Barbara Giussani

Dr. Barbara Giussani

Department of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, Via Valleggio, 11, 22100 Como, Italy
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Academic Career Length

23Years (2004-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2020 in TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
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Jordi Riu
Barbara GiussaniBarbara Giussani
Barbara Giussani

1 March 2009 in Analytica Chimica Acta
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Barbara GiussaniBarbara Giussani
Barbara Giussani
DMDamiano Monticelli
Damiano Monticelli
LRLaura Rampazzi
Laura Rampazzi

1 June 2012 in International Journal of Food Microbiology
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Francesca ValerioFrancesca Valerio
Francesca Valerio
PBPalmira De Bellis
Palmira De Bellis
MBM. Di Biase
M. Di Biase
SLS.L. Lonigro
S.L. Lonigro
Barbara GiussaniBarbara Giussani
Barbara Giussani
ASAngelo Sisto
Angelo Sisto

1 January 2015 in Food Chemistry
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CBClaudia Belingheri
Claudia Belingheri
Barbara GiussaniBarbara Giussani
Barbara Giussani
MRMaria Teresa Rodriguez-Estrada
Maria Teresa Rodriguez-Estrada
AFAntonio Ferrillo
Antonio Ferrillo
EVElena Giovanna Vittadini
Elena Giovanna Vittadini

1 November 2012 in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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Cristiano VarroneCristiano Varrone
Cristiano Varrone
Barbara GiussaniBarbara Giussani
Barbara Giussani
GIGiulio Izzo
Giulio Izzo
GMGiulia Massini
Giulia Massini
Antonella MaroneAntonella Marone
Antonella Marone
AWAijie Wang
Aijie Wang

10 August 2020 in Foods
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Jordi Riu
Giulia GorlaGiulia Gorla
Giulia Gorla
DCDib Chakif
Dib Chakif
RBRicard Boqué
Ricard Boqué
Barbara GiussaniBarbara Giussani
Barbara Giussani
The miniaturisation of analytical devices, reduction of analytical data acquisition time, or the reduction of waste generation throughout the analytical process are important requirements of modern analytical chemistry, and in particular of green analytical chemistry. Green analytical chemistry has fostered the development of a new generation of miniaturized near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) spectrometric systems. However, one of the drawbacks of these systems is the need for a compromise between the performance parameters (accuracy and sensitivity) and the aforementioned requirements of green analytical chemistry. In this paper, we evaluated the capabilities of two recently developed portable NIR instruments (SCiO and NeoSpectra) to achieve a rapid, simple and low-cost quantitative determination of commercial milk macronutrients. Commercial milk samples from Italy, Switzerland and Spain were chosen, covering the maximum range of variability in protein, carbohydrate and fat content, and multivariate calibration was used to correlate the recorded spectra with the macronutrient content of milk. Both SCiO and NeoSpectra can provide a fast and reliable analysis of fats in commercial milk, and they are able to correctly classify milk according to fat level. SCiO can also provide predictions of protein content and classification according to presence or absence of lactose.