Omar Azzaroni
USERN Advisory Board
Omar Azzaroni studied chemistry at the Universidad Naciona lde La Plata (UNLP)(Argentina), receiving his PhD in2004. His postdoctoral studies were carried out at the University of Cambridge (UK) (2004–2006) and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Germany) (2007). He was then appointed as Max Planck Partner Group leader from 2009 until 2013. He has served as Vice-Director of the Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) (2012–2015). He is currently a fellow of CONICET and head of the Soft Matter Laboratory of INIFTA. He has also been Adjunct Professor of Physical Chemistry at UNLP since 2009. His research interests include nanostructured hybrid interfaces, supra- and macromolecular materials science and soft nanotechnology. More information can be found at:
website:
http://softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar
facebook:
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instagram: https://www.instagram.com/softmatterlab/
Books
"Polymer and Biopolymer Brushes: for Materials Science and Biotechnology" 2 Volume Set, Omar Azzaroni and Igal Szleifer (eds.) (John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2018)
Representative Publications (last 5 years)
| "Highly Sensitive Biosensing with Solid-State Nanopores Displaying Enzymatically-Reconfigurable Rectification Properties" G. Pérez-Mitta, A. S. Peinetti, M.L. Cortez, M.E. Toimil-Molares, C. Trautmann, O. Azzaroni Nano Letters (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01281 |
| "Pushing the Boundaries of Interfacial Sensitivity in Graphene FET Sensors: Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Strongly Increase the Debye Screening Length" E. Piccinini, S. Alberti, G.S. Longo, T. Berninger, J. Breu, J. Dostalek, O. Azzaroni, W. Knoll. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b11128 |
| "Morphology and dynamics of tumor cell colonies propagating in epidermal growth factor supplemented media" N.E. Muzzio, M. Carballido, M. Pasquale, P.H. González, O. Azzaroni , A. J. Arvia Physical Biology(2018) aceptado. |
| "Proton-gated rectification regimes in nanofluidic diodes switched by chemical effectors" G. Pérez-Mitta, W.A. Marmisollé, L. Burr, M.E. Toimil-Molares, C. Trautmann, O. Azzaroni Small (2018) DOI: 10.1002/smll.201703144 |
| "Phosphate-responsive biomimetic nanofluidic diodes regulated by polyamine-phosphate interactions. Insights into their functional behavior from theory and experiment" G. Pérez-Mitta, W.A. Marmisollé, A.G. Albesa, M.E. Toimil-Molares, C. Trautmann, O. Azzaroni. Small (2018) DOI: 10.1002/smll.201702131 |
| "Highly-organized stacked multilayers via layer-by-layer assembly of lipid-like surfactants and polyelectrolytes. Stratified supramolecular structures for (bio)electrochemical nanoarchitectonics" M. L. Cortez, A. Lorenzo, W.A. Marmisollé, C. von Bilderling, E. Maza, L. Pietrasanta, F. Battaglini, M. Ceolín, O. Azzaroni Soft Matter 14 (2018) 1939-1952 |
| "Electrochemical Nanoarchitectonics through Polyaminobenzylamine-Dodecyl Phosphate Complexes: Redox Activity and Mesoscopic Organization in Self-Assembled Nanofilms" A. Lorenzo, W.A. Marmisollé, E.M. Maza, M. Ceolín, O. Azzaroni Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 20 (2018) 7570-7578 |
| "Modulation of Polyelectrolyte Adsorption on Nanoparticles and Nanochannels by Surface Curvature" F.M. Gilles, F. Boubeta, O. Azzaroni, I. Szleifer, M. Tagliazucchi. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122 (2018) 6669-6677. |
| "Layer-by-layer assembled microgels can combine conflicting properties: Switchable stiffness and wettability without affecting permeability" E. Maza, C. von Bilderling, M.L. Cortez, G. Díaz, M. Bianchi, L.I. Pietrasanta, J.M. Giussi, O. Azzaroni. Langmuir 34 (2018) 3711-3719 |
| "Cysteamine-capped ZIF-8 colloidal building blocks: Direct assembly of nanoparticulate MOF films on gold surfaces via thiol chemistry" G.M. Segovia, J.S. Tuninetti, S. Moya, A.S. Picco, M.R. Ceolín, O. Azzaroni, M. Rafti. Materials Today Chemistry 8 (2018) 28-35 |
