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2025

M. Conte, M. Carofiglio, R. S. Vander Pol, A. Wood, N. Hernandez, A. Joubert, C. Caffey, C. Y. Xuan Chua, A. Grattoni, V. Cauda “Acoustically-driven Hybrid Nanocrystals for In Vivo Pancreatic Cancer Treatment”, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 2025, ISSN:1944-8244, doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c21975

N. M. Percivalle, J. B. Bassila, A. Piccinini, M. Cumerlato, M. Porro, C. Trouki, S. Monti, G. Barcaro, D. Bochicchio, R. Piva, V. Rondelli, G. Rossi V. Cauda “Acoustically-driven Hybrid Nanocrystals for In Vivo Pancreatic Cancer Treatment”, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 2025, ISSN:1944-8244, doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c1991

V.Vighetto, E. Pascucci, N.M. Percivalle, A.Troia, K.M.Meiburger, M.R.P. van denBroek, T.Segers, V. Cauda “Functional nanocrystal as effective contrast agents for dual-mode imaging: Live-cell sonoluminescence and contrast-enhanced echography” ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY, 2025, Vol. 113, 107242, doi:10.1016/j.ultsonch.2025.107242

2024

G. Rosso, G. Mesiano, B. Dumontel, M. Carofiglio, M. Conte, G. Grattoni, V. Cauda, “Acoustic waves and smart biomimetic nanoparticles: combination treatment from 2 to 3D colorectal cancer models” CANCER NANOTECHNOLOGY, 2024, Vol. 15, article n. 42, pp. 1-23 doi: 10.1186/s12645-024-00281-3

M.Carofiglio, N.M. Percvalle, S. Hernandez, M. Laurenti, G. Canavese, J. C. Matos, M. C. Gonçalves, V. Cauda “Ultrasound-assisted water oxidation: unveiling the role of piezoelectric metal-oxide sonocatalysts for cancer treatment” BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES, 2024, Vol. 26, pp. 37, doi: 10.1007/s10544-024-00720-3.

M. Carofiglio, G. Mesiano, G. Rosso, M. Conte, M. Zuccheri, Y. Pignochino, V. Cauda , “Targeted lipid-coated ZnO nanoparticles coupled with ultrasound: aA sonodynamic approach for the treatment of osteosarcoma as 3D spheroid models”. MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS, 2024, Vol. 376, pp. 113182, ISSN: 2352-4928, doi:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.109826.

V. Vighetto, E. Pascucci, G. Savino, G. Rosso, N. M. Percivalle, M. Conte, B. Dumontel, A. Balboni, G. Mesiano, A. Masoero, V. Cauda “The Multifunctional Purposes of Ultrasound in 3D Models”. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS, 2024, 2400161, PP.1-19, ISSN 2366-3987, doi: 10.1002/adtp.202400161

V. Vighetto, M. Conte, G. Rosso, M. Carofiglio, F. Sidoti Abate, L. Racca, G. Mesiano, V. Cauda “Anti-CD38 Targeted NanoTrojan Horses Stimulated by Acoustic Waves as Therapeutic Nanotools selectively against Burkitt’s Lymphoma Cells” DISCOVER NANO, 2024, Vol. 19, n. 28, ISSN 2731-9229, doi: 10.1186/s11671-024-03976-z

B. Dumontel, G. Rosso, V. Cauda “Natural and artificial phospholipid bilayer coatings on solid-state nanoparticles, current and future perspectives” NANOMEDICINE, 2024, pp.1-3, ISSN: 1748-6963, doi: 10.2217/nnm-2023-0358 (invited Editorial)

H.-C. Liu, N. Di Trani, M. Conte, D. C. Nguyen, S. Jokonya, A. Wu, R. Vander Pol, A. L. Joubert, I. Facchi, A. M. Wood, J. Ho, F. Pesaresi, V. Cauda, S.-H. Chen, X. Liu, P. S. Stayton, C. Y. X. Chua, A. Grattoni “Nanofluidic delivery implant sustains localization and maximizes efficacy of intratumoral immunotherapy” NANO TODAY, 2024, Vol. 56, 102258, ISSN 1748-0132, doi: 10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102258

2023

F. Susa, T. Limongi, F. Borgione, S. Peiretti, M. Vallino, V. Cauda, R. Pisano, “Comparative studies of different preservation methods and relative freeze-drying formulations for extracellular vesicles pharmaceutical applications” ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, 2023, 9, 10, 5871–5885, doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00678

M. Sancho-Albero, G. Rosso, L. De Cola, V. Cauda “Cargo-loaded lipid-shielded breakable organosilica nanocages for enhanced drug delivery” NANOSCALE, 2023, 15, 14628 – 14640, ISSN: 2040-3372, doi: 10.1039/d3nr02155f

