Matteo Palma

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the potential of Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) beyond imaging to simultaneously study structural and electronic properties of functional surfaces and interfaces, which is of paramount importance since it is well established that a solid surface possesses different properties than the bulk material.

TL;DR: A technique which combines molecular-scale nanolithography with site-selective biochemistry to create biomimetic arrays of individual protein binding sites to explore how the geometric organization of the extracellular matrix (ECM) binding ligand RGD affects cell adhesion and spreading is developed.

TL;DR: In this paper, a stretchable self-powered sensor with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) is presented.

TL;DR: Shape‐memory polymers are morphologically responsive materials with potential for a variety of biomedical applications, particularly as devices for minimally invasive surgery and the delivery of therapeutics and cells for tissue engineering.

TL;DR: In this article, a new dyad based on alkyl substituted hexa-perihexabenzocoronene (HBC) and perylene monoimide (PMI) separated by an ethinylene linker is shown to have a high tendency to self-assemble into ordered supramolecular arrangements at multiple length scales: macroscopic extruded filaments display long-range crystalline order, nanofiber networks are produced by simple spin-coating, and monolayers with a lamellar packing are formed by physisorption