Rinaldi R. – TechConnect Briefs

Nanocarriers for Cancer Therapy

Cingolani R., Giovinazzo G., Leporatti S., Lvov Y.M., Rinaldi R., Santino A., Vergaro V., Zheng X., Zheng Z., National Nanotechnology Laboratory (NNL) of CNR-INFM, IT

Drug nano-colloids encapsulated by combination of layer by layer (LbL) techniques and ultrasonication, phytochemical encapsulated-artificial oleosomes and drug-loading clay nanotubes have been uptaken by neoplastic cells. Morpho- mechanical changes induced by such nanocarriers in living [...]

Micropatterned Laminin-1 Matrices

Aloisi A., Cingolani R., Di Benedetto F., Nicolardi G., Pisignano D., Rinaldi R., Sgarbi N., Leece University, IT

We have obtained self-assembled laminin-1 networks on glass, realized by one-step microcontact printing lithography, without any preliminary functionalization of the substrates. We investigated the realized patterns by indirect immunofluorescence and atomic force microscopy (AFM), in [...]

Characterization of a Tethering System for Biosensor Applications

Blasi L., Calabi F., Ciccarella G., Cingolani R., Maffei A., Mallardi A., Maruccio G., Palazzo G., Pisignano D., Pompa P.P., Rinaldi R., Vasapollo G., Leece University, IT

The immobilization of brain dopamine receptors on a solid support can represent an appealing strategy for the realisation of a sensing element for dopamine and dopaminergic drugs. Brain dopamine receptors are the primary targets in [...]