Hybrid immune-eluding nanocrystals as smart and active theranostic weapons against cancer

Publications

Thesis dissertations (21)

Establishing the rationale for the design of an enhanced mRNA vaccine based on hybrid nanosystems: use of lipid-coated nanoparticles

Author(s): Gae Azzara
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Sviluppo di nanoparticelle ibride di Ossido di Zinco per la terapia antitumorale aventi proprietà biocompatibili e biodegradabili

Author(s): Bianca Dumontel
Published in: 2016
Publisher: POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Biocompatibility and cytotoxicity evaluation of hybrid nanocrystals for cancer therapy

Author(s): Marta Canta
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Sonophotocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B via radicals generation by micro/nano zinc oxide particles

Author(s): Carmine Lops
Published in: 2017
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

The role of ERC Funds schemes and their effects in the technology transfer process: a case study on team dynamics and collaborations between startups and industries

Author(s): Greta Gasperoni, Giorgia Di Trapani
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

ZnO nanostructures for photo- and sonocatalysis employment

Author(s): Federico Bresso
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Study of micro- and nano-metric zinc oxide powders for the sono- and photo-catalytic degradation of Rhodamine B

Author(s): Katia Di Casare
Published in: 2017
Publisher: POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Study of a new ultrasound-based device in combination with smart nanoparticles for the treatment of cancer

Author(s): Luisa Racca
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

The role of zinc oxide nanostructures as antimicrobial and biocompatible agents

Author(s): Pasquale Sanvitale
Published in: 2018
Publisher: POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Development and biostability evaluation of hybrid nanoconstructs for cancer therapy based onzinc oxide nanocrystals

Author(s): Bianca Dumontel
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Extracellular vesicles and their current role in cancer immunotherapy

Author(s): Carla Giacobino
Published in: 2020
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Hybrid biomimetic nanoconstructs against cancer: preparation and properties

Author(s): Francesca Susa
Published in: 2018
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Behaviour of biocompatible nanoparticles in biological fluids and in living cancer cells

Author(s): Walter Fazzini
Published in: 2018
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Cavitation analysis of ultrasound experiments with silica nanoparticles

Author(s): Federico Zagallo
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Nanostructured microfluidic devices to collect exosomes for biomedical applications

Author(s): Federica Barbaresco
Published in: 2016
Publisher: POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Evaluation of high intensity focused ultrasound assisted by metal oxide nanoparticles for their promising use in anticancer therapy

Author(s): Giuseppe Leonetti
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Ultrasound-induced Reactive Oxygen Species generation by Zinc Oxide Nanostructures: Mechanisms and Applications

Author(s): Andrea Ancona
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRID NANOPARTICLES FOR CANCER THERAPY BASED ON EXOSOMES AND ZINC OXIDE NANOCRYSTALS

Author(s): Beatriz Bujeda
Published in: 2017
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Ultrasound stimulation of piezoelectric ZnO lms for cell growth

Author(s): Marco Carofiglio
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

ZnO nano-structures for photo- and sonocatalysis applications

Author(s): Federico Bresso
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle as advanced drug delivery system: the effect of biomimetic lipid shielding

Author(s): Simona Villata
Published in: 2020
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino

Peer reviewed articles (25)

Iron-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles as Multifunctional Nanoplatforms for Theranostics

Author(s): Marco Carofiglio, Marco Laurenti, Veronica Vighetto, Luisa Racca, Sugata Barui, Nadia Garino, Roberto Gerbaldo, Francesco Laviano, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Nanomaterials, 11/10, 2021, Page(s) 2628, ISSN 2079-4991
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11102628

Remotely Activated Nanoparticles for Anticancer Therapy

Author(s): Luisa Racca, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Nano-Micro Letters, 13/1, 2021, ISSN 2150-5551
Publisher: Open Access Science Online
DOI: 10.1007/s40820-020-00537-8

Biomimetic Amorphous Titania Nanoparticles as Ultrasound Responding Agents to Improve Cavitation and ROS Production for Sonodynamic Therapy

Author(s): Joana C. Matos, Marco Laurenti, Veronica Vighetto, Laura C. J. Pereira, João Carlos Waerenborgh, M. Clara Gonçalves, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Applied Sciences, 10/23, 2020, Page(s) 8479, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app10238479

Smart Shockwave Responsive Titania-Based Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment

Author(s): Veronica Vighetto, Luisa Racca, Marta Canta, Joana C. Matos, Bianca Dumontel, Maria Clara Gonçalves, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Pharmaceutics, 13/9, 2021, Page(s) 1423, ISSN 1999-4923
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13091423

Ultrasound Triggered ZnO‐Based Devices for Tunable and Multifaceted Biomedical Applications

Author(s): Marco Carofiglio, Marco Laurenti, Giada Graziana Genchi, Gianni Ciofani, Marta Grochowicz, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2021, Page(s) 2101021, ISSN 2196-7350
Publisher: Wiley Online Library
DOI: 10.1002/admi.202101021

Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals and High-Energy Shock Waves: A New Synergy for the Treatment of Cancer Cells

Author(s): Luisa Racca, Tania Limongi, Veronica Vighetto, Bianca Dumontel, Andrea Ancona, Marta Canta, Giancarlo Canavese, Nadia Garino, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8, 2020, ISSN 2296-4185
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00577

Lipid-Coated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as Innovative ROS-Generators for Photodynamic Therapy in Cancer Cells

Author(s): Andrea Ancona, Bianca Dumontel, Nadia Garino, Benjamin Demarco, Dimitra Chatzitheodoridou, Walter Fazzini, Hanna Engelke, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Nanomaterials, 8/3, 2018, Page(s) 143, ISSN 2079-4991
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano8030143

Nanoparticle-assisted ultrasound: A special focus on sonodynamic therapy against cancer

Author(s): Giancarlo Canavese, Andrea Ancona, Luisa Racca, Marta Canta, Bianca Dumontel, Federica Barbaresco, Tania Limongi, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, 340, 2018, Page(s) 155-172, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.01.060

Enhanced biostability and cellular uptake of zinc oxide nanocrystals shielded with a phospholipid bilayer

Author(s): B. Dumontel, M. Canta, H. Engelke, A. Chiodoni, L. Racca, A. Ancona, T. Limongi, G. Canavese, V. Cauda
Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 5/44, 2017, Page(s) 8799-8813, ISSN 2050-7518
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c7tb02229h

A Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals Finely Tuned for Biological Applications

Author(s): Nadia Garino, Tania Limongi, Bianca Dumontel, Marta Canta, Luisa Racca, Marco Laurenti, Micaela Castellino, Alberto Casu, Andrea Falqui, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Nanomaterials, 9/2, 2019, Page(s) 212, ISSN 2079-4991
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano9020212

Zinc oxide nanocrystals as a nanoantibiotic and osteoinductive agent

Author(s): Nadia Garino, Pasquale Sanvitale, Bianca Dumontel, Marco Laurenti, Montserrat Colilla, Isabel Izquierdo-Barba, Valentina Cauda, Maria Vallet-Regì
Published in: RSC Advances, 9/20, 2019, Page(s) 11312-11321, ISSN 2046-2069
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c8ra10236h

Sonophotocatalytic degradation mechanisms of Rhodamine B dye via radicals generation by micro- and nano-particles of ZnO

Author(s): Carmine Lops, Andrea Ancona, Katia Di Cesare, Bianca Dumontel, Nadia Garino, Giancarlo Canavese, Simelys Hérnandez, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 243, 2019, Page(s) 629-640, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.10.078

Improving dispersal of therapeutic nanoparticles in the human body

Author(s): Tania Limongi, Marta Canta, Luisa Racca, Andrea Ancona, Stefania Tritta, Veronica Vighetto, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Nanomedicine, 14/7, 2019, Page(s) 797-801, ISSN 1743-5889
Publisher: Future Medicine Ltd.
DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2019-0070

ZnO nanocrystals shuttled by extracellular vesicles as effective Trojan nano-horses against cancer cells

Author(s): Bianca Dumontel, Francesca Susa, Tania Limongi, Marta Canta, Luisa Racca, Angelica Chiodoni, Nadia Garino, Giulia Chiabotto, Maria L. Centomo, Ymera Pignochino, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Nanomedicine, 14/21, 2019, Page(s) 2815-2833, ISSN 1743-5889
Publisher: Future Medicine Ltd.
DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2019-0231

Nanoparticles for hematologic diseases detection and treatment

Author(s): Tania Limongi, Francesca Susa, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Hematology and Medical Oncology, 4/2, 2019, Page(s) 1-12, ISSN 2398-8495
Publisher: OAT
DOI: 10.15761/hmo.1000183

