Regenerative Technologies Lab

Erika and Leonardo joined ESONN 2025 in Grenoble 🇫🇷 – a summer school on nanosciences and nanotechnologies. An amazing opportunity to learn, explore, and connect with researchers from around the world! 🔬🌍 @santannapisa #ESONN2025 #Nanoscience #SummerSchool #Grenoble

💊🔊 On-demand drug release — no needles needed! Our latest work, in collaboration with @BacTechnology, uses safe, low-intensity and frequency ultrasound to trigger drug-loaded droplets even in deep tissues. 📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.ultr… #Ultrasound #DrugDelivery

✨ Proud moments for our lab at BE-FLEX (Cagliari, Sept 2–3)! 👨‍🏫 Lorenzo Vannozzi – general chair & organizer 🎤 Leonardo Ricotti – invited speaker #beflex #flexible #cagliari #bioelectronics #santannapisa

🎯 Highlights from #EMBC2025 in Copenhagen! 🧪 Andrea Cafarelli chaired the Ultrasound-Triggered Drug Delivery Symposium 🎤 Lorena Guachi-Guachi gave a talk on droplet fragmentation 🖼️ Angela Sorriento presented a poster on remote US imaging @SantAnnaPisa #ultrasound #ieeeembs

📍 Sofia and Leonardo joined the @REBORNProjectEU 30-month plenary meeting in #Saluggia 🇮🇹 🏁 A key milestone as we move closer to in vivo translation of our results, towards innovative post-MI therapies! 💙🔬 @SantAnnaPisa #HorizonEurope #EU #TissueRegeneration #HeartFailure

New study reveals a reliable method for remote knee ultrasonography in osteoarthritis using smart supports and AI-based selection. ✅ Repeatable ✅ Non-expert friendly ✅ Enhanced healthcare accessibility 📖 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbe.2024.100424 @ScuolaSantAnna #KneeOA #Telemedicine

🚀 #BRS2025 in Zurich! 🚀 Leonardo Ricotti & Andrea Bartolucci shared our biohybrid robotics advances. 🏔️ Between Lake Zurich & Alps, a week of science, talks & new connections. Thanks, Zurich, for the inspiration! ✨ @ScuolaSantAnna @bio_meld #europeanproject #research #science

📌 Ph.D. Evaluation Meeting at Stazione Leopolda, Pisa: our Ph.D. students presented a year of research progress 💬 A great moment of scientific exchange and community building! 📸 Highlights below! @SSSA_SantAnna #regenerativelab #science #research #team #plenarymeeting

🚀 Our team rocked #GNB2025 in beautiful Palermo 🇮🇹! Juliana & Carlotta shared exciting results from #MIOPRO2, while Giorgia presented new advances in #WOUND for chronic wound healing. Great science, great people! @SantAnnaPisa @inail_gov @BacTechnology #Bioengineering

📍 Last month, Andrea, Lorenzo & Leonardo hosted #BIOMELD partners at the BioRobotics Institute in Pontedera 🇮🇹 for a meeting full of insights and next steps. 🤝 Proud to contribute to cutting-edge biohybrid robotics! @SantAnnaPisa @bio_meld #research #EUproject #biorobotics

📢 PAPER ALERT 📢 We developed a monolithic flexure actuator powered by bioengineered skeletal muscle 💪 Soft, scalable, and efficient — a leap for biohybrid robotics 🤖 advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… @ScuolaSantAnna @IBECBarcelona @univca #Biohybrid #Robotics #Actuator

🤖🌍 Big shoutout for Leo, who proudly represented us at the Festival della Robotica 2025 🎉✨ This year’s theme, “Human Centered Vision”, reminds us that technological progress must always serve humanity and promote well-being. 💡🧠💙 @SantAnnaPisa #RegenerativeLab #Research

🚀 Exciting updates from @EuTermis in Freiburg 🇩🇪! Juliana & Leonardo presented the latest advancements from #MIOPRO2 on 3D muscle tissue engineering 🧬 Bianca shared new insights from #WOUND 🗣 Inspiring science, great networking & global connections! 🌍🔬✨ @SantAnnaPisa

📢 PAPER ALERT 📢 We developed ultra-thin SBS films doped with barium titanate to guide muscle cell alignment & boost differentiation 💡 Soft, grooved, and ready for biohybrid actuation 💪 Strong potential in muscle tissue engineering! 👉pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10… @ScuolaSantAnna

Last month, our PI Leonardo Ricotti gave 2 seminars on Artificial & bioartificial technologies for tissue regeneration and substitution 🧠 Apr 2 – NUS,🦾 Apr 4 – NTU He presented work on🔬 Tissue regeneration,🤖 Biohybrid systems & artificial organs,🚀 Start-ups @ScuolaSantAnna

❤️ Ischemic heart disease is still the top killer. What if healing meant restoring rhythm too? Our piezoelectric patches aid post-infarction recovery—enhancing electrical integrity and safety from rats to pigs. 📄 Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbi… @SantAnnaPisa #reborn #patch

🩺 Recently, we hosted a key #WOUND Project meeting at the BioRobotics Institute with clinicians from Auxilium Vitae Volterra, the Rehab Center of Volterra & the University of Pisa’s Dermatology Unit. 🧪 Big steps ahead—stay tuned! #research #healthtech @ScuolaSantAnna

📢 New paper out! How do GRID 🟥 vs HEX 🔷 MEW designs affect hydrogel injectability? We studied how shape & pore size influence delivery in minimally invasive therapies. Better design = easier delivery💉💪 🔗doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt… @ScuolaSantAnna @tcddublin #MEW #Hydrogels

🚀 Bianca presented our work on biophysical stimulation for chronic wound healing at #EWMA2025 in #Barcelona 🇪🇸, as part of the #WOUND project! A great chance to share, learn, and connect in the world of wound healing therapies! 🌍🧬 @santannapisa #research #ultrasound

🏔️ At the Les Houches School of Physics, Francesco joined the 9th Winter School on Therapeutic Ultrasound. A great chance to deepen our knowledge 🔬, present our research 🎤, and learn from world-renowned experts 💡 @SantAnnaPisa #TherapeuticUltrasound #WinterSchool #ultrasound