Department of Materials Science
Nanoindentation is a standard technique usually devoted to characterize the mechanical properties of materials. However, the high and localized pressure applied by nanoindentation allows to reach critical condition for phase transition in many materials, thus obtaining metastable phases that often are maintained upon pressure release.
The University of Milano-Bicocca will confer an honorary master degree in Materials Science and Nanotechnology upon Prof. Hiroshi Amano, Nobel Laureate in Physics in 2014.
The conferment ceremony will take place on Monday, April 7th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Aula Magna.
On this occasion, Prof. Hiroshi Amano will give the Lectio Magistralis "Role of New Semiconductor Materials in Realizing Net Zero Carbon and Smart Society".
The series of seminars "Breakthroughs in Materials Science", organized by the Department of Materials Science of the University of Milano - Bicocca, brings together lectures by internationally renowned scientists, whose recent studies have promoted a profound evolution in the field of Materials Science. Presented with an informative nature, the seminars are aimed at researchers, students, and a wide audience of people interested in scientific topics. In addition to in-person participation, the streaming connection will be made available.
Graphene oxide is an amphiphilic and versatile nanomaterial that holds great promise for pH-triggered drug delivery, which aims to administer chemotherapeutic drugs such as doxorubicin to cancer cells in a spatially and temporally controlled manner. However, the mechanism and the molecular interactions involved in the absorption of doxorubicin on graphene oxide and its sensitivity to a pH decrease are still poorly understood.