Publications and Awards
Rehab Technologies Lab is an award-winning research line of IIT and our teams actively support the scientific community with many publications, dissemination talks and other accomplishments.
Publications
2026
Palange A.L., Guerriero I., Spano R., Susana A., Lopez-Estevez A.M., Furnari A.G., Pesce C., Albanesi E., Lugli E., Di Mascolo D., Decuzzi P.
aCD47–docetaxel immuno-chemotherapy: A two-pronged attack against ‘cold’ glioblastoma
Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 398
2026
Decuzzi P.
Advanced Drug Delivery Systems for Brain Malignancies
Engineering Conference International
Conference Paper
Conference
2026
Rocchi A., Marchetti L., Decuzzi P., Teesalu T., Celia C.
Controlling nanoparticle targeting: from physicochemical design to molecular recognition
Nanomedicine, vol. 21, (no. 13), pp. 1989-2005
2026
Decuzzi P.
Designing Advanced Drug Delivery Systems for CNS Malignancies
Controlled Release Society
Conference Paper
Conference
2026
Palomba R., Isaac E., Spano R., Piccardi F., McLarney B., Apfelbaum E., Mostafa N., Hsu H.-T., Grimm J., Decuzzi P.
Enhancing Tumor Perfusion and Nanomedicine Delivery by Modulating Vascular Tone with Methyl Palmitate Nanoparticles
ACS Nano, vol. 20, (no. 30), pp. 21172-21188
2026
Kevadiya B.D., Primavera R., Swaminathan G., Zhong J., Sarella A., Prasad R., Desai B., Wang J., Hettie K.S., Decuzzi P., Thakor A.S.
Gold decorated bismuth sulfide nanorods for enhanced computed tomography imaging with in vitro and in vivo validation
Discover Nano, vol. 21, (no. 1)
2026
Murgia D., Pandey A., Spano R., Martins Estevao B., Palomba R., Avancini G., Gupta T., Lopez Estevez A.M., Goodman S.B., Bhutani N., Decuzzi P.
Liposomal Delivery of L-2-Hydroxyglutarate for Targeting Epigenetic Dysregulation in Osteoarthritis
Advanced NanoBiomed Research
2026
Grattoni A., Paci M.M., Arnold N., Aryal S., Artzi N., Bao G., Barcena A.J.R., Bentov-Arava E., Blanco E., Chua C.Y.X., Corradetti B., Cryer A.M., Decuzzi P., De Giorgi M., Fell C., Gao W., Govindaswamy B., Jiang W., Kara G., King M.R., Krishnan S., Lagor W.R., Lammers T., Larsen J., Manfredi F., Manickam D.S., Margulis K., Melancon M.P., Meeuwissen S., Miller M.A., Mitchell M.J., Mitragotri S., Mojiri A., Cooke J.P., Palanki R., Phukan I., Sun X., Stayton P.S., Tanifum E.A., Veiseh O., Villapol S., Wang J., Williams R., Arancibia R.Y., Zhang L., Kabanov A., Godin B.
Nanomedicine beyond carriers — devices, cells & living therapeutics
Biomedical Microdevices, vol. 28, (no. 3)
2026
Nunziata G., Fujishiro K., Avancini G., Porter R.M., Morello R., Kurashina Y., Nazarzadeh Zare E., Decuzzi P., Karimi-Maleh H., Rossi F.
Polymeric nanogels and hybrid platforms for redox modulation from ROS biology to therapeutic design
Cell Reports Physical Science, vol. 7, (no. 8)
2026
Guerriero I., Pesce C., Spano R., Sganga S., Tirelli N., Palange A.L., Di Mascolo D., Decuzzi P.
Programming Degradation and Drug Release Through Micropatterning of PLGA Films
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 18, (no. 20), pp. 28464-28478
2026
Decuzzi P.
