Simona Bronco
Senior Researcher - Pisa Head of the Pisa Division
Research interests
Simona’s research interests cover the design, the synthesis and the characterization of physical and reactive mixtures of polymers and biodegradable and/or compostable composites, in particular biodegradable polyesters, polysaccharides and protein-based derivatives, included the materials obtained from the valorization of wastes from agroindustrial, manufacturing and agricultural processing, for the production of functionalized structural materials. The aim is the tunability of their their mechanical, optical, rheological, and morfological properties by designing the chemical structure of such materials. She is also involved in the study of the effects of the natural enviroments (e.g., soil, sea) on such properties.
Keywords: Bioplastics, Biowastes, Circular economy, Degradation, Polymeric composites, Materials science
Affiliations: Associazione Italiana Macromolecole (AIM)