Particle Size

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • 211At radiocolloid therapy: further observations and comparison with radiocolloids of 32P, 165Dy, and 90Y. 
  • 3D-printed microfluidic device for the detection of pathogenic bacteria using size-based separation in helical channel with trapezoid cross-section. 
  • A Computational Study of Nasal Spray Deposition Pattern in Four Ethnic Groups. 
  • A comparison of studies on the effects of controlled exposure to fine, coarse and ultrafine ambient particulate matter from a single location. 
  • A computational study of functional endoscopic sinus surgery and maxillary sinus drug delivery. 
  • A controlled-release strategy for the generation of cross-linked hydrogel microstructures. 
  • A heuristic model of stone comminution in shock wave lithotripsy. 
  • A hybrid DNA aptamer-dendrimer nanomaterial for targeted cell labeling. 
  • A monumental study--reconstruction of a 1920 granite shed. 
  • A novel emboli protection cannula during cardiac surgery: in vitro results. 
  • A novel intracellular protein delivery platform based on single-protein nanocapsules 
  • A review on the importance of metals and metalloids in atmospheric dust and aerosol from mining operations. 
  • A standardised approach for the dispersion of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in biological media. 
  • A time-series analysis of air pollution and preterm birth in Pennsylvania, 1997-2001. 
  • A whole blood immunoassay using gold nanoshells. 
  • Ab initio based calculations of electron-transfer rates in metalloproteins. 
  • Acoustoelectronic nanotweezers enable dynamic and large-scale control of nanomaterials. 
  • Active immunotherapy for TNF-mediated inflammation using self-assembled peptide nanofibers. 
  • Acute pulmonary toxicity of particulate matter filter extracts in rats: coherence with epidemiologic studies in Utah Valley residents. 
  • Acute toxicity of lead particulates on pulmonary alveolar macrophages. Ultrastructural and microanalytical studies. 
  • Adsorption of surfactant protein D from human respiratory secretions by carbon nanotubes and polystyrene nanoparticles depends on nanomaterial surface modification and size. 
  • Aerosol characteristics of 99mTc-pentetic acid (DTPA) and synthetic surfactant (Exosurf). 
  • Air pollution and mortality in São Paulo, Brazil: Effects of multiple pollutants and analysis of susceptible populations. 
  • Airborne fiber size characterization in exposure estimation: Evaluation of a modified transmission electron microcopy protocol for asbestos and potential use for carbon nanotubes and nanofibers. 
  • Altered ultrastructural morphology of self-aggregated low density lipoproteins: coalescence of lipid domains forming droplets and vesicles. 
  • Aluminum nanocrystals. 
  • An assessment of the effects of shell cross-linked nanoparticle size, core composition, and surface PEGylation on in vivo biodistribution. 
  • An epidemiological study of the role of chrysotile asbestos fibre dimensions in determining respiratory disease risk in exposed workers. 
  • An intracellular protein delivery platform based on glutathione-responsive protein nanocapsules 
  • Antibody-conjugated gold-gold sulfide nanoparticles as multifunctional agents for imaging and therapy of breast cancer. 
  • Antimicrobial and bacteria-releasing multifunctional surfaces: oligo (p-phenylene-ethynylene)/poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) films deposited by RIR-MAPLE. 
  • Apoptotic and inflammatory effects induced by different particles in human alveolar macrophages. 
  • Aqueous two-phase system formation kinetics for elastin-like polypeptides of varying chain length 
  • Asbestos fibre dimensions and lung cancer mortality among workers exposed to chrysotile. 
  • Association between satellite-based estimates of long-term PM2.5 exposure and coronary artery disease. 
  • Association of air pollution sources and aldehydes with biomarkers of blood coagulation, pulmonary inflammation, and systemic oxidative stress. 
  • Attachment of gold nanoparticles to glassy carbon electrode and its application for the direct electrochemistry and electrocatalytic behavior of hemoglobin. 
  • Beam image-shift accelerated data acquisition for near-atomic resolution single-particle cryo-electron tomography. 
  • Biliary lithotripsy: in vitro analysis of gallstone fragmentation for equivalent stone volumes. 
