Pubblications

N. Harasha et al, Modeling Feasible Locomotion of Nanobots for Cancer Detection and Treatment, PNAS (2025) https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2510036122

J. Simmchen et al, Perspective on interdisciplinary approaches on chemotaxis, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, (2025), https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202504790

Contini C., From light to life-like protocells. Nature Synthesis (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-025-00849-w

M. E. Allen, Y. Sun et al, Thermally Driven Dynamic Behaviors in Polymeric Vesicles. Small Front Cover 2025, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/16136829/2025/21/33

M. E. Allen, Y. Sun et al, Thermally Driven Dynamic Behaviors in Polymeric Vesicles. Small 2025, 2411220. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202411220

Kariuki R., et al, Interactions of nanoparticles with living and synthetic bio-membrane. Chemical Society Reviews, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CS00841G

Shmool T., et al, Design Principles for Engineering Ionic Liquid-Gold Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Delivery to the Brain, ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 27, 24806–24816. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c02375

Kariuki R., et al, Gold Nanoparticle Adsorption and Uptake are Directed by Particle Capping Agent. Small Science, 2025, 5: 2500060. https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202500060

O’Toole N., et al, Microfluidic generation of bacterial biohybrids for magnetic guidance and content release, Chemical Communications, 2025,61, 12155-12158, DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC00449G

Lázaro, Isabel Abánades et al., 35 challenges in materials science being tackled by PIs under 35(ish) in 2024, Matter, 2024, Volume 7, Issue 11, 3699 – 3706, https://www.cell.com/matter/abstract/S2590-2385(24)00505-8

S. Acosta-Gutiérrez, et al., Correction to “A Multiscale Study of Phosphorylcholine Driven Cellular Phenotypic Targeting”, ACS Central Science 2024 10 (7), 1423-1423, https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.2c00146

M.E. Allen et al, Biomimetic behaviors in hydrogel artificial cells through embedded organelles, PNAS U.S.A. 120 (35) e2307772120, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2307772120

Pilkington, C.P., et al. A microfluidic platform for the controlled synthesis of architecturally complex liquid crystalline nanoparticles. Sci Rep 13, 12684 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39205-3

S. Acosta-Gutiérrez et al., A Multiscale Study of Phosphorylcholine Driven Cellular Phenotypic Targeting, ACS Central Science, 2022, 8 (7), 891-904 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c00146

C. Contini, et al., Manufacturing polymeric porous capsules, Chem. Commun., 2022,58, 4409-4419, DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1039/D1CC06565C

Walczak, M., et al. Responsive core-shell DNA particles trigger lipid-membrane disruption and bacteria entrapment. Nat Commun 12, 4743 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24989-7

X. Zhang, C. Contini, et al., How does the hydrophobic content of methacrylate ABA triblock copolymers affect polymersome formation?, J Polym Sci 2021, 59(15), 1724. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20210371

Zhang, S., Contini, C., et al. Engineering motile aqueous phase-separated droplets via liposome stabilisation. Nat Commun 12, 1673 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21832-x

Scarpa E, et al. (2020) Tuning cell behavior with nanoparticle shape. PLoS ONE 15(11): e0240197. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240197

H. Kokot, et al, Prediction of Chronic Inflammation for Inhaled Particles: the Impact of Material Cycling and Quarantining in the Lung Epithelium. Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 2003913. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202003913

Contini, C., et al. Size dependency of gold nanoparticles interacting with model membranes. Commun Chem 3, 130 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-020-00377-y

F. Ambroz, et al, Room Temperature Synthesis of Phosphine-Capped Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals without Coordinating Solvents. Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 2020, 37, 1900391. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201900391

Contini, Claudia et al., Bottom-Up Evolution of Vesicles from Disks to High-Genus Polymersomes, iScience, Volume 7, 132 – 144, 2018, https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(18)30130-5

T. J. Macdonald et al., TiO₂ nanofiber photoelectrochemical cells loaded with sub-12 nm AuNPs: Size dependent performance evaluation, Materials Today Energy, Volume 9, 2018, Pages 254-263, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2018.06.005

Contini, C., et al., (2017). Nanoparticle–membrane interactions. Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 13(1), 62–81. https://doi.org/10.1080/17458080.2017.1413253

Adrian Joseph, Claudia Contini et al. Chemotactic synthetic vesicles: Design and applications in blood-brain barrier crossing.Sci. Adv.3,e1700362(2017).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.1700362

Robertson, J., Rizzello, L., Avila-Olias, M. et al. Purification of Nanoparticles by Size and Shape. Sci Rep 6, 27494 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep27494