3. Barbara Mazzolai

Barbara Mazzolai

Senior Researcher Tenured - Principal Investigator - Center Coordinator
Center Director

Research Lines

Bioinspired Soft Robotics

Center

CMBR@SSSA Pisa

Contacts

Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34
+39 050 883444

About

Barbara Mazzolai is Director of the Center for Micro-BioRobotics since February 16th, 2011, and she was Deputy Director for the Supervision and Organization of the IIT Centers Network from July 2012 to 2017.

She graduated (MSc) in Biology (with Honours) at the University of Pisa, Italy, in 1995, and received the Ph.D. in Microsystem Engineering from the University of Rome Tor Vergata. From 1994 to 1998 she worked at the Institute of Biophysics of the National Research Council in Pisa. In 1998 she obtained an International Master Degree in Eco-Management and Audit Schemes at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSA) in Pisa. From February 1999 until June 2004 she had a position at the Center for Research in Microengineering (CRIM Lab, now the BioRobotics Institute) of SSSA as Research Assistant and, from July 2004 to October 2009, as Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at SSSA. She was co-founder of the Research Centre on Sea Technologies and Marine Robotics of SSSA in Livorno. From November 2009 to February 2011 she was Team Leader at the CMBR.

From January to July 2017 she was Visiting Faculty at Aerial Robotics Lab, Department of Aeronautics, of Imperial College of London.

In 2010 she received the "Marisa Bellisario" Award for her scientific and management activities in the EU DustBot project for improving the urban hygiene and the quality of life of citizens. In 2013 she was awarded the Medal of the Senate of the Italian Republic for her scientific activities in biomimetics and biorobotics. In 2015 she was listed among the 25 most influential women in robotics by RoboHub.

Her current scientific activity focuses on bioinspired soft robotics, with a particular research interest in merging Biology and Engineering (see e.g. B Mazzolai, Biology for Robotics-A Multidisciplinary Approach to a Researcher's Life [Women in Engineering], IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine 23 (1), 114-115, 2016). She has a long experience as Project Manager of European Projects in this field (e.g. OCTOPUS, FP7-231608; HydroNet, FP7-212790; DustBot, FP6-045299; EMECAP, QLK4-CT-2000-00489; etc.) and she was the Coordinator of the FET-Open PLANTOID European Project (n° 293431). She was the Project Manager of the SeedBot ESA-ARIADNA Project in 2006 and, more recently, the Principal Investigator for CMBR-IIT of the ESA-ARIADNA Study Project, titled "Self-burial strategy and performance in Erodium cicutarium (SeeDriller)", aimed at studying the soil penetration strategies implemented by the seed of this plant and developing models based on these penetration mechanisms. She is the Principal Investigator for CMBR-IIT for the EC H2020-ICT-2015 XoSoft Project (Soft modular biomimetic exoskeleton to assist people with mobility impairments).

She has been member of panels of the European Commission within the Seventh Frame Program in the field of Robotics and ICT, and of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology in the field of Environment and Health. She is member of the Editorial Board of Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Soft Robotics, Biomimetics, Robotics & Automation Letters, and Associated Editor for Frontiers in Bionics and Biomimetics. She served as Associated Editor for ICRA 2016-2018, IEEE RA-L 2016-2018, IROS 2013 and 2017, as Interdisciplinary Program Co-Chairs for RoboSoft 2018, Government Forum Co-Chair for IROS 2016, and Publicity Co-Chair for BIOROB 2012.

She is also member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen and Stuttgart, Germany.

She is author of more than 180 papers appeared in international journals, books, and conference proceedings. She is member of the IEEE, and of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and of the Robotics and Automation Society.

Projects

XoSoft - Soft modular biomimetic exoskeleton to assist people with mobility impairments (EC H2020-ICT-2015, IIT Coordinator) – CMBR PI

EOLO - Tuscany Region (2017-2019)

RoboCom++ - Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research + EC (2017-2020) - IIT PI

Innovative Robotic Artefacts Inspired by Plant Roots for Soil Monitoring (PLANTOID, ICT-2011.9.1 FET Open, Grant Agreement no. 293431, 2012-2015) - Coordinator

 

IIT Publications

  • 2020
  • De Pascali C., Babu S. P. M., Palagi S., Mazzolai B.iit

    3D-Printed Soft Gripper Based on Metamaterials

    3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics
  • Visentin F.iit, Naselli G., Mazzolai B.iit

    A New Exploration Strategy for Soft Robots Based on Proprioception

    3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics
  • Babu S. P. M., Visentin F.iit, Sadeghi A., Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit

    A Soft Sensorized Foot Module for Adaptable Locomotion on Unstructured Terrains

    3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics
  • Babu S.P.M.iit, Visentin F., Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    A Soft Sensorized Foot Module to Understand Anisotropic Terrains during Soft Robot Locomotion

    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, (no. 3), pp. 4055-4061
  • Mishra A.K., Wallin T.J., Pan W., Xu P., Wang K., Giannelis E.P., Mazzolai B.iit, Shepherd R.F.
    DOI

    Autonomic perspiration in 3D-printed hydrogel actuators

    Science Robotics, vol. 5, (no. 38)
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C.
    DOI

    A vision for future bioinspired and biohybrid robots

    Science Robotics, vol. 5, (no. 38)
  • Fiorello I., Tricinci O., Naselli G., Mondini A.iit, Filippeschi C., Mazzolai B.iit

    Climbing Plant-Inspired Micro-Patterned Smart Adhesive for Soft Skin Tissue Interlocking

    3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Del Dottore E.iit, Margheri L.iit, Mondini A.iit, Tramacere F.

    Generation GrowBots: learning from plants how to design self-morphing, growing robots

    APS March Meeting 2020
  • Cardini A., Pellegrino E., Del Dottore E.iit, Gamper H.A., Mazzolai B.iit, Ercoli L.
    DOI

    HyLength: a semi-automated digital image analysis tool for measuring the length of roots and fungal hyphae of dense mycelia

    Mycorrhiza, vol. 30, (no. 2-3), pp. 229-242
  • Fan J., Del Dottore E.iit, Visentin F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit

    Image-Based Approach to Reconstruct Curling in Continuum Structures

    3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics
  • Meder F.iit, Thielen M., Mondini A.iit, Speck T., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Living Plant-Hybrid Generators for Multidirectional Wind Energy Conversion

    Energy Technology, vol. 8, (no. 7)
  • Dellaquila A., Greco G.iit, Campodoni E., Mazzocchi M., Mazzolai B.iit, Tampieri A., Pugno N.M., Sandri M.
    DOI

    Optimized production of a high-performance hybrid biomaterial: biomineralized spider silk for bone tissue engineering

    Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 137, (no. 22)
  • Sadeghi A.iit, Del Dottore E.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Passive Morphological Adaptation for Obstacle Avoidance in a Self-Growing Robot Produced by Additive Manufacturing

    Soft Robotics, vol. 7, (no. 1), pp. 85-94
  • Lunni D.iit, Cianchetti M., Filippeschi C.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Plant-Inspired Soft Bistable Structures Based on Hygroscopic Electrospun Nanofibers

    Advanced Materials Interfaces, vol. 7, (no. 4)
  • Calusi B.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Gualtieri S.iit, Pugno N.M., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Plant root penetration and growth as a mechanical inclusion problem

    International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, vol. 120
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Margheri L.iit, Laschi C.
    DOI

    Quantitative Measurements of Octopus vulgaris Arms for Bioinspired Soft Robotics

    Cognitive Systems Monographs, vol. 36, pp. 3-14
  • Das R., Babu S. P. M., Palagi S., Mazzolai B.iit

    Soft Robotic Locomotion by Peristaltic Waves in Granular Media

    3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics
  • Yang Y., Greco G.iit, Maniglio D., Mazzolai B.iit, Migliaresi C., Pugno N., Motta A.
    DOI

    Spider (Linothele megatheloides) and silkworm (Bombyx mori) silks: Comparative physical and biological evaluation

    Materials Science and Engineering C, vol. 107
  • Fiorello I.iit, Del Dottore E.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Taking inspiration from climbing plants: Methodologies and benchmarks - A review

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 15, (no. 3)
  • Greco G., Bosia F., Tramacere F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Pugno N.M.
    DOI

    The role of hairs in the adhesion of octopus suckers: a hierarchical peeling approach

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 15, (no. 3)
  • 2019
  • Meder F.iit, Naselli G. A., Sadeghi A., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Actuators: Remotely Light‐Powered Soft Fluidic Actuators Based on Plasmonic‐Driven Phase Transitions in Elastic Constraint (Adv. Mater. 51/2019)

    Advanced Materials, vol. 31, (no. 51), pp. Front Cover
  • Babu S.P.M.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Antagonistic pneumatic actuators with variable stiffness for soft robotic applications

