Has a degree in Industrial Chemistry from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1986) and a PhD in Chemistry from the State University of Campinas (1992). Completed a postdoctoral internship at the Chemical Laboratory of the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK (1992-1994) and was a visiting researcher at the Division of Physical Chemistry 1 of the University of Lund, Sweden (2003-2004). Currently, he is a full professor at the State University of Campinas, former head of the Department of Physical Chemistry, and director of the Institute of Chemistry at UNICAMP (2010-2014). He is the Editor of ACS Sustainable Chem Eng (since 2023), was the Editor of the Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society from 1999 to 2017, and an associate editor of the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents (since 2009). He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, Chemical Sciences, Langmuir (2013-2016), and ACS Omega (since 2018). He is currently the Deputy Coordinator of Multiuser Equipment at FAPESP, Counsellor for the International Association of Chemical Thermodynamics, Member of The Board of Directors of the Calorimetry Conference, and was the Chair of the 22nd International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics and 67th Calorimetry Conference, 2012 (Brazil). He has experience in the field of Chemistry, with emphasis on Chemical Thermodynamics and Physical Chemistry of Interfaces, working mainly on polymer and/or surfactant solutions, phase equilibrium and structures in complex fluids, colloid physical chemistry of petroleum and fuels, and calorimetry applications.Regenerate Response (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Monitoring changes in the self-associated systems of surfactants and electrolyte complexes during digestion can provide information on the complex molecular interactions that can occur in biological systems. However, static instrumentation can be a limitation for evaluating dynamic processes in flow. In this way, we propose the use of in situ time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering tec…
The major innate defence system of the airways is mucociliary clearance. To move mucus unidirectionally out of the airways, the cilia, micrometre-long hair-like projections on airway epithelial cells, embedded in the periciliary layer, a dense mucin glycopolymer network, beat in a metachronal manner. Inspired by this biological example, we will develop synthetic mimics of the functional c…
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The activities that will be carried out during Professor Sarah Perry's visit are directly related to the development of collaborative work between the research groups at IQ-Unicamp and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass - United States). The collaboration with Professor Sarah Perry's group began in 2022 with the internship of student Julia Sabadini (2021/11317-1) and it involv…
visit to discuss research results on rheological and structural characterization of surfactant aggregates (AU)
This proposal aims at the complementary investigation of thermodynamics and ultrafast dynamics of polymer solvation (AU)
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Mucociliary clearance is the main defense mechanism of the airways. The cilia-like structure arranged in the epithelial cells on a micrometric scale, similar to hair strands, moves the accumulated mucus unidirectionally, promoting airway cleansing. Mucin glycopolymers are deposited in the periciliary layer and form a dense network capable of promoting metachronal movement. Bioinspired by …
This project aims to prepare all-aqueous multiple coacervate emulsions containing poly(allylamine hydrochloride)/polyacrylic acid (PAH/PAA) and poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride)/polyacrylic acid (PDDA/PAA) coacervates, featuring Janus droplets. We also plan to selectively load enzymes (urease, catalase and glucose oxidase) within one phase of the Janus droplets, evaluating them as a…
Vitrimers are polymeric materials that have properties similar to those of thermosets, such as dimensional, mechanical and thermal stability and insolubility. This dynamic exchange can be triggered by temperature, light or microwave, depending on the chemical groups involved in the cross-linking. The presence of dynamic reticulation nodes makes the three-dimensional polymeric network capa…
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The coacervate phase is formed by a high water content (typically 65-85%), some simple ions, as well as polyelectrolytes, which mimic the intracellular environment very well. Coacervates can be confined to a nanometer domain if one of the components of the coacervate consists of a diblock copolymer containing one of the blocks electrically charged. In this case, the result is a core-shell…
Vitrimers are polymeric materials that have properties similar to those of thermosets, such as dimensional, mechanical and thermal stability and insolubility. This dynamic exchange can be triggered by temperature, light or microwave, depending on the chemical groups involved in the cross-linking. The presence of dynamic reticulation nodes makes the three-dimensional polymeric network capa…
The scope of this project is the design and synthesis of novel polymeric vectors (polycations and ionic-neutral block copolymers) towards the formulation of DNA- and RNA-based polyelectrolyte complexes and complex coacervates core micelles focusing on applications within the framework of gene carriers. Gene delivery using non-viral vectors is a multi-step process that currently poses many…
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Petroleum-based polymers are commonly used as additives to tailor specific properties or functionalities in formulations. Bio-based biodegradable polymers, such as polysaccharides, have been proposed as an alternative to preparing more sustainable formulations, including, in this scenario, the use of nanocelluloses. On the other hand, surfactants are molecules highly present in different …
Nanoparticles formed by electrostatic complexation between oppositely charged species have been extensively investigated in recent years due to their different functionalities. In this area are the complex coacervate core micelle (C3M), formed by the mixture of aqueous solutions of a copolymer with an oppositely charged macromolecule. The process of formation, characterization, and applic…
Inside cells, proteins and other biomolecules functions depend not only on their intrinsic characteristics, but also on the properties of the environment, like viscosity, water content and other related phenomena. However, it is curious that biomolecules remain stable and active inside the cell, but that outside this environment, they usually need special conditions to ensure their functi…
This research falls within the current scenario involving sustainable and multifunctional materials. Overall, it deals with the controlled deconstruction of the hierarchical architecture of chitin into nanochitin (NCh), which merges the inherent features of pristine chitin (renewability, biodegradability, biocompatibility, and biological activity, to mention a few) and the peculiarities o…
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