Personal Information

Fields of Interest and Expertise

Synthesis and characterization of polymeric materials and hydrogels for biomedical applications

Development of nanomaterials for biosensors and drug target delivery

Surface modification and surface analysis of materials

Conformational analysis of biomolecules in solution

Application of ToF-SIMS to the study of materials and biological samples

Teaching

Basic Chemistry - General and Inorganic Chemistry with Stoichiometry - (First level degrees in “Chemical Sciences” and “Pharmacy” at University of Siena)

Nanomaterials and Nanocarriers (Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD School at University of Siena)

Curriculum Vitae

1987: Degree in Chemistry at University of Florence.

1990: Visiting Scientist at Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery - University of Utah, at City University of New York and at Department of Chemical Engineering and Pathology - McMaster University (Ontario, USA)

1992: PhD in Chemical Sciences at University of Perugia

1992: Visiting Scientist at Department of Chemical Engineering - University of Washington and at Department of Materials Science - University of Alabama. 

1994: Researcher at Department of Chemistry, University of Siena.

1995: Visiting Professor at Department of Materials Science della University of Alabama in Huntsville.

2001: Associate Professor at the Department of Biosystems and Chemical Sciences, University of Siena

• Siena - STCDB

• ToF-SIMS investigation of ancient ceramics from the Quartaia Site, Tuscany (Italy). Surface and Interface Analysis (2011)
• New perspectives in cell communication: Bioelectromagnetic interactions. Seminars in Cancer Biology (2011)
• TOF-SIMS characterization of pigments and binders in 'the Martyrdom of St. Catherine', in Zejtun (Malta). Surface and Interface Analysis (2011)
• Deposition of intact tetrairon(iii) single molecule magnet monolayers on gold: An STM, XPS, and ToF-SIMS investigation. Journal of Materials Chemistry (2010)
• X-ray detected magnetic hysteresis of thermally evaporated terbium Double-Decker oriented films. Advanced Materials (2010)