Dr Manlio Tassieri Curriculum Vitae 2025

Curriculum Vitae

1. Dr Manlio Tassieri
CURRICULUM VITAE
Work webpage — Personal website — ORCID: 0000-0002-6807-0385
EDUCATION
•On April 18, 2007, I graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the School of Physics &
Astronomy at the University of Leeds. The focus of my PhD was the investigation of the dynamics of
semi-flexible polymer solutions, including actin filaments, cardiac thin filaments, and self-assembling
peptides, using passive and active video particle tracking microrheology and dynamic light scattering. I
developed a magnetic microrheometer to characterise soft materials and complex fluids, leading to new
discoveries in polymeric dynamics. This research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. T.A. Waigh
and Dr. R.M.L. Evans.
•On January 28, 2000, I earned a Laurea (equivalent to MEng) in Chemical Engineering from The
University of Naples “Federico II,” achieving a final grade of 101/110. My final project concentrated
on the rheo-optical determination of interfacial tension in dispersed blends and was conducted in
collaboration with Prof. N. Grizzuti and Prof. F. Greco.
EXPERIENCE
•In August 2022, I was promoted to Reader within the Division of Biomedical Engineering (BME) in
the James Watt School of Engineering at The University of Glasgow.
‣In August 2020, I was promoted to Senior Lecturer within the same division.
‣In August 2015, I was appointed as Lecturer within the same division.
‣From 09/2012 to 08/2022, I taught (T) and contributed to the delivery (CD) of the following courses:
(T) Biological Fluid Mechanics 3 (ENG3011), (CD) Biomedical Engineering Skills 2 (ENG2012), (CD)
Biomedical Engineering Skill 3 (ENG3090), and (CD) Engineering in Biology 2 (ENG2087).
‣Since September 2022, I have been teaching the following courses: (T) Biological Fluid Mechanics 3
(ENG3011), (T) Fluid Mechanics 2 (ENG2085), and (CD) Engineering in Biology 2 (ENG2087)
‣From March 2016 to March 2019, I served as the Deputy Head of Biomedical Engineering
Teaching.
‣Since September 2017, I have held the role of Senior Adviser of study for BME students.
•From September 2010 to August 2015, I held a Royal Academy of Engineering/EPSRC Research
Fellow in the Division of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. The
Fellowship focused on developing advanced tools to sensitively measure conformational changes in
biological systems at nano- and micro-scales, arising from pathological processes or variations in
environmental conditions.
•From November 2008, to August 2010, I worked as a Research Associate in the Division of Biomedical
Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. My work focused on developing a novel
sensor technology for real-time monitoring of fluid flow in and around biological and bio-analytical
microstructures, with high temporal and spatial resolution. During this period, I collaborated with Prof. J.
M. Cooper and Prof. M. J. Padgett.
•From October 2006, to October 2008, I contributed to the Microscale Polymer Processing project,
coordinated by the IRC in Polymer Science and Technology at the University of Leeds, under the
overall leadership of Prof. T. C. B. McLeish. My research focused on developing a predictive model for
two-phase polymer–filler flows.
•From December 2000 to December 2002, I worked as a consultant designer at TECNOSISTEM S.p.A.,
specialising in ventilation, air conditioning, and fireproof systems for underground railways. I contributed
to the design of the Turin Underground Railway project associated with the 2006 Winter Olympic
Games. The planning activities included:
Line 1 Turin Subway; stations: Fermi, XVIII
Dicembre, Porta Nuova and Porta Susa. Total
amount of the project: € 22,788,100.00.
Alifana Piscinola Station. Total amount of the
project: € 550,000.00.
Extension of Line 1 Turin Subway, Porta
Nuova – Lingotto. Total amount of the project:
€ 3,940,200.00.
•From February 2000 to November 2000, I was a Research Associate at the Department of Chemical
Engineering, the University of Naples “Federico II”. My research focused on the rheo-optical
investigation of shear-induced clustering (shear banding) of gelling droplets within aqueous biphasic
mixtures, in collaboration with Prof. G. Marrucci.
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2. •From August to November 1999, I undertook a four-month internship at the Unilever R&D Centre in
Colworth, UK, where I contributed to a rheological study of gelled biopolymer suspensions containing
anisotropic particles, under the supervision of Prof. B. Wolf.
