Prof. Giovanni Vozzi
PhD in Bioengineering obtained at Politecnico of Milan
Engineer professional qualification
Degree in Electronic Engineering (Course Bioengineering) at University of Pisa
Permanent Full Professor in Bioengineering at University of Pisa.
Visiting Professor at Sabanci University Campus in Tuzla, Turkey
INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONS
- President of the Board of Directors of the National Bioengineering Group
- President of the Aggregate Council of the Bachelor and Master Degree Courses in Biomedical Engineering and member of the Joint Teaching Commission and of the Review Commission
- Member of the Doctoral Board in Information Engineering
- Member of the Board of Directors of the National Bioengineering Group
- Member of the Board of the School of Engineering
- Member of the Interdepartmental Research Centre on Health Technology Assessment of the University of Pisa
- Member of the Interdepartmental Centre “Frontier Law and Technologies” of the University of Pisa
- Member of the Centre for the Integration of Scientific Instrumentation of the University of Pisa
- University member in agreement for research activities at the Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio for medical and public health research
- Managing security for University of Pisa appointed by the Chancellor
- Elected member of Commission for the evaluation of the Research for Industrial and Information Engineering
- Member of the Doctoral board of Ingegneria dell’Informazione, University of Pisa, Italy
- President of Didactics Commission of Council of Biomedical Engineering degree
- Elected Member of “Giunta di Dipartimento” at Department of Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry and Materials Science of University of Pisa
- Elected Member of “Comitato di Presidenza” at faculty of Engineering of University of Pisa
- Member of the board of PhD in Automaton, Robotics and Bioengineering, “Leonardo Da Vinci” PhD School of University of Pisa
- Expert member of the commission of the University of Pisa for the qualification to the profession of engineer
- Member of the board of PhD in Chemical and Material Engineering, “Leonardo Da Vinci” PhD School of University of Pisa
- Active member of defence for Biomedical Engineering of Bachelor and Master degree thesis
- Faculty member, University of Pisa – Engineering Faculty – Italy
- Member of the Research Centre “E. Piaggio” – University of Pisa and currently responsible for safety at the Centre
Curriculum Vitae
Pubblicazioni
Curriculum Vitae
AWARDS
- 2001: 1st price in the “Research Capital 2001” for the “development of a system of microfabricated polymer microstructures for applications in the field of Biomedical Engineering”
- 2001: 3rd price in the “Research Capital 2001” for the “Design and implementation of a bioreactor and isobaric laminar flow for applications in the field of tissue engineering and pharmacology”
- 2002: EUROPRACTICE VC Funding Forum funded by the European Community for the development of a multicompartment bioreactor (MCB)
- Award “Augusto Bonola” 2007 by the Italian Society of Surgery of the Hand for the contribution in the advancement of hand surgery
- Prize 2011 “Young Researcher” of University of Pisa
- 2017/7/1: Cover Image on Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 7, with paper “M Mattioli‐Belmonte, C De Maria, C Vitale‐Brovarone, F Baino, M Dicarlo, G Vozzi, Pressure-activated microsyringe (PAM) fabrication of bioactive glass–poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) composite scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration”
Pubblicazioni
Relevant publications
- Vozzi, G., Flaim, C., Ahluwalia, A., & Bhatia, S. (2003). Fabrication of PLGA scaffolds using soft lithography and microsyringe deposition. Biomaterials, 24(14), 2533-2540.
- Groll, J., Boland, T., Blunk, T., Burdick, J. A., Cho, D. W., Dalton, P. D., … & Malda, J. (2016). Biofabrication: reappraising the definition of an evolving field. Biofabrication, 8(1), 013001.
- Urciuolo, A., Quarta, M., Morbidoni, V., Gattazzo, F., Molon, S., Grumati, P., … & Bonaldo, P. (2013). Collagen VI regulates satellite cell self-renewal and muscle regeneration. Nature communications, 4(1), 1-13.
- Moroni, L., Boland, T., Burdick, J. A., De Maria, C., Derby, B., Forgacs, G., … & Vozzi, G. (2018). Biofabrication: a guide to technology and terminology. Trends in biotechnology, 36(4), 384-402.
- Ciardelli, G., Chiono, V., Vozzi, G., Pracella, M., Ahluwalia, A., Barbani, N., … & Giusti, P. (2005). Blends of poly-(ε-caprolactone) and polysaccharides in tissue engineering applications. Biomacromolecules, 6(4), 1961-1976.
