Pubblicazioni

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Valorization of Turnip Greens (Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris) Wastes: Investigation on the Sustainable Recovery of Bioactive Extracts with Antioxidant and Antibiofilm Properties, Anna Maria Maurelli, Davide Coniglio, Francesco Milano, Sara Mancarella, Barbara Laddomata, Vincenzo De Leo, Francesco Longobardi, Francesca Coppola, Florinda Fratianni, Michelangelo Pascale, Filomena Nazzaro, Lucia Catucci. Molecules, 31(2), 388 (2026), https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules31020388.

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Low impact methods for microbial lipids production for third generation biofuels and biobased polyurethanes, Antonio Caporusso, Michele Casiello, Vincenzo De Leo, Antonio Perna, Lucia Catucci, Lucia D’Accolti, Angela Capece, Isabella De Bari. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 117375 (2025),

ISSN 2213-3437, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.117375.

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α-Cyclodextrins for stability enhancement of bioactive-rich tomato oil extracted with supercritical CO2: Emulsion performance under thermal and UV-C treatments, Francesco Milano, Riccardo Tornese, Vincenzo De Leo, Monica De Caroli, Livia Giotta, Miriana Durante, Marcello Salvatore Lenucci. Food Bioscience, 68, 106768 (2025), ISSN 2212-4292, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2025.106768

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Binary mixtures of menthol and alkanoic acids as green solvents for efficient astaxanthin recovery from Aristaeomorpha foliacea shrimp shells, Federica Mancarella, Francesco Milano, Paola Semeraro, Vincenzo De Leo, Francesco Messa, Serena Perrone, Antonio Salomone, Miriana Durante, Marcello Salvatore Lenucci, Maria De Benedictis, Angelo Santino, Livia Giotta, Ludovico Valli. Separation and Purification Technology, 371, 133261, (2025) ISSN 1383-5866, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.133261.

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Valorization of Soybean Peel-Derived Humins for Carbon Dot (CD) Production, Onofrio Losito, Thomas Netti, Veronika Kost, Cosimo Annese, Lucia Catucci, Tatiana Da Ros, Vincenzo De Leo and Lucia D’Accolti. Materials, 18(8), 1865 (2025). https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18081865

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Fungicide-Loaded Liposomes for the Treatment of Fungal Diseases in Agriculture: An Assessment of Botrytis cinerea, Angelo Agnusdei, Anna Maria Maurelli, Donato Gerin, Donato Monopoli, Stefania Pollastro, Lucia Catucci, Francesco Faretra, and Vincenzo De Leo. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (15): 8359 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25158359

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Polydopamine-Modified Liposomes: Preparation and Recent Applications in the Biomedical Field, Anna Maria Maurelli, Vincenzo De Leo, and Lucia Catucci. ACS Omega, 9 (23) 24105–24120 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c02555

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Impact of polyethylene glycol and polydopamine coatings on the performance of camptothecin-loaded liposomes for localised treatment of colorectal cancer, Anna Maria Maurelli, Anna Maria Maurelli, Bárbara Ferreira, Sofia Dias, Helena Almeida, Vincenzo De Leo, Bruno Sarmento, Lucia Catucci, José das Neves. Materials Advances, 5, 4276-4285 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MA01158E

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Polydopamine-Coated Liposomes for Methylene Blue Delivery in Anticancer Photodynamic Therapy: Effects in 2D and 3D Cellular Models, Vincenzo De Leo, Emanuela Marras, Anna Maria Maurelli, Lucia Catucci, Francesco Milano, and Marzia Bruna Gariboldi. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(6):3392 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25063392

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In depth study of the polydopamine coating of liposomes as a potential alternative to PEGylation for the stabilization of nanocarriers in biological fluids, Anna Maria Maurelli, Vincenzo De Leo, Valeria Daniello, Cosima Damiana Calvano, Fulvio Ciriaco, Francesco Milano, Chiara Ingrosso, Tommaso R.I. Cataldi, Sante Di Gioia, Massimo Conese, Angela Agostiano, Lucia Catucci. Materials Today Chemistry, 37, 101994 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2024.101994.

