Ph.D. in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche , 37^th cycle (2021-2024)

Ph.D. obtained in 2025

Profile

Research topic

Design and in vitro and in silico testing for implantable textile devices used in hernia repair

Research interests

Medical Innovation and Technology

Orthopedics and orthopedics engineering

Multiscale Modelling Methods in Biomechanics

Biography

The study of prosthetics and medical devices by a biomechanical point of view fascinated me since my Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering in Florence. For this reason, I decided to enroll in the Master degree program in Biomedical Engineering at the Politecnico di Torino. Moreover, the experience enjoyed during my Master Thesis, at the Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory (Forbiomit) in Rostock, thrilled me even more about biomechanics, leading me to start my career in this field of research. The experience as early-stage researcher and the first year of my PhD project enhanced my passion for biomechanics thanks to the opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team with PhD students and researchers that share with me the same interests. Since my Master Thesis I adopted a combined in vitro-in silico approach to study the behavior of implantable medical devices; this double vision of the same problem made me aware of the limits and the strengths of both approaches and the profit in a concomitant progress of these techniques.

Teaching

Teachings

Master of Science

Progettazione di protesi e organi artificiali. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei solidi). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei solidi). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei solidi). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei solidi). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei solidi). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei solidi). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei solidi). A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei solidi). A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso
Biomeccanica dei solidi/Biomeccanica dei fluidi (modulo di Biomeccanica dei solidi). A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso

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Research

Research groups

Solid and fluid biomechanics

Publications

Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris

Civilini, Vittoria (2025)
The role of morphology in surgical mesh performance: experimental and computational insights. relatore: AUDENINO, Alberto; TERZINI, MARA; , 37. XXXVII Ciclo, P.: 139
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
Sass, Jan-Oliver; Schulze, Christian; Civilini, Vittoria; Schneider, Jens; Grupp, Thomas ... (2024)
Primary Stability Of Cementless Anchored Primary And Revision Cup Designs In Various Acetabular Bone Defect Situations. In: 25th EFORT Congress, Hamburg, 22-24 Maggio 2024
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)
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; 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; 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
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 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
Borrelli, S.; Formaggio, A.; Civilini, V.; Lugas, A. T. (2021)
Phantom-based lumbar spine experimental investigation and validation of a multibody model. In: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS, vol. 9, pp. 226-238. ISSN 2046-0546
Contributo su Rivista
Lugas, A. T.; Aloj, D. C.; Santoro, D.; Civilini, V.; Borrelli, S.; Bignardi, C. (2021)
Cortical bone screws constructive characteristics - A comparative study. In: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS, vol. 9, pp. 283-295. ISSN 2046-0546
Contributo su Rivista

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Vittoria Civilini

Ph.D. in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche , 37th cycle (2021-2024)

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