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Ing. Immacolata Fausta Placentino

 
 
Posizione:
 Dottoranda
Telefono:
 +39 071220 4536
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Ottobre 2009: Laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Biomedica presso il Dipartimento di Idraulica, Strade, Ambiente e Chimica (ISAC), Università politecnica delle Marche con tesi dal titolo: “Studi strutturali di liposomi neutri e dei loro complessi con il DNA per applicazioni in Terapia Genica”
 
Marzo – Decembre 2010: Borsa di studio della Provincia di Ancona presso lo spin-off universitario Bint (Bio-Info-Nano-Tecnologie) Srl
 
Gennaio 2011 – Dicembre 2013: Dottoranda del XII° ciclo in “Ingegneria dei Materiali, delle Acque e dei Terreni” presso il dipartimento di Scienze e Ingegneria della Materia, dell’Ambiente e Urbanistica (SIMAU) con una tesi dal titolo “Fase nematica cibotattica di cristalli liquidi bent-core: studio di un nuovo stato della materia con proprietà non convenzionali”
 
ATTIVITA’: 

  • Nanostruttura, architettura sopramolecolare e morfologia dei cristalli liquidi liotropici e dei loro complessi ternari liposoma-DNA-metallo mediante diffrazione di raggi X, AFM, NMR e tecniche di gas-massa. Prove di trasfezioni in-vivo.

  • Studio delle transizioni di fase, del comportamento mesomorfo, delle proprietà strutturali e ottiche dei cristalli liquidi termotropici bent-core mediante diffrazione ai raggi X/scattering e tecniche di microscopia ottica.

PUBBLICAZIONI E PARTECIPAZIONI A CONFERENZE:

Poster in Conferenze Nazionali ed Internazionali:

  1.  F. Vita, I. F. Placentino, F. Simoni e O. Francescangeli, "Ferroelectric switching in the cybotactic nematic phase of bent-core low molar mass and polymeric liquid crystals", Optics of Liquid Crystals (OLC 2013), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 29 settembre-4 ottobre, 2011
  2. F. Vita, K. Sparnacci, I.F. Placentino, M. Laus, S. Marino, N. Scaramuzza, C. Ferrero, S. Torgova, G. Galli, e O. Francescangeli, "A new class of liquid crystal polymers based on bent-core mesogenic units: synthesis and structural characterization", 12th European Conference on  Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2013), Rodi, Grecia, 22-27 settembre, 2013
  3. I. F. Placentino, F. Vita, C. Ferrero, E. Di Cola, ET Samulski, O. Francescangeli, "Cybotactic nematics: a diffuse X-ray diffraction study on two series of oxadiazole-based bent-core mesogens", 10° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana Cristalli Liquidi (SICL '12), Roma, Italia, 21-23 giugno 2012
  4.   F. Vita, I. F. Placentino, O. Francescangeli, "Recent developments in nematogenic bent-core mesogens",  10th Mediterranean Workshop and Topical Meeting  "Novel Optical Materials and Applications" (NOMA '11), Cetraro, Italia, 05-15 Giugno, 2011

Presentazioni orali in Conferenze Nazionali:

  1. F. Vita, I. F. Placentino, E. T. Samulski, O. Francescangeli, “Extraordinary field-induced effects on the phase diagram of bent-core liquid crystals”, 10° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana Cristalli Liquidi (SICL '12), Roma, Italia, 21-23 giugno 2012

Pubblicazioni su riviste Internazionali:

  1. F. Vita, K. Sparanacci, G. Panzarasa, I. F. Placentino, S. Marino, N. Scaramuzza, G. Portale, E. Di Cola, C. Ferrero. S. I. Torgova, G. Galli, M. Laus and O. Francescangeli, “Ferroelectric switching in the cybotactic nematic phase of a main-chain liquid crystal polymer with ben-core monomeric unit”, ACS Macro Letters, 3, 91 (2014)
  2. G. Seguini, T. J. Giammaria, F. Ferrarese Lupi, K. Sparnacci, D. Antonioli, V. Gianotti, I. F. Placentino, F. Vita, J. Hilhorst, C. Ferrero, O. Francescangeli, M. Laus and M. Perego, “Thermally induced self-assembly of cylindrical nanodomains in low molecular weight P(S-b-PMMA) thin films", Nanotechnology, 25, 045301 (2014)
  3. F. Vita, I. F. Placentino, C. Ferrero, G. Singh, E. T. Samulski and O. Francescangeli, “Electric field effect on the phase diagram of a bent-core liquid crystal”, Soft Matter, 9, 6475 (2013)
  4.  F. Vita, I. F. Placentino, E. T. Samulski and O. Francescangeli, “Extraordinary Field Sensitivity of Bent-Core Cybotactic Nematics”, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 573, 46 (2013)
  5. F. Vita, I. F. Placentino and O. Francescangeli, “Recent development in nematogenic bent-core mesogens: an X-ray diffraction perspective”, Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials , 20, 485 (2011)
  6. M. Pisani, G. Mobbili, I. F. Placentino, A. Smorlesi and P. Bruni, “Biophysical Characterization of Complexes of DNA with Mixtures ofthe Neutral Lipids 1,2-Dioleoyl- sn -glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N -hexanoylamine or 1,2-Dioleoyl- sn -glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N -dodecanoylamine and 1,2-Dioleoyl- sn -glycero-3-phosphocholinein the Presence of Bivalent Metal Cations for DNA Transfection”, Journal Physical Chemistry B, 115, 10198 (2011)