    RoboSoft 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, pp. 283-288
  • Degl'Innocenti A.iit, Meloni G.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    A purely bioinformatic pipeline for the prediction of mammalian odorant receptor gene enhancers

    BMC Bioinformatics, vol. 20, (no. 1)
  • Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    A vacuum powered soft textile-based clutch

    Actuators, vol. 8, (no. 2)
  • Must I.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    A variable-stiffness tendril-like soft robot based on reversible osmotic actuation

    Nature Communications, vol. 10, (no. 1)
  • Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Totaro M.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    A Wearable Sensory Textile-Based Clutch with High Blocking Force

    Advanced Engineering Materials, vol. 21, (no. 11)
  • Del Dottore E.iit, Mondini A.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Characterization of the growing from the tip as robot locomotion strategy

    Frontiers Robotics AI, vol. 6, (no. JUN)
  • Kim J., Mishra A.K.iit, Limosani R., Scafuro M., Cauli N., Santos-Victor J., Mazzolai B.iit, Cavallo F.
    DOI

    Control strategies for cleaning robots in domestic applications: A comprehensive review

    International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, vol. 16, (no. 4)
  • Visentin F.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Dynamic obstacles detection for robotic soil explorations∗

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, vol. 2019-May, pp. 1815-1820
  • Xu M., Pradhan S., Agostinacchio F., Pal R.K., Greco G., Mazzolai B.iit, Pugno N.M., Motta A., Yadavalli V.K.
    DOI

    Easy, Scalable, Robust, Micropatterned Silk Fibroin Cell Substrates

    Advanced Materials Interfaces, vol. 6, (no. 8)
  • Hassan T., Cianchetti M., Moatamedi M., Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C., Dario P.
    DOI

    Finite-element modeling and design of a pneumatic braided muscle actuator with multifunctional capabilities

    IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 24, (no. 1), pp. 109-119
  • Guarino R., Greco G.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Pugno N.M.
    DOI

    Fluid-structure interaction study of spider's hair flow-sensing system

    Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 7, pp. 418-425
  • Greco G.iit, Pantano M.F., Mazzolai B.iit, Pugno N.M.
    DOI

    Imaging and mechanical characterization of different junctions in spider orb webs

    Scientific Reports, vol. 9, (no. 1)
  • Shoushtari A.L.iit, Naselli G.A.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    INFORA: A novel inflatable origami-based actuator

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, vol. 2019-May, pp. 7415-7420
  • Mazzolai B.iit

    La natura geniale

    La natura geniale, Publisher: Longanesi
  • Pantano M.F., Calusi B.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Espinosa H.D., Pugno N.M.
    DOI

    Load sensor instability and optimization of MEMS-based tensile testing devices

    Frontiers in Materials, vol. 6
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Mondini A.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Riccomi G., Sadeghi A., Giordano G.iit, Del Dottore E.iit, Scaccia M.iit, Zampato M., Carminati S.
    DOI

    Octopus‐Inspired Soft Arm with Suction Cups for Enhanced Grasping Tasks in Confined Environments

    Advanced Intelligent System, vol. 1, (no. 3)
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Mondini A.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Del Dottore E.iit

    Octopus-inspired Technologies for Grasping and Manipulation Tasks

    Conferenza Italiana di Robotica e Macchine Intelligenti
  • Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Preliminary experimental study on variable stiffness structures based on textile jamming for wearable robotics

    Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 22, pp. 49-52
  • Meder F.iit, Naselli G.A.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Remotely Light-Powered Soft Fluidic Actuators Based on Plasmonic-Driven Phase Transitions in Elastic Constraint

    Advanced Materials, vol. 31, (no. 51)
  • Fiorello I.iit, Meder F.iit, Tricinci O.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Rose-Inspired Micro-device with Variable Stiffness for Remotely Controlled Release of Objects in Robotics

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 11556 LNAI, pp. 122-133
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Mondini A.iit, Del Dottore E.iit, Sadeghi A.
    DOI

    Self‐growing Adaptable Soft Robots

    Mechanically Responsive Materials for Soft Robotics, Publisher: Wiley-VCH
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Del Dottore E.iit, Mondini A.iit

    Self growing Robots Inspired by Plants

    Conferenza Italiana di Robotica e Macchine Intelligenti
  • Visentin F.iit, Mishra A.K.iit, Naselli G.A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Simplified sensing and control of a plant-inspired cable driven manipulator

    RoboSoft 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, pp. 422-427
  • Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Soft Robotics

    Biomimetics
  • Liakos I.L.iit, Menager C., Guigo N., Holban A.M., Iordache F., Pignatelli F.iit, Grumezescu A.M., Mazzolai B.iit, Sbirrazzuoli N.
    DOI

    Suberin/ trans-Cinnamaldehyde Oil Nanoparticles with Antimicrobial Activity and Anticancer Properties When Loaded with Paclitaxel

    ACS Applied Bio Materials, vol. 2, (no. 8), pp. 3484-3497
  • Naselli G.A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    The softness distribution index: towards the creation of guidelines for the modeling of soft-bodied robots

    International Journal of Robotics Research
  • 2018
  • Del Dottore E.iit, Mondini A.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    An efficient soil penetration strategy for explorative robots inspired by plant root circumnutation movements

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 13, (no. 1)
  • Del Dottore E.iit, Mondini A.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    A plant-inspired kinematic model for growing robots

    2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, RoboSoft 2018, pp. 20-24
  • Tricinci O.iit, Eason E.V., Filippeschi C.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Pugno N.M., Cutkosky M.R., Greco F.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Approximating gecko setae via direct laser lithography

    Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 27, (no. 7)
  • Fiorello I.iit, Tricinci O.iit, Mishra A.K.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Artificial system inspired by climbing mechanism of galium aparine fabricated via 3D laser lithography

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 10928 LNAI, pp. 168-178
  • Marino A.iit, Arai S., Hou Y., Pellegrino M., Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Suzuki M., Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Assessment of the effects of a wireless neural stimulation mediated by piezoelectric nanoparticles

    Neuromethods, vol. 135, pp. 109-120
  • Mishra A.K.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Guarino R., Pugno N.M., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    A study on plant root apex morphology as a model for soft robots moving in soil

    PLoS ONE, vol. 13, (no. 6)
  • Del Dottore E.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Continuous Growth in Plant-Inspired Robots Through 3D Additive Manufacturing

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 3454-3460
  • Meder F.iit, Must I.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Pingue P., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Energy Conversion at the Cuticle of Living Plants

    Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 28, (no. 51)
  • Mishra A.K., Tramacere F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    From plant root's sloughing and radial expansion mechanisms to a soft probe for soil exploration

    2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, RoboSoft 2018, pp. 71-76
  • Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Growth and tropism

    Living Machines: A Handbook of Research in Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, pp. 99-105, Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Lunni D.iit, Del Dottore E.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Cianchetti M., Sinibaldi E.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Investigation of tip extrusion as an additive manufacturing strategy for growing robots

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 10928 LNAI, pp. 288-299
  • Meder F.iit, Must I., Sadeghi A., Mondini A.iit, Filippeschi C., Beccai L.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit

    In Vivo Energy Conversion at the Plant Leaf Cuticle

    Gordon Research Conferences - Bioinspired Materials
  • Mishra A.K.iit, Mondini A.iit, Del Dottore E.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Modular continuum manipulator: Analysis and characterization of its basic module

    Biomimetics, vol. 3, (no. 1)
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Del Dotore E., Sadeghi A., Mondini A.iit, Tramacere F.iit

    Robots that grow like plants

    American Physical Society
  • Lunni D.iit, Giordano G.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Cianchetti M.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Shape estimation based on Kalman filtering: Towards fully soft proprioception

    2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, RoboSoft 2018, pp. 541-546
  • Babu S.P.M.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Soft sucker shoe for anti-slippage application

    2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, RoboSoft 2018, pp. 491-496
  • Del Dottore E.iit, Mondini A.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Swarming behavior emerging from the uptake-kinetics feedback control in a plant-root-inspired robot

    Applied Sciences (Switzerland), vol. 8, (no. 1)
  • Laschi C., Mazzolai B.iit, Nosengo N., Delle Cave V., Asfour T., Floreano D., Stramigioli S., Laumond J.-P., Hauert S.
    DOI

    The Rise of the Robots: The European Robotics Flagship [Regional Spotlight]

    IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, vol. 25, (no. 4), pp. 121-122
  • Mishra A.K.iit, Degl'Innocenti A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Three-dimensional reconstruction of root shape in the moth orchid Phalaenopsi sp.: A biomimicry methodology for robotic applications

    BMC Research Notes, vol. 11, (no. 1)
  • Mishra AK., Degl'Innocenti A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit

    Three-dimensional reconstruction of root shape in the moth orchid Phalaenopsi s sp.: a biomimicry methodology for robotic applications

