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The CRIETT – Research and Technology Transfer Center – is the special center of the University of Insubria that manages the university’s major equipment and animal facility. CRIETT promotes and facilitates access to high-value scientific instrumentation both for university researchers and for external institutions and companies that may need it. The aim of CRIETT is to strengthen the connection between the University and the local area through the provision of services and collaborations designed to foster innovation and technological transfer.

Scientific Committee

  • President, Rector’s Delegate for Research and Technological Innovation 
    Prof. Loredano Pollegioni 
  • Scientific Director 
    Prof. Flavia Marinelli
  • Deputy Director, Rector’s Delegate for Knowledge Valorization
    Prof. Mauro Fasano 
  • Members
    • Member of FAR Macroarea 1: Prof. Barbara Carminati; 
    • Member of FAR Macroarea 2: Dr. Luca Nardo;
    • Member of FAR Macroarea 3: Vice-Rector Prof. Umberto Piarulli;
    • Member of FAR Macroarea 4: Prof. Tiziana Rubino;
    • Member of FAR Macroarea 5: Prof. Giovanni Veronesi, Prof.ssa Daniela Furlan
  • Coordinator of Material Analysis and Characterization Technological Platform  
    Prof. Sandro Recchia
  • Coordinator of Microscopy and Imaging Technological Platform  
    Prof. Gianluca Tettamanti
  • Coordinator of Animal Facility Technological Platform 
    Prof. Greta Forlani
  • Head of Research Platform Management Service
    Dr. Daniele Binda

CRIETT Technical and Administrative Staff 
Training, Research and Technology Transfer Area 

Technological Platforms

Upcoming events

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  • 15 September 2025 – Varese
    Innovating your imaging – Nikon Eclipse Ji smart imaging system
  • 13–15 October 2025 – Varese
    Microscopy and Imaging, a theoretical and practical course
  • 13 November 2025 – Varese
    Workshop “TEM and SEM Electron Microscopy: New Technologies and Advanced Applications” – in collaboration with Jeol Italia S.p.A.
  • 1 December 2025 – Varese
    Assembly of CRIETT Scholars

