Publications (21)
Exploring conformational energy landscape of glassy disaccharides by CPMAS 13C NMR and DFT/GIAO simulations. I. Methodological aspects
Ronan Lefort, Patrice Bordat, Attilio Cesaro +1
The aim of this article is to assess the ability of chemical shift surfaces to provide structural information on conformational distributions of disaccharides in glassy solid state…
Criticality of an isotropic-to-smectic transition induced by anisotropic quenched disorder
Gilbert Chahine, Andriy V. Kityk, Klaus Knorr +4
We report combined optical birefringence and neutron scattering measurements on the liquid crystal 12CB nanoconfined in mesoporous silicon layers. This liquid crystal exhibits stro…
Exploring conformational energy landscape of glassy disaccharides by CPMAS 13C NMR and DFT/GIAO simulations. II. Enhanced molecular flexibility in amorphous trehalose
Ronan Lefort, Patrice Bordat, Attilio Cesaro +1
This paper deals with the comparative use of the chemical shift surfaces to simulate experimental 13C CPMAS data on amorphous solid state disaccharides, paying particular attention…
Bioprotectant glassforming solutions confined in porous silicon nanocapillaries
Rémi Busselez, Ronan Lefort, Qing Ji +6
Glycerol and trehalose-glycerol binary solutions are glass-forming liquids with remarkable bioprotectant properties. In this paper, we address the effects of confining of these sol…
Structure of Water at Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Interfaces: Raman Spectroscopy of Water Confined in Periodic Mesoporous (Organo)Silicas
Benjamin Malfait, Alain Moréac, Aïcha Jani +4
The temperature dependence of the structure of water confined in hydrophilic mesostructured porous silica (MCM-41) and hydrophobic benzene-bridged periodic mesoporous organosilicas…
Colossal Effect of Nanopore Surface Ionic Charge on the Dynamics of Confined Water
Armin Mozhdehei, Philip Lenz, Stella Gries +9
Interfacial interactions significantly alter the fundamental properties of water confined in mesoporous structures, with crucial implications for geological, physicochemical, and b…