Gianluca Tozzi

Professor Gianluca Tozzi MSc, PhD

Professor of Industrial Engineering

Professor Gianluca Tozzi is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich. He joined the University in 2022 to lead on industrial research and knowledge exchange with a strategic focus on Advanced Imaging Technologies for biomaterials and other engineering materials. He is also Visiting Professor at the School of Engineering, London South Bank University.

Previously, he was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the School of Engineering, London South Bank University and a Reader in Bioengineering at the School of Mechanical and Design Engineering, University of Portsmouth. Professor Tozzi received a PhD in Bioengineering in 2012 from the University of Portsmouth and a 5-year MSc in Mechanical Engineering in 2008 from the University of Bologna.

Engineering

Responsibilities within the university

Module leader:

  • Engineering Mathematics 2 (MATH1145)
  • Global Engineering: Theory and Practice (GEEN1093)

Awards

Senior Visiting Fellow (2022). Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy.

Honorary Visiting Scholar (2017). School of Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics, Flinders University, Australia.

Recognition

Editorial board member

  • Journal of Microscopy
  • Materials
  • Tomography of Materials and Structures

Guest editor

  • Journal of Microscopy
  • Frontiers in Materials
  • Materials
  • Life

Memberships

  • European Society of Biomechanics - ESB
  • British Society for Strain Measurement - BSSM

Research / Scholarly interests

Professor Tozzi’s research is devoted to the understanding of structure-function of biological tissues and biomaterials, aimed at informing product development for industry as well as clinical practice for traumatic and pathological conditions. To investigate such complex structures, he has integrated high-resolution X-ray computed tomography, experimental mechanics, measuring techniques such as Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) and, more recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI). In this field he pioneered research that advanced the understanding of tissue/biomaterial mechanical properties and produced a profound technological advancement.

Professor Tozzi published over 80 journal papers in the field and serve as reviewer for UK/international funding agencies and peer-reviewed journals. He led on numerous external grants awarding funding in excess of £2.5M by funding agencies and industry, where the research produced a tangible impact with commercial exploitation.

Recent publications

Article

Kim, Yang-Hee , Kanczler, Janos M., Lanham, Stuart, Rawlings, Andrew , Roldo, Marta , Tozzi, Gianluca , Dawson, Jonathan I. , Cidonio, Gianluca , Oreffo, Richard O. C. (2024), Biofabrication of nanocomposite-based scaffolds containing human bone extracellular matrix for the differentiation of skeletal stem and progenitor cells. Springer. In: , , , . Springer, Bio-Design and Manufacturing ISSN: 2096-5524 (Print), 2522-8552 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42242-023-00265-z).

Sensini, Alberto , Stamati, Olga, Marchiori, Gregorio, Sancisi, Nicola , Gotti, Carlo , Giavaresi, Gianluca , Cristofolini, Luca , Focarete, Maria Letizia , Zucchelli, Andrea , Tozzi, Gianluca (2024), Full-field strain distribution in hierarchical electrospun nanofibrous poly-L(lactic) acid/collagen scaffolds for tendon and ligament regeneration: a multiscale study. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Heliyon, 10: e26796 (5) . pp. 1-15 2405-8440 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26796).

Rojas-Rojas, Laura , Tozzi, Gianluca, Guillén-Girón, Teodolito (2023), A comprehensive mechanical characterization of subject-specific 3D printed scaffolds mimicking trabecular bone architecture biomechanics. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Life, 13: 2141 (11) . pp. 1-14 2075-1729 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/life13112141).

Karali, Aikaterina , Dall’Ara, Enrico, Zekonyte, Jurgita, Kao, Alexander P. , Blunn, Gordon , Tozzi, Gianluca (2022), Effect of radiation-induced damage of trabecular bone tissue evaluated using indentation and digital volume correlation. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 138: 105636 . pp. 1-10 ISSN: 1751-6161 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105636).

Black, Cameron , Gibbs, David, McEwan, Josephine, Kanczler, Janos , Fernández, Marta Peña , Tozzi, Gianluca , Dawson, Jonathan , Oreffo, Richard (2022), Comparison of bone formation mediated by bone morphogenetic protein delivered by nanoclay gels with clinical techniques (autograft and InductOs®) in an ovine bone model. SAGE. In: , , , . SAGE, Journal of Tissue Engineering, 13 . pp. 1-13 ISSN: 2041-7314 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/20417314221113746).

Dall’Ara, Enrico and , Tozzi, Gianluca (2022), Digital volume correlation for the characterization of musculoskeletal tissues: current challenges and future developments. In: , , , . , Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 10: 1010056 ISSN: 2296-4185 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.1010056).