2024

  1. Abudukade, M., Pinna, M., Spanu, D., De Amicis, G., Minguzzi, A., Vertova, A., Recchia, S., Ghigna, P., Mul, G. & Altomare, M. (2024). In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study of the Deactivation Mechanism of a Ni-SrTiO Photocatalyst Slurry Active in Water Splitting. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128(38). 16020–16031. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c04688
  2. Arrigoni, F., Prpić, H., Ferrari, A., Zambra, M., Roscilli, G., Gazzola, S. & Piarulli, U. (2024). Design, Synthesis and Preliminary In‐Vitro Activity of 6‐Hydroxyalkyl β‐Carboline Derivatives for the Development of Drug Conjugates Targeting MDM2. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 27(47). https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202400915
  3. Biagiotti, G., Cazzoli, R., Andreozzi, P., Aresta, G., Francesco, M., Mangini, C., di Gianvincenzo, P., Tobia, C., Recchia, S., Polito, L., Severi, M., Vittorio, O., Cicchi, S., Moya, S. E., Ronca, R., Albini, A., Berti, D., Orecchia, R., Garibaldi, C., … Richichi, B. (2024). Biocompatible cellulose nanocrystal-based Trojan horse enables targeted delivery of nano-Au radiosensitizers to triple negative breast cancer cells. Nanoscale Horizons, 9(7), 1211–1218. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NH00042K
  4. Binda, G., Carnati, S., Costa, M., Hostyeva, V., Leu, E., Skjelbred, B., Spanu, D., Šupraha, L., Trotta, S., Vogelsang, C. & Nizzetto, L. (2024). The interaction between plastics and microalgae affects community assembly and nutrient availability. Communications Earth & Environment, 5(1), 545. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01706-y
  5. Cantón-Díaz, A. M., Muñoz-Flores, B. M., Macías-Gamboa, L. F., Moggio, I., Arias, E., Turlakov, G., Dias, H. V. R., Colombo, G., Brenna, S. & Jiménez-Pérez, V. M. (2024). Temperature-dependent photoluminescence down to 77 K of organotin molecular rotors: eco-friendly synthesis, photophysical characterization, X-ray structures, and DFT studies. Dalton Transactions, 53(36), 15010–15031. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DT01518E
  6. Carangi, M. C., Corti, C., Rampazzi, L. & Tedeschi, C. (2024). Characterization of ready-mixed plasters for the conservation of architectural heritage. MATEC Web of Conferences, 403, 07006. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202440307006
  7. Carnati, S., Pozzi, A., Spanu, D., Bettinetti, R., Nizzetto, L., Kalčíková, G., Botta, L. & Binda, G. (2024). Towards harmonization of metal(loid)s determination in conventional and compostable plastics: Comparison of acid digestion protocols in LDPE and PBAT/TPS blends. Chemosphere, 367, 143581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143581
  8. Cassina, S., Cenedese, G., Lamperti, M., Bondani, M. & Allevi, A. (2024). On the use of superthermal light for imaging applications. Physics Letters A, 495, 129300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2023.129300
  9. Colombo, G., Cinco, A., Vola, C., Therrien, B., Ardizzoia, G. A. & Brenna, S. (2024). Blue‐Emissive Fluorescent Zinc(II) Complexes with Bis(imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine)methane Ligands. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 27(28). https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202400251
  10. Colombo, S., Oble, J., Poli, G., Lo Presti, L., Macetti, G., Contini, A., Broggini, G., Papis, M. & Loro, C. (2024). Doubly Metathetic NiCl2-Catalyzed Coupling Between Bis(2-oxazolines) and Aldehydes: A Novel Access to Bis(ester-imine) Derivatives. Molecules, 29(23), 5756. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29235756
  11. Corti, C., Bettinetti, R., Brunello, V., Motella De Carlo, S., Rampazzi, L., Recchia, S. & Castelletti, L. (2024). Ancient bread recipes: Archaeometric data on charred findings. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 66, 572–583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2024.01.009
