Giovanni M. Pavan

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A complete list of GMP's articles appeared on peer-reviewed journals is availabe on Google Scholar, on ISI Web of Knowledge (author: pavan g* m), or on ResearchGate.



Peer-reviewed publications
(* as corresponding author):


2018

74.   S. M. C. Schoenmakers, C. M. A. Leenders, R. P. M. Lafleur, X. Lou, E. W. Meijer, G. M. Pavan* and A. R. A. Palmans.
"Impact of the water-compatible periphery on the dynamic and structural properties of benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide based amphiphiles".
Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 11128-11131

73.  S. H. Jung, D. Bochicchio, G. M. Pavan*, M. Tacheuchi and K. Sugiyasu.
"A block supramolecular polymer and its kinetically enhanced stability".
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 10570-10577

72.  N. K. Beyeh, Nonappa, V. Liljestrom, J. Mikkila, A. Korpi, D. Bochicchio, G. M. Pavan, O. Ikkala, R. H. A. Ras and M. A. Kostiainen.
"Crystalline cyclophane-protein cage frameworks".
ACS Nano 2018, 12, 8029-8036

71.   R. P. M. Lafleur, X. Lou, G. M. Pavan, A. R. A. Palmans and E. W. Meijer.
"Consequences of a cosolvent on the structure and molecular dynamics of supramolecular polymers in water".
Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 6199-6209

70.  S. Otake, K. Okuro, D. Bochicchio, G. M. Pavan and T. Aida.
"Nitrobenzoxadiazole-appended cell membrane modifiers for efficient optoporation with non-coherent light".
Bioconjugate Chem. 2018, 29, 2068-2073

69.  B. Thota, X. Lou, D. Bochicchio, T. F. E. Paffen, R. P. M. Lafleur, J. L. J. van Dongen, R. Haag, G. M. Pavan, A. R. A. Palmans and E. W. Meijer.
"Supramolecular copolymerization as a strategy to control the stability of self-assembled nanofibers".
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 6843-6847

68.  D. Bochicchio and G. M. Pavan*.
"Accelerated atomistic simulations of a supramolecular polymer in water".
arXiv 2018, arXiv:1803.10491

67.  A. Torchi, D. Bochicchio and G. M. Pavan*.
"How the dynamics of a supramolecular polymer determines its dynamic adaptivity and stimuli-responsiveness - Structure-dynamics-property relationships from coarse-grained simulations".
J. Phys. Chem. B 2018, 122, 4169-4178

66.  N. Munoz Casellas, S. Pujal, D. Bochicchio, G. M. Pavan, T. Torres, L. Albertazzi and M. Garcia-Iglesias.
"From isodesmic to highly cooperative: Reverting supramolecular polymerization mechanism in water by fine monomer design".
Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 4112-4115

65.  M. Hayder, M: Garzoni, D. Bochicchio, A.-M. Caminade, F. Couderc, V. Ong-Meang, J.-L. Davignon, C. O. Turrin, G. M. Pavan* and R. Poupot.
"Three-dimensional directionality is a pivotal structural feature for the bioactivity of azabisphosphonate-capped Poly(PhosphorHydrazone) nanodrug dendrimers".
Biomacromolecules 2018, 19, 712-720

64.  D. Bochicchio and G. M. Pavan*.
"Molecular modeling of supramolecular polymers".
Adv. Phys. X 2018, 3, 1436408


2017

63.  J. W. Fredy, A. Mendez-Ardoy, S. Kwangmettatam, D. Bochicchio, B. Matt, M. C. A. Stuart, J. Huskens, N. Katsonis, G. M. Pavan* and T. Kudernac.
"Molecular photoswitches mediating the strain-driven disassembly of supramolecular tubules".
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2017, 114, 11850-11855

62.  D. Bochicchio, M. Salvalaglio and G. M. Pavan*.
"Into the dynamics of a supramolecular polymer at submolecular resolution".
Nature Commun. 2017, 8, 147

61.  D. Bochicchio and G. M. Pavan*.
"Effect of concentration on the supramolecular polymerization mechanism via implicit-solvent coarse-grained simulations of water-soluble 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide".
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017, 8, 3813-3819

60.  C. Rotella, G. Doni, A. Bosco, M. Castronovo, A. De Vita, L. Casalis, G. M. Pavan* and P. Parisse.
"Site accessibility tailors DNA cleavage by restriction enzymes in DNA confined monolayers".
Nanoscale 2017, 9, 6399-6405

59.  J. Zhuang, M. Garzoni, D. Amado Torres, A. Poe, G. M. Pavan and S. Thayumanavan.
"Programmable nanoassemblies from non-assembling homopolymers using ad hoc electrostatic interactions".
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 4145-4149            (Hot Paper)

58.  R. Sangram, A. E. Enciso, G. M. Pavan*, C. Lee, A. Yepremyan, D. A. Tomalia, E. E. Simanek and Z. K. Gryczynski.
"Intrinsic fluorescence of triazine dendrimers provides a new approach to study dendrimer structure and conformational dynamics".
J. Phys. Chem. C 2017, 121, 6946-6954

57.  A. E. Enciso, G. Doni, R. Nifosi, F. Palazzesi, R. Gonzalez Rodriguez, A. E. Ellsworth, J. L. Coffer, A. Walker, G. M. Pavan, A. A. Mohamed and E. E. Simanek.
"Facile synthesis of stable, water soluble, dendron-coated gold nanoparticles".
Nanoscale 2017, 9, 3128-3132

56.  D. Bochicchio and G. M. Pavan*.
"From cooperative self-assembly to water-soluble supramolecular polymers using coarse-grained simulations".
ACS Nano 2017, 11, 1000-1011


2016

55.  M. Garzoni, M. B. Baker, C. M. A. Leenders, I. K. Voets, L. Albertazzi, A. R. A. Palmans, E. W. Meijer
and G. M. Pavan*.
"Effect of H-Bonding on order amplification in the growth of a supramolecular polymer in water".
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 13985-13995

54.  M. Garzoni and G. M. Pavan.*
"Molecular modeling of dendrimers".
in "Dendrimers in Nanomedicine", Pan Stanford, 2015, 353, DOI:10.4032/9789814745505

53.  V. Astachov, M. Garzoni, A. Danani, K.-L. Choy, G. M. Pavan* and A. Fahmi.
"In situ functionalization of self-assembled dendrimer nanofibers with cadmium sulfide quantum dots through simple ionic-substitution".
New J. Chem. 2016, 40, 6325-6331

52.  T. C. Shiao, R. Rej, M. Rose, G. M. Pavan and R. Roy.
"Synthesis of dense and chiral dendritic polyols using glyconanosynthon scaffolds".
Molecules 2016, 21, 448-463

51.  O. Munkhbat, M. Garzoni, K. R. Raghupathi, G. M. Pavan* and S. Thayumanavan.
"Role of aromatic interactions in temperature-sensitive amphiphilic supramolecular assemblies".
Langmuir 2016, 32, 2874-2881

50.  R. Sharma, I. Zhang, T. C. Shiao, G. M. Pavan, D. Maysinger and R. Roy.
"Low generation polyamine dendrimers bearing flexible tetraethylene glycol as nanocarriers for plasmids and siRNA".
Nanoscale 2016, 8, 5106-5119

49.  M. Pepmayer, C. A. Vuilleumier, G. M. Pavan, K. O. Zhurov and K. Severin.
"Molecularly defined nanostructures based on a novel AAA-DDD triple hydrogen-bonding motif".
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1685-1689


2015

48.  A. M. Caminade, S. Fruchon, C. O. Turrin, M. Poupot, A. Ouali, A. Maraval, M. Garzoni, M. Maly, V. Furer, V. Kovalenko, J. P. Majoral, G. M. Pavan* and R. Poupot.
"The key role of the scaffold on the efficiency of dendrimer nanodrugs".
Nature Commun. 2015, 6, 7722

47.  J. Ledall, S. Fruchon, M. Garzoni, G. M. Pavan, A. M. Caminade, C. O. Turrin, M. Blanzat and R. Poupot.
"Interaction studies reveal specific recognition of an anti-inflammatory polyphosphorhydrazone dendrimer by human monocytes".
Nanoscale 2015, 7, 1762-17684

46.  M. B. Baker, L. Albertazzi, I. K. Voets, C. M. A. Leenders, A. R. A. Palmans, G. M. Pavan* and E. W. Meijer.
"Consequences of chirality on the dynamics of a water-soluble supramolecular polymer".
Nature Commun. 2015, 6, 6234

45.  M. R. Molla, P. Rangadurai, G. M. Pavan* and S. Thayumanavan.
"Experimental and Theoretical Investigations in Stimuli Responsive Dendrimer-based Assemblies".
Nanoscale 2015, 7, 3817-3837

44.  A. Hameau, S. Fruchon, C. Bijani, A. Barducci, M. Blanzat, R. Poupot, G. M. Pavan, A. M. Caminade and C. O. Turrin.
"Theoretical and experimental characterization of amino-PEG-phosphonate-terminated Polyphosphorhydrazone dendrimers: Influence of size and PEG capping on cytotoxicity profiles".
J. Polym. Sci. A 2015, 53, 761-774

43.  A. E. Enciso, M. Garzoni, G. M. Pavan and E. E. Simanek.
"Influence of linker groups on the solubility of triazine dendrimers".
New J. Chem. 2015, 39, 1247-1252

42.  E. Beltran, M. Garzoni, B. Feringan, A. Vancheri, J. Barbera, J. L. Serrano, G. M. Pavan*, R. Gimenez and T. Sierra.
"Self-organization of star-shaped columnar liquid crystals with a coaxial nanophase segregation revealed by a combined experimental and simulation approach".
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 1811-1814


2014

41.  G. M. Pavan*.
"Modeling the interaction between dendrimers and nucleic acids - a molecular perspective through hierarchical scales".
Chem. Med. Chem. 2014, 9, 2623-2631

40.  D. Amado Torres, M. Garzoni, A. V. Subrahmanyam, G. M. Pavan* and S. Thayumanavan.
"Protein-triggered supramolecular disassembly: insights based on variations in ligand location in amphiphilic dendrons".
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 5385-5399

39.  M. Garzoni, K. Okuro, N. Ishii, T. Aida and G. M. Pavan*.
"Structure and shape effects of molecular glue on supramolecular tubulin assemblies".
ACS Nano 2014, 8, 904-914


2013

38.  G. Doni, M. D. Nkoua Ngavouka, A. Barducci, P. Parisse, A. De Vita, G. Scoles, L. Casalis and G. M. Pavan*.
"Structural and energetic basis for hybridization limits in high-density DNA monolayers".
Nanoscale 2013, 5, 9988-9993

37.  C. Lee, S.-T. Lo, J. Lim, V. C. P. da Costa, S. Ramezani, O. K. Oz, G. M. Pavan, O. Annunziata, X. Sun and E. E. Simanek.
"Design, synthesis and biological assessment of a triazine dendrimer with approximately 16 paclitaxel groups and 8 PEG groups".
Mol. Pharmaceutics 2013, 10, 4452-4461

36.  E. E. Simanek, A. E. Enciso and G. M. Pavan*.
"Computational design principles for the discovery of bioactive dendrimers: [s]-triazines and other examples".
Exp. Opin. Drug Discov. 2013, 8, 1057-1069

35.  J. Lim, M. A. Kostiainen, J. Maly, V. C. P. da Costa, O. Annunziata, G. M. Pavan and E. E. Simanek.
"Synthesis of large dendrimers with the dimensions of small viruses".
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 4660-4663

34.  A. Fahmi, D. Appelhans, A. Danani, G. M. Pavan and B. Voit.
"Dendrimer-based hybrid fibers as potential platform for 1D objects in nanotechnology",
RCS eBook "Dendrimers in Biomedical Applications" 2013, 14-29, DOI: 10.1039/9781849737296-00134

33.  F. C. Perez-Martinez, A. V. Ocana, G. M. Pavan, A. Danani and V. Cena.
"Dendrimers as vectors for small interfering RNA transfection in the nervous system"
RCS eBook "Dendrimers in Biomedical Applications" 2013, 134-147, DOI: 10.1039/9781849737296-00134

32.  A. O. Kasimova, G. M. Pavan, A. Danani, K. Mondon, A. Cristiani, L. Scapozza, R. Gurny and M. Moeller.
"Validation of a novel molecular dynamics simulation approach for lipophilic drug incorporation into polymer micelles".
Chimia 2013, 67, 87

31.  G. M. Pavan*, A. Barducci, L. Albertazzi and M. Parrinello.
"Combining metadynamics simulation and experiments to characterize dendrimers in solution".
Soft Matter 2013, 9, 2593-2597


2012

30.  M. Garzoni, N. Cheval, A. Fahmi, A. Danani and G. M. Pavan*.
"Ion-selective controlled assembly of dendrimer-based functional nanofibers and their ionic-competitive disassemby".
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 3349-3357

29.  L. Albertazzi, F. M. Mickler, G. M. Pavan, F. Salomone, G. Bardi, M. Panniello, E. Amir, T. Kang, K. L. Killops, C. Brauchle, R. J. Amir and C. J. Hawker.
"Enhanced bioactivity of internally functionalized cationic dendrimers with PEG cores".
Biomacromolecules 2012, 13, 4089-4097

28.  M. Zheng, G. M. Pavan, M. Neeb, A. K. Schaper, A. Danani, G. Klebe, O. M. Merkel and T. Kissel.
"Targeting the blind spot of polycationic nanocarrier-based siRNA delivery".
ACS Nano 2012, 6, 9447-9454

27.  J. Lim, B. Turkbey, M. Bernardo, L. H. Bryant Jr., M. Garzoni, G. M. Pavan, T. Nakajima, P. L. Choyke, E. E. Simanek and H. Kobayashi.
"Gadolinium MRI contrast agents based on triazine dendrimers; relaxivity and in vivo pharmacokinetics".
Bioconjugate Chem. 2012, 23, 2291-2299

26.  G. M. Pavan, S. Monteagudo, J. Guerra, B. Carrion, V. Ocana, J. Rodriguez-Lopez, A. Danani, F. C. Perez-Martinez and V. Cena.
"Role of generation, architecture, pH and ionic strength on successful siRNA delivery and transfection by hybrid PPV-PAMAM dendrimers".
Curr. Med. Chem. 2012, 19, 4929-4941

25.  A. O. Kasimova, G. M. Pavan, A. Danani, K. Mondon, A. Cristiani, L. Scapozza, R. Gurny and M. Moeller.
"Validation of a novel molecular dynamics simulation approach for lipophilic drug incorporation into polymer micelles".
J. Phys. Chem. B 2012, 116, 4338-4345

24.  J. Lim, S.-T. Lo, S. Hill, G. M. Pavan*, X. Sun and E. E. Simanek.
"Antitumor activity and molecular dynamics simulations of pacitaxel-laden triazine dendrimers".
Mol. Pharmaceutics 2012, 9, 404-412

23.  J. Lim, G. M. Pavan, O. Annunziata and E. E. Simanek.
"Experimental and computational evidence for an inversion in guest capacity in high generation triazine dendrimer hosts".
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 1942-1945

22.  G. M. Pavan* and A. Danani.
"Dendrimers and dendrons for siRNA binding: computational insights".
J. Drug Deliv. Sci. Technol. 2012, 22, 83-89                [Copy on Request]


2011

21.  G. Doni, M. A. Kostiainen, A. Danani and G. M. Pavan*.
"Generation-dependent molecular recognition controls self-assembly in supramolecular dendron-virus complexes".
Nano Lett. 2011, 11, 723-728

20.  L. Albertazzi, M. Brondi, G. M. Pavan, S. Sulis Sato, G. Signore, B. Storti, G. M. Ratto and F. Beltram.
"Dendrimer-based fluorescent indicators: in vitro and in vivo applications".
PLoS ONE 2011, 6, e28450

19.  G. M. Pavan* and A. Danani.
"Supporting the design of efficient DNA and siRNA nano-carriers with molecular modeling".
Curr. Drug Discov. Tech. 2011, 8, 314-328                [Copy on Request]

18.  M. Shema-Mizrachi, G. M. Pavan, E. Levin, A. Danani and N. G. Lemcoff.
"Catalytic chameleon dendrimers".
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 14359-14367

17.  G. M. Pavan*, M. A. Kostiainen and A. Danani.
"Protein-dendron conjugates for DNA binding: understanding the effect of the protein core on multivalency".
RSC Adv. 2011, 1, 1677-1681

16.  L. B. Jensen, G. M. Pavan, M. R. Kasimova, S. Rutherford, A. Danani, H. M. Nielsen and C. Foged.
"Elucidating the molecular mechanism of PAMAM-siRNA dendriplex self-assembly: effect of dendrimer charge density".
Int. J. Pharm. 2011, 416, 410-418

15.  O. M. Merkel, M. Zheng, M. A. Mintzer, G. M. Pavan, D. Librizzi, M. Maly, H. Höffken, A. Danani, E. E. Simanek and T. Kissel.
"Molecular modeling and in vivo imaging can identify successful hyperflexible triazine dendrimer-based siRNA delivery system".
J. Contr. Release 2011, 153, 23-33


2010

14.  L. B. Jensen, K. Mortensen, G. M. Pavan, M. R. Kasimova, D. K. Jensen, V. Gadzhyeva, H. M. Nielsen and C. Foged.
"Molecular characterization of the interaction between siRNA and PAMAM G7 dendrimers by SAXS, ITC and molecular Simulations".
Biomacromolecules 2010, 11, 3571-3577

13.  G. M. Pavan* and A. Danani.
"The influence of dendron’s architecture on the “rigid” and “flexible” behaviour in Binding DNA – a modelling study".
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2010, 12, 13914-13917

12.  G. M. Pavan, P. Posocco, A. Tagliabue, M. Maly, A. Malek, A. Danani, E. M. Ragg, C. Catapano and S. Pricl.
"PAMAM dendrimers for siRNA delivery: computational and experimental insights".
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 7781-7795

11.  M. A. Kostiainen, J. Kotimaa, M.-L. Laukkanen and G. M. Pavan.
"Optically degradable dendrons for temporary adhesion of proteins to DNA".
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 6912-6918

10.  G. M. Pavan*, M. A. Kostiainen and A. Danani.
"Computational approach for understanding the interactions of UV-degradable dendrons with DNA and siRNA".
J. Phys. Chem. B 2010, 114, 5686-5693

9.    S. P. Jones, G.M. Pavan*, A. Danani, S. Pricl and D. K. Smith.
"Quantifying the effect of surface ligands on dendron-DNA interactions – insights into multivalency through a combined experimental and theoretical approach".
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 4519-4532

8.    G. M. Pavan*, L. Albertazzi and A. Danani.
"Ability to adapt: different generations of PAMAM dendrimers show different behaviors in binding siRNA".
J. Phys. Chem. B 2010, 114, 2667-2675

7.    G. M. Pavan*, M. A. Mintzer, E. E. Simanek, O. M. Merkel, T. Kissel and A. Danani.
"Computational insights into the interactions between DNA and RNA with “rigid” and “flexible” triazine dendrimers".
Biomacromolecules 2010, 11, 721-730


2009

6.    G. M. Pavan*, A. Danani, S. Pricl and D. K. Smith.
"Modeling the multivalent recognition between dendritic molecules and DNA – understanding how ligand sacrifice and shielding may enhance binding".
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 9686-9694

5.    E. Conca, T. Negri, A. Gronchi, E. Fumagalli, E. Tamborini, G. M. Pavan, M. Fermeglia, M. A. Pierotti, S. Pricl and S. Pilotti.
"Activate and resist: L576P-KIT in GIST".
Mol. Cancer Ther. 2009, 8, 2491-2495

4.    S. E. Woodman, J. C. Trent, K. Stemke-Hale, A. J. Lazar, S. Pricl, G. M. Pavan, M. Fermeglia, Y. N. Gopal, D. Yang, D. A. Podoloff, D. Ivan, K. B. Kim, N. Papadopoulos, P. Hwu, G. B. Mills and M. A. Davies.
"Activity of dasatinib against L576P KIT mutant melanoma: Molecular, cellular, and clinical correlates".
Mol. Cancer Ther. 2009, 8, 2079-2085

3.    T. Negri, G. M. Pavan, E. Virdis, A. Greco, M. Fermeglia, M. Sandri, S. Pricl, M. A. Pierotti, S. Pilotti and E. Tamborini.
"T670X KIT mutations in GISTs: making sense of missense".
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2009, 101, 194-204


2008

2.    J. C. McAuliffe, W. L. Wang, G. M. Pavan, S. Pricl, D. Yang, S. S. Chen, A. J. F. Lazar, R. E. Pollock and J. C. Trent.
"Unlucky number 13? Differential effects of KIT exon 13 mutation in gastrointestinal stromal tumors".
Molecular Oncology 2008, 2, 161-163

1.    P. Posocco, G. M. Pavan, G. Scocchi, J. W. Handgraaf, A. Malek, M. Maly, M. Fermeglia, J. G. E. M. Fraaije, C. V. Catapano, A. Danani and S. Pricl.
"Base invaders. Coupling experiments and multiscale modeling of dendrimer-based siRNA delivery agents".
Advances in Science and Technology 2008, 57, 154-159