NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory

Inorganic Chemistry | Lab-head @ilariafrat Dedicated to Noble metal & Polymeric nanomaterials. 📍@SapienzaRoma, Italy 🇮🇹

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

📢 Deadline extended!

Submit your latest work to our Applied Sciences Special Issue: “Noble Metal Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization and Applications”.

We welcome research on Au, Ag, Pt, Pd nanomaterials for sensing, catalysis, energy, biomedicine and more.

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

📢 New Open Access paper in ACS Applied Nano Materials! We demonstrate that oligoplatinayne-functionalized AuNPs modulate the optoelectronic properties of P3HT through molecular design, enabling tailored hybrid nanocomposites. @ACSPublications

🔗 https://t.co/zJShuOml9G

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

🆕 New paper in ACS Applied Nano Materials!

Interface-driven orientation in P3HT/PLA/Au nanoparticle composites enables improved confinement effects and enhanced charge transport properties.
🔗 https://t.co/U6p2VtbeHI

@ACSPublications

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

📢 #Special Issue:
“Noble Metal Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization and Applications”

Submissions are now open!

[Applied Sciences MDPI @Applsci]

📢 #Special Issue:
Noble Metal Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization and Applications
📅 20 July 2026
👨‍🔬 Guest Editors:
Dr. Sara Cerra (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Dr. Ilaria Fratoddi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
🔗https://t.co/myRwfIpJHO

#NobleMetalNanoparticles #PlasmonicNanomaterials #ColloidalSynthesis #TopDownSynthesis #SurfaceFunctionalization #NanoparticleCharacterization #Catalysis #Electrocatalysis #BiomedicalApplications #Nanomedicine #Sensing #Detection #StructurePropertyRelationships #Nanotechnology #MaterialsScience #AdvancedMaterials

[NanoMat Chair at TUD @nanoDresden]

On June 26, we welcomed Dr. Sara Cerra (Sapienza University of Rome) to our Chair for a seminar on functionalized nanomaterials. She presented cutting-edge strategies to tune nanoparticle shape and surface chemistry for applications in nanomedicine, sensing, and more.

[Arben Merkoçi @ArbenMerkoci]

✨ We concluded the #nanoBalkan Conference in Tirana with experts from 22 countries 🌍🔬. Thanks to 🇦🇱 Gov, PM Edi Rama, Minister Mirela Kumbaro, partners & organizers. Together we advance nanotech, AI & R&D in the Balkans & EU 🚀
@icn2nano #PhantomsFound @susnanoproject #ASA #UT

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

Today, it was a pleasure to host the seminars of Prof. Peng Gao, Prof. Hui Wang, and Prof. Shenggang Li from the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS), talking about carbon neutrality and CO2 conversion. A great step for new collaborations!

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

Delighted to host Prof. @ArbenMerkoci (@merkoci_group ) at the Dept. of Chemistry of @SapienzaRoma learning about the development of nanomaterial-based devices for Point-of-Care applications. Very inspiring talk!

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

Another chapter on metal nanoparticles hybrids out now. This time, we combine maghemite and silver nanoparticles in a single nanoplatform to improve Sorghum seeds germination. Thanks to all co-authors 🥳
🔓Get the #openaccess paper 👇🏻

https://t.co/CY3wbSWRME

@ACSPublications

[Kevin Lam @KLchemistry]

Looking for a PostDoc outside the UK to apply with me for a fully funded 2-year postdoc in electrosynthesis!
📩 No generic emails! Instead, tell me:
🔹 Your research & key contributions
🔹 How our expertise complements each other
⚡ RT & tag potential candidates!
#RealTimeChem

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

“Hydrophobic gold nanoparticles coupled with fluorescent dyes: a smart tool for optoelectronic applications” final open access version available on Inorganica Chimica Acta! 🤩🥳

Check it out 👇🏻

https://t.co/CvVYYdfDQI

@ELSchemistry

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

This week, @Ilariafrat is honored to visit Prof. Gao Yi's research group at the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI). A special thanks to Jerry Liu Jianzhou for the kind invitation—such an inspiring visit for future scientific collaborations! 🌟🇮🇹🤝🇨🇳

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

Presenting our recent research on Titania/Ag nanohybrids at the EMRS Fall Meeting 2024. Such an incredible and inspiring conference! 🎆🧪

#EMRS #Nanotechnology #NanoScience

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

Attending #NanoInnovation conference is always a pleasure. Ready to share! 🤓

@AIRI_NanoItaly

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

Happy to share the publication of our new article based on a fruitful collaboration with “Foro Italico” University of Rome: Ag-Decorated Titania Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Applications | ACS Applied Nano Materials https://t.co/gi5PuNsMdO.

@ACSPublications

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

Looking for summer reading? 😎⛱️ Here our latest work published on @Materials_mdpi. Link below 👇🏻

https://t.co/h52JMhUY2C

@MDPIOpenAccess #composites #biochar #polymers

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

Time to show off “the best of #SYNC2024”. Lots of science, fun and…trophies 🏆🏐 😎

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

Thrilled to share our research work at the “Second Symposium for Young Chemists 2024” at the Dept. of Chemistry of @SapienzaRoma 😍🥳🧪

#SYNC2024 #SymposiumForYouNgChemists

[NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory @NSC_Lab]

A new article published on @ChemNanoMat is now online! 🥳
More 👇🏻

https://t.co/7siwYq9X02