Prof. Franco Rustichelli

pra0824/02/1940 Born in Monteroberto (Ancona), Italy

 
Address
Department Di.S.C.O.
Polytechnical University of Marches
Via Brecce Bianche – 60131 Ancona (Italy)
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Education: 

• He studied at Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and then at the University of Milano, where he got the degree in Physics in November 1962.
• In 1966 he got the degree of Specializzazione in Ingegneria Nucleare at the University of Bologna.
• In 1970 he got the "Libera Docenza" in Nuclear Reactor Physics.  

  

Experience: 

   

• From 1962 to 1982 he was research physicist at EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, at Ispra Research Center.
• From 1968 to 1982 he carried out researches at the High Flux Reactor of the Institute LaueLangevin (Grenoble), France, by applying neutron scattering to Material Science and Biophysics   

• Since 1982 he is full Professor of Physics at the University of Ancona (Italy). He has developed a vast experience in fields like material science, biophysics, biomaterials and stem cells research.  

 

Editors: 

Co-editor and co-author of the Book: F.Rustichelli-J.Skrzypek (Editors), "Innovative Technological Materials - Structural Properties by Neutron Scattering, Synchrotron Radiation and Modelling" - Springer (2010) - ISBN 978-3-642-12058-9 

Keynote and invited presentation

 

He presented several keynote and invited presentations at International Conferences, in particular RUSNANOFORUM (2008) and(2009) and especially in the in the fields of Nanotechnology and Stem Cells.

 

Receipt of large-scale competitive fundings

 

He has taken part to more than 40 EU Projects, in some of them as coordinator or task coordinator, exploiting his experience in experimental investigations using small angle scattering (SANS/SAXS), X-ray synchrotron radiation microtomography and other techniques available at European Large Scale Facilities. Since June 2011 he is the European Coordinator of the COST Action MP1005 "From nano to macro biomaterials (design, processing, characterization, modeling) and applications to stem cells regenerative orthopaedic and dental medicine (NAMABIO)" and since March 2011 he is the European Coordinator of the EU project "Immersion in Scientific Worlds through Arts (ISWA).

Current Research Activities 

The current research activities are related to material science, biophysics, biomaterials and stem cells research. He published more than 290 papers on international journals in different fields. Since several years he is involved in researchers related to Regenerative Medicine in particular in the field of Bone Tissue Engineering, Muscular Dystrophy and more recently in Cardiology, by Synchrotron Radiation Techniques like X-Ray Computed Microtomography, X-Ray Holotomography (allowing visualization of blood vessels without using contrast agents).   