- Chiono, V., Pulieri, E., Vozzi, G., Ciardelli, G., Ahluwalia, A., & Giusti, P. (2008). Genipin-crosslinked chitosan/gelatin blends for biomedical applications. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 19(2), 889-898.
- Vozzi, G., Previti, A., De Rossi, D., & Ahluwalia, A. R. T. I. (2002). Microsyringe-based deposition of two-dimensional and three-dimensional polymer scaffolds with a well-defined geometry for application to tissue engineering. Tissue engineering, 8(6), 1089-1098.
- Miao, S., Castro, N., Nowicki, M., Xia, L., Cui, H., Zhou, X., … & Zhang, L. G. (2017). 4D printing of polymeric materials for tissue and organ regeneration. Materials Today, 20(10), 577-591.
- Rosellini, E., Cristallini, C., Barbani, N., Vozzi, G., & Giusti, P. (2009). Preparation and Characterization of alginate/gelatin Blend Films for Cardiac Tissue Engineering. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 91(2), 447-453.
- Vozzi, G., Flaim, C. J., Bianchi, F., Ahluwalia, A., & Bhatia, S. (2002). Microfabricated PLGA scaffolds: a comparative study for application to tissue engineering. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 20(1-2), 43-47.
- Resta, V., Novelli, E., Vozzi, G., Scarpa, C., Caleo, M., Ahluwalia, A., … & Galli‐Resta, L. (2007). Acute retinal ganglion cell injury caused by intraocular pressure spikes is mediated by endogenous extracellular ATP. European Journal of Neuroscience, 25(9), 2741-2754.
- Forte, G., Carotenuto, F., Pagliari, F., Pagliari, S., Cossa, P., Fiaccavento, R., … & Di Nardo, P. (2008). Criticality of the biological and physical stimuli array inducing resident cardiac stem cell determination. Stem Cells, 26(8), 2093-2103.
- Mattioli-Belmonte, M., Vozzi, G., Whulanza, Y., Seggiani, M., Fantauzzi, V., Orsini, G., & Ahluwalia, A. (2012). Tuning polycaprolactone–carbon nanotube composites for bone tissue engineering scaffolds. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 32(2), 152-159.
- Sartori, S., Rechichi, A., Vozzi, G., D’acunto, M., Heine, E., Giusti, P., & Ciardelli, G. (2008). Surface modification of a synthetic polyurethane by plasma glow discharge: Preparation and characterization of bioactive monolayers. Reactive and Functional Polymers, 68(3), 809-821.
- Pulieri, E., Chiono, V., Ciardelli, G., Vozzi, G., Ahluwalia, A., Domenici, C., … & Giusti, P. (2008). Chitosan/gelatin blends for biomedical applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials research. Part A, 86(2), 311-322.
- Bonfiglio, A., De Rossi, D., Kirstein, T., Locher, I. R., Mameli, F., Paradiso, R., & Vozzi, G. (2005). Organic field effect transistors for textile applications. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in biomedicine, 9(3), 319-324.
- Tirella, A., Orsini, A., Vozzi, G., & Ahluwalia, A. R. T. I. (2009). A phase diagram for microfabrication of geometrically controlled hydrogel scaffolds. Biofabrication, 1(4), 045002.
- Vozzi, G., Corallo, C., Carta, S., Fortina, M., Gattazzo, F., Galletti, M., & Giordano, N. (2014). Collagen‐gelatin‐genipin‐hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds colonized by human primary osteoblasts are suitable for bone tissue engineering applications: In vitro evidences. Journal of biomedical materials research Part A, 102(5), 1415-1421.
- Ciardelli, G., Gentile, P., Chiono, V., Mattioli‐Belmonte, M., Vozzi, G., Barbani, N., & Giusti, P. (2010). Enzymatically crosslinked porous composite matrices for bone tissue regeneration. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A: An Official Journal of The Society for Biomaterials, The Japanese Society for Biomaterials, and The Australian Society for Biomaterials and the Korean Society for Biomaterials, 92(1), 137-151.
- Giannessi, E., Coli, A., Stornelli, M. R., Miragliotta, V., Pirone, A., Lenzi, C., … & Giorgetti, M. (2014). An autologously generated platelet-rich plasma suturable membrane may enhance peripheral nerve regeneration after neurorraphy in an acute injury model of sciatic nerve neurotmesis. Journal of reconstructive microsurgery, 30(09), 617-626.
