Education

Maximiliano Agazzi obtained his B.Sc. in Chemistry from the National University of Río Cuarto (UNRC, Argentina). He received his Ph.D. from UNRC in March 2018, working on the synthesis of photoactive molecules for the inactivation of pathogenic microorganisms. In April 2018, he started his postdoctoral studies at the INIFTA Institute (National University of La Plata, CONICET, Argentina) on responsive polyelectrolyte complexes for biomedical applications. In 2020, he obtained a permanent position as an assistant researcher at the IDAS Institute (UNRC, CONICET). In 2022, he was a DAAD Scholar at Universität Duisburg-Essen (Germany), working on the development of antimicrobial nanofibers based on polyamines. In February 2024, he was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship on controlled drug release in crops. Maximiliano joined POLYMAT in March 2024 as a postdoc in the Responsive Polymer Therapeutics Group under the supervision of Prof. Marcelo Calderón.

Research

During his career, he developed interdisciplinary expertise and specialized skills in organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry, nanotechnology, and microbiology. Currently, his focus lies in designing advanced materials using biobased building blocks for the controlled release of bioactive agents, specifically for health and agri-food applications.

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