Langmuir monolayers at the air/water interface have been used for decades to mimic cell
membranes in attempts to determine the mechanisms behind the physiological action of …

The use of new sophisticated and highly surface sensitive techniques as synchrotron based
X-ray scattering techniques and in-house infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy …

Understanding the interactions of nanomaterials with biosystems is a critical goal in both
biomedicine and environmental science. Engineered nanoparticles provide excellent tools …

The growing number of innovations in nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology are posing
new challenges in understanding the full spectrum of interactions between nanomateriales …

The growing use of nanoparticles in a variety of applications calls for detailed studies of their
toxicology, which in turn require understanding the interactions between nanoparticles and …

The study of Langmuir monolayers incorporating biomimetic and bioactive substances plays
an important role today in assessing the properties and quality of the molecular films for …

Physico-chemical processes at air/liquid interfaces are of paramount importance in nature.
The Langmuir technique offers the possibility of forming a well-defined monolayer of …

It is shown that the “hydrophobic” attraction energy between two apolar moieties (as well as
between one polar and one apolar moiety) immersed in water is the sole consequence of …

The development of novel nano-engineered materials poses important questions regarding
the impact of these new materials on living systems. Possible adverse effects must be …

The interaction between chitosans and Langmuir monolayers mimicking cell membranes
has been explained with an empirical scheme based on electrostatic and hydrophobic …