1. study of supramolecular architectures arising from
self-assembly of modified guanosines and their application to
molecular devices;
2. investigation on cholesteric mesophases obtained from nematic
liquid crystals and chiral non-racemic solutes as a tool for
stereochemical investigation on chiral molecules;
3.photoresponsive molecules as potential photochemical molecular
switches or sensors;
4. direct conversion of light into mechanical energy via
photoreversible self-assembly of suitable azobenzene
derivatives.
