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Luigi Monsù Scolaro

Luigi Monsù Scolaro

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D-Index
46
Citations
6916
World Ranking
16144
National Ranking
603

Overview

Luigi Monsù Scolaro is a researcher affiliated with the University of Messina in Italy, with a body of work primarily concentrated in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their research interests lie notably in Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their scholarly contributions include a focus on specialized topics such as:

  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies

Luigi Monsù Scolaro has published extensively in several scientific journals. The venues with the highest number of their publications include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Nanomaterials
  • Molecules
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Recent notable publications from Luigi Monsù Scolaro include:

  • Controlling J-Aggregates Formation and Chirality Induction through Demetallation of a Zinc(II) Water Soluble Porphyrin, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin/5,10,15,20-tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphine nanoassemblies with sustained antimicrobial phototherapeutic action, 2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Novel Nanohybrids Based on Supramolecular Assemblies of Meso-tetrakis-(4-sulfonatophenyl) Porphyrin J-aggregates and Amine-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes, 2020, Nanomaterials
  • Effects of the Mixing Protocol on the Self-Assembling Process of Water Soluble Porphyrins, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Curcumin/amphiphilic cyclodextrin nanoassemblies: Theoretical and spectroscopic studies to address their debut in anticancer therapy, 2023, Journal of Molecular Liquids

Their network of frequent coauthors includes:

  • Maria Angela Castriciano
  • Andrea Romeo
  • Roberto Zagami
  • Mariachiara Trapani
  • Antonino Mazzaglia

Best Publications

  • Selection of supramolecular chirality by application of rotational and magnetic forces

    N. Micali;H. Engelkamp;P. G. van Rhee;P. C. M. Christianen

  • Aggregation Behavior of Protoporphyrin IX in Aqueous Solutions: Clear Evidence of Vesicle Formation

    Luigi Monsù Scolaro;Mariangela Castriciano;Andrea Romeo;Salvatore Patanè

  • Mesoscopic Structure of meso-Tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphine J-Aggregates

    Norberto Micali;Francesco Mallamace;Andrea Romeo;and Roberto Purrello

  • Synthesis, Characterization, Absorption Spectra, and Luminescence Properties of Organometallic Platinum(II) Terpyridine Complexes

    Giuseppe Arena;Giuseppe Calogero;Sebastiano Campagna;Luigi Monsù Scolaro

  • From achiral porphyrins to template-imprinted chiral aggregates and further. Self-replication of chiral memory from scratch.

    Rosaria Lauceri;Antonio Raudino;Luigi Monsù Scolaro;Norberto Micali

  • Effects of porphyrin core saddling, meso-phenyl twisting, and counterions on the optical properties of meso-tetraphenylporphyrin diacids: The [H4TPP](X)2 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) series as a case study

    Angela Rosa;Giampaolo Ricciardi;Evert Jan Baerends;and Andrea Romeo

  • Template-Imprinted Chiral Porphyrin Aggregates

    Emanuele Bellacchio;Rosaria Lauceri;Sergio Gurrieri;Luigi Monsù Scolaro

  • From fractal to nanorod porphyrin J-aggregates. Concentration-induced tuning of the aggregate size.

    Norberto Micali;Valentina Villari;Maria Angela Castriciano;and Andrea Romeo

  • Nanoparticles of cationic amphiphilic cyclodextrins entangling anionic porphyrins as carrier-sensitizer system in photodynamic cancer therapy.

    Salvatore Sortino;Antonino Mazzaglia;Luigi Monsù Scolaro;Francesca Marino Merlo

  • Helical Polymer‐Anchored Porphyrin Nanorods

    Pieter A. J. de Witte;Mariangela Castriciano;Jeroen J. L. M. Cornelissen;Luigi Monsù Scolaro

  • Structural Rearrangements in 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin J-Aggregates under Strongly Acidic Conditions

    Maria Angela Castriciano;Andrea Romeo;Valentina Villari;Norberto Micali

  • Supramolecular Porphyrin Polymers in Solution and at the Solid−Liquid Interface

    Richard Van Hameren;Arend M. Van Buul;Maria A. Castriciano;Valentina Villari

  • PREPARATION, PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND PHARMACOKINETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MONOMETHOXYPOLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)- DERIVATIZED SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE

    Francesco M. Veronese;Paolo Caliceti;Antonio Pastorino;Oddone Schiavon

  • Fractal Structures in Homo- and Heteroaggregated Water Soluble Porphyrins

    Norberto Micali;Andrea Romeo;Rosaria Lauceri;Roberto Purrello

  • Role of Counteranions in Acid-Induced Aggregation of Isomeric Tetrapyridylporphyrins in Organic Solvents

    Giovanna De Luca;and Andrea Romeo;Luigi Monsù Scolaro

  • pH Modulation of Porphyrins Self-Assembly onto Polylysine

    Roberto Purrello;Emanuele Bellacchio;Sergio Gurrieri;Rosaria Lauceri

  • Factors affecting reaction pathways in nucleophilic substitution reactions on platinum(II) complexes: a comparative kinetic and theoretical study

    Raffaello Romeo;Antonio Grassi;Luigi Monsu Scolaro

  • Kinetic control of chirality in porphyrin J-aggregates.

    Andrea Romeo;Maria Angela Castriciano;Ilaria Occhiuto;Roberto Zagami

  • Ternary Porphyrin Aggregates and Their Chiral Memory

    R. Purrello;A. Raudino;L. Monsù Scolaro;A. Loisi

  • Tuning Porphyrin/DNA Supramolecular Assemblies by Competitive Binding

    Luigi Monsù Scolaro;Andrea Romeo;Robert F. Pasternack

  • Rates of Dimethyl Sulfoxide Exchange in Monoalkyl Cationic Platinum(II) Complexes Containing Nitrogen Bidentate Ligands. A Proton NMR Study.

    Raffaello Romeo;Luigi Monsù Scolaro;Nicola Nastasi;Giuseppe Arena

Frequent Co-Authors

Salvatore Sortino
Salvatore Sortino University of Catania
Vincenzo Palermo
Vincenzo Palermo National Research Council (CNR)
Paolo Samorì
Paolo Samorì University of Strasbourg
Klaus Müllen
Klaus Müllen Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Sebastiano Campagna
Sebastiano Campagna University of Messina
Andrea Cusano
Andrea Cusano University of Sannio
Antonello Cutolo
Antonello Cutolo University of Sannio
Michele Giordano
Michele Giordano National Research Council (CNR)
Alan E. Rowan
Alan E. Rowan University of Queensland
Roeland J. M. Nolte
Roeland J. M. Nolte Radboud University

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