Dr. Lucia Mergola is an assistant professor at the University of Salento. She received her PhD degree (2013) from University of Salento in Materials engineering and structures, under the supervision of Professor Giuseppe Vasapollo (Emeritus Professor in Chemistry). She was a postdoctoral research fellow (2015-2021) in the Department of Engineering for Innovation at University of Salento. In February 2015, she contributed to the production of a published review titled “Molecularly Imprinted Polymer: Present and future prospective”, that received the Best Paper Award 2015 of the International Journal of Molecular Science (MDPI). Moreover, in May 2017, she received the PJ ZEON Award for outstanding paper published in Polymer Journal 2016, announced by the Society of Polymer Science Japan (SPSJ). In 2022 she started a new experience as Researcher in the Department of Engineering for Innovation at the University of Salento. A lot of scientific works were disseminated worldwide through participation in international congresses. The research interests are mainly focused on green metal nanoparticles preparation and their application in water decontamination and biomedical field; ion imprinted technology; molecularly imprinted polymers for biomarkers detection; molecularly screen-printed electrode.