Publications
list of selected, recent publications
2022
J. I. Colorado-Cervantes, V. Varano, L. Teresi, Stress-free morphing by means of compatible distortions, Physical Review E (2022).
J. I. Colorado-Cervantes, M. Curatolo, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, Morphing of soft structures driven by active swelling: a numerical study, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics (2022).
P. Piras, I. Colorado-Cervantes, P. Nardinocchi, S. Gabriele, V. Varano, G. Esposito, L. Teresi, C. Torromeo, P. E. Puddu, Geometry Does Impact on the Plane Strain Directions of the Human Left Ventricle, Irrespective of Disease, Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (2022).
2021
P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, Morphing of soft tubes by anisotropic growth, Acta Mechanica (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-021-03065-7
J. I. Colorado-Cervantes, P. Nardinocchi, P. Piras, V. Sansalone, L. Teresi, C. Torromeo, P. E. Puddu, Patient-specific modeling of left ventricle mechanics, Acta Mechanica Sinica (2021).
P. Piras, V. Varano, M. Louis, A. Profico, S. Durrleman, B. Charlier, F. Milicchio, L. Teresi, Transporting Deformations of Face Emotions in the Shape Spaces: A Comparison of Different Approaches. Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision (2021) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10851-021-01030-6
G. R. Argento, S. Gabriele, L. Teresi, Target metric and Shell Shaping. Curved and Layer. Struct. (2021) https://doi.org/10.1515/cls- 2021- 0002
2020
M. Curatolo, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, Mechanics of active gel spheres under bulk contraction, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, in press (2020).
M. Curatolo, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, Modeling solvent dynamics in polymers with solvent-filled cavities. Mechanics of soft materials, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42558-020-00029-0
M. Curatolo, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, Dynamics of active swelling in contractile polymer gels, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics (2020).
L. Teresi, F. Milicchio, P. Piras, S. Gabriele, V. Varano. Shape Deformation From Metric’s Transport, Int. Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 119 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2019.103326
2019
M. Curatolo, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, D. P Holmes. Localized adhesion of an elastic racquet through swelling of a solvent droplet. Proceeding Royal Society A, (2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2019.0067
R. De Vita, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi. Diffusion-driven stress relaxation of gels under incremental planar extensions. Mechanics of Materials, vol. 134. (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2019.04.016
I. Colorado Cervantes, V. Sansalone, L. Teresi. The Heart Function as a Motor-Brake System. Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 467, pp. 23-30 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2019.01.034
S. Abdelmohsen, S. Adriaenssens, R. El-Dabaa, S. Gabriele, L. Olivieri, L. Teresi. A multi-physics approach for modeling hygroscopic behavior in wood low-tech architectural adaptive systems. Computer-Aided Design, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2018.07.005
P. Piras, C. Torromeo, A. Evangelista, G. Esposito, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, A. Madeo, F. Re, C. Chialastri, M. Schiariti, V. Varano, P. E. Puddu. Non-invasive prediction of Genotype-positive/Phenotype negative in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by 3D Modern Shape Analysis. Experimental Physiology (2019). https://doi.org/10.1113/EP087551
V. Varano, P. Piras, S. Gabriele, L. Teresi, P. Nardinocchi, I. L. Dryden, C. Torromeo, M. Schiariti, P.E. Puddu. Local and Global Energies for Shape Analysis in Medical Imaging. Int. J. Numer. Methods Biomedical Engineering. (2019). https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.3252
2018
M. Curatolo, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi. Driving water cavitation in a hydrogel cavity. Soft Matter, 14: 2310–2321 (2018). doi: 10.1039/c8sm00100f
F. Milicchio, V. Varano, S. Gabriele, L. Teresi, P. E. Puddu, P. Piras. Parallel transport of local strains. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Eng.: Imaging & Visualization, (2018). (https://doi.org/10.1080/21681163.2018.1479313).
A. Suinesiaputra, ...,L. Teresi, ...., P. Medrano-Gracia. Statistical Shape Modeling of the Left Ventricle: Myocardial Infarct Classification Challenge. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 22:2, (2018). doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2017.2652449
V. Varano, P. Piras, S. Gabriele, L. Teresi, P. Nardinocchi, I. L. Dryden, C. Torromeo, P. E. Puddu. The decomposition of deformation: New metrics to enhance shape analysis in medical imaging. Medical Image Analysis, 46: 35–56 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2018.02.005
2017
M. Curatolo, P. Nardinocchi, E. Puntel, L. Teresi. Transient instabilities in the swelling dynamics of a hydrogel sphere. Journal Applied Physics, vol. 122, pp. 145109 (2017). doi: 10.1063/1.5007229 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5007229)
M. Curatolo, S. Gabriele, L. Teresi. Swelling and Growth: a Constitutive Framework for Active Solids. Meccanica, (2017). doi: 10.1007/s11012-017-0629-x
R. De Vita, R. Grange, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi. Mathematical model for isometric and isotonic muscle contractions. Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 425, pp. 1-10 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.05.007
M. Minozzi, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, V. Varano. Growth-induced Compatible Strains. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, vol. 22(1), pp. 62 (2017). doi: 10.1177/1081286515570510