    BMC Research Notes, vol. 11, (no. 1)
  • Del Dottore E.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Toward growing robots: A historical evolution from cellular to plant-inspired robotics

    Frontiers Robotics AI, vol. 5, (no. MAR)
  • 2017
  • Calusi B.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Pugno N. M., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    A Biomechanical Characterization of Plant Root Tissues by Dynamic Nanoindentation Technique for Biomimetic Technologies

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science
  • Lunni D.iit, Cianchetti M., Falotico E., Laschi C., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    A Closed Loop Shape Control for Bio-inspired Soft Arms

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 10384 LNAI, pp. 532-536
  • Hassan T., Cianchetti M., Mazzolai B., Laschi C., Dario P.
    DOI

    Active-Braid, a Bioinspired Continuum Manipulator

    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 2, (no. 4), pp. 2104-2110
  • Tricinci O.iit, Terencio T.iit, Pugno N.M., Greco F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Air trapping mechanism in artificial Salvinia-like micro-hairs fabricated via direct laser lithography

    Micromachines, vol. 8, (no. 12)
  • Sareh S., Althoefer K., Li M., Noh Y., Tramacere F.iit, Sareh P., Mazzolai B.iit, Kovac M.
    DOI

    Anchoring like octopus: Biologically inspired soft artificial sucker

    Journal of the Royal Society Interface, vol. 14, (no. 135)
  • Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Del Dottore E.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Beccai L.iit, Taccola S.iit, Lucarotti C.iit, Totaro M.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    A plant-inspired robot with soft differential bending capabilities

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 12, (no. 1)
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Meloni G.iit, Degl'Innocenti A.iit
    DOI

    Can a robot grow Plants give us the answer

    Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10162
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Meloni G.iit, Degl'Innocenti A.
    DOI

    Can a robot grow? Plants give us the answer

    Proc. SPIE 10162, Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2017
  • Degl'Innocenti A.iit, Rossi L., Salvetti A., Marino A.iit, Meloni G.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Chlorophyll derivatives enhance invertebrate red-light and ultraviolet phototaxis

    Scientific Reports, vol. 7, (no. 1)
  • Tricinci O.iit, Eason E.V., Filippeschi C.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Pugno N.M., Cutkosky M.R., Greco F.iit, Mattol V.iit
    DOI

    Dry adhesion of artificial gecko setae fabricated via direct laser lithography

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 10384 LNAI, pp. 631-636
  • Marino A.iit, Arai S., Hou Y., Degl'Innocenti A.iit, Cappello V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Chang Y.-T., Mattoli V.iit, Suzuki M., Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Gold Nanoshell-Mediated Remote Myotube Activation

    ACS Nano, vol. 11, (no. 3), pp. 2494-2505
  • Totaro M.iit, Pugno N.M., Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Micromechanical analysis of soft tactile sensors

    Frontiers in Materials, vol. 4
  • Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Plant-inspired growing robots

    Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 17, pp. 57-63
  • Mishra A.K.iit, Del Dottore E.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    SIMBA: Tendon-driven modular continuum arm with soft reconfigurable gripper

    Frontiers Robotics AI, vol. 4, (no. FEB)
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Soft-plant robotic solutions: biological inspiration and technological challenges

    Advances in Unconventional Computing Volume 2: Prototypes, Models and Algorithms, Publisher: Springer
  • Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Toward self-growing soft robots inspired by plant roots and based on additive manufacturing technologies

    Soft Robotics, vol. 4, (no. 3), pp. 211-223
  • Liakos I.L.iit, Mondini A.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Towards ultra-responsive biodegradable polysaccharide humidity sensors

    Materials Today Chemistry, vol. 6, pp. 1-12
  • Ortiz J.iit, Rocon E., Power V., de Eyto A., O'Sullivan L., Wirz M., Bauer C., Schulein S., Stadler K.S., Mazzolai B.iit, Teeuw W.B., Baten C., Nikamp C., Buurke J., Thorsteinsson F., Muller J.
    DOI

    XoSoft - A vision for a soft modular lower limb exoskeleton

    Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 16, pp. 83-88
  • 2016
  • Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Biology for robotics - A multidisciplinary approach to a researcher's life [women in engineering]

    IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, vol. 23, (no. 1), pp. 114-115
  • Del Dottore E.iit, Mondini A.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Circumnutations as a penetration strategy in a plant-root-inspired robot

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, vol. 2016-June, pp. 4722-4728
  • Tonazzini A.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Electrorheological Valves for Flexible Fluidic Actuators

    Soft Robotics, vol. 3, (no. 1), pp. 34-41
  • Larson C., Peele B., Li S., Robinson S., Totaro M.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Shepherd R.
    DOI

    Highly stretchable electroluminescent skin for optical signaling and tactile sensing

    Science, vol. 351, (no. 6277), pp. 1071-1074
  • Laschi C., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Lessons from animals and plants: The symbiosis of morphological computation and soft robotics

    IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, vol. 23, (no. 3), pp. 107-114
  • Argiolas A.iit, Puleo G.L.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Osmolyte cooperation affects turgor dynamics in plants

    Scientific Reports, vol. 6
  • Popova L.iit, Van Dusschoten D., Nagel K.A., Fiorani F., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Plant root tortuosity: An indicator of root path formation in soil with different composition and density

    Annals of Botany, vol. 118, (no. 4), pp. 685-698
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Robotics: Generation soft

    Nature, vol. 536, (no. 7617), pp. 400-401
  • Argiolas A.iit, Mac Murray B.C., Van Meerbeek I., Whitehead J., Sinibaldi E.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Shepherd R.F.
    DOI

    Sculpting Soft Machines

    Soft Robotics, vol. 3, (no. 3), pp. 101-108
  • Taghavi M.iit, Stinchcombe A.iit, Greenman J.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Melhuish C.iit, Ieropoulos I.A.iit
    DOI

    Self sufficient wireless transmitter powered by foot-pumped urine operating wearable MFC

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 11, (no. 1)
  • Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Del Dottore E.iit, Mishra A.K.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Soft-legged wheel-based robot with terrestrial locomotion abilities

    Frontiers Robotics AI, vol. 3, (no. DEC)
  • Laschi C., Mazzolai B.iit, Cianchetti M.
    DOI

    Soft robotics: Technologies and systems pushing the boundaries of robot abilities

    Science Robotics, vol. 1, (no. 1)
  • Bernardeschi I.iit, Tricinci O.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Three-Dimensional Soft Material Micropatterning via Direct Laser Lithography of Flexible Molds

    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, (no. 38), pp. 25019-25023
  • Popova L.iit, Tonazzini A.iit, Michele F.D., Russino A., Sadeghi A.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Unveiling the kinematics of the avoidance response in maize (Zen mays) primary roots

    Biologia (Poland), vol. 71, (no. 2), pp. 161-168
  • Tonazzini A., Mintchev S., Schubert B., Mazzolai B.iit, Shintake J., Floreano D.
    DOI

    Variable Stiffness Fiber with Self-Healing Capability

    Advanced Materials, vol. 28, (no. 46), pp. 10142-10148
  • 2015
  • Tricinci O.iit, Terencio T.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Pugno N.M., Greco F.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    3D Micropatterned Surface Inspired by Salvinia molesta via Direct Laser Lithography

    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 7, (no. 46), pp. 25560-25567
  • Lucarotti C.iit, Argiolas A.iit, Kojcev R.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C., Beccai L.iit

    A multilayer soft artificial skin for embodied tactile feedback

    2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
  • Argiolas A.iit, Puleo G.L.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Mazzolai B.iit

    A novel plant-inspired osmotic actuator for robotics applications

    The 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
  • Bernardeschi I.iit, Greco F.iit, Ciofani G.iit, Marino A.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    A soft, stretchable and conductive biointerface for cell mechanobiology

    Biomedical Microdevices, vol. 17, (no. 2)
  • Rocca A.iit, Marino A.iit, Rocca V., Moscato S., de Vito G.iit, Piazza V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Ngo-Anh T.J., Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Barium titanate nanoparticles and hypergravity stimulation improve differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblasts

    International journal of nanomedicine, vol. 10, pp. 433-445
  • Marino A.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Biomimicry at the nanoscale: Current research and perspectives of two-photon polymerization

    Nanoscale, vol. 7, (no. 7), pp. 2841-2850
  • Gagliardi M.iit, Di Michele F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Bifone A.iit
    DOI

    Chemical synthesis of a biodegradable PEGylated copolymer from ε-caprolactone and γ-valerolactone: evaluation of reaction and functional properties

    Journal of Polymer Research, vol. 22, (no. 2)
  • Minnocci A., Cianchetti M., Mazzolai B.iit, Sebastiani L., Laschi C.
    DOI

    Cryo-scanning electron microscopy investigation of the Octopus Vulgaris arm structures for the design of an octopus-like arm artefact

