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Dr. Alessandro Polini (male), Researcher at Institute of Nanotechnology of CNR (CNR Nanotec) in Italy, PhD in Nanotechnology, Master and Bachelor Degree in Biotechnologies. He has large experience in the field of biomaterials for tissue engineering, manufacturing and design of Organ-on-a-chip and LoC systems, materials sciences and microfabrication. He has carried out research in these fields both in Italy and abroad (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Harvard Medical School in US, Radboud University in the Netherlands), supervising several PhD and Master students. He won numerous national and international awards and honors (among them, the Lush Prize Young Investigator 2018), founded a spin-off company (SM&T S.r.l.) recognized by the CNR and focused on innovative biomaterials, has been involved in numerous EU and national projects. He is currently PI for the H2020 FLAMIN-GO project, focused on next-generation organ-on-chip solutions for personalized medicine in rheumatoid arthritis (total budget 5.8M€, CNR budget 800k€). His research has been covered by numerous national and international newspapers, magazines and TV broadcasters. He authored >40 publications in international scientific journals, 10 conference articles, 4 book chapters and 2 international patent applications. WoS ResearcherID: A-2077-2012, Scopus Author ID: 30767757700, H-Index: 20(WoS)/22(Google Scholar), Citations: 1734(WoS)/2345(Google Scholar).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Alessandro Polini

Citation names

  • Polini, Alessandro

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
611E-AB1A-E5AA
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3188-983X

Email addresses

  • alessandro.polini@nanotec.cnr.it (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+39) 0832319305 (Professional)

Addresses

  • CNR NANOTEC, c/o Campus Universitario Ecotekne, via Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Lecce, Italy (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Other Engineering and Technologies
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
Italian (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2008/04/01 - 2011/04/19
Concluded
 Interdisciplinary Sciences and Technologies (Nanotechnology) (Dottorato di Ricerca)
Major in Nanotechnology
Università del Salento, Italy
"Flow-based approaches for Nanobiotechnology" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2006/10/01 - 2006/12/21
Concluded
 Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine (Laurea Specialistica)
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
"Study of diffusion dynamics of biological molecules through fluidic nanometer-sized channels" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2004/09/01 - 2006/10/22
Concluded
 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Bachelor)
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy
"Identification of differential gene expression in human stem cells, treated with small molecules: RT-PCR analysis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/02/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies, Italy
2018/02/01 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Istituto di Nanotecnologia, Italy
2014/04/01 - 2016/03/31 Postdoc (Research) Radboudumc, Netherlands
2013/06/01 - 2014/03/31 Postdoc (Research) Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States
2011/12/01 - 2013/05/31 Postdoc (Research) E O Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
2007/02/01 - 2011/11/30 Research Assistant (Research) Istituto di Nanotecnologia, Italy

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/03/01 - Current Freelance Managing Editor Elsevier BV, Netherlands
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/02/01 - Current Technopole for Precisione Medicine
NA
Researcher
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Regione Puglia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31 From pathobioLogy to synoviA on chip: driving rheuMatoId arthritis to the precisioN medicine GOal
953121
Principal investigator
Istituto di Nanotecnologia, Italy
 European Commission
Ongoing
2014/11/16 - 2017/03/30 Towards load-bearing bioceramics: smart toughening of calcium phosphate cements
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/NWO/2300184561/NL
Researcher
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
2014/04/01 - 2016/03/31 Preparation of bioinspired, mineral-binding nanofibers and nanofibrous matrices for application in bone regeneration
14U.001339
Principal investigator
Radboudumc, Netherlands
 Radboud Universiteit
2013/06/01 - 2014/03/31 INtegrated Organoid Testing System, INGOTS
N66001-13-C-2027
Post-doc Fellow
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
2003/08/04 - 2013/05 Complex Nanocomposites for Bone Regeneration
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/NIH/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH/5R01DE015633-08/US
Post-doc Fellow
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Other