| "Reversible modulation of the redox activity in conducting polymer nanofilms induced by hydrophobic collapse of a surface-grafted polyelectrolyte" G. E. Fenoy, J.M. Giussi, C. von Bilderling, E. M. Maza, L.I. Pietrasanta, W. Knoll, W. A. Marmisollé, O. Azzaroni. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 518 (2018) 92-101 |
| "Polyelectrolyte Capping As Straightforward Approach toward Manipulation of Diffusive Transport in MOF Films" J.A. Allegretto, J.S. Tuninetti, A. Lorenzo, M. Ceolín, O. Azzaroni, M. Rafti. Langmuir 34 (2018) 425−431. |
| "Thermo-responsive PNIPAm nanopillars displaying amplified responsiveness through the incorporation of nanoparticles" J.M. Giussi, C. von Bilderling, E. Alarcon, L. Pietrasanta, R. Hernández, R. Pérez del Real, M. Vázquez, C. Mijangos, M.L. Cortez, O. Azzaroni Nanoscale 10 (2018) 1189–1195. |
| "Gramicidin Ion Channels in Lipid Bilayer Supported on Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films: An Electrochemical Impedance Study" E. Diamanti, E. Gutiérrez-Pineda, N. Politakos, P. Andreozzi, M.J. Rodriguez-Presa, W. Knoll, O. Azzaroni, C.A. Gervasi, S.E. Moya. Soft Matter 13 (2017) 8922-8929. |
| "Thermosensitive Cation-Selective Mesochannels: PNIPAM-Capped Mesoporous Thin Films as Bioinspired Interfacial Architectures with Concerted Functions" S. Schmidt, S. Alberti, P. Vana, G.J.A.A. Soler-Illia, O. Azzaroni. Chemistry - A European Journal 23 (2017) 14500–14506 |
| “Metal-organic frameworks meet polymer brushes: enhanced crystalline film growth induced by macromolecular primers”. M. Rafti, J.A. Allegretto, G. Segovia, J.S. Tuninetti, E. Bindini, J.M. Giussi, O. Azzaroni. Materials Chemistry Frontiers 1 (2017) 2256-2260. |
| "Tailored polyelectrolyte thin film multilayers to modulate cell adhesion" N.E. Muzzio, M.A. Pasquale, S.E. Moya, O. Azzaroni. Biointerphases 12 (2017) 04E403-1. |
| “Integration of biorecognition elements on PEDOT platforms through supramolecular interactions” L.D. Sappia, E. Piccinini, W. Marmisollé, N. Santilli, E. Maza, S. Moya, F. Battaglini, R.E. Madrid, O. Azzaroni. Advanced Materials Interfaces 4 (2017) 1700502. |
| “All-Plastic Field-Effect Nanofluidic Diode Gated by a Conducting Polymer Layer” G. Pérez-Mitta, W.A. Marmisollé, C. Trautmann, M.E. Toimil-Molares, O. Azzaroni Advanced Materials 29 (2017) 1700972. |
| "Enhanced antiadhesive properties of chitosan/hyaluronic acid polyelectrolyte multilayers driven by thermal annealing: Low adherence for mammalian cells and selective decrease in adhesion for Gram-positive bacteria" N.E. Muzzio, M.A. Pasquale, E. Diamati, D. Gregurec, M. Martínez-Moro, O. Azzaroni, S.E. Moya. Materials Science and Engineering: C 80 (2017) 677-687. |
| "Noncovalent Approach Towards the Construction of Nanofluidic Diodes with pH-Reversible Rectifying Properties - Insights from Theory and Experiment" G. Perez-Mitta, A. Albesa, F. Facundo; M.E. Toimil-Molares, C. Trautmann, O. Azzaroni. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121 (2017) 9070-9076. |
| “Layer-by-Layer Assemblies of Highly Connected Polyelectrolyte Capped-Pt Nanoparticles for Electrocatalysis of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”. G.E. Fenoy, E. Maza, E. Zelaya, W.A. Marmisollé, O. Azzaroni. Applied Surface Science 416 (2017) 24–32. |
| “Thermally-Induced Softening of PNIPAm-Based Nanopillar Arrays” B. Sanz, C. von Bilderling, J. Tuninetti, L. Pietrasanta, C. Mijangos, G.S. Longo, O. Azzaroni, J.M. Giussi. Soft Matter 13 (2017) 2453-2464. |
| “Dangerous liaisons: anion-induced protonation in phosphate-polyamine interactions and their implications for charge states of biologically relevant surfaces”. G. Laucirica, W.A. Marmisollé, O. Azzaroni. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19 (2017) 8612-8620. |
