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Gianluca CICALA

Full Professor of Materials science and technology [IMAT-01/A]
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Prof. Ing. Gianluca Cicala, PhD

Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAR)-Polifunzionale 6 Piano

V.le A.Doria, 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy

E_mail : gcicala@unict.it

Off. : +39(0) 957382760

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Education

Prof.Cicala received the PhD title in “Polymeric materials for special uses” from the University of Catania on February 25 2004 being advised by Prof.A.Recca. The title of the thesis was “ Study and development of novel technologies for the production of advanced composites by RTM”.

He received the Laurea Degree Summa cum laude in Mechanical Engineering on July 20, 2000. 

 

Professional experience

Since November 2017 He was appointed as Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the University of Catania.

In 2009 he has been nominated in the Scientific Board of INSTM (Consorzio Interuniverisitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali).

In the academic year 2007/2008 he has been nominated in the scientific board of the consortium “Consiglio Catania Ricerche”. 

In the academic year 2007/2008 he has been nominated as Scientific Coordinator of the project Bridgeconomies approved within the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework (11/04/08, prot.25/08).

In the academic year 2007/2008 he has promoted the Spin Off called “Spin Tech Srl” within the University of Catania. 

He has participated to the Organization Comitee of  XVIII Convegno Italiano di Scienza e Tecnologia delle Macromolecole.

From 07/07/2008 to 31/08/2008 visiting scientist at institute PUK of TU Clausthal for a cooperative research entitled “Development of thermoplastic interleaf films which build up a controlled morphology for toughening of RTM resins” with the group directed by Prof.Ziegmann.

From 02/06/2003 to 29/08/2003 he has worked in the product development group of Cytec Engineered Materials (Wrexham, Galles(UK)) within his PhD project. During this stage he has worked with Cytec research scientists and technologists on the development of production process to integrate stitching technologies with RTM (Resin Transfer Moulding) techniques.

From 08/01/2001 to 31/01/2002 he has worked at the Wilton International Centre within the research group of Cytec Engineered Materials. This stage was carried out within his PhD project. During the stage his research was focalized on the development of thermoset formulations for advanced composite applications in the aerospace and F1 sectors. In particular, most of the research was focused on epoxy resins for low temperature curing, on impact resistance of fibrereinforced composites and RTM techniques.

From 10/04/200 to 20/12/2000 he has worked on a contract as experimental scientist within the research group of ICI-Strategic Technology Group. His work was focused on the development of epoxy formulations as protective coatings and matrices for fiber reinforced materials.

From 11/07/1999 to 10/01/2000. He has worked within an industrial training scheme within the research laboratory of I.C.I. (Imperial Chemical Industries) – Strategic Technology Group. Within this stage he has filed his master degree thesis. During this stage he also got experienced on several experimental techniques such as: rheometry, hot stage microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, tensile and fracture mechanics testing.

 

Funded projects

Prof.Cicala has received funding within national funded research program and through grants funded by private industries:

  • (2024-2025) Local Coordinator of the project AUDI Audi: towards an abilitant-ubique SME’s designed productive island (Granted 450.000 €)
  • (2024-2027) Local Coordinator of the project MIMIT Accordo Innovazione RE-COMP (Granted 3.900.000 €)
  • (2023-2025) Local Coordinator of the project PRIN2022 Mustang (Granted 80.000,00 €)
  • (2023-2025) Local Coordinator of the project PRINPNRR 2022 3DCircle (Granted Unita 80.270,00 €)
  • (2019-2022) National Coordinator of the project PRIN MAMMA (Multiple Advanced Materials Manufactured by Additive technologies) funded by Italian MIUR (granted 986.667,00€);
  • (2019-2022) Local Coordinator of the project POR 1.1.5 SIMARE (granted 249.845,00€);
  • (2019-2022) Local Coordinator of the project POR 1.1.5 TiSento (granted 296.695,29€);
  • (2019-2021) Local Coordinator of the project PON PNR TecHnology And materials for safe Low consumption And low life cycle cost veSSels And crafts funded by Italian MIUR (granted 323.000,00€);
  • (2016-2018) Local Coordinator of the project COMMAND (COMposites Materials for Additive Manufacturing) funded by INSTM-Regione Lombardia;
  • (2012-2016) Local Coordinator of the project of the TEMPUS project “Development and innovation: a new postgraduate Curriculum for engineering PDI” Codice 530703-TEMPUS-2012-1-DE-TEMPUS-JPCR.;
  • (2011-2014) Local Coordinator of the PON0700 project entitled “Ambition Power” (granted 250.200,00€)
  • (2011-2014) Local Coordinator of the PON01750 project entitled “Advanced components for drag reduction” (granted 651.200,00€);
  • (2011-2014) Local Coordinator of the PON02239 project entitled “MATRECO – Advanced materials for eco-sustainable transports” (Granted 711.450,00€)
  • (2011-2013) National Coordinator of the PRIN project entitled “Nanofilled soluble textiles for RTM composites” (granted  170.300,00€)
  •  (2008-2010) National Coordinator of the project entitled “Development of selective polymeric membranes for gas separation: optimization by the integrated use of the synthesis, the characterization and the multiscale molecular modeling techniques.” (PRIN prot. 2007CNJTAH, granted  56.777,00€ )
  • (2007-2008) Project “Design and testing of protective materials for robot used for inspection purposes in critical areas” Research Grant funded by EUROCONSULT s.a.s e GESIND srl. (Role Scientific Coordinator)
  • (2007-2009) Project “High Tg Thermoplastic Block-Copolymers” Research Project funded by Cytec Engineered Materials (Role: Scientific Supervisor)
  • (2006-2009) Project PLAST_Ics “Laboratorio pubblico-privato per lo sviluppo di tecnologie di processo e dimostratori di circuiti elettronici ad alte prestazioni e basso costo di fabbricazione realizzati su substrati plastici” Obiettivo OR1.1 “Ricerca ed individuazione di film polimerici con funzioni di barriera per dispositivi TFT on Plastic” (Unit Coordinator)
  • (2006-2007) “Polymeric Materials and Technologies for RTM (Resin Transfer Moulding) production”  Research Grant funded by Holson Impianti Spa (Role: Scientific Coordinator).
  • (2004-2006) “Synthesis and development of nanocomposites for packaging based on novel functionalised copolymers of PET and PEN” National Project PRIN prot. 2004099185_004 (Role: Local Coordinator, granted  54.300,00€).

 

Principal scientific activities

Prof.Cicala has authored and/or co-authored 163 papers indexed on Scopus, 5 papers on national journals with editorial board, 6 chapters on books, 115 proceedings on national and international conferences, 1 National Patent and 1 International patent. The papers published by the Prof.Cicala have received a total of 3525 citationsand his h-index is equal to 33. 

The research activity of Prof.Cicala is focused on:

  • Additive Manufacturing;
  • Development of novel production process for composites;
  • Polymeric blends;
  • Eco-composites;
  • Auxetics;
  • Material characterization.

 

Awards

He has been awarded with his team with the Polymer Challenge 2008 award for the innovative technology for the RTM manufacturing of cellular auxetic composites. 

 

Referee Activity

He acts as referee for the following international journals: Polymer; Polymer Engineering and Science; Macromolecular Rapid Communication; Macromolecular Materials and Engineering;       Journal of Applied Polymer Science; Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics;Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research;European Polymer Journal;Polymer Bulletin;  Material and Design; Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics.

 

 

Editorial Board activity in ISI Journals

Since 2020 He is a member of the Editorial Board of Science and Engineering of Composite Materials (IF 0.700) https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/secm/secm-overview.xml?tab_body=editorialContent-79174

 

Since 2019 He is a member of the Editorial Board of Polymers edited by MDPI.

 

Since 209 He is a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Composites Science edited by MDPI

 

Special Issue Editors for the Special Issue “Polymer Matrix Composites for Advanced Applications” on the ISI Journal Polymers.

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/special_issues/polymer_matrix_composites”

 

 

Since 2015 He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Advances in Materials Science and Engineering(Impact Factor 0.744 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/amse).

 

Since 2016 He is a Section Editor of the International Advisory Board of the Journal Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials (Impact Factor 1.5 http://www.jab-fm.com)

 

Invited lecture

Invited Speaker for the “International Conference on Design and Technologies for Polymeric and Composite Products”, Bucharest, 10-11 October 2019.

Invited Speaker at the Institut für Polymerwerkstoffe und Kunststofftechnik, TU Clausthal with a talk on “ENGINEERING POLYMERS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: FROM LABORATORY TO INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS” Clausthal, 5 July 2019. 

Invited Speaker on invitation of Dr. Brendan Kneafsey at the Henckel research centre with a talk “ENGINEERING POLYMERS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: FROM LABORATORY TO INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS” Dublin, 18 June 2019. 

Invited Speaker on invitation of Prof.Maurice Collins for a talk entitled “Engineering Polymers for Additive Manufacturing:  From Laboratory to Industrial Applications” Bernal Institute, Limerick University, 6 February 2019.

Plenary Speaker on invitation by Prof.Romeo Ciobanu for a talk entitled “Electrical Engineering materials for additive manufacturing: from laboratory to industrial applications” at the EPE2018 10th International Conference and Exposition on Electrical and Power Engineering, IASI, Romania 18-19 October 2018.

Invited lecture at Queen’s University by Prof.Brian Falzon, Head of School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Queen’s University, Belfast (UK)), on  “Advanced thermoset blends for Composites” dal 24 al 25 Ottobre 2016.

Invited Speaker at the Composites Forum “A Composite future: Enabling automotive design with FRP technologies” nell’ambito del Composite Europe 2016, 24.09.2016, Stoccarda (DE) with the talk  “Natural fiber reinforced composites processed by 
HP-RTM  with bio-based thermoset matrix” .

Invited Lecture on “I materiali compositi per l’aeronautica: l’evoluzione dalle matrici termoindurenti di prima generazione ai materiali con modulo di Poisson negativo” within the XVI Scuola Nazionale di Scienza dei Materiali. 27 Settembre/2 Ottobre 2010, Bressanone.

Patent

  1. G.Meli, G.Recca, Cicala G, S.Ursino (2012)  “Device for the production of cellular materials”US 2013/0171409 A1.
  2.  G.Cicala, J.Grima, B.Ellul, G.Ruben, L.Oliveri, D.Attard, G. Recca (2010) “Costruzione multistrato per l'ottenimento di dispositivi con coefficiente di espansione termica controllabile” CT20100000002.
  3. G.Meli, G.Recca, G. Cicala, S.Ursino (2009) “Device and method for the production of cellular materials” WO 2009/109863 A2.

 

Book Chapters

1.         Mannino S., Latteri A., Saccullo G., Banatao R, Pastine S., Cicala G. (2017) “High Pressure Resin Transfer Moulding of Epoxy Resins from Renewable Sources”. In: Handbook of Composites from Renewable Materials Vol.2, Eds Vijay Kumar Thakur, Manju Kumari Thakur and Micheal R. Kessler, pp.475.487, ISBN:978-1-119-22365-8.

2.         Cicala G. and Mannino S. (2016) “Applications of Epoxy/Thermoplastic Blend”. In: Handbook of Epoxy Blends, Eds. J. Parameswaranpillai, N. Hameed , J. Pionteck,        E. M. Woo, Springer International Publishing, pp.1-25, ISBN: 978-3-319-18158-5.

3.         Cicala G. (2014) “Comparison of Epoxy/Rubber Blends with Other Toughening Strategies: Thermoplastic and Hyperbranched Modifiers”. In: Micro- and Nanostructured Epoxy/Rubber Blends, Eds. S.Thomas, C. Sinturel and R.Thomas ,Wiley, pp. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany. doi: 10.1002/9783527666874.ch18

4.         Cicala G. and  Lo Faro C. (2012) “Material Selection: Polymeric Composites Matrix”. In: International Encyclopedia of Composites Eds. L.Nicolais and A.Borzachiello, Wiley, pp.1-38 , DOI: DOI: 10.1002/9781118097298.weoc132. 

5.         Cicala G., A.Mamo, G.Recca and C.L.Restuccia (2009) “Thermoset/Thermoplastic blends: The effect of block copolymers”. In: Special Topics on Materials Science and Technology – An Italian Panorama eds. D. Acierno, D. Caputo, R. Cioffi, A. D’amore. LEIDEN: Brill, p. 117-124. ISBN/ISSN: 978 90 04 17224 1.

6.         Cicala G., G.Cristaldi, G. Recca and A. Latteri (2010) “Composites based on natural fibre fabrics” In: Woven Fabrics eds. Polona Dobnik Dubrovski. REIJKA: Sciyo, p. 317-342, ISBN: ISBN 978-953-307-194-7

Scopus EXPORT DATE:24 Nov 2024

Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Samperi, F., Scamporrino, A., Tosto, C. Kinetic study of the thermal and thermo-oxidative degradations of aromatic poly(ether sulfone) random copolymers bearing pendant carboxyl groups (2024) Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 149 (20), pp. 11449-11454. Cited 2 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85145281121&doi=10.1007%2fs10973-022-11881-9&partnerID=40&md5=1b2ecadfb23a46c8b85c0007bf726d30 DOI: 10.1007/s10973-022-11881-9 

Rizzo, G., Prasad, V., Yasar, M., Cicala, G., Ivankovic, A., Murphy, N., Latteri, A. Investigation of mechanical properties and self-healing efficiency of carbon fibers composites infused with unsaturated polyester vitrimer (2024) Polymer Composites, 45 (11), pp. 10404-10417. Cited 1 time. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85191876168&doi=10.1002%2fpc.28483&partnerID=40&md5=0099957bd03e0cc38d1c0cfb30379e51 DOI: 10.1002/pc.28483 

Stella, G., Saitta, L., Moscato, S., Cicala, G., Bucolo, M. 3D-Printed Micro-Optofluidic Slug Flow Detector (2024) IEEE Sensors Journal, 24 (12), pp. 18813-18826. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85192983441&doi=10.1109%2fJSEN.2024.3395391&partnerID=40&md5=493e856965bc1abbd3d19543519db579 DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2024.3395391 DOCUMENT TYPE: Article SOURCE: Scopus Saitta, L., Celano, G., Tosto, C., Arcadio, F., Zeni, L., Sergi, C., Cennamo, N., Cicala, G. The effect of surface roughness on the performance of 3D printed surface plasmon resonance sensors for refractive index measurements (2024) International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 132 (11-12), pp. 5503-5519. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85192008098&doi=10.1007%2fs00170-024-13649-x&partnerID=40&md5=8dc09f9495a28bbe8c0e36377f45bdff DOI: 10.1007/s00170-024-13649-x 

Rizzo, G., Dattilo, S., Prasad, V., Yasar, M., Ivankovic, A., Latteri, A., Cicala, G. Enhancing Sustainability in Unsaturated Polyester Resin: A Way to Use Biobased Curing Agents for Reduced Styrene Content and Improved Recyclability Properties (2024) ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6 (10), pp. 5714-5725. Cited 2 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85192823547&doi=10.1021%2facsapm.4c00388&partnerID=40&md5=a6d3e0f31304f48b76e940fc315159b0 DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.4c00388 

Calabrese, L., Cicala, G., Di Bella, G., Proverbio, E., Tosto, C., Saitta, L. Optimisation of ultrasonic welding process of carbon/epoxy composites using Nylon-based or PES thermoplastic interlayers (2024) Composites Part B: Engineering, 275, art. no. 111318, . Cited 6 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85185726550&doi=10.1016%2fj.compositesb.2024.111318&partnerID=40&md5=6d7df224d09b30e981b0c0e929fc4b62 DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111318 

Arcadio, F., Waqar, A.L.I., Bencivenga, D., Prete, D.D.E.L., Marzano, C., Saitta, L., Stampone, E., Cennamo, R., Carafa, V., Altucci, L., Zeni, L., Cicala, G., Cennamo, N. 3D-printed biosensors in biomedical applications exploiting plasmonic phenomena and antibody self-assembled monolayers (2024) Biomedical Optics Express, 15 (3), pp. 1976-1994. Cited 3 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85186714853&doi=10.1364%2fBOE.516565&partnerID=40&md5=ada10aed084285b97df0797896cea66e DOI: 10.1364/BOE.516565 

Tosto, C., Saitta, L., Latteri, A., Cicala, G. Epoxy-Based Blend Formulation for Dual Curing in Liquid Crystal Display 3D Printing: A Study on Thermomechanical Properties Variation for Enhanced Printability (2024) Polymers, 16 (3), art. no. 358, . Cited 3 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85184670256&doi=10.3390%2fpolym16030358&partnerID=40&md5=4939ff93309ba44353f4df6bf3490a00 DOI: 10.3390/polym16030358 

Patti, A., Acierno, S., Cicala, G., Acierno, D. Aging effects on the viscoelastic behaviour of products by fused deposition modelling (FDM) made from recycled and wood-filled polymer resins (2024) European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 82 (1), pp. 69-79. Cited 6 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85172073513&doi=10.1007%2fs00107-023-01994-9&partnerID=40&md5=03ed044c66c6a8ef2950be6b53b47c0b DOI: 10.1007/s00107-023-01994-9 

Cicala, G., Tosto, C. Optimization of fused deposition modeling for short fiber reinforced composites (2024) Additive Manufacturing of Polymer-Based Composite Materials: Materials, Processes, and Properties, pp. 37-79. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85203361912&doi=10.1016%2fB978-0-443-15917-6.00002-5&partnerID=40&md5=745addabff29400e4e3b2188b25c6f7d DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-15917-6.00002-5 

Marzano, C., Arcadio, F., Zeni, L., Cicala, G., Saitta, L., Tavoletta, I., Renzullo, L.P., Tosto, C., Cennamo, N. Towards Point-of-Care Tests via Polymer-Based Plasmonic Biosensors for Femtomolar-Level Detection of Proteins (2024) 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Measurements and Networking, M and N 2024 - Proceedings, . https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85201301835&doi=10.1109%2fMN60932.2024.10615622&partnerID=40&md5=51fc01c315dae520896c7f23648198df DOI: 10.1109/MN60932.2024.10615622 

Prete, D.D., Marzano, C., Arcadio, F., Cicala, G., Saitta, L., Zeni, L., Cennamo, N. A Femtomolar Detection Range via Plasmonic Biosensors Based on V-Shaped Optical Adhesives Waveguides (2023) IEEE Sensors Journal, 23 (24), pp. 30325-30334. Cited 3 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85177035521&doi=10.1109%2fJSEN.2023.3329587&partnerID=40&md5=c67aaf5578920ee925875386f361f619 DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3329587 

Saitta, L., Cutuli, E., Celano, G., Tosto, C., Sanalitro, D., Guarino, F., Cicala, G., Bucolo, M. Projection Micro-Stereolithography to Manufacture a Biocompatible Micro-Optofluidic Device for Cell Concentration Monitoring (2023) Polymers, 15 (22), art. no. 4461, . Cited 1 time. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85178119531&doi=10.3390%2fpolym15224461&partnerID=40&md5=ed29d77669fa265bf6065690e12c61ac DOI: 10.3390/polym15224461 DOCUMENT TYPE: Article SOURCE: Scopus Rizzo, G., Saitta, L., Dattilo, S., Tosto, C., Pergolizzi, E., Ivankovic, A., Cicala, G. Thermomechanical Characterization of an Unsaturated Polyester Vitrimer Synthesized Using a Titanium Transesterification Catalyst (2023) ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5 (10), pp. 8326-8338. Cited 5 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85171845124&doi=10.1021%2facsapm.3c01489&partnerID=40&md5=d8f788d52aa7ef89f5a38dd4155f415e DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.3c01489 

Saitta, L., Tosto, C., Pergolizzi, E., Rizzo, G., Cicala, G. Design and Fabrication of a Customized and Fully-Recyclable Carbon Fibers/Epoxy Composites Prostheses via a Functional Additive Manufacturing Approach (2023) Macromolecular Symposia, 411 (1), art. no. 2200189, . https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85174446883&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.202200189&partnerID=40&md5=28cb39775d9fcf58818cfa6ab5e06b33 DOI: 10.1002/masy.202200189 DOCUMENT TYPE: Article SOURCE: Scopus Tosto, C., Miani, F., Cicala, G. The Impact of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) Printing Profiles on 17-4 PH Green and Sintered Parts (2023) Macromolecular Symposia, 411 (1), art. no. 2200133, . https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85174440901&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.202200133&partnerID=40&md5=d85135587a2dadaed64c341c46a2747d DOI: 10.1002/masy.202200133 

Saitta, L., Montalbano, G., Corvaglia, I., Brovarone, C.V., Cicala, G. Printability of a Recycled Thermoplastic Obtained from a Chemical Recycling Process of a Fully-Recyclable Epoxy Matrix: An Upscaling Re-Use Strategy (2023) Macromolecular Symposia, 411 (1), art. no. 2200188, . Cited 2 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85174440457&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.202200188&partnerID=40&md5=59d5d0d98fd7ca7709940143d2997fd5 DOI: 10.1002/masy.202200188 

Saitta, L., Rizzo, G., Tosto, C., Cicala, G., Blanco, I., Pergolizzi, E., Ciobanu, R., Recca, G. Chemical Recycling of Fully Recyclable Bio-Epoxy Matrices and Reuse Strategies: A Cradle-to-Cradle Approach (2023) Polymers, 15 (13), art. no. 2809, . Cited 6 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85164699112&doi=10.3390%2fpolym15132809&partnerID=40&md5=a6f73a806cc58b866b1101f378611e8b DOI: 10.3390/polym15132809 

Saitta, L., Cutuli, E., Celano, G., Tosto, C., Stella, G., Cicala, G., Bucolo, M. A Regression Approach to Model Refractive Index Measurements of Novel 3D Printable Photocurable Resins for Micro-Optofluidic Applications (2023) Polymers, 15 (12), art. no. 2690, . Cited 4 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85163735276&doi=10.3390%2fpolym15122690&partnerID=40&md5=d3885e9c9c7e8a1d91d34ce97b7576be DOI: 10.3390/polym15122690 

Stella, G., Saitta, L., Ongaro, A.E., Cicala, G., Kersaudy-Kerhoas, M., Bucolo, M. Advanced Technologies in the Fabrication of a Micro-Optical Light Splitter (2023) Micro, 3 (1), pp. 338-352. Cited 4 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85163741366&doi=10.3390%2fmicro3010023&partnerID=40&md5=cb1597e4f71b1d1113243f53dc83a3ce DOI: 10.3390/micro3010023

Patti, A., Acierno, S., Cicala, G., Acierno, D. Predicting the Printability of Poly(Lactide) Acid Filaments in Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Technology: Rheological Measurements and Experimental Evidence (2023) ChemEngineering, 7 (1), art. no. 1, . Cited 12 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85147024253&doi=10.3390%2fchemengineering7010001&partnerID=40&md5=510a16a00156db70b26fc7b03f424bad DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering7010001 

Saitta, L., Arcadio, F., Celano, G., Cennamo, N., Zeni, L., Tosto, C., Cicala, G. Design and manufacturing of a surface plasmon resonance sensor based on inkjet 3D printing for simultaneous measurements of refractive index and temperature (2023) International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 124 (7-8), pp. 2261-2278. Cited 15 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85143628132&doi=10.1007%2fs00170-022-10614-4&partnerID=40&md5=418b0a04e8fb9d1a35d400a2dd34fd53 DOI: 10.1007/s00170-022-10614-4

Marzano, C., Arcadio, F., Minardo, A., Zeni, L., Prete, D.D., Cicala, G., Saitta, L., Cennamo, N. Towards V-shaped Plasmonic probes made by exploiting 3D printers and UV-cured optical adhesives for Medical applications (2023) 2023 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 and IoT, MetroInd4.0 and IoT 2023 - Proceedings, pp. 244-248. Cited 3 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85168124264&doi=10.1109%2fMetroInd4.0IoT57462.2023.10180172&partnerID=40&md5=a19724adec5bcced385ca88860d6c2d3 DOI: 10.1109/MetroInd4.0IoT57462.2023.10180172 

Patti, A., Acierno, S., Cicala, G., Acierno, D. Changes in Chemical and Physical Properties of Bio-Based Thermoplastics during Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) Process (2023) Chemical Engineering Transactions, 100, pp. 439-444. Cited 3 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85165137984&doi=10.3303%2fCET23100074&partnerID=40&md5=b8976b2ce511f3185ee7e6fc98e9854a DOI: 10.3303/CET23100074

Patti, A., Acierno, S., Cicala, G., Acierno, D. Evaluating Thermal Ageing of Recycled Bio-based Filament for 3D Printing as Function of Extruder Temperature (2023) Chemical Engineering Transactions, 98, pp. 57-62. Cited 1 time. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85159603917&doi=10.3303%2fCET2398010&partnerID=40&md5=d74699f06919610afddbd242238af930 DOI: 10.3303/CET2398010

Saitta, L., Prasad, V., Tosto, C., Murphy, N., Ivankovic, A., Cicala, G., Scarselli, G. Characterization of biobased epoxy resins to manufacture eco-composites showing recycling properties (2022) Polymer Composites, 43 (12), pp. 9179-9192. Cited 11 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85139404222&doi=10.1002%2fpc.27095&partnerID=40&md5=c64a435ed0de70d4a630289fb1b5960d DOI: 10.1002/pc.27095

Dattilo, S., Cicala, G., Riccobene, P.M., Puglisi, C., Saitta, L. Full Recycling and Re-Use of Bio-Based Epoxy Thermosets: Chemical and Thermomechanical Characterization of the Recycled Matrices (2022) Polymers, 14 (22), art. no. 4828, . Cited 12 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85142455882&doi=10.3390%2fpolym14224828&partnerID=40&md5=04f5611733591858e09ba799f55f0c42 DOI: 10.3390/polym14224828

Tosto, C., Bragaglia, M., Nanni, F., Recca, G., Cicala, G. Fused Filament Fabrication of Alumina/Polymer Filaments for Obtaining Ceramic Parts after Debinding and Sintering Processes (2022) Materials, 15 (20), art. no. 7399, . Cited 9 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85140828173&doi=10.3390%2fma15207399&partnerID=40&md5=86d999653d5c35d0f3f7464e829b7e0e DOI: 10.3390/ma15207399

 Patti, A., Acierno, S., Cicala, G., Zarrelli, M., Acierno, D. The Understanding the Processing Window of Virgin and Recycled Bio-based Filaments for 3D Printing Applications (2022) Macromolecular Symposia, 405 (1), art. no. 2100291, . Cited 4 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85140232039&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.202100291&partnerID=40&md5=602dbd0dbbc3ab986f86f25d686278bc DOI: 10.1002/masy.202100291

Panfiglio, S., Di Bella, G., Proverbio, E., Calabrese, L., Visco, A., Cicala, G., Sarasini, F., Buffa, G. Innovative and Sustainable Materials for Naval Applications Through National Cooperative Research: The Experience of the THALASSA Project (2022) Progress in Marine Science and Technology, 6, pp. 104-111. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85138189725&doi=10.3233%2fPMST220014&partnerID=40&md5=2f8b1bece183d185c6d7fb0d9d5dae0e DOI: 10.3233/PMST220014

Sarasini, F., Tirillò, J., Fiore, V., Valenza, A., Saitta, L., Tosto, C., Cicala, G., Felline, F., Gerardi, A., Ighina, C., Panfiglio, S. Environmentally Friendly Composites and Surface Treatments for Metal-to-Composite Hybrid Joints for Marine Application (2022) Progress in Marine Science and Technology, 6, pp. 448-455. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85138165968&doi=10.3233%2fPMST220053&partnerID=40&md5=f1d92611ef5408bbe8d3b92d4a4c00ee DOI: 10.3233/PMST220053

Saitta, L., Pergolizzi, E., Tosto, C., Sergi, C., Cicala, G. Fully-Recyclable Epoxy Fibres Reinforced Composites (FRCs) for Maritime Field: Chemical Recycling and Re-Use Routes (2022) Progress in Marine Science and Technology, 6, pp. 70-77. Cited 4 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85138161616&doi=10.3233%2fPMST220010&partnerID=40&md5=63da3123308d69d09f73420d8606496f DOI: 10.3233/PMST220010

Tosto, C., Tirillò, J., Sarasini, F., Sergi, C., Cicala, G. Fused Deposition Modeling Parameter Optimization for Cost-Effective Metal Part Printing (2022) Polymers, 14 (16), art. no. 3264, . Cited 23 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137559576&doi=10.3390%2fpolym14163264&partnerID=40&md5=f1f5affb2ffecf55096a3d9ee9e5678e DOI: 10.3390/polym14163264

Tosto, C., Pergolizzi, E., Cicala, G. Comparison of Three Additive Manufacturing (AM) Techniques for Manufacturing Complex Hollow Composite Parts (2022) Macromolecular Symposia, 404 (1), art. no. 2100340, . Cited 2 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85136529819&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.202100340&partnerID=40&md5=3951173381c6ca113a70acc5c2b57b00 DOI: 10.1002/masy.202100340

Blanco, I., Catauro, M., Cicala, G., Dal Poggetto, G., Tosto, C. Kinetic Study of the Thermal Dehydration of SiO2 and SiO2-ZrO2 Composites Prepared by Sol–Gel Route (2022) Macromolecular Symposia, 404 (1), art. no. 2100317, . https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85136478562&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.202100317&partnerID=40&md5=db028f2fa9a54af20a067b7071a63515 DOI: 10.1002/masy.202100317

 Tosto, C., Pergolizzi, E., Vitiello, L., Filippone, G., Cicala, G. Production of PLA-Milled Carbon Fibers (MCF) filled filaments for Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) printing (2022) Macromolecular Symposia, 404 (1), art. no. 2100417, . Cited 4 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85132631826&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.202100417&partnerID=40&md5=b3b56a43d22ac149a881ce9c02b3faf9 DOI: 10.1002/masy.202100417

Saitta, L., Celano, G., Cicala, G., Fragalà, M.E., Stella, G., Barcellona, M., Tosto, C., Bucolo, M. Projection micro-stereolithography versus master–slave approach to manufacture a micro-optofluidic device for slug flow detection (2022) International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 120 (7-8), pp. 4443-4460. Cited 11 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126322843&doi=10.1007%2fs00170-022-08889-8&partnerID=40&md5=a92a1ece51418d0abaeb0f6f133ee713 DOI: 10.1007/s00170-022-08889-8

 Catauro, M., Dal Poggetto, G., Cicala, G., Saitta, L., Tosto, C., Blanco, I. Thermo-oxidative investigation on SiO2 and SiO2–ZrO2 composites prepared by sol–gel route (2022) Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 147 (9), pp. 5401-5412. Cited 5 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85120454573&doi=10.1007%2fs10973-021-11139-w&partnerID=40&md5=6f586bef0f523b71180398436278e814 DOI: 10.1007/s10973-021-11139-w

Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Recca, G., Tosto, C. Specific Heat Capacity and Thermal Conductivity Measurements of PLA-Based 3D-Printed Parts with Milled Carbon Fiber Reinforcement (2022) Entropy, 24 (5), art. no. 654, . Cited 33 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85132646253&doi=10.3390%2fe24050654&partnerID=40&md5=2bda55c9280e22a1a879cf7b9ec43ed4 DOI: 10.3390/e24050654

Stella, G., Barcellona, M., Saitta, L., Tosto, C., Cicala, G., Gulino, A., Bucolo, M., Fragalà, M.E. 3D Printing Manufacturing of Polydimethyl-Siloxane/Zinc Oxide Micro-Optofluidic Device for Two-Phase Flows Control (2022) Polymers, 14 (10), art. no. 2113, . Cited 5 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85130549375&doi=10.3390%2fpolym14102113&partnerID=40&md5=eb765d5d81484432c24702758a9d3d42 DOI: 10.3390/polym14102113 

Patti, A., Acierno, S., Cicala, G., Zarrelli, M., Acierno, D. Recovery of Waste Material from Biobags: 3D Printing Process and Thermo-Mechanical Characteristics in Comparison to Virgin and Composite Matrices (2022) Polymers, 14 (10), art. no. 1943, . Cited 17 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85130314128&doi=10.3390%2fpolym14101943&partnerID=40&md5=99e9146ce11999e802707c347ec4e7a3 DOI: 10.3390/polym14101943 

Attar, S., Chen, B., Cicala, G., Catalanotti, G., Scalici, T., Falzon, B.G. On the mechanical properties of melt-blended nylon 6/ethylene-octene copolymer/graphene nanoplatelet nanocomposites (2022) Polymer, 243, art. no. 124619, . Cited 9 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124411299&doi=10.1016%2fj.polymer.2022.124619&partnerID=40&md5=c06c2278bfe46a68c28967fed8121cf6 DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124619 

Cairone, F., Gallo Afflitto, F., Stella, G., Cicala, G., Ashour, M., Kersaudy-Kerhoas, M., Bucolo, M. Micro-Optical Waveguides Realization by Low-Cost Technologies (2022) Micro, 2 (1), pp. 123-136. Cited 6 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85154063060&doi=10.3390%2fmicro2010008&partnerID=40&md5=1781ec158fb16e14620482e262b16ad3 DOI: 10.3390/micro2010008

Blanco, I., Latteri, A., Cicala, G., D’angelo, A., Viola, V., Arconati, V., Catauro, M. Antibacterial and Chemical Characterization of Silica-Quercetin-PEG Hybrid Materials Synthesized by Sol–Gel Route (2022) Molecules, 27 (3), art. no. 979, . Cited 14 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124199417&doi=10.3390%2fmolecules27030979&partnerID=40&md5=6b9dbacf3074c9c99823fc5dd68883ad DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030979

Patti, A., Acierno, S., Cicala, G., Acierno, D. Recycling Waste from Film Packaging to 3D Printing Applications: a Prospective Study to Identify the Processing Temperature (2022) Chemical Engineering Transactions, 96, pp. 55-60. Cited 6 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85144093081&doi=10.3303%2fCET2296010&partnerID=40&md5=89cc132d819c119cb751f5c88e3bc275 DOI: 10.3303/CET2296010

Cicala, G., Arcadio, F., Zeni, L., Saitta, L., Tosto, C., Fragala, M.E., Del Prete, D., Cennamo, N. Plasmonic Sensors based on 3D-printed polymer waveguides covered by a metals bilayer (2022) 2022 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium, SAS 2022 - Proceedings, . Cited 2 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85139117629&doi=10.1109%2fSAS54819.2022.9881343&partnerID=40&md5=99b228cce5d0402092d6ae105fc0aaad DOI: 10.1109/SAS54819.2022.9881343

Patti, A., Acierno, S., Cicala, G., Tuccitto, N., Acierno, D. Refining the 3D Printer Set-up to Reduce the Environmental Impact of the Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) Technology (2022) Chemical Engineering Transactions, 91, pp. 415-420. Cited 9 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85134006537&doi=10.3303%2fCET2291070&partnerID=40&md5=a88b5a78bd57b192d9dc7abf3dffd000 DOI: 10.3303/CET2291070

Hagel, S., Joy, J., Cicala, G., Saake, B. Recycling of Waste MDF by Steam Refining: Evaluation of Fiber and Paper Strength Properties (2021) Waste and Biomass Valorization, 12 (10), pp. 5701-5713. Cited 18 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85101522010&doi=10.1007%2fs12649-021-01391-4&partnerID=40&md5=dfc985413ba8cef6bccac950678e92fa DOI: 10.1007/s12649-021-01391-4

Ferrari, F., Corcione, C.E., Striani, R., Saitta, L., Cicala, G., Greco, A. Fully recyclable bio-based epoxy formulations using epoxidized precursors fromwaste flour: Thermal and mechanical characterization (2021) Polymers, 13 (16), art. no. 2768, . Cited 13 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85113261963&doi=10.3390%2fpolym13162768&partnerID=40&md5=ffe0cf9073706ae719fedf31d93cd161 DOI: 10.3390/polym13162768

Cennamo, N., Saitta, L., Tosto, C., Arcadio, F., Zeni, L., Fragalá, M.E., Cicala, G. Microstructured surface plasmon resonance sensor based on inkjet 3d printing using photocurable resins with tailored refractive index (2021) Polymers, 13 (15), art. no. 2518, . Cited 24 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111694871&doi=10.3390%2fpolym13152518&partnerID=40&md5=2c3dcf054fd590706ad2719fca101bc9 DOI: 10.3390/polym13152518 

Patti, A., Cicala, G., Acierno, S. Rotational rheology of wood flour composites based on recycled polyethylene (2021) Polymers, 13 (14), art. no. 2226, . Cited 18 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111053684&doi=10.3390%2fpolym13142226&partnerID=40&md5=d1feb4d4b0f2a4458a013fb15979a383 DOI: 10.3390/polym13142226

La Rosa, A.D., Greco, S., Tosto, C., Cicala, G. LCA and LCC of a chemical recycling process of waste CF-thermoset composites for the production of novel CF-thermoplastic composites. Open loop and closed loop scenarios (2021) Journal of Cleaner Production, 304, art. no. 127158, . Cited 49 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105696452&doi=10.1016%2fj.jclepro.2021.127158&partnerID=40&md5=93c13f0cd9e844532569b45e4e6ab385 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127158

Tosto, C., Tirillò, J., Sarasini, F., Cicala, G. Hybrid metal/polymer filaments for fused filament fabrication (FFF) to print metal parts (2021) Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11 (4), art. no. 1444, p. 1. Cited 86 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100858376&doi=10.3390%2fapp11041444&partnerID=40&md5=f4bfd6af1136058fa365ec582c7f00a8 DOI: 10.3390/app11041444

Saitta, L., Tosto, C., Pergolizzi, E., Patti, A., Cicala, G. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Printing: A Novel System for Polymer Hybrids Printing (2021) Macromolecular Symposia, 395 (1), art. no. 2000254, . Cited 4 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100901209&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.202000254&partnerID=40&md5=42038ddc08b43c32484d03723b479c45 DOI: 10.1002/masy.202000254

Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Tosto, C., Recca, G., Poggetto, G.D., Catauro, M. Kinetic Study of the Thermal Dehydration of Fly Ash Filled Geopolymers (2021) Macromolecular Symposia, 395 (1), art. no. 2000225, . Cited 6 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100894822&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.202000225&partnerID=40&md5=57d4e63c14bde1f3d05b2a293047719a DOI: 10.1002/masy.202000225

Tosto, C., Saitta, L., Pergolizzi, E., Patti, A., Celano, G., Cicala, G. Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM): New Standards for Mechanical Characterization (2021) Macromolecular Symposia, 395 (1), art. no. 2000253, . Cited 6 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100888636&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.202000253&partnerID=40&md5=af4a8a5c6331d3b6da2ed78b4edfd7ad DOI: 10.1002/masy.202000253

Cicala, G., Tosto, C., Recca, G., Patti, A. Additive Manufacturing Processing of Plastics for Mass Production of Composites Tooling: Technical and Economic Analysis (2021) Macromolecular Symposia, 395 (1), art. no. 2000256, . Cited 3 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100878226&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.202000256&partnerID=40&md5=57f7d6b639d8277be5db35cc93f9dd8a DOI: 10.1002/masy.202000256

Saitta, L., Cennamo, N., Tosto, C., Arcadio, F., Fragalà, M.E., Zeni, L., Cicala, G. Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on Inkjet 3D Printing † (2021) Engineering Proceedings, 11 (1), art. no. 39, . Cited 1 time. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85145382832&doi=10.3390%2fASEC2021-11127&partnerID=40&md5=4bc8f6ad7a306e9059f1c9bb9df46cc8 DOI: 10.3390/ASEC2021-11127

Patti, A., Cicala, G., Tosto, C., Saitta, L., Acierno, D. Characterization of 3D printed highly filled composite: Structure, thermal diffusivity and dynamic-mechanical analysis (2021) Chemical Engineering Transactions, 86, pp. 1537-1542. Cited 15 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85109489510&doi=10.3303%2fCET2186257&partnerID=40&md5=bbc5e7e41722b4bb9dc747da5b59b8f7 DOI: 10.3303/CET2186257

Patti, A., Acierno, D., Latteri, A., Tosto, C., Pergolizzi, E., Recca, G., Cristaudo, M., Cicala, G. Influence of the processing conditions on the mechanical performance of sustainable bio-based PLA compounds (2020) Polymers, 12 (10), art. no. 2197, . Cited 19 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85092521434&doi=10.3390%2fPOLYM12102197&partnerID=40&md5=b2a7c8cefd12ac2c8cd54e1794d9720c DOI: 10.3390/POLYM12102197 

Dattilo, S., Puglisi, C., Mirabella, E.F., Spina, A., Scamporrino, A.A., Zampino, D.C., Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Ognibene, G., Di Mauro, C., Samperi, F. Thermal degradation processes of aromatic poly(ether sulfone) random copolymers bearing pendant carboxyl groups (2020) Polymers, 12 (8), art. no. 1810, . Cited 12 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85090418477&doi=10.3390%2fpolym12081810&partnerID=40&md5=51f7771cc5c3de90479d536f61202081 DOI: 10.3390/polym12081810 

Scamporrino, A.A., Puglisi, C., Spina, A., Montaudo, M., Zampino, D.C., Cicala, G., Ognibene, G., Di Mauro, C., Dattilo, S., Mirabella, E.F., Recca, G., Samperi, F. Synthesis and characterization of copoly(ether sulfone)s with different percentages of diphenolic acid units (2020) Polymers, 12 (8), art. no. 1817, . Cited 8 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85090406090&doi=10.3390%2fpolym12081817&partnerID=40&md5=dd476f7f111a80152ad10c726a64f371 DOI: 10.3390/polym12081817

Tosto, C., Pergolizzi, E., Blanco, I., Patti, A., Holt, P., Karmel, S., Cicala, G. Epoxy based blends for additive manufacturing by liquid crystal display (LCD) printing: The effect of blending and dual curing on daylight curable resins (2020) Polymers, 12 (7), art. no. 1594, . Cited 30 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85088629197&doi=10.3390%2fpolym12071594&partnerID=40&md5=aac3da6cd184b242312c22ab1db05f3f DOI: 10.3390/polym12071594 

Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Ognibene, G., Tosto, C. Design, preparation and thermal characterization of polystyrene composites reinforced with novel three-cages POSS molecules (2020) Molecules, 25 (13), art. no. 2967, . Cited 3 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85087426357&doi=10.3390%2fmolecules25132967&partnerID=40&md5=d6fc56dde68c57c01645dfeb1447787d DOI: 10.3390/molecules25132967

Cairone, F., Davi, S., Stella, G., Guarino, F., Recca, G., Cicala, G., Bucolo, M. 3D-Printed micro-optofluidic device for chemical fluids and cells detection (2020) Biomedical Microdevices, 22 (2), art. no. 37, . Cited 17 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85084786791&doi=10.1007%2fs10544-020-00487-3&partnerID=40&md5=cd070678654b84d0c500ebf0f0d5ca02 DOI: 10.1007/s10544-020-00487-3 

Tosto, C., Saitta, L., Pergolizzi, E., Blanco, I., Celano, G., Cicala, G. Methods for the characterization of polyetherimide based materials processed by fused deposition modelling (2020) Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 10 (9), art. no. 3195, . Cited 19 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85085141261&doi=10.3390%2fapp10093195&partnerID=40&md5=41dda114bf298dfe9958d41e7719eca6 DOI: 10.3390/app10093195 

Sarasini, F., Tirillò, J., Bavasso, I., Bracciale, M.P., Sbardella, F., Lampani, L., Cicala, G. Effect of electrospun nanofibres and MWCNTs on the low velocity impact response of carbon fibre laminates (2020) Composite Structures, 234, art. no. 111776, . Cited 23 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85076261657&doi=10.1016%2fj.compstruct.2019.111776&partnerID=40&md5=3bdf9baaa5d7c6be467851e5ae14abeb DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111776 

Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Ognibene, G., Cicala, G. A Novel Polystyrene Nanocomposite with Fully Phenyl POSSs Functionalized (2020) Macromolecular Symposia, 389 (1), art. no. 1900070, . Cited 1 time. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85079876565&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.201900070&partnerID=40&md5=021a21fc07adf2da0634a519deedd959 DOI: 10.1002/masy.201900070

Tosto, C., Latteri, A., Pergolizzi, E., Giordano, D., Abramo, G., Catenaro, R., Pignotti, N., Cicala, G. Additive Manufacturing of Plastics: An Efficient Approach for Composite Tooling (2020) Macromolecular Symposia, 389 (1), art. no. 1900069, . Cited 10 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85079638175&doi=10.1002%2fmasy.201900069&partnerID=40&md5=ed6602e86be9c0f55e4f3da44f986a30 DOI: 10.1002/masy.201900069 

Salmeri, M., Ognibene, G., Saitta, L., Lombardo, C., Genovese, C., Barcellona, M., D'Urso, A., Spitaleri, L., Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Gulino, A., Fragalà, M.E. Optimization of ZnO nanorods growth on polyetheresulfone electrospun mats to promote antibacterial properties (2020) Molecules, 25 (7), art. no. 25071696, . Cited 22 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85083118254&doi=10.3390%2fmolecules25071696&partnerID=40&md5=75bed101441146cf4e045577dd147a33 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071696 

Catauro, M., Tranquillo, E., Barrino, F., Dal Poggetto, G., Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Ognibene, G., Recca, G. Mechanical and thermal properties of fly ash-filled geopolymers (2019) Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 138 (5), pp. 3267-3276. Cited 35 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074661967&doi=10.1007%2fs10973-019-08612-y&partnerID=40&md5=6c6e9b5fc88a12d6338279fe462da091 DOI: 10.1007/s10973-019-08612-y 

La Rosa, A.D., Pergolizzi, E., Maragna, D., Recca, G., Cicala, G. Reuse of carbon black from end-of-life tires in new pneumatic formulations and life-cycle assessment of the thermolysis process (2019) Journal of Elastomers and Plastics, 51 (7-8), pp. 740-754. Cited 10 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060027264&doi=10.1177%2f0095244318819242&partnerID=40&md5=59ec571c3097dab0c7ffd3eab24e597c DOI: 10.1177/0095244318819242 

 Abate, L., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Chiacchio, M.A., Ognibene, G., Blanco, I. Polystyrene nanocomposites reinforced with novel dumbbell-shaped phenyl-POSSs: Synthesis and thermal characterization (2019) Polymers, 11 (9), art. no. 1475, . Cited 8 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85072527412&doi=10.3390%2fpolym11091475&partnerID=40&md5=8d06251e1b062cea47be03590549f0e3 DOI: 10.3390/polym11091475 

Ognibene, G., Latteri, A., Mannino, S., Saitta, L., Recca, G., Scarpa, F., Cicala, G. Interlaminar toughening of epoxy carbon fiber reinforced laminates: Soluble versus non-soluble veils (2019) Polymers, 11 (6), art. no. 1029, . Cited 19 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85067365505&doi=10.3390%2fpolym11061029&partnerID=40&md5=637378af1ba0be2c7e2d0dc6aa8ba0bb DOI: 10.3390/polym11061029

Ognibene, G., Gangemi, C.M.A., Spitaleri, L., Gulino, A., Purrello, R., Cicala, G., Fragalà, M.E. Role of the surface composition of the polyethersulfone–TiiP–H 2 T 4 fibers on lead removal: from electrostatic to coordinative binding (2019) Journal of Materials Science, 54 (10), pp. 8023-8033. Cited 19 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85061998396&doi=10.1007%2fs10853-019-03442-7&partnerID=40&md5=b9d41407a15aec7d47bc76d5f1811890 DOI: 10.1007/s10853-019-03442-7 

Cicala, G., Mannino, S., La Rosa, A.D., Banatao, D.R., Pastine, S.J., Kosinski, S.T., Scarpa, F. Hybrid biobased recyclable epoxy composites for mass production (2018) Polymer Composites, 39, pp. E2217-E2225. Cited 10 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85057713776&doi=10.1002%2fpc.24582&partnerID=40&md5=33b54894618c8322c42d0e3574375f0d DOI: 10.1002/pc.24582 

Cicala, G., Mannino, S., Latteri, A., Ognibene, G., Saccullo, G. Effects of mixing di- and tri-functional epoxy monomers on epoxy/thermoplastic blends (2018) Advances in Polymer Technology, 37 (6), pp. 1868-1877. Cited 8 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85020059051&doi=10.1002%2fadv.21845&partnerID=40&md5=c90911c07683bec67a3f425f2f9c9704 DOI: 10.1002/adv.21845 

Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Ognibene, G., Rapisarda, M., Recca, A. Thermal properties of polyetherimide/polycarbonate blends for advanced applications (2018) Polymer Degradation and Stability, 154, pp. 234-238. Cited 29 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85048774458&doi=10.1016%2fj.polymdegradstab.2018.06.011&partnerID=40&md5=06c0171bfb45742a668206fc5b4013e6 DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.06.011 

Ognibene, G., Gangemi, C.M.A., D'Urso, A., Purrello, R., Cicala, G., Fragalà, M.E. Combined Approach to Remove and Fast Detect Heavy Metals in Water Based on PES-TiO2 Electrospun Mats and Porphyrin Chemosensors (2018) ACS Omega, 3 (7), pp. 7182-7190. Cited 23 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049404001&doi=10.1021%2facsomega.8b00284&partnerID=40&md5=70983efe41c33cd0710e32a0472e75bd DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00284 

Blanco, I., Rapisarda, M., Portuesi, S., Ognibene, G., Cicala, G. Thermal behavior of PEI/PETG blends for the application in fused deposition modelling (FDM) (2018) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1981, art. no. 020181, . Cited 9 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049981859&doi=10.1063%2f1.5046043&partnerID=40&md5=12e21f054e9ed8d1f50f3d18330f3492 DOI: 10.1063/1.5046043 

Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Recca, A. The new life of POSS, a very thermally stable nanoparticle (2018) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1981, art. no. 020029, . Cited 1 time. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049959670&doi=10.1063%2f1.5045891&partnerID=40&md5=62954e331351b20db2fef9f8058884aa DOI: 10.1063/1.5045891 

Cicala, G., Kumar, S.S., Blanco, I., Manuele, G., Recca, A. Novel pultrusion process for bended rebars for civil engineering application (2018) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1981, art. no. 020129, . Cited 1 time. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049955546&doi=10.1063%2f1.5045991&partnerID=40&md5=08c6f07b4dc818c1224fc3008300bc19 DOI: 10.1063/1.5045991 

Cicala, G., Di Mauro, C., Blanco, I., Ognibene, G., Samperi, F., Recca, A. Novel poly(ethersulphone)s bearing pendant carboxylic acid groups for membranes: Structure and thermal properties (2018) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1981, art. no. 020172, . https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049943350&doi=10.1063%2f1.5046034&partnerID=40&md5=97684c68a480793bf82544c5af08abbe DOI: 10.1063/1.5046034

Cicala, G., Giordano, D., Tosto, C., Filippone, G., Recca, A., Blanco, I. Polylactide (PLA) filaments a biobased solution for additive manufacturing: Correlating rheology and thermomechanical properties with printing quality (2018) Materials, 11 (7), art. no. 1191, . Cited 136 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049890523&doi=10.3390%2fma11071191&partnerID=40&md5=cf6c86fda6000dd62a12946e6b862efd DOI: 10.3390/ma11071191

Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Mannino, S., Ognibene, G., Blanco, I. Influence of Soluble Electrospun Co-Polyethersulfone Veils on Dynamic Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Epoxy Composites: Effect of Polymer Molar Mass (2018) Advances in Polymer Technology, 37 (3), pp. 798-809. Cited 10 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84973572616&doi=10.1002%2fadv.21723&partnerID=40&md5=0b4ae70dd0540a3563b3dba3620a507f DOI: 10.1002/adv.21723 

Graziano, A.C.E., Avola, R., Perciavalle, V., Nicoletti, F., Cicala, G., Coco, M., Cardile, V. Physiologically based microenvironment for in vitro neural differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells (2018) World Journal of Stem Cells, 10 (3), pp. 23-33. Cited 7 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044426406&doi=10.4252%2fwjsc.v10.i3.23&partnerID=40&md5=289d1df7711714186388b3cac6e75a16 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v10.i3.23 

Ognibene, G., Mannino, S., Fragalà, M.E., Cicala, G. Trifunctional epoxy resin composites modified by soluble electrospun veils: Effect on the viscoelastic and morphological properties (2018) Materials, 11 (3), art. no. 405, . Cited 2 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85043374954&doi=10.3390%2fma11030405&partnerID=40&md5=4ae4751d2470ca2d3866bf130b6f654d DOI: 10.3390/ma11030405 

La Rosa, A.D., Blanco, I., Banatao, D.R., Pastine, S.J., Björklund, A., Cicala, G. Innovative chemical process for recycling thermosets cured with recyclamines® by converting bio-epoxy composites in reusable thermoplastic-an LCA study (2018) Materials, 11 (3), art. no. 353, . Cited 61 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85042732228&doi=10.3390%2fma11030353&partnerID=40&md5=e54e2cc49b43c276fe01619b6befbffe DOI: 10.3390/ma11030353 

Cicala, G., Ognibene, G., Portuesi, S., Blanco, I., Rapisarda, M., Pergolizzi, E., Recca, G. Comparison of Ultem 9085 used in fused deposition modelling (FDM) with polytherimide blends (2018) Materials, 11 (2), art. no. 285, . Cited 76 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85042113048&doi=10.3390%2fma11020285&partnerID=40&md5=e0a2666236f605340345cd0adbd2c7dc DOI: 10.3390/ma11020285 

Cicala, G., Pergolizzi, E., Piscopo, F., Carbone, D., Recca, G. Hybrid composites manufactured by resin infusion with a fully recyclable bioepoxy resin (2018) Composites Part B: Engineering, 132, pp. 69-76. Cited 65 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028607185&doi=10.1016%2fj.compositesb.2017.08.015&partnerID=40&md5=e140c2174a410faeb64908134afa691a DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.08.015 

Cicala, G., Saccullo, G., Blanco, I., Samal, S., Battiato, S., Dattilo, S., Saake, B. Polylactide/lignin blends: Effects of processing conditions on structure and thermo-mechanical properties (2017) Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 130 (1), pp. 515-524. Cited 30 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85015257935&doi=10.1007%2fs10973-017-6253-0&partnerID=40&md5=c059cd632c747ff99ff00ec465d5ca93 DOI: 10.1007/s10973-017-6253-0 

Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Saccullo, G., Recca, G., Sciortino, L., Lebioda, S., Saake, B. Investigation on Structure and Thermomechanical Processing of Biobased Polymer Blends (2017) Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 25 (3), pp. 750-758. Cited 14 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84991059230&doi=10.1007%2fs10924-016-0857-5&partnerID=40&md5=67cd9b0780af36d585b5190efe6225a3 DOI: 10.1007/s10924-016-0857-

Cicala, G., Tosto, C., Latteri, A., La Rosa, A.D., Blanco, I., Elsabbagh, A., Russo, P., Ziegmann, G. Green composites based on blends of polypropylene with liquid wood reinforced with hemp fibers: Thermomechanical properties and the effect of recycling cycles (2017) Materials, 10 (9), art. no. 998, . Cited 43 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028404446&doi=10.3390%2fma10090998&partnerID=40&md5=14ce5adb8e35b5a941920b9aa7e01c5e DOI: 10.3390/ma10090998 

Cicala, G., Blanco, I., Latteri, A., Ognibene, G., Bottino, F.A., Fragalà, M.E. PES/POSS soluble veils as advanced modifiers for multifunctional fiber reinforced composites (2017) Polymers, 9 (7), art. no. 281, . Cited 19 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85025435046&doi=10.3390%2fpolym9070281&partnerID=40&md5=b63f748f72916ab294c6caaab94fc1d7 DOI: 10.3390/polym9070281 

Mannino, S., Latteri, A., Saccullo, G., Banatao, R., Pastine, S., Cicala, G. High pressure resin transfer moulding of epoxy resins from renewable sources (2017) Handbook of Composites from Renewable Materials, 1-8, pp. 475-488. Cited 2 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028600501&doi=10.1002%2f9781119441632.ch36&partnerID=40&md5=391e4cffe21a0ef02ad40da4fe7f2586 DOI: 10.1002/9781119441632.ch36

Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Curto, B.D., Russo, A.L., Recca, G., Farè, S. Engineering thermoplastics for additive manufacturing: A critical perspective with experimental evidence to support functional applications (2017) Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials, 15 (1), pp. e10-e18. Cited 98 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028076741&doi=10.5301%2fjabfm.5000343&partnerID=40&md5=f104a9534116fc71fffc1aaa858df236 DOI: 10.5301/jabfm.5000343 

 Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Saccullo, G., El-Sabbagh, A.M.M., Ziegmann, G. Thermal characterization of a series of lignin-based polypropylene blends (2017) Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 127 (1), pp. 147-153. Cited 45 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84975270347&doi=10.1007%2fs10973-016-5596-2&partnerID=40&md5=c45699f9ba7cc0568fbc1988001cfe1c DOI: 10.1007/s10973-016-5596-2 

Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Recca, A. Synthesis and thermal characterization of mono alkyl hepta phenyl POSS/PS nanocomposites (2016) Polymer Degradation and Stability, 134, pp. 322-327. Cited 3 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84995698444&doi=10.1016%2fj.polymdegradstab.2016.11.002&partnerID=40&md5=a6c5b1b388b15314ec0d12bc1600c1b0 DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2016.11.002 

La Rosa, A.D., Banatao, D.R., Pastine, S.J., Latteri, A., Cicala, G. Recycling treatment of carbon fibre/epoxy composites: Materials recovery and characterization and environmental impacts through life cycle assessment (2016) Composites Part B: Engineering, 104, pp. 17-25. Cited 134 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84983568208&doi=10.1016%2fj.compositesb.2016.08.015&partnerID=40&md5=ec9a5d0667dbf166f6c84f752f83e5a1 DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.08.015 

Del Curto, B., Barelli, N., Profaizer, M., Farè, S., Tanzi, M.C., Cigada, A., Ognibene, G., Recca, G., Cicala, G. Poly-paper: A sustainable material for packaging, based on recycled paper and recyclable with paper (2016) Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials, 14 (4), pp. e490-e495. Cited 9 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84994533197&doi=10.5301%2fjabfm.5000335&partnerID=40&md5=a04fe67bb94a082fd46cbed967ddd240 DOI: 10.5301/jabfm.5000335

Cicala, G., Rosa, D.L., Musarra, M., Saccullo, G., Banatao, R., Pastine, S. Recyclable epoxy resins: An example of green approach for advanced composite applications (2016) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1736, art. no. 4949602, . Cited 7 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84984559197&doi=10.1063%2f1.4949602&partnerID=40&md5=754e291dd133c66de5aee095b6bf156d DOI: 10.1063/1.4949602

Ognibene, G., Fragalà, M.E., Cristaldi, D.A., Blanco, I., Cicala, G. Functional electrospun membranes (2016) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1736, art. no. 4949630, . https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84984549635&doi=10.1063%2f1.4949630&partnerID=40&md5=04e9507e276964bf4d9d8554a761798d DOI: 10.1063/1.4949630 

Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Saccullo, G. Preparation and thermal behaviour of a series of liquid wood-polypropylene composites (2016) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1736, art. no. 4949589, . https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84984535348&doi=10.1063%2f1.4949589&partnerID=40&md5=740091c749353ad96897b522d9047c2e DOI: 10.1063/1.4949589

Cicala, G., La Rosa, A.D., Latteri, A., Banatao, R., Pastine, S. The use of recyclable epoxy and hybrid lay up for biocomposites: Technical and LCA evaluation (2016) CAMX 2016 - Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, . Cited 6 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85010064568&partnerID=40&md5=43b1c027a0c4a0223483b6dac50c2c72 

 Ognibene, G., Cristaldi, D.A., Fiorenza, R., Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Scirè, S., Fragalà, M.E. Photoactivity of hierarchically nanostructured ZnO-PES fibre mats for water treatments (2016) RSC Advances, 6 (49), pp. 42778-42785. Cited 38 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84968875158&doi=10.1039%2fc6ra06854e&partnerID=40&md5=7c9bf6adf196133650db84768e2b6167 DOI: 10.1039/c6ra06854e 

 Alberti, A., Bongiorno, C., Pellegrino, G., Sanzaro, S., Smecca, E., Condorelli, G.G., Giuffrida, A.E., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Ognibene, G., Cassano, A., Figoli, A., Spinella, C., La Magna, A. Low temperature sputtered TiO2 nano sheaths on electrospun PES fibers as high porosity photoactive material (2015) RSC Advances, 5 (90), pp. 73444-73450. Cited 15 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84941093356&doi=10.1039%2fc5ra13153g&partnerID=40&md5=c61e99581b0ecdea642e6cf95cafe794 DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13153g 

 La Rosa, A.D., Cicala, G. LCA of fibre-reinforced composites (2015) Handbook of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Textiles and Clothing, pp. 301-323. Cited 15 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84940974681&doi=10.1016%2fB978-0-08-100169-1.00014-9&partnerID=40&md5=db3806dbbf91c6e7d4e486b253372a5c DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-100169-1.00014-9 

 Blanco, I., Abate, L., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Latteri, A. Dumbbell-shaped polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes/polystyrene nanocomposites: The influence of the bridge rigidity on the resistance to thermal degradation (2015) Journal of Composite Materials, 49 (20), pp. 2509-2517. Cited 19 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84938501888&doi=10.1177%2f0021998314549616&partnerID=40&md5=e1407a282773a6b6b3bac0feac1fefc5 DOI: 10.1177/0021998314549616 

 La Rosa, A.D., Recca, G., Carbone, D., Battiato, S., Latteri, A., Cozzo, G., Cicala, G. Environmental benefits of using ground tyre rubber in new pneumatic formulations: A life cycle assessment approach (2015) Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 229 (4), pp. 309-317. Cited 8 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84940949532&doi=10.1177%2f1464420713517487&partnerID=40&md5=c4d1caf34563ec2beacfac1ba182f130 DOI: 10.1177/1464420713517487

Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Cozzo, G., Latteri, A., Recca, A. Synthesis and thermal characterization of new dumbbell shaped POSS/PS nanocomposites: Influence of the symmetrical structure of the nanoparticles on the dispersion/aggregation in the polymer matrix (2015) Polymer Composites, 36 (8), pp. 1394-1400. Cited 39 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84937162019&doi=10.1002%2fpc.23045&partnerID=40&md5=0dfa54519dbcb0eec77fec86121f8ced DOI: 10.1002/pc.23045 

 Cicala, G. Comparison of Epoxy/Rubber Blends with Other Toughening Strategies: Thermoplastic and Hyperbranched Modifiers (2014) Micro and Nanostructured Epoxy/Rubber Blends, 9783527333349, pp. 363-390. Cited 3 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84926245582&doi=10.1002%2f9783527666874.ch18&partnerID=40&md5=19167a9f8c89d9a06955fce74b89725b DOI: 10.1002/9783527666874.ch18

La Rosa, A.D., Recca, G., Summerscales, J., Latteri, A., Cozzo, G., Cicala, G. Bio-based versus traditional polymer composites. A life cycle assessment perspective (2014) Journal of Cleaner Production, 74, pp. 135-144. Cited 132 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84901625802&doi=10.1016%2fj.jclepro.2014.03.017&partnerID=40&md5=3c104bed0267e63da049d9b8662eb77c DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.017 

 La Rosa, A.D., Recca, A., Gagliano, A., Summerscales, J., Latteri, A., Cozzo, G., Cicala, G. Environmental impacts and thermal insulation performance of innovative composite solutions for building applications (2014) Construction and Building Materials, 55, pp. 406-414. Cited 117 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84894047672&doi=10.1016%2fj.conbuildmat.2014.01.054&partnerID=40&md5=4f34577988859df196c8b60be3ae5768 DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.01.054 

 Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Cozzo, G., Latteri, A., Recca, A. Thermo-mechanical characterization of a monochlorophenyl, hepta isobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane/polystyrene composite (2014) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1599, pp. 350-353. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903198169&doi=10.1063%2f1.4876850&partnerID=40&md5=d1de45fa1bbb96181a151ab09106af13 DOI: 10.1063/1.4876850 

 Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Mannino, S., Cozzo, G., Ognibene, G., Recca, A. Thermoplastic veils as advanced modifiers for multifunctional fiber reinforced composites (2014) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1599, pp. 46-49. Cited 4 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903177780&doi=10.1063%2f1.4876774&partnerID=40&md5=e79b4a2bf6c6cc169e652c693e173595 DOI: 10.1063/1.4876774 

Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Recca, A. Synthesis and characterization of differently substituted phenyl hepta isobutyl-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane/polystyrene nanocomposites (2014) Polymer Composites, 35 (1), pp. 151-157. Cited 35 times. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84890313523&doi=10.1002%2fpc.22644&partnerID=40&md5=bbe6757a95c734cb836001e0a9f8d90c DOI: 10.1002/pc.22644 

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Prof.Cicala has authored and/or co-authored 163 papers indexed on Scopus, 5 papers on national journals with editorial board, 6 chapters on books, more than 89 proceedings on national and international conferences, 1 National Patent and 1 International patent. The papers published by the Prof.Cicala have received a total of 3525 citations and his h-index is equal to 33.

The research activity of Prof.Cicala is focused on:

  • Additive Manufacturing;
  • Development of novel production process for composites;
  • Polymeric blends;
  • Eco-composites;
  • Auxetics;
  • Material characterization.

 

Awards

He has been awarded with his team with the Polymer Challenge 2008 award for the innovative technology for the RTM manufacturing of  cellular auxetic composites.