Publications

D. Wang, W. Huang, Y. Zhu, Y. Xie, T. Pang, Z. Feng, L. Rizzello, X. Tian, Z. Zhang
Lipid Droplet-Specific NIR Fluorescent Probe with Large Stokes Shift for Assessing the Effect of Chronic Drugs on Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Sensors and Actuators B, Chemical (2025).

S. Franze’, F. Rama, E. Scarpa, M. Bruna Violatto, K. Peqini, C.G.M. Gennari, G. Anderluzzi, R. Camastra, A. Salmaso, G. Moscatiello, S. Pellegrino, L. Rizzello, P. Bigini, F. Cilurzo
Mucosa-Penetrating Liposomes for Esophageal Local Drug Delivery
International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2024).

G. Degiacomi, L.R. Chiarelli, O. Riabova, N.I. Loré, L. Muñoz-Muñoz, D. Recchia, G. Stelitano, U. Postiglione, F. Saliu, A. Griego, V.C. Scoffone, E. Kazakova, E. Scarpa, J.M. Ezquerra-Aznárez, A. Stamilla, S. Buroni, E. Tortoli, L. Rizzello, D. Sassera, S. Ramon-Garcia, D.M. Cirillo, V. Makarov, M.R. Pasca
The Novel Drug Candidate VOMG Kills Mycobacterium abscessus and Other Pathogens by Inhibiting Cell Division
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (2024).

J. Chen, Y. Yu, S. Wang, Y. Shen, Y. Tian, L. Rizzello, K. Luo, X. Tian, T. Wang, L. Xiong
Nanoscale Myelinogenesis Image in Developing Brain via Super-Resolution Nanoscopy by Near-Infrared Emissive Curcumin-BODIPY Derivatives
Journal of Nanobiotechnology (2024).

G. Degiacomi, L.R. Chiarelli, O. Riabova, N.I. Loré, L. Muñoz-Muñoz, D. Recchia, G. Stelitano, U. Postiglione, F. Saliu, A. Griego, V.C. Scoffone, E. Kazakova, E. Scarpa, J.M. Ezquerra-Aznárez, A. Stamilla, S. Buroni, E. Tortoli, L. Rizzello, D. Sassera, S. Ramon-Garcia, D.M. Cirillo, V. Makarov, M.R. Pasca
The Novel Drug Candidate VOMG Kills Mycobacterium abscessus and Other Pathogens by Inhibiting Cell Division
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (2024).

J. Chen, Y. Yu, S. Wang, Y. Shen, Y. Tian, L. Rizzello, K. Luo, X. Tian, T. Wang, L. Xiong
Nanoscale Myelinogenesis Image in Developing Brain via Super-Resolution Nanoscopy by Near-Infrared Emissive Curcumin-BODIPY Derivatives
Journal of Nanobiotechnology (2024).

Oliveri D, Moschetti G, Griego A, Scarpa E.
Endothelial cellular senescence and tau accumulation: An interplay full of opportunities?
Ibrain (2024).

H. Ding, S. Liu, W. Du, L. Su, J. Chen, Y. Tian, D. Pan, L. Chen, L. Rizzello, X. Zheng, G. Battaglia, K. Luo, Q. Gong, X. Tian
Revealing the Amyloid β-Protein with Zinc Finger Protein of Micronucleus during Alzheimer’s Disease Progress by a Quaternary Ammonium Terpyridine Probe
Biosensors & Bioelectronics (2023).

V. De Matteis, A. Griego, E. Scarpa, M. Cascione, J. Singh, L. Rizzello
Size Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Derived from Olive Mill Wastewater in THP-1 Cell Lines
Applied Sciences (2023).

M. Mori, G. Stelitano, G. Cazzaniga, A. Gelain, A. Tresoldi, M. Cocorullo, M. Roversi, L.R. Chiarelli, M. Tomaiuolo, P. Delre, G. Felice Mangiatordi, A. Griego, L. Rizzello, A. Cassetta, S. Covaceuszach, S. Villa, F. Meneghetti
Targeting Siderophore-Mediated Iron Uptake in M. abscessus: A New Strategy to Limit the Virulence of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
Pharmaceutics (2023).

