Personal Info
Title: 
full professor
First Name: 
Maria Cristina
Last name: 
Nicoli
Email: 
mariacristina.nicoli@uniud.it
Gender: 
Female
Country: 
Italy
City: 
Udine
Address: 
via Sondrio 2/A
Zip: 
33100
Phone: 
+39 0432 558149
Fax: 
+39 0432 558130
Institution: 
University of Udine
Department: 
Department of Food Science
Research Field: 
self assembly lipid structure
Description of research relevant to the action : 

The aim of the research team is to develop lipid nano/micro-size multiphase systems for improving food functionality fulfilling nutritional, sensory and stability requirements. On-going research is mainly focused on the exploitation of self-assembly lipid architectures to be used in food formulation for the following goals: a) substitution of saturated fat with unsaturated ones; b) Reduction of food lipid content; c) delivery of easily degradable molecules, such as antioxidants, nutrients, or antimicrobials. At present different lipid-based nano/micro-size multiphase systems have been developed and successfully tested in different food categories such as bakery and dairy products, creams and beverages.   

 

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STSMs hosting: 
Yes
STSMs referring: 
Yes
WG option 1: 
WG2
WG option 2: 
WG3
Collaboration with other members FA1001: 
Perla Relkin AgroParistech Perla Relkin AgroParisTech; Song Miao Teagasc Food Research Center
Previous experience in technology transfer: 
Yes
Scientific Data
Scientific approach: 
Fundamental
Applied
Target of research: 
Structure analyses
Formulation
Processing
Food systems: 
Emulsions
Solid emulsions
Scale of investigation: 
nano
micro
meso
macro
Area of investigation: 
Texture
Thermal properties
Rheological properties
Particle size
Data treatment: 
Basic statistic
Modelling