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Antonio Balena

Researcher
Multifunctional Neural Interfaces with deep-brain regions
Antonio Balena
Phone
+39 0832 1816 217
Research center
CBN@UniLe
Interests
nanofabrication
quantum photonics
neurophotonics
Biografia

Antonio Balena graduated in Physics summa cum laude in 2017 and received his Ph.D. in Structures, Materials and Nanotechnology Engineering from Università del Salento in May 2021. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies (IIT@CBN) from June 2021 to November 2021.

He then worked as PostDoc in Laboratoire Kastler Brossel in Paris Sorbonne University from December 2021 to October 2022 and as Researcher in IIT@CBN, in the Multifuncional Neural Interfaces with Deep Brain Regions, starting from October 2022. His research interests include micro and nanofabrication, quantum photonics, and neurophotonics.

Top Publications
2022
Pisano F., Kashif M.F., Balena A., Pisanello M., De Angelis F., de la Prida L.M., Valiente M., D'Orazio A., De Vittorio M., Grande M., Pisanello F.
Plasmonics on a Neural Implant: Engineering Light–Matter Interactions on the Nonplanar Surface of Tapered Optical Fibers
Advanced Optical Materials, vol. 10, (no. 2)
DOI 10.1002/adom.202101649
2022
Spagnolo B., Balena A., Peixoto R.T., Pisanello M., Sileo L., Bianco M., Rizzo A., Pisano F., Qualtieri A., Lofrumento D.D., De Nuccio F., Assad J.A., Sabatini B.L., De Vittorio M., Pisanello F.
Tapered fibertrodes for optoelectrical neural interfacing in small brain volumes with reduced artefacts
Nature Materials, vol. 21, (no. 7), pp. 826-835
DOI 10.1038/s41563-022-01272-8
2020
Balena A., Bianco M., Pisano F., Pisanello M., Sileo L., Sabatini B.L., De Vittorio M., Pisanello F.
Two-photon fluorescence-assisted laser ablation of non-planar metal surfaces: Fabrication of optical apertures on tapered fibers for optical neural interfaces
Optics Express, vol. 28, (no. 15), pp. 21368-21381
DOI 10.1364/OE.395187
2019
Pisano F., Pisanello M., Lee S.J., Lee J., Maglie E., Balena A., Sileo L., Spagnolo B., Bianco M., Hyun M., De Vittorio M., Bernardo B.L., Pisanello F.
Depth-resolved fiber photometry with a single tapered optical fiber implant
Nature Methods
Article Journal
2018
Perulli A., Balena A., Fernandez M., Nedelcu G., Creti A., Kovalenko M.V., Lomascolo M., Anni M.
Full-color tuning in binary polymer:perovskite nanocrystals organic-inorganic hybrid blends
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 112, (no. 17)
DOI 10.1063/1.5020201
All Publications
2026
Balena A., Bianco M., Spagnolo B., Kashif M.F., Bramati A., De Vittorio M., Pisanello F.
Localized Temperature Monitoring in Mouse Brain during Light Delivery via a Non-Planar Tapered Fiber-Integrated µRTD Sensor
Advanced Materials
DOI 10.1002/adma.202519655
Article Journal
2026
Kashif M.F., Zheng D., Piscopo L., Collard L., Balena A., Hu H., Riccio D., Tantussi F., De Angelis F., De Vittorio M., Pisanello F.
Novel multifunctional plasmonic fiber probe: Enabling plasmonic heating and SERS sensing for biomedical applications
APL Photonics, vol. 11, (no. 3)
DOI 10.1063/5.0303808
Article Journal
2026
Aslanoglou S., Spagnolo B., Balena A., De Vittorio M., Pisanello F.
Optoelectrical Devices for Neural Interfacing: Engineering Integration, Stability, and Multimodal Sensing
Advanced healthcare materials
DOI 10.1002/adhm.202504846
Review Journal
2026
Piscopo L., Zheng D., Kashif M. F., La Grasta A., Otomalo T.O., Collard L., Corrado A., Balena A., Montinaro C., De Vittorio M., Pisanello F.
Photonics on multimode optical fibers
The 16th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
Conference Paper Conference
2026
Piscopo L., Zheng D., Kashif M. F., La Grasta A., Otomalo T. O., Collard L., Balena A., Montinaro C., De Vittorio M., Pisanello F.
Shaping light through nanostructured optical fibers: from wavefront shaping to hybrid photonic architectures
NanoPlasm
Poster Conference
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Colleagues of Multifunctional Neural Interfaces with deep-brain regions
Alessandro Di Girolamo Alessandro Di Girolamo Post Doc Multifunctional Neural Interfaces with deep-brain regions
Francesco Rizzi Francesco Rizzi Senior Technician Smart Healthcare Technologies Multifunctional Neural Interfaces with deep-brain regions Computational Nanoplasmonics
Tiziana Stomeo Tiziana Stomeo Senior Technician Smart Healthcare Technologies Multifunctional Neural Interfaces with deep-brain regions Computational Nanoplasmonics
Claudia Blasi Claudia Blasi Administrative Assistant Smart Healthcare Technologies Multifunctional Neural Interfaces with deep-brain regions Computational Nanoplasmonics Procurement Directorate Res. Line Admin. Support NanoSmart Mater
Gonzalo Alvarez-Perez Gonzalo Alvarez-Perez Researcher Multifunctional Neural Interfaces with deep-brain regions
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