Session chair: Luca Ottaviano (University of L’Aquila)

INTRODUCTION

Keynote
Giuseppe Gigli (University of Salento, CNR-NANOTEC)
Title: Novel technologies for clinical theraphy and diagnosis : the Precision Medicine Technopole initiative

Invited
Francesca Santoro (IIT-CABHC, Napoli)
Title: Designing in vitro biohybrid synapses

Invited
Jing Wang (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
Title: Combing Plasmonic Transduction and Photothermal Heating for Direct and Amplified Self-​Validating Detection of SARS-​CoV-2

Invited
Gianni Ciofani  (IIT-CMI, Pontedera)
Title: A new generation of nanovectors tackling brain cancer 

Keynote
Luisa De Cola (University of Milano)
Title: Hybrid nanoparticles and hydrogels for biomedical applications

Keynote
Giuseppe Strangi (Case Western University, USA)
Title: Layered Metamaterials: From Hyperbolic Dispersion Metasurfaces to Fano Resonance Optical Coatings

Invited
Gianni Profeta (University of L’Aquila)
Title: Spin-lattice relaxation time in water- graphene oxide solution

Invited
Ilaria Tonazzini (CNR-Nano and Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa)
Title: Directional and asymmetric micro-structured substrates for applications in neuro-pathological models

Talk 1
Mariangela di Donato (CNR-ICCOM, Sesto Fiorentino)
Title: Addressing the photoinduced mechanism of visible operated molecular photoswitches

Talk 2
Giulia Fioravanti (University of L’Aquila)
Title: Reduced graphene oxide for triazine herbicides adsorption: experimental design and response surface methodology

Talk 3
Martina Lenzuni (IIT Genova, University of Genova)
Title: Biocompatible, plant-based bilayer coatings for medical devices

Talk 4
Elena Piacenza (University of Palermo)
Title: Innovative and green hydroxyapatite- and selenium-based nanoformulations as antimicrobial agents for orthopedic implants

Talk 5
Alessandra Barbanente (University of Bari)
Title: Development of Platinum-loaded, Selenium-doped Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles for Potential Application in Bone Tumor Therapy

Talk 6
Elena Pulidori (University of Pisa)
Title: Keratin extraction from poultry feathers and production of keratin- based biomaterials to packaging and filtration membranes

Invited
Maria Teresa Caccamo  (University of Messina)
Title: Neutron scattering technique for the experimental characterization of molecular mechanisms involved in glass-forming systems on a nanoscopic scale

Invited
Alessandro Sannino (University of Salento)
Title: Superabsorbent hydrogels for GI tract therapies

Invited
Annamaria Cimini (University of L’Aquila)
Title: Reduced graphene oxide triggers neuronal growth and differentiation by modulating mechano-transduction 

Invited
Luca Valentini (University of Perugia)
Title: Formulation of graphene and carbon nanotubes 3D printable inks for smart
bio-architectures: from the bench to the clinical application

Talk 7
Laura Matino (IIT-CABHC, Napoli)
Title: Pseudo 3D graphene for enhancing cell-chip coupling

Talk 8
Giacomo Giorgi (University of Perugia)
Title: Engineering graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes interfaces in bio-systems from first principles to experiments