M. Conte, M. Carofiglio, G. Rosso, V. Cauda “Lipidic Formulations Inspired by COVID Vaccines as Smart Coatings to Enhance Nanoparticle-Based Cancer Therapy” NANOMATERIALS, 2023, Vol. 13, pp. 2250, ISSN 2076-4991, doi: 10.3390/nano13152250

A.Troia, S. Galati, V. Vighetto, V Cauda “Piezo/sono-catalytic activity of ZnO micro/nanoparticlesforROS generation as function of ultrasound frequencies and dissolved gases” ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY, 2023, Vol. 97, 106470, pp 1-7, ISSN: 1350-4177, doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106470

L. Racca, G. Rosso, M. Carofilgio, S. Fagonee, G. Mesiano, F. Altruda, V. Cauda (Corr. Author) “Effective combination of biocompatible zinc oxide nanocrystals and high-energy shock waves for the treatment of colorectal cancer” CANCER NANOTECHNOLOGY, 2023, Vol. 14, Article n.37, pp. 1-21, ISSN. 1868-6966, doi: 10.1186/s12645-023-00195-6

S. Barui, M. Conte, N.M. Percivalle, R.M. Garcia Montero, L. Racca, M. Allione, V. Cauda (Corr. Author) “Dual drug loaded nanotheranostic platforms as a novel synergistic approach to improve pancreatic cancer treatment” PARTICLE & PARTICLE SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION, 2023, 2200138, pp.1-16, ISSN: 1521-4117, doi: 10.1002/ppsc.202200138

R. Freund, A. E. Lanza, S. Canossa, M. Gemmi, J. Goscianska, V. Cauda, M. Oschatz, S. Wuttke “Understanding the Chemistry of Metal Oxide to Metal–Organic Framework Reactions for Morphology Control” CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2023, vol 35(5), pp. 1891-1900, ISSN: 1520-5002, doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c02946

2022

N. M. Percivalle, M. Carofiglio, M. Conte, G. Rosso, A. Bentivogli, G. Mesiano, V. Vighetto, V. Cauda (Corr. Author) “Artificial and naturally derived phospholipidic bilayers coating solid-state nanoparticles as smart tools in cancer therapy” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 2022, Vol. 23, (15815), pp. 1-28, EISSN 1422-0067, doi: 10.3390/ijms232415815

G. Rosso, V. Cauda “Biomimicking extracellular vesicles with fully artificial ones: a rational design of EV-BIOMIMETICS towards effective theranostic tools in nanomedicine” ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, 2022, ISSN: 2373-9878, doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01025

V. Cauda , S. Appendino, V. Vighetto, M. Carofiglio, “Stimuli-responsive hybrid nanoconstructs for efficient theranostic applications in nanomedicine” PROJECT REPOSITORY JOURNAL, 2022, Vol. 15, pp. 44–47, doi: 10.54050/PRj1519538

M. Carofiglio, M. Conte, L. Racca, V. Cauda, “Synergistic Phenomena between Iron-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles and Shock Waves Exploited against Pancreatic Cancer Cells“ ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS, 2022, ISSN: 2574-0970, doi: 10.1021/acsanm.2c04211

G. Tamboia, M. Campanini, V. Vighetto, L. Racca, L. Spigarelli, G. Canavese, V. Cauda, “A comparative analysis of low intensity ultrasound effects on living cells: from simulation to experiments” BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES, 2022, ISSN: 1572-8781 doi: 10.1007/s10544-022-00635-x, Vol. 24 (4), pp.35

S. Barui, N. M. Percivalle, M.Conte, B. Dumontel, L. Racca, M. Carofiglio, V. Cauda, “Development of doped ZnO-based biomimicking and tumor targeted nanotheranostics to improve pancreatic cancer treatment” CANCER NANOTECHNOLOGY, 2022, ISSN: 1868-6966, doi: 10.1186/s12645-022-00140-z,

M. Conte, V. Cauda, “Multimodal therapies against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a review on synergistic approaches towards ultimate nanomedicine treatments” ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS (2022) DOI:10.1002/adtp.202200079

B. Dumontel, F. Susa, T. Limongi, V. Vighetto, D. Debellis, M. Canta and V. Cauda, “Nanotechnological engineering of extracellular vesicles for the development of actively targeted hybrid nanodevices” Cell & Bioscience (2022) 12:61 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-022-00784-9

V. Vighetto, A. Troia, M. Laurenti, M. Carofiglio, N. Marcucci, G. Canavese, V. Cauda, “Insight into Sonoluminescence Augmented by ZnO-Functionalized Nanoparticles” ACS Omega, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05837

A. Carmignani, M. Battaglini, E. Sinibaldi, A. Marino, V. Vighetto, V. Cauda, G. Ciofani, “In Vitro and Ex Vivo Investigation of the Effects of Polydopamine Nanoparticle Size on Their Antioxidant and Photothermal Properties: Implications for Biomedical Applications” ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS, doi: 10.1021/acsanm.1c04536

