Publications

* denotes corresponding author; † these authors contributed equally

  1. J. H. Park, A. Galanti, I. Ayling, S. Rochat, M. Workentin, P. Gobbo*, “Colloidosomes as a Protocell Model: Engineering Life-Like Behaviour through Organic Chemistry”. EurJOC, 2022. (Article)
  2. H. E. Symons, A. Galanti, J. C. Surmon, R. S. Trask, S. Rochat, P. Gobbo*, “Automated Analysis of Soft Material Microindentation”. Soft Matter, 2022. (Article, ESI)
  3. E. Vassiliadi, M. Tsirigotis-Maniecka, H. E. Symons, P. Gobbo, F. Nallet, A. Xenakis, M. Zoumpanioti *, “(Hydroxypropyl)methyl cellulose-chitosan film as a matrix for lipase immobilization. Part II: structural studies”. Gels, 2022, 8, 595. (Article, ESI)
  4. A. Galanti, P. Gobbo*, “L’alba dei materiali protocellulari”. La chimica e l’industria, 2022, 2, 74-75. (Article)
  5. P. J. Grimes, A. Galanti, P. Gobbo*, Bioinspired Networks of Communicating Synthetic Protocells. Front. Mol. Biosci., 2021, 8, 804717. (Article)
  6. K. Ramsay, J. Levy, P. Gobbo*, K. Elvira*, Programmed assembly of bespoke prototissue on a microfluidic platform. Lab Chip, 2021, 21, 4574-4585. (Article, ESI)
  7. A. Galanti, R. O. Moreno-Tortolero, R. Azad, S. Cross, S. Davis, P. Gobbo*, A floating mold technique for the programmed assembly of protocells into protocellular materials capable of non-equilibrium biochemical sensing. Adv. Mater., 2021, 33, 2100340. (Article, ESI)
  8. I. Murgorodska, M. Jenkinson-Finch, R. O. Moreno-Tortolero, S. Mann*, P. Gobbo*, A novel acid-degradable PEG crosslinker for the construction of acid-degradable biomaterials. Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2021, 42, 2100102. (Article, ESI)
  9. P. Gobbo, From protocells to prototissues: a materials chemistry approach. Biochem. Soc. Trans., 2020, 48, 2579-2589. Invited perspective paper. (Article)
  10. N. G. Moreau, N. Martin, P. Gobbo, T.-Y. D. Tang, S. Mann*, Spontaneous membrane-less multi- compartmentalization via aqueous two-phase separation in complex coacervate micro-droplets. Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 12717-12720. (Article, ESI)
  11. P. Gobbo, P. Kumar†, L. Tian†, S. Turvey, M. Cattelan, A. J. Patil*, M. Carraro, M. Bonchio*, S. Mann*, Catalytic processing in ruthenium-based polyoxometalate coacervate protocells. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 41. (Article, ESI)
  12. S. Ghiassian, L. Yu, P. Gobbo, A. Nazemi, T. Romagnoli, W. Luo, L. G. Luyt, M. S. Workentin, Nitrone Modified Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Their Potential as 18F-Labeled PET Probes via I-SPANC. ACS Omega 2019, 4, 21, 19106-19155. (Article, ESI)
  13. P. Gobbo, A. J. Patil, M. Li., R. Harniman, W. H. Briscoe, S. Mann*, Programmed assembly of synthetic protocells into contractile prototissues. Nat. Mater., 2018, 17, 1145-1153. (Article, ESI)
  14. E. J. Simpson, P. Gobbo, F. C. Bononi, E. Murrell, M. S. Workentin*, L. G. Luyt*, Bombesin-Functionalized Water-Soluble Gold Nanoparticles for Targeting Prostate Cancer. JOIN, 2017, 2, 174-187. (Article)
  15. W. Luo, P. Gobbo, P. Gunawardene, M. S. Workentin*, A Fluorogenic Gold Nanoparticle (AuNP) Substrate: A Model for the Controlled Release of Molecules from AuNP Nanocarriers via Interfacial Staudinger-Bertozzi Ligation. Langmuir, 2017, 33, 1908-1913. (Article, ESI)
  16. P. Gobbo*, M. S. Workentin*, Maleimide-Modified Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs): a Versatile Platform for Interfacial Click Reactions Leading to Chemically Modified AuNPs. Synlett, 2016, 27, 1919-1930. (Article)
  17. M. R. Weissman, K. T. Winger, S. Ghiassian, P. Gobbo*, M. S. Workentin*, Insights on the Application of the Retro Michael-Type Addition on Maleimide-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles in Biology and Nanomedicine. Bioconjugate Chem., 2016, 27, 586-593. (Article, ESI)
  18. P. Gobbo, S. Antonello, I. Guryanov, F. Polo, A. Soldà, F. Zen, F. Maran*, Dipole Moment Effect on the Electrochemical Desorption of Self-Assembled Monolayers of 310-Helicogenic Peptides on Gold. ChemElectroChem, 2016, 3, 2063-2070. (Article)
  19. W. Luo, P. Gobbo, C. McNitt, D. Sutton, V, Popik, M. Workentin*, ‘Shine & Click’ Photoinduced Interfacial Unmasking of Strained-Alkynes on Small Water Soluble Gold Nanoparticles. Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 23, 1052-1059. (Article, ESI)
  20. P. Gobbo, T. Romagnoli, S. M. Barbon, J. T. Price, J. Keir, J. B. Gilroy*, M. S. Workentin*, Expanding the scope of strained-alkyne chemistry: a protection-deprotection strategy via the formation of a dicobalt-hexacarbonyl complex. Chem. Commun.,2015, 51, 6647-6650. (Article, ESI)
  21. P. Gobbo*, W. Luo, S. J. Cho, X. Wang, M. C. Biesinger, R. H. E. Hudson, M. S. Workentin*, Small Gold Nanoparticles for Interfacial Staudinger-Bertozzi Ligation. Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 4605 – 4612.(Article, ESI)