Designation Funders
2019/12/01 - 2022/11/30 Sistemi microfisiologici (Organ-on-Chip) per lo studio in vitro delle malattie neurodegenerative
NA
Supervisor
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
Ongoing
2019/02/01 - 2021/01/31 Neuromuscular junction-on-a-chip models for the study of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) disease
NA
Principal investigator
Lush Cosmetics Ltd
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2020/12/31 An in vitro bone marrow-like system for studying Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) mechanisms and treatments
NA
Principal investigator
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Polini, A.; Yang, F.. Physicochemical characterization of nanofiber composites. 2017.
    10.1016/B978-0-08-100173-8.00005-3
  2. Whitlow, J.; Paul, A.; Polini, A.. Corresponding author: Polini, A.. Bioactive materials: Definitions and application in tissue engineering and regeneration therapy. 2016.
    10.1007/978-3-319-44249-5_1
  3. Paredes, J.A.U.; Polini, A.; Chrzanowski, W.. Protein-based biointerfaces to control stem cell differentiation. 2015.
Conference paper
  1. Zhang, Y.S.; Chae, S.; Polini, A.; Dokmeci, M.R.; Khademhosseini, A.. "A highly efficient bubble trap for continuous removal of gas bubbles from microfluidic devices". 2014.
  2. Camposeo, A.; Fasano, V.; Moffa, M.; Polini, A.; Di Camillo, D.; Ruggieri, F.; Santuccid, S.; et al. "Electrospun conjugated polymer nanofibers as miniaturized light sources: Control of morphology, optical properties and assembly". 2014.
    10.1117/12.2060989
  3. Ricotti, L.; Polini, A.; Genchi, G.G.; Ciofani, G.; Iandolo, D.; Mattoli, V.; Menciassi, A.; Dario, P.; Pisignano, D.. "Nanostructured, highly aligned poly(hydroxy butyrate) electrospun fibers for differentiation of skeletal and cardiac muscle cells". 2011.
    10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090602
  4. Camposeo, A.; Pagliara, S.; Polini, A.; Pisignano, D.. "Conjugated polymer nanofibers: Novel light sources for microfluidic systems". 2010.
Journal article
  1. De Vitis, Eleonora; Stanzione, Antonella; Romano, Alessandro; Quattrini, Angelo; Gigli, Giuseppe; Moroni, Lorenzo; Gervaso, Francesca; Polini, Alessandro. "The Evolution of Technology-Driven In Vitro Models for Neurodegenerative Diseases". Advanced Science (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202304989.
    10.1002/advs.202304989
  2. Cipolli, Marco; Boni, Christian; Penzo, Marianna; Villa, Isabella; Bolamperti, Simona; Baldisseri, Elena; Frattini, Annalisa; et al. "Ataluren improves myelopoiesis and neutrophil chemotaxis by restoring ribosome biogenesis and reducing p53 levels in Shwachman–Diamond syndrome cells". British Journal of Haematology 204 1 (2023): 292-305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjh.19134.
    10.1111/bjh.19134
  3. Canciani, Barbara; Semeraro, Francesca; Herrera Millar, Valentina Rafaela; Gervaso, Francesca; Polini, Alessandro; Stanzione, Antonella; Peretti, Giuseppe Michele; Di Giancamillo, Alessia; Mangiavini, Laura. "In Vitro and In Vivo Biocompatibility Assessment of a Thermosensitive Injectable Chitosan-Based Hydrogel for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 13 (2023): 10446. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms241310446.
    10.3390/ijms241310446
  4. Rizzo, Riccardo; Onesto, Valentina; Morello, Giulia; Iuele, Helena; Scalera, Francesca; Forciniti, Stefania; Gigli, Giuseppe; et al. "pH-sensing hybrid hydrogels for non-invasive metabolism monitoring in tumor spheroids". Materials Today Bio 20 (2023): 100655. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100655.
    10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100655
  5. Scalera, F.; Pereira, S.I.A.; Bucciarelli, A.; Tobaldi, D.M.; Quarta, A.; Gervaso, F.; Castro, P.M.L.; Polini, A.; Piccirillo, C.. "Chitosan-hydroxyapatite composites made from sustainable sources: A morphology and antibacterial study". Materials Today Sustainability 21 (2023): 100334. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2023.100334.
    10.1016/j.mtsust.2023.100334
  6. Giulia Morello; Gianvito De Iaco; Giuseppe Gigli; Alessandro Polini; Francesca Gervaso. "Chitosan and Pectin Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and In Vitro Modeling". Gels (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9020132.
    10.3390/gels9020132
  7. Alessio Bucciarelli; Xenia Paolelli; Eleonora De Vitis; Nora Selicato; Francesca Gervaso; Giuseppe Gigli; Lorenzo Moroni; Alessandro Polini. "VAT photopolymerization 3D printing optimization of high aspect ratio structures for additive manufacturing of chips towards biomedical applications". Additive Manufacturing (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2022.103200.
    10.1016/j.addma.2022.103200
  8. Stefano Sorrentino; Alessandro Polini; Valentina Arima; Alessandro Romano; Angelo Quattrini; Giuseppe Gigli; Pamela Mozetic; Lorenzo Moroni. "Neurovascular signals in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis". Current Opinion in Biotechnology 74 (2022): 75-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2021.10.021.
    10.1016/j.copbio.2021.10.021
  9. De Vitis, Eleonora; Velia, La Pesa; Gervaso, Francesca; Romano, Alessandro; Quattrini, Angelo; Gigli, Giuseppe; Moroni, Lorenzo; Polini, Alessandro. Corresponding author: Polini, Alessandro. "A microfabricated multi-compartment device for neuron and Schwann cell differentiation". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86300-4.