    Microscopy Research and Technique, vol. 78, (no. 12), pp. 1133-1145
  • Follador M.iit, Cianchetti M., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Design of a compact bistable mechanism based on dielectric elastomer actuators

    Meccanica, vol. 50, (no. 11), pp. 2741-2749
  • Ferreira T.H., Marino A.iit, Rocca A.iit, Liakos I.iit, Nitti S.iit, Athanassiou A.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, De Sousa E.M.B., Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Folate-grafted boron nitride nanotubes: Possible exploitation in cancer therapy

    International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 481, (no. 1-2), pp. 56-63
  • Taghavi M.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Hierarchical surface patterning for triboelectric nanogenerators and sensors

    IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology, pp. 1147-1150
  • Genchi G.G.iit, Cialdai F., Monici M., Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Hypergravity stimulation enhances PC12 neuron-like cell differentiation

    BioMed Research International, vol. 2015
  • Marino A.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Modulation of cellular responses: The two-photon polymerization approach in the control of the physical micro/nanoenvironment

    Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, vol. 2015-November, pp. 1865-1868
  • Gagliardi M.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Molecularly imprinted polymeric micro-and nano-particles for the targeted delivery of active molecules

    Future Medicinal Chemistry, vol. 7, (no. 2), pp. 123-138
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C.
    DOI

    Octopus-inspired robotics

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 10, (no. 3)
  • Tramacere F.iit, Follador M.iit, Pugno N.M., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Octopus-like suction cups: From natural to artificial solutions

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 10, (no. 3)
  • Di Michele F.iit, Pizzichelli G.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit
    DOI

    On the preliminary design of hyperthermia treatments based on infusion and heating of magnetic nanofluids

    Mathematical Biosciences, vol. 262, pp. 105-116
  • Marino A.iit, Arai S., Hou Y., Sinibaldi E.iit, Pellegrino M., Chang Y.-T., Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Suzuki M., Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Piezoelectric Nanoparticle-Assisted Wireless Neuronal Stimulation

    ACS Nano, vol. 9, (no. 7), pp. 7678-7689
  • Ciofani G.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Recent advancements in boron nitride nanotube biomedical research

    Nanotubes and Nanosheets: Functionalization and Applications of Boron Nitride and Other Nanomaterials, pp. 575-586, Publisher: CRC Press
  • Lucarotti C.iit, Totaro M.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Revealing bending and force in a soft body through a plant root inspired approach

    Scientific Reports, vol. 5
  • Taccola S.iit, Greco F.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Toward a new generation of electrically controllable hygromorphic soft actuators

    Advanced Materials, vol. 27, (no. 10), pp. 1668-1675
  • Taghavi M.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Triboelectric smart machine elements and self-powered encoder

    Nano Energy, vol. 13, pp. 92-102
  • Marino A.iit, Barsotti J.iit, De Vito G.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Piazza V.iit, Labardi M., Mattoli V.iit, Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Two-Photon Lithography of 3D Nanocomposite Piezoelectric Scaffolds for Cell Stimulation

    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 7, (no. 46), pp. 25574-25579
  • Marino A.iit, Barsotti J.iit, Labardi M., Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Ciofani G.iit

    Two-photon polymerization of Ormocomp® 3D structures doped with piezoelectric barium titanate nanoparticles

    27th Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, pp. 250
  • 2014
  • Marino A.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Ciofani G.iit

    3D direct laser writing of biomimetic structures for osteogenesis enhancement

    26th Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, pp. 451
  • Marino A.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Ciofani G.iit

    3D direct laser writing of biomimetic structures for osteogenesis enhanchment

    26th European Conference on Biomaterials, pp. 451
  • Follador M.iit, Conn A.T., Mazzolai B.iit, Rossiter J.
    DOI

    Active-elastic bistable minimum energy structures

    Applied Physics Letters, vol. 105, (no. 14)
  • Sinibaldi E.iit, Argiolas A.iit, Puleo G.L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Another lesson from plants: The forward osmosis-based actuator

    PLoS ONE, vol. 9, (no. 7)
  • Sadeghi A.iit, Tonazzini A.iit, Popova L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    A novel growing device inspired by plant root soil penetration behaviors

    PLoS ONE, vol. 9, (no. 2)
  • Taghavi M.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    A novel soft metal-polymer composite for multidirectional pressure energy harvesting

    Advanced Energy Materials, vol. 4, (no. 12)
  • Ricotti L., Das Neves R.P., Ciofani G.iit, Canale C.iit, Nitti S.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Ferreira L., Menciassi A.
    DOI

    Boron nitride nanotube-mediated stimulation modulates F/G-actin ratio and mechanical properties of human dermal fibroblasts

    Journal of Nanoparticle Research, vol. 16, (no. 2)
  • Rocca A.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Cerium oxide nanoparticles inhibit adipogenesis in rat mesenchymal stem cells: Potential therapeutic implications

    Pharmaceutical Research, vol. 31, (no. 11), pp. 2952-2962
  • Ciofani G.iit, Del Turco S., Rocca A.iit, De Vito G.iit, Cappello V., Yamaguchi M., Li X., Mazzolai B.iit, Basta G., Gemmi M., Piazza V., Golberg D., Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Cytocompatibility evaluation of gum Arabic-coated ultra-pure boron nitride nanotubes on human cells

    Nanomedicine, vol. 9, (no. 6), pp. 773-788
  • Gamucci O.iit, Bertero A.iit, Malvindi M.A.iit, Sabella S.iit, Pompa P.P.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Bardi G.iit
    DOI

    Detection of fluorescent nanoparticle interactions with primary immune cell subpopulations by flow cytometry

    Journal of Visualized Experiments, (no. 85)
  • Follador M.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Dielectric elastomer actuators for octopus inspired suction cups

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 9, (no. 4)
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Beccai L.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit
    DOI

    Emerging technologies inspired by plants

    Bioinspired Approaches for Human-Centric Technologies, pp. 111-132, Publisher: Springer International Publishing
  • Viry L.iit, Levi A.iit, Totaro M.iit, Mondini A.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Flexible three-axial force sensor for soft and highly sensitive artificial touch

    Advanced Materials, vol. 26, (no. 17), pp. 2659-2664
  • Riva E.R.iit, Desii A.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Ciofani G.iit, Piazza V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Gold nanoshell/polysaccharide nanofilm for controlled laser-assisted tissue thermal ablation

    ACS Nano, vol. 8, (no. 6), pp. 5552-5563
  • Tramacere F.iit, Appel E., Mazzolai B.iit, Gorb S.N.
    DOI

    Hairy suckers: The surface microstructure and its possible functional significance in the octopus vulgaris sucker

    Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, vol. 5, (no. 1), pp. 561-565
  • Bosia F., Colella S., Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Pugno N.M.
    DOI

    Hierarchical multiple peeling simulations

    RSC Advances, vol. 4, (no. 48), pp. 25447-25452
  • Taghavi M.iit, Greenman J., Beccai L.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Melhuish C., Ieropoulos I.A.
    DOI

    High-Performance, Totally Flexible, Tubular Microbial Fuel Cell

    ChemElectroChem, vol. 1, (no. 11), pp. 1994-1999
  • Marino A.iit, Rocca A.iit, Rocca V., Moscato S., De Vito G.iit, Piazza V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Ngo-Anh J., Ciofani G.iit

    Hypergravity enhances nanoparticle up-take by stem cells: Implications in biomedicine

    Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, vol. 1, pp. 269-272
  • Ventrelli L.iit, Fujie T.iit, Turco S.D., Basta G., Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Influence of nanoparticle-embedded polymeric surfaces on cellular adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation

    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A, vol. 102, (no. 8), pp. 2652-2661
  • Grillone A.iit, Redolfi Riva E.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Ciofani G.iit

    Lipid microspheres as carriers for cerium oxide nanoparticles: a preliminary investigation

    7th European Conference for Clinical Nanomedicine, pp. 189-190
  • Marino A.iit, Desii A.iit, Pellegrino M., Pellegrini M., Filippeschi C.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    Nanostructured Brownian surfaces prepared through two-photon polymerization: Investigation of stem cell response

    ACS Nano, vol. 8, (no. 11), pp. 11869-11882
  • Lucarini G., Palagi S.iit, Levi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Dario P.iit, Menciassi A., Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Navigation of magnetic microrobots with different user interaction levels

    IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 11, (no. 3), pp. 818-827
  • Calucci L., Ciofani G.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Boni A.iit, Forte C.
    DOI

    NMR relaxation enhancement of water protons by Gd-doped boron nitride nanotubes

    Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 118, (no. 12), pp. 6473-6479
  • Rocca A.iit, Marino A.iit, Rocca V., Moscato S., de Vito G.iit, Piazza V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Ciofani G.iit

    Osteogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells: combined effects of hypergravity and barium titanate nanoparticles

    7th European Conference for Clinical Nanomedicine, pp. 215-216
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Plants as model in biomimetics and biorobotics: New perspectives

    Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 2, (no. JAN)
  • Berselli L.C., Guerra F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit
    DOI

    Pulsatile viscous flows in elliptical vessels and annuli: Solution to the inverse problem, with application to blood and cerebrospinal fluid flow

    SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, vol. 74, (no. 1), pp. 40-59
  • Ciofani G.iit, Genchi G.G.iit, Guardia P.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Bandiera A.
    DOI

    Recombinant human elastin-like magnetic microparticles for drug delivery and targeting

    Macromolecular Bioscience, vol. 14, (no. 5), pp. 632-642
  • Lucarotti C.iit, Totaro M.iit, Viry L.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Soil mechanical impedance discrimination by a soft tactile sensor for a bioinspired robotic root

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8608 LNAI, pp. 408-410
  • Tramacere F.iit, Kovalev A., Kleinteich T., Gorb S.N., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Structure and mechanical properties of Octopus vulgaris suckers

    Journal of the Royal Society Interface, vol. 11, (no. 91)
  • Marino A.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Genchi G.G.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Ciofani G.iit
    DOI

    The Osteoprint: A bioinspired two-photon polymerized 3-D structure for the enhancement of bone-like cell differentiation

    Acta Biomaterialia, vol. 10, (no. 10), pp. 4304-4313
  • Ciofani G.iit, Genchi G.G.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Bandiera A.
    DOI

    The potential of recombinant human elastin-like polypeptides for drug delivery

    Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, vol. 11, (no. 10), pp. 1507-1512
  • Kang B.iit, Castelli V.iit, Diversi C.iit, Niccolini M.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mussa F., Sinibaldi E.iit
    DOI

    Towards accurate robot-assisted neuroendoscopy using an ergonomic handling interface and a lightweight robot

    2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014, pp. 6876-6879
  • Ciofani G.iit, Genchi G.G.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Transcriptional profile of genes involved in oxidative stress and antioxidant defense in PC12 cells following treatment with cerium oxide nanoparticles

    Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects, vol. 1840, (no. 1), pp. 495-506
  • Taghavi M.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Triboelectric-based harvesting of gas flow energy and powerless sensing applications

    Applied Surface Science, vol. 323, pp. 82-87
  • Tramacere F.iit, Pugno N.M., Kuba M.J., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Unveiling the morphology of the acetabulum in octopus suckers and its role in attachment

    Interface Focus, vol. 5, (no. 1), pp. 1-5
  • Taghavi M.iit, Stinchcombe A., Greenman J., Mattoli V.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Melhuish C., Ieropoulos I.A.
    DOI

    Wearable self sufficient MFC communication system powered by urine

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8717 LNAI, pp. 131-138
  • Genchi G.G.iit, Rocca A.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Ciofani G.iit

    Zinc oxide nanorods interaction with rat mesenchymal stem cells

    26th European Conference on Biomaterials
  • 2013
  • Niccolini M.iit, Castelli V.iit, Diversi C.iit, Kang B.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit

    Accurate control of a lightweight robotic arm, towards surgical robotics applications

    27th International Congress and Exhibition on Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, vol. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 8, (no. Suppl 1), pp. S128-S129
  • Russino A., Ascrizzi A.iit, Popova L.iit, Tonazzini A.iit, Mancuso S., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    A novel tracking tool for the analysis of plant-root tip movements

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 8, (no. 2)
  • Farrokhtakin E.iit, Ciofani G.iit, Puleo G.L.iit, de Vito G.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Piazza V.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Barium titanate core -gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatments

    International journal of nanomedicine, vol. 8, pp. 2319-2331
  • Ciofani G.iit, Danti S., Nitti S.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Giorgi M.
    DOI

    Biocompatibility of boron nitride nanotubes: An up-date of in vivo toxicological investigation

    International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 444, (no. 1-2), pp. 85-88
  • Palagi S.iit, Greco F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Bioinspired design and energetic feasibility of an autonomous swimming microrobot

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8064 LNAI, pp. 415-417
  • Genchi G.G.iit, Ciofani G.iit, Liakos I.iit, Ricotti L., Ceseracciu L.iit, Athanassiou A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Menciassi A.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Bio/non-bio interfaces: A straightforward method for obtaining long term PDMS/muscle cell biohybrid constructs

    Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol. 105, pp. 144-151
  • Ciofani G.iit, Danti S., Genchi G.G.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Boron nitride nanotubes: Biocompatibility and potential spill-over in nanomedicine

    Small, vol. 9, (no. 9-10), pp. 1672-1685
  • Taccola S.iit, Greco F.iit, Zucca A.iit, Innocenti C., De Julian Fernandez C., Campo G., Sangregorio C., Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Characterization of free-standing PEDOT:PSS/iron oxide nanoparticle composite thin films and application as conformable humidity sensors

    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 5, (no. 13), pp. 6324-6332
  • Del Turco S., Ciofani G.iit, Cappello V.iit, Gemmi M.iit, Cervelli T., Saponaro C., Nitti S.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Basta G., Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Cytocompatibility evaluation of glycol-chitosan coated boron nitride nanotubes in human endothelial cells

    Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol. 111, pp. 142-149
  • Fornai F., Ferri G., Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C.
    DOI

    Design of a small sized self-powered robot for monitoring the ocean water column

    OCEANS 2013 MTS/IEEE Bergen: The Challenges of the Northern Dimension
  • Ciofani G.iit, Ricotti L., Canale C.iit, D'Alessandro D., Berrettini S., Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Effects of barium titanate nanoparticles on proliferation and differentiation of rat mesenchymal stem cells

    Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol. 102, pp. 312-320
  • Ciofani G.iit, Genchi G.G.iit, Liakos I.iit, Cappello V.iit, Gemmi M.iit, Athanassiou A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles on PC12 neuronal-like cells: Proliferation, differentiation, and dopamine secretion

    Pharmaceutical Research, vol. 30, (no. 8), pp. 2133-2145
  • Popova L.iit, Tonazzini A.iit, Russino A., Sadeghi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Embodied behavior of plant roots in obstacle avoidance

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8064 LNAI, pp. 431-433
  • Zucca A.iit, Greco F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Free-standing PEDOT:PSS/PLA bilayer nanosheets with ink-jet patterned microelectrodes: Towards the development of ultra-thin, conformable, floating circuits and smart biointerfaces

    Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, vol. 1530, pp. 29-34
  • Ciofani G.iit, Boni A.iit, Calucci L., Forte C., Gozzi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Gd-doped BNNTs as T2-weighted MRI contrast agents

    Nanotechnology, vol. 24, (no. 31)
  • Palagi S.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Innocenti C., Sangregorio C., Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    How does buoyancy of hydrogel microrobots affect their magnetic propulsion in liquids?

    Applied Physics Letters, vol. 102, (no. 12)
  • Greco F.iit, Domenici V., Desii A.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Zupancic B., Zalar B., Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Liquid single crystal elastomer/conducting polymer bilayer composite actuator: Modelling and experiments

    Soft Matter, vol. 9, (no. 47), pp. 11405-11416
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Margheri L., Dario P., Laschi C.
    DOI

    Measurements of octopus arm elongation: Evidence of differences by body size and gender

    Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 447, pp. 160-164
  • Puleo G.L.iit, Zulli F., Piovanelli M.iit, Giordano M., Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit, Andreozzi L.
    DOI

    Mechanical and rheological behavior of pNIPAAM crosslinked macrohydrogel

    Reactive and Functional Polymers, vol. 73, (no. 9), pp. 1306-1318
  • Greco F.iit, Fujie T.iit, Ricotti L.iit, Taccola S.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Microwrinkled conducting polymer interface for anisotropic multicellular alignment

    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 5, (no. 3), pp. 573-584
  • Ventrelli L.iit, Ricotti L., Menciassi A., Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Nanoscaffolds for guided cardiac repair: The new therapeutic challenge of regenerative medicine

    Journal of Nanomaterials, vol. 2013
  • Follador M.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Viry L.iit, Cianchetti M., Beccai L.iit, Laschi C., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Octopus-inspired innovative suction cups

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8064 LNAI, pp. 368-370
  • Tramacere F.iit, Beccai L.iit, Kuba M.J., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Octopus Suckers Identification Code (OSIC)

    Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, vol. 46, (no. 6), pp. 447-453
  • Sinibaldi E.iit, Puleo G.L.iit, Mattioli F.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Di Michele F.iit, Beccai L.iit, Tramacere F.iit, Mancuso S., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Osmotic actuation modelling for innovative biorobotic solutions inspired by the plant kingdom

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 8, (no. 2)
  • Greco F.iit, Zucca A.iit, Taccola S.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Patterned free-standing conductive nanofilms for ultraconformable circuits and smart interfaces

    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 5, (no. 19), pp. 9461-9469
  • Tonazzini A.iit, Sadeghi A.iit, Popova L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Plant root strategies for robotic soil penetration

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8064 LNAI, pp. 447-449
  • Riva E.R.iit, Desii A.iit, Sartini S., La Motta C., Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    PMMA/polysaccharides nanofilm loaded with adenosine deaminase inhibitor for targeted anti-inflammatory drug delivery

    Langmuir, vol. 29, (no. 43), pp. 13190-13197
  • Palagi S.iit, Jager E.W., Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Propulsion of swimming microrobots inspired by metachronal waves in ciliates: From biology to material specifications

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 8, (no. 4)
  • Berselli L.C., Mazzolai B.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit

    Pulsatile flows in circular and elliptical vessels: solution to the inverse problem, with application to blood flow

    MPF2013 – Modelling of Physiological Flows, pp. 59-60
  • Ciofani G.iit, Genchi G. G.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Bandiera A.

