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Dimti - People
Francesco Tessarolo |
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Page last updated: 15/04/2009
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Education
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 Graduated
in Physics (University of Trento, July 2002)
PhD
student in Materials Engineering (Faculty of Engineering, University
of Trento, 2002 to present)
Grantholder
of “Azienda provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari” (Trento) in the
research projects SICC-SIX ( Safeness in Interventional Cardiology
and Cardiac Surgery)
Permanent
collaboration with Biophysics and Biosignals Laboratory at Dept.
of Physics, University of Trento (www.science.unitn.it/biophysicslab/)
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Memberships |
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Member
of the Società Italiana di Biofisica, 2002 to present;
Member
of the Società Italiana Scienze Microscopiche (SISM), 2004 to present;
Member
of the Società Italiana Biomateriali (SIB), 2003 to present;
Affiliated
to INFM (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia), 2003 to present;
Affiliated
to INSTM (Consorzio Interuinversitario Nazionale per la Struttura
e la Tecnologia dei Materiali), section Biomaterials and Biocompatible
Materials, from 2004
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Research
topics |
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Doctoral
Thesis title: Material properties, hygienic requirements and functionality
of single-use medical devices: assessment on new and reprocessed
intravascular devices. Critical issues for a reprocessing policy.
Single-Use
medical devices reprocessing
Tissue-equivalent
phantom ablation
Sterilization
induced modification on biomedical polymers
SEM
and ESEM Electron Microscopy
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Publications |
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F. Tessarolo, P. Ferrari, R.
Antolini,G. Nollo: "Radiofrequency ablation on heart-equivalent
phantom. Functionality testing of percutaneous single-use catheter" Proceedings
of: First International Meeting on Applied Physics, APHYS 2003,
Badajoz, Spain, October 13-18, 2003,in press
F. Tessarolo, P. Ferrari,G. Nollo, A. Motta, C. Migliaresi L. Zennaro,
A. Rigo, G.M. Guarrera: “Evaluation and quantification of reprocessing
modification in single use devices in interventional cardiology” Applied
Surface Science 2004, 238:341-6.
F. Tessarolo, M.Fedel, P. Ferrari, I. Caola, G.M. Guarrera, C.
Favaretti,C. Migliaresi, and G. Nollo: “Reuse of single use devices
for interventiona cardiology: a HCTA approach” AIIMB & IFMBE Proceedings,
vol. 6, 2004.
F. Tessarolo, I. Caola, M. Fedel, P. Ferrari, P. Caciagli.: “Effetti
dell'utilizzo di cloroderivati per la decontaminazione dei dispositivi
medici“. Proceedings of “Congresso Nazionale Biomateriali”, Pisa,
Italy, 11-13 October 2004.
F Tessarolo, I Caola, M Fedel, P Caciagli, GM Guarrera, G Nollo: “Effects
of chlorine-releasing compounds on medical devices decontamination”.
Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Biomechanics. Submitted for
publication.
F Tessarolo, I Caola, M Fedel, P Caciagli,G M Guarrera, A Motta,
and G Nollo: ”Different protocols for decontamination affect cleaning
of medical devices. A preliminary electron microscopy analysis”.
Medical Engineering & Physics. Submitted for publication.
The complete list of publications is available on Polaris
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Other
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Invited lectures:
F.
Tessarolo: “Rigenerazione di cateteri per elettrofisiologiacardiaca:
tecniche fisico chimiche per la valutazione del processo” Sicc-Six
seminars, August 28, 2002, Villa Tambosi, Villazzano, Trento
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Tessarolo, I. Caola: “Le verifiche microbiologiche su dispositivi
rigenerati: il caso dei cateteri per Elettrofisiologia cardiaca” Sicc-Six
seminars, June 4, 2004 Oncology Department Azienda Provinciale
per i Servizi Sanitari, Trento
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Tessarolo, I. Caola: “Riutilizzo dei dispositivi monouso per la
cardiologia interventistica
- Condizionamento presterilizzazione: valutazione delle procedure
di decontaminazione e pulizia
- Quantificazione delle endotossine”
Sicc-Six seminars, January 28, 2005 Oncology Department Azienda
Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, Trento |
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PhD
student in Materials Engineering