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biomaterials, scanning probe microscopy, thin films, surface characterization, surface analysis
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Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2019-08-01 to present | Researcher (Biomechanics and Technological Innovation)
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Alessandro GAMBARDELLA

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2014-10-20 to 2019-07-31 (Laboratorio di Nanobiotecnologie )
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Istituto per lo studio dei materiali nanostrutturati Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Unità Operative di Supporto di Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2009 to 2014 | Researcher
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Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche: Napoli, IT

2007 to 2009 | Researcher (Centro Coerenthia)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II: Napoli, Campania, IT

Master Degree (Dipartimento di Fisica)
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Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia: Modena, Emilia-Romagna, IT

Ph D in Physics (s3)
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Professional activities (3)

Istituto per lo studio dei materiali nanostrutturati Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Unità Operative di Supporto di Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2019-11 to present | Invited Speaker @ StSPM19EV
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IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli: Bologna, IT

2019-08-01 to present | Researcher (Biomechanics and Technological Innovation)
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Italian Society for Microscopical Sciences: Bologna, IT

2011-09 | Carla Milanesi award
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Works (49)

Enhanced Bioactivity of Cu-Doped Bioactive Glass Coatings on Human Freeze-Dried Cortical Bone: An In Vitro Study

Bioengineering
2025-03-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Silvia Brogini; Matilde Tschon; Leonardo Vivarelli; Alessandro Gambardella; Angela De Bonis; Gianluca Giavaresi; Milena Fini; Dante Dallari; Julietta V. Rau; Marco Govoni
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A Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Three-Dimensional Polycaprolactone Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Purposes

Materials
2024-05-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Gregorio Marchiori; Devis Bellucci; Alessandro Gambardella; Mauro Petretta; Matteo Berni; Marco Boi; Brunella Grigolo; Gianluca Giavaresi; Nicola Baldini; Valeria Cannillo et al.
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Nanomechanical Mapping of Three Dimensionally Printed Poly-ε-Caprolactone Single Microfibers at the Cell Scale for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications

Biomimetics
2023-12-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Marco Bontempi; Gregorio Marchiori; Mauro Petretta; Rosario Capozza; Brunella Grigolo; Gianluca Giavaresi; Alessandro Gambardella
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Piezoelectric ultrasonic debridement as new tool for biofilm removal from orthopedic implants: A study in vitro

Journal of Orthopaedic Research
2023-05-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0736-0266
Part of ISSN: 1554-527X
Contributors: Alessandro Russo; Alessandro Gatti; Silvia Felici; Alessandro Gambardella; Milena Fini; Maria Pia Neri; Stefano Zaffagnini; Tiziana Lazzarotto
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Anti-Oxidant Multi-Functionalized Materials: Strontium-Substituted Monetite and Brushite as Delivery Systems for Curcumin

Pharmaceutics
2023-04-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Francesca Silingardi; Stefania Pagani; Alessandro Gambardella; Gianluca Giavaresi; Adriana Bigi; Elisa Boanini
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Near-Surface Nanomechanics of Medical-Grade PEEK Measured by Atomic Force Microscopy

Polymers
2023-01-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Marco Bontempi; Rosario Capozza; Andrea Visani; Milena Fini; Gianluca Giavaresi; Alessandro Gambardella
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Bone Regeneration Guided by a Magnetized Scaffold in an Ovine Defect Model

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Melania Maglio; Maria Sartori; Alessandro Gambardella; Tatiana Shelyakova; Valentin Alek Dediu; Matteo Santin; Yolanda Piñeiro; Manuel Bañobre López; Josè Rivas; Anna Tampieri et al.
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Nanomechanical Mapping of Hard Tissues by Atomic Force Microscopy: An Application to Cortical Bone

Materials
2022-10-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Marco Bontempi; Francesca Salamanna; Rosario Capozza; Andrea Visani; Milena Fini; Alessandro Gambardella
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Multifunctional 3D-Printed Magnetic Polycaprolactone/Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering

Polymers
2021-11-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Mauro Petretta; Alessandro Gambardella; Giovanna Desando; Carola Cavallo; Isabella Bartolotti; Tatiana Shelyakova; Vitaly Goranov; Marco Brucale; Valentin Alek Dediu; Milena Fini et al.
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Determination of the Spatial Anisotropy of the Surface MicroStructures of Different Implant Materials: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study

