Publications

Recent papers

E. Stocco, S. Barbon, M. Confalonieri, L. Petrelli, A. D’Osualdo, L. Ceroni, S. Benazzato, M. Contran, A. Emmi, C. Tiengo, R. De Caro, V. Macchi, S. Todros, P. G. Pavan, E. Menna, A. Porzionato; “Hybrid nanocomposite conduit based on oxidized polyvinyl alcohol and multiwalled carbon nanotubes: a new device supporting peripheral nerve regeneration in animal model of disease”, Regen. Biomater., 2025, 10.1093/rb/rbaf108

T. Feng, L. Ceroni, L. E. Tromp, C. Siebenmorgen, S. Casalini, E. Menna, P. van Rijn; “Functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube enhanced myogenic differentiation for aligned topography-induced skeletal muscle engineering”; Small, 2025, 21, 2504992

L. Ceroni, T. Feng, L. Calvillo, S. Casalini, P. van Rijn, E. Menna; “Quaternary ammonium-functionalized carbon nanotubes/alginate nanocomposite hydrogels support myoblast growth and differentiation”; J. Mater. Chem. B, 2025, 13, 8105-8120

P. P. Debes, D. Schatz, Y. Aydogan-Sun, J. P. Martínez, M. Langer, J. Hessling, J. Gallego, E. Menna, B. M. Smarsly, M. Schönhoff, S. Osella, J. Wachtveitl, H. A. Wegner, T. Gatti; “Covalent Carbon Nanodot-Azobenzene Hybrid Photoswitches: The Role of Meta/Para Connectivity and sp3 Spacer in Photophysical Properties”; J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, 13, 11879

M. Z. Khajavi, A. Nikiforov, G. Tomei, R. Morent, F. Devlieghere, P. Ragaert, E. Marotta, N. De Geyter; “Hydrolysis of plasma-polymerized poly(ethylene glycol)/ZnO nanocomposites in food simulants: Identification of components and potential toxicity”, Food Chem. 2025, 464.

E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “The importance of mechanistic studies in the development of cold plasma-based degradation of persistent organic pollutants in water”, Curr. Opin. Green Sustain. Chem. 2025, 52.

M. Saleem, G. Tomei, K. Ulucan-Altuntas, V. Grossule, M. C. Lavagnolo, A. Mustafa, E. Marotta; “Enhanced removal of organics and ammonia from municipal wastewater using an activated carbon/zeolite coupled atmospheric plasma system”, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 2025, 13.

K. Ulucan-Altuntas, S. Foglia, M. Saleem, G. Tomei, E. Ceriani, M. Carmagnani, E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “Application of Response Surface Methodology for the Optimization of Operating Conditions of a Self-Pulsing Discharge (SPD) Plasma Reactor for the Degradation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Water”, Plasma Process. Polym. 2025, 22.

S. Y. Rahnamaei Rahchamandi, A. Kazemi-Beydokhti, E. Mirhadi, F. Gheybi, A. Askarizadeh, E. menna, M. R. Jaafari, S. H. Alavizadeh; “Engineered hybrid carbon nanohorns-lipid platforms for the delivery of cisplatin to the colorectal cancer”, J. Drug Deliv. Sci. Technol. 2024, 100, 106101.

E. Stocco, S. Barbon, L. Ceroni, M. Confalonieri, G. Pulzato, S. Pressi, A. D’Osualdo, M. Contran, R. Boscolo-Berto, C. Tiengo, S. Todros, P. G. Pavan, V. Macchi, R. De Caro, L. Calvillo, E. Menna, A. Porzionato; “Partially oxidized polyvinyl alcohol + functionalized water soluble multiwalled carbon nanotubes: a new conductive nanocomposite material with promising implications for neuroregeneration”, J. Sci.: Adv. Mater. Devices, 2024, 9, 100762.

L. Ceroni, S. Benazzato, S. Pressi, L. Calvillo, E. Marotta and E. Menna; “Enhanced Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye on Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes”, Nanomaterials, 2024, 14, 522.

