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Publications

“Ship in a bottle: Confinement-promoted self-assembly”.  E. Lopez-Fontal, A. Grochmal, T. Foran, L. Milanesi, S. Tomas,* Chem. Sci. , 2018 , 9, 1705.

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“Modulation of the cooperativity in the assembly of multistranded supramolecular polymers”. C.  Campanella, E. Lopez-Fontal, L. Milanesi,* S. Tomas.* Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 9617.

 

“Multivalence cooperativity leading to “all-or-nothing” assembly: the case of nucleation-growth in supramolecular polymer”.  E. Lopez-Fontal, L. Milanesi, S. Tomas,* Chem. Sci. , 2016 , 7, 4468.

 

“Modulation of Reactivity in the Cavity of Liposomes Promotes the Formation of Peptide Bonds”. A. Grochmal, L. Prout, R. Makin-Taylor, R. Prohens, S. Tomas*,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 2015 , 137, 12269.

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“Environmental Pollutant Ozone Causes Damage to Lung Surfactant Protein B (SP-B)”. J. M. Hemming, B. R. Hughes, A. R. Rennie, S. Tomas, R. A. Campbell, . V. Hughes, T. Arnold, S. W. Botchway, K. C. Thompson,*  Biochemistry , 2015 , 54, 5185-5197.

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 “Self-assembled nanoparticles as multifunctional drugs for anti-microbial therapies”.  M. Bhatti,* T. D. McHugh, L. Milanesi , S. Tomas,*  Chem. Comunn. , 2014 , 7649-7651.

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“Modulation of in-membrane receptor clustering upon binding of multivalent ligands”.  A. Grochmal, E. Ferrero, L. Milanesi ,  S. Tomas,*  J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 2013, 135, 10172-10177.

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 “Cooperative induction in double H-bonding donor/acceptor compounds: Chains vs. ribbons”. R. Prohens,* A.  Portell, C.  Puigjaner,* R. Barbas, , X. Alcobe, M. Font-Bardia, S. Tomas, Cryst. Eng. Commun. , 2012, 14, 5745-5748.

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 “Cooperativity in Solid-State Squaramide”. R. Prohens,* A.  Portell, C.  Puigjaner,* R. Barbas, S. Tomas,* X.Alcobe, M. Font-Bardia, K.  Harris,* Cryst. Growth Des., 2011, 11, 3725-3730.

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 “Versatile low-molecular-weight hydrogelators: achieving multiresponsiveness through a modular design”. L. Milanesi,* C. A. Hunter, N. Tzokova, J. P. Waltho, S. Tomas,* Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 9753-9761.

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“Mutual modulation between membrane-embedded receptor clustering and ligand binding in lipid membranes”. S. Tomas,* L. Milanesi, Nature Chem., 2010, 2, 1077 – 1083.

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”Hydrophobically self-assembled nanoparticles as molecular receptors in water”. S. Tomas,* L. Milanesi, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,  2009, 131, 6618 – 6623.

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” Effect of free versus liposomal-complexed pentamidine isethionate on biological characteristics of Acanthamoeba castellanii in vitro ”. R. Siddiqui, A. Syed, S. Tomas, J. Prieto-Garcia, N. A. Khan,* J. Med. Microbiol., 2009, 58, 327 – 330.

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” A pulse-radiolysis approach to fast reductive cleavage of a disulfide bond to uncage enzyme activity”. L. Milanesi,  S. Tomas, C. A. Hunter, J. A. Weinstein,* R. Edge, S. Navaratnam, J. P. Waltho, J. Best, Free Rad. Biol. Med. 2008, 45, 1271 – 1278.

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”Transmission of binding information across lipid bilayers”. H. P. Dijkstra, J. J.Hutchinson, C. A. Hunter,* H. Qin, S. Tomas, S. J. Webb, N. H. Williams,* Chem.-Eur. J. 2007, 13, 7215 – 7222.

