Publications

MetroSea2024, special session #9New metrological approaches for monitoring the status of aquatic habitats and its changes, 14-16 October 2024, Portoroz, Slovenia, L. Fambri, C. Gavazza, S. Bernatova, K. Abid, D. Spadaro, A. Foti, M.G. Donato,P.G. Gucciardi, L. Nalbone, F. Giarratana, M. Cocca, R. Castaldo, S. Ducoli, S. Federici, ASSESSMENT OF MICRO- AND NANOPLASTIC IMPACTS THROUGH MORE REALISTIC TEST MATERIALS, oral contribution

XXV Convegno Nazionale AIM, 8-11 September 2024, Napoli, Italia,  L. Fambri, C. Gavazza, S. Bernatova, K. Abid, D. Spadaro, A. Foti, M.G. Donato,P.G. Gucciardi, L. Nalbone, F. Giarratana, M. Cocca, R. Castaldo, S. Ducoli, S. Federici, ASSESSMENT OF MICRO- AND NANOPLASTIC IMPACTS THROUGH MORE REALISTIC TEST MATERIALS, oral contribution

MicroplasticsForBreakfast, 14 May 2024, Slovenia, Stefania Federici, Exploring nanoplastic pollution through more realistic test materials, oral contribution

MicroplasticDays, 1-18 April 2024, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Stefania Federici, Preparation of “true-to-life” microplastics: The effects of preparation on microplastic properties, oral contribution

International Summit on Materials Science and Nanoscience, 23-24 November 2023, Lisbon, Portugal, S. Federici, S. Ducoli, L.E. Depero, Advancing Microplastic Research with Environmentally Relevant Particles, oral contribution

MetroSea2023, special session #16 New Detection and remediation strategies for studying and protecting water environments, 4-6 October, Malta, S. Ducoli, M. Rani, C. Marchesi, S. Federici, L.E. Depero, Exploring fragmentation techniques for the preparation of test microplastics, oral contribution

Ducoli, S., Rani, M., Marchesi, C., Speziani, M., Zacco, A., Gavazzi, G., Federici, S., & Depero, L. E. (2024). Comparison of different fragmentation techniques for the production of true-to-life microplastics. Talanta, 127106.

Ducoli, S., Federici, S., Cocca, M., Gentile, G., Zendrini, A., Bergese, P., & Depero, L. E. (2024). Characterization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyamide (PA) true-to-life nanoplastics and their biological interactions. Environmental Pollution, 343, 123150.

Malloggi, C., Nalbone, L., Bartalena, S., Guidi, M., Corradini, C., Foti, A., ... & Armani, A. (2024). The Occurrence of Microplastics in Donax trunculus (Mollusca: Bivalvia) Collected along the Tuscany Coast (Mediterranean Sea). Animals, 14(4), 618.

Assunta Donato, Donatella Spadaro, Dario Giuffrida, Giuseppe Sabatino, Marcella Di Bella, Sebastiano Trusso, Rosina Celeste Ponterio, Monitoring plastic pellet pollution in coastal environments through handheld Raman spectroscopy: Data from the Mediterranean coasts (Southern Italy), Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 202, 2024, 116312, ISSN 0025-326X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116312.

Tropea, A., Spadaro, D., Trocino, S. et al. Development of dye-sensitized solar cells using pigment extracts produced by Talaromyces atroroseus GH2. Photochem Photobiol Sci 23, 941–955 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-024-00566-x

Donatella Spadaro, Alessia Tropea, Ilaria Citro, Stefano Trocino, Daniele Giuffrida, Francesca Rigano, Lourdes Morales-Oyervides, Thorsten Brinkhoff, Till Tiso, Laurent Dufossé, Giuseppe Calogero, Luigi Mondello, Development of innovative dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on co-sensitization of natural microbial pigments, Dyes and Pigments, 2024, 112311, ISSN 0143-208,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112311.

Ducoli, S., Rani, M., Marchesi, C., Federici, S., & Depero, L. E. (2023, October). Exploring fragmentation techniques for the preparation of test microplastics. In 2023 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea; Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (MetroSea) (pp. 238-242). IEEE.

Rani, M., Ducoli, S., Depero, L. E., Prica, M., Tubić, A., Ademovic, Z., ... & Federici, S. (2023). A complete guide to extraction methods of microplastics from complex environmental matrices. Molecules, 28(15), 5710.

Vasiljević, S., Vujić, M., Agbaba, J., Federici, S., Ducoli, S., Tomić, R., & Tubić, A. (2023). Efficiency of Coagulation/Flocculation for the Removal of Complex Mixture of Textile Fibers from Water. Processes, 11(3), 820.

Marchesi, C., Rani, M., Federici, S., Alessandri, I., Vassalini, I., Ducoli, S., ... & Depero, L. E. (2023). Quantification of ternary microplastic mixtures through an ultra-compact near-infrared spectrometer coupled with chemometric tools. Environmental Research, 216, 114632.

Federici, S., Ademovic, Z., Amorim, M. J., Bigalke, M., Cocca, M., Depero, L. E., ... & Velimirovic, M. (2022). COST action priority: an EU perspective on micro-and nanoplastics as global issues. Microplastics, 1(2), 282-290.