    Recombinant human elastin-like magnetic microparticles for drug delivery and targeting

    4th International Symposium on Surface and Interface of Biomaterials, vol. 26, (no. 26(6)), pp. 94
  • Greco F.iit, Domenici V., Romiti S.iit, Assaf T.iit, Zupancic B., Milavec J., Zalar B., Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Reversible heat-induced microwrinkling of PEDOT:PSS nanofilm surface over a monodomain liquid crystal elastomer

    Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 572, (no. 1), pp. 40-49
  • Sadeghi A.iit, Tonazzini A.iit, Popova L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Robotic mechanism for soil penetration inspired by plant root

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 3457-3462
  • Niccolini M.iit, Diversi C.iit, Kang B.iit, Castelli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit

    SINGER: a virtual SImulator for robotic NeurosurGERy

    The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, pp. 25-26
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Mancuso S.
    DOI

    Smart solutions from the plant kingdom

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 8, (no. 2)
  • Bernardeschi I.iit, Greco F.iit, Ciofani G.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Soft, stretchable and conductive biointerfaces for bio-hybrid tactile sensing investigation

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8064 LNAI, pp. 353-355
  • Levi A.iit, Piovanelli M.iit, Furlan S., Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Soft, transparent, electronic skin for distributed and multiple pressure sensing

    Sensors, vol. 13, (no. 5), pp. 6578-6604
  • Taghavi M.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Synthesizing tubular and trapezoidal shaped ZnO nanowires by an aqueous solution method

    Nanoscale, vol. 5, (no. 8), pp. 3505-3513
  • Gagliardi M.iit, Bardi G.iit, Gamucci O.iit, Mazzolai B.
    DOI

    Targeted drug delivery across biological barriers using polymer nanoparticles

    Therapeutic Delivery Methods: A Concise Overview of Emerging Areas, pp. 96-109, Publisher: Future Medicine Ltd.
  • Tramacere F.iit, Beccai L.iit, Kuba M., Gozzi A.iit, Bifone A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    The Morphology and Adhesion Mechanism of Octopus vulgaris Suckers

    PLoS ONE, vol. 8, (no. 6)
  • Taccola S.iit, Greco F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Jager E.W.H.
    DOI

    Thin film free-standing PEDOT:PSS/SU8 bilayer microactuators

    Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 23, (no. 11)
  • Taghavi M., Sadeghi A., Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mattoli V.iit

    Triboelectric-Based Harvesting of Gas Flow Energy and Detection of Dust Concentration

    MRS Fall Meeting 2013
  • Marino A.iit, Ciofani G.iit, Filippeschi C.iit, Pellegrino M., Pellegrini M., Orsini P., Pasqualetti M., Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Two-photon polymerization of sub-micrometric patterned surfaces: Investigation of cell-substrate interactions and improved differentiation of neuron-like cells

    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 5, (no. 24), pp. 13012-13021
  • Tramacere F.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    What can we learn from the octopus?

    Biological and biomimetic adhesives, Publisher: The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • 2012
  • Piovanelli M., Fujie T.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    A bio-inspired approach towards the development of soft amoeboid microrobots

    Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, pp. 612-616
  • Tonazzini A.iit, Popova L.iit, Mattioli F.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Analysis and characterization of a robotic probe inspired by the plant root apex

    Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, pp. 1134-1139
  • Popova L.iit, Russino A., Ascrizzi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Analysis of movement in primary maize roots

    Biologia (Poland), vol. 67, (no. 3), pp. 517-524
  • Tramacere F.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mattioli F.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Artificial adhesion mechanisms inspired by octopus suckers

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 3846-3851
  • Margheri L., Follador M.iit, Cianchetti M., Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C.
    DOI

    Bio-inspired design of an artificial muscular-hydrostat unit for soft robotic systems

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7375 LNAI, pp. 375-376
  • Cianchetti M., Follador M., Mazzolai B.iit, Dario P., Laschi C.
    DOI

    Design and development of a soft robotic octopus arm exploiting embodied intelligence

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 5271-5276
  • Calisti M., Arienti A., Renda F., Levy G., Hochner B., Mazzolai B.iit, Dario P., Laschi C.
    DOI

    Design and development of a soft robot with crawling and grasping capabilities

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 4950-4955
  • Sadeghi A., Beccai L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Design and development of innovative adhesive suckers inspired by the tube feet of sea urchins

    Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, pp. 617-622
  • Tramacere F.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Design of adhesion device inspired by octopus sucker

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7375 LNAI, pp. 400-401
  • Fujie T.iit, Desii A.iit, Ventrelli L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Inkjet printing of protein microarrays on freestanding polymeric nanofilms for spatio-selective cell culture environment

    Biomedical Microdevices, vol. 14, (no. 6), pp. 1069-1076
  • Diversi C.iit, Salerno M., Kang B.iit, Desideri I., Cosottini M., Mazzolai B.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit

    Innovative Robotic Approaches for Minimally Invasive Intervention in the Human Cerebral Ventricular System

    The First NEMB Venice Workshop on Cancer Nanotechnology
  • Sadeghi A.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Innovative soft robots based on electro-rheological fluids

    IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 4237-4242
  • Di Michele F.iit, Diversi C.iit, Guerra F.iit, Kang B.iit, Castelli V.iit, Berselli L.C., Mazzolai B.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit

    Mathematical Model for the Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow in the CranioVertebral Junction

    Applied Partial Differential Equations in Physics, Biology and Social Sciences: Classical and Modern Perspectives
  • Greco F.iit, Ventrelli L.iit, Dario P.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Micro-wrinkled palladium surface for hydrogen sensing and switched detection of lower flammability limit

    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 37, (no. 22), pp. 17529-17539
  • Palagi S., Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Modeling of a propulsion mechanism for swimming microrobots inspired by ciliate metachronal waves

    Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, pp. 264-269
  • Furlan S.iit, Comparini D., Ciszak M., Beccai L.iit, Mancuso S., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Origin of polar order in dense suspensions of phototactic micro-swimmers

    PLoS ONE, vol. 7, (no. 6)
  • Popova L.iit, Tonazzini A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Root-soil interaction models for designing adaptive exploring robotic systems

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7375 LNAI, pp. 388-389
  • Laschi C., Cianchetti M., Mazzolai B.iit, Margheri L., Follador M., Dario P.
    DOI

    Soft robot arm inspired by the octopus

    Advanced Robotics, vol. 26, (no. 7), pp. 709-727
  • Margheri L., Laschi C., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Soft robotic arm inspired by the octopus: I. from biological functions to artificial requirements

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 7, (no. 2)
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Margheri L., Cianchetti M., Dario P., Laschi C.
    DOI

    Soft-robotic arm inspired by the octopus: II. from artificial requirements to innovative technological solutions

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 7, (no. 2)
  • Ciszak M., Comparini D., Mazzolai B.iit, Baluska F., Arecchi F.T., Vicsek T., Mancuso S.
    DOI

    Swarming behavior in plant roots

    PLoS ONE, vol. 7, (no. 1)
  • FarrokhTakin E.iit, Ciofani G.iit, Gemmi M.iit, Piazza V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit
    DOI

    Synthesis and characterization of new barium titanate core-gold shell nanoparticles

    Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 415, pp. 247-254
  • Palagi S.iit, Lucarini G., Pensabene V., Levi A.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Menciassi A.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Wireless swimming microrobots: Design and development of a 2 DoF magnetic-based system

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 3455-3460
  • 2011
  • Tramacere F.iit, Beccai L.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Laschi C., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Adhesion mechanisms inspired by octopus suckers

    Procedia Computer Science, vol. 7, pp. 192-193
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Mondini A., Corradi P., Laschi C.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Dario P.iit
    DOI

    A miniaturized mechatronic system inspired by plant roots for soil exploration

    IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 16, (no. 2), pp. 201-212
  • Calisti M., Giorelli M., Levy G., Mazzolai B.iit, Hochner B., Laschi C., Dario P.iit
    DOI

