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  1. The promise of transparent wood as a multifunctional energy material

    Article • Nature Reviews Materials, March 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  2. Frontal polymerization for rapid low-energy synthesis

    Article • Nature Reviews Methods Primers, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  3. On a promising and effective combination of epoxidized soybean oil acrylate with N-isopropylacrylamide in the development of cross-linked materials

    Article • European Polymer Journal, July 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  4. Transparent wood-based materials: A new step toward sustainability and circularity

    Article • Next Materials, October 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  5. Frontal Polymerization for the Rapid Obtainment of Polymer Composites

    Article • ACS Omega, June 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  6. Polymer Hydrogels and Frontal Polymerization: A Winning Coupling

    Article • Polymers, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  7. Polymer Hydrogels and Frontal Polymerization: A Winning Coupling

    Article • August 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  8. Mechanically-reinforced biocompatible hydrogels based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and star-shaped polycaprolactones

    Article • European Polymer Journal, August 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  9. Insights into Induction Heating Processes for Polymeric Materials: An Overview of the Mechanisms and Current Applications

    Article • Energies, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  10. Consolidation of Stone Materials by Organic and Hybrid Polymers: An Overview

    Article • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, May 2023, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  11. Frontal Polymerizations: From Chemical Perspectives to Macroscopic Properties and Applications

    Article • Chemical Reviews, February 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  12. Transparent Wood-Based Materials: Current State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives

    Article • Materials, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  13. Comparative Evaluation of Graphene Nanostructures in GERS Platforms for Pesticide Detection

    Article • ACS Omega, February 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  14. Semi-interpenetrating polymer networks based on crosslinked poly(N -isopropyl acrylamide) and methylcellulose prepared by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, November 2017, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani, Professor Giulio Malucelli

  15. Semi-interpenetrating polymer networks of methyl cellulose and polyacrylamide prepared by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, January 2017, Wiley

    Dr Vanna Sanna, Professor Alberto Mariani, Professor Giulio Malucelli

  16. Nanoencapsulation of dietary flavonoid fisetin: Formulation and in vitro antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibition activities

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering C, November 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  17. Synthesis and characterization of new polydiolcitrates with tunable properties

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, September 2016, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  18. Double responsive copolymer hydrogels prepared by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, March 2016, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  19. Effect of limonene on the frontal ring opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, August 2015, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  20. Preparation and interaction study between fullerene and graphene in a polymeric matrix

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  21. Polymeric Nanoparticles Encapsulating White Tea Extract for Nutraceutical Application

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, February 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  22. Synthesis and Characterization of Functionally Gradient Materials Obtained by Frontal Polymerization

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, February 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  23. Effect of chitosan concentration on PLGA microcapsules for controlled release and stability of resveratrol

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  24. Single-step green synthesis and characterization of gold-conjugated polyphenol nanoparticles with antioxidant and biological activities

    Article • International Journal of Nanomedicine, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alberto Mariani, Dr Vanna Sanna, claudia crosio

  25. Poly(ionic liquid)s derived from 3-octyl-1-vinylimidazolium bromide andN-isopropylacrylamide with tunable properties

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, October 2014, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  26. Three component terpolymer and IPN hydrogels with response to stimuli

    Article • Polymer, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  27. Advances in the frontal ring opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, July 2014, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  28. Preparation and characterization of polymeric nanocomposites containing exfoliated tungstenite at high concentrations

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  29. Tailoring the physical properties of nanocomposite films by the insertion of graphene and other nanoparticles

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  30. Exfoliated Graphene into Highly Ordered Mesoporous Titania Films: Highly Performing Nanocomposites from Integrated Processing

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, January 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani, Andrea Falqui

  31. Frontal cationic curing of epoxy resins in the presence of defoaming or expanding compounds

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, January 2014, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  32. Sol–gel chemistry for graphene–silica nanocomposite films

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Plinio Innocenzi, Professor Alberto Mariani

  33. Graphene-mediated surface enhanced Raman scattering in silica mesoporous nanocomposite films

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Plinio Innocenzi, Professor Alberto Mariani

  34. Organic-inorganic interpenetrating polymer networks and hybrid polymer materials prepared by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, August 2013, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  35. Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) nanocomposites containing nanocrystalline cellulose: a green approach to thermoresponsive hydrogels

    Article • Cellulose, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  36. Multistimuli-responsive hydrogels of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) containing graphene

    Article • Colloid & Polymer Science, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  37. Synthesis and characterization of graphene-based nanocomposites with potential use for biomedical applications

    Article • Journal of Nanoparticle Research, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jenny Alongi, Professor Alberto Mariani

