A5016908432- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
- Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Analytical chemistry methods development
- Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles
- Ion-surface interactions and analysis
- Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
- Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
- ZnO doping and properties
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
- Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
- Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
University of Bari Aldo Moro
2016-2025
Consorzio Interuniversitario per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase
2018-2024
Polytechnic University of Bari
2024
Centre for Research in Engineering Surface Technology
2020
University of Salento
2006-2017
University of Washington
2017
Seattle University
2017
Innovation Engineering (Italy)
2008-2017
University of Naples Federico II
2017
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Lecce
2006-2008
Since 2004, we have been developing nanomaterials with antimicrobial properties, the so-called nanoantimicrobials. When coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged, started investigating new and challenging routes to nanoantivirals. The two fields some important points of contact. We would like share readership our vision role a (nano)materials scientist can play in fight against COVID-19 pandemic. As researchers specifically working on surfaces nanomaterials, this letter underline...
Abstract Organic bioelectronic sensors are gaining momentum as they can combine high‐performance sensing level with flexible large‐area processable materials. This opens to potentially highly powerful systems for point‐of‐care health monitoring and diagnostics at low cost. Prominent detect biochemical recognition events, electrolyte‐gated organic field‐effect transistors (EGOFETs) electrochemical (OECTs) easily fabricated operated. EGOFETs recently shown be capable of label‐free...
A systematic comparison between electrochemical and organic bioelectronic sensors reveals a unified rational description for transistor amplified detection.
In the last decade, saliva has been suggested as non-invasive diagnostic fluid, suitable for clinical use alternatively to blood serum and plasma. However, applicability of hampered so far by inadequate sensitivity current methods detect lower salivary concentrations many biomarkers monitored in products. Herein, a label-free biosensor based on electrolyte-gated organic thin-film transistor (EGOTFT) developed detection at physical limit C-reactive protein (CRP) human saliva. CRP is key...
The increasing interest in technologies capable of tracking a biomarker down to the physical limit points toward new opportunities early diagnostics progressive diseases. Indeed, single-molecule detection are foreseen enable clinicians associate tiniest increase with progression disease, particularly at its stage. Bioelectronic organic transistors represent an extremely powerful tool achieve label-free and clinically relevant biomarkers. These electronic devices millimetric size future could...
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) single-molecule and label-free detection is demonstrated, for the first time, by means of an electrolyte-gated thin-film transistor. The sensor integrates a millimeter-wide self-assembled monolayer (SAM) that includes trillions anti-IgM capturing proteins. This adds generality to already introduced single molecule with transistor (SiMoT) platform. Besides extremely high sensitivity, SAM confers SiMoT bioelectronic selectivity here assessed measuring differential...
In 2019, the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), related to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), started spreading around word, giving rise world pandemic we are still facing. Since then, many strategies for prevention and control of COVID-19 have been studied implemented. addition pharmacological treatments vaccines, it is mandatory ensure cleaning disinfection skin inanimate surfaces, especially in those contexts where contagion could spread quickly, such as hospitals clinical...
Abstract Electric fields have been highlighted as a smart reagent in nature’s enzymatic machinery, they can directly trigger or accelerate chemical processes with stereo- and regio-specificity. In catalysis, controlled mass transport of species is also key facilitating the availability reactants active reaction site. However, recent progress developing clean catalysis that profits from oriented electric limited to theoretical experimental studies at single molecule level, where both control...
Abstract Early diagnosis of the infection caused by human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) is vital to achieve efficient therapeutic treatment and limit disease spreading when viremia at its highest level. To this end, a point-of-care HIV-1 detection carried out with label-free, low-cost, ultra-sensitive screening technologies would be great relevance. Herein, label-free single molecule p24 capsid protein large ( wide-field ) single-molecule transistor (SiMoT) sensor proposed. The...
In this study a conservation treatment of stone monuments meant for consolidation, protection, and inhibition biofilm formation is proposed. The method developed as part systematic investigation aimed at producing nanocomposite coatings able to exert marked biological activity over long period time thanks their peculiar structure. Zinc oxide nanoparticles, synthesised by means simple reproducible electrochemical procedures, are embedded in commercially available commonly used...
A large-area processable ink-jet-printed poly(3-hexylthiophene) electrolyte-gated field-effect transistor, designed for bioelectronic applications, is proven to be stable one week of continuous operation.
This study explores how a simple argentometric titration-like approach could be evolved into versatile, scalable, fast, and robust strategy for the production of AgCl/quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) colloidal nanoantimicrobials (NAMs). These systems, which are green, stable, cost-effective, reproducible found to effective against wide range food pathogenic bacteria biofilms. The option large-scale such suspensions was explored via use peristaltic pump. various types biosafe QACs...