English version:

October 2009: Master degree in Biomedical Engineering -Dipartimento di Idraulica, Strade, Ambiente e Chimica (ISAC), Università Politecnica delle Marche with a thesis entitled: “Structural studies of neutral liposome and their complex with the DNA for applications in Gene Therapy”
 
March – December 2010: Research Grant of the Province of Ancona at the university spin-off Bint (Bio-Info-Nano-Technologies) Srl
 
January 2011 – December 2013: PhD student in “Ingegneria dei Materiali, delle Acque e dei Terreni” – Dipartimento di Scienze e Ingegneria della Materia, dell’Ambiente e Urbanistica (SIMAU) with a thesis entitled: “The cybotactic nematic phase of bent-core liquid crystals: study of a new state of matter with unconventional properties”

 

Scientific Interest:
  • Nanostructure, supramolecular architecture and morphology of lyotropic liquid crystals and ternary Liposome-DNA- Metal complexes by means of X-Ray diffraction, AFM, NMR and gas-mass techniques. Testes of in-vivo transfection 
  • Study of phase transitions, mesomorphic behavior, structural and optical properties of thermotropic bent-core liquid crystals by means of X-ray diffraction/scattering and optical microscopy techniques

 

Publications and communications in conferences:

Communication at National and International Conference:

  1. F. Vita, I. F. Placentino, F. Simoni and O. Francescangeli, “Ferroelectric switching in the cybotactic nematic phase of bent-core low molar mass and polymeric liquid crystals“, Optics of Liquid Crystals (OLC 2013), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, September 29-October 4, 2013
  2. F. Vita, K. Sparnacci, I. F. Placentino, M. Laus, S. Marino, N. Scaramuzza, C. Ferrero, S. Torgova, G. Galli, and O. Francescangeli, “A new class of liquid crystal polymers based on bent-core mesogenic units: synthesis and structural characterization”, 12th European Conference on  Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2013), Rhodes, Greece, September 22-27, 2013
  3. I.  F. Placentino, F. Vita, C. Ferrero, E. Di Cola, E. T. Samulski, O. Francescangeli, “Cybotactic nematics: a diffuse X-ray diffraction study on two series of oxadiazole-based bent-core mesogens”, 10th National Congress of the Italian Liquid Cristal Society (SICL ’12), Rome, Italy, June 21-23, 2012
  4. F. Vita, I. F. Placentino, O. Francescangeli, “Recent developments in nematogenic bent-core mesogens”, 10th Mediterranean Workshop and Topical Meeting  "Novel Optical Materials and Applications" (NOMA ’11), Cetraro, Italy, June 5-15, 2011

Oral presentation in National Conferences:

  1. F. Vita, I. F. Placentino, E. T. Samulski, O. Francescangeli, “Extraordinary field-induced effects on the phase diagram of bent-core liquid crystals”, 10th National Congress of the Italian Liquid Cristal Society (SICL’12), Rome, Italy, June 21-23, 2012.

Publications in International Journals:

  1. F. Vita, K. Sparanacci, G. Panzarasa, I. F. Placentino, S. Marino, N. Scaramuzza, G. Portale, E. Di Cola, C. Ferrero. S. I. Torgova, G. Galli, M. Laus and O. Francescangeli, “Ferroelectric switching in the cybotactic nematic phase of a main-chain liquid crystal polymer with ben-core monomeric unit”, ACS Macro Letters, 3, 91 (2014)
  2. G. Seguini, T. J. Giammaria, F. Ferrarese Lupi, K. Sparnacci, D. Antonioli, V. Gianotti, I. F. Placentino, F. Vita, J. Hilhorst, C. Ferrero, O. Francescangeli, M. Laus and M. Perego, “Thermally induced self-assembly of cylindrical nanodomains in low molecular weight P(S-b-PMMA) thin films”, Nanotechnology, 25, 045301 (2014)
  3. F. Vita, I. F. Placentino, C. Ferrero, G. Singh, E. T. Samulski and O. Francescangeli, “Electric field effect on the phase diagram of a bent-core liquid crystal”, Soft Matter, 9, 6475 (2013)
  4.  F. Vita, I. F. Placentino, E. T. Samulski and O. Francescangeli, “Extraordinary Field Sensitivity of Bent-Core Cybotactic Nematics”, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 573, 46 (2013)
  5. F. Vita, I. F. Placentino and O. Francescangeli, “Recent development in nematogenic bent-core mesogens: an X-ray diffraction perspective”, Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials , 20, 485 (2011)
  6. M. Pisani, G. Mobbili, I. F. Placentino, A. Smorlesi and P. Bruni, “Biophysical Characterization of Complexes of DNA with Mixtures ofthe Neutral Lipids 1,2-Dioleoyl- sn -glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N -hexanoylamine or 1,2-Dioleoyl- sn -glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N -dodecanoylamine and 1,2-Dioleoyl- sn -glycero-3-phosphocholinein the Presence of Bivalent Metal Cations for DNA Transfection”, Journal Physical Chemistry B, 115, 10198 (2011)