Nunzia GALLO

Nunzia GALLO

Assegnista di Ricerca

Curriculum Vitae

Born in Benevento, 1993. Biotechnologist. Research fellow of the Department of Engineering for Innovation – University of Salento, Lecce. Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences at University of Salento with 110/110L in 2015. Master’s degree in Medical Biotechnologies and Nanotechnologies at University of Salento with 110/110L in 2017. Professional qualification of Biologist in 2017. Ph.D. in Engineering of Materials, Structures and Nanotechnologies at the University of Salento in 2021. Since 2017 she works on the synthesis and testing of new materials and products for bioengineering applications, with particular focus on the design and development of bioactive scaffolds for regenerative medicine. Her skills include processing of materials of natural and synthetic origin, fabrication techniques of micro and/or nano structured scaffolds and finally advanced chemical, physical, mechanical, and biological characterization techniques. She collaborates with R&D Companies and Institutions for what concerns the research and development of biomedical products. She is co-author of more than 30 papers and several oral presentations and posters to national and international Conferences.

Pubblicazioni

On the effect of pepsin incubation protocol on the properties of type I collagen from horse tendon, Salvatore L., Russo F., Natali M.L., Rajabimashhadi Z., Bagheri S., Mele C., Lionetto F., Sannino A, Gallo N.*, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 256, 128489, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128489.

Clinical and biochemical implications of hyaluronic acid in musculoskeletal rehabilitation: a comprehensive review,Iaconisi G.N., Gallo N., Caforio L., Ricci V., Fiermonte G., Della Tommasa S., Bernetti A., Dolce V., Farì G., Capobianco L., Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2023, 13, 1647, DOI: 10.3390/jpm13121647.

Enhanced delivery of 5-aminolevulinic acid by lecithin invasomes in 3D melanoma cancer model, Gaballo A., Ragusa A., Nobile C., Gallo N., Salvatore L., Piccirillo C., Nito A., Caputo A., Guida G., Zito A., Filotico R., Quarta A., Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2023, 20, 11, 5593-5606, DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00494.

Travelling through the Natural Hierarchies of Type I Collagen with X-rays: From Tendons of Cattle, Horses, Sheep and Pigs, Terzi A, Gallo N.*, Sibillano T., Altamura D., Masi A., Lassandro R., Sannino A., Salvatore L., Bunk O., Giannini C., De Caro L., Materials, 2023, 16, 4753, DOI: 10.3390/ma16134753.

Hyaluronic acid: a powerful biomolecule with wide-ranging applications - a comprehensive review, Iaconisi G.N., Lunetti P., Gallo N.,
Cappello A.R., Fiermonte G., Dolce V., Capobianco L., International Journal of Molecular Science, 24, 10296, 2023, DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210296.

Current Trends in Gelatin-Based Drug Delivery Systems, Milano, F.; Masi, A.; Madaghiele, M.; Sannino, A.; Salvatore, L.; Gallo, N.*, Pharmaceutics, 15, 1499, 2023, DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15051499.

Efficacy evaluation of Cu– and Ag–based antibacterial treatments on surgical masks filtering unit and comparison with commercial products, Gallo N. *, Iaconisi G.N., Pollini M., Paladini F., Pal S., Nobile C., Capobianco L., Licciulli A., Buonocore G.G., Mansi A., Salvatore L., Sannino A., Coatings, 13, 919, 2023, DOI: 10.3390/coatings13050919.

Collagen membrane as water-based gel electrolyte for electrochromic devices, Prontera C. T., Gallo N.*, Giannuzzi R., Pugliese M., Primiceri V., Mariano F., Maggiore A., Gigli G., Sannino A., Salvatore L., Maiorano V., MDPI Gels, 9(4), 310, 2023, DOI:10.3390/gels9040310.

An update on the clinical efficacy and safety of collagen injectables for aesthetic and regenerative medicine applications, Salvatore L., Natali M.L., Brunetti C., Sannino A., Gallo N.*, MDPI Polymers, 15, 1020, 2023, DOI:10.3390/polym15041020.

Development of L-lysine loaded PLGA microparticles as a controlled release system for angiogenesis enhancement,Gallo N.*, Quarta S., Massaro M., Carluccio M.A., Barca A., Cannoletta D., Siculella L., Salvatore L., Sannino A., MDPI Pharmaceutics, 15, 479, 2023, DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020479.

Collagen Derived from Fish Industry Waste: Progresses and Challenges, Rajabimashhadi Z., Gallo N., Salvatore L., Lionetto, F., MDPI Polymers, 15, 3, 544, 2023, DOI: 10.3390/polym15030544.

Age-related properties of aquaponics-derived Tilapia skin (Oreochromis niloticus): a structural and compositional study, Gallo N., Terzi A., Sibillano T., Giannini G., Masi A., Sicuro A., Blasi F.S., Corallo A., Pennetta A., De Benedetto G.E., Montagna F., Maffezzoli A., Sannino A., Salvatore L., International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, 1938, 2023, DOI: 10.3390/ijms24031938.

Aquaponics-derived Tilapia skin collagen for biomaterials development, Gallo N.*, Natali M. L., Quarta A., Gaballo A., Terzi A., Sibillano T., Giannini C., De Benedetto G. E., Lunetti P., Capobianco L., Blasi F. S., Corallo A., Sannino A., Salvatore L., Polymers, 14, 1865, 2022, DOI: 10.3390/polym14091865.

