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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2025

Composite Thiophene-Based Nanoparticles: Revisiting the PEDOT:PSS/P3HT Interface for Living-Cell Optical Modulation.

Gabriele Tullii, Christian Bellacanzone, Hansel Comas Rojas, Francesco Fumagalli, Carlotta Ronchi, Anthea Villano, Federico Gobbo, Marco Bogar, Barbara Sartori, Paola Sassi and 5 more

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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15 authors.

Gabriele TulliiCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino 81, 20134 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6595-3449
Christian BellacanzoneCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino 81, 20134 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1986-6440
Hansel Comas RojasCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino 81, 20134 Milano, Italy.
Francesco FumagalliEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy.
Carlotta RonchiCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino 81, 20134 Milano, Italy.
Anthea VillanoCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino 81, 20134 Milano, Italy.
Federico GobboCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino 81, 20134 Milano, Italy.
Marco BogarDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Via Alfonso Valerio 6/1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
Barbara SartoriInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9/4, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
Paola SassiDipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto, 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4920-2784
Giulia ZampiniDipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto, 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
Giulia QuagliaDipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto, 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
Loredana LatteriniDipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto, 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1021-9423
Heinz AmenitschInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9/4, A-8010 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0788-1336
Maria Rosa AntognazzaCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino 81, 20134 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4599-2384

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organic semiconducting nanoparticles (NPs) have been attracting increasing attention for their diverse applications in biotechnology, especially as photoactive materials for spatially controlled optical modulation of living-cell functions. Different approaches to optimize their efficacy and reliability have been recently attempted, including control of photophysical/-chemical properties, ad hoc tailoring of materials synthesis, and functionalization with biological moieties. Another promising strategy is offered by the realization of composite light-sensitive NPs, with a supramolecular architecture. This work reports on the fabrication and characterization of polymer NPs based on poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as prototypical examples of fully biocompatible, semiconducting and conducting materials, respectively. This peculiar NP architecture, with conducting islets distributed within the semiconducting phase, translates into optimization of charge dissociation and electron-transfer efficiency, as well as photocurrent generation increase by about an order of magnitude. As an example of relevant physiological interest, effective optical modulation of angiogenesis, driven by NPs, is demonstrated in primary human endothelial cells. The reported strategy is of general validity and broadens the tools available for spatiotemporally controlled, optical modulation of living-cell functions

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NanoparticlesPolymersPolystyrenesThiophenesBiocompatible MaterialsHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsSemiconductorsBiocompatible Materialspoly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate)PolymersPolystyrenesThiophenesendothelial cellslightnanoparticlesorganic bioelectronicsP3HTPEDOT:PSS

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