Novel nano and biofabrication techniques of innovative materials for biotechnological applications: design of nanostructured materials for drug and gene delivery applications Polymeric nano and microparticles as immobilization carriers for industrial enzymes Use of green solvents (supercritical fluids) for the selective extraction of bioactive molecules and biopolymers from plant materials and microbial cells Bioproduction of nano and microstructured hydrogels for biotechnological applications Cytotoxicity, uptake, metabolic alterations and cell-material interaction studies in animal cells In vitro cell culture techniques of plant cells for ex situ conservation of plant germplasm Electronic and optical microscopy techniques for the study of nanoparticles cell internalization and accumulation Development of biological/chemical-physical integrated processes for the treatment and/or valorization of wastewater and solid waste, with specific reference to the adsorption of inhibitory or recalcitrant substances (emerging contaminants) Study and modeling of (bio)technological (bioremediation) and physical chemistry(Permeable Reactive Barriers)decontamination technologiesfor soils and ground water polluted with toxic organic and inorganic compounds