{"id":10,"date":"2015-04-08T11:14:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T09:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.unipi.it\/cloner\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:08:21","slug":"research-interests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/research-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Interests"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Biodegradable and biostable polymeric <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0079670010000134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scaffolds<\/a> for tissue and organ regeneration (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10544-012-9677-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0142961221001290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">osteochondral<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1748-605X\/aa6a28\/meta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blood vessel<\/a> engineering)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cms\/10.1021\/acsbiomaterials.3c00711\/asset\/images\/medium\/ab3c00711_0010.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biopolymers chemical modification, characterization and processing (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0168165619309332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polyesters,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0144861724000146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polysaccharides<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S014486172400866X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polysaccharide derivatives<\/a> synthesized by bacteria, extracted from vegetal sources, or obtained from food waste)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ars.els-cdn.com\/content\/image\/1-s2.0-S0144861724000146-ga1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S2352940720301475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Additive manufacturing<\/a> (3D Printing) of polymeric materials and composites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2024\/04\/1-s2.0-S2352940720301475-fx1_lrg-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-292 \" src=\"http:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2024\/04\/1-s2.0-S2352940720301475-fx1_lrg-1-1024x393.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2024\/04\/1-s2.0-S2352940720301475-fx1_lrg-1-1024x393.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2024\/04\/1-s2.0-S2352940720301475-fx1_lrg-1-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2024\/04\/1-s2.0-S2352940720301475-fx1_lrg-1-768x295.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2024\/04\/1-s2.0-S2352940720301475-fx1_lrg-1.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0141813025003447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polyelectrolyte complexes<\/a> for in vitro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1422-0067\/23\/6\/3265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tumor modeling<\/a> (e.g., chitosan\/hyaluronic acid complexes)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/ToC_Revisione-2-1.pptx\">ToC_Revisione 2 (1)<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/ToC_Revisione-2-1-NEW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-438 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/ToC_Revisione-2-1-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/ToC_Revisione-2-1-NEW.jpg 649w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/ToC_Revisione-2-1-NEW-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/jbm.b.33144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electrospinning<\/a> of polymeric nanofibers for <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/term.310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tissue engineering<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1742706109003535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drug release<\/a>\u00a0(e.g., controlled release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0141813025105473?via%3Dihub\">natural flavonoids<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/TOC_REVISIONE-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-436\" src=\"http:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/TOC_REVISIONE-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1553\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/TOC_REVISIONE-1.jpg 1553w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/TOC_REVISIONE-1-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/TOC_REVISIONE-1-1024x399.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/TOC_REVISIONE-1-768x299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2026\/01\/TOC_REVISIONE-1-1536x598.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1553px) 100vw, 1553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1773224724005641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intravitreal implants<\/a> for in situ controlled drug release<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ars.els-cdn.com\/content\/image\/1-s2.0-S1773224724005641-ga1.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"248\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Polymeric nanoparticles for <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/macp.201700631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drug release<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0144861718311408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">antimicrobial<\/a> applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/cms\/asset\/59571d6c-37ab-41e5-b40c-9e0fb72052a8\/macp201870025-gra-0001-m.jpg\" width=\"314\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Epoxy resin adhesives for biomedical ultrasound probes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/seacom.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Schermata-2022-12-15-alle-21.43.39.png\" width=\"552\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pp-D9jbtZ5U\">Video: Biomateriali e Medicina Rigenerativa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_Vmhn1RayKs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: RIS3 Contest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uf0w1GmKIk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: RIS3 Contest Award<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biodegradable and biostable polymeric scaffolds for tissue and organ regeneration (e.g., bone, osteochondral and blood vessel engineering) Biopolymers chemical modification,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-dark btn-sm unipi-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/dario_puppi\/research-interests\/\">Leggi tutto&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Research Interests - Dario Puppi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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