Alberto Bianco

The anti-HIV pentameric pseudopeptide HB-19 binds the C-terminal end of nucleolin and prevents anchorage of virus particles in the plasma membrane of target cells.

A helical peptide receptor for [60]fullerene.

Proton dipolar recoupling in resin-bound peptides under high-resolution magic angle spinning.

Solid-phase synthesis of fullerene-peptides.

Amino acid functionalisation of water soluble carbon nanotubes.

Characterization of the 310-helix in model peptides by HRMAS NMR spectroscopy.

Synthesis, structural characterization, and immunological properties of carbon nanotubes functionalized with peptides.

Conformational analysis by HRMAS NMR spectroscopy of resin-bound homo-peptides from C(alpha)-methyl-leucine.

SUBPOL: a novel SUcrose-Based Polymer support for solid-phase peptide synthesis and affinity chromatography applications.

Immunization with peptide-functionalized carbon nanotubes enhances virus-specific neutralizing antibody responses.

Solid-phase synthesis and characterization of a novel fullerene-peptide derived from histone H3.

Translocation of bioactive peptides across cell membranes by carbon nanotubes.

Measurement of scaled residual dipolar couplings in proteins using variable-angle sample spinning.

DEUSS: a perdeuterated poly(oxyethylene)-based resin for improving HRMAS NMR studies of solid-supported molecules.

Synthesis and biological properties of fullerene-containing amino acids and peptides.

Functionalized carbon nanotubes for plasmid DNA gene delivery.

Cationic carbon nanotubes bind to CpG oligodeoxynucleotides and enhance their immunostimulatory properties.

Biomedical applications of functionalised carbon nanotubes.

Binding and condensation of plasmid DNA onto functionalized carbon nanotubes: toward the construction of nanotube-based gene delivery vectors.

Efficient solid-phase synthesis of fullero-peptides using Merrifield strategy.

Targeted delivery of amphotericin B to cells by using functionalized carbon nanotubes.

Applications of carbon nanotubes in drug delivery.

Carbon nanotubes for the delivery of therapeutic molecules.

Carbon nanotubes: on the road to deliver.

Functionalized carbon nanotubes as emerging nanovectors for the delivery of therapeutics.

C3-symmetric peptide scaffolds are functional mimetics of trimeric CD40L.

Tissue biodistribution and blood clearance rates of intravenously administered carbon nanotube radiotracers.

[60]fullerene-pyrrolidine-N-oxides.

Double functionalization of carbon nanotubes for multimodal drug delivery.

Chemistry of carbon nanotubes.

Solid-phase synthesis of CD40L mimetics.

Design and activity of cationic fullerene derivatives as inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase.

Functionalized carbon nanotubes are non-cytotoxic and preserve the functionality of primary immune cells.

Carbon nanotubes as nanomedicines: from toxicology to pharmacology.

Carbon nanotube-functionalized silicon surfaces with efficient redox communication.

Cutting edge: small molecule CD40 ligand mimetics promote control of parasitemia and enhance T cells producing IFN-gamma during experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infection.

Multifunctionalised cationic fullerene adducts for gene transfer: design, synthesis and DNA complexation.

Functionalized carbon nanotubes in drug design and discovery.

Multiwalled carbon nanotube-doxorubicin supramolecular complexes for cancer therapeutics.

Peptides in nanotechnology. Introduction.

Opportunities and challenges of carbon-based nanomaterials for cancer therapy.

Tissue histology and physiology following intravenous administration of different types of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes.

Exploring helical folding of oligoureas during chain elongation by high-resolution magic-angle-spinning (HRMAS) NMR spectroscopy.

Hype around nanotubes creates unrealistic hopes.

Covalent assembly and micropatterning of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes to monolayer-modified Si(111) surfaces.

Cellular uptake of functionalized carbon nanotubes is independent of functional group and cell type.

Carbon-nanotube shape and individualization critical for renal excretion.

Immunological profile of a Plasmodium vivax AMA-1 N-terminus peptide-carbon nanotube conjugate in an infected Plasmodium berghei mouse model.

Design and synthesis of intrinsically cell-penetrating nucleopeptides.

[Potential usefulness of carbon nanotubes for cancer therapy].

Immunomodulatory consequences of ODN CpG-polycation complexes.

Antitumor activity and prolonged survival by carbon-nanotube-mediated therapeutic siRNA silencing in a human lung xenograft model.

Synthesis and 3D-structure of conformationally controlled nucleo-peptides.

Rationally-designed multivalent architectures for mimicking homotrimers of CD40L, a member of the TNF superfamily.

Diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy in the structural characterization of functionalized carbon nanotubes.

Synthesis and characterization of a carbon nanotube-dendron series for efficient siRNA delivery.

Conformationally controlled, thymine-based alpha-nucleopeptides.