S. Tarantino, C. Capomolla, A. Carlà, L. Giotta, M. Cascione, C. Ingrosso, E. Scarpa, L. Rizzello, A. Paola Caricato, R. Rinaldi, V. De Matteis
Shape-Driven Response of Gold Nanoparticles to X-rays
Nanomaterials (2023).

A. Griego, E. Scarpa, V. De Matteis, L. Rizzello
Nanoparticle Delivery through the BBB in Central Nervous System Tuberculosis
iBrain (2023).

E. Scarpa, M. Cascione, A. Griego, P. Pellegrino, G. Moschetti, V. De Matteis
Gold and silver nanoparticles in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diagnostics and treatments
iBrain (2023)

L.V. Aiassa, G. Battaglia, L. Rizzello
The Multivalency Game Ruling the Biology of Immunity
Biophysics Reviews (2023).

S. Bellosta, F. Selmin, G. Magri, S. Castiglioni, P. Procacci, P. Sartori, E. Scarpa, V. Tolva, C. Rossi, F. Puoci, L. Rizzello, F. Cilurzo
Caffeic Acid Grafted PLGA as a Novel Material for the Design of Fluvastatin Eluting Nanoparticles for the Prevention of Neointimal Hyperplasia
Molecular Pharmaceutics (2022).

M. Cascione, L. Rizzello, D. Manno, A. Serra, V. De Matteis.
Green Silver Nanoparticles Promote Inflammation Shutdown in Human Leukemic Monocytes.
Materials (2022).

V. De Matteis, L. Rizzello, M. Cascione, P. Pellegrino, J. Singh, D. Manno, R. Rinaldi
Sustainable Synthesis of FITC Chitosan-Capped Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
Clean Technologies (2022).

S. Acosta-Gutiérrez, D. Matias, M. Avila-Olias, V.M. Gouveia, E. Scarpa, J. Forth, C. Contini, A. Duro-Castano, L. Rizzello, G. Battaglia
Multiscale Study of Phosphorylcholine Driven Cellular Phenotypic Targeting
ACS Central Science (2022).
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V.M. Gouveia, L. Rizzello, B. Vidal, C. Nunes, A. Poma, C. Lopez-Vasquez, E. Scarpa, S. Brandner, A. Oliveira, J.E. Fonseca, S. Reis, G. Battaglia
Targeting Macrophages and Synoviocytes Intracellular Milieu to Augment Anti-Inflammatory Drug Potency
Advanced Therapeutics (2022).
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M. Mori, G. Stelitano, A. Griego, L.R. Chiarelli, G. Cazzaniga, A. Gelain, E. Pini, M. Camera, P. Canzano, A. Fumagalli, E. Scarpa, C. Cordiglieri, L. Rizzello, S. Villa, F. Meneghetti
Synthesis and Assessment of the In Vitro and Ex Vivo Activity of Salicylate Synthase (MbtI) Inhibitors as New Candidates for the Treatment of Mycobacterial Infections
Pharmaceuticals (2022).

L. Rizzello, V. De Matteis
Identification of SARS-CoV-2 by Gold Nanoparticles
Biocell (2022).

G. Maiorano, C. Guido, A. Russo, A. Giglio, L. Rizzello, M. Testini, B. Cortese, S. D’Amone, G. Gigli, I.E. Palamà
Hybrid Polyelectrolyte Nanocomplexes for Non-Viral Gene Delivery with Favorable Efficacy and Safety Profile
Pharmaceutics (2022).

Q. Wu, Y. Chen, Q. Li, J. Chen, J. Mo, M. Jin, Q. Yang, L. Rizzello, X. Tian, L. Luo
Time Rules the Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Photodynamic Therapy
Advanced Science (2022).
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V. De Matteis, M. Cascione, L. Rizzello, D.E. Manno, C. Di Guglielmo, R. Rinaldi.
Synergistic Effect Induced by Gold Nanoparticles with Polyphenols Shell during Thermal Therapy: Macrophage Inflammatory Response and Cancer Cell Death Assessment.
Cancers (2021).

V. De Matteis, L. Rizzello, C. Ingrosso, R. Rinaldi.
Purification of olive mill wastewater through noble metal nanoparticle synthesis: waste safe disposal and nanomaterial impact on healthy hepatic cell mitochondria.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2021).

