The Carbon Bionanotechnology Laboratory at CIC biomaGUNE is led by Prof. Maurizio Prato

The mission of the Carbon Bionanotechnology Laboratory is the design and synthesis of tailored carbon nanostructures for bio-nanotechnology applications and solar energy conversion through biomimetic approaches.

The group explores new synthetic protocols and new analytical methods, enabling innovative, controlled and reproducible ways toward the designer functionalization of carbon nanostructures, such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene and carbon nanodots. In addition, the group applies supramolecular approaches to innovative catalysis: topics currently developed include artificial photosynthesis and organocatalysis.