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Michele Iafisco is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy and has an extensive research portfolio in engineering, with a primary focus on biomedical engineering. Their work spans several interrelated subfields including orthodontics, biomaterials, materials chemistry, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's research themes cover a variety of topics, particularly in bone tissue engineering materials, dental materials and restorations, calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition, dental erosion and treatment, inhalation and respiratory drug delivery, dental implant techniques and outcomes, and phosphorus and nutrient management.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Michele Iafisco are:

  • "Targeting of radioactive platinum-bisphosphonate anticancer drugs to bone of high metabolic activity" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Synergistic Release of Crop Nutrients and Stimulants from Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Functionalized with Humic Substances: Toward a Multifunctional Nanofertilizer" (2020) published in ACS Omega
  • "Selenium-doped hydroxyapatite nanoparticles for potential application in bone tumor therapy" (2020) published in Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
  • "Platinum-loaded, selenium-doped hydroxyapatite nanoparticles selectively reduce proliferation of prostate and breast cancer cells co-cultured in the presence of stem cells" (2020) published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • "Mussel Shell-Derived Macroporous 3D Scaffold: Characterization and Optimization Study of a Bioceramic from the Circular Economy" (2020) published in Marine Drugs

Michele Iafisco has published regularly in several venues such as the Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Materials, Journal of Functional Biomaterials, Scientific Reports, and ACS Omega.

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Lorenzo Degli Esposti
  • Alessio Adamiano
  • Daniele Catalucci
  • Francesca Carella
  • Andrei C. Ionescu

The scientist is also an author of the book titled Bioceramics, published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. eBooks in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Biomimetic Hydroxyapatite–Drug Nanocrystals as Potential Bone Substitutes with Antitumor Drug Delivery Properties†

    Barbara Palazzo;Michele Iafisco;Mariarita Laforgia;Nicola Margiotta

  • Progress on the preparation of nanocrystalline apatites and surface characterization: Overview of fundamental and applied aspects

    Jaime Gómez-Morales;Michele Iafisco;Michele Iafisco;José Manuel Delgado-López;Stéphanie Sarda

  • Surface enamel remineralization: biomimetic apatite nanocrystals and fluoride ions different effects

    Norberto Roveri;Elisa Battistella;Claudia Letizia Bianchi;Ismaela Foltran

  • Inhalation of peptide-loaded nanoparticles improves heart failure

    Michele Miragoli;Michele Miragoli;Paola Ceriotti;Michele Iafisco;Marco Vacchiano

  • Crystallization of bioinspired citrate-functionalized nanoapatite with tailored carbonate content.

    José Manuel Delgado-López;Michele Iafisco;Michele Iafisco;Isaac Rodríguez;Anna Tampieri

  • Amino acid synergetic effect on structure, morphology and surface properties of biomimetic apatite nanocrystals

    Barbara Palazzo;Dominic Walsh;Michele Iafisco;Michele Iafisco;Elisabetta Foresti

  • Magnetic bioinspired hybrid nanostructured collagen-hydroxyapatite scaffolds supporting cell proliferation and tuning regenerative process.

    Anna Tampieri;Michele Iafisco;Monica Sandri;Silvia Panseri

  • Influence of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles on Germination and Plant Metabolism of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.): Preliminary Evidence

    Luca Marchiol;Antonio Filippi;Alessio Adamiano;Lorenzo Degli Esposti

  • Synthetic Biomimetic Carbonate-Hydroxyapatite Nanocrystals for Enamel Remineralization

    Norberto Roveri;Elisa Battistella;Ismaela Foltran;Elisabetta Foresti

  • Synergistic Release of Crop Nutrients and Stimulants from Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Functionalized with Humic Substances: Toward a Multifunctional Nanofertilizer

    Ho Young Yoon;Jeong Gu Lee;Lorenzo Degli Esposti;Michele Iafisco

  • Fluoride-doped amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles as a promising biomimetic material for dental remineralization

    Michele Iafisco;Lorenzo Degli Esposti;Lorenzo Degli Esposti;Gloria Belén Ramírez-Rodríguez;Francesca Carella

  • Smart delivery of antitumoral platinum complexes from biomimetic hydroxyapatite nanocrystals

    Michele Iafisco;Michele Iafisco;Barbara Palazzo;Barbara Palazzo;Marco Marchetti;Nicola Margiotta

  • pH-Responsive Delivery of Doxorubicin from Citrate–Apatite Nanocrystals with Tailored Carbonate Content

    Isaac Rodríguez-Ruiz;José Manuel Delgado-López;Miguel A. Durán-Olivencia;Michele Iafisco

  • Evolving application of biomimetic nanostructured hydroxyapatite.

    Norberto Roveri;Michele Iafisco

  • Adsorption and conformational change of myoglobin on biomimetic hydroxyapatite nanocrystals functionalized with alendronate.

    Michele Iafisco;Barbara Palazzo;Giuseppe Falini;Michele Di Foggia

  • Bioinspired negatively charged calcium phosphate nanocarriers for cardiac delivery of MicroRNAs

    Vittoria Di Mauro;Michele Iafisco;Nicolò Salvarani;Marco Vacchiano

  • Surface Hydration and Cationic Sites of Nanohydroxyapatites with Amorphous or Crystalline Surfaces: A Comparative Study

    Yuriy Sakhno;Luca Bertinetti;Michele Iafisco;Anna Tampieri

  • Cell surface receptor targeted biomimetic apatite nanocrystals for cancer therapy

    Michele Iafisco;Josè Manuel Delgado-Lopez;Elena Maria Varoni;Anna Tampieri

  • Synergistic effects of bisphosphonate and calcium phosphate nanoparticles on peri-implant bone responses in osteoporotic rats.

    Hamdan S. Alghamdi;Ruggero Bosco;Sanne K. Both;Michele Iafisco

  • Nanomedicine Approaches for the Pulmonary Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis.

    Cecilia Velino;Francesca Carella;Alessio Adamiano;Maurizio Sanguinetti

  • The role of biomimetism in developing nanostructured inorganic matrices for drug delivery

    Norberto Roveri;Barbara Palazzo;Michele Iafisco

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna Tampieri
Anna Tampieri National Research Council (CNR)
Norberto Roveri
Norberto Roveri University of Bologna
Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh
Sander C. G. Leeuwenburgh Radboud University
Gianmario Martra
Gianmario Martra University of Turin
Roberto Giardino
Roberto Giardino University of Bologna
Giovanni Natile
Giovanni Natile University of Bari Aldo Moro
Giuseppe Falini
Giuseppe Falini University of Bologna
Giuseppe Lippi
Giuseppe Lippi University of Verona
John A. Jansen
John A. Jansen Radboud University

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