GruppoTPP

The TPP Group was founded in 2006 from the collaboration between the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Pharmacy with the aim to study, understand and analyze, from an engineering point of view, the transport phenomena involved in pharmacology and the production processes of pharmaceutical systems. In particular, the research was initially focused on the hydration kinetic and the release of active substances from based-hydrogels solid systems, by both experimental and modeling methods in order to understand the occurring phenomena and to describe them, respectively. Furthermore, the interest was also directed to production methods of innovative pharmaceutical systems. Already in the first years, the research group was involved in the management of numerous theses, two of which were winner of the national award-AIDIC GRICU for the best thesis of bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering in Italy (in consecutive calls 2006 and 2007). Later, other theses were distinguished for their innovative features, therefore they won different awards. In November 2010 a new laboratory was inaugurated (in the Department of Pharmacy). This new lab together with the existing lab T5A (in the Department of Industrial Engineering) allowed to gain new facilities and increase not only the number of its coworkers, but also the research interests, enlarged to nutraceutical and food areas and to new methods of products testing using non-conventional devices. The research results produced several publications in national and international journals, as well as many contributions to international conferences. The group is currently formed by post-docs and PhD students, it also looks after many undergraduates. Fruitful relationships are active with leading national and international research groups, moreover research skills are also confirmed by some collaborations with the industrial world. More information are available at http://gruppotpp.unisa.it/