    10.1038/s41598-021-86300-4
  10. Morello, Giulia; Quarta, Alessandra; Gaballo, Antonio; Moroni, Lorenzo; Gigli, Giuseppe; Polini, Alessandro; Gervaso, Francesca. Corresponding author: Polini, Alessandro. "A thermo-sensitive chitosan/pectin hydrogel for long-term tumor spheroid culture". Carbohydrate Polymers 274 (2021): 118633-118633. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118633.
    10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118633
  11. Giulia Morello; Alessandro Polini; Francesca Scalera; Riccardo Rizzo; Giuseppe Gigli; Francesca Gervaso. Corresponding author: Alessandro Polini. "Preparation and Characterization of Salt-Mediated Injectable Thermosensitive Chitosan/Pectin Hydrogels for Cell Embedding and Culturing". Polymers 13 16 (2021): 2674-2674. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13162674.
    10.3390/polym13162674
  12. Alessandro Polini; Lorenzo Moroni. Corresponding author: Alessandro Polini. "The convergence of high-tech emerging technologies into the next stage of organ-on-a-chips". Biomaterials and Biosystems (2021): 100012-100012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbiosy.2021.100012.
    10.1016/j.bbiosy.2021.100012
  13. Stanzione, Antonella; Polini, Alessandro; La Pesa, Velia; Quattrini, Angelo; Romano, Alessandro; Gigli, Giuseppe; Moroni, Lorenzo; Gervaso, Francesca. Corresponding author: Polini, Alessandro. "Thermosensitive chitosan-based hydrogels supporting motor neuron-like NSC-34 cell differentiation". Biomaterials Science (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1bm01129d.
    10.1039/d1bm01129d
  14. Nitti, Paola; Gallo, Nunzia; Palazzo, Barbara; Sannino, Alessandro; Polini, Alessandro; Verri, Tiziano; Barca, Amilcare; Gervaso, Francesca. "Effect of l-Arginine treatment on the in vitro stability of electrospun aligned chitosan nanofiber mats". Polymer Testing 91 (2020): 106758. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106758.
    10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106758
  15. Antonella Stanzione; Alessandro Polini; Velia La Pesa; Alessandro Romano; Angelo Quattrini; Giuseppe Gigli; Lorenzo Moroni; Francesca Gervaso. "Development of Injectable Thermosensitive Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for Cell Encapsulation". Applied Sciences (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/app10186550.
    10.3390/app10186550
  16. Daniela-Geta Petre; Nathan W. Kucko; Anna Abbadessa; Tina Vermonden; Alessandro Polini; Sander C.G. Leeuwenburgh. "Surface functionalization of polylactic acid fibers with alendronate groups does not improve the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced calcium phosphate cements". Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.11.003.
    10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.11.003
  17. Alessandro Polini; Loretta L. del Mercato; Adriano Barra; Yu Shrike Zhang; Franco Calabi; Giuseppe Gigli. Corresponding author: Alessandro Polini. "Towards the development of human immune-system-on-a-chip platforms". Drug Discovery Today 24 2 (2019): 517-525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2018.10.003.
    10.1016/j.drudis.2018.10.003
  18. Mani Diba; Alessandro Polini; Daniela Geta Petre; Yang Zhang; Sander C.G. Leeuwenburgh. "Fiber-reinforced colloidal gels as injectable and moldable biomaterials for regenerative medicine". Materials Science and Engineering: C 92 (2018): 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.msec.2018.06.038.
    10.1016/j.msec.2018.06.038
  19. Lee, J.; Shin, S.; Desalvo, A.; Lee, G.; Lee, J.Y.; Polini, A.; Chae, S.; et al. "Nonmediated, Label-Free Based Detection of Cardiovascular Biomarker in a Biological Sample". Advanced Healthcare Materials (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85021145177&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/adhm.201700231
  20. Shin, Su Ryon; Kilic, Tugba; Zhang, Yu Shrike; Avci, Huseyin; Hu, Ning; Kim, Duckjin; Branco, Cristina; et al. "Label-Free and Regenerative Electrochemical Microfluidic Biosensors for Continual Monitoring of Cell Secretomes". Advanced Science 4 5 (2017): 1600522-n/a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.201600522.
    10.1002/advs.201600522
  21. Castro, Antonio G. B.; Polini, Alessandro; Azami, Zohal; Leeuwenburgh, Sander C. G.; Jansen, John A.; Yang, Fang; van den Beucken, Jeroen J. J. P.. "Incorporation of PLLA micro-fillers for mechanical reinforcement of calcium-phosphate cement". Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 71 (2017): 286-294. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751616117301479.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.03.027
  22. Polini, Alessandro; Petre, Daniela Geta; Iafisco, Michele; de Lacerda Schickert, Sonia; Tampieri, Anna; van den Beucken, Jeroen; Leeuwenburgh, Sander C. G.. "Polyester fibers can be rendered calcium phosphate-binding by surface functionalization with bisphosphonate groups". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A (2017): n/a-n/a. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.36077.
    10.1002/jbm.a.36077