A. Lombardi, G.M. Butta, L. Donnici, G. Bozzi, M.Oggioni, P. Bono, M. Matera, D. Consonni, S. Ludovisi, A. Muscatello, F. Ceriotti, M. Conti, S. Scaglioni, G. Gallo, E. Scarpa, M. Letko, S. Abrignani, R. Grifantini, R. De Francesco, A. Gori, L. Manganaro, A. Bandera
Anti-spike antibodies and neutralising antibody activity in people living with HIV vaccinated with COVID-19 mRNA-1273 vaccine: a prospective single-centre cohort study
The Lancet Regional Health – Europe (2021)

G. Pepe, C. Sfogliarini, L. Rizzello, G. Battaglia, C. Pinna, G. Rovati, P. Ciana, E. Brunialti, F. Mornata, A. Maggi, M. Locati, E. Vegeto.
ERα-independent NRF2-mediated immunoregulatory activity of tamoxifen.
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (2021).

F. Selmin, U. Musazzi, S. Franzè, E. Scarpa, L. Rizzello, P. Procassi, P. Minghetti.
Pre-drawn syringes of Corminarty® for an efficient Covid-19 mass vaccination: demonstration of stability.
Pharmaceutics (2021).

V. Mercadante, E. Scarpa, V. De Matteis, L. Rizzello, A. Poma
Engineering Polymeric Nanosystems against Oral Diseases
Molecules (2021).

X. Tian, D.M. Leite, E. Scarpa*, S. Nyberg, G. Fullstone, J. Forth, D. Matias, A. Apriceno, A. Poma, A. Duro-Castano, M. Vuyyuru, L. Harker-Kirschneck, A. Šarić, Z. Zhang, P. Xiang, B. Fang, Y. Tian, L. Luo, L. Rizzello, G. Battaglia.**
On the shuttling across the blood-brain barrier via tubule formation: Mechanism and cargo avidity bias.
Science Advances (2020).

F. Fenaroli, J.D. Robertson, E. Scarpa, V.M. Gouveia, C. Di Guglielmo, C. De Pace, P.M. Elks, A. Poma, D. Evangelopoulos, J. Ortiz Canseco, T.K. Prajsnar, H.M. Marriott, D.H. Dockrell, S.J. Foster, T.D. McHugh, S.A. Renshaw, J. Samitier Martí, G. Battaglia, and L. Rizzello.
Polymersomes Eradicating Intracellular Bacteria.
ACS Nano (2020).
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M. Liu, A. Apriceno, M. Sipin, E. Scarpa, L. Rodriguez-Arco, A. Poma, G. Marchello, G. Battaglia, S. Angioletti-Uberti
Combinatorial entropy behaviour leads to range selective binding in ligand-receptor interactions.
Nature Communication (2020)

V. De Matteis, L. Rizzello, M. Cascione, E. Liatsi-Douvitsa, A. Apriceno, and R. Rinaldi.
Green Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Bio-Inspired Stimuli-Responsive Vesicles in Cancer Therapy Application.
Nanomaterials (2020).

L. Ruiz-Pérez, L. Rizzello, J. Wang, N. Li, G. Battaglia, and Y. Pei.
Polypyrrole and polyaniline nanocomposites with high photothermal conversion efficiency.
Soft Matter (2020).

A. Kocere, J. Resseguier, J. Wohlmann, F.M. Skjeldal, S. Khan, M. Speth, N.K. Dal, M. Yoke, W. Ng, N. Alonso-Rodriguez, E. Scarpa, L. Rizzello, G. Battaglia, G. Griffiths, F. Fenaroli.
Real-time imaging of polymersome nanoparticles in zebrafish embryos engrafted with melanoma cancer cells: Localization, toxicity and treatment analysis.
EBioMedicine (2020).
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J.L. Donnelly, D. Offenbartl-Stiegert, J.M. Marín-Beloqui, L. Rizzello, G. Battaglia, T.M. Clarke, S. Howorka, and J.D. Wilden.
Exploring the Relationship between BODIPY Structure and Spectroscopic Properties to Design Fluorophores for Bioimaging.
Chemistry – A European Journal (2020).

