Our Publications

2026

1. Laura Pasquardini, Nunzio Cennamo, Camilla Rossi, Roberto Canteri, Lia Vanzetti, Marten Beeg, Roberta Gualtierotti, Luca Pasquale Renzullo, Ines Tavoletta, Lucia Schiavone, Carla Valsecchi, Chiara Suffritti, Flora Peyvandi, Marco Gobbi and Luigi Zeni. Development of a portable device for the detection of anti-PEG antibodies in human plasma. Scientific Reports (2026), in press, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-58122-9

2. Rosalba Pitruzzella, Ana T. Silva, Josè A. Ribeiro, João Mendes, Luis C. C. Coelho, Laura Pasquardini, Mimimorena Seggio, Chiara Marzano, Francesco Arcadio, Dalila Cicatiello, Luigi Zeni, Pedro Jorge, and Nunzio Cennamo, Towards point-of-care tests for protein detection at the attomolar level via disposable pollen-based nanoplasmonic probes grafted with polymer-based receptors, Biomed. Opt. Express 17, 2814-2831 (2026)

3. Chiara Marzano, Mimimorena Seggio, Francesco Arcadio, Rosalba Pitruzzella, Roberto Canteri, Maryam Heidari, Luigi Zeni, Laura Pasquardini, Nunzio Cennamo. Towards point-of-care tests: Comparative study of different antibody densities for plasmonic surfaces to achieve custom IL-18 biosensors. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 265 (2026) 15711. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2026.115711

4. Alessandro Sorze, Francesco Valentini, Sofia Santi, Matteo Perini, Nicole Soligo, Mauro Buccella, Laura Pasquardini and Andrea Dorigato (2026). Assessing Natural Fillers as
Substitutes for Glass Fibers in Polyamide 6 Composites for Large-Format Additive Manufacturing. Polymers, 18(9), 1049.

5. Diego Florio, Andrea Chiappini, Laura Pasquardini, Mario Barozzi, Monica Bollani, Salvatore Stagira, Tersilla Virgili. Controlling Ultrafast Photonic-Plasmonic Coupling in a Hybrid Platform for Biosensing Applications. Advanced Optical Materials, (2026); DOI: 10.1002/adom.202503745

6. Laura Pasquardini, Rosalba Pitruzzella, Francesco Arcadio, Mafalda Rizzuti, Valentina Melzi, Francesca Sironi, Lia Vanzetti, Andrea Chiappini, Chiara Perri, Linda Ottoboni, Nunzio Cennamo, Stefania Corti, Luigi Zeni. A point-of-care test for miR-129–5p detection at sub-atto molar concentrations exploiting plasmonic pollen probes combined with complementary DNA. Sensors and Actuators Reports 11 (2026) 100417. 10.1016/j.snr.2025.100417

2025

1. Rachele Favaretto, Niccolò Ardoino, Georg Pucker, Nicola Bellotto, Mattia Mancinelli, Gioele Piccoli, Martino Bernard, Lia Vanzetti, Cristina Potrich, Lorenzo Lunelli, Cecilia Pederzolli, Carlo Guardiani, Laura Pasquardini. A ring resonators optical sensor for multiple biomarkers detection. Talanta 282 (2025) 127035 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.127035

2. A. Işıtan,L. Pasquardini, M. Bersani, C. Gök, S. Fioravanti, L. Lunelli, E. Çağlarer, A. Koluman. Sustainable Production of Microcrystalline and Nanocrystalline Cellulose from Textile Waste Using HCl and NaOH/Urea Treatment. Polymers (2025), 17, 48. DOI:10.3390/polym17010048

3. Cennamo, N., Pasquardini, L., Arcadio, F., Zeni, L. Pollen-based natural nanostructures to realize nanoplasmonic biochips for single-molecule detection. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 422 (2025), 136404. DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2024.136404

