Biofabrication of nano and microstructured peptide hydrogels for biotechnological applications Line of research Development and use of innovative methodologies for the preparation of polymeric materials, even of nanometric dimensions, for sustainable biotechnological applications Research lines: 1. Biofabrication of nano and microstructured peptide hydrogels for biotechnological applications 2. Green Solvents in the selective extraction of bioactive molecules and biopolymers from plant matrices and microbial cells 3. Microfluidic technologies in the nanofabrication of innovative materials for applications in the immobilization of enzymes, drugs and nucleic acids Staff Supervisor: Cleofe PalocciDepartment staff: Alessandra GentiliLaura ChronopoulouRoya BinaymotlaghUniversity staff: Bordi Federico (Dip. di Fisica) Publications Designing unconventional Fmoc-peptide-based biomaterials: structure and related propertiesA physico-chemical approach to the study of genipin crosslinking of biofabricated peptide hydrogelsBiosynthesis and characterization of a novel Fmoc-tetrapeptide-based hydrogel for biotechnological applicationsSelf-assembling peptide hydrogels promote microglial cells proliferation and NGF productionBiosynthesis of innovative calcium phosphate/hydrogel composites: physicochemical and biological characterisation Collaborations National collaborations: Nocca Giuseppina (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma)Alessandro Arcovito (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma)Mara Massimi (Università degli Studi dell'Aquila)Ilaria Cacciotti (Universita' Niccolo' Cusano, Roma)Ornella Parolini (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma)Wanda Lattanzi (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma)Aurelio Muttini (Università degli Studi di Teramo)Mirella Falconi (Università di Bologna) Fundings and awards Fundings: PRIN 2017 Theme and ERC Theme: Life-Sciences chemistryERC: PE5_6 New materials: oxides, alloys, composite, organic-inorganic hybrid, nanoparticlesPE5_7 Biomaterials synthesisPE8_9 Materials engineering (biomaterials, metals, ceramics, polymers, composites...) Traineeship offer Area di ricerca: Industrial chemistryAvailability: one positionCourse of study (advised): Industrial chemistry
