MILAN, 3rd December 2008

WORKSHOP ON

NANOMATERIALS
PRODUCTION, CHARACTERIZATION AND
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Technical Program (updated November 28)

8:30
REGISTRATION
9:00-9:20
Chair: S. Treichler, R. Bozio, A. Chianese
  Opening session
9:20-11:00
Composites
Chair: J. Kenny, L. Montanaro
DISPERSION OF CARBON NANOTUBES IN A MONOCOMPONENT EPOXY SYSTEM
C.Formicola, A.Martone, M.Zarrelli, M.Giordano
NANOCOMPOSITES BASED ON COLLOIDAL NANOCRYSTALS: AN ORIGINAL CLASS OF FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

C.Ingrosso, A.Panniello, T.Placido, F.Liuzzi, A.Agostiano, R.Comparelli, M.L.Curri, M.Striccoli

NEW METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NANOPARTICLES PRODUCTION AND DEPOSITION
S.Vinati, M.Franchi, A.Zelioli, M.Leccardi, E.Barborini, D.Bandiera, M.Gatelli
CATALYSED GROWTH OF CARBON NANOTUBES ON NANOPARTICLES PATTERNED SILICON SUBSTRATE
C.Altavilla, C.Leone, D.Sannino, M.Sarno, P.Ciambelli
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE DETECTION OF NANOPARTICLES PRODUCED IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT
A.D’Anna, P.Minutolo, A.Bruno, F.Carbone, L.A.Sgro
 
11:00-11:20
Coffee Break
 
11:20-13:00
Coating & Catalysis
Chair: R. Zanoni
NANOSTRUCTURES AND MECHANICAL/OPTICAL PROPERTIES: A NEW APPROACH FOR TRANSPARENT “INTELLIGENT” PECVD COATINGS
A.Patelli, S.Costacurta, S.Vezzù, P.Scopece, P.Falcaro
NOVEL SENSITIVE SWCNT NANO-COMPOSITE COATINGS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE CHEMO-OPTICAL NANO-SENSORS
M.Consales, A.Crescitelli, A.Cutolo, M.Penza, P.Aversa, M.Giordano, A.Cusano
HYDROGEN AND CARBON NANOTUBES FROM LIGHT HYDROCARBONS
D.Gozzi, A.Latini
DEVELOPMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURED Rh CATALYSTS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION: AN ORIGINAL OM-CVD APPROACH
V.Dal Santo, L.Sordelli, R.Psaro, V.De Grandi, A.Gallo, S.Recchia, A.Beretta, A.Donazzi
  SEMI-CONTINUOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS OF AN OLIVE VEGETATION WASTEWATER STREAM BY MEANS OF NANO-TIO2 POWDERS
  M.Stoller, L.Miranda, A.Chianese
 
13:00-15:00
Lunch & Poster Exhibition
 
15:00-16:00
Energy
Chair: P. Ciambelli, A. Agostiano
HETEROAROMATIC CONJUGATED POLYPYRIDINES AS RUTHENIUM SENSITIZERS IN DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS
A.Abbotto, L.Bellotto, N.Manfredi, C.Marinzi, F.De Angelis, J-H.Yum, M.K.Nazeeruddin, M.Graetzel, C.Barolo
PREPARATION OF CARBON-BASED NANOMATERIALS AND ASSEMBLING OF SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY-RELATED APPLICATIONS
M.L.Terranova, V.Guglielmotti, S.Orlanducci, V.Sessa, D.Sordi, E.Tamburri, F.Toschi, M.Rossi
ASSEMBLED STRUCTURES OF SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS AND POLYMERS FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS
A.Berlin, B.Vercelli, G.Zotti
   
Biomaterials
16:00-18:00
Chair: P. Ciambelli, A. Agostiano
NEW NANODEVICE BASED ON COBALT FERRITE FOR HYPERTHERMIA
D.Bonacchi, G.Lorenzi , C.Ravagli, G.Baldi
  CHITIN NANOFIBRILS :AN INNOVATIVE COSMETIC DELIVERY
  P.Morganti
REACTORS AND STRATEGIES TO CONTROL THE PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF POLYMERIC NANO-PARTICLES FOR PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS
F.Lince, E.Gavi, D.L.Marchisio, B.Stella, F.Dosio, A.A.Barresi
NANO-STRUCTURED MOLECULAR THIN FILMS FOR BIO-SENSING AND PLASTIC-ELECTRONICS WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY/COST RATIO
S.Cataldo, C.Musumeci, A.Luzio, D.Spina, S.Fabiano, G.Arrabito, G.F.Indelli, A.Scandurra, B.Pignataro
CULTURE OF SKELETAL MUSCLE CELLS ON CYSTEAMINE COATED GOLD SURFACES
F.A.Scaramuzzo, D.Coletti, L.C.Montemiglio, M.Barteri
  NANOTOSSICOLOGIA E RICERCA: UN’URGENTE ESIGENZA PER UNO SVILUPPO SICURO DELLA NANOTECNOLOGIA
  E. Sabbioni
 
