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Sofia Di Leonardo, PhD
Scientist in Biomechanics
sdileonardo@fondazionerimed.com
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Sofia Di Leonardo obtained her MEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Palermo, Italy, in 2018, with a thesis performed at the Advanced Composites Research Group, Queen’s University Belfast, UK.  In 2022, she obtained a PhD (Doctor Europaeus) in Technological Innovation Engineering from the University of Palermo, Italy, with a thesis on unconventional application of image correlation techniques to biomaterials and cardiovascular systems.  During her PhD Sofia carried out part of her research in the UCL Cardiovascular Engineering Laboratory at University College London (UCL), UK.  Since 2022, Sofia is a member of the Group of Bioengineering & Medical Devices of Ri.MED Foundation, where she is Scientist in Biomechanics and coordinates the experimental activities and is responsible for the experimental tests in the Bioengineering Platform.

Scientific Activity

Sofia’s research activity focuses in the area of ​​biomechanics, with particular interest in the characterisation of biomaterials, the in vitro simulation of physiological systems, the design optimisation of medical devices, and the conduction of preclinical evaluation tests based on regulatory requirements.  Sofia is expert in the application of Particle Image Velocimetry and Digital Image Correlation, and in the characterisation methods for biological tissues and superelastic/shape memory alloys.

Publications

Journal Paper
Effect of nanocomposite chitosan/hydroxyapatite pH-induced hydrogels on the osteogenic differentiation of spheroids from adipose stem cells
Anna Barbara Di Stefano †, Chiara Di Marco †, Francesca Toia *, Marco Trapani , Maria Testa , Sofia Di Leonardo, PhD , Gaetano Burriesci, PhD , Mara Franza , Emanuele Cammarata , Adriana Cordova , Francesco Lopresti , Vincenzo La Carrubba
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 299: 140213, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.140213
Dissemination
Temperature Harmonic Analysis Of Austenitic Niti Under Dynamic Cyclic Loading
Valentina Pinto †, Sofia Di Leonardo, PhD , Maria Galeazzo , Gaetano Burriesci, PhD , Giuseppe Pitarresi
Proceedings of the World Congress on New Technologies. 10th World Congress on New Technologies, NewTech 2024, Barcelona 25-27 August: 319749, 2024
http://dx.doi.org/10.11159/icbb24.112
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