Riveiro Rodríguez, Antonio , Badar, Waqas, Ali, Husna, Brooker, Olivia N. , Newham, Elis , Snow, Tim , Terrill, Nicholas J. , Tozzi, Gianluca , Fratzl, Peter , Knight, Martin M. (2022), Collagen pre-strain discontinuity at the bone—Cartilage interface. In: , , , . , PLOS ONE, 17 (9) . pp. e0273832 ISSN: 1932-6203 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273832).

Rumney, Robin M. H. , Robson, Samuel C., Kao, Alexander P., Barbu, Eugen , Bozycki, Lukasz , Smith, James R. , Cragg, Simon M. , Couceiro, Fay , Parwani, Rachna , Tozzi, Gianluca (2022), Biomimetic generation of the strongest known biomaterial found in limpet tooth. Nature Research. In: , , , . Nature Research, Nature Communications, 13: 3753 (1) . pp. 1-13 2041-1723 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31139-0).

Peña Fernández, Marta , Sasso, Sebastian J., McPhee, Samuel, Black, Cameron , Kanczler, Janos , Tozzi, Gianluca , Wolfram, Uwe (2022), Nonlinear micro finite element models based on digital volume correlation measurements predict early microdamage in newly formed bone. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 132: 105303 . pp. 1-16 ISSN: 1751-6161 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105303).

Dall’Ara, E. , Bodey, A.J., Isaksson, H., Tozzi, Gianluca (2022), A practical guide for in situ mechanical testing of musculoskeletal tissues using synchrotron tomography. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 133: 105297 . pp. 1-13 ISSN: 1751-6161 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105297).

Bonithon, Roxane , Lupton, Colin, Roldo, Marta, Dunlop, Joseph Nicholas , Blunn, Gordon William , Witte, Frank , Tozzi, Gianluca (2022), Open-porous magnesium-based scaffolds withstand in vitro corrosion under cyclic loading: a mechanistic study. Elsevier - KeAi Communications. In: , , , . Elsevier - KeAi Communications, Bioactive Materials, 19 . pp. 406-417 2452-199X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.04.012).

Zhang, Yuezhou , Hollis, Dave, Ross, Rosie, Snow, Tim , Terrill, Nick J. , Lu, Yongjie , Wang, Wen , Connelly, John , Tozzi, Gianluca , Gupta, Himadri S. (2022), Investigating the fibrillar ultrastructure and mechanics in keloid scars using in situ synchrotron X-ray nanomechanical imaging. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Materials, 15: 1836 (5) . pp. 1-19 ISSN: 1996-1944 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15051836).

Hexter, Adam T. , Karali, Aikaterina, Kao, Alex, Tozzi, Gianluca , Heidari, Nima , Petrie, Aviva , Boyd, Ashleigh , Kalaskar, Deepak M. , Pendegrass, Catherine , Rodeo, Scott (2021), Effect of demineralized bone matrix, bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells, and platelet-rich plasma on bone tunnel healing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comparative micro-computed tomography study in a tendon allograft sheep model. SAGE. In: , , , . SAGE, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 9 (9) . pp. 1-19 ISSN: 2325-9671 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671211034166).

Shen, Sabrina Chin-yun , Peña Fernández, Marta, Tozzi, Gianluca, Buehler, Markus J. (2021), Deep learning approach to assess damage mechanics of bone tissue. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 123: 104761 ISSN: 1751-6161 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104761).

Peña Fernández, Marta , Kao, Alexander P., Bonithon, Roxane, Howells, David , Bodey, Andrew J. , Wanelik, Kazimir , Witte, Frank , Johnston, Richard , Arora, Hari , Tozzi, Gianluca (2021), Time-resolved in situ synchrotron-microCT: 4D deformation of bone and bone analogues using digital volume correlation. Elsevier - Acta Materialia. In: , , , . Elsevier - Acta Materialia, Acta Biomaterialia, 131 . pp. 424-439 ISSN: 1742-7061 (Print), 1878-7568 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.06.014).

Bonithon, Roxane , Kao, Alexander Peter, Fernández, Marta Peña, Dunlop, Joseph Nicholas , Blunn, Gordon William , Witte, Frank , Tozzi, Gianluca (2021), Multi-scale mechanical and morphological characterisation of sintered porous magnesium-based scaffolds for bone regeneration in critical-sized defects. Elsevier - Acta Materialia. In: , , , . Elsevier - Acta Materialia, Acta Biomaterialia, 127 . pp. 338-352 ISSN: 1742-7061 (Print), 1878-7568 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.03.068).

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