Ducoli, S., Federici, S., Nicsanu, R., Zendrini, A., Marchesi, C., Paolini, L., ... & Depero, L. E. (2022). A different protein corona cloaks “true-to-life” nanoplastics with respect to synthetic polystyrene nanobeads. Environmental Science: Nano, 9(4), 1414-1426.

Vencato, S., Montano, S., Saliu, F., Coppa, S., Becchi, A., Liotta, I., ... & de Lucia, G. A. (2024). Phthalate levels in common sea anemone Actinia equina and Anemonia viridis: A proxy of short-term microplastic interaction?. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 200, 116125.

Liotta, I., Avolio, R., Castaldo, R., Gentile, G., Ambrogi, V., Errico, M. E., & Cocca, M. (2024). Mitigation approach of plastic and microplastic pollution through recycling of fishing nets at the end of life. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 182, 1143-1152.

Santonicola, S., Volgare, M., Cocca, M., & Colavita, G. (2023). Abundance and Characteristics of Fibrous Microplastics and Microfibers Isolated in Mullus barbatus from the Adriatic Sea—Preliminary Investigation. Microplastics, 2(4), 411-421.

Viel, T., Cocca, M., Manfra, L., Caramiello, D., Libralato, G., Zupo, V., & Costantini, M. (2023). Effects of biodegradable-based microplastics in Paracentrotus lividus Lmk embryos: morphological and gene expression analysis. Environmental Pollution, 334, 122129.

Santonicola, S., Volgare, M., Cocca, M., Dorigato, G., Giaccone, V., & Colavita, G. (2023). Impact of fibrous microplastic pollution on commercial seafood and consumer health: a review. Animals, 13(11), 1736.

Santonicola, S., Volgare, M., Di Pace, E., Mercogliano, R., Cocca, M., Raimo, G., & Colavita, G. (2023). Research and characterization of fibrous microplastics and natural microfibers in pelagic and benthic fish species of commercial interest. Italian Journal of Food Safety, 12(1).

Magazzù, A., Gillibert, R., Ciriza, D. B., Musolino, A., Donato, M. G., Foti, A., ... & Gucciardi, P. G. (2023, April). Optical and Raman tweezers for the manipulation and characterization of cosmic dust and sea microplastics. In Optical Manipulation and Its Applications (pp. AW3D-4). Optica Publishing Group.

Volpe, G., Maragò, O. M., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H., Pesce, G., Stilgoe, A. B., Volpe, G., ... & Swartzlander, G. A. (2023). Roadmap for optical tweezers. Journal of Physics: Photonics, 5(2), 022501.

Gillibert, R., Magazzù, A., Callegari, A., Bronte-Ciriza, D., Foti, A., Donato, M. G., ... & Gucciardi, P. G. (2022). Raman tweezers for tire and road wear micro-and nanoparticles analysis. Environmental Science: Nano, 9(1), 145-161.

Gillibert, R., Balakrishnan, G., Deshoules, Q., Tardivel, M., Magazzù, A., Donato, M. G., ... & Gucciardi, P. G. (2019). Raman tweezers for small microplastics and nanoplastics identification in seawater. Environmental science & technology, 53(15), 9003-9013.

Foti, A., Nalbone, L., Donato, M. G., Maragò, O. M., Giarratana, F., & Gucciardi, P. G. (2021, October). Detection of microplastics in a digested complex organic medium by Raman Tweezers. In 2021 International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea; Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (MetroSea) (pp. 224-228). IEEE.

Ziino, G., Nalbone, L., Giarratana, F., Romano, B., Cincotta, F., & Panebianco, A. (2021). Microplastics in vacuum packages of frozen and glazed icefish (Neosalanx spp.): A freshwater fish intended for human consumption. Italian journal of food safety, 10(4).

Nalbone, L., Panebianco, A., Giarratana, F., & Russell, M. (2021). Nile Red staining for detecting microplastics in biota: Preliminary evidence. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 172, 112888.

Nalbone, L., Cincotta, F., Giarratana, F., Ziino, G., & Panebianco, A. (2021). Microplastics in fresh and processed mussels sampled from fish shops and large retail chains in Italy. Food Control, 125, 108003.

Rigotti, D., Fambri, L., & Pegoretti, A. (2022). Bio-composites for fused filament fabrication: effects of maleic anhydride grafting on poly (lactic acid) and microcellulose. Progress in Additive Manufacturing, 7(4), 765-783.

Fambri, L., Dorigato, A., & Pegoretti, A. (2020). Role of surface-treated silica nanoparticles on the thermo-mechanical behavior of poly (lactide). Applied Sciences, 10(19), 6731.

Rigotti, D., Checchetto, R., Tarter, S., Caretti, D., Rizzuto, M., Fambri, L., & Pegoretti, A. (2019). Polylactic acid-lauryl functionalized nanocellulose nanocomposites: Microstructural, thermo-mechanical and gas transport properties. Express Polymer Letters, 13(10), 858-876.

Fambri, L., Dabrowska, I., Ceccato, R., & Pegoretti, A. (2017). Effects of fumed silica and draw ratio on nanocomposite polypropylene fibers. Polymers, 9(2), 41.

Fambri, L., Dabrowska, I., Pegoretti, A., & Ceccato, R. (2014). Melt spinning and drawing of polyethylene nanocomposite fibers with organically modified hydrotalcite. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 131(10).