4. Chiara Marzano, Rosalba Pitruzzella, Cosimo Bartolini, Laura Pasquardini, Annabella la Grasta, Martina Tozzetti, Raffaella Germinario, Teresa Natale, Ahtsham Ishaq, Stefano Menichetti, Francesco Arcadio, Luigi Zeni, Francesco Dell’Olio, Gabriella Caminati and Nunzio Cennamo. Point-of-Care Tests via Pollen-Based Nanoplasmonic Chips Combined with a Synthetic Receptor for FKBP12 Biomarker Detection at a Single-Molecule Level. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. (2025), 8, 19154−19166. DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.5c02895

5. Cem Gök, Arzum I¸sıtan, Massimo Bersani, Paolo Bettotti, Laura Pasquardini, Michele Fedrizzi, Davide D’Angelo, Havva Boyacıo˘glu and Ahmet Koluman. Physicochemical and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Bacterial Cellulose Derived from Spent Tea Waste. Polymers 2025, 17, 2521, DOI:10.3390/polym1718252

6. Marzano, C.; Pitruzzella, R.; Arcadio, F.; Passeggio, F.; Seggio, M.; Zeni, L.; Pasquardini, L.; Cennamo, N. Detecting Attomolar Concentrations of Interleukin IL-17A via Pollen-Based Nanoplasmonic Biochips. Biosensors 2025, 15, 161. DOI:10.3390/bios15030161

2024

1. Alessia Cossettini, Laura Pasquardini, Antonello Romani, Aldo Feriani, Debora Pinamonti, Marisa Manzano. Computational aptamer design for spike glycoprotein (S) (SARS CoV‑2) detection with an electrochemical aptasensor. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2024) 108:259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-024-13066-w

2. Niccolò Ardoino, Lorenzo Lunelli, Georg Pucker, Lia Vanzetti, Rachele Favaretto, Laura Pasquardini, Cecilia Pederzolli, Carlo Guardiani, Cristina Potrich. Optimization of Surface Functionalizations for Ring Resonator-Based Biosensors. Sensors, 2024, 24(10), 3107. DOI: 10.3390/s24103107

3. Chalyan, T., Ottevaere, H., Pasquardini, L. Optical biosensors: from working principles to detection methods of label-free devices. Biophotonics and Biosensing: from Fundamental Research to Clinical Trials through Advances of Signal and Image Processing, 2024, pp. 15–48. ISBN: 978-0-443-18840-4

4. F. Valentini, D. Rigotti, M. Saletti, A. Beccaro, L. Pasquardini, A. Pegoretti, A. Dorigato. Optimization of the Mechanical Recycling of Phenolic Resins for Household Appliances. Polymers 2024, 16, 3378. DOI:10.3390/polym16233378

5. A. Arrigoni, F. Turco, B.M. Squeo, S. Freddi, M. Bollani, T. Virgili, A. Chiappini, L. Pasquardini M. Pasini. Optimizing Germanium-Selective Functionalization on Patterned SiGe Substrates with Thiol-Based Molecules: The Critical Role of Oxygen-Free Conditions. Chem. Proc. 2024, 16, 21. DOI:10.3390/ecsoc-28-20193

6. D. Vurro, L. Pasquardini, M. Borriello, R. Foresti, M. Barra, M. Sidoli, D. Pontiroli, L. Fornasini, L. Aversa, R. Verucchi, P. D’Angelo, G. Tarabella. Inflammatory biomarker detection in saliva samples by printed graphene immunosensors. Sensors and Actuators Reports, 2024, 8, 100211. DOI:10.1016/j.snr.2024.100211

2023

1. Pitruzzella, R.; Rovida, R.; Perri, C.; Chiodi, A.; Arcadio, F.; Cennamo, N.; Pasquardini, L.; Vanzetti, L.; Fedrizzi, M.; Zeni, L.; et al. Polymer Doping as a Novel Approach to Improve the Performance of Plasmonic Plastic Optical Fibers Sensors. Sensors 2023, 23, 5548. DOI:10.3390/ s23125548

