Esperta di NMR e imaging NMR. Diffusione molecolare in sistemi eterogenei. Studio strutturale di legno ed opere lignee, di mezzi porosi: pietre, marmi, malte, ossa e denti archeologici con tecniche di spettroscopia e microimaging NMR ad alto campo magnetico e a basso campo con spettrometro NMR portatile. Studio della diffusione molecolare e perfusione di fluidi in mezzi porosi con NMR. Tomografia NMR e a raggi x (TAC) 2D e 3D di opere lignee. Digitalizzazione ed archiviazione di manufatti lignei, opere lignee, ed ossa fossili. Riconoscimento di specie lignee, stato di conservazione e degrado. Caratterizzazione di gels e polimeri. Test di efficacia di consolidanti e trattamenti di pulizia del legno. Studio di microstrutture di ossa e denti fossili.
Servizi offerti / Linee di ricerca Analisi non invasiva e non distruttiva dello Stato di
conservazione del legno e del riconoscimento delle specie lignee attraverso lo studio della microstruttura del legno
Test di efficacia di polimeri e gel per la pulizia e/o per il
consolidamento di legno e marmi
Diagnostica di ossa e denti archeologici
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Project title: Educational Digital Innovative Cultural heritage related Learning Alliance (EDICULA)
Program: EU Erasmus Plus Programme
Grant value: €382,828
Coordinator: Prof. A. Moropoulou (National Technical University of Athens)
riguarda la digitalizzazione dei beni culturali per fini didattici
collaboratore, 2021-2023
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Disentangling human infants' Plasticity during sUbsistEnce tRansitIons: an innovative integrated approach – PUERI
Program : PRIN 2022, Italian Ministry of University and Research & NextGenerationEU
riguarda l’analisi microstrutturale di denti archeologici con microimaging NMR
Co-PI Settembre 2024-febbraio 2026
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ADAMO – Technologies for Analysis, Diagnostics, and Monitoring for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage
Program: DTC Lazio Region 2019-2020Ha riguardato lo sviluppo dell’imaging NMR del legno
collaboratore 2019-2020
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1) E Villani, V Stagno, A Maiuro, G Travisano, S Capuani
Multi-parametric high-resolution MRI for the characterisation of water and PEG solutions in
wood.
European Journal of Wood and Wood Products 2026;84 (2), 34.
2) L Giuliani, C Genova, E Villani, V Stagno, L Paoletti, E Oknazova, ...S Capuani
Assessment and characterization of Origanum vulgare essential oil in highly viscous polymeric
dispersions for cleaning cultural heritage stone materials
Journal of Cultural Heritage 2026; 77, 341-350
3) S Longo, V Crupi, C Corsaro, S Capuani, E Fazio
Non-invasive identification and characterisation of wooden cultural heritage through Hounsfield
unit-based CT imaging
Journal of Cultural Heritage 2025;76, 288-298
4) Biribicchi C.; Capuani S.; Ciarleglio G.; Santonicola M.G.; Stagno V.; Piancastelli A.;
Favero G.
Retention and capillary flow dynamics assessment of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs) in Carrara
marble (2025) MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 333, 130400.
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2025.130400
5) Villani E.; Popescu C.-M.; Jancelewicz M.; Stagno V.; Capuani S.; Broda M.
Sodium Alginate as a Green Consolidant for Waterlogged Wood—A Preliminary Study (2025)
FOREST, 16(2), 325. DOI: 10.3390/f16020325.
6) Palermo F.; Trocchi M.; Fratini M.; Bukreeva I.; Massimi L.; Coppa A.; Cedola A.;
Capuani S.
Multi-parametric μMRI and Synchrotron radiation-based XPCT for studying human bone tissue in
archaeological contexts (2025) JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE: REPORTS, 66,
105315. DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105315
7) Giuliani L.; Genova C.; Stagno V.; Paoletti L.; Matulac A.L.; Ciccola A.; Di Fazio M.;
Capuani S.; Favero G.
