STAFF

Dr. Andrea Scamporrino

EDUCATION:

• 2010
  Ph.D. in Polymeric Materials of Engineering Department of Physical and Chemical Methodologies for Engineering / University of Catania/ Italy
• 2006
  Master’s degree 109/110 at the Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers - Section of Catania

CURRENT POSITION:

• 2018 - today
  Researcher at National Research Council (CNR)// Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB)/ Italy

PREVIOUS POSITION:

• 2017 - 2018
  Hiring at Hellatron S.p.A. - Quality Assurance and R&D
• 2014 - 2015
  Temporary research position at CNR-IPCB

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS:

• 2008 - 2021
  4 Master Students Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB)/ Italy

REVIEWING ACTIVITIES:

• 2021 - today
  Topic Editor of Polymers, IF=4.329 Reviewer for several journals (https://publons.com/dashboard/records/review/)

MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:

• Member of Italian Association of Science and Technology of Macromolecules (AIM) (http://www.aim.it)

ON-GOING GRANTS:

• Participant at "PESCAPLASTICA" PO FEAMP Sicilia, 2014/2020. Period: 2021-2022. The project regards the valorisation of plastics collected from the sea via Pyrolysis. CNR IPCB is involved in plastics characterization and sensibilization and dissemination actions
• Principal Investigator at "C3: Carbon Capture && Conversion" Plastica Alfa SpA. Period: 2019-2020. IPCB is involved in structural and thermal characterization of PMMA samples aged by both natural and accelerated photodegradation
• Participant at "PAPILLONS" - Plastic in Agricultural Production: Impacts, Lifecycles and LONg-term Sustainability. H2020-SFS-2018-2020. Period: 2021-2025. IPCB is involved in chemical characterization of microplastics released on the agriculture soils

TEN YEARS TRACK-RECORD:

The research activity was developed at the following scientific structures: Department of Physical and Chemical Methodologies for Engineering of the University of Catania; Department of Chemical Sciences of the University of Catania; Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials of the National Research Council (IPCB-CNR). In addition, thanks to the acquired scientific experience, various activities have also been carried out in the industrial field at the Hellatron and Raecycle companies. Briefly, the activity which was done in the scientific training period can be summarized in: design, synthesis and characterization of monomers, their polymerization (e.g. PES, PEES, PCL, PEG); structural and thermal characterization and usage tests (e.g. amino-ended oligomers as curing agents for epoxy resins). In recent years, in order to extend the application range of polymers with high conformational stability to sectors such as water purification, selective membranes and others, research has been aimed at creating polymers with electrolytic functions, obtained through post-polymerization modifications designed to insert groups or pendants with these characteristics. The activity carried out at private companies has allowed to develop excellent knowledge of the chemistry of nano-silicates and of their processing / production techniques and of issues related to industrial recycling, disposal and classification of various categories of waste. Recently the research activity is moving more and more on topics related to the fight against environmental pollution, in particular to the recovery of water polluting materials.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

• A.A. Scamporrino, F. Samperi, G. Cicala, R. Mendichi (2011) "Synthesis and characterization of sulfonatedcopolyethersulphones (S-PES) having block of unsolfonated PES units". In: XX Convegno Italiano di Scienza e Tecnologia delle Macromolecole. Terni, October 04-08 2011
• A.A. Scamporrino, A. Palmigiano, R.O. Bua, A. Messina, C. L. Tosto, A. Fiumara, R. Barone, L. Sturiale, D. Garozzo (2014). "Tay-Sachs CSF N-Glycan Profile by MALDI MS reveals incomplete glycosylation". In: XIV Convegno-Scuola sulla Chimica dei Carboidrati - Certosa di Pontignano (SI). Certosa di Pontignano, June 22-25 2014.
• A. A. Scamporrino, F. Samperi, C. Puglisi, D. Zampino, S. Dattilo, A. Spina (2019). "Synthesis and characterization of PES copolymers with carboxyl and sulfonic units". In: Polychar27 - World Forum on Advanced Materials - Naples, October 14-17 2019

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

• "Synthesis and characterization of Membrane Polymers"   Invited Talk in 9thAnnual Congress SMCYTM - Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, October 22-23 2020

LAST 10 YEARS PUBLICATIONS:

I am author of a total of 18 scientific papers and 12 conference proceedings. My publications have gained more than 181 citations. My H-index is 8. The citation data and the H-index derive from Scopus and WoS. The personal IF calculated by using the 2020 IF, is 3.955.

