Manuel Melle Franco
Manuel Melle Franco-
From 2015 to 2016
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At ALGORITMI
- Researcher with PhD (Investigador Doutorado)
- Member of the CST R&D Line
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Academic Degree
PhD (Doutoramento)
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Current Position
Assistant Researcher (Investigador Auxiliar) at Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Personal E-mail
ORCID
Researcher ID
D-3633-2011
FCT Public Key
J5331498847W
DeGóis
3587110307387621
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Manuel Melle-Franco got a 5-year physical chemistry degree from University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and an M.Sc. in materials chemistry from University of Kent (UK), where he also pursued a PhD Manuel spent one year in University of Milano-Biccoca and got his PhD in 2001 in chemical physics. After
that, he worked in the department of chemistry of the University of Bologna for 8 years, and later he moved to Portugal, where he worked in University of Porto, and University of Minho. Academic Degrees: - Five years degree in Physical Chemistry (“Licenciado superior”) 1991-1996, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain - M.Sc. in Materials chemistry by coursework and dissertation, 1997, the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK - Ph.D. in Chemical Physics, 1997-2001, the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK Scientific Areas: * Computer simulation and modelling in physics, chemistry and nanotechnology * Carbon nanomaterials * Scientific computing, programming and parallel computing
- β–Cyclodextrin carbon nanotube-enhanced sensor for ciprofloxacin detection.Garrido, J.M.P.J.; Melle-Franco, M.; Struty?ski, K.; Borges, F.; Brett, C&periJournal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering2017
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- Bonding Frustration in the 9.5GPa fcc Polymeric C<inf>60</inf>.Laranjeira, J.; Marques, L.; Mezouar, M.; Melle-Franco, M.; Strutyn'ski, K.Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters2017
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- Permeation of skin with (C<inf>60</inf>) fullerene dispersions.Martins, M.; Azoia, N.G.; Melle-Franco, M.; Ribeiro, A.; Cavaco-Paulo, A.Engineering in Life Sciences2017
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- Twisted Aromatic Frameworks: Readily Exfoliable and Solution-Processable Two-Dimensional Conjugated Microporous Polymers..Marco, A Belen; Cortizo-Lacalle, Diego; Perez-Miqueo, Inigo; Valenti, Giovanni; Boni, Alessandro; Plas, Jan; Strutynski, KaroAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2017
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- Self-assembled RGD dehydropeptide hydrogels for drug delivery applications.Vila?a, H.; Castro, T.; Costa, F.M.G.; Melle-Franco, M.; Hilliou, L.; HamJournal of Materials Chemistry B2017
- Carbon nanotubes accelerate methane production in pure cultures of methanogens and in a syntrophic coculture.Salvador, A.F.; Martins, G.; Melle-Franco, M.; Serpa, R.; Stams, A.J.M.;Environmental Microbiology2017
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- Modeling the secondary structures of the peptaibols antiamoebin I and zervamicin II modified with D-amino acids and proline analogues.Castro, T.G.; Mica\^elo, N.M.; Melle-Franco, M.Journal of Molecular Modeling2017
- Pyrene-fused bisphenazinothiadiazoles with red to NIR electroluminescence.Cortizo-Lacalle, D.; Perteg\'as, A.; Melle-Franco, M.; Bolink, H.J.; Mateo-Alonso, A.Organic Chemistry Frontiers2017
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- Monodisperse N-Doped Graphene Nanoribbons Reaching 7.7 Nanometers in Length.Cortizo-Lacalle, D.; Mora-Fuentes, J.P.; Struty?ski, K.; Saeki, A.; Melle-Franco, M.&semiAngewandte Chemie - International Edition2017
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- Synthesis and Properties of a Twisted and Stable Tetracyano-Substituted Tetrabenzoheptacene.Mart\'inez-Abad\'ia, M.; Antonicelli, G.; Zuccatti, E.; Atxabal, A.; Melle-Franco, M.&amOrganic Letters2017
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- High conductance values in π-folded molecular junctions.Carini, M.; Ruiz, M.P.; Usabiaga, I.; Fern\'andez, J.A.; Cocinero, E.J&periNature Communications2017
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- Bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)-substituted pyrene-fused tetraazaheptacene: Synthesis and properties.Marco, A.B.; Gozalvez, C.; Olano, M.; Sun, X.; Atxabal, A.; Melle-Franco, M&periPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics2016
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- Grafting of adipic anhydride to carbon nanotubes through a Diels-Alder cycloaddition/oxidation cascade reaction.Ara\'ujo, R.F.; Proen?a, M.F.; Silva, C.J.; Castro, T.G.; Melle-FranCarbon2016
