Dr. Giacomo Musile

Musile, Giacomo, Boillat, Marc-Aurèle, & Hauser, Peter C. (2025). An in-house made autosampler for capillary electrophoresis [Journal-article]. Analytica Chimica Acta, Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2025.343835

Pigaiani, Nicola, Musile, Giacomo, Scott, Karen S., Dye, Daniel W., Ausania, Francesco, Davis, Gregory G., & Bortolotti, Federica. (2024). Post-mortem formation of ethanol: Is 1-propanol a reliable marker? A proof-of-concept study using an in vitro putrefactive environment setup. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 69(3), 974–985. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15479

Raucci, A., Miglione, A., Cimmino, W., Cioffi, A., Singh, S., Spinelli, M., Amoresano, A., Musile, G., & Cinti, S. (2024). Technical Evaluation of a Paper-Based Electrochemical Strip to Measure Nitrite Ions in the Forensic Field. ACS Measurement Science Au, 4(1), 136–143. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.3c00050

Porpiglia, N. M., Tagliaro, I., Pellegrini, B., Alessi, A., Tagliaro, F., Russo, L., Cadamuro, F., Musile, G., Antonini, C., & Bertini, S. (2024). Chitosan derivatives as dynamic coatings for transferrin glycoform separation in capillary electrophoresis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127888

Tagliaro, I., Musile, G., Caricato, P., Dorizzi, R. M., Tagliaro, F., & Antonini, C. (2023). Chitosan Film Sensor for Ammonia Detection in Microdiffusion Analytical Devices [Journal-article]. Polymers, 15(21), 4238. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15214238

Musile, G., Grazioli, C., Fornasaro, S., Dossi, N., De Palo, E. F., Tagliaro, F., & Bortolotti, F. (2023). Application of Paper-Based Microfluidic Analytical Devices (µPAD) in Forensic and Clinical Toxicology: A Review. Biosensors, 13(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13070743

Musile, G., Agard, Y., Pesavento, S., De Palo, E. F., Dorizzi, R. M., & Bortolotti, F. (2023). An origami microfluidic paper device for on-site assessment of urine tampering. First use of Nessler’s reagent for the colorimetric determination of creatinine. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2022.340610

Musile, G., Palacio, C., Murari, M., Appolonova, S., & Tagliaro, F. (2023). Development and Validation of a Rapid Method for Identification of New Synthetic Cannabinoids in Hair Based on High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry Using a Simplified User Interface. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 47(1), 72–80. https://doi.org/10.1093/jat/bkac027

Musile, G., Pigaiani, N., Pasetto, E., Ballotari, M., Tagliaro, F., & Bortolotti, F. (2022). Validation of a New Salt-Assisted HS-GC–FID Method for the Determination of Ethanol in the Vitreous Humor [Journal-article]. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 46(9), e274–e279. https://doi.org/10.1093/jat/bkac087

Porpiglia, N. M., Tagliaro, F., Micciolo, R., Canal, L., Musile, G., & Bortolotti, F. (2022). New evidence of high association between carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) and alcohol-related road traffic accidents. A retrospective study on 929 injured drivers. Forensic Science International, 340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111438

Ponzini, E., Tavazzi, S., Musile, G., Tagliaro, F., Grandori, R., & Santambrogio, C. (2022). Contact Lens Wear Induces Alterations of Lactoferrin Functionality in Human Tears. Pharmaceutics, 14(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14102188

Musile, G., Agard, Y., Wang, L., De Palo, E. F., McCord, B., & Tagliaro, F. (2021). Paper-based microfluidic devices: On-site tools for crime scene investigation. TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2021.116406

Musile, G., Franco De Palo, E., Marco Dorizzi, R., Shestakova, K., Appolonova, S., & Tagliaro, F. (2021). A novel high-throughput liquid chromatography assay for Carbohydrate-Deficient transferrin (CDT) based on flow-modulated isocratic elution and terbium-induced fluorescence. Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 1182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122942

Musile, G., Pigaiani, N., Sorio, D., Colombari, M., Bortolotti, F., & Tagliaro, F. (2021). Alcohol-associated traffic injuries in Verona territory: A nine-year survey. Medicine, Science and the Law, 61(1_suppl), 7–13. https://doi.org/10.1177/0025802420937577

Palacio, C., Gottardo, R., Cirielli, V., Musile, G., Agard, Y., Bortolotti, F., & Tagliaro, F. (2021). Simultaneous analysis of potassium and ammonium ions in the vitreous humour by capillary electrophoresis and their integrated use to infer the post mortem interval (PMI). Medicine, Science and the Law, 61(1_suppl), 96–104. https://doi.org/10.1177/0025802420934239