  • Boiler Briquette Coal versus Raw Coal: Part II-Energy, Greenhouse Gas, and Air Quality Implications. 
  • Boiler briquette coal versus raw coal: Part I--Stack gas emissions. 
  • Calibration-free structured-illumination photoacoustic flowgraphy of transverse flow in scattering media. 
  • Carbohydrate restriction is effective in improving atherogenic dyslipidemia even in the absence of weight loss. 
  • Carbon nanotubes: measuring dispersion and length. 
  • Cardiorespiratory biomarker responses in healthy young adults to drastic air quality changes surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 
  • Caveats to the use of MTT, neutral red, Hoechst and Resazurin to measure silver nanoparticle cytotoxicity. 
  • Cerium oxide nanoparticles are more toxic than equimolar bulk cerium oxide in Caenorhabditis elegans. 
  • Chain stiffness and attachment-dependent attraction between polyelectrolyte-grafted colloids. 
  • Changes in numbers and dimensions of chrysotile asbestos fibers in lungs of rats following short-term exposure. 
  • Chapter two: methodologies for characterisation of combustion sources and for quantification of their emissions. 
  • Characterization of aerosol optical properties, chemical composition and mixing states in the winter season in Shanghai, China. 
  • Characterization of local elastic modulus in confined polymer films via AFM indentation. 
  • Characterization of restricted diffusion in uni- and multi-lamellar vesicles using short distance iMQCs. 
  • Characterization of the effect of hyperthermia on nanoparticle extravasation from tumor vasculature. 
  • Charged fullerenes as high-capacity hydrogen storage media. 
  • Chemoreception drives plastic consumption in a hard coral. 
  • Childhood respiratory symptoms, hospital admissions, and long-term exposure to airborne particulate matter. 
  • Children's respiratory morbidity prevalence in relation to air pollution in four Chinese cities. 
  • Chlordanes in the indoor and outdoor air of three U.S. cities. 
  • Chronic inhalation study of fiber glass and amosite asbestos in hamsters: twelve-month preliminary results. 
  • Co-immunization with multimeric scaffolds and DNA rapidly induces potent autologous HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies and CD8+ T cells. 
  • Combustion sources of particles. 1. Health relevance and source signatures. 
  • Combustion sources of particles: 2. Emission factors and measurement methods. 
  • Comment on "Atmospheric particulate matter pollution during the 2008 Beijing Olympics". 
  • Comparative toxicity of silver nanoparticles on oxidative stress and DNA damage in the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. 
  • Comparison of gene expression profiles induced by coarse, fine, and ultrafine particulate matter. 
  • Comparison of home lead dust reduction techniques on hard surfaces: the New Jersey assessment of cleaning techniques trial. 
  • Comparison of the Revised Air Quality Index with the PSI and AQI indices. 
  • Comparisons of ultrafine and fine particles in their associations with biomarkers reflecting physiological pathways. 
  • Complex microparticle architectures from stimuli-responsive intrinsically disordered proteins. 
  • Computational multiscale toxicodynamic modeling of silver and carbon nanoparticle effects on mouse lung function. 
  • Computational studies of small carbon and iron-carbon systems relevant to carbon nanotube growth. 
  • Concurrent aggregation and deposition of TiO2 nanoparticles in a sandy porous media. 
  • Consequences of water between two hydrophobic surfaces on adhesion and wetting. 
  • Conversion between hexagonal GaN and beta-Ga(2)O(3) nanowires and their electrical transport properties. 
  • Coordination-induced formation of submicrometer-scale, monodisperse, spherical colloids of organic-inorganic hybrid materials at room temperature. 
  • Correlating nanoscale titania structure with toxicity: a cytotoxicity and inflammatory response study with human dermal fibroblasts and human lung epithelial cells. 
  • Cytosolic delivery of macromolecules. II. Mechanistic studies with pH-sensitive morpholine lipids. 
  • DNA-templated self-assembly of protein and nanoparticle linear arrays. 
  • Deep UV nano-microstructuring of substrates for surface plasmon resonance imaging. 
  • Detailed analysis of polymer response to delivery balloon expansion of drug-eluting stents versus bare metal stents. 
  • Detection, characterization, and abundance of engineered nanoparticles in complex waters by hyperspectral imagery with enhanced Darkfield microscopy. 
