Digital manufacturing of biomimetic systems

Research group no. 32

Digital manufacturing of biomimetic systems

Group leader

dr Marco Costantini

Research topics

The core research activities of the group consist in exploring the landscape of digital manufacturing technologies and exploit them to manufacture materials inspired by nature. The group operates at the convergence of chemistry, biology, engineering, and materials science. Currently, our research is focused on two research lines: i) one devoted to the generation of functional models of tissues/organs using microfluidic-assisted biofabrication approaches, and ii) the other focused on integrating machine learning tools in the design and fabrication process of innovative porous materials with unprecedented physico-chemical properties.

Members

  • dr Marco Costantini
  • mgr Nehar Celikkin
  • mgr Maria Celeste Tirelli
  • mgr Abhishek Viswanath

Publications

2022

Wang, D., Liu, J., Presutti, D., Agarwal, T., Zarepour, A., Celikkin, N., Hooshmand, S., Nayak, C., Ghomi, M., Zarrabi, A., Costantini, M., Behera, B., & Kumar Maiti, T.
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDC)-Based Nanozymes for Biosensing and Therapeutic Applications.
Materials, https://doi.org/10.3390/MA15010337

Volpi, M., Paradiso, A., Costantini, M., & Święszkowski, W.
Hydrogel-Based Fiber Biofabrication Techniques for Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering.
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering,  https://doi.org/10.1021/ACSBIOMATERIALS.1C01145

Guzowski, J., Buda, R. J., Costantini, M., Ćwiklińska, M., Garstecki, P., & Stone, H. A.
From dynamic self-organization to avalanching instabilities in soft-granular threads.
Soft Matter, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SM01350E

Celikkin, N., Mastrogiacomo, S., Dou, W., Heerschap, A., Oosterwijk, E., Walboomers, X. F., & Święszkowski, W.
In vitro and in vivo assessment of a 3D printable gelatin methacrylate hydrogel for bone regeneration applications.
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, https://doi.org/10.1002/JBM.B.35067

Malik, G., Agarwal, T., Costantini, M., Pal, S., & Kumar, A.
Oxygenation therapies for improved wound healing: Current trends and technologies.
J. Mater. Chem. B., https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TB01498J

Paradiso, A., Volpi, M., Rinoldi, C., Celikkin, N., Negrini, N. C., Bilgen, M., Dallera, G., Pierini, F., Costantini, M., Swieszkowski, W., & Fare’, S.
In vitro functional models for human liver diseases and drug screening: beyond animal testing.
Biomaterials Science, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1BM01872H

Marcotulli, M., Tirelli, M. C., Volpi, M., Jaroszewicz, J., Scognamiglio, C., Kasprzycki, P., Karnowski, K., Święszkowski, W., Ruocco, G., Costantini, M., Cidonio, G., Barbetta, A.
Microfluidic 3D Printing of Emulsion Ink for Engineering Porous Functionally Graded Materials.
Advanced Materials Technologies, https://doi.org/10.1002/ADMT.202201244