We review the experimental synthesis of smooth and rough particles, characterization of
surface roughness, quantification of the pairwise and bulk friction coefficients, and their …

Biodegradable polymer nanoparticles are an important class of materials used in several
applications for their unique characteristics. In particular, the ones stabilized by zwitterionic …

N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA) is a water soluble monomer used in the
synthesis of biocompatible and non-immunogenic polymers. In particular, poly (HPMA) can …

The size distribution and the rheological properties of dispersions of biological colloids are
relevant quality attributes for a variety of industrial applications, including pharmaceutical …

Relaxation of internal stresses through a cascade of microscopic restructuring events is the
hallmark of many materials, ranging from amorphous solids like glasses and gels to …

Experimental control of patchy interactions promises new routes for the assembly of complex
colloidal structures, but remains challenging. Here, we investigate the role of patch width in …

Ibuprofen (IBU) is a widespread drug used to treat both acute and chronic disorders. It is
generally taken orally but the free drug can induce the irritation of the gastric mucosa due to …

The Brownian dynamics of a colloidal particle is consistently modified by the presence in the
solvent of other particles of comparable size, whose effects on the particle diffusion …

The improvement of the pharmacological profile of lipophilic drug formulations is one of the
main successes achieved using nanoparticles (NPs) in medicine. However, the complex …

The advent of nanotechnology in medicine has allowed to eliminate the toxic excipients that
are often necessary to formulate lipophilic drugs in clinics. An example is paclitaxel, one of …