Publications
Publications
2024
Merolla A., Michetti C., Moschetta M., Vacca F., Ciano L., Emionite L., Astigiano S., Romei A., Horenkamp S., Berglund K., Gross R.E., Cesca F., Colombo E., Benfenati F.
A pH-sensitive closed-loop nanomachine to control hyperexcitability at the single neuron level
Nature Communications, vol. 15, (no. 1)
2024
Pfeffer M.E., DiFrancesco M.L., Marchesi A., Galluzzi F., Moschetta M., Rossini A., Francia S., Franz C.M., Fok Y., Valotteau C., Paterno G.M., Redondo Morata L., Vacca F., Mattiello S., Magni A., Maragliano L., Beverina L., Mattioli G., Lanzani G., Baldelli P., Colombo E., Benfenati F.
Nanoactuator for Neuronal Optoporation
ACS Nano, vol. 18, (no. 19), pp. 12427-12452
2023
Barsotti J., Perotto S., Candini A., Colombo E., Camargo F.V.A., Di Marco S., Zangoli M., Sardar S., Barker A.J., D'Andrea C., Cerullo G., Rozen S., Benfenati F., Di Maria F., Lanzani G.
Core-Shell Architecture in Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Nanoparticles: Tuning of the Photophysical Properties for Enhanced Neuronal Photostimulation
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 15, (no. 10), pp. 13472-13483
2023
Francia S., Di Marco S., DiFrancesco M.L., Ferrari D.V., Shmal D., Cavalli A., Pertile G., Attanasio M., Maya-Vetencourt J.F., Manfredi G., Lanzani G., Benfenati F., Colombo E.
P3ht-Graphene Device for the Restoration of Visual Properties in a Rat Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa
Advanced Materials Technologies, vol. 8, (no. 6)
2023
Cupini S., Di Marco S., Boselli L., Cavalli A., Tarricone G., Mastronardi V., Castagnola V., Colombo E., Pompa P.P., Benfenati F.
Platinum Nanozymes Counteract Photoreceptor Degeneration and Retina Inflammation in a Light-Damage Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
ACS Nano, vol. 17, (no. 22), pp. 22800-22820
2023
Movio M.I., de Lima-Vasconcellos T.H., dos Santos G.B., Echeverry M.B., Colombo E., Mattos L.S., Resende R.R., Kihara A.H.
Retinal organoids from human-induced pluripotent stem cells: From studying retinal dystrophies to early diagnosis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, vol. 144, pp. 77-86
2023
Chiaravalli G., Ravasenga T., Colombo E., Jasnoor N., Francia S., Di Marco S., Sacco R., Pertile G., Benfenati F., Lanzani G.
The light-dependent pseudo-capacitive charging of conjugated polymer nanoparticles coupled with the depolarization of the neuronal membrane
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 26, (no. 1), pp. 47-56
2022
Francia S., Shmal D., Di Marco S., Chiaravalli G., Maya-Vetencourt J.F., Mantero G., Michetti C., Cupini S., Manfredi G., DiFrancesco M.L., Rocchi A., Perotto S., Attanasio M., Sacco R., Bisti S., Mete M., Pertile G., Lanzani G., Colombo E., Benfenati F.
Light-induced charge generation in polymeric nanoparticles restores vision in advanced-stage retinitis pigmentosa rats
Nature Communications, vol. 13, (no. 1)
2021
Gaspar S., Ravasenga T., Munteanu R.-E., David S., Benfenati F., Colombo E.
Electrochemically synthesized poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanowires as photosensitive neuronal interfaces
Materials, vol. 14, (no. 16)
2020
DiFrancesco M.L., Colombo E., Papaleo E.D., Maya Vetencourt J.F., Manfredi G., Lanzani G., Benfenati F.
A hybrid P3HT-Graphene interface for efficient photostimulation of neurons
Carbon, vol. 162, pp. 308-317
2020
Paterno G.M., Colombo E., Vurro V., Lodola F., Cimo S., Sesti V., Molotokaite E., Bramini M., Ganzer L., Fazzi D., D'Andrea C., Benfenati F., Bertarelli C., Lanzani G.
Membrane Environment Enables Ultrafast Isomerization of Amphiphilic Azobenzene
Advanced Science, vol. 7, (no. 8)
2020
Colombo E., Di Marco S., Castagnola V., Difrancesco M.L., Maya-Vetencourt J.F., Manfredi G., Lanzani G., Benfenati F.
Modulation of neuronal firing: What role can nanotechnology play?
Nanomedicine, vol. 15, (no. 30), pp. 2895-2900
2020
DiFrancesco M.L., Lodola F., Colombo E., Maragliano L., Bramini M., Paterno G.M., Baldelli P., Serra M.D., Lunelli L., Marchioretto M., Grasselli G., Cimo S., Colella L., Fazzi D., Ortica F., Vurro V., Eleftheriou C.G., Shmal D., Maya-Vetencourt J.F., Bertarelli C., Lanzani G., Benfenati F.
Neuronal firing modulation by a membrane-targeted photoswitch
Nature Nanotechnology, vol. 15, (no. 4), pp. 296-306
2020
Maya-Vetencourt J.F., Manfredi G., Mete M., Colombo E., Bramini M., Di Marco S., Shmal D., Mantero G., Dipalo M., Rocchi A., DiFrancesco M.L., Papaleo E.D., Russo A., Barsotti J., Eleftheriou C., Di Maria F., Cossu V., Piazza F., Emionite L., Ticconi F., Marini C., Sambuceti G., Pertile G., Lanzani G., Benfenati F.
Subretinally injected semiconducting polymer nanoparticles rescue vision in a rat model of retinal dystrophy
Nature Nanotechnology, vol. 15, (no. 8), pp. 698-708
2019
Rocchi A., Moretti D., Lignani G., Colombo E., Scholz-Starke J., Baldelli P., Tkatch T., Benfenati F.
Neurite-Enriched MicroRNA-218 Stimulates Translation of the GluA2 Subunit and Increases Excitatory Synaptic Strength
Molecular Neurobiology, vol. 56, (no. 8), pp. 5701-5714