Articoli scientifici, comunicazioni orali e poster congressuali a cura dei membri di Aracnofilia – Associazione Italiana di Aracnologia
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In ordine di pubblicazione
37 – Lenzini L., Castellucci F., Poso M., Kulczycki A., Simeon E., Greco G., Piccinini A. & Legittimo C.M. (2022). First records of Anagraphis ochracea (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) for continental Italy and Sicily with new observations about its myrmecophilous lifestyle. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 64: 83-92. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366921128_First_records_of_Anagraphis_ochracea_Araneae_Gnaphosidae_for_continental_Italy_and_Sicily_with_new_observations_on_its_myrmecophilous_lifestyle
36 – Castellucci F., Caroli M., Simeon E., Kulczycki A., Piccinini A., Luchetti A. & Legittimo C.M. (2022). A new trans-Ionian spider species for the Italian fauna: Habrocestum graecum Dalmas, 1920 (Araneae, Salticidae). Biogeographia 37: a023. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366261693_A_new_trans-Ionian_spider_species_for_the_Italian_fauna_Habrocestum_graecum_Dalmas_1920_Araneae_Salticidae
35 – Castellucci F., Schifani E., Luchetti, A. & Scharff, N. (2022). New red wood ant species (Formica rufa group) reported as hosts of the myrmecophilic spider species Mastigusa arietina and Thyreosthenius biovatus. Bulletin of Insectology 75(2): 231-238. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363366911_New_association_between_red_wood_ant_species_Formica_rufa_group_and_the_myrmecophilic_spiders_Mastigusa_arietina_and_Thyreosthenius_biovatus
34 – Lott M., Dal Poggetto V.F., Greco G., Pugno, N.M., Bosia F. (2022). Prey localization in spider orb webs using modal vibration analysis. Scientific Reports 12, 19045. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22898-3
33 – Greco G., Valentini L. & Pugno N.M. (2022). Advances in the use of spiders for direct spinning nano-reinforced silk. APL Materials 10, 101111. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0095960
32 – Arakawa, K., Kono, N., Malay, A. D., Tateishi, A., Ifuku, N., Masunaga, H., …, Greco, G.,… & Numata, K. (2022). 1000 spider silkomes: Linking sequences to silk physical properties. Science Advances, 8(41), https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abo6043
31 – Schmuck S., Greco G., Bäcklund F.G., Pugno N.M., Johansson J. & Rising A. (2022). Impact of physio-chemical spinning conditions on the mechanical properties of biomimetic spider silk fibers. Communications Materials 3, 83. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-022-00307-6
30 – Spizzo F., Greco G., Del Bianco L., Coïsson M. & Pugno N.M. (2022). Magnetostrictive and Electroconductive Stress-Sensitive Functional Spider Silk. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2207382. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202207382
29 – Residori S., Greco G. & Pugno N.M. (2022). The mechanical characterization of the legs, fangs, and prosoma in the spider Harpactira curvipes (Pocock 1897). Scientific Reports 12: 13056. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16307-y
28 – Arndt T., Greco G., Schmuck B., Bunz J., Shilkova O., Francis J., Pugno N.M., Jaudzems K., Barth A., Johansson J. & Rising A. (2022). Engineered Spider Silk Proteins for Biomimetic Spinning of Fibers with Toughness Equal to Dragline Silks. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2200986. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202200986
27 – Greco G., Mirbaha H., Schmuck B., Rising A. & Pugno N.M. (2022). Artificial and natural silk materials have high mechanical property variability regardless of sample size. Scientific Reports 12, 3507. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07212-5
26 – Bäcklund F.G., Schmuck B., Miranda G.H.B., Greco G., Pugno N.M., Rydén J. & Rising A. (2022). An Image-Analysis-Based Method for the Prediction of Recombinant Protein Fiber Tensile Strength. Materials 15, 708. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15030708
25 – Kundanati L., Di Novo N.G., Greco G., Siboni S., Della Volpe C., Bagolini A. & Pugno N.M. (2022). Multifunctional roles of hairs and spines in old man of the Andes cactus: Droplet distant coalescence and mechanical strength. Phys. Fluids 34, 012003. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0066153
24 – Dal Poggetto V.F., Bosia F., Greco G., & Pugno N.M. (2021). Prey Impact Localization Enabled by Material and Structural Interaction in Spider Orb Webs. Adv. Theory Simul. 2100282. https://doi.org/10.1002/adts.202100282
23 – Schmuck B., Greco G., Barth A., Pugno N.M., Johansson J. & Rising A. (2021). High-yield production of a super-soluble miniature spidroin for biomimetic high-performance materials. Materials Today 50: 16-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2021.07.020
22 – Bucciarelli A., Greco G., Corridori I., Pugno N.M. & Motta A. (2021). Tidy Dataset of the Experimental Design of the optimization of the alkali degumming process of Bombyx mori Silk. Data In Brief. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107294
21 – Greco G., Arndt T., Schmuck B., Francis J., Bäcklund F.G., Shilkova O., Barth A., Gonska N., Seisenbaeva G., Kessler V., Johansson J., Pugno N.M. & Rising A. (2021). Tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk. Communications Materials 2, 43. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00147-w
20 – Bucciarelli A., Greco G., Corridori I., Pugno N.M. & Motta A. (2021). A design of experiment rational optimization of the degumming process and its impact on the silk fibroin properties. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 7 1374–1393. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01657
