Giovanni Romano
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences
University of Florence
Italy
Biography
Appointments and Education 2000-2003 2003-2005 2005 - Laurea in Physics, 109/110 Study of the elasticity of a single DNA molecule by micromanipulation technique Erasmus fellow Research fellow Visiting Ph.D student Micromanipulation techniques used to study in vitro DNA properties in a tethered bead configuration Specialization school in Medical Physics Thesis: Dosimetry characterization of a photon radiosurgery device by a radiochromic film Lecturer in Applied Physics Università degli Studi di Firenze LDFC, CNRS - Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg LENS Laboratory, Florence LDFC, CNRS - Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg LENS, Università degli Studi di Firenze and Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg Università degli Studi di Firenze Radiotherapy Unit, Medicine Faculty Università degli Studi di Firenze, Medicine Faculty
Research Interest
Research Interests Nanomedicine Gold and magnetic nanoparticles for in vitro and in vivo theranostic applications Phototherapies Gastro-intestinal phototherapy Skin phototherapy (jaundice) Crigler-Najjar syndrome phototherapy Optical Microscopy (Auto)Fluorescence and Darkfield Micro-spectroscopy Biomedical Optics Optical properties of tissues Lasers in the medical practise: safety issues
Publications
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Francesca Tatini;Ida Landini;Federica Scaletti;Lara Massai;Sonia Centi;Fulvio Ratto;Stefania Nobili;Giovanni Romano;Franco Fusi;Luigi Messori;Enrico Mini;Roberto Pini (2014). Size dependent biological profiles of PEGylated gold nanorods. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. B, vol. 2, pp. 6072-6080, ISSN:2050-750X
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Gnerucci, Alessio; Romano, Giovanni; Ratto, Fulvio; Centi, Sonia; Baccini, Michela; Santosuosso, Ugo; Pini, Roberto; Fusi, Franco (2016). Statistical detection of nanoparticles in cells by darkfield microscopy. PHYSICA MEDICA, vol. 32, pp. 938-943, ISSN:1120-1797
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Tortora, Giuseppe; Orsini, Barbara; Pecile, Patrizia; Menciassi, Arianna; Fusi, Franco; Romano, Giovanni (2016). An ingestible capsule for the photodynamic therapy of helicobacter pylori infection. IEEE/ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS, vol. 21, pp. 1935-1942, ISSN:1083-4435