18:00-18:10
Ending of the Workshop
Chair: R. Bozio, A. Chianese
   
 
LIST OF POSTERS
POSTER PANEL # 1
1) SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES CONTROL OF DOPED ZNO NANOPARTICLES
S.Albonetti, S.Cimitan, L.Forni, F.Peri, D.Lazzari
POSTER PANEL # 2
2) STRUCTURAL DAMPING EFFICIENCY IN CARBON NANOTUBES/ MONOCOMPONENT EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES
A.Martone, C.Formicola, M.Zarrelli, M.Giordano
POSTER PANEL # 3
3) MICROWAVE POLYOL SYNTHESIS OF CU NANOPARTICLES
M. Blosi, M. Dondi, S. Albonetti, C. Martelli, G. Baldi
POSTER PANEL # 4
4) UPPER AND LOWER RIM GUANIDINIUM-CALIXARENES IN DNA DELIVERY AND CELL TRANSFECTION
V.Bagnacani, F.Sansone, G.Donofrio, L.Baldini, A.Casnati, R.Ungaro
POSTER PANEL # 5
5)BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION OF CORE-SHELL MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES FE3O4@CU AND FE3O4@AU
M.Barteri, M.Diociaiuti, A.Latini, M.Liberatore, F.Nepi, A.Pala, R.Salvati
POSTER PANEL # 6
6) INCREASED DAMPING IN INTERLEAVED LAYER CONFIGURATION BY CARBON NANOTUBES NANOCOMPOSITES
M.Aurilia, S.Iannace, M.Giordano
POSTER PANEL # 7
7) ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE ON GOLD FILMS FOR BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS
F.Scaramuzzo, A.Generosi, A.Salvati, R.Latini, A.Paci, B.Rossi, V.Albertini, M.Barteri
POSTER PANEL # 8
8) NANO STRUCTURING OF DIFFERENT POLYMER SURFACES BY ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA TREATMENT
I.Kulyk, P.Scopece, P.Schiavuta
POSTER PANEL # 9
9) PCL ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLDS: MORPHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR PROCESS PARAMETERS CHANGING
V.Guarino, A.Guaccio, L.Ambrosio
POSTER PANEL # 10
10) MICROWAVE-ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES
E.Mercadelli, G.Ghetti, A.Sanson, R.Bonelli, S.Albonetti
POSTER PANEL # 11
11) SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CE3+ DOPED ALUMINUM GARNET PHOSPHOR AND OF CE:YAG-PMMA COMPOSITE
M.L.Saladino, A.Zanotto, R. Matassa, G.Nasillo, A.Spinella, E.Caponetti
POSTER PANEL # 12
12) EFFECT OF DIFFERENT NANOFILLES ON THE PHASE MORPHOLOGY OF POLYCARBONATE/ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE POLYMER BLENDS
R.Sulcis, F.Marinello, G.Marino, M.Balbo
POSTER PANEL # 13
13) FACILE SYNTHESIS OF POLYANILINE USING GOLD CATALYST
Z.Chen, C.Della Pina, E.Falletta, M.Lo Faro, M.Pasta, M.Rossi, N.Santo
POSTER PANEL # 14
14) PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (MWNT)/POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES
P. Ciambelli, M. Sarno, H. C. Neitzert, N. G. Rainone, M. R. Nobile, E. Somma, O. Valentino
POSTER PANEL # 15
15) TIN DIOXIDE THIN FILMS FOR NEAR FIELD OPTICAL SENSING
A.Buosciolo, M.Consales, A.Cusano, M.Giordano
POSTER PANEL # 16
16) PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF NANOCRYSTALLINE METAL/SEMICONDUCTOR BASED CATALYSTS UNDER UV IRRADIATION
R.Comparelli, F.Petronella, M.Corricelli, E.Fanizza, M.Striccoli, G.Mascolo, A.Agostiano, M.L.Curri
POSTER PANEL # 17
17) FABRICATION OF MULTILAYERS NANOSTRUCTURED MEMBRANES FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATIONS
M.Roso, A.Lorenzetti, M.Modesti, S.Sundarrajan, S.Ramakrishna
POSTER PANEL # 18
18) LUMINESCENT COLLOIDAL NANOCRYSTALS:NOVEL PERSPECTIVE FOR OPTICAL INVESTIGATION OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
