Silvia Minardi, PhD

Plantz M., Lyons J., [...], Minardi S., Shah R.N., Hsu W.K., Hsu E.L. “Preclinical Safety of a 3D-Printed Hydroxyapatite-Demineralized Bone Matrix Scaffold for Spinal Fusion”. Spine (2022).

Plantz M., Minardi S., […], Hsu W.K., Hsu E.L. “Osteoinductivity and biomechanical assessment of a 3D printed demineralized bone matrix-ceramic composite in a rat spine fusion model”. Acta Biomater (2021)

Kannan A., Minardi S., Ellenbogen D.J., Hallman M.J., Greene A.C., Yamaguchi J.T, Shah V., Yun C., Hsu E.L., Hsu W.K. “The effect of local steroid application on bony fusion in a rat posterolateral spinal arthrodesis model”. JOR Spine (2021).

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Yamaguchi J.T., Weiner J.A., Minardi S., Greene A.C., [...], Hsu W.K., Hsu E.L. Characterizing the host response to rhPDGF-BB in a rat spinal arthrodesis model. JOR Spine (2021).

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Minardi S., Fernandez-Moure J.S., Fan D., Murphy M.B., Yazdi I.K., Liu X., Ferrari M., Weiner B.K., Tasciotti E. “Biocompatible PLGA-Mesoporous Silicon Microspheres for the Controlled Release of BMP-2 for Bone Augmentation”. Pharmaceutics (2020).

Minardi S., Taraballi F., Cabrera F., Van Eps J., Wang X., Francis L., Gazze S. A., Tampieri A.,  Weiner B.K., Tasciotti E. “Biomimetic Hydroxyapatite/Collagen Composite Drives Bone Niche Recapitulation in a Rabbit Orthotopic Model.” Materials Today Bio (2019).

Minardi S., Guo M., Zhang X., Luo X. “An elastin-based vasculogenic scaffold promotes marginal islet mass engraftment and function at an extrahepatic site”. J Immunol Regen Med (2018).

Tsao C., Pandolfi L., Wang X., Minardi S., Lupo C., Evangelopoulos M., Hendrickson T., Shi A., Storci G., Taraballi F., Tasciotti E. ACS Appl Mater Inter (2018)

Minardi S., Shah S.V., Luo X. “Biomimetic Nanoparticles for Transplantation Tolerance”. Curr Opin Organ Transplant (2018)

Minardi S.,Pandolfi L., Taraballi F., Mills Z.D., Liu X., Ferrari M., Tasciotti E. “Enhancing Vascularization through the Controlled Release of PDGF-BB”. ACS Appl Mater Inter (2017)

Liverani, C., Mercatali L., Cristofolini L., Giordano E., Minardi S., Della Porta G., et al. “Investigating the Mechanobiology of Cancer Cell–ECM Interaction Through Collagen-Based 3D Scaffolds.” Cell Mol Bioeng (2017)

Corradetti B.*, Taraballi F.*, Martinez J.O., Minardi S., Basu N., Bauza G., Evangelopolous M., Powell S., Corbo C., and Tasciotti E. “Hyaluronic Acid coatings as a simple and efficient approach to improve mesenchymal stem cells homing toward the site of inflammation.” Sci Rep (2017)

Minardi S., Taraballi F., Wang X., Cabrera F., Van Eps J., Robbins B.A., Sandri M., Moreno M.R., Weiner B.K., Tasciotti E. “Biomimetic Collagen/Elastin Meshes for Ventral Hernia Repair in a Rat Model”. Acta Biomater (2017)

Molinaro R., Corbo C., Martinez J.O., Taraballi F., Minardi S., Evangelopolous M., Yazdi I.K., Zhao P., De Rosa E., Sherman M., De Vita A., Parodi A., Tasciotti E. “Biomimetic proteolipid vesicles for targeting inflamed tissues”. Nat Mater (2016)

Minardi S., Taraballi F., Pandolfi L., Tasciotti E. “Patterning biomaterials for the spatiotemporal delivery of bioactive molecules”. Front Bioeng Biotechnol (2016)

Minardi S., Corradetti B., Taraballi F., Martinez J.O., Sandri M., Powell S., Ferrari M., Tampieri A. and Tasciotti E. “Biomimetic Concealing of PLGA Microspheres in a 3D Scaffold to Prevent Macrophage Uptake”. Small (2016) – Cover Article

Corradetti B.*, Taraballi F.*, Minardi S., VanEps J.,Cabrera F.,Francis L.,Gazze S.,Ferrari M.,Weiner B. and Tasciotti E. “Chondroitin sulfate immobilized on a biomimetic scaffold modulates inflammation while driving chondrogenesis”. Stem Cells Transl Med (2016)

Taraballi F.*, Corradetti B.*, Minardi S., Powell S., Cabrera F., Van Eps J., Weiner B.K., Tasciotti E. “Biomimetic collagenous scaffold to tune inflammation by targeting macrophages: an in vitro and in vivo comparison”. J Tissue Eng (2016)

Minardi S., Corradetti B., Taraballi F., Byun J.H. Cabrera F.J., Liu X., Ferrari M., Weiner B.K., Tasciotti E. “IL-4 release from a biomimetic scaffold for the temporally controlled modulation of macrophage response”. Ann Biomed Eng (2016) – Cover Article

Pandolfi L., Minardi S., Taraballi F., Liu X., Ferrari M., Tasciotti E. “Composite Microsphere-Functionalized Scaffold for the Controlled Release of Small Molecules in Tissue Engineering”. J Tissue Eng (2016)

D’Apolito R., Taraballi F., Minardi S., Caserta S., Cavenini A., Tasciotti E., Tomaiuolo G., Guido S. “Microfluidic interactions between red blood cells and drug carriers by image analysis techniques”. Med Eng Phys (2016)

Minardi S., Corradetti B., Taraballi F., Sandri M., Van Eps J., Cabrera F.J., Weiner B.K., Tampieri A. and Tasciotti E.. “Evaluation of the osteoinductive potential of a bio-inspired scaffold mimicking the osteogenic niche for bone augmentation.” Biomaterials (2015)

Minardi S., Pandolfi L., Taraballi F., De Rosa E., Yazdi I.K., Liu X., Ferrari M. and Tasciotti E. PLGA-mesoporous silicon microspheres for the in vivo controlled release of proteins. ACS Appl Mater Inter (2015)

D’Apolito R.*, Tomaiuolo G.*, Taraballi F., Minardi S., Kirui D., Liu X.,Cavenini A.,Palomba R.,Ferrari M.,Salvatore F., Tasciotti E., Guido S. Red blood cells affect margination of microparticles in relation to in function of their size and shape. J Control Release (2015)

Minardi, S., Sandri, M., Martinez, J. O., Yazdi, I. K., Liu, X., Ferrari, M., Weiner, B. K., Tampieri, A. and Tasciotti, E.. “Multiscale Patterning of a Biomimetic Scaffold Integrated with Composite Microspheres.” Small (2014) – Cover Article

Corradetti B., Taraballi F., Powell S., Sung D., Minardi S., Weiner B.K., Tasciotti E. “Osteoprogenitor cells from bone marrow and compact bone: understanding how the niche affects their fate.” Stem Cells Dev (2014)