Physicochemical investigation of smart, biomimetic, and bioinspired materials and interfaces for advanced applications in biosensing, antimicrobial strategies, and targeted therapeutics

This internship focuses on the synthesis and characterization of advanced biomimetic and bioinspired materials, such as artificial membranes, nanozymes, and angiogenic nanoparticles. The research will focus, by a multitechnique approach including several spectroscopic and microscopic techniques, on the physicochemical properties of hybrid nanocomposites, exploring their enzyme-like characteristics, stability, reusability, and photocatalytic and plasmonic properties. Applications will target medical (e.g., anticancer therapies) and environmental fields (e.g., antimicrobial surfaces, e-waste recovery, non-fouling surfaces).