Research

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Implantable & Bioresorbable Sensors

Engineering implantable and bioresorbable devices that seamlessly integrate with living tissues for sensing and therapy.

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Key Publications

Multiparametric Bioresorbable Sensor for Doxorubicin Detection via Molecularly Imprinted Synthetic Receptors, M. Corsi, T. Di Giulio, E. Vandini, M. Ibrar Asif, E. Daini, A. Vilella, G. Leo, A. Ottani, C. Malitesta, D. Giuliani, E. Mazzotta, G. Barillaro, Advanced Science (2024) 13 (30), e24369 (DOI:10.1002/advs.202524369)

Implantable Bioresorbable Electronic Systems for Sustainable Precision Medicine, M. Corsi, E. Bellotti, S. Surdo, G. Barillaro, Nature Review Electrical Engineering (2025) (DOI:10.1038/s44287-025-00190-6)

In Vivo and In Situ Monitoring of Doxorubicin Pharmacokinetics with an Implantable Bioresorbable Optical Sensor, M. Corsi, E. Maurina, S. Surdo, E. Vandini, E. Daini, A. Vilella, G. Leo, M. Farshchian, G. Grisendi, G. Golinelli, M. Dominici, G. Bocci, D. Giuliani, G. Barillaro, Science Advances 11 (2025), eads0265 (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads0265).

Bioresorbable Nanostructured Chemical Sensor for Monitoring of pH Level In Vivo
M.Corsi, A. Paghi, S. Mariani, G. Golinelli, A. Debrassi, G. Egri, G. Leo, E. Vandini, A. Vilella, L. Dähne, D. Giuliani, and G. Barillaro
Advanced Science (2022), 2202062 (DOI: 10.1002/advs.202202062)

Biosensors for Molecular Diagnostics

Developing next-generation biosensing technologies for real-time molecular detection.

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Key Publications

Digital Microneedles for Multiplexed Transdermal Sensing via Fluorescent QR Codes, F. Abazar, S. Vahabi, E. Bellotti, M. Corsi, I. Nocera, P. Orlandi, G. Bocci, G. Barillaro Advanced Materials (2024) 38 (36), e73716 (DOI:10.1002/advs.202524369)

Reconfigurable Optical Sensor for Metal-Ion-Mediated Label-Free Recognition of Different Biomolecular Targets T. Di Giulio, M. Corsi, F. Gagliani, G. De Benedetto, C. Malitesta, A. Mazzei, A. Barca, T. Verri, G. Barillaro, E. Mazzotta ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 43752−43761(DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c08860)

Vapor-Phase Synthesis of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers on Nanostructured Materials at Room-Temperature
E. Mazzotta, T. Di Giulio, S. Mariani, M. Corsi, C. Malitesta, G. Barillaro Small, 2023, 2302274 (DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302274

Wireless and Flexible Optoelectronic System for In Situ Monitoring of Vaginal pH Using a Bioresorbable Fluorescence Sensor 
A Paghi, M Corsi, AA La Mattina, G Egri, L Dähne, G Barillaro
Advanced Materials Technologies, 2022, 2201600 (DOI: 10.1002/admt.202201600

Advanced Photonics & Electronics

Designing next generation of micro and nano photonic and electronic devices.

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Ultra-wideband dielectric mirrors via digitally chirped nanoporous silica bragg reflectors, S. Surdo, A. Paghi, Z. Chen, G. Barillaro ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2025) 17 (7), 11012-11019. (DOI:10.1021/acsami.4c20530)

Ultrathin Ambipolar Polyelectrolyte Capacitors Prepared via Layer‐by‐Layer Assembling, A. Paghi, S. Mariani, M. Corsi, E. Maurina, A. Debrassi, L. Dähne, S. Capaccioli, G. Barillaro Advanced Materials (2024) 36 (24), 2309365. (DOI:10.1002/adma.202309365)

Nanoscale photoluminescence manipulation in monolithic porous silicon oxide microcavity coated with rhodamine‐labeled polyelectrolyte via electrostatic nanoassembling, Z. Chen, V. Robbiano, G. M Paternò, G. Carnicella, A. Debrassi, A. A La Mattina, S. Mariani, A. Minotto, G. Egri, L. Dähne, F. Cacialli, G. Barillaro Advanced Optical Materials (2021) 9 (20), 2100036. (DOI:10.1002/adom.202100036)

Maskless Preparation of Spatially‐Resolved Plasmonic Nanoparticles on Polydimethylsiloxane via In Situ Fluoride‐Assisted Synthesis, S. Mariani, A. A. La Mattina, A. Paghi, L. Strambini, G. Barillaro Advanced Functional Materials (2021) 31 (26), 2100774. (DOI:10.1002/adfm.202100774)

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