By Associate Professor Orazio Vittorio

Journal articles

Cirillo G; Curcio M; Spizzirri UG; Vittorio O; Valli E; Farfalla A; Leggio A; Nicoletta FP; Iemma F, 2019, 'Chitosan–Quercetin Bioconjugate as Multi-Functional Component of Antioxidants and Dual-Responsive Hydrogel Networks', Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mame.201800728

Di Luca M; Curcio M; Valli E; Cirillo G; Voli F; Butini ME; Farfalla A; Pantuso E; Leggio A; Nicoletta FP; Tavanti A; Iemma F; Vittorio O, 2019, 'Combining antioxidant hydrogels with self-assembled microparticles for multifunctional wound dressings', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 7, pp. 4361 - 4370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9tb00871c

Lerra L; Farfalla A; Sanz B; Cirillo G; Vittorio O; Voli F; Grand ML; Curcio M; Nicoletta FP; Dubrovska A; Hampel S; Iemma F; Goya GF; LE GRAND M, 2019, 'Graphene oxide functional nanohybrids with magnetic nanoparticles for improved vectorization of doxorubicin to neuroblastoma cells', Pharmaceutics, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11010003

Yee EMH; Cirillo G; Brandl MB; Black DSC; Vittorio O; Kumar N, 2019, 'Synthesis of dextran–phenoxodiol and evaluation of its physical stability and biological activity', Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00183

Cirillo G; Peitzsch C; Vittorio O; Curcio M; Farfalla A; Voli F; Dubrovska A; Iemma F; Kavallaris M; Hampel S, 2019, 'When polymers meet carbon nanostructures: Expanding horizons in cancer therapy', Future Medicinal Chemistry, 11, pp. 2205 - 2231, http://dx.doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2018-0540

di Luca M; Vittorio O; Cirillo G; Curcio M; Czuban M; Voli F; Farfalla A; Hampel S; Nicoletta FP; Iemma F, 2018, 'Electro-responsive graphene oxide hydrogels for skin bandages: The outcome of gelatin and trypsin immobilization', International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 546, pp. 50 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.05.027

Oliver S; Yee E; Kavallaris M; Vittorio O; Boyer C, 2018, 'Water Soluble Antioxidant Dextran–Quercetin Conjugate with Potential Anticancer Properties', Macromolecular Bioscience, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201700239

Vittorio O; Le Grand M; Makharza SA; Curcio M; Tucci P; Iemma F; Nicoletta FP; Hampel S; Cirillo G, 2018, 'Doxorubicin synergism and resistance reversal in human neuroblastoma BE(2)C cell lines: An in vitro study with dextran-catechin nanohybrids', European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 122, pp. 176 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2017.11.005

Parmar A; Pascali G; Voli F; Lerra L; Yee E; Ahmed-Cox A; Kimpton K; Cirillo G; Arthur A; Zahra D; Rahardjo G; Liu GJ; Lengkeek N; Saletta F; Charil A; Kavallaris M; Vittorio O, 2018, 'In vivo [64Cu]CuCl2 PET imaging reveals activity of Dextran-Catechin on tumor copper homeostasis', Theranostics, 8, pp. 5645 - 5659, http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/thno.29840

Voli F; Lerra L; Kimpton K; Saletta F; Cirillo G; Kavallaris M; Vittorio O, 2018, 'Harnessing copper in cancer to enhance anti-tumor immune response', Annals of Oncology, 29, pp. x35 - x35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdy487.030

Oliver S; Jofri A; Thomas DS; Vittorio O; Kavallaris M; Boyer C, 2017, 'Tuneable catechin functionalisation of carbohydrate polymers', Carbohydrate Polymers, 169, pp. 480 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.04.032

