Personal Information

Fields of Interest and Expertise

Magnetic fluids.

Metallic nanoparticles.

Microemulsion templated synthesis.

Cyclodextrin assemblies.

Pyrolysis oils.

Neutron, X-ray, and Light Scattering Techniques.

Surface Probe microscopy.

Photoresponsive surfactants.

Teaching

Materiali Nanostrutturati (LT Chimica - Tecnologie Chimiche, Univ. Firenze)

Curriculum Vitae

July 1999: Degree in Chemistry, at the University of Florence (110/110). Thesis itle: "Flame Spraying of Nano-compartmentalised systems".

Sep 1999-Jun 2000: CSGI fellowship on "Development of a Bio-Crude-Oil/Diesel Emulsion".

1999-present: Studies and research activity at: Laboratoire Léon Brillouin in Saclay (France);    IPNS, Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne, IL, USA);BENSC, Hahn-Meitner Institute in Berlin (Germany);ZFR, Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany).

Jun 2000-Apr 2001: Military Duties.

2001-2004: PhD (Dottorato di Ricerca) in Chemical Sciences at the University of Florence. Title: "Nanostructured Magnetic Fluids: Synthesis and Characterization".

Oct 2003-Jun 2004: Research scholar at the Applied Mathematics Department (Australian National University - Canberra)

2004-2007: Post-Doc at CSGI and Department of Chemistry (University of Florence).

2007-2009: Marie Curie Fellow at BASF SE/ISIS Strasbourg.

2009-present: Researcher at the Department of Chemistry (University of Florence).

• Florence

• Multi-scale investigation of gelatin/poly(vinyl alcohol) interactions in water. COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS (2017)
• Functional calcium phosphate composites in nanomedicine. ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE (2017)
• Adsorption of Amino Acids and Glutamic Acid-Based Surfactants on Imogolite Clays. LANGMUIR (2017)
• Injectable composites via functionalization of 1D nanoclays and biodegradable coupling with a polysaccharide hydrogel. COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES (2016)
• Magnetic field responsive drug release from magnetoliposomes in biological fluids. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B (2016)