MarioTagliazucchi

I have a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) (2004). Between 2004 and 2009, I completed my Ph.D. in Chemistry under the supervision of Dr. Ernesto Calvo, focusing on the layer-by-layer self-assembly of redox polymers. After completing my PhD, I traveled to Chicago, USA, where I did a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University, working with Professors Emily Weiss and Igal Szleifer at the Non-Equilibrium Research Center (NERC). During this time, I conducted theoretical and experimental research on self-assembly (in equilibrium and out of equilibrium) and transport at the nanoscale. In 2015, I joined DQIAQF-INQUIMAE, where I am an Assistant Professor and an Independent Researcher at CONICET. I was a Fulbright and Alexander von Humboldt Fellow. My current research focuses on the self-assembly of soft materials (polymers, colloids, surfactants) and the applications of the resulting supramolecular materials in energy applications. I study these problems using a combination of theoretical modeling methods based on statistical thermodynamics and experimental techniques, collaborating with other researchers in our group, as well as from other institutions in Argentina and abroad.

His research areas include the modeling of peptide amphiphiles, nanoparticle supercrystals, and polymeric electrolytes for batteries, as well as the development of redox polyelectrolytes for flow batteries.

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Bonoli, S. F., Missoni, L. L., Sirkin, Y. A. P., Tagliazucchi, M. “Orientation-Dependent Ionic-Current Rectification in Colloidal Crystals”. Physical Review Letters, 2025 135(19), 196301.
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Hamley, I. W., Castelletto, V., Tagliazucchi, M. “Elucidating β-sheet ordering in lipopeptides bearing lysine-rich tripeptide sequences: fibrils versus nanotapes”. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2025, 130 (1), 281-291.
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Fiora, M. M, Xing, H., Cathcarth, M., Garate, O., Herrera, S., Picco, A. S., Ybarra, G., Conda-Sheridan, M.,* Tagliazucchi, M.*. “Fine tuning the morphology of peptide-amphiphile nanostructures via co-assembly”. Chemical Science 2025, 16, 14605-14615
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Upah, A., Missoni, L., Tagliazucchi, M.*, Travesset, A.* “Temperature dependence of phase diagrams and dynamics in nanocrystal assembly by solvent evaporation”, Soft Matter, 2025,21, 1686-1698
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Tagliazucchi, M.,* Müller, M.,* "Morphology-transport coupling and dissipative structures in PEO-PS+LiTFSI electrolytes in-operando conditions", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2025, 17, 6, 9278–9288
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Wei, Xiaojun; Choudhary, Aditya; Wang, Leon Y; Yang, Lixing; Uline, Mark J; Tagliazucchi, Mario; Wang, Qian; Bedrov, Dmitry; Liu, Chang. “Single-molecule profiling of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances by cyclodextrin mediated host-guest interactions within a biological nanopore”, Science Advances 2024 10, 45, eadp8134.
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Bonoli, S. F., Missoni, L. L., Perez Sirkin, Y. A., Tagliazucchi, M. “Nonohmic Ionic Conductivity and Bulk Current Rectification in Nanoparticle Superlattices”. J. Phys. Chem. C 2024, 128, 25, 10723–10732
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Bassani, L, et al. “Nanocrystal Assemblies: Current Advances and Open Problems”, ACS Nano 2024, 18, 23, 14791–14840
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Missoni, L. L., U. Alex, Zaldívar, G., Travesset, A., Tagliazucchi M., “Solvent Isotherms and Structural Transitions in Nanoparticle Superlattice Assembly”. Nano Letters 2024, 24, 17, 5270–5276.
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Xing, H., de Campos, L. J., Pereira, A. J., Fiora, M. M., Aguiar-Alves, F., Tagliazucchi, M., Conda-Sheridan, M. “Engineering a nanoantibiotic system displaying dual mechanism of action”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2024, 121(16), e2321498121.
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Gonzalez Solveyra, E., Perez Sirkin, Y. A., Tagliazucchi, M., Szleifer, I. “Orientational Pathways during Protein Translocation through Polymer-Modified Nanopores”, ACS Nano 2024, 18, 15, 10427–10438
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Regueiro-Pschepiurca, M. E., Coria-Oriundo, L. L., Suarez, S. Á., Tagliazucchi, M., Battaglini, F. “Soluble sulfonated polyaniline as an aqueous catholyte for battery applications”, Journal of Power Sources 2024, 599, 234213.
