Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche

Istituto Nazionale Per La Fisica Della Materi

Bio-D S.r.l.

Giovanna Sotgiu

Roberto Cingolani

Andrea Guerrini

Massimo Zambianchi

Laura Favaretto

Greta Varchi

Gennaro Citro

Giuseppe Gigli

Annalisa Aluigi

Marco Ballestri

Franco Cipriani

Giovanna Barbarella

A nanoparticle comprising a keratin polypeptide and at least one lipophilic active ingredient, wherein the at least one lipophilic active ingredient is non-covalently bound to the keratin polypeptide and can be e.g. a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, a nutraceutical, a cosmetic ingredients, a dye or a cosmeceutical, the keratin polypeptide being water-soluble; optionally, the nanoparticle further comprises at least one hydrophilic active ingredient non-covalently bound to the keratin polypeptide, which can be e.g. a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, a nutraceutical, a cosmetic ingredients, a dye or a cosmeceutical.

Nanoparticles as delivery vehicles of active ingredients and methods for the production thereof

Thiophene oligomers which are excitable in the visible and ultraviolet region and each having at least one functional group able to form a covalent bond with organic and/or biological molecules, so as not to alter either the fluorescence properties of the oligomers or the biological activity of the bound molecules, and their use as fluorescent markers in analysis techniques.

Functionalized thiophene oligomers and their use as fluorescent markers

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Bologna, Italy

Giovanna Sotgiu