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Marco Zanetti

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  • Department of Chemistry
  • Dipartimento di Chimica
  • Corso di laurea in Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche
  • Corso di laurea magistrale in Chimica Clinica Forense e dello Sport
  • Corso di laurea magistrale in Chimica Industriale
  • Scuola di Studi Superiori "Ferdinando Rossi" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino - SSST
  • PhD in Chemical and Materials Sciences
  • PhD Programme in Innovation for the Circular Economy

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    Stanford University Ranking: listed within the world´s top 2% most influential scientists (November 2022): https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/4

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    Polymer Biodegradation and Biodegradable Polymers: since the middle of the last century, the demand for plastic materials have continuously increased reaching a global production of 348 million tons in 2017. Nowadays, plastics are one of the most used materials in everyday life and they are used across almost every sector. Because of this, dispersion and accumulation into the environment increased, causing the pollution of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and the release of micro- and nano- plastics, potentially threatening flora and fauna and also harming the human health. These concerns led research to focus on the development of new materials with a lower environmental impact: in this perspective, biodegradable plastics are emerging as a possible alternative to the traditional ones, but if they are not properly collected, they can cause environmental problems as the non-biodegradable plastics. Moreover, although these materials may be one of the solutions to plastic pollution, their management and fate have not been clearly described. For those reasons the studies on polymer degradation are very important for the development of biodegradable plastics, and for reduction of pollution, since plastic waste can remain in the environment for decades or centuries.

    Polymeric nanocomposites: synthesis and study of the morphology, thermal properties and combustion of polymeric nanocomposites, in particular the effects of nanofiller such as phyllosilicates, carbon nanotubes, graphene, nanosilica and POSS. In the case of carbon nanotubes, I was also involved in the synthesis processes and in the conductive and piezoresistive properties of the obtained nanocomposites.

    Processes of polymers carbonization: one of the fundamental aspects underlying the polymer combustion processes and consequently of the flame retardation strategies are the carbonization processes that occur in competition with the pyrolysis processes. Taking care of flame retardant, I focused on the study of carbonization mechanisms evaluating the effects on flame retardant formulations. More recently, these studies led me to consider these processes in terms of nanostructured carbon materials production.

    Nanosponges: development of hyperbranched polymer based on Cyclodextrins end other oligosaccharides.

    Polymers electrospinning: production of polymer micro and nanofibers and their applications both in the biomedical field, for the realization of cellular scaffolds, and as templates for the realization of nanostructured oxides.

    Additive manufacturing of polymers: 3D printing of polymers via fused deposition modelling (FDM).

    Biomedical applications of polymers: in the biomedical field I participated in research activities concerning the use of UHMWPE in orthopaedics, studying its degradation as a result of sterilization treatments, and TPUs used in orthopaedics, studying their morphological properties and degradation in vivo.

     

     

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    Special Issue "Green and Biodegradable Additives and Fillers for Polymers"

    This Special Issue will focus on original and innovative research in the field of green and biodegradable additives and fillers for polymers. Submissions are welcome on topics related to green additives, naturally sourced fillers, and their applications in the production and recycling of low-impact polymeric products.

    Special Issue "New Trends in Polymer Science: Health of the Planet, Health of the People"

    This Special Issue is dedicated to the 2nd Polymers conference “Polymers 2022: New Trends in Polymers Science: Health of the Planet, Health of the People”, organized in collaboration with the MDPI open-access journal Polymers.

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    • Comitato Scientifico del centro interdipartimentale per l'innovazione ICxT

    • Comitato Scientifico centro interdipartimentale NIS

    • Special Issue "Green and Biodegradable Additives and Fillers for Polymers"

    This Special Issue will focus on original and innovative research in the field of green and biodegradable additives and fillers for polymers. Submissions are welcome on topics related to green additives, naturally sourced fillers, and their applications in the production and recycling of low-impact polymeric products.

    ttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/special_issues/Biodegradable_Addit

    • Special Issue "New Trends in Polymer Science: Health of the Planet, Health of the People"

    This Special Issue is dedicated to the 2nd Polymers conference “Polymers 2022: New Trends in Polymers Science: Health of the Planet, Health of the People”, organized in collaboration with the MDPI open-access journal Polymers. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/special_issues/Polymers2022

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