  12. Gatti, A., Brambilla, E. & Jedrkiewicz, O. (2024). Unified space–time description of pulsed twin beams. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 382(2287). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2023.0334
  13. Geminiani, L., Campione, F. P., Corti, C., Giussani, B., Gorla, G., Luraschi, M., Recchia, S. & Rampazzi, L. (2024). Historical silks: a novel method to evaluate their condition with ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and Principal Component Analysis. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 67, 9–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2024.01.015
  14. Grecchi, S., Bonetti, G., Emanuele, E., Ludvík, J., Koláčná, L., Liška, A., Hromadová, M., Arnaboldi, S., Cirilli, R., Mussini, P. R. & Benincori, T. (2024). Designing Powerful Biindole‐Based Inherently Chiral Selectors: Enhancing Enantiodiscrimination by Core Functionalization with Additional Coordination Elements. Chemistry A European Journal, 30(23). https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303530
  15. Grecchi, S., Malacarne, F., Cirilli, R., Dell’Edera, M., Ghirardi, S., Benincori, T. & Arnaboldi, S. (2024). Wireless Hollow Miniaturized Objects for Electroassisted Chiral Resolution. Analytical Chemistry, 96(12), 4901–4908. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05544
  16. Grecchi, S., Salinas, G., Cirilli, R., Benincori, T., Ghirardi, S., Kuhn, A. & Arnaboldi, S. (2024). Miniaturized enantioselective tubular devices for the electromechanical wireless separation of chiral analytes. Chem, 10(2), 660–674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2023.11.001
  17. Ianhez-Pereira, C., Kuriakose, A., Rodrigues, A. D. G., Silva, A. L. C., Jedrkiewicz, O., Bollani, M. & Franco de Godoy, M. P. (2024). Evaluation of microscale crystallinity modification induced by laser writing on Mn3O4 thin films. Optical Materials, 147, 114609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2023.114609
  18. Kuriakose, A., Chiappini, A., Aprà, P. & Jedrkiewicz, O. (2024). Effect of crystallographic orientation on the potential barrier and conductivity of Bessel written graphitic electrodes in diamond. Diamond and Related Materials, 142, 110760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2023.110760
  19. Kuriakose, A., Mezzapesa, F. P., Gaudiuso, C., Chiappini, A., Aprà, P., Picollo, F., Ancona, A. & Jedrkiewicz, O. (2024). Fabrication of conductive graphitic wires in diamond by Bessel beam micromachining: highlighting the role of the crystallographic orientation and of the burst mode laser writing. In S. Lecler, W. Pfleging & F. Courvoisier (Eds.), Laser + Photonics for Advanced Manufacturing (p. 45). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017460
  20. Kuriakose, A., Mezzapesa, F. P., Gaudiuso, C., Chiappini, A., Picollo, F., Ancona, A. & Jedrkiewicz, O. (2024). Bessel beam fabrication of graphitic micro electrodes in diamond using laser bursts. Diamond and Related Materials, 147, 111316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2024.111316
  21. Kurzhunbaeva, Z., Spinazzè, A., Campagnolo, D., Rovelli, S., Fanti, G., Kasymov, O., Cattaneo, A., Colosio, C. & Cavallo, D. M. (2024). Occupational exposure to chrysotile in an asbestos cement factory in Kyrgyzstan. Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 68(9), 992–998. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxae059
  22. López, A. R., Binda, G., Roncoroni, G., Recchia, S., Monticelli, D. & Spanu, D. (2024). Optimizing Antimony Speciation Analysis via Frontal Chromatography–ICP-MS to Explore the Release of PET Additives. Molecules, 29(12), 2870. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29122870
  23. Malacarne, M. C., Caruso, E., Gariboldi, M. B., Marras, E., Della Bitta, G., Santoro, O., Simm, A., Li, R. & Ferguson, C. T. J. (2024). Evaluation of Nanoparticles Covalently Bound with BODIPY for Their Photodynamic Therapy Applicability. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(6), 3187. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25063187
