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Benedetto Marelli

Benedetto Marelli

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
45
Citations
6621
World Ranking
5602
National Ranking
1564

Overview

Benedetto Marelli is affiliated with MIT in the United States and is involved in research primarily within the fields of materials science, agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work covers a range of subfields including biomaterials, molecular biology, plant science, biomedical engineering, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. Key research topics include:

  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis
  • Electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications
  • Polymer surface interaction studies
  • Graphene and nanomaterials applications
  • Polymer-based agricultural enhancements

Marelli's publication record spans multiple journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Nano Letters
  • Environmental Science & Technology

They have authored recent papers including:

  • Soil Sensors and Plant Wearables for Smart and Precision Agriculture (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • A Microneedle Technology for Sampling and Sensing Bacteria in the Food Supply Chain (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • A Multilayered Edible Coating to Extend Produce Shelf Life (2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering)
  • Self-Perpetuating Carbon Foam Microwave Plasma Conversion of Hydrocarbon Wastes into Useful Fuels and Chemicals (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • Precision Delivery of Multiscale Payloads to Tissue-Specific Targets in Plants (2020, Advanced Science)

In addition to journal publications, Marelli has contributed to book literature, with a publication by Springer Nature titled Microbial Cross-talk in the Rhizosphere (2022).

Frequent co-authorship occurs with researchers such as:

  • Yunteng Cao
  • Hui Sun
  • Yilin Zhang
  • Augustine T. Zvinavashe
  • Doyoon Kim

Best Publications

  • Highly tunable elastomeric silk biomaterials.

    Benjamin P. Partlow;Craig W. Hanna;Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina;Jodie E. Moreau

  • Soil Sensors and Plant Wearables for Smart and Precision Agriculture.

    Heyu Yin;Yunteng Cao;Benedetto Marelli;Xiangqun Zeng

  • Silk-based resorbable electronic devices for remotely controlled therapy and in vivo infection abatement

    Hu Tao;Suk Won Hwang;Benedetto Marelli;Bo An

  • All-water-based electron-beam lithography using silk as a resist

    Sunghwan Kim;Benedetto Marelli;Mark A. Brenckle;Alexander N. Mitropoulos

  • Silk Fibroin as Edible Coating for Perishable Food Preservation.

    B. Marelli;M. A. Brenckle;D. L. Kaplan;F. G. Omenetto

  • Inkjet Printing of Regenerated Silk Fibroin: From Printable Forms to Printable Functions

    Hu Tao;Hu Tao;Benedetto Marelli;Miaomiao Yang;Bo An

  • Accelerated mineralization of dense collagen-nano bioactive glass hybrid gels increases scaffold stiffness and regulates osteoblastic function

    Benedetto Marelli;Chiara E. Ghezzi;Dirk Mohn;Wendelin J. Stark

  • Compliant electrospun silk fibroin tubes for small vessel bypass grafting

    Benedetto Marelli;Antonio Alessandrino;Antonio Alessandrino;Silvia Farè;Giuliano Freddi

  • Engineering the Future of Silk Materials through Advanced Manufacturing.

    Zhitao Zhou;Shaoqing Zhang;Yunteng Cao;Benedetto Marelli

  • Photocrosslinking of Silk Fibroin Using Riboflavin for Ocular Prostheses.

    Matthew B. Applegate;Benjamin P. Partlow;Jeannine Coburn;Benedetto Marelli

  • In vitro reactivity of Cu doped 45S5 Bioglass® derived scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

    Alexander Hoppe;Robert Meszaros;Christoph Stähli;Stefan Romeis

  • Directed assembly of bio-inspired hierarchical materials with controlled nanofibrillar architectures

    Peter Tseng;Bradley Napier;Siwei Zhao;Alexander N. Mitropoulos

  • Three-Dimensional Mineralization of Dense Nanofibrillar Collagen−Bioglass Hybrid Scaffolds

    Benedetto Marelli;Chiara E. Ghezzi;Jake E. Barralet;Aldo R. Boccaccini

  • Laser-based three-dimensional multiscale micropatterning of biocompatible hydrogels for customized tissue engineering scaffolds

    Matthew B. Applegate;Jeannine M. Coburn;Benjamin P. Partlow;Jodie E. Moreau

  • Silk fibroin derived polypeptide-induced biomineralization of collagen

    Benedetto Marelli;Chiara E. Ghezzi;Antonio Alessandrino;Jake E. Barralet

  • Silk-based biocompatible random lasing

    Soraya Carlos Caixeiro;Michele Gaio;Benedetto Marelli;Fiorenzo Omenetto

  • Electrospun Silk Fibroin Mats for Tissue Engineering

    A. Alessandrino;A. Alessandrino;B. Marelli;C. Arosio;Silvia Fare

  • Nanoscale probing of electron-regulated structural transitions in silk proteins by near-field IR imaging and nano-spectroscopy.

    Nan Qin;Shaoqing Zhang;Jianjuan Jiang;Stephanie Gilbert Corder

  • Programming function into mechanical forms by directed assembly of silk bulk materials

    Benedetto Marelli;Nereus Patel;Thomas Duggan;Giovanni Perotto

  • Regulation of enamel hardness by its crystallographic dimensions.

    Hazem Eimar;Elnaz Ghadimi;Benedetto Marelli;Hojatollah Vali

  • Additive Manufacturing Approaches for Hydroxyapatite‐Reinforced Composites

    Mario Milazzo;Mario Milazzo;Nicola Contessi Negrini;Nicola Contessi Negrini;Stefania Scialla;Benedetto Marelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiorenzo G. Omenetto
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto Tufts University
Showan N. Nazhat
Showan N. Nazhat McGill University
David L. Kaplan
David L. Kaplan Tufts University
Jake E. Barralet
Jake E. Barralet McGill University
Hu Tao
Hu Tao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Silvia Farè
Silvia Farè Polytechnic University of Milan
Giuliano Freddi
Giuliano Freddi Stazione Sperimentale per la Seta
Maria Cristina Tanzi
Maria Cristina Tanzi Polytechnic University of Milan
John A. Rogers
John A. Rogers Northwestern University

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