alberto bianco - curriculum vitae
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alberto bianco - curriculum vitae
ALBERTO BIANCO - CURRICULUM VITAE I. PERSONAL DATA Place of birth: Date of birth: Citizenship: Marital Status: II. Pieve di Soligo, Treviso, Italy February 5, 1967 Italian Married (one child) ACADEMIC DEGREE March 1992 “Laurea” in Chemistry Overall mark: 110/110 cum laude Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, University of Padova, Italy Thesis: Peptide Helices as Molecular Spacers Supervisor: Prof. Claudio Toniolo May 1992 Qualification for Chemistry Profession December 1995 Doctorate in Chemistry Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, University of Padova, Italy Thesis: Peptide Helices as Fullerene-Receptors and Fullerene-Peptides Supervisor: Prof. Claudio Toniolo February 2003 Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches (HDR) Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France III. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE June 1992 - January 1993 Institut de Chimie Organique, Université de Lausanne, Suisse Post-“Laurea” stage Research group leader: Prof. Manfred Mutter April 1996 - September 1997 Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Germany Post-doctoral fellow Research group leader: Prof. Günther Jung October 1997 - September 1998 Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, University of Padova, Italy Post-doctoral fellow Research group leader: Prof. Gianfranco Scorrano November 1998 - September 2001 Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UPR 9021 CNRS Immunologie et chimie thérapeutiques, Strasbourg, France Post-doctoral fellow Research group leader: Dr. Jean-Paul Briand October 2001- September 2006 Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UPR 9021 CNRS Immunologie et chimie thérapeutiques, Strasbourg, France Research Associate at CNRS (CR1) IV. CURRENT POSITION October 2006- to date Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UPR 9021 CNRS Immunologie et chimie thérapeutiques, Strasbourg, France Research Director at CNRS (DR2) V. AWARDS AND GRANTS April 1991 EniChem award for Chemistry Students June 1992 - January 1993 Fellowship from Fond National Suisse April 1996 - September 1997 EPS-Exchange Grant sponsored by Debiopharm Fellowship from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship from Aldo Gini Foundation October 1997 - September 1998 Fellowship from University of Padova November 1998 - December 1999 Fellowship from Industry January 2000 – September 2001 Fellowship from Sidaction April 2004 Journals Grants for International Authors from the Royal Society of Chemistry March 2007 Nominee of the 2006 Descartes Prize for Scientific Collaborative Research November 2010 Journals Grants for International Authors from the Royal Society of Chemistry VI. EDITORIAL ACTIVITY AND MEMBERSHIP - Editor of Carbon (2011 to date) - Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Peptide Science (2009 to date) - Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Nanomedicine (2011 to date) - Member of the Editorial Advisory Board and then Associate Editor of Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology (2005-2007) - Guest Editor of the Special Issue of the Journal of Peptide Science: “Peptides in Nanotechnology” 2008, 14, 117 - Guest Editor of the Special Issue of the Journal of Peptide Science: “Peptide-based materials: from nanostructures to applications” 2011, 17, 73 - Member of the French Group of Peptides and Proteins (GFPP) - Member of the European Peptide Society - Member of the American Chemical Society - Member of the Committee of Experts of the AFSSET LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 1. Crisma, M.; Valle, G.; Formaggio, F.; Bianco, A.; Toniolo, C. “Helical Screw Sense of Peptide Molecules. X-Ray Diffraction Structures of Two Oligopeptides with a Single Chiral Center” Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transaction 2 1993, 987-991. 2. Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Maggini, M.; Scorrano, G.; Toniolo, C.; Wudl, F. “Synthesis and Characterization of the First Fullerene-Peptide” Journal of Organic Chemistry 1993, 58, 5578-5580. 3. Maggini, M.; Scorrano, G.; Bianco, A.; Toniolo, C.; Sijbesma, R. P.; Wudl, F.; Prato, M. “Addition Reactions of C60 Leading to Fulleroprolines” Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications 1994, 305-306. 4. Toniolo, C.; Bianco, A.; Maggini, M.; Scorrano, G.; Prato, M.; Marastoni, M.; Tomatis, R.; Spisani, S.; Palù, G.; Blair, E. P. “A Bioactive Fullerene-Peptide” Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 1994, 37, 4558-4562. 5. Maggini, M.; Scorrano, G.; Bianco, A.; Toniolo, C.; Prato, M. “Synthesis and Characterization of Both Enantiomers of a Chiral C60 Derivative with C2 Symmetry” Tetrahedron Letters 1995, 36, 2845-2846. 6. Toniolo, C.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F.; Crisma, M.; Bonora, G. M.; Benedetti, E.; Del Duca, V.; Saviano, M.; Di Blasio, B.; Pedone, C.; Aubry, A. “The Polypeptide 310-Helix as a Template for Molecular Recognition Studies. Structural Characterization of a Side-chain Functionalized Octapeptide” Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 1995, 3, 1211-1221. 7. Crisma, M.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F.; Toniolo, C.; Kamphuis, J. “The Polypeptide 310-Helix as a Template and a Spacer” Letters in Peptide Science 1995, 2, 187-189. 8. Flippen-Anderson, J. L.; George, C.; Valle, G.; Valente, E.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F.; Crisma, M.; Toniolo, C. “Crystallographic characterization of geometry and conformation of TOAC, a nitroxide spin-labelled Cα,α-disubstituted glycine, in simple derivatives and model peptides” International Journal of Peptide and Protein Research 1996, 47, 231-238. 9. Bianco, A.; Maggini, M.; Scorrano, G.; Toniolo, C.; Marconi G.; Villani C.; Prato, M. “Synthesis, Chiroptical Properties and Configurational Assignment of Fulleroproline Derivatives and Peptides” Journal of the American Chemical Society 1996, 118, 4072-4080. 10. Novello, F.; Prato, M.; Da Ros, T.; De Amici, M.; Bianco, A.; Toniolo, C.; Maggini, M. “Stereoselective additions to 60[fullerene]” Chemical Communications 1996, 903-904. 11. Crisma, M.; Valle, G.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F.; Toniolo, C. “Crystal Structure of NBenzyloxycarbonyl-L-alanyl-α-aminoisobutyric acid tert-butyl ester, C19H28N2O5” Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 1996, 211, 561-562. 