Publications

Authors: Krishna Deo Sharma, Karrer M Alghazali, Rabab N Hamzah, Sahitya Chetan Pandanaboina, Zeid A Nima Alsudani, Malek Muhi, Fumiya Watanabe, Guo-Lei Zhou, Alexandru S Biris, Jennifer Yanhua Xie. Publication: Nanomaterials. 2022 Mar 11;12(6):929. Publication Date: March 11, 2022. DOI: 10.3390/nano12060929 Abstract: Gold nanorods (AuNRs) have been proposed to promote stem cell differentiation in vitro … Gold Nanorod Substrate for Rat Fetal Neural Stem Cell Differentiation into Oligodendrocytes

Authors: Bryan E White, Molly K White, Zeid A Nima Alsudani, Fumiya Watanabe, Alexandru S Biris, Nawab Ali Publication: Nanomaterials. 2022 Mar 12;12(6):937. Publication Date: March 12, 2022. DOI: 10.3390/nano12060937 Abstract: Nanosized materials have been proposed for a wide range of biomedical applications, given their unique characteristics. However, how these nanomaterials interact with cells and tissues, … Cellular Uptake of Gold Nanorods in Breast Cancer Cell Lines

Authors: Karrer M. Alghazali, Alisha P. Pedersen, Rabab N. Hamzah, Pierre-Yves Mulon, Rebecca E. Rifkin, Anwer Mhannawee, Zeid A. Nima Alsudani, Christopher Griffin, Malek A. H. Muhi, Nikki Mullen, Robert L. Donnell, David E. Anderson & Alexandru S. Biris Publication: Scientific Reports. 12, Article number: 3208 (2022) Publication Date: February 25, 2022 Abstract: The aim of … Development of a polymeric biomedical device platform with controlled disassembly and in vivo testing in a swine intestinal model

Authors: Gailan Al-Dainy, Fumiya Watanabe, Alexandru S. Biris, and Shawn E. Bourdo Publication: ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2021, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX, Publication Date: March 22, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c03059 Abstract: Cesium formadinium methylammonium triple-cation (CsFAMA) lead mixed-halide perovskites have been reported to promote unique photovoltaic properties with high efficiency and minimal hysteresis effects. Perovskite film quality is a vital parameter for improving … Surface Passivation of Triple-Cation Perovskite via Organic Halide-Saturated Antisolvent for Inverted Planar Solar Cells

Authors: Ingrid Safina, Karrer M Alghazali, Luke Childress, Christopher Griffin, Ahmed Hashoosh, Ganesh Kannarpady, Fumiya Watanabe, Shawn E Bourdo, Ruud P M Dings, Alexandru S Biris, Kieng Bao Vang  Publication: J Appl Toxicol. 2021 Jan 8. doi: 10.1002/jat.4136. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33417269. Abstract: The use of synthetic materials for biomedical applications is ever expanding. One of the major requirements for these materials is biocompatibility, which … Dendritic cell biocompatibility of ether-based urethane films

Authors: Amita Nakarmi, Kesav Chandrasekhar, Shawn E. Bourdo, Fumiya Watanabe, Grégory Guisbiers, Tito Viswanathan Publication: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Jun 20. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-09400-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32564317 Abstract: Nanocomposites containing mixed metal oxides show excellent phosphate removal results and are better compared to individual metal oxides. In this research, cerium/manganese oxide nanocomposites, embedded on the surface of modified … Phosphate removal from wastewater using novel renewable resource-based, cerium/manganese oxide-based nanocomposites

Authors: Amita Nakarmi, Shawn E. Bourdo, Laura Ruhl, Sushil Kanel, Mallikarjuna Nadagouda, Praveen Kumar Alla, Ioana Pavel, Tito Viswanathan Publication: J Environ Manage. 2020 Jul 12;272:111048. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111048. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32677621. Abstract: Phosphate is one of the most costly and complex environmental pollutants that leads to eutrophication, which decreases water quality and access to clean water. Among different adsorbents, biochar … Benign zinc oxide betaine-modified biochar nanocomposites for phosphate removal from aqueous solutions

Authors: Ingrid Safina, Shawn E. Bourdo, Karrer M. Algazali, Ganesh Kannarpady, Fumiya Watanabe, Kieng Bao Vang, Alexandru S. Biris Publication: PLoS One. 2020;15(5):e0232670. Published 2020 May 18. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0232670 Abstract: Complex skin wounds have always been a significant health and economic problem worldwide due to their elusive and sometimes poor or non-healing conditions. If not well-treated, such … Graphene-based 2D constructs for enhanced fibroblast support

Authors: Steven D Newby, Tom Masi, Christopher D Griffin, William J King, Anna Chipman, Stacy Stephenson, David E Anderson, Alexandru S Biris, Shawn E Bourdo, Madhu Dhar  Publication:  Int J Nanomedicine. 2020;15:2501-2513. Published 2020 Apr 15. doi:10.2147/IJN.S245801 Abstract: Purpose: The extracellular matrix (ECM) labyrinthine network secreted by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) provides a microenvironment that enhances cell adherence, proliferation, viability, and differentiation. The potential of … Functionalized Graphene Nanoparticles Induce Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Express Distinct Extracellular Matrix Proteins Mediating Osteogenesis

Authors: Emilie Darrigues, Zeid A. Nima, Dmitry A. Nedosekin, Fumiya Watanabe, Karrer M. Alghazali, Vladimir P. Zharov, Alexandru S. Biris Publication: Scientific Reports, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2020 Abstract: Pancreatic cancer is one of the most complex types of cancers to detect, diagnose, and treat. However, the field of nanomedicine has strong potential to address … Tracking gold nanorods’ interaction with large 3D pancreatic-stromal tumor spheroids by multimodal imaging: Fluorescence, photoacoustic, and photothermal microscopies