Journal of Materials Science and Nanotechnology

Marco Salerno received a MSc in experimental Physics of matter from the University Pisa in 1993, on the nanoscale measurement of friction with AFM. In 1997-1999 he worked at the National Bioelectronic Center in Elba Island (Leghorn) on the development of artificial neural-network driven AFM. In 2002 he obtained a PhD in nano-optics from the Karl Franzens University of Graz in 2002, on the SNOM measurement of localized surface plasmons in gold nanoparticles. In 2003 MS worked at National Research Council in Modena, on EC-STM of metallo-proteins for the development of wet bio-transistors. In 2004-2006 he was fabricating patterned substrates of Si and SiO2 for WOLEDs and DFB lasers in the clean-room of the National Nanotechnology Laboratory in Lecce. Since 2007 he is with IIT Genova.

Development of novel nanocomposites for dental materials applications. Applications of nano-porous alumina in chemical sensors and bio-sensors. Fundamental and applicative research in Scanning Probe Microscopy and nanofabrication, with focus on the nanoscale mechanical properties.