Ph.D. in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche , 38th cycle (2022-2025)
Ph.D. obtained in 2026
Dissertation:
Experimental and regulatory approaches for the standardisation of surgical meshes (Abstract)
Tutors:
Mara Terzini Alberto Audenino
Research presentation:
PosterProfile
Research topic
Class III (MDR) implantable medical devices for the abdominal wall treatment
Research interests
Biography
Scolarship at Politecnico di Torino between March 2022 and October 2022.
Since 01/11/2022, PhD student at Politecnico di Torino, in collaboration with a manufacturer of implantable medical devices (class III MDR) for the treatment of abdominal wall defects and pelvic floor defects.
Research period at Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University from 1/10/2024 to 31/03/2025 for deepen the understanding of the design and production phases of surgical meshes.
Publications
Last years publications
Publications by type
Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Giacalone, Vincenzo (2026)
Experimental and regulatory approaches for the standardisation of surgical meshes. relatore: TERZINI, MARA; AUDENINO, Alberto; , 38. XXXVIII Ciclo, P.: 133
Doctoral Thesis - Giacalone, Vincenzo; Hoffmann, Leonie; Civilini, Vittoria; Audenino, Alberto L; Gries, ... (2025)
Influence of the heat setting parameters on the mechanical and morphological properties of surgical meshes. In: 34th annual conference of the european society of biomaterials, Torino, Italia, 07/09/2025 - 11/07/2025
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Civilini, Vittoria; Aldieri, Alessandra; Giacalone, Vincenzo; Audenino, Alberto L.; ... (2025)
Assessing the Impact of Morphological Parameters on the Mechanical Behavior of Synthetic Meshes. A Multivariate Regression Approach. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, vol. 41. ISSN 2040-7939
Contributo su Rivista - Civilini, Vittoria; Giacalone, Vincenzo; Audenino, Alberto L.; Terzini, Mara (2023)
A reliable and replicable test protocol for the mechanical evaluation of synthetic meshes. In: JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS, vol. 144. ISSN 1751-6161
Contributo su Rivista - Giacalone, Vincenzo; Civilini, Vittoria; Audenino, Alberto L.; Terzini, Mara (2023)
Quantifying mesh textile and effective porosities: A straightforward image analysis procedure for morphological analysis of surgical meshes. In: COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE, vol. 242. ISSN 0169-2607
Contributo su Rivista - Civilini, Vittoria; Giacalone, Vincenzo; Audenino, Alberto; Terzini, Mara (2023)
Mechanical evaluation of synthetic meshes: definition and verification of a rigorous test protocol. In: 8th National Congress of Bioengineering, Padova, Italy, 21 - 23 June 2023, pp. 375-378
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Giacalone, Vincenzo; Civilini, Vittoria; Terzini, Mara (2023)
Standardizing surgical meshes porosity assessment with a novel image analysis protocol. In: XII Annual Meeting of the ESB-ITA, Torino, 18 - 19 September 2023, pp. 74-74
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Civilini, Vittoria; Giacalone, Vincenzo; Audenino, Alberto; Terzini, Mara (2023)
An exhaustive test protocol for the mechanical characterization of surgical meshes. In: 28th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Maastricht (Netherlands), 9-12 July, 2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Civilini, Vittoria; Aldieri, Alessandra; Giacalone, Vincenzo; Audenino, Alberto; ... (2023)
Are mechanical parameters of surgical meshes related to structure properties? A multiple regression analysis. In: XII Annual Meeting of the ESB-ITA, Torino (ITALY), 18 - 19 September 2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)