Consorzio Interuniversitario per lo sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase
Center for Colloid and Surface Science

Personal information

Position: Permanent Staff

Email: marco.brucale@ismn.cnr.it

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Location: CNR - ISMN Bologna


Fields of Interest and Expertise

Nanobiomechanics
Atomic Force Microscopy
Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy

Curriculum Vitae

2002: Degree in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Bologna (supervisor Prof. B. F. Bonini), thesis: "Ferrocenoil derivati contenenti zolfo a chiralità centrale e/o planare per la sintesi di leganti e building blocks chirali"
2005 - 2007: PhD in Chemical Sciences at the University of Bologna (supervisor Prof. B. Samorì), thesis: "Design, synthesis and characterization of DNA supramolecular nanostructures"
2008 - 2010: Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Bologna working on In Singulo Force Spectroscopy of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins involved in neurodegenerative processes  
2011 - present: Research fellow at Italian National Research Council (CNR), Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials (ISMN) exploring the nanomechanical determinants of biological function in various systems 

Unit

Publications

Osmotic Remodeling of Extracellular Vesicles for Precision Nanomedicine

- Susa F. - Arnaboldi L. - De Giorgis V. - Ghirimoldi M. - Barberis E. - Marco Brucale - Francesco Valle - Malerba M. - Vallino M. - Angelo Musicò - Frigerio R. - Gori A. - Mugoni V. - Voena C. - Pisano R. - Pirri F. - Arpicco S. - Manfredi M. - Limongi T.
Small

Exploring poly-L-lysine-based particle capture for atomic force microscopy studies of extracellular vesicles

- Conti L. - Andrea Ridolfi - Borup A. - van Herwijnen M.J.C. - Nejsum P. - Wauben M.H.M. - Albonetti C. - Francesco Valle - Marco Brucale
Journal of Microscopy

Mucoadhesive polymer-coated liposomes as a promising approach to counteract bacteria responsible for aerobic vaginitis

- Lugli S. - Abruzzo A. - Parolin C. - Vitali B. - Bolognesi M.L. - Marco Brucale - Francesco Valle - Cerchiara T. - Luppi B. - Bigucci F.
International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Extracellular vesicles-derived miR-21 as a biomarker for early diagnosis and tumor activity in breast cancer subtypes

- Omarini C. - Catani V. - Mastrolia I. - Toss A. - Banchelli F. - Isca C. - Medici D. - Ponzoni O. - Marco Brucale - Francesco Valle - Baschieri M.C. - D’Amico R. - Masciale V. - Chiavelli C. - Caggia F. - Bortolotti C.A. - Piacentini F. - Dominici M.
Biomarker Research

Helminth extracellular vesicles co-opt host monocytes to drive T cell anergy

- Borup A. - Sharifpour M.F. - Rossen L.S. - Whitehead B. - Boysen A.T. - Olesen R. - Bohn A.B. - Andrea Ridolfi - Marco Brucale - Francesco Valle - Lucia Paolini - Annalisa Radeghieri - Paolo Bergese - Miles K. - Veitch M. - Thomas T. - Ruscher R. - Wangchuk P. - Giacomin P. - Loukas A. - Nejsum P.
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

Platelets as key cells in endometriosis patients: Insights from small extracellular vesicles in peritoneal fluid and endometriotic lesions analysis

- Bortot B. - Di Florio R. - Merighi S. - Peacock B. - Lees R. - Francesco Valle - Marco Brucale - Mangogna A. - Di Lorenzo G. - Romano F. - Zito G. - Zanconati F. - Ricci G. - Cancila V. - Belmonte B. - Biffi S.
FASEB Journal

Bacterial extracellular vesicles as intranasal postbiotics: Detailed characterization and interaction with airway cells

- Razim A. - Zabłocka A. - Schmid A. - Thaler M. - Černý V. - Weinmayer T. - Whitehead B. - Martens A. - Skalska M. - Morandi M. - Schmidt K. - Wysmołek M.E. - Végvári A. - Srutkova D. - Schwarzer M. - Neuninger L. - Nejsum P. - Hrdý J. - Palmfeldt J. - Marco Brucale - Francesco Valle - Górska S. - Wisgrill L. - Inic-Kanada A. - Wiedermann U. - Schabussova I.
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

Methyl Red-loaded halloysite nanotubes-based silica coatings for durable dyeing of polyester fabrics

- Rando G. - Sfameni S. - Hadhri M. - Mezzi A. - Marco Brucale - De Luca G. - Piperopoulos E. - Milone C. - Drommi D. - Giuseppe Rosace - Valentina Trovato - Plutino M.R.
Surfaces and Interfaces

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