Strategies for the Delivery of Synergistic microRNA in Human Glioblastoma
14th Galenus International Workshop
Conference Paper
Conference
2026
Decuzzi P.
Transforming Brain Tumor Therapy
BIO International Convention 2026
Conference Paper
Conference
2025
Wirthl B., Decuzzi P., Schrefler B.A., Wall W.A.
Computational Modelling of Cancer Nanomedicine: Integrating Hyperthermia Treatment Into a Multiphase Porous-Media Tumour Model
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 41, (no. 8)
2025
Primavera R., Wang J., Buchwald P., Ganguly A., Patel S., Bettencourt L., Chetty S., Yarani R., Regmi S., Levitte S., Kevadiya B., Guindani M., Decuzzi P., Thakor A.S.
Controlled Nutrient Delivery to Pancreatic Islets Using Polydopamine-Coated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
Nano Letters
2025
Palange A.L., Decuzzi P.
Endogenous pH alterations for precision drug delivery
Harnessing Endogenous Mechanisms for Targeted Drug Delivery, pp. 267-305, Publisher: Elsevier
2025
Spano R., Portioli C., Geroski T., Felici A., Palange A.L., Gawne P.J., Mamberti S., Avancini G., Palomba R., Bonnard T., Moore T.L., Del Sette M., Filipovic N., Vivien D., Decuzzi P.
Enhancing Thrombolysis Safety in Post-Acute Ischemic Stroke with Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Associated Microparticles
ACS Nano, vol. 19, (no. 25), pp. 22882-22899
2025
Fragassi A., Greco A., Keech M., Soltes A., Yu F., Brahmachari S., Palomba R., Francesco M.D., Gonzalez De Anleo M.E., Granero-Molto F., Ceseracciu L., Papa V., Goldoni L., Ammar A.A., D'Arcy R., Kasem H., Duvall C., Decuzzi P.
Hyaluronic Acid Microplates for Intra-articular Lubrication and Cartilage Protection in Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 17, (no. 44), pp. 60145-60161
2025
Mamberti S., Pesce C., Avancini G., Somu Naidu G., Kundoor G.R., Portioli C., Peer D., Decuzzi P., Palomba R.
On The Retrograde Transport of RNA-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles Designed for Brain Delivery
ACS Nanoscience Au, vol. 5, (no. 5), pp. 375-387
Awards
2025
Rehab Technologies.
ADI Index award - Hannes arm
2025
Alessi C., Vasile F., Ceola F., Pasquale G., Boccardo N., Natale L.
Best Poster Award – IROS Workshop on "From Thought to Touch and Back: AI, Neural Interfaces and Sensory Feedback in Prosthetics"
2025
Alessi C., Vasile F., Ceola F., Pasquale G., Boccardo N., Natale L.
Best Poster Award – IROS Workshop on "Shared Autonomy and Sense of Agency"
2025
Laffranchi M., Traverso S., Vaccaro R., Cavallaro L., Canepa M., Boccardo N., Vassallo C., Maludrottu S., De Michieli L., Gruppioni E.
Compasso d'oro international award - Twin exoskeleton
2025
Semprini M.
EMBC Distinguished Lecturer
2025
Laffranchi M.
Member of the Scientific Committee, acted as a reviewer for the scientific projects programme.
2025
Laffranchi M.
Premio ANGI 2025 - Menzione speciale innovazione "Innovation leader award"
2025
Quadrelli D., De Giuseppe S., Sacchini A., Gelmini D., Canepa M.
Towards a clinically viable, modular, dry, high-density interface for prosthetic myocontrol
2024
Macaluso A., Bottino A., Pratticò F.G., Lamberti F., Galletti C., Storchi C., Podda J., Tacchino A., Brichetto G., Boccardo N., et al.
Best Session Presentation - Executive Control in a Mixed Reality Exergame for Motor-Cognitive Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis
2024
Laffranchi M.
Member of the Scientific Committee, acted as a reviewer for the scientific projects programme.