12. George, C.; Flippen-Anderson, J. L.; Bianco, A.; Crisma, M.; Formaggio, F.; Toniolo, C. “Crystallographic Characterization of Tryptophan-Containing Peptide 310-Helices” Peptide Research 1996, 9, 315-321. 13. Crisma, M.; Valle, G.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F.; Toniolo, C. “Conformational characteristics of the -Pro-Ala- dipeptide sequence” Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 1997, 212, 465-471. 14. Bianco, A.; Bertolini, T.; Crisma, M.; Valle, G.; Toniolo, C.; Maggini, M.; Scorrano, G.; Prato, M. “β-Turn induction by C60-based fulleroproline. Synthesis and conformational characterization of Fpr/Pro small peptides” Journal of Peptide Research 1997, 50, 159-170. 1 15. Bianco, A.; Gasparrini, F.; Maggini, M.; Misiti, D.; Polese, A.; Prato, M.; Scorrano, G.; Toniolo, C.; Villani, C. “Molecular Recognition by a Silica-Bound Fullerene Derivative” Journal of the American Chemical Society 1997, 119, 7550-7554. 16. Guldi, D. M.; Maggini, M.; Scorrano, G.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Toniolo, C. “Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Supramolecular Fullerene/Ferrocene Systems” Journal of Information Recording 1998, 24, 33-39. 17. Bianco, A.; Lucchini, V.; Maggini, M.; Prato, M.; Scorrano, G.; Toniolo, C. “Trans-Cis Amide Bond Isomerization in Fulleroprolines” Journal of Peptide Science 1998, 4, 364-368. 18. Bianco, A.; Zabel, C.; Walden, P.; Jung, G. “N-Hydroxy Amide Analogues of MHC-Class I Peptide Ligands with Nanomolar Binding Affinities” Journal of Peptide Science 1998, 4, 471-478. 19. Bianco, A.; Brock, C.; Zabel, C.; Walk, T.; Walden, P.; Jung, G. “New synthetic non-peptide ligands for classical MHC class I molecules” Journal of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273, 28759-28765. 20. Wolf, W. M.; Stasiak, M.; Leplawy, M. T.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F.; Crisma, M.; Toniolo, C. “Destabilization of the 310-Helix in Peptides Based on Cα-Tetrasubstituted α-Amino Acids by MainChain to Side-Chain Hydrogen Bonds” Journal of the American Chemical Society 1998, 120, 11558-11566. 21. Polese, A.; Mondini, S.; Bianco, A.; Toniolo, C.; Scorrano, G.; Guldi, D. M.; Maggini, M. “Solvent2+ Dependent Intramolecular Electron Transfer in a Peptide-Linked [Ru(bpy)3] -C60 Dyad” Journal of the American Chemical Society 1999, 120, 3446-3452. 22. Hin, S.; Zabel, C.; Bianco, A.; Jung G.; Walden P. “Cutting Edge: N-Hydroxy Peptides: A New Class of T Cell Receptor Antagonists” Journal of Immunology 1999, 163, 2363-2367. 23. Bianco, A.; Kaiser, D.; Jung, G. “N-Hydroxy Peptides as Substrates for α-Chymotrypsin” Journal of Peptide Research 1999, 54, 544-548. 24. Nisole, S.; Krust, B.; Dam, E.; Bianco, A.; Seddiki, N.; Loaec, S.; Callebaut, C.; Guichard, G.; Muller, S.; Briand, J.-P.; Hovanessian, A. G. “The HB-19 Pseudopeptide 5[Kψ(CH2N)PR]-TASP Inhibits Attachment of T-Lymphocyte and Macrophage-Tropic HIV to Permissive Cells” AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses 2000, 16, 237-249. 25. Bianco, A.; Sonksen, C. P.; Roepstorff, P.; Briand, J.-P. “Solid-Phase Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Highly Substituted Hydroxyproline-Based 2,5-Diketopiperazines” Journal of Organic Chemistry 2000, 65, 2179-2187. 26. Bianco, A.; Furrer, J.; Limal, D.; Guichard, G.; Elbayed, K.; Raya, J.; Piotto, M.; Briand, J.-P. “Multi-Step Synthesis of 2,5-Diketopiperazines on Different Solid Supports Monitored by High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning NMR Spectroscopy” Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry 2000, 2, 681-690. 27. Bianco, A.; Da Ros, T.; Prato, M.; Toniolo, C. “Fullerene-based amino acid and peptides” Journal of Peptide Science 2001, 7, 208-219. 28. Piotto, M.; Bourdonneau, M.; Furrer, J.; Raya, J.; Bianco, A.; Elbayed, K. “Destruction of Magnetization During TOCSY Experiments Performed Under Magic Angle Spinning: Effect of Radial B1 Inhomogeneities” Journal of Magnetic Resonance 2001, 149, 114-118. 29. Joseph, C.; Stier, G.; O’Brien, R.; Politou A.; Atkinson, R. A.; Bianco, A.; Ladbury, J. E.; Martin, S.; Pastore, A. “A structural characterization of the interaction between titin Z repeats and αactinin C-terminal domain” Biochemistry 2001, 40, 4957-4965. 2 30. Furrer, J.; Piotto, M.; Bourdonneau, M.; Limal, D.; Guichard, G.; Elbayed, K.; Raya, J.; Briand, J.P.; Bianco, A. “Evidence of Secondary Structure by High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning NMR Spectroscopy of a Bioactive Peptide Bound to Different Solid Supports” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2001, 123, 4130-4138. 31. Choppin, J.; Cohen, W.; Bianco, A.; Connan, F.; Dalod, M.; Briand, J.-P.; Guillet, G. “Characters of HIV-regions containing multiple HLA-restricted cytotoxic T cell epitopes: richness in HLAbinding motifs and sensitivity to proteasome” Journal of Immunology 2001, 166, 6164-6169. 32. Hin, S.; Bianco, A.; Zabel, C.; Jung, G.; Walden, P. “Mimetics of a T cell epitope based on polyN-acylated amine backbone structures induce T cells in vitro and in vivo” Journal of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276, 48790-48796. 33. Furrer, J.; Elbayed, K.; Bourdonneau, M.; Raya, J.; Limal, D.; Bianco, A.; Piotto, M. “Dynamic and magnetic susceptibility effects on the MAS NMR linewidth of a tetrapeptide bound to different resins” Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 2002, 40, 123-132. 34. Bianco, A.; Corvaja, C.; Crisma, M.; Guldi, D. M.; Maggini, M.; Sartori, E.; Toniolo, C. “A Helical Peptide Receptor for [60]Fullerene” Chemistry: a European Journal 2002, 8, 1544-1553. 35. Nisole, S.; Said, E. A.; Mische, C.; Prevost M.-C.; Krust, B.; Bouvet, P.; Bianco, A.; Briand, J.-P.; Hovanessian, A. G. “The Anti-HIV Pentameric Pseudopeptide HB-19 Binds the C-terminal End of Nucleolin and Prevents Anchorage of Virus Particles on Target Cells” Journal of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277, 20877-20886. 36. Raya, J.; Bianco, A.; Furrer, J.; Briand, J.-P.; Piotto, M.; Elbayed, K. “Proton dipolar recoupling in resin-bound peptides under high resolution magic angle spinning” Journal of Magnetic Resonance 2002, 157, 43-51. 37. Cohen, W. M.; Bianco, A.; Connan, F.; Camoin, L.; Dalod, M.; Lauvau, G.; Ferriès, E.; CulmannPenciolelli, B.; van Endert, P. M.; Briand, J. P.; Choppin, J.; Guillet, J. G. “Study of AntigenProcessing Steps Reveals Preferences Explaining Differential Biological Outcomes of Two HLAA2-Restricted Immunodominant Epitopes from Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1” Journal of Virology 2002, 76, 10219-10225. 