Personal Information

Fields of Interest and Expertise

Colloidal Systems.

Nanotechnologies in Cultural Heritage Conservation.

Rheology.

Curriculum Vitae

Apr 1999: Degree in Chemistry, at the University of Florence, (110 cum laude/110). Thesis title: "Oil-in-Water Microemulsions and their Application in Cultural Heritage Conservation" .

2000-2003: PhD (Dottorato di Ricerca) in Cultural Heritage Conservation Science at the University of Florence. Title: "Large Interface Systems in Cultural Heritage Conservation: Gels and Microemulsions ". Advisor: Prof. L. Dei (University of Florence); co-advisor: Prof. R. G. Weiss (Georgetown University).

2003-present: Post-Doc at the CSGI and Dept. of Chemistry of the University of Florence.

• Florence

• Chelators confined into 80pvac-borax highly viscous dispersions for the removal of gypsum degradation layers. PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY (2017)
• Coupling non invasive and fast sampling of proteins from work of art surfaces to surface plasmon resonance biosensing: Differential and simultaneous detection of egg components for cultural heritage diagnosis and conservation. BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS (2016)
• Injectable composites via functionalization of 1D nanoclays and biodegradable coupling with a polysaccharide hydrogel. COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES (2016)
• Structure and rheology of gel nanostructures from a vitamin C-based surfactant. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS (2016)
• Specific anion effects in Artemia salina. CHEMOSPHERE (2015)