Giovanna DI PASQUALE

Prof. Giovanna Di Pasquale was born in Siracusa on  1958 and graduated in Chemistry with full marks and honours at the University of Catania on July 24, 1981. She is Associate Professor of Chemical Fundamentals for Technologies (SSD CHIM / 07) at the University of Catania from March 2001. From April 2016 she is a member of the Department of Chemical Sciences.

She directed a research unit for the following PRIN projects: "Optimization of Experimental Techniques and Experimental Procedures for Production of Polymer - Metal Composites (IPMCs)" (2005) and "Totally Organic Actuators and Sensors: chemical  and physical characterization  and optimization of the manufacture techniques "(2008).

She directed the following research projects funded by the University of Catania: "Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured polymeric systems" (2003), "Optimization of production techniques of ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs)" (2005) and " Realization of three-dimensional ionic polymer-metal composites (3D-IPMCs) "(2007).

In the framework of the National Research and Competitiveness Operational Program 2007-2013 (PON R&C), she collaborated with “Volcan Guard” (inertial monitoring and volcanic sites), “Hyppocrates” (Development of micro and nano-technologies and advanced system to the men's health ), “PLAST_ICs” (Plastic electronics for smart disposable systems) and “RESIMA” (Intelligent Sensor Networks and Assisted Mobility for Seniors and Disadvantaged People) projects.

She has been part of the operating units that have carried out research on: a) "Synthesis of new PES-PEES model and copolymer compounds with end-reactive groups (phenyls, amines, acids). Their uses as toughening agents and adhesion promoters for epoxy resins" ; b) "Synthesis and properties of mechanically interlocked polymer architectures" (MIPA) financed by the European Community; c) "Characterization of surface of nanocomposite organic-inorganic hybrid coating", funded by INSTM (National Interuniversity Consortium for Material Science and Technology) under the "PRISMA 2003" project; d) "Nanostructured and Functional Polymer-Based Materials and Nanocomposites "(Nanofun-Poly) within the framework of the European Community-funded Network of Excellence (Contract No FP6-500361-2, VI Framework Program), which since 2008 became the " European Center For Nanostructured Polymers "(www.ecnp.eu.org)”; e) “Realization of Piezoresistive Sensors based on Elastomeric Matrix Nanocomposites” "(University Project, 2014).

As far as teaching activity is concerned, since 2001 she has held Chemistry courses for Engineering degrees and from 2011 is currently the holder of the Chemistry courses for the Industrial Engineering Degree Course (A-E and F-O). She has also held courses in “Chemistry and Technology of Restoration and Material Conservation” at the Faculty of Architecture of Siracusa and courses in “Chemistry and Material Technology”, “Science and Technology of Polymeric Materials”, “Material Technology and Applied Chemistry” for courses in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering; "Environmental Redevelopment (Chemical Aspects Module)" for the Degree in Environmental Science (LM-75).

• ORCID: 0000-0003-2032-4195
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G. Di Pasquale's pubblications list of the last  years

2021

• Di Pasquale, G., Graziani, S., Kurukunda, S., Pollicino, A., Trigona, C. (2021) Investigation on the role of ionic liquids in the output signal produced by bacterial cellulose-based mechanoelectrical transducers, Sensors (Switzerland), 21(4), pp. 1–19, 1295 (Articolo in rivista)
• Cennamo, N., Trigona, C., Graziani, S., Di Pasquale, G., Pollicino, A., Green LSPR Sensors Based on Thin Bacterial Cellulose Waveguides for Disposable Biosensor Implementation, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2021, 70, 9393880 (Articolo in rivista)