Materials
2021-08-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1996-1944
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Composite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration Based on PCL and Mg-Containing Bioactive Glasses

Biology
2021-05-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Mauro Petretta; Alessandro Gambardella; Marco Boi; Matteo Berni; Carola Cavallo; Gregorio Marchiori; Maria Cristina Maltarello; Devis Bellucci; Milena Fini; Nicola Baldini et al.
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Nano-Based Biomaterials as Drug Delivery Systems Against Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review of Preclinical and Clinical Evidence

Nanomaterials
2021-02-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Francesca Salamanna; Alessandro Gambardella; Deyanira Contartese; Andrea Visani; Milena Fini
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Assessing conformal thin film growth under nonstochastic deposition conditions: application of a phenomenological model of roughness replication to synthetic topographic images

Journal of Microscopy
2020-12 | Journal article
Contributors: M. BONTEMPI; A. VISANI; M. BENINI; A. GAMBARDELLA
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Impact of surface functionalization by nanostructured silver thin films on thermoplastic central venous catheters: Mechanical, microscopical and thermal analyses

2020-11 | Journal article
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Ultrathin hydroxyapatite coating on pure magnesium substrate prepared by pulsed electron ablation technique

Materials and Corrosion
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Drahomir Dvorsky; Alessandro Gambardella; Jiri Kubasek; Matteo Berni; Dalibor Vojtech
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Roughness conformality during thin films deposition onto rough substrates: A quantitative study

Thin Solid Films
2020-09-01 | Journal article
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Nanostructured Ag thin films deposited by pulsed electron ablation

Applied Surface Science
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85059802259

Contributors: Gambardella, A.; Berni, M.; Graziani, G.; Kovtun, A.; Liscio, A.; Russo, A.; Visani, A.; Bianchi, M.
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Monitoring morphological and chemical properties during silver solid-state dewetting

Applied Surface Science
2019-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0169-4332
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Nanoindentation: An advanced procedure to investigate osteochondral engineered tissues

2019-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1751-6161
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Fabrication and characterization of biomimetic hydroxyapatite thin films for bone implants by direct ablation of a biogenic source

2019-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0928-4931
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A comparative study of the growth dynamics of zirconia thin films deposited by ionized jet deposition onto different substrates

Surface and Coatings Technology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041416616

Contributors: Gambardella, A.; Berni, M.; Russo, A.; Bianchi, M.
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Effects of working gas pressure on zirconium dioxide thin film prepared by pulsed plasma deposition: roughness, wettability, friction and wear characteristics

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85019102916

Contributors: Berni, M.; Marchiori, G.; Gambardella, A.; Boi, M.; Bianchi, M.; Russo, A.; Visani, A.; Marcacci, M.; Pavan, P.G.; Lopomo, N.F.
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Osteogenic differentiation of hDPSCs on biogenic bone apatite thin films

Stem Cells International
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85032616749

Contributors: Bianchi, M.; Pisciotta, A.; Bertoni, L.; Berni, M.; Gambardella, A.; Visani, A.; Russo, A.; De Pol, A.; Carnevale, G.
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Plasma-assisted deposition of bone apatite-like thin films from natural apatite

Materials Letters
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85017432311

Contributors: Bianchi, M.; Gambardella, A.; Graziani, G.; Liscio, F.; Cristina Maltarello, M.; Boi, M.; Berni, M.; Bellucci, D.; Marchiori, G.; Valle, F. et al.
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Pulsed Electron Deposition of nanostructured bioactive glass coatings for biomedical applications

Ceramics International
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85028610291

Contributors: Bellucci, D.; Bianchi, M.; Graziani, G.; Gambardella, A.; Berni, M.; Russo, A.; Cannillo, V.
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Strontium doped calcium phosphate coatings on poly(etheretherketone) (PEEK) by pulsed electron deposition

Surface and Coatings Technology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85017439391

Contributors: Bianchi, M.; Degli Esposti, L.; Ballardini, A.; Liscio, F.; Berni, M.; Gambardella, A.; Leeuwenburgh, S.C.G.; Sprio, S.; Tampieri, A.; Iafisco, M.
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Ceramic coatings for orthopaedic implants: preparation and characterization