  • Determination of particle size by using the angular distribution of backscattered light as measured with low-coherence interferometry. 
  • Developing Precisely Defined Drug-Loaded Nanoparticles by Ring-Opening Polymerization of a Paclitaxel Prodrug. 
  • Development and optimization of a dual-photoinitiator, emulsion-based technique for rapid generation of cell-laden hydrogel microspheres. 
  • Development of a fibre size-specific job-exposure matrix for airborne asbestos fibres. 
  • Development of a novel adjuvanted nasal vaccine: C48/80 associated with chitosan nanoparticles as a path to enhance mucosal immunity. 
  • Development of an aerosol model of Cryptococcus reveals humidity as an important factor affecting the viability of Cryptococcus during aerosolization. 
  • Dietary coenzyme Q10 supplementation alters platelet size and inhibits human vitronectin (CD51/CD61) receptor expression. 
  • Differential cell responses to nanoparticle docetaxel and small molecule docetaxel at a sub-therapeutic dose range. 
  • Direct Coupling of Plasmonic and Photonic Nanowires for Hybrid Nanophotonic Components and Circuits 
  • Direct electron transfer between hemoglobin and a glassy carbon electrode facilitated by lipid-protected gold nanoparticles. 
  • Disruption of iron homeostasis in mesothelial cells after talc pleurodesis. 
  • Distribution of 15- and 137-mu diameter microspheres in the dog lung in the axial plane. 
  • Do inner shells of double-walled carbon nanotubes fluoresce? 
  • Dose response studies in cotton textile workers. 
  • Doxorubicin-loaded protease-activated near-infrared fluorescent polymeric nanoparticles for imaging and therapy of cancer. 
  • Dynamics of plosive consonants via imaging, computations, and soft electronics. 
  • Effect of Octadecylamine Surfactant on DNA Interactions with Graphene Surfaces. 
  • Effect of colloidal gold size on the conformational changes of adsorbed cytochrome c: probing by circular dichroism, UV-visible, and infrared spectroscopy. 
  • Effect of exercise and menstrual cycle status on plasma lipids, low density lipoprotein particle size, and apolipoproteins. 
  • Effect of lipopolysaccharide administration on the number, phenotype and content of nuclear molecules in blood microparticles of normal human subjects. 
  • Effect of preexposure to ultrafine carbon black on respiratory syncytial virus infection in mice. 
  • Effect of pulmonary surfactant on the dissolution, stability and uptake of zinc oxide nanowires by human respiratory epithelial cells. 
  • Effect of size fractionation on the toxicity of amosite and Libby amphibole asbestos. 
  • Effects of a nanoceria fuel additive on the physicochemical properties of diesel exhaust particles. 
  • Effects of anatomy and particle size on nasal sprays and nebulizers. 
  • Effects of exercise on lipoprotein particles in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. 
  • Effects of titanium particle size on osteoblast functions in vitro and in vivo. 
  • Efficacy and pharmacokinetics of a modified acid-labile docetaxel-PRINT(®) nanoparticle formulation against non-small-cell lung cancer brain metastases. 
  • Efficient random subcloning of DNA sheared in a recirculating point-sink flow system. 
  • Elastin-like polypeptides as a purification tag for recombinant proteins. 
  • Electrochemical properties and myocyte interaction of carbon nanotube microelectrodes. 
  • Emerging contaminant or an old toxin in disguise? Silver nanoparticle impacts on ecosystems. 
  • Emerging mechanistic targets in lung injury induced by combustion-generated particles. 
  • Emission-particle-induced ventilatory abnormalities in a rat model of pulmonary hypertension. 
  • Emission-tunable microwave synthesis of highly luminescent water soluble CdSe/ZnS quantum dots. 
  • Emissions of air pollutants from household stoves: honeycomb coal versus coal cake. 
  • Encapsulation and retention of chelated-copper inside hydrophobic nanoparticles: Liquid cored nanoparticles show better retention than a solid core formulation. 
  • Endothelial microparticle levels are similar in acute ischemic stroke and stroke mimics due to activation and not apoptosis/necrosis. 