B- Sola-Barrado, D. Leite, E. Scarpa, A. Duro-Castano, G. Battaglia,
Combinatorial Intracellular Delivery Screening (CIDS) of Anticancer Drugs.
Molecular Pharmaceutics (2020)

E. Scarpa, C. De Pace, A.S. Joseph, S. Campos de Souza, A. Poma, E. Liatsi-Douvitsa, C. Contini, V. De Matteis, J. Samitier Martí, G. Battaglia, and L. Rizzello.
Tuning cell behavior with nanoparticle shape.
PloS One (2020).

V. De Matteis, L. Rizzello.
Noble Metals and Soft Bio-Inspired Nanoparticles in Retinal Diseases Treatment: A Perspective
Cells (2020)

V.M. Gouveia, L. Rizzello, C. Nunes, A. Poma, A.O. Salette Reis, G. Battaglia.
Macrophage targeting pH responsive polymersomes for glucocorticoid therapy.
Pharmaceutics (2019).

V. De Matteis, L. Rizzello, C. Ingrosso, E. Liatsi-Douvitsa, M.L. De Giorgi, G. De Matteis, R. Rinaldi.
Cultivar-dependant anticancer and antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles synthesized using leaves of different Olea Europaea trees.
Nanomaterials (2019).

V. De Matteis, M. Cascione, C.C. Toma, P. Pellegrino, L. Rizzello and R. Rinaldi.
Tailoring Cell Morphomechanical Perturbations Through Metal Oxide Nanoparticles.
Nanoscale Research Letters (2019).

C.K. Williams, Y. Zhu, A. Poma, L. Rizzello, V. Gouveia, L. Ruiz-Perez, and G. Battaglia.
Metabolic-active fully hydrolysable polymersomes.
Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. (2019).

E. Bloise, M.P. Di Bello, G. Mele, and L. Rizzello.
A green Method for the production of an efficient bioimaging nanotool.
Nanoscale Advances (2019).

L. Rodriguez-Arco, A. Poma, L. Ruiz-Perez, E. Scarpa,
K. Ngamkham,  and G. Battaglia.
Molecular bionics-engineering biomaterials at the molecular level using biological principles
Biomaterials (2019).

C. Contini, R. Pearson, L. Wang, L. Messager, J. Gaitzsch, L. Rizzello, L. Ruiz-Perez, and G. Battaglia.
Bottom-Up Evolution of Vesicles from Disks to High-Genus Polymersomes.
iScience (2018).

L. Rizzello.
Nanotechnology Meets Immunotherapy: CAR-T Cells Technology and Beyond
Journal of Biomaterials (2018)

V. De Matteis; L. Rizzello; M.P. Di Bello; R. Rinaldi.
One-step synthesis, toxicity assessment and degradation in tumoral pH environment of SiO2@Ag core/shell nanoparticles.
Journal of Nanoparticles Research (2017).

L. Chierico, L. Rizzello, L. Guan, A.S. Joseph, A.L. Lewis, and G. Battaglia.
The role of the two splice variants and extranuclear pathway on Ki-67 regulation in non-cancer and cancer cells.
PlosONE (2017).

A. A. Janeczek, E. Scarpa,M.H. Horrocks, R. S. Tare, C.A. Rowland, D. Jenner, T. A. Newman, R.O.C. Oreffo, S.F. Lee, N. D. Evans
PEGylated Liposomes Associate With Wnt3A Protein and Expand Putative Stem Cells in Human Bone Marrow Populations
Nanomedicine (2017)

J.D. Robertson, L. Rizzello, C. Claudia, M. Magon, M. Avila-Olias, S.A. Renshaw, and G. Battaglia.
Purification of Nanoparticles by Size and Shape.
Scientific Reports (2016).

