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Gennara Cavallaro

Gennara Cavallaro

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Chemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
7270
World Ranking
14578
National Ranking
509

Overview

Gennara Cavallaro is a researcher affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy, focusing primarily on interdisciplinary studies spanning materials science, medicine, and engineering. Their work is concentrated within various specialized subfields including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, and biomaterials.

The research topics covered by Cavallaro include inhalation and respiratory drug delivery, carbon and quantum dots applications, graphene and nanomaterials applications, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, RNA interference and gene delivery, advanced drug delivery systems, and nanocluster synthesis and applications.

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include Nicolò Mauro, Emanuela Fabiola Craparo, Cinzia Scialabba, Salvatore Emanuele Drago, and Mara Andrea Utzeri. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications, reflecting sustained collaborative work in their research community.

Gennara Cavallaro has published extensively in several scientific journals, with a notable presence in the following publication venues:

  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Biomacromolecules
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Some of their recent research contributions include:

  • Functionalization of Metal and Carbon Nanoparticles with Potential in Cancer Theranostics, 2021, Molecules
  • Design of New Polyaspartamide Copolymers for siRNA Delivery in Antiasthmatic Therapy, 2020, Pharmaceutics
  • mPEG-PLGA Nanoparticles Labelled with Loaded or Conjugated Rhodamine-B for Potential Nose-to-Brain Delivery, 2021, Pharmaceutics
  • Targeted delivery of siRNAs against hepatocellular carcinoma-related genes by a galactosylated polyaspartamide copolymer, 2020, Journal of Controlled Release
  • Inhalable Formulation Based on Lipid-Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticles for the Macrophage Targeted Delivery of Roflumilast, 2022, Biomacromolecules

Best Publications

  • Drug Delivery Devices Based on Mesoporous Silicate

    Gennara Cavallaro;Paola Pierro;Fabio Salvatore Palumbo;Flaviano Testa

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

    Massimo Fresta;Giovanni Puglisi;Gaetano Giammona;Gennara Cavallaro

  • K(+) and Na(+) effects on the gelation properties of kappa-Carrageenan.

    M.R. Mangione;D. Giacomazza;D. Bulone;V. Martorana

  • 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

  • Folate-mediated targeting of polymeric conjugates of gemcitabine.

    Gennara Cavallaro;Licciardi Mariano;Stefano Salmaso;Paolo Caliceti

  • Polymeric nanoparticles for siRNA delivery: Production and applications.

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

  • Nanoparticulate systems for drug delivery and targeting to the central nervous system

    Emanuela Fabiola Craparo;Maria Luisa Bondì;Giovanna Pitarresi;Gennara Cavallaro

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

    G Giammona;G Cavallaro;G Fontana;G Pitarresi

  • 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

  • Near-Infrared Light Responsive Folate Targeted Gold Nanorods for Combined Photothermal-Chemotherapy of Osteosarcoma

    Anna Li Volsi;Cinzia Scialabba;Valeria Vetri;Gennara Cavallaro

  • Synthesis, physico-chemical and biological characterization of a paclitaxel macromolecular prodrug.

    G. Cavallaro;M. Licciardi;P. Caliceti;S. Salmaso

  • Polymeric prodrug for release of an antitumoral agent by specific enzymes.

    Gennara Cavallaro;Giovanna Pitarresi;Mariano Licciardi;Gaetano Giammona

  • Folic acid-functionalized graphene oxide nanosheets via plasma etching as a platform to combine NIR anticancer phototherapy and targeted drug delivery.

    Nicolò Mauro;Cinzia Scialabba;Simonpietro Agnello;Gennara Cavallaro

  • PEGylated Nanoparticles based on a polyaspartamide. preparation, physico-chemical characterization, and intracellular uptake.

    Emanuela F. Craparo;Gennara Cavallaro;Maria L. Bondì;Delia Mandracchia

  • Folate-targeted supramolecular vesicular aggregates based on polyaspartyl-hydrazide copolymers for the selective delivery of antitumoral drugs.

    Mariano Licciardi;Donatella Paolino;Christian Celia;Gaetano Giammona

  • Montmorillonite nanodevices for the colon metronidazole delivery.

    Ilaria Calabrese;Gennara Cavallaro;Cinzia Scialabba;Mariano Licciardi

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaetano Giammona
Gaetano Giammona University of Palermo
Giovanna Pitarresi
Giovanna Pitarresi University of Palermo
Giovanni Puglisi
Giovanni Puglisi University of Catania
Mario Grassi
Mario Grassi University of Trieste
Manfred Ogris
Manfred Ogris University of Vienna
Piersandro Pallavicini
Piersandro Pallavicini University of Pavia
Paolo Caliceti
Paolo Caliceti University of Padua
Emanuela Esposito
Emanuela Esposito University of Messina
Gaetano Lamberti
Gaetano Lamberti University of Salerno
Melchiorre Cervello
Melchiorre Cervello National Research Council (CNR)

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