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Gaetano Giammona

Gaetano Giammona

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Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
12715
World Ranking
7801
National Ranking
196

Overview

Gaetano Giammona is a researcher affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy, with a primary focus on materials science, engineering, and medicine. Their research integrates multiple subfields including biomedical engineering, biomaterials, materials chemistry, molecular biology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their work addresses a range of topics in advanced material applications and biomedical technologies. Key research areas include:

  • Graphene and nanomaterials applications
  • Electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Carbon and quantum dots applications
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Wound healing and treatments
  • RNA interference and gene delivery

Giammona has contributed to various scientific publications, often collaborating with frequent co-authors such as Calogero Fiorica, Fabio Salvatore Palumbo, Giovanna Pitarresi, Gennara Cavallaro, and Nicolò Mauro. These collaborative efforts have resulted in multiple articles published in prominent journals.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Design of New Polyaspartamide Copolymers for siRNA Delivery in Antiasthmatic Therapy," 2020, Pharmaceutics
  • "A hyaluronic acid/cyclodextrin based injectable hydrogel for local doxorubicin delivery to solid tumors," 2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • "Inhalable Formulation Based on Lipid-Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticles for the Macrophage Targeted Delivery of Roflumilast," 2022, Biomacromolecules
  • "Physicochemical and Rheological Characterization of Different Low Molecular Weight Gellan Gum Products and Derived Ionotropic Crosslinked Hydrogels," 2021, Gels
  • "Hyaluronic acid dressing of hydrophobic carbon nanodots: A self-assembling strategy of hybrid nanocomposites with theranostic potential," 2021, Carbohydrate Polymers

The publication venues frequently chosen for disseminating their research include:

  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Biomacromolecules
  • Gels

This body of work intersects advanced materials and biomedical applications, contributing to the fields of drug delivery, nanomedicine, and therapeutic platform design. Their research interests further extend into the development of hydrogels and nanocomposites with potential clinical and theranostic uses.

Best Publications

  • Hyaluronic acid and its derivatives in drug delivery and imaging: Recent advances and challenges.

    Giuseppe Tripodo;Adriana Trapani;Maria Luisa Torre;Gaetano Giammona

  • Amoxicillin-loaded polyethylcyanoacrylate nanoparticles: influence of PEG coating on the particle size, drug release rate and phagocytic uptake.

    Giacomo Fontana;Mariano Licciardi;Silvana Mansueto;Domenico Schillaci

  • Reaction of α,β‐poly(N‐hydroxyethyl)‐DL‐aspartamide with derivatives of carboxylic acids

    Gaetano Giammona;Bianca Carlisi;Salvatore Palazzo

  • Brain-targeted solid lipid nanoparticles containing riluzole: preparation, characterization and biodistribution

    Maria Luisa Bondì;Emanuela Fabiola Craparo;Gaetano Giammona;Filippo Drago

  • Pefloxacine Mesilate- and Ofloxacin-Loaded Polyethylcyanoacrylate Nanoparticles: Characterization of the Colloidal Drug Carrier Formulation

    Massimo Fresta;Giovanni Puglisi;Gaetano Giammona;Gennara Cavallaro

  • Gellan gum-based delivery systems of therapeutic agents and cells

    Fabio Salvatore Palumbo;Salvatore Federico;Giovanna Pitarresi;Calogero Fiorica

  • Ferulic acid inhibits oxidative stress and cell death induced by Ab oligomers: improved delivery by solid lipid nanoparticles.

    Pasquale Picone;Maria L Bondi;Giovanna Montana;Andreina Bruno

  • New graft copolymers of hyaluronic acid and polylactic acid : Synthesis and characterization

    Fabio Salvatore Palumbo;Giovanna Pitarresi;Delia Mandracchia;Giuseppe Tripodo

  • Polyhydroxyethylaspartamide-based micelles for ocular drug delivery.

    C. Civiale;M. Licciardi;G. Cavallaro;G. Giammona

  • Preparation and characterization of polyethyl-2-cyanoacrylate nanocapsules containing antiepileptic drugs.

    M Fresta;G Cavallaro;G Giammona;E Wehrli

  • Ocular tolerability and in vivo bioavailability of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-coated polyethyl-2-cyanoacrylate nanosphere-encapsulated acyclovir.

    Massimo Fresta;Giacomo Fontana;Claudio Bucolo;Gennara Cavallaro

  • New folate-functionalized biocompatible block copolymer micelles as potential anti-cancer drug delivery systems

    Mariano Licciardi;Gaetano Giammona;Jianzhong Du;Steven P. Armes

  • Influence of the preparation conditions on poly(ethylcyanoacrylate) nanocapsule formation

    G. Puglisi;M. Fresta;G. Giammona;C.A. Ventura

  • Polymeric nanoparticles for siRNA delivery: Production and applications.

    Gennara Cavallaro;Carla Sardo;Emanuela Fabiola Craparo;Barbara Porsio

  • Coupling of the antiviral agent zidovudine to polyaspartamide and in vitro drug release studies

    G Giammona;G Cavallaro;G Fontana;G Pitarresi

  • Biodegradable and pH-sensitive hydrogels for potential colon-specific drug delivery: characterization and in vitro release studies.

    Maria Antonietta Casadei;Giovanna Pitarresi;Rossella Calabrese;Patrizia Paolicelli

  • Pegylated Polyaspartamide-Polylactide-Based Nanoparticles Penetrating Cystic Fibrosis Artificial Mucus.

    Emanuela Fabiola Craparo;Barbara Porsio;Carla Sardo;Gaetano Giammona

  • Galactosylated polymeric carriers for liver targeting of sorafenib

    Emanuela F. Craparo;Carla Sardo;Rosa Serio;Maria G. Zizzo

  • Chemical stability and bioavailability of acyclovir coupled to α,β-poly(N-2-hydroxyethyl)-dl-aspartamide

    G. Giammona;G. Puglisi;G. Cavallaro;A. Spadaro

  • Inulin–iron complexes: A potential treatment of iron deficiency anaemia

    Giovanna Pitarresi;Giuseppe Tripodo;Gennara Cavallaro;Fabio Salvatore Palumbo

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanna Pitarresi
Giovanna Pitarresi University of Palermo
Gennara Cavallaro
Gennara Cavallaro University of Palermo
Giuseppe Cavallaro
Giuseppe Cavallaro University of Palermo
Giovanni Puglisi
Giovanni Puglisi University of Catania
Melchiorre Cervello
Melchiorre Cervello National Research Council (CNR)
Manfred Ogris
Manfred Ogris University of Vienna
Mario Grassi
Mario Grassi University of Trieste
Nevio Picci
Nevio Picci University of Calabria
Paolo Caliceti
Paolo Caliceti University of Padua
Francesca Iemma
Francesca Iemma University of Calabria

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