38. Pantarotto, D.; Bianco, A.; Pellarini, F.; Tossi, A.; Giangaspero, A.; Zelezetsky, I.; Briand, J. P.; Prato M. “Solid-Phase Synthesis of Fullerene-Peptides” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2002, 124, 12543-12549. 39. Georgakilas, V.; Tagmatarchis, N.; Pantarotto, D.; Bianco, A.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato M. “Amino acid functionalisation of water soluble carbon nanotubes” Chemical Communications 2002, 3050-3051. 40. Lancelot, N.; Elbayed, K.; Raya, J.; Piotto, M.; Briand, J.-P.; Formaggio, F.; Toniolo, C.; Bianco, A. “Characterization of the 310-Helix in Model Peptides by HRMAS NMR Spectroscopy” Chemistry: a European Journal 2003, 9, 1317-1323. 41. Pantarotto, D.; Hoebeke, J.; Graff, R.; Partidos, C. D.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Immunological Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized with Peptides” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2003, 125, 6160-6164. 42. Rainaldi, M.; Lancelot, N.; Elbayed, K.; Raya, J.; Piotto, M.; Briand, J.-P.; Kaptein, B.; Broxterman, Q. B.; Berkessel, A.; Formaggio, F.; Toniolo, C.; Bianco, A. “Conformational analysis by HRMAS NMR spectroscopy of resin-bound homo-peptides from Cα-methyl-leucine” Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2003, 1, 1835-1837. 3 43. Poschalko, A.; Rohr, T.; Gruber, H.; Bianco, A.; Guichard, G.; Briand, J.-P.; Weber, V.; Falkenhagen, D. “SUBPOL: A Novel Sucrose-based Polymer Support for Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis and Affinity Chromatography Applications” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2003, 125, 13415-13426. 44. Pantarotto, D.; Partidos, C. D.; Hoebeke, J.; Brown, F.; Kramer, E.; Briand, J.-P.; Muller, S.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Immunization with peptide-functionalized carbon nanotubes enhances virusspecific neutralizing antibody responses” Chemistry and Biology 2003, 10, 961-966. 45. Bianco, A.; Prato, M. “Can carbon nanotubes be considered useful tools for biological applications?” Advanced Materials 2003, 15, 1765-1768. 46. Bianco, A.; Pantarotto, D.; Hoebeke, J.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; “Solid-phase synthesis and characterization of a novel fullerene-peptide derived from histone H3” Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2003, 1, 4141-4143. 47. Pantarotto, D.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Translocation of Bioactive Peptides Across Cell Membranes by Carbon Nanotubes” Chemical Communications 2004, 16-17. 48. Pantarotto, D.; Tagmatarchis, N.; Bianco, A.; Prato, M. “Synthesis and Biological Properties of Fullerene-containing Amino Acids and Peptides” MiniReviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2004, 4, 805-814. 49. Lancelot, N.; Elbayed, K.; Bianco, A.; Piotto, M. “Measurement of scaled residual dipolar couplings in proteins using variable-angle sample spinning” Journal of Biomolecular NMR 2004, 29, 259-269. 50. Poschalko, A.; Lancelot, N.; Marin, J.; Larras, V.; Limal, D.; Elbayed, K.; Raya, J.; Piotto, M.; Briand, J.-P.; Guichard, G.; Bianco, A. “DEUSS: a Perdeuterated Polyoxyethylene-based Resin for Improving HRMAS NMR Study of Solid-supported Molecules” Chemistry: a European Journal 2004, 10, 4532-4537. 51. Pantarotto, D.; Singh, R.; McCarthy, D.; Erhardt, M.; Briand, J.P.; Prato, M.; Kostarelos, K.; Bianco, A. “Functionalised carbon nanotubes for plasmid DNA gene delivery” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2004, 43, 5242-5246. Angewandte Chemie 2004, 116, 5354-5358. 52. Bianco, A. “Carbon Nanotubes for the Delivery of Therapeutic Molecules” Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery 2004, 1, 57-65. 53. Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K.; Partidos, C. D.; Prato, M. “Biomedical applications of functionalised carbon nanotubes” Chemical Communications 2005, 571-577. 54. Bianco, A.; Hoebeke, J.; Godefroy, S.; Chaloin, O.; Pantarotto, D.; Briand, J.-P.; Muller, S.; Prato, M.; Partidos, C. D. “Cationic Carbon Nanotubes Bind to CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides and Enhance Their Immunostimulatory Properties” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127, 58-59. 55. Kostarelos, K.; Lacerda, L.; Partidos, C. D.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Carbon Nanotube-mediated Delivery of Peptides and Genes to Cells: Translating Nanobiotechnology to Therapeutics” Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2005, 15, 41-47. 56. Bianco, A.; Hoebeke, J.; Kostarelos, K.; Prato, M.; Partidos, C. D. “Carbon nanotubes: on the road to deliver” Current Drug Delivery 2005, 2, 253-259. 57. Singh, R.; Pantarotto, D.; McCarthy, D.; Chaloin, O.; Hoebeke, J.; Partidos, C. D.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Binding and condensation of plasmid DNA onto 4 functionalized carbon nanotubes: towards the construction of nanotube-based gene delivery vectors” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127, 4388-4396. 58. Pastorin, G.; Kostarelos, K.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Towards the Delivery of Therapeutic Molecules” Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology 2005, 1, 133-142. 59. Bianco, A. “Efficient solid-phase synthesis of fullero-peptides using Merrifield strategy” Chemical Communications 2005, 3174-3176. 60. Wu, W.; Wieckowski, S.; Pastorin, G.; Benincasa, M.; Klumpp, C.; Briand, J.-P.; Gennaro, R.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Targeted Delivery of Amphotericin B to Cells Using Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2005, 44, 6358-6362. Angewandte Chemie 2005, 117, 6516-6520. 61. Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K.; Prato, M. “Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Drug Delivery“ Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 2005, 9, 674-679. 62. Fournel, S.; Wieckowski, S.; Sun, W.; Trouche, N.; Dumortier, H.; Bianco, A.; Chaloin, O.; Habib, M.; Peter, J.-C.; Schneider, P.; Vray, B.; Toes, R. E.; Offringa, R.; Melief, C. J.; Hoebeke, J.; Guichard, G. “C3-symmetric peptide scaffolds are functional mimetics of trimeric CD40L” Nature Chemical Biology 2005, 1, 377-382. 63. Tasis, D.; Tagmatarchis, N.; Bianco, A.; Prato M. “Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes” Chemical Review 2006, 106, 1105-1136. 