Engineered Extracellular Vesicles as a Reliable Tool in Cancer Nanomedicine

Author(s): Francesca Susa, Tania Limongi, Bianca Dumontel, Veronica Vighetto, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Cancers, 11/12, 2019, Page(s) 1979, ISSN 2072-6694
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/cancers11121979

Design, Fabrication, and In Vitro Evaluation of Nanoceria-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for the Treatment of Neurological Diseases

Author(s): Matteo Battaglini, Christos Tapeinos, Ivana Cavaliere, Attilio Marino, Andrea Ancona, Nadia Garino, Valentina Cauda, Francisco Palazon, Doriana Debellis, Gianni Ciofani
Published in: ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 5/2, 2018, Page(s) 670-682, ISSN 2373-9878
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01033

The Synergistic Effect of Nanocrystals Combined With Ultrasound in the Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species for Biomedical Applications

Author(s): Veronica Vighetto, Andrea Ancona, Luisa Racca, Tania Limongi, Adriano Troia, Giancarlo Canavese, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 7, 2019, ISSN 2296-4185
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00374

The investigation of the parameters affecting the ZnO nanoparticles cytotoxicity behaviour: a tutorial review.

Author(s): Marta Canta, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Biomaterials Science, 2020, ISSN 2047-4830
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d0bm01086c

Extracellular Vesicles and Their Current Role in Cancer Immunotherapy

Author(s): Carla Giacobino; Marta Canta; Cristina Fornaguera; Salvador Borrós; Valentina Cauda
Published in: Cancers, vol 13, 2021, Page(s) 2280, ISSN 2072-6694
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/cancers13092280

Leveraging re-chargeable nanobubbles on amine-functionalized ZnO nanocrystals for sustained ultrasound cavitation towards echographic imaging

Author(s): Andrea Ancona, Adriano Troia, Nadia Garino, Bianca Dumontel, Valentina Cauda, Giancarlo Canavese
Published in: Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 67, 2020, Page(s) 105132, ISSN 1350-4177
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105132

EVs and Bioengineering: From Cellular Products to Engineered Nanomachines

Author(s): Simona Villata, Marta Canta, Valentina Cauda
Published in: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21/17, 2020, Page(s) 6048, ISSN 1422-0067
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176048

Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Potential Use in Nanomedicine

Author(s): Marco Carofiglio, Sugata Barui, Valentina Cauda, Marco Laurenti
Published in: Applied Sciences, 10/15, 2020, Page(s) 5194, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app10155194

Correction to: Remotely Activated Nanoparticles for Anticancer Therapy

Author(s): Luisa Racca, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Nano-Micro Letters, 13/1, 2021, ISSN 2150-5551
Publisher: Open Access Science Online
DOI: 10.1007/s40820-020-00553-8

Enhancing the preservation of liposomes: The role of cryoprotectants, lipid formulations and freezing approaches

Author(s): Francesca Susa, Giulia Bucca, Tania Limongi, Valentina Cauda, Roberto Pisano
Published in: Cryobiology, 98, 2021, Page(s) 46-56, ISSN 0011-2240
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2020.12.009

Other (2)

Multimodal hybrid and theranostic nanoparticles as smart Trojan horses to fight cancer

Author(s): Cauda, Valentina Alice
Published in: PROJECT REPOSITORY JOURNAL, 6, 2020, Page(s) 108–110
Publisher: EDMA

Zinc Oxide Nanostructures in Biomedicine

Author(s): Luisa Racca, Marta Canta, Bianca Dumontel, Andrea Ancona, Tania Limongi, Nadia Garino, Marco Laurenti, Giancarlo Canavese, Valentina Cauda
Published in: Smart Nanoparticles for Biomedicine, 2018, Page(s) 171-187
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-814156-4.00012-4

Conference proceedings (8)

The shielding effect of phospholipidic bilayers on zinc oxide nanocrystals for biomedical applications

Author(s): Cauda V., Dumontel B., Canta M., Garino N., Limongi T.
Published in: Proceeding of the Merck Young Chemists Symposium, 2017, Page(s) 30, ISBN 978-88-86208-89-5
Publisher: F. Bella, L. Botta, A. Bauchicchio, R. Cucciniello, A. D’Urso, A. Erba, P. Franco, E. Lenci, G. Mazzone, A. Soldà, S. Staderini, L. Triggiani, and D. Spinelli

