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Water–Polymer Coupling Induces a Dynamical Transition in Microgels by Tavagnacco, Letizia, Chiessi, Ester, Zanatta, Marco, Orecchini, Andrea, Zaccarelli, Emanuela

“…The long debated protein dynamical transition was recently found also in nonbiological macromolecules, such as poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAM) microgels…”
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Stacking and Branching in Self-Aggregation of Caffeine in Aqueous Solution: From the Supramolecular to Atomic Scale Clustering by Tavagnacco, Letizia, Gerelli, Yuri, Cesàro, Attilio, Brady, John W

“…The dynamical and structural properties of caffeine solutions at the solubility limit have been investigated as a function of temperature by means of MD…”
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Crowding and conformation interplay on human DNA G-quadruplex by ultraviolet resonant Raman scattering by Di Fonzo, Silvia, Bottari, Cettina, Brady, John W, Tavagnacco, Letizia, Caterino, Marco, Petraccone, Luigi, Amato, Jussara, Giancola, Concetta, Cesàro, Attilio

“…The G-quadruplex-forming telomeric sequence (TTAGGG)4TT was investigated by polarized Ultraviolet Resonance Raman Scattering (UVRR) at 266 nm. The presence of…”
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The role of polymer structure on water confinement in poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) dispersions by Buratti, Elena, Tavagnacco, Letizia, Zanatta, Marco, Chiessi, Ester, Buoso, Sara, Franco, Silvia, Ruzicka, Barbara, Angelini, Roberta, Orecchini, Andrea, Bertoldo, Monica, Zaccarelli, Emanuela

“…•PNIPAM linear chains and microgels were compared on the efficiency to confine water.•Water-PNIPAM interactions were investigated by Differential Scanning…”
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Caffeine and Sugars Interact in Aqueous Solutions: A Simulation and NMR Study by Tavagnacco, Letizia, Engström, Olof, Schnupf, Udo, Saboungi, Marie-Louise, Himmel, Michael, Widmalm, Göran, Cesàro, Attilio, Brady, John W

“…Molecular dynamics simulations were carried out on several systems of caffeine interacting with simple sugars. These included a single caffeine molecule in a 3…”
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Sugar-binding sites on the surface of the carbohydrate-binding module of CBH I from Trichoderma reesei by Tavagnacco, Letizia, Mason, Philip E., Schnupf, Udo, Pitici, Felicia, Zhong, Linghao, Himmel, Michael E., Crowley, Michael, Cesàro, Attilio, Brady, John W.

“…Molecular dynamics simulations were carried out for a system consisting of the carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) of the cellulase CBH I from Trichoderma reesei…”
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Weakly hydrated surfaces and the binding interactions of small biological solutes by Brady, John W., Tavagnacco, Letizia, Ehrlich, Laurent, Chen, Mo, Schnupf, Udo, Himmel, Michael E., Saboungi, Marie-Louise, Cesàro, Attilio

“…Extended planar hydrophobic surfaces, such as are found in the side chains of the amino acids histidine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan, exhibit an…”
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Modeling Solution Behavior of Poly(N‑isopropylacrylamide): A Comparison between Water Models by Tavagnacco, Letizia, Zaccarelli, Emanuela, Chiessi, Ester

“…Water is known to play a fundamental role in determining the structure and functionality of macromolecules. The same crucial contribution is also found in the…”
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Interaction of Caffeine with Model Lipid Membranes by Tavagnacco, Letizia, Corucci, Giacomo, Gerelli, Yuri

“…Caffeine is not only a widely consumed active stimulant, but it is also a model molecule commonly used in pharmaceutical sciences. In this work, by performing…”
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Molecular description of the coil-to-globule transition of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in water/ethanol mixture at low alcohol concentration by Tavagnacco, Letizia, Zaccarelli, Emanuela, Chiessi, Ester

“…Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide), PNIPAM, is a widely studied polymer, which serves as a key constituent of nanostructured soft materials with responsive…”
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Two-step deswelling in the Volume Phase Transition of thermoresponsive microgels by Del Monte, Giovanni, Truzzolillo, Domenico, Camerin, Fabrizio, Ninarello, Andrea, Chauveau, Edouard, Tavagnacco, Letizia, Gnan, Nicoletta, Rovigatti, Lorenzo, Sennato, Simona, Zaccarelli, Emanuela

