Tag: materials chemistry

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Shining Light on Carbon Dots: New Opportunities in Photocatalysis

Our ChemCatChem Concept Article is now published. The article discusses recent advancements in carbon dots-based photocatalysis. We highlight the link between the carbon dots superficial and core composition and their resulting photo-redox abilities. We then give future perspectives on their application in cutting-edge areas. The work was carried out in collaboration with Dr. Giacomo Filippini and Prof. Maurizio Prato at the University of Trieste.

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Colloidosomes as a Protocell Model: Engineering Life-Like Behaviour through Organic Chemistry

Colloidosomes are robust, versatile microcapsules that have emerged as promising candidates for protocell models. Read our just published review that highlights the role of organic chemistry in the engineering of colloidosomes with life-like behaviours, such as selective membrane permeability, adhesion, chemical signalling, dynamic multi-compartmentalisation, replication, and predation.

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ERC Starting Grant worth over 2M Euros awarded to the University of Trieste for Pierangelo Gobbo’s project PROTOMAT

The University of Trieste has been awarded its first ERC Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) as part of the Horizon Europe framework. Pierangelo Gobbo, having worked in various institutions around the world, has chosen the University of Trieste (UniTS) to develop the first fully synthetic cells capable of integrating with living cells and tissues.