  • Enhancement of transport selectivity through nano-channels by non-specific competition. 
  • Environmental aspects of fibrous glass production and utilization. 
  • Estimates of historical exposures by phase contrast and transmission electron microscopy for pooled exposure--response analyses of North Carolina and South Carolina, USA asbestos textile cohorts. 
  • Estimates of historical exposures by phase contrast and transmission electron microscopy in North Carolina USA asbestos textile plants. 
  • Estimating personal exposures from ambient air pollution measures: using meta-analysis to assess measurement error. 
  • Evaluation of microencapsulation of the UFV-AREG1 bacteriophage in alginate-Ca microcapsules using microfluidic devices. 
  • Evaluation of synchronous twin pulse technique for shock wave lithotripsy: determination of optimal parameters for in vitro stone fragmentation. 
  • Evaluation of synthetic phospholipid ultrasound contrast agents. 
  • Evidence for a tradeoff between retention time and chewing efficiency in large mammalian herbivores. 
  • Experimental approaches for studies of particulate matter: the case for stronger consideration of dosimetric and exposure issues. 
  • Exposure to concentrated coarse air pollution particles causes mild cardiopulmonary effects in healthy young adults. 
  • Fabrication of Elastin-Like polypeptide Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery by Electrospraying 
  • Fabrication of gold nanowires by electric-field-induced scanning probe lithography and in situ chemical development. 
  • Fabrication of high quality carbon nanotubes with a simple ethanol-assisted arc discharge process. 
  • Fabrication of small diameter few-walled carbon nanotubes with enhanced field emission property. 
  • Facile and controllable synthesis of polyoxometalate nanorods within polyelectrolyte matrix. 
  • Fano resonance in a gold nanosphere with a J-aggregate coating. 
  • Filtration evaluation and clinical use of expired elastomeric P-100 filter cartridges during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  • Fine ambient particles induce oxidative stress and metal binding genes in human alveolar macrophages. 
  • Fine organic particulate matter dominates indoor-generated PM2.5 in RIOPA homes. 
  • Fine particulate matter and cardiovascular disease: Comparison of assessment methods for long-term exposure. 
  • Finite-size, Fully-Addressable DNA Tile Lattices Formed by Hierarchical Assembly Procedures 
  • Fixed volume particle trace emission for the analysis of left atrial blood flow using 4D Flow MRI. 
  • Food-Grade TiO₂ Particles Generate Intracellular Superoxide and Alter Epigenetic Modifiers in Human Lung Cells. 
  • Forward scatter pulse width signals resolve multiple populations of endosomes. 
  • Functional group characterization of indoor, outdoor, and personal PM: results from RIOPA. 
  • Functionalized few-walled carbon nanotubes for mechanical reinforcement of polymeric composites. 
  • Functionalized graphene sheets for polymer nanocomposites. 
  • Gene expression profile in circulating mononuclear cells after exposure to ultrafine carbon particles. 
  • Glass-like phonon scattering from a spontaneous nanostructure in AgSbTe2. 
  • Global chemical composition of ambient fine particulate matter for exposure assessment. 
  • Gold Nanorod Size-Dependent Fluorescence Enhancement for Ultrasensitive Fluoroimmunoassays. 
  • Gold nanocages as contrast agents for spectroscopic optical coherence tomography. 
  • Gold nanocages: bioconjugation and their potential use as optical imaging contrast agents. 
  • Gold nanoshell bioconjugates for molecular imaging in living cells. 
  • Growth of mesenchymal stem cells on electrospun type I collagen nanofibers. 
  • Heterogeneities in fullerene nanoparticle aggregates affecting reactivity, bioactivity, and transport. 
  • High purity isolation and quantification of semiconducting carbon nanotubes via column chromatography. 
  • High-throughput cell focusing and separation via acoustofluidic tweezers. 
  • Highly parallel acoustic assembly of microparticles into well-ordered colloidal crystallites. 
  • How does infiltration behavior modify the composition of ambient PM2.5 in indoor spaces? An analysis of RIOPA data. 
  • Hyaluronic acid and fibrin hydrogels with concentrated DNA/PEI polyplexes for local gene delivery 
  • Hybrid silica nanoparticles for multimodal imaging. 
