Nanomaterials Webinar | Nanomaterials Application: New Trends and Insights
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15th Nanomaterials Webinar
Nanomaterials Application: New Trends and Insights
The Webinar on “Nanomaterials application: new trends and insights” is very pleased to host Dr Gianluca Viscusi, Dr Hebat-Allah Tohamy and Dr Lorena Castro-Mayorga to present their recent studies.
As nanotechnology develops, nanomaterials are finding uses in healthcare, environmental protection, food packaging, electronics, cosmetics, textiles, information technology, and other areas.
The invited scholars will give presentations of nanomaterials dedicated to current issues with a growing impact on modern society. Their topics will be focused on tissue engineering, waste reduction and active packaging.
Date: 23 February 2024
Time: 9:30 am CET | 4:30 pm CST Asia
Webinar ID: 882 6375 9124
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Gianluca Viscusi
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy;
Dr Gianluca Viscusi graduated in Chemical Engineering in 2016 with full honours at the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Salerno. After spending a few years in the private sector working as a process engineer, he took part in the Research and Innovation Staff Exchange of Graphene 3D project as a visiting researcher at Sichuan University (Chengdu, China) and Mackenzie Presbyterian University (San Paolo, Brazil). In 2021, he got his PhD, in Industrial Engineering, which concerned the design, production and characterization of novel materials obtained from sustainable polymers and hemp fibres. Currently, he is a Fellow Researcher and Assistant teacher of Fundamentals of Chemistry. His main research topics concern: the synthesis of novel adsorbents for water remediation applications, design, fabrication and characterization of physical properties of natural fibres reinforced polymeric and cementitious systems, production of nanocomposites and micro-composites obtained through electrospinning technique as sustainable systems for tissue engineering, application of mechanochemistry to design advanced smart materials.
Dr. Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy
Cellulose and Paper Department, National Research Centre, Egypt;
- PhD in organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, 2020. Title of the thesis: Preparation, characterization and applications of carbon allotropes derived from agricultural wastes.
- Dr. Tohamy has experience in cellulose chemistry and technology, recycling of agricultural wastes, sustainability, kinetics, thermal analysis, hydrogels, nanomaterials, amphiphilic polymers, carbon based materials, graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, carbon quantum dots, grafting, drug delivery, water treatment, adsorption, detection of waste contaminants, pH/thermo-responsive hydrogels, sensors and pharmaceutical applications at National Research Center (NRC), Cellulose and Paper department, since 2012.
Dr. Lorena Castro-Mayorga
Department of Bioproducts at Agrosavia, Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research, Colombia;
Dr. Lorena Castro-Mayorga is PhD in Biotechnology, Master's degree in Industrial and Agri-food Biotechnology and Biological Engineer. With a background in microbiology and bioprocess, she applies nanotechnology and biotechnology to synthesize, scale up, and formulate bioactive compounds. Currently, she is affiliated with the Department of Bioproducts at Agrosavia (Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research), where her work focuses on the development of biofungicides, biofertilizers, and agro-industrial products.
On 23 February 2024, MDPI’s journal Nanomaterials (ISSN: 2079-4991) hosted a webinar titled 'Nanomaterials Application: New Trends and Insights,' exploring the diverse applications of nanomaterials in various aspects of life.
The webinar showcased three distinguished speakers renowned for their expertise in the field: Dr. Gianluca Viscusi presented on electrospun polymeric membranes loaded with quercetin as drug delivery platforms; Dr. Hebat-Allah Tohamy highlighted his innovative research on cellulosic emulsifiers derived from agricultural wastes for dispersing oil spills on sea water; Dr. Lorena Castro-Mayorga discussed antimicrobial nanocomposites based on biopolymers and metal nanoparticles as active materials for biomedicine and food packaging.
In this section, you will find the recordings of this webinar to watch, re-watch and share with your colleagues!