Elvira Pantuso

Dr. Elvira Pantuso

Consiglio Nazionale delle Riceche (CNR), Istituto per la Tecnologia delle Membrane (ITM), Via P. Bucci c/o Università della Calabria, Cubo 17/C, Rende (CS), Italy
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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 March 2021 in Molecules
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Giuseppe CirilloGiuseppe Cirillo
Giuseppe Cirillo
Elvira PantusoElvira Pantuso
Elvira Pantuso
Manuela CurcioManuela Curcio
Manuela Curcio
Orazio VittorioOrazio Vittorio
Orazio Vittorio
ALAntonella Leggio
Antonella Leggio
FNFiore Pasquale Nicoletta
Fiore Pasquale Nicoletta
In this work, we combined electrically-conductive graphene oxide and a sodium alginate-caffeic acid conjugate, acting as a functional element, in an acrylate hydrogel network to obtain multifunctional materials designed to perform multiple tasks in biomedical research. The hybrid material was found to be well tolerated by human fibroblast lung cells (MRC-5) (viability higher than 94%) and able to modify its swelling properties upon application of an external electric field. Release experiments performed using lysozyme as the model drug, showed a pH and electro-responsive behavior, with higher release amounts and rated in physiological vs. acidic pH. Finally, the retainment of the antioxidant properties of caffeic acid upon conjugation and polymerization processes (Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity values of 1.77 and 1.48, respectively) was used to quench the effect of hydrogen peroxide in a hydrogel-assisted lysozyme crystallization procedure.

18 February 2026 in Advanced Functional Materials
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MRMichela Romeo
Michela Romeo
Elvira PantusoElvira Pantuso
Elvira Pantuso
DRDaniela Ricca
Daniela Ricca
Enrica FontananovaEnrica Fontananova
Enrica Fontananova
EKEvangelos P. Kouvelos
Evangelos P. Kouvelos
Gianluca Di ProfioGianluca Di Profio
Gianluca Di Profio