Dr Eleftheria Dossi
Research Officer
Location: Shrivenham campus
E: e.dossi@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1793 785394
Department of Engineering and Applied Science
Current activities
Dr Eleftheria Dossi joined the Department of Engineering and Applied Science in March 2008 as a Research Officer in Defence Chemistry.
Eleftheria is a synthetic polymer chemist currently involved in the synthesis and characterisation of novel energetic polyphosphazenes for new explosive formulations.
Clients
AWEBackground
Dr Dossi gained her Master in Chemistry at the University of Pisa (Italy) and her PhD in Biopolymers at the University of Brescia (Italy). Prior to moving to England in 1998 she was involved in different fields of synthesis of polymeric materials. Dr Dossi left her post as chemist for 7 years to look after her young family.May 1998 – April 2001
Research Assistant - School of Chemistry - University of Bristol - UK “Synthesis and characterisation of novel polymers from cyclopropanes end oxiranes containing repeating transverse aromatic groups”.
April 1997 – January 1998
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant - University of Genoa - Italy “Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable poly(amide)s and poly(estere amide)s”.
March 1996 – February 1997
Grant of National Research Council of Genoa – Italy “Conformational and Thermodynamic Studies of Cellulases”
November 1995 - February 1996
Research Contract - University of Pisa – Italy “Uses of Biocompatible Polymeric Materials in the Formulation of Nano and Micro Particles for Drug Delivery Systems” (BRITE-EURAM project)
July 1995 - October 1995
Research Contract - Ivoclar-Vivadent AG, Schaan - Liechtenstein “A Novel Periodontal Drug Delivery Biodegradable Carrier System”
February 1993 - July 1995
Research Contract - University of Pisa – Italy “Formulation of New Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications as Adjiuvants to Dialysis in the Treatment of Chronic Uremia”
November 1992 - March 1993
Research Contract - University of Pisa – Italy “Synthesis and Characterisation of Chiral Smectic Liquid Crystalline Polymers”
March 1992 - July 1992
Grant of Biodegradable International Co. Bari and University of Pisa – Italy “Microbical biodegradation of LDPE and HDPE”
Selected publications
E. Dossi, D. Bennetto, M. T. Oakley and R. W. Alder "Anionic Ring Opening Polymerisation of New Cyclopropanes and Oxiranes: Conformational Control by Quaternary Carbon Centres" Proceedings of WORLD POLYMER CONGRESS, 38th Macromolecular IUPAC Symposium, Warsaw/Lotz, Poland, 9th-14th July 2000.R. W. Alder, E. Dossi and M. T. Oakley "Anionic Ring Opening Polymerisation of New Cyclopropanes and Oxiranes: Conformational Control by Quaternary Carbon Centres" Proceedings of Macromolecules ’99, Fifth Euro-American Conference, Polymers in the Millennium, Bath-UK, 5–9 September 1999.
Galletto R, Attanasio F, Dossi E, Schulein M, Rialdi G “Heat of protonation of endoglucanase V catalytic domain (EGV- core) from Humicola insolens” Thermochimica Acta, 321 (1-2), 17-21, (1998)
E. Dossi, A. Demicheli, S. Russo “Synthesis and characterisation of aliphatic polyamides containing a-amino acid linkages” Proceedings of “XIII AIM Meeting - Italian Association of Science and Technology of the Macromolecules”, Genova-Italy, September 1997.
R. Solaro, E.Dossi, E. Chiellini, G.Mazzanti “New Multifunctional Polymeric Materials for the Treatment of Chronic Uremia”J. Bioact. Compat. Polym. 12, 27-47 (1997)
E.Chiellini, E.Dossi, G.Mazzanti, R.Solaro “New Polymeric Materials for the Treatment of Chronic Uremia” in “The Development of Science for the Improvement of Human Life”, R. Barbucci Ed., Proc. of the III Kyoto-Siena Symposium (Japan), p. 111 (1996)
G. Barsotti, E. Chiellini, E. Dossi, D. Giannasi, S. Giovannetti, G. Mazzanti, R. Solaro “New polymeric hydrogels for the removal of uraemic toxins”in “Advanced Biomaterials in Biomedical Engineering and Drug Delivery Systems”, N. Ogata, S.W. Kim, J. Feijen, T. Okano, Eds., Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, p.299 (1996)
B. Gallot, G. Galli, E. Dossi, E. Chiellini “Structural characterization of the smectic polymorphism of chiral liquid-crystalline polysiloxanes containing biphenyl mesogens”Liq. Cryst., 18, 463 (1995).
E. Chiellini, E. Dossi, G. Galli, R. Solaro, B. Gallot “Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Chiral Smectic C and A Poly(vinyl ethers)” Makromol. Chem. Physics, 196, 3859-3875 (1995).
G. Barsotti, E. Chiellini, E. Dossi, D. Giannasi, S. Giovannetti, G. Mazzanti, R. Solaro “New polymeric hydrogels for the removal of uraemic toxins” Proc. of “5th Iketani Conference-International Symposium on Biomedical Polymers”, Kagoshima-Japan, p.196 (1995).
E. Dossi, D. Giannasi, G. Mazzanti, R. Solaro, E. Chiellini “Idrogeli polimerici funzionali nella rimozione selettiva di elettroliti da soluzioni fisiologiche” Gnoseis, Vol.I -N.1, p. 118 (1994).
E. Dossi, D. Giannasi, G. Mazzanti, R. Solaro, E. Chiellin i“Polialdeidi semisintetiche come coadiuvanti nelle patologie uremiche” Gnoseis, Vol.I -N.1, p. 120 (1994).
E. Chiellini, G. Galli, E. Dossi, F. Cioni, B. Gallot “New Chiral Smectic Polysiloxanes from Mesogenic Olefin or Vinyl Ether Monomers” Macromolecules, 26, 849 (1993).
E. Chiellini, G. Galli, E. Dossi, F. Cion i“Chiral Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Recent Issues and Perspectives” Macromol. Chem., Macromol. Symp., 69, 51 (1993).
E. Chiellini, G. Galli, F. Cioni, E. Dossi, B. Gallot “Chiral Smectic Liquid-Crystalline Polyacrylates with Variously Spaced and Substituted Biphenylene Units”J.Mater. Chem., 3, 1065 (1993).
E. Dossi, D. Giannasi, G. Mazzanti, E. Chiellini, R. Solaro “Polimeri sintetici e semisintetici per la formulazione di idrogeli pH-sensibili” Biomateriali, 7, 111 (1993).