Yee EMH; Hook JM; Bhadbhade MM; Vittorio O; Kuchel RP; Brandl MB; Tilley RD; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'Preparation, characterization and in vitro biological evaluation of (1:2) phenoxodiol-β-cyclodextrin complex', Carbohydrate Polymers, 165, pp. 444 - 454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.02.081

di Leo N; Battaglini M; Berger L; Giannaccini M; Dente L; Hampel S; Vittorio O; Cirillo G; Raffa V, 2017, 'A catechin nanoformulation inhibits WM266 melanoma cell proliferation, migration and associated neo-angiogenesis', European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 114, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2016.12.024

Cirillo G; Curcio M; Spizzirri UG; Vittorio O; Tucci P; Picci N; Iemma F; Hampel S; Nicoletta FP, 2017, 'Carbon nanotubes hybrid hydrogels for electrically tunable release of Curcumin', European Polymer Journal, 90, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.03.011

Kunz-Schughart LA; Dubrovska A; Peitzsch C; Ewe A; Aigner A; Schellenburg S; Muders MH; Hampel S; Cirillo G; Iemma F; Tietze R; Alexiou C; Stephan H; Zarschler K; Vittorio O; Kavallaris M; Parak WJ; Mädler L; Pokhrel S, 2017, 'Nanoparticles for radiooncology: Mission, vision, challenges', Biomaterials, 120, pp. 155 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.12.010

Yee EMH; Brandl MB; Black DSC; Vittorio O; Kumar N, 2017, 'Synthesis of isoflavene-thiosemicarbazone hybrids and evaluation of their anti-tumor activity', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 27, pp. 2454 - 2458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.04.002

Vittorio O; Curcio M; Cojoc M; Goya GF; Hampel S; Iemma F; Dubrovska A; Cirillo G, 2017, 'Polyphenols delivery by polymeric materials: challenges in cancer treatment.', Drug Deliv, 24, pp. 162 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10717544.2016.1236846

Cirillo G; Curcio M; Vittorio O; Spizzirri UG; Nicoletta FP; Picci N; Hampel S; Iemma F, 2016, 'Dual Stimuli Responsive Gelatin-CNT Hybrid Films as a Versatile Tool for the Delivery of Anionic Drugs', Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 301, pp. 1537 - 1547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mame.201600192

Parchi PD; Vittorio O; Andreani L; Battistini P; Piolanti N; Marchetti S; Poggetti A; Lisanti M, 2016, 'Nanoparticles for Tendon Healing and Regeneration: Literature Review', FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00202

Vittorio O; Cojoc M; Curcio M; Spizzirri UG; Hampel S; Nicoletta FP; Iemma F; Dubrovska A; Kavallaris M; Cirillo G, 2016, 'Polyphenol Conjugates by Immobilized Laccase: The Green Synthesis of Dextran-Catechin', Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 217, pp. 1488 - 1492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.201600046

Cirillo G; Spizzirri UG; Curcio M; Hampel S; Vittorio O; Restuccia D; Picci N; Iemma F, 2016, 'Carbon nanohybrids as electro-responsive drug delivery systems', Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 16, pp. 658 - 668, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557515666150709104444

Oliver S; Vittorio O; Cirillo G; Boyer C, 2016, 'Enhancing the therapeutic effects of polyphenols with macromolecules', Polymer Chemistry, 7, pp. 1529 - 1544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5py01912e

Cirillo G; Curcio M; Vittorio O; Iemma F; Restuccia D; Spizzirri UG; Puoci F; Picci N, 2016, 'Polyphenol Conjugates and Human Health: A Perspective Review', Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 56, pp. 326 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2012.752342

Vittorio O; Brandl M; Cirillo G; Kimpton K; Hinde E; Gaus K; Yee E; Kumar N; Duong H; Fleming C; Haber M; Norris M; Boyer C; Kavallaris M, 2016, 'Dextran-Catechin: An anticancer chemically-modified natural compound targeting copper that attenuates neuroblastoma growth', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 47479 - 47493, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10201