• G. A. Consiglio, S. Failla, P. Finocchiaro, F. Samperi, S. Battiato, A.A. Scamporrino: "Synthesis characterization and properties of New Phosphorous Epoxy Resins"; Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements (2011) DOI:10.1080/10426507.2011.583616. 1.082 IF, co-author.
• F. Samperi, S. Battiato, C. Puglisi, A.A. Scamporrino, V. Ambrogi, L. Ascione, C. Carfagna, "Combined Techniques for the Characterization of Synthesized Linear Hyperbranched Hybrid PBA Copolymers" Journal of polymer science Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2011) 49(16), 3615-3630. CODEN: JPACEC ISSN:0887-624X. CAN 155:241368 AN 2011:736321 CAPLUS. 2.702 IF, 12 citations, co-author.
• I. Blanco, G. Cicala, C.L. Restuccia, A. Latteri, S. Battiato, A.A. Scamporrino and F. Samperi, "Role of 2-hydroxyethyl end group on the thermal degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and reactive melt mixing of poly(ethylene terephthalate)/poly(ethylene naphthalate) blends" Polymer Engineering & Science Volume 52, Issue 12, pages 2498-2505, December 2012. 2.428 IF, 4 citations, co-author.
• A. Cappelli, M. Paolino,G. Grisci, G. Giuliani, A. Donati, R. Mendichi, A.C. Boccia, C. Botta, W. Mròz, F. Samperi, A.A. Scamporrino, G. Giorgi, S. Vomero: "Synthesis and Characterization of Charge- Transporting π-Stacked Polybenzofulvene Derivatives" Journal of Materials Chemistry DOI: 10.1039/C2JM16790E (Paper) , 2012, 22, 9611-9623. 7.993 IF, 24 citations, co-author.
• F. Di Lorenzo, A. Silipo, I. Bianconi, N. Lore’, A.A. Scamporrino, L. Sturiale, D. Garozzo, R. Lanzetta, M. Parrilli, A. Bragonzi, A. Molinaro: "Persistent cystic fibrosis isolate Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain RP73exhibits an under-acylated LPS structure responsible of its lowinflammatory activity". Molecular Immunology (2014). S0161-5890(14)00084-4. 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.04.004. 4.407 IF, 24 citations, co-author.
• F. Di Lorenzo, A. Silipo, T. Matier, A. Hanuszkiewic, J. E. Elborn, R. Lanzetta, L. Sturiale, A.A. Scamporrino, D. Garozzo, M.A. Valvano, M.M. Tunney, A. Molinaro: "Prevotella Denticola Lipopolysaccharide from a Cystic Fibrosis Isolate Possesses a Unique Chemical Structure". European Journal of Organic Chemistry (2016). DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201600037. 3.021 IF, 3 citations, co-author.
• P.G. Mineo, A. Rescifina, A. Abbadessa, R, Rapisardi, A.A. Scamporrino and F. Spitaleri: "Synthesis and characterization of copolycarbonates having azobenzene units in the main chain as an active group for optical logic gate devices". Polymer Chemistry (2016). DOI: 10.1039/c6py01326k. 5.582 IF, 5 citations, co-author.
• P.G. Mineo, A. Abbadessa, A. Rescifina, A. Mazzaglia, A. Nicosia, and A.A. Scamporrino: "PEGylate porphyrin-gold nanoparticles conjugates as removable pH-sensor nano-probes for acidic environments". Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.02.061. 4.539 IF, 10 citations, last author.
• E. Conti, S. Dattilo, A.A. Scamporrino, G. Costa, F. Samperi: "Novel Amino Acid Assembly in the Silk Tubes of Arid-Adapted Segestriid Spiders". Journal of Chemical Ecology (2019). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01127-8. 2.626 IF, co-author.
• A.A. Scamporrino, C. Puglisi, A. Spina, M. Montaudo, D.C. Zampino, G. Cicala, G. Ognibene, C. Di Mauro, S. Dattilo, E.F. Mirabella, G. Recca and F. Samperi "Synthesis and Characterization of Copoly(Ether Sulfone)s with Different Percentages of Diphenolic Acid Units". Polymers (2020) 12, 1817; doi:10.3390/polym12081817. 4.239 IF, 2 citation, first and corresponding author.
• S. Dattilo, C. Puglisi, E.F. Mirabella, A. Spina, A.A. Scamporrino, D.C. Zampino, I. Blanco, G. Cicala, G. Ognibene, C. Di Mauro and F. Samperi. "Thermal Degradation Processes of Aromatic Poly(Ether Sulfone) Random Copolymers Bearing Pendant Carboxyl Groups". Polymers (2020) 12, 1810; doi:10.3390/polym12081810. 4.239 IF, 2 citation, corresponding author.
• M. Paolino, A. Reale, G. Magrini, V. Razzano, M. Saletti, G. Giuliani, A. Donati, F. Samperi, A.A. Scamporrino, M. Canetti, M. Mauro, F. Villafiorita-Monteleone, E. Fois, C. Botta, A. Cappelli. "Synthesis and UV-light induced oligomerization of a benzofulvene-based neutral platinum(II) complex". European Polymer Journal (2021) 156 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.eurpolymj.2021.110597. 4.598 IF, co-author.
• G. Gorrasi, G. Viscusi, G. Curcuruto, M. Cantarella, A. Di Mauro, P. Bernardo, G. Clarizia, A.A. Scamporrino, S. Carroccio. "EVA Films Loaded with Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Modified with Methacrylic Anion: Effect of the Nanohybrid Filler on the Photodegradation Phenomena". Polymers (2021) 13, 15 2525; doi.org/10.3390/polym13152525. 4.239 IF, corresponding author.