2020

• Trigona C., Graziani S., Di Pasquale G., Pollicino A., (2020) A Piezoresistive Bacterial Cellulose-based Sensor for Axial Displacement Measurements. DOI:10.1109/SSD49366.2020.9364231. pp.126-129. In Proceedings of the 17th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices, SSD 2020 - ISBN:978-1-7281-1080-6 (Contributo in Atti di Convegno)
• Caponetto, R.; Di Pasquale, G.; Graziani, S.; Murgano, E.; Pollicino, A. (2020) Green Fractional Order Elements Based on Bacterial Cellulose and Ionic Liquids, In 2020 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), pp.1-6, DOI:10.1109/I2MTC43012.2020.9128828, ISBN:978-1-7281-4460-3
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• Di Pasquale, G.; Graziani, S.; Licciulli, A.; Nisi, R.; Pollicino, A.; Trigona, C. (2020) Geometrical and thermal influences on a bacterial cellulose-based sensing element for acceleration measurements. DOI:10.21014/acta_imeko.v9i4.742. pp.151-156. In ACTA IMEKO - ISSN:2221-870X vol. 9 (4) Identificativo :hdl:20.500.11769/493143 (Articolo in rivista)

• Trigona, C.; Graziani, S.; Di Pasquale, G.; Pollicino, A. (2020) Green Nonlinear Energy Harvester from Vibrations based on Bacterial Cellulose. DOI:10.1109/SAS48726.2020.9220011. pp.1-4. In 2020 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium, SAS 2020 - Proceedings - ISBN:978-1-7281-4842-7. Identificativo : hdl:20.500.11769/489091 (Contributo in Atti di convegno)
• Trigona, C.; Graziani, S.; Di Pasquale, G.; Pollicino, A.; Nisi, R.; Liciulli A. (2020) Green Energy Harvester from Vibrations Based on Bacterial Cellulose. DOI:10.3390/s20010136. pp.136-147. In SENSORS - ISSN:1424-8220 vol. 20 (1) identificativo: hdl:20.500.11769/373972 (Articolo in rivista)
• Cennamo, N.; Arcadio, F.; Zeni, L.; Di Pasquale G.; Pollicino A.; Trigona, C.; Graziani, S. (2020). An LSPR Sensor based on a thin slab waveguide of bacterial cellulose,  In IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), pp.1-5, DOI:10.1109/I2MTC43012.2020.9129527, ISBN:978-1-7281-4460-3(Contributo in Atti di Convegno)

• Trigona, C.; Graziani, S.; Di Pasquale, G.; Pollicino, A.; Nisi, R.; Licciulli A.(2020) Green Energy Harvester from Vibrations Based on Bacterial Cellulose. SENSORS, vol. 20 (1), pp.136-147, DOI:10.3390/s20010136; ISSN:1424-8220 (Articolo in Rivista)
• Di Pasquale, G.; Graziani, S.; Pollicino, A.; Trigona, C., (2020). “Green” Sensors Based on Bacterial Cellulose, LECTURE NOTES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, vol. 629, pp.301-304, DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-37558-4_45, ISBN:978-3-030-37557-7, ISSN:1876-1100 (Contributo in volume)
• Caponetto, R.; Di Pasquale, G.; Famoso, C.; Graziani, S.; Pollicino, A. (2020). A generating all-polymeric touching sensing system, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT, vol69,7,4545,DOI:10.1109/TIM.2019.2947122, ISSN:0018-9456 (Articolo in Rivista)
• Di Pasquale, G.; Graziani, S.; Pollicino, A.; Trigona, C (2020). Performance Characterization of a Biodegradable Deformation Sensor based on Bacterial Cellulose. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT, vol. 69 (5), pp.2561-2569, DOI:10.1109/TIM.2019.2961497, ISSN:0018-9456.(Articolo in Rivista)

