13.00 os) Lunch (Naxos Beach Hotel, Giardini Nax- Balzano, Y. Zambito “Met-enkephalin affinity for chitosans conjugates and their nanoparticulate aggregates: a comparison by NMR spectroscopy” Chairman: Prof. Enzo Alessio 15.00 KN7 Riccardo Salvio “The role of guanidinium in phosphoryl transfer reactions: from small molecule enzyme mimics to nanostructured catalysts” 10.10 OC23 Claudia Caltagirone, V. Lippolis, V. Meli, S. Murgia “Lipid-based nanoparticles for potential nanomedicine applications” 10.30 Coffee Break 15.30 OC18 Marta Giuliani, C. Kyne, A. Casnati, F. Sansone, P. B. Crowley “Protein interactions with cationic Calix[4]arenes, studied by NMR spectroscopy” 15.50 OC19 Barbara Altieri, C. Bombelli, C. Giuliani, G. Mancini, L. Galantini, M. Colone, A. Stringaro “Inclusion of Aloe Emodin in cationic liposomes by the acetate gradient method” 16.10 OC20 Agnese D’Agostino, G. Dacarro, P. Galinetto, P. Grisoli, A. Merelli, P. Pallavicini, M. Patrini, A. Taglietti “Growing silver nanodisks on glass chips: characterization and applications” 16.30 Poster Section and Coffee Break Chairman: Prof. Giuseppe Arena 10.50 OC24 Barbara Ventura, L. Flamigni “Photoactive selfassembled arrays based on porphyrins” 11.10 OC25 Greta Bergamaschi, V. Amendola, A. Miljkovic, N. Rossi, P. Pallavicini, G. Dacarro “Asymmetric cages as receptors for anions on solid supports and nanomaterials” 11.30 OC26 Serena Silvi , C. Schäfer, G. Ragazzon, B. Colasson, A. Credi “An artificial molecular transporter” 11.50 OC27 Alessandro D’Urso, M. E. Fragalà, R. Purrello “Controlled self-assembly of multicomponent arrays in aqueous solution” 19:00 Social Dinner (Hotel Villa Diodoro, Taormina) 12.10 KN9 Mauro Formica, G. Ambrosi, V. Fusi, L. Giorgi, M. Micheloni “Simple tools for complex systems: versatility of different fluorophores” Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 12:30 PL2 Teodor Silviu Balaban “Supramolecular chirality with porphyrins” Chairman: Prof. Alessandro Casnati 13:20 9.00 KN8 Dario Pasini “Chiroptical sensing and chiral nanostructures from binaphthyl-based molecular modules” 9.30 OC21 Angela Scala, A. Piperno, G. Neri, G. Grassi, R. Pennisi, M. T. Sciortino, G. Sortino, A. Mazzaglia “Nanoplatforms based on cyclodextrinpolyethyleneimine-multiwalled carbon nanotube conjugates for gene and drug delivery” 9.50 OC22 Federica Aiello, G. Uccello Barretta, F. PROGRAMME Closing remarks and Lunch Giardini Naxos (Messina) 27—30 September 2015 Sunday, September 27th, 2015 harvesting antennae” 13.00 Lunch (Naxos Beach Hotel, Giardini Naxos) 15.30 Registration (Naxos Beach Hotel, Giardini Naxos) Chairman: Prof. Luca Prodi 19.30 Welcome Party (Naxos Beach Hotel, Giardini Naxos) 15.00 KN3 Fabrizio Mancin “NMR chemosensing with selforganized nanoparticle-based receptors” Monday, September 28th, 2015 15.30 OC5 Arianna Casula, A. Bettoschi, C. Caltagirone “Novel fluorescent ureidic receptors for pyrophosphate recognition ” 9.00 Opening Chairman: Prof. Paolo Scrimin 9.30 PL1 M. Jaspers, Z. E. Akeroyd, M. Koepf, V. A. A. Le Sage, C. W. E. Mendes, P. H. J. Kouwer, Alan E. Rowan “Self-assembling polymer networks the key to cell control” 10.20 KN1 Massimiliano Cavallini “Self-organization in confinement an efficient via to enhance and develop the functionalities of materials” 10.50 Coffee Break Chairman: Prof. Antonella Dalla Cort 11.10 OC1 Antonella Fontana, R. Zappacosta, A. Credi, A. Arduini, A. Secchi “Incorporation of calix[6]arene macrocycles