Parchi PD; Vittorio O; Andreani L; Battistini P; Piolanti N; Marchetti S; Poggetti A; Lisanti M, 2016, 'Nanoparticles for tendon healing and regeneration: Literature review', Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 8, pp. 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00202

Oliver S; Thomas DS; Kavallaris M; Vittorio O; Boyer C, 2016, 'Efficient functionalisation of dextran-aldehyde with catechin: potential applications in the treatment of cancer', Polymer Chemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6PY00228E

Castro Nava A; Cojoc M; Peitzsch C; Cirillo G; Kurth I; Fuessel S; Erdmann K; Kunhardt D; Vittorio O; Hampel S; Dubrovska A, 2015, 'Development of novel radiochemotherapy approaches targeting prostate tumor progenitor cells using nanohybrids', International Journal of Cancer, 137, pp. 2492 - 2503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.29614

Chen Y; Cass SL; Kutty SK; Yee EMH; Chan DSH; Gardner CR; Vittorio O; Pasquier E; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2015, 'Synthesis, biological evaluation and structure-activity relationship studies of isoflavene based Mannich bases with potent anti-cancer activity', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 25, pp. 5377 - 5383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.09.027

Kurniawansyah F; Duong HTT; Luu TD; Mammucari R; Vittorio O; Boyer C; Foster N, 2015, 'Inhalable curcumin formulations: Micronization and bioassay', Chemical Engineering Journal, 279, pp. 799 - 808, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2015.05.087

Spizzirri UG; Curcio M; Cirillo G; Spataro T; Vittorio O; Picci N; Hampel S; Iemma F; Nicoletta FP, 2015, 'Recent advances in the synthesis and biomedical applications of nanocomposite hydrogels', Pharmaceutics, 7, pp. 413 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics7040413

Spizzirri UG; Hampel S; Cirillo G; Mauro MV; Vittorio O; Cavalcanti P; Giraldi C; Curcio M; Picci N; Iemma F, 2015, 'Functional Gelatin-Carbon Nanotubes Nanohybrids With Enhanced Antibacterial Activity', International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 64, pp. 439 - 447, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2014.958833

Makharza S; Vittorio O; Cirillo G; Oswald S; Hinde E; Kavallaris M; Büchner B; Mertig M; Hampel S, 2015, 'Graphene oxide - Gelatin nanohybrids as functional tools for enhanced carboplatin activity in neuroblastoma cells', Pharmaceutical Research, 32, pp. 2132 - 2143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11095-014-1604-z

Curcio M; Cirillo G; Vittorio O; Spizzirri UG; Iemma F; Picci N, 2015, 'Hydrolyzed gelatin-based polymersomes as delivery devices of anticancer drugs', European Polymer Journal, 67, pp. 304 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.03.058

Syed F; Riggio C; Masini M; Bugliani M; Battaglia V; Novelli M; Suleiman M; Vittorio O; Boggi U; Filipponi F; Marselli L; Bartolozzi C; Masiello P; Raffa V; Marchetti P, 2015, 'Labeling and tracking of human pancreatic islets using carbon nanotubes', Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 11, pp. 730 - 738, http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jbn.2015.1952

Curcio M; Spizzirri UG; Cirillo G; Vittorio O; Picci N; Nicoletta FP; Iemma F; Hampel S, 2015, 'On demand delivery of ionic drugs from electro-responsive CNT hybrid films', RSC Advances, 5, pp. 44902 - 44911, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra05484b

Meucci S; Vittorio O; Beltram F; Cecchini M, 2014, 'Tubeless biochip for tailoring cell co-cultures in closed microchambers', Microelectronic Engineering, 124, pp. 8 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2014.04.015

Antonini S; Cappelluti MA; Meucci S; Jacchetti E; Vittorio O; Parchi P; Lisanti M; Pacini S; Petrini M; Beltram F; Cecchini M, 2014, 'Human mesenchymal stromal cell enhanced morphological polarization by contact interaction with polyethylene terephthalate nanogratings', Current Nanoscience, 10, pp. 773 - 778, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573413710666140815205825

