Nano@Sens

Group

Team members

Maria Antonietta Baldo

Associate Professor
Expertise:

  • Development of electrochemical micro-sensors and innovative analytical strategies for in situ applications in real matrices 
  • Sensors for monitoring water contaminants and food quality
  • Electroanalysis
  • Characterization and analysis of painting materials used in the Cultural Heritage field

Salvatore Daniele

Senior Researcher
Expertise:

  • Theoretical and experimental aspects of micro-nano electrodes.
  • Applications for environmental, pharmaceutical and food analysis.
  • Development of biosensors for detection of biological analytes
  • Expert in Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM)
  • Application of SECM for characterization of nanostructured materials at high special resolution
  • Application of SECM for the detection of analytes at the interface

Sabrina Fabris

Scientific Technician
Expertise 

  • Modification of chemical physical properties of phospholipid membranes with molecules of biological and clinical importance
  • Study of the antioxidant Properties of natural compounds
  • Application of the instrumental analytical techniques: Ion chromatography (IC), gas chromatography (GC), UV-VIS spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
  • Organization and support of research and didactic laboratories
  • Institutional website, Instagram, and LinkedIn management

Lorena Gobbo

Scientific Technician
Expertise:

  • Methods for the extraction and determination of heavy metals in the environmental field
  • Expert in the use of:
    • MP-AES (Emission Spectrometer Atomic Plasma Microwave)
    • Elemental Analyzer CHNS
    • Microwave Oven

Najmeh Karimian

Fellow researcher  
Expertise:

  • Electrochemosensors and biosensors, environmental electroanalysis
  • Surface modification
  • Molecularly imprinted Polymers, polymeric Materials, carbon nanomaterials 
  • Nanoelectrodes
Maedeh Malekzadeh

Maedeh Malekzadeh

Fellow researcher from ISOF_CNR
Expertise:

  • Electrosynthesis of multilayered nanowires and electrochemical surface modification
  • Polymer product characterization tests (OIT, DSC, MFR, tensile, impact, Vicat)
  • Ion-selective analysis and electrodeposition of different metal hexacyanoferrates

Giuseppe Misia

Postdoctoral researcher
Expertise:

  • Electrochemical sensors for complex biological matrices
  • Synthesis and functionalization of composite nanomaterials
  • Surface characterization of nanomaterials and nanocomposites
  • Electrocatalytic materials for sensing application

Ligia Moretto

Senior Researcher
Expertise:

  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors for environmental, clinical and food analysis
  • PFAS electroanalysis
  • Design of portable electrochemical biosensing assay
  • Modified electrodes  
  • Analytical methods for cultural heritage: glass and pigments

Giulia Moro

External collaborator
Expertise:

  • Design of portable electrochemical biosensing assay
  • Aptasensors and peptide-based sensors
  • Multi-analytical study of bioreceptor/target interactions
  • Electropolymerization and surface functionalization
  • PFAS electroanalysis

Michael Douglas Peçanha de Souza

Postdoctoral researcher
Expertise:

  • Electrochemical sensors for environmental monitoring
  • Surface functionalization for enhanced electrochemical performance
  • Corrosion electroanalysis: mechanisms, monitoring, and mitigation strategies
  • Microelectrodes: design, fabrication, and applications

Alessandro Silvestri

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Expertise:

  • Synthesis and functionalization of nanomaterials
  • Chemistry of 2D materials
  • Formulation of smart and responsive inks
  • Ink-jet printing of biosensors
  • Electroanalysis

Angela Maria Stortini

Researcher
Expertise:

  • Modified electrodes (metal nanoparticles and nanowires, conducting polymers)
  • Sensors for water contaminants and foods
  • Characterization by SEM-EDS of modified surfaces
  • Electroanalysis

Linda Trevisan

Scientific Technician
Expertise:

  • Synthesis and characterization of cyclic peptides
  • Yeast surface display technology
  • Microelectrodes
  • HPLC purification and characterization

Chiara Zanardi

Full Professor
Expertise:

  • Modified electrodes (conducting polymers, metal nanoparticles, carbon nanomaterials)
  • Definition of the electrocatalytic properties of nanosized materials and relevant composites
  • Wearable electrochemical sensors for the detection of biomarkers in biological fluids
  • Electrochemical sensors for water contaminants
  • Sensors for drugs of abuse
  • Sensors for the definition of quality of foodstuffs and beverages

PhD students

Francesco Abate

Thesis title: Characterization and Protection of Archaeological Bronze objects
Supervisor: Maria Antonietta Baldo (DSMN - Ca’ Foscari)
Co-supervisor: Arianna Traviglia (IIT)

Amir Moustafa Rezk Abdelmohsen

Thesis title: Nanostructured materials in synergy with 2D materials for the protection of archaeological metallic objects
Supervisor: Chiara Zanardi

Giulia Cazzador

Thesis title: Development of Electrochemical Sustainable Wearable Biosensor for Biomarkers Detection
Supervisor: Chiara Zanardi
Co-supervisor: Salvatore Daniele, Giovanni Antonio Salvatore

Alexandru Dron

Thesis title: Electroactive and bio-responsive inks based on modular 2D electrocatalysts
Supervisor: Alessandro Silvestri

Francesco Fama

Thesis title: SCREENFIT: screening techniques for phytosanitary products monitoring in biological and environmental matrices
Supervisor: Andrea Gambaro (DAIS - Ca’ Foscari)

Nicola Furlan

Thesis title: Electrochemical immunosensors for the quantification of biomarkers for ALS in-vitro models
Supervisor: Alessandro Silvestri
Co-supervisor: Ines Fasolino (CNR)

Alessandro Puzzelo

Alessandro Puzzelo

Thesis title: Development of a microneedle-based biosensor for ALS biomarkers detection
Supervisor: Chiara Zanardi
Co-supervisor: Alessandro Silvestri

Edoardo Tartaglia

Thesis title: Innovative conservation treatment for archaeological metal objects based on nanostructured materials   
Co-supervisor: Arianna Tartaglia and Mauro Moglianetti (IIT)

Alumni

Celeste Beraldo

Celeste Beraldo

Application of microelectrodes to the determination of traces of disinfectants in drinking water

Arianna Panizzo

Arianna Panizzo

Development of paper-based analytical devices for the analysis of organic pollutants in biological fluids.

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