AWARDS & GRANTS
•£961,670.82 EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure grant awarded in 2025, led by Prof. Dave Adams, to establish
a state-of-the-art SAXS facility at the University of Glasgow.
•£100,000.00 research grant awarded by Ministry of Defence (2025), in collaboration with Prof. Gioia
Falcone et al. Project title: “High energy density fluids”.
•£573,684.00 research grant awarded by EPSRC & NERC (2023), in collaboration with Prof. Daniele
Faccio and Prof. Stuart Humphries at the University of Lincoln. Project title: “Quantum-enabled Nano-scale
Rheology Of The Microbial Seawater Environment” (EP/X035905/1 - EP/X035689/1).
•£232,731.00 research grant awarded by Innovate UK, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP-12905)
(2021), between University of Glasgow and Soapworks Limited has been awarded the highest grade of
“Outstanding” by the KTP Grading Panel for its achievement in meeting KTP’s Objectives.
•£27,525.00 research grant awarded by EPSRC IAA & Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund (2021), in
collaboration with Prof. Manosh Paul and Soapworks Limited. Project title: “Panta Rhei: Syndet
Characterisation and Process Modelling”.
•£11,000.00 International Exchanges 2020 grant awarded by The Royal Society/CNR (2021), led by
Prof. M. Vassalli. Project title: “Novel tools for mechanobiology: from Atomic Force Microscopy to Brillouin
spectroscopy” (IEC\R2\202232).
•£12,995.00 research grant awarded by EPSRC IAA (2020), in collaboration with Dr R.P. Middlemiss and
Dr M. Vassalli. Project title: “Feel the Force: A calibration tool for cantilever-based force sensors”.
•1,080,000 JPY (~£7,440.00) collaborative grant awarded by ICR, Kyoto University (2019), in
collaboration with Dr S. K. Sukumaran, Prof. Y. Masubuchi, Dr J. Ramirez, Prof. H. Watanabe and Dr Y.
Matsumiya. Project title: “High Frequency Rheological and Dielectric Response of Polymeric Liquids”.
•£6,750.00 collaborative grant awarded on October 2018 by SRPe, in collaboration with academics and
industries across Europe. Project title: “Artificial cells as distributed nanobots in Engineering and Healthcare”.
•£973,623.00 research grant awarded by EPSRC (2018), in collaboration with Prof. Amanda Wright et al.
Project title: “Experiencing the micro-world - a cell's perspective” (EP/R035067/1).
•£447,357.00 research grant awarded by EPSRC (2012), led by Prof. Miles Padgett. Project title: “Upgrading
the small scale equipment base for early career researchers in the engineering and physical sciences” (EP/K031732/1).
•£40,000.00 research grant awarded by the University of Glasgow (2012), in collaboration with Dr A.W.
Clark and Dr S. Neale. Project title: “Novel Optical Electrical Mechanical Sensory Platform”.
•£763,325.00 Research Fellowship awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering/EPSRC (2010).
Project title: “Rheology at the Microscale: New Tools for Bio-analysis” (10216/101).
ESTEEM
•In September 2025, I was notified of the Annual Award of the British Society of Rheology for my
contributions to the field, to be presented at the Midwinter Meeting in Edinburgh, December 2025.
•In July 2025, I was invited to serve as the co-chairman of the thematic session “Microrheology,
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics” and as a lecturer for the pre-conference microrheology course at the
Annual European Rheology Conference, Kraków, Poland, April 2026.
•In October 2023, I was invited to join as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Bioengineering and
Biotechnology - Biomaterials.
•In August 2023, I was elected as a member of the Executive Board of the Euro. Soc. of Rheology.
•In June 2023, I was invited to join the Advisory Board of Physics of Fluids.
•In April 2023, I was invited to serve as the co-chairman of the session “Experimental Methods and new
rheometric techniques” at the Annual European Rheology Conference, Leeds University, UK, April 2024.
•In January 2022, I was invited to serve as the co-chairman of the session “Biorheology and rheology in
the biomedical field” at the XIXth International Congress on Rheology, Athens, Greece, 2023.
•In October 2021, I was re-elected for the second consecutive term as an Ordinary Member of the
Polymer Physics Group Committee at the Institute of Physics (IOP).
