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Dr. Paola Rizzarelli: PERSONAL INFORMATION

INFO EDUCATION SKILLS TEACHING RESEARCH ADDITIONAL INFO

RESEARCH FIELDS:

• Synthesis, characterization and degradation of biodegradable polymers, commercial and synthetic;
• Synthesis of poly(alkyl methacrylate)s by ATRP;
• Drug delivery from polymer matrices;
• Evaluation of biodegradable and traditional materials for food packaging applications;
• Study of mechanisms of fragmentation and structural analysis of synthetic polymers by mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF, MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS/MS, ESI-MS).

MAIN ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research in polymer chemistry;
• Principal Investigator (PI) in Joint research projects with private companies;
• Tutor of fellows in various PON (National Operational Project) projects.