- K-Conjugated Dibenzoazahexacenes.Antonicelli, G.; Gozalvez, C.; Atxabal, A.; Melle-Franco, M.; Hueso, L.E.; Mateo-Alonso&coOrganic Letters2016
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- Engineering spin exchange in nonbipartite graphene zigzag edges.Ortiz, R.; Lado, J.L.; Melle-Franco, M.; Fern\'andez-Rossier, J.Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics2016
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- A short pyrene-fused pyrazaacene with red to near-infrared photoluminescence.García, R.; Melle-Franco, M.; Mateo-Alonso, A.Chemical Communications2015
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- How the Intercalation of Phenanthroline Affects the Structure, Energetics, and Bond Properties of DNA Base Pairs: Theoretical Study Applied to Adenine-Thymine and Guanine-Cytosine Tetramers.Gil, A.; Melle-Franco, M.; Branchadell, V.; Calhorda, M.J.Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation2015
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- Twisted hexaazatrianthrylene: Synthesis, optoelectronic properties and near-infrared electroluminescent heterojunctions thereof.Cortizo-Lacalle, D.; Pertegás, A.; Martínez-Sarti, L.; Melle-Franco, M.; Bolink, H.J&perJournal of Materials Chemistry C2015
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- Modeling Nanotube Caps: The Relationship between Fullerenes and Caps.Melle-Franco, M.; Brinkmann, G.; Zerbetto, F.Journal of Physical Chemistry A2015
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- Probing the surface of oxidized carbon nanotubes by selective interaction with target molecules.Gusmão, R.; Melle-Franco, M.; Geraldo, D.; Bento, F.; Paiva, M.C.; ProençElectrochemistry Communications2015
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- Bisthiadiazole-Fused Tetraazapentacenequinone: An Air-Stable Solution-Processable n-Type Organic Semiconductor.Cortizo-Lacalle, D.; Gozalvez, C.; Olano, M.; Sun, X.; Melle-Franco, M.; Hueso, L.E&Organic Letters2015
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- Graphene can wreak havoc with cell membranes.Dallavalle, M.; Calvaresi, M.; Bottoni, A.; Melle-Franco, M.; Zerbetto, F.ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces2015
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- An electron-conducting pyrene-fused phenazinothiadiazole.Marco, A.B.; Cortizo-Lacalle, D.; Gozalvez, C.; Olano, M.; Atxabal, A.; Sun, X&pChemical Communications2015
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- Self-assembled functionalized graphene nanoribbons from carbon nanotubes.Cunha, E.; Proença, M.F.; Costa, F.; Fernandes, A.J.; Ferro, M.A.C&ChemistryOpen2015
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- Twisted pyrene-fused azaacenes.More, S.; Choudhary, S.; Higelin, A.; Krossing, I.; Melle-Franco, M.; Mateo-Alonso, A&perioChemical Communications2014
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- Microencapsulation of herbicide MCPA with native β-cyclodextrin and its methyl and hydroxypropyl derivatives: An experimental and theoretical investigation.Garrido, J.; Cagide, F.; Melle-Franco, M.; Borges, F.; Garrido, E.M.Journal of Molecular Structure2014
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- Two high-performance alternatives to ZLIB scientific-data compression.Almeida, S.; Oliveira, V.; Pina, A.; Melle-Franco, M.Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)2014
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- Accuracy of dispersion interactions in semiempirical and molecular mechanics models: The benzene dimer case.Strutyński, K.; Gomes, J.A.N.F.; Melle-Franco, M.Journal of Physical Chemistry A2014
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- 11,11,12,12-tetracyano-4,5-pyrenoquinodimethanes: Air-stable push-pull o-quinodimethanes with S2 fluorescence.García, R.; More, S.; Melle-Franco, M.; Mateo-Alonso, A.Organic Letters2014
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- Hexaazatrinaphthylenes with different twists.Choudhary, S.; Gozalvez, C.; Higelin, A.; Krossing, I.; Melle-Franco, M.; Mateo-Alonso, A&pChemistry - A European Journal2014
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- New parameterization scheme of DFT-D for graphitic materials.Strutyński, K.; Melle-Franco, M.; Gomes, J.A.N.F.Journal of Physical Chemistry A2013
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- Stable hydrogenated graphene edge types: Normal and reconstructed Klein edges.Wagner, P.; Ivanovskaya, V.V.; Melle-Franco, M.; Humbert, B.; Adjizian, J.-J.; BridPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics2013
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- Efficient dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in aqueous solution by non-covalent interaction with perylene bisimides.Araújo, R.F.; Silva, C.J.R.; Paiva, M.C.; Franco, M.M.; Proen&cceRSC Advances2013