2019

• Di Pasquale, G.; Graziani, S.; Pollicino, A.; Trigona, C. (2019). The evolution of ionic polymer metal composites towards greener transducers. IEEE INSTRUMENTATION & MEASUREMENT MAGAZINE, vol. 22 (5), pp.30-35,DOI:10.1109/IMM.2019.8868274, ISSN:1094-6969.(Articolo in Rivista)
• Di Pasquale, G.; Graziani, S.; Licciulli, A.; Nisi, R.; Pollicino, A.; Trigona, C. (2019). Geometrical Analysis of a Bacterial Cellulose-Based Sensing Element. IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 and IoT, MetroInd 4.0 and IoT 2019 – Proceedings, pp.225-228.DOI:10.1109/METROI4.2019.8792875, ISBN:978-1-7281-0429-4.(Contributo in Atti di convegno)
• Caponetto, R.; Di Pasquale, G.; Graziani, S.; Murgano, E.; Pollicino, A.(2019) Realization of green fractional order devices by using bacterial cellulose.. AEÜ. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 112, pp.152927 - DOI:10.1016/j.aeue.2019.152927,ISSN:1434-8411(Articolo in Rivista)
• Cennamo, N.; Trigona, C.; Graziani, S.; Zeni, L.; Arcadio, F.; Di Pasquale, G.; Pollicino, A (2019). Extrinsic plasmonic optical fiber sensors based on POFs and bacterial cellulose slab waveguides, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering vol. 11199, pp.18, DOI:10.1117/12.2539335, ISBN:9781510631236, 97, ISSN:0277-786X 
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• Di Pasquale, G., Graziani, S., La Rosa, G., Savio, F.L., Pollicino, A.(2019) Thermal, Mechanical and Electrical investigation of elastomer-carbon black nanocomposite piezoresistivity, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol.539, pp 237-250, 4th National Conference on Sensors, 2018, ISBN: 978-3-030-04323-0, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-04324-7_31 (Contributo in volume)
• Di Pasquale, G.; Graziani, S.; Pollicino, A.; Trigona, C 2019. 'Paper'based sensor for deformation measurements. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS - IEEE INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, vol. 2019, pp1-5, DOI:10.1109/I2MTC.2019.8826962, ISBN:978-1-5386-3460-8, ISSN:1091-5281.
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• Di Pasquale, G.; Graziani, S.; Pollicino, A.; Trigona, C.(2019). Green Inertial Sensors based on Bacterial Cellulose. SAS 2019 - IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium, Conference Proceedings , pp1-4, DOI:10.1109/SAS.2019.8706112, ISBN:978-1-5386-7713-1 (Contributo in Atti di convegno)
• Andò, B., Baglio, S., Marletta, V., Crispino, R., Pistorio, A., Di Pasquale, G., Pollicino, A (2019). Low cost inkjet printed sensors: From physical to chemical sensors, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 539, pp. 297-308,ISBN: 978-3-030-04323-0, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-04324-7_38 (Contributo in volume)
• Di Pasquale, G.; Graziani, S.; Pollicino, A.; Trigona, C. (2019). A Bacterial Cellulose Based Mass Sensor. IEEE International Symposium on Measurements and Networking, M and N 2019 – Proceedings, pp1-4, DOI:10.1109/IWMN.2019.8805008, ISBN:978-1-7281-1273-2 (Contributo in Atti di convegno)
• Andò, B.; Baglio, S.; Di Pasquale, G.; Pollicino, A.; Graziani, S.; Gugliuzzo, C.; Lombardo, C.; Marletta V.(2019), Direct Printing of a Multi-Layer Sensor on PET Substrate for CO₂ Detection, Energies 2019, 12, 557,ISSN: 1996-1073, doi: 10.3390/en12030557 (Articolo in rivista)
• Cennamo, N.; Trigona, C.; Graziani, S.; Zeni, L.; Arcadio, F.; Di Pasquale, G.; Pollicino, A. (2019). An eco-friendly disposable plasmonic sensor based on bacterial cellulose and gold. SENSORS, vo.19 (22) 4894, DOI:10.3390/s19224894, - ISSN:1424-8220(Articolo in rivista)

