Raffaello Possidente

Dr. Raffaello Possidente

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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

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5 September 2025 in Applied Sciences
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Matteo Bruno LodiMatteo Bruno Lodi
Matteo Bruno Lodi
RPRaffaello Possidente
Raffaello Possidente
AMAndrea Melis
Andrea Melis
AMArmando Di Meglio
Armando Di Meglio
AFAlessandro Fanti
Alessandro Fanti
RBRoberto Baccoli
Roberto Baccoli
Deep-seated tumors are challenging pathologies to treat. Currently available approaches are limited, prompting innovative solutions. Hyperthermia treatment (HT) is a thermal oncological therapy that raises tumor temperature (40–44 °C for 60 min), enhancing radio- and chemotherapy. Biomaterials loaded with magnetic particles, called magnetic scaffolds (MagSs), are used as HT agents for cancer treatment using radiofrequency (RF) heating. MagSs can be manufactured via 3D printing using fused deposition modeling to create biomimetic architectures based on triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMSs). TPMS-based MagSs have been tested in vitro for RF HT. However, there is a lack of understanding regarding the thermal properties of TPMS MagSs for RF hyperthermia. Significant discrepancies between simulated and measured temperatures have been reported, attributed to limited knowledge of the apparent thermal conductivity of MagSs. Since planning is crucial for HT, it is fundamental to determine the thermal properties of these heterogeneous and porous composite biomaterials. Magnetic polylactic acid (PLA) scaffolds, shaped in different TPMS geometries and variable porosities, were thermally investigated in this research study. A linear relationship was found between the apparent thermal conductivity of parallelepiped and cylindrical scaffolds, and the measured values were validated using a numerical model of the RF HT test.

29 May 2026 in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics
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RPRaffaello Possidente
Raffaello Possidente
Andrea FrattolilloAndrea Frattolillo
Andrea Frattolillo
RBRoberto Baccoli
Roberto Baccoli
Costantino Carlo MastinoCostantino Carlo Mastino
Costantino Carlo Mastino
MPManuela Piga
Manuela Piga
MZMohsen Zavari
Mohsen Zavari