G. Suarato, S. Pressi, E. Menna, M. Ruben, E. M. Petrini, A. Barberis, D. Miele, G. Sandri, M. Salerno, A. Schirato, A. Alabastri, A. Athanassiou, R. Proietti Zaccaria, E. L. Papadopoulou; “Modified Carbon Nanotubes Favor Fibroblast Growth by Tuning the Cell Membrane Potential”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 3093-3105.

P. P. Debes, M. Langer, M. Pagel, E. Menna, B. Smarsly, S. Osella, J. Gallego, T. Gatti; “Functional groups accessibility and the origin of photoluminescence in N/O-containing bottom-up carbon nanodots”, ChemNanoMat, 2024, 10, e2023004.

A. Giardina, G. Lofrano, G. Libralato, A. Siciliano, E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “Air non-thermal plasma, a green approach for the treatment of contaminated water: the case of sulfamethoxazole”, Front. Environ. Chem. 2024, 5, 1416702.

A. Fortunato, R. C. Hensel, S. Casalini, M. Mba; “Self-Assembly and Electrical Conductivity of a New 1 benzothieno 3,2-b 1 -benzothiophene (BTBT)-Peptide Hydrogel”, Molecules 2023, 28.

G. Meloni, L. Beghetto, M. Baron, A. Biffis, P. Sgarbossa, M. Mba, P. Centomo, L. Orian, C. Graiff, C. Tubaro; “Manganese(III) complexes with tetradentate O^∧C^∧C^∧O ligands: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic studies on the CO₂ cycloaddition with epoxides”, Mol. Catal. 2023, 538.

R. P. Miao, M. Bissoli, A. Basagni, E. Marotta, S. Corni, V. Amendola; “Data-Driven Predetermination of Cu Oxidation State in Copper Nanoparticles: Application to the Synthesis by Laser Ablation in Liquid”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 25737-25752.

V. Shapoval, E. Ceriani, D. Frezzato, C. Paradisi, E. Marotta; “Plasma Treatment and Ozonation of Binary Mixtures: The Case of Maleic and Fumaric Acids”, Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 2023, 43, 1709-1729.

G. Tomei, M. Saleem, E. Ceriani, A. Pinton, E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “Cold Plasma for Green Advanced Reduction/Oxidation Processes (AROPs) of Organic Pollutants in Water”, Chem.-Eur. J. 2023, 29.

O. Biondo, G. Tomei, M. Saleem, G. B. Sretenović, M. Magarotto, E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “Products, reactive species and mechanisms of PFOA degradation in a self-pulsing discharge (SPD) plasma reactor”, Chemosphere 2023, 341, 139972.

E. Tosin, T. Gatti, S. Agnoli, L. Calvillo, E. Menna; “Nitrogen- and Fluorine-Doped Carbon Nanohorns as Efficient Metal-Free Oxygen Reduction Catalyst: Role of the Nitrogen Groups”, Surfaces, 2023, 6, 227-238.

J. Tricomi, M. Cacaci, G. Biagiotti, L. Caselli, L. Niccoli, R. Torelli, A. Gabbani, M. Di Vito, F. Pineider, M. Severi, M. Sanguinetti, E. Menna, M. Lelli, D. Berti, S. Cicchi, F. Bugli, B. Richichi; “Ball Milled Glyco-graphene oxide conjugates markedly disrupted Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm”, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 10190-10199.

A. Fortunato, M. Mba; “A Peptide-Based Hydrogel for Adsorption of Dyes and Pharmaceuticals in Water Remediation”, Gels 2022, 8.

M. Saleem, G. Tomei, M. Beria, E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “Highly efficient degradation of PFAS and other surfactants in water with atmospheric RAdial plasma (RAP) discharge”, Chemosphere 2022, 307.

K. Ulucan-Altuntas, M. Saleem, G. Tomei, E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “Atmospheric plasma-based approaches for the degradation of dimethyl phthalate (DMP) in water”, J. Environ. Manage. 2022, 301.