| “Enzyme-Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Assemblies on Reduced Graphene Oxide Field-Effect Transistors for Biosensing Applications” E. Piccinini, C. Bliem, C. Reiner-Rozman, F. Battaglini, O. Azzaroni, W. Knoll. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 92 (2017) 661–667. |
| "Solvent effects on the structure-property relationship of redox-active self-assembled nanoparticle-polyelectrolyte-surfactant composite thin films: Implications for the generation of bioelectrocatalytic signals in enzyme-containing assemblies". M.L. Cortez, M. Ceolín, J.L. Cuellar Camacho, E. Donath, S. Moya, F. Battaglini, O. Azzaroni. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9 (2017) 1119-1128. |
| “Bioinspired Integrated Nanosystems Based on Solid-State Nanopores: “Iontronic” Transduction of Biological, Chemical and Physical Stimuli”. G. Pérez-Mitta, A.G. Albesa, C. Trautmann, M.E. Toimil-Molares, O. Azzaroni. Chemical Science 8 (2017) 890-913. |
| “Copolymer based on lauryl methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate as amphiphilic macrosurfactant: Synthesis, characterization and their application as dispersing agent for carbon nanotubes”. A. Iborra, G. Díaz, D. López García, J.M. Giussi, O. Azzaroni. European Polymer Journal 87 (2017) 308-317. |
| “Thermal Annealing of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers: An Effective Approach for the Enhancement of Cell Adhesion" N. Muzzio, D. Gregurec, E. Diamanti, J. Irigoyen, M.A. Pasquale, O. Azzaroni, S.E. Moya. Advanced Materials Interfaces 4 (2017) 1600126 |
| "Metal-organic frameworks help conducting polymers optimize the efficiency of the oxygen reduction reaction in neutral solutions" M. Rafti, W. Marmisollé, O. Azzaroni Advanced Materials Interfaces 3 (2016) 1600047 |
| “Synthesis, characterization and dielectric relaxation study of hyperbranched polymers with different molecular architecture” J.M. Giussi, O. Azzaroni, S. Hensel-Bielowka, Z. Wojnarowska, J. Knapik, M. Paluch. Polymer 100 (2016) 227-237. |
| "The Influence of Divalent Anions on the Rectification Properties of Nanofluidic Diodes: Insights from Experiments and Theoretical Simulations" G. Pérez-Mitta, A.G. Albesa, M.E. Toimil-Molares, C. Trautmann, O. Azzaroni. ChemPhysChem 17 (2016) 2718–2725. |
| “Self-Limited Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles into Supraparticles: Towards Supramolecular Colloidal Materials by Design” E. Piccinini, D. Pallarola, F. Battaglini, O. Azzaroni. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering 1 (2016) 155-162. |
| "High Resistivity Lipid Bilayers Assembled on Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Cushions: An Impedance Study" E. Diamanti, D. Gregurec, M.J. Rodríguez-Presa, C. Gervasi, O. Azzaroni, S. Moya. Langmuir 32 (2016) 6263–6271. |
| “Amine-appended polyaniline as a water dispersible electroactive polyelectrolyte and its integration into functional self-assembled multilayers” W. Marmisollé, E. Maza, S.E. Moya, O. Azzaroni. Electrochimica Acta 210 (2016) 435-444. |
| “Impact of Thermal Annealing on Wettability and Antifouling Characteristics of Alginate Poly-L-Lysine Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films” E. Diamanti, N. Muzzio, D. Gregurec, J. Irigoyen, M. Pasquale, O. Azzaroni, M. Brinkmann, S.E. Moya. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 145 (2016) 328-337. |
| “Recent Developments in the Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Polyaniline and Carbon Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Sensing Applications. From Synthetic Aspects to Structural and Functional Characterization” W.A. Marmisollé, O. Azzaroni. Nanoscale 8 (2016) 9890–9918 |
| “Polyelectrolytes multilayers to modulate cell adhesion: A study of the influence of film composition and polyelectrolyte interdigitation on the adhesion of the A549 cell line” N.E. Muzzio, M.A. Pasquale, D. Gregurec, E. Diamanti, M. Kosutic, O. Azzaroni, S.E. Moya Macromolecular Bioscience 16 (2016) 482-495. |
