Consorzio Interuniversitario per lo sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase
Center for Colloid and Surface Science

Personal information

Position: Permanent Staff

Email: nunzio.tuccitto@unict.it

Phone: +39 0957385091

Location: Catania


Fields of Interest and Expertise

Investigation of physico-chemical processes involved in biomolecules-surface interaction.

Study of ordered self-assembled mono- and multilayers based on molecular and supramolecular functional assemblies.

Secondary ion mass spectrometry and study of the related phenomena induced by ion-surface interaction.

Teaching

Nanostrutture Organiche (University of Catania)

Chimica Fisica e Laboratorio (University of Catania)

Chimica Organica dei Materiali funzionali (University of Catania)

Chimica dei Materiali per l’Ambiente (University of Catania)

 

Curriculum Vitae

2003: Degree in Chemistry at the University of Catania

2003-2006: Ph.D in Chemistry at the University of Catania

2007-2009: Post.Doc at the Department of Chemistry, University of Catania

2009-2014: Project Specialisty, R&D at Ecocontrol Sud. S.r.l., Siracusa

2014 – present: Researcher at the Department of Chemistry, University of Catania

 

Awards

Beynon Prize “Best Paper published 2009-10”

 

Unit

Publications

Optical array sensors for early non-destructive detection of citrus postharvest decay and associated metabolite fingerprints

- Santonocito R. - Riolo M. - Alessia Cavallaro - Parlascino R. - Dopazo V. - Aloi F. - Sfrazzetto G.T. - Nunzio Tuccitto - Santa Olga Cacciola
Postharvest Biology and Technology

The interplay between nanoscale dipoles and ion screening drives the self-regulation of charged aqueous surfaces

- Pascal Tomasella - Lucifora G. - Carbone C. - Roberta Ruffino - Oliveri V. - Nunzio Tuccitto - Hemmerle A. - Konovalov O. - Ravera F. - Liggieri L. - Santini E. - Giovanni Li Destri
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Surface plasmon resonance as a breakthrough tool for characterizing the size and shape of graphene quantum dots

- Basile G.S. - Calcagno D. - Nunzio Tuccitto - Maxit B. - Boulet P. - Emo M. - Liu L. - Grasso G. - Pierrat P.
Nanoscale

Correction of Background in Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy for Accurate Determination of Particle Number

- Longo E. - Paternò G. - Di Franco E. - Bianchini P. - Castello M. - Diaspro A. - Vicidomini G. - Bruno E. - Musumeci P. - Lo Faro M.J. - Nunzio Tuccitto - Lanzanò L.
Biomolecules

Antifungal activity and sensory analyses of chitosan aromatized with essential oils for the protection of fresh oranges and apples

- Riolo M. - La Spada F. - Farina P. - El Boumlasy S. - Ascrizzi R. - Venturi F. - Taglieri I. - Nunzio Tuccitto - Pane A. - Álvarez-García S. - Conti B. - Romanazzi G. - Santa Olga Cacciola
Postharvest Biology and Technology

Surface plasmon resonance unveils diffusion fingerprints of biomolecular mixtures in ocular fluid models

- Calcagno D. - Oliveri V. - Parravano M.C. - Nunzio Tuccitto - Grasso G.
Biosensors Bioelectronics

Rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus using a fluorescent PoC array for perioperative guidance for infection

- Santonocito R. - Avnet S. - Nunzio Tuccitto - Musso N. - Alessia Cavallaro - Spinello M. - Lipreri M.V. - Ricceri M. - Filannino I.M.P. - Raimondi I. - Stefani S. - Baldini N. - Trusso Sfrazzetto G.
Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Methylamine gas sensing by optical array

- Alessia Cavallaro - Santonocito R. - Pappalardo A. - Nunzio Tuccitto - Trusso Sfrazzetto G.
Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

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