Barteri Mario

Biography

Mario Barteri was born in Rome on May 26, 1947, where he graduated in Chemistry in 1972. In 1980 he was appointed Assistant Professor, in 1986 Associate Professor of Chemical Kinetics and in 2001 Ordinary Professor of Biological Physics Chemistry of the Faculty of Science University of Rome "La Sapienza". His research activity was carried out mainly at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and focused on the field of Biophysics and Physical Chemistry of Biological Systems. From 1992 to 1992 he collaborated with researchers at the National Laboratories of Frascati (INFN), carrying out studies on the formation of metal-protein in solution using X-rays from Sincroton light, and EXAFS and XANES spectroscopy. Prof.Barteri also experimented with mechanisms and kinetics of protein aggregation processes using low-angle X-ray and neutron scattering spectroscopy (SAXS and SANS) respectively at LURE laboratories (Paris-Fr. ) and ILL (Grenoble-Fr). For many years Prof. Barteri has devoted his scientific activity to the study of the effects of ultrasound at 38 kHz and ionizing radiation on DNA, proteins, enzymes and antibodies. He also conducted research on the effects of gamma radiation on proteins at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Newcastle (UK) and at the Department of Chemical Kinetics at Kent University (Canterbury). Since 2000, he is currently working on the synthesis of super-paramagnetic "core-shell" nanoparticles of between 5 and 100 nm. These compounds were characterized by different techniques of microscopy (TEM, SEM, AFM) and spectroscopic techniques (X-ray diffraction, Eels, SAXS and SANS). The magnetic properties of these samples were obtained using Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices and a Vibrating Sample Magnetometer.

Research Interest

Physical Chemistry