• Realization of fluorescent core-shell silica-PEG nanoparticles
suitable as labels and probes in bio-analytical and in vivo imaging
applications.
• Synthesis of electrochemiluminescent (ECL) systems: based on dye
doped silica nanoparticles.
• Luminescent silica nanoparticles doped with organic fluorophores.
Relationship between structure and photophysical properties.
• Synthesis of core-shell Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticles.
• Self-organized Fluorescent Chemosensors for metal ions based on
silica nanoparticles: synthesis of amino-amido ligands for metal
ions and of alkoxysilane derivatized organic fluorophores for the
development of self-organized chemosensors.
• Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and of luminescent core-shell
/ Ag-silica dye doped nanoparticles. Exploitation of MEF (Metal
Enhanced Fluorescence) for the development of nano-hybrid systems
with strong fluorescent emission and increased
photostability.
• Synthesis of electrochemiluminescent (ECL) systems: based on self
assembled monoloyers.
• Study of host-guest self-assembly processes with di-topic
cavitands by static (SLS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS).
• Synthesis and characterization of Zn(II) and Cu(II) complexes
based on the all cis-1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trihydroxycicloexane.
Catalytic behaviour in the hydrolysis reaction of model phosphoric
esters and plasmidic DNA. • Self-organized fluorescent chemosensors
for metal ions based on micellar co-aggregates.