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Dr. Alessandra Zanut

University of Padova, IT

Dr. Alessandra Zanut is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences (DiSC) of the University of Padova and co-founder of the start-up NanoPhoenix Srl, which develops micro- and nanostructured devices for life science applications. She was Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Chemistry, University of Bologna (Italy) and after that she was granted an NYU Provost fellowship to work at the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department, NYU Tandon School of Engineering (New York, USA). Her research focuses on the fabrication of micro- and nanostructured surfaces via high-throughput nanolithography techniques for advanced electrochemical (EC) and electrochemiluminescent (ECL) biosensors applied to health, environmental, and biochemical monitoring.
Wednesday, March 25
16:00

Abstract

Advanced Nanofabrication Strategies for Electrochemical/ECL Platforms and Tissue-Mimetic Biointerfaces

Nanofabrication technologies are increasingly enabling high-performance analytical and biological interfaces. Herein, thermal nanoimprint lithography, e-beam lithography, and thermal scanning probe lithography are presented for the fabrication of nanoelectrode arrays, multiplexed ECL platforms, and large-area tissue-mimetic replicas with sub-15 nm precision. These nanostructures enable ultrasensitive electrochemical detection, geometry-dependent ECL emission control, and high-resolution ECL imaging. Complementary bio-nanofabrication approaches yield reusable quasi-3D replicas and UV-tunable ultrathin polymer films achieving bone-like stiffness, thereby regulating stem-cell adhesion and differentiation. Overall, these fabrication strategies offer versatile tools for advanced biosensing and the engineering of physiologically relevant microenvironments.

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Biography

Dr. Alessandra Zanut is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences (DiSC) of the University of Padova and co-founder of the start-up NanoPhoenix Srl, which develops micro- and nanostructured devices for life science applications. She was Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Chemistry, University of Bologna (Italy) and after that she was granted an NYU Provost fellowship to work at the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department, NYU Tandon School of Engineering (New York, USA).

Her research focuses on the fabrication of micro- and nanostructured surfaces via high-throughput nanolithography techniques for advanced electrochemical (EC) and electrochemiluminescent (ECL) biosensors applied to health, environmental, and biochemical monitoring.

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