WAXS and SAXS investigation of collagen-rich diet effect on multiscale arrangement of type I collagen in Tilapia’s skin, fed in aquaponics plant, Terzi A., Sibillano T., De Caro L., Altamura D., Gallo N., Natali M. L., Sannino A., Salvatore L., Blasi F. S., Corallo A., Giannini C., Crystals, 12, 700, 2022, DOI: 10.3390/ cryst12050700.

Smooth-rough asymmetric PLGA structure made of dip coating membrane and electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds meant to be used for Guided Tissue Regeneration of Periodontium, Nitti P., Palazzo B., Gallo N., Scalera F., Sannino A., Gervaso F., Polymer Engineering & Science, 1-9, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/pen.25988.

Analysis of the physico-chemical, mechanical and biological properties of crosslinked type-I collagen from horse tendon: Towards the development of ideal scaffolding material for urethral regeneration, Gallo N.*, Natali M. L., Curci C., Picerno A., Gallone A., Vulpi M., Vitarelli A., Ditonno P., Cascione M., Sallustio F., Rinaldi R., Sannino A., Salvatore L., Materials, 14(24), 7648, 2021, DOI: 10.3390/ma14247648.

Semi-interpenetrating polymer network cryogels based on poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate and collagen as potential off-the-shelf platforms for cancer cell research, Masullo U., Cavallo A., Greco M. R., Reshkin S. J., Mastrodonato M., Gallo N., Salvatore L., Verri T., Sannino A., Cardone R. A., Madaghiele M., Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B, 2021, DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.34792.

Mimicking the Hierarchical Organization of Natural Collagen: Toward the Development of Ideal Scaffolding Material for Tissue Regeneration, Salvatore L., Gallo N., Natali M.L., Terzi A., Sannino A., Madaghiele M., Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9, 644595, 2021, DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.644595.

Investigation on the composition of agarose–collagen I blended hydrogels as matrices for the growth of spheroids from breast cancer cell lines, Quarta A., Gallo N., Vergara D., Salvatore L., Nobile C., Ragusa A., Gaballo A., Pharmaceutics, 13(7), 963, 2021, DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13070963.

Exploring the effect of the crosslink density on the physicochemical properties of collagen-based scaffolds, Salvatore L., Calò E., Bonfrate V., Pedone D., Gallo N., Natali M. L., Sannino A., Madaghiele M. Polymer testing, 2021, 93, 106966, DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106966.

An overview of the use of equine collagen as emerging material for healthcare applications, Gallo N.*, Natali M. L., Sannino A., Salvatore L., Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 11, 4, 79, 2020, DOI: 10.3390/jfb11040079.

Effect of L-arginine treatment on the in vitro stability of electrospun aligned chitosan nanofiber mats, Nitti P., Gallo N., Palazzo B., Sannino A., Polini A., Verri T., Barca A., Gervaso F., Polymer Testing, 91, 106758, 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106758.

Marine collagen: a versatile and sustainable biomaterial for healthcare, Salvatore L., Gallo N.*, Natali M. L., Campa L, Lunetti P., Madaghiele M., Blasi F. S., Corallo A., Capobianco L., Sannino A., Materials Science & Engineering C,113, 110963, 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.110963.

An insight on type I collagen from horse tendon for the manufacture of implantable devices, Salvatore L., Gallo N.*, Aiello D., Lunetti P., Barca A., Blasi L., Madaghiele M., Bettini S., Giancane G., Hasan M., Borovkov V., Natali M. L., Campa L., Valli L., Capobianco L., Napoli A., Sannino A., International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 154(291-306), 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.03.082.

Entry on "Equine Collagen" in Scholarly Community Encyclopedia (MDPI) based on the manuscript “An overview of the use of equine collagen as emerging material for healthcare applications” by Gallo N.*, et al. 2020, available on-line: https://encyclopedia.pub/3806.

Sub and supramolecular X-ray characterization of engineered tissues from equine tendons, bovine dermis and fish skin type-I collagen, Terzi A., Gallo N., Bettini S., Sibillano T., Altamura D., Madaghiele M., De Caro L, Valli L., Salvatore L., Sannino A., Giannini C., Macromolecular Bioscience, 2000017, 2020, DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202000017.

Assessment of physico-chemical and biological properties of sericin-collagen substrates for PNS regeneration, Gallo N.*, Lunetti P., Bettini S., Barca A., Madaghiele M., Valli L., Capobianco L., Sannino A., Salvatore L., International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 2020, DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2020.1725755.

Morphological and Mechanical Characterization of P-Scaffolds with Different Porosity, De Giorgi M., Gallo N., Madaghiele M., Morabito Anna E. In: Rizzi C., Andrisano A., Leali F., Gherardini F., Pini F., Vergnano A. (eds) Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering (ADM 2019), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham, 2020.

Investigations of processing-induced structural changes in horse type-I collagen at sub and supramolecular levels, Terzi A., Gallo N., Bettini S., Sibillano T., Altamura D., Campa L, Natali M. L., Salvatore L., Madaghiele M., De Caro L., Valli L., Sannino A., Giannini C., Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 7(203), 2019, DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00203.

Hyaluronic acid for advanced therapies: Promises and challenges, Gallo N.*, Nasser H., Salvatore L., Natali M. L., Campa L., Mahmoud M., Capobianco L., Sannino A., Madaghiele M., European Polymer Journal, 117(134-147), 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.05.007.

Influence of nanofiber orientation on morphological and mechanical properties of electrospun chitosan mats, Nitti P., Gallo N., Natta L., Scalera F., Palazzo B., Sannino A., Gervaso F., Journal of Healthcare Engineering, vol. 2018, Article ID 3651480, 12 pages, 2018, DOI: 10.1155/2018/3651480.