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...
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...
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...
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...