Polymers Science and Technology at DCCI-UNIPI

Oggi lo Smart Polymers Group (https://spg.dcci.unipi.it/) con Marco Carlotti, Alberto Picchi, Hanna Pryshchepa e Andrea Pucci è protagonista di un articolo pubblicato su Pianeta 2030, l’inserto del Corriere della Sera dedicato alla sostenibilità. L’intervista racconta i recenti risultati ottenuti dal gruppo sull’impiego di PMMA riciclato per la realizzazione di Concentratori Solari Luminescenti, dispositivi innovativi per la raccolta e l’utilizzo efficiente dell’energia solare.

New Publication Alert! We are delighted to share our latest paper published in ChemComm Journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dHkSBTxW This work, developed in collaboration with Erik Woering and Richard Hildner from the University of Groningen, shows that control over aggregation state (disordered → ordered) provides a strategy to tailor emission properties in polymeric systems, which has relevance for AIE-type luminogens and their applications. This work is part of the Aggregation Induced Emission (AIE) themed collection, celebrating  the anniversary of the first paper using the “AIE” terminology (published by Ben Zhong Tang in ChemComm Journal 2001)

🔬 New paper out! In this open-access contribution featured on JACS Nanoscience Au, we built large-area molecular junctions using pyridine-terminated OPE molecular wires and showed that rectification emerges when the HOMO and LUMO localize at opposite ends rather than employing a donor–bridge–acceptor motif, thus extending the van Dyck–Ratner concept. An international endeavor that brought together research groups from the Netherlands, Denmark, and the USA, active in the field of molecular electronics. You can find it here: https://lnkd.in/dCjS-wvk

Last week, Andrea Pucci of the Smart Polymer Group had the pleasure of giving a talk at the Cool Roof conference in Milan — an event promoted by Paint & Coatings Italy and expertly organised by Antonio Grillo (#Octima). It was a great opportunity to share our latest research on smart polymer materials for energy-efficient coatings and to connect with experts in the coatings and sustainability fields.

A new work has been recently published thanks to the collaboration with Esteban Araya from Universidad de Chile

🎉 Congratulazioni al nostro studente Giorgio Bancalà! 🎉 Siamo orgogliosi di annunciare che Giorgio ha ricevuto il Premio per la Miglior Tesi di Laurea Magistrale in Chimica Industriale per il lavoro dal titolo: “Development of mechanoresponsive materials based on excimer-forming fluorescent probes and industrially relevant polymers”. Un riconoscimento prestigioso che valorizza non solo il suo impegno e la qualità scientifica del progetto, ma anche la forte connessione tra ricerca accademica e mondo industriale. 📅 La premiazione avverrà il 31 ottobre 2025, durante la Giornata di Studi della Divisione di Chimica Industrialedella Società Chimica Italiana, presso l’Auditorium Mapei (Viale Jenner 4, Milano) 

🌟 We are very pleased to welcome Paul van den Tempel, from the University of Groningen (https://lnkd.in/dZgdApaE) to the Smart Polymer Group (https://spg.dcci.unipi.it/) at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa! Paul will join our laboratory for the next three months, working on mechanochromic systems based on Diels–Alder networks. His expertise in dynamic covalent networks, Diels–Alder chemistry, and 3D printing will bring exciting new perspectives to our ongoing projects. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration and to sharing scientific insights together — welcome Paul! 👋 #SmartPolymers #Collaboration #MechanochromicMaterials #DynamicCovalentChemistry

In the occasion of the European Bright-Night 2025, the Laboratory of the Smart Polymer Group (https://spg.dcci.unipi.it/) opened its doors to showcase ongoing projects and engage with citizens and students

Marco Carlotti and coworkers did a great job!

Lo scorso venerdì, i risultati derivanti dalla ricerca condotta da Alberto Picchi durante il suo dottorato è stata pubblicata su il venerdì di La Repubblica. Un grande risultato per il gruppo!