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66
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8781
National Ranking
238

Overview

Livia Visai is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and has a research profile concentrated in engineering, medicine, and materials science. Their work sits at the intersection of these disciplines, focusing particularly on biomedical engineering, biomaterials, materials chemistry, molecular biology, and surgery.

The scientist's research contributions cover specific topics that include:

  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Dental Materials and Restorations
  • Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties

Visai has published extensively in several journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Materials
  • Biomaterials Advances
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Nanomaterials

Among recent papers are:

  • "Polyurethane-Based Coatings with Promising Antibacterial Properties," 2020, Materials
  • "Gold Nanoparticles: Can They Be the Next Magic Bullet for Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria?" 2021, Nanomaterials
  • "Synergic Effect of Nanolignin and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles into Poly(l-lactide) Bionanocomposites: Material Properties, Antioxidant Activity, and Antibacterial Performance," 2020, ACS Applied Bio Materials
  • "Progress in Niobium Oxide-Containing Coatings for Biomedical Applications: A Critical Review," 2022, ACS Omega
  • "Controlled Release of Thymol from Poly(Lactic Acid)-Based Silver Nanocomposite Films with Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activity," 2020, Antioxidants

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Visai include:

  • Nora Bloise
  • Lorenzo Fassina
  • Paola Petrini
  • Elisa Restivo
  • Giovanna Bruni

Best Publications

  • Multifunctional bionanocomposite films of poly(lactic acid), cellulose nanocrystals and silver nanoparticles

    E. Fortunati;I. Armentano;Qi Zhou;A. Iannoni

  • Copper-containing mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles as multifunctional agent for bone regeneration

    Alessandra Bari;Nora Bloise;Sonia Lucia Fiorilli;Giorgia Novajra

  • Effect of Electrospun Fiber Diameter and Alignment on Macrophage Activation and Secretion of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines

    Enrica Saino;Maria Letizia Focarete;Chiara Gualandi;Enzo Emanuele

  • Extracellular DNA in biofilms.

    Lucio Montanaro;Alessandro Poggi;Livia Visai;Stefano Ravaioli

  • Polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan hydrogels with enhanced antioxidant and antibacterial properties induced by lignin nanoparticles

    W Yang;E Fortunati;Federico Bertoglio;Federico Bertoglio;Js Owczarek

  • Titanium oxide antibacterial surfaces in biomedical devices

    Livia Visai;Luigi De Nardo;Carlo Punta;Lucio Melone

  • Characterization of novel LPXTG-containing proteins of Staphylococcus aureus identified from genome sequences.

    Fiona M. Roche;Ruth Massey;Sharon J. Peacock;Nicholas P. J. Day

  • Antibiofilm activity of a monolayer of silver nanoparticles anchored to an amino-silanized glass surface

    Angelo Taglietti;Carla Renata Arciola;Agnese D'Agostino;Giacomo Dacarro

  • Thermal stability improvement of blue colorant C-Phycocyanin from Spirulina platensis for food industry applications

    Giulia Martelli;Claudia Folli;Livia Visai;Maria Daglia

  • Toluidine Blue-Mediated Photodynamic Effects on Staphylococcal Biofilms

    Mrinalini Sharma;Livia Visai;Francesca Bragheri;Ilaria Cristiani

  • Nano-biocomposite films with modified cellulose nanocrystals and synthesized silver nanoparticles.

    Elena Fortunati;Silvia Rinaldi;Mercedes Ana Peltzer;Nora Bloise

  • The Interaction of Bacteria with Engineered Nanostructured Polymeric Materials: A Review

    Ilaria Armentano;Carla Renata Arciola;Elena Fortunati;Davide Ferrari

  • The Sbi Protein Is a Multifunctional Immune Evasion Factor of Staphylococcus aureus

    Emma Jane Smith;Livia Visai;Steven W. Kerrigan;Pietro Speziale

  • The effect of photodynamic treatment combined with antibiotic action or host defence mechanisms on Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

    Antonella Di Poto;Maria S. Sbarra;Giulio Provenza;Livia Visai

  • Fibronectin-binding proteins of Staphylococcus aureus mediate activation of human platelets via fibrinogen and fibronectin bridges to integrin GPIIb/IIIa and IgG binding to the FcγRIIa receptor

    J. Ross Fitzgerald;Anthony Loughman;Fiona Keane;Marian Brennan

  • Antibiotic resistance in exopolysaccharide-forming Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates from orthopaedic implant infections

    Carla Renata Arciola;Davide Campoccia;Simonetta Gamberini;Maria Elena Donati

  • Injectable pectin hydrogels produced by internal gelation: pH dependence of gelling and rheological properties

    Helena R. Moreira;Fabiola Munarin;Roberta Gentilini;Livia Visai

  • Decreased bacterial adhesion to surface-treated titanium.

    B. Del Curto;M.F. Brunella;Carmen Giordano;M.P. Pedeferri

  • Structural and functional role of Staphylococcus aureus surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules of the host

    Pietro Speziale;Giampiero Pietrocola;Simonetta Rindi;Maria Provenzano

  • Generation of mesenchymal stromal cells in the presence of platelet lysate: a phenotypic and functional comparison of umbilical cord blood- and bone marrow-derived progenitors

    Maria Antonietta Avanzini;Maria Ester Bernardo;Angela Maria Cometa;Cesare Perotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Pietro Speziale
Pietro Speziale University of Pavia
Carla Renata Arciola
Carla Renata Arciola University of Bologna
Jose Maria Kenny
Jose Maria Kenny University of Perugia
Maria Cristina Tanzi
Maria Cristina Tanzi Polytechnic University of Milan
Lucio Montanaro
Lucio Montanaro University of Bologna
Elena Fortunati
Elena Fortunati University of Perugia
Maria Letizia Focarete
Maria Letizia Focarete University of Bologna
Nadia Lotti
Nadia Lotti University of Bologna
Silvia Farè
Silvia Farè Polytechnic University of Milan

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