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S. Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato)-Derived Nanovesicles Accelerate Wound Healing by Eliciting the Migration of Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts, Valeria Daniello, Vincenzo De Leo, Maria Lasalvia, Md Niamat Hossain, Annalucia Carbone, Lucia Catucci, Roberto Zefferino, Chiara Ingrosso, Massimo Conese, and Sante Di Gioia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(5):2452 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25052452

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First insight into extracellular vesicles-miRNAs characterization in a sheep in vitro model of inflammation, Maria G. Ciliberti, Antonella Santillo, Agostino Sevi, Marzia Albenzio, Vicenzo De Leo, Chiara Ingrosso, Lucia Catucci, Mariangela Caroprese. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1186989

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Polymer Encapsulated Liposomes for Oral Co-Delivery of Curcumin and Hydroxytyrosol, Vincenzo De Leo, Anna Maria Maurelli, Livia Giotta, Valeria Daniello, Sante Di Gioia, Massimo Conese, Chiara Ingrosso, Fulvio Ciriaco, Lucia Catucci. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(1):790 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24010790

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Characterization of anti-proliferative and anti-oxidant effects of nano-sized vesicles from Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli), Md Niamat Hossain, Vincenzo De Leo, Rosanna Tamborra, Onofrio Laselva, Chiara Ingrosso, Valeria Daniello, Lucia Catucci, Ilario Losito, Francesco Sollitto, Domenico Loizzi, Massimo Conese & Sante Di Gioia. Scientific Reports, 12, 14362 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17899-1

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Liposomes containing nanoparticles: preparation and applications, Vincenzo De Leo, Anna Maria Maurelli, Livia Giotta, Lucia Catucci. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 218, 112737 (2022) doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112737

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Easy Preparation of Liposome@PDA Microspheres for Fast and Highly Efficient Removal of Methylene Blue from Water, Vincenzo De Leo, Anna Maria Maurelli, Chiara Ingrosso, Fabio Lupone, Lucia Catucci. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, 11916, (2021). Doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111916

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Recent advancements in polymer/liposome assembly for drug delivery: From surface modifications to hybrid vesicles, Vincenzo De Leo, Francesco Milano, Angela Agostiano, Lucia Catucci. Polymers, 13 (7), 1, (2021). Doi.org/10.3390/polym13071027

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Concerning synthesis of new biobased polycarbonates with curcumin in replacement of bisphenol a and recycled diphenyl carbonate as example of circular economy, Vincenzo De Leo, Michele Casiello, Giuseppe Deluca, Pietro Cotugno, Lucia Catucci, Angelo Nacci, Caterina Fusco, Lucia D’Accolti L., Polymers, 13 (3), 1, (2021). Doi.org/10.3390/polym13030361

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An in-silico pipeline for rapid screening of DNA aptamers against mycotoxins: The case-study of fumonisin B1, aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A, Fulvio Ciriaco, Vincenzo De Leo, Lucia Catucci, Michelangelo Pascale, Antonio F. Logrieco, Maria C. Derosa, Annalisa De Girolamo, Polymers, 12 (12), 1, (2020). Doi.org/10.3390/polym12122983

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Eudragit S100 Entrapped Liposome for Curcumin Delivery: Anti-Oxidative Effect in Caco-2 Cells, Vincenzo De Leo, Sante Di Gioia, Francesco Milano, Paola Fini, Roberto Comparelli, Erminia Mancini, Angela Agostiano, Massimo Conese, Lucia Catucci. Coatings, 10(2):114, (2020), https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10020114.

