Amira Laftaha

Amira is a master student at the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Algeria, currently undertaking an ERASMUS+ research internship at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa (UNIPI), Italy. Her master thesis focuses on Advanced Nanopaper Derived from Local Resources: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications under the supervision of Prof. Hichem Zergane. Her work also involved electronic paper as part of the application of nanopapers, with interest in exploring the potential of sustainable, biobased materials for advanced applications. During her six-month period at the NanoLeaves Lab, she will explore sustainable functionalization of cellulose nanocrystals triggered by infrared thermal activation.