64. Klumpp, C.; Kostarelos, K.; Prato M.; Bianco, A. “Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes as Alternative Non-viral Vectors” Biochimica and Biophysica Acta 2006, 1758, 404-412. 65. Singh, R.; Pantarotto, D.; Lacerda, L.; Pastorin G.; Klumpp, C.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Tissue Biodistribution and Blood Clearance Rates of Intravenously Administered Carbon Nanotube Radiotracers” Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 2006, 103, 3357-3362. 66. Campidelli, S.; Klumpp, C.; Bianco, A.; Guldi, D. M.; Prato, M. “Functionalization of CNT: Synthesis and Applications in Photovoltaics and Biology” Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry 2006, 19, 531-539. 67. Lacerda, L.; Pastorin, G.; Wu, W.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Functionalised carbon nanotube autofluorescence as a tool to monitor bundle formation and dissociation in aqueous phases by fluorescence spectrophotometry: the effect of plasmid DNA complexation” Advanced Functional Materials 2006, 16, 1839-1846. 68. Brough, P.; Klumpp, C.; Bianco, A.; Campidelli, S.; Prato, M. “[60]Fullerene−Pyrrolidinoe-Noxides” Journal of Organic Chemistry 2006, 71, 2014-2020. 69. Pastorin, G.; Wu, W.; Wieckowski, S.; Kostarelos, K.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Double functionalisation of carbon nanotubes for multimodal drug delivery” Chemical Communications 2006, 1182-1184. 70. Bianco, A.; Fournel, S.; Wieckowski, S.; Hoebeke, J.; Guichard G. “Solid-phase synthesis of CD40L mimetics” Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2006, 4, 1461-1463. 71. Bianco, A.; Nogarole, M.; Maggini, M.; Scorrano, G. “Hydrolysis rate of functionalized fullerenes bearing alkoxysilanes: a comparative study” European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2006, 2934-2941. 5 72. Pastorin, G.; Marchesan, S.; Hoebeke, J.; Da Ros, T.; Ehret-Sabatier, L.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Design and Activity of Cationic Fulleropyrrolidines as Inhibitors of Acetylcholinesterase” Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2006, 4, 2556-2562. 73. Dumortier, H.; Lacotte, S.; Pastorin, G.; Marega, R.; Wu, W.; Bonifazi, D.; Briand, J.-P.; Muller, S.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes are Nontoxic for the Immune System Regulatory Cells” Nano Letters 2006, 6, 1522-1528. 74. Hauquier, F.; Pastorin, G.; Hapiot, P.; Prato, M.; Bianco A.; Fabre, B.; “Carbon nanotubefunctionaliozed silicon surfaces with an efficient redox communication” Chemical Communications 2006, 4536-4538. 75. Lacerda, L.; Bianco, A.; Prato, M.; Kostarelos, K. “Carbon Nanotubes as Nanomedicines: from Toxicology to Pharmacology” Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 2006, 58, 1460-1470. 76. Kostarelos, K.; Lacerda, L.; Pastorin, G.; Wu, W.; Wieckowski, S.; Luangsivilay, J.; Godefroy, S.; Pantarotto, D.; Briand, J.-P.; Muller, S.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Functionalised Carbon Nanotube Cellular Uptake and Internalisation Mechanism is Independent of Functional Group and Cell Type” Nature Nanotechnology 2007, 2, 108-113. 77. Lacerda, L.; Pastorin, G.; Gathercole, D.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. Trafficking of Carbon Nanotubes by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy” Advanced Materials 2007, 19, 1480-1484. “ Intracellular 78. Habib, M.; Rivas, M. N.; Chamekh, M.; Wieckowski, S.; Sun, W.; Bianco, A.; Trouche, Chaloin, O.; N.; Dumortier, H.; Goldman, M.; Guichard, G.; Fournel.; Vray, B. “Cutting Edge: Small + Molecule CD40 Ligand Mimetics Promote Control of Parasitemia and Enhance CD8 T Cell Producing Interferon- during Experimental Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection” Journal of Immunology 2007, 178, 6700-6704. 79. Klumpp, C.; Lacerda, L.; Chaloin, O.; Da Ros, T.; Kostarelos, K.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. ”Multifunctionalised cationic fullerene adducts for gene transfer: design, synthesis and DNA complexation” Chemical Communications 2007, 3762-3764. 80. Lacerda, L.; Raffa, S.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Cell-Penetrating Carbon Nanotubes in the Delivery of Therapeutics” Nano Today 2007, 2, 38-43. 81. Prato, M.; Kostarelos, K.; Bianco, A. “Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes in Drug Design and Discovery” Account of Chemical Research 2008, 41, 60-68. 82. Lacerda, L.; Bianco, A.; Prato, M.; Kostarelos, K. “Carbon nanotube cell translocation and delivery of nucleic acids in vitro and in vivo” Journal of Material Chemistry 2008, 18, 17-22. 83. Lacerda, L.; Soundararajan, A.; Singh, R.; Pastorin, G.; Al-Jamal, K. T.; Turton, J.; Frederik, P.; Herrero, M. A.; Li, S.; Bao, A.; Emfietzoglou, D.; Mather; S.; Phillips, W. T.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Goins, B.; Kostarelos, K. “Dynamic Imaging of Functionalised Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Systemic Circulation and Urinary Excretion” Advanced Materials 2008, 20, 225-230. 84. Lacotte, S.; García, A.; Décossas, M.; Al-Jamal, W. T.; Li, S.; Kostarelos, K.; Muller, S.; Prato, M.; Dumortier, H.; Bianco, A. “Interfacing functionalized carbon nanohorns with primary phagocytic cells” Advanced Materials 2008, 20, 2421-2426. 6 85. Ali-Boucetta, H.; Al-Jamal, K. T.; McCarthy, D.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Multiwalled carbon nanotube-doxorubicin supramolecular complexes for cancer therapeutics” Chemical Communications 2008, 459-461. 86. Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K.; Prato, M. “Opportunities and challenges of carbon-based nanomaterials for cancer therapy” Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery 2008, 5, 331-342. 87. Violette, A.; Lancelot, N.; Poschalko, A.; Piotto, M.; Briand, J.-P.; Raya, J.; Elbayed, K.; Bianco, A.; Guichard G. “Exploring helical folding of oligoureas during chain elongation by HRMAS NMR” Chemistry: a European Journal 2008, 14, 3874-3882. 88. Lacerda, L.; Ali-Boucetta, H.; Herrero, M. A.; Pastorin, G.; Bianco, A.; Prato, M.; Kostarelos, K. “Tissue histology and physiology following intravenous administration of different types of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes” Nanomedicine 2008, 3, 149-161. 89. Fabre, B.; Hauquier, F.; Herrrier, C.; Pastorin, G.; Wu. W.; Bianco, A.; Prato, M.; Hapiot P.; Zigah, D.; Prasciolu, M.; Vaccari, L. “Covalent assembly and micropatterning of multiwalled carbon nanotubes to monolayer-modified Si(111) surfaces” Langmuir 2008, 24, 6595-6602. 