Synthesis and properties of Haemocompatible, antimicrobial and antifouling biomaterials Line of research Synthesis and properties characterization of Haemocompatible or antibacterial biomaterials. Polyurethanes and functionalized polyacrylamides, biodegradable and not, as anticoagulants, protein, and medicines carriers or as scaffolds for tissue engineering. Development of antifouling polymer surfaces for medical devices. Optimization of biological tests for the assessment of anticoagulants, antifouling and antibacterial properties of the polymeric matrices. Development of nano particles and nanocomposite polymeric core/shell with magnetic properties for the controlled and targeted drug release . Staff Supervisor: Antonella PiozziIolanda FrancoliniDepartment staff: Andrea MartinelliClarissa CiarlantiniElisabetta LacollaUniversity staff: Mariano BizzarriAlessandra Cucina Publications Water state effect on drug release from an antibiotic loaded polyurethane matrix containing albumin nanoparticlesSynthesis of biomimetic segmented polyurethanes as antifouling biomaterialsA new approach for the preparation of hydrophilic poly(L-lactide) porous scaffold for tissue engineering by using lamellar single crystalsLipase immobilization on differently functionalized vinyl-based amphiphilic polymers: influence of phase segregation on the enzyme hydrolytic activityWater soluble usnic acid-polyacrylamide complexes with enhanced antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus epidermidisEditorial of the special issue antimicrobial polymers Collaborations National collaborations: Gianfranco Donelli (Fondazione S. Lucia)Mariangela Bellusci (ENEA)Anna Scotto D'abusco (Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche, Alessandro Rossi Fanelli)International collaborations: Paul Stoodley (Ohio State University)Ahmed Bakry (Helwan University, Chemistry)Marta Fernandez Garcia (Spanish National Research Council (ICTP-CSIC), Madrid) Fundings and awards Fundings: Progetti Universitari, Conto terzi Theme and ERC Theme: Life-Sciences chemistryERC: PE5_7 Biomaterials synthesisPE5_15 Polymer chemistryPE8_9 Materials engineering (biomaterials, metals, ceramics, polymers, composites...) Traineeship offer Availability: two positionsCourse of study (advised): ChemistryIndustrial chemistry