    An octopus-bioinspired solution to movement and manipulation for soft robots

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 6, (no. 3)
  • Palagi S.iit, Pensabene V.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V.iit, Dario P.iit, Menciassi A.iit
    DOI

    Controlled magnetic propulsion of floating polymeric two-dimensional nano-objects

    Advanced Robotics, vol. 25, (no. 8), pp. 1029-1047
  • Palagi S.iit, Pensabene V.iit, Beccai L.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Menciassi A.iit, Dario P.iit
    DOI

    Design and development of a soft magnetically-propelled swimming microrobot

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 5109-5114
  • Cianchetti M., Arienti A., Follador M., Mazzolai B.iit, Dario P.iit, Laschi C.
    DOI

    Design concept and validation of a robotic arm inspired by the octopus

    Materials Science and Engineering C, vol. 31, (no. 6), pp. 1230-1239
  • Ferri G., Manzi A., Fornai F., Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C., Ciuchi F., Dario P.iit
    DOI

    Design, fabrication and first sea trials of a small-sized autonomous catamaran for heavy metals monitoring in coastal waters

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 2406-2411
  • Ferri G., Manzi A., Salvini P., Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C., Dario P.iit
    DOI

    DustCart, an autonomous robot for door-to-door garbage collection: From DustBot project to the experimentation in the small town of Peccioli

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 655-660
  • Margheri L., Ponte G., Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C., Fiorito G.
    DOI

    Erratum: Non-invasive study of Octopus vulgaris arm morphology using ultrasound (Journal of Experimental Biology (2011) 214 (3727-3731))

    Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 214, (no. 23)
  • Ferri G., Jakuba M.V., Mondini A., Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Yoerger D.R., Dario P.
    DOI

    Mapping multiple gas/odor sources in an uncontrolled indoor environment using a Bayesian occupancy grid mapping based method

    Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 59, (no. 11), pp. 988-1000
  • Margheri L., Ponte G., Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C., Fiorito G.
    DOI

    Non-invasive study of Octopus vulgaris arm morphology using ultrasound

    Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 214, (no. 22), pp. 3727-3731
  • Palagi S.iit, Pensabene V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Beccai L.iit
    DOI

    Novel smart concepts for designing swimming soft microrobots

    Procedia Computer Science, vol. 7, pp. 264-265
  • Tramacere F.iit, Beccai L.iit, Sinibaldi E.iit, Laschi C., Mazzolai B.iit

    Study of the morphology of Octopus vulgaris sucker as a model for innovative artificial adhesion mechanisms

    Euroceph meeting 2011: Cephalopod Biology Research in the 21st Century - A European Perspective
  • Salvini P., Teti G., Spadoni E., Laschi C., Mazzolai B.iit, Dario P.
    DOI

    The robot DustCart

    IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, vol. 18, (no. 1), pp. 59-67
  • 2010
  • Salvini P., Teti G., Spadoni E., Frediani E., Boccalatte S., Nocco L., Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C., Comande G., Rossi E., Carrozza P., Dario P.
    DOI

    An investigation on legal regulations for robot deployment in urban areas: A focus on Italian law

    Advanced Robotics, vol. 24, (no. 13), pp. 1901-1917
  • Mattoli V.iit, Mondini A., Mazzolai B.iit, Ferri G., Dario P.iit
    DOI

    A universal intelligent system-on-chip based sensor interface

    Sensors, vol. 10, (no. 8), pp. 7716-7747
  • Shi Q., Miyagishima S., Fumino S., Ishii H., Takanishi A., Laschi C., Mazzolai B., Mattoli V., Dario P.
    DOI

    Development of a novel quadruped mobile robot for behavior analysis of rats

    IEEE/RSJ 2010 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2010 - Conference Proceedings, pp. 3073-3078
  • Shi Q., Miyagishima S., Konno S., Fumino S., Ishii H., Takanishi A., Laschi C., Mazzolai B., Mattoli V., Dario P.
    DOI

    Development of the hybrid wheel-legged mobile robot WR-3 designed to interact with rats

    2010 3rd IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2010, pp. 887-892
  • Laschi C., Mazzolai B.iit
    DOI

    Editorial

    Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, vol. 7, (no. 1), pp. 1-1
  • Ju L., Ferri G., Laschi C., Mazzolai B., Dario P.
    DOI

    Experimental results of a novel amphibian solution for aquatic robot

    Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 2261-2266
  • Mattoli V.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mondini A., Zampolli S., Dario P.iit
    DOI

    Flexible tag datalogger for food logistics

    Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, vol. 162, (no. 2), pp. 316-323
  • Margheri L., Mazzolai B.iit, Ponte G., Fiorito G., Dario P.iit, Laschi C.
    DOI

    Methods and tools for the anatomical study and experimental in vivo measurement of the Octopus vulgaris arm for biomimetic design

    2010 3rd IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2010, pp. 467-472
  • Calisti M., Arienti A., Giannaccini M.E., Follador M., Giorelli M., Cianchetti M., Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C., Dario P.iit
    DOI

    Study and fabrication of bioinspired octopus arm mockups tested on a multipurpose platform

    2010 3rd IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2010, pp. 461-466
  • Reggente M., Mondini A., Ferri G., Mazzolai B.iit, Manzi A., Gabelletti M., Dario P., Lilienthal A.J.
    DOI

    The DustBot system: Using mobile robots to monitor pollution in pedestrian area

    Chemical Engineering Transactions, vol. 23, pp. 273-278
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Laschi C., Dario P., Mugnai S., Mancuso S.
    DOI

    The plant as a biomechatronic system

    Plant Signaling and Behavior, vol. 5, (no. 2), pp. 90-93
  • 2009
  • Cianchetti M., Mattoli V., Mazzolai B., Laschi C., Dario P.
    DOI

    A new design methodology of electrostrictive actuators for bio-inspired robotics

    Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, vol. 142, (no. 1), pp. 288-297
  • Laschi C., Mazzolai B.
    DOI

    Applied Bionics and Biomechanics: Editorial

    Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, vol. 6, (no. 1), pp. 1-2
  • Laschi C.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V., Cianchetti M.iit, Dario P.iit
    DOI

    Design and Development of a Soft Actuator for a Robot Inspired by the Octopus Arm

    Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol. 54, pp. 25-33
  • Ishii H., Masuda Y., Miyagishima S., Fumino S., Takanishi A., Laschi C., Mazzolai B., Mattoli V., Dario P.
    DOI

    Design and development of biomimetic quadruped robot for behavior studies of rats and mice

    Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009, pp. 7192-7195
  • Laschi C.iit, Mazzolai B.iit, Mattoli V., Cianchetti M.iit, Dario P.iit
    DOI

    Design of a biomimetic robotic octopus arm

    Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 4, (no. 1)
  • Gibicar D., Horvat M., Logar M., Fajon V., Falnoga I., Ferrara R., Lanzillotta E., Ceccarini C., Mazzolai B., Denby B., Pacyna J.
    DOI

    Human exposure to mercury in the vicinity of chlor-alkali plant

    Environmental Research, vol. 109, (no. 4), pp. 355-367
  • Basu S., Helmersson J., Jarosinska D., Sallsten G., Mazzolai B., Barregard L.
    DOI

    Regulatory factors of basal F2-isoprostane formation: Population, age, gender and smoking habits in humans

    Free Radical Research, vol. 43, (no. 1), pp. 85-91
  • Ferri G., Caselli E., Mattoli V., Mondini A., Mazzolai B., Dario P.
    DOI

    SPIRAL: A novel biologically-inspired algorithm for gas/odor source localization in an indoor environment with no strong airflow

    Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 57, (no. 4), pp. 393-402
  • Margheri L., Mazzolai B.iit, Cianchetti M.iit, Dario P.iit, Laschi C.iit
    DOI

    Tools and methods for experimental in-vivo measurement and biomechanical characterization of an Octopus vulgaris arm

    Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009, pp. 7196-7199
  • 2008
  • Mondini A., Mazzolai B., Corradi P., Mattoli V., Taccola S., Laschi C., Dario P.
    DOI

    A Preliminary Study of a Robotic Probe For Soil Exploration Inspired By Plant Root Apexes

    Proceedings of the 2nd Biennial IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2008, pp. 115-120
  • Ju L., Ferri G., Mattoli V., Mazzolai B., Laschi C., Dario P.
    DOI

    A solar-powered amphibian robot for aquatic monitoring network

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5314 LNAI, (no. PART 1), pp. 1145-1154
  • Tonet O., Focacci F., Piccigallo M., Mattei L., Quaglia C., Megali G., Mazzolai B., Dario P.iit
    DOI

    Bioinspired robotic dual-camera system for high-resolution vision

    IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 24, (no. 1), pp. 55-64
  • Seidl T., Mugnai S., Corradi P., Mondini A., Mattoli V., Azzarello E., Masi E., Pandolfi C., Mazzolai B., Laschi C., Dario P., Mancuso S.

