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Dimti - People
Claudio Della Volpe |
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Page last updated: 15/04/2009
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Academic career |
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 Graduated in Chemistry (1976)
Assistant professor Physical Chemistry (University of Naples, 1984).
Assistant professor Applied Physical Chemistry (University of Trento,1995 to present)
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Teaching activity (last 3 years) |
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Electrochemical Processes (University of Trento)
Tutor of 2 4-years degrees thesis in Physics
Tutor of 3 5-years degrees thesis in Materials Engineering
Tutor of 2 PhD thesis in Materials Engineering.
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Research topics |
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New experimental approaches for the experimental estimation of wettability, contact angle and surface free energy of a solid surface; e.g. Vibrationally Induced Equilibrium Contact Angle (VIECA); microbes adhesion
New mathematical and numerical analysis of the present theories for the estimation of surface tension and surface free, implementation of the theories and of the calculation methods; molecular connectivity, graph theory. e.g. new Lewis acid-base scale, free matrix calculation programs for acid-base approach at http://www.ing.unitn.it/~devol.
Analysis and characterization of porous materials; verify the validity of Washburn equation for natural porous materials; new methods for porosimetry; e.g. characterization of protective polymers for monument protection.
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Top 10 Publications |
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C. DELLA VOLPE AND S. SIBONI: Acid-base solid surface free energies and the definition of scales in Good-van Oss-Chaudury theory, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol. 14, 239-276(2000) - reprinted in Apparent and Microscopic Contact Angles J. Drelich, J.S. Laskowsky and K.L. Mittal Ed.s, VSP, (2000)
C DELLA VOLPE, A. PENATI, R. PERUZZI, S. SIBONI, L. TONIOLO AND C. COLOMBO: The combined effect of roughness and heterogeneity on contact angles: the case of polymer coating for stone protection. J. Adhesion Sci. Technol. 14, 277-303(2000) - reprinted in Apparent and Microscopic Contact Angles J. Drelich, J.S. Laskowsky and K.L. Mittal Ed.s, VSP, (2000)
C. DELLA VOLPE, AND S. SIBONI: "Troubleshooting of acid-base theory applied to solid surfaces." in "Acid-base reactions: relevance to adhesion science and technology" KL Mittal Ed. vol. 2, p. 55-90, NY, VSP (2000)
C. DELLA VOLPE, D. MANIGLIO, S. SIBONI AND M. MORRA: An experimental procedure to obtain the equilibrium contact angle from the Wilhelmy method. Oil and Gas Science and Technology, Rev.IFP, 56,9-22 (2001)
C. DELLA VOLPE AND S. SIBONI: The evaluation of electron donor electron acceptor properties of solid surfaces and their role in the interaction with water, in "Water in Biomaterials surface science" M. Morra Ed., p. 183-214, Wiley (2001)
C. DELLA VOLPE AND S. SIBONI: Acid-Base behaviour of (Polymer) Surfaces: Theory. in "Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science", A. Hubbard Ed., Marcel Dekker (2001) - Web version (2001) printed version (2002)
R. DI MAGGIO, C. DELLA VOLPE, S. GIALANELLA AND S. SIBONI, Macro Defect Free (Mdf) Cements: the effect of chemical composition on microstructure. Chemistry of Materials, 13, 4335-4341, 2001
C. DELLA VOLPE , S. SIBONI AND M. MORRA: Comments on some recent papers on interfacial tension and contact angles. Langmuir 18, 1441-1444, 2002
C. DELLA VOLPE, D. MANIGLIO, M. MORRA AND S. SIBONI: The determination of a "stable-equilibrium" contact angle on heterogeneous and rough surfaces. Colloids and Surfaces A, 206, 46-67(2002)
C. DELLA VOLPE, S. INVERNIZZI, D. MANIGLIO AND S. SIBONI: A new method for the evaluation of dewetting ability of some polymers and cationic surface active agents. Colloids and Surfaces A, 206, 125-133 (2002)
The complete list of publications is available on
Polaris website 
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Other info |
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Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology
In charge of management of the e-mailing list of Italian Chemical Society
In Naples he gave courses of Physical Chemistry and his research interests were in the thermodynamics of liquid solutions, mainly diffusion coefficients in multicomponent solutions.
From 1989 he works in the field of surface characterizations with contact angle and atomic force microscopy. He has published about 100 papers of which about 60 in international journals.
Physical Chemistry (University of Naples)
Exercise in Physical Chemistry (University of Salerno)
Principles of Chemical Engineering (University of Trento)
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Assistant Professor of Applied Physics and Chemistry