Anna Facibeni is assistant professor at the Center of NanoEngineered Materials and Surfaces (NEMAS), Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, since 1999 . She earned her doctorate in chemistry (1990) from the University of Genoa, Italy, and was associated with the Laboratory of Radiochemistry, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, as a postdoc as well as a teaching assistant between 1990 and 1999. She has authored or co-authored nearly 25 papers in international journals and holds 3 patents. She has taken up diverse projects involving development of antibacterial polyester; optically active, nanostructured, “non-fabric fabrics” for fashion applications; high-performance antibacterial treatments for sports clothing; a “soft” process aimed at the preparation of silk yarns with antibacterial properties; alternative antibacterial treatments by means of inorganic oxides to be applied on both yarns and textiles; new type of pipes for the transfer of crude oil and petrochemicals; and antibacterial air-filtration system. She has also tested the effectiveness of silver nanoparticles against electromagnetic radiation; the application of phase change material (PCM) product to fibers in the manufacturing of smart textiles; and the implementation of the process of manufacturing natural or synthetic fibers containing silver nanoparticles.
