Soft Matter Group – Projects

Over the course of the years, the Soft Matter group has been involved in several research projects, some of which are listed below.

• “Nano-structure and molecular ordering in ultra-thin films of liquid crystals probed by GISAXS/GIWAXS/GIXRD”, Partnership for Soft Condensed Matter of ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) and UnivPM joint project (2020-2023)
• ABBaCo project, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (2017-2020).
• “ARCHIMEDE” project, POR MARCHE FESR 2014-2010 (2016-2018).
• “Advanced soft Materials for Innovative Applications”, UnivPM strategic project (2016-2017).
• “GREEMEN” project, POR MARCHE FESR 2014-2010 (2015-2017).
• “PlaCE” project, PON Ricerca e Innovazione (2014-2020).
• “Advances in Optofluidics: Integration of Optical Control and Photonics with Microfluidics”, COST Action MP1205 (2012 – 2016).
• “Tunable Microfluidic Microlasers”, European Office of Aerospace Research & Development – EOARD (2010-2011).
• SSMTC Project, POR MARCHE FESR 2007-2013 – Int. 1.1.1.04.02.
• “Optical Micro-Manipulation by Nonlinear Nanophotonics”, Cost Action MP0604 (2007-2011).
• “Microholographic data disk for archival storage – MICROHOLAS”, FP7 EU Project STREP #511437 (2004-2007).
• “Structural Characterization of self-assembled Liposome-DNA- Metal complexes”, PRIN – MIUR (2004-2005).
• “Materials and systems for optical data storage and processing”, COST P8 (2003-2006).
• “Light-Induced Molecular Adsorption and Orientation at Solid-Liquid Crystal Interfaces”, PAIS – INFM Inter-Sect. Project (2002-2003).