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Paola Torricelli

Paola Torricelli

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Materials Science

D-Index
53
Citations
9748
World Ranking
9261
National Ranking
177

Overview

Paola Torricelli is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Engineering. Their work spans several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Biomaterials, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Pharmacology.

The main topics of their research cover Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications, Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, and Platelet Disorders and Treatments.

Paola Torricelli has contributed to numerous scientific publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • Tantalum nanoparticles enhance the osteoinductivity of multiscale composites based on poly(lactide-co-glycolide) electrospun fibers embedded in a gelatin hydrogel (2022, Materials Today Chemistry)
  • Strontium substituted hydroxyapatite with β-lactam integrin agonists to enhance mesenchymal cells adhesion and to promote bone regeneration (2021, Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces)
  • A radiopaque calcium phosphate bone cement with long-lasting antibacterial effect: From paste to injectable formulation (2020, Ceramics International)
  • An alternative ex vivo method to evaluate the osseointegration of Ti-6Al-4V alloy also combined with collagen (2021, Biomedical Materials)
  • Platinum nanoparticles supported on functionalized hydroxyapatite: Anti-oxidant properties and bone cells response (2020, Ceramics International)

Their frequent collaborators include Milena Fini, Adriana Bigi, Silvia Panzavolta, Annapaola Parrilli, and Elisa Boanini.

Paola Torricelli has published extensively in several venues, with repeated publications in Ceramics International, as well as contributions to Materials Today Chemistry, Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, Biomedical Materials, and European Urology Open Science.

Best Publications

  • Strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite coatings synthesized by pulsed-laser deposition: in vitro osteoblast and osteoclast response.

    Chiara Capuccini;P. Torricelli;F. Sima;Elisa Boanini

  • The healing of confined critical size cancellous defects in the presence of silk fibroin hydrogel

    M. Fini;A. Motta;P. Torricelli;G. Giavaresi

  • In vitro and in vivo behaviour of Ca- and P-enriched anodized titanium

    Milena Fini;Alberto Cigada;Gianni Rondelli;Roberto Chiesa

  • In Vivo Study on the Healing of Bone Defects Treated with Bone Marrow Stromal Cells, Platelet-Rich Plasma, and Freeze-Dried Bone Allografts, Alone and in Combination

    Dante Dallari;M. Fini;C. Stagni;P. Torricelli

  • Hyaluronic acid hydrogel in the treatment of osteoarthritis.

    R Barbucci;S Lamponi;A Borzacchiello;L Ambrosio

  • Interaction of Sr-doped hydroxyapatite nanocrystals with osteoclast and osteoblast-like cells.

    C. Capuccini;P. Torricelli;Elisa Boanini;Massimo Gazzano

  • Osteoporosis and biomaterial osteointegration.

    M. Fini;G. Giavaresi;P. Torricelli;V. Borsari

  • Effect of Mg2+, Sr2+, and Mn2+ on the chemico-physical and in vitro biological properties of calcium phosphate biomimetic coatings

    B. Bracci;P. Torricelli;S. Panzavolta;E. Boanini

  • Human osteoblast response to pulsed laser deposited calcium phosphate coatings.

    A. Bigi;B. Bracci;F. Cuisinier;R. Elkaim

  • Fibroin hydrogels for biomedical applications: preparation, characterization and in vitro cell culture studies.

    Antonella Motta;C. Migliaresi;F. Faccioni;P. Torricelli

  • Alendronate–hydroxyapatite nanocomposites and their interaction with osteoclasts and osteoblast-like cells

    Elisa Boanini;Paola Torricelli;Massimo Gazzano;Roberto Giardino

  • Mechanical and histomorphometric evaluations of titanium implants with different surface treatments inserted in sheep cortical bone.

    Gianluca Giavaresi;Milena Fini;Alberto Cigada;Roberto Chiesa

  • Nanocomposites of hydroxyapatite with aspartic acid and glutamic acid and their interaction with osteoblast-like cells.

    Elisa Boanini;Paola Torricelli;Massimo Gazzano;Roberto Giardino

  • In vitro corrosion study by EIS of a nickel-free stainless steel for orthopaedic applications.

    G. Rondelli;P. Torricelli;M. Fini;Roberto Giardino

  • Tailoring biomaterial compatibility: in vivo tissue response versus in vitro cell behavior.

    Monica Mattioli-Belmonte;G. Giavaresi;G. Biagini;L. Virgili

  • A new austenitic stainless steel with negligible nickel content: an in vitro and in vivo comparative investigation.

    M Fini;N. Nicoli Aldini;P. Torricelli;G. Giavaresi

  • A bone substitute composed of polymethylmethacrylate and α-tricalcium phosphate: results in terms of osteoblast function and bone tissue formation

    Milena Fini;Gianluca Giavaresi;Nicolò Nicoli Aldini;Paola Torricelli

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose—hydroxyapatite hybrid hydrogel as a composite material for bone tissue engineering applications

    Daniela Pasqui;Daniela Pasqui;Paola Torricelli;Milena De Cagna;Milena Fini

  • Physical characterization of different-roughness titanium surfaces, with and without hydroxyapatite coating, and their effect on human osteoblast-like cells.

    Veronica Borsari;Gianluca Giavaresi;Milena Fini;Paola Torricelli

  • Pulsed electromagnetic fields reduce knee osteoarthritic lesion progression in the aged Dunkin Hartley guinea pig.

    M Fini;G Giavaresi;P Torricelli;Francesco Cavani

Frequent Co-Authors

Milena Fini
Milena Fini University of Bologna
Roberto Giardino
Roberto Giardino University of Bologna
Gianluca Giavaresi
Gianluca Giavaresi Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Adriana Bigi
Adriana Bigi University of Bologna
Massimo Gazzano
Massimo Gazzano National Research Council (CNR)
Ion N. Mihailescu
Ion N. Mihailescu National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics
Giuseppe Filardo
Giuseppe Filardo University of Bologna
Luigi Ambrosio
Luigi Ambrosio National Research Council (CNR)
Maria Cristina Tanzi
Maria Cristina Tanzi Polytechnic University of Milan
Claudio Migliaresi
Claudio Migliaresi University of Trento

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