•In August 2021, I was re-elected for the second consecutive term as the “Delegate of the Individual
Members” on the European Society of Rheology Committee.
•In March 2020, I was elected as an Ordinary Member of the IOP Liquids and Complex Fluids Group.
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3. •In October 2018, I was elected as the “Delegate of the Individual Members” of the Euro. Soc. Rheology.
•In August 2018, I was appointed as a Full College Member for EPSRC Peer Review.
•In July 2018, I was invited to serve as the co-chairman of the session “Micro, Nano Fluidics &
Microrheology” at the Annual European Rheology Conference, Portorož, Slovenia, April 2019.
•In September 2017, I was elected as an Ordinary Member of the IOP Polymer Physics Group.
•In July 2017, was invited to serve as the co-chairman of the session “Micro, Nano Fluidics &
Microrheology” at the Annual European Rheology Conference, Sorrento (Italy) in April 2018.
•In February 2017, I was invited to join the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports.
•In January 2017, I was elected as a Member of the Institute of Physics.
•In September 2016, I was invited to join as a member the EPSRC Peer Review Associate College.
•In July 2016, I was elected as an Associate Member of the Institute of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics.
•In March 2013, I was elected as a council member of The British Society of Rheology.
•PhD External Examiner appointments: Uni. of Madrid, 1 PhD, 2025; Uni. of Oulu, 1 PhD, 2025; Uni.
of Manchester, 1 PhD, 2024; Uni. of Leeds, 2 PhDs, 2020 & 2021; Univ. of Strathclyde, 1 PhD, 2017; Uni.
of Swansea, 3 PhDs, 2018 & 2022; Uni. of Naples (Italy), 2 PhD, 2017 & 2023; Indian Institute of
Technology Kanpur (India), 1 PhD, 2019; Uni. of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli (Italy), 9 PhDs, 2019.
•I serve as a scientific advisor of both national and international funding councils: EPSRC, RAEng, The
Leverhulme Trust, NERC, the Science and Technology Facilities Council, The French NRA, The National
Science Centre Poland, The Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Research Funding Call at
Sapienza, University of Rome and The Latvian Council of Science. I act as an academic referee for
international scientific journals, including Science. For a full list please visit my ORCID page.
•List of Invited Talks (Keynotes & Conferences):
Institute of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics,
Wales, UK (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2026);
2nd Workshop on Polymer Support Fluids in
Geotechnical Eng., Cambridge, UK (2025).
Keynote, 9th ASIA-Pacific Rim Conference on
Rheology, Kobe, Japan (2025).
BSR Mid-Winter Meeting, Sheffield,UK (2024);
XIII Convegno nazionale di Reologia, Brescia,
Italy (2014);
9th AER, Karlsruhe, Germany (2014);
Bio-Nano-Photonics Symposium, Cardiff
University, UK (2013);
Advanced Photonics Techniques in Soft Matter
and Biology, IoP, London, UK (2013);
Biological and Pharmaceutical Complex Fluids,
Tomar, Portugal (2012);
European Congress on Lab-on-a-Chip &
Microfluidics, Edinburgh, UK (2012).
•List of Invited Seminars & Schools:
1st International Spring School on Light
Scattering & Microrheology organised by The
Tunisian Rheology Association (2025);
ICMCS, The Uni. of Edinburgh, UK (2025);
Department Mechanical and Aerospace Eng.,
University of Strathclyde, UK (2024);
Versalis Eni, Chemical Company, Italy (2023);
Adv. Training Course in Mol. Bioeng., i3S,
Portugal (2023);
FEBS Practical Course, Glasgow, UK (2023);
Centre for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering,
Valencia, Spain (2021);
Institute of Molecular Medicine (iMM), Lisbon,
Portugal (2021);
Department of Physics and Astronomy,
University of Toledo, OH, USA (2020);
Department of Mechanical, Materials &
Aerospace Eng., Uni. of Liverpool, UK (2019);
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophy. and
Bioeng., Heriot Watt University, UK (2019);
2nd Summer School on Complex Fluid-Flows
in Microfluidics, Porto, Portugal, (2018);
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Graduate University (2016);
School of Mathematics, University of Bristol,
UK (2015);
Department of Chemical Engineering, The
University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy (2015);
Institute for Condensed Matter and Complex
Systems, University of Edinburgh, UK (2015);
School of Physics and Astronomy, University
of Manchester, UK (2014);
Pre-conference Microrheology Course, AERC,
Karlsruhe, Germany;
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, UK
(2013);
Division of Electronic Engineering and
Physics, University of Dundee, UK (2013);
Department of Chemical And Process
Engineering, University Strathclyde, UK (2012);
Soft Condensed Matter Theory Group,
University of Leipzig, Germany (2011).