Organic functionalisation and characterisation of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

Synthesis and characterization of nucleobase-carbon nanotube hybrids.

In vitro behavior of multifunctionalized fullerene-warfarin conjugates.

Systemic antiangiogenic activity of cationic poly-L-lysine dendrimer delays tumor growth.

Enhanced anticancer activity of multi-walled carbon nanotube-methotrexate conjugates using cleavable linkers.

Functionalized carbon nanotubes for probing and modulating molecular functions.

Replacement of Ala by Aib improves structuration and biological stability in thymine-based alpha-nucleopeptides.

Two-dimensional diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy as a tool for monitoring functionalized carbon nanotube purification and composition.

Enhanced cellular internalization and gene silencing with a series of cationic dendron-multiwalled carbon nanotube:siRNA complexes.

Efficient receptor-independent intracellular translocation of aptamers mediated by conjugation to carbon nanotubes.

Carbon nanotube-coupled cell adhesion peptides are non-immunogenic: a promising step toward new biomedical devices.

Neurons are able to internalize soluble carbon nanotubes: new opportunities or old risks?

Oxidative biodegradation of single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes.

Trafficking and subcellular localization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in plant cells.

Antifungal activity of amphotericin B conjugated to carbon nanotubes.

Peptide-based materials: from nanostructures to applications.

One-pot triple functionalization of carbon nanotubes.

Carbon nanotube-nucleobase hybrids: nanorings from uracil-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes.

Cellular uptake mechanisms of functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes by 3D electron tomography imaging.

Antibody covalent immobilization on carbon nanotubes and assessment of antigen binding.

Length-dependent retention of carbon nanotubes in the pleural space of mice initiates sustained inflammation and progressive fibrosis on the parietal pleura.

Functional motor recovery from brain ischemic insult by carbon nanotube-mediated siRNA silencing.

HYDRAmers: design, synthesis and characterization of different generation novel Hydra-like dendrons based on multifunctionalized adamantane.

Making carbon nanotubes biocompatible and biodegradable.

Fullerene C₆₀ as a multifunctional system for drug and gene delivery.

Formation of efficient catalytic silver nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes by adenine functionalization.

Cellular uptake and cytotoxic impact of chemically functionalized and polymer-coated carbon nanotubes.

Functional platform for controlled subcellular distribution of carbon nanotubes.

Ex vivo impact of functionalized carbon nanotubes on human immune cells.

The plant cell uses carbon nanotubes to build tracheary elements.

Translocation mechanisms of chemically functionalised carbon nanotubes across plasma membranes.

G-quartet type self-assembly of guanine functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes.

Targeting carbon nanotubes against cancer.

Enhancement of anti-inflammatory drug activity by multivalent adamantane-based dendrons.

Degree of chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes determines tissue distribution and excretion profile.

In vivo degradation of functionalized carbon nanotubes after stereotactic administration in the brain cortex.

Insertion of short amino-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes into phospholipid bilayer occurs by passive diffusion.

The alluring potential of functionalized carbon nanotubes in drug discovery.

Highly sensitive electrochemiluminescent nanobiosensor for the detection of palytoxin.

Intercellular carbon nanotube translocation assessed by flow cytometry imaging.

Functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes as ultrasound contrast agents.

Spatiotemporal visualization of subcellular dynamics of carbon nanotubes.

Multimerization of an apoptogenic TRAIL-mimicking peptide by using adamantane-based dendrons.

Asbestos-like pathogenicity of long carbon nanotubes alleviated by chemical functionalization.

Functionalized carbon nanotubes as immunomodulator systems.

Endowing carbon nanotubes with superparamagnetic properties: applications for cell labeling, MRI cell tracking and magnetic manipulations.

Graphene: safe or toxic? The two faces of the medal.

Ammonium and Guanidinium Dendron-Carbon Nanotubes by Amidation and Click Chemistry and their Use for siRNA Delivery.

Double functionalization of carbon nanotubes with purine and pyrimidine derivatives.

Endowing carbon nanotubes with biological and biomedical properties by chemical modifications.

Peptide-based carbon nanotubes for mitochondrial targeting.

Self-assembled carbon nanotube honeycomb networks using a butterfly wing template as a multifunctional nanobiohybrid.

How do functionalized carbon nanotubes land on, bind to and pierce through model and plasma membranes.

Graphene-based nanomaterials for nanobiotechnology and biomedical applications.

Carbon nanotubes functionalized with fibroblast growth factor accelerate proliferation of bone marrow-derived stromal cells and bone formation.

Evidencing the mask effect of graphene oxide: a comparative study on primary human and murine phagocytic cells.

Carbon nanotube scaffolds instruct human dendritic cells: modulating immune responses by contacts at the nanoscale.

Functionalized carbon nanotubes in the brain: cellular internalization and neuroinflammatory responses.