90. Li, S.; Wu, W.; Campidelli, S.; Prato, M.; Sarnatskaïa, V.; Tridon, A.; Nikolaev, A.; Nikolaev, V.; Bianco, A.; Snezhkova, E. “Adsorption of carbon nanotubes on active carbon microparticles” Carbon 2008, 46, 1091-1095. 91. Lacerda, L.; Herrero, M. A.; Venner, K.; Bianco, A.; Prato, M.; Kostarelos, K. “Carbon-Nanotube Shape and Individualization Critical for Renal Excretion” Small 2008, 4, 1130-1132. 92. Geotti-Bianchini, P.; Beyrath, J.; Chaloin, O.; Formaggio, F.; Bianco, A. “Design and Synthesis of Intrinsically Cell-Penetrating Nucleopeptides” Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2008, 6, 3661-3663. 93. Yandar, N.; Pastorin G.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Patarroyo, M. E.; Lozano, J. M. “Immunological profile of a Plasmodium vivax AMA-1 N-terminus peptide-carbon nanotube conjugate in an infected Plasmodium berghei mouse model” Vaccine 2008, 26, 5864-5873. 94. Partidos, C.D.; Hoebeke, J.; Wieckowski, S.; Chaloin, O.; Bianco, A.; Moreau, E.; Briand, J.-P.; Desgranges, C.; Muller, S. “Immunomodulatory consequences of ODN CpG-polycation complexes” Methods 2009, 49, 328-333. 95. Podesta, J. E.; Al-Jamal, K. T.; Herrero, M. A.; Tian, B.; Ali-Boucetta, H.; Hegde, V.; Bianco, A.; Prato, M.; Kostarelos, K. “Antitumor Activity and Prolonged Survival by Carbon NanotubeMediated Therapeutic siRNA Silencing in a Human Lung Xenograft Model” Small 2009, 5, 1176-1185. 96. Zacchigna, M.; Klumpp, C.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “In vitro and in vivo behavior of multifunctionalized fullerene-warfarin conjugates” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2009, 9, 6210-6221. 97. Gaillard, C.; Cellot, G.; Li, S.; Toma, F. M.; Dumortier, H.; Spalluto, G.; Cacciari, B.; Prato, M.; Ballerini, L.; Bianco, A. “Carbon nanotubes carrying cell adhesion peptides do not interfere with neuronal functionality” Advanced Materials 2009, 21, 2903-2908. 98. Geotti-Bianchini, P.; Crisma, M.; Peggion, C.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F. “Conformationally controlled, thymine-based α-nucleopeptides” Chemical Communications 2009, 3178-3180. 7 99. Singh, P.; Campidelli, S.; Giordani, S.; Bonifazi, D.; Bianco, A.; Prato, M. “Organic Functionalisation and Characterisation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes” Chemical Society Reviews 2009, 38, 2214-2230. 100. Marega, R.; Aroulmoji, V.; Dinon, F.; Vaccari, L.; Giordani, S.; Bianco, A.; Murano, E.; Prato, M. “Diffusion-Ordered NMR Spectroscopy in the Elucidation of Structural Modifications of Carbon Nanotubes” Journal of American Chemical Society 2009, 131, 9086-9093. 101. Herrero, M. A.; Toma, F. M.; Al-Jamal, K. T.; Kostarelos, K.; Bianco, A.; Bano, F.; Casalis, L.; Scoles, G.; Prato, M. “Synthesis and Characterization of Polycationic Carbon Nanotubes for siRNA Delivery” Journal of American Chemical Society 2009, 131, 9843-9848. 102. Singh, P.; Kumar, J.; Toma, F. M.; Raya, J.; Prato, M.; Fabre, B.; Verma, S.; Bianco, A. “Synthesis and Characterization of Nucleobase-Carbon Nanotube Hybrids” Journal of American Chemical Society 2009, 131, 13555-13562. 103. Kostarelos, K.; Bianco, A.; Prato, M. “Promises, facts and challenges for carbon nanotubes in imaging and therapeutics” Nature Nanotechnology 2009, 4, 627-633. 104. Geotti-Bianchini, P.; Moretto, A.; Peggion, C.; Beyrath, J.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F. “Replacement of Ala by Aib improves structuration and biological stability in thymine-based nucleopeptides” Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2010, 8, 1315-1321. 105. Al-Jamal, K. T.; Al-Jamal, W. T.; Akerman, S.; Podesta, J. E.; Yilmazer, A.; Turton, J. A.; Bianco, A.; Vargesson, N.; Kanthou, C.; Florence, A. T.; Tozer, G. M.; Kostarelos, K. “Systemic AntiAngiogenic Activity of Cationic Poly-L-Lysine Dendrimer Delays Tumor Growth” Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 2010, 107, 3966–3971. 106. Ben-Valid, S.; Dumortier, H.; Sfez, R.; Decossas, M.; Meneghetti, M.; Bianco, A.; Yitzchaik S. “Polyaniline-Coated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Characterization and Impact on Primary Immune Cells” Journal of Material Chemistry 2010, 20, 2408–2417. 107. Samorì, C.; Ali-Boucetta, H.; Sainz, R.; Guo, C.; Toma, F. M.; Fabbro, C.; Da Ros, T.; Prato, M.; Kostarelos, K.; Bianco A. “Enhanced anticancer activity of multi-walled carbon nanotubemethotrexate conjugates using cleavable linkers” Chemical Communications 2010, 46, 1494-1496. 108. Ménard-Moyon, C.; Kostarelos, C.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Functionalized carbon nanotubes for probing and modulating molecular functions” Chemistry and Biology 2010, 17, 107-115. 109. Samorì, C.; Sainz, R.; Ménard-Moyon, C.; Toma, F. M.; Venturelli, E.; Singh, P.; Ballestri, M.; Prato M.; Bianco A. “Potentiometric titration as a straightforward method to assess the number of functional groups on shortened carbon nanotubes” Carbon 2010, 48, 2447-2454. 110. Marega, R.; Aroulmoji, V.; Bergamin, M.; Feruglio, L.; Dinon, F.; Bianco, A.; Murano, E.; Prato, M. “Two Dimensional Diffusion-Ordered NMR Spectroscopy as a Tool for Monitoring Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Purification and Composition” ACS Nano 2010, 4, 2051-2058. DOI:10.1021/nn100257h 111. Fabre, B.; Ababou-Girard, S.; Singh, P.; Kumar, J.; Verma, S.; Bianco, A. “Noncovalent assembly of ferrocene on modified gold surfaces mediated by uracil-adenine base pairs” Electrochemistry Communications 2010, 12, 831-834. 8 112. Ménard-Moyon, C.; Venturelli, E.; Fabbro, C.; Samorì, C.; Da Ros, T.; Kostarelos, K.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “The alluring potential of functionalized carbon nanotubes in drug discovery” Expert Opinion in Drug Discovery 2010, 5, 691-707. 113. Van den Bossche, J.; Al Jamal, W. T.; Tian, B.; Nunes, A.; Fabbro, C.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Efficient receptor-independent intracellular translocation of aptamers mediated by conjugation to carbon nanotubes” Chemical Communications, 2010, 46, 7379-7381. 114. Al-Jamal, K. T.; Toma, F. M.; Yilmazer, A.; Ali-Boucetta, H.; Nunes, A.; Herrero, M. A.; Tian, B.; Eddaoui, A.; Bianco, A.; Prato, M.; Kostarelos, K. “Enhanced cellular internalization and gene silencing using a series of cationic dendron-multiwalled carbon nanotube:siRNA complexes” FASEB Journal, 2010, 24, 4354-4365. 