Overview
Background
Dr. Baldelli joined the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability and the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) in 2024 as a Senior Lecturer. He achieved his PhD from the University of Alberta in Particle Engineering; after that, he obtained a Postdoctoral Fellowship and a Research Fellowship at the Faculty of Food and Land Systems at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Baldelli's research areas of interest are Particle Engineering, Food Technology, Spray Drying, Encapsulation of Bioactive Compounds, Spray Coatings, Food Fortification, Nasal Delivery, and Dry powders.
Availability
- Dr Alberto Baldelli is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Engineering - Production, Università degli Studi di Brescia
- Doctor of Philosophy of Mechnical Engineering, University of Alberta
- Doctor of Philosophy of Engineering, University of Alberta
Research interests
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Powder technology
Particle technology, spray drying, dry powders
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Packaging
Spray coating, sustainable films
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Drug delivery
Nasal delivery, nose-to-brain delivery, GLP-1 peptides, Target delivery
Research impacts
Dry powders are very popular in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Long half-shelf life, high resistance to bacterial degradation, small storage spaces, low transportation costs, and potentiality of applicability to different uses are the causes of the popularity of dry powders. One of the most common techniques used for the production of dry powders is spray drying; this technique allows for control over the properties of dry powders. This would lead to the encapsulation of different types of bioactive compounds. Encapsulation can be beneficial for target delivery and release, homogeneity in the product, preservation, and additional properties, such as antimicrobial activity.
Works
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2016
Journal Article
Analysis of cohesion forces between monodisperse microparticles with rough surfaces
Baldelli, Alberto and Vehring, Reinhard (2016). Analysis of cohesion forces between monodisperse microparticles with rough surfaces. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 506, 179-189. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.06.009
2016
Journal Article
Control of the radial distribution of chemical components in spray-dried crystalline microparticles
Baldelli, Alberto and Vehring, Reinhard (2016). Control of the radial distribution of chemical components in spray-dried crystalline microparticles. Aerosol Science and Technology, 50 (10), 1130-1142. doi: 10.1080/02786826.2016.1216941
2016
Journal Article
Effect of crystallization kinetics on the properties of spray dried microparticles
Baldelli, Alberto, Power, Rory M., Miles, Rachael E. H., Reid, Jonathan P. and Vehring, Reinhard (2016). Effect of crystallization kinetics on the properties of spray dried microparticles. Aerosol Science and Technology, 50 (7), 693-704. doi: 10.1080/02786826.2016.1177163
2016
Journal Article
An atomizer to generate monodisperse droplets from high vapor pressure liquids
Azhdarzadeh, Mehdi, Shemirani, Farzin M., Ruzycki, Conor A., Baldelli, Alberto, Ivey, James, Barona, David, Church, Tanya, Lewis, David, Olfert, Jason S., Finlay, Warren H. and Vehring, Reinhard (2016). An atomizer to generate monodisperse droplets from high vapor pressure liquids. Atomization and Sprays, 26 (2), 121-134. doi: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.2015011631
2015
Journal Article
Analysis of the Particle Formation Process of Structured Microparticles
Baldelli, Alberto, Boraey, Mohammed A., Nobes, David S. and Vehring, Reinhard (2015). Analysis of the Particle Formation Process of Structured Microparticles. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 12 (8), 2562-2573. doi: 10.1021/mp500758s
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Alberto Baldelli is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Biotransformation of ugly fruits and vegetables into value-added products using novel technologies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jiahua Shi, Professor Heather Smyth
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing functional powders from camel milk
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nick Shaw, Associate Professor Nidhi Bansal
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