Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials: metal nanoparticles and functional polymers for applications in optoelectronics, photonics, sensors and biomedicine

Line of research

Synthesis and characterizations of new materials: metal nanoparticles (Au, Ag, Pt) functionalized with organic, organometallic and polymeric ligands; organometallic complexes; nanostructured functional polymers based on organic or organometallic monomers. The spectroscopic and morphological characterization is aimed to the structural bulk and surface definition. These materials are studied for applications ranging from optoelectronics, sensors, photonics, drug and biomolecule immobilization for biomedicine and biocatalysis studies.

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Staff

Supervisor:

Department staff:

Tommaso Alberto Salamone

Farid Hajareh Haghighi

Beatrice Pennacchi

Martina Mercurio

Carla Sappino

Publications

Silver nanoparticles stabilized with thiols: A close look at the local chemistry and chemical structure

Network assembly of gold nanoparticles linked through fluorenyl dithiol bridge

Platinum nanoparticles on electrospun titania nanofibers as hydrogen sensing material working at room temperatur

Candida rugosa lipase immobilization on hydrophilic charged gold nanoparticles as promising biocatalysts: activity and stability investigations

Functionalized gold nanoparticles for topical delivery of methotrexate for the treatment of psoriasis

Electron Microscopy Reveals Soluble Hybrid Network of Individual Nanocrystal Self-Anchored by Bifunctional Thiol Fluorescent Bridges

Thiol-Functionalized Palladium Nanoparticles Networks: Synthesis, Characterization, and Room Temperature (Toxic) Vapor Detection

Organoselenium compounds as functionalizing agents for gold nanoparticles in cancer therapy

Hydrophilic Gold Nanoparticles as Anti-PD-L1 Antibody Carriers: Synthesis and Interface Properties

Photoacoustics for listening to metal nanoparticle super-aggregates

Collaborations

National collaborations:

Battocchio Chiara (Dip. Fisica, Università Roma Tre)

Meneghini Carlo (Dip. Fisica, Università Roma Tre)

Aquilanti Giuliana (Università di Trieste, Sincrotrone Trieste)

Bearzotti Andrea (CNR)

Prosposito Paolo (Dip Fisica, Università Tor Vergata)

Giovanni Pellacani (Fac Medicina, Università di Modena)

International collaborations:

Graeff Carlos F.O. (Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP, Bauru BZ)

D'Acapito Francesco (ESRF European Synchrotron, Grenoble FR)

Grigorian Souren (University of Siegen DE)

Fundings and awards

Fundings:

Progetti di Ricerca di Università Anno: 2020

Progetti di Ricerca di Università Anno: 2022

Progetti di Ricerca di Università Anno: 2019

Theme and ERC

Theme:

Materials

ERC:

PE5_1 Structural properties of materials

PE5_6 New materials: oxides, alloys, composite, organic-inorganic hybrid, nanoparticles

PE5_10 Colloid chemistry

Traineeship offer

Availability:

two positions

Course of study (advised):

Chemistry

Industrial chemistry

Notes:

disponibilità in laboratorio per lo svolgimento di tesi di Tirocinio Triennale e di tesi di Laurea Magistrale, in Chimica, Chimica Analitica e Chimica Industriale. Possibilità anche per CdL esterni.