Vittorio O; Voliani V; Faraci P; Karmakar B; Iemma F; Hampel S; Kavallaris M; Cirillo G, 2014, 'Magnetic catechin-dextran conjugate as targeted therapeutic for pancreatic tumour cells', Journal of Drug Targeting, 22, pp. 408 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/1061186X.2013.878941

Vittorio O; Brandl M; Cirillo G; Spizzirri UG; Picci N; Kavallaris M; Iemma F; Hampel S, 2014, 'Novel functional cisplatin carrier based on carbon nanotubes-quercetin nanohybrid induces synergistic anticancer activity against neuroblastoma in vitro', RSC Advances, 4, pp. 31378 - 31384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ra03331k

Cirillo G; Mauro MV; Spizzirri UG; Cavalcanti P; Puoci F; Giraldi C; Vittorio O; Picci N; Iemma F, 2014, 'Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of conjugates based on fluoroquinolon-type antibiotics and gelatin', Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 25, pp. 67 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-013-5053-8

Meucci S; Travagliati M; Vittorio O; Cirillo G; Masini L; Voliani V; Picci N; Beltram F; Tredicucci A; Cecchini M, 2014, 'Tubeless biochip for chemical stimulation of cells in closed-bioreactors: Anti-cancer activity of the catechin-dextran conjugate', RSC Advances, 4, pp. 35017 - 35026, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ra05496b

Voliani V; Signore G; Vittorio O; Faraci P; Luin S; Peréz-Prieto J; Beltram F, 2013, 'Cancer phototherapy in living cells by multiphoton release of doxorubicin from gold nanospheres', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 1, pp. 4225 - 4230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3tb20798f

Barbuti S; Curcio M; Marchetti L; Vittorio O; Mariotti ML; Scatena F, 2013, 'A novel HLA-DRB1 allele, DRB1*01:54, identified by sequence-based typing', Tissue Antigens, 82, pp. 80 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tan.12122

Cirillo G; Vittorio O; Hampel S; Iemma F; Parchi P; Cecchini M; Puoci F; Picci N, 2013, 'Quercetin nanocomposite as novel anticancer therapeutic: Improved efficiency and reduced toxicity', European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 49, pp. 359 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2013.04.008

Curcio M; Altimari I; Spizzirri UG; Cirillo G; Vittorio O; Puoci F; Picci N; Iemma F, 2013, 'Biodegradable gelatin-based nanospheres as pH-responsive drug delivery systems', Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11051-013-1581-x

Cirillo G; Vittorio O; Hampel S; Spizzirri UG; Picci N; Iemma F, 2013, 'Incorporation of carbon nanotubes into a gelatin-catechin conjugate: Innovative approach for the preparation of anticancer materials', International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 446, pp. 176 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.02.023

Vittorio O; Jacchetti E; Pacini S; Cecchini M, 2013, 'Endothelial differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells: When traditional biology meets mechanotransduction', Integrative Biology (United Kingdom), 5, pp. 291 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ib20152f

PD P, 2013, 'How Nanotechnology can Really Improve the Future of Orthopedic Implants and Scaffolds for Bone and Cartilage Defects', Journal of Nanomedicine & Biotherapeutic Discovery, 03, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-983x.1000114

Makharza S; Cirillo G; Bachmatiuk A; Vittorio O; Mendes RG; Oswald S; Hampel S; Rümmeli MH, 2013, 'Size-dependent nanographene oxide as a platform for efficient carboplatin release', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 1, pp. 6107 - 6107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3tb21090a

Spizzirri UG; Hampel S; Cirillo G; Nicoletta FP; Hassan A; Vittorio O; Picci N; Iemma F, 2013, 'Spherical gelatin/CNTs hybrid microgels as electro-responsive drug delivery systems', International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 448, pp. 115 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.03.013

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