  24. Maspero, A., Bardelli, F., Konidaris, K. F., Uboldi, M., Lucarelli, C., Schiaroli, N. & Vitillo, J. G. (2024). Unraveling Transfer Hydrogenation Mechanisms by Ammonia Borane to Alkenes over Self-Healing Copper Nanoparticles: The Complementary Role of N–H Bond, Surface, and Solvent. ACS Catalysis, 14(12), 9594–9606. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c02556
  25. Molinari, F., Salini, A., Vittore, A., Santoro, O., Izzo, L., Fusco, S., Pollegioni, L. & Rosini, E. (2024). Bio-based production of cis,cis-muconic acid as platform for a sustainable polymers production. Bioresource Technology, 408, 131190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131190
  26. Papis, M., Colombo, S., Lo Presti, L., Poli, G., Broggini, G., Oble, J. & Loro, C. (2024). Palladium‐Catalyzed/Mn(OAc) 3 ‐Mediated 1,2‐Diazidation and 1,2‐Acetoxy/Hydroxylation of N ‐Allyl Sulfonamides. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 366(11), 24772482. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.202400035
  27. Papis, M., Colombo, S., Spanu, D., Recchia, S., Nava, D., Foschi, F., Broggini, G. & Loro, C. (2024). Diastereoselective Palladaelectro-Catalyzed Construction of Bromomethyl Morpholines as Key Step To Access Morpholino Homonucleosides. Organic Letters, 26(30), 6330–6334. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01790
  28. Pinna, M., Zava, M., Grande, T., Prina, V., Monticelli, D., Roncoroni, G., Rampazzi, L., Hildebrand, H., Altomare, M., Schmuki, P., Spanu, D. & Recchia, S. (2024). Enhanced Photocatalytic Paracetamol Degradation by NiCu-Modified TiO2 Nanotubes: Mechanistic Insights and Performance Evaluation. Nanomaterials, 14(19), 1577. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14191577
  29. Pugliesi, M., Cavallo, M., Atzori, C., Garetto, B., Borfecchia, E., Donà, L., Civalleri, B., Tuci, G., Giambastiani, G., Galli, S., Bonino, F. & Rossin, A. (2024). Selective Carbon Dioxide versus Nitrous Oxide Adsorption in Cerium(IV) Bithiazole and Bipyridyl Metal‐Organic Frameworks. Advanced Functional Materials, 34(39). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202403017
  30. Rødland, E. S., Binda, G., Spanu, D., Carnati, S., Bjerke, L. R. & Nizzetto, L. (2024). Are eco-friendly “green” tires also chemically green? Comparing metals, rubbers and selected organic compounds in green and conventional tires. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 476, 135042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135042
  31. Sanvito, A., Cassina, S., Lamperti, M., Notarnicola, M. N., Olivares, S. & Allevi, A. (2024). Assessing a binary quantum channel exploiting a silicon photomultiplier based hybrid receiver. Optics Express, 32(22), 39846. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.534910
  32. Spanu, D., Butti, L., Recchia, S., Dossi, C. & Monticelli, D. (2024). A high-throughput, straightforward procedure for biomonitoring organomercury species in human hair. Talanta, 270, 125612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125612
  33. Stefani, A., Salzillo, T., Mussini, P. R., Benincori, T., Innocenti, M., Pasquali, L., Jones, A. C., Mishra, S. & Fontanesi, C. (2024). Chiral Recognition: A Spin‐Driven Process in Chiral Oligothiophene. A Chiral‐Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS) Effect Manifestation. Advanced Functional Materials, 34(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202308948
  34. Villa, B., Bettinetti, R., Santolini, C., Monticelli, D., Corti, C., Binda, G., Mastore, M., Magni, G., Pachner, J., Liguori, G., Zanoletti, A. & Boldrocchi, G. (2024). Evaluation of the Adriatic Sea pollution using mesozooplankton as an environmental indicator. Chemosphere, 366, 143553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143553
  35. Vismara, R., Terruzzi, S., Maspero, A., Grell, T., Bossola, F., Sironi, A., Galli, S., Navarro, J. A. R. & Colombo, V. (2024). CO2 Adsorption in a Robust Iron(III) Pyrazolate‐Based MOF: Molecular‐Level Details and Frameworks Dynamics From Powder X‐ray Diffraction Adsorption Isotherms. Advanced Materials, 36(12). https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202209907