Surface and Interface Analysis
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84952705237

Contributors: Kaciulis, S.; Mezzi, A.; Bianchi, M.; Gambardella, A.; Boi, M.; Liscio, F.; Marcacci, M.; Russo, A.
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Magnetic hydroxyapatite coatings as a new tool in medicine: A scanning probe investigation

Materials Science and Engineering C
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84957535831

Contributors: Gambardella, A.; Bianchi, M.; Kaciulis, S.; Mezzi, A.; Brucale, M.; Cavallini, M.; Herrmannsdoerfer, T.; Chanda, G.; Uhlarz, M.; Cellini, A. et al.
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Optimizing thickness of ceramic coatings on plastic components for orthopedic applications: A finite element analysis

Materials Science and Engineering C
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84941096513

Contributors: Marchiori, G.; Lopomo, N.; Boi, M.; Berni, M.; Bianchi, M.; Gambardella, A.; Visani, A.; Russo, A.; Marcacci, M.
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Seed layer technique for high quality epitaxial manganite films

AIP Advances
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84982124200

Contributors: Graziosi, P.; Gambardella, A.; Calbucci, M.; O'Shea, K.; Maclaren, D.A.; Riminucci, A.; Bergenti, I.; Fugattini, S.; Prezioso, M.; Homonnay, N. et al.
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Surface morphology, tribological properties and in vitro biocompatibility of nanostructured zirconia thin films

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84961805929

Contributors: Bianchi, M.; Gambardella, A.; Berni, M.; Panseri, S.; Montesi, M.; Lopomo, N.; Tampieri, A.; Marcacci, M.; Russo, A.
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Tribological characterization of zirconia coatings deposited on Ti6Al4V components for orthopedic applications

Materials Science and Engineering C
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84958012870

Contributors: Berni, M.; Lopomo, N.; Marchiori, G.; Gambardella, A.; Boi, M.; Bianchi, M.; Visani, A.; Pavan, P.; Russo, A.; Marcacci, M.
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Ceramic thin films realized by means of pulsed plasma deposition technique: Applications for orthopedics

Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84928397009

Contributors: Bianchi, M.; Lopomo, N.; Boi, M.; Gambardella, A.; Marchiori, G.; Berni, M.; Pavan, P.; Marcacci, M.; Russo, A.
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Tough and adhesive nanostructured calcium phosphate thin films deposited by the pulsed plasma deposition method

RSC Advances
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84942155674

Contributors: Boi, M.; Bianchi, M.; Gambardella, A.; Liscio, F.; Kaciulis, S.; Visani, A.; Barbalinardo, M.; Valle, F.; Iafisco, M.; Lungaro, L. et al.
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Chemical states and ferromagnetism in heavily Mn-substituted zinc oxide thin films

Journal of Applied Physics
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84903398881

Contributors: Shao, Q.; Ku, P.S.; Wang, X.L.; Zapien, J.A.; Leung, C.W.; Borgatti, F.; Gambardella, A.; Dediu, V.; Ciprian, R.; Ruotolo, A.
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Polaron framework to account for transport properties in metallic epitaxial manganite films

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84902438848

Contributors: Graziosi, P.; Gambardella, A.; Prezioso, M.; Riminucci, A.; Bergenti, I.; Homonnay, N.; Schmidt, G.; Pullini, D.; Busquets-Mataix, D.
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Surface nanostructures in manganite films

Scientific Reports
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84902842853

Contributors: Gambardella, A.; Graziosi, P.; Bergenti, I.; Prezioso, M.; Pullini, D.; Milita, S.; Biscarini, F.; Dediu, V.A.
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Tunnel conductivity switching in a single nanoparticle-based nano floating gate memory

Scientific Reports
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84926484651

Contributors: Gambardella, A.; Prezioso, M.; Cavallini, M.
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Conditions for the growth of smooth La<inf>0.7</inf>Sr<inf>0.3</inf>MnO<inf>3</inf>thin films by pulsed electron ablation

Thin Solid Films
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84876665941

Contributors: Graziosi, P.; Prezioso, M.; Gambardella, A.; Kitts, C.; Rakshit, R.K.; Riminucci, A.; Bergenti, I.; Borgatti, F.; Pernechele, C.; Solzi, M. et al.
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Electronic and magnetic properties of Mn <inf>12</inf> molecular magnets on sulfonate and carboxylic acid prefunctionalized gold surfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84863902236