  38. Development of novel cationic chitosan- and anionic alginate–coated poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles for controlled release and light protection of resveratrol

    Article • International Journal of Nanomedicine, October 2012, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  39. Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposites of thermoplastic polyurethane with both graphene and graphene nanoribbon fillers

    Article • Polymer, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  40. Synthesis and characterization of graphene-containing thermoresponsive nanocomposite hydrogels of poly(N -vinylcaprolactam) prepared by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, July 2012, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  41. Preparation and optical characterization of two photoactive poly(bisphenol a ethoxylate diacrylate) copolymers containing designed amino-nitro-substituted azobenzene units, obtained via classical and frontal polymerization, using novel ionic liquids as in

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, February 2012, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  42. Polymer hydrogels of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and acrylic acid obtained by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, January 2012, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  43. The production of concentrated dispersions of few-layer graphene by the direct exfoliation of graphite in organosilanes

    Article • Nanoscale Research Letters, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  44. Synthesis and optical characterization of photoactive poly(2-phenoxyethyl acrylate) copolymers containing azobenzene units, prepared by frontal polymerization using novel ionic liquids as initiators

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  45. Wettability and switching of electrical conductivity in UV irradiated graphene oxide films

    Article • Diamond and Related Materials, July 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  46. Synthesis and characterization of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate copolymers containing azobenzene groups prepared by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, May 2011, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  47. Novel docetaxel-loaded nanoparticles based on poly(lactide-co-caprolactone) and poly(lactide-co-glycolide-co-caprolactone) for prostate cancer treatment: formulation, characterization, and cytotoxicity studies

    Article • Nanoscale Research Letters, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  48. Thermoresponsive super water absorbent hydrogels prepared by frontal polymerization of N -isopropyl acrylamide and 3-sulfopropyl acrylate potassium salt

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, January 2011, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  49. High concentration few-layer graphene sheets obtained by liquid phase exfoliation of graphite in ionic liquid

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  50. Graphene-containing thermoresponsive nanocomposite hydrogels of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) prepared by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  51. In situ production of high filler content graphene-based polymer nanocomposites by reactive processing

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  52. Stimuli-responsive polymer hydrogels containing partially exfoliated graphite

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, October 2010, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  53. Hybrid organic/inorganic epoxy resins prepared by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, September 2010, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  54. Effect of lipid nanoparticles containing fatty alcohols having different chain length on the ex vivo skin permeability of Econazole nitrate

    Article • Powder Technology, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  55. Thermoresponsive super water absorbent hydrogels prepared by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, June 2010, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  56. Frontal cationic curing of epoxy resins

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, May 2010, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  57. New sets of solubility parameters of linear and crosslinked aromatic polyamides

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, March 2010, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  58. Frontal polymerization as a convenient technique for the consolidation of tuff

    Article • e-Polymers, December 2009, De Gruyter

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  59. Stimuli Responsive Hydrogels Prepared by Frontal Polymerization

    Article • Biomacromolecules, September 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  60. Poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) hydrogels obtained by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, March 2009, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  61. Frontal polymerization as a new method for developing drug controlled release systems (DCRS) based on polyacrylamide

    Article • European Polymer Journal, March 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani, Professor Giovanna Rassu

  62. Synthesis and Evaluation of Different Fatty Acid Esters Formulated into Precirol® ATO-Based Lipid Nanoparticles as Vehicles for Topical Delivery

    Article • Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, January 2009, Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  63. Phosphonium-Based Ionic Liquids as a New Class of Radical Initiators and Their Use in Gas-Free Frontal Polymerization

    Article • Macromolecules, July 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  64. Frontal polymerization of diurethane diacrylates

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  65. Synthesis and photoelectrical properties of carbon nanotube–dendritic porphyrin light harvesting molecule systems

    Article • Diamond and Related Materials, March 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Jenny Alongi, Professor Alberto Mariani

  66. Polymeric nanocomposites containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes prepared via frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, January 2007, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  67. Synthesis and characterization of epoxy resin-montmorillonite nanocomposites obtained by frontal polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, January 2007, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  68. Hyperbranched Molecular Structures with Potential Antiviral Activity: Derivatives of 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-Carboxylic Acid

    Article • Molecules, December 2006, MDPI AG

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  69. Enhancement of photoelectrical properties in polymer nanocomposites containing modified single-walled carbon nanotubes by conducting dendrimer

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, June 2006, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Jenny Alongi, Professor Alberto Mariani

  70. Selective interaction of single-walled carbon nanotubes with conducting dendrimer

    Article • Diamond and Related Materials, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Jenny Alongi, Professor Alberto Mariani

