Profile

A team of researchers in the areas of Chemistry, Physiscs and Biology of the University of Torino, engaged in a three-year project on "Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces" has been recently awarded the title of "Centre of Excellence" by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Nanotechnology of surfaces has a profound impact on a variety of technological fields ranging from structural materials to biological systems, catalysis, electronics and many others. The Centre has the dual mission of pursuing basic research and offering applied research services. It aims at becoming a stable research structure catalyzing the development of scientific and technical excellence in the region.

Director:
Adriano Zecchina


Highlights

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Cover Picture: Hydroxyapatite as a key biomaterial: quantum-mechanical simulation of its surfaces in interaction with biomolecules
Marta Corno,a Albert Rimola,a Vera Bolisb and Piero Ugliengo* a Dipartimento di Chimica IFM, NIS Centre of Excellence and INSTM (Materials Science and Technology) National Consortium, UdR Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, Torino, Italy. b Dipartimento DiSCAFF, Universita` del Piemonte Orientale ‘‘A. Avogadro’’, Novara and INSTM (Materials Science and Technology) National Consortium, UdR Piemonte Orientale, Italy PCCP, 24 (2010) Pages 6293–6536
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Crystal structure of thioflavin-T and its binding to amyloid fibrils: insights at the molecular level
Cristina Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Albert Rimola, Luis Rodríguez-Santiago, Piero Ugliengo, Ángel Álvarez-Larena, Hugo Gutiérrez-de-Terán, Mariona Sodupe and Pilar González-Duarte
Chem. Commun., (2010) 46, 1156 - 1158
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Raman analysis and mapping for the determination of COOH groups on oxidized single walled carbon nanotubes
V. Mussi a,*, C. Biale a,b, S. Visentin c, N. Barbero d, M. Rocchia e, U. Valbusa a
a Nanomed Labs, Physics Department, University of Genova, and Nanobiotechnologies, National Institute of Cancer Research (IST), Largo R. Benzi, 10 Genova 16132, Italy b Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy c Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy d Department of General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry and NIS Centre of Excellence, University of Turin, corso Massimo D’Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy e Thermo Fisher Scientific, Strada Rivoltana, Rodano, Milano, Italy
Carbon, 48,(2010) 3391 –3398

Events


NIS is involved in the organization of the following international events:

FIRST CHEMICAL STEPS TOWARDS THE ORIGIN OF LIFE
Torino, September 16-17th, 2010 Organised by:
Piero Ugliengo, University of Turin
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