Gabriele Capilli (Electrolysis and
electrode materials, 2019-2023)
Caroline Loy (Vascular tissue models, 2017-2018)
Mohamed Amine Menzour (Diazonium adhesives for
dental applications, 2016-2017)
Peng Zhang (Elastin mineralization, 2015-2017)
Jinke Xu (Surface modification to enhance cell
functionality, 2015)
Sahar Nouri (Metallic surface modification by
graft polymerization)
Mandana Bornapour (Mg-based biodegradable alloys,
2014-2015)
Fabrizio Sordello (Coupling of graphene and
titanium dioxide, 2010-2013)
Elena Varoni (Chitosan-based scaffold for the
regeneration of periodontal tissue, 2012-2013)
Ghared Soliman (Chitosan-hyydrocaffeic acid
nanoparticles for drug delivery, 2011-2013)
Xuân Tuân Lê (Surface functionalization for
applications in oral drug delivery and Li-ion batteries,
2011)
Postdoctoral Students
Ph.D. Students
Dhanalakshmi Jeyachandran (Scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration, 2017-2023)
Yiwen Chen (Emulsion templating and self-assembly of GO materials, 2017-2023)
Capucine Guyot (Chitosan hydrogels for tissue regeneration, 2017-2022)
Siyu Liu (Mechanical properties of graphene oxide paper-like materials, 2017-2022)
Emily Buck (Surface modification of PEEK implants for better osseointegration, 2015-2021)
Yara Oweis (Surface modification of dental materials, 2015-2020)
Ophélie Gourgas (Characterization of cardiovascular calcifications, 2015-2019)
Danae Guerra (Understanding and inhibiting malaria pigment mineralization, 2014-2019)
Kaiwen Hu (Graphene composite materials for various applications, 2012-2017)
Gul Zeb (Surface modification of carbon-based materials for Li-ion batteries, 2011-2017)
Peter Gaskell (Graphene composites for Li ion batteries, 2012-2016)
Mohamed-nur Abdullah (Integration of Ti surfaces with endothelial tissue, 2014-2017)
Jilani Ghulam Roy (Upconverting nanoparticles for trageted drug delivery, 2012-2015)
Jinke Xu (Mussel-inspired mucoadhesive hydrogels for drug delivery, 2011-2015)
Hesam Mahjoubi (Surface functionalization of scaffolds for bone regeneration, 2011-2015)
Omar Alageel (Improvement of bonding between metals and polymers for dental implants)
Maryam Tavafoghi Jahromi (Inhibitory and promoting effects of peptides and amino acids on hydroxyapatite crystallization, 2010-2014)
Master's Students
Hao Li (Graphene-elastin composite materials,
2019-2021)
Sophia Smith (Incorporation of Ti into bioactive
glasses, 2018-2019)
Richard Church (Effect of GO membrane structure
on intercalated species, 2016-2018)
Suliman Algezani (Metal-polymer bonding for
dental applications with diazonium chemistry)
Audrey Laine (Structure-property relationship in
the mechanics of soft tissues)
Michael Bocourt Povea
Sara Abdollahi (Transformation of bioactive glass
scaffolds during processing, 2010-2012)
Undergraduate and Visiting
Students
Kristina Kerkelova (Bioactive
Glasses - Supervised by Chisom Akunna)
Reefah Kabir (Heart valve
calcification - Supervised by Raphaela Allgayer)
James (Yuguan) Zhang (Bioactive
Glasses - Supervised by Chisom Akunna)
Victor Zhou (Upconverting nanoparticles
- Supervised by Vivienne Tam)
Rus Trana (Upconverting nanoparticles
- Supervised by Vivienne Tam)
Sam Xian (Electrospun PLGA-elastin mats -
Supervised by Kirklann Lau)
Vivienne Liu (Upconverting nanoparticles -
Supervised by Vivienne Tam)
Ore-Oluwa Olasubulumi (Upconverting
nanoparticles - Supervised by Vivienne Tam)
Anne Kyung (Elastin Calcification - Supervised
by Tao Song)
Bruno Marcoux (Bioactive glass-composite
scaffolds - Supervised by Dhanlakshmi Jeyachandra)
Dominic Esmail (Emulsion-templated graphene
scaffolds - Supervised by Yiwen Chen)
Anh Tran (Wet-spinning assembly of GO films -
Supervised by Bo Wang)
Federico Aguilar Castellanos (Bioactive
glass-composite scaffolds - Supervised by Dhanlakshmi
Jeyachandra)
Jiaxin Zhang (Graphene oxide hydrogels -
Supervised by Kaiwen Hu)
Chiara Gionco (Visiting student from
Università di Torino)
Mian Farrukh Mehmood (Visiting student from
Politecnico di Torino)
Pearce Jones (PEEK surface modification -
Supervised by Emily Buck)
Maria Laura Tummino (Visiting student from
Università di Torino)
Marco Sarro (Visiting student from Università
degli Studi di Torino)
Luigi Capozzi (Visiting student from
Polytecnico di Torino)
Leila Farahdel (Adhesion between mucus and
chitosan - Supervised by Jinke Xu)
Nika Amehdi (Interaction between ions/amino
acids and hydroxyapatite - Supervised by Maryam
Tavafoghi Jahromi)
Sanahan Vijayakumar (Characterization of
genepin-crosslinked chitosan hydrogels - Supervised by
Jinke Xu)
Alvin Ma (Transformation of bioglass during
scaffold processing - Supervised by Sara Abdollahi)
Anya Filina (Bioadhesive, injectable hydrogel
for drug delivery - Supervised by Jinke Xu)
Kayne Li (Surface modification of PLGA/PDLLA
fibers - Supervised by Hesam Mahjoubi)
Mario Martin Gallego (Visiting student from the
National Spanidh Research Council)
Isabel Pérez (Visiting student from
Polytecnico di Torino)
Guanhan Yao (Effect of amino acids on
hydroxyapatite nucleation - Supervised by Maryam
Tavafoghi Jahromi)
Roger Ren (Binding amino acids on PDLLA films
- Supervised by Maryam Tavafoghi Jahromi)
Robert Liu (Optimization of PDLLA
electrospinning - Supervised by Hesam Mahjoubi)
Jethro Sanz-Robinson (Hydroxyapatite nucleation
mechanism - Supervised by Maryam Tavafoghi Jahromi)
Zhong Yuang Luo (Binding Ti and PMMA for dental
implant applications)
Moquing Wang (Binding Ti and PMMA for dental
implant applications, Hydroxyapatite nucleation)
Daniel Marchand (Precipitation of
hydroxyapatite on composite PDLLA scaffolds)
Joyce Zaftis (Coloriometric method to determine
amino acid concentration on surfaces - Supervised by
Maryam Tavafoghi Jahromi)
Harris Nami (Characterization of tooth and
cacified aorta samples)
Jessie Zhu (Precipitation of hydroxyapatite on
PDLLA scaffolds - Supervised by Maryam Tavafoghi
Jahromi and Hesam Mahjoubi)
Visiting Professors
Saadet Saglam Atsü (Kirikkale
University)
Giuliana Magnacca (Università di Torino)
Vittorio Boffa (Aalborg University)
Vasilis Sakkas (University of Ioannina)
Enzo Laurenti (Università di Torino)
Casey Jones (Lewis&Clark College
Portland)
Xingyi Xie (Sichuan University)
Maria Cristina Paganini (Università di
Torino)
Marco Sangermano (Politecnico di Torino)
Antonella Bandiera (Università di Trieste)