Dr Stefania Di Ciò
PDRA
School of Engineering and Material Science
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
organ-on-a-chip, brain organoid, vasculature
Publications
Publications of specific relevance to Predictive in vitro Models2022
Jones CFE, Di Cio S, Connelly JT and Gautrot JE (2022). Design of an Integrated Microvascularized Human Skin-on-a-Chip Tissue Equivalent Model. Frontiers Media Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology vol. 10, 10.3389/fbioe.2022.915702Sarmin AM, El Moussaid NE, Suntornnond R, Tyler EJ, Kim YH, Cio SD, Megone WV, Pearce O, Gautrot JE, Dawson J and Connelly JT (2022). Multi-Scale Analysis of the Composition, Structure, and Function of Decellularized Extracellular Matrix for Human Skin and Wound Healing Models. Biomolecules vol. 12, (6) 10.3390/biom120608372020
Wu L, Di Cio S, Azevedo HS and Gautrot JE (2020). Photoconfigurable, Cell-Remodelable Disulfide Cross-linked Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels. American Chemical Society Biomacromolecules 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c006032019
Di Cio S, Iskratsch T, Connelly JT and Gautrot JE (2019). Contractile myosin rings and cofilin-mediated actin disassembly orchestrate ECM nanotopography sensing. Elsevier Biomaterials vol. 232, 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.1196832018
Kong D, Peng L, Di Cio S, Novak P and Gautrot JE (2018). Stem Cell Expansion and Fate Decision on Liquid Substrates Are Regulated by Self-Assembled Nanosheets. Acs Nano vol. 12, (9) 9206-9213. 10.1021/acsnano.8b03865Tang P, di Cio S, Wang W and E Gautrot J (2018). Surface-Initiated Poly(oligo(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)methacrylate) Brushes. Langmuir vol. 34, (34) 10019-10027. 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01682Kong D, Megone W, Nguyen KDQ, Di Cio S, Ramstedt M and Gautrot JE (2018). Protein Nanosheet Mechanics Controls Cell Adhesion and Expansion on Low-Viscosity Liquids. Nano Lett 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b05339Colak B, Di Cio S and Gautrot JE (2018). Biofunctionalised Patterned Polymer Brushes via Thiol-Ene Coupling for the Control of Cell Adhesion and the Formation of Cell Arrays. Biomacromolecules 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b014362017
Di Cio S, Bøggild TML, Connelly J, Sutherland DS and Gautrot JE (2017). Differential integrin expression regulates cell sensing of the matrix nanoscale geometry. Acta Biomaterialia vol. 50, 280-292. 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.11.0692016
Di Cio S and Gautrot JE (2016). Cell sensing of physical properties at the nanoscale: Mechanisms and control of cell adhesion and phenotype. Acta Biomaterialia vol. 30, 26-48. 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.11.0272015
Di Cio S and Gautrot JE (2015). Cell sensing of physical properties at the nanoscale: Mechanisms and control of cell adhesion and phenotype. Acta Biomaterialia 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.11.027