Browsing by Subject "CHIM/03 CHIMICA GENERALE E INORGANICA"
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Application of Artificial Neural Networks to the design and optimization of superhydrophobic coatings
(2021-05-19)Recently, considerable attention has been devoted to developing superhydrophobic surfaces due to their advantageous antimicrobial and self-cleaning properties. While significant effort has been devoted to their fabrication, ... -
Biodegradable and functional aliphatic co-polyesters
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-15)Over the past decades, aliphatic polyesters have found rapidly increasing interest. Linear aliphatic polyesters, such as poly(glycolide) (PGA), poly(lactide) (PLA), poly(ε−caprolactone) (PCL) and their copolymers have found ... -
Carbon-based nanomaterials
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-02-27)New layered carbon-based materials were prepared and exhaustively characterized exploiting different characterization techniques, such as thermogravimetry (TGA), differential thermal calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform ... -
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 ... -
Complexes of coinage metals stabilized by N-heterocyclic carbenes: catalytic and biological activities
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2022-05-30)Since the synthesis, the isolation, and the characterization of the first stable N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) in 1991 by Arduengo and collaborators, this class of ligands has attracted the attention of researchers for ... -
Computational design of new antimicrobial peptides
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-04-13)Antimicrobial peptides (AMP) are evolutionarily conserved components of the innate immune system. They have a broad spectrum of action against bacteria, fungi and viruses. Therefore, AMP are studied as probable substitutes ... -
Copolymerization of olefins with polar monomers by transition metal catalysts
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2022-06-13)The investigation into copolymerizing olefins by Ni(Il) complexes bearing pyridylimine ligands was achieved in this study. The complexes, in the presence of a proper activating agent, were found to generate active catalysts ... -
Design and development of new polymeric materials with potential antimicrobial and/or antifungal activity
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-12-15)This PhD project is focused on the development of new polymeric materials with antibacterial and antifungal activity. The first part of the work was dedicated to the synthesis and the insertion of a modified amino acid ... -
Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of new enzyme inhibitors
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2023-04-13)My PhD research plan relates to the exploration of the structural requirements for the modulation of enzymes involved in the pathogenesis of viral infections and inflammatory disorders. The first part of my doctoral ... -
Development of dosimeters with selective materials to high frequency radiation
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-01-23)The clinical use of ionizing radiation to obtain a necrosing or cytotoxic radiobiological effect on tumoral lesions requires wide and complex physical and dosimetrical procedures. In particular, it is necessary to calculate ... -
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 ... -
Fluorescence-based sensors for the detection of biologically and environmentally relevant molecules
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-15)Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been known for long time as a toxic molecule in biological systems. More recent studies have shown that mammals can produce H2S in a controlled fashion, suggesting that it’s important in maintaining ... -
High-throughput virtual screening by molecular dynamics assisted molecular docking.
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2022-04-29)Molecular docking is a widely used Structure-Based method for drug discovery. Over the years, molecular docking methodologies have evolved to address several limitations, such as high errors in predicting pose and binding ... -
Isolation and characterization of lignins from Wheat straw and cardoon biomasses
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2023-03-13)The progressive reduction in the availability of oil resources, the unstoppable increase in their costs and the growing need for efficient environmental protection, imply an urgent development of new technologies for the ... -
Materiali ibridi e nanostrutturati derivati da copolimeri multiblocco polistirene-polibutadiene: sintesi e applicazioni
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-02-16)Scopo della presente tesi di Dottorato di Ricerca in Chimica, avente ampio carattere di esplorazione e innovazione, è stato quello di sviluppare materiali ibridi di natura organica ed inorganica con controllo della morfologia ... -
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 ... -
Molecular dynamics investigations of drug-cell membrane interactions
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-04-22)The cell membrane functions as a platform for the assembly of many signal transduction pathways and provides an additional level of regulation in cell signaling networks. The complex dynamic structure of the plasma membrane ... -
New catalysts for ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-02-16)The Ring-Opening Polymerization of cyclic esters by metal complexes via coordination-insertion mechanism represents the most effective and versatile method for preparing aliphatic polyesters with a good control in terms ... -
New metal catalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization of cyclic esters
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2022-05-28)I problemi ambientali ed economici legati ai polimeri derivanti da fonti petrolchimiche hanno spinto la ricerca accademica verso lo sviluppo di alternative green e degradabili rispetto alle plastiche convenzionali. I ... -
New metal catalysts for the synthesis of polyolefins and bioderived polymers
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-02-28)The aim of PhD project is the synthesis of new metal catalysts active in the polymerization of polar monomer and α-olefins. In the last decade, transition metal complexes bearing tetradentate bis(phenolato) ligands are ...