Musile, G., Mazzola, M., Shestakova, K., Savchuk, S., Appolonova, S., & Tagliaro, F. (2020). A simple and robust method for broad range screening of hair samples for drugs of abuse using a high-throughput UHPLC-Ion Trap MS instrument. Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 1152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122263

Appolonova, S. A., Palacio, C., Shestakova, K. M., Mesonzhnik, N. V., Brito, A., Kuznetsov, R. M., Markin, P. A., Bochkareva, N. L., Burmykin, D., Ovcharov, M., Musile, G., Tagliaro, F., & Savchuk, S. A. (2020). In vivo and in vitro metabolism of the novel synthetic cannabinoid 5F-APINAC. Forensic Toxicology, 38(1), 160–171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11419-019-00503-z

Musile, G., Agard, Y., De Palo, E. F., Shestakova, K., Bortolotti, F., & Tagliaro, F. (2019). Thanatochemistry at the crime scene: a microfluidic paper-based device for ammonium analysis in the vitreous humor. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1083, 150–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2019.07.033

Musile, G., De Palo, E. F., Savchuk, S. A., Shestakova, K., Bortolotti, F., & Tagliaro, F. (2019). A novel low-cost approach for the semi-quantitative analysis of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Clinica Chimica Acta, 495, 556–561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2019.06.003

Musile, G., Gottardo, R., Palacio, C., Shestakova, K., Raniero, D., De Palo, E. F., & Tagliaro, F. (2019). Development of a low cost gas diffusion device for ammonia detection in the vitreous humor and its preliminary application for estimation of the time since death. Forensic Science International, 295, 150–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.12.012

Musile, G., Cenci, L., Piletska, E., Gottardo, R., Bossi, A. M., & Bortolotti, F. (2018). Development of an in-house mixed-mode solid-phase extraction for the determination of 16 basic drugs in urine by High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 1560, 10–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2018.05.019

Wang, L., Musile, G., & McCord, B. R. (2018). An aptamer-based paper microfluidic device for the colorimetric determination of cocaine. Electrophoresis, 39(3), 470–475. https://doi.org/10.1002/elps.201700254

Lippi, G., Simundic, A.-M., Musile, G., Danese, E., Salvagno, G., & Tagliaro, F. (2017). The alcohol used for cleansing the venipuncture site does not jeopardize blood and plasma alcohol measurement with head-space gas chromatography and an enzymatic assay. Biochemia Medica, 27(2), 398–403. https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.041

Porpiglia, N., Musile, G., Bortolotti, F., De Palo, E. F., & Tagliaro, F. (2016). Chiral separation and determination of ketamine and norketamine in hair by capillary electrophoresis. Forensic Science International, 266, 304–310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.06.017

Musile, G., Cenci, L., Andreetto, E., Ambrosi, E., Tagliaro, F., & Bossi, A. M. (2016). Screening of the binding properties of molecularly imprinted nanoparticles via capillary electrophoresis. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 408(13), 3435–3443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-016-9418-y

Musile, G., Wang, L., Bottoms, J., Tagliaro, F., & McCord, B. (2015). Erratum: The development of paper microfluidic devices for presumptive drug detection (Analytical Methods (2015) DOI: 10.1039/c5ay01432h). Analytical Methods, 7(20). https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ay90077h

Musile, G., Wang, L., Bottoms, J., Tagliaro, F., & McCord, B. (2015). The development of paper microfluidic devices for presumptive drug detection. Analytical Methods, 7(19), 8025–8033. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ay01432h

Bertaso, A., Musile, G., Gottardo, R., Seri, C., & Tagliaro, F. (2015). Chiral analysis of methorphan in opiate-overdose related deaths by using capillary electrophoresis. Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 1000, 130–135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.07.024

Gottardo, R., Sorio, D., Musile, G., Trapani, E., Seri, C., Serpelloni, G., & Tagliaro, F. (2014). Screening for synthetic cannabinoids in hair by using LC-QTOF MS: A new and powerful approach to study the penetration of these new psychoactive substances in the population. Medicine, Science and the Law, 54(1), 22–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0025802413477396

Bortolotti, F., Bertaso, A., Gottardo, R., Musile, G., & Tagliaro, F. (2013). Dextromethorphan/levomethorphan issues in a case of opiate overdose. Drug Testing and Analysis, 5(9-10), 781–784. https://doi.org/10.1002/dta.1577

Gottardo, R., Bertaso, A., Pascali, J., Sorio, D., Musile, G., Trapani, E., Seri, C., Serpelloni, G., & Tagliaro, F. (2012). Micellar electrokinetic chromatography: A new simple tool for the analysis of synthetic cannabinoids in herbal blends and for the rapid estimation of their logP values. Journal of Chromatography A, 1267, 198–205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2012.08.085