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Maria Letizia Focarete

Full Professor

Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician"

Academic discipline: CHEM-04/A Industrial Chemistry

Head of Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician"

Publications

Patent n. WO 2018/229615 A1, HIERARCHICAL MULTISCALE ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD FOR THE REGENERATION AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF THE TENDINOUS/LIGAMENTOUS TISSUE AND A METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION.

A. Sensini, M. L. Focarete, C. Gualandi, J. Belcari, A. Zucchelli, A. P. Kao, G. Tozzi, L. Boyle, G. C. Reilly, L. Cristofolini, Hierarchical multiscale resorbable nanofibrous scaffolds for tendon tissue regeneration, in: GEF 2018 - Dodicesima Giornata di Studio Ettore Funaioli, 2018, pp. 1 - 2 (atti di: GEF 2018 - Dodicesima Giornata di Studio Ettore Funaioli, Bologna, 20/07/2018) [Abstract]

Raisch, Maximilian; Genovese, Damiano; Zaccheroni, Nelsi; Schmidt, Simon B.; Focarete, Maria Letizia; Sommer, Michael; Gualandi, Chiara*, Highly Sensitive, Anisotropic, and Reversible Stress/Strain-Sensors from Mechanochromic Nanofiber Composites, «ADVANCED MATERIALS», 2018, 30, Article number: 1802813 , pp. 1 - 6 [Scientific article]Open Access

A. Sensini, L. Cristofolini, M. L. Focarete, C. Gualandi, J. Belcari, A. Zucchelli, A. P. Kao, L. Boyle, G. Reilly, G. Tozzi, High-resolution x-ray tomographic characterization of hierarchical multiscale nanofibrous scaffolds for tendon tissue regeneration, in: 6th annual Congress of Royal Microscopical Society ToScA-Tomography for Scientific Advancement, 2018, pp. 1 - 1 (atti di: 6th annual Congress of Royal Microscopical Society ToScA-Tomography for Scientific Advancement, Warwick, 10-12/09/2018) [Abstract]

Sensini, A.; Cristofolini, L.; Focarete, M.L.; Belcari, J.; Zucchelli, A.; Kao, A.; Tozzi, G., High-resolution x-ray tomographic morphological characterisation of electrospun nanofibrous bundles for tendon and ligament regeneration and replacement, «JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY», 2018, 272, pp. 196 - 206 [Scientific article]

Focarete, Maria Letizia*; Tampieri, Anna, Introduction to "Core-shell nanostructures for drug delivery and theranostics: Challenges, strategies, and prospects for novel carrier systems", in: Focarete Maria Letizia; Tampieri Anna, Core-Shell Nanostructures for Drug Delivery and Theranostics: Challenges, Strategies, and Prospects for Novel Carrier Systems, Amsterdam, Elsevier Inc., 2018, pp. 3 - 5 [Brief introduction]

A. Sensini, M. L. Focarete, C. Gualandi, J. Belcari, E. Bendanti, A. Zucchelli, A. P. Kao, G. Tozzi, L. Boyle, G. C. Reilly, L. Cristofolini, Mechanical characterization of electrospun nanofibrous multiscale scaffolds for tendon regeneration, in: 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, 2018, pp. 1 - 1 (atti di: 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublino, 8-12/07/2018) [Abstract]

Khalil, Ibrahim R; Khechara, Martin P; Kurusamy, Sathishkumar; Armesilla, Angel L; Gupta, Abhishek; Mendrek, Barbara; Khalaf, Tamara; Scandola, Mariastella; Focarete, Maria Letizia; Kowalczuk, Marek; Radecka, Iza*, Poly-Gamma-Glutamic Acid (-PGA)-based encapsulation of adenovirus to evade neutralizing antibodies, «MOLECULES», 2018, 23, Article number: 2565 , pp. 1 - 19 [Scientific article]

M. De Pascale, F. Parri, M.G. De Angelis, C. Gualandi, M.L. Focarete, C Boi, Selection of fillers for the development of novel Mixed Matrix Membrane Adsorbers for the removal of uremic toxins, in: Selection of fillers for the development of novel Mixed Matrix Membrane Adsorbers for the removal of uremic toxins, 2018(atti di: Euromembrane, Valencia, 9-13 Luglio 2018) [Poster]

Sensini, Alberto; Gualandi, Chiara; Zucchelli, Andrea; Boyle, Liam A.; Kao, Alexander P.; Reilly, Gwendolen C.; Tozzi, Gianluca; Cristofolini, Luca; Focarete, Maria Letizia, Tendon Fascicle-Inspired Nanofibrous Scaffold of Polylactic acid/Collagen with Enhanced 3D-Structure and Biomechanical Properties, «SCIENTIFIC REPORTS», 2018, 8, Article number: 17167 , pp. 1 - 15 [Scientific article]Open Access

Sensini, A.; Focarete, M. L.; Gualandi, C.; Zucchelli, A.; Tozzi, G.; Segala, M.; Dazzi, C.; Cristofolini, L., Biofabrication and mechanical characterization of an electrospun scaffold for tendon reconstruction, in: Abstract 23rd Congress of European Society of Biomechanics, 2017, pp. 1 - 1 (atti di: 23rd Congress of European Society of Biomechanics, Seville, Spain, 02-05/07/2017) [Abstract]

Sensini, Alberto; Gualandi, Chiara; Cristofolini, Luca; Tozzi, Gianluca; Dicarlo, Manuela; Teti, Gabriella; Mattioli-Belmonte, Monica; Focarete, Maria Letizia, Biofabrication of bundles of poly(lactic acid)-collagen blends mimicking the fascicles of the human Achille tendon, «BIOFABRICATION», 2017, 9, Article number: 015025 , pp. 1 - 16 [Scientific article]Open Access

Sensini, Alberto; Focarete, Maria Letizia; Gualandi, Chiara; Cristofolini, Luca, Biomechanical suitability of scaffolds made of electrospun bundles for tendon repair, «ORTHOPAEDIC PROCEEDINGS», 2017, 99-B, pp. 42 - 42 [Abstract]

Focarete, M.L.; Gualandi, C., Cell delivery for regenerative medicine by using bioresorbable polymers, in: Bioresorbable Polymers for Biomedical Applications: From Fundamentals to Translational Medicine, Duxford, Elsevier, 2017, pp. 365 - 389 [Chapter or essay]

Sensini, A.; Focarete, M. L.; Gualandi, C.; Zucchelli, A.; Tozzi, G.; Boyle, L.; Reilly, G.; Cristofolini, L., Fabrication and characterization of electrospun scaffolds for tendon reconstruction, in: Proceedings ESB-ITA 2017, 2017, pp. 107 - 108 (atti di: VII Congress of European Society of Biomechanics-Italian Chapter, Roma, 28-29/09/2017) [Abstract]

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