Most significant discoveries

His most significant contributions are in the areas of Biosciences, Biotechnologies e Nanotechnologies, with the exception in his early life as nuclear physicist,for the discovery with the Cambridge Group Padova-Mit-Harvard of the branching ratios of eta zero meson (Nuc. Instrum. and meth., 1971, 91, 589-598 - Physics Letters, 1975, 568-487-490 Nuovo Cimento, 1974, 21A, 387-413), which establishes its quantum numbers.
Namely:

the discovery and clarification of the quaternary DNA structure in the human genome (Science, 1976, 192, 796-798 - Phys. Chem. Phys., 1976 - J. Mol. Biol., 1982, 161, 155-175), until the identification of the structural subunit called fibrosome ( and later on by other loop), associated to the single gene (Science, 1982, 219, 176-179 - J. Cell Science 1983), suggesting first in 50.000 the maximum number of genes in human cells (AntiCancer Research, 3, 63-86, 1983);
the discovery of histones enzymatic modifications and of non-histones loosily bound to DNA, extractable at 0,35 M (P.N.A.S. USA, 1975, 72, 2361-2365) and clarification of their role in the control of cell function(Biochemistry, 1979, 18, 1333-1345) and of nucleosome structure (Biochemistry, 1993, 32, 6465-75);
a new characterization of the cell cycle (Science, 1977, 196, 1106-1109, Biophysical J., 1977, 19, 163-176);
identification and characterization of non proliferating non proliferating GO e Q cells (Nature, 1977, 270, 163-176, Exp. Cell. Res., 1977, 106, 118-127).

He has been momg the pioneers:

cell laser microfluorimetry (Cancer Treat. Rep., 1976, 60, 1819-1827);
cell image analysis (Cytometry 2, 1982, 2, 407-431,Exp. Cell. Res., 1977, 106, 118-127 - Biophysical J., 1977, 19, 163-176), which opened new horizons in modern Medicine;
complex biomathematical models and pharmaco-enzymatic (Bioch. Pharm., 1979, 28, 2891-2908);
pharmaco-kinetic aied to cancer (Bioph. Bioch. Acta rev. cancer, 1976, 458, 243-282).

He discovered the differential scattering polarized circular light (Phys. Chem., 1975, Science, 1975, Biopolymers, 1979), with application to defense and medicine.
He solved the 3D atomic structure of histone H1 (Quart. of Magn. Res. in Biol. and Med., 2, 83-97, 1995), and the software for automatic sequential NMR assignemet of amino-acids (J. Comp. Chem., 1990, 11, 805-818).
In most recent times he has been among the pioneers internationally of Bioelettronics and Nanotechnologiestowards the biochip and the biocomputer (Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 10, 105-127, 1995) through the development of:

new monoelectronic device operating at room temperature (Proceeding National Academy of Sciences USA 93, 10556-10559, 1996);
new sensors (Physics World, 1992, 5, 5, Sensor and Actuators, 1992, 7, 343; 1994, B18, 178-182), SPM (Review Scientific Instruments, 65, 2860-63, 1994, and 71, 1-5, 2000);
materials (Thin Solid Films, 1994; Material Science and Engineering 3, 13-21, 21-23, 33-38 1995);
nanocatalisys (Trends in Biotechnology, 15, 395-401, 1997);
biomolecolar devices (Physical Review Letter, 1994, J. Applied Physics, 75, 4000-4008, 1994; Thin Solid Film, 230, 86-89, 1993);
developping new LB e LS thin film technologies to obtain to heat-proof proteins (Biochimica Biophysica Acta, 1993, 1158, 273-278; Langmuir 11, 2719-2725, 1995),
lipids (Material Science and Engineering, 1994),
fatty acids (Journal of Physical Chemistry, 98, 13323-13327, 1994),
organic materials (Synthetic Metals, 74, 1-6, 1995)
conductive polymers (Nanotechnology 2000; Polymers 2000)
organic batteries (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2006)
organic nanotechnology (Macromolecules 2005, Nanotechnology 2006)
DNA chip (J. Cell. Biochem. 2006)
APA (Nanotechnology 2006)
nanocrystallography (Trends in Biotechnology 2004, Acta Crystallographyca 2003 ,2004, 2005)

Numerous patents resulted:

