Riccardo Zamboni

Assistant professor – RDT

Riccardo Zamboni received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Padova with a thesis titled “Study of light driven phenomena for optofluidic applications in Lab-On-a-Chip platforms in lithium niobate”. His Ph.D. was certified with the label “Doctor Europaeus”, and was supervised by Prof. Sada (University of Padova) and Prof. Mathieu Chauvet, Université de Franche-Comté, where part of his research was conducted.

From 2020 to 2022, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nonlinear Photonics group at the Institute of Applied Physics, University of Münster. In January 2023, he was awarded with a Walter Benjamin position to pursue his independent research project, “Microfluidic Droplet dynamics Actuated by Light‐Induced Virtual Electrodes ‐ µDrop ALIVE”, financed by Deutsche Forschunggemeinschaft‐DFG. In March 2025, he joined the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Engineering.

Publications:

2025

E. Asché, R. Zamboni, C. Denz, and J. Imbrock, “Transition between light-induced attraction and repulsion of nanoparticles on a lithium niobate surface,” Physical review b, vol. 111, iss. 5, p. 54305, 2025.
[Bibtex]

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}

R. Zamboni, D. Ray, C. Denz, and J. Imbrock, “Optoelectric-driven wetting transition on artificially micropatterned surfaces with long-range virtual electrodes,” Advanced materials interfaces, vol. 12, iss. 1, p. 2400459, 2025.
[Bibtex]

@article{zamboni2025optoelectric,
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title = {Optoelectric-Driven Wetting Transition on Artificially Micropatterned Surfaces With Long-Range Virtual Electrodes},
volume = 12,
year = 2025
}

R. Zamboni, D. Ray, C. Denz, and J. Imbrock, “Optoelectric-driven wetting transition on artificially micropatterned surfaces with long-range virtual electrodes (adv. mater. interfaces 1/2025).,” Advanced materials interfaces, vol. 12, iss. 1, 2025.
[Bibtex]

@article{zamboni2025optoelectric,
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title = {Optoelectric-Driven Wetting Transition on Artificially Micropatterned Surfaces With Long-Range Virtual Electrodes (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 1/2025).},
volume = 12,
year = 2025
}

D. Dzikonski, E. Bekker, R. Zamboni, D. Ciechanska, A. Schwab, C. Denz, and J. Imbrock, “Hybrid microfluidic chip design with two-photon polymerized protein-based hydrogel microstructures for single cell experiments,” Advanced materials technologies, p. 2401571, 2025.
[Bibtex]

@article{dzikonski2025hybrid,
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author = {Dzikonski, Dustin and Bekker, Elena and Zamboni, Riccardo and Ciechanska, Dominika and Schwab, Albrecht and Denz, Cornelia and Imbrock, J{\"o}rg},
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title = {Hybrid Microfluidic Chip Design with Two-Photon Polymerized Protein-Based Hydrogel Microstructures for Single Cell Experiments},
year = 2025
}

2024

C. Sebastián-Vicente, R. Zamboni, A. Garc{‘i}a-Cabañes, and M. Carrascosa, “Photovoltaic charge lithography on passive dielectric substrates using fe: linbo3 stamps,” Advanced electronic materials, p. 2400327, 2024.
[Bibtex]

@article{sebastian2024photovoltaic,
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title = {Photovoltaic Charge Lithography on Passive Dielectric Substrates Using Fe: LiNbO3 Stamps},
year = 2024
}

S. Marni, R. Barboza, A. S. Oluwajoba, R. Zamboni, and L. Lucchetti, “Polarization coupling between ferroelectric liquids and ferroelectric solids: effects of the fringing field profile,” Crystals, vol. 14, iss. 5, p. 425, 2024.
[Bibtex]

@article{marni2024polarization,
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author = {Marni, Stefano and Barboza, Raouf and Oluwajoba, Ayomide S and Zamboni, Riccardo and Lucchetti, Liana},
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title = {Polarization coupling between ferroelectric liquids and ferroelectric solids: effects of the fringing field profile},
volume = 14,
year = 2024
}

