Fluoride was used to evaluate the efficiency of a ligand exchange process from AuNPs-citrate with five standard types of ligands. The relationship between the aggregation level of the…

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are currently intensively exploited in the biomedical field as they possess interesting chemical and optical properties. Although their synthesis is well-known, their…

Since their first report in 2012, calix[4]arene tetradiazonium derivatives have experienced a growing interest. They now represent a favored method to obtain robust post-functionalizable…

Dipstick assays using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) stabilized by a thin calix[4]arene-based coating were developed and used for the detection of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG in clinical samples…

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were deliberately functionalized via aryl diazonium chemistry with a monolayer of calix[4]arenes. The resulting nanohybrids show high efficiency…

AgNPs allow to improve the LoD by almost one order of magnitude compared to similar system based on AuNPs. This study highlights the interest of calixarene-AgNPs for developing…

In this work, we present a convenient one-step synthesis strategy that allows to obtain unique gold, silver, and bimetallic NPs that combine all of the properties required for biosensing applications…

We report here a novel functionalization strategy based on calix[4]arene-tetradiazonium platforms for the coating of AuNPs with a robust PEG layer and their controlled bioconjugation…

Nanocatalysts coated by calix[4]arenes show enhanced selectivity and stability compared to their citrate-stabilized counterparts. These nanohybrids exhibit excellent activity with a dominant 4-electron reduction of O₂…

The grafting of stable and thin organic layers on germanium surfaces remains challenging. To tackle this problem, we developed a calix[4]arene–tetradiazonium salt decorated with four oligo(ethylene glycol) chains…

In this mini review, we briefly describe the different strategies that have been developed to prepare well-ordered monolayers. We especially focus on two strategies successfully used in our laboratories…

Here, we describe the grafing of polyfluorinated calix[4]arenes on gold, polypropylene and glass. The modified surfaces were characterized by ellipsometry, atomic force microscopy (AFM)…

In this review, the recent advances of the use of calixarenes diazonium derivatives for the development of surfaces with controlled wettability, corrosion resistance, heterogeneous catalysis and microelectronics…

Here, we report a calix[4]arene-monodiazonium salt that can be easily electrografted on glassy carbon electrodes. Studies of the blocking properties of the modified surfaces toward redox probes evidenced…

Here, we report robust monolayers of calix[4]arenes bearing oligo(ethylene glycol) (oEG) chains, which were grafted on germanium and gold surfaces via their tetradiazonium salts, providing remarkable antifouling properties…

Here, we report a calix[4]arene-tetradiazonium decorated by four oligo(ethylene glycol) chains on the small rim, which upon grafting gave AuNPs with excellent stability thanks to the C–Au bonds…

The immobilization of a copper calix[6]azacryptand funnel complex on gold-modified electrodes is reported. Two different methodologies are described. One is based on alkyne-terminated…

An attractive methodology using calixarenes bearing diazonium groups has been developed for the surface modification of polymers such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polystyrene (PS)…

Gold nanoparticles stabilized with a thin layer of postfunctionalizable calix[4]arenes were prepared through the reductive grafting of a calix[4]arene-tetra-diazonium salt. These particles show exceptional stability…

Herein, binary mixtures of calix[4]arene-tetra-diazonium salts are electrografted to form covalently bound monolayers onto substrates for yielding versatile functionalizable molecular platforms. Wettability studies,…

Herein, we describe an innovative and versatile surface modification approach using calix[4]arene, that leads to the formation of highly robust and densely-packed monolayers on a large range of materials…

La fonctionnalisation de surfaces couvre un large champ d’applications tels que les traitements de surfaces (verres anti-salissures, revêtements antibactériens, peintures facilement lessivables..), les implants biocompatibles…

An essential issue in the development of materials presenting an accurately functionalized surface is to achieve control of layer structuring. Whereas the very popular method based on the spontaneous adsorption of alkanethiols…