Faculty of Pharmacy

Department of Chemistry and Drug Technologies

P.le Aldo Moro, 5 - 00185 Rome, Italy
Tel. +39-06-49913770; +39-06-49913225; Fax +39-06-49913133
E-Mail: franco.mazzei@uniroma1.it

Franco Mazzei
  

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   Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Rome, Italy

Original Papers 1987-2006

Original Papers 2007-

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Franco Mazzei, Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Dept. of Chemistry and Drug Technologies, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, is responsible of the Biosensors Laboratory. He has published over 100 papers on various aspects of electrochemical sensors and biosensors in national and international journals. He is presently involved in several research projects related to the development of biosensors for the determination in real samples, with grants from both government and private institutions. Biosensors Laboratory research group is  involved in the field of electrochemical sensors and biosensors, with specific experience in the development of biocatalytic electrodes, some of them also covered by European patents. The research activity of the last years has been focused on the bioelectrochemical characterization of redox proteins, the development of nanotechnology based biosensors as well as on the realization of SPR based immunosensors. The newly developed sensors were used to face and solve different problems in clinical, toxycological and food fields, often as an alternative to more complex analytical procedures.

 

Biographical

bullet Place and date of Birth: Rome (Italy), February 6, 1960
bullet Citizenship: Italian

Education

bullet Graduated in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry (Lab. Prof. Marco Mascini) - University of Rome "La Sapienza": Magna Cum Laude
bullet Postgraduate Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences, Department of Chemistry (Lab. Prof. Luigi Campanella), University of Rome  "La Sapienza"

Post graduate training and Specialization Courses

bullet 1987 - Corso: "Applicazioni Cliniche e Tossicologiche delle Moderne Tecniche Spettrometriche" - Istituto Superiore di Sanitŕ', Roma, 1-2, December, 1987
bullet 1989 - 5o Corso Sensori per Applicazioni Industriali - CRIAI e TECNOPOLIS CSATA, Portici, 3-8, July, 1989.

Congresses organization

bulletOrganization with Dr. Roberto Pilloton of the "II Workshop on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors" 18-19 Marzo 1999,  Research Centre ENEA-Casaccia, Rome.
bulletMember of the organization comitate of the 6th Workshop on Biosensors and BioAnalytical µ-Techniques in Environmental and Clinical Analysis (Bio2µTECA) 8-12 Ottobre 2004, Research Centre ENEA-Casaccia, Rome.

Membership in Scientific Societies

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Italian Society of Chemistry (SCI)

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American Chemical Society (ACS)

Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Environment and Health  (IJEnvH)
 

Scientific Activity

bullet Development of electrochemical enzymatic biosensors and their application in pharmacology, ecotoxycology, environmental pollution, food and clinical chemistry.
bullet Realization of plant tissue electrodes for environmental pollution and food quality control
bullet Development of biocompatible biosensors for direct "in vivo" measurements.
bullet Development of inhibition based biosensors for the rapid and sensitive detection of toxins in food and pollutants in environmental matrices.
bullet Bioreactors for determination and degradation of environmental pollutants.
bullet Electrochemical sensors and biosensors for the detection of doping substances and methods.