SARTORE Luciana

Luciana Sartore was born in 1961 and received her degree in Chemistry at the University of Padova in 1987, Researcher at the Faculty of Engineering of University of Brescia since 1992 and then Associate Professor in Materials Science and Technology since 2003. She currently is holder of the Italian national habilitation as full professor for Materials Science and Technology.
The research activity of prof. Sartore is mainly in the field of polymeric materials for advanced engineering applications and covers the aspects related to the preparation and modification of tailor-made polymers and their physical, chemical, thermal and mechanical characterization. The main researches in progress deal with the development of polymeric materials and nanocomposites for environmental applications and for gas sensing, polymer blends, biomaterials and green plastics. Special emphasis is given to the development of innovative polymeric biomaterials starting from renewable source, in particular from agrochemical waste and from by-products of tannery industry, for biodegradable packaging and agriculture applications. Recently she is involved in the development of innovative blends, composites, hydrogels and foams for tissue engineering applications.
Prof. Sartore is member of the following associations: ACS (American Chemical Society), AIMAT (Italian Association for Materials Engineering), AIM (Italian Association for Science and Technology of Macromolecules), INSTM (Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali); Member of the "Materials for Engineering" PhD programme board at the University of Brescia.
She is author of more than 100 scientific articles on international reviews; referee of materials science and technology journals; co-inventor of about 20 patents related to advanced materials and biomaterials. Official H index: 26.0 (Source: Scopus)