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Coria-Oriundo, L. L; Debais, G.; Apuzzo, E.; Herrera, S. E.; Ceolín, M.; Azzaroni, O.; Battaglini, F.; Tagliazucchi, M. “Phase Behavior and Electrochemical Properties of Highly Asymmetric Redox Coacervates”. J. Phys. Chem. B 2023,127, 7636-7647. [DOWNLOAD]
Herrera, S. E.; Tagliazucchi, M.; Williams, F. J.; Calvo, E. J. “Pt nanoparticles in polyelectrolyte multilayers: Polymer effects on the electrocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation”. J. Electroanal. Chem. 2023, 938. [DOWNLOAD]
Perez Sirkin, Y. A.; Tagliazucchi, M. “Revisiting the Mechanisms of Charge Transport in Solutions of Redox-Active Molecules Using Computer Simulations: When and Why Do Analytical Theories Fail?” J. Phys. Chem. B 2023, 127 (13), 2968-2978. [DOWNLOAD]
Zaldivar, G.; Feng, J.; Lizarraga, L.; Yu, Y.; De Campos, L.; De Oliveira, K. M. P.; Piepenbrink, K. H.; Conda-Sheridan, M.; Tagliazucchi, M. “Conformal Electrodeposition of Antimicrobial Hydrogels Formed by Self-Assembled Peptide Amphiphiles.” Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 10(16), 2300046. [DOWNLOAD]
Herrera, S. E.; Agazzi, M. L.; Apuzzo, E.; Cortez, M. L.; Marmisollé, W. A.; Tagliazucchi, M.; Azzaroni, O. “Polyelectrolyte-multivalent molecule complexes: physicochemical properties and applications.” Soft Matter 2023, 19 (11), 2013-2041. [DOWNLOAD]
Maldonado, L., Herrera, S. E., Williams, F. J., Tagliazucchi, M. “Thickness Fluctuations Produce Apparent Long-Range Tunneling in Large-Area Junctions: The Case of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2022, 126, 23, 9956–9964. [DOWNLOAD]
Debais, G., Tagliazucchi, M. “Two Sides of the Same Coin: A Unified Theoretical Treatment of Polyelectrolyte Complexation in Solution and Layer-by-Layer Films”. Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 12, 5263–5275. [DOWNLOAD]
Zaldivar, G., Perez Sirkin, Y. A., Debais, G., Fiora, M., Missoni, L. L., Gonzalez Solveyra, E., Tagliazucchi, M. “Molecular Theory: A Tool for Predicting the Outcome of Self-Assembly of Polymers, Nanoparticles, Amphiphiles, and Other Soft Materials.”, ACS Omega, 2022, aceptado. [DOWNLOAD]
Perez Sirkin, Y. A., Vigil De Maio, M., Tagliazucchi, M. “Mechanisms of Enzymatic Transduction in Nanochannel Biosensors”. Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2022, 17(17), e202200588. [DOWNLOAD]
Sadeghi, M., Saidi, M. H., Kröger, M.,Tagliazucchi, M. “Stimuli-responsive polyelectrolyte brushes for regulating streaming current magnetic field and energy conversion efficiency in soft nanopores.” Physics of Fluids, 2022, 34(8), 082022. [DOWNLOAD]
Missoni, L. L., Tagliazucchi, M. “Body centered tetragonal nanoparticle superlattices: Why and when they form?”, Nanoscale, 2021, doi.org/10.1039/D0NR08312G. [DOWNLOAD]
Zaldivar, G., Conda-Sheridan, M., Tagliazucchi, M. “Scission energies of surfactant wormlike micelles loaded with nonpolar additives”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2021, doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.001. [DOWNLOAD]
Xing, H., Chin, S. M., Udumula, V. R., Krishnaiah, M., Rodrigues de Almeida, N., Huck-Iriart, C., Picco, A. S., Lee, S. R., Zaldivar, G, Jackson, K. A., Tagliazucchi, M., Stupp, S. I., Conda-Sheridan, M., “Control of Peptide Amphiphile Supramolecular Nanostructures by Isosteric Replacements”, Biomacromolecules 2021, doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00379 [DOWNLOAD]
Zaldivar, G., Conda-Sheridan, M., Tagliazucchi, M. “Molecular basis for the morphological transitions of surfactant wormlike micelles triggered by encapsulated nonpolar molecules”, Langmuir 2021 37 (10), 3093-3103 [DOWNLOAD]