  • Hydrodynamic chromatography for the size classification of micron and sub-micron sized packing materials. 
  • Hyperthermia enables tumor-specific nanoparticle delivery: effect of particle size. 
  • Imaging the behavior of molecules in biological systems: breaking the 3D speed barrier with 3D multi-resolution microscopy. 
  • Impact of aggregate size and structure on the photocatalytic properties of TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles. 
  • Impacts of a nanosized ceria additive on diesel engine emissions of particulate and gaseous pollutants. 
  • In situ forming injectable hydrogels for drug delivery and wound repair. 
  • In vitro characterization of nebulizer delivery of liposomal amphotericin B aerosols. 
  • In vitro determinants of asbestos fiber toxicity: effect on the relative toxicity of Libby amphibole in primary human airway epithelial cells. 
  • Increased lung cancer mortality among chrysotile asbestos textile workers is more strongly associated with exposure to long thin fibres. 
  • Independent sources of quantal variability at single glutamatergic synapses. 
  • Induction of apoptotic cell death by particulate lead chromate: differential effects of vitamins C and E on genotoxicity and survival. 
  • Influence of ambient (outdoor) sources on residential indoor and personal PM2.5 concentrations: analyses of RIOPA data. 
  • Influence of scaffold size on bactericidal activity of nitric oxide-releasing silica nanoparticles. 
  • Inhaled azithromycin therapy. 
  • Inhibition of cholesterol transport in an intestine cell model by pine-derived phytosterols. 
  • Inhibition of lead chromate clastogenesis by ascorbate: relationship to particle dissolution and uptake. 
  • Initial characterization of micafungin pulmonary delivery via two different nebulizers and multivariate data analysis of aerosol mass distribution profiles. 
  • Interaction of gold nanoparticles with common human blood proteins. 
  • Interfacial phase transition of an environmentally responsive elastin biopolymer adsorbed on functionalized gold nanoparticles studied by colloidal surface plasmon resonance. 
  • Internalization of carcinogenic lead chromate particles by cultured normal human lung epithelial cells: formation of intracellular lead-inclusion bodies and induction of apoptosis. 
  • Isoforms of alpha-actinin from cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscle form polar arrays of actin filaments. 
  • Label free colorimetric biosensing using nanoparticles. 
  • Label-free biosensing by surface plasmon resonance of nanoparticles on glass: optimization of nanoparticle size. 
  • Label-free plasmonic detection of biomolecular binding by a single gold nanorod. 
  • Laboratory assessment of the mobility of nanomaterials in porous media. 
  • Latex nanosphere delivery system (LNDS): novel nanometer-sized carriers of fluorescent dyes and active agents selectively target neuronal subpopulations via uptake and retrograde transport. 
  • Letter to the editor: "Comparing milled fiber, Quebec ore, and textile factory dust: has another piece of the asbestos puzzle fallen into place?" by D. Wayne Berman. 
  • Long-circulating liposomal contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. 
  • Long-term ambient air pollution levels in four Chinese cities: inter-city and intra-city concentration gradients for epidemiological studies. 
  • Long-term pulmonary responses of three laboratory rodent species to subchronic inhalation of pigmentary titanium dioxide particles. 
  • Low-dose AgNPs reduce lung mechanical function and innate immune defense in the absence of cellular toxicity. 
  • Low-nicotine regenerated smoke aerosol reduces desire for cigarettes. 
  • Lung injury, inflammation and Akt signaling following inhalation of particulate hexavalent chromium. 
  • Making the Environmental Justice Grade: The Relative Burden of Air Pollution Exposure in the United States 
  • Measuring EMPs in the lung what can be measured in the lung: Asbestiform minerals and cleavage fragments. 
  • Mechanically interlocked calix[4]arene dimers display reversible bond breakage under force. 
  • Micro-scale and meso-scale architectural cues cooperate and compete to direct aligned tissue formation. 
  • Microglassification™: a novel technique for protein dehydration. 
  • Microparticles stimulate the synthesis of prostaglandin E(2) via induction of cyclooxygenase 2 and microsomal prostaglandin E synthase 1. 
  • Microporous annealed particle hydrogel stiffness, void space size, and adhesion properties impact cell proliferation, cell spreading, and gene transfer. 
