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51
Citations
8812
World Ranking
3914
National Ranking
108

Overview

Giacomo Cao is affiliated with the University of Cagliari in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with 64 and 43 publications respectively. Within these fields, their work often focuses on subfields such as mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, biomedical engineering, and physiology.

Their scholarly interests encompass several main research topics, including:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
  • Metal and thin film mechanics
  • Bone tissue engineering materials
  • MXene and MAX phase materials

Giacomo Cao has published in various scientific journals, with recurring publication venues such as:

  • Ceramics International
  • Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Marine Drugs

Some of the recent papers associated with research in these interdisciplinary areas include:

  • "Wide Range Applications of Spirulina: From Earth to Space Missions," 2022, Marine Drugs
  • "High-strain-rate deformation: Stress-induced phase transformation and nanostructures in a titanium alloy," 2023, International Journal of Plasticity
  • "Extremophile Microalgae: the potential for biotechnological application," 2020, Journal of Phycology
  • "Electrospun PCL/PGS Composite Fibers Incorporating Bioactive Glass Particles for Soft Tissue Engineering Applications," 2020, Nanomaterials
  • "Nanoparticles from Microalgae and Their Biomedical Applications," 2023, Marine Drugs

Throughout their career, Cao has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Alessandro Concas
  • Roberto Orrù
  • Giacomo Fais
  • Sebastiano Garroni
  • Antonio Mario Locci

Best Publications

  • Consolidation/synthesis of materials by electric current activated/assisted sintering

    Roberto Orrù;Roberta Licheri;Antonio Mario Locci;Alberto Cincotti

  • Mobility of heavy metals from tailings to stream waters in a mining activity contaminated site.

    A. Concas;C. Ardau;A. Cristini;P. Zuddas

  • Chemical recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (pet) by hydrolysis and glycolysis

    Daniela Carta;Giacomo Cao;Claudio D’Angeli

  • Novel processing route for the fabrication of bulk high-entropy metal diborides

    Giovanna Tallarita;Roberta Licheri;Sebastiano Garroni;Roberto Orrù

  • Sardinian natural clinoptilolites for heavy metals and ammonium removal: experimental and modeling

    Alberto Cincotti;Nicola Lai;Roberto Orru;Giacomo Cao

  • Heavy Metals Uptake by Sardinian Natural Zeolites: Experiment and Modeling

    Alberto Cincotti;Anna Mameli;Antonio Mario Locci;Roberto Orru

  • Combination of SHS and SPS techniques for fabrication of fully dense ZrB2-ZrC-SiC composites

    Roberta Licheri;Roberto Orrù;Clara Musa;Giacomo Cao

  • A novel cell disruption technique to enhance lipid extraction from microalgae

    Alberto Steriti;Roberto Rossi;Alessandro Concas;Giacomo Cao;Giacomo Cao

  • Remediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils by Ball Milling

    S. Montinaro;A. Concas;M. Pisu;G. Cao

  • High-entropy transition metal diborides by reactive and non-reactive spark plasma sintering: A comparative investigation

    Giovanna Tallarita;Roberta Licheri;Sebastiano Garroni;Sebastiano Garroni;Simone Barbarossa

  • Effect of ball milling on simultaneous spark plasma synthesis and densification of TiC-TiB2 composites

    Antonio M. Locci;Roberto Orrù;Giacomo Cao;Zuhair A. Munir

  • Consolidation via spark plasma sintering of HfB2/SiC and HfB2/HfC/SiC composite powders obtained by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis

    Roberta Licheri;Roberto Orrù;Clara Musa;Antonio Mario Locci

  • Experimental analysis and novel modeling of semi-batch photobioreactors operated with Chlorella vulgaris and fed with 100% (v/v) CO2.

    Alessandro Concas;Giovanni Antonio Lutzu;Massimo Pisu;Giacomo Cao

  • Self-propagating combustion synthesis and plasma spraying deposition of TiC–Fe powders

    Roberta Licheri;Roberto Orrù;Giacomo Cao;Angelo Crippa

  • Field-activated pressure-assisted synthesis of NiTi

    Antonio Mario Locci;Antonio Mario Locci;Roberto Orru;Giacomo Cao;Z. A. Munir

  • Modelling of comminution processes in Spex Mixer/Mill

    Alessandro Concas;Nicola Lai;Massimo Pisu;Giacomo Cao;Giacomo Cao

  • Modelling breakage and reagglomeration during fine dry grinding in ball milling devices

    Sarah Fadda;Alberto Cincotti;A Concas;M Pisu

  • Kinetics and related engineering aspects of catalytic liquid-phase oxidation of p-xylene to terephthalic acid

    Alberto Cincotti;Roberto Orrù;Giacomo Cao

  • Evaluation of the use of human Mesenchymal Stem Cells for acute toxicity tests.

    M Scanu;Luisa Mancuso;Giacomo Cao

  • Titanium diboride ceramics for solar thermal absorbers

    Elisa Sani;Marco Meucci;Luca Mercatelli;Andrea Balbo

  • Simultaneous spark plasma synthesis and densification of TiC-TiB2 composites

    Antonio M. Locci;Roberto Orrù;Giacomo Cao;Zuhair A. Munir

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Orru
Roberto Orru University of Cagliari
Romano V. A. Orru
Romano V. A. Orru Maastricht University
Massimo Morbidelli
Massimo Morbidelli Polytechnic University of Milan
Ludo Froyen
Ludo Froyen KU Leuven
Zuhair A. Munir
Zuhair A. Munir University of California, Davis
Giovanni Neri
Giovanni Neri University of Messina
Valeria Cannillo
Valeria Cannillo University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Andrea Angius
Andrea Angius National Research Council (CNR)
Laura Silvestroni
Laura Silvestroni National Research Council (CNR)
Horst Hahn
Horst Hahn Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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