[HTML][HTML] Azobenzene as antimicrobial molecules

M Di Martino, L Sessa, M Di Matteo, B Panunzi, S Piotto… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Azo molecules, characterized by the presence of aN= N-double bond, are widely used in
various fields due to their sensitivity to external stimuli, ch as light. The emergence of …

Increased optical nonlinearities of graphene nanohybrids covalently functionalized by axially-coordinated porphyrins

A Wang, L Long, W Zhao, Y Song, MG Humphrey… - Carbon, 2013 - Elsevier
Two graphene oxide (GO)-based nanohybrid materials possessing covalent linkages to
axially-coordinated tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP), GO–TPP, were prepared and were …

Donor modification of nonlinear optical chromophores: Synthesis, characterization, and fine-tuning of chromophores' mobility and steric hindrance to achieve ultra …

J Wu, C Peng, H **ao, S Bo, L Qiu, Z Zhen, X Liu - Dyes and Pigments, 2014 - Elsevier
We synthesized three new donor-modified push–pull chromophores with the same
divinylenethiophenyl bridge and tricyanofuran acceptor, but with different modified donor …

Thiazole azo dyes with lateral donor branch: Synthesis, structure and second order NLO properties

RM El-Shishtawy, F Borbone, ZM Al-Amshany, A Tuzi… - Dyes and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Three azo dyes with a thiazole based donor-π-acceptor structure containing a
methoxyphenyl group as the lateral donor branch were synthesized and fully characterized …

Synthesis and characterizations of melamine-based epoxy resins

L Ricciotti, G Roviello, O Tarallo, F Borbone… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
A new, easy and cost-effective synthetic procedure for the preparation of thermosetting
melamine-based epoxy resins is reported. By this innovative synthetic method, different …

[HTML][HTML] A versatile pH-sensitive hydrogel based on a high-performance dye: Monitoring the freshness of milk and chicken meat

R Diana, L Milzi, FS Gentile, M Pannico, P Musto… - Journal of Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest in soft-matter sensors at the research and application level.
Colorimetric hydrogel-based sensors can work as smart tools for the fast, simple, and low …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of bulky substituents on two π-conjugated mesogenic fluorophores. Their organic polymers and zinc-bridged luminescent networks

R Diana, B Panunzi, S Concilio, F Marrafino, R Shikler… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
From a dicyano-phenylenevinylene (PV) and an azobenzene (AB) skeleton, two new
symmetrical salen dyes were obtained. Terminal bulky substituents able to reduce …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and theoretical insights into a novel lightfast thiophene azo dye

R Diana, L Sessa, S Concilio, S Piotto, L Di Costanzo… - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Thiophene ring-enhancing electron delocalization imparts unique properties to azoic
chromophore tools. The novel TA-OH dye contains a push–pull π-electron system, including …

[HTML][HTML] Stimuli-responsive zinc (II) coordination polymers: a novel platform for supramolecular chromic smart tools

R Diana, U Caruso, B Panunzi - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The unique role of the zinc (II) cation prompted us to cut a cross-section of the large and
complex topic of the stimuli-responsive coordination polymers (CPs). Due to its flexible …

Efficient bulk-heterojunction solar cells based on a symmetrical D-π-A-π-D organic dye molecule

L Xue, J He, X Gu, Z Yang, B Xu… - The Journal of Physical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
A symmetrical D-π-A-π-D organic dye molecule 2-{2, 6-bis-[2-(4-diphenylamino-phenyl)-
vinyl]-pyran-4-ylidene}-malononitrile (DADP) has been introduced into solution-processable …