[HTML][HTML] A standalone bioreactor system to deliver compressive load under perfusion flow to hBMSC-seeded 3D chitosan-graphene templates

J Lovecchio, P Gargiulo, JL Vargas Luna, E Giordano… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The availability of engineered biological tissues holds great potential for both clinical
applications and basic research in a life science laboratory. A prototype standalone …

[HTML][HTML] Human Bone-Marrow-Derived Stem-Cell-Seeded 3D Chitosan–Gelatin–Genipin Scaffolds Show Enhanced Extracellular Matrix Mineralization When Cultured …

G Boretti, E Giordano, M Ionita, GM Vlasceanu… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tissue-engineered bone tissue grafts are a promising alternative to the more conventional
use of natural donor bone grafts. However, choosing an appropriate biomaterial/scaffold to …

[HTML][HTML] Perfusion flow enhances viability and migratory phenotype in 3D-cultured breast cancer cells

A Pasini, J Lovecchio, M Cortesi, C Liverani… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2021 - Springer
Conventional 2D cell culture, a traditional tool in pre-clinical studies, can hardly be regarded
as a representation of a natural cell microenvironment. In this respect, it might result in …

A dynamic culture platform enhances the efficiency of the 3D HUVEC‐based tube formation assay

J Lovecchio, M Pannella, L Giardino… - Biotechnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cell‐based in vitro biological models traditionally use monolayer cell cultures grown over
plastic surfaces bathing in static media. Higher fidelity to a natural biological tissue is …

Medium perfusion flow improves osteogenic commitment of human stromal cells

A Pasini, J Lovecchio, G Ferretti… - Stem cells …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic culture protocols have recently emerged as part of (bone) tissue engineering
strategies due to their ability to represent a more physiological cell environment in vitro …

[HTML][HTML] Fiber Thickness and Porosity Control in a Biopolymer Scaffold 3D Printed through a Converted Commercial FDM Device

J Lovecchio, M Cortesi, M Zani, M Govoni, D Dallari… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
3D printing has opened exciting new opportunities for the in vitro fabrication of
biocompatible hybrid pseudo-tissues. Technologies based on additive manufacturing herald …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral blood mononuclear cells contribute to myogenesis in a 3D bioengineered system of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and myoblasts

P Scala, P Manzo, EP Lamparelli… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this work, a 3D environment obtained using fibrin scaffold and two cell populations, such
as bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs), and primary skeletal muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Driving cell response through deep learning, a study in simulated 3D cell cultures

M Cortesi, E Giordano - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Computational simulations are becoming increasingly relevant in biomedical research,
providing strategies to reproduce experimental results, improve the resolution of in-vitro …

Development of an electrical impedance tomography set-up for the quantification of mineralization in biopolymer scaffolds

M Cortesi, A Samoré, J Lovecchio… - Physiological …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. 3D cell cultures are becoming a fundamental resource for in-vitro studies, as they
mimic more closely in-vivo behavior. The analysis of these constructs, however, generally …

Design of a custom-made device for real-time optical measurement of differential mineral concentrations in three-dimensional scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

J Lovecchio, V Betti, M Cortesi… - Royal Society …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Monitoring bone tissue engineered (TEed) constructs during their maturation is important to
ensure the quality of applied protocols. Several destructive, mainly histochemical, methods …