Congratulations to Fabiana and all co-authors for our new article published on Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications with the title: "Effect of poly(ethylene glycol)-based cross-linker length on the physicochemical and rheological properties of hyaluronic acid hydrogels potentially applicable in the biomedical field. This work is the result of a fruitful collaboration with the company UB-Care. The article is now open access and describe the influence of the cross-linker chain length on hyaluronic acid-based materials, investigating  its physicochemical, mechanical, and rheological properties.

A great thank you to Prof. Corinne Fruit, for inviting me as a Visiting at Université de Rouen for a week. I could meet many new collegues and learn about their work. I could present as well my research and give lecture for master students. Moreover, I had the pleasure to attend the final exams of the students from Rouen that completed their stage at the Università di Pisa. I wish you all the best for a brilliant future!!

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