LANGUAGES
•Italian is my first language and I am fluent in English, both written and oral.
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4. PUBLICATIONS (Google Scholar)
1.A.J. Fernandez, G.M. Gibson, A. Rył and M. Tassieri, “Microrheology: From Video Microscopy to Optical
Tweezers”, Micromachines (2025).
2.T. Mendonca, R. Urban, K. Lucken, G. Coney, M. Tassieri, N.M. Kad, A.J. Wright, and D.G. Booth, “The
Mitotic Chromosome Periphery Modulates Chromosome Mechanics”, Nature Communications (2025).
3.Y. Masubuchi, M. Tassieri, G. Ianniruberto and G. Marrucci, “Persistence length and plateau modulus of
semiflexible entangled polymers in primitive chain network simulations”, Journal of the Society of Rheology,
Japan (2025).
4.J. Ramírez, G.M. Gibson, and M. Tassieri, “Optical Halo: A Proof of Concept for a New Broadband
Microrheology Tool”, published as Opinion in Micromachines (2024).
5.R. Ferraro, S. Guido, S. Caserta & M. Tassieri, “i-Rheo-optical assay: Measuring the viscoelastic properties of
multicellular spheroids”, Materials Today Bio (2024).
6.A.B. Matheson, T. Mendonca, M.G. Smith, B. Sutcliffe, A.J. Fernandez, L. Paterson, P.A. Dalgarno, A.J.
Wright, & M. Tassieri, “Fully angularly resolved 3D microrheology with optical tweezers”, Rheologica Acta (2024).
7.M. Smith, G. Gibson, A. Link, A. Raghavan, A. Clarke, T. Franke, and M. Tassieri, “The role of elastic
instability on the self-assembly of particle chains in simple shear flow”, Physics of Fluids (2023).
8.A. Lyons, V. Zickus, R. Alvarez-Mendoza, D. Triggiani, V. Tamma, N. Westerberg, M. Tassieri, and D.
Faccio, “Fluorescence Lifetime Hong-Ou-Mandel Sensing”, Nature Communications (2023).
9.M. Walker, E.W. Pringle, G. Ciccone, L. Oliver-Cervelló, M. Tassieri, D. Gourdon and M. Cantini, “Mind
the viscous modulus: The mechanotransductive response to the viscous nature of isoelastic matrices regulates stem cell
chondrogenesis”, Advanced Healthcare Materials (2023).
10.B. Russell, M. González-Jiménez, N. Tukachev, L.A. Hayes, T. Chowdhury, U. Javornik, G, Mali, M.
Tassieri, J. Farnaby, H.M. Senn, K. Wynne, “A second glass transition observed in single-component homogeneous
liquids due to intramolecular vitrification”, JACS (2023).
11.O. Kazaz, R. Ferraro, M. Tassieri, S. Kumar, G. Falcone, N. Karimi, and M.C. Paul, “Sensible heat thermal
energy storage performance of mono and blended nanofluids in a free convective-radiation inclined system”, Case Stud.
Therm. Eng., 51, 103562 (2023).
12.M.G. Smith, J.k. Radford, E. Febrianto, J. Ramírez, H. O’Mahony, A.B. Matheson, G.M. Gibson, D. Faccio,
and M. Tassieri, “Machine learning opens a doorway for microrheology with optical tweezers in living systems”, AIP
Advances 13, 075315 (2023).
13.W. Hardiman, M. Clark, C. Friel, A. Huett, F. Pérez-Cota, K. Setchfield, A.J. Wright and M. Tassieri,
“Living Cells as a Biological Analog of Optical Tweezers – a Non-Invasive Microrheology Approach”, Acta
Biomaterialia (2023).
