Investigating chiral transfer in soft matter systems to expand our fundamental understanding about chirality

Recent Publications & Achievements

1. Ballu, K., Lim, J.-H., Parton, T. G., Parker, R. M., Frka-Petesic, B., Lapkin, A. A., Ogawa, Y., & Vignolini, S. (2025). Tailoring the morphology of cellulose nanocrystals via controlled aggregation. ACS Nano, 19(27), 25228–25242. Link to text
2. Song, J., Parker, R. M., Frka-Petesic, B., Deng, T., Xu, L., Deng, X., Vignolini, S., & Shen, Q. (2025). Spray-assisted fabrication of cellulose photonic pigments on superhydrophobic surfaces. Advanced Materials, 37(22), Article e2416607. Link to text
3. Parton, T. G., Parker, R. M., Osbild, S., Vignolini, S., & Frka-Petesic, B. (2024). Angle-resolved optical spectroscopy of photonic cellulose nanocrystal films reveals the influence of additives on the mechanism of kinetic arrest. Soft Matter, 20(17), 3695–3707. Link to text
4. Frka-Petesic, B., Parton, T. G., Honorato-Rios, C., Narkevicius, A., Ballu, K., Shen, Q., Lu, Z., Ogawa, Y., Haataja, J. S., Droguet, B. E., Parker, R. M., & Vignolini, S. (2023). Structural color from cellulose nanocrystals or chitin nanocrystals: Self-assembly, optics, and applications. Chemical Reviews, 123(23), 12595–12756. Link to text
5. Frka-Petesic, B., Jean, B., & Heux, L. (2023). Electrohydrodynamic convection instabilities observed in suspensions of cellulose nanocrystals. Cellulose, 30(13), 8311-8323. Link to text
6. Parker, R. M., Parton, T. G., Chan, C. L. C., Bay, M. M., Frka-Petesic, B., & Vignolini, S. (2023). Bioinspired photonic materials from cellulose: Fabrication, optical analysis, and applications. Accounts of Materials Research, 4(6), 522–535. Link to text