Research Lines
- 1. Nanobiotechnologies:
1.A. Three-dimensional structures and b2-microglobulin amyloid fibrillation processes
1.B. Nanostructured organic and inorganic surfaces for cell culture and cell-on-chip systems
1.C. Biocompatible polymers for non-viral transfection, drug delivery and diagnostic applications
1.D. New biocompatible and biodegradable hydrogels for tissue engineering
- 2. Nanotechnologies for renewable energy and the environment:
2.A. Photocatalysis
2.B. Organic thin films and nanocomposites for solid state lighting and solar energy conversion
2.C. Ionic liquids
2.D. Low friction surfaces
2.E. Innovative polymeric materials for the quantitative and reversible absorption of inorganic and organic water contaminants
- 3. Structural nanocomposites:
3.A. Halogen-free, high-performance flame retarded polyolefins
3.B. Elastomeric nanocomposites
- 4. Functional nanostructured materials and films:
4.A. Nanoorganization in polymeric films of molecules and nanocrystals with non linear optical (NLO) properties
4.B. Nanostructured and nanocomposite thin films for hybrid microdevices and sensing
- 5. Free nanoparticles and supersonic beams:
5.A. Synchrotron radiation and fel characterization of free clusters
- 6. Atomic force microscopy:
6.A. Development of advanced atomic force microscopy characterization techniques
6.B. Characterization of nanoscale properties of interfaces and systems by atomic force Microscopy
- 7. Optical imaging and confocal microscopy:
7.A. FRET study of the dynamic interaction between ICln and 4.1R
7.B. Functional screening of genetic mutations of pendrin
7.C. The role of the actin and tubulin cytoskeleton in the membrane trafficking in Nicotiana Tabacum pollen tube
7.D. Differentiation and cytoskeletal protein dynamics of PC12 cells cultured on nanostructured cluster-assembled titanium dioxide
thin films
- 8. Microfabrication:
8.A. Microfabrication
- 9. Outreach activities:
9.A. NanoToTouch: Nanosciences Live in Science Centres and Museums