Research Interest

• Nanomechanical characterization of nanocomposites for bioapplications (prosthetics, tissues engineering) and nanostructures:
• Development of proper experimental protocol for the measurement of nanomechanical properties of soft materials and mathematical models (viscoelastic/ time-dependent behavior).
• Investigation of the interactions between the indenter tip and soft matter (electrostatic forces, hydrofilicity-hydrophobicity).
• Effect of physical and artificial weathering on the nanomechanical properties of polymers.
• Nanomedicine: Synthesis of nanostructures & nanocontainers and investigation of their properties for bioengineering and medical applications. Nanomedicine in cancer modeling and tissue engineering
• Nanometrology for Nanoparticle Characterisation and Nanobiotechnology, Thin Film Metrology.