  23. Zhang, Yu Shrike; Aleman, Julio; Shin, Su Ryon; Kilic, Tugba; Kim, Duckjin; Mousavi Shaegh, Seyed Ali; Massa, Solange; et al. "Multisensor-integrated organs-on-chips platform for automated and continual in situ monitoring of organoid behaviors". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 12 (2017): E2293-E2302. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000396893600007&KeyUID=WOS:000396893600007.
    10.1073/pnas.1612906114
  24. Genchi, G.G.; Ciofani, G.; Polini, A.; Liakos, I.; Iandolo, D.; Athanassiou, A.; Pisignano, D.; Mattoli, V.; Menciassi, A.. "PC12 neuron-like cell response to electrospun poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) substrates". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 9 2 (2015): 151-161. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84920992751&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/term.1623
  25. Hasan, A.; Nurunnabi, M.; Morshed, M.; Paul, A.; Polini, A.; Kuila, T.; Al Hariri, M.; Lee, Y.-K.; Jaffa, A.A.. "Recent advances in application of biosensors in tissue engineering". BioMed Research International 2014 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84929056256&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1155/2014/307519
  26. Bhise, Nupura S.; Ribas, Joao; Manoharan, Vijayan; Zhang, Yu Shrike; Polini, Alessandro; Massa, Solange; Dokmeci, Mehmet R.; Khademhosseini, Ali. "Organ-on-a-chip platforms for studying drug delivery systems". Journal of Controlled Release 190 (2014): 82-93. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000344470600007&KeyUID=WOS:000344470600007.
    10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.05.004
  27. Pacelli, Settimio; Paolicelli, Patrizia; Pepi, Federico; Garzoli, Stefania; Polini, Alessandro; Tita, Beatrice; Vitalone, Annabella; Casadei, Maria Antonietta. "Gellan gum and polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate double network hydrogels with improved mechanical properties". Journal of Polymer Research 21 5 (2014): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000334504900001&KeyUID=WOS:000334504900001.
    10.1007/s10965-014-0409-4
  28. Polini, Alessandro; Wang, Jianglin; Bai, Hao; Zhu, Ye; Tomsia, Antoni P.; Mao, Chuanbin. Corresponding author: Polini, Alessandro. "Stable biofunctionalization of hydroxyapatite (HA) surfaces by HA-binding/osteogenic modular peptides for inducing osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells". Biomaterials Science 2 12 (2014): 1779-1786. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000344524900007&KeyUID=WOS:000344524900007.
    10.1039/c4bm00164h
  29. Polini, Alessandro; Prodanov, Ljupcho; Bhise, Nupura S.; Manoharan, Vijayan; Dokmeci, Mehmet R.; Khademhosseini, Ali. "Organs-on-a-chip: a new tool for drug discovery". Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery 9 4 (2014): 335-352. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000333199000001&KeyUID=WOS:000333199000001.
    10.1517/17460441.2014.886562
  30. Smith, Justin R.; Arcibal, Imee G.; Polini, Alessandro; Dokmeci, Mehmet R.; Khademhosseini, Ali. "Research highlights". Lab on a chip 14 1 (2013): 157-60. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=MEDLINE&KeyUT=MEDLINE:24247180&KeyUID=MEDLINE:24247180.
    10.1039/c3lc90120c
  31. Polini, Alessandro; Scaglione, Silvia; Quarto, Rodolfo; Pisignano, Dario. "Composite electrospun nanofibers for influencing stem cell fate". Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 1058 (2013): 25-40. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=MEDLINE&KeyUT=MEDLINE:23943530&KeyUID=MEDLINE:23943530.
    10.1007/7651_2012_4
  32. Moffa, Maria; Polini, Alessandro; Sciancalepore, Anna Giovanna; Persano, Luana; Mele, Elisa; Passione, Laura Gioia; Potente, Giovanni; Pisignano, Dario. "Microvascular endothelial cell spreading and proliferation on nanofibrous scaffolds by polymer blends with enhanced wettability". Soft Matter 9 23 (2013): 5529-5539. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000319281900004&KeyUID=WOS:000319281900004.
    10.1039/c3sm50328c
  33. Bai, Hao; Polini, Alessandro; Delattre, Benjamin; Tomsia, Antoni P.. "Thermoresponsive Composite Hydrogels with Aligned Macroporous Structure by Ice-Templated Assembly". Chemistry of Materials 25 22 (2013): 4551-4556. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000327752500012&KeyUID=WOS:000327752500012.
    10.1021/cm4025827
  34. Paul, Arghya; Pisano, Vincent; Polini, Alessandro; Dokmeci, Mehmet R.; Khademhosseini, Ali. "Research highlights". Lab on a chip 13 20 (2013): 3989-92. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=MEDLINE&KeyUT=MEDLINE:24327082&KeyUID=MEDLINE:24327082.
    10.1039/c3lc90091f
  35. Fasano, Vito; Polini, Alessandro; Morello, Giovanni; Moffa, Maria; Camposeo, Andrea; Pisignano, Dario. "Bright Light Emission and Waveguiding in Conjugated Polymer Nanofibers Electrospun from Organic Salt Added Solutions". Macromolecules 46 15 (2013): 5935-5942. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma400145a.
    10.1021/ma400145a
  36. Polini, Alessandro; Bai, Hao; Tomsia, Antoni P.. Corresponding author: Polini, Alessandro. "Dental applications of nanostructured BG". Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology 5 4 (2013): 399-410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wnan.1224.
    10.1002/wnan.1224
  37. Morello, Giovanni; Polini, Alessandro; Girardo, Salvatore; Camposeo, Andrea; Pisignano, Dario. "Enhanced emission efficiency in electrospun polyfluorene copolymer fibers". Applied Physics Letters 102 21 (2013): 211911-211911. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4807894.