14.T. Mendonca, K. Lis-Slimak, A.B. Matheson, M.G. Smith, A.B. Anane-Adjei, J.C. Ashworth, R. Cavanagh,
L. Paterson, P.A. Dalgarno, C. Alexander, M. Tassieri, C.L.R. Merry and A.J. Wright, “OptoRheo:
Simultaneous in situ micro-mechanical sensing and imaging of live 3D biological systems”, Communications Biology
(2023).
15.R. Ferraro, S. Guido, S. Caserta and M. Tassieri, “Compressional stress stiffening & softening of soft hydrogels -
how to avoid artefacts in their rheological characterisation”, published as Communication in Soft Matter (2023).
16.L.C. Geonzon, M. Kobayashi, M. Tassieri, R.G. Bacabac, Y. Adachi, S. Matsukawa, “Microrheological
properties and local structure of ι-carrageenan gels probed by using optical tweezers”, Food Hydrocolloids (2022).
17.J. Perris, C. Kumar, Y. Xu, M. Tassieri, M.E. Kartal, N. Gadegaard, and D.M. Mulvihill, “3D Printing and
Rapid Replication of Advanced Numerically Generated Rough Surface Topographies in Numerous Polymers”, Advanced
Engineering Materials (2022).
18.G. Ciccone, S. Skopalik, C. Smart, S. Gezgin, D. Ridland, M.C. Paul, M. Noriega Escobar, and  M.
Tassieri, “A rheological characterization of synthetic detergent formulations”,  Physics of Fluids (2022).
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5. 19.M.G. Smith, G.M. Gibson and  M. Tassieri, “i-RheoFT: Fourier transforming sampled functions without artefacts”, 
Scientific Reports, 11, 24047 (2021).
20.A.B. Matheson, T. Mendonca, G.M. Gibson, P. Dalgarno, A. Wright, L. Paterson and  M. Tassieri,
“Microrheology with an anisotropic optical trap”,  Frontiers in Physics (2021).
21.A.B. Matheson, L. Paterson, A.J. Wright, T. Mendonca, M. Tassieri & P.A. Dalgarno, “Optical Tweezers with
Integrated Multiplane Microscopy (OpTIMuM): a new tool for 3D microrheology”, Scientific Reports (2021).
22.Ò. Guadayol, T. Mendonca, M. Segura-Noguera, A.J. Wright, M. Tassieri and S. Humphries, “Microrheology
reveals microscale viscosity gradients in planktonic systems”, PNAS, 118, 1, e2011389118 (2020).
23.M.M. De Santis, H.N. Alsafadi, S. Tas, D.A. Bölükbas, S. Prithiviraj, I.A.N. Da Silva, M. Mittendorfer, C.
Ota, J. Stegmayr, F. Daoud, M. Königshoff, K. Swärd, J.A. Wood, M. Tassieri, P.E Bourgine, S. Lindstedt,
S. Mohlin, D.E. Wagner, “Extracellular Matrix Reinforced Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting Human Tissue”,
Communication in Advanced Materials, 21, 2005476 (2020).
24.G. Ciccone, O. Dobre, G.M. Gibson, J.M. Rey, C. Gonzalez-Gracia, M. Vassalli, M. Salmeron-Sanchez, and
M. Tassieri, “What Caging Force Cells Feel in 3D Hydrogels: A Rheological Perspective”, Communication in
Advanced Healthcare Materials, 9, 2000517 (2020).
25.W. Oripiriyakul, M. Tsimbouri, P. Childs, P. Campsie, J. Wells, M. Fernandez, K. Burgess, E. Tanner, M.
Tassieri, D. Meek, M. Vassalli, M. Biggs, M. Salmeron-Sanchez, R. Oreffo, S. Reid, and M. Dalby,
“Nanovibrational stimulation of mesenchymal stem cells induces therapeutic reactive oxygen species and inflammation for 3D
bone tissue engineering”, ACS Nano, 14, 8, 10027 (2020).
26.R. Rivas-Barbosa, M. Escobedo-Sánchez, M. Tassieri, and M. Laurati, “i-Rheo: determining the linear
viscoelastic moduli of colloidal dispersions from step-stress measurements”, Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys., 22, 3839 (2020).
