DIPARTIMENTO DI CHIMICA, MATERIALI E INGEGNERIA CHIMICA "GIULIO NATTA"

Smart Materials and Sustainable Solvents

  • subjectSkills

    Liquid state NMR spectroscopy; application of 1D and 2D multinuclear NMR methods to investigate structure and intermolecular interactions of organic compounds, supramolecular complexes, natural polymers, electrolytes and sustainable solvents (ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, low-melting mixtures); study of molecular transport properties via pulse gradient spin-echo experiments; investigation of local molecular dynamics via nuclear relaxation measurements. Solid state NMR spectroscopy; application to polymers. High resolution magic angle spinning NMR (HR-MAS NMR); applications to study soft-matter; analysis of molecular motion in confined systems, hydrogels, ionogels, eutectogels and crosslinked polymers.

  • subjectResearch activities
    • Structural and dynamic characterization of organic molecules and supramolecular aggregates
    • Local structuring, solvation and transport properties of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents
    • Studies on new electrolytes for lithium and beyond-lithium batteries
    • Encapsulation of drugs in polymeric hydrogels; drug release
    • Design, preparation, characterization and application of eutectogels
    • Polymers characterization by solid state NMR methods

    Master theses: available thesis projects for Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Food Engineering and Mathematical Engineering.

    Business Service: molecular characterization of synthetic and natural products by NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, powder X-ray diffraction, FT-IR spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Characterization of by-products and impurities, reverse engineering, analysis and technical reports for REACH registration and drug master file.

  • peopleTemporary Research Fellow

    ALBERTO MANNU

  • peoplePhD

    VALERIA VANOLI

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