Chimica: Recent submissions
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Mesoscale Modeling of Carbon Black/Polymer Interfaces: Linking Atomistic and Coarse-Grained Particle-Field Representations
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2020-02-11)The research activity, described in this Ph. D. thesis, was dedicated to the development of a novel carbon black (CB) primary particle model, with accurate morphology, to be used in coarse-grained (CG) molecular dynamics ... -
Catalysis for the transformation of biomass in value-added products
(2019-02-04)The present doctoral thesis is focused on the catalytic conversion of bioglycidol into value-added products... [edited by Author] -
Effect of thermo wood modification and polyoxometalates catalysts on yield and extractives composition
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-06)The aims of this work were to investigate the impact of the heat treatment on the chemical composition (holocellulose, lignin and extractives) of different wood species, to characterise and quantify wood extractives and ... -
The protein related to Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum regulates the purinergic system. New insight on the ABCC6 transporter
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-04)ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporters are the largest superfamily of membrane proteins present in all organisms and they are particularity involved in transport of nutrients and drugs... [edited by Author] -
Charge transfer in organic materials with potential applications in electronics
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-05)Search for low cost electronic materials has led towards the synthesis and the employment of organic semiconductors (OSCs), a class of materials that combine the electronic advantages of semiconducting materials with the ... -
Synthesis of sustainable polyesters via ring opening polymerization promoted by phenoxy-imine aluminum complexes
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-04)Aliphatic polyesters are emerging as an important class of materials alternatives to te petroleum-based polymers. They are often biodegradable and can be produced from renewable feedstocks. In this context, the developmentof ... -
Pharmacological potential and phytochemical profile of three unexplored medicinal plants
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-06)Nature is a wide source of biologically active compounds investigated with the purpose to be used as drugs due to their biological activity and also useful in pharmaceutical discovery and drug design. Nowadays, medicinal ... -
Synthesis and properties of new macrocyclic derivates
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-06)This PhD thesis is concerned with the design, synthesis and the characterization of new macrocyclic derivatives. Development of new macrocyclic compounds is a particularly interesting because they can involve like building ... -
CO2 fixation in cyclic carbonates and polycarbonates by salen-like based metal complexes
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-06)At the current rate of consumption of petroleum resources, they are predicted to be exhausted within the next century. For this reason, the development of new chemical processes using biorenewable resources is attracting ... -
Enantioselective construction of new heterocyclic scaffolds via organocatalyzed cascade reactions
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-04)Chirality plays a vital role in human daily life. After the famous but tragic case regarding the Thalidomide, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave a guide in relation to the submission of new drug applications... [edited ... -
An ecological approach to the integrated monitoring of freshwater ecosystems
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-06)The concept of integrated environmental monitoring includes the gathering of all the information necessary to obtain a comprehensive view of ecosystem status, processes and functionality, through a classical ecological ... -
Calixarene based catalytic systems
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-02-22)Catalysis is the essence of chemistry as it provides useful tools to make and brake chemical bonds. As nature has been a guide to many scientists, it’s no surprise that in the field of catalysis enzymes were a source of ... -
Metathesis reactions catalyzed by ruthenium complexes for the self-healing of aeronautical materials
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-05)In this PhD thesis work, Ruthenium catalysts were covalently and non-covalently linked to carbon-based nanomaterials, in order to give self-repairing ability to the aeronautical materials. These supported catalysts have ... -
Phisical chemistry of plasmas and applications to cultural heritage and material science
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-04)In this project, the attention has been focused on the laser ablation process and on laser induced plasmas spectroscopic study for two different technological applications. First of all, the analytical LIBS (Lase Induced ... -
Development of iron-based catalysts for the coupling of carbon dioxide with epoxides
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-07)Beside the environmental and energetic issues, carbon dioxide can be considered as a resource. Many chemical transformations based on CO2 as C-1 building block have been developed. The coupling reaction of epoxides with ... -
Thin coatings of biomaterials for hard tissue applications
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-05)The goal of the present study is the production of new-generation coatings suitable for hard tissue implants, intended to decrease the healing time, limit infections and rejections and improve patients' life quality. Materials ... -
Innovative applications of stable carbon isotope ratio in environmental and food chemistry
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-08)In the last year, the stable isotope ratio analysis has become a useful tool with many applications in different scientific area. In particular the characteristic isotope signature of materials has permitted to identify ... -
Development of new in vitro models based on the use of electrospun scaffolds and their imaging by multiphoton microscopy coupled with fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-02-22)In this thesis, new possible applications of electrospun scaffolds are presented. Besides, the interaction of human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) with the materials has been investigated using multiphoton microscopy (MPM) ... -
Ruthenium metathesis precatalysts with unsymmetrical Nheterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-07)Olefin metathesis is one of the most important chemical transformations for the formation of carbon-carbon double bonds. The possibility to build up highly funtionalised alkenes starting from simple olefins makes this ... -
Supramolecular Scaffolds for Biomimetic Catalysis
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-02)This PhD thesis is concerned with the design, synthesis and the characterization of supramolecular scaffolds for biomimetic catalysis. Development of new organocatalytic systems based upon well-designed calix[4]arene ...