27.J.C. Ashworth, et al., “Peptide Gels of Fully-Defined Composition and Mechanics for Probing Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix
Interactions In Vitro”, Matrix Biology, 15, 85-86 (2020).
28.M.A. Khalid, A. Ray, S. Cohen, M. Tassieri, A. Demčenko, D. Tseng, J. Reboud, O. Aydogan and J.M.
Cooper, “Computational Image Analysis of Guided Acoustic Waves Enables Rheological Assessment of Sub-Nanoliter
Volumes”, ACS Nano, 13, 10, 11062 (2019).
29.J.A. Moreno-Guerra, I.C. Romero-Sánchez, A. Martinez-Borquez, M. Tassieri, E. Stiakakis and M.
Laurati, “Model free Rheo-AFM probes the viscoelasticity of tunable DNA soft colloids”, Small, 15, 1904136 (2019).
30.A. Khalid, A. Ray, A. Demcenko, S. Cohen, M. Tassieri, J. Reboud, A. Ozcan, and J. M. Cooper, “Lens-free
Microscopy Using Acoustically Actuated Nanolenses and its Applications” in Imaging and Applied Optics (2019).
31.E. Nazarzadeh, N. Lomis, X. King, R. Wilson, M. Tassieri, J. Reboud, J. Cooper, and S. Prakash,
“Controlling the size of nebulised droplets by pinning surface waves for precise delivery of aerosolised medicine”, Journal of
Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery, 32, A22–A23 (2019).
32.M. Tassieri, “Microrheology with Optical Tweezers: Peaks & Troughs”, Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci (2019).
33.L. G. Rizzi and M. Tassieri, “Microrheology of Biological Specimens”, Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry:
Applications, Theory and Instrumentation (2018).
34.Y. H. Chim, L. M. Mason, N. Rath, M. F. Olson, M. Tassieri & H. Yin, “A one-step procedure to probe the
viscoelastic properties of cells by Atomic Force Microscopy”, Scientific Reports, 8, 14462 (2018).
35.M. Tassieri, “Comment on “A symmetrical method to obtain shear moduli from microrheology” by Kengo Nishi, et al.,
2018, 14, 3716”, Comment in Soft Matter, 14, 8666 (2018).
36.M. Tassieri, J. Ramirez, N.Ch. Karayiannis, S.K. Sukumaran and Y. Masubuchi, “i-Rheo GT: Transforming
from time- to frequency-domain without artefacts”, Macromolecules, 51, 14, 5055 (2018).
37.B. Tiller, J. Reboud, M. Tassieri, R. Wilson, and J.M. Cooper, “Frequency Dependence of Microflows upon
Acoustic Interactions with Fluids”, Physics of Fluids, 29, 122008 (2017).
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6. 38.E. Nazarzadeh, R. Wilson, Xi King, J. Reboud, M. Tassieri and J.M. Cooper “Confinement of surface waves at
the air-water interface to control aerosol size and dispersity”, Physics of Fluids, 29, 112105 (2017).
39.D.J. Paterson, M. Tassieri, J. Reboud, R. Wilson and J.M. Cooper, “Lipid topology and electrostatic interactions
underpin lytic activity of linear cationic antimicrobial peptides in membranes”, PNAS, 114, 40, E8324-E8332 (2017).
40.M. Tassieri, “Dynamics of semiflexible polymer solutions in the tightly entangled concentration regime”,
Macromolecules, 50 (14), 5611 (2017).
41.F. Del Giudice, M. Tassieri, C. Oelschlaeger and A.Q. Shen, “When microrheology, bulk rheology and
microfluidics meet: broadband rheology of hydroxyethyl cellulose water solutions”, Macromolecules, 50, 2951 (2017).
42.M. Tassieri et al., “i-Rheo: Measuring the materials’ linear viscoelastic properties ‘in a step’”, Journal of Rheology,
60, 649 (2016). It has been the 2016's most read article in the Journal of Rheology.
43.Book: “Microrheology with Optical Tweezers: Principles and Applications”, edited by M. Tassieri, June (2016),
published by Pan Stanford.
44.M. Tassieri, “Linear Microrheology with Optical Tweezers of living cells ‘is not an option’!”, published as Opinion
in Soft Matter, 11, (2015).
