Dr
Massimo Mariello
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Dr Mariello (Gallipoli, Italy – 1994) holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering (2015), a MSc (2017) and a PhD (2021) in Material Engineering and Nanotechnology at the University of Salento and the Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies of the Italian Institute of Technology (Italy). He worked on flexible microfabricated transducers and nanogenerators based on piezoelectric and triboelectric materials for energy harvesting and biosensing. He fabricated hybrid nanogenerators with record energy generation from water-based sources (e.g. waves, raindrops impacts), as well as soft biosensors for gait walking monitoring or sensing human gestures.

He was a Postdoctoral Scientist at the École Polytéchnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) since February 2021 where he worked on implantable bioelectronics and thin-film encapsulations for electrical/optical recording/stimulation. He specialized in the fields of bioelectronic implants, in vitro/in vivo deployment, photolithography-based microfabrication, biodegradable sensors, materials characterization. He patented a universal, ultra-sensitive method for quantifying accurately water permeability through thin-film encapsulations for flexible bioelectronics.

He moved to the University of Oxford (Institute of Biomedical Engineering) in 2023 as senior postdoctoral research associate for investigating laser-micromachined advanced bioelectronics and electronically-controlled drug-delivery technologies for treating neurological disorders.

So far, he is author and co-author of 18 pear-reviewed articles (13 first-author) and 3 book chapters. For a detailed CV and list of publications, please refer to his Linkedin and Researchgate profile.

Microfabrication, Bioelectronics, Biomedical engineering, Thin-film devices, Thin-film encapsulations, Transducers, Nanogenerators, Piezoelectrics, Triboelectrics, Implantable biomedical devices, Nanotechnology, Microfluidics, Microneedles, Neural interfaces, Bioresorbable materials.

Peer-reviewed publications:

  • M. Mariello, K. Ayama, C. Baudino, K. Wu, L. Wang, M. B. Cleusix, L. Mutschler, L.A. Jourdan, I. Furfaro, C. Kathe, G. Courtine, M. V. Allmen, M. V. Gompel, Y. Leterrier*, S. P. Lacour*. Magnesium test: universal and ultra-sensitive method for measuring reliability of soft-thin-film-encapsulated bioelectronic implants in physiological environments. Advanced Functional Materials 2024 (under review).
  • Wu, M. Mariello, Y. Leterrier, S. P. Lacour. Optical monitoring of side permeation in thin-film encapsulations for soft neural interfaces. Advanced Materials 2024, 2310201. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202310201
  • M. Mariello, I. Eş, C.M. Proctor. Soft and flexible micro-systems for electronically-controlled drug delivery. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2023, 2302969. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202302969
  • Sagdic*, E. Fernández-Lavado*, Mariello*, O. Akouissi*, S. P. Lacour*. Hydrogels and composite hydrogels for implantable bioelectronics. MRS Bulletin 2023, 48. doi:10.1557/s43577-023-00536-1.
  • M. Mariello. Heart energy harvesting and cardiac bioelectronics: technologies and perspectives. Nanoenergy Advances 2022, 2 (4), 344-385. https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040018
  • M. Mariello, K. Kim, K. Wu, S. P. Lacour, Y. Leterrier. Recent advances in encapsulations for flexible bioelectronic implants: materials, technologies and characterization methods. Advanced Materials 2022, e2201129, doi: 10.1002/adma.202201129.
  • M. Mariello. Recent advances on hybrid piezo-triboelectric bio-nanogenerators: materials, architectures and circuitry. Nanoenergy Advances 2022, 2(1), 64-109, https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv2010004
  • M. Mariello, A. Qualtieri, G. A. Mele, M. De Vittorio. Metal-free multi-layer hybrid PENG based on soft biocompatible electrospun/-sprayed PVDF fabrics for harvesting energy from disposable surgical face masks. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 7, ISSN 1944-8252, doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c01740.
  • M. Mariello, L. Fachechi, F. Guido, M. De Vittorio. Conformal, ultra-thin skin-contact-actuated hybrid piezo/triboelectric wearable sensor based on AlN and parylene-encapsulated elastomeric blend. Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, ISSN 1616-301X, doi: 10.1002/adfm.202101047.
  • M. Mariello, T. A. Blad, V. M. Mastronardi, F. Madaro, F. Guido, U. Staufer, N. Tolou, M. De Vittorio. Flexible piezoelectric AlN transducers buckled through Package-Induced Preloading for wind energy harvesting. Nano Energy, 85, (2021), 105986. . ISSN 2211-2855, doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105986.
  • M. Mariello, L. Fachechi, F. Guido, M. De Vittorio. Multifunctional sub-100µm-thickness flexible piezo/triboelectric hybrid water energy harvester based on biocompatible AlN and soft Parylene C-PDMS-EcoflexTM. Nano Energy, 83, (2021), 105811. ISSN 2211-2855, doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105811.
  • M. Mariello, F. Guido, L. Algieri, V. M. Mastronardi, A. Qualtieri, F. Pisanello, M. De Vittorio. Microstructure and electrical properties of novel piezo-optrodes based on thin-film Aluminium Nitride for biosensing, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 2020, 19,  doi: 10.1109/TNANO.2020.3042234.
  • M. Mariello, E. Scarpa, L. Algieri, F. Guido, V. M. Mastronardi, A. Qualtieri, M. De Vittorio. Novel flexible triboelectric nanogenerator based on metallized porous PDMS and Parylene C. Energies, 2020, 13(7), 1625, ISSN 1996-1073, doi: 10.3390/en13071625.
  • M. Mariello, F. Guido, V. M. Mastronardi, R. Giannuzzi, L. Algieri, A. Qualtieri, A. Maffezzoli, M. De Vittorio. Reliability of protective coatings for flexible piezoelectric transducers in aqueous environments. Micromachines, 2019, 10(11), 739, ISSN 2072-666X, doi: 10.3390/mi10110739.
  • M. Mariello, F. Guido, V. M. Mastronardi, F. De Donato, M. Salbini, V. Brunetti, A. Qualtieri, F. Rizzi, M. De Vittorio. Captive-air-bubble aerophobicity measurements of antibiofouling coatings for underwater MEMS devices. Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, 2019, vol. 9, pp. 1-9. doi: 10.1177/1847980419862075
  • M. Mariello, F. Guido, V. M. Mastronardi, M. T. Todaro, D. Desmaele, M. De Vittorio. Nanogenerators for harvesting mechanical energy conveyed by liquids. Nano Energy, vol. 57, 2019, pp. 141-156, ISSN 2211-2855. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.12.027.

Book chapters:

  • M. Mariello. Advanced polymers and composites for actuators in robotics and bioelectronics: materials and technologies. (2023) Book Chapter in: Gupta, R. (eds) Recent Advancements in Polymeric Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4193-3_27
  • M. Mariello. Advanced lead-free piezoelectric materials: ceramics, polymers and composites. (2022) Book Chapter in: Gupta, R. (eds) Handbook of Energy Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4480-1_87-1
  • M. Mariello, F. Guido, V. M. Mastronardi, F. Madaro, I. Mehdipour, M. T. Todaro, F. Rizzi, M. De Vittorio. Micro- and nano-devices for wind energy harvesting, in: Nano Tools & Devices for Enhanced Renewable Energy, Elsevier (2021), 291-374, doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821709-2.00023-2

Patents:

  • M. Mariello, K. Kim, S. P. Lacour, Y. Leterrier. Water-permeation sensor and method for making the same. International PCT Application No. PCT/EP2022/072275. (2024) WO2024032870 (A1)

Theses:

  • PhD M. Mariello, Piezo/Triboelectric Flexible Transducers and Nanogenerators for Energy Harvesting and Biosensing, 2021.
  • MSc M. Mariello, Anti-biofouling technologies for submarine piezoelectric Energy Harvesting, 2017.
  • BSc M. Mariello, MEMS micro-systems for mechanical energy harvesting, 2015.