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Chemistry
Application of surface science methods in the field of cultural heritage
Chemical caracterization of ancient works of art by means of the combined use of surface and bulk sensitive analytical methods
Design of new organic sensitizers for photovoltaic devices
"In silico" design of novel dyes for DSSC
Design, synthesis and applications of new organic sensitizers for non-conventional photovoltaic cells
EPR studies on the mechanism of ion transport through lipid membranes and their destabilization
Electrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry of transition metal complexes and metallic clusters
Environmental spectroscopy
Environmental Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction of electromagnetic energy with the environment
Enzymes for Biotechnological Applications
The aims of this research is to study the application in green chemistry of biocatalysts for the synthesis of different compounds
From photovoltaic energy to smart grid optimization
A study toward a better integration of distributed generation in the Italian power grid
Implementation of a redox database
In Silico Studies on Redox-Active Amino Acids involved in Long-Range Electron Transfer Pathways in Proteins
Quantum-mechanics/molecular-mechanics (QM/MM) and dynamical QM/MM methods are used to study and characterize amino acid radicals in proteins.
Investigation on Protein Surface Accessibility
NMR and computational methodologies are implemented to investigate protein surface accessibility
Lipid-Protein Interactions in membranes: implications on health and desease
The interaction of bioactive peptides with membranes is studied using a multi-techniques approach to clarify the mechanism that regulates the interaction
Mechanistic studies on metalloenzyme and metalloprotein function and inhibition
Modeling fluorescent proteins
Design of novel mutants of fluorescent proteins
New dyes for solar cells
Preparation and characterization of organic materials for solar cells
New synthetic methodologies
Microwave-assisted organic synthesis (MAOS). Total synthesis on natural product or pharmaceutically relevent compounds
Preparation and characterization of nanostructured oxides
Preparation and characterization of nanostructured oxides and hybrid polymer-nanoparticle systems for biomedical applications
Rebound Effect on Energy Efficiency and LCA of transport systems
Redox characterisation of molecular dyes for DSSC
Structure-activity relationship studies on oxidative enzymes
The use of spectroscopic techniques, mainly EPR, are used to gain insights into the catalytic mechanism of new oxidative enzymes
Studies on inhibition and regulation of human enzymes and proteins involved in cancer and neurodegenerative disorders
Study of the catalytic mechanism and of the inhibition of bacterial β-lactamase enzymes of all classes
Synthesis and study of photochemical molecular switches Z / E photoisomers
Theoretical modeling of the redox and spectroscopic properties of transition metal compounds