In recent years, the mechanical behavior of low-dimensional materials has been attracting
lots of attention triggered both by the ongoing miniaturization and the extraordinary …

Biological membranes mediate several biological processes that are directly associated with
their physical properties but sometimes difficult to evaluate. Supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) …

The use of inorganic nanoparticles in biomedical and biotechnological applications requires
a molecular-level understanding of interactions at nano-bio interfaces, such as cell …

Bottom up self-assembly of functional materials at liquid–liquid interfaces has recently
emerged as method to design and produce novel two-dimensional (2D) nanostructured …

Abstract Hypothesis: Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) are natural nanosized lipid vesicles
involved in most intercellular communication pathways. Given their nature, they represent …

Understanding the physical properties of cholesterol–phospholipid systems is essential to
gain a better knowledge of the function of each membrane constituent. We present a novel …

We have developed a new instrument combining a scanning probe microscope (SPM) and
an X-ray scattering platform for ambient-pressure catalysis studies. The two instruments are …

The atomic force microscope (AFM) has opened access to the nanoscale observation of
molecular and colloidal structures in aqueous media, and of their dynamics upon …

Background Synchrotron radiation facilities are pillars of modern structural biology. Small-
Angle X-ray scattering performed at synchrotron sources is often used to characterize the …

A combined X-ray and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) instrument is presented that
enables the local detection of X-ray absorption on surfaces in a gas environment. To …