Barbara La Ferla
Position
Associated Professor in Organic Chemistry at the University of Milano-Bicocca.
Research activities and skills
Research field includes the design and synthesis of compounds of biological interest with particular focus on carbohydrate modifications and derivatization. She is also dedicated to the synthesis and derivatization on nanoparticles and to the microencapsulation of probiotics and natural extracts.
Most Relevant Publication
BG D’Orazio, L Munizza, J Zampolli, M Forcella, L Zoia, P Fusi, P Di Gennaro, B La Ferla. Cellulose Nano Crystals as Effective Inhibitors of host cell bacteria adhesion. J. Material Chem. B., 2017, 5, 7018-7020.
G D’Orazio, L Colombo, M Salmona, B La Ferla. Synthesis and Preliminary Biological Evaluation of Fluorescent Glycofused Tricycle Derivatives of Amyloid β Peptides Ligands. Eur. J. Org. Chem 2016, 1660-1664.
L Colombo, L Zoia, M B Violatto, S Previdi, L Talamini, L Sitia, F Nicotra, M Orlandi, M Salmona, P Bigini, B La Ferla. Organ Distribution and Bone Tropism of Cellulose Nanocrystals in Living Mice Biomacromolecules 2015, 16, 2862- 2871.
G D’Orazio, P Di Gennaro, M Boccarusso, I Presti, G Bizzarro, S Giardina, A Michelotti, M Labra, B La Ferla.
Microencapsulation of new probiotic formulations for gastrointestinal delivery: in vitro study to assess viability and biological properties"Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2015, 99, 9779-9789. DOI 10.1007/s00253-015- 6853-1
C Airoldi, G D’Orazio, B Richichi, C Guzzi, V Baldoneschi, L Colombo, M Salmona, C Nativi, F Nicotra, B La Ferla Structural modifications of cis-glycofused benzopyran compounds and their influence on the binding to amyloid-β peptide. Chemistry-An Asian Journal. 2016 11(2), 299-309.