  22. G. Q. Wallace,  M. S. Zuin, M. Tabatabaei, P. Gobbo, F. Lagugné-Labarthet*, M. S. Workentin*, Gold nanosponges (AuNS): a versatile template for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and biosensing applications. Analyst, 2015, 140, 7278-7282. (Article, ESI)
  23. P. Gobbo*, P. Gunawardene, W. Luo, M. S. Workentin*, Synthesis of a Toolbox of Clickable Rhodamine B Derivatives. Synlett,2015, 26, 1169-1174. (Article, ESI)
  24. S. M. Barbon†, P. Gobbo†, W. Luo, J. T. Price, M. C. Biesinger, M. S. Workentin*, J. B. Gilroy*, An azide-functionalized nitronyl nitroxide radical: synthesis, characterization, and Staudinger-Bertozzi ligation reactivity. Synlett, 2015, 26, 304-308. (Article, ESI)
  25. S. Ghiassian, P. Gobbo, M. S. Workentin*, Water-soluble maleimide modified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as a platform for cycloaddition reactions. Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2015, 24, 5438-5447. (Article)
  26. N. Kazemi-Zanjani, P. Gobbo, Z. Zhu, M. S. Workentin, F. Lagugné-Labarthet*, High resolution Raman imaging of bundles of single-walled carbon nanotubes by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Can. J. Chem., 2015, 93, 51-59.
  27. X. Wang†, P. Gobbo†, M. Suchy, M. S. Workentin*, R. H. E. Hudson*, Peptide-decorated gold nanoparticles via strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition and post assembly deprotection. RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 43087-43091. (Article, ESI)
  28. P. Gobbo, Z. Mossman, A. Nazemi, A. Niaux, M. C. Biesinger, E. R. Gillies,M. S. Workentin*, Versatile strained alkyne modified water-soluble AuNPs for interfacial strain promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition (I-SPAAC). J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 1764-1769. (Article, ESI)
  29. P. Gobbo, S. Novoa, M. C. Biesinger, M. S. Workentin*, Interfacial strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (I-SPAAC) for the synthesis of nanomaterial hybrids. Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 3982-3984. (Article, ESI)
  30. P. Gobbo, M. C. Biesinger, M. S. Workentin*, Facile synthesis of gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-carbon nanotube (CNT) hybrids through an interfacial Michael addition reaction. Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 2831-2833. (Article, ESI)
  31. F. Pashaee, R. Hou, P. Gobbo, M. S. Workentin, F.Lagugné-Labarthet*, Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of self-assembled thiolated monolayers on flat gold nanoplates using gaussian-transverse and radially polarized excitations. J. Phys. Chem. C.,2013, 117, 15639-15646. (Article)
  32. E. Magdzinski, P. Gobbo, M. S. Workentin, P. J. Ragogna*, A novel diiminopyridine ligand containing redox active Co(III) mixed sandwich complexes. Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52, 11311-11319. (Article, ESI)
  33. J. M. Kaplan, J. Shang, P. Gobbo, S. Antonello, V. Chatare, D. M. Ratner, R. B. Andrade, F. Maran*, Conformationally constrained functional peptide monolayers for the controlled display of bioactive carbohydrate ligands. Langmuir, 2013, 29, 8187-8192. (Article, ESI)
  34. M. Milne†, P. Gobbo†, N. McVicar, R. Bartha, M. S. Workentin*, R. H. E. Hudson*, Water-soluble gold nanoparticles (AuNP) functionalized with gadolinium(III) chelate via Michael addition for use as a MRI contrast agent. J. Meter. Chem. B, 2013, 1, 5628-5635. (Article, ESI)
  35. P. Gobbo†, M. J. Biondi†, J. J. Feld, M. S. Workentin*,Arresting the time-dependent H2O2 mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles for analytical detection and preparative chemistry. J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013, 1, 4048–4051. (Article, ESI)
  36. P. Gobbo, S. Ghiassian, M. Hesari, N. Kazemi-Kanjani,K. G. Stamplecoskie, M. S. Workentin*, Electrochemistry of robust gold nanoparticle-glassy carbon hybrids generated using a patternable photochemical approach. J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 23971-23980. (Article, ESI)
  37. E. Magdzinski, P. Gobbo, C. D. Martin, M. S. Workentin, P. J. Ragogna*, The syntheses and electrochemical studies of a ferrocene substituted diiminopyridine ligand and its P, S, Se, and Te complexes. Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 8425-8432. (Article, ESI)
  38. P. Gobbo, M. S. Workentin*, Improved methodology for the preparation of water-soluble maleimide-functionalized small gold nanoparticles. Langmuir, 2012, 28, 12357−12363. (Article, ESI)
  39. A. Biffis, L. Gazzola, P. Gobbo, G. Buscemi, C. Tubaro, M. Basato*, Alkyne hydroarylations with chelating dicarbene palladium(II) complex catalysts: improved and unexpected reactivity patterns disclosed upon additive screening. Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2009, 19, 3189-3198. (Article)

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