He obtains a degree in chemistry in 1999 and the PhD in Science at The University of La Plata in 2004 with the thesis “Growth modes in the electro-crystallization of metals” at the Theoretical and Applied Physicochemical Investigations (INIFTA, CONICET). His post-doctoral research activities have been related to the morphology of electrodeposited metals and the formation of new phases. As CONICET researcher he has devoted on the dynamics of new phase spreading of both inorganic and biological origin with different applications, as well as on supra-molecular interfaces and individual cell and colony dynamics employing modified growth media and materials. Furthermore he has been working in the application of photodynamic diagnosis and therapy to cells and animal models. He has performed research activities related to electrochemistry and material science abroad.

Research interest

  • Biological Interphases

  • Modulation of cell phenotype

  • Cell adhesion and motility

  • Design of platform for cellular studies

Selected Publications

  1. C.M. Horowitz, M.A. Pasquale, E.V. Albano, A.J. Arvia. “Experimental Evidence of the Development of Scale Invariance in the Internal Structure of Self-affine Aggregates”. Physical Review B. Vol. 70 (2004) 033406-1 – 033406-4.
  2. M.A. Pasquale, L.M. Gassa, A.J. Arvia. “Copper Electrodeposition from an Acidic Plating Bath Containing Accelerating and Inhibiting Organic Additives”. Electrochimica Acta. Vol. 53 (2008) 5891 – 5904.
  3. M.A.C. Huergo, N.E. Muzzio, M.A. Pasquale, A.E. Bolzán, P. González, A.J. Arvia. “Dynamic scaling analysis of two-dimensional cell colony fronts in a gel medium: A biological system approaching a quenched Kardar-Parisi-Zhang universality”. Physical Review E. Vol. 90 (2014) 22706/1-6.
  4. N.E. Muzzio, M. A. Pasquale, W. A. Marmisolle, C. von Bilderling, M. Lorena Cortez, L.I. Pietrasanta, O. Azzaroni. “Self-assembled phosphate-polyamine networks as biocompatible supramolecular platforms to modulate cell adhesion”. Biomaterials Science. Vol. 6 (2018) 2230-2247.
  5. N.E. Muzzio, M.A. Pasquale, Xabier Rios, Omar Azzaroni, Jordi Llop, S.E. Moya. “Adsorption and exchangeability of fibronectin and serum albumin protein corona on annealed polyelectrolyte multilayers and their consequences on cell adhesion”. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2019) 201900008.
  6. M.E. Etcheverry, M.A. Pasquale, C. Bergna, C. Ponzinibbio, M. Garavaglia. “Photodynamic therapy in 2D and 3D human cervical carcinoma cell cultures employing LED light sources emitting at different wavelengths”. Physics in Medicine and Biology (2020) DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab589a.