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Members (68)

Interests: surface modification and characterization of biopolymers, especial polysaccharides and its usability in biomedical applications, biomaterials, 3D bioprinting and new bioinks development, biopolymer composites; Laid of the most important technical biopolymers – cellulose, starch and chitozan- among others, in its various forms, including fibers, films, dispersion, particles and chemical derivatives for packaging, construction, or in biomedical applications
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Interests: biomaterials; mechanobiology; polysaccharide chemistry and physical-chemistry
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Interests: biochemistry; carbohydrate-acting enzymes; proteins; polysaccharides; bioprocesses; biosourced materials; biorefinery; biotechnology
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Interests: self-assembly; directed assembly; surfactants; block copolymers; polysaccharides; nanoparticles; water; ionic liquids; formulations; polymer dissolution
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Interests: liposomes; actively targeted drug delivery systems; hyaluronic acid; anticancer drugs
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Interests: Bioactive natural polysaccharide; Structure analysis; Pharmaceutical analysis; Chromatography; Natural product chemistry; Traditional medicine

Interests: semi‐synthetic polysaccharides; sulfated polysaccharides; NMR of polysaccharides; protecting groups in polysaccharide chemistry
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Interests: supercritical-fluids-assisted processes; membranes; aerogels; scaffolds; foams; micro- and nanoparticles
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Interests: biomaterials; nanomaterials; polysaccharide; MRI; optical imaging; contrast agent; nanomedicine; tissue engineering; vascular pathologies

Interests: electrospinning; electrospray; electrohydrodynamic methods; functional nano-microstructures; polysaccharides; proteins; targeted delivery; food and life science applications

Interests: yeast polysaccharides; oligosaccharides; by-products; food; glucans; arabinoxylans; mannoproteins; pectic polysaccharides
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Interests: design of biopolymer membranes for biotechnology applications; biodegradable polymers and nanocomposites for food packaging
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Interests: isolation of marine polysaccharides from a diverse marine biomass (algae, microalgae, bacteria, etc); design of “Glycosaminoglycan-mimetics”; development of biotechnological and pharmaceutical products
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Interests: materials science; polymers; biopolymers; bioplastics; bionanocomposites; nanomaterials; reactive processing; recycling; materials waste management
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Interests: polysaccharides; cellulose; bio-based materials
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Interests: polysaccharide and glycoconjugate structural chemistry; bacterial polysaccharides; capsular polysaccharides; lipopolysaccharides; teichoic acids; NMR; GC-MS; viral glycosylation; glycobiology

Interests: nanocellulose; papermaking; natural fiber reinforced composites; nanocomposites; biomaterials
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2. Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei, 34, (80078) Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
Interests: microbial exopolysaccharides; vegetable polysaccharides; extremophilic microorganisms

Interests: Biopolymers; Physicochemical properties of biopolymers (e.g. gelation, emulsification etc); Study of biopolymer solutions and gels using rheology, D.S.C. etc.; Biopolymer food applications (e.g. edible films and coatings, encapsulation etc.); Pectin; Gellan

Interests: nanofibers; composites; micromechanics; natural fiber composites; innovation
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Interests: bacterial nanocellulose; self-assembled nanogels made of polysaccharides; biomaterials; drug delivery systems for antimicrobial peptides and low molecular weight hydrophobic drugs; a comprehensive characterization of biocompatibility, including cytotoxicity, intracellular trafficking, biodistribution

Interests: Aerogel; Cryogel; Xerogel; Polysaccharides; Cellulose; Chitin; Chitosan; Carrageenan; Functionalization; Porous Materials; Nanoparticles; Calcium phosphate; Calcium carbonate

Interests: glycobiology; bacterial polysaccharides; glycoconjugates; structural and biochemical characterization; polysaccharide - host cell interaction; medical application of polysaccharides; pro-; pre-; para- and postbiotics; immunomodulatory properties of polysaccharides; immunochemistry; NMR spectroscopy
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Interests: aerogels; soft matter; coarse-grained modeling; cryoprocesses
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Interests: carbohydrate engineering; glycobiology; bioorganic chemistry; polysaccharide sequencing

Interests: hyaluronan; chemical modification; structural characterization; cosmetic formulation; drug delivery; medical applications of polysaccharides
Interests: bioactive peptides; chitosan; polyphenols; nutraceuticals; functional foods
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Interests: synthesis of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane; sol-gel thin films; modification of pigments; spectrally selective paint coatings; high solar absorptivity coatings for concentrated solar power; textile finishing; flame retardant polymers; surface treatments; nanocoatings; electrochromic materials
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Interests: microbial polysaccharides; bioresourced polymers; polysacchride-based hydrogels; cyclodextrin-based biotechnology
Interests: food analysis; food rheology; food additives; polysaccharides; starch; honey
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