2021

Limongi, T.; Susa, F.; Dumontel, B.; Racca, L.; Perrone Donnorso, M.; Debellis, D.; Cauda, V. Extracellular Vesicles Tropism: A Comparative Study between Passive Innate Tropism and the Active Engineered Targeting Capability of Lymphocyte-Derived EVs. Membranes2021, 11, 886. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11110886

M. Carofiglio, M. Laurenti, G. Graziana Genchi, G. Ciofani, M. Grochowicz, V. Cauda (Corr. Author) “Ultrasound Triggered ZnO-Based Devices for Tunable and Multifaceted Biomedical Applications” ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES 2021, 2101021, pp. 1-14, doi: 10.1002/admi.202101021

V. Vighetto, L. Racca, M. Canta, J. C. Matos, B. Dumontel, M. C. Gonçalves, V. Cauda (Corr. Author) “Smart shockwave responsive titania-based nanoparticles for cancer treatment” PHARMACEUTICS, 2021, Vol.13, pp. 1423, EISSN 1999-4923, doi:.10.3390/pharmaceutics13091423

M. Carofiglio, M. Laurenti, V. Vighetto, L. Racca, S. Barui, N. Garino, R. Gerbaldo, F. Laviano, V. Cauda (Corr. Author) “Iron-doped ZnO nanoparticles as multifunctional nanoplatforms for theranostics” NANOMATERIALS, 2021, Vol. 11, pp. 2628, ISSN 2076-4991, DOI: 10.3390/nano11102628

V. Cauda (Corr. Author), T. T. Xu, I. Nunes, E. Mereu, S. Villata, E. Bergaggio, M. Labrador, T. Limongi, F. Susa, A. Chiodoni, M. Cumerlato, G. Rosso, R. Stefania, R. Piva “Biomimetic mesoporous vectors enabling the efficient inhibition of wild-type isocitrate dehydrogenase in multiple myeloma cells” MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS, 2021, Vol. 325, pp. 111320 doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111320

B. Domingues, M. Pacheco, J.E. de la Cruz, I. Carmagnola, R. Teixeira-Santos, M. Laurenti, F. Can, K. Bohinc, F. Moutinho, J.M. Silva, I.M. Aroso, E. Lima, R.L. Reis, G. Ciardelli, V. Cauda, F.J. Mergulhão, F.S. Gálvez, A.A. Barros, “Future Directions for Ureteral Stent Technology: From Bench to the Market” ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS, 2021, 2100158, ISSN: 2366-3987, doi:10.1002/adtp.202100158

C Giacobino, M. Canta, C. Fornaguera, S. Borrós, V. Cauda (Corr. Author) “Extracellular Vesicles and Their Current Role in Cancer Immunotherapy” CANCERS, 2021, Vol. 13(9), pp. 2280, doi: 10.3390/cancers13092280

F. Alfieri, A. Ancona, G. Tripepi, D. Crosetto, V. Randazzo, A. Paviglianiti, E. Pasero, L. Vecchi, V. Cauda (Corr. Author), R.M. Fagugli “A Deep-Learning model to continuously predict severe Acute Kidney Injury based on urine output changes in critically ill patients” JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, 2021, Apr. 26, doi: 10.1007/s40620-021-01046-6.

C. Ottone, D. Pugliese, M. Laurenti, S. Hernández, V. Cauda, P. Grez, L. Wilson “ZnO materials as effective anodes for the photoelectrochemical regeneration of enzymatically active NAD+” ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 2021, Vol 13(9), pp. 10719–10727, ISSN:1944-8244, doi: 10.1021/acsami.0c20630

G. Pietricola, T. Tommasi, M. Dosa, E. Camelin, E. Berruto, C. Ottone, D. Fino, V. Cauda, M. Piumetti “Synthesis and characterization of ordered mesoporous silicas for the immobilization of formate dehydrogenase (FDH)” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, 2021, Vol 117, pp. 261-270, ISSN: 0141-8130, doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.02.114

V. Cauda (Corr. Author), M. Laurenti “Editorial for Special Issue: ZnO Nanostructures for Tissue Regeneration, Drug-Delivery and Theranostics Applications” NANOMATERIALS, 2021, Vol. 11(2), pp. 296; ISSN 2076-4991, doi: 10.3390/nano11020296

F. Susa, G.Bucca, T. Limongi, V. Cauda (Corr. Author), R. Pisano “Enhancing the preservation of liposomes: the role of cryoprotectants, lipid formulations and freezing approaches” CRYOBIOLOGY, 2021, Vol. 98, pp. 46-56 , ISSN: 0011-2240, doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2020.12.009