115. Cellot, G.; Prato, M.; Ballerini, L.; Bianco, A. “Neurons are able to internalize soluble CNT: new opportunities or old risks?” Small, 2010, 6, 2630–2633. 116. Gaillard, C.; Duval. M.; Dumortier, H.; Bianco, A. “Carbon nanotube-coupled cell adhesion peptides are not immunogenic: a promising step toward new biomedical devices” Journal of Peptide Science, 2011, 17, 139-142. 117. Russier, J.; Ménard-Moyon, C.; Venturelli, E.; Gravel, E.; Marcolongo, G.; Meneghetti, M.; Doris, E.; Bianco, A. “Oxidative biodegradation of single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes” Nanoscale, 2011, DOI: 10.1039/c0nr00779j 118. Serag, M. F.; Kaji, N.; Gaillard, G.; Okamoto, Y.; Terasaka, K.; Jabasini, M.; Tokeshi, M.; Mizukami, H.; Bianco, A.; Baba, Y. “Trafficking and sub-cellular localization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in plant cells” ACS Nano 2011, DOI: 10.1021/nn102344t 119. Benincasa, M.; Pacor, S.; Wu, W.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Gennaro, R. “Antifungal activity of Amphotericin B conjugated to carbon nanotubes” ACS Nano 2011, DOI:10.1021/nn1023522 120. Ménard-Moyon, C.; Fabbro, Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “One-Pot Triple Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes” Chemistry: A European Journal, 2011, in press 121. Singh, P.; Samorì, C.; Toma, F. M.; Bussy, C.; Nunes, A.; Al-Jamal, K. T.; Ménard-Moyon, C.; Prato, M.; Kostarelos, K.; Bianco, A. “Polyamine Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Characterization, Cytotoxicity and siRNA Binding” Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, accepted CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS 1. Mutter, M.; Bianco, A.; Buttkus, U.; Dörner, B.; Nyanguile, O.; Sila, U.; Zier, A.; Kamber, B. “Redesigning Peptide Structures: Side-Chain Assemblage on Topological Templates”, in Peptides 1992, Schneider C. H. and Eberle A. N. Eds., ESCOM, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1993, 87-88. 2. Crisma, M.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F.; Toniolo, C.; George, C.; Flippen-Anderson, J. L. “Tryptophan-Containing Polypeptide 310-Helices: Side-Chain Interactions and Molecular Recognition Studies”, in Recent Advances in Tryptophan Research, Allegri Filippini G., Costa C. L. V. and Bertazzo A. Eds., Plenum Press, New York, 1996, 623-626. 3. Bianco, A.; Maggini, M.; Novello, F.; Toniolo, C.; Scorrano, G.; Villani, C.; Da Ros, T.; Prato, M. “Synthesis and Chiroptical Properties of Fullerene Derivatives”, in Fullerenes and Fullerene Nanostructures, Kuzmany H., Fink J., Mehring M. and Roth S. Eds., World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1996, 496-500. 9 4. Bianco, A.; Maggini, M.; Mondini, S.; Polese, A.; Scorrano, G.; Toniolo, C.; Guldi, D. M. “Synthesis and Characterization of a Peptide-Linked C60 Dyad”, in Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Physics of Fullerenes and Related Materials, Kadish K. M. and Ruoff R. S. Eds., The Electrochemical Society Inc., Pennington NJ, 1998, 6, 1145-1151. 5. Toniolo, C.; Polese, A.; Bianco, A.; Maggini, M.; Scorrano, G.; Guldi, D. M. “A Peptide Spacer in a Fullerene(C60)-Based Donor-Acceptor Dyad”, in Peptides for the New Millennium, Field G. B., Tam J. P. and Barany G. Eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2000, 503-504. 6. Bianco, A.; Furrer, J.; Elbayed, K.; Raya, J.; Briand, J.-P. “A New Solid-Phase Strategy for the Preparation of Hydroxyproline-Based Highly Substituted Diketopiperazines”, in Innovation and Perspectives in Solid Phase Synthesis & Combinatorial Libraries 2000, Epton R. Ed., Mayflower Worldwide Limited, Kingswinford, 2001, 243-246. 7. Bianco, A.; Furrer, J.; Piotto, M.; Bourdonneau, M.; Limal, D.; Guichard, G.; Elbayed, K.; Raya, J.; Briand J.-P. “Do Bioactive Peptides Display Native-like Conformations when Bound to a Solid Support?”, in Peptides: The Wave of the Future, Lebl M. and Houghten R. A. Eds., American Peptide Society, San Diego CA, 2001, 402-403. 8. Bianco, A.; Furrer, J.; Limal, D.; Guichard, G.; Elbayed, K.; Raya, J.; Piotto, M.; Briand J.-P. “Hydroxyproline-Containing 2,5-Diketopiperazines: Synthesis on Different Solid Supports and Characterization by HR-MAS NMR”, in Peptides 2000, Martinez J. and Fehrentz J. A. Eds., EDK, Editions Médicales et Scientifiques, Paris, France, 2001, 953-954. 9. Bianco, A.; Pantarotto, D.; Briand, J. P.; Prato, M. “Solid phase synthesis of bioactive fulleropeptides”, in Peptides 2002, Benedetti, E. and Pedone C. Eds., Edizioni Ziino, Napoli, Italy, 2002, 42-43. 10. Bianco, A.; Lancelot, N.; Elbayed, K.; Raya, J.; Piotto, M.; Briand, J.P.; Formaggio F.; Toniolo, C. “Characterization of the 310-Helix by HRMAS NMR Spectroscopy”, in Peptides 2002, Benedetti E. and Pedone C. Eds., Edizioni Ziino, Napoli, Italy, 2002, 352-353. 11. Tasis, D.; Tagmatarchis, N.; Georgakilas, V.; Pantarotto, D.; Vaccari, L.; Bianco, A.; Guldi, D. M.; Prato M. “Organic Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes” in Electronic Properties of Novel Materials: Molecular Nanostructures, Kuzmany H., Fink J., Mehring M. and Roth S. Eds., The American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, New York, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2003, 685, 282-286. 12. Tasis, D.; Tagmatarchis, N.; Georgakilas, V.; Prato M.; Pantarotto, D.; Bianco, A.; Guldi, D. M. “Applications of Soluble Carbon Nanotubes” in Fullerenes and Nanotubes: The Building Blocks of Next Generation Nanodevices, Guldi D. M., Kamat P. V. and D'Souza F. Eds., The Electrochemical Society Inc., Pennigton, NJ, 2003, 13, 264-268. 13. Pantarotto, D.; Partidos, C. D.; Hoebeke, J.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Organic Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes with Peptides”, in Peptide Revolution: Genomics, Proteomics and Therapeutics, Chorev M. and Sawyer T. K. Eds., American Peptide Society, Boston MA, 2003, 414-415. 14. Pantarotto, D.; Partidos, C. D.; Tagmatarchis, N.; Georgakilas, V.; Hoebeke, J.; Brown, F.; Kramer, E.; Briand, J.-P.; Muller, S.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Potential of Carbon Nanotubes in Vaccine Delivery”, in Innovation and Perspectives in Solid Phase Synthesis & Combinatorial Libraries, Epton R. Ed., Mayflower Worldwide Limited, Kingswinford, 2004, 147-150. 15. Bianco, A.; Pastorin, G.; Wu, W.; Klumpp, C.; Pantarotto, D.; Wieckowski, D.; Dumortier, H.; Godefroy, S.; Lacotte, S.; Muller, S.; Singh, R.; Lacerda, L.; Kostarelos, K.; Hoebeke, J.; Partidos, H.