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Highly Sensitive, Anisotropic, and Reversible Stress/Strain‐Sensors from Mechanochromic Nanofiber Composites by Raisch, Maximilian, Genovese, Damiano, Zaccheroni, Nelsi, Schmidt, Simon B., Focarete, Maria Letizia, Sommer, Michael, Gualandi, Chiara

“…Mechanochromic polymeric systems are intensively investigated for real‐time stress detection applications. However, an effective stress‐sensing material must…”
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Electrospun nanofibers for enhancing structural performance of composite materials by Zucchelli, Andrea, Focarete, Maria Letizia, Gualandi, Chiara, Ramakrishna, Seeram

“…Over the past six decades, engineered composite materials found wide ranging applications in land, sea and air transport vehicles, space exploration, military…”
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Effect of Electrospun Fiber Diameter and Alignment on Macrophage Activation and Secretion of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines by Saino, Enrica, Focarete, Maria Letizia, Gualandi, Chiara, Emanuele, Enzo, Cornaglia, Antonia I, Imbriani, Marcello, Visai, Livia

“…Macrophage activation can be modulated by biomaterial topography according to the biological scale (micrometric and nanometric range). In this study, we…”
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Electrospun gelatin nanofibers: Optimization of genipin cross-linking to preserve fiber morphology after exposure to water by Panzavolta, Silvia, Gioffrè, Michela, Focarete, Maria Letizia, Gualandi, Chiara, Foroni, Laura, Bigi, Adriana

“…The development of suitable biomimetic three-dimensional scaffolds is a fundamental requirement of tissue engineering. This paper presents the first successful…”
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Effects of nano-sized BaTiO3 on microstructural, thermal, mechanical and piezoelectric behavior of electrospun PVDF/BaTiO3 nanocomposite mats by Kubin, Mateja, Makreski, Petre, Zanoni, Michele, Gasperini, Leonardo, Selleri, Giacomo, Fabiani, Davide, Gualandi, Chiara, Bužarovska, Aleksandra

“…Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a good candidate for use in wearable electronics due to its flexibility, ease of processing, and ability to generate…”
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Atmospheric Pressure Non-Equilibrium Plasma as a Green Tool to Crosslink Gelatin Nanofibers by Liguori, Anna, Bigi, Adriana, Colombo, Vittorio, Focarete, Maria Letizia, Gherardi, Matteo, Gualandi, Chiara, Oleari, Maria Chiara, Panzavolta, Silvia

“…Electrospun gelatin nanofibers attract great interest as a natural biomaterial for cartilage and tendon repair despite their high solubility in aqueous…”
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A Modular Composite Device of Poly(Ethylene Oxide)/Poly(Butylene Terephthalate) (PEOT/PBT) Nanofibers and Gelatin as a Dual Drug Delivery System for Local Therapy of Soft Tissue Tumors by Liguori, Anna, De Vita, Alessandro, Rossi, Giulia, Dolci, Luisa Stella, Panzavolta, Silvia, Gualandi, Chiara, Mercatali, Laura, Ibrahim, Toni, Focarete, Maria Letizia

“…In the clinical management of solid tumors, the possibility to successfully couple the regeneration of injured tissues with the elimination of residual tumor…”
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Biofabrication of bundles of poly(lactic acid)-collagen blends mimicking the fascicles of the human Achille tendon by Sensini, Alberto, Gualandi, Chiara, Cristofolini, Luca, Tozzi, Gianluca, Dicarlo, Manuela, Teti, Gabriella, Mattioli-Belmonte, Monica, Letizia Focarete, Maria

“…Electrospinning is a promising technique for the production of scaffolds aimed at the regeneration of soft tissues. The aim of this work was to develop…”
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Biomimetic Hierarchically Arranged Nanofibrous Structures Resembling the Architecture and the Passive Mechanical Properties of Skeletal Muscles: A Step Forward Toward Artificial Muscle by Gotti, Carlo, Sensini, Alberto, Fornaia, Gianmaria, Gualandi, Chiara, Zucchelli, Andrea, Focarete, Maria Letizia

“…Skeletal muscles are considered to date the best existing actuator in nature thanks to their hierarchical multiscale fibrous structure capable to enhance their…”
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Emission or scattering? Discriminating the origin of responsiveness in AIEgen‐doped smart polymers using the TPE dye by Dini, Valentina A., Genovese, Damiano, Micheletti, Cosimo, Zaccheroni, Nelsi, Pucci, Andrea, Gualandi, Chiara

“…Abstract Aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) luminogens are attractive dyes to probe polymer properties that depend on changes in chain mobility and free…”
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Ether-Oxygen Containing Electrospun Microfibrous and Sub-Microfibrous Scaffolds Based on Poly(butylene 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate) for Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering by Bloise, Nora, Berardi, Emanuele, Gualandi, Chiara, Zaghi, Elisa, Gigli, Matteo, Duelen, Robin, Ceccarelli, Gabriele, Cortesi, Emanuela Elsa, Costamagna, Domiziana, Bruni, Giovanna, Lotti, Nadia, Focarete, Maria Letizia, Visai, Livia, Sampaolesi, Maurilio