  • Modular nanotransporters: a multipurpose in vivo working platform for targeted drug delivery. 
  • Modulation of Human Macrophage Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Silver Nanoparticles of Different Size and Surface Modification. 
  • Mortality from ship emissions: a global assessment. 
  • Mortality patterns of rock and slag mineral wool production workers: an epidemiological and environmental study. 
  • Mosquito coil emissions and health implications. 
  • Nanocarrier-mediated inhibition of macrophage migration inhibitory factor attenuates secondary injury after spinal cord injury. 
  • Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions: Relevance for Public Health. 
  • Nanoparticle-mediated delivery of a rapidly activatable prodrug of SN-38 for neuroblastoma therapy. 
  • Near-infrared-fluorescence-enhanced molecular imaging of live cells on gold substrates. 
  • Nebulizer delivery of micafungin aerosols. 
  • Negative ions offset cardiorespiratory benefits of PM_2.5 reduction from residential use of negative ion air purifiers. 
  • New real-time technique to measure the size distribution of water-insoluble aerosols. 
  • Nitrogen fertilizer at heading stage effectively compensates for the deterioration of rice quality by affecting the starch-related properties under elevated temperatures. 
  • Noncanonical self-assembly of highly asymmetric genetically encoded polypeptide amphiphiles into cylindrical micelles. 
  • Novel dry powder preparations of whole inactivated influenza virus for nasal vaccination. 
  • Novel strategy for diameter-selective separation and functionalization of single-wall carbon nanotubes. 
  • One-pot synthesis of CdTe nanocrystals and shape control of luminescent CdTe-cystine nanocomposites. 
  • Optical response of linear chains of metal nanospheres and nanospheroids. 
  • Optically tunable nanoparticle contrast agents for early cancer detection: model-based analysis of gold nanoshells. 
  • Orally Inhaled Drug Particle Transport in Computerized Models of Laryngotracheal Stenosis. 
  • Outdoor air pollution: particulate matter health effects. 
  • Ozone and limonene in indoor air: a source of submicron particle exposure. 
  • Ozone, Electrostatic Precipitators, and Particle Number Concentrations: Correlations Observed in a Real Office during Working Hours. 
  • Ozone-initiated reactions with mixtures of volatile organic compounds under simulated indoor conditions. 
  • PLGA and PHBV Microsphere Formulations and Solid-State Characterization: Possible Implications for Local Delivery of Fusidic Acid for the Treatment and Prevention of Orthopaedic Infections 
  • PM2.5 of ambient origin: estimates and exposure errors relevant to PM epidemiology. 
  • Particle phase acidity and oligomer formation in secondary organic aerosol. 
  • Particle size distribution predicts particulate phosphorus removal. 
  • Particle-by-Particle In Situ Characterization of the Protein Corona via Real-Time 3D Single-Particle-Tracking Spectroscopy*. 
  • Pentablock copolymer dexamethasone nanoformulations elevate MYOC: in vitro liberation, activity and safety in human trabecular meshwork cells. 
  • Peptide-derivatized shell-cross-linked nanoparticles. 1. Synthesis and characterization. 
  • Peptide-functionalized oxime hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties and gelation behavior. 
  • Persistence of long, thin chrysotile asbestos fibers in the lungs of rats. 
  • Phase separation behavior of fusidic acid and rifampicin in PLGA microspheres. 
  • Phonon populations and electrical power dissipation in carbon nanotube transistors. 
  • Physical and biological properties of cationic triesters of phosphatidylcholine. 
  • Physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics of a reservoir sediment delta (Lake Powell, U.S.A.) and implications for water quality during low water level. 
  • Pleural dosimetry and pathobiological responses in rats and hamsters exposed subchronically to MMVF 10a fiberglass. 
  • Pleural macrophage recruitment and activation in asbestos-induced pleural injury. 
  • Polarization effects on scatterer sizing accuracy analyzed with frequency-domain angle-resolved low-coherence interferometry. 
  • Pollutant particles enhanced H2O2 production from NAD(P)H oxidase and mitochondria in human pulmonary artery endothelial cells. 
