Publications by Matteo Gasbarri

Supramolecular Architectures of Dendritic Polymers Provide Irreversible Inhibitor to Block Viral Infection (Adv. Mater. 3/2025)

Francesco Stellacci, Heyun Wang, Matteo Gasbarri

Wiley2025

Benzene with Alkyl Chains Is a Universal Scaffold for Multivalent Virucidal Antivirals

Francesco Stellacci, Heyun Wang, Paulo Henrique Jacob Silva, Matteo Gasbarri, Lixia Wei, Yong Zhu

Most viruses start their invasion by binding to glycoproteins' moieties on the cell surface (heparan sulfate proteoglycans [HSPG] or sialic acid [SA]). Antivirals mimicking these moieties multivalently are known as broad-spectrum multivalent entry inhibito ...

Amer Chemical Soc2024

Supramolecular Architectures of Dendritic Polymers Provide Irreversible Inhibitor to Block Viral Infection

Francesco Stellacci, Heyun Wang, Matteo Gasbarri

In Nature, most known objects can perform their functions only when in supramolecular self-assembled from, e.g. protein complexes and cell membranes. Here, a dendritic polymer is presented that inhibits severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS ...

Wiley2024

Broad-Spectrum Supramolecularly Reloadable Antimicrobial Coatings

Francesco Stellacci, Francesca Olgiati, Heyun Wang, Matteo Gasbarri, Lukasz Richter

Antimicrobial surfaces limit the spread of infectious diseases. To date, there is no antimicrobial coating that has widespread use because of short-lived and limited spectrum efficacy, poor resistance to organic material, and/or cost. Here, we present a pa ...

Amer Chemical Soc2024

Development of an inhalable antiviral powder formulation against respiratory syncytial virus

Francesco Stellacci, Daniel Ortiz Trujillo, Paulo Henrique Jacob Silva, Matteo Gasbarri

Respiratory viruses including the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) aggravate the global burden of virus-inflicted morbidity and mortality. Entry inhibitors are a promising class of antiviral drugs for combating these viruses, as they can prevent infection ...

ELSEVIER2023

Antiviral compounds, compositions and uses thereof

Francesco Stellacci, Matteo Gasbarri, Yong Zhu

Compounds, compositions and methods that can be used for the treatment of viral diseases are provided. ...

2023

Potent Virustatic Polymer-Lipid Nanomimics Block Viral Entry and Inhibit Malaria Parasites In Vivo

Francesco Stellacci, Matteo Gasbarri

Infectious diseases continue to pose a substantial burden on global populations, requiring innovative broad-spectrum prophylactic and treatment alternatives. Here, we have designed modular synthetic polymer nanopartides that mimic functional components of ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022

Polyanionic Amphiphilic Dendritic Polyglycerols as Broad-Spectrum Viral Inhibitors with a Virucidal Mechanism

Francesco Stellacci, Valeria Cagno, Matteo Gasbarri

Heparin has been known to be a broad-spectrum inhibitor of viral infection for almost 70 years, and it has been used as a medication for almost 90 years due to its anticoagulant effect. This nontoxic biocompatible polymer efficiently binds to many types of ...

American Chemical Society2022

Sulfated and sulfonated dendritic polyglycerols and use thereof as broad-spectrum virucidal agents

Francesco Stellacci, Matteo Gasbarri

The invention relates to dendritic polyglycerol (dPG) compounds with alkyl-sulfonate/ sulfate functional groups that irreversibly inhibit viral infection (virucidal effect) through multivalent interaction in nanomolar concentration range. While the compoun ...

2022

Novel broad-spectrum virucidal antivirals

Matteo Gasbarri

The current COVID-19 pandemic has showed the threats that viruses can cause to the whole world. Over 200 million infections and over 4.5 million deaths and enormous socio-economic impact were the output of the emergence of a single new pathogen: SARS-CoV-2 ...

EPFL2021