45.M. Tassieri, “Microrheology with Optical Tweezers of gel-like materials ‘is not an option’!”, in Optics in the Life
Sciences, (Optical Society of America, 2015), paper OtM4E.1.
46.M. Tassieri et al., “Microrheology with Optical Tweezers: Measuring the relative viscosity of solutions ‘at a glance’”,
Scientific Reports, 5, 8831 (2015).
47.D. Paterson, J. Reboud, R. Wilson, M. Tassieri and J.M. Cooper, “Integrating microfluidic generation, handling
and analysis of biomimetic giant unilamellar vesicles”, Lab on a Chip, 14, 1806-1810 (2014).
48.M.P. Lee, G.M. Gibson, D. Phillips, M.J. Padgett and M. Tassieri, “Dynamic stereo microscopy for studying
particle sedimentation”, Optics Express, 22, 4671 (2014).
49.F. Watts, L.E. Tan, N. McAlinden, C. G. Wilson, J.M. Girkin, M. Tassieri and A.J. Wright, “Investigating the
micro-rheology of the vitreous humor using an optically trapped local probe”, J. of Optics, 16, 015301 (2014).
50.M.P. Lee, G. Gibson, M. Tassieri, D. Phillips, S. Bernet, M. Ritsh-Marte, M.J. Padgett, “Spatial light
modulation for improved microscope stereo vision and 3D tracking”, Proc. SPIE 88810 (2013).
51.E.J. Robertson, G. Najjuka, M.A. Rolfes, A. Akampuira, N. Jain, J. Anatharanjit, M. von Hohenberg, M.
Tassieri, A. Carlsson, D.B. Meya, T.S. Harrison, B. Fries, D.R. Boulware, T. Bicanic, “Cryptococcus neoformans
ex vivo capsule size is associated with intracranial pressure and host immune response in HIV-associated cryptococcal
meningitis”, Journal of Infectious Diseases (2013).
52.A. Pommella, V. Preziosi, S. Caserta, J.M. Cooper, S. Guido, M. Tassieri, “Using Optical Tweezers for the
Characterization of Polyelectrolyte Solutions with Very Low Viscoelasticity”, Langmuir, 29, 9224 (2013).
53.R.L. Warren, M. Tassieri, X. Li, A. Glidle, D.J. Paterson, A. Carlsson, J.M. Cooper, “Rheology at the micro-
scale: new tools for bio-analysis”, Proc. SPIE 8792, 879214 (2013).
54.M. Tassieri et al., “Microrheology with optical tweezers: data analysis”, New J. of Physics, 14, 115032 (2012).
55.M.P. Lee, A. Curran, G.M. Gibson, M. Tassieri, N.R. Heckenberg, and M. J. Padgett, “Optical shield:
measuring viscosity of turbid fluids using optical tweezers”, Optics Express, 20, 12127 (2012).
56.K. Nayak, D.J. Read, T.C.B. McLeish, P.J. Hine and M. Tassieri, “A Coarse-Grained Molecular Model of
Strain-Hardening for Polymers in the Marginally Glassy State”, J. Poly. Sci. part B: Poly. Phys., 49, 920 (2011).
57.F. Watts, L.E. Tan, M. Tassieri, N. McAlinden, C.G. Wilson, J.M. Girkin and A.J. Wright, “The viscoelastic
properties of the vitreous humour measured using an optically trapped local probe”, Proc. SPIE 8097 (2011).
58.J.H. Boyle, S. Berri, M. Tassieri, I.A. Hope and N. Cohen, “Gait Modulation in C. Elegans: It's Not a Choice,
It's a Reflex!”, Front. Behav. Neurosci., 5, 10 (2011).
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7. 59.D. Preece, R.L. Warren, G.M. Gibson, R.M.L. Evans, M.J. Padgett, J.M. Cooper, and M. Tassieri, “Optical
tweezers: wideband microrheology”, J. Optics, 13, 044022 (2011).
60.J. Embery, M. Tassieri, P.J. Hine and T.D. Lord, “An investigation into the constriction flow of a particle reinforced
polystyrene melt using a combination of flow visualization and finite element simulations”, J. Rheol., 54, 1097 (2010).
61.M. Tassieri et al., “Analysis of the linear viscoelasticity of polyelectrolytes by magnetic microrheometry-Pulsed creep
experiments and the one particle response”, J. Rheol., 54, 117 (2010).
