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Material Science Engineer & Biotechnologist, PhD | Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Profile Summary

Early stage researcher specializing in electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering, with a focus on tendon repair and regeneration. Experienced in polymer-based biomaterials, advanced materials characterization, and in vitro biological assessment.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biopolymers
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Nanobiotechnology
• ☆ Biomimetics
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry
• ☆ Tissue Engineering

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Data Visualization

Product Development Formulation, Manufacturing

Work Experience

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

- Present

Early stage researcher, Marie Curie Fellow

Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg

August 2021 - July 2024

Education

PhD-Material Science

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

August 2021 - May 2026

PhD in Biotechnology

University of Teramo - Italy

August 2021 - May 2026

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

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Francesco Iorio, Mohammad El Khatib, Maura Turriani, Annunziata Mauro, Valentina Russo, Barbara Barboni, Aldo R. Boccaccini (2026). Sustainable Fabrication of Heparin-Conjugated Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Gelatin Fibers for Tendon Tissue Engineering .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Francesco Iorio, Marta Miola, Elisa Piatti, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Enrica Verné (2025). Electrospun Polymeric Composite Fibers Containing Te-Doped Bioactive Glass Powders . Polymers.

Francesco Iorio, Marta Miola, Elisa Piatti, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Enrica Verné (2025). Electrospun Polymeric Composite Fibers Containing Te-Doped Bioactive Glass Powders . Polymers.

Francesco Iorio, Mohammad El Khatib, Natalie Wöltinger, Maura Turriani, Oriana Di Giacinto, Annunziata Mauro, Valentina Russo, Barbara Barboni, Aldo R. Boccaccini (2025). Electrospun poly(ε‐caprolactone)/poly(glycerol sebacate) aligned fibers fabricated with benign solvents for tendon tissue engineering . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A.

Francesco Iorio, Sara Gil-Cantero, Irem Unalan, Fatih Kurtuldu, Sarojinidevi Künig, Claus Wenhardt, Veronica Pinnaro′, Katharina Aigner-Radakovics, Peter Steinberger, Aldo R. Boccaccini, et al. (2024). Impact of morphological features and chemical composition of tendon biomimetic scaffolds on immune recognition via Toll-like receptors . Biomaterials Science.

Francesco Iorio, Duygu Ege, Sara Pourshahrestani, Heike Reinfelder, Dominique de Ligny, Aldo R Boccaccini (2023). Processing and characterization of aligned electrospun gelatin/polycaprolactone nanofiber mats incorporating borate glass (13-93B3) microparticles . Biomedical Materials.

Francesco Iorio(2022). Hyaluronic acid/lactose-modified chitosan electrospun wound dressings – Crosslinking and stability criticalities . Carbohydrate Polymers. 288. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 119375. Elsevier {BV}