Smart Bio-Interfaces

Great day at Science Tokyo（Institute of Science Tokyo）!
Thanks to Toshinori Fujie for the invitation!

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Patient‐personalized membrane‐coated magnetic nanovectors: Latest results of our Fondazione AIRC per la Ricerca sul Cancro project just published on !

https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/anbr.70168

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Today, we had the pleasure of presenting our ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA lab’s research activities at Waseda University with two invited lectures!

Next-generation bionanotechnology: From functional nanomaterials to human-on-chip platforms (Gianni Ciofani)
Assessment of microgravity-induced alterations in ovarian follicles using an organ-on-a-chip system (Melis Emanet)

A productive visit to Kanazawa University!
It was great to connect with the team of Prof. Satoshi Arai for a scientific meeting and share perspectives on our project.

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How do fluid flow and hydrostatic pressure differentially affect glioblastoma cells and healthy human astrocytes?

Our results just published on !

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-73650-0

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Our work on about multifunctional polydopamine nanotubes highlighted by ANSA.it Italian news!

https://www.ansa.it/canale_scienza/notizie/frontiere/2026/09/28/possono-scaldarsi-o-produrre-elettricita-le-prime-nanoparticelle-multifunzione_270a08be-9198-49dc-a5cb-be18a3c6e3aa.html

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Prime nanoparticelle multifunzione, Possono scaldare o produrre elettricità - Frontiere - Ansa.it Possono scaldare, produrre elettricità o rilasciare farmaci a comando: sono le prime nanoparticelle 'multifunzione' che potrebbero innovare le terapie mediche, dai tumori alle malattie neurodegenerative (ANSA)

Enhancing Europe’s competitiveness by empowering researchers as innovators: We are very happy to have contributed to the work of the ! group, summarized in this Policy Article just published on Science!

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady2388

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At the Italian Chamber of Deputies in Roma for a discussion on the strategic role of frontier research and long-term investment in scientific excellence.

The panel focused on how ERC-funded research can contribute to innovation, competitiveness, and future-oriented knowledge ecosystems.

Thanks to and to all participants for a thoughtful exchange!

Our review “Organic-based nanoparticles for theranostic uses” just published on BMC Biomedical Materials Science!

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s44495-026-00008-z