“05 | ENGINEERED PARTICLES IN DRUG DELIVERY AND TISSUE ENGINEERING: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: Anna Barbara Di Stefano1, Simona Di Leo1, Mara Franza2|3, Francesca Toia1|2|3 | 1BIOPLAST-Laboratory of BIOlogy and Regenerative Medicine-PLASTic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section, Department of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care, University of Palermo, Italy; 2Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section, Department of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care, University of Palermo, Italy; 3Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of DAI chirurgico, Azienda Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy” (2026) Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale, 99(s2). doi:10.4081/jbr.2026.15574.