The last few years have witnessed major advancements in the synthesis, modification,
characterization and modeling of nanometer-size solid-state channels and pores. Future …

This review is devoted to discussing recent progress on the structure, thermodynamic,
reactivity, and dynamics of water and aqueous systems confined within different types of …

Complex coacervation is an electrostatically-driven phase separation phenomenon that is
utilized in a wide range of everyday applications and is of great interest for the creation of …

Electrostatic forces are amongst the most versatile interactions to mediate the assembly of
nanostructured materials. Depending on experimental conditions, these forces can be long …

Solid state nanochannels modified with supramolecular architectures are a new and
interesting class of stimuli-responsive nanofluidic element. Their fundamental understanding …

The molecular structure of the yeast nuclear pore complex (NPC) and the translocation of
model particles have been studied with a molecular theory that accounts for the geometry of …

We develop a detailed molecular theory that describes the response of weak polyelectrolyte
gels to changes in both the pH and salt concentration, c, of the solution. This approach …

Responsive materials, as well as active structural systems, are today widely used to develop
unprecedented smart devices, sensors, or actuators; their functionalities come from the …

Nanoparticles in solution acquire charge through the dissociation or association of surface
groups. Thus, a proper description of their electrostatic interactions requires the use of …

This review discusses the properties of macromolecular layers on nano-curved surfaces,
with special emphasis on the fast-growing field of polymer-and polyelectrolyte-modified …