CNR NANOTEC - Institute of Nanotechnology
c/o Campus Ecotekne, Via Monteroni - 73100 Lecce (IT)
 | loretta.delmercato@nanotec.cnr.it |
Research Interests
My research is aimed at the development of multifunctional polymeric materials for application in clinical use such as fluorescent biosensors for tumour environment investigation and drug releasing microparticles for tissue engineering. My expertise lies in the engineering of polymeric capsules (sensors, micromotors and drug carriers), their structure-properties relationships and their processing into living cells.
Professional Experience
Since June 2015 Researcher, Nanotechnology Institute of CNR, Lecce, Italy
May 2010 - 2015 Junior Researcher, Euromediterranean Center for Nanomaterial Modelling and Technology (ECMT), Nanoscience Institute of CNR
2008- April 2010 Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. Physics (Prof. Wolfgang J. Parak), Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
Oct 2007-Jan 2008 Research Fellow at National Nanotechnology Laboratory of INFM, Lecce, Italy
Education
2004-2007 Ph.D. in Innovative Materials and Technologies (Prof. Ross Rinaldi), ISUFI (Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
1999-2004 Diploma Thesis in Biotechnology (Prof. Edgardo Filippone), University “Federico II” of Naples, Italy
Fellowships and Awards
2015 Travel Grant by the Council of National Research (CNR) for 1-month research visiting stay in The Netherlands (MERLN Institute, Maastricht)
2013 Travel Grant by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for 1-month research visiting stay in Germany (Philipps Universität Marburg)
2013 Poster Award at the International Meeting of the European Project MAGNIFYCO, Barcelona, Spain (19-22 February 2013)
2012 Top 35 Innovators under 35 (TR35-YI) by the Technology Review of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2009 Travel Grant sponsored by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology Office (COST) for the best research paper presented at the “XVII International Conference on Bioencapsulation”, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands (24-26 September, 2009)
2006 Oral Communication Award at the International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy
(Co-)author of 28 articles on peer reviewed journals, 1 chapter in a Book and 1 international patent
My research is aimed at the development of multifunctional polymeric materials for application in clinical use such as fluorescent biosensors for tumour environment investigation and drug releasing microparticles for tissue engineering. My expertise lies in the engineering of polymeric capsules (sensors, micromotors and drug carriers), their structure-properties relationships and their processing into living cells.
Professional Experience
Since June 2015 Researcher, Nanotechnology Institute of CNR, Lecce, Italy
May 2010 - 2015 Junior Researcher, Euromediterranean Center for Nanomaterial Modelling and Technology (ECMT), Nanoscience Institute of CNR
2008- April 2010 Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. Physics (Prof. Wolfgang J. Parak), Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
Oct 2007-Jan 2008 Research Fellow at National Nanotechnology Laboratory of INFM, Lecce, Italy
Education
2004-2007 Ph.D. in Innovative Materials and Technologies (Prof. Ross Rinaldi), ISUFI (Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
1999-2004 Diploma Thesis in Biotechnology (Prof. Edgardo Filippone), University “Federico II” of Naples, Italy
Fellowships and Awards
2015 Travel Grant by the Council of National Research (CNR) for 1-month research visiting stay in The Netherlands (MERLN Institute, Maastricht)
2013 Travel Grant by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for 1-month research visiting stay in Germany (Philipps Universität Marburg)
2013 Poster Award at the International Meeting of the European Project MAGNIFYCO, Barcelona, Spain (19-22 February 2013)
2012 Top 35 Innovators under 35 (TR35-YI) by the Technology Review of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2009 Travel Grant sponsored by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology Office (COST) for the best research paper presented at the “XVII International Conference on Bioencapsulation”, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands (24-26 September, 2009)
2006 Oral Communication Award at the International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy
(Co-)author of 28 articles on peer reviewed journals, 1 chapter in a Book and 1 international patent