| "Ionic Conductance of Polyelectrolyte-Modified Nanochannels: Nanoconfinement Effects on the Coupled Protonation Equilibria of Polyprotic Brushes" F.M. Gilles, M. Tagliazucchi, O. Azzaroni, I. Szleifer. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120 (2016) 4789-4798 |
| “Temperature-Driven Self-Assembly of Self-Limiting Uniform Supraparticles from Non-Uniform Unimolecular Micelles” A.S. Picco, B. Yameen, W. Knoll, M. Ceolín, O. Azzaroni Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 471 (2016) 71–75. |
| "Molecular transport properties of ZIF-8 thin films in aqueous environments: the critical role of intergrain mesoporosity as diffusional pathway" J.S. Tuninetti, M. Rafti, A. Andrieu-Brunsen, O. Azzaroni Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 220 (2016) 253-257. |
| “Noncovalent Functionalization of Solid-State Nanopores via Molecular Self-Assembly of Amphipols” G. Pérez-Mitta, L. Burr, J.S. Tuninetti, C. Trautmann, M.E. Toimil-Molares, O. Azzaroni. Nanoscale 8 (2016) 1470-1478. |
| “Unusual temperature-induced swelling of ionizable poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based microgels: experimental and theoretical insights into its molecular origin” J.M. Giussi, M.I. Velasco, G.S. Longo, R.H. Acosta, O. Azzaroni Soft Matter, 11 (2015) 8879-8886. |
| “Nanofluidic Diodes with Dynamic Rectification Properties Stemming from Reversible Electrochemical Conversions in Conducting Polymers" G. Pérez-Mitta, W. Marmisollé, C. Trautmann, M.E. Toimil-Molares, O. Azzaroni. Journal of the American Chemical Society 137 (2015)15382-15385. |
| "Polyanilines with pendant amino groups as electrochemically active copolymers at neutral pH" W. Marmisollé, D. Gregurec, S. Moya, O. Azzaroni. ChemElectroChem 2 (2015) 2011-2019. |
| “pH-responsive ion transport in polyelectrolyte multilayers of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) and poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) (PSS-MA) bearing strong- and weak anionic groups” E. Maza, J.S. Tuninetti, N. Politakos, W. Knoll, S. Moya, O. Azzaroni Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17 (2015) 29935-29948. |
| “Early stages of ZIF-8 film growth: the enhancement effect of primers exposing sulfonate groups as surface-confined nucleation agents” J.S. Tuninetti, M. Rafti, O. Azzaroni RSC Advances 5 (2015) 73958-73962. |
| “Host-guest supramolecular chemistry in solid-state nanopores: potassium-driven modulation of ionic transport in nanofluidic diodes” G. Pérez-Mitta, A.G. Albesa, W. Knoll, C. Trautmann, M.E. Toimil-Molares, O. Azzaroni. Nanoscale, 7 (2015) 15594-15598. |
| “Recognition-driven assembly of self-limiting supramolecular protein nanoparticles with enzymatic activity” E. Piccinini, D. Pallarola, F. Battaglini, O. Azzaroni. Chemical Communications 51 (2015) 14754-14757. |
| "Supramolecular surface chemistry: Substrate-independent, phosphate-driven growth of polyamine-based multifunctional thin films” W. Marmisollé, J. Irigoyen, D. Gregurec, S. Moya, O. Azzaroni. Advanced Functional Materials 25 (2015) 4144-4152. |
| “Formation of redox-active self-assembled polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes integrating glucose oxidase on electrodes: Influence of the self-assembly solvent on the signal generation” M.L. Cortez, M. Ceolín, O. Azzaroni, F. Battaglini Bioelectrochemistry 105 (2015) 117–122. |
| “Polydopamine Meets Solid-State Nanopores: A Bio-inspired Integrative Surface Chemistry Approach to Tailor the Functional Properties of Nanofluidic Diodes" G. Pérez-Mitta, J.S. Tuninetti, W. Knoll, C. Trautmann, M.E. Toimil-Molares, O. Azzaroni. Journal of the American Chemical Society 137 (2015) 6011-6017. |
| “Gated Supramolecular Chemistry in Hybrid Mesoporous Silica Nanoarchitectures: Controlled Delivery and Molecular Transport in Response to Chemical, Physical and Biological Stimuli”. S. Alberti, G. Soler-Illia, O. Azzaroni. Chemical Communications 51 (2015)6050-6075. |
