PUBLICATIONS
Recent Publications
2020
TK Dey, S Tombelli, P Biswas, A Giannetti, N Basumallick, F Baldini, S. Bandyopdhayay, C. Trono: Analysis of the Lowest Order Cladding Mode of Long Period Fiber Gratings near Turn Around Point, J. Lightwave Technology, in press, doi: 10.1109/JLT.2020.2987795
S Berneschi, F Bettazzi, A Giannetti, F Baldini, GN Conti, S Pelli, I.Palchetti: Optical Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators for Label-Free Detection of Water Contaminants, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 126, 115856, 2020)
S Berneschi, C Trono, M Mirasoli, A Giannetti, M Zangheri, M Guardigli, S. Tombelli, E. Marchegiani, F. Baldini, A.Roda: In-Parallel Polar Monitoring of Chemiluminescence Emission Anisotropy at the Solid–Liquid Interface by an Optical Fiber Radial Array, Chemosensors 8 (1), 18, 2020
A Giannetti, C Trono, G Porro, C Domenici, M Puntoni, F Baldini: Towards an integrated system as point-of-care device for the optical detection of sepsis biomarkers, Chemosensors 8 (1), 12, 2020
C Trono, F Valeri, F Baldini: Discretized superimposed optical fiber long-period gratings, Optics Letters 45 (4), 807-810, 2020
2019
F.Baldini, M.Minunni: New developments in biosensors, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2019, 411 (29), 7605-7606, 2019
P.Zubiate, A.Urrutia, C.R.Zamarreño, J.Egea-Urra, J.Fernández-Irigoyen, A.Giannetti, F.Baldini, S.Díaz, I.R.Matias, F.J.Arregui, E.Santamaría, F.Chiavaioli, I.Del Villar: Fiber-based early diagnosis of venous thromboembolic disease by label-free D-dimer detection”, Biosens. Bioelectr., 2,100026, 2019
Y.Liu, B.Liang, X.Zhang, N.Hu, K.Li, F.Chiavaioli, X.Gui, T.Guo: Plasmonic Fiber-optic Photothermal Anemometers with Carbon Nanotube Coatings, Journal of Lightwave Technology, 37(13), 3373-3380, 2019
Giovanni Giacomelli, Stefano Lepri, and Cosimo Trono: Optical networks as complex lasers, Phys. Rev. A 99, 023841 – Published 22 February 2019
S. Berneschi, C. Trono, R. Bernini, A. Giannetti, G. Persichetti, G. Testa, S. Tombelli, F. Baldini: A waveguide absorption filter for fluorescence measurements, Sens. Actuat. B, 281, 90-95, 2019
2018
A.Sinibaldi, V.Montaño-Machado, N.Danz, P.Munzert, F.Chiavaioli, F.Michelotti, D.Mantovani: Real-time study of the adsorption and grafting process of biomolecules by means of Bloch surface wave biosensors, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10(39), 33611- 33618, 2018
I.Del Villar, O.Fuentes, F.Chiavaioli, J.M.Corres, I.R.Matias: Optimized Strain Long- Period Fiber Grating (LPFG) Sensors Operating at the Dispersion Turning Point, Journal of Lightwave Technology, 36(11), 2240-2247, 2018
B.Adinolfi, M.Pellegrino, S.Tombelli, C.Trono, A.Giannetti, C.Domenici, G.Varchi, G.Sotgiu, M.Ballestri, F.Baldini: Polymeric nanoparticles promote endocytosis of a survivin molecular beacon: Localization and fate of nanoparticles and beacon in human A549 cells, Life Sciences, 215, 106-112, 2018
G.Frigenti, M.Arjmand, A.Barucci, F.Baldini, S.Berneschi, D.Farnesi, M.Gianfreda, S. Pelli, S.Soria, A.Aray, Y.Dumeige, P.Féron, G.Nunzi Conti: Coupling analysis of high Q resonators in add-drop configuration through cavity ringdown spectroscopy, J. Opt., 20, 065706, 2018