Contributors: Moro, F.; Biagi, R.; Corradini, V.; Evangelisti, M.; Gambardella, A.; De Renzi, V.; Del Pennino, U.; Coronado, E.; Forment-Aliaga, A.; Romero, F.M.
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Scanning tunnelling spectroscopy study of paramagnetic superconducting β′′-ET4[(H3O)Fe(C2O4)3]·C6H5Br crystals

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
2010-05-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0953-8984
Part of ISSN: 1361-648X
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Electric field effect and superconducting-insulating transition in '123' cuprate superconductors

Superconductor Science and Technology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-65249154831

Contributors: Salluzzo, M.; De Luca, G.M.; Di Capua, R.; Gambardella, A.; Ristic, Z.; Vaglio, R.
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Comparison among superconducting models for β″-ET<inf>4</inf>[(H<inf>3</inf>O)Fe(C<inf>2</inf>O<inf>4</inf>)<inf>3</inf>]·C<inf>6</inf>H<inf>5</inf>Br single crystals by scanning tunnelling spectroscopy

Solid State Sciences
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-56949099884

Contributors: Gambardella, A.; Di Capua, R.; Salluzzo, M.; Vaglio, R.; Affronte, M.; del Pennino, U.; Curreli, S.; Giménez-Saiz, C.; Gómez-García, C.J.; Coronado, E.
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Electronic phase separation near the superconductor-insulator transition of Nd1+x Ba2-x Cu3 O7-δ thin films studied by an electric-field-induced doping effect

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-50849135218

Contributors: Salluzzo, M.; Gambardella, A.; De Luca, G.M.; Di Capua, R.; Ristic, Z.; Vaglio, R.
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Isolated heterometallic Cr<inf>7</inf>Ni rings grafted on Au(111) surface

Inorganic Chemistry
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-34347272285

Contributors: Corradini, V.; Biagi, R.; Del Pennino, U.; De Renzi, V.; Gambardella, A.; Affronte, M.; Muryn, C.A.; Timco, G.A.; Winpenny, R.E.P.
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Self-assembling of Mn12 molecular nanomagnets on FIB-patterned Au dot matrix

Surface Science
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-34250726989

Contributors: Corradini, V.; Pennino, U.d.; Biagi, R.; De Renzi, V.; Gambardella, A.; Gazzadi, G.C.; Candini, A.; Zobbi, L.; Cornia, A.
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Isolated Mn<inf>12</inf> single-molecule magnets grafted on gold surfaces via electrostatic interactions

Inorganic Chemistry
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-27744571975

Contributors: Coronado, E.; Forment-Aliaga, A.; Romero, F.M.; Corradini, V.; Biagi, R.; De Renzi, V.; Gambardella, A.; Del Pennino, U.
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Electrostatic Modulation of Conductivity in&lt;tex&gt;$rm Nd_1.2rm Ba_1.8rm Cu_3rm O_rm y$&lt;/tex&gt;Thin Films

IEEE Transactions on Appiled Superconductivity
2005-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1051-8223
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Transport properties of Nd<inf>1.2</inf>Ba<inf>1.8</inf>Cu <inf>3</inf>O<inf>z</inf> ultrathin films by field-effect doping

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
2004 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-13744256939

Contributors: Salluzzo, M.; Cassinese, A.; De Luca, G.M.; Gambardella, A.; Prigiobbo, A.; Vaglio, R.
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Peer review (40 reviews for 17 publications/grants)

Review activity for Advanced healthcare materials (1)
Review activity for Applied sciences. (1)
Review activity for Biomimetics. (1)
Review activity for Coatings. (4)
Review activity for International journal of molecular sciences. (4)
Review activity for Journal of experimental orthopaedics. (1)
Review activity for Journal of functional biomaterials. (1)
Review activity for Journal of materials science. (1)
Review activity for Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. (1)
Review activity for Materials today communications. (2)
Review activity for Materials. (12)
Review activity for Metals. (1)
Review activity for Molecules. (1)
Review activity for Nanomaterials. (5)
Review activity for Pharmaceutics. (1)
Review activity for Physica. (2)
Review activity for Small. (1)