    10.1063/1.4807894
  38. Mele, E.; Lezzi, F.; Polini, A.; Altamura, D.; Giannini, C.; Pisignano, D.. "Enhanced charge-carrier mobility in polymer nanofibers realized by solvent-resistant soft nanolithography". Journal of Materials Chemistry 22 34 (2012): 18051-18056. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865028389&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c2jm33611a
  39. Pagliara, S.; Polini, A.; Camposeo, A.; Schröder, H.C.; Müller, W.E.G.; Pisignano, D.. "Electrical properties of in vitro biomineralized recombinant silicatein deposited by microfluidics". Applied Physics Letters 101 19 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84869054769&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4766186
  40. Polini, A.; Pagliara, S.; Camposeo, A.; Cingolani, R.; Wang, X.; Schröder, H.C.; Müller, W.E.G.; Pisignano, D.. Corresponding author: Polini, A.. "Optical properties of in-vitro biomineralised silica". Scientific Reports 2 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866093943&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/srep00607
  41. Ricotti, L.; Polini, A.; Genchi, G.G.; Ciofani, G.; Iandolo, D.; Vazão, H.; Mattoli, V.; et al. "Proliferation and skeletal myotube formation capability of C2C12 and H9c2 cells on isotropic and anisotropic electrospun nanofibrous PHB scaffolds". Biomedical Materials 7 3 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84860717976&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/1748-6041/7/3/035010
  42. Pagliara, S.; Vitiello, M.S.; Camposeo, A.; Polini, A.; Cingolani, R.; Scamarcio, G.; Pisignano, D.. "Optical anisotropy in single light-emitting polymer nanofibers". Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115 42 (2011): 20399-20405. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80054879224&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jp204582j
  43. Polini, A.; Pagliara, S.; Camposeo, A.; Biasco, A.; Schröder, H.C.; Müller, W.E.G.; Pisignano, D.. "Biosilica electrically-insulating layers by soft lithography-assisted biomineralisation with recombinant silicatein". Advanced Materials 23 40 (2011): 4674-4678. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80054795953&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/adma.201102691
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Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/09/28 Orientamento al mondo del lavoro nel campo delle biotecnologie European Biotech Week 2021
Federchimica Assobiotec (virtual, Italy)
2021/09/28 Sistemi organ-on-a-chip come modelli personalizzati di malattia European Biotech Week 2021
Federchimica Assobiotec (virtual, Italy)
2021/09/22 Organ-on-chip technology: are we ready for clinical-trials-on-chip? Nanoinnovation 2021
(Roma, Italy)
2021/07/09 Towards the development of human immune-system-on-a-chip platforms Twinning towards excellence in alternative methods for toxicity assessment (TWINALT S&T COURSE EVENT 4)
Università degli Studi di Milano (virtual, Italy)
2020/12/11 Microfabricated systems for the study of neurodegenerative disorders World Biomaterials Congress 2020
(virtual, United Kingdom)
2019/11/16 Neuromuscular junction-on-a-chip models for the study of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) disease The Lush Prize Conference 2018
(Berlin, Germany)
2019/09/28 From instructive biomaterials to organ-on-a-chip technology European Biotech Week 2019
Federchimica Assobiotec (Lecce, Italy)
2015/09/10 Development of calcium phosphate-binding nanofibers for improved fiber reinforcement of calcium phosphate cements 4th TERMIS World Congress Boston
(Boston, United States)
2015/06/23 Instructive nanomaterials for triggering cell differentiation RIMLS Technical Forum Nanoscience and Nanomedicine
(Nijmegen, Netherlands)
2013/03/05 3D ceramic scaffolds for bone regeneration and biofunctionalization through modular peptides 3rd International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials (Hybrid Materials 2013)
(Sorrento, Italy)
2011/04/28 Polymer electrospun nanofibers in tissue engineering: Biomimetic approaches by biochemical composition and nanoscale topography
(San Francisco, United States)
2011 Polarized emission and device integration of light-emitting organic nanofibers
(San Francisco, United States)
2009/07/28 Polymeric electrospun nanofibers for scaffolds applications IEEE NANO 2009
(Genova, Italy)
2009/05/05 Analysis of different protein functionalization for polymeric electrospun nanofibers Nanotech Conference & Expo 2009
(Houston, United States)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/09/05 - 2021/09/09 Symposium organizer (“Organ-on-a-chip technologies meet biofabrication: towards physiologically relevant organ models”), 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2021), 5-9 September 2021, Virtual. (2021/09/05 - 2021/09/09)
Conference (Other)
2013/07/29 - 2013/08/02 Member of the local organization committee of the international scientific workshop ¿Micro- and Nanotechnologies for Medicine: Emerging Frontiers and Applications¿, Cambridge, MA, USA July 29 ¿ August 2, 2013. (2013/07/29 - 2013/08/02)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2010/01/01 - Current Various ACS, Elsevier, Wiley, Springer Nature, RSC

