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Francesca Iemma

Francesca Iemma

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Chemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
7323
World Ranking
16085
National Ranking
600

Overview

Francesca Iemma is affiliated with the University of Calabria in Italy and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Molecular Medicine.

Research topics that have frequently appeared in Francesca Iemma's publications include:

  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Systems

Recent published papers by Francesca Iemma feature research on drug delivery systems, nanomaterials, and cancer therapy, including:

  • Dual-Targeted Hyaluronic Acid/Albumin Micelle-Like Nanoparticles for the Vectorization of Doxorubicin (2021, Pharmaceutics)
  • Polymeric Biomaterials for the Treatment of Cardiac Post-Infarction Injuries (2021, Pharmaceutics)
  • Natural Polysaccharide Carriers in Brain Delivery: Challenge and Perspective (2020, Pharmaceutics)
  • Carbon Nanohorns as Effective Nanotherapeutics in Cancer Therapy (2020, C - Journal of Carbon Research)
  • Combining Dextran Conjugates with Stimuli-Responsive and Folate-Targeting Activity: A New Class of Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy (2021, Nanomaterials)

The scholar frequently publishes in the following scientific venues:

  • Molecules
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Nanomaterials
  • C - Journal of Carbon Research
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent collaborators in Francesca Iemma's research include Manuela Curcio, Giuseppe Cirillo, Fiore Pasquale Nicoletta, Orazio Vittorio, and Antonella Leggio.

Best Publications

  • New EU regulation aspects and global market of active and intelligent packaging for food industry applications

    Donatella Restuccia;U. Gianfranco Spizzirri;Ortensia I. Parisi;Giuseppe Cirillo

  • Covalent insertion of antioxidant molecules on chitosan by a free radical grafting procedure.

    Manuela Curcio;Francesco Puoci;Francesca Iemma;Ortensia Ilaria Parisi

  • Polymer in Agriculture: a Review

    Francesco Puoci;Francesca Iemma;Umile Gianfranco Spizzirri;Giuseppe Cirillo

  • Molecularly imprinted solid phase extraction for detection of sudan I in food matrices

    Francesco Puoci;Carmelo Garreffa;Francesca Iemma;Rita Muzzalupo

  • Synthesis of antioxidant polymers by grafting of gallic acid and catechin on gelatin.

    Umile Gianfranco Spizzirri;Francesca Iemma;Francesco Puoci;Giuseppe Cirillo

  • Carbon nanotubes hybrid hydrogels in drug delivery: a perspective review.

    Giuseppe Cirillo;Silke Hampel;Umile Gianfranco Spizzirri;Ortensia Ilaria Parisi

  • Antioxidant–polysaccharide conjugates for food application by eco-friendly grafting procedure

    U. Gianfranco Spizzirri;Ortensia Ilaria Parisi;Francesca Iemma;Giuseppe Cirillo

  • Stimuli-responsive molecularly imprinted polymers for drug delivery: a review.

    Francesco Puoci;Francesca Iemma;Nevio Picci

  • Molecularly imprinted polymers in drug delivery: state of art and future perspectives

    Francesco Puoci;Giuseppe Cirillo;Manuela Curcio;Ortensia Ilaria Parisi

  • Spherical molecularly imprinted polymers (SMIPs) via a novel precipitation polymerization in the controlled delivery of sulfasalazine.

    F. Puoci;F. Iemma;R. Muzzalupo;U. G. Spizzirri

  • New restricted access materials combined to molecularly imprinted polymers for selective recognition/release in water media

    Francesco Puoci;Francesca Iemma;Giuseppe Cirillo;Manuela Curcio

  • Molecularly imprinted solid phase extraction for the selective HPLC determination of α-tocopherol in bay leaves

    F. Puoci;G. Cirillo;M. Curcio;F. Iemma

  • Molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction for cholesterol determination in cheese products

    F. Puoci;M. Curcio;G. Cirillo;F. Iemma

  • Polyphenol Conjugates and Human Health: A Perspective Review

    Giuseppe Cirillo;Manuela Curcio;Orazio Vittorio;Francesca Iemma

  • pH-Sensitive hydrogels based on bovine serum albumin for oral drug delivery

    Francesca Iemma;U. Gianfranco Spizzirri;Francesco Puoci;Rita Muzzalupo

  • Molecularly imprinted polymers for the selective extraction of glycyrrhizic acid from liquorice roots

    Giuseppe Cirillo;Manuela Curcio;Ortensia Ilaria Parisi;Francesco Puoci

  • Molecularly imprinted polymers for 5-fluorouracil release in biological fluids.

    Francesco Puoci;Francesca Iemma;Giuseppe Cirillo;Nevio Picci

  • Grafted thermo-responsive gelatin microspheres as delivery systems in triggered drug release.

    Manuela Curcio;U. Gianfranco Spizzirri;Francesca Iemma;Francesco Puoci

  • Imprinted hydrophilic nanospheres as drug delivery systems for 5-fluorouracil sustained release.

    G. Cirillo;F. Iemma;F. Puoci;O. I. Parisi

  • Enzyme immobilization on smart polymers: Catalysis on demand

    Giuseppe Cirillo;Fiore Pasquale Nicoletta;Manuela Curcio;Umile Gianfranco Spizzirri

Frequent Co-Authors

Nevio Picci
Nevio Picci University of Calabria
Giuseppe Cirillo
Giuseppe Cirillo University of Calabria
Francesco Puoci
Francesco Puoci University of Calabria
Giovanna Pitarresi
Giovanna Pitarresi University of Palermo
Gaetano Giammona
Gaetano Giammona University of Palermo
Albrecht Leonhardt
Albrecht Leonhardt Leibniz Association
Gerardo F. Goya
Gerardo F. Goya University of Zaragoza
Gennara Cavallaro
Gennara Cavallaro University of Palermo
Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo
Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo University of Santiago de Compostela
Angel Concheiro
Angel Concheiro University of Santiago de Compostela

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