F.Chiavaioli, D.Laneve, D.Farnesi, M.C. Falconi, G.Nunzi Conti, F.Baldini, F.Prudenzano: Long Period Grating-Based Fiber Coupling to WGM Microresonators for Sensing Applications, Micromachines, 9, 366, 2018
F.Chiavaioli, P.Zubiate, I. Del Villar, C.R.Zamarreño, A.Giannetti, S.Tombelli, C.Trono, F.J.Arregui, I.R. Matias, F.Baldini: Femtomolar Detection by Nanocoated Fiber Label-Free Biosensors, ACS Sensors, 3, 5, 936-943, 2018
R.Grifantini, M.Taranta, L.Gherardini, I.Naldi, M.Parric, A.Grandi, A.Giannetti, S.Tombelli, G.Lucarini, L.Ricotti, S.Campagnoli, E.De Camilli, G.Pelosi, F.Baldini, A.Menciassi, G.Viale, P.Pileri, C.Cinti: Magnetically driven drug delivery systems improving targetedimmunotherapy for colon-rectal cancer, J. Contr. Release, 280, 76–86, 2018
A.Barucci, I.A.Grimaldi, G.Persichetti, S.Berneschi, S.Soria, B.Tiribilli, R.Bernini, F.Baldini, G.Nunzi Conti: Selective coupling of Whispering Gallery modes in film coated micro-resonators, Opt.Expr., 26 (9), 11737-11741, 2018
C.Napoli, S.Lai, A.Giannetti,S.Tombelli, F.Baldini, M.Barbaro, A.Bonfiglio: Electronic Detection of DNA Hybridization by Coupling Organic Field-Effect Transistor-Based Sensors and Hairpin-Shaped Probes, Sensors, 18, 990 (1-8), 2018
2017
S. Bandyopadhyay, P. Biswas, F. Chiavaioli, T Kumar Dey, N.Basumallick, C.Trono, A.Giannetti, S.Tombelli, F.Baldini, S.Bandyopadhyay: Long-period fiber grating: a specific design for biosensing applications, Appl Opt, 56 (35), 9846-9853, 2017.
F. Chiavaioli, F. Baldini, C. Trono: Manufacturing and spectral features of different type of long period fiber gratings: turn-around point, internally tilted and pseudo-random, Fibers, 5 (3), 29, 2017
F. Chiavaioli, C.A.J. Gouveia, P.A.S. Jorge, F. Baldini. Towards a uniform metrological assessment of grating-based optical fiber sensors: From refractometers to biosensors. Biosensors 7, 2, Article number 23 (2017).
A. Giannetti, B. Adinolfi, S. Berneschi, C. Berrettoni, F. Chiavaioli, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, F. Baldini. Optical sensing in POCT: the contribution of the Institute of Applied Physics of the Italian CNR. Journal of Laboratory Medicine-Laboratoriums Medizin 41(5):251-256 (2017).
P. Biswas, F. Chiavaioli, S. Jana, N. Basumallick, C. Trono, A. Giannetti, S. Tombelli, A. Mallick, F. Baldini, S. Bandyopadhyay. Design, fabrication and characterisation of silica-titania thin film coated over coupled long period fibre gratings: towards bio-sensing applications. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 253, 418-427 (2017).
T. Allsop, C. Mou, R. Neal, S. Mariani, D. Nagel, S. Tombelli, A. Poole, K. Kalli, A. Hine, D.J. Webb, P. Culverhouse, M. Mascini, M. Minunni, I. Bennion. Real-time kinetic binding studies at attomolar concentrations in solution phase using a single-stage opto-biosensing platform based upon infrared surface plasmons. Optics Express, 25, 39-58 (2017).
F.Chiavaioli, F.Baldini, S.Tombelli, C.Trono, A.Giannetti, Biosensing with optical fiber gratings, Nanophotonics, 6, 663-679 (2017).
Stefano Lepri, Cosimo Trono, and Giovanni Giacomelli, Complex Active Optical Networks as a New Laser Concept Physical Review Letters 118, 12390, March 2017.