“Mesophase Transformation in Amphiphilic Hyperbranched Polymers Induced by Transition Metal Ion Complexation. Creating Well-Defined Metallo-Supramolecular Assemblies from “Ill-Defined” Building Blocks”. A.S. Picco, W. Knoll, M. Ceolín, O. Azzaroni. ACS Macro Letters4 (2015) 94–100. |
“Mesoporous Hybrid Thin Film Membranes with PMETAC@Silica Architectures: Controlling Ionic Gating Through the Tuning of Polyelectrolyte Density” A. Brunsen, S. Micoureau, M. Tagliazucchi, I. Szleifer, O. Azzaroni, and G.J.A.A. Soler-Illia Chemistry of Materials 27 (2015) 808–821. |
| “Effect of Gold Nanoparticles on the Structure and Electron Transfer Characteristics of Glucose Oxidase-Redox Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Complexes”. M.L. Cortez, W. Marmisollé, D. Pallarola, L.I. Pietrasanta, D.H. Murgida, M. Ceolín, O. Azzaroni, F. Battaglini. Chemistry - A European Journal 20 (2014) 13366–13374. |
| “On the Supramacromolecular Structure of Core-Shell Amphiphilic Macromolecules Derived from Hyperbranched Polyethyleneimine” A. Picco, M. Kraska, H. Didzoleit, C. Appel, G. Silbestri, O. Azzaroni, B. Stühn, M. Ceolín. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 436 (2014) 243-250. |
| "Hydrophobic interactions leading to a complex interplay between bioelectrocatalytic properties and multilayer meso-organization in layer-by-layer assemblies." M.L. Cortez, N. De Matteis, M. Ceolín, W. Knoll, F. Battaglini and O. Azzaroni Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16 (2014) 20844-20855. |
| “Probing the microenvironment of unimicelles constituted of amphiphilic hyperbranched polyethyleneimine using 1-methyl-8-oxyquinolinium betaine”. A.S. Picco, G.F. Silbestri, R.D. Falcone, O. Azzaroni, M. Ceolín, N.M. Correa. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16 (2014) 13458-13464. |
| “Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Polymersomes and Polyelectrolytes on Planar Surfaces and Microsized Colloidal Particles”. M. Coustet, J. Irigoyen, T. Alonso Garcia, R.A Murray, G. Romero, M.S. Cortizo, W. Knoll, O. Azzaroni, S.E Moya. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 421 (2014) 132-140. |
| “Self-Assembled Redox Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Complexes: Nanostructure and Electron Transfer Characteristics of Supramolecular Films with Built-In Electroactive Chemical Functions” M.L. Cortez, G.A. González, M. Ceolín, O. Azzaroni, F. Battaglini. Electrochimica Acta, 118 (2014) 124– 129. |
| “Temperature-Dependent Transport Properties of Poly [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl] Trimethylammonium Chloride Brushes Resulting from Ion Specific Effects." T. Alonso-Garcia, C. Gervasi, M.J. Rodríguez-Presa, E. Gutiérrez-Pineda, S. Moya, O. Azzaroni. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117 (2013) 26680–26688. |
| "Self-assembly of (PBzMA-b-PDMAEMA) diblock copolymer films at the air-water interface and deposition on solid substrates via Langmuir-Blodgett transfer". C. dos Santos Claro, M.E. Coustet, C. Díaz, E. Maza, S. Cortizo, F.G. Requejo, L.I. Pietrasanta, M. Ceolín, O. Azzaroni. Soft Matter 9 (2013) 10899-10912. |
| "Heterogeneous Catalytic Activity of Platinum Nanoparticles Hosted in Mesoporous Silica Thin Films Modified with Polyelectrolyte Brushes" M. Rafti, A. Brunsen, M.C. Fuertes, O. Azzaroni, G.J.A.A. Soler-Illia. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 5 (2013) 8833-8840. |
| “Electrochemical Determination of the Glass Transition Temperature of Thin Polyelectrolyte Brushes at Solid−Liquid Interfaces by Impedance Spectroscopy” T. Alonso-García, M. J. Rodríguez-Presa, C. Gervasi, S. Moya, O. Azzaroni. Analytical Chemistry 85 (2013) 6561–6565. |
| "Electron Transfer Properties of Dual Self-Assembled Architectures Based on Specific Recognition and Electrostatic Driving Forces: Its Application to Control Substrate Inhibition in Horseradish Peroxidase-Based Sensors" M.L.Cortez, D. Pallarola, M. Ceolín, O. Azzaroni, F. Battaglini. Analytical Chemistry 85 (2013) 2414-2422. |
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