Education
M.Sc. in Material Engineering, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy, 2004
M.Eng. in Wood Technology, Bern University of Applied Science, Biel, Switzerland, 2012
Current position
Deputy-Head of the area of competence Material Emission and Extractives, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Materials and Wood Technology, Biel, Switzerland
Publications (since 2014)
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Bianchi, S., Mayer, I. and Pichelin, F. (2016). Chemische Eigenschaften von Rindenextrakten heimischer Nadelhölzer und Einsatz daraus hergestellter tanninbasierter Klebstoffe. Holztechnologie 57: 26-33
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Bianchi, S., Koch, G., Janzon, R., Mayer, I., Saake, B. and Pichelin, F. (2015). Hot water extraction of Norway spruce (Picea abies [Karst.]) bark: analyses of the influence of bark aging and process parameters on the extract composition. Holzforschung 70: 619-632
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Bianchi, S., Kroslakova, I., Janzon, R., Mayer, I., Saake, B. and Pichelin, F. (2015). Characterization of condensed tannins and carbohydrates in hot water bark extracts of European softwood species. Phytochemistry 120: 53-61.
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Bianchi, S., Gloess, A. N., Kroslakova, I., Mayer, I. and Pichelin, F. (2014). Analysis of the structure of condensed tannins in water extracts from bark tissues of Norway spruce (Picea abies [Karst.]) and Silver fir (Abies alba [Mill.]) using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Industrial Crops and Products 61: 430-437.