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato M. “Les nanotubes de carbone fonctionnalisés: un nouveau système de vectorisation de molécules thérapeutiques” in Nano-objets aux interfaces, Prouzet E. Ed., Conference Proceeding, 2005, 35-38. 16. Lacerda, L.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Mechanism of cellular interaction, binding and internalization of functionalized carbon nanotubes” in Technical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI 10 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NSTI-Nanotech, Nanotechnology 2008, 2, 232235. 17. Lacerda, L.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Improved tissue distribution, renal clearance and toxicity profile of functionalized carbon nanotubes” in Technical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NSTI-Nanotech, Nanotechnology 2008, 2, 509511. 18. Geotti-Bianchini, P.; Crisma, M.; Peggion, C.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio F. “Synthesis and 3Dstructure of conformationally controlled nucleo-peptides” Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 2009, 611, 37-38. 19. Guichard, G.; Trouche, N.; Wieckowski, S.; Sun, W.; Chaloin, O.; Bianco, A.; Hoebeke, J.; Schneider, P.; Fournel, S. “Rationally-designed multivalent architectures for mimicking homotrimers of CD40L, a member of the TNF superfamily” Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 2009, 611, 355357. POSTER COMMUNICATIONS 1. Bianco, A.; Maggini, M.; Prato, M.; Toniolo, C.; Scorrano, G. “Fullerene-Based α-Amino Acids and Peptides”, in New Perspectives in Fullerene Chemistry and Physics, Rome (Italy), 1994, P17. 2. Benedetti, E.; Del Duca, V.; Saviano, M.; Di Blasio, B.; Pedone, C.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F.; Crisma, M.; Bonora, G. M.; Toniolo, C.; Aubry, A. “The Polypeptide 310-Helix as a Potential th Template for Molecular and Chiral Recognition Studies”, in 14 American Peptide Symposium, Columbus (Ohio), 1995, P548. 3. Toniolo, C.; Bianco, A.; Maggini, M.; Scorrano, G.; Prato, M. “Fullerene-Based α-Amino Acids th and Peptides”, in 14 American Peptide Symposium, Columbus (Ohio), 1995, P255. 4. Bianco, A.; Brock, C.; Walden, P.; Jung, G. “Synthesis of Novel Oligomers as Potential Ligands for Major Histocompatibility Class I Molecules”, in 3. Deutsches Peptidkolloquium, Konstanz (Germany), 1997, P36. 5. Bianco, A.; Kaiser, D.; Walk, T.; Jung, G. “Solid-Phase Synthesis and Properties of N-Hydroxy Amide Containing Peptides”, in Workshop on Peptide Modification by Non-Natural Amino Acids, Leipzig (Germany), 1997, P13. 6. Bianco, A.; Gasparrini, F.; Maggini, M.; Misiti, D.; Polese, A.; Prato, M.; Scorrano, G.; Toniolo, C.; Villani, C. “Synthesis and Applications of Fullerene-Based Amino Acids and Peptides”, in Chemistry and Physics of Multifunctional Materials: Fullerenes in Context, Esphinho (Portugal), 1997, P4. 7. Bianco, A.; Polese, A.; Mondini, S.; Maggini, M.; Toniolo, C.; Scorrano G.; Guldi, D. M. “Peptide Templates and Spacers in Fullerene-Based Host-Guest Interactions and Donor-Acceptor Dyads”, th in 6 Naples Workshop on Bioactive Peptides, Capri (Italy), 1998, PII-28. 8. Bianco, A.; Maggini, M.; Polese, A.; Villani, C.; Gasparrini, F.; Misiti, D.; Prato, M.; Toniolo, C.; Scorrano, G.; Guldi, D. M. “Molecular Recognition of Fullerene-C60 Derivatives by Peptide Templates”, in Supramolecular Chemistry, Advanced Materials, Kerkrade (The Netherlands), 1998, P7. 9. Bianco, A.; Brock, C.; Zabel, C.; Hin, S.; Walk, T.; Walden, P.; Jung G. “Poly-N-Acylated Amines rd as Novel Ligands for Major Histocompatibility Class I Molecules and as T Cell Epitopes”, in 3 Peptido- and Proteino-Mimetics Symposium, Houffalize (Belgium), 1999, P4. 10. Elbayed, K.; Furrer, J.; Raya, J.; Hirschinger, J.; Piotto, M.; Bourdonneau, M.; Bianco, A.; Guichard, G.; Limal, D.; Briand J.-P. “Study of the HRMAS Technique: Importance of the Resin Choice”, in Franco-Italian Conference on Magnetic Resonance, La Londe Les Maures (France), 2000, P48. 11 11. Elbayed, K.; Furrer, J.; Raya, J.; Hirschinger, J.; Piotto, M.; Bourdonneau, M.; Bianco, A.; Guichard, G.; Limal, D.; Briand J.-P. “Study of the HRMAS Technique: Anisotropic Bulk Magnetic th Susceptibilities and Residual Static Dipolar Interaction”, in 26 European Peptide Symposium, Montpellier (France), 2000, P219. 12. Elbayed, K.; Furrer, J.; Raya, J.; Hirschinger, J.; Piotto, M.; Bourdonneau, M.; Bianco, A.; Guichard, G.; Limal, D.; Briand J.-P. “New Approach of HRMAS Technique Using Solid State th NMR Methods: Detection of Dipolar Interactions Between Distant Nuclei”, in 26 European Peptide Symposium, Montpellier (France), 2000, P220. 13. Lancelot, N.; Raya, J.; Guichard, G.; Semetey, V.; Briand J.-P.; Bianco, A.; Piotto, M.; Elbayed, K. ème “Etude par HRMAS d’oligo-urées greffés sur support solide”, in 12 Réunion Peptides et Protéines, Aussois (France), 2002, P2.a16. 14. Bianco, A.; Furrer, J.; Elbayed, K.; Bourdonneau, M.; Raya, J.; Limal, D.; Guichard, G.; Piotto, M.; Briand J.-P. “La spectroscopie RMN haute résolution à l’angle magique (HRMAS) une technique ème très performante pour la caractérisation des molécules greffées sur un support solide”, in 12 Réunion Peptides et Protéines, Aussois (France), 2002, P7.a3. 15. Poschalko, A.; Knaus, S.; Gruber, H.; Bianco, A.; Guichard, G.; Briand J.-P.; Falkenhagen, D. “Novel Sucrose-based Hydrophilic Polymer Supports for Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis” in Funktionspolymere für Systemlösungen, GDCh, Darmstadt (Germany), 2002, M2. 16. Poschalko, A.; Knaus, S.; Gruber, H.; Bianco, A.; Guichard, G.; Briand J.-P.; Weber, V.; Falkenhagen, D. “Influence of the Polymer Support on Fibrinogen-Adsorption in Affinity Chromatography” in Funktionspolymere für Systemlösungen, GDCh, Darmstadt (Germany), 2002, M12. 17. Bianco, A.; Guldi, D. M.; Crisma, M.; Sartori, E.; Corvaja, C.; Maggini M.; Toniolo, C. “A Helical th Peptide Receptor for [60]Fullerene” in 27 European Peptide Symposium, Sorrento (Italy), 2002, P B51. 18. Pantarotto, D.; Bianco, A.; Pellarini, F.; Tossi, A.; Giangaspero, A.; Zelezetsky, I.; Briand, J. P.; Prato M. “Synthesis and biological properties of fullerene-based peptides” in SAJEC 2002, Obernai (France), 2002, P53. 19. Pantarotto, D.; Georgakilas, V.; Tagmatarchis, N.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Organic Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes with Amino Acids“ in Nanobiotechnologies II, Grenoble (France), 2003, PO3.5. “ 20. Pantarotto, D.; Partidos, C. D.; Hoebeke, J.