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Antonella Battisti

  • CNR Researcher
  • antonella.battisti@nano.cnr.it
  • Pisa
  • +39-050-508427
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Short Bio

Graduation in Chemistry at University of Pisa (Italy) in 2005, defending a thesis in inorganic/metallorganic chemistry entitled “Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of gold(I) thiolates with diverse nuclearity” at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry; the results of this thesis work were published by the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry in 2007.

PhD in Chemical Sciences at the “G. Galilei” PhD School (Pisa) with a project aimed at the synthesis, characterization and application of functional polymeric materials. Defense of a doctoral thesis entitled “Development of new polymeric materials for the immobilization of biomolecules” (2009); an application containing the results of this work resulted in a patent.

Post-doc research experiences in the field of biomaterials, biosensors, biophysics. Participation to several Italian and international research projects.

Participation to several courses, workshops, lectures and thematic conferences regarding polymer chemistry and nanostructured polymeric materials, biomaterials, biosensors, biophysics, bioengineering, nanotechnologies, etc.

Teaching in specialization courses for last-year students in Industrial Chemistry (Master’s Degree) at University of Pisa. Support activity in didactic laboratories for the students of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry. Teaching, orientation meetings and demonstrations for high school students. Cooperative activity in science didactics, teaching, learning and communication.

Professional qualification (Chemist) achieved in 2005.

Post-graduate certificate in education (Chemistry) achieved in 2015.

Italian national scientific qualification achieved in 2018.

Permanent position as a researcher at CNR from 2021.

Research Interests

Sensors and biosensors. Development of new molecules, techniques and platforms for the detection of physicochemical, biological or environmental parameters. Biologically active sensing elements able to produce responses that can be converted into readable signals through the action of a transducer. Exploration of suitable platforms for the implementation of the final sensing device.

Smart materials and biomaterials. Development and improvement of novel materials for the realization of responsive devices towards external stimuli such as mechanical stress, moisture, light, temperature, pH, or chemical compounds for the evolution of industrial products (e.g. smart packaging) or renewable energy strategies. Characterization of biocompatible and bioactive materials for applications in the biomedical field.

Selected Recent Projects

LOVE - Lab-on-chip for sustainable Olive ValuE chain https://love.nano.cnr.it/
MERIDIAN MatERiali polimericI bioDegradabili a basso Impatto AmbieNtale https://meridian.nano.cnr.it/

Selected Publications

"Impact of glucose on a Gel-A-Based polyphenol biosensor: A QCM-D study" Tori, Giorgia; Battisti, Antonella; Gagliardi, Mariacristina; Cecchini, Marco; European Biophysics Journal (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00249-025-01807-2.
"Chitosan/alginate polyelectrolyte complex hydrogels by additive manufacturing for in vitro 3D ovarian cancer modeling" Braccini, Simona; Pecorini, Gianni; Biagini, Serena; Tacchini, Chiara; Battisti, Antonella; Puppi, Dario; International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 296 139795 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.139795.
"FLIM-Phasor Analysis (FLIM-ϕ) of Aβ-Induced Membrane Order Alterations: Towards a Cell-Based Biosensor for Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis" Battisti, Antonella; Ortore, Maria Grazia; Vilasi, Silvia; Sgarbossa, Antonella; Micromachines 16 2 234 (2025).  https://doi.org/10.3390/mi16020234.
"Functionalized Hydroxyapatite Loading Enhances the Mechanical and Biodegradation Properties of Wet‐Spun Poly (Lactide‐co‐Glycolide) Scaffolds by Additive Manufacturing" Pecorini, Gianni; Martinelli, Elisa; Corti, Andrea; Battisti, Antonella; Puppi, Dario; Macromolecular Bioscience 25 7 2400486 (2025).  https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202400486.
"Encapsulation of Combretastatin A-4 in Sub-10 nm unimer micelles to improve its aqueous stability and anticancer activity" Guazzelli, Elisa; Scaiella, Ester; Cesari, Andrea; Battisti, Antonella; Santi, Melissa; Braccini, Simona; Puppi, Dario; Paganini, Valentina; Monti, Daniela; Bellina, Fabio; International Journal of Pharmaceutics 126538 (2025).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2025.12653.

"Glycerol-blended chitosan membranes with directional micro-grooves and reduced stiffness improve Schwann cell wound healing" Scaccini, Luca; Battisti, A; Convertino, D; Puppi, D; Gagliardi, M; Cecchini, M; Tonazzini, I; Biomedical Materials 19 6 065005 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/ad7562.