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Overview

Ugo Valbusa is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy and focuses their research on engineering, particularly in biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, physical and theoretical chemistry, and mechanics of materials. Their work intersects multiple advanced topics within these fields.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of subjects related to bio-sensing, membrane technology, and material science. Key papers include:

  • Integrating Microstructured Electrospun Scaffolds in an Open Microfluidic System for in Vitro Studies of Human Patient-Derived Primary Cells, 2020, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Electrical biosensing with synthetic nanopores and nanochannels, 2021, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
  • High-vacuum setup for permeability and diffusivity measurements by membrane techniques, 2021, Vacuum
  • Identification of the seeding mechanism in the spinodal instability of dewetting liquids, 2022, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Frequently publishing in venues such as ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, Vacuum, and the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, their research remains connected to several specialized areas of study.

Valbusa collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Elena Angeli, Giuseppe Firpo, Luca Repetto, Janez Šetina, and Patrizia Guida. These collaborations highlight interdisciplinary efforts across bio-sensing, membrane science, and materials engineering.

Their primary fields of study and research topics include:

  • Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Mechanics of Materials

Main themes within Valbusa's research encompass:

  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Muon and positron interactions and applications
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Best Publications

  • Nanostructuring surfaces by ion sputtering

    U Valbusa;C Boragno;F Buatier de Mongeot

  • Ripple Structure on Ag(110) Surface Induced by Ion Sputtering

    S. Rusponi;C. Boragno;U. Valbusa

  • Permeability thickness dependence of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membranes

    Giuseppe Firpo;Elena Angeli;Luca Repetto;Ugo Valbusa

  • Ripple Wave Vector Rotation in Anisotropic Crystal Sputtering

    S. Rusponi;G. Costantini;Corrado Boragno;Ugo Valbusa

  • Scaling Laws of the Ripple Morphology on Cu(110)

    S. Rusponi;G. Costantini;C. Boragno;U. Valbusa

  • Selective adsorption of 1H2 and 2H2 on the (0001) graphite surface

    L. Mattera;F. Rosatelli;C. Salvo;F. Tommasini

  • Vibrational spectrum of H and D on the (0001) graphite surface from scattering experiments

    E. Ghio;L. Mattera;C. Salvo;F. Tommasini

  • Initial sticking coefficient of O2 on Ag(110)

    L. Vattuone;M. Rocca;C. Boragno;U. Valbusa

  • Patterning a surface on the nanometric scale by ion sputtering

    S. Rusponi;G. Costantini;F. Buatier de Mongeot;C. Boragno

  • The contact mechanics of fractal surfaces

    Renato Buzio;Corrado Boragno;Fabio Biscarini;Francesco Buatier De Mongeot

  • Phase transition of dissociatively adsorbed oxygen on Ag(001)

    M. Rocca;L. Savio;L. Vattuone;U. Burghaus

  • Uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in nanostructured Co/Cu(001): from surface ripples to nanowires.

    R. Moroni;D. Sekiba;F. Buatier de Mongeot;G. Gonella

  • Dynamics of Gas-Surface Interaction

    Giorgio Benedek;Ugo Valbusa

  • Angular dependence of dipole scattering cross section: Surface-plasmon losses on Ag(100).

    Mario Agostino Rocca;Ugo Valbusa

  • Interactions of single-wall carbon nanotubes with endothelial cells

    Adriana Albini;Valentina Mussi;Alessandro Parodi;Agostina Ventura

  • On the question of the well depth of the He-Ar interatomic potential

    R. A. Aziz;P. W. Riley;U. Buck;G. Maneke

  • Order versus Disorder: in vivo bone formation within osteoconductive scaffolds

    Silvia Scaglione;Paolo Giannoni;Paolo Bianchini;Monica Sandri

  • Ripples and Ripples: from Sandy Deserts to Ion-Sputtered Surfaces

    Tomaso Aste;U Valbusa

  • Surface plasmon on Ag(110): Observation of linear and positive dispersion and strong azimuthal anisotropy.

    Rocca M;Lazzarino M;Valbusa U

  • Adatom ascending at step edges and faceting on fcc metal (110) surfaces.

    Wenguang Zhu;Wenguang Zhu;Francesco Buatier de Mongeot;U. Valbusa;E. G. Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Giacinto Scoles
Giacinto Scoles University of Udine
David Cappelletti
David Cappelletti University of Perugia
Fernando Pirani
Fernando Pirani University of Perugia
Giulio Sandini
Giulio Sandini Italian Institute of Technology
Giovanni Comelli
Giovanni Comelli University of Trieste
Tomaso Aste
Tomaso Aste University College London
Mauro Magnani
Mauro Magnani University of Urbino
Rodolfo Quarto
Rodolfo Quarto University of Genoa
Giorgio Borreani
Giorgio Borreani University of Turin
Fabio Biscarini
Fabio Biscarini University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

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