2025

  1. Alberti, M., Gianelli, M., Boucherabine, D., Recchia, S. & Caselli, A. (2025). Additive‐Free Synthesis of Cyclic Carbamates From Aziridines and CO 2 Catalyzed by IER Supported Iron(III) Halides. ChemCatChem, 17(18). https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202500710
  2. Binda, G., Carnati, S., Passignani, N., Hurley, R., Nizzetto, L., Spanu, D., Kalčíková, G. & Pozzi, A. (2025). A screening of metal(loid) content in conventional and compostable plastic polymers: understanding the sources and the connected environmental implications. Environmental Pollution, 375, 126364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126364
  3. Boldrocchi, G., Villa, B., Monticelli, D., Spanu, D., Binda, G., Pachner, J., Magni, G., Fasola, E., Stefani, F. & Bettinetti, R. (2025). Zooplankton as a Bioindicator of Marine Contamination for Filter-Feeding Basking Sharks, Fin Whales and Devil Rays at Caprera Canyon (Mediterranean Sea). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 89(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-025-01137-6
  4. Bollati, M., Fasola, E., Pieraccini, S., Freddi, F., Cocomazzi, P., Oliva, F., Klußmann, M., Maspero, A., Piarulli, U., Ferrara, S., Pellegrino, S., Bertoni, G. & Gazzola, S. (2025). Impairing protein–protein interactions in an essential tRNA modification complex: An innovative antimicrobial strategy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Peptide Science, 31(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/psc.3658
  5. Britel, A., Kuriakose, A., Hernández, E. N., Corte, E., Tchernij, S. D., Aprà, P., Sturari, S., Amine, N.-H., Pugliese, V., Redolfi, E., Forneris, J., Olivero, P., Jedrkiewicz, O. & Picollo, F. (2025). Comparative analysis of diamond graphitization approaches for 3D electrode fabrication. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 36(19), 1150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-025-15232-w
  6. Cassina, S., Pozzoli, A., Vesco, G., Lamperti, M., Marangoni, M. & Allevi, A. (2025). Sum-frequency-based photon-number-resolving detector for telecom wavelengths. APL Photonics, 10(12). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0292182
  7. Cassina, Silvia, Notarnicola, M. N., Olivares, S. & Allevi, A. (2025). On the application of a Silicon photomultiplier-based receiver for binary phase-shift-keying protocols. Physics Letters A, 541, 130403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2025.130403
  8. Cassina, Silvia, Pozzoli, A. & Allevi, A. (2025). Statistical characterization of discrete amplitude-modulated coherent states at telecom wavelengths by means of an up-conversion-based photon-number-resolving detector. Optics Express, 33(24), 51351. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.576205
  9. Cazzaniga, G., Zambra, M., Bongiolo, S., Prpić, H., Fasola, E., Arrigoni, F., Piarulli, U. & Gazzola, S. (2025). Comparative Enzymatic and Stability Assays Reveal GPLG as an Effective Cathepsin B Cleavable Linker for Tumor-Targeting Drug Conjugates. ACS Omega, 10(36), 41783–41798. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c05758
  10. Cinco, A., Ardizzoia, G. A., Brenna, S., Therrien, B. & Colombo, G. (2025). Boron-Centered Compounds: Exploring the Optical Properties of Spiro Derivatives with Imidazo[1,5-a]Pyridines. Molecules, 30(12), 2552. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30122552
  11. Coccia, G., Guo, Y., Nieto Hernandez, E., Kuriakose, A., Sahnawaz Alam, M., Shahbazi, S., Sachero, S., Britel, A., Kafizova, D., Ramponi, R., McMillan, A., Olivero, P., Kubanek, A., Machnikowski, P., Bennett, A. J., Hadden, J. P., Jedrkiewicz, O. & Eaton, S. M. (2025). Quantum technology micro-nano devices in diamond enabled by femtosecond laser and ion irradiation. In M. Agio & S. Castelletto (Eds.), Nanophotonics with Diamond and Silicon Carbide for Quantum Technologies. Elsevier.
  12. Colombo, S., Cartamina, E., Papis, M., Spanu, D., Lo Presti, L., Macetti, G., Poli, G., Contini, A., Broggini, G. & Loro, C. (2025). Electrochemical Intramolecular Aminobromination of Alkenes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500808
  13. Dengo, N., Macias-Pinilla, D. F., Anzini, P., Colombo, M., Virga, S., Brambilla, A., Zecca, P. A., Monticelli, D., Giannici, F. & Bertolotti, F. (2025). Atomistic Insights into Halide Double Perovskite Nanocrystals obtained by Multistep Synthesis and Efficient Compositional Engineering. ACS Nano, 19(33), 30151–30164. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c06497
  14. Diamant, S., Mahevitra, A., Monticelli, D., Banfi, D., Villa, B., López, A. R., Bettinetti, R. & Boldrocchi, G. (2025). Trace elements and POPs in baitfish from Madagascar: Implications for whale shark and human exposure. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 220, 118469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118469
  15. Fernandez Alarcon, J., Perez Schmidt, P., Panini, N., Caruso, F., Violatto, M. B., Sukubo, N. G., MartinezSerra, A., EkalleSoppo, C. B., Morelli, A., Moscatiello, G. Y., Grasselli, C., Corbelli, A., Fiordaliso, F., Kelk, J., Petrosilli, L., d’Orazio, G., Mateu Ferrando, R., Verdaguer Ferrer, A., Fornaguera, C., … Sitia, G. (2025a). Functional Polarization of Liver Macrophages by Glyco Gold Nanoparticles. Advanced Science, 12(16). https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202407458
  16. Freddi, S., Vaghi, L., Penoni, A., Scapinello, L. & Sangaletti, L. (2025). A Minimal Electronic Nose Based on Graphene Functionalized with Metalated Pyrazinoporphyrazines and Phthalocyanines for Ammonia, Benzene, and Hydrogen Sulfide Discrimination. Chemosensors, 13(5), 165. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors13050165
  17. Galbiati, M., Maiullari, F., Ceraolo, M. G., Bousselmi, S., Fratini, N., Gega, K., Recchia, S., Ferretti, A. M., Scala, G., Costantini, M., Sciarra, T., Rizzi, R. & Bearzi, C. (2025). Bioactive Hydrogel Supplemented with Stromal Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Enhance Wound Healing. Pharmaceutics, 17(2), 162. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics17020162
