La Mesa Camillo
Chemistry
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Italy
Biography
He graduated in 1977. Formerly worked for Physical Chemistry courses in 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981. CNR grant in 1981. NATO grant in 982-1983. University researcher (1984-1992). Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry at La Sapienza (1992-2002). Actually he is Full Professor. Holder of Elettrical Measurements, Physical Chemistry of Disperse Systems and Interfaces, Physical Chemistry of Interfaces, Physical Chemistry 3, Experimental Physical Chemistry Lab I, Physical Chemistry I Lab, Physical Chemistry I with Lab. In charge of several Bachelor, Master and Ph. D. theses. He revised for J. Colloid Interface Sci., Colloids & Surf A e B, J. Phys. Chem. B e C, J. Chem. Phys., Soft Matter, Langmuir, etc. Formerly in the Advisory Editorial Board of J. Colloid Interface Sci. CEE Projects Coordinator (Cost Actions D5 e D36). Erasmus Mundus Teacher (Capo Verde 2012). Coordinator of the Ph. D. School in Chemical Sciences (2008-2013). Consultant for BASF e Procter & Gamble. His research activity focused on chemical teaching, electrolyet/non electrolyte solutions. Recently active in the fields of association colloids: micelles, microemulsions, liquid-crystalline phases, gels, polymer-surfactant systems, vesicles, biopolymers, and their mixtures. Also interested in intrinsic colloids, nanoparticles and polymer wrapping thereon. Author of about 150 papers on refereed journals.
Research Interest
Physical chemistry
Publications
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La Mesa C, Sesta B. Micelles in perfluorinated surfactant solutions. Journal of Physical Chemistry. 1987 Mar;91(6):1450-4.
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La Mesa C. Dependence of critical micelle concentrations on intensive variables: a reduced variables analysis. Journal of Physical Chemistry. 1990 Jan;94(1):323-6.
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La Mesa C. Polymer–surfactant and protein–surfactant interactions. Journal of colloid and interface science. 2005 Jun 1;286(1):148-57.
