Yearly Archives: 2019

SPACE TWEEZERS – Spectroscopy of Planetary and AtmospheriC particulatE by optical Tweezers

Duration: From 02 Dec 2019 to 15 May 2023 (3.5 years) Funding Institution: Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) and Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) through ASI-INAF Initiative “Accordo Attuativo ASI-INAF n. 2018-16-HH.0” Contact person: O. M. Maragò Website:  www.spacetweezers.org In this research we used OT to trap and spectroscopically characterize extraterrestrial dust particles and/or their analogs. This study gives solid ground for […]

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Mussel-inspired functional biopolymers for underwater adhesion, surface/interface derivatization and nanostructure/composite self-assembly (MUSSEL)

Duration: From October 2019 to October 2023  (3.0 years) Funding Institution: MIUR – PRIN 2017 Contact person: V. Villari (referente IPCF per l’Unità di Ricerca IPCB di Pozzuoli (NA)) The MUSSEL project involves 6 Research Units. The aim of the CNR Research Unit (composed of different Institutes) is the study of Polydopamine structure and Polydopamine […]

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NiFTy – New-Generation Nanostructured Fluorinated Materials for 19F-MRI and their Biophysicochemical Interactions

Duration: From October 2019 to October 2023 (4 years) Funding Institution: MUR-PRIN Contact person: C. Ingrosso The aim of Nifty is the development od novel fluorinated tracers and nanosystems, 19F-MRI active, overcoming limitations of conventional agents, paving the way for multifunctional fluorinated nanomaterial (F-NM) based platforms, applicable to different fields of medicine, with the additional […]

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Active Matter – Initial Training Network: From Fundamental Science to Technological Applications (ActiveMatter ITN)

Duration: From September 2019 to February 2024 (4.5 years) Funding Institution: European Commission, Program H2020-EU-1.3 Excellent Science- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Contact person: M.A. Iatì and O. M. Maragò Website:  active-matter.eu This is an MSCA ITN project composed by 14 Beneficiaries and 9 Partner Organisations from 9 different countries, and focuses on experimental, theoretical and computational […]

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Self-aggregation of active particles with complex shapes into controlled optical potentials

Duration: From 01 Jun 2019 to 31 Dec 2022 (3.5 years) Bilateral agreement: CNR/Tubitak (Turkey) Funding Institution: CNR and TUBITAK-Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Contact person: O. M. Maragò (IPCF) – Luca Biancofiore (University of Bilkent – TR) In this project we aim to extend the study on Janus particles to non-spherical active particles, like elongated Janus particles, Janus micro- and […]

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