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Placido Mineo

Department of Chemistry Science
University of Catania

Publications

1) Complexing Ability of Pesticides and Related Compounds. Protonation of 1,2,4-Triazole in Aqueous Solution of Sodium Perchlorate and Calcium Chloride at Different Temperatures and ionic Strengths
L. Abate, C. De Stefano, P. Mineo
- Journal of Chemical Research, 3, 76 (1991)

2) Ionic strength dependence of formation constants. XVII. The calculation of equilibrium concentrations and formation constants.
C. De Stefano, P. Mineo, C. Rigano, S. Sammartano
- Annali di Chimica (Rome, Italy) 83(5-6), 343-377, (1993)

3) Enthalpimetric measurements in solid-solid interactions: The reaction of dicarboxylic acids with amino acids. Part 1.
G. Siracusa, L. Abate, P. Mineo
- Thermochimica Acta (1994), 232(1), 117-127.

4) Binding of tripolyphosphate by aliphatic amines: formation, stability, and calculation problems.
C. De Stefano, C. Foti, O. Giuffrè, P. Mineo, C. Rigano, S. Sammartano
- Annali di Chimica (Rome) (1996), 86(5-6), 257-280.

5) Synthesis and MALDI-TOF Characterization of an Exatly Alternating Copolycarbonate and Two Random Copolyethers Containing Schiff Base Cu (II) Complex Nonlinear Optical (NLO) Units in the Main Chain.
D. Vitalini, P. Mineo, S. Di Bella, I. Fragalà, P. Maravigna, E. Scamporrino.
- Macromolecules, 29, 4478 (1996).

6) Synthesis and MALDI-TOF MS Characterization of High Molecular Weight Poly(1,2-dihydroxybenzenephthalates) Obtained by Uncatalyzed Bulk Polymerization of O,O’-phthalyd-3-ylidene catechol or 4-Methyl-O,O'-phthalyd-3-ylidenecatechol.
E. Scamporrino, D. Vitalini, P. Mineo.
- Macromolecules, 29, 5520 (1996).

7) Speciation of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (glyphosate) in aqueous solutions containing major components of natural fluids.
L. Abate, P. Mineo, C. Rigano, P.G. Daniele, E. Prenesti, C. De Stefano, S. Sammartano
- Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability (1996), 8 (3/4), 59-65.

8) Novel Procedure for Molecular Weight Averages Measurements of Wide Disperse Polymers Directly by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectra.
G. Montaudo, E. Scamporrino, D. Vitalini, P. Mineo.
- Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry, 10, 1551 (1996).

9) Computer Tools for the Speciation of Natural Fluids
C. De Stefano, P. Mineo, C. Rigano, S. Sammartano
- Chapter of the Book: Marine Chemistry, 71-83, (1997); Kluwer Academic Publishers

10) Further Application of a Procedure for Molecular Weight and Molecular Weight Distribution Measurements of Polydisperse Polymers from Their Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectra.
D. Vitalini, P. Mineo, E. Scamporrino.
- Macromolecules, 30, 5285 (1997).

11) A New Procedure for Quantitative Correction of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometric Response.
E. Scamporrino, P. Maravigna, D. Vitalini, P. Mineo.
- Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry, 12, 646 (1998).

12) Synthesis and Characterization of some Main Chain Porphyrin Copolyformals, Based on Bisphenol-A and Long Linear Aliphatic Units, Having a Low Glass Transition Temperature.
D. Vitalini, P. Mineo, E. Scamporrino.
- Macromolecules, 32, 60 (1999).

13) Synthesis and Characterization of Some Copolyformals Containing, in the Main Chain, Different Amounts of Fullerene Units.
E. Scamporrino, D. Vitalini, P. Mineo.
- Macromolecules, 32, 4247 (1999).

14) Effect of Combined Changes in Delayed Extraction Time and Potential Gradient on the Mass Resolution and Ion Discrimination in the Analysis of Polydisperse Polymers and Polymer Blends by Delayed Extraction Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry.
Vitalini, P. Mineo, E. Scamporrino.
- Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry, 13, 2511 (1999).

15) Solute-solvent interaction strength of disaccharide aqueous solutions: trehalose primate.
C. Branca, A. Faraone, S. Magazu, G. Maisano, P. Migliardo, P. Mineo, V. Villari
- AIP Conference Proceedings (2000), 513(Nuclear and Condensed Matter Physics), 47-50.

16) Preparation of Functionalized Copolymers by Thermal Processes: Porphyrination and Fullerenation of a commercial Polycarbonate.
D. Vitalini, P. Mineo, V. Iudicelli, E. Scamporrino, G. Troina.
- Macromolecules, 33, 7300 (2000).