  71. Self-ignition of polymerization fronts with convection: the ‘rainstorm effect’

    Article • e-Polymers, December 2005, De Gruyter

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  72. Interaction of oxygen with nanocomposites made of n-type conducting polymers and carbon nanotubes: role of charge transfer complex formation between nanotubes and poly(3-octylthiophene)

    Article • Thin Solid Films, April 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  73. Frontal polymerization of acrylic monomers for the consolidation of stone

    Article • Polymers for Advanced Technologies, January 2005, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  74. Numerical modeling and experimental study of the frontal polymerization of the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A/diethylenetriamine epoxy system

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, January 2005, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  75. Synthesis and characterization of unsaturated polyester resins cured by frontal polymerization

    Article • e-Polymers, December 2004, De Gruyter

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  76. X-ray tomography for the visualization of monomer and polymer filling inside wood and stone

    Article • October 2004, SPIE

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  77. Visualization of monomer and polymer inside porous stones by using X-ray tomography

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, July 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  78. UV-ignited frontal polymerization of an epoxy resin

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, January 2004, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  79. Frontal atom transfer radical polymerization of tri(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate

    Article • e-Polymers, December 2003, De Gruyter

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  80. Synthesis and characterization of a polyurethane prepared by frontal polymerization

    Article • e-Polymers, December 2003, De Gruyter

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  81. Relevance of purification procedures in the direct synthesis of poly(p-phenyleneterephthalamide) from its dimer

    Article • e-Polymers, December 2003, De Gruyter

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  82. Synthesis, characterisation and properties of aramid copolymers prepared from AB and AB2 monomers

    Article • e-Polymers, December 2003, De Gruyter

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  83. Recent Chemical Advances in Frontal Polymerization

    Article • November 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  84. First Synthesis of a Polyurethane by Frontal Polymerization

    Article • Macromolecules, April 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  85. Interpenetrating polydicyclopentadiene/polyacrylate networks obtained by simultaneous non-interfering frontal polymerization

    Article • e-Polymers, December 2002, De Gruyter

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  86. Synthesis and characterization of a polyester/styrene resin obtained by frontal polymerization

    Article • e-Polymers, December 2002, De Gruyter

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  87. Fast-activated anionic polymerization of -caprolactam in suspension, 1

    Article • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, July 2002, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  88. Poly(p-phenyleneterephthalamide)-Based Nanocomposites Obtained by Matrix Polycondensation. Synthesis and Solid-State NMR Characterization

    Article • Macromolecules, April 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  89. Synthesis, characterization, and properties of a novel acrylic terpolymer with pendant perfluoropolyether segments

    Article • Polymer, February 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  90. Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Dicyclopentadiene

    Article • Macromolecules, September 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  91. Hyperbranched Aramids by the A2 + B3 versus AB2 Approach: Influence of the Reaction Conditions on Structural Development

    Article • High Performance Polymers, June 2001, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  92. New Vistas in Frontal Polymerization

    Article • Macromolecular Symposia, May 2001, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  93. A Study on the N-Allylation Reaction of Aromatic Polyamides. 1. Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide)

    Article • Macromolecules, June 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  94. Performance evaluation of hyperbranched aramids as potential supports for protein immobilization

    Article • Polymer, June 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  95. Synthesis and characterization of ɛ-caprolactam–?-phenylalanine copolymers

    Article • Polymer, February 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  96. Hyperbranched aramids by direct polyamidation of two reactant systems: Synthesis and properties

    Article • Macromolecular Symposia, August 1999, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  97. Synthesis of hyperbranched aromatic polyamides by direct polycondensation

    Article • Macromolecular Symposia, March 1998, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  98. Synthesis of poly(p -phenyleneterephthalamide) in presence of polymer matrices

    Article • Macromolecular Symposia, August 1997, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  99. Direct synthesis of aromatic polyamides

    Article • Macromolecular Symposia, June 1997, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  100. Role of the reaction parameters in the direct synthesis of aromatic polyamides

    Article • Canadian Journal of Chemistry, November 1995, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  101. The fast activation of ɛ-caprolactam polymerization in quasi-adiabatic conditions

    Article • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, October 1995, Wiley

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  102. Synthesis of block copolymers based on poly(p-benzamide) with a polyamide benzimidazole

    Article • Polymer, March 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  103. High-molecular-weight aromatic polyamides by direct polycondensation

    Article • Macromolecules, August 1993, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alberto Mariani

  104. Direct synthesis of aromatic polyamides using the imidazole-triphenylphosphite system

    Article • Polymer, January 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Alberto Mariani