Nicolò Giuseppe Di Novo obtained his Bachelor’s in Mechanical and Materials Engineering and his Master’s in Biomechanical Engineering from the University of Brescia (Italy) with a thesis on a 3D aerosol jet-printed microfluidic biomedical device in 2018. During his PhD and Postdoc at the University of Trento and Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Italy), he focused on condensation droplets self-jumping, micro and nanofabrication, anti-icing surfaces, ice wetting, dew harvesting, virus viability in droplets, and microfluidics for biomedical applications.

He received the Best Oral Presentation of a Young Scientist Award from the Fondazione Enzo Ferroni at the European Colloid and Interface Science Conference (2021) and the Price of Young Researchers for Innovation from the Provincia Autonoma di Trento (2024) for his research on anti-frosting surfaces by self-ejection of single droplets. His research draws inspiration from biological surfaces (e.g. Old Man cactus spines and Smoke Tree leaves) and seeks innovative solutions for materials for sustainable energy.

1. Frictional anisotropy of ant legs and related inspired 3D-printed textured surfaces with self-locomotion on ultrasound vibrating substrates. Kashyap, N. G. Di Novo, N. M. Pugno. Tribology International (2025), 110513
2. Beveled microneedles with channel for transdermal injection and sampling, fabricated with minimal steps and standard MEMS technology. A. Bagolini, N. G. Di Novo, S. Pedrotti, M. Valt, C. Collini, N. M. Pugno, L. Lorenzelli. Lab on a Chip (2025)
3. Functionally‐Graded Serrated Fangs Allow Spiders to Mechanically Cut Silk, Carbon and Kevlar Fibers. G. Greco, D. Misseroni, F. Castellucci, N. G. Di Novo, N. M. Pugno. Advanced Science (2024) 11 (44), 2406079
4. Supercooled condensation droplets sliding on frost: Origin and anti-frosting effect observed on Cotinus coggygria leaf N. G. Di Novo, A. Bagolini, N. M. Pugno. iScience (2024) 27 (10)
5. Ice‐Bridging Frustration by Self‐Ejection of Single Droplets Results in Superior Anti‐Frosting Surfaces. N. G. Di Novo, A. Bagolini, N. M. Pugno. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2024) 11 (10), 2300759
6. Single condensation droplet self-ejection from divergent structures with uniform wettability. N. G. Di Novo, A. Bagolini, N. M. Pugno. ACS nano (2024) 18 (12), 8626-8640
7. Prediction of virus survival timescales in surrogate respiratory sessile droplets. C. Brondi, N. G. Di Novo, N. M. Pugno, G. Mensitieri, M. Fraldi. Physics of Fluids (2023) 35 (5)
8. Multifunctional roles of hairs and spines in old man of the Andes cactus: Droplet distant coalescence and mechanical strength. L. Kundanati, N. G. Di Novo, G. Greco, S. Siboni, C. Della Volpe, A. Bagolini, N. M. Pugno
   Physics of Fluids (2022) 34 (1)
9. Modeling of virus survival time in respiratory droplets on surfaces: a new rational approach for antivirus strategies. N. G. Di Novo, A. R. Carotenuto, G. Mensitieri, M. Fraldi, N. M. Pugno. Frontiers in Materials (2021) 8, 631723
10. Support-material-free microfluidics on an electrochemical sensors platform by aerosol jet printing. N. G. Di Novo, E. Cantù, S. Tonello, E. Sardini, M. Serpelloni. Sensors (2019) 19 (8), 1842