* denotes corresponding author; † these authors contributed equally
- P. N. Gunawardene, M. Weissman, J. Bowman, P. Gobbo,* M. S. Workentin*, “Towards the design of self-sorting nanomaterials through kinetically directed chemoselective control over interfacial surface chemistry”. J. Mater. Chem B, 2023. (Article, ESI)
- A. Heidari, Oy. I. Sentürk, S. Yang, A. Joesaar, P. Gobbo,* S. Mann,* T. F. A. deGreef,*S. V. Wegner*, “Orthogonal Light-Dependent Membrane Adhesion Induces Social Self-Sorting and Member-Specific DNA Communication in Synthetic Cell Communities”. Small, 2023, 2206474. (Article, ESI)
- 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, e202200968. (Article)
- 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)
- 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)
- A. Galanti, P. Gobbo*, “L’alba dei materiali protocellulari”. La chimica e l’industria, 2022, 2, 74-75. (Article)
- P. J. Grimes, A. Galanti, P. Gobbo*, Bioinspired Networks of Communicating Synthetic Protocells. Front. Mol. Biosci., 2021, 8, 804717. (Article)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- P. Gobbo, From protocells to prototissues: a materials chemistry approach. Biochem. Soc. Trans., 2020, 48, 2579-2589. Invited perspective paper. (Article)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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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