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SUMMARY:From Nano- to Bio-Interfaces\, Lessons Learned
DTSTART:20121026T141500
DTSTAMP:20260508T120410Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. F. Stellacci\, Institute of Materials - EPFL\nA bird eye
  view of any folded protein shows a complex surface composed of hydrophobi
 c and hydrophilic patches closely packed. To date little is known on the f
 undamental properties that such packing determines. In this talk I will pr
 esent my group's endeavor into the synthesis\, characterization\, and unde
 rstanding of a family of nanomaterials (mixed monolayer protected nanopart
 icles) that posses a surface coexistence of patches of opposite hydrophili
 city resembling that present on folded protein. I will show that these mat
 erials are ideal model compound to uncover the basic properties that such 
 coexistence determines at the solid liquid interface\, and will conclude w
 ith example of application of these nanoparticles when used as mimic of bi
 ological entities (e.g. as cell penetrating peptides\, as nano-enzymes\, e
 tc.)
LOCATION:PH L1 503 http://plan.epfl.ch/?room=PHL1503
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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