Group
Team members
Associate Professor
Expertise:
- Development of electrochemical micro-sensors and innovative analytical strategies for in situ applications in real matrices
- Sensors for monitoring water contaminants and food quality
- Electroanalysis
- Characterization and analysis of painting materials used in the Cultural Heritage field
Senior Researcher
Expertise:
- Theoretical and experimental aspects of micro-nano electrodes.
- Applications for environmental, pharmaceutical and food analysis.
- Development of biosensors for detection of biological analytes
- Expert in Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM)
- Application of SECM for characterization of nanostructured materials at high special resolution
- Application of SECM for the detection of analytes at the interface
Scientific Technician
Expertise
- Modification of chemical physical properties of phospholipid membranes with molecules of biological and clinical importance
- Study of the antioxidant Properties of natural compounds
- Application of the instrumental analytical techniques: Ion chromatography (IC), gas chromatography (GC), UV-VIS spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- Organization and support of research and didactic laboratories
- Institutional website, Instagram, and LinkedIn management
Scientific Technician
Expertise:
- Methods for the extraction and determination of heavy metals in the environmental field
- Expert in the use of:
- MP-AES (Emission Spectrometer Atomic Plasma Microwave)
- Elemental Analyzer CHNS
- Microwave Oven
Maedeh Malekzadeh
Fellow researcher from ISOF_CNR
Expertise:
- Electrosynthesis of multilayered nanowires and electrochemical surface modification
- Polymer product characterization tests (OIT, DSC, MFR, tensile, impact, Vicat)
- Ion-selective analysis and electrodeposition of different metal hexacyanoferrates
- PCA analysis
Postdoctoral researcher
Expertise:
- Electrochemical sensors for complex biological matrices
- Synthesis and functionalization of composite nanomaterials
- Surface characterization of nanomaterials and nanocomposites
- Electrocatalytic materials for sensing application
Senior Researcher
Expertise:
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensors for environmental, clinical and food analysis
- PFAS electroanalysis
- Design of portable electrochemical biosensing assay
- Modified electrodes
- Analytical methods for cultural heritage: glass and pigments
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Expertise:
- Design of portable electrochemical biosensing assay
- Aptasensors and peptide-based sensors
- Multi-analytical study of bioreceptor/target interactions
- Electropolymerization and surface functionalization
- PFAS electroanalysis
Michael Douglas Peçanha de Souza
Postdoctoral researcher
Expertise:
- Electrochemical sensors for environmental monitoring
- Surface functionalization for enhanced electrochemical performance
- Corrosion electroanalysis: mechanisms, monitoring, and mitigation strategies
- Microelectrodes: design, fabrication, and applications
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Expertise:
- Synthesis and functionalization of nanomaterials
- Chemistry of 2D materials
- Formulation of smart and responsive inks
- Ink-jet printing of biosensors
- Electroanalysis
Researcher
Expertise:
- Modified electrodes (metal nanoparticles and nanowires, conducting polymers)
- Sensors for water contaminants and foods
- Characterization by SEM-EDS of modified surfaces
- Electroanalysis
Scientific Technician
Expertise:
- Synthesis and characterization of cyclic peptides
- Yeast surface display technology
- Microelectrodes
- HPLC purification and characterization
Full Professor
Expertise:
- Modified electrodes (conducting polymers, metal nanoparticles, carbon nanomaterials)
- Definition of the electrocatalytic properties of nanosized materials and relevant composites
- Wearable electrochemical sensors for the detection of biomarkers in biological fluids
- Electrochemical sensors for water contaminants
- Sensors for drugs of abuse
- Sensors for the definition of quality of foodstuffs and beverages
Fellow researcher
Expertise:
- Electrochemosensors and biosensors, environmental electroanalysis
- Surface modification
- Molecularly imprinted Polymers, polymeric Materials, carbon nanomaterials
- Nanoelectrodes
PhD students
Amir Moustafa Rezk Abdelmohsen
Thesis title: Nanostructured materials in synergy with 2D materials for the protection of archaeological metallic objects
Supervisor: Chiara Zanardi
Thesis title: Development of Electrochemical Sustainable Wearable Biosensor for Biomarkers Detection
Supervisor: Chiara Zanardi
Co-supervisor: Salvatore Daniele, Giovanni Antonio Salvatore
Thesis title: Electroactive and bio-responsive inks based on modular 2D electrocatalysts
Supervisor: Alessandro Silvestri
Thesis title: SCREENFIT: screening techniques for phytosanitary products monitoring in biological and environmental matrices
Supervisor: Andrea Gambaro (DAIS - Ca’ Foscari)
Thesis title: Electrochemical immunosensors for the quantification of biomarkers for ALS in-vitro models
Supervisor: Alessandro Silvestri
Co-supervisor: Ines Fasolino (CNR)
Thesis title: Development of a microneedle-based biosensor for ALS biomarkers detection
Supervisor: Chiara Zanardi
Co-supervisor: Alessandro Silvestri
Thesis title: Innovative conservation treatment for archaeological metal objects based on nanostructured materials
Co-supervisor: Arianna Tartaglia and Mauro Moglianetti (IIT)
Alumni
Characterization and Protection of Archaeological Bronze objects
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