17) Comparison of thermophysical properties in disaccharide aqueous solutions.
C. Branca, S. Magazu, G. Maisano, P. Migliardo, P. Mineo
- Physica Scripta (2001), 64(4), 390-397.

18) ElectrosprayMass Spectrometric Studies of L-carnosine (ß-alanyl-L-histidine) Complexes with Copper (II) or Zinc Ions in Aqueous Solution.
P. Mineo, D. Vitalini, D. La Mendola, E. Rizzarelli, E. Scamporrino, G. Vecchio.
- Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry, 16, 722 (2002).

19) Copper (II) Assisted Self-Assembly of Functionalized Beta-Cyclodextrins with Beta-Alanyl-L-Histidine.
P. Mineo, D. Vitalini, D. La Mendola, E. Rizzarelli, E. Scamporrino, G. Vecchio.
- Journal of Supramolecular Chemistry, 1/3, 147 (2001).

20) Synthesis and Characterization of Uncharged Water-Soluble Star-Polymers Containing a Porphyrine Core.
P. Mineo, D. Vitalini, E. Scamporrino.
- Macromol. Rapid Commun., 23, 681 (2002).

21) Insertion of Copper(II)/Schiff-Base Complexes with NLO Properties into Commercial Poly-carbonates by Thermal Processes.
E. Scamporrino, S. Bazzano, D. Vitalini, P. Mineo.
- Macromol. Rapid Commun., 24, 236 (2003).

22) Homologous disaccharide properties at low temperatures.
L. Abate, I. Blanco, C. Branca, S. Magazu, G. Maisano, P. Mineo, G. Romeo
- Journal of Molecular Liquids (2003), 103-104 177-180.

23) Aggregation Phenomena in Aqueous Solutions of Uncharged Star Polymers with a Porphyrin Core.
N. Micali, V. Villari, P. Mineo, D. Vitalini, E. Scamporrino, V. Crupi, D. Majolino, P. Migliardo, V. Venuti
- Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2003), 107(21), 5095-5100.

24) Aggregation effects in aqueous solutions of Star-polymers by spectroscopic investigations.
N. Micali, V. Villari, P. Mineo, D. Vitalini, E. Scamporrino, V. Crupi, D. Majolino, P. Migliardo, V. Venuti
- Journal of Molecular Structure (2003), 651-653 675-681.

25) Spectroscopic Evidence of Aggregation Processes in Porphyrin-Based Star-Polymers Aqueous Solutions.
V. Crupi, R. Giordano, D. Majolino, P. Migliardo, V. Venuti, N. Micali, V. Villari, P. Mineo, D. Vitalini, E. Scamporrino.
- Molecular Physics, Vol. 101, N° 10, 1517-1526 (2003).

26) Epoxy-silica polymers as restoration materials. Part II.
P. Cardiano, P. Mineo, S. Sergi, R. C. Ponterio, M. Triscari, P. Piraino
- Polymer (2003), 44(16), 4435-4441.

27) Coordination features of difunctionalized -cyclodextrins with carnosine. ESI-MS and spectroscopic investigations on 6A,6D-di-(-alanyl-L-histidine)-6A,6D-dideoxy--cyclodextrin and 6A,6C-di-(-alanyl-L-histidine)-6A,6C-dideoxy--cyclodextrin and their copper(II) complexes
Placido Mineo, Daniele Vitalini, Diego La Mendola, Enrico Rizzarelli, Emilio Scamporrino, Graziella Vecchio
- Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2004, 98(2), 254-265

28) Molecularly Engineered Silica Surfaces with an Assembled Porphyrin Monolayer as Optical NO2 Molecular Recognizers
Antonino Gulino, Placido Mineo, Emilio Scamporrino, Daniele Vitalini, and Ignazio Fragalà
Chemistry of Materials; 2004; 16(10) pp 1838 - 1840

29) Derivati porfirinici idrosolubili, loro preparazione e loro uso come localizzatori di tumori, composti fotosensibilizzanti, chemioterapici e sensori di amminoacidi e proteine
P. Mineo, E. Scamporrino, D. Vitalini, Università degli Studi di Catania, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Deposito Brevetto N° MI2004A001135

30) New Copoly(bisphenol-A)carbonates, Having Hydrophylic Porphyrin Units as End-Groups,
Synthesized by Melt-Reacting Processes.
E. Scamporrino, R. Alicata, S. Bazzano, D. Vitalini, P. Mineo.
- Macromolecular Symposia, 218, 21-28, 2004.