Books
- Chiono V, Farè S, Netti P, Vozzi G. Biofabrication: an integrated bioengineering approach for the automated fabrication of biological structures for clinical and research applications, 2021, Patron Editore, Collana: Gruppo Nazionale di Bioingegneria n. 40, ISBN/EAN: 9788855535281
Book chapters
- Ahluwalia A, Vozzi G, Tedeschi L, “Modifica di strutture proteiche”, present in the book of XIX School of Bioengineering, “Analisi e modifica di biomolecole e cellule”, editors E. Biondi, M. Grattarola, G. Magenes, M. Stefanelli, V. Tagliasco , Patron Editore, September 2000, pp.201-212
- Ahluwalia A, Vozzi G, “Microfabbricazione e patterning cellulare in Ingegneria Tissutale” present in the book of XXI School of Bioengineering, , “Ingegneria dei Tessuti Biologici”, editors Cancedda R, Pietrabissa R, Patron Editore, September 2002, pp.183-202;
- Bonfiglio A, De Rossi D, Kirstein T, Locher I, Mameli F, Paradiso R, Vozzi G. “A feasibility study of yarns and fibers with annexed electronic functions: the ARIANNE project”, present in the book of “Wearable eHealth Systems for personalised Health Management: State of The Art and Future Challenger”,edizione IOS Press, Stud Health Technol Inform. 2004;108:324-329.
- Chiono V, Vozzi G, Ciardelli G, Gellan/Gelatin-Based Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering, in Tissue Engineering: Roles, Materials and Applications” Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2008 Editori S. J. Barnes and L. P. Harris pp 243-257 ISBN: 978-1-60456-293-4
- Vozzi G, Ahluwalia A, Rapid Prototyping Methods for Tissue Engineering Applications, in Biomaterials fabrication and processing handbook, edited by P. K. Chu and X. Liu, CRC press 2008 pp.95-114.
- Vozzi G, Tirella A, Ahluwalia A, Rapid Prototyping Composite and Complex Scaffolds with PAM2, in Computer-Aided Tissue Engineering, edited by M. A. K. Liebschner, D. H. Kim, HUMANA press 2010, pp- 57-70
- Orsi G, Carta V, Vozzi G, Hydrogels with 3D gradient of mechanical properties, in Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, Editors: Fabricio Vitor Câmara and Leandro J. Ferreira,2012, Nova Publisher, pp 345-354
- Morachioli A, Vozzi G, Boland T, Design and Modeling of a Piezoelectric Inkjet Print Head, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, June 2013, ISBN: 365941395X
- C De Maria, Y Whulanza, G Vozzi, A Ahluwalia Smart Sensing Scaffolds in Smart Membranes and Sensors: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications, pp.337-366. Editor: A. Gugliuzza, 2014 John Wiley & Sons
- De Maria C, De Acutis A, Vozzi G, Indirect rapid prototyping for tissue engineering in Essentials of 3D Biofabrication and Translation, August 07 2015, Pages 153-164
- Vozzi G, De Maria C, Montemurro F, Utilizzo di phantom in oftalmologia. In Approcci ingegneristici per lo sviluppo di metodiche alternative alla sperimentazione in vivo, 2015, vol.34; pp.125-143. – ISBN:9788855533157
- De Maria C., De Acutis A., Carrabba M., Criscenti G., Vozzi G, Machine design for multimaterial processing in Nanobiomaterials in Soft Tissue Engineering: Applications of Nanobiomaterials, 2016, Editor: Grumezescu AM, Pages 111-140
- De Acutis A, De Maria C, Vozzi G, Multimaterial and Multiscale Rapid Prototyping of Patient-Specific Scaffold, Advances in Science and Technology, 2017, Vol. 100, pp. 151-158
- Vozzi G, Ahluwalia A, Rapid Prototyping: Tissue Engineering, in Concise Encyclopedia of Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials, 2017, edited by Munmaya Mishra, CRC press, pages 1350-1362, ISBN: 9781351653039.
- Criscenti G, De Maria C, Vozzi G, Moroni L, Characterization of Additive Manufactured Scaffolds, 3D Printing and Biofabrication, 2018, 55-78, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45444-3_4
- Lapomarda A, De Acutis A, De Maria C, Vozzi G. Pectin-Based Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications, IntechOpen, 2021, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.101521. Available from: https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/79710