We are interested in crystalline matter. We develop new approaches based on hyperpolarized Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to study the structure of polymorphic powders at natural isotopic abundance and polymorph formation from solution.

Research topics

Solid-state NMR methods

NMR experiments for solid materials

NMR for crystallization

NMR to study crystallization from solution

NMR crystallography

NMR for structure determination of powders

Last News

New paper out!

New article in collaboration with the group of Thierry Azaïs in Paris: we show how 43Ca MAS DNP spectroscopy can help reveal the formation of transient phases of calcium phosphate along the pathway to the formation of hydroxyapatite.

New ANR funded PRC projet!

The PRC project MICRONMR (PI: Giulia Mollica) was selected by ANR for funding! This will support the group research on the investigation of the mechanisms of crystallization of polymorphc organic solids from solution in confined environments constituted by microfluidics droplets or porous matrices. Coordinated by Giulia (ICR), the project involves three other partners from ICR, CINaM and FSCM labs in Marseille.

New paper out!

New paper in collaboration with the group of Dennis Kurzbach at the University of Vienna: we show how, using a combination of magnetic resonance approaches including EPR, liquid NMR and MAS DNP, we reveal the existence of R5 peptides domains with different dynamic properties in biomimetic silica-peptides nanocapsules.

ICR UMR 7273

CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université Campus St. Jérome, Sce 512, Av. Escadrille Normandie Niémen 13397 Marseille, France

giulia.mollica@univ-amu.fr

+33 (0)4 13 94 57 95