Research activity:
The scientific activity concerns the development and characterization of polymer-based composite materials to be applied in the biomedical or industrial fields. These studies deal with the use of polymers suitable for the realization of composite systems, i.e systems which can modulate their physical and mechanical characteristics with the addition of appropriate nanometric fillers. Both synthetic and natural biopolymers with the addition of organic/inorganic charges of nanometric size are taken into consideration. The sustainability of the materials chosen and the processes used is of particular importance. In parallel to the previosuly mentioned research line, time is being devoted to the preparation of porous systems as bone regeneration supports of the jaw. Numerous characterization techniques are being exploited to achieve the reseacrch goals; to mention a few: FTIR, UV-VIS spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, differential scanning calorimetry (TGA, DSC), static and dynamic mechanical analysis (Instron and RSA), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electronics (FESEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS).
