Dr. Georgia Ch. Lainioti, Chemist, is a Laboratory Teaching Stuff (EDIP) at the Department of Food Science & Technology at the University of Patras. She holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry and has over 24 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Her current research interests include the synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles with improved barrier properties, the manufacturing of carbon nanotube/polymer nanocomposites with antibacterial activity, as well as polymer compatibilization by reactive blending.