4 April 2019

• Clelia Boccafoschi. Mechanical Characterization of Biomaterials through Nanoindentation. Rel. Cristina Bignardi, Alberto Audenino, Gianpaolo Serino. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2019
• Sara Onano. Optimization of the mechanical stimulation unit and development of the electrical stimulation unit of a bioreactor for cardiac regenerative medicine. Rel. Cristina Bignardi, Diana Nada Caterina Massai, Gianpaolo Serino, Giovanni Putame. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2019

10 December 2019

• Fabrizia Midei. Mechanical characterization of soft biological tissues and cell culture substrates at the microscale by nanoindentation. Rel. Diana Nada Caterina Massai, Gianpaolo Serino, Stefano Gabetti. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2019

27 July 2022

• Daniela Altavilla. Mechanical characterization of soft materials and hydrogels for mechanotransduction studies by nanoindentation. Rel. Diana Nada Caterina Massai, Gianpaolo Serino. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2022
• Federica Venosa. Physical, chemical, and mechanical characterization of the bovine pericardium to improve the Epygon mitral bio-prosthesis. Rel. Umberto Morbiducci, Alberto Audenino, Gianpaolo Serino, Andrea Tancredi Lugas. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2022
  

  

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14 December 2022

• Silvia Marino. Advanced engineering methods for investigating the mechanotransduction mechanisms of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: characterization of substrate stiffness by nanoindentation and of cell traction forces by micropillar arrays. Rel. Diana Nada Caterina Massai, Stefano Gabetti, Toshiro Ohashi, Gianpaolo Serino. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2022
• Paola De Cesare. Experimental nanoindentation tests on dental resins: an in-silico replica based on visco-elastic modelling. Rel. Alberto Audenino, Gianpaolo Serino, Federico Andrea Bologna, Alessandra Aldieri. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2022

23 July 2024

• Eleonora Accili. Mechanical characterization of GelMA hydrogels for tissue engineering applications using Nanoindentation. Rel. Diana Nada Caterina Massai, Gianpaolo Serino, Marta Tosini. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2024
• Angela Giordano. A comparative study between 3D-printed and CAD-milled dental resins through nanoindentation tests. Rel. Gianpaolo Serino, Cristina Bignardi. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2024

21 March 2025

• Nicolo' Murgia. Definition and Comparison of Constitutive Models for the Characterization of Bovine Pericardium Heart Patches. Rel. Gianpaolo Serino, Andrea Tancredi Lugas, Marta Tosini, Alberto Audenino. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2025

23 July 2025

• Rocco Caccavale. Mechanical characterisation of dental crown restoration materials subjected to artificial ageing through nanoindentation tests. Rel. Gianpaolo Serino, Cristina Bignardi, Nicola Scotti. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2025