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Joan Torrent Contributions

Scientific contributions

Peer reviewed publications
  • Ferreres G, Ivanova K, Torrent-Burgués J, Tzanov T. Multimodal silver-chitosan-acylase nanoparticles inhibit bacterial growth and biofilm formation by Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2023.04.184 
  • Ferreres G, Pérez-Rafael S, Torrent-Burgués J, and Tzanov T. Hyaluronic Acid Derivative Molecular Weight-Dependent Synthesis and Antimicrobial Effect of Hybrid Silver Nanoparticles. InternationalJournal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222413428
  • J Torrent-Burgués, J Hoyo, T Tzanko. Lipid artificial tears at a mimetic ocular interface. Chem. Phys. Lipids 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2021.105087.
  • Fernandes MM, Francesko A, Torrent-Burgués J, Carrión-Fité FJ, Heinze T, Tzanov T. Sonochemically processed cationic nanocapsules - efficient antimicrobials with membrane disturbing capacity. Biomacromolecules, 2014, DOI: 10.1021/bm4018947
  • Mª J. Sánchez-Martín, E. Ramon, J. Torrent-Burgués, P. Garriga. Improved conformational stability of the visual G-protein coupled receptor rhodopsin by specific interaction with DHA phospholipid. Chem Bio Chem DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201200687
  • M.M. Fernandes, A. Francesko, J. Torrent-Burgués, T. Tzanov. Effect of thiol-functionalisation on chitosan antibacterial activity: interactions with a bacterial membrane model. Reactive and Functional Polymers, DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2013.01.004
  • J. Torrent-Burgués. Electrochemical Nucleation: Comparison test of classical and atomistic nucleation models. J. Solid State Electrochem. 17 (2013) 373-378, DOI: 10.1007/s10008-012-1872-7
  • J. Hoyo, J. Torrent-Burgués, E. Guaus. Biomimetic monolayer films of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol incorporating ubiquinone. J. Colloid Interf. Sci. 384(1) (2012) 189-197, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.06.066
  • J. Torrent-Burgués, F. Vocanson, J. Pérez-González, A. Errachid. Synthesis, Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films of a calix[7]arene ethyl ester. Colloids & Surfaces A, 401 (2012) 137-147, DOI: 10.1016 /j.colsurfa.2012.03.040
  • J. Hoyo, J. Torrent-Burgués, E. Guaus, F. Sanz. J. Electrochemical behaviour of mixed LB films of Ubiquinone-DPPC. Electroanal. Chem. 669 (2012) 6-13, DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2012.01.020
  • J. Torrent-Burgués. Phase separation in mixed monolayers of arachidic acid and a zinc phthalocyanine.Colloids & Surfaces A, 396 (2012) 137-143, DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.12.057
  • J. Torrent-Burgués. Oleamide and oleamide-lipid mixed monolayers. Bionanoscience, 1(4) (2011) 202-209, DOI: 10.1007/s12668-011-0023-4
  • E. Guaus, J. Torrent-Burgués, N. Zine, A. Errachid. Glassy Carbon electrode modified with a Langmuir-Blodgett film of a thiomacrocyclic ionophore for Cu(II) recognition. Sensor Letters 7(5) (2009) 1006-1011
  • J. Torrent-Burgués, G. Oncins, F. Sanz. Nanomechanics of Langmuir-Blodgett films. Contributions to Science, vol 4 nº 2 (2008) 177-186
  • J. Torrent-Burgués, G. Oncins, F. Sanz. Study of mixed Langmuir and LB films of dissimilar components by AFM and Force Spectroscopy. Colloids & Surfaces A, 321 (2008) 70-75
  • G. Oncins, J. Torrent-Burgués, F. Sanz. Nanomechanical properties of arachidic acid Langmuir-Blodgett Films.J. Phys. Chem. C 112(6) (2008) 1967-1974
  • Guaus, A. Errachid, J. Torrent-Burgués. Voltammetric response of a glassy carbon electrode modified by a Langmuir-Blodgett film of a thiomacrocyclic compound. J. Electroanal. Chem. 614 (2008) 73-82
Communications to meetings

Oral contributions
  • G. Oncins, J. Torrent-Burgués, F. Sanz. “Nanomechanics of monolayers: an AFM approach”. International SPM usermeeting, UAB (Barcelona) 13-14 Mai 2008
  • N. Zine, E. Guaus, J. Torrent-Burgués, A. Errachid “Development of novel GCE electrodes coated with ultrathin Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) membranes for copper detection in liquids”, MADICA 2008, Rabat (Morocco) 30 October-1 November 2008
  • J. Hoyo, G. Oncins, J. Torrent-Burgués, F. Sanz “Characterization of biomimetic films of DPPC and UQ”. 3rd Symposium on Bioengineering and Nanomedicine, IBEC, Barcelona 1-2 Junio 2010 - J. Hoyo, J. Torrent-Burgués, F. Sanz, “Quinones Redox behaviour in supported lipid planar bilayers”. SIBAE 2010, GE-RSEQ 2010, Alcalá de Henares (Spain) 27 Jun-2 July 2010
  • E. Guaus, J. Hoyo, J. Torrent-Burgués. “ Electrochemical behavior of UQ-10 in DPPC monolayers on ITO”. XXXII Reunión Grupo de Electroquímica de la RSEQ,  Murcia (Spain), 7-9 September 2011
  • Javier Hoyo, Ester Guaus, Juan Torrent-Burgués. “UQ BEHAVIOUR IN MIXED FILMS OF DPPC:UQ AND MGDG:UQ” Global Questions on Advanced Biology, Societat Catalana de Biologia, Barcelona (Spain) 9-12 July 2012
  • M.M. Fernandes, A. Francesko, J. Torrent-Burgués, T. Tzanov. “Thiolation effect on the antibacterial activity of a low molecular weight chitosan: interactions with a bacterial membrane model”. E-MRS, Warsaw (Poland), 17-21 September 2012,
Poster contributions
  • J. Torrent-Burgués. “Characterization of mixed films of arachidic acid and a phthalocyanine of zinc”. 11th ECOF, Potsdam (Germany) 9-11 July 2008
  • J. Torrent-Burgués. “Langmuir and LB films of a calix[4]arene derivative”. 11th ECOF, Potsdam (Germany) 9-11 July 2008
  • E. Guaus, A. Errachid, J. Torrent-Burgués, N. Zine. “Glassy carbon electrode modified with a Ionophore Langmuir-Blodgett Film for Cu(II) recognition”. 59th Annual Meeting of the ISE, Sevilla (Spain), 7-12 September 2008
  • E. Guaus, J. Torrent-Burgués, “Surface Electrochemistry of substituted Zn(II) Phthalocyanines on solid electrodes”. 59th Annual Meeting of the ISE, Sevilla (Spain) 7-12 September 2008
  • J. Torrent-Burgués, P. Cea, I. Giner, E. Guaus. “Fabrication and characterization of well-ordered mono and multilayer Langmuir-Blodgett films incorporating zinc phthalocyanines”. Trends in Nanotechnology TNT09, Barcelona (Spain) 7-11 September 2009
  • J. Torrent-Burgués, J. Hoyo, E. Guaus, F. Sanz. “Biomimetic films of DPPC with biological quinones”. International Soft Matter Conference 2010, Granada (Spain) 5-8 July 2010
  • J. Torrent-Burgués, P. Cea, I. Giner, E. Guaus. “Characterization of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films of an octasubstituted zinc phthalocyanine” 13th International Conference on Organized Molecular Films, LB13, Quebec (Canada) 18-21 July 2010
  • J. Torrent-Burgués, F. Vocanson. “Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films of a calix[7]arene ester”. International Conference on Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications, ASET, Ottawa (Canada) 4-6 agosto 2010
  • J. Torrent-Burgués, J. Hoyo, E. Guaus, G. Oncins, F. Sanz. “Characterization and behavior of supported lipid films with natural quinones”. 24th Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society, ECIS 2010, Prague (Czech Republic) 5-10 September 2010
  • J. Torrent-Burgués, J.J. Pérez-González, V. Vocanson, A. Errachid. “Synthesis, Langmuir-Blodgett films and complexing properties of the p-tert-butylcalix[7]arene ethyl ester”. MADICA 2010, Tabarca (Tunis) 20-22 October 2010
  • J. Torrent-Burgués. “Oleamide and oleamide-lipid mixed monolayers”. ECOF 12, 12th European Conference on Organized Films, Sheffield (U.K.), 17-20 July 2011
  • J. Hoyo, E. Guaus, J. Torrent-Burgués.“ Biomimetic films of MGDG incorporating ubiquinone”. ECOF 12, 12th European Conference on Organized Films, Sheffield (U.K.), 17-20 July 2011
  • J. Hoyo, J. Torrent-Burgués. E. Guaus. “Organization and REDOX behaviour of UQ in DPPC films”. ECIS 11, 25th ECIS meeting, Berlin (Germany) 4-9 September 2011
  • J. Torrent-Burgués. “Multilayer formation of macrocyclic compounds at the air/water interface observed by AFM and BAM” . BCNano’11, Barcelona (Spain) 19-23 September 2011
  • J. Torrent-Burgués, J. Hoyo, G. Oncins, F. Sanz. “Force Spectroscopy of monolayers and bilayers of polar lipids”. BCNano’11, Barcelona (Spain) 19-23 September 2011