  18. Jug, G. & Recchia, S. (2025). The peculiar intrinsic magnetism of non-magnetic glasses: interpretation in terms of a Cellular Model for the glassy MR-Structure. Physics and Chemistry of Glasses: European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B, 66(2), 49–57. https://doi.org/10.13036/17533562.66.2.12
  19. Kurzhunbaeva, Z., Vigliaturo, R., Servetto, G. P., Bertoglio, B., Cecchetto, G., Tulepbergenov, N., Mindiyarova, E., Kasymova, R., Dzhusupov, K., Capella, S., Belluso, E., Colosio, C., Spinazzè, A., Cavallo, D. M. & Visonà, S. D. (2025). Assessment of asbestos exposure in Kyrgyzstan through analysis of raw and processed materials, air samples and human lung tissue. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 25114. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10736-1
  20. Malacarne, M. C., Randisi, F., Marras, E., Giovannardi, S., Dognini, P., Simm, A. M., Giuntini, F., Gariboldi, M. B. & Caruso, E. (2025). EGFR-Targeted Photodynamic Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Lines Using Porphyrin–Peptide Conjugates: Synthesis and Mechanistic Insight. Molecules, 30(17), 3533. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30173533
  21. Mazzocchi, A., Notarnicola, M. N., Cassina, S., Lamperti, M., Olivares, S. & Allevi, A. (2025). Implementation of a hybrid SiPM receiver for applications to continuous-variable quantum key distribution with binary modulation. International Journal of Quantum Information. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219749925400118
  22. Palladini, J., Gandhi, B. P., Jones, K. C., Terzaghi, E., Zanardini, E., Palmisano, G., Bagnati, R., Passoni, A., Semple, K. T. & Di Guardo, A. (2025). Environmental formation of sulfonated-PCBs and OH-sulfonated-PCBs: Is it greater under aerobic or anaerobic conditions? Environmental Pollution, 382, 126735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126735
  23. Palladini, J., Terzaghi, E., Zanardini, E., Palmisano, G., Bagnati, R., Passoni, A. & Di Guardo, A. (2025a). First Evidence of Environmental Formation of Sulfonated PCBs. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 12(5), 640–647. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00139
  24. Palladini, J., Terzaghi, E., Zanardini, E., Palmisano, G., Bagnati, R., Passoni, A. & Di Guardo, A. (2025b). Sulfonated-PCBs and OH-sulfonated-PCBs: An insight into their environmental formation and identification. Science of The Total Environment, 996, 180176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180176
  25. Pozzoli, A., Lamperti, M., Clerici, M., Bondani, M. & Allevi, A. (2025). Optimal generation of mesoscopic twin-beam states by means of a natively femtosecond laser system. APL Photonics, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0254736
  26. Razzoli, L., Pozzoli, A. & Allevi, A. (2025). Hybrid discrimination strategy in quantum communication based on photon-number-resolving detectors and mesoscopic twin-beam states. Quantum Science and Technology, 10(4), 045036. https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ae05c3
  27. Roncoroni, G., Spanu, D., Binda, G. & Monticelli, D. (2025). Metal Ion Isotope Ratio Using ESI-Orbitrap HRMS: Proof of Concept and Initial Performance Evaluation for Lead Isotopic Ratios. Analytical Chemistry, 97(25), 13176–13183. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5c01033
  28. Schiaroli, N., Scaglione, L., Mandioni, R., Foschi, F., Recchia, S. & Lucarelli, C. (2025). Cu‐Based Catalysts for the One‐Pot Condensation–Hydrogenation of Cyclopentanone to Produce Valuable SAF Precursors. ChemCatChem, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202401586
  29. Seifert, M., Termathe, M., Nardo, L. & Höhne, M. (2025). Ribosomal Incorporation of Thioxanthone as a Noncanonical Amino Acid Facilitates the Engineering of Photoenzymes. ChemCatChem, 17(20). https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202500847
  30. Spanu, D., Omodei, C., Binda, G., Grande, T. & Recchia, S. (2025). Tellurium Speciation via Frontal Chromatography ICP-MS: An Innovative and Effective Approach for the Ultratrace Detection in Environmental Matrices. Journal of Analysis and Testing, 9(3), 321–333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41664-025-00366-x
  31. Terzaghi, E., Bertipaglia, C., Zanardini, E., Siniscalchi, D., Bagnati, R., Passoni, A., Rampazzi, L., Corti, C., Ortega-Calvo, J.-J., Posada-Baquero, R. & Di Guardo, A. (2025). Forest Filter Effect Revisited: First Evidence That Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolites Are Produced on Leaves by Biodegradation and Photodegradation. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(38), 20738–20747. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c09252
  32. Trotta, S., Binda, G., Pozzi, A. & Michetti, A. M. (2025). Unravelling the Effect of Sediment Properties on As(V) and As(III) Adsorption/Desorption Processes: Implications for Groundwater Geochemistry. Water, 17(17), 2616. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17172616
  33. Vittore, A., Santoro, O., Candida, M., Vaghi, S., Pragliola, S., Mella, M. & Izzo, L. (2025). A kinetic and mechanistic study of copper-based catalysts in the ARGET-ATRP of multifunctional natural molecules: The case of methacrylated eugenol. Polymer, 324, 128228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2025.128228
  34. Zecca, P. A., Scurati, E. I., Zara, F., Raspanti, M., Baranzini, N., Binda, G., Serafin, M., Caprioglio, A. & Borgese, M. (2025). Microscopic AcidInduced Degradation and Elemental Release From Thermoformed and 3DPrinted Orthodontic Aligners in a Simulated Gastric Environment. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 113(10). https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.35674