A. Fortunato, M. Mba; “Metal Cation Triggered Peptide Hydrogels and Their Application in Food Freshness Monitoring and Dye Adsorption”, Gels 2021, 7.

A. Fortunato, A. Sanzone, S. Mattiello, L. Beverina, M. Mba; “The pH- and salt-controlled self-assembly of 1 benzothieno 3,2-<i>b</i> 1 -benzothiophene-peptide conjugates in supramolecular hydrogels”, New J. Chem. 2021, 45, 13389-13398.

H. Hosseini, M. Saleem, E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “Nitrogen-containing organic products from the treatment of liquid toluene with plasma-activated N₂ gas”, Plasma Process. Polym. 2021, 18.

G. B. Sretenovic, M. Saleem, O. Biondo, G. Tomei, E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “Spectroscopic study of self-pulsing discharge with liquid electrode”, J. Appl. Phys. 2021, 129.

B. Tarabová, F. Tampieri, E. Maran, E. Marotta, A. Ostrihonová, M. Krewing, Z. Machala; “Chemical and Antimicrobial Effects of Air Non-Thermal Plasma Processing of Fresh Apple Juice with Focus on Safety Aspects”, Foods 2021, 10.

G. Biagiotti, A. Angeli, A. Giacomini, G. Toniolo, L. Landini, G. Salerno, L. Di Cesare Mannelli, C. Ghelardini, T. Mello, S. Mussi, C. Ravelli, M. Marelli, S. Cicchi, E. Menna, R. Ronca, C. T. Supuran, B. Richichi; “Glyco-Coated CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots as Nanoprobes for Carbonic Anhydrase IX Imaging in Cancer Cells”, ACS Applied Nano Materials 2021, 4, 14153−14160.

S. Osella, M. Wang, E. Menna T. Gatti; “Lighting-up nanocarbons through hybridization: Optoelectronic properties and perspectives”, Opt. Mater. X, 2021, 12, 100100.

L. Lazzarin, M. Pasini, E. Menna; “Organic functionalized carbon nanostructures for solar energy conversion”, Molecules, 2021, 26, 5286.

P. Bellet, M. Gasparotto, S. Pressi, A. Fortunato, G. Scapin, M. Mba, E. Menna, F. Filippini; “Graphene-Based Scaffolds for Regenerative Medicine”, Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 404.

C. Di Berardino, P. Bélteky, F. Schmitz, F. Lamberti, E. Menna, Á. Kukovecz, T. Gatti; “Controlled Size Reduction of Liquid Exfoliated Graphene Micro-Sheets via Tip Sonication”, Crystals 2020, 10, 1049.

M. Tonellato, M. Piccione, M. Gasparotto, P. Bellet, L. Tibaudo, N. Vicentini, E. Bergantino, E. Menna, L. Vitiello, R. D. Liddo, F. Filippini; “Commitment of Autologous Human Multipotent Stem Cells on Biomimetic Poly-L-lactic Acid-Based Scaffolds Is Strongly Influenced by Structure and Concentration of Carbon Nanomaterial”, Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 415.

A. Kazemi-Beydokhti, M. Farrokhi, E. Menna; “Carbon nanotube nanofluid for the efficiency improvement of a CHP system: simulation and experimental investigation”, J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 2020, 140, 489–499.

G. Cabrellon, F. Tampieri, A. Rossa, A. Barbon, E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “Application of Fluorescence-Based Probes for the Determination of Superoxide in Water Treated with Air Non-thermal Plasma”, ACS Sensors 2020, 5, 2866-2875.

A. Giardina, M. Schiorlin, E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “Atmospheric Pressure Non-thermal Plasma for Air Purification: Ions and Ionic Reactions Induced by dc plus Corona Discharges in Air Contaminated with Acetone and Methanol”, Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 2020, 40, 1091-1107.

M. Saleem, O. Biondo, G. Sretenovic, G. Tomei, M. Magarotto, D. Pavarin, E. Marotta, C. Paradisi; “Comparative performance assessment of plasma reactors for the treatment of PFOA; reactor design, kinetics, mineralization and energy yield”, Chem. Eng. J. 2020, 382.