2. Laura Pasquardini, Lia Vanzetti, Roberto Canteri, Nunzio Cennamo, Francesco Arcadio, Chiara Perri, Girolamo D’Agostino, Rosalba Pitruzzella, Riccardo Rovida, Alessandro Chiodi, Luigi Zeni. Optimization of the immunorecognition layer towards Brucella sp. on gold surface for SPR platform. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 231 (2023) 113577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113577

3. Laura Pasquardini, Nunzio Cennamo, Francesco Arcadio, Chiara Perri, Alessandro Chiodi , Girolamo D’agostino, Luigi Zeni. Immuno‑SPR biosensor for the detection of Brucella abortus. Scientific Reports (2023) 13:22832. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50344-5

2022

1. Pasquardini, L; Cennamo, N; Arcadio, F; Zeni. A Review of Apta-POF-Sensors: The Successful Coupling between Aptamers and Plastic Optical Fibers for Biosensing Applications. Applied Science, 2022, 12,9. DOI:10.3390/app12094584

2021

1. Laura Pasquardini, Nunzio Cennamo, Giuseppe Malleo, Lia Vanzetti, Luigi Zeni, Deborah Bonamini, Roberto Salvia, Claudio Bassi and Alessandra Maria Bossi. A Surface Plasmon Resonance Plastic Optical Fiber Biosensor for the Detection of Pancreatic Amylase in Surgically-Placed Drain Effluent. Sensors 2021, 21(10), 3443; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21103443
2. Book Chapter “The search for peptide epitopes for molecular imprinting through bioinformatics.” Alessandra Maria Bossi and Laura Pasquardini in Molecularly Imprinted Polymers, Methods and Protocols, Editors: Martín-Esteban, Antonio (Ed.) Springer US 2359 https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9781071616284
3. Nunzio Cennamo, Laura Pasquardini, Francesco Arcadio, Lorenzo Lunelli, Lia Vanzetti, Vincenzo Carafa, Lucia Altucci, and Luigi Zeni. SARS-CoV-2 spike protein detection through a plasmonic D-shaped plastic optical fiber aptasensor.
Talanta 2021 Volume 233, 122532, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122532
4. Laura Pasquardini and Alessandra Maria Bossi. Molecularly imprinted polymers by epitope imprinting: a journey from molecular interactions to the available bioinformatics resources to scout for epitope templates. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-021-03409-1
5. Pasquardini, L.; Cennamo, N.; Zeni, L. Aptamer-Based Plasmonic Plastic Optical Fiber Biosensors: A Focus on Relevant Applications. Eng. Proc. 2021, 11, 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/ASEC2021-11158
6. Nunzio Cennamo, Girolamo D’Agostino, Laura Pasquardini, Francesco Arcadio, Chiara Perri, Nicola Coppola, Italo Francesco Angelillo, Lucia Altucci, Francesco Di Marzo, Eva Maria Parisio, Giulio Camarlinghi, Luigi Zeni.
(INVITED) Quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 virions in aqueous mediums by IoT optical fiber sensors. Results in Optics 5 (2021) 100177

2020

1. Chiappini, A., Pasquardini, L., Bossi, A.M., “Molecular imprinted polymers coupled to photonic structures in biosensors: The state of art”. Sensors, 2020, 20 (18), pp. 1-23, 5069 https://doi.org/10.3390/s20185069
2. Book Chapter 5 “3-D photonic crystals, inverse opals” from Maurizio Ferrari in “Sol-Gel Derived Optical and Photonic Materials 1st Edition”, Editors: Rui Almeida Alessandro Martucci Luis Santos Rocío Estefanía Rojas Hernández.
Paperback ISBN: 9780128180198, Imprint: Woodhead Publishing, Published Date: 25th November 2020 https://www.elsevier.com/books/sol-gel-derived-optical-and-photonic-materials/almeida/978-0-12-818019-8

2019

1. Nunzio Cennamo, Laura Pasquardini, Francesco Arcadio, Lia E. Vanzetti, Alessandra Maria Bossi & Luigi Zeni, “D-shaped plastic optical fibre aptasensor for fast thrombin detection in nanomolar range”, Scientific Reports, volume 9, 18740 (2019) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-55248-x