Associate Professor (L. 240)
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)
- Member of Interdepartmental Center J-Tech@PoliTO
Profile
Research interests
Biography
Francesco Baino is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Technology (IMAT-01/A) in the Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He received his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering (summa cum laude) in July 2006 and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Technology in March 2010, both from Politecnico di Torino. He joined DISAT as a post-doc in January 2010, was appointed as an Assistant Professor in January 2017, then as a tenure-track Senior Assistant Professor in November 2018 and eventually as an Associate Professor in November 2021. Prof. Baino has been Section Editor-in-Chief of the journal Materials (MDPI) in the section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses (March 2021-January 2024) and is currently Associate Editor of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (Wiley) (since January 2021) and of Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Frontiers Ltd) (since July 2015). Prof. Baino has published more than 250 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, 40 book chapters, 110 abstracts or contributions in congress proceedings and is author of 3 patents. His H-index is 60, with a total number of citations around 12,200 (Scopus database). He is member of the American Ceramic Society since 2018 in the Bioceramics Division. His current research interests include biomaterials and tissue engineering with special focus on bioceramics and bioactive glasses, ceramics for sustainable applications, processing and testing of advanced ceramics. According to a scientometric study performed by Stanford University, which was first published in PLOS Biology in 2021 and has been then annually updated, Prof. Baino is listed among the 2% top-cited scientists in the world.
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Research topics
- 3D printing of ceramics and glasses
- Bioactive glasses and glass-ceramics
- Biomaterials
- Porous ceramics
- Scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
- Sustainable materials for the circular economy
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Awards and Honors
- Premio Giovedì Scienza conferred by Fondazione Giovedì Scienza e Fondazione Agorà Scienza, Italy (2014)
- Ross Coffin Purdy Award conferred by The American Ceramic Society, United States (2024)
Editorial boards
- BIOMEDICAL GLASSES (2020-), Director
- CERAMICS (2020-), Director
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY (2020-), Director
- MATERIALS (2018-), Director
- FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (2015-), Director
- LETTERS IN APPLIED NANOBIOSCIENCE (2014-), Director
- THE OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2013-), Director
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS (2012-), Director
Conferences
- International Congress on Ceramics 7 (ICC7), Program chair
Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico
- Professore a contratto, presso Università degli Studi di TORINO
Teaching
Collegi of the PhD programmes
- SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2022/2023 (38. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2021/2022 (37. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2020/2021 (36. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO
Collegi of the degree programmes
Teachings
PhD
- Porous materials for high-tech applications: from the macro-scale to the nano-world. A.A. 2025/26, SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI. Main teacher
- Advanced glass and glass-ceramics: fundamentals and applications. A.A. 2024/25, SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI. Teaching assistant
- Materiali porosi per applicazioni avanzate dalla macro- alla nano-scala. A.A. 2024/25, SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI. Main teacher
- Materiali porosi per applicazioni avanzate dalla macro- alla nano-scala. A.A. 2023/24, SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI. Main teacher
- Advanced glass and glass-ceramics: fundamentals and applications. A.A. 2022/23, SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI. Teaching assistant
- Advanced glasses and glass-based components. A.A. 2020/21, SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI. Teaching assistant
Master of Science
- Degradation of construction materials and prevention. A.A. 2025/26, CIVIL ENGINEERING. Titolare del corso
- Degradation of construction materials and prevention. A.A. 2024/25, CIVIL ENGINEERING. Titolare del corso
- Degradation of construction materials and prevention. A.A. 2023/24, CIVIL ENGINEERING. Titolare del corso
- Degradation of construction materials and prevention. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CIVILE. Titolare del corso
- Degradation of construction materials and prevention. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CIVILE. Titolare del corso
- Technology of construction materials. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA CIVILE. Collaboratore del corso
- Technology of construction materials. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA CIVILE. Collaboratore del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali/Tecnologia dei materiali metallici (modulo di Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali). A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Titolare del corso
- Science and technology of materials/Technology of metallic materials (modulo di Science and technology of materials). A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali/Tecnologia dei materiali metallici (modulo di Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali). A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Titolare del corso
- Science and technology of materials/Technology of metallic materials (modulo di Science and technology of materials). A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali/Tecnologia dei materiali metallici (modulo di Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Titolare del corso
- Science and technology of materials/Technology of metallic materials (modulo di Science and technology of materials). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali/Tecnologia dei materiali metallici (modulo di Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Titolare del corso
- Science and technology of materials/Technology of metallic materials (modulo di Science and technology of materials). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali/Tecnologia dei materiali metallici (modulo di Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali). A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Titolare del corso
- Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Titolare del corso
- Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali/Tecnologia dei materiali metallici (modulo di Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali). A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Titolare del corso
- Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali/Tecnologia dei materiali metallici (modulo di Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali). A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Titolare del corso
Research
Institute
Research groups/teams
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- REBONE - End-to-end multidisciplinary optimal design for improved personalized bioactive glass/ceramic bone substitute implants, (2024-2027) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - HE - Excellent Science - MSCA - I-PRINT-MY-BONE - Artificial Intelligence-based design of 3D PRINTed scaffolds for the repair of critical-sized BONE defects, (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - PRIN
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- Additive manufacturing di ceramici e compositi bioattivi per applicazioni biomediche, (2022-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Agreements
Supervised PhD students
- Maria Erato Pianou. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Roberta Gabrieli. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
Publications
PoliTO co-authors
Last years publications
Publications by type
Latest publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Adabavazeh, Z.; Johari, N.; Baino, F. (2025)
Electrospun conductive polymer scaffolds: Tailoring fiber diameter and electrical properties for tissue engineering applications. In: MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 46. ISSN 2352-4928
Contributo su Rivista - Lourenço, Larissa Ribeiro; Dos Santos, Erik Felix; Correa Teruel De Jesus, Luccas; ... (2025)
Coupling biophysical stimuli with functional scaffolds to overcome the current limitations of peripheral nerve regeneration: a review. In: BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE, vol. 13, pp. 4062-4080. ISSN 2047-4830
Contributo su Rivista - Palladino, Donato Luca; Baino, Francesco (2025)
MXenes: Properties, Applications, and Potential in 3D Printing. In: CERAMICS, vol. 8. ISSN 2571-6131
Contributo su Rivista - Johari, Narges; Adabavazeh, Zary; Baino, Francesco (2025)
PVA-based bioinks for 3D bioprinting: A comprehensive review of their applications in tissue engineering. In: BIOPRINTING, vol. 49. ISSN 2405-8866
Contributo su Rivista - Mozafari, M.; Kargozar, S.; Kermani, F.; Milan, P. B.; Baino, F. (2024)
Additive Manufacturing of Bioactive Glasses: Focus on Bone Tissue Engineering. In: Bioceramics: Status in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (Part 2) / Kargozar S., Baino F., Singapore, Bentham Science Publishers, pp. 64-87. ISBN: 978-981-5313-89-5
Contributo in Volume
Society and Enterprise
Patents and other intellectual properties
- Rivestimenti antibatterici su dispositivi per oftalmoplastica. national Patent
Inventors: Francesco Baino Sara Ferraris Monica Ferraris Marta Miola Sergio Perero Enrica Verne' - Cementi ossei compositi, osteoinduttivi e a rilascio di farmaci, per la chirurgia spinale transcutanea. national and international Patent
Inventors: Francesco Baino Sara Ferraris Marta Miola Barbara Onida Enrica Verne' Chiara Vitale Brovarone