“…Thermoresponsive microgels are one of the most investigated types of soft colloids, thanks to their ability to undergo a Volume Phase Transition (VPT) close to…”
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Water slowing down drives the occurrence of the low temperature dynamical transition in microgels by Tavagnacco, Letizia, Zanatta, Marco, Buratti, Elena, Bertoldo, Monica, Chiessi, Ester, Appel, Markus, Natali, Francesca, Orecchini, Andrea, Zaccarelli, Emanuela

“…The protein dynamical transition marks an increase in atomic mobility and the onset of anharmonic motions at a critical temperature ( T d ), which is…”
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Thermoresponsivity of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels in water-trehalose solution and its relation to protein behavior by Rosi, Benedetta Petra, Tavagnacco, Letizia, Comez, Lucia, Sassi, Paola, Ricci, Maria, Buratti, Elena, Bertoldo, Monica, Petrillo, Caterina, Zaccarelli, Emanuela, Chiessi, Ester, Corezzi, Silvia

“…[Display omitted] Additives are commonly used to tune macromolecular conformational transitions. Among additives, trehalose is an excellent bioprotectant and…”
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Methacrylated gellan gum hydrogel: a smart tool to face complex problems in the cleaning of paper materials by Severini, Leonardo, Tavagnacco, Letizia, Angelini, Roberta, Franco, Silvia, Bertoldo, Monica, Calosi, Matteo, Micheli, Laura, Sennato, Simona, Chiessi, Ester, Ruzicka, Barbara, Missori, Mauro, Mazzuca, Claudia, Zaccarelli, Emanuela

“…One of the main challenges in the preservation of paper materials is the development of compatible and eco-friendly cleaning systems suitable for the wet…”
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Impact of the Environment on the PNIPAM Dynamical Transition Probed by Elastic Neutron Scattering by Rosi, Benedetta P., D’Angelo, Arianna, Buratti, Elena, Zanatta, Marco, Tavagnacco, Letizia, Natali, Francesca, Zamponi, Michaela, Noferini, Daria, Corezzi, Silvia, Zaccarelli, Emanuela, Comez, Lucia, Sacchetti, Francesco, Paciaroni, Alessandro, Petrillo, Caterina, Orecchini, Andrea

“…By means of elastic incoherent neutron scattering, we investigated how the addition of stabilizing cosolvents (glycerol and glucose) affects the dynamics of…”
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Evidence of a low-temperature dynamical transition in concentrated microgels by Zanatta, Marco, Tavagnacco, Letizia, Buratti, Elena, Bertoldo, Monica, Natali, Francesca, Chiessi, Ester, Orecchini, Andrea, Zaccarelli, Emanuela

“…A low-temperature dynamical transition has been reported in several proteins. We provide the first observation of a "protein-like" dynamical transition in…”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies of Caffeine Aggregation in Aqueous Solution by Tavagnacco, Letizia, Schnupf, Udo, Mason, Philip E, Saboungi, Marie-Louise, Cesàro, Attilio, Brady, John W

“…Molecular dynamics simulations were carried out on a system of eight independent caffeine molecules in a periodic box of water at 300 K, representing a…”
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Molecular Dynamics and Neutron Scattering Studies of Potassium Chloride in Aqueous Solution by Mason, Philip E, Tavagnacco, Letizia, Saboungi, Marie-Louise, Hansen, Thomas, Fischer, Henry E, Neilson, George W, Ichiye, Toshiko, Brady, John W

“…Neutron diffraction with isotopic substitution (NDIS) experiments were done on both natural abundance potassium and isotopically labeled 41KCl heavy water…”
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Molecular Dynamics and Neutron Scattering Studies of Mixed Solutions of Caffeine and Pyridine in Water by Tavagnacco, Letizia, Mason, Philip E, Neilson, George W, Saboungi, Marie-Louise, Cesàro, Attilio, Brady, John W

“…Insight into the molecular interactions of homotactic and heterotactic association of caffeine and pyridine in aqueous solution is given on the basis of both…”
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Molecular origin of the two-step mechanism of gellan aggregation by Tavagnacco, Letizia, Chiessi, Ester, Severini, Leonardo, Franco, Silvia, Buratti, Elena, Capocefalo, Angela, Brasili, Francesco, Mosca Conte, Adriano, Missori, Mauro, Angelini, Roberta, Sennato, Simona, Mazzuca, Claudia, Zaccarelli, Emanuela

“…Among hydrocolloids, gellan is one of the most studied polysaccharides due to its ability to form mechanically stable gels. Despite its long-standing use, the…”
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