Personal Information

Fields of Interest and Expertise

Colloid Science.

Surfactant Systems.

Phase Behavior and Self-Association Structures in Liquid Crystals.

Micro- and Macroemulsions.

Foods, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics.

NMR Relaxation and Self-diffusion Techniques.

Electrochemical, scattering and optical microscopy techniques.

Nanostructured lipid based systems for biocompatible formulations.

Industrial Biotechnology: Immobilization, Biocatalysis, Biosensors.

Teaching

Chimica Fisica delle Interfasi (LM Scienze Chimiche, Univ. Cagliari)

Nanostrutture per Applicazioni Biotecnologiche (LM Neuropsicobiologia, Univ. Cagliari)

Curriculum Vitae

1974: Degree in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Cagliari (Italy).

1974-1978: Research Fellow (fellowship), Cagliari University.

1978-1985: Lecturer of Physical Chemistry, Cagliari University.

1980-1985: Researcher (permanent position) of Physical Chemistry, Cagliari University.

1985-2001: Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry.

2001-present: Full Professor of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Dept.of Chemical & Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari.

• Cagliari

• Mesoporous silica nanoparticles functionalized with hyaluronic acid. Effect of the biopolymer chain length on cell internalization. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces (2018)
• Interactions between bovine serum albumin and mesoporous silica nanoparticles functionalized with biopolymers. Chemical Engineering Journal (2018)
• Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Functionalized with Hyaluronic Acid and Chitosan Biopolymers. Effect of Functionalization on Cell Internalization. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering (2016)
• Silver Enhancement for Transmission Electron Microscopy Imaging of Antibody Fragment-Gold Nanoparticles Conjugates Immobilized on Ordered Mesoporous Silica. Langmuir (2015)
• Mesoscopic structure in mixtures of water and 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoborate: A multinuclear NMR study. Journal of Solution Chemistry (2013)