N.Depalo, A.Mallardi, P.Carrieri, R.Comparelli, A.Agostiano, M.Striccoli, M.L.Curri
POSTER PANEL # 19
19) PREPARATION OF A MONOXYGENASE MONOLAYER ON A GOLD ELECTRODE MONITORED BY SURFACE ENHANCED INFRARED ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
F.Secundo, G.Ottolina, K.Ataka, J.Heberle
POSTER PANEL # 20
20)NANOCRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR/METAL PHTHALOCYANINE HYBRID-JUNCTIONS: APPLICATIONS IN PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL AND SENSOR DEVICES
C.Ingrossoa, A.Petrella, P.Fini, M.L.Curri , P.Cosma, G.Giancane, L.Valli, A.Agostiano
POSTER PANEL # 21
21) FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS
R.Inguanta, G.Ferrara, S.Piazza, C.Sunseri
POSTER PANEL # 22
22) CLATHRATE HYDRATES: FROM DESIGN TO PRODUCTION FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND PRODUCT INNOVATION
A.Lagan, G.Savelli
POSTER PANEL # 23
23) MG – BASED NANOMATERIALS FOR ON - BOARD H2 STORAGE
C.Milanese, A.Girella, G.Bruni, V.Berbenni, A.Marini, P.Matteazzi
POSTER PANEL # 24
24) POLYMERS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY: PERSPECTIVES FOR OPTOELECTRONICS, CHEMICAL SENSORS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
I.Venditti, I.Fratoddi, M.V.Russo, C.Palocci, A.Bearzotti, P.Prosposito, S.D’Auria
POSTER PANEL # 25
25) AMINOALKYLSULFANYL SUBSTITUTED POLYTHIOPHENE: AN AGGREGATION STUDY
R.Cagnoli, M.Caselli, E.Libertini, A.Mucci, F.Parenti, D.Pinetti, G.Ponterini, L.Preti, L.Schenetti
POSTER PANEL # 26
26) THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER COATINGS AS A PLATFORM FOR FIBER-OPTIC BASED BIOSENSORS
V.Malachovska, P.Pilla, A.Cusano, P.A.Netti, M.Giordano
POSTER PANEL # 27
27) TOWARD THE TUNING OF DISPERSED MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES MORPHOLOGY IN AN EPOXY RESIN
G.Faiella, V.Antonucci, M.Giordano
POSTER PANEL # 28
28) USING DIGITAL IMAGES FOR FAST, RELIABLE, AND AUTOMATIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SURFACE QUALITY: A CASE STUDY ON THE MANUFACTURING OF SEMICONDUCTORS
P.Faccoa, F.Bezzo, J.A.Romagnoli, M.Barolo
POSTER PANEL # 29
29) NYLON-6 NANOCOMPOSITES, STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE NANOFILLER NATURE ON MORPHOLOGY AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES
D.Tabuani, S.Ceccia, G.Camino
POSTER PANEL # 30
30) CHARACTERIZATION OF ELECTROCATALYSTS OBTAINED BY SPONTANEOUS DEPOSITION OF PALLADIUM ONTO NICKEL-ZINC MATERIALS FOR ETHANOL OXIDATION
V.Bambagioni, C.Bianchini, J.Filippi, W.Oberhauser, A.Marchionni, F.Vizza, R.Psaro, L.Sordelli
POSTER PANEL # 31
31) FILM PROCESSABILITY OF POLYAMIDE BASED NANOCOMPOSITES
L.Incarnato, L.Di Maio, G.M.Russo, E.Garofalo
POSTER PANEL # 32
32) CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELLING OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMER/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES BY FILM BLOWING
F.Naddeo, E.Garofalo, G.Cricrì, L.Incarnato
POSTER PANEL # 33
33) ORDERED PRINTED PATTERNS FROM BREATH FIGURES
A.Bolognesi, F.Galeotti, C.Botta, I.Chiusa, L.Morello, D.Breviario
POSTER PANEL # 34
34) HIGH PERFORMANCE CATALYTIC SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANOTUBES
P.Ciambelli, C.Leone, D.Sannino, M.Sarno
POSTER PANEL # 35
35) THE EFFECT OF AGEING AND RE-ACTIVATION OF TITANIA-CONTAINING COMMERCIAL PAINTS, AS INVESTIGATED BY SURFACE TECHNIQUES
R.Zanoni