S.Berneschi, F.Baldini, A.Cosci, D.Farnesi, G.Nunzi Conti, S. Tombelli, C.Trono, S. Pelli, A.Giannetti, Fluorescence biosensing in selectively photo–activated microbubble resonators, Sens. Actuat. B, 242, 1057-1064, 2017.
B.Adinolfi, M.Pellegrino, A.Giannetti, S.Tombelli, C.Trono, G.Sotgiu, G.Varchi, M.Ballestri, T.Posati, S.Carpi, P.Nieri, F.Baldini, Molecular beacon-decorated Polymethylmethacrylate Core-shell Fluorescent Nanoparticles for the Detection of Survivin mRNA in Human Cancer Cells, Biosens Bioelectron., 2017, 88, pp. 15-24 DOI 10.1016/j.bios.2016.05.102.
2016
A. Barucci, S. Berneschi, A. Giannetti, F. Baldini, A. Cosci, S. Pelli, D. Farnesi, G. Righini, S. Soria, G. Nunzi Conti. Optical Microbubble Resonators with High Refractive Index Inner Coating for Bio-Sensing Applications: An Analytical Approach. Sensors 2016, 16(12), 1992; doi:10.3390/s16121992.
A Aray, F.Chiavaioli, M.Arjmand, C.Trono, S.Tombelli, A.Giannetti, N.Cennamo, M.Soltanolkotabi, L. Zeni, and F.Baldini, SPR-based plastic optical fibre biosensor for the detection of C-reactive protein in serum, J. Biophotonics, 1–8, 2016, published on line DOI 10.1002/jbio.201500315.
A. Cosci, S. Berneschi, A. Giannetti, D. Farnesi, F. Cosi, F. Baldini, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria, A. Barucci, G. Righini, S. Pelli. Resonance Frequency of Optical Microbubble Resonators: Direct Measurements and Mitigation of Fluctuations. Sensors 2016, 16(9), 1405; doi:10.3390/s16091405.
N. Cennamo, F. Chiavaioli, C.Trono, S.Tombelli, A.Giannetti, F. Baldini, L. Zeni, A Complete Optical Sensor System Based on a POF-SPR Platform and a Thermo-Stabilized Flow Cell for Biochemical Applications, Sensors, 16 (2), 196, 2016.
N. Cennamo; F. Chiavaioli; C. Trono; S. Tombelli; A. Giannetti; F. Baldini; L. Zeni. A thermo-stabilized flow cell for surface plasmon resonance sensors in D-shaped plastic optical fibers. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical EngineeringVolume 9916, 2016, Article number 99161C.
M. Arjmand, F.Chiavaioli, S.Berneschi, F.Baldini, M.Soltanolkotabi, C.Trono, Effect of induced inner curvature on refractive index sensitivity in internally tilted long-period gratings, Optics Letters, 41 (7), 1443-1446, 2016.
Grimaldi I. A., Berneschi S., Testa G., Baldini F., Nunzi Conti G., Bernini R., Whispering gallery mode in self-assembled bottle microresonators coupled to planar waveguide”, Proc.SPIE 9750, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XX (13-18 Febbraio 2016, San Francisco, USA), pp. 97501H-1 -97501H-1, 2016.
I.A. Grimaldi , G. Testa , R. Bernini , S. Berneschi , F. Baldini , G. Nunzi Conti. A simple integration approach between self-assembled polymeric microbottle resonators and planar waveguide. IET Conference PublicationsVolume 2016, Issue CP704, 2016.
Farnesi D., Chiavaioli F., Baldini F., Cosi F., Righini G. C., Soria S., Trono C., Nunzi Conti G., Long period gratings based frequency selective interrogation of microresonators along the same fiber, Proc.SPIE 9727, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVIII (13-18 Febbraio 2016, San Francisco, USA), pp. 972703-1 -972703-8, 2016.
Biswas P.; Chiavaioli F.; Jana S.; Bandyopadhyay S.; Basumallick N.; Giannetti A.; Tombelli S.; Bera S.; Mallick A.; Baldini F.; Trono C. Manufacturing and optimization of sol-gel-based TiO2-SiO2 thin films as high refractive index overlays for long period grating-based biosensing. PHOTOPTICS 2016 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology2016, Pages 351-357.