R. Zamboni, C. Sebastián-Vicente, C. Denz, and J. Imbrock, “Light-induced virtual electrodes for microfluidic droplet electro-coalescence,” Advanced functional materials, vol. 34, iss. 13, p. 2305286, 2024.
[Bibtex]

@article{zamboni2024light,
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title = {Light-Induced Virtual Electrodes for Microfluidic Droplet Electro-Coalescence},
volume = 34,
year = 2024
}

G. Bragato, A. Zaltron, M. Zanardi, R. Zamboni, M. De Ros, and C. Sada, “Photo-induced electric field effects on water droplets generated in a linbo3 opto-microfluidic platform,” Advanced materials interfaces, vol. 11, iss. 12, p. 2301008, 2024.
[Bibtex]

@article{bragato2024photo,
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author = {Bragato, Giovanni and Zaltron, Annamaria and Zanardi, Michele and Zamboni, Riccardo and De Ros, Maddalena and Sada, Cinzia},
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title = {Photo-Induced Electric Field Effects on Water Droplets Generated in a LiNbO3 Opto-Microfluidic Platform},
volume = 11,
year = 2024
}

2023

R. Zamboni, L. Gauthier-Manuel, A. Zaltron, L. Lucchetti, M. Chauvet, and C. Sada, “Opto-microfluidic coupling between optical waveguides and tilted microchannels in lithium niobate,” Optics express, vol. 31, iss. 17, p. 28423–28436, 2023.
[Bibtex]

@article{zamboni2023opto,
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title = {Opto-microfluidic coupling between optical waveguides and tilted microchannels in lithium niobate},
volume = 31,
year = 2023
}

2022

L. Zanini, A. Zaltron, R. Zamboni, E. Turato, and C. Sada, “Enhanced sensing to characterize microdroplets through induced optical phenomena in integrated optomicrofluidic lab-on-a-chip,” in Optical sensing and detection vii, 2022, p. 106–114.
[Bibtex]

@inproceedings{zanini2022enhanced,
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author = {Zanini, Leonardo and Zaltron, Annamaria and Zamboni, Riccardo and Turato, Enrico and Sada, Cinzia},
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title = {Enhanced sensing to characterize microdroplets through induced optical phenomena in integrated optomicrofluidic lab-on-a-chip},
volume = 12139,
year = 2022
}

L. Zanini, A. Zaltron, E. Turato, R. Zamboni, and C. Sada, “Opto-microfluidic integration of the bradford protein assay in lithium niobate lab-on-a-chip,” Sensors, vol. 22, iss. 3, p. 1144, 2022.
[Bibtex]

@article{zanini2022opto,
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title = {Opto-microfluidic integration of the bradford protein assay in lithium niobate lab-on-a-chip},
volume = 22,
year = 2022
}

R. Zamboni, J. Imbrock, and C. Denz, “Light actuated merging of confined microfluidic droplets by virtual photovoltaic electrodes,” in Photosensitive materials and their applications ii, 2022, p. 98–106.
[Bibtex]

@inproceedings{zamboni2022light,
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}

R. Zamboni, A. Zaltron, D. Ferraro, and C. Sada, “Droplet transition from non-axisymmetric to axisymmetric shape: dynamic role of lubrication film in a rectangular microfluidic channel,” Physics of fluids, vol. 34, iss. 12, 2022.
[Bibtex]

@article{zamboni2022droplet,
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title = {Droplet transition from non-axisymmetric to axisymmetric shape: Dynamic role of lubrication film in a rectangular microfluidic channel},
volume = 34,
year = 2022
}

2021

R. Zamboni, J. Imbrock, and C. Denz, “Manipulating aqueous droplets by light-induced virtual electrodes,” in Optical trapping and optical micromanipulation xviii, 2021, p. 193–200.
[Bibtex]

@inproceedings{zamboni2021manipulating,
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title = {Manipulating aqueous droplets by light-induced virtual electrodes},
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year = 2021
}