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- Solutions of fully exfoliated individual graphene flakes in low boiling point solvents.Catheline, A.; Ortolani, L.; Morandi, V.; Melle-Franco, M.; Drummond, C.; Zakri, C.&Soft Matter2012
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- Engineering molecular chains in carbon nanotubes.Chamberlain, T.W.; Pfeiffer, R.; Howells, J.; Peterlik, H.; Kuzmany, H.; Kräutler&Nanoscale2012
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- A computational analysis of the insertion of carbon nanotubes into cellular membranes.Höfinger, S.; Melle-Franco, M.; Gallo, T.; Cantelli, A.; Calvaresi, M.; Gomes, J&pBiomaterials2011
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- A Carbon nano-onion-ferrocene donor-acceptor system: Synthesis, characterization and properties.Cioffi, C.T.; Palkar, A.; Melin, F.; Kumbhar, A.; Echegoyen, L.; Melle-Franco, M&Chemistry - A European Journal2009
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- FT-Raman characterization of the antipodal bis-adduct of C60 and anthracene.Pfeiffer, R.; Kramberger, C.; Peterlik, H.; Kuzmany, H.; Kräutler, B.; Melle-Franco, MPhysica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research2009
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- Polyarene-functionalized fullerenes in carbon nanotubes: Towards controlled geometry of molecular chains.Chamberlain, T.W.; Pfeiffer, R.; Peterlik, H.; Kuzmany, H.; Zerbetto, F.; Melle-Franco&comSmall2008
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- Singling out the electrochemistry of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes in solution.Paolucci, D.; Franco, M.M.; Iurlo, M.; Marcaccio, M.; Prato, M.; Zerbetto, F&perJournal of the American Chemical Society2008
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- Ejection dynamics of a simple liquid from individual carbon nanotube nozzles.Melle-Franco, M.; Zerbetto, F.Nano Letters2006
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- Interactions in concentric carbon nanotubes: The radius vs the chirality angle contributions.Bellarosa, L.; Bakalis, E.; Melle-Franco, M.; Zerbetto, F.Nano Letters2006
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- Interactions in single wall carbon nanotubes/pyrene/porphyrin nanohybrids.Ehli, C.; Aminur Rahman, G.M.; Jux, N.; Balbinot, D.; Guldi, D.M.; Paolucci&comJournal of the American Chemical Society2006
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- Understanding the cosolvation effect of dendrimers.Teobaldi, G.; Melle-Franco, M.; Zerbetto, F.Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation2005
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- Charge-density oscillation on graphite induced by the interference of electron waves.Ruffieux, P.; Melle-Franco, M.; Gröning, O.; Bielmann, M.; Zerbetto, F.; Gröning&coPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics2005
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- Electronic and mechanical coupling between guest and host in carbon peapods.Pfeiffer, R.; Kuzmany, H.; Pichler, T.; Kataura, H.; Achiba, Y.; Melle-Franco, M.&amPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics2004
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- Cyclic Voltammetry and Bulk Electronic Properties of Soluble Carbon Nanotubes.Melle-Franco, M.; Marcaccio, M.; Paolucci, D.; Paolucci, F.; Georgakilas, V.; Guldi, D&periJournal of the American Chemical Society2004
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- Mechanical interactions in all-carbon peapods.Melle-Franco, M.; Kuzmany, H.; Zerbetto, F.Journal of Physical Chemistry B2003
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- Supramolecular self-assembled fullerene nanostructures.Georgakilas, V.; Pellarini, F.; Prato, M.; Guldi, D.M.; Melle-Franco, M.; Zerbetto,Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2002
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- Permanent chiral twisting of nonchiral carbon nanotubes.Melle-Franco, M.; Prato, M.; Zerbetto, F.Journal of Physical Chemistry A2002
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- Cluster and periodic ab initio calculations on the adsorption of CO2 on the SnO2(1 1 0) surface.Melle-Franco, M.; Pacchioni, G.; Chadwick, A.V.Surface Science2001
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- CO adsorption on SnO2(100): Cluster and periodic ab initio calculations.Melle-Franco, M.; Pacchioni, G.Surface Science2000
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- Studies of disorder in Cd1-xPbxF2 mixed crystals.Netshisaulu, T.T.; Melle-Franco, M.; Chadwick, A.V.; Ngoepe, P.E.Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids1999
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