Berneschi S., Baldini F., Barucci A., Cosci A., Cosi F., Farnesi D., Nunzi Conti G., Righini G. C., Soria S., Tombelli S., Trono C., Pelli S., Giannetti A., Localized biomolecules immobilization in optical microbubble resonators, Proc.SPIE 9727, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVIII (13-18 Febbraio 2016, San Francisco, USA), pp. 972719-1 -972719-8, 2016.
2015
F. Chiavaioli, P. Biswas, C. Trono, S. Jana, S. Bandyopadhyay, N. Basumallick, A. Giannetti, S. Tombelli, S. Bera, A. Mallick, F. Baldini: Sol-gel based titania-silica thin film overlay for long period fiber grating-based biosensors, Analytical Chemistry, 87 (24) 12024-120131, 2015
D.Farnesi, F.Chiavaioli, F.Baldini, G.C.Righini, S.Soria, C.Trono, G.Nunzi Conti: Quasi-distributed and wavelength selective addressing of optical micro-resonators based on long period fiber gratings, Optics Express, 23 (16), 21175- 21180, 2015
C.Berrettoni, C.Trono, V.Vignoli, F.Baldini: Fibre Tip Sensor with Embedded FBG-LPG for Temperature and Refractive Index Determination by means of the Simple Measurement of the FBG Characteristics, Journal of Sensors, 491391 (8 pages), 2015
A.Giannetti, A.Barucci, F.Cosi, S.Pelli, S.Tombelli, C.Trono, F.Baldini: Optical Fiber Nanotips Coated with Molecular Beacons for DNA Detection, Sensors, 15, 9666-9680, 2015
B.Adinolfi. M.Pellegrino, F.Baldini, Human Dermal Fibroblasts HDFa can be used as an appropriate healthy control for PMMA nanoparticles-survivin molecular beacon cellular uptake studies, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 69, 228-232, 2015
G.Tuci, L.Luconi, A.Rossin, F. Baldini, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, A. Giannetti, S. Cicchi, I. Manet, S. Fedeli, A. Brandi, G. Giambastiani: A Hetero-bi-Functional Spacer for the Smart Engineering of Carbon-based Nanostructures, Chem Plus Chem, 80, 704-714, 2015
Baldini F., Chiavaioli F., Giannetti A., Tombelli S., Trono C. , High-performance label-free biosensing by long period gratings, OSA Technical Digest, Frontiers in Optics 2015 (18-22 October 2015 San Jose, California United States), FTh2E.1, 2015 (invited presentation)
Adinolfi B., Pellegrino M., Giannetti A., Tombelli S., Trono C., Sotgiu G., Varchi G., Baldini F., Detection of mRNA by bi-color imaging based on PMMA nanoparticles and molecular beacons in human cancer cells, Proceeding of The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2015 (21–25 June 2015, Munich, Germany), paper CL_P_13, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-4673-7475-0
A.Giannetti, A. Barucci,S. Berneschi, A. Cosci, F. Cosi, D. Farnesi, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S. Soria, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, G.C. Righini, F. Baldini, Optical micro-bubble resonators as promising biosensors, Proc.SPIE 9506, Optical Sensors (13-16 Aprile 2015, Prague, Czech Republic), pp. 950617-1 - 950617-7, 2015
F. Chiavaioli, C. Trono, A. Giannetti, S. Tombelli, P. Biswas, S. Bandyopadhyay, S. Jana; S. Bera; A. Mallick; F. Baldini, Label-free IgG/anti-IgG biosensing based on long period fiber gratings: a comprehensive feasibility study, Proc. SPIE 9313, Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic and Surgical Guidance Systems XIII (7-12 Febbraio 2015, San Francisco, USA), pp. 93130R-1 - 93130R-5, 2015
