During the last decade, many attempts have been made to develop new technologies capable of interacting with systems at very low dimensional scales, from nano to micrometers, and perform very specific tasks. Interest in this type of research arises from the possibility of conducting operations in a localized and controlled manner. One of the most promising among these technologies turns out to...
Morphological control of crystals is utterly important in reticular chemistry, especially as a fundamental strategy toward preparing functional materials of superior properties. Despite the notable advancements in the realm of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), where endeavors primarily focus on shape manipulation at the nano- and microscale during bulk synthesis and subsequent processing at the...
Lanthanide polyoxometalates (Ln-POMs) have garnered interest due to their diverse structural motifs and potential applications in various fields. In this work, we report the synthesis and characterization of Anderson-type Ln-POMs, with the general formula [Ln(H₂O)x]₂[TeMo₆O₂₄]·yH₂O, where Ln represents lanthanide cations (Tb³⁺, La³⁺, Dy³⁺, Ce³⁺, Sm³⁺, Er³⁺, and Gd³⁺), x corresponds to the...
Emerging Contaminants (ECs) are considered anthropogenic impact indicators, whose detection and quantification contribute to understanding their occurrence, distribution, and potential toxicity, allowing for effective mitigation strategies and environmental management. Electrochemical sensors based on screen-printed electrodes (SPE) have gained significant attention due to their advantages...
Conformational pathologies, including neurodegenerative ones, are characterized by misfolded proteins called amyloids, which lose their physiological role and acquire toxicity. The accumulation and spread of amyloids is related to an impaired proteostasis network. Chaperones, as key actors of proteostasis, have thus become promising drug targets and models.
We are exploring how metal...
Chemophoresis describes the displacement of a particle in an ambient fluid due to a gradient in chemical composition. Classic phoresis can be understood through linear-response theory: in the presence of a sufficiently small, externally imposed gradient $(\nabla n)_\mathrm{ext}$ in concentration, the phoretic velocity of the particle is $\mathbf{V} =
\mathcal{L}_\mathrm{lin}(\nabla...
Over the past two decades, there has been a notable increase in research focused on nanomaterials, particularly ferrite nanoparticles. Research interest in spinel ferrite magnetic nanoparticles has surged in recent years, driven by their potential applications in antennas, transformer, spintronics, biomedical fields, and catalysis. In our study, bare cobalt ferrite and Li+-Zn2+ co-doped cobalt...
