- Postdoc on modelling complex colloidal mixtures for use in bionic muscle engineering (Paris-Saclay, France)
- Phd research project: A radical approach to Alzheimer’s Disease via next-generation computational and experimental methods
- Postdoc: Theoretical modeling of nanoparticles interacting with cells
- General topic postdoc positions at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
- Post-doc position: Biophysical properties of chromatin
- 7 fully-funded PhD studentships in Biophysics (BiPAS CDT)
- PhD Study of the mechanism/s of biological effects of low-power radiofrequency emissions
Neutron reflection and Spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) to reveal molecular features underlying surface biocompatibility, controlled local drug and gene delivery and medical implant deployment.
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Experimental studies of biological-material interfacial processes focusing on unravelling the molecular basis of surface biocompatibility. The group is particularly renowned at using neutron reflection, SANS and related techniques for studying the structure and dynamics of interfacial adsorption of DNA and proteins, interfacial assembly of li-pids and the interactions between them.
Selection of relevant publications
2012. "Molecular mechanisms of antibacterial and antitumor actions of designed surfactant-like peptides." Biomaterials, 33 (2): 592-603.
. 2012. "Interfacial adsorption of cationic peptide amphiphiles: a combined study of in situ spectroscopic ellipsometry and liquid AFM." Soft Matter, 8 (3): 645.
. 2011. "Effects of Anions on Nanostructuring of Cationic Amphiphilic Peptides." The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115 (41): 11862-11871.
. 2011. "Self-Assembly of Short Peptide Amphiphiles: The Cooperative Effect of Hydrophobic Interaction and Hydrogen Bonding." Chemistry - A European Journal, 17 (46): 13095-13102.
. 2011. "Designed Antimicrobial and Antitumor Peptides with High Selectivity." Biomacromolecules, 12 (11): 3839-3843.
. 2011. "Dynamic Adsorption and Structure of Interfacial Bilayers Adsorbed from Lipopeptide Surfactants at the Hydrophilic Silicon/Water Interface: Effect of the Headgroup Length." Langmuir, 27 (14): 8798-8809.
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