    Biomimetic transfer of plant roots for planetary anchoring

    International Astronautical Federation - 59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, IAC 2008, vol. 12, pp. 7930-7941
  • Abad E., Mazzolai B., Juarros A., Gomez D., Mondini A., Sayhan I., Krenkow A., Becker Th.
    DOI

    Investigation of fabrication and encapsulation processes for a flexible tag microlab

    Microsystem Technologies, vol. 14, (no. 4-5), pp. 527-534
  • Jarosinska D., Horvat M., Sallsten G., Mazzolai B., Dabkowska B., Prokopowicz A., Biesiada M., Barregard L.
    DOI

    Urinary mercury and biomarkers of early renal dysfunction in environmentally and occupationally exposed adults: A three-country study

    Environmental Research, vol. 108, (no. 2), pp. 224-232
  • 2007
  • Fonseca L., Cane C., Mazzolai B.
    DOI

    Application of micro and nanotechnologies to food safety and quality monitoring

    Measurement and Control, vol. 40, (no. 4), pp. 116-119
  • Patane F., Mattoli V., Laschi C., Mazzolai B., Dario P., Ishii H., Takanishi A.
    DOI

    Biomechatronic design and development of a legged rat robot

    2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO, pp. 847-852
  • Mazzolai B., Laschi C., Cianchetti M., Patane F., Bassi-Luciani L., Izzo I.iit, Dario P.iit
    DOI

    Biorobotic investigation on the muscle structure of an octopus tentacle

    Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, pp. 1471-1474
  • Mattoli V., Mazzolai B., Raffa V., Mondini A., Dario P.
    DOI

    Design of a new real-time dosimeter to monitor personal exposure to elemental gaseous mercury

    Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, vol. 123, (no. 1), pp. 158-167
  • Ferri G., Caselli E., Mattoli V., Mondini A., Mazzolai B., Dario P.
    DOI

    Explorative particle swarm optimization method for gas/odor source localization in an indoor environment with no strong airflow

    2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO, pp. 841-846
  • Abad E., Mazzolai B., Juarros A., Gomez D., Mondini A., Sayhan I., Krenkow A., Becker Th.
    DOI

    Fabrication process for a flexible tag microlab

    Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 6589
  • Abad E., Zampolli S., Marco S., Scorzoni A., Mazzolai B., Juarros A., Gomez D., Elmi I., Cardinali G.C., Gomez J.M., Palacio F., Cicioni M., Mondini A., Becker T., Sayhan I.
    DOI

    Flexible tag microlab development: Gas sensors integration in RFID flexible tags for food logistic

    Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, vol. 127, (no. 1), pp. 2-7
  • Mazzolai B.iit, Corradi P., Mondini A., Mattoli V., Laschi C.iit, Mancuso S., Mugnai S., Dario P.

    Inspiration from plant roots: a robotic root apex for soil exploration

    Biological Approaches for Engineering Conference, pp. 50-53
  • Raffa V., Mazzolai B., Mondini A., Mattoli V., Menciassi A., Dario P.
    DOI

    Investigation on a sensitive Au thin film deposited on different substrates: Physical analysis via FIB and chemical analysis via evaluation of Au sensitivity to Hg0

    Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, vol. 122, (no. 2), pp. 475-483
  • Ferri G., Jakuba M.V., Caselli E., Mattoli V., Mazzolai B., Yoerger D.R., Dario P.
    DOI

    Localizing multiple gas/odor sources in an indoor environment using Bayesian occupancy grid mapping

    IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 566-571
  • 2006
  • Ferri G., Caselli E., Mattoli V., Mondini A., Mazzolai B., Dario P.
    DOI

    A biologically-inspired algorithm implemented on a new highly flexible multi-agent platform for gas source localization

    Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006, vol. 2006, pp. 573-578
  • Laschi C., Mazzolai B., Patane F., Mattoli V., Dario P., Ishii H., Ogura M., Kurisu S., Komura A., Takanishi A.
    DOI

    Design and development of a Legged rat robot for studying animal-robot interaction

    Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006, vol. 2006, pp. 631-636
  • Raffa V., Mazzolai B., Mattoli V., Mondini A., Dario P.
    DOI

    Model validation of a mercury sensor, based on the resistivity variation of a thin gold film

    Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, vol. 114, (no. 1), pp. 513-521
  • Barregard L., Horvat M., Mazzolai B., Sallsten G., Gibicar D., Fajon V., diBona S., Munthe J., Wangberg I., Haeger Eugensson M.
    DOI

    Urinary mercury in people living near point sources of mercury emissions

    Science of the Total Environment, vol. 368, (no. 1), pp. 326-334
  • 2005
  • Dario P., Carrozza M.C., Beccai L., Laschi C., Mazzolai B., Menciassi A., Micera S.

    Design, fabrication and applications of biomimetic sensors in biorobotics

    ICIA 2005 - Proceedings of 2005 International Conference on Information Acquisition, vol. 2005, pp. 263-266
  • Abad E., Raffa V.S., Mazzolai B., Marco S., Krenkow A., Becker T.
    DOI

    Development of a flexible tag microlab

    Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 5836, pp. 599-606
  • Mattoli V., Mondini A., Razeeb K.M., O'Flynn B., Murphy F., Bellis S., Collodi G., Manes A., Pennacchia P., Mazzolai B., Dario P.

    Development of a programmable sensor interface for wireless network nodes

    IEE Conference Publication, (no. 2005-11059), pp. 1-6
  • 2004
  • Mazzolai B., Mattoli V., Raffa V., Tripoli G., Accoto D., Menciassi A., Dario P.
    DOI

    A microfabricated physical sensor for atmospheric mercury monitoring

    Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, vol. 113, (no. 3), pp. 282-287
  • 2000
  • Ferrara R., Mazzolai B., Lanzillotta E., Nucaro E., Pirrone N.
    DOI

    Temporal trends in gaseous mercury evasion from the Mediterranean seawaters

    Science of the Total Environment, vol. 259, (no. 1-3), pp. 183-190
  • Ferrara R., Mazzolai B., Lanzillotta E., Nucaro E., Pirrone N.
    DOI

    Volcanoes as emission sources of atmospheric mercury in the Mediterranean basin

    Science of the Total Environment, vol. 259, (no. 1-3), pp. 115-121
  • 1998
  • Ferrara R., Mazzolai B.
    DOI

    A dynamic flux chamber to measure mercury emission from aquatic systems

    Science of the Total Environment, vol. 215, (no. 1-2), pp. 51-57
  • Ferrara R., Mazzolai B., Edner H., Svanberg S., Wallinder E.
    DOI

    Atmospheric mercury sources in the Mt. Amiata area, Italy

    Science of the Total Environment, vol. 213, (no. 1-3), pp. 13-23
  • Di Francesco F., Ferrara R., Mazzolai B.
    DOI

    Two ways of using a chamber for mercury flux measurement - A simple mathematical approach

    Science of the Total Environment, vol. 213, (no. 1-3), pp. 33-41

Awards

2015 Listed among the 25 most influential women in robotics by RoboHub

2015 International Award, We Woman for EXPO, October 7, 2015, Genoa, Italy (for the scientific activities performed in biomimetics and biorobotics)

2014 Best Poster Award at EuroEAP 2014, International conference on Electromechanically Active Polymer (EAP) transducers & artificial muscles, Linköping, Sweden, 10-11 June 2014, with the work "Shaping and patterning of electrically driven soft PEDOT:PSS bilayer actuators" by S. Taccola, F. Greco, A. Mondini, B. Mazzolai, V. Mattoli.

2013 Medal of the Senate of the Italian Republic, October 27, 2013, Rimini, Italy (for the scientific activities performed in biomimetics and biorobotics)

2013 Best Poster Award at EuroEAP 2013, International conference on Electromechanically Active Polymer (EAP) transducers & artificial muscles, Duebendorf, 25-26 June, 2013, with the work S. Taccola, A. Zucca, F. Greco, B. Mazzolai, V. Mattoli, Electrically driven dry state actuators based on PEDOT:PSS nanofilms.

2012 TMECH Best Paper Award with the work B. Mazzolai, A. Mondini, P. Corradi, C. Laschi, V. Mattoli, E. Sinibaldi, P. Dario, A Miniaturized Mechatronic System Inspired by Plant Roots, IEEE Transaction on Mechatronics, vol 16(2), pp. 201-212, 2011.

2010 Award Marisa Bellisario, “Germoglio d’Oro”, XXII Edition, June 18 2010, Rome (for the creativity and innovative character of the DustBot idea and for its social and environmental impact)

2007 Best Paper Award at RoBio 2007, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, 15-18 December, 2007 Sanya, with the work F. Patanè, V. Mattoli, C. Laschi, B. Mazzolai and P. Dario, H. Ishii, A. Takanishi, Biomechatronic Design and Development of a Legged Rat Robot.