Riccardo Leinardi

Nearly free surface silanols are the critical molecular moieties that initiate the toxicity of silica particles

Cristina Pavan, Rosangela Santalucia, Riccardo Leinardi et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 · 125 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +14

Revisiting the paradigm of silica pathogenicity with synthetic quartz crystals: the role of crystallinity and surface disorder

Francesco Turci, Cristina Pavan, Riccardo Leinardi et al. · Particle and Fibre Toxicology · 2015 · 114 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Pathobiology, Toxicology +13

Molecular recognition between membrane epitopes and nearly free surface silanols explains silica membranolytic activity

Cristina Pavan, Matthew J. Sydor, Chiara Bellomo et al. · Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces · 2022 · 37 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Biophysics +17

Applicability and Limitations in the Characterization of Poly-Dispersed Engineered Nanomaterials in Cell Media by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)

Arianna Marucco, Elisabetta Aldieri, Riccardo Leinardi et al. · Materials · 2019 · 33 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Toxicology +17

Dietary nanoparticles alter the composition and function of the gut microbiota in mice at dose levels relevant for human exposure

Laeticia Perez, Eleonora Scarcello, Saloua Ibouraadaten et al. · Food and Chemical Toxicology · 2021 · 33 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Nutritional Sciences, Toxicology +17