COSTA JESSICA
Office hours
Friday from 11:00 to 13:00
Place: Room 03-119 (3rd floor)
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching activities
Completion accademic year: 2025/2026
Research
- Physico-Chemical Characterization of biomaterials
Molecular and structural analysis: Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, UV-Visible spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) and mass spectrometry.
Morphology and size characterization: Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
Size and surface charge analysis: Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) - z-potential and Zeta sizer.
Interaction studies: Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring (QCM-D).
Antioxidant activity using EPR and UV-Visible.
- Production of new biomaterials
Enzymatic synthesis of melanin-like pigments.
Production of bioplastic chitosan biobased.
Extraction and purification of new biomaterials from waste (Circular Economy).
- Enzymatic immobilization
Immobilization of enzymes with different catalytic mechanisms.
Production and characterization of supports for enzymatic immobilization (magnetic nanoparticles and chitosan beads).
Use and comparison of different methods of enzymatic immobilization (covalent and adsorption).
Test activity and stability of immobilized enzyme.
Characterization of products formed by enzymatic immobilization.
Ultime pubblicazioni:
- Costa, J., Baratto, M.C., Borghini, F., Nardin, R., Riccaboni, A., Pogni, R. (2026). Oxidative stability of extra virgin olive oil assessed by electron paramagnetic resonance, chemical composition, and multivariate analysis. CURRENT RESEARCH IN FOOD SCIENCE, 12 [10.1016/j.crfs.2025.101263]. - view more
- Costa, J., Baratto, M.C., Nardin, R., Riccaboni, A., Pogni, R. (2025). Combined approach of EPR and PCA analysis as a tool for clustering soils and leaves of olive groves and vineyards of different geographical origin. MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 208 [10.1016/j.microc.2024.112454]. - view more
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Russo, A., D'Alessandro, A., Di Paola, M., Cerasuolo, B., Renzi, S., Meriggi, N., et al. (2025). On the role of bacterial gut microbiota from supralittoral amphipod Talitrus
saltator (Montagu, 1808) in bioplastic degradation. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 972 [10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179109]. - view more - Wibowo, S., Wardhani, S.K., Hidayati, L., Wijayanti, N., Matsuo, K., Costa, J., et al. (2024). Investigation of α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibition for antidiabetic potential of agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) leaves extract. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, 58 [10.1016/j.bcab.2024.103152]. - view more
- Costa, J., Baratto, M.C., Spinelli, D., Leone, G., Magnani, A., Pogni, R. (2024). A Novel Bio-Adhesive Based on Chitosan-Polydopamine-Xanthan Gum for Glass, Cardboard and Textile Commodities. POLYMERS, 16(13) [10.3390/polym16131806]. - view more