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Alessandro Gandini

Alessandro Gandini

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Chemistry
Brazil
2026
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Materials Science
Brazil
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
87
Citations
30218
World Ranking
1945
National Ranking
4

Chemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
30483
World Ranking
2379
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award

Overview

Alessandro Gandini is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with extensive work in biomaterials, polymers and plastics, surfaces, coatings and films, molecular biology, and nutrition and dietetics.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on cellulose-based materials and polymer composites, emphasizing the synthesis, modification, and characterization of nanofibrillated cellulose films and biodegradable polymers. Notable papers include:

  • Low permeable hydrophobic nanofibrilated cellulose films modified by dipping and heating processing technique (2021, Cellulose)
  • Furfuryl alcohol/tung oil matrix-based composites reinforced with bacterial cellulose fibres (2021, Cellulose)
  • Crosslinking starch with Diels-Alder reaction: water-soluble materials and water-mediated processes (2022, Polymer International)
  • Synthesis and characterization of nanofibrilated cellulose films modified with blocked isocyanates in aqueous media and their barrier properties to water vapor and oxygen (2022, Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications)
  • The contribution of bisfurfurylamine to the development and properties of polyureas (2020, Polymer International)

Their frequent coauthors include Antônio J. F. Carvalho, Mohamed Naceur Belgacem, Eliane Trovatti, Gustavo de Souza, and Henrique Augusto Silva Valentino. Their collaborative efforts have contributed to publications across several respected journals.

The venues where Alessandro Gandini has most frequently published are:

  • Cellulose
  • Polymer International
  • Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications
  • Macromolecular Research

The main fields of study for their work are:

  • Materials Science

Subfields of study include:

  • Biomaterials
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

Key topics investigated by Alessandro Gandini encompass:

  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Food composition and properties

Best Publications

  • Monomers, polymers and composites from renewable resources

    Mohamed Naceur Belgacem;Alessandro Gandini

  • Polymers from Renewable Resources: A Challenge for the Future of Macromolecular Materials

    Alessandro Gandini

  • Furan Derivatives and Furan Chemistry at the Service of Macromolecular Materials

    Alessandro Gandini;Mohamed Naceur Belgacem

  • Furans in polymer chemistry

    A Gandini

  • The furan/maleimide Diels–Alder reaction: A versatile click–unclick tool in macromolecular synthesis

    Alessandro Gandini

  • Progress of Polymers from Renewable Resources: Furans, Vegetable Oils, and Polysaccharides

    Alessandro Gandini;Talita M. Lacerda;Antonio J. F. Carvalho;Eliane Trovatti

  • The irruption of polymers from renewable resources on the scene of macromolecular science and technology

    Alessandro Gandini

  • Recent Catalytic Advances in the Chemistry of Substituted Furans from Carbohydrates and in the Ensuing Polymers

    Claude Moreau;Mohamed Naceur Belgacem;Alessandro Gandini

  • From monomers to polymers from renewable resources: Recent advances

    Alessandro Gandini;Talita M. Lacerda

  • Recent advances in surface-modified cellulose nanofibrils

    Fleur Rol;Mohamed Naceur Belgacem;Mohamed Naceur Belgacem;Alessandro Gandini;Julien Bras;Julien Bras

  • The furan counterpart of poly(ethylene terephthalate): An alternative material based on renewable resources

    Alessandro Gandini;Armando J. D. Silvestre;Carlos Pascoal Neto;Andreia F. Sousa

  • Modification of cellulosic fibres with functionalised silanes: development of surface properties

    M. Abdelmouleh;S. Boufi;M.N. Belgacem;A.P. Duarte

  • Acid-Catalyzed Polycondensation of Furfuryl Alcohol: Mechanisms of Chromophore Formation and Cross-Linking

    Mekki Choura;Naceur M. Belgacem;Alessandro Gandini

  • The surface modification of cellulose fibres for use as reinforcing elements in composite materials

    Mohamed Naceur Belgacem;Alessandro Gandini

  • Interaction of Silane Coupling Agents with Cellulose

    Mekki Abdelmouleh;Sami Boufi;Abdelhamid ben Salah;and Mohamed Naceur Belgacem

  • Synthesis and characterization of poly(2,5-furan dicarboxylate)s based on a variety of diols

    Mónica Gomes;Alessandro Gandini;Armando J. D. Silvestre;Bruno Reis

  • Crab shell chitin whiskers reinforced natural rubber nanocomposites. 3. Effect of chemical modification of chitin whiskers.

    Kalaprasad Gopalan Nair;Alain Dufresne;Alessandro Gandini;Mohamed Naceur Belgacem

  • Industrial and crop wastes: A new source for nanocellulose biorefinery

    Araceli García;Araceli García;Alessandro Gandini;Jalel Labidi;Naceur Belgacem

  • The effect of plasticizers on thermoplastic starch compositions obtained by melt processing

    A.L. Da Róz;A.J.F. Carvalho;A. Gandini;A.A.S. Curvelo

  • Diels−Alder Reactions with Novel Polymeric Dienes and Dienophiles: Synthesis of Reversibly Cross-Linked Elastomers

    Rana Gheneim;Catalina Perez-Berumen;Alessandro Gandini

  • Chemical modification of wood

    Mohamed Naceur Belgacem;Alessandro Gandini

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed Naceur Belgacem
Mohamed Naceur Belgacem Grenoble Institute of Technology
Armando J. D. Silvestre
Armando J. D. Silvestre University of Aveiro
Carlos Pascoal Neto
Carlos Pascoal Neto University of Aveiro
Carmen S.R. Freire
Carmen S.R. Freire University of Aveiro
Sami Boufi
Sami Boufi University of Sfax
Julien Bras
Julien Bras Grenoble Institute of Technology
Jean-Yves Cavaillé
Jean-Yves Cavaillé Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Mário G.S. Ferreira
Mário G.S. Ferreira University of Aveiro
Isabel M. Marrucho
Isabel M. Marrucho Instituto Superior Técnico
Mikhail L. Zheludkevich
Mikhail L. Zheludkevich Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon

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