19 – Greco G., Mastellari V., Holland C. & Pugno N.M. (2021) Comparing modern and classical perspectives on spider silks and webs. Perspectives on Science 29: 133-156. https://doi.org/10.1162/posc_a_00363
18 – Mastellari V. & Greco G. (2021). Spider Silks and Webs in Ancient and Modern Knowledge: A Comparison. AKAN – Antike Naturwissenschaft und ihre Rezeption, BAND XXXI. https://doi.org/10.1162/posc_a_00363
17 – Greco G. & Pugno N.M. (2021). How spiders hunt heavy prey: the tangle web as a pulley and spider’s lifting mechanics observed and quantified in the laboratory. J. R. Soc. Interface 18: 20200907. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2020.0907
16 – Colla A., Legittimo C.M., Castellucci F. Simeon E. & de Miranda G.S. (2020). First record of Amblypygi from Italy: Charinus ioanniticus (Charinidae). Arachnology 18(6), 642-648. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344962131_First_record_of_Amblypygi_from_Italy_Charinus_ioanniticus_Charinidae
15 – Greco G., Francis J., Arndt T., Schmuck B., Bäcklund F., Barth A., Johansson J., Pugno N. & Rising A. (2020). Properties of Biomimetic Artificial Spider Silk Fibers Tuned by Post Spin Bath Incubation. Molecules 25 (12), 3248. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25143248
14 – Greco G. & Pugno N.M. (2020). Mechanical Properties and Weibull Scaling Laws of Unknown Spider Silks. Molecules 25(12), 2938. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25122938
13 – Greco G., Wolff J. & Pugno N.M. (2020) Strong and tough silk for resilient attachment discs: the mechanical properties of piriform silk, in the spider Cupiennius salei (Keyserling, 1877). Front. Mater. 7:138. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2020.00138
12 – Ruzzier E., Tomasi F., Poso M. & Martinez-Sañudo I. (2020). Archophileurus spinosus Dechambre, 2006 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae), a new exotic scarab possibly acclimatized in Italy, with a compilation of exotic Scarabaeidae found in Europe. Zootaxa 4750. 577-584. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4750.4.8
11 – Yang Y., Greco G., Maniglio D., Mazzolai B., Migliaresi C., Pugno, N.M. & Motta A. (2020). Spider (Linothele megatheloides) and silkworm (Bombyx mori) silks: Comparative physical and biological evaluation. Materials Science and Engineering: C 107, 110197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.110197
10 – Dellaquila A., Greco G., Campodoni E., Mazzocchi M., Mazzolai B., Tampieri A., Pugno N.M. & Sandri M. (2019). Optimized production of a high‐performance hybrid biomaterial: biomineralized spider silk for bone tissue engineering. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 48739. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.48739
9 – Greco G., Pantano M.F., Mazzolai B. & Pugno N.M. (2019). Imaging and mechanical characterization of different junctions in spider orb webs. Scientific Reports 9:5776 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42070-8
8 – Guarino R., Greco G., Mazzolai B. & Pugno N.M. (2019). Fluid-structure interaction study of spider’s hair flow-sensing system. Materials Today: Proceedings 7(1): 418-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.11.104
7 – Crevani M., Legittimo C.M., Garbi M., Simeon E., Lonati D., Vecchio S. & Locatelli C.A. (2017). The role of expert identification of spiders in the correct management of spider bites: a pilot study from Pavia Poison Control Centre. 37th International Congress of the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT) 16–19 May 2017, Basel, Switzerland.
6 – Kundanati, Greco G. & Pugno N.M. (2017). Ingegneria Bio-Ispirata a coleotteri e ragni (Bioinspired engineering from Beetles and Spiders). Entomata 5: 10-13.
5 – Greco G., Pantano M. & Pugno N.M. (2017). Strength of spider web junctions. Sheffield Silk Conference: Halifax Hall, Sheffield, UK, 24th – 26th July 2017.
4 – Legittimo C.M., Simeon E., Di Pompeo P. & Kulczycki A. (2017). The Italian species of Pritha (Araneae, Filistatidae): a critical revision and description of two new species. Zootaxa 4243(2): 201-248. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315074105_The_Italian_species_of_Pritha_Araneae_Filistatidae_a_critical_revision_and_description_of_two_new_species
3 – Rossi A. & Legittimo C. M. (2015). The first report of an accidental arrival of Centruroides gracilis (Latreille, 1804) in Italy (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Arachnida – Rivista Aracnologica Italiana 4: 33-34. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334063643_The_first_report_of_an_accidental_arrival_of_Centruroides_gracilis_Latreille_1804_in_Italy_Scorpiones_Buthidae
2 – Kulczycki A., Legittimo C.M., Simeon E. & Di Pompeo P. (2012). New records of Steatoda nobilis (Thorell, 1875) (Araneae, Theridiidae), an introduced species on the Italian mainland and in Sardinia. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 15: 269-272. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273927049_New_Records_of_Steatoda_nobilis_Thorell_1875_Araneae_Theridiidae_an_Introduced_Species_on_the_Italian_Mainland_and_in_Sardinia
1 – Di Pompeo P., Kulczycki A., Legittimo C.M. & Simeon E. (2011). New records for Europe: Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775) from Italy and Malta (Araneae, Araneidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 15: 205-208. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273927047_New_Records_for_Europe_Argiope_trifasciata_Forsskal_1775_from_Italy_and_Malta_Araneae_Araneida5