P. Piras, C. Torromeo, A. Evangelista, S. Gabriele, G. Esposito, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, A. Madeo, M. Schiariti, V. Varano, P.E. Puddu. Homeostatic Left Heart integration and disintegration links atrio-ventricular covariation’s dys-homeostasis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, vol. 7, pp. 6257 (2017). doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-06189-w
V. Varano, S. Gabriele, L. Teresi, I.L. Dryden, P.E. Puddu, C. Torromeo, P. Piras. The TPS Direct Transport: A New Method for Transporting Deformations in the Size-and- Shape Space. International Journal of Computer Vision, vol. 124(3), pp. 384-408 (2017). ISSN 0920-5691; doi: 10.1007/s11263-017-1031-9
P.Piras, L. Teresi, P.E. Puddu, C. Torromeo, A.A. Young, A. Suinesiaputra, P. Medrano- Gracia. Morphologically normalized left ventricular motion indicators from MRI feature tracking characterize myocardial infarction. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, vol. 7, pp. 12259 (2017). doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12539-5
A. Bouton, Y. Simon, F. Goussard, L. Teresi, V. Sansalone. New finite element study protocol: Clinical simulation of orthodontic tooth movement. International Orthodontics, vol. 15(2), pp. 165-179 (2017). doi: 10.1016/j.ortho.2017.03.001
F. Claraca, F. Goussard, L. Teresi, Vde. Buffrenil, V. Sansalone. Do the ornamented osteoderms influence the heat conduction through the skin? A finite element analysis in Crocodylomorpha. Journal of Thermal Biology, vol. 69, pp. 39–53 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2017.06.003
2016
P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi. Actuation performances of anisotropic gels. Journal Applied Physics, 120, pp. 215107 (2016). doi: 10.1063/1.4969046
M. Curatolo, L. Teresi. Modeling and simulation of fish swimming with active muscles. Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 409 (2016). doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.08.025
A. Lucantonio, L. Teresi, A. De Simone. Continuum theory of swelling material surfaces with applications to thermo-responsive gel membranes and surface mass transport. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol. 89, pp. 96 (2016). doi: 10.1016/j.jmps.2016.02.001
P. Piras, C. Torromeo, F. Re, A. Evangelista, S. Gabriele, G. Esposito, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, A. Madeo, C. Chialastri, M. Schiariti, V. Varano, M. Uguccioni, P. E. Puddu. Left Atrial trajectory impairment in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy disclosed by Geometric Morphometrics and Parallel Transport. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, vol. 6, pp. 34906 (2016). doi: 10.1038/srep34906
P. Piras, L. Teresi, L. Traversetti, V. Varano, S. Gabriele, T. Kotsakis, P. Raia, P. E. Puddu, and M. Scalici. The conceptual framework of ontogenetic trajectories: parallel transport allows the recognition and visualization of pure deformation patterns. Evolution & Devolopment, vol. 18(3), pp. 182-200 (2016). doi: 10.1111/ede.12186
G. Salerno, L. Teresi, C. Tonelli, V. Vitale. Numerical modelling of structural cooling in Mediterranean climate. Int. J. of Ventilation, 15:2016 (3-4), (2016). doi: 10.1080/14733315.2016.1221571
2015
P. Nardinocchi, M. Pezzulla, L. Teresi. Anisotropic Swelling of Thin Gel Sheets. Soft Matter, n.11, 1492 (2015). doi: 10.1039/c4sm02485k
P. Nardinocchi, M. Pezzulla, L. Teresi. Steady and transient analysis of anisotropic swelling in fibered gels. Journal of Applied Physics, 118, 244904 (2015). doi: 10.1063/1.4938737
M.R. Webster, J.J. Socha, L. Teresi, P. Nardinocchi, R. De Vita. Structure of tracheae and the functional implications for collapse in the American cockroach. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, vol. 10, pp. 066011 (2015). doi: 10.1088/1748-3190/10/6/066011
V. Varano, S. Gabriele, L. Teresi, I. Dryden, P.E. Puddu, C. Torromeo, P. Piras. Comparing Trajectories on the Size and Shape Space. arXiv: Statistics - Methodology (2015). http://arxiv.org/pdf/1510.00708v1.pdf
L. Maiorino, A.A. Farke, T. Kotsakis, L. Teresi, P. Piras. Variation in the shape and mechanical performance of the lower jaws in ceratopsid dinosaurs. Journal of Anatomy, (2015). doi: 10.1111/joa.12374
A. Madeo, P. Piras, F. Re, S. Gabriele, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, C. Torromeo, C. Chialastri, M. Schiariti, G. Giura, A. Evangelista, T. Dominici, V. Varano, E. Zachara, P. E. Puddu. A new 4D trajectory-based approach unveils abnormal LV revolution dynamics in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. PLOS ONE, (2015). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122376
N. Lanconelli, S. Masetti, P. Nardinocchi, L. Teresi, P.E. Puddu, C. Torromeo, V. Giglio. Strain Analysis of Cardiac Tissues from 3D Ultrasound Images Using Snakes and Speckle Tracking. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Vol.15, No. 2 (2015). doi: 10.1142/S0219519415400126
A. Evangelista, S. Gabriele, P. Nardinocchi, P. Piras, P.E. Puddu, L. Teresi, C. Torromeo, V. Varano. Non-invasive assessment of functional strain lines in the real human left ventricle via speckle tracking echocardiography. Journal of Biomechanics, 48, pp. 465–471 (2015). doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.12.028
P. Raia, F. Passaro, F. Carotenuto, L. Maiorino, P. Piras, L. Teresi, S. Meiri, Y. Itescu, M. Novosolov, M.A. Baiano, R. Mart ́ınez, M. Fortelius. Cope’s Rule and the Universal Scaling Law of Ornament Complexity. The American Naturalist, 186, n.2 (2015). doi: 10.1086/682011
P. Piras, G. Sansalone, L. Teresi, M. Moscato, A. Profico, R. Eng, T.C. Cox, A. Loy, P. Colangelo, T. Kotsakis. Digging Adaptation in Insectivorous Subterranean Eutherians. The Enigma of Mesoscalops montanensis Unveiled by Geometric Morphometrics and Finite Element Analysis. Journal of Morphology, (2015). doi: 10.1002/jmor.20405