Ludovica Cacopardo

Post Doc Researcher
Centro di Ricerca "E.Piaggio"
Università di Pisa

 contacts: ludovica.cacopardo@ing.unipi.it

Ludovica received her master degree in Biomedical Engineering in Pisa (2015) and completed the PhD program in Information Engineering (Pisa) in May 2019 with a thesis entitled 'Advanced in-vitro models with integrated sensing for real-time monitoring of electrical and mechanical properties of cellular constructs'. 

Current research projects:

  • study of viscoelastic mechanotransduction using engineered hydrogels and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
  • fabrication of structured active intestinal and alveolar spheroids using core-shell microbeads and magneto-responsive materials
  • desing of an acinus-on-a-plate compatible with 3D physiological breathing

Recent Publications:

  • L. Cacopardo, N. Guazzelli, A. Ahluwalia. Characterising and engineering biomimetic materials for viscoelastic mechanotransduction studies. Tissue Engineering – Part B, 2021.
  • L. Cacopardo, A. Ahluwalia. Engineering and Monitoring 3D Cell Constructs with Time-Evolving Viscoelasticity for the Study of Liver Fibrosis In Vitro. Bioengineering, 2021, 8 (8), 106.
  • A. Mastrorocco, L. Cacopardo, D. Lamanna, L. Temerario, G. Brunetti, A. Carluccio, D. Robbe, M. Dell’Aquila. Bioengineering Approaches to Improve In Vitro Performance of Prepubertal Lamb Oocytes. Cells, 2021,10 (6), 1458.
  • R. Nossa, J. Costa, L. Cacopardo, A. Ahluwalia. Breathing in vitro: Designs and applications of engineered lung models.  Journal of Tissue Engineering, 2021, 12.
  • A. Mastrorocco, L. Cacopardo, N. Martino, D. Fanelli, F. Camillo, E. Ciani, B. Roelen, A. Ahluwalia, M. Dell’Aquila. One-step automated bioprinting-based method for cumulus-oocyte complex microencapsulation for 3D in vitro maturation. PloS one, 2020, vol. 15, p. e0238812.
  • J Costa, V Almonti, L Cacopardo, D Poli, S Rapposelli, A Ahluwalia. Investigating Curcumin/Intestinal Epithelium Interaction in a Millifluidic Bioreactor. Bioengineering, 2020, vol. 7, p.100
  • G. Mattei and L. Cacopardo, A. Ahluwalia. Engineering gels with time-evolving viscoelasticity. Materials, 2020
  • L. Cacopardo, G. Mattei, A. Ahluwalia. A new load-controlled testing method for viscoelastic characterisation through stress-rate measurements. Materialia, 2019, 100552.
  • L. Cacopardo, J. Costa, S. Giusti, L.A. Buoncompagni, S. Meucci, A Corti, G. Mattei, A. Ahluwalia. Real-time cellular impedance monitoring and imaging of biological barriers in a dual-flow membrane bioreactor. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2019, vol. 140, p.111340
  • L. Cacopardo, N. Guazzelli., R. Nossa, G. Mattei and A. Ahluwalia: ‘Engineering hydrogel viscoelasticity’ Journal of Mechanical Behaviour of Biomedical Materials, 2019, vol. 89, pp. 162-167.

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