Current research

    Anthocyanins
  • Multiequilibria in the ground and excited states
  • Ultrafast proton and electron transfer
  • Photochromism
  • Biological role (photophysics in heterogeneous media)
  • Inter- and intramolecular copigmentation and colour stabilisation
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antocinaninas
    Proteins
  • Photophysical Properties of Tyrosine and Tryptophan Model Compounds
  • Picosecond time-resolved fluorescence of proteins
  • Kinetics of Protein Folding-Unfolding
  • Protein Stabilisation with Compatible Solutes
    •
ubiquitina
    Active molecular materials for OLEDs and PVDs
  • Photophysics of semiconducting polymers in solution and film
  • Chain relaxation
  • Energy transfer to nanosemiconductors
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Research Projects

* Mechanism and kinetics of protein stabilization by osmolytes, POCI/QUI/56585/04 (PI).

* Photovoltaic cells based on conducting polymers and anthocyanins POCI/CTM/58767/2004 (partner).

* End-capped conjugated polymers and copolymers for device applications POCI/QUI/58291/04 (partner).

* Structural determinants of protein stability by compatible solutes of thermophiles POCI/BIA-PRO/57263/04 (partner).

* Lipid-lipid and protein-lipid interactions in model systems of cell membranes POCI/QUI/58816/04 (partner).

* New perspectives in anthocyanins chemistry: Photoprotection and Photovoltaic devices A.I.- GRICES-CAPES/2007 (PI).