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”Lamellarsomes: metastable polymeric multilamellar aggregates”. G. Battaglia,* S.Tomas, A. J. Ryan, Soft Matter 2007, 3, 470 – 475.

 “Accurate length control of supramolecular oligomerization: Vernier assemblies”. C. A. Hunter,* S. Tomas,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 8975 – 8979.

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“Polymeric Vesicle Permeability: A Facile Chemical Assay”. G. Battaglia,* A. J. Ryan, S. Tomas,* Langmuir., 2006, 22, 4910 – 4913.

 “Cooperativity in the Self-Assembly Porphyrin Ladders”. A. Camara, C. A. Hunter,* S. Tomas,* Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2006, 103, 3034 – 3038.

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 “Tailbiter: a New Amide Foldamer”. C. A. Hunter,* A. Spitaleri, S. Tomas,* Chem Comunn, 2005, 3691 – 3693.

 “Photomodulated Molecular Recognition of the Guanidinium Cation”. C. A. Hunter,* M.Togrul, S. Tomas, Chem Commun., 2004, 108 – 109.

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 “Cooperativity, Partially Bound States and Enthalpy-Entropy Compensation”. C. A. Hunter,* S. Tomas, Chem Biol, 2003, 10, 1023 – 1032.

 “New Building Blocks for the assembly of sequence selective molecular zippers”. C. A. Hunter,* P. S. Jones, P. N. M. Tiger, S. Tomas, Chem Commun., 2003, 1642 – 1643.

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 “Chemical Triple-Mutant Boxes for Quantifying Cooperativity in Intermolecular Interactions”. C. A. Hunter,* P. S. Jones, P. N. M. Tiger, S. Tomas, Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 5435 – 5446.

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 “OPLS all-atom force field for squaramides and squaric acid”. D. Quinonero, S. Tomas, A. Frontera,., C. Garau, P. Ballester, A. Costa, P. M. Deya,* Chem. Phys. Lett. 2001, 350, 331 – 338.

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 “Squaramido-based receptors: applicability of molecular interaction potential to molecular recognition of polyalkylammonium compounds”. D. Quinonero, A. Frontera, S. Tomas, G. A.  Suner, J. Morey, A. Costa, P. Ballester, P. M.  Deya,* Theor. Chem. Acc. 2000,  104, 50 – 66.

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 “An effective fluorescent sensor for choline-containing phospholipids”. S. Tomas, R. Prohens, G. Deslongchamps, P.  Ballester, A.Costa,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1999,  38, 2208 – 2211.

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 “Squaramido-based receptors: Molecular recognition of carboxylate anions in highly competitive media”. R.  Prohens, S. Tomas, J. Morey, P. M. Deya, P. Ballester, A. Costa,* Tetrahedron Lett. 1998 39, 1063 – 1066.

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 “A remarkable adenine-binding cleft based on a hydroxyimide scaffold”. D. G.Lonergan, G. Deslongchamps,* S. Tomas, Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 7861 – 7864.

 

 “X-ray structure of the 1:1 complex of a tripodal receptor and cis-cyclohexane-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid”. P. Ballester,* A. Costa, P. M. Deya, G. Deslongchamps, D. Mink, A. Decken, R.  Prohens, S. Tomas, M. Vega, Chem. Commun. 1997, 357 – 358.

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“Squaramido-based receptors: Design, synthesis, and application to the recognition of tetraalkylammonium compounds”. S. Tomas, R. Prohens, M. Vega, M. C. Rotger, P. M. Deya, P.  Ballester, A. Costa,*  J.  Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 9394 – 9401.

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“Squaramide-Based Receptors - Synthesis and Application to the Recognition of Polyalkyl Ammonium-Salts” S. Tomas, M. C. Rotger, J. F.  Gonzalez, P. M. Deya, P. Ballester, A. Costa,*  Tetrahedron Lett.1995, 36, 2523 – 2526.

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