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Reviewer for scientific grants, Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFCA), Latvia
2021 - Current Reviewer for scientific grants, MCST, Malta Malta Council for Science and Technology, Malta
2011 - 2014 Reviewer for scientific grants, UEFISCDI, Romania Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior a Cercetarii Dezvoltarii si Inovarii, Romania

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/03/09 Su microchip il nuovo modello cellulare per la SLA Osservatorio Terapie Avanzate
2021/04/12 Organ on chip: l'importanza della comunicazione cellulare CNR press release
2021/02/04 "Flamin-Go": medicina di precisione per il trattamento dell'artrite reumatoide CNR press release
2019/03/01 Sperimentazione animale, ecco la tecnologia alternativa La Stampa
2019/02/14 Parla (anche) italiano la nuova ricerca "tutela animali" Corriere della Sera
2018/11/23 I due italiani premiati a Berlino AGI
2018/11/19 Sperimentazione non animale, Lush Prize a due italiani Adnkronos
2018/11/16 Ricercatore salentino del Nanotec vince il LushPrize 2018 'Giovani ricercatori' CNR press release

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2019/04/06 - 2019/04/06 Unomattina in Famiglia (RAI UNO)

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021/10/20 - Current Frontiers in Biomaterials Science Frontiers
2021 - Current Applied Sciences (2076-3417) MDPI
2019/01/01 - Current Materials Letters X (2590-1508) Elsevier
2019 - Current Heliyon (2405-8440) Elsevier
2018/01/01 - Current PLOS ONE (1932-6203) PLOS
2016/01/02 - Current Materials Letters (0167-577X) Elsevier