31) Characterization, Optical Recognition Behavior, Sensitivity and Selectivity of Silica Surfaces Functionalized with a Porphyrin Monolayer
A. Gulino, S. Bazzano, P. Mineo, E. Scamporrino, D. Vitalini, I. Fragalà
- Chemistry of Materials 2005; 17(3) pp 521 - 526

32) Engineered Silica Surfaces with a Self-Assembled C60 Fullerene Monolayer
A. Gulino, S. Bazzano, G. G. Condorelli, S. Giuffrida, P. Mineo, C. Satriano, E. Scamporrino, G. Ventimiglia, D. Vitalini, I. Fragalà
- Chemistry of Materials, 2005, 17(5), 1079-1084

33) Interactions between water soluble porphyrin-based star polymer and amino acids: Spectroscopic evidence of molecular binding
Nicola Angelini, Norberto Micali, Valentina Villari, Placido Mineo, Emilio Scamporrino, Daniele Vitalini
Physical Review E, 2005,71, 21915

34) Optical pH Meter by Means of a Porphyrin Monolayer Covalently Assembled on a Molecularly Engineered Silica Surface.
Gulino, Antonino; Mineo, Placido; Bazzano, Sebastiano; Vitalini, Daniele; Fragala, Ignazio. Chemistry of Materials 2005, 17(16), 4043-4045.

35) Effect of Delay Time and Grid Voltage Changes on the Average Molecular Mass of Polydisperse Polymers and Polymeric Blends Determined by DE MALDI-TOF
P. Mineo, E. Scamporrino, D. Vitalini, R. Alicata, S. Bazzano
- Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry, 2005, 19(19), 2773-2779

36) An x-ray photoelectron spectra and atomic force microscopy characterization of silica substrates engineered with a covalently assembled siloxane monolayer
A. Gulino, G. G. Condorelli, P. Mineo, I. Fragalà
- Nanotechnology 2005, 16, 2170-2175

37) Redox-active dirhodium(II,II) species covalently entrapped into a methylmethacrylate backbone
Sandra Lo Schiavo, Placido Mineo, Giuseppe Tresoldi, Paola Cardiano and Pasquale Piratino
- Dalton Trans., 2005, 18. 2979-2981

38) Uncharged Water-Soluble Co(II)-Porphyrin: A Receptor for Aromatic alfa-Amino Acids.
Angelini, Nicola; Micali, Norberto; Mineo, Placido; Scamporrino, Emilio; Villari, Valentina; Vitalini, Daniele.
- Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2005), 109(39), 18645-18651.

39) Spectroscopic and Microscopic Characterization and Behavior of an Optical pH Meter Based on a Functional Hybrid Monolayer Molecular System: Porphyrin Molecules Covalently Assembled on a Molecularly Engineered Silica Surface
Antonino Gulino, Placido Mineo, Emilio Scamporrino, Daniele Vitalini, and Ignazio Fragala`
- Chemistry of Materials 2006 , 18(9), 2404-2410

40) Photoluminescence of a Covalent Assembled Porphyrin-Based Monolayer: Optical Behavior
in the Presence of O2
Milko Van de Boom, Antonino Gulino, Salvatore Giuffrida, Placido Mineo, Michele Purrazzo, Emilio Scamporrino, Giorgio Ventimiglia, and Ignazio Fragalà
Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2006), 110, 16781-16786

41) Synthesis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight characterization of bisphenol-A copolyformals containing nickel(II)/Schiff base, eicosane and 2-butene units in the main chain
Daniele Vitalini, Emanuela Spina, Roberto Rapisardi, Emilio Scamporrino, Placido Mineo
Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry, 2006, 20(19), 2961-2968

42) Copper(II) Complexes with ß-cyclodextrin-homocarnosine Conjugates and their Antioxidant Activity
Francesco Bellia, Diego La Mendola, Giuseppe Maccarrone, Placido Mineo, Daniele Vitalini,
Emilio Scamporrino, Salvatore Sortino, Graziella Vecchio, Enrico Rizzarelli
Inorganica Chimica Acta (2007), 360, 945–954

43) Spectroscopic and Morphological Investigation of an Optical pH Meter Based on a Porphyrin Monolayer Covalently Assembled on a Engineered Silica Surface.
Gulino, Antonino; Mineo, Placido; Fragala, Ignazio.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2007), 111(3), 1373-1377

44) Uncharged Water-Soluble Metal-Bis-Porphyrins Like a Molecular Tweezers for Amino Acids
E. Scamporrino, P. Mineo, S. Dattilo, D. Vitalini, E. Spina
Macromol. Rapid Commun., - 2007, 28, 1546-1552

45) Viable Synthetic Route for a Luminescent Porphyrin Monolayer Covalently Assembled on a Molecularly Engineered Si(100) Surface.
Gulino, Antonino; Lupo, Fabio; Condorelli, Guglielmo G.; Mineo, Placido; Fragala, Ignazio. Chemistry of Materials (2007), 19(21), 5102-5109

