Publications by authors named "Giuseppe Amoroso"
Controlling the assembly of molybdenum disulfide (MoS) layers into static and dynamic superstructures can impact on their use in optoelectronics, energy, and drug delivery. Toward this goal, we present a strategy to drive the assembly of MoS layers via the hybridization of complementary DNA linkers. By functionalizing the MoS surface with thiolated DNA, MoS nanosheets were assembled into mulitlayered superstructures, and the complementary DNA strands were used as linkers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein a strategy is presented for the assembly of both static and stimuli-responsive single-molecule heterostructures, where the distance and electronic coupling between an individual functional nanomoiety and a carbon nanostructure are tuned via the use of DNA linkers. As proof of concept, the formation of 1:1 nanohybrids is controlled, where single quantum dots (QDs) are tethered to the ends of individual carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in solution with DNA interconnects of different lengths. Photoluminescence investigations-both in solution and at the single-hybrid level-demonstrate the electronic coupling between the two nanostructures; notably this is observed to progressively scale, with charge transfer becoming the dominant process as the linkers length is reduced.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Adults with congenital heart disease are a relatively new population that progressively increases in size and complexity. In Italy, there are no accurate data concerning the distribution of congenital defects and the long-term outcome relating to both congenital heart disease per se and comorbidities, due to the aging process.
Methods: The Piedmont Adult Congenital Heart Disease Registry has been designed to investigate these aspects and to support a high quality healthcare development for grown-up congenital heart patients.