  • Pollutant particles produce vasoconstriction and enhance MAPK signaling via angiotensin type I receptor. 
  • Polyethylene wear characteristics in vivo and in a knee stimulator. 
  • Predicted light scattering from particles observed in human age-related nuclear cataracts using mie scattering theory. 
  • Predicting polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using a mass fraction approach in a geostatistical framework across North Carolina. 
  • Prediction of native coronary artery disease progression following PTCA or CABG in the Emory Angioplasty Versus Surgery Trial. 
  • Probing dynamically tunable localized surface plasmon resonances of film-coupled nanoparticles by evanescent wave excitation. 
  • Processes of particle deposition in membrane operation and fabrication. 
  • Programming molecular self-assembly of intrinsically disordered proteins containing sequences of low complexity 
  • Protease degradable tethers for controlled and cell-mediated release of nanoparticles in 2-and 3-dimensions 
  • Protein purification by fusion with an environmentally responsive elastin-like polypeptide: effect of polypeptide length on the purification of thioredoxin. 
  • Pulmonary fibrosis and ferruginous bodies associated with exposure to synthetic fibers. 
  • Pulmonary responses of mice, rats, and hamsters to subchronic inhalation of ultrafine titanium dioxide particles. 
  • Pulmonary toxicity after exposure to military-relevant heavy metal tungsten alloy particles. 
  • Pulmonary toxicity of instilled silver nanoparticles: influence of size, coating and rat strain. 
  • Purification and characterization of astrocyte-secreted apolipoprotein E and J-containing lipoproteins from wild-type and human apoE transgenic mice. 
  • Purification of semiconducting carbon nanotubes. 
  • Quantitative Study of the Interaction of Multivalent Ligand-Modified Nanoparticles with Breast Cancer Cells with Tunable Receptor Density. 
  • Quantitative comparison of algorithms for tracking single fluorescent particles. 
  • Quantum dot penetration into viable human skin. 
  • Quasi-ohmic single molecule charge transport through highly conjugated meso-to-meso ethyne-bridged porphyrin wires. 
  • Racial differences of lipoprotein subclass distributions in postmenopausal women. 
  • Rapid (<3 min) microwave synthesis of block copolymer templated ordered mesoporous metal oxide and carbonate films using nitrate-citric acid systems. 
  • Rapid preparation and characterization of uniform, large, spherical Ag particles through a simple wet-chemical route. 
  • Real-time measurements of PM_2.5 and ozone to assess the effectiveness of residential indoor air filtration in Shanghai homes. 
  • Reducing Environmental Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles through Shape Control. 
  • Reducing contact resistance in graphene devices through contact area patterning. 
  • Reducing liposome size with ultrasound: bimodal size distributions. 
  • Relation between ambient air quality and selected birth defects, seven county study, Texas, 1997-2000. 
  • Relation between near-wall residence times of monocytes and early lesion growth in the rabbit aorto-celiac junction. 
  • Relationship between resolution of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and changes in lipoprotein sub-fractions: a post-hoc analysis of the PIVENS trial. 
  • Relationship of Indoor, Outdoor and Personal Air (RIOPA) study: study design, methods and quality assurance/control results. 
  • Relationships between exercise-induced reductions in thigh intermuscular adipose tissue, changes in lipoprotein particle size, and visceral adiposity. 
  • Relationships between personal, indoor, and outdoor exposures to trace elements in PM(2.5). 
  • Relationships of Indoor, Outdoor, and Personal Air (RIOPA). Part I. Collection methods and descriptive analyses. 
  • Response of monocytes exposed to phagocytosable particles and discs of comparable surface roughness. 
  • Right bipyramids of silver: a new shape derived from single twinned seeds. 
  • Role of size and shape on biofilm eradication for nitric oxide-releasing silica nanoparticles. 
  • Room temperature purification of few-walled carbon nanotubes with high yield. 
  • Room-temperature preparation and characterization of poly (ethylene glycol)-coated silica nanoparticles for biomedical applications. 
  • SERS opens a new way in aptasensor for protein recognition with high sensitivity and selectivity. 
  • Sampling port for real-time analysis of bioaerosol in whole body exposure system for animal aerosol model development. 