and pseudorotaxanes in bilayer membranes” 11.30 OC2 Alessandra Luisa, N. Demitri, G. Bergamini, M. Marchini, M. Baroncini, P. Ceroni, E. Iengo “Multichromophoric arrays consisting of one central luminescent scaffold and four peripheral metallo-porphyrins” 11.50 OC3 Barbara Bassi, P. Galinetto, N. Marchesi, A. Pascale, P. Pallavicini, A. Taglietti “Coating gold nanostars with composite layers: the design of SERS labels for live cells imaging ” 12.10 OC4 Giovanni Bottari, O. Trukhina, T. Torres “Unprecedented regio-, stereo- and atropselective synthesis of an elusive cis-1 C60 fullerene bisadduct racemate by supramolecular-directed functionalization” 12.30 KN2 Paola Ceroni “Hybrid organic-inorganic light- 15.50 OC6 Denise Villalva, M. Petaccia, M. Condello, L. Giansanti, A. La Bella, F. Leonelli, S. Meschini, E. Pellegrini, F. Ceccacci, G. Mancini “Inclusion of 5-fluorouracil amphiphilic derivatives in cationic liposomes for cancer treatment” 16.10 OC7 R. R. Tangorra, F. Milano, O. Hassan, D. Belviso, R. Caliandro, F. Italiano, R. Ragni, A. Operamolla, A. Agostiano, G. M. Farinola, Massimo Trotta “Artificial photoconverters using genuine natural components” 16.30 Coffee Break Pseudorotaxanes and Rotaxanes: synthesis and properties” 9.30 OC10 Aurore Fraix, R. Gref, S. Sortino “Multi-color fluorescent supramolecular hydrogels for phototherapeutic release” 9.50 OC11 Paola Franchi, V. Bleve, M. Lucarini, R. Manoni, E. Mezzina, F. Romano “Spin-labelling of mechanically interlocked molecules with nitroxide radicals” 10.10 OC12 Matteo Tiecco, R. Germani, N. Spreti, C. Colabella, L. Corte, L. Roscini, G. Cardinali “The old conductivity technique as a new tool to investigate the interactions between amphiphilic systems and microbial cells” 10.30 Coffee Break Chairman: Prof. Antonio Bianchi 10.50 OC13 Piersandro Pallavicini, M. Borzenkov, E. Cabrini, G. Chirico, G. Dacarro “Thermal and chemical stability of thiol bonding on gold nanostars” Chairman: Prof. Paolo Tecilla 11.10 OC14 Carla Rizzo, F. D’Anna, R. Noto, R. G. Weiss “Non-stoichiometric dicationic organic salts form supramolecular gels” 16.50 OC8 Oscar Francesconi, C. Nativi, G. Gabrielli, I. De Simone, S. Noppen, J. Balzarini, S. Liekens, S. Roelens “Aminopyrrolic synthetic receptors for mannosides endowed with anti-HIV activity: targeting the glycans of viral gp120” 11.30 OC15 Maria Sologan, M. Boccalon, S. Bidoggia, P. Pengo, L. Pasquato “Assessing the morphology of mixed monolayers on gold nanoparticles composed of hydrogenated and fluorinated ligands” 17.10 OC9 Luisa Ginsanti, B. Altieri, G. Mancini, G. Cerichelli, M. Condello, S. Meschini “Remote loading of acidic and basic bioactive compounds in lipid vesicles ” 11.50 OC16 Alessandra Carbone, A. Sacca’, R. Pedicini, I. Gatto, M. Gaeta, A. Romeo, L. Monsu’ Scolaro, M. A. Castriciano “Supramolecular interactions of porphyrins in Nafion and s-PEEK polymeric membranes” 17.30 KN4 Carmelo Sgarlata, G. Arena “Solution thermodynamics of supramolecular systems in water” Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 12.10 OC17 Romina Lai , M.C. Aragoni, M. Arca, E. Podda, S. J. Coles, L. Mapp “New coordination polymers from organodithiophosphorous metal complexes and 1,4-di-3pyridyl-1,3-butadiyne” Chairman: Dr. Giovanna Mancini 9.00 KN5 Andrea Secchi “Calix[6]arene-based 12.30 KN6 Carla Bazzicalupi “Ligands forming strong anion -π interactions in aqueous environment: thermodynamic aspects and structural characterization”