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ALICE BERARDO
Position
Assegnista di ricerca
Address
Università degli studi Padova
Telephone
0498276754
Alice Berardo
Italian
Current position: Assistant Professor of Industrial Bioengineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering University of Padova
Address: via Marzolo 9, 35131 Padova, Italy
Phone Number: +39 049 8276754
Email address: alice.berardo@unipd.it
PhD in Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, June 2018.
Master Degree (110 cum laude) in Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2013.
Research interests
Computational biomechanics of soft tissues; Gastric mechanics related to bariatric surgery; Fluid-solid interaction and computational fluid dynamics of the lower urinary tract; Mechanical characterization of biological tissues; Cell mechanics; Analytical and numerical modelling of friction phenomena; Development of setups for friction and related experiments; Development of novel strategies for the enhancement of the mechanical properties of materials; Dynamics of systems and structures for sexual confusion techniques of insects through vibrations; Design and development of innovative systems for the application of vibrations as mating disruption.
Notices
Publications
13) I. Toniolo, A. Berardo, M. Foletto, C. Fiorillo, G. Quero, S. Perretta, E. L. Carniel. Patient-specific stomach biomechanics before and after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Accepted to Surgical Endoscopy. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09233-7.
12) V. Caorsi, D. Cornara, K. Wells, D. Moser, A. Berardo, R. Miselli, M. Torriani, N. M. Pugno, M. Tasin, L. Maistrello, V. Mazzoni. Design of ideal vibrational signals for male attraction, through vibrotaxis experiments, to enhance pest control of stinkbugs, PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 2021 Aug 6. DOI: 10.1002/ps.6590
11) S. Avosani, A. Berardo, N. M. Pugno, V. Verrastro, V. Mazzoni, D. Cornara. Vibrational-disruption of feeding behaviors of a vector. ENTOMOLOGIA GENERALIS (2021), Accepted. DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2021/1327
10) A. Berardo, M. Pantano, N. M. Pugno. An insight into the toughness modulus enhancement of high-performance knotted microfibers through the correspondence analysis. ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPRESS (2021), 3, 025020. DOI: 10.1088/2631-8695/abf748
9) A. Berardo and N. M. Pugno. A model for hierarchical anisotropic friction, adhesion and wear. TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL (2020), 152, 106549, DOI 10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106549.
8) Y. Wu, B. Okesola, J. Xu, I. Korotkin, A. Berardo, I. Corridori, F. Pellerey, J. Kanczler, J. Feng, W. Li, Y. Shi, M. Titirici, S. Karabasov, R. Oreffo, J. Carlos Rodriguez-Cabello, G. Vozzi, H. S. Azevedo, N. Pugno, W. Wang, A. Mata. Organic-inorganic co-assembly and supramolecular biofabrication of functional fluidic devices. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2020), DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-14716-z.
7) L. Calabrese, A. Berardo, D. De Rossi, M. Gei, N.M. Pugno, G. Fantoni. A soft robot structure with limbless resonant, stick and slip locomotion. SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES (2019), 28, 104005.
6) A. Berardo, G. Costagliola, S. Ghio, M. Boscardin, F. Bosia, N. Pugno, An experimental-numerical study of the adhesive static and dynamic friction of micro-patterned soft polymer surfaces. MATERIALS&DESIGN (2019), 181, 107930.
5) G. Salerno, A. Berardo, T. Ozawa, H. Price, L. Taxis, N. Pugno, I. Carusotto. Spin-orbit coupling in a hexagonal ring of pendula. NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS (2017), 19, 055001.
4) A. Spagni, A. Berardo, D. Marchetto, E. Gualtieri, N. Pugno, S. Valeri. Friction of rough surfaces on ice: Experiments and Modelling. WEAR (2016), 368-369, 258-266.
3) L. Valentini, S. Bittolo Bon, M.A. Lopez-Manchado, R. Verdejo, L. Pappalardo, A. Bolognini, A. Alvino, S. Borsini, A. Berardo, N. Pugno. Synergistic effect of graphene nanoplatelets and carbon black in multifunctional EPDM nanocomposites. COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2016), 128, 123-130.
2) A. Berardo, M.F. Pantano, N. Pugno. Slip knots and unfastening topologies enhance toughness without reducing strength of silk fibroin fibres. INTERFACE FOCUS (2016), 6, 20150060.
1) M.F. Pantano, A. Berardo, N. Pugno. Tightening slip knots in raw and degummed silk to increase toughness without losing strength. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2016), 6, 18222.
Research Area
Research interests
Computational biomechanics of soft tissues; Gastric mechanics related to bariatric surgery; Fluid-solid interaction and computational fluid dynamics of the lower urinary tract; Mechanical characterization of biological tissues; Cell mechanics; Analytical and numerical modelling of friction phenomena; Development of setups for friction and related experiments; Development of novel strategies for the enhancement of the mechanical properties of materials; Dynamics of systems and structures for sexual confusion techniques of insects through vibrations; Design and development of innovative systems for the application of vibrations as mating disruption.