“…We report the study of novel biodegradable electrospun scaffolds from poly(butylene 1,4-cyclohexandicarboxylate- -triethylene cyclohexanedicarboxylate) (P(BCE-…”
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Nanocomposite electrospun fibers of poly(ε-caprolactone)/bioactive glass with shape memory properties by Liverani, Liliana, Liguori, Anna, Zezza, Paola, Gualandi, Chiara, Toselli, Maurizio, Boccaccini, Aldo R., Focarete, Maria Letizia

“…Electrospun fibers of shape memory triethoxysilane-terminated poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL-TES) loaded with bioactive glasses (BG) are here presented…”
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Nanostructured Affinity Membrane to Isolate Extracellular Vesicles from Body Fluids for Diagnostics and Regenerative Medicine by Torsello, Monica, Animini, Margherita, Gualandi, Chiara, Perut, Francesca, Pollicino, Antonino, Boi, Cristiana, Focarete, Maria Letizia

“…Electrospun regenerated cellulose (RC) nanofiber membranes were prepared starting from cellulose acetate (CA) with different degrees of substitution. The…”
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Unusual Cross-Linked Polystyrene by Copper-Catalyzed ARGET ATRP Using a Bifunctional Initiator and No Cross-Linking Agent by Braidi, Niccolò, Buffagni, Mirko, Buzzoni, Valentina, Ghelfi, Franco, Parenti, Francesca, Focarete, Maria Letizia, Gualandi, Chiara, Bedogni, Elena, Bonifaci, Luisa, Cavalca, Gianfranco, Ferrando, Angelo, Longo, Aldo, Morandini, Ida, Pettenuzzo, Nicolò

“…An anomalous polystyrene gel was obtained during the copper-catalyzed “activators regenerated by electron transfer” “atom transfer radical polymerization”…”
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Nanovascularization of Polymer Matrix: Generation of Nanochannels and Nanotubes by Sacrificial Electrospun fibers by Gualandi, Chiara, Zucchelli, Andrea, Fernández Osorio, Marina, Belcari, Juri, Focarete, Maria Letizia

“…Several methods for creating vascular structures, made of either discrete or interconnected channels have been developed. The currently employed methods enable…”
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Functionalisable Epoxy-rich Electrospun Fibres Based on Renewable Terpene for Multi-Purpose Applications by Montanari, Ulisse, Cocchi, Davide, Brugo, Tommaso Maria, Pollicino, Antonino, Taresco, Vincenzo, Romero Fernandez, Maria, Moore, Jonathan C., Sagnelli, Domenico, Paradisi, Francesca, Zucchelli, Andrea, Howdle, Steven M., Gualandi, Chiara

“…New bio-based polymers capable of either outperforming fossil-based alternatives or possessing new properties and functionalities are of relevant interest in…”
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PVDF/BaTiO3 composite foams with high content of β phase by thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) by Bužarovska, Aleksandra, Kubin, Mateja, Makreski, Petre, Zanoni, Michele, Gasperini, Leonardo, Selleri, Giacomo, Fabiani, Davide, Gualandi, Chiara

“…Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) displays ferroelectric, piezoelectric and pyroelectric behavior and it is widely used in high-tech applications including…”
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In situ polymerized poly(1,3-dioxolane) in polyacrylonitrile porous scaffolds: A novel composite polymer electrolyte for room temperature battery application by Albanelli, Nicolò, Capodarca, Francesco, Zanoni, Michele, Lacarbonara, Giampaolo, Focarete, Maria Letizia, Gualandi, Chiara, Arbizzani, Catia

“…The need for high-energy and safe batteries is more and more urgent, and a possible approach is to use solid polymer electrolyte with high conductivity…”
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Electrospun Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Based Conductive Semi-interpenetrating Polymer Network Fibrous Hydrogel: A Toolbox for Optimal Cross-Linking by Zakrzewska, Anna, Zargarian, Seyed Shahrooz, Rinoldi, Chiara, Gradys, Arkadiusz, Jarząbek, Dariusz, Zanoni, Michele, Gualandi, Chiara, Lanzi, Massimiliano, Pierini, Filippo

“…Cross-linking of poly­(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) creates a three-dimensional network by bonding adjacent polymer chains. The cross-linked structure, upon immersion…”
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Elastomeric Electrospun Scaffolds of a Biodegradable Aliphatic Copolyester Containing PEG-Like Sequences for Dynamic Culture of Human Endothelial Cells by Fusaro, Luca, Gualandi, Chiara, Antonioli, Diego, Soccio, Michelina, Liguori, Anna, Laus, Michele, Lotti, Nadia, Boccafoschi, Francesca, Focarete, Maria Letizia

“…In the field of artificial prostheses for damaged vessel replacement, polymeric scaffolds showing the right combination of mechanical performance,…”
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