A.A. Janeczek AA, R. S. Tare, E. Scarpa, I. Moreno-Jimenez, C.A. Rowland, D. Jenner, T. A. Newman, R.O.C. Oreffo, N. D. Evans
Transient canonical Wnt stimulation enriches human bone marrow mononuclear cell isolates for osteoprogenitors.
Stem Cells (2016)

DMR Gibbs, CMR Black, G. Hulsart-Billstrom, P. Shi, E. Scarpa, R.O.C. Oreffo, J.I.Dawson
Bone formation at physiological doses of BMP through clay hydrogel localisation.
Biomaterials (2016)

E Scarpa, J. L. Bailey, A. A. Janeczek, P. S. Stumpf, A.H. Johnston, R. O. C. Oreffo, Y. L. Woo, Y. C. Cheong, N. D. Evans, T. A. Newman
Quantification of intracellular payload release from polymersome nanoparticles
Scientific Reports (2016).

I. Romano, F. Ayadi, L. Rizzello, I.S. Bayer, P.P. Pompa, F. Brandi, A. Athanassiou.
Controlled antiseptic/eosin release from chitosan-based hydrogel modified fibrous substrates.
Carbohydrate Polymers (2015).

I. Liakos, L. Rizzello, H. Hajiali, V. Brunetti, R. Carzino, P.P. Pompa, A. Athanassiou, and E. Mele.
Fibrous wound dressings encapsulating essential oils as natural antimicrobial agents.
Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2015).

L. Guan, L. Rizzello, and G. Battaglia. Polymersomes and their applications in cancer therapy.
Nanomedicine (2015).

I. Liakos, L. Rizzello, D.J. Scurr, P.P. Pompa, I.S. Bayer, and A. Athanassiou.
All-natural composite wound dressing films of essential oils encapsulated in sodium alginate with antimicrobial properties.
International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2014).

L. Rizzello, and P.P. Pompa.
Nanosilver-based antibacterial drugs and devices: mechanisms, methodological drawbacks, and guidelines.
Chemical Society Reviews (2014).

I. Liakos, L. Rizzello, I.S. Bayer, P.P. Pompa, R. Cingolani, and A. Athanassiou.
Controlled Antiseptic Release by Alginate Polymer Films and Beads.
Carbohydrate Polymers (2013).

L. Rizzello, R. Cingolani, and P.P. Pompa, Nanotechnology tools for antibacterial materials.
Nanomedicine (2013)

L. Rizzello, A. Galeone, G. Vecchio, V. Brunetti, S. Sabella, and P.P. Pompa.
Molecular response of Escherichia coli adhering onto nanoscale topography.
Nanoscale Research Letters (2012).

G. Vecchio, A. Galeone, V. Brunetti, G. Maiorano, L. Rizzello, S. Sabella, R. Cingolani, and P.P. Pompa.
Mutagenic effects of gold nanoparticles induce aberrant phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster.
Nanomedicine NBM (2012).

L. Rizzello, B. Sorce, S. Sabella, G. Vecchio, A. Galeone, V. Brunetti, R. Cingolani, and P.P. Pompa.
Impact of nanoscale topography on genomics and proteomics of adherent bacteria.
ACS Nano (2011).

G. Maiorano, L. Rizzello, M.A. Malvindi, S. Shiv Shankar, L. Martiradonna, A. Falqui, R. Cingolani, and P.P. Pompa.
Monodispersed and size-controlled multibranched gold nanoparticles with nanoscale tuning of surface morphology.
Nanoscale (2011).

V. Brunetti, G. Maiorano, L. Rizzello, B. Sorce, S. Sabella, R. Cingolani, and P.P. Pompa.
Neurons sense nanoscale roughness with nanometer sensitivity.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2010).

S. Sabella, S. Shiv Shankar, G. Vecchio, V. Brunetti, L. Rizzello, A. Qualtieri, L. Martiradonna, R. Cingolani, and P.P. Pompa.
Room-temperature metal stamping by microfluidics.
Materials Letters (2010).

L. Rizzello, S. Shiv Shankar, D. Fragouli, A. Athanassiou, R. Cingolani, and P.P. Pompa.
Microscale patterning of hydrophobic/hydrophilic surfaces by spatially controlled Galvanic Displacement Reactions.
Langmuir (2009).

S.S. Shankar, L. Rizzello, R. Cingolani, R. Rinaldi, and P.P. Pompa.
Micro/nanoscale patterning of nanostructured metal substrates for plasmonic applications.
ACS Nano (2009).