Sara Cascone

Sara Cascone

Research Fellow

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Academic Curriculum

Sara Cascone graduated, summa cum laude, in Chemical Engineering with a thesis in “Drug microencapsulation in biopolymers by ultrasound assisted atomization” in 2009. From 2009 to 2013 she has been student of doctoral course in Science and Technology for Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Food Industry – Chemical Engineering course, gaining the Ph.D. degree in March 2013, defending a thesis in ”In silico and in vitro models in pharmacokinetic studies”.

Since 2013, she has stipulated, in the Department of Industrial Engineering, post-doc collaboration grants, one of them is still going on, on the research topic concerning the simulation of the gastrointestinal tract behavior. During these collaborations, she has been co-author of papers published in international journals and many publications on international conference proceedings. Her main research activities are the study of all the phenomena involved in the drug release after oral administration; the simulation of the mechanic, biochemistry, and mass transport of the gastrointestinal tract and their influence on drug release from tablets. Moreover, she studies the degradation kinetics (both enzymatic and not) of anesthetics, evaluating the effect of the operative parameters and of the enzymatic concentration on the drug degradation. Finally, she participates in the design and realization of a plant, firstly on a lab scale and then on industrial scale, to produce agricultural fertilizers constituted by chelated iron, after a process optimization. This activity has been in collaboration with an industrial partnership (Fertenia Srl).

Her didactic activities have been several seminars during the courses in “Release and directing of drugs” at the Department of Pharmacy, “Chemical Reactors”, “Chemical Reactors in the Food Industry”, and “Principles in Chemical Engineering” at the Department of Industrial Engineering. Since 2010 she has been part of the examination board in “Chemical Reactors in the Food Industry” and “Principles in Chemical Engineering” in the Chemical Engineering bachelor degree and “Transport Phenomena and Food Processes” in the Food Engineering master degree.

Theses

PhD thesis

  • Sara Cascone, In silico and in vitro models in pharmacokinetic studies (thesis extract PDF, full thesis PDF 4.1 MB), Tesi di Dottorato di Ricerca in Scienza e Tecnologie per l’Industria Chimica, Farmaceutica e Alimentare”, Chemical Engineering (XI Ciclo-Nuova Serie), Supervisors: Prof. Eng. Giuseppe Titomanlio, Prof. Eng. Gaetano Lamberti, Scientific Committee: Prof. Werner Weitschies, Prof. Iztok Grabnar

Master thesis

  • Sara Cascone, Microincapsulazione di farmaci in biopolimeri mediante atomizzazione assistita da ultrasuoni (thesis extract PDF, full thesis PDF 2.0 MB), Master Degree in Chemical Engineering, 20/11/2009, Supervisors: Prof. Eng. Giuseppe Titomanlio, Prof. Eng. Gaetano Lamberti

Bachelor thesis

  • Sara Cascone, Analisi delle cinetiche di idratazione e di rilascio di principi attivi da compresse di idrogeli (thesis extract PDF, full thesis PDF 1.1 MB), Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering, 27/09/2007, Supervisors: Prof. Eng. Giuseppe Titomanlio, Prof. Eng. Gaetano Lamberti (This thesis has been awarded as the best Italian Bachelor thesis in Chemical Engineering in 2007 by AIDIC-GRICU)

Publications

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2018

Caccavo, Diego; Cascone, Sara; Lamberti, Gaetano; Barba, Anna Angela

Hydrogels: experimental characterization and mathematical modelling of their mechanical and diffusive behaviour Journal Article

Chemical Society Reviews, 47 (7), pp. 2357-2373, 2018, ISSN: 0306-0012.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogel Modeling

2017

Caccavo, Diego; Cascone, Sara; Lamberti, Gaetano; Dalmoro, Annalisa; Barba, Anna Angela

Modeling of the behavior of natural polysaccharides hydrogels for bio-pharma applications Journal Article

Natural Product Communications, 12 (6), pp. 867-871, 2017, ISSN: 1934-578X.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogel Modeling, Hydrogels, Mathematical modeling, Modeling

Caccavo, Diego; Cascone, Sara; Poto, Serena; Lamberti, Gaetano; Barba, Anna Angela

Mechanics and transport phenomena in agarose-based hydrogels studied by compression-relaxation tests Journal Article

Carbohydrate Polymers, 167 , pp. 136–144, 2017.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogel Modeling

2016

Lamberti, Gaetano; Barba, Anna Angela; Cascone, Sara; Dalmoro, Annalisa; Caccavo, Diego

An Engineering Point of View on the Use of the Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications Book Chapter

Majee, Sutapa Biswas (Ed.): Emerging Concepts in Analysis and Applications of Hydrogels, Chapter 8, Intech, 2016, ISBN: 978-953-51-2510-5.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogel Modeling

Caccavo, Diego; Cascone, Sara; Lamberti, Gaetano; Barba, Anna Angela; Larsson, Anette

Swellable Hydrogel-based Systems for Controlled Drug Delivery Book Chapter

Sezer, Ali Demir (Ed.): Smart Drug Delivery System, Chapter 10, Intech, 2016, ISBN: 978-953-51-2247-0.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogel Modeling

2015

Caccavo, Diego; Lamberti, Gaetano; Cascone, Sara; Barba, Anna Angela; Larsson, Anette

Understanding the adhesion phenomena in carbohydrate-hydrogel-based systems: Water up-take, swelling and elastic detachment Journal Article

Carbohydrate Polymers, 131 , pp. 41–49, 2015, ISSN: 01448617.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Bio-adhesion, Carbopol, Elastic behavior, Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogel Modeling, Modeling, Water transport

Caccavo, Diego; Apicella, Pietro; Cascone, Sara; Dalmoro, Annalisa; Lamberti, Gaetano; Barba, Anna Angela

Hydrogels-based systems for controlled release in agricultural applications Inproceedings

42nd Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society, 2015.

BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization

Caccavo, Diego; Cascone, Sara; Lamberti, Gaetano; Barba, Anna Angela

Hydrogel-Based CRSs Analyses: Testing And Modeling Inproceedings

1st International Congress of Controlled Release Society - Greek Local Chapter, pp. 1–1, 1st International Congress of Controlled Release Society, Athens (Greece), 2015.

BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogel Modeling

Caccavo, Diego; Cascone, Sara; Lamberti, Gaetano; Barba, Anna Angela

Controlled drug release from hydrogel-based matrices: Experiments and modeling. Journal Article

International journal of pharmaceutics, 486 (1-2), pp. 144–152, 2015, ISSN: 1873-3476.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogel Modeling, Hydrogels, Modeling, Texture analysis, Transport phenomena, Water uptake

Caccavo, Diego; Cascone, Sara; Amoroso, Maria Chiara; Apicella, Pietro; Lamberti, Gaetano; Barba, Anna Angela

Hydrogel-based Granular Phytostrengtheners for Prolonged Release: Production and Characterization Journal Article

Chemical Engineering Transaction, 44 , pp. 235–240, 2015.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Granulation, Hydrogel Characterization, Tecnagri

2014

Caccavo, Diego; Cascone, Sara; Lamberti, Gaetano; Barba, Anna Angela

Testing and modelling of hydrogels behavior for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications Inproceedings

Proceedings of CHISA 2014, pp. 1–1, CHISA 2014, Prague, Czech Republic, 2014.

BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogel Modeling

Cascone, Sara; Lamberti, Gaetano; Titomanlio, Giuseppe; D'Amore, Matteo; Barba, Anna Angela

Measurements of non-uniform water content in hydroxypropyl-methyl-cellulose based matrices via texture analysis Journal Article

Carbohydrate Polymers, 103 , pp. 348–354, 2014, ISSN: 01448617.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogels, Texture analysis, Water content

2013

Lamberti, Gaetano; Cascone, Sara; Cafaro, Maria Margherita; Titomanlio, Giuseppe; D'Amore, Matteo; Barba, Anna Angela

Measurements of water content in hydroxypropyl-methyl-cellulose based hydrogels via texture analysis. Journal Article

Carbohydrate polymers, 92 (1), pp. 765–8, 2013, ISSN: 1879-1344.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: HPMC, Hydrogel Characterization, Texture analysis, Water content

2012

Lamberti, Gaetano; Cascone, Sara; Titomanlio, Giuseppe; Barba, Anna Angela

Controlled Release of Drugs From Hydrogel Based Matrices Systems: Experiments and Modeling Journal Article

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, 26 (4), pp. 321–330, 2012, ISSN: 0352-9568.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogel Modeling

2010

Barba, Anna Angela; D'Amore, Matteo; Cascone, Sara; Lamberti, Gaetano; Rabbia, Luca; Titomanlio, Giuseppe; Grassi, Mario; Grassi, Gabriele

Pluronic/alginate gels in drug eluting stents preparation Inproceedings

Proceedings on CD-ROM of CHISA 2010 - ECCE 7, pp. 1–3, Chisa 2010, Praha, Czech Republic, 2010.

BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization

Barba, Anna Angela; D'Amore, Matteo; Rabbia, Luca; Cascone, Sara; Lamberti, Gaetano; Titomanlio, Giuseppe; Grassi, Mario; Grassi, Gabriele

Gelification of polymer blends for coating of eluting stents Inproceedings

Proceedings of 7th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, pp. 1–2, xxxx, Valletta (Malta), 2010, (Proc. su CD ROM).

BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization

2009

Barba, Anna Angela; D'Amore, Matteo; Cascone, Sara; Chirico, Serafina; Lamberti, Gaetano; Titomanlio, Giuseppe

On the behavior of HPMC/Theophylline matrices for controlled drug delivery Journal Article

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 98 (11), pp. 4100–4110, 2009, ISSN: 00223549.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Diffusion, drug release, HPMC, Hydrogel Characterization, swellable hydrogels, Theophylline

2007

Cascone, Sara; Chirico, Serafina; Lamberti, Gaetano; Titomanlio, Giuseppe

Water and theopylline transport phenomena within HPMC based tablets Inproceedings

Proceedings of Innovation in Drug Delivery, pp. 1–2, Napoli, 2007.

BibTeX | Tags: Hydrogel Characterization, Hydrogel Modeling