CancerTO - Nanoscience in Cancer Immunotherapy

Author(s): Racca Luisa, Limongi Tania, Vighetto Veronica, Dumontel Bianca, Ancona Andrea, Canta Marta, Canavese Giancarlo, Garino Nadia, Cauda Valentina Alice
Published in: CancerTO - Nanoscience in Cancer Immunotherapy, 2021, Page(s) 102-103, ISBN 9782889665433
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/978-2-88966-543-3

Investigation of cytotoxic effects of different ZnO nanostructures on living cancer cells

Author(s): Luisa Racca, Bianca Dumontel, Beatrice Miccoli, Marta Canta, Loredana Serpe, Roberto Canaparo, Cristiano Di Benedetto, Andrea Falqui, and Valentina Cauda
Published in: Proceedings of the Merck Young Chemists Symposium, Once a year, 2016, Page(s) 158, ISBN 978-88-86208-92-5
Publisher: F. Bella, L. Botta, A. Bauchicchio, R. Cucciniello, A. D’Urso, A. Erba, P. Franco, E. Lenci, G. Mazzone, M. Pavone, A. Soldà, S. Staderini, L. Triggiani, and D. Spinelli

Towards a comprehension of Zinc oxide nanoparticles behavior in inorganic and biological fluids

Author(s): Marta Canta, Bianca Dumontel, Luisa Racca, Angelica Chiodoni, and Valentina Cauda
Published in: Proceeding of the Merck Young Chemists Symposium, Once a year, 2016, Page(s) 118, ISBN 978-88-86208-92-5
Publisher: F. Bella, L. Botta, A. Bauchicchio, R. Cucciniello, A. D’Urso, A. Erba, P. Franco, E. Lenci, G. Mazzone, M. Pavone, A. Soldà, S. Staderini, L. Triggiani, and D. Spinelli

The shielding effect of phospholipidic bilayers on zinc oxide nanocrystals for biomedical applications

Author(s): Cauda, V.; Dumontel, B.; Canta, M.; Garino, N.; Limongi, T.; Canavese, G.
Published in: Proceeding of the Merck Young Chemists Symposium, once a year, 2018, Page(s) 30, ISBN 978-88-86208-89-5
Publisher: F. Bella, L. Botta, A. Bauchicchio, R. Cucciniello, A. D’Urso, A. Erba, P. Franco, E. Lenci, G. Mazzone, A. Soldà, S. Staderini, L. Triggiani, and D. Spinelli

“Enhanced biostability and biocompatibility of zinc oxide nanocrystals shielded by a phospholipid bilayer”

Author(s): B. Dumontel, M. Canta, F. Susa, L. Racca, A. Ancona, N. Garino, T. Limongi, A. Chiodoni, V. Cauda
Published in: Proceeding of the Merck and Elsevier Young Chemists Symposium (MEYCS 2018), once a year, 2018, Page(s) 169, ISBN 978-88-94952-03-2
Publisher: F. Bella, L. Botta, R. Cucciniello, A. D’Urso, P. Franco, E. Lenci, G. Mazzone, M. Schlich, A. Soldà, R. Spezzano, S. Staderini, and L. Triggiani

“Biomimetic hybrid nanoconstructs for cancer therapy”

Author(s): F. Susa, B. Dumontel, M. Canta, L. Racca, N. Garino, T. Limongi, A. Chiodoni, V. Cauda
Published in: Proceeding of the Merck and Elsevier Young Chemists Symposium (MEYCS 2018), once a year, 2018, Page(s) 191, ISBN 978-88-94952-03-2
Publisher: F. Bella, L. Botta, R. Cucciniello, A. D’Urso, P. Franco, E. Lenci, G. Mazzone, M. Schlich, A. Soldà, R. Spezzano, S. Staderini, and L. Triggiani

Lipid-coated zinc oxide nanocrystals as innovative ROS-generators for photodynamic therapy

Author(s): Ancona A, Engelke H, Garino N, Racca L, Dumontel B, Fazzini W, Cauda V
Published in: Proceeding of the Merck Young Chemists Symposium, 2017, ISBN 978-88-86208-89-5
Publisher: F. Bella, L. Botta, A. Bauchicchio, R. Cucciniello, A. D’Urso, A. Erba, P. Franco, E. Lenci, G. Mazzone, A. Soldà, S. Staderini, L. Triggiani, and D. Spinelli