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Silvana Alfei
Researcher at University of Genoa
Publications - 97
Citations - 1247
Silvana Alfei is an academic researcher from University of Genoa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 68 publications receiving 656 citations. Previous affiliations of Silvana Alfei include University of Calabria.
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Nanotechnology application in food packaging: A plethora of opportunities versus pending risks assessment and public concerns.
TL;DR: The state-of-the-art in the field of nanomaterial-based improved FP, the advantages that might derive from their extensive introduction on the market and the main concerns associated to the possible migration and toxicity ofnanomaterials, frequently neglected in existing reviews, have been herein discussed.
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Ellagic acid a multi-target bioactive compound for drug discovery in CNS? A narrative review.
Silvana Alfei,Federica Turrini,Silvia Catena,Paola Zunin,Massimo Grilli,Anna Pittaluga,Raffaella Boggia +6 more
TL;DR: This review aims to provide an all-round updated analysis of the literature concerning EA involvement in several CNS disorders, hoping that such information will be useful to researchers involved in multi-target drug design for CNS.
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Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Capabilities, and Bioavailability: Ellagic Acid or Urolithins?
TL;DR: This review focuses on the pathophysiology of OS; on EA and UROs chemical features and on the mechanisms of their antioxidant activity, as well as dietary assumption of EA, EA-enriched functional foods, and food supplements.
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Positively Charged Polymers as Promising Devices against Multidrug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria: A Review.
Silvana Alfei,Anna Maria Schito +1 more
TL;DR: An updated overview concerning the main manufactured types of CAPs, active on Gram-negative bacteria, is herein reported, including synthetic procedure and action’s mechanism.
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From Nanobiotechnology, Positively Charged Biomimetic Dendrimers as Novel Antibacterial Agents: A Review.
Silvana Alfei,Anna Maria Schito +1 more
TL;DR: The state of the art of their potential applications in this important field has been reviewed, with particular attention to the innovative case studies in the literature including also amino acid-modified polyester-based dendrimers, practically unexplored as membrane-active antimicrobials and able to kill bacteria on contact.