Publications by Alessandra Antonucci

Differential near-infrared imaging of heterocysts using single-walled carbon nanotubes

Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Alessandra Antonucci, Charlotte Elisabeth Marie Roullier, Benjamin Paul Johanès Gabriel Lambert, Alice Judith Gillen, Melania Reggente

2023

Carbon nanotube uptake in cyanobacteria for near-infrared imaging and enhanced bioelectricity generation in living photovoltaics

Vitalijs Zubkovs, Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Alessandra Antonucci, Charlotte Elisabeth Marie Roullier, Nils Schürgers, Benjamin Paul Johanès Gabriel Lambert, Alice Judith Gillen, Melania Reggente, Mohammed Mouhib

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have unique optoelectronic properties that make them suitable for applications ranging from phototherapy to imaging and sensing, but their uptake has mainly been explored in eukaryotic cells. Here the authors explore ...

2022

Plasmon-induced near-infrared fluorescence enhancement of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Giulia Tagliabue, Amirmostafa Amirjani, Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Sayyed Hashem Sajjadi, Shang-Jung Wu, Alessandra Antonucci, Theodoros Tsoulos

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) emit near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence that is ideal for optical sensing. However, the low quantum yields diminish the sensor’s signal-to-noise ratio and limits the penetration depths for in vivo measurements. In this ...

2022

Biotechnology Applications of Nanocarbons in Plant and Algal Systems

Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Alessandra Antonucci, Alice Judith Gillen

The unique combination of structural, optical, and electronic properties of nanocarbons (NCs) has made these materials particularly attractive for various applications in biotechnology and biomedicine, ranging from sensing, gene-delivery, bioimaging and th ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2021

Transport and programmed release of nanoscale cargo from cells by using NETosis

Daniel Meyer, Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Alessandra Antonucci, Alice Judith Gillen

Cells can take up nanoscale materials, which has important implications for understanding cellular functions, biocompatibility as well as biomedical applications. Controlled uptake, transport and triggered release of nanoscale cargo is one of the great cha ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2020

Interaction of Fluorescent Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Photosynthetic Microbes

Alessandra Antonucci

The discovery of carbon-based nanomaterials has impacted a variety of research areas in ways that could not be imagined three decades ago. Their unique combination of structural, optical, and electronic properties has made these nano-sized materials partic ...

EPFL2020

Design of Optimized PEDOT‐Based Electrodes for Enhancing Performance of Living Photovoltaics Based on Phototropic Bacteria

Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Alessandra Antonucci, Melania Reggente, Sara Politi

Living photovoltaics represent a growing class of microbial devices that are based on whole cell–electrode interactions. The limited charge transfer at the cell–electrode interface represents a significant bottleneck in realizing an efficient technology. T ...

Wiley2020

Enhancing bioelectricity generation in microbial fuel cells and biophotovoltaics using nanomaterials

Amirmostafa Amirjani, Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Alessandra Antonucci, Alice Judith Gillen, Melania Reggente, Mohammed Mouhib

Microbial fuel cells and biophotovoltaics represent promising technologies for green bioelectricity generation. However, these devices suffer from low durability and efficiency that stem from their reliance on living organisms to act as catalysts. Such lim ...

2019

Spinning-disc confocal microscopy in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II)

Vitalijs Zubkovs, Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Alessandra Antonucci, Benjamin Paul Johanès Gabriel Lambert

Fluorescence microscopy in the second near-infrared optical window (NIR-II, 1000–1350 nm) has become a technique of choice for non-invasive in vivo imaging. The deep penetration of NIR light in living tissue, as well as negligible tissue autofluorescence w ...

Nature Research2018

Noncovalent Protein and Peptide Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Biodelivery and Optical Sensing Applications

Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Justyna Kupis-Rozmyslowicz, Alessandra Antonucci

The exquisite structural and optical characteristics of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), combined with the tunable specificities of proteins and peptides, can be exploited to strongly benefit technologies with applications in fields ranging from bi ...

Amer Chemical Soc2017

Engineering the Selectivity of the DNA-SWCNT Sensor

Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Justyna Kupis-Rozmyslowicz, Alessandra Antonucci

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) demonstrate a unique combination of optical, chemical, and physical properties that render them suitable for a variety of sensing applications. Their photostable near-infrared (nIR) fluorescence emissions are highly ...

Electrochemical Soc Inc2016