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Design and modelling of a photo-electrochemical transduction system based on solubilized photosynthetic reaction centres, Francesco Milano, Fulvio Ciriaco, Massimo Trotta, Daniela Chirizzi, Vincenzo De Leo, Angela Agostiano, Ludovico Valli, Livia Giotta, Maria Rachele Guascito. Electrochimica Acta, 293 (2019) 105-115 doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2018.09.198

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A heptamethine cyanine dye suitable as antenna in biohybrids based on bacterial photosynthetic reaction center, Roberta Ragni, Gabriella Leone, Simona la Gatta, Giorgio Rizzo, Marco Lo Presti, Vincenzo De Leo, Francesco Milano, Massimo Trotta and G. M. Farinola. MRS Advances, 1-6 (2018) doi:10.1557/adv.2018.640

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Phosphate Modified Screen Printed Electrodes by LIFT Treatment for Glucose Detection, Francesco Milano, Livia Giotta , Daniela Chirizzi, Simos Papazoglou, Christina Kryou, Annarita De Bartolomeo, Vincenzo De Leo, Maria Rachele Guascito, and Ioanna Zergioti. Biosensors 8(4) (2018), 91; doi.org/10.3390/bios8040091

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Modulating the lifetime of the charge-separated state in photosynthetic reaction center by out-of-protein electrostatics, Francesco Milano, Roberto R Tangorra, Angela Agostiano, Livia Giotta, Vincenzo De Leo, Fulvio Ciriaco, Massimo Trotta. MRS Advances, 3 (27) (2018) 1497-1507. Doi.org/10.1557/adv.2018.242

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Encapsulation of Curcumin-Loaded Liposomes for Colonic Drug Delivery in a pH-Responsive Polymer Cluster Using a pH-Driven and Organic Solvent-Free Process, Vincenzo De Leo, Francesco Milano, Erminia Mancini, Roberto Comparelli, Livia Giotta, Angelo Nacci, Francesco Longobardi, Antonella Garbetta, Angela Agostiano, Lucia Catucci. Molecules, 23 (4) (2018), 739. Doi: 10.3390/molecules23040739

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Glutathione-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles based on Gelucire® 50/13: Spectroscopic characterization and interactions with fish cells, Adriana Trapani, Giuseppe Tripodo, Delia Mandracchia, Nicola Cioffi, Nicoletta Ditaranto, Vincenzo De Leo, Hector Cordero, Maria Angeles Esteban. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 47 (2018), 359-366. DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2018.08.013

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Preparation of drug-loaded small unilamellar liposomes and evaluation of their potential for the treatment of chronic respiratory diseases, Vincenzo De Leo, Silvia Ruscigno, Adriana Trapani, Sante Di Gioia, Francesco Milano, Delia Mandracchia, Roberto Comparelli, Stefano Castellani, Angela Agostiano, Giuseppe Trapani, Lucia Catucci, Massimo Conese. International journal of pharmaceutics, 545 (1-2) (2018), 378-388. Doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.04.030

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Luminescent CdSe@ZnS nanocrystals embedded in liposomes: a cytotoxicity study in HeLa cells, Vincenzo De Leo, Francesco Milano, Aurora Paiano, Roberta Bramato, Livia Giotta, Roberto Comparelli, Silvia Ruscigno, Angela Agostiano, Cecilia Bucci, Lucia Catucci. Toxicology Research, 6 (6) (2017), 947-957 doi 10.1039/C7TX00172J

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Liposome-modified titanium surface: A strategy to locally deliver bioactive molecules, Vincenzo De Leo, Monica Mattioli-Belmonte. Maria Teresa Cimmarusti, Annamaria Panniello, Manuela Dicarlo, Francesco Milano, Angela Agostiano, Elvira De Giglio, Lucia Catucci. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 158 (2017), 387-396. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.07.007

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Lipid Based Systems Loaded with PbS Nanocrystals Near Infrared Emitting Trackable Nanovectors, Nicoletta Depalo, Vincenzo De Leo, Michela Corricelli, Roberto Gristina, Gianpiero Valente, Eliana Casamassima, Roberto Comparelli, Valentino Laquintana, Nunzio Denora, Elisabetta Fanizza, Marinella Striccoli, Angela Agostiano, Lucia Catucci and Maria Lucia Curri. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 5 (2017), 1471-1481. DOI: 10.1039/C6TB02590K.