2018

• Buscarino A, Caponetto R, Di Pasquale G, Fortuna L,Graziani S, Pollicino A (2018). Carbon Black based capacitive Fractional Order Element towards a new electronic device. AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications, Volume 84, February 2018, Pages 307-312, ISSN 1434-8411 (Articolo in rivista)
• Biswas, K., Caponetto, R., Di Pasquale, G., Graziani, S., Pollicino, A., Murgano, E., Realization and characterization of carbon black based fractional order element, Microelectronics Journal, 2018, 82, pp. 22-28, ISSN: 0959-8324, doi: 10.1016/j.mejo.2018.10.008 (Articolo in rivista)
• La Rosa G, Lo Savio F, Graziani S, Di Pasquale G, Pollicino A, (2018) Mechanical and Electrical characterization of electroactive polymers, Atti del 4° Convegno Nazionale Sensori (CNS) Catania 21-23 Febbraio 2018. vol. Physical Sensors.(Contributo in Atti di convegno)
• G. Di Pasquale, S. Graziani, G. La Rosa, F. Lo Savio, A. Pollicino (2018). Towards New Piezoresistive Sensors: Thermal, Mechanical and Electrical Investigation of a PDMS-Carbon Black Nanocomposite. In: Atti XXIII Convegno Nazionale dell'Associazione Italiana di Scienze e Tecnologia delle Macromolecole (AIM). CATANIA, 9-12 settembre 2018 (Contributo in Atti di convegno)

2017

• Di Pasquale G, Pollicino A (2017). Properties of Polystyrene Clay Nanocomposites Prepared Using Two New Imidazolium Surfactants. JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS, 2594958, ISSN: 1687-4129, doi: 10.1155/2017/2594958 (Articolo in rivista)
• Di Pasquale G., Graziani S. Gugliuzzo C, Pollicino A, (2017) Ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) and ionic polymer-polymer composites (IP²Cs): Effects of electrode on mechanical, thermal and electromechanical behaviour. AIMS Materials Science, 4(5), pp. 1062-1077, ISSN 2372-0484, doi: 10.3934/matersci.2017.5.1062 (Articolo in rivista)

2016

• Aabloo A., De Luca V., Di Pasquale G., Graziani S, Gugliuzzo C, Johanson U, Marino C, Pollicino A., Puglisi R (2016). A new class of ionic electroactive polymers based on green synthesis. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. A, PHYSICAL, vol. 249, p. 32-44, ISSN: 0924-4247, doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2016.08.009 (Articolo in rivista)
• Pollicino A, Di Pasquale G, Puglisi R Fondamenti e applicazioni della Spettroscopia Fotolettronica a Raggi X (XPS) nello studio delle superfici polimeriche. In: (a cura di): Aglietto M Bongiovanni R Filippini Fantoni R Polo E, Caratterizzazione di materiali polimerici. Tecniche per polimeri fusi e allo stato solido. vol. 4, p. 293-313, Roma:Edizioni Nuova Cultura-Roma, ISBN: 9788868126643, doi: 10.4458/6643-14 (Contributo in volume)
• Graziani S, Marino C, Strazzeri S, Di Pasquale G, Pollicino A (2016). Study of an ionic polymer-metal composite based flowmeter. In: Conference Proceeding, I2MTC 2016, Taiwan. vol. Volume 2016-July, p. 314-319, Piscataway (NJ):IEEE, ISBN: 978-146739220-4, Taiwan, 23 maggio 2016, doi: 10.1109/I2MTC.2016.7520380 (Contributo in Atti di convegno)

2015

• Di Pasquale G., Graziani S., Pollicino A., Strazzeri S. (2015). A vortex-shedding flowmeter based on IPMCs. SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, vol. 15, 015011, ISSN: 0964-1726, doi: 10.1088/0964-1726/25/1/015011 (Articolo in rivista)
• Di Pasquale G, Pollicino A (2015). PMMA/o-MMT nanocomposites obtained using thermally stable surfactants. JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, vol. 132, 41393, ISSN: 0021-8995, doi: 10.1002/app.41393 (Articolo in rivista)
• Andò B, Baglio S, Di Pasquale G, Pollicino A, D'Agata S, Gugliuzzo C, Lombardo C, Re G (2015). An inkjet printed CO₂ gas sensor (Conference Paper). In: Procedia Engineering. vol. 120, p. 628-631, Wollenstein J.,Urban G.,Kieninger J., Moscow, 5 febbraio 2015, doi: 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.755 (Contributo in Atti di convegno)
• Andò B, Baglio S, Di Pasquale G, Pollicino A, D'Agata S, Gugliuzzo C, Lombardo C O, Re G (2015). A Pedot/Graphene CO₂ Sensor exploiting Inkjet Printing. In: Atti Eurosensors 2015. Friburgo, Germania, 6-9 settembre 2015 (Poster)