  • Scaling behavior of nanopatterned polymer brushes. 
  • Scallops visually respond to the size and speed of virtual particles. 
  • Season and size of urban particulate matter differentially affect cytotoxicity and human immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 
  • Seasonal variations in air pollution particle-induced inflammatory mediator release and oxidative stress. 
  • Self-assembling chimeric polypeptide–doxorubicin conjugate nanoparticles that abolish tumours after a single injection 
  • Self-orienting nanocubes for the assembly of plasmonic nanojunctions. 
  • Shape matters: plasmonic nanoparticle shape enhances interaction with dielectric substrate. 
  • Short-term effects of fine particulate matter and ozone on the cardiac conduction system in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. 
  • Silica-coated gold nanostars for combined surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection and singlet-oxygen generation: a potential nanoplatform for theranostics. 
  • Silver nanoparticle toxicity is related to coating materials and disruption of sodium concentration regulation. 
  • Silver nanoparticles alter zebrafish development and larval behavior: distinct roles for particle size, coating and composition. 
  • Silver nanoparticles compromise neurodevelopment in PC12 cells: critical contributions of silver ion, particle size, coating, and composition. 
  • Single-Step Assembly of Multimodal Imaging Nanocarriers: MRI and Long-Wavelength Fluorescence Imaging. 
  • Single-walled carbon nanotubes increase pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus infectivity of lung epithelial cells. 
  • Site-specific molecular diffusion in articular cartilage measured using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching. 
  • Size-controlled dissolution of organic-coated silver nanoparticles. 
  • Size-controlled electrochemical synthesis and properties of SnO2 nanotubes. 
  • Size-dependence of surface plasmon resonance and oxidation for Pd nanocubes synthesized via a seed etching process. 
  • Solution-cast metal oxide thin film electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution. 
  • Spatiotemporal Tracking of Brain-Tumor-Associated Myeloid Cells in Vivo through Optical Coherence Tomography with Plasmonic Labeling and Speckle Modulation. 
  • Spermidine-Induced Attraction of Like-Charged Surfaces Is Correlated with the pH-Dependent Spermidine Charge: Force Spectroscopy Characterization. 
  • Stable dry powder formulation for nasal delivery of anthrax vaccine. 
  • Staphylococcus aureus secretes immunomodulatory RNA and DNA via membrane vesicles. 
  • Structural and mechanical study of a self-assembling protein nanotube. 
  • Sub-10 nm carbon nanotube transistor. 
  • Superselective gelfoam embolotherapy using a highly visible small caliber catheter. 
  • Supramolecular nanomimetics: replication of micelles, viruses, and other naturally occurring nanoscale objects. 
  • Synthesis and electrical characterization of silver nanobeams. 
  • Synthesis and evolution of PbS nanocrystals through a surfactant-assisted solvothermal route. 
  • Synthesis and optical properties of silver nanobars and nanorice. 
  • Synthesis of Double-walled Carbon Nanotubes Using Iron Disilicide as Catalyst 
  • Synthesis of high-density, large-diameter, and aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes by multiple-cycle growth methods. 
  • Synthesis of oxidation-resistant cupronickel nanowires for transparent conducting nanowire networks. 
  • Synthesis, characterization, and bioavailability of mannosylated shell cross-linked nanoparticles. 
  • Temperature-sensitive polymer-nanoshell composites for photothermally modulated drug delivery 
  • Test of the Epstein-Plesset model for gas microparticle dissolution in aqueous media: effect of surface tension and gas undersaturation in solution. 
  • The complexities of air pollution regulation: the need for an integrated research and regulatory perspective. 
  • The effect of hyperbranched polyglycerol coatings on drug delivery using degradable polymer nanoparticles. 
  • The effect of nanowire length and diameter on the properties of transparent, conducting nanowire films 
  • The effects of exercise on the lipoprotein subclass profile: A meta-analysis of 10 interventions. 
  • The effects of leaf area density variation on the particle collection efficiency in the size range of ultrafine particles (UFP). 
  • The impact of household air cleaners on the oxidative potential of PM_2.5 and the role of metals and sources associated with indoor and outdoor exposure. 
  • The influence of air cleaners on indoor particulate matter components and oