Paola Grillo Coppola

Ph.D. candidate in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche , 39^th cycle (2023-2026)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)

Adjunct lecturer/Adjunct instructor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)

paola.grillo@polito.it

Profile

PhD

Research topic

Supramolecular hydrogels for embedded 3D bioprinting and drug delivery

Tutors

Research presentation

Poster

Keywords

Bionanotechnology

Materials, surfaces and biofabrication techniques for tissue engineering and advanced implants

Biography

Paola Grillo Coppola received her Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino (Italy) in October 2021. She continued her studies obtaining her Master's Degree cum laude in Biomedical Engineering, with a specialization in Bionanotechnologies, in October 2023. Her Master's Degree thesis, titled "Design of an injectable and bioerodible supramolecular hydrogel for local siRNA delivery", was focused on the design of a supramolecular hydrogel made of a custom-made polyurethane capable of locally releasing nanoparticles containing RNA. The project, conducted at LMU (Ludwig Maximilian Universitat) of Munich (Germany), was carried out under the supervision of Prof. Gianluca Ciardelli, Prof. Monica Boffito and Prof. Olivia Merkel. In March 2024, she began the PhD Program in Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences, a collaboration between Politecnico di Torino and Università degli Studi di Torino. Her research, supervised by Prof. Monica Boffito, Prof. Gianluca Ciardelli and Prof. Clara Mattu, focuses on the development of supramolecular hydrogels for 3D bioprinting and local drug delivery.

Teaching

Teachings

Master of Science

Frontiers in Bioengineering enabling nanotechnologies. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA. Collaboratore del corso

Publications

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Grillo Coppola, Paola; Philipp Eckart Kromer, Adrian; Boffito, Monica; Winkeljann, ... (2025)
Injectable supramolecular hydrogels as delivery system of siRNA loaded PLGA nanoparticles. In: Nineth National Congress of Bioengineering – GNB 2025, Palermo, 16-18 june 2025, pp. 1-4. ISSN 2724-2129. ISBN: 9788855584142
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Grillo Coppola, Paola; Philipp Eckart Kromer, Adrian; Boffito, Monica; Winkeljann, ... (2025)
Design of an injectable and bioerodible supramolecular hydrogel as a local nucleic acid delivery system. In: ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS, vol. 7, pp. 15856-15866. ISSN 2637-6105
Contributo su Rivista