Publications by authors named "Cosimo Ricci"
Femtosecond lasers represent a novel tool for tattoo removal as sources that can be operated at high power, potentially leading to different removal pathways and products. Consequently, the potential toxicity of its application also needs to be evaluated. In this framework, we present a comparative study of Ti:Sapphire femtosecond laser irradiation, as a function of laser power and exposure time, on water dispersions of Pigment Green 7 (PG7) and the green tattoo ink Green Concentrate (GC), which contains PG7 as its coloring agent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWithin the framework of plant biostimulation, a pivotal role is played by the achievement of low-cost, easily prepared nanoparticles for priming purposes. Therefore, in this report, two different synthetic strategies are described to engineer zinc oxide nanoparticles with an inulin coating. In both protocols, i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSyntheses of APTMS-Coated ZnO: An Investigation towards Penconazole Detection.
Materials (Basel)
November 2022
Article Synopsis
- Extrinsic chemiluminescence is used to detect pesticides and fungicides, like penconazole, which lack intrinsic fluorescence.
- (3-aminopropyl) trimethoxysilane (APTMS)-coated ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized and characterized using various techniques, yielding an average size of 54 ± 10 nm.
- Testing of these nanoparticles showed a 6%-19% signal quenching in response to penconazole concentrations of 0.7-1.7 ppm, with a detection limit of 0.1 ± 0.01 ppm, indicating an effective green detection method.