10 December 2019

• Elena Torta. Artery in Microgravity: an in vitro set-up to characterize stented and stenosed coronary artery hemodynamics in space missions. Rel. Umberto Morbiducci, Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2019
• Orlando Pallotta. Characterization of an in vitro test bench for hemodynamics studies in realistic 3D printed arterial phantoms. Rel. Umberto Morbiducci, Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2019
• Kristiana Kaba. Geometrical characterization of idealised and patient-specific stenotic coronary artery models. Rel. Umberto Morbiducci, Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra, Maurizio Lodi Rizzini. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2019

26 March 2020

• Alice De Vidi. Relationship Between Clinical Diagnostic Measures and Wall Shear Stress in Stenotic Coronary Arteries. Rel. Umberto Morbiducci, Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra, Maurizio Lodi Rizzini. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2020

20 July 2020

• Cristina Scarano. 3D printing of vascular models for in vitro bench testing for hemodynamic studies: development of an automatic vessel diameter acquisition system during pulsatile flow. Rel. Diego Gallo, Umberto Morbiducci, Claudio Chiastra. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2020
• Giulio Indennitate. The impact of inlet velocity profile shape on computational hemodynamic results in left circumflex coronary arteries. Rel. Umberto Morbiducci, Maurizio Lodi Rizzini, Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2020
  

  

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16 December 2020

• Matteo Sacchetti. "A comparative analysis of transient and steady-state CFD simulations in coronary arteries ". Rel. Umberto Morbiducci, Maurizio Lodi Rizzini, Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2020

30 March 2021

• Sara Zambon. Biomechanical impact of material parameters and cross-sectional size of a commercial transcatheter aortic valve: a finite element study. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Dario Carbonaro, Diego Gallo. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2021
• Riccardo Mucci. Compact, low cost Particle Image Velocimetry system for the in vitro analysis of cardiovascular flows. Rel. Umberto Morbiducci, Elena Torta, Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2021
  

  

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• Raffaele Felice. In vitro and in silico fluid mechanics characterization of realistic phantoms of coronary arteries. Rel. Umberto Morbiducci, Elena Torta, Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2021
  

  

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19 July 2021

• Roberta Surian. Experimental set-up for the characterization of 3D printed realistic phantoms of medium-large calibre arteries. Rel. Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra, Elena Torta. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2021

20 October 2021

• Irene Giulia Barbieri. In silico mechanical standard tests of a transcatheter aortic valve with anti-embolic filter. Rel. Alberto Audenino, Claudio Chiastra, Dario Carbonaro, Diego Gallo. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2021
• Ludovica De Franco. In silico mechanical standard tests of a transcatheter aortic valve with anti-embolic filter. Rel. Alberto Audenino, Claudio Chiastra, Dario Carbonaro, Diego Gallo. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2021
• Alessandro Acquasanta. Wall shear stress topological skeleton analysis for understanding the near-wall hemodynamics of stented coronary arteries. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Umberto Morbiducci, Valentina Mazzi. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2021
• Kevin Milan. A quantitative analysis of the impact of different flow rate estimation techniques in computational hemodynamics models of coronary arteries. Rel. Umberto Morbiducci, Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra, Maurizio Lodi Rizzini. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2021

15 December 2021

• Marco Daghero. One-dimensional computational hemodynamics modelling of healthy and diseased coronary arteries. Rel. Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2021
• Isabella Laconi. Time-resolved Particle Image Velocimetry measurements for the in vitro characterization of the local fluid dynamics in stented coronary artery phantoms. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Elena Torta, Giuseppe Carlo Alp Caridi, Umberto Morbiducci. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2021

27 July 2022

• Rossella Todaro. In silico mechanical characterization of a new corneal implant for the treatment of keratoconus. Rel. Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra, Dario Carbonaro. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2022
• Graziana Maria Ragonese. In silico mechanical characterization of a new corneal implant for the treatment of keratoconus. Rel. Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2022
• Simona Ruberto. Modellazione computazionale del trasferimento di massa in arterie coronarie in presenza di stent = Computational modelling of the mass transfer in idealized stented coronary arteries. Rel. Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra, Umberto Morbiducci. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2022

26 October 2022

• Elisa Serafini. AN AGENT-BASED MODEL OF HEART TRANSPLANT ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Diego Gallo. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2022

23 March 2023

• Renata Ricci Maga. Hemodynamic performance of current drug-eluting stents: a computational fluid dynamics study. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Giuseppe De Nisco. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2023
• Donatella Musaro'. Hemodynamic performance of open- and closed-cells coronary stents: a computational fluid dynamics idealized study. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Giuseppe De Nisco. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2023