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/01/11 - Current Microfluidic organ-on-chip platforms towards the development of personalized medicine approaches Xenia Paolelli
2021/01/11 - Current A multidisciplinary platform for studying the effects of novel EGCG-derived compounds on TDP-43 cytotoxic aggregation pathway in neurodegenerative diseases Vito D'Alessandro
2019/12/01 - Current Microfabricated systems for the study of neurodegenerative disorders Eleonora De Vitis
2021 - 2021 Piattaforme Organ-on-a-chip per lo studio delle interazioni cellulari in vitro Eleonora Giannotta
2019 - 2019 Development of organ-on-chip to investigate neurodegenerative Giusi Caragnano
2018 - 2018 Fabrication and optimization of an organ-on-chip device for unrevealing cellular interactions in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Eleonora De Vitis

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/12/01 - 2021/12/31 External reviewer for VQR 2015-2019 Agenzia Nazionale Di Valutazione Del Sistema Universitario E Della Ricerca, Italy
Distinctions

Award

2019 Top20 Italian innovative researchers 2019
2018 Lush Prize – Young Researcher Award
Lush Cosmetics and the Ethical Consumer Research Association (ECRA), UK, United Kingdom
2014 Radboud Excellence Fellow
Radboud Universiteit, Netherlands
2012 1st prize Erwin Schrödinger Society Poster Award
2011 2nd Prize at the Start Cup Puglia 2011, from Regione Puglia (Italy)
2010 1st Prize (South Area) at the Start Cup 2010 from CNR-Sole24ore (Italy)
2010 Communication Prize at the Start Cup 2010 from CNR-Sole24ore (Italy)

Other distinction

2017 Habilitation as Associate Professor