Research topics:
Advanced Materials – Green Chemistry – Life Sciences
Keywords:
Cardiac patch, Smart micro-nanoparticles, Drug targeting, Molecularly imprinting polymers
Contact person:
Caterina Cristallini– caterina.cristallini@cnr.it
+390502217802
Location:
Pisa
Other info:
The laboratory is based at the Department of Civil and Industrial Engeneering of the University of Pisa
Production and physico-chemical, mechanical and functional characterization of polymeric materials in the field of tissue engineering, nanotechnology, drug delivery, molecular imprinting:
– Biodegradable, micro-structured and multifunctional polymer scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering
– Development of intelligent nanoparticles for drug targeting towards cancer cells
– Imprinted polymeric materials for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
– Bioartificial water-induced shape memory polymeric materials for the anastomosis of human hollow organs
– Smart integrated micro-nanosystems for an efficient cystic fibrosis inflammation control
– Study on inorganic nanoparticle-cell interaction for the evaluation of impact and biosafety of nanomaterials
– Novel polymeric materials as coatings for soft tissue implant
– Industrialization of cardiac patch prototype
LIST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION
High Performance Liquid Chromatography, HPLC and GPC (detectors: UV, RI, fluorometer)
Dynamic light scattering (DLS), Zetasizer Malvern nano ZS9
Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Spectrum Spotlight Imaging System Perkin Elmer
Dynamic mechanical analysis DMA8000 Perkin Elmer
Rotational rheometer Kinexus Pro Malvern