2014

·        Di Pasquale G, Graziani S, Messina F G, Pollicino A, Puglisi R, Umana E (2014). An investigation of the structure-property relationships in ionic polymer polymer composites (IP2Cs) manufactured by polymerization in situ of PEDOT/PSS on Nafion® 117. SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, vol. 23, 035018, ISSN: 0964-1726, doi: 10.1088/0964-1726/23/3/035018 (Articolo in rivista)

• Caponetto R, De Luca V, Di Pasquale G, Graziani S, Sapuppo F, Umana E (2014). A New Multiphysics Frequency-Dependent Model of an IP2C Actuator. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT, vol 63, issue 5; ISSN: 0018-9456, doi: 10.1109/TIM.2014.2298172 (Articolo in rivista)
• Andò B, Baglio S, Di Pasquale G, Lombardo C O, Marletta V (2014). A disposable ammonia sensor by low-cost ink-jet printing technology. In: (a cura di): Di Natale C, Ferrari V, Ponzoni A, Sberveglieri G, Ferrari M, Sensors and Microsystems. vol. 268, p. 133-137, Basel:Springer International Publishing, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-00684-0-25 (Contributo in Atti di convegno)
• ·        Di Pasquale G, Graziani S, Umana E (2014). From IPMC transducers to all-organic transducers. In: (a cura di): Francesco Baldini, Arnaldo D’Amico, Corrado Di Natale, Pietro Siciliano, Renato Seeber, Luca De Stefano, Ranieri Bizzarri, Bruno Andò, Sensors. LECTURE NOTES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, vol. 162, p. 251-254, New York:Springer, ISBN: 978-146143859-5, ISSN: 1876-1100, doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3860-1_44 (Contributo in Atti di convegno)
• Caponetto R, De Luca V, Di Pasquale G, Graziani S, Sapuppo F IPMC Frequency Dependent Multiphysics Model considering Electrodes High Surface and Fractional Effects . In: 2014 International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference proceedings. Montevideo, Uruguay, 12-15 Maggio 2014-doi 10.1109/12MTC.2014.6861001  (Contributo in Atti di convegno)

She is co-author of about 150 original scientific publications on international refereed journals (70), books (10) or presented as communications at National and International Conferences (68).

Her scientific activity has been always concerned with polymeric materials. More specifically, the carried out research interests are:

1) Studies on polymer photooxidation and stabilization;

2) Synthesis and characterization of new high performance polymeric materials (superpolymers);

3) Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured polymeric systems;

4) Materials optimization for the development of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMCs), Ionic Polymer-Polymer composites (IP²Cs) and green Ionic Polymer-Polymer-Metal Composites (IP²MCs) that can be used as sensors and actuators.

5)Realization of green sensors based on natural materials.

• She was a member of the Board of the Department of Physical and Chemical Methodology for the Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of Catania.
• She was a member of the Board of Directors of AICIng (Association of Italian Chemistry for Engineering).
• She was a member of the College of PhD students in "Polymeric Materials for Special Purposes" of the University of Catania and of the PhD School of Biotechnology at the Faculty of Pharmacy.
• She was a member of the Scientific Commission "Chemical Sciences" of the University of Catania.
• She has been invited to hold a cycle of lessons within the internal course "Polymeric Circuits and Systems" at the High School of the University of Catania.
• Member of the College of PhD students in "Materials Science  and Nanotechnologies" of the University of Catania  from 2019 to 2020.