LUMINA
Lumina Project
The LUMINA project proposes a fast and non-invasive technique based on optical luminescence for the recognition of biological alterations leading to skin tumors. Through the contributions of physicists, chemists, medical doctors the idea is to develop a fast, easy-to-handle and cost-effective diagnosis tool to discriminate between healthy and altered bio-materials, but also, trough the understanding of luminescence lineshape and its relation to the bio-molecular alterations, we also intend to improve our knowledge on the mechanisms leading to skin cancer.
Achievements
- 1 master degree thesis
- 1 assegno di ricerca
- Identification of specific fingerprints of helthy vs cancerous cells
- Multivariate analysis capability to differentiate between healthy and cancerous cells
People involved:
Prof. Luca Pasquali (DIEF)
Prof. Raffaella Capelli (DIEF)
Prof. Claudio Fontanesi (DIEF)
Dr. Daniel Scelfo (DIEF)
Ing. Gabriele Paulone (DIEF)
Prof. Cristina Magnoni (CHIMOMO)
Dr. Federico Garbarino (CHIMOMO)
Prof. Alessando Ulrici (DSV)
Publications:
“Exchange Interactions Drive Supramolecular Chiral Induction in Polyaniline” Suryakant Mishra, Anup Kumar, Munuswamy Venkatesan, Laura Pigani, Luca Pasquali, Claudio Fontanesi, Small Methods, 2020, 4(10), 2000617, doi: 10.1002/smtd.202000617 (IF 12.13)
"The Fundamental and Underrated Role of the Base Electrolyte in the Polymerization Mechanism. The Resorcinol Case Study" Marco Bonechi, Massimo Innocenti, Davide Vanossi, and Claudio Fontanesi, J. Physical Chemistry A, doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.0c07702 (IF 2.6)
Outreach
Oral communication at Weizmann Institute, Israel, Prof. Claudio Fontanesi, Jan 7, 2020 “Spin dependent electrochemistry”