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most citedExperimental evidence of replica symmetry breaking in random lasers

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cond-mat.soft2020★ 13 cited

Atomic scale investigation of the volume phase transition in concentrated PNIPAM microgels

M. Zanatta, L. Tavagnacco, E. Buratti +5

Combining elastic incoherent neutron scattering and differential scanning calorimetry, we investigate the occurrence of the volume phase transition (VPT) in very concentrated PNIPA…

cond-mat.soft2020★ 8 cited

Protein-like dynamical transition of hydrated polymer chains

L. Tavagnacco, M. Zanatta, E. Buratti +8

Combining elastic incoherent neutron scattering experiments at different resolutions with molecular dynamics simulations, we report the observation of a protein-like dynamical tran…

cond-mat.soft2018★ 29 cited

Molecular mechanisms driving the microgels behaviour: a Raman spectroscopy and Dynamic Light Scattering study

Valentina Nigro, Francesca Ripanti, Roberta Angelini +5

Responsive microgels based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) exhibit peculiar behaviours due to the competition between the hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions of the co…

cond-mat.soft2002★ 85 cited

G-quartet biomolecular nanowires

A. Calzolari, R. Di Felice, E. Molinari +1

We present a first-principle investigation of quadruple helix nanowires, consisting of stacked planar hydrogen-bonded guanine tetramers. Our results show that long wires form and a…

cond-mat.soft2001★ 85 cited

Ab-initio study of model guanine assemblies: The role of pi-pi coupling and band transport

R. Di Felice, A. Calzolari, E. Molinari +1

Several assemblies of guanine molecules are investigated by means of first-principle calculations. Such structures include stacked and hydrogen-bonded dimers, as well as vertical c…

cond-mat.soft2001★ 27 cited

Self-assembled guanine ribbons as wide-bandgap semiconductors

A. Calzolari, R. Di Felice, E. Molinari +1

We present a first principle study about the stability and the electronic properties of a new biomolecular solid-state material, obtained by the self-assembling of guanine (G) mole…