  1. M. MASTROGIACOMO, A. MURAGLIA, V. KOMLEV, F. PEYRIN, F. RUSTICHELLI, CROVACE, R. CANCEDDA . Tissue engineering of bone: search for a better scaffold. Orthod. Craniof. Res. 8 (2005) p. 277-284
  2. A. CEDOLA, M. MASTROGIACOMO, M. BURGHAMMER, V. KOMLEV, P. GIANNONI, R.CANCEDDA, F. RUSTICHELLI, A. FAVIA, S. LAGOMARSINO. Engineered bone from bone marrow stromal cells: a structural study by an advanced x-ray microdiffraction technique. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 51 (2006) p. 109-116
  3. M. GAVINA, M. BELICCHI, B. ROSSI, V. KOMLEV, L. OTTOBONI, F. COLOMBO, F. FIORI, M. MEREGALLI, L. FORSENIGO, M. BATTISTELLI, P. BIONDETTI, P.FEDERICA, N. BRESOLIN, F. RUSTICHELLI, G. COSTANTIN, Y. TORRENTE. VCAM-1 expression on dystrophic muscle vessels the has a critical role in the recruitment of human blood-derived CD133 + stem cells after intra-arterial transplantation. Blood, vol. 108, n. 8, 2859-2868 (2006)
  4. V.KOMLEV, F.PEYRIN, M.MASTROGIACOMO, A.CEDOLA, A. PAPADIMI- TROPOULOS, F.RUSTICHELLI, R.CANCEDDA. Kinetics of in vivo bone deposition by bone marrow stromal cell into porous calcium phosphate Scaffolds: a X-ray computed microtomography study. Tissue Engineering, vol. 12 n. 12, 3449-3458, (2006)
  5. Y.TORRENTE, M.GAVINA, M.BELICCHI, F.FIORI, V.KOMLEV, N.BRESOLIN, F.RUSTICHELLI. High-resolution X-ray microtomography for three-dimensional visualition of human stem cell Muscle homing. Febs Letter, 580, 5759-5764, (2006)
  6. R.CANCEDDA, A.CEDOLA, A.GIULIANI, V.KOMLEV, S.LAGOMARSINO, M. MASTROGIACOMO, F.PEYRIN, F.RUSTICHELLI .Bulk and interface investigations of scaffolds and tissue-engineered bones by X-ray microtomography and X-ray microdiffraction. Biomaterials, 28, 2505-2524, 2007
  7. A. CEDOLA, M. MASTROGIACOMO, S. LAGOMARSINO, R. CANCEDDA, C. GIANNINI, A. GUAGLIARDI, M. LADISA, M. BURGHAMMER, F. RUSTICHELLI, V. KOMLEV. Orientation of mineral crystals by collagen fibers during in vivo bone engineering: an X-ray diffraction study. Spettrochimica Acta, B 62, 642-647, 2007
  8. PAPADIMITROPOULOS, M.MASTROGIACOMO, F.PEYRIN, E.MOLINARI, V.S.KOMLEV, F.RUSTICHELLI, R.CANCEDDA. Kinetics of in vivo bone deposition by bone marrow stromal cell within a resorbable porous calcium phosphate scaffolds: a X-ray computed microtomography
    study. Biotechnology & Bioengineering, vol. 98, 1, 271-281, 2007
  9. L. NEUMANN, F. SPINOZZI, R. SINIBALDI, F. RUSTICHELLI, M. POTTER, A. STEINBUCHEL. Binding of the major phasin PhaP1 from Ralstonia eutropha H16 to poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) granules. J. Bacteriol., Vol. 180 n. 8 (2008), pp. 2911-2919
  10. M.G.ORTORE, R.SINIBALDI, P.HEYSE, P.PAULUSSEN, S.BERNSTROFF, B.SELS, P.MARIANI, F.RUSTICHELLI, F.SPINOZZI. Gracing-incidence small-angle X-Ray scattering from alkaline phosphatase immobilised in atmospheric plasmapolymer coatings. Applied Surface Science, Volume 254, Issue 17, 30, 2008, pag. 5557-5563
  11. G. KERCH, F. RUSTICHELLI, P. AUSILI, J. ZICAMS, R. M. MERI, A. GLONIN.. Effect of chitosan on physical and chemical processes durino bread baking and staling.. Eur. Food Res. Technol., 226, (2008), pag. 1459-1464
  12. L. A. VALKOVA, L. VALLI, S. CASILLI, G. GIANCANE, N. YU. BOROVKOV, G. V. SIBRINA, A.S. GLIBIN, O. I. KOIFMAN,|M. PISANI, F, RUSTICHELLI. Nanoaggregates of Copper Porphyrazine in Floating Layers and Langmuir-Schaefer Films. Langmuir, vol. 24, (2008), pag. 4857-4864
  13. S. SCHEINER, R. SINIBALDI, B. PICHLER, V. KOMLEV, C. RENGHINI, C. VITALEBROVARONE, F. RUSTICHELLI, C. HELLMICH. Micromechanics of bone tissue-engineering scaffolds, based on resolution error-cleared computer tomography.. Biomaterials, 30, (2009), pag. 2411-2419 (pdf)
  14. G. ALBERTINI, A. GIULIANI, V. KOMLEV, F. MORONCINI, A. PUGNALONI, G. PENNESI, M.BELICCHI, C. RUBINI, F. RUSTICHELLI, R. TASSO, Y. TORRENTE. Organization of extracellular matrix fibers within PGA/PLLA scaffolds analyzed by X-ray synchrotron radiation phase contrast microtomography. Tissue Engineering, Part C, (2009), pag. 403-411
  15. D. BLOTTNER, N. SERRADJ, M. SALANOVA, C. TOUMA, R. PALME, M. SILVA, JM. AERTS, D.BERCKMANS, L. VICO, Y. LIU, A. GIULIANI, F. RUSTICHELLI, R. CANCEDDA, M. JAMON.. Morphological, physiological and behavioural evaluation of a ‘Mice in Space' housing system. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, (2009) 179, 519-533
  16. V. S. KOMLEV, M.MASTROGIACOMO, F. PEYRIN, R. CANCEDDA, F. RUSTICHELLI. XRay Synchrotron Radiation Pseudo-Holotomography as a New Imaging Techniqueto Investigate Angio- and Microvasculogenesis with No Usage of Contrast Agents. Tissue Engineering, Part C, 15(2009), pag. 425-430
  17. M. BELICCHI , R. CANCEDDA, A. CEDOLA, F. FIORI, M. GAVINA, A. GIULIANI, V.S. KOMLEV, S. LAGOMARSINO, M. MASTROGIACOMO, C. RENGHINI, F. RUSTICHELLI, E. SYKOVÀ, Y. TORRENTE. Some applications of nanotechnologies in stem cells research. Materials Science and Engineering B 165 (2009), pag. 139-147
  18. V.S. KOMLEV, M. MASTROGIACOMO, R.C. PEREIRA, F. PEYRIN, F. RUSTICHELLI, R. CANCEDDA . Biodegradation of porous calcium phosphate scaffolds in an ectopic bone formation model studied by x-ray computed microtomography. Eur Cells and Materials Journal, vol. 19, (2010) pag. 136-146
  19. A. GIULIANI, C. FRATI, A. ROSSINI, V. S. KOMLEV, C. LAGRASTA, M. SAVI, S. CAVALLI, C. GAETANO, F. QUAINI, A. MANESCU, F. RUSTICHELLI. High-Resolution X-ray Microtomography for 3D Imaging of Cardiac Progenitor Cell Homing in Infarcted Rat Hearts. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Published 2011, online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/term.409
  20. GIULIANI, F. FIORI, A. MANESCU, V. S. KOMLEV, C. RENGHINI, F. RUSTICHELLI. Synchrotron Radiation and Nanotechnology for Stem Cell Research . Stem Cells in Clinic and Research, Book, ISBN 978-953-307-797-0 ed by Ali Gholamrezanezhad 

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