62.M. Tassieri, G.M. Gibson, R.M.L. Evans, A.M. Yao, R. Warren, M.J. Padgett, and J.M. Cooper “Measuring
storage and loss moduli using optical tweezers: broadband microrheology”, Phys. Rev. E, 81, (2010).
63.R.W. Bowman, A.M. Yao, G.M. Gibson, M. Tassieri, J.M. Cooper and M.J. Padgett, “Measuring droplet
properties through passive microrheology in optical tweezers”, Proc. SPIE 7400, 740015 (2009).
64.J.M. Cooper and M. Tassieri, “Sensing the Biological World”, Highlights in Chem. Sci., 6, C93 (2009).
65.R.M.L. Evans, M. Tassieri, D. Auhl and T.A. Waigh, “Direct conversion of rheological compliance measurements
into storage and loss moduli”, Phys. Rev. E, 80, 012501 (2009).
66.A.M. Yao, M. Tassieri, M.J. Padgett, J.M. Cooper, “Microrheology with optical tweezers”, LoC, 9, 2568 (2009).
67.S. Berri, J. H. Boyle, M. Tassieri, I. A. Hope and N. Cohen, “Forward locomotion of the nematode C. elegans is
achieved through modulation of a single gait”, HFSP J., 3, 186 (2009).
68.T. Hernot, P.J. Hine, M. Tassieri, I.M. Ward, “Understanding the links between molecular and particle orientation in
carbon nanofibre reinforced polypropylene”, Inter. Conf. on Composite Materials (2009).
69.M. Tassieri, R.M.L. Evans, L. Barbu-Tudoran, G.N. Khaname, J. Trinick, and T.A. Waigh, “Dynamics of
semi-flexible polymer solutions in the highly entangled regime”, Physical Review Letters, 101, 198301 (2008).
70.M. Tassieri, R.M.L. Evans, L. Barbu-Tudoran, J. Trinick, and T.A. Waigh, “The Self-assembly, Elasticity and
Dynamics of Cardiac Thin Filaments”, Biophysical Journal, 94, 2170 (2008).
71.J. Embery, M. Tassieri, and P.J. Hine. “The rheological behaviour of glass-filled low and high density polyethylenes”.
AIP Conference Proceedings 1027, 505 (2008).
72.P.J. Hine, J.E. Embery, and M. Tassieri. “A study of the rheology, processing and flow induced mesostructures of glass
bead filled polystyrene”. AIP Conference Proceedings 1027, 105 (2008).
73.T.D. Lord, J. Embery, M. Tassieri, S.A. Butler, P.J. Hine, and M.R. Mackley. “The rheology of optically
transparent polystyrene blends filled with cross-linked polystyrene beads”. AIP Conf. Proc. 1027, 102 (2008).
74.M. Tassieri, J. Embery, D.H. Klein, and P.J. Hine, “On the study of the die swell of pure and filled linear
polystyrene”. AIP Conf. Proc. 1027, 48 (2008).
75.L. Carrick, M. Tassieri, T.A. Waigh, A. Aggeli, N. Boden, C. Bell, J. Fisher, E. Ingham and R.M.L. Evans,
“The internal dynamic modes of charged self-assembled peptide fibrils”, Langmuir, 21, 3733 (2005).
76.M. Simeone, M. Tassieri, V. Sibillo and S. Guido, “Effect of sol-gel transition on shear-induced drop deformation in
aqueous mixtures of gellan and kappa-carrageenan”, J. Colloid and Interface Sci., 281 (2005).
77.M. Tassieri, N. Grizzuti and F. Greco, “Rheo-optical determination of the interfacial tension in a dispersed blend”,
Macromolecular symposia, 198, 53 (2003).
78.M. Simeone, V. Sibillo, M. Tassieri and S. Guido, “Shear-induced clustering of gelling droplets in aqueous biphasic
mixtures of gelatin and dextran”, J. Rheology, 46, 1263 (2002).
79.B. Wolf, W.J. Frith, S. Singleton, M. Tassieri and I.T. Norton, “Shear behaviour of biopolymer suspensions with
spheroidal and cylindrical particles”, Rheologica Acta, 40, 238 (2001).
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