PERSONAL
DETAILSDate of birth: 05.12.1971
Town of birth: CAVA DE’ TIRRENI (SA)
Country of birth: ITALY
KEYWORDS (specialization)
1) Polymer technology
2) Chemical engineering
3) Materials Engineering
4) Nanotechnology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1) 1997-1998
Position held: Post-doc
Organisation: National Council of Research - Institute for the Conservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage
Address: 74, Via Alfani - 50121 Firenze – Italy
2) 1998-2000
Position held: Post-doc
Organisation: National Council of Research - Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers
Address: 34, Via Campi Flegrei - 80078 Pozzuoli (NA) – Italy
3) 2000
Position held: Researcher at R&D Departement
Organisation: Manuli Tapes
Address: Via Portogaleo - 04020 Santi Cosma e Damiano (LT) – Italy
4) 2001 to 2004
Position held: Researcher
Organization: CAMPEC scrl
Address: Via G. Porzio, CDN, Isola F4 – 80143 Napoli – Italy
5) 2005 to now
Position held: Post-doc
Organisation: National Council of Research - Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers
Address: 34, Via Campi Flegrei - 80078 Pozzuoli (NA) – Italy
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
- New polymeric materials
- Composite materials
- Nano-structured materials
- Textile technology
FORMER RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Synthesis and characterization of new liquid-crystal polymers
- Adhesion properties of polymeric materials
- Barrier properties of multi-layered polymeric films
EDUCATION AND PUBLICATIONS
Doctor in Chemistry with full marks (110/110) in 1996 at University of Napoli
Specialization course in Chemistry for Cultural Heritage at University of Firenze
Co-author of:
- 3 italian patents
- more than 10 papers on international journals and books
- more than 15 papers published in conference proceedings
LAST PUBLICATIONS
1. Gennaro Gentile, Paola Laurienzo, Fernando Riva, Maria Grazia Volpe, Linear poly(etheraroylhydrazides): A correlation between number of methylene sequences and reticular structure, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Volume 35, Issue 13, Date: 30 September 1997, Pages: 2193-2194
2. G. Avitabile, G. Gentile, P. Laurienzo, M. Malinconico, E. Martuscelli, F. Riva, M. G. Volpe, Novel poly(etheraroylhydrazides). An example of conformationally disordered crystalline polymers, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Volume 37, Issue 14, Date: 15 July 1999, Pages: 1687-1701
3. Elisabetta Princi, Silvia Vicini, Enrico Pedemonte, Noemi Proietti, Donatella Capitani, Anna Laura Segre, Loredana D'Orazio, Gennaro Gentile, Carmen Polcaro, Ezio Martuscelli, Physical and Chemical Characterization of Cellulose Based Textiles Modified by Periodate Oxidation, Macromolecular Symposia, 218, 343-352 (2004)
4. Cocca, M.; D’Arienzo, L.; D’Orazio, L.; Gentile, G.; Martuscelli, E. , Polyacrylates for conservation: chemico-physical properties and durability of different commercial products, Polymer Testing , Volume: 23, Issue: 3, May, 2004, pp. 333-342
5. D'Orazio, L.; Gentile, G.; Mancarella, C.; Martuscelli, E.; Massa, V., Water-dispersed polymers for the conservation and restoration of Cultural Heritage: a molecular, thermal, structural and mechanical characterisation, Polymer Testing Volume: 20, Issue: 3, 2001, pp. 227-240
6. F. Bloisi, L. Vicari, A.C. Barone, E. Martuscelli, G. Gentile and C. Polcaro, Effects of Nd:YAG (532 nm) laser radiation on clean cotton, Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, Issue: Volume 79, Number 2, July 2004 Pages: 331 - 333
7. O. Ahumada, M. Cocca, G. Gentile, E. Martuscelli, and L. D'Orazio, Uniaxial Tensile Properties of Yarns: Effects of Moisture Level on the Shape of Stress-Strain Curves, Textile Research Journal, Volume 74, Issue 11: November 2004, 1001-1005
8. L. D’Arienzo, G. Gentile, E. Martuscelli, C. Polcaro, and L. D'Orazio, Acrylic and Acetovinylic Polymers for Preserving and Restoring Cotton Textiles, Textile Research Journal, Volume 74, Issue 4, April 2004, 281-291
9. M. Cocca, L. D’Arienzo, L. D’Orazio, G. Gentile, E. Martuscelli, Synthesis of Poly(urethane urea) by In Situ Polymerization inside Stone, Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol. 43, 542–552 (2005)
10. M. Cocca, L. D’Arienzo, L. D’Orazio, G. Gentile, E. Martuscelli, In situ polymerization of urethane-urea copolymers for tuff consolidation, Macromolecular Symposia, 228, 245-253 (2005)
11. M. Cocca, L. D’Arienzo, G. Gentile, E. Martuscelli, L. D’Orazio, Polymers for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, in "New Polymeric Materials", Edited by L.S. Korugic-Karasz, W.J. MacKnight and E. Martuscelli, ACS Symposium Series n. 916 (2005)