Dr Stefania Di Ciò

Stefania Di Ciò

PDRA

School of Engineering and Material Science
Queen Mary University of London
07443 190647

Research

organ-on-a-chip, brain organoid, vasculature

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to Predictive in vitro Models

2022

Design of an Integrated Microvascularized Human Skin-on-a-Chip Tissue Equivalent Model
Jones CFE, Di Cio S, Connelly JT and Gautrot JE
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Frontiers Media vol. 10 
19-07-2022
Multi-Scale Analysis of the Composition, Structure, and Function of Decellularized Extracellular Matrix for Human Skin and Wound Healing Models
Sarmin AM, Moussaid NE, Suntornnond R, Tyler EJ, Kim Y-H, Di Cio S, Megone WV, Pearce O, Gautrot JE, Dawson J and Connelly JT
Biomolecules, Mdpi vol. 12 (6) 
16-06-2022

2020

Photoconfigurable, Cell-Remodelable Disulfide Cross-linked Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels.
Wu L, Di Cio S, Azevedo HS and Gautrot JE
Biomacromolecules, American Chemical Society 
24-08-2020

2019

Contractile myosin rings and cofilin-mediated actin disassembly orchestrate ECM nanotopography sensing
Di Cio S, Iskratsch T, Connelly JT and Gautrot JE
Biomaterials, Elsevier vol. 232 
16-12-2019

2018

Stem Cell Expansion and Fate Decision on Liquid Substrates Are Regulated by Self-Assembled Nanosheets
Kong D, Peng L, Di Cio S, Novak P and Gautrot JE
Acs Nano vol. 12 (9), 9206-9213.  
25-09-2018
Surface-Initiated Poly(oligo(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)methacrylate) Brushes.
Tang P, di Cio S, Wang W and E Gautrot J
Langmuir vol. 34 (34), 10019-10027.  
28-08-2018
Protein Nanosheet Mechanics Controls Cell Adhesion and Expansion on Low-Viscosity Liquids.
Kong D, Megone W, Nguyen KDQ, Di Cio S, Ramstedt M and Gautrot JE
Nano Lett 
07-02-2018
Biofunctionalised Patterned Polymer Brushes via Thiol-Ene Coupling for the Control of Cell Adhesion and the Formation of Cell Arrays.
Colak B, Di Cio S and Gautrot JE
Biomacromolecules 
02-01-2018

2017

Differential integrin expression regulates cell sensing of the matrix nanoscale geometry
Di Cio S, Bøggild TML, Connelly J, Sutherland DS and Gautrot JE
Acta Biomaterialia vol. 50, 280-292.  
01-03-2017

2016

Cell sensing of physical properties at the nanoscale: Mechanisms and control of cell adhesion and phenotype
Di Cio S and Gautrot JE
Acta Biomaterialia vol. 30, 26-48.  
15-01-2016

2015

Cell sensing of physical properties at the nanoscale: Mechanisms and control of cell adhesion and phenotype
Di Cio S and Gautrot JE
Acta Biomaterialia, Elsevier vol. 30, 26-48.  
17-11-2015