EngiNano-HF
PhD Matías Picchio
Assistant Researcher
Dr. Picchio is a Postdoctoral Researcher at POLYMAT (UPV, Spain). In 2019, He became an Assistant Researcher and sub-group leader at the Institute of Research and Development on Processes Engineering and Applied Chemistry (IPQA) in Argentina. Dr. Picchio has a Bachelor's Degree and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. His doctoral training was undertaken at the National University of Litoral in Argentina in polymer colloids and polymer reaction engineering using proteins as natural building blocks. In addition, he was a visiting Ph.D. student at the University of the Basque Country, Spain, and a visiting postdoctoral researcher at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. In 2022, he was granted a Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowship (EngiNano-HF, Grant Agreement N° 101028881) for developing nanoformulations for the follicular delivery of Janus kinase inhibitors for treating alopecia areata. His research topics are supramolecular hydrogels and ionogels, deep eutectic solvents, protein micelles, polymeric nanoparticles, and new therapeutic approaches for biomedical applications. Dr. Picchio has 51 publications, and his work has received more than 800 citations.
Research Lines
Our research lines focus on the synthesis of therapeutic nanoparticles, supramolecular hydrogels, plasmonic nanocomposites, ionic gels, and eutectogels for different biomedical applications. We also explore the use of natural polyphenols and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to prepare deep eutectic solvents that can be combined with other bioderived compounds for developing sustainable materials for healthcare.
Publications
Luque GC*, Moya M, Picchio ML, Bagnarello V, Valerio I, Bolaños J, Vethencourt M, Gamboac SH, Tomé LC, Minari RJ*, Mecerreyes D*. "Polyphenol iongel patches with antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties" Polymers (2023) (Accepted). JIF 2021: 4.967.
Ronco LI*, Luque GC, Calderón CA, Euti EM, Rufeil Fiori E, Barraco DE, Leiva EPM, Mecerreyes D, Minari JR, Picchio ML*. "Biobased supramolecular ionic networks with optimized crystallinity and mechanical properties as promising dynamic materials for eutectogels design" Mater. Today Chem. (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2023.101525. JIF 2021: 7.613.
López de Lacalle J, Gallastegui A, Olmedo-Martínez JL, Moya M, Lopez-Larrea N, Picchio ML*, Mecerreyes D*. "Multifunctional Ionic Polymers from Deep Eutectic Monomers Based on Polyphenols", ACS Macro Letters (2023) 12, 125–132. JIF 2021: 7.015.
Guzmán-González G, Alvarez-Tirado M, Olmedo-Martínez JL, Picchio ML, Casado N, Forsyth M, Mecerreyes D*. "Lithium Borate Ionic Liquids as Single-Component Electrolytes for Batteries", Adv. Energy Mater. (2023) 13, 2202974. JIF 2021: 29.698.