RESEARCH TOPICS


Since Grad School, I have devoted my research on the following topics:

a) Interaction between macromolecules - such as neutral polymers, polyelectrolytes, biopolymers and copolymers - and surfactants in solution.

b) Control on the micellar morphology at nanometric scale of micelles made from copolymers in selective solvents.

c) Nanotechnology for drug delivery systems.

d) Nanotechnology based on self-asembling polymers for electronic taste sensors, such as e-tongue or e-nose.

e) Study and characterization of macromolecules through scattering techniques (light, neutrons and X-ray scattering).

Students under my supervision:

Ph.D Students:
Arlindo, Ismael, Samuel
Master Students:
Klaiani, Leandro, João
Samira (co-orientação)
UnderGrad Students:
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Recent published work:
You can find bellow some significative papers already published. You can download by clicking on the paper title. The whole list of my publications can be reached by accessing my Curriculum Vitae (menu bar above).

1. MINATTI, E.; NORWOOD, D.; REED, W.. Surfactant/Polymer Complexes I; Surfactant Binding Properties. Macromolecules, v. 31, n. 9, p. 2957-2965, 1998.

2. MINATTI, E.; NORWOOD, D.; REED, W.. Surfactant/Polymer Complexes II; Polyelectrolyte Properties, Macromolecules. Macromolecules, v. 31, n. 9, p. 2966-2971, 1998.

3.MINATTI, E.; BORSALI, Redouane; SCHAPPACHER, M. et al. Effect of Cyclization of Polystyrene/Polyisoprene Block Copolymers on Their Micellar Morphology. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, v. 23, p. 978-982, 2002.

4.MINATTI, E.; BORSALI, Redouane; DEFFIEUX, A. et al. From Sunflower-like Assemblies toward Giant Wormlike Micelles. Langmuir, US, v. 19, p. 6-9, 2003.

5.MINATTI, E.; VIVILLE, P.; SCHAPPACHER, M. et al. Micellar morphological changes promoted by cyclization of PS-b-PI copolymer: DLS and AFM experiments. Macromolecules, v. 36, n. 11, p. 4125-4133, 2003.

6.MINATTI, E.; PUTAUX, J.; BORSALI, Redouane et al. Vesicles made of PS-PI cyclic diblock copolymers: in situ freeze-drying cryo-TEM and dynamic light scattering experiments. Faraday Discussions, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, v. 128, p. 1-16, 2005.

7.MINATTI, E.; DEFFIEUX, A.; SCHAPPACHER, M. et al. Control of the Morphology of Linear and Cyclic PS-b-PI Block Copolymer Micelles via PS Addition. Langmuir, v. ASAP, 2005.