2024

  1. Caramella, S., Baranzini, N., Bruno, D., Orlandi, V. T., Mohamed, A., Bolognese, F., Grimaldi, A., & Tettamanti, G. (2024). Exploring the role of RNASET2 in the immune response of black soldier fly larvae. Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology, 116(4), e22146. https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.22146
  2. Frattini, A., Micheloni, G., Musio, A., Bini Antunes, M., Barbot, J., Costa, E., Seabra, P., Righi, R., Orsini, F., Montalbano, G., Acquati, F., Porta, G., Pasquali, F., & Valli, R. (2024). A distinctive type of mosaic variegated aneuploidy: case report and review of the literature. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.63901

2025

  1. Bon, C., Maretti, A., Pulze, L., Paris, N., Santoro, O., Pragliola, S., Izzo, L., Baranzini, N., & Grimaldi, A. (2025). The exposure to polypropylene micro- and nanoplastics impairs wound healing and tissue regeneration in the leech Hirudo verbana. Microplastics, 4(3), 56.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics4030056
  2. Bruno, D., Manas, F., Bonelli, M., Gold, M., Marzari, M., Roma, D., Valoroso, M. C., Montali, A., Guillaume, J. B., Rebora, M., Bressac, C., Herman, N., Caccia, S., Casartelli, M., & Tettamanti, G. (2025). BugBook: Life cycle, reproduction, and morphofunctional characterisation of the gut, fat body, and haemocytes in the black soldier fly. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed.
    https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2025.0013
  3. Dengo, N., Macias-Pinilla, D. F., Anzini, P., Colombo, M., Virga, S., Brambilla, A., Zecca, P. A., Monticelli, D., Giannici, F., & Bertolotti, F. (2025). Atomistic insights into halide double perovskite nanocrystals obtained by multistep synthesis and efficient compositional engineering. ACS Nano, 19(33), 30241–30253.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c04187
  4. Gallo, D., Piantanida, E., Bombelli, R., Lepanto, S., Bruno, A., Gallazzi, M., Bilato, G., Borgese, M., Baci, D., Mortara, L., & Tanda, M. L. (2025). Natural Killer Cells in Graves' Disease: Increased Frequency but Impaired Degranulation Ability Compared to Healthy Controls. International journal of molecular sciences26(3), 977. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26030977
  5. Hristodor, A. M., Cappelli, E., Baldisseri, E., Valli, R., Montalbano, G., Micheloni, G., Porta, G., Frattini, A., Ravera, S., Fioredda, F., Lippi, G., Dufour, C., Cipolli, M., & Bezzerri, V. (2025). Development of translational read-through-inducing drugs as novel therapeutic options for patients with Fanconi anemia. Cell death discovery, 11(1), 286. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-025-02571-0
  6. Marcolli, G., Baranzini, N., Barone, L., Rossi, F., Pulze, L., Pagiatakis, C., Papait, R., Grimaldi, A., & Gornati, R. (2025). Nanostructured Scaffold, Combined with Human Dental Pulp Stem Cell Secretome, Induces Vascularization in Medicinal Leech Model. Micromachines, 16(10), 1150.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/mi16101150
  7. Marcolli, G., Barone, L., Baranzini, N., Rossi, F., Nebuloni, A. M., Pulze, L., Sadia, S., Zecca, P. A., Pagiatakis, C., Papait, R., Grimaldi, A., & Gornati, R. (2025). Tissue regenerative potential of human dental pulp mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium in wound healing of the medicinal leech. Stem cell research & therapy16(1), 673. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-025-04683-x
  8. Marinaccio, J., Rossi, E., Micheli, E., Udroiu, I., Baranzini, N., Marcolli, G., & Sgura, A. (2025). TERT translocation to mitochondria: Exploring its role in mitochondrial homeostasis. PLOS Genetics, 21(10), e1011923.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1011923
  9. Mastore, M., Broggio, E., Banfi, D., Machado, R. A. R., Bhat, A. H., Kallel, S., Reguzzoni, M., Quadroni, S., & Brivio, M. F. (2025). Evaluation of the insecticidal potential of Lysinibacillus fusiformis against Drosophila suzukii larvae. Insects, 16(11), 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16111090
  10. Roncoroni, R., Baci, D., Cucchiara, M., de Vito, A., Gallazzi, M., Palano, M. T., Olmeo, F., Rubuano, C., Giannatiempo, A., Monti, L., Bombelli, R., Mercatelli, D., Finzi, G., Franzi, F., La Rosa, S., Noonan, D. M., Bassani, B., Mortara, L., Bruno, A., & Acquati, F. (2025). The human RNASET2 alarmin-like molecule differentially affects prostate cancer cells behavior in both cell autonomous and non-cell autonomous manners. Journal of translational medicine, 23(1), 560.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-025-06540-0
  11. Satriano, A., Martucci, A., Adornetto, A., Benfatto, E., Tettamanti, G., Bruno, D., Corasaniti, M. T., Bagetta, G., Nucci, C., & Russo, R. (2025). Metformin protects retinal ganglion cells in a preclinical model of retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury and stabilizes visual field in diabetic patients with glaucoma. Cell death discovery, 11(1), 546. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-025-02824-y
  12. Volpe, G., Di Lelio, I., Bruno, D., Becchimanzi, A., Barra, E., Russo, E., Gebiola, M., Magoga, G., Jesu, G., Di Giorgi, S., Perrone, M., Montagna, M., Tettamanti, G., Gigliotti, S., & Pennacchio, F. (2025). RNAi-mediated suppression of embryos as a promising strategy to control Spodoptera littoralisJournal of Pest Science, 98, 2177–2189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-025-01932-z
  13. Zecca, P. A., Scurati, E. I., Zara, F., Raspanti, M., Baranzini, N., Binda, G., Serafin, M., Caprioglio, A., & Borgese, M. (2025). Microscopic acid-induced degradation and elemental release from thermoformed and 3D-printed orthodontic aligners in a simulated gastric environment. journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 113(10), e35674. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.35674

