The research activity is mainly focused on the structural biology of connective tissues. In particular:
- ultrastructure of fibrillar collagens (types I, II, III, V and XI) and proteoglycans in different tissues and related biomechanical correlations, with particular regard to tensile tissues (tendons, fascia, meninges);
- structure and metabolism of bone tissue (modalities of remodeling and re-vascularization of compact bone;
- ultrastructure of the osteon; diagenetic phenomena of post-mortem bone);
- ultrastructural details of the enchondral ossification and of the chondrocyte-osteocyte transition;
- morphology and metabolism of adipose tissue in the various anatomical sites;
- implant biomaterials for orthopedics and dentistry and their integration mechanisms with the different connective tissues.
date/time interval:
(January 1, 2020 - )