Ep. 24: Smart biopolymers to support diabetes therapy
Smart biopolymers have attracted a lot of interest in the development of platforms for biomolecule sensing. One of the most commonly explored areas is the design of soft materials for glucose monitoring, which is of great significance in the diabetic therapeutic market. Multifunctional biomimetic, biocompatible, and stimuli-responsive materials based on hydrogels with physical properties similar to living tissues have attracted great attention.
Ep. 23: Professional success in Italy
Ep. 22: From tenor in the royal band to trusted court preacher. A study of seventeenth-century professional mobility
From tenor in the royal band to trusted court preacher. A study of seventeenth-century professional mobility.
Giovanni Battista Jacobelli is almost a model example of an Italian emigrant seeking a life-long career and the opportunity to become rich in a distant country - the Republic of Poland. Jacobelli arrived in the Republic in 1625 as a young man of twenty-two, musically talented, seeking his place at the royal court. His efforts were successful, as he soon became a member of the royal band as a singer and instrumentalist, and later, after being ordained a priest, he found himself among the royal preachers. He gained the trust and sympathy of the Polish queens, Cecilia Renata Habsburżanka and Ludwika Maria Gonzaga.
