PhD Theses:
- 2025-2026 – PhD in Oral Rehabilitation , University of São Paulo (Brazil): Development and characterization of a novel printed chitosan scaffold coated with silver vanadate
- 2025-2026 – PhD in Engineering and Material Science, University of São Paulo (Brazil): Lignocellulosic materials as anchoring and reinforcing matrices in the enhanced efficiency fertilizers production
- 2025-2027 – PhD in Advanced Technology, Universidad del Noreste (Mexico): Novel materials for agriculture seed coating
- 2020-2024 – PhD in Chemistry and Material Science, University of Pisa (Italy): Biotechnological polymers for advanced technologies and applications
- 2019-2023 – PhD in Chemistry and Material Science, University of Pisa (Italy): Polymeric scaffolds for 3D in vitro tissue modelling
- 2012 – 2015 – PhD in Chemistry and Material Science, Univesity of Pisa (Italy): Preparation and characterization of micro/nanostructured three-dimensional scaffolds based on renewable polymers for tissue engineering applications
- 2008-2012 – PhD in Biomaterials, University of Pisa (Italy): A novel approach to the fabrication of polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
Master’s Degree Theses:
- 2026 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Polysaccharide matrix-based composite materials for sustainable manufacturing of ultrasound probes
- 2026 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Electrospinning of Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Sensors
- 2025 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Development of composite materials for sustainable manufacturing of ultrasound probes
- 2025 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Additive manufacturing of hydrogels based on chitosan and Type B gelatin for biomedical applications
- 2025 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Development of carboxymethil chitosan hydrogels for biomedical applications
- 2025 – MSc in Molecular Biotechnologies: Bioactive ceramic-loaded polymeric scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration
- 2025 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Development of naringenin-loaded polymeric nanoparticles
- 2025 – MSc in Molecular Biotechnologies: Development of 3D in vitro model of ovarian cancer tissue by means of bioprinting and gelatin methacryloyl
- 2024 – MSc in Molecular Biotechnologies: Development of surgical antiadesive membranes made of chitosan and eugenol
- 2024 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Development of Novel Polymeric Materials for Bioprinting
- 2024 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Development of composite materials based on urban post-consumption polyolefins and tanning waste
- 2024 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Development of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates electrospun membranes for the controlled release of naringenin
- 2024 – MSc in Molecular Biotechnologies: Development of Bioactive Ceramics-loaded Polymeric Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering
- 2024 – MSc in Molecular Biotechnologies: Development of Chitosan-based Magnetic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
- 2023 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Development of Magnetic Scaffolds based on Chitosan and Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles for Bone Tissue Engineering
- 2023 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Study of the Formation and Inhibition Processes of Scale Depositions in a Water Cooling Pilot Plant
- 2023 – MSc in Materials and Nanotechnology: Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Poly(lactic acid) based Devices for Orthopaedical Applications
- 2023 – MSc in Molecular Biotechnologies: Fabrication, physical-chemical characterization and in vitro biological evaluation of biodegradable polymeric systems loaded with naringenin
- 2023 – MSc in Molecular Biotechnologies: Development of eugenol-loaded biocompatible polymeric systems
- 2023 – MSc in Molecular Biotechnologies: In vitro development of ovarian cancer tridimensional models based on polymeric hydrogels
- 2022 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Development of macro/microstructured poly(lactide-co-glycolide) scaffolds for the controlled release of quercetin
- 2022 – MSc in Molecular Biotechnologies: Anti-inflammatory molecules for microglia reprogramming and development biodegradable polymeric systems for their controlled release
- 2021 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production at pilot scale: investigation on turbidity sensor for improved accumulation process
- 2021 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Additive manufacturing and characterization of novel poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)/functionalized hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration
- 2021 – MSc in Molecular Biotechnologies: Development of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) scaffolds loaded with nanohydroxyapatite for bone tissue regeneration
- 2021 – MSc in Molecular Biotechnologies: Study for the development of 3D in vitro cell culture model for ovarian cancer
- 2020 – MSc in Chemistry: Investigation of polymeric carriers for cytotoxic metal complexes
