Barbara Palazzo
Ghimas S.p.A. c/o Dhitech Scarl, Campus Ecotekne, Italy
Biography
Barbara Palazzo has completed her PhD in Chemistry in 2006 from Bologna University and Postdoctoral Studies from Oriental Piedmont University, Medical Science Department. She is responsible for the local research unit of Ghimas S.p.A in the High Tech District of Lecce. She is author of more than 35 papers in peer review journals. Her research is focused on biomimetic inorganic and polymeric materials intended for the repair of defects in the maxilla-facial site or in the osteochondral unit. She investigates multifunctional nanomaterials for the controlled delivery of chemotherapeutic agents, above all for the treatment of bone tumors and metastasis.