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Dr Niccolò Silvestri completed his PhD in Nanochemistry from the University of Genova in 2019 working in Dr Teresa Pellegrino's group at IIT, with 7+ years of experience in the field of nanotechnology for biomedicine. He is currently managing the technology transfer of the project HyperCube as a Technologist. He also received a Master's degree in Bioengineering, curricula rehabilitation and biomaterials, from the University of Genova and a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from the same university.

All Publications
2023
Sojkova T., Rizzo G.M.R., Di Girolamo A., Avugadda S.K., Soni N., Milbrandt N.B., Tsai Y.H., Kubena I., Sojka M., Silvestri N., Samia A.C., Groger R., Pellegrino T.
From Core-Shell FeO/Fe3O4 to Magnetite Nanocubes: Enhancing Magnetic Hyperthermia and Imaging Performance by Thermal Annealing
Chemistry of Materials
Article Journal
2023
Sanz-de Diego E., Aires A., Palacios-Alonso P., Cabrera D., Silvestri N., Vequi-Suplicy C. C., Artés-Ibáñez E. J., Requejo-Isidro J., Delgado-Buscalioni R., Pellegrino T., Cortajarena A. L., Terán F.J.
Multiparametric Modulation of Magnetic Transduction for Biomolecular Sensing in Liquids
Nanoscale
Article in Press Journal
2023
Slavu L.M., Antonelli A., Scarpa E.S., Abdalla P., Wilhelm C., Silvestri N., Pellegrino T., Scheffler K., Magnani M., Rinaldi R., Di Corato R.
Optimization of magnetic nanoparticles for engineering erythrocytes as theranostic agents
Biomaterials Science
2023
Gavilan H., Rizzo G.M.R., Silvestri N., Mai B.T., Pellegrino T.
Scale-up approach for the preparation of magnetic ferrite nanocubes and other shapes with benchmark performance for magnetic hyperthermia applications
Nature Protocols
2023
Rizzo GMR., Gavilan H., Silvestri N., TM Binh., Pellegrino T.
Scale-up Syntheses of Magnetic Ferrite Nanoparticles with Different Shapes and Enhanced Performance for Magnetic Hyperthermia Applications
NaNax10 –Nanoscience with Nanocrystals
Poster Conference
Awards and Achievements
2020
Avugadda S K., Silvestri N., Gavilán H.
B4i Bocconi Pre-Acceleration program
2019
Silvestri N., Gavilan H., Pellegrino T.
Special award "Marco Paganuzzi" for my team’s business idea
2019
Silvestri N., Gavilan H., Pellegrino T.
Special award "Ricci and Partners" for the creation of an innovative start-up
2018
Silvestri N.
Young Researcher award in recognition of best poster presentation