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Effect of ultrasound on the function and structure of a membrane protein: The case study of photosynthetic Reaction Center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides, Vincenzo De Leo, Lucia Catucci, A. Evelyn Di Mauro, Angela Agostiano, Livia Giotta, Massimo Trotta, Francesco Milano. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 35 (2017), Part A, 103–111, doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2016.09.007

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Profiling of ornithine lipids in bacterial extracts of Rhodobacter sphaeroides by reversed-phase liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization and multistage mass spectrometry (RPLC-ESI-MSn), Sara Granafei, Ilario Losito, Massimo Trotta, Francesca Italiano, Vincenzo De Leo, Angela Agostiano, Francesco Palmisano, Tommaso R.I. Cataldi. Analytica Chimica Acta, 903, (2016) 110–120, DOI:10.1016/j.aca.2015.11.020

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Assembly of a photosynthetic reaction center with ABA tri-block polymersomes: highlights on protein localization, Roberto R. Tangorra, Alessandra Operamolla, Francesco Milano, Omar Hassan Omar, J. Henrard, Roberto Comparelli, Francesca Italiano, Angela Agostiano, Vincenzo De Leo, Roberto Marotta, Andrea Falqui, Gianluca M. Farinola and Massimo Trotta. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 14, (2015) 1844-1852, DOI: 10.1039/C5PP00189G

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Lipid/detergent mixed micelles as a tool for transferring antioxidant power from hydrophobic natural extracts into bio-deliverable liposome carriers: the case of lycopene rich oleoresins, Disma Mastrogiacomo, Marcello Salvatore Lenucci, Valentina Bonfrate, Marialuisa Di Carolo, Gabriella Piro, Ludovico Valli, Leonardo Rescio, Francesco Milano, Roberto Comparelli, Vincenzo De Leo and Livia Giotta. RSC Adv., 5 (2015), 3081-3093. DOI: 10.1039/C4RA12254B

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Hybrid Assemblies of Fluorescent Nanocrystals and Membrane Proteins in Liposomes, Vincenzo De Leo, Lucia Catucci, Andrea Falqui, Roberto Marotta, Marinella Striccoli, Angela Agostiano, Roberto Comparelli, and Francesco Milano. Langmuir, 30 (6), (2014), 1599–1608. DOI: 10.1021/la404160b

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Oxidoreductase activity of chromatophores and purified cytochrome bc1 complex from Rhodobacter sphaeroides: a possible role of cardiolipin, Lucia Catucci, Vincenzo De Leo, Francesco Milano, Livia Giotta, Rita Vitale, Angela Agostiano, Angela Corcelli. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, Vol. 44 (2012), No.3,. DOI: 10.1007/s10863-012-9447-y.

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Major Whey Proteins in Donkey’s Milk: Effect of Season and Lactation Stage. Implications for Potential Dietary Interventions in Human Diseases, Angela Gabriella D’Alessandro, Giovanni Martemucci, Emilio Jirillo, and Vincenzo De Leo. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology, Vol. 33 (2011), 259-265, No.2, DOI:10.3109/08923973.2010.499365.

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Production Of Donkey Milk For Human Feeding: Changes Of Gross Composition and Energetic Value During Lactation In Martina Franca Breed, Angela Gabriella D’alessandro, Riccardina Tesse, Cosimo Montagna, Vincenzo De Leo, Nicoletta Addante, Lucio Armenio, Giovanni Martemucci. Macedonian Journal of Animal Science, Vol.1, No.1, (2009) 235-237, ISSN 1857 – 6907.

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Cardiolipin Increases In Chromatophores Isolated From Rhodobacter Sphaeroides After Osmotic Stress: Structural And Functional Roles, Vincenzo De Leo, Lucia Catucci, Andrea Ventrella, Francesco Milano, Angela Agostiano, Angela Corcelli, Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 50 (2009), 256-264, DOI:10.1194/jlr.M800312-JLR200