Diego Trucco

Bio

I completed my Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Pisa in 2018. Following that, I earned a Ph.D. in Biorobotics with honors at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in 2023. Currently, I am working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Regenerative Technologies Lab (https://www.regenerativelab.it/) under the supervision of Prof. Leonardo Ricotti at The BioRobotics Institute.

Research

My research centers on designing and developing biomaterials for tissue engineering and innovative medical therapies. I am particularly focused on developing both acellular and cell-laden biomaterials using advanced additive manufacturing technologies, with the aim of the substitution and regeneration of musculoskeletal tissues.

Publications

Tschon, M.; Codispoti, G.; Cabras, P.; Cafarelli, A.; Trucco, D.; Vannozzi, L.; Manferdini, C.; Carniato, M.; Cassiolas, G.; Martini, L.; Fini, M.; D'Atri, G.; Jost, C.; Fedutik, Y.; Nessim, G. D.; Dumont, E.; Lisignoli, G.; Ricotti, L.

In vivo efficacy of an injectable piezoelectric nanocomposite hydrogel and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound in two preclinical models of osteoarthritis Open new browser tab

(2026)
Vannozzi, Lorenzo; Pucci, Carlotta; Trucco, Diego; Turini, Claudia; Sevim, Semih; Pané, Salvador; Ricotti, Leonardo

Biodegradable Piezoelectric Micro‐ and Nanomaterials for Regenerative Medicine, Targeted Therapy, and Microrobotics Open new browser tab

(2025)
Corridon, Peter R.; Fahmy, Makayla J.; Arjemandi, Marie; Alkaabi, Hamda; Alameri, Sara Khaled; Purohit, Shiv Dutt; Trucco, Diego; Ricotti, Leonardo

Sustainable hydrogels from slaughterhouse waste: Vitreous humor for tissue engineering applications Open new browser tab

(2025)
Trucco, Diego; Gibney, Rory; Vannozzi, Lorenzo; Lisignoli, Gina; Kelly, Daniel J.; Ricotti, Leonardo

Reinforcement of injectable hydrogels through melt electro-written structures: Influence of shape and pore size on the injection force Open new browser tab

(2025)
Lenzi, Enrico; Manferdini, Cristina; Gabusi, Elena; Dolzani, Paolo; Trucco, Diego; Vannozzi, Lorenzo; Cafarelli, Andrea; D'Atri, Giovanni; Columbaro, Marta; Ricotti, Leonardo; Lisignoli, Gina

ULTRASOUND COUNTERACTS INFLAMMATION BY PROMOTING THE CHONDROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION OF MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS IN 3D PIEZOELECTRIC HYDROGEL Open new browser tab

(2024)
Guarnera, Daniele; Restaino, Francesco; Vannozzi, Lorenzo; Trucco, Diego; Mazzocchi, Tommaso; Lisignoli, Gina; Zaffagnini, Stefano; Russo, Alessandro; Ricotti, Leonardo

In Situ Extrusion of Biomaterials Through an Arthroscopic Tool: Characterization and Numerical Analyses Open new browser tab

(2024)
Ricotti, L.; Cafarelli, A.; Manferdini, C.; Trucco, D.; Vannozzi, L.; Gabusi, E.; Fontana, F.; Dolzani, P.; Saleh, Y.; Lenzi, E.; Columbaro, M.; Piazzi, M.; Bertacchini, J.; Aliperta, A.; Cain, M.; Gemmi, M.; Parlanti, P.; Jost, C.; Fedutik, Y.; Nessim, G. D.; Telkhozhayeva, M.; Teblum, E.; Dumont, E.; Delbaldo, C.; Codispoti, G.; Martini, L.; Tschon, M.; Fini, M.; Lisignoli, G.

Ultrasound Stimulation of Piezoelectric Nanocomposite Hydrogels Boosts Chondrogenic Differentiation in Vitro, in Both a Normal and Inflammatory Milieu Open new browser tab

(2024)
Guarnera, Daniele; Restaino, Francesco; Vannozzi, Lorenzo; Trucco, Diego; Mazzocchi, Tommaso; Worwąg, Michał; Gapinski, Tomasz; Lisignoli, Gina; Zaffagnini, Stefano; Russo, Alessandro; Ricotti, Leonardo

Arthroscopic device with bendable tip for the controlled extrusion of hydrogels on cartilage defects Open new browser tab

(2024)
Manferdini, Cristina; Gabusi, Elena; Dolzani, Paolo; Saleh, Yasmin; Trucco, Diego; Columbaro, Marta; Vannozzi, Lorenzo; Cafarelli, Andrea; Lenzi, Enrico; Ricotti, Leonardo; Lisignoli, Gina

LOW-INTENSITY PULSED ULTRASOUND DIRECT CHONDROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION OF ADIPOSE-STROMAL CELLS IN 3D PIEZOELECTRIC HYDROGELS Open new browser tab

(2023)
Trucco, Diego; Vannozzi, Lorenzo; Gabusi, Elena; Lenzi, Enrico; Manferdini, Cristina; Bacci, Alessia; Agresti, Liliana; Pascale, Maria Rosaria; Cristino, Sandra; Lisignoli, Gina; Ricotti, Leonardo

Visible light-mediated cross-linking of injectable gellan gum hydrogels embedding human chondrocytes Open new browser tab

(2023)