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most citedSelf-assembly of bi-functional patchy particles with anisotropic shape into polymers chains: theory and simulations

82 citations · 338 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

cond-mat.soft2022★ 56 cited

Walk ferroelectric liquid droplets with light

Stefano Marni, Giovanni Nava, Raouf Barboza +2

We show that the motion of ferroelectric liquid sessile droplets deposited on a ferroelectric lithium niobate substrate can be controlled by a light beam of moderate intensity irra…

cond-mat.soft2022★ 61 cited

Superscreening and polarization control in confined ferroelectric nematic liquids

Federico Caimi, Giovanni Nava, Susanna Fuschetto +7

The combination of large spontaneous polarization and fluidity makes the newly discovered ferroelectric nematic liquid crystalline phase (NF) responsive to electric fields in ways…

cond-mat.soft2022★ 57 cited

Explosive electrostatic instability of ferroelectric liquid droplets on ferroelectric solid surfaces

Raouf Barboza, Stefano Marni, Fabrizio Ciciulla +7

We investigated the electrostatic behavior of ferroelectric liquid droplets exposed to the pyroelectric field of a lithium niobate ferroelectric crystal substrate. The ferroelectri…

physics.bio-ph2022★ 10 cited

OxDNA to study species interactions

Francesco Mambretti, Nicolò Pedrani, Luca Casiraghi +3

Molecular ecology uses molecular genetic data to answer traditional ecological questions in biogeography and biodiversity among others. Several ecological principles, such as the n…

q-bio.PE2018★ 2 cited

How neutral and niche forces contribute to speciation processes?

Niccolo Anceschi, Jorge Hidalgo, Tommaso Bellini +2

The evolutionary and ecological processes behind the origin of species are among the most fundamental problems in biology. In fact, many theoretical hypothesis on different type of…

cond-mat.soft2012★ 70 cited

Self-assembly of short DNA duplexes: from a coarse-grained model to experiments through a theoretical link

Cristiano De Michele, Lorenzo Rovigatti, Tommaso Bellini +1

Short blunt-ended DNA duplexes comprising 6 to 20 base pairs self-assemble into polydisperse semi-flexible chains due to hydrophobic stacking interactions between terminal base pai…

cond-mat.soft2011★ 82 cited

Self-assembly of bi-functional patchy particles with anisotropic shape into polymers chains: theory and simulations

Cristiano De Michele, Tommaso Bellini, Francesco Sciortino

Concentrated solutions of short blunt-ended DNA duplexes, down to 6 base pairs, are known to order into the nematic liquid crystal phase. This self-assembly is due to the stacking…