2022

  1. Bosi, A., Banfi, D., Bistoletti, M., Catizzone, L. M., Chiaravalli, A. M., Moretto, P., Moro, E., Karousou, E., Viola, M., Giron, M. C., Crema, F., Rossetti, C., Binelli, G., Passi, A., Vigetti, D., Giaroni, C., & Baj, A. (2022). Hyaluronan Regulates Neuronal and Immune Function in the Rat Small Intestine and Colonic Microbiota after Ischemic/Reperfusion Injury. Cells, 11(21), 3370. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11213370

2024

  1. Alberto-Silva, A. S., Hemmer, S., Bock, H. A., da Silva, L. A., Scott, K. R., Kastner, N., Bhatt, M., Niello, M., Jäntsch, K., Kudlacek, O., Bossi, E., Stockner, T., Meyer, M. R., McCorvy, J. D., Brandt, S. D., Kavanagh, P., & Sitte, H. H. (2024). Bioisosteric analogs of MDMA: Improving the pharmacological profile? Journal of neurochemistry, 168(9), 2022–2042. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.16149
  2. Azzi, L., Celesti, F., Chiaravalli, A. M., Shaik, A. K. B., Shallak, M., Gatta, A., Battaglia, P., La Rosa, S., Tagliabue, A., Accolla, R. S., & Forlani, G. (2024). Novel vaccination strategies based on optimal stimulation of CD4+ T helper cells for the treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Frontiers in immunology, 15, 1387835. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1387835
  3. Barone, L., Cucchiara, M., Palano, M. T., Bassani, B., Gallazzi, M., Rossi, F., Raspanti, M., Zecca, P. A., De Antoni, G., Pagiatakis, C., Papait, R., Bernardini, G., Bruno, A., & Gornati, R. (2024). Dental pulp mesenchymal stem cell (DPSCs)-derived soluble factors, produced under hypoxic conditions, support angiogenesis via endothelial cell activation and generation of M2-like macrophages. Journal of biomedical science31(1), 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12929-024-01087-6 
  4. Reale, A., Gatta, A., Shaik, A. K. B., Shallak, M., Chiaravalli, A. M., Cerati, M., Zaccaria, M., La Rosa, S., Calistri, A., Accolla, R. S., & Forlani, G. (2024). An oncolytic HSV-1 vector induces a therapeutic adaptive immune response against glioblastoma. Journal of translational medicine, 22(1), 862. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-024-05650-5

2025

  1. Bosi, A., Banfi, D., Capó, J. D., Ponti, A., Faggin, S., Moro, E., Caputi, V., Bresesti, I., Crema, F., Giron, M. C., Agosti, M., Salvatore, S., Baj, A., & Giaroni, C. (2025). Sex-dependent alteration of the enteric neuromuscular function after antibiotic-induced dysbiosis in juvenile mice and effect of Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus GG. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie189, 118263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2025.118263 
  2. Bosi, A., Baranzini, N., Ponti, A., Moretto, P., Moro, E., Crema, F., Cianci, R., Karousou, E., Viola, M., Passi, A., Vigetti, D., Baj, A., Grimaldi, A., Severgnini, P., & Giaroni, C. (2025). Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Influences Hyaluronan Homeostasis in the Rat Brain. International journal of molecular sciences26(20), 10064. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms262010064 
  3. Di Iacovo, A., D'Agostino, C., Bhatt, M., Romanazzi, T., Giovannardi, S., Cinquetti, R., Roseti, C., & Bossi, E. (2025). The kinase LRRK2 is required for the physiological function and expression of the glial glutamate transporter EAAT2 (SLC1A2). Journal of neurochemistry169(1), e16265. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.16265
  4. Gatta, A., Shaik, A. K. B., Shallak, M., Chiaravalli, A. M., Cerati, M., La Rosa, S., Accolla, R. S., & Forlani, G. (2025). CIITA-modified glioblastomas vaccinate and induce cross-protection against heterologous wild-type glioblastomas. Journal of translational medicine, 23(1), 758. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-025-06816-5
  5. Roncoroni, R., Baci, D., Cucchiara, M., de Vito, A., Gallazzi, M., Palano, M. T., Olmeo, F., Rubuano, C., Giannatiempo, A., Monti, L., Bombelli, R., Mercatelli, D., Finzi, G., Franzi, F., La Rosa, S., Noonan, D. M., Bassani, B., Mortara, L., Bruno, A., & Acquati, F. (2025). The human RNASET2 alarmin-like molecule differentially affects prostate cancer cells behavior in both cell autonomous and non-cell autonomous manners. Journal of translational medicine23(1), 560. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-025-06540-0

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Prof. Sandro Recchia
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