By Dr Giulia Silvani

Book Chapters

Martinac B; Nikolaev YA; Silvani G; Bavi N; Romanov V; Nakayama Y; Martinac AD; Rohde P; Bavi O; Cox CD, 2020, 'Cell membrane mechanics and mechanosensory transduction', in Current Topics in Membranes, pp. 83 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.ctm.2020.08.002

Journal articles

Silvani G; Stenzel MH; Kilian KA, 2026, 'Precision Nanomedicine: A Necessary Convergence of Nanodrug Development, Organotypic Models and Microphysiological Systems', ACS Nano Medicine, 1, pp. 54 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnanomed.5c00019

Silvani G; Kopecky C; Romanazzo S; Rodríguez V; Das A; Pandzic E; Lock JG; Chaffer CL; Poole K; Kilian KA, 2025, 'Capillary constrictions prime cancer cell tumorigenicity through PIEZO1', Nature Communications, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63374-6

Wang D; Silvani G; Schroeter L; Brynn R; Chou J; Poole K, 2025, 'The mechanosensitive channel ELKIN1 regulates cellular adaptations to simulated microgravity', Npj Microgravity, 11, pp. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41526-025-00466-z

Tolentino MAK; Du EY; Silvani G; Pandzic E; Kilian KA; Gooding JJ, 2025, 'Decoding Hydrogel Porosity: Advancing the Structural Analysis of Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications', Advanced Healthcare Materials, 14, pp. 2500658 - 2500658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202500658

Gabriele L; Parlato S; Silvani G; Peruzzi G; Caprini D; Sinibaldi G; Rossi S; Fragale A; Romagnoli G; Canini I; Mencattini A; Eugenio martinelli ; Casciola CM, 2025, 'Abstract 1209: A novel vascularized tumor-on-a-chip model for tracking melanoma-dendritic cell interactions following combined romidepsin and type I IFN therapy', Cancer Research, 85, pp. 1209 - 1209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2025-1209

Wazir HU; Narang P; Silvani G; Mehner C; Poole K; Burke C; Chou J, 2023, 'Bacterial Virulence and Prevention for Human Spaceflight', Life, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13030656

Silvani G; Romanov V; Martinac B, 2023, 'Sounding a New Era in Biomechanics with Acoustic Force Spectroscopy', , 1436, pp. 109 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/5584_2022_757

Silvani G; Bradbury P; Basirun C; Mehner C; Zalli D; Poole K; Chou J, 2022, 'Testing 3D printed biological platform for advancing simulated microgravity and space mechanobiology research', Npj Microgravity, 8, pp. 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41526-022-00207-6

Silvani G; Basirun C; Wu H; Mehner C; Poole K; Bradbury P; Chou J, 2021, 'A 3D-Bioprinted Vascularized Glioblastoma-on-a-Chip for Studying the Impact of Simulated Microgravity as a Novel Pre-Clinical Approach in Brain Tumor Therapy', Advanced Therapeutics, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adtp.202100106

Grisanti G; Caprini D; Sinibaldi G; Scognamiglio C; Silvani G; Peruzzi G; Casciola CM, 2021, 'A microfluidic platform for cavitation-enhanced drug delivery', Micromachines, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi12060658

Silvani G; Romanov V; Cox CD; Martinac B, 2021, 'Biomechanical Characterization of Endothelial Cells Exposed to Shear Stress Using Acoustic Force Spectroscopy', Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.612151

Romanov V; Silvani G; Zhu H; Cox CD; Martinac B, 2021, 'An Acoustic Platform for Single-Cell, High-Throughput Measurements of the Viscoelastic Properties of Cells', Small, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202005759

Silvani G; Basirun C; Wu H; Mehner C; Poole K; Bradbury P; Chou J, 2021, 'A 3D‐Bioprinted Vascularized Glioblastoma‐on‐a‐Chip for Studying the Impact of Simulated Microgravity as a Novel Pre‐Clinical Approach in Brain Tumor Therapy (Adv. Therap. 11/2021)', Advanced Therapeutics, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adtp.202170033

Silvani G; Scognamiglio C; Caprini D; Marino L; Chinappi M; Sinibaldi G; Peruzzi G; Kiani MF; Casciola CM, 2019, 'Reversible Cavitation‐Induced Junctional Opening in an Artificial Endothelial Layer', Small, 15, pp. e1905375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.201905375

Peruzzi G; Sinibaldi G; Silvani G; Ruocco G; Casciola CM, 2018, 'Perspectives on cavitation enhanced endothelial layer permeability', Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, 168, pp. 83 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.02.027

Conference Papers

De Luca R; Silvani G; Scognamiglio C; Sinibaldi G; Peruzzi G; Chinappi M; Kiani MF; Casciola CM, 2017, 'Towards cavitation-enhanced permeability in blood vessel on a chip', in AIP Conference Proceedings, AIP Publishing, pp. 020010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4997139

Preprints

Romanov V; Silvani G; Zhu H; Cox CD; Martinac B, An acoustic platform for single-cell, high-throughput measurements of the viscoelastic properties of cells, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.07.286898

Silvani G; Romanov V; Cox CD; Martinac B, Biomechanical characterization of endothelial cells exposed to shear stress using acoustic force spectroscopy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.29.319772

Silvani G; Kopecky C; Romanazzo S; Rodriguez V; Das A; Pandzic E; Lock JG; Chaffer C; Poole K; Kilian KA, Capillary constrictions prime cancer cell tumorigenicity through PIEZO1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.22.666218

Silvani G; Williams C; Warburton N; Singh KA; Doshi RB; Liu Y; Stenzel M; Poole K; Kilian KA, Defined extracellular matrices uncover gravity-dependent switching in adhesion-migration behavior, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-10969297/v1

Silvani G; Williams C; Warburton N; Singh KA; Doshi RB; Liu Y; Stenzel M; Poole K; Kilian K, Engineered 3D hydrogel model reveals divergence of adhesion-migration balance in Glioblastoma under simulated microgravity, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.26.720941

Back to profile page