46) Uncharged Water-Soluble Porphyrin Tweezers as Supramolecular Sensor for -Amino Acids
Valentina Villari, Placido Mineo, Norberto Micali, Nicola Angelini, Daniele Vitalini, Emilio Scamporrino
Nanotechnology –(2007), 18(37), 375503/1-375503/13

47) Novel Propylmethacrylates-Functionalized Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes Homopolymers Prepared via Radical Bulk Free Polymerization
Sandra Lo Schiavo, Placido Mineo, Paola Cardiano,Pasquale Piraino
European Polymer Journal 43 (2007) 4898–4904

48) Selective NOx optical sensing with surface-confined osmium polypyridyl complexes
Antonino Gulino, Tarkeshwar Gupta, Placido G. Mineo, Milko E. van der Boom
Chem. Comm., 2007, 4878–4880

49) Synthesis, Characterization and Nucleotidic Chain Cleavage Ability of Uncharged Water Soluble Poly(ethylene glycol)-Fullerene Derivatives with an Amphiphilic Character.
Daniele Vitalini, Emanuela Spina, Sandro Dattilo, Placido Mineo, Emilio Scamporrino
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry – 2008, 46(6), 2145 – 2153

50) Copolieteresolfoni-epossidati termoindurenti auto-catalizzati: preparazione ed uso come colle isolanti ad alta prestazione per assemblaggi in microelettronica
P. Mineo, E. Scamporrino, D. Vitalini
Deposito Brevetto N° CT2008A000003 (2008)

51) A new application of ionic liquids: hydrophobic properties of tetraalkylammonium-based poly(ionic liquid)s.
Mineo, Placido G.; Cardiano, Paola; Neri, Fortunato; Lo Schiavo, Sandra; Piraino, Pasquale
Journal of Materials Chemistry (2008), 18, (11), 1253-1260

52) NO2 Sensing Ability of a Monolayer of Cobalt(II) Porphyrin Molecules Covalently
Assembled on a Engineered Silica Substrate
Antonino Gulino, Placido Mineo, Ignazio Fragalà
Inorganica Chimica Acta 361 (2008), pp. 3877-3881

53) Selective monitoring of parts per million levels of CO by covalently immobilized metal complexes on glass
Antonino Gulino, Tarkeshwar Gupta, Marc Altman, Sandra Lo Schiavo, Placido G. Mineo, Ignazio L. Fragalà, Guennadi Evmenenko, Pulak Dutta and Milko E. van der Boom
Chem. Commun., (2008), (25), 2900-2902

54) Nature of a Low Molar Mass Peak in Anionic Poly(-caprolactam). Main Aspects of Its Formation.
Ricco, Laura; Casazza, Elena; Mineo, Placido; Russo, Saverio; Scamporrino, Emilio.
Macromolecules 2008, 41(11), 3904-3911.

55) MALDI, AP/MALDI and ESI techniques for the MS detection
of amyloid β-peptides
Giuseppe Grasso, , Placido Mineo, Enrico Rizzarelli and Giuseppe Spoto
International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 282 (2009) 50–55

56) Polyethersulfone-Epoxy Terminated Materials as Thermosetting Resins for Microelectronic Devices.
Emilio Scamporrino, Placido Mineo, Andrea Scamporrino, Sandro Dattilo, Daniele Vitalini, Rossana Alicata
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2009 – 47(12) Pages 5682 - 5689

57) Very fast response for CO2 sensing and hydrophobic properties of novel poly(ionic liquid)s.
Placido G. Mineo, Letizia Livoti, Marco Giannetto, Antonino Gulino, Sandra Lo Schiavo, Paola Cardiano
J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 8861 - 8870

58) Synthesis and Characterization of New Copolyacrylates Containing Porphyrin Units as Pendant Groups and Their Use as Sensors.
S. Dattilo, P. Mineo, E. Scamporrino, E. Spina, D. Vitalini
- Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2011, 49(3), 796-802

59) Covalent Nano-Clip and Nano-Box Compounds Based on Free Base Porphyrins
Emilio Scamporrino, Placido Mineo, Daniele Vitalini
Tetrahedron, 2011, 67, 3705-3713

60) Si(111) Surface Engineered with Ordered Nanostructures by an Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Mineo, Placido; Motta, Alessandro; Lupo, Fabio; Renna, Lucio; Gulino, Antonino
J.Phys. Chem C, in press

61) Thiophene Based Europium β-Diketonate Complexes: Effect of the Ligand Structure on the Emission
Quantum Yield
Christelle Freund, William Porzio, Umberto Giovanella, Francesco Vignali, Mariacecilia Pasini, and Silvia Destri , Agnieszka Mech , Sebastiano Di Pietro and Lorenzo Di Bari , Placido Mineo
Inorg. Chem., in press



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