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Rossella LauranoPh.D. student (collaborator)BiographyRossella Laurano graduated in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino in 2014 with a Master's thesis focused on the design of chitosan-based random and aligned nanofibrous membranes, with the aim to investigate the influence of substrate morphology on Schwann Cells adhesion and proliferation. After her Master's Degree, Rossella worked in a startup company on scaffold fabrication through an additive manufacturing technique (Fused Deposition Modeling - FDM) for Tissue Engineering applications. Since November 2016 Rossella is a PhD-student in Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences (XXXII cycle) at Politecnico di Torino under the supervision of Prof. V. Chiono and Dr. Eng. Monica Boffito. Rossella's research activity mainly focuses on material development, functionalization and on the design of polyurethane-based hydrogels sensitive to several external stimuli to be used as drug delivery systems/cell carriers for injectable or bioprinting applications. This research activity has produced 7 research papers in international peer reviewed journals and a research award from Gruppo Nazionale di Bioingegneria. In the framework of BIORECAR project, Rossella is involved in the design of bioartificial injectable thermosensitive and in situ cross-linkable hydrogels for the localized delivery of therapeutic agents. Rossella Laurano |