Pierangelo Gobbo
Papers
7
Total Citations
84
H-Index
4
About
Pierangelo Gobbo is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of materials chemistry, synthetic biology, and systems chemistry, with a research focus centered on protocells, prototissues, and bio-inspired materials. His most celebrated contributions lie in the bottom-up construction of tissue-like architectures from synthetic protocell building blocks — a field he has helped define and advance significantly. Gobbo's landmark 2020 paper, "From Protocells to Prototissues" (36 citations), established a materials chemistry framework for assembling free-standing 3D protocell networks capable of communication and synergistic function. Building on this, his 2021 microfluidics work (25 citations) demonstrated precise, programmable assembly of water-stable prototissues with collective sensing behaviours, marking a major leap in prototissue engineering. More recently, his group has explored vesicle-based prototissue fibers with modular functionalities and the broader landscape of higher-order behaviours in bio-inspired materials, reflecting an ambition to chemically program macroscopic material responses. Gobbo's work also ventures into photochemical patterning of soft materials and even micro-scale robotic locomotion, revealing a remarkably interdisciplinary vision. With a growing citation record and consistently high-impact publications, he represents an exciting voice shaping the future of synthetic living materials.
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Top Papers
- 1From protocells to prototissues: a materials chemistry approach36 citations · 2020
- 2Programmed assembly of bespoke prototissues on a microfluidic platform25 citations · 2021
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- 4Higher‐Order Behaviours in Bio‐Inspired Materials8 citations · 2024
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- 6Evolving Morphologies for Locomoting Micro-scale Robotic Agents2 citations · 2022
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