Multi-Technique Assessment of Chelators-Loaded PVA-Borax Gel-like Systems Performance in
Cleaning of Stone Contaminated with Copper Corrosion Products (2024) GELS 10(7), 455. DOI:
10.3390/gels10070455.
8) Stagno V.; Mankinen O.; Mailhiot S.; Telkki V.-V.; Capuani S.
Comprehensive characterization of waterlogged archaeological wood by NMR relaxometry,
diffusometry, micro-imaging and cryoporometry (2024) PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL
PHYSICS 26(42), 27189- 27208. DOI: 10.1039/d4cp02697g
9) Stagno V, Moricca C, Sadori L, Dell’Aglio E, Reale R, Capuani S.
Evaluation of the efficacy of micro-Magnetic Resonance Imaging compared with light microscopy to
investigate the anatomy of modern and ancient waterlogged wood (2023)
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, 102, 164-178.
10) Moricca C.; Stagno V.; Hamza N.M.; Favero G.; Sadori L.; Capuani S.
Laboratorio NMR applicato ai beni culturali
The High Potential of Micro-Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Identification of Archaeological
Reeds: The Case Study of Tutankhamun (2023) HERITAGE 6 (11), 7170-7180
Journal Impact Factor: 2.2
11) Longo S, Egizi F, Stagno V, Di Trani MG, Marchelletta G, Gili T, Fazio E, Favero G,
Capuani S.
A Multi-Parametric Investigation on Waterlogged Wood Using a Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Clinical Scanner (2023) FORESTS vol. 14 (2) p. 276. Doi: doi.org/10.3390/f14020276.
12) Palombo M, Barbetta A, Cametti C, Favero G, Capuani S.
Transient Anomalous Diffusion MRI Measurement Discriminates Porous Polymeric Matrices
Characterized by Different Sub-Microstructures and Fractal Dimension. (2022) GELS, vol. 8, p. 95,
ISSN: 2310-2861, doi: 10.3390/gels8020095.
13) Stagno V, Ricci S, Longo S, Verticchio E, Frasca F, Siani AM, Capuani S.
Discrimination between Softwood and Hardwood based on Hemicellulose Content obtained with
Portable Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (2022) CELLULOSE, 29, p. 7917–7934. Doi:
10.1007/s10570-022-04728-x
14) Stagno V, Mailhiot S, Capuani S, Galotta G, Telkki V-V. Testing 1D and
2D single-sided NMR on Roman age waterlogged woods. (2021) JOURNAL OF
CULTURAL HERITAGE, vol. 50, p. 95-105, ISSN: 1296-2074,
doi: 10.1016/j.culher.2021.06.001
15) Stagno V, Genova C, Zoratto N, Favero G, Capuani S.
Single-Sided Portable NMR Investigation to Assess and Monitor Cleaning Action of PVA-Borax
Hydrogel in Travertine and Lecce Stone. (2021) MOLECULES, vol. 26, (12), 3697. ISSN:1420-
3049, doi:10.3390/molecules26123697
16) Stagno V, Ciccola A, Curini R, Postorino P, Favero G, Capuani S.
Non-invasive assessment of pva-borax hydrogel effectiveness in removing metal corrosion products
on stones by portable nmr. (2021) GELS, vol. 7, 265, ISSN: 2310-2861, doi: 10.3390/gels7040265
17) Montaina L, Longo S, Galotta G, Tranquilli G, Saccuman R, Capuani S.
Assessment of the Panel Support of a Seventeenth-Century Dutch Painting by
Clinical Multislice Computed Tomography. (2021) STUDIES IN CONSERVATION,
vol. 66, p. 174-181, ISSN: 0039-3630, doi: DOI:10.1080/00393630.2020.1757881
18) Stagno V, Egizi F, Corticelli F, Morandi V, Valle F, Costantini G, Longo S, Capuani S.
Microstructural features assessment of different waterlogged wood species by NMR diffusion
validated with complementary techniques. (2021) MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, vol. 83,
p. 139-151, ISSN: 0730-725X, doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2021.08.010
Spettroscopia e imaging NMR; microimaging; rilassometria; diffusimetria