21 July 2023

• Yassin Lakrad. Fluid-Structure interaction modeling of healthy carotid bifurcation: impact of the use of full invariants in the anisotropic terms of the Holzapfel-Gasser-Ogden material model. Rel. Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra, Sara Zambon. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2023
• Valentina Lucci. Modeling of peri-implant corneal tissues and simulation of their interaction with a new intracorneal implant for keratoconus correction. Rel. Diego Gallo, Graziana Maria Ragonese, Dario Carbonaro, Claudio Chiastra. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2023

13 December 2023

• Michele Schirru. Computational and experimental characterization of the mechanical behaviour of a novel corneal implantable device. Rel. Diego Gallo, Claudio Chiastra, Sara Zambon, Dario Carbonaro, Graziana Maria Ragonese. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2023
• Federica Staunovo Polacco. Fluid dynamic performance of commercially available coronary stent designs: a computational study. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Giuseppe De Nisco. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2023
• Giulia Bolmida. An idealized computational fluid dynamics study comparing the hemodynamic performance of closed- and open-cell coronary stent designs. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Giuseppe De Nisco. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2023

19 December 2023

• Masoud Arabbeiki Zefreh. Modeling balloon angioplasty in calcified human femoropopliteal arteries using the finite element method. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Dario Carbonaro. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Mechanical Engineering, 2023

25 March 2024

• Federica Chieffallo. FSI simulation of carotid arteries in LS-DYNA. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Diego Gallo, Mariachiara Arminio, Alessandro Scattina. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2024
• Martina Tierno. Impact of commercial coronary stent cell shape and strut thickness on the hemodynamic-related risk of in-stent restenosis: a computational study. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Giuseppe De Nisco. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2024
• Maddalena Bovetti. Quantifying Coronary Morphology in Mice: Towards a Computational Approach to Understanding Heart Transplant Rejection. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Diego Gallo, Elisa Serafini. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2024
• Federico Malesan. A finite element model for assessing the fatigue behavior of Nitinol orthopedic staples according to the standard ASTM F564. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Mara Terzini, Dario Carbonaro, Federico Andrea Bologna. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2024

23 July 2024

• Sara Bortignon. FSI simulations of mechanical aortic valves through LS-DYNA: comparative analysis of operator split Lagrangian-Eulerian and ICFD-based approaches. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Mariachiara Arminio, Alberto Morena. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2024
• Enrico Sangiorgio. Quantifying Coronary Hemodynamics in Mice: Toward a Multiscale Computational Model of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Diego Gallo, Elisa Serafini. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2024

10 December 2024

• Camilla Cardaci. Artificial intelligence-based framework for characterizing atherosclerotic plaques in coronary arteries using intravascular optical coherence tomography: Application to calcified lesions. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Giuseppe De Nisco, Michela Sperti, Syed Taimoor Hussain Shah. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2024

21 March 2025

• Simone Capuano. Hemodynamics of femoropopliteal arteries in straight and bent limb postures. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Diego Gallo. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2025
• Daniele Giampietro. Investigating the impact of coronary stent design on near-wall and intravascular hemodynamic features linked to In-Stent Restenosis in idealized curved computational models of coronary arteries. Rel. Giuseppe De Nisco, Claudio Chiastra. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2025
• Giulia Di Marcantonio. Prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events using artificial intelligence and intracoronary optical coherence tomography. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Giuseppe De Nisco, Michela Sperti, Syed Taimoor Hussain Shah, Camilla Cardaci. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2025
• Erika Comunale. A repository of idealized finite element models for diseased superficial femoral and popliteal arteries. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Dario Carbonaro. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2025

23 July 2025

• Maria Teresa Santamato. Computational Modeling of Passive Micronanoplastic Transport in an Image-Based Model of the Right Coronary Artery. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Diego Gallo, Giuseppe De Nisco. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2025
• Luca Pasini. Towards a Multiscale Computational Framework for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: Design and Development of a Lymphocyte Transport Model in Murine Coronary Arteries. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Diego Gallo, Elisa Serafini, Giuseppe De Nisco. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2025
• Maria Sole Lami. Towards a Multiscale Modeling of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: An Agent-Based Computational Approach. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Diego Gallo, Elisa Serafini. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2025
• Alessandro Banti. Towards the integration of stent-wall contact modelling and arterial wall deformability in fluid-structure interaction simulations of percutaneous pulmonary valves. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Mariachiara Arminio. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2025

1 April 2026

• Gianmarco Boeri. Integrating high-resolution imaging and mechanical characterization to predict arterial dissections in calcified femoropopliteal arteries during balloon angioplasty. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Diego Gallo, Dario Carbonaro. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2026
• Simone Gangemi. Modelling the deformability of pulmonary arteries in fluid-structure interaction simulations of percutaneous pulmonary valves. Rel. Claudio Chiastra, Mariachiara Arminio. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2026