F. Ciciulla, A. Zaltron, R. Zamboni, C. Sada, F. Simoni, V. Y. Reshetnyak, and L. Lucchetti, “Optofluidic platform based on liquid crystals in x-cut lithium niobate: thresholdless all-optical response,” Crystals, vol. 11, iss. 8, p. 908, 2021.
[Bibtex]

@article{ciciulla2021optofluidic,
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}

R. Zamboni, A. Zaltron, M. Chauvet, and C. Sada, “Real-time precise microfluidic droplets label-sequencing combined in a velocity detection sensor,” Scientific reports, vol. 11, iss. 1, p. 17987, 2021.
[Bibtex]

@article{zamboni2021real,
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title = {Real-time precise microfluidic droplets label-sequencing combined in a velocity detection sensor},
volume = 11,
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}

2020

R. Zamboni, A. Zaltron, E. Izzo, G. Bottaro, D. Ferraro, and C. Sada, “Opto-microfluidic system for absorbance measurements in lithium niobate device applied to ph measurements,” Sensors, vol. 20, iss. 18, p. 5366, 2020.
[Bibtex]

@article{zamboni2020opto,
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author = {Zamboni, Riccardo and Zaltron, Annamaria and Izzo, Elena and Bottaro, Gregorio and Ferraro, Davide and Sada, Cinzia},
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title = {Opto-microfluidic system for absorbance measurements in lithium niobate device applied to ph measurements},
volume = 20,
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}

2019

G. Bettella, R. Zamboni, G. Pozza, A. Zaltron, C. Montevecchi, M. Pierno, G. Mistura, C. Sada, L. Gauthier-Manuel, and M. Chauvet, “Linbo3 integrated system for opto-microfluidic sensing,” Sensors and actuators b: chemical, vol. 282, p. 391–398, 2019.
[Bibtex]

@article{bettella2019linbo3,
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author = {Bettella, G and Zamboni, Riccardo and Pozza, G and Zaltron, A and Montevecchi, C and Pierno, M and Mistura, G and Sada, C and Gauthier-Manuel, L and Chauvet, Mathieu},
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pages = {391--398},
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title = {LiNbO3 integrated system for opto-microfluidic sensing},
volume = 282,
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2017

G. Bettella, G. Pozza, S. Kroesen, R. Zamboni, E. Baggio, C. Montevecchi, A. Zaltron, L. Gauthier-Manuel, G. Mistura, C. Furlan, and others, “Lithium niobate micromachining for the fabrication of microfluidic droplet generators,” Micromachines, vol. 8, iss. 6, p. 185, 2017.
[Bibtex]

@article{bettella2017lithium,
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author = {Bettella, Giacomo and Pozza, Gianluca and Kroesen, Sebastian and Zamboni, Riccardo and Baggio, Enrico and Montevecchi, Carlo and Zaltron, Annamaria and Gauthier-Manuel, Ludovic and Mistura, Giampaolo and Furlan, Claudio and others},
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title = {Lithium niobate micromachining for the fabrication of microfluidic droplet generators},
volume = 8,
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}

2015

A. Zaltron, G. Bettella, G. Pozza, R. Zamboni, M. Ciampolillo, N. Argiolas, C. Sada, S. Kroesen, M. Esseling, and C. Denz, “Integrated optics on lithium niobate for sensing applications,” in Optical sensors 2015, 2015, p. 50–59.
[Bibtex]

@inproceedings{zaltron2015integrated,
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author = {Zaltron, Annamaria and Bettella, Giacomo and Pozza, Gianluca and Zamboni, Riccardo and Ciampolillo, M and Argiolas, Nicola and Sada, Cinzia and Kroesen, Sebastian and Esseling, Michael and Denz, Cornelia},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/226f8733902db7373c365eec44309cf97/ric_zamboni},
booktitle = {Optical Sensors 2015},
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title = {Integrated optics on Lithium Niobate for sensing applications},
volume = 9506,
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}