- 2019 – MSc in Industrial Chemistry: Development and characterization of novel poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)/poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration
- 2013 – MSc in Industrial and Molecular Biotechnologies: Preparation and characterization of polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
Bachelor’s Degree Theses:
- 2026 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, A. Di Palma: “Sviluppo di resine termoindurenti bio-based per applicazioni biomedicali”
- 2025 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, N. Mascioli: “Sintesi e caratterizzazione di derivati fotoreticolabili della gelatina per applicazioni di bioprinting”
- 2025 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, F. Nacci: “Sviluppo di Materiali Ecosostenibili per Applicazione in Sonde Ecografiche”
- 2024 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, M. Bertella: “Sviluppo di Membrane Elettrofilate a base di Poli(3-idrossibutirrato-co-3-idrossivalerato) e Urolitina A”
- 2024 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, F. Matteucci: “Preparazione e Caratterizzazione di Nanoparticelle a base di Poli(acido lattico-co-glicolico) e Caricate con Urolitina A”
- 2023 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, L. Favilla: “Manifatura Additiva di Scaffold a base di Poli(ε-caprolatone) e Magnetite Funzionalizzata”
- 2023 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, P. Del Magro: “Sviluppo di Sistemi Macro/microstrutturati a Base di Poli(lattide-co-glicolide) e Caricati con Quercetina”
- 2023 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, R. Remorini: “Preparazione e Caratterizzazione di Materiali Compositi a Base di Polipropilene e Gusci di Pinolo”
- 2023 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, V. Del Gronchio: “Sintesi, caratterizzazione e funzionalizzazione del carbossimetil chitosano per manifattura additiva in ambito biomedico”
- 2022 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, L. Orlandi: “Manifattura Additiva di Materiali Compositi a base di Polisolfone e Ceramiche Osteoinduttive”
- 2022 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, E. Canovai: “Manifattura Additiva di Materiali Compositi a base di Chitosano e Idrossiapatite per Ingegneria Tissutale”
- 2022 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, P. Carli: “Manifattura Additiva di Scaffold a Base di Chitosano e Magnetite Funzionalizzata”
- 2022 – BSc in Chimica, F. Sciara: “Preparazione e Caratterizzazione Chimico-fisica di Resine Epossidiche per Sonde Ecografiche”
- 2022 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, F. Barsotti: “Sviluppo di Complessi Polielettrolitici Chitosano/Acido Ialuronico per la Manifattura Additiva di Idrogeli Biocompatibili”
- 2021 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, C. Ferrario: “Manifattura Additiva di idrogeli a base di polisaccaridi per applicazioni biomediche”
- 2021 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, D. Li Vecchi: “Manifattura additiva di materiali compositi a base di blend poli(3-idrossibutirrato-co-3-idrossivalerato)/poli(D,L-lattide-co-glicolide) per ingegneria tissutale”
- 2021 – BSc in Chimica per l’Industria e l’Ambiente, L. Carmassi: “Manifattura additiva di materiali compositi a base di poli(3-idrossibutirrato-co-3-idrossivalerato) per ingegneria tissutale”
Foreign Students Internships
- 02/26-06/26: Bruno Foccroulle, Liège Université (Belgium), Erasmus Program. Research Project: Investigation of Natural Polymers for Biomedical Applications
- 01/25-07-25: Alice Deloy, Chimie ParisTech – Université PSL (France), Erasmus Program. Research Project: 3D printing of naringenin-loaded chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) membranes
- 04/24-08-24: Maylis Tanghe, Chimie ParisTech – Université PSL (France), Erasmus Program. Research Project: Preparation and characterization of urolithin-loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles
- 03/24-08/24: Jules Ducrotoy, ESCOM (École Supérieure de Chimie Organique et minérale) (France). Research Project: 3D printing of drug-loaded chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) blends
- 06/23-09/23: Mélodie Couvrat, ESCOM (École Supérieure de Chimie Organique et minérale) (France), Erasmus Program. Research Project: Development of urolithin-loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles
- 02/23-07/23: Lorenzo Daniel García Gámez, Universidad de La Habana (Cuba), IILA-MAECI Fellowship. Research project: Synthesis, characterization and additive manufacturing of carboxymethyl chitosan
- 02/23-07/23: Dehlia Gamra, Chimie ParisTech – Université PSL (France), Erasmus Program. Research Project: Development of gallic acid-loaded chitosan nanoparticles for advanced tissue engineering applications
- 10/22-06/23: Rishad Azizi, Kocaeli Üniversitesi (Turkey), Erasmus Program. Research Project: Development of graphene oxide-loaded polysulfone scaffolds by additive manufacturing
- 04/22-07/22: Emma Soddu, Chimie ParisTech – École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris (France), Erasmus Program. Research project: Development of eugenol-loaded chitosan scaffolds by additive manufacturing