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EMNS

EMNS - Engineering of Molecular NanoSystems

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The EMNS Lab is part of the Chemistry and Materials Science Department of the Brussels School of Engineering and is active in various research topics with applications mainly in the field of Health and Environment.

NANOMATERIALS FOR SENSING APPLICATIONS

Nano-bioconjugates combine the exceptional properties of nanomaterials, such as the LSPR band of gold and silver nanostructures, with those of biological macromolecules. They are valuable tools which can lead to sensors with extreme selectivity and sensitivity or to smart Drug Delivery Systems and theranostic agents.

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MOLECULAR RECOGNITION: from organic solvents to water

Molecular receptors capable of binding neutral or charged guests with a high affinity and selectivity have potential applications in fields ranging from biological and environmental monitoring to separation science and drug delivery. A notable challenge in the field is the development of receptors that work in an aqueous medium, where most biological and environmental processes occur.

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ION TRANSPORT ACROSS LIPID BILAYERS

Synthetic ion transporters are seen as potential therapeutic agents able to restore malfunctions in the natural anion transport across biological membranes by proteins. Our work focuses on the physico-chemical characterization of transmembrane ion transport by organic carriers, with a focus on chloride transport.

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News

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New Publication in The Journal of Organic Chemistry

September 30, 2022

Specific Binding of Primary Ammoniums in Aqueous Media by Homooxacalixarenes Incorporated into Micelles. Romain Carpentier, Simon Lambert, Emilio Brunetti, Ivan Jabin*, and Kristin Bartik*, The Journal of Organic Chemistry (2022). First published: 23 September 2022

New Publication in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

September 30, 2022

Dissecting transmembrane bicarbonate transport by 1,8-di(thio)amidocarbazoles. Krystyna Maslowska-Jarzyna, Alessio Cataldo, Anna Marszalik, Ilona Ignatikova, Stephen J. Butler, Radosław Stachowiak, Michał J. Chmielewski * and Hennie Valkenier *, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (2022). First published: 16 September 2022

New Publication: Dynamic covalent chemistry with azines

September 16, 2022

Anca-Elena Dascalu, Lau Halgreen, Aaron Torres-Huerta and Hennie Valkenier, Chemical Communications (2022). First published: 08 September 2022

New Publication in J. Org. Chem

July 28, 2022

Monofunctionalized Fluorinated Bambusurils and Their Conjugates for Anion Transport and Extraction. Nicola Alessandro De Simone, Matúš Chvojka, Jana Lapešová, Luis Martínez-Crespo, Petr Slávik, Jan Sokolov, Stephen J. Butler, Hennie Valkenier* and Vladimír Šindelář*, The Journal of Organic Chemistry (2022). First published: 21 July 2022

New Publication in Langmuir

July 25, 2022

Bifunctional Calix[4]arene-Coated Gold Nanoparticles for Orthogonal Conjugation. Maurice Retout, Benedetta Cornelio, Gilles Bruylants and Ivan Jabin, Langmuir (2022). First published: 22 July 2022