Botana. "Production of Functionally Active Palytoxin-like Compounds by Mediterranean Ostreopsis cf. siamensis". Cell Physiol Biochem 23 4-6 (2009): 431-440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000218190.
    10.1159/000218190
  78. Espina, Begona; Cagide, Eva; Carmen Louzao, M.; Fernandez, Maria M.; Vieytes, Mercedes R.; Katikou, Panagiota; Villar, Adriano; et al. "Specific and dynamic detection of palytoxins by in vitro microplate assay with human neuroblastoma cells". Bioscience Reports 29 1 (2009): 13-23.
    10.1042/bsr20080080
  79. Carmen Louzao, M.; Espina, Begona; Vieytes, Mercedes R.; Vega, Felix V.; Rubiolo, Juan A.; Baba, Otto; Terashima, Tatsuo; Botana, Luis M.. ""Fluorescent glycogen" formation with sensibility for in vivo and in vitro detection". Glycoconjugate Journal 25 6 (2008): 503-510.
    10.1007/s10719-007-9075-7
  80. Espina, Begona; Rubiolo, Juan A.. "Marine toxins and the cytoskeleton: pectenotoxins, unusual macrolides that disrupt actin". Febs Journal 275 24 (2008): 6082-6088.
    10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06714.x
  81. Espins, B.; Louzao, M. C.; Ares, I. R.; Cagide, E.; Vieytes, M. R.; Vega, F. V.; Rubiolo, J. A.; et al. "Cytoskeletal toxicity of pectenotoxins in hepatic cells". British Journal of Pharmacology 155 6 (2008): 934-944.
    10.1038/bjp.2008.323
  82. Isabel Ares; Carmen Louzao; Begona Espina; Mercedes Vieytes; Christopher Miles; Takeshi Yasumoto; Luis Botana; et al. "Lactone Ring of Pectenotoxins: a Key Factor for their Activity on Cytoskeletal Dynamics". Cell Physiol Biochem 19 5_6 (2007): 283-292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000102391.
    10.1159/000102391
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pinela, Sara Cristina Ribeiro Grincho. "Evaluation of nanoporous materials for biotoxin capture". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/47331.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Espiña, Begoña. 2015. "An optical fiber for use in a system for detection of one or more compounds in a fluid".
    Granted/Issued
  2. Espiña, Begoña. 2006. "Method for detecting glycogen by means of fluorescence". Spain.
    Granted/Issued

Other

Other output
  1. Detection of Foodborne Pathogens Using Nanoparticles. Advantages and Trends. 2016. M. Prado; B. Espiña; M.T. Fernandez-Argüelles; L. Diéguez; P. Fuciños; S. Vial; J.M. Oliveira; et al. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-800723-5.00014-0.
    10.1016/b978-0-12-800723-5.00014-0
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018/09 - 2022/06 High-Quality Covalent Organic Frameworks to Capture Hazardous Compounds from Water
Co-supervisor
2019/03 - 2020/01 Bioaccumulation and toxicology of nanomaterials used by the plastic industry in marine mussels
Co-supervisor
2017 - 2018 Functionalization of nano-liposomes for delivery of marine toxins as anti-cancer agents
Co-supervisor
2014 - 2018 Design and optimization of a magnetic microcytometer for cell detection and enumeration
Co-supervisor
2012 - 2017/05 Targeting CXCR4 with immune-modified iron oxide nanoparticles for cancer treatment with magnetically-induced hyperthermia. An in vitro approach
Co-supervisor
2017 - 2017 Nanotoxicity of fruit based carbon-dots using in vitro and in vivo models
Co-supervisor

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/02/18 Enzyme-Magnetic Nanoparticle Reactor for the advanced oxidatíon of micropollutants in wastewaters Yolanda Moldes Diz (PhD)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2015/07/24 Biological effects of polyacrylic acid-coated and non-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in in vitro and in vivo experimental models Diana Couto (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/05/22 Desarrollo de nuevos materiales para la determinación y/o eliminación de analitos con interés ambiental
(Thesis) Arguer
 Francisco José Orriach Fernández (PhD)
Universidad de Granada, Spain
2013/04/05 Desarrollo de técnicas de identificación, detección y purificación de toxinas lipofílicas M. Paz Otero Fuertes (PhD)
Distinctions

Award

2018 Best poster award
2017 Best poster award
2016 Best poster award
2012 Special award for PhD thesis