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Overview

Adriana Bigi is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, engineering, and medicine, with significant contributions to biomedical engineering, biomaterials, and molecular biology.

Their work spans several key topics, including:

  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Chemical Synthesis and Characterization
  • Collagen: Extraction and Characterization

Adriana Bigi has published regularly in various scientific journals, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

  • Ceramics International
  • Crystal Growth & Design
  • Food Hydrocolloids
  • Journal of Functional Biomaterials
  • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Synthesis and Hydrolysis of Brushite (DCPD): The Role of Ionic Substitution," 2021, Crystal Growth & Design
  • "Quercetin loaded gelatin films with modulated release and tailored anti-oxidant, mechanical and swelling properties," 2020, Food Hydrocolloids
  • "Cellulose derivatives-snail slime films: New disposable eco-friendly materials for food packaging," 2020, Food Hydrocolloids
  • "Green Synthesis of Bioactive Oligopeptides Promoted By Recyclable Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite," 2020, Future Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Novel drug-loaded film forming patch based on gelatin and snail slime," 2021, International Journal of Pharmaceutics

They have collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Elisa Boanini
  • Katia Rubini
  • Massimo Gazzano
  • Francesca Bonvicini
  • Giovanna Angela Gentilomi

Best Publications

  • Mechanical and thermal properties of gelatin films at different degrees of glutaraldehyde crosslinking.

    A Bigi;G Cojazzi;S Panzavolta;K Rubini

  • Ionic substitutions in calcium phosphates synthesized at low temperature.

    Elisa Boanini;Massimo Gazzano;Adriana Bigi

  • Stabilization of gelatin films by crosslinking with genipin.

    A. Bigi;G. Cojazzi;S. Panzavolta;N. Roveri

  • Relationship between triple-helix content and mechanical properties of gelatin films.

    Adriana Bigi;Silvia Panzavolta;Katia Rubini

  • Strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite nanocrystals.

    Adriana Bigi;Elisa Boanini;Chiara Capuccini;Massimo Gazzano

  • Strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite coatings synthesized by pulsed-laser deposition: in vitro osteoblast and osteoclast response.

    Chiara Capuccini;P. Torricelli;F. Sima;Elisa Boanini

  • Magnesium influence on hydroxyapatite crystallization

    A. Bigi;G. Falini;E. Foresti;A. Ripamonti

  • CHEMICAL AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MINERAL PHASE FROM CORTICAL AND TRABECULAR BONE

    A. Bigi;G. Cojazzi;S. Panzavolta;A. Ripamonti

  • Electrospun gelatin nanofibers: optimization of genipin cross-linking to preserve fiber morphology after exposure to water.

    Silvia Panzavolta;Michela Gioffrè;Maria Letizia Focarete;Chiara Gualandi

  • The role of magnesium on the structure of biological apatites.

    A. Bigi;E. Foresti;R. Gregorini;A. Ripamonti

  • Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite coatings on titanium: a new fast biomimetic method

    Adriana Bigi;Elisa Boanini;Barbara Bracci;Alessandro Facchini

  • Nanocrystals of magnesium and fluoride substituted hydroxyapatite

    Enrico Bertoni;Adriana Bigi;Gianna Cojazzi;Massimo Gandolfi

  • Interaction of Sr-doped hydroxyapatite nanocrystals with osteoclast and osteoblast-like cells.

    C. Capuccini;P. Torricelli;Elisa Boanini;Massimo Gazzano

  • Effect of added gelatin on the properties of calcium phosphate cement.

    Adriana Bigi;Barbara Bracci;Silvia Panzavolta

  • Inhibiting effect of zinc on hydroxylapatite crystallization

    A. Bigi;E. Foresti;M. Gandolfi;M. Gazzano

  • Effect of Mg2+, Sr2+, and Mn2+ on the chemico-physical and in vitro biological properties of calcium phosphate biomimetic coatings

    B. Bracci;P. Torricelli;S. Panzavolta;E. Boanini

  • Human osteoblast response to pulsed laser deposited calcium phosphate coatings.

    A. Bigi;B. Bracci;F. Cuisinier;R. Elkaim

  • Chemico-physical characterization of gelatin films modified with oxidized alginate.

    Elisa Boanini;Katia Rubini;Silvia Panzavolta;Adriana Bigi

  • Alendronate–hydroxyapatite nanocomposites and their interaction with osteoclasts and osteoblast-like cells

    Elisa Boanini;Paola Torricelli;Massimo Gazzano;Roberto Giardino

  • Isomorphous substitutions in β-tricalcium phosphate: The different effects of zinc and strontium

    A. Bigi;E. Foresti;M. Gandolfi;M. Gazzano

Frequent Co-Authors

Norberto Roveri
Norberto Roveri University of Bologna
Massimo Gazzano
Massimo Gazzano National Research Council (CNR)
Milena Fini
Milena Fini University of Bologna
Paola Torricelli
Paola Torricelli University of Bologna
Roberto Giardino
Roberto Giardino University of Bologna
Ion N. Mihailescu
Ion N. Mihailescu National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics
Maria Letizia Focarete
Maria Letizia Focarete University of Bologna
Giuseppe Falini
Giuseppe Falini University of Bologna
Gianluca Giavaresi
Gianluca Giavaresi Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Nicola Pugno
Nicola Pugno University of Trento

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