S. Tombelli, C. Trono, B. Adinolfi, F. Chiavaioli, A. Giannetti, J. Eugen-Olsen, R. Bernini, I.A. Grimaldi, G. Persichetti, G. Testa, F. Baldini,Optical heterogeneous bioassay for the detection of the inflammatory biomarker suPAR, Proc. SPIE 9313, Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic and Surgical Guidance Systems XIII (7-12 Febbraio 2015, San Francisco, USA), pp. 93130W-1 -- 93130W-6, 2015
2014
S.Carpi, S.Fogli, A.Giannetti, B.Adinolfi, S.Tombelli, E.Da Pozzo, A.Vanni, E. Martinotti, C.Martini, M.C.Breschi, M.Pellegrino, P.Nieri, F. Baldini: Theranostic properties of a survivin-directed molecular beacon in human melanoma cells, PLoS ONE, 9(12): e114588 1-16, 2014
I. A. Grimaldi, S. Berneschi, G. Testa, F. Baldini, G. Nunzi Conti, R. Bernini: Polymer based planar coupling of self-assembled bottle microresonators, Appl. Phys. Lett., 105, 231114 1-4, 2014
F.Chiavaioli, P.Biswas, C.Trono, S.Bandyopadhyay, A.Giannetti, S.Tombelli, N.Basumallick, K.Dasgupta, F.Baldini: Towards sensitive label-free immunosensing by means of turn-around point long period fiber gratings, Biosens. Bioelectron. 60, pp 305-310, 2014
F. Chiavaioli, C. Trono, A. Giannetti, M. Brenci, F. Baldini: Characterisation of a label-free biosensor based on long period grating, J. Biophotonics . 7 (5), pp. 312–322, 2014
B. Adinolfi, S. Carpi, A. Giannetti, P. Nieri, M. Pellegrino, G. Sotgiu, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, G. Varchi, F. Baldini, Complex nanostructures based on oligonucleotide optical switches and nanoparticles for intracellular mRNA sensing and silencing, Procedia Engineering, 87, 751-754, 2014
C. Berrettoni, S. Berneschi, R. Bernini, A. Giannetti, I.A. Grimaldi, G. Persichetti, G. Testa, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, F. Baldini, Optical monitoring of therapeutic drugs with a novel fluorescence-based POCT device, Procedia Engineering (EUROSENSORS 2014, the XXVIII edition of the conference series) 87, 392-395, 2014
F. Baldini, A.Giannetti, S.Tombelli, C.Trono: Optical Sensing Medical and Clinical Diagnostics, In Photonics for Safety and Security, A. Cutolo,A.G. Mignani and A. Tajani Eds, World Scientific Publ., Singapore, 2014
B. Adinolfi, S. Carpi, A. Giannetti, P. Nieri, M. Pellegrino, G. Sotgiu, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, G. Varchi, F. Baldini, Complex nanostructures based on oligonucleotide optical switches and nanoparticles for intracellular mRNA sensing and silencing, Procedia Engineering, 87, 751-754, 2014
C. Berrettoni, S. Berneschi, R. Bernini, A. Giannetti, I.A. Grimaldi, G. Persichetti, G. Testa, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, F. Baldini, Optical monitoring of therapeutic drugs with a novel fluorescence-based POCT device, Procedia Engineering (EUROSENSORS 2014, the XXVIII edition of the conference series) 87, 392-395, 2014
F. Chiavaioli, C. Trono, F. Baldini, Improvement in refractive index sensitivity by means of internally curved long period fiber gratings, Proc. SPIE 9157, 23rd International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (Santander; Spain; 2-6 June 2014), 91578P, 2014
F. Chiavaioli, P. Biswas, C. Trono, A. Giannetti, S. Tombelli, S. Bandyopadhyay, N. Basumallick, K. Dasgupta, F. Baldini, IgG/anti-IgG immunoassay based on a turn-around point long period grating, Proc. SPIE 8935, Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic and Surgical Guidance Systems XII (1-6 Febbraio 2014, San Francisco, USA), pp. 89350V-1_89350V-6, 2014
C. Berrettoni, C. Trono, S. Berneschi, A. Giannetti, S. Tombelli, R. Bernini, A. Grimaldi, G. Persichetti, G. Testa, L. Bolzoni, G. Porro, H.Becker, C. Gärtner, F. Baldini, A newly designed optical biochip for a TDM – POCT device, Proc. SPIE 8976, Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems XII (1-6 Febbraio 2014, San Francisco, USA), pp.89760P-1_89760P-6, 2014
2013
A. Giannetti, S. Tombelli, F. Baldini: Oligonucleotide optical switches for intracellular sensing, Anal Bioanal Chem 405, pp. 6181–6196, 2013
F. Baldini: Optical nanosensing in cells, Anal Bioanal Chem 405, pp. 6143–6144, 2013
F, Chiavaioli, C, Trono, F, Baldini: Specially designed long period grating with internal geometric bending for enhanced refractive index sensitivity, Appl Phys Lett, 102 (23), pp. 231109-1 - 231109-4, 2013
G.Ghini, C. Trono, A.Giannetti, G.L. Puleo, L. Luconi, J. Amadou, G. Giambastiani, F.Baldini: Carbon Nanotubes modified with fluorescein derivatives for pH nanosensing, Sens Actuat B, 179, pp. 163–169, 2013
F. Baldini, A.Giannetti, C.Trono: Fundamentals of Optical Chemical Sensors, In Optochemical Nanosensors, A.Cusano, F.J.Arregui, M.Giordano, A. Cutolo Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 2013, Chapter 2, pp.35-50, 2013
S. Berneschi, F. Baldini, A. Barucci, F. Cosi, D. Farnesi, A. Giannetti, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, S. Soria, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, G.C. Righini, Biosensing with microresonators and fiber nanotips, 15th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Cartagena, Spain, June 23-27, 2013, (invited presentation)
S Tombelli, M Ballestri, G Giambastiani, A Giannetti, A Guerrini, G Sotgiu, C Trono, G Tuci, G Varchi, F Baldini, Oligonucleotide switches and nanomaterials for intracellular mRNA sensing, Proc. SPIE 8798, Clinical and Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging III (12-16 Maggio 2013, Munich, Germany), pp.879802_1-879802_5, 2013 (invited presentation)
F. Baldini, F. Chiavaioli, F. Cosi, A. Giannetti, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, Miniaturised optical fiber pH sensor for gastro-esophageal applications, Proc. SPIE 8794, Fifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors (19-22 Maggio, Krakow, Polonia), pp.87941Q_1-87941Q_4, 2013
A. Giannetti, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, M. Ballestri, G. Giambastiani, A. Guerrini, G. Sotgiu, G. Tuci, G. Varchi, F. Baldini, Intracellular delivery of molecular beacons by PMMA nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes for mRNA sensing, Proc.SPIE 8596, Reporters, Markers, Dyes, Nanoparticles, and Molecular Probes for Biomedical Applications V (2-7 Febbraio 2013, San Francisco, USA), pp.85960U_1-85960U_6, 2013
G.N. Conti, F. Baldini, S. Berneschi, D. Farnesi, A. Giannetti, S. Soria, C. Trono, Whispering gallery mode microresonators: results on aptasensors and on a new sensing approach, Proc. SPIE 8600, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XV(2-7 Febbraio 2013, San Francisco, USA), pp.86001O_1-86001O_8, 2013
F. Baldini, F. Chiavaioli, A. Giannetti, M. Brenci, C. Trono, Label-free biosensor based on long period grating, Proc. SPIE 8572, Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic Systems XI (2-7 Febbraio 2013, San Francisco, USA), pp.857217-857217-6, 2013
I.A. Kolmychek, D.A. Kopylov, T.V. Murzina, F. Baldini, S. Berneschi, D. Farnesi, A.Giannetti, S. Tombelli, G. Nunzi Conti, and S. Soria, Impact of thermal oxidation, surface chemistry and porous silicon morphology for sensing applications, Proc.SPIE 8627, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVII, (2-7 Febbraio 2013, San Francisco, USA), pp.85960U-85960U-6, 2013
