Dr. Locatelli Erica 

Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari” 

University of Bologna, Italy 

Laboratory Technician 

Email: erica.locatelli2@unibo.it 

Qualifications 

2014 Ph.D., University of Bologna, Italy, Industrial Chemistry 

2010 M.A., University of Bologna, Italy, Industrial Chemistry 

2008 B.A., University of Bologna, Italy, Industrial Chemistry 

Publications (Selected) 

1. Tortorella S., Inzalaco G., Dapporto F., Maturi M., Sambri L., Vetri Buratti V., Chiariello M., Comes Franchini M., Locatelli E. Biocompatible pectin-based hybrid hydrogels for tissue engineering applications. New Journal Of Chemistry, 2021, 45, 22386-22395. 
2. Agnello L., Tortorella S., d'Argenio A., Carbone C., Camorani S., Locatelli E., Auletta L., Sorrentino D., Fedele M., Zannetti A., Franchini M. C., Cerchia L. Optimizing cisplatin delivery to triple-negative breast cancer through novel EGFR aptamer-conjugated polymeric nanovectors. Journal Of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 2021, 40, 239-256. 
3. Villa S. M., Maturi M., Santaniello T., Migliorini L., Locatelli E., Comes Franchini M., Milani P. Quantitative spectral electromechanical characterization of soft piezoelectric nanocomposites. Sensors And Actuators. A, Physical, 2021, 332, 113196-113211. 
4. Maturi M., Buratti V. V., Casula G., Locatelli E., Sambri L., Bonfiglio A., Comes Franchini M. Surface-Stabilization of Ultrathin Gold Nanowires for Capacitive Sensors in Flexible Electronics. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2021 4, 8668-8673. 
5. M. Maturi, E. Locatelli, L. Sambri, S. Tortorella, S. Šturm, N. Kostevšek, M. Comes Franchini. Synthesis of ultrasmall single-crystal gold–silver alloy nanotriangles and their application in photothermal therapy. Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 912-922. 
6. Tortorella S., Maturi M., Vetri Buratti V., Vozzolo G., Locatelli E., Sambri L., Comes Franchini M. Zein as a versatile biopolymer: different shapes for different biomedical applications. Rsc Advances, 2021, 11, 39004-39026. 
7. Maturi M., Pulignani C., Locatelli E., Vetri Buratti V., Tortorella S., Sambri L., Comes Franchini M. Phosphorescent bio-based resin for digital light processing (DLP) 3D-printing. Green Chemistry, 2020, 22, 6212-6224. 
8. Tortorella S., Maturi M., Dapporto F., Spanu C., Sambri L., Comes Franchini M., Chiariello M., Locatelli E. Surface modification of nanocellulose through carbamate link for a selective release of chemotherapeutics. Cellulose, 2020, 27, 8503-8511. 
9. Tortorella S., Buratti V. V., Maturi M., Sambri L., Comes Franchini M., Locatelli E.. Surface-modified nanocellulose for application in biomedical engineering and nanomedicine: A review. International Journal Of Nanomedicine, 2020, 15, 9909-9937. 
10. M. Maturi, E. Locatelli, I. Monaco, M. Comes Franchini. Current concepts in nanostructured contrast media development for: In vivo photoacoustic imaging. Biomaterials Science, 2019, 7(5), 1746-1775. 
11. S. M. Villa, V.M. Mazzola, T. Santaniello, E. Locatelli, M. Maturi, L. Migliorini, I. Monaco, C. Lenardi, M. Comes Franchini, P. Milani. Soft Piezoionic/Piezoelectric Nanocomposites Based on Ionogel/BaTiO3 Nanoparticles for Low Frequency and Directional Discriminative Pressure Sensing. ACS Macro Letters, 2019, 8(4), 414-420 
12. E. Locatelli, Y. Li, I. Monaco, W. Guo, M. Maturi, L. Menichetti, P. Armanetti, R. C Martin, M. Comes Franchin.i A novel theranostic gold nanorods- and adriamycin-loaded micelle for EpCAM targeting, laser ablation, and photoacoustic imaging of cancer stem cells in hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J. Nanomed, 2019, 14, 1877-1892. 
13. G. Bertuzzi, S. Crotti, P. Calandro, B. F. Bonini, I. Monaco, E. Locatelli, M. Fochi, P. Zani, E. Strocchi, A. Mazzanti, M. Chiariello, M. Comes Franchini. Quinone-Fused Pyrazoles through 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions: Synthesis of Tricyclic Scaffolds and in vitro Cytotoxic Activity Evaluation on Glioblastoma Cancer Cells. ChemMedChem., 2018, 13(17), 1744-1750. 
14. Petroni, M., Sardina, F., Infante, P., Bartolazzi, A., Locatelli E, Fabretti, F., Di Giulio, S., Capalbo, C., Cardinali, B., Coppa, A., Tessitore, A., Colicchia, V., Sahùn Roncero, M., Belardinilli, F., Di Marcotullio, L., Soddu, S., Comes Franchini, M., Petricci, E., Gulino, A., Giannini, G. MRE11 inhibition highlights a replication stress-dependent vulnerability of MYCN-driven tumors. Cell Death & Disease, 2018, 9, 895. 
15. Piccionello, A.P., Menichetti, L., Armanetti, P., Flori, A., Monaco, I., Maturi, M., Pace, A., Locatelli, E. Photoluminescent decoration of iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles for dual-imaging applications. J. Nanop. Res. 2018, 20 (10). 
16. Cellante, L., Costa, R., Monaco, I., Cenacchi, G., E. Locatelli. One-step esterification of nanocellulose in a Brønsted acid ionic liquid for delivery to glioblastoma cancer cells. New Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 42 (7), 5237-5242. 
17. I. Monaco, P. Armanetti, E. Locatelli, A. Flori, M. Maturi, S. Del Turco, L. Menichetti, M. Comes Franchini. Smart assembly of Mn-ferrites/silica core–shell with fluorescein and gold nanorods: robust and stable nanomicelles for in vivo triple modality imaging. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2018, 6 (19), 2993-2999. 
18. D. Colecchia, E. Nicolato, C. Ravagli, P. Faraoni, A. Strambi, M. Rossi, S. Doumett, E. Mosconi, E. Locatelli, M. Comes Franchini, M. Balzi, G. Baldi, P. Marzola, M. Chiariello. EGFR-Targeted Magnetic Nanovectors Recognize, in Vivo, Head and Neck Squamous Cells Carcinoma-Derived Tumors. ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 2017, 8(12), 1230-1235. 
19. I. Monaco, S. Camorani, D. Colecchia, E. Locatelli, P. Calandro, A. Oudin, S. Niclou, C. Arra, M. Chiariello, L. Cerchia, M. Comes Franchini. Aptamer Functionalization of Nanosystems for Glioblastoma Targeting through the Blood-Brain Barrier. J. Med. Chem., 2017, 60 (10), 4510-4516 
20. T. Santaniello, L. Migliorini, E. Locatelli, I. Monaco, Y. Yan, C. Lenardi, M. Comes Franchini, P. Milani. Hybrid nanocomposites based on electroactive hydrogels and cellulose nanocrystals for high-sensitivity electro-mechanical underwater actuation. Smart Mater. Struct., 2017, 26, 085030