Adami M., Nicolini C., PAB Biosensor Pat. App. No. GB 9324258.4;
Erokhin V. Nicolini C., Metal Sulfide Film, Pat. App. No. RM94A000097;
Nicolini C., Protein Thermal Stabilization, Pat. App. No.GB 9324327.7;
Adami M., Nicolini C., Redox Biosensor Pat. App. No. GB 9411059.0;
NicoliniC., Biosensor Chemotherapy Pat. App. No.GB 9411072.3;
Paddeu S. Nicolini C., LB Film/Pesticide Detection Pat. App. No.GB 9411065.7;
Paddeu S., Nicolini C., PAB as Immunosensor Pat. App. No.GB 9414189.2;
Nicolini C., Gravimetric Immunosensor Pat. App. No.GB 9414190.0;
Antolini F., Nicolini C., Protein Functionalization Pat. App. N.RM94000484;
Troitsky V., Nicolini C., LB Trough Pat. App. No.GB 9418069.2;
Erokhin V., Nicolini C., Single Electron Element Pat. App. No.GB 9500669.8;
Erokhin. V., and Nicolini C., Thin film/Reverse Micelles Pat. App. No. RM93A000659, PCT/IB94/00307;
Sartore M., Nicolini C., Non-Linear Control for Peltier-based Thermostat Pat. App. No. RM93A000846.

Other last few years relevant oublications are:

Ding H., Ram M.K., Nicolini C., Synthetic Metals 118, 81-88, 2001.
Nicolini C., Erokhin V., Ghisellini P., Paternolli C., Ram M.K., Sivozhelezov V., Langmuir 17, 3719-3726, 2001.
Ram M.K., Sarkar N., Ding H., Nicolini C., Synthetic Metals, 123, 197-206, 2001.
M.K. Ram, P. Bertoncello, C. Nicolini, Electroanalysis, 13, 574-581, 2001.
Ram M.K., Sarkar N., Bertoncello P., Sarkara A., Narizzano R., Nicolini C., Synthetic Metals 122, 369-378, 2001.
Ding H., Ram M.K., Nicolini C., Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 1, 207-213, 2001.
Pechkova E., Nicolini C. Journal of Crystal Growth 231, 599-602, 2001.
Sartore M., Pace R., Faraci P., Nardelli D., Adami M., Ram M.K., Nicolini C., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 71,1-5, 2000.
M.K. Ram, M. Adami, P. Faraci, C. Nicolini, Polymer 41, 7499-7505, 2000.
N. Sarkar, M. K. Ram, A. Sarkar, R. Narizzano, S. Paddeu, C. Nicolini, Nanotechnology, 11, 30-36, 2000.
M.K. Ram, M. Adami, S. Paddeu, C. Nicolini, Nanotechnology 11, 112-119, 2000.
Carrara S., Erokhin V., Nicolini C., Langmuir 16, 6577-6582, 2000.
Ding H., Erokhin V., Ram M.K., Paddeu S., Nicolini C., Materials Science Engineering C 11, 121-128, 2000.
Ding H., Erokhin V., Ram M.K., Paddeu S., Valkova L., Nicolini C., Thin Solid Films 379, 279-286, 2000.
Ram M.K., Nicolini C. Recent Reserch Development in Physical Chemistry, TransWorld Publishing, 4, 219-258, 2000.
M.K. Ram, N. Sarkar, P. Bertoncello, A. Sarkar, R. Narizzano, C. Nicolini, Synthetic Metals 7638, 1-10, 2000.
Nicolini C., Erokhin V., Paddeu S., Paternolli C., Ram M.K., Biosensors & Bioelectronics 14, 427-433, 1999.
Ram M.K., Salerno M., Adami M., Faraci P., Nicolini C., Langmuir 15, 1252-1259, 1999.
Ram M.K., Adami M., Salerno S., Paddeu S., Nicolini C., Synthetic Metals 100, 249-259, 1999.
Salerno M., Sartore M., Nicolini C., Probe Microscopy 1, 333-334, 1999.
Vergani L., Fugazza G., Chessa L., Nicolini C., Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 75, 578-586, 1999.
Notargiacomo A., Foglietti V., Cianci E., Capellini G., Adami M., Faraci P., Evangelisti F., Nicolini C., Nanotechnology 10, 458-463, 1999.
Nicolini C., Erokhin V., Facci P., Rossi A., Guerzoni S., Paschkevitch P., Biosensors& Bioelectronics 12, 613-618 1997.
Facci P., Erokhin V.,Nicolini C., PNAS USA 93, 10556-10559, 1996.
Nicolini C., Annals New York Academy of Sciences 799,297-311,1996.