Prof. Bouzid Menaa
Fluorotronics, Inc., USA
Email: bouzid.menaa@gmail.com
Qualifications
2002 Ph.D., University of St-Andrews, UK
1998 M.Sc., University of Rouen and Caen, France
Publications (Selected)
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“Fluoro-Raman
spectroscopy as new analytical tool for pharmaceutical and biomedical
applications”, F. Menaa, B. Menaa, O. Sharts, In Press, Faraday Discussions,
2010.
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“Comparative physical-chemical characterization of encapsulated
lipid-based isotretoin products assessed by particle size distribution and
thermal behavior analyses”, C. Aiolfi-Guimarães, F. Menaa, B. Menaa, J.S.
Quenca-Guillen, J. Rosario Matos, L.P. Mercuri, A.B. Braz, F.C. Rossetti,
E.R.M. Kedor-Hackermann, M.I. Rocha Miritello Santoro, Thermochim. Acta, 505
(2010) 73-78.
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“Determination of isotretinoin in pharmaceutical formulations by
reversed-phase HPLC”, C. Aiolfi-Guimarães, F. Menaa, B. Menaa, I. Lebrun, J.S.
Quenca-Guillen, A. Vivian Vatti Auada, L.P. Mercuri, P. Ferreira, M. I. Rocha
Miritello Santoro, J. Biomed. Sci. Eng., 3 (2010) 454-458.
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“Characterization and Solventless growth of salicylic acid
macro-crystals involving a nitrogen gas flow”, B. Menaa, M. Takahashi, Y.
Tokuda, T. Yoko, Cryst. Res. Tech., 45 (2010) 341-346.
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“Silica-based nanoporous sol-gel glasses: from bioencapsulation to
protein folding studies”, B. Menaa, F. Menaa, C. Aiolfi-Guimarães, O. Sharts,
International Journal of Nanotechnology (Review), 7 (2010), 1-45.
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“Bioencapsulation of apomyoglobin in nanoporous organosilica
sol-gel glasses: influence of the siloxane network on the conformation and
stability of a model protein”, B. Menaa, Y. Miyagawa, M. Takahashi, M. Herrero,
V. Rives, F. Menaa, D.K. Eggers, Biopolymers, 91 (2009) 895-906.
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“Protein adsorption to organically-modified silica glass leads to
a different structure than sol-gel encapsulation”, B. Menaa, C. Torres, M.
Herrero, V. Rives, A. R. W. Gilbert, D. K. Eggers. Biophys. J., 95 (2008)
L51-L53.
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“Playing with forces and interactions to manipulate single
molecules”, B.Menaa, A.-S. Duwez’’, Acta Futura, 4 (2008), 74-78 (Invited from
European Spacial Agency).
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“Favorable influence of hydrophobic surfaces on protein structure
in porous organically-modified silica glasses”, B. Menaa, M. Herrero, V. Rives,
M. Lavrenko, D. K. Eggers. Biomaterials, 29 (2008) 2710-2718.
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“A non aqueous route to optically active dyes rhodamine 6G and
coumarin 152 doped in polyphenylsiloxane”, B. Menaa, M. Takahashi, Y. Tokuda,
T. Yoko. SolidState Sci., 10 (2008) 1200-1208.
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“Dispersion and photoluminescence of free metal phtalocyanine in
sol-gel glasses”, B. Menaa, M. Takahashi, Y. Tokuda, T. Yoko, J. Phochem.
Photobiol. A, 194 (2008) 362-366.
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“Crystallization in hybrid organic-inorganic materials induced by
self-organization in basic conditions”, B. Menaa, M. Takahashi, P. Innocenzi,
T. Yoko. Chem. Mater. 19 (2007) 1946-1953.
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“Preparation and properties of polyphenylsiloxane-based hybrid
glass films obtained from a non-aqueous coating sol via a single-step
dip-coating”, B. Menaa, M. Takahashi, Y. Tokuda, T. Yoko. Opt. Mater.29 (2007)
806-813.
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“High optical quality spin-coated polyphenylsiloxane glass thick
films on polyethyleneterephtalate and silica substrates”, B. Menaa, M.
Takahashi, Y. Tokuda, T. Yoko. Mater. Res. Bull. 41 (2006) 1925-1934.