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. Synthesis, characterization and biological properties of peptides-carbon nanotubes conjugates“ in Nanoscience and Technology Conference, Groningen (The Netherlands), 2003, P-38. “ 21. Pantarotto, D.; Partidos, C. D.; Hoebeke, J.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. Organic th functionalization of carbon nanotubes with peptides“ in 18 American Peptide Symposium, Boston (Massachusetts), 2003, P517. 22. Wieckowski, S.; Trouche, N.; Chaloin, O.; Bianco, A.; Hoebeke, J.; Dumortier, H.; Guichard, G.; Fournel, S. “A synthetic multimeric ligand of CD40 is able to mimic effector functions of the natural CD40L” in Congrès Annuel SFI, Paris (France), 2004, P50. 23. Poschalko, A.; Lancelot, N.; Marin, J.; Larras, V.; Limal, D.; Elbayed, K.; Raya, J.; Piotto, M.; Briand, J.-P.; Bianco, A.; Guichard, G. “DEUSS: Une résine perdeutérée pour la synthèse et l’analyse ème RMN HRMAS des molécules supportées“ in 14 Réunion Peptides et Protéines, Aussois (France), 2005, PA22. 24. Pastorin, G.; Wu, W.; Wieckowski, S.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Multiple Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes“ in Biological Surfaces and Interfaces, EuroConference on Biomaterials, Biosensors and Analytical Techniques, Sant Feliu de Guixols (Spain), 2005. 12 25. Dumortier, H.; Lacotte, L.; Pastorin, G.; Wu, W.; Marega, R.; Bonifazi, D.; Prato, M.; Briand, J.-P.; Muller S.; Bianco, A. “Impact des nanotubes de carbone fonctionnalisés sur les cellules du système immunitaire“ in Nano-objets aux interfaces, Montpellier (France), 2005, P82. 26. Dumortier, H.; Lacotte, L.; Pastorin, G.; Marega, R.; Wu, W.; Bonifazi, D.; Prato, M.; Briand, J.-P.; Muller S.; Bianco, A. “Impact of functionalized carbon nanotubes on murine primary immune cells” in Nanomedicine 2006, ESF-UB Conference, San Feliu de Guixols (Spain), 2006, Pxx. 27. Lacotte, S.; Dumortier, H.; Pastorin, G.; Marega, R.; Wu, W.; Bonifazi, D.; Briand, J.-P.; Prato, M.; Muller, S.; Bianco, A. “Investigation on the impact of functionalized carbon nanotubes on primary mouse immune cells” in GDR-E 2006, Obernai (France), 2006, P33. 28. Geotti-Bianchini, P.; Crisma, M.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F. “Synthesis and 3D-structure of ème conformationally controlled nucleo-peptides” in 15 Réunion du Groupe Français des Peptides et Protéines, Dinard (France), 2007, P58. 29. Geotti-Bianchini, P.; Crisma, M.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F. “Synthesis and 3D-structure of th conformationally controlled nucleo-peptides” in 20 American Peptide Symposium, Montreal (Canada), 2007, P138. 30. Lacerda, L.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Improved Biodistribution and Toxicity Profiles of Functionalised Carbon Nanotubes” in NT07, Ouro Preto (Brasil), 2007, PC26. 31. Bianco, A.; Dumortier, H.; Lacotte, S.; Pastorin, G.; Wu, W.; Decossas, M.; Marega, R.; Bonifazi, D.; Briand, J.-P.; Muller, S.; Prato, M. “Impact of Functionalized Carbon Nanomaterials on the Immunocompetent Cells” in NT07, Ouro Preto (Brasil), 2007, PC33. 32. Lacerda, L.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Mechanisms for the Cellular Internalization of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes ” in NT07, Ouro Preto (Brasil), 2007, PD39. 33. Lacerda, L.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Carbon Nanotubes: Biodistribution, Toxicity & Gene Delivery” in ESF Summer School in Nanomedicine, Hensol (UK), 2007. 34. Lacotte, S.; Garcia, A.; Décossas, M.; Al-Jamal, W. T.; Li, S.; Kostarelos, K.; Muller, S.; Prato, M.; Dumortier, H.; Bianco, A. “ Interfacing functionalized carbon nanohorns with primary phagocytic cells” in Probing Interactions Between Nanoparticles/Materials and Biological Systems, ESFEMBO Conference, San Feliu de Guixols (Spain), 2007, P36. 35. Lacerda, L.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A.; Kostarelos, K. “Mechanisms of Cellular Interaction, Binding and Uptake of Functionalised Carbon Nanotubes” in Probing Interactions Between Nanoparticles/Materials and Biological Systems, ESF-EMBO Conference, San Feliu de Guixols (Spain), 2007. 36. Benincasa, M.; Pacor, S.; Prato, M.; Wu, W.; Bianco, A.; Gennaro, R. Antifungal activity of th amphotericin B conjugated to functionalized carbon nnaotubes” ” in 52 Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Biochimica, Riccione (Italy), 2007. 37. Geotti-Bianchini, P.; Crisma, M.; Bianco A.; Formaggio F. “Synthesis and 3D-structure of conformationally controlled nucleopeptides” in National Meeting of Chemistry of Biological Systems, Italian Chemical Society, SCI- Section CSB, Montagnana (Italy), 2007, P19. 38. Geotti-Bianchini, P.; Beyrath, J.; Chaloin, O.; Decossas, M.; Bianco, A.; Formaggio, F. “Design and synthesis of cell-penetrating nucleopeptides” in National Meeting of Chemistry of Biological Systems, Italian Chemical Society, SCI- Section CSB, Riccione (Italy), 2008. 39. Gaillard, G.; Li, S.; Dumortier, H.; Prato, M.; Bianco, A. “Functionalizatino of carbon nanotubes with bioactive peptides” in ChemOnTubes, Zaragoza (Spain) 2008, P5. 40. Garcia, A.; Lacotte, S.; Décossas, M.; Al-Jamal, W. T.; Li, S.; Kostarelos, K.; Muller, S.; Prato, M.; Dumortier, H.; Bianco, A. “Functionalization of carbon nanohorns and their interaction with primary phagocytic cells” in ChemOnTubes, Zaragoza (Spain) 2008, P6. 13 41. Herrero, M. 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Guichard, G., Fournel S., Bianco, A., Hoebeke, J., Muller, S. “Nouvelles molécules multimériques leur procédé de préparation, et leur utilisation pour la préparation de médicaments” French patent: N°02/06631 (30 of May 2002) International patent: N°PCT/FR03/01613 (28 of May 2 003) 2. Bianco A., Pantarotto, D., Prato, M. “Functionalized carbon nanotubes, a process for preparing the same and their use in medical chemistry” International patent: N°PCT/EP03/03838 (14 of Apri l 2003) International patent: N°PCT/WO2004/089818 (21 of O ctober 2004) International patent: N°PCT/EP03/03829 (9 of April 2004) International patent: N°PCT/WO2004/089819 (21 of O ctober 2004) US 2006/0199770 (7 of September 2006) 3. Bianco A., Pantarotto, D., Kostarelos, K., Prato, M. “Non-covalent complexes comprising carbon nanotubes” European patent: N° 04 291 440.8 (9 of June 2004) PCT/EP2005/006036 (6 of June 2005) International patent: WO 2005/121799 (22 of December 2005) BOOK CHAPTERS 1. 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