Romero, V., Putrino, D., Tagliazucchi, M., Flexer, V., Calvo, E. “Sustainable Electrochemical Extraction of Lithium from Natural Brine: Part II. Flow Reactor”, Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2021 168 (2), 020518 [DOWNLOAD]
Perez Sirkin, Y., Tagliazucchi, M., Szleifer I. “Nanopore gates via reversible crosslinking of polymer brushes: a theoretical study”, Soft Matter 2021 17 (10), 2791-2802 [DOWNLOAD]
Debais G., Tagliazucchi M. “Microphase separation and aggregate self-assembly in brushes of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes triggered by ion pairing”, The Journal of Chemical Physics 2020 153 (14), 144903 [DOWNLOAD]
Romero, V.C.E., Putrino, D.S., Tagliazucchi, M., Flexer, V., Calvo, E.J., “Electrochemical Flow Reactor for Selective Extraction of Lithium Chloride from Natural Brines”, Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2020, 167 (12), 120522 [DOWNLOAD]
Missoni L.L., Tagliazucchi M. “The Phase Behavior of Nanoparticle Superlattices in the Presence of a Solvent”, ACS Nano 2020, ACS Nano 2020, 14, 5, 5649–5658. [DOWNLOAD]
Perez Sirkin YA, Szleifer I, Tagliazucchi M. “Voltage-Triggered Structural Switching of Polyelectrolyte-Modified Nanochannels”, Macromolecules 2020, 53, 7, 2616-2626. [DOWNLOAD]
Zaldivar G., Conda-Sheridan M., Tagliazucchi M. “Twisting of Charged Nanoribbons to Helicoids Driven by Electrostatics”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B., 2020, 124, 15, 3221-3227. [DOWNLOAD]
Sirkin Y.P., Tagliazucchi M., Szleifer I. “Transport in nanopores and nanochannels: some fundamental challenges and nature-inspired solutions”, Materials Today Advances, 2020, 5, 100047. [DOWNLOAD]
Huang K., Tagliazucchi M., Park S.H., Rabin Y., Szleifer I. “Nanocompartmentalization of the Nuclear Pore Lumen”, Biophysical Journal, 2020, 118, 219-31. [DOWNLOAD]
Herrera S., Agazzi M., Cortez M., Marmisollé W., Tagliazucchi M., Azzaroni O. “Redox-active polyamine-salt aggregates as multistimuli-responsive soft nanoparticles”. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020, 22, 7440-50. [DOWNLOAD]
Agazzi, M., Herrera, S., Cortez, M. L., Marmisollé, W., Tagliazucchi, M., Azzaroni, O. “Insulin‐Delivery from Glucose‐Responsive Self‐Assembled Polyamine Nanoparticles: Smart Sense‐and‐Treat Nanocarriers Made Easy”, Chemistry–A European Journal, 2020, 26, 2456-2463. [DOWNLOAD]
Herrera S.E., Agazzi M.L., Cortez M.L., Marmisollé W.A., Tagliazucchi M., Azzaroni O. “Multitasking polyamine/ferrioxalate nano-sized assemblies: thermo-, photo-, and redox-responsive soft materials made easy”. Chemical Communications, 2019, 55, 14653. [DOWNLOAD]
Maldonado, L., Debais, G., Davia, F., Méndez De Leo , L., Tagliazucchi, M. ; “Interpolymer Complexes of Poly(Sulfonic Acid)s and Poly(Ethylene Oxide): An Unexpected Association” Soft Matter, 2019, 15, 9318-24. [DOWNLOAD]
Zaldivar, G., Vemulapalli, S., Udumula, V., Conda-Sheridan, M., Tagliazucchi, M. ; “Self-Assembled Nanostructures of Peptide-Amphiphiles: Charge Regulation by Size Regulation”. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2019, 123, 17606-17615. [DOWNLOAD]
Herrera, S. E., Agazzi, M. L., Cortez, M. L., Marmisollé, W. A., Tagliazucchi, M., Azzaroni, O. “Polyamine Colloids Cross‐Linked with Phosphate Ions: Towards Understanding the Solution Phase Behavior”, ChemPhysChem, 20, 2019, 1044-1053. [DOWNLOAD]
Saint-André, S.; Albanese; F., Soler Illia, G.; Tagliazucchi, M.; "Charge Percolation in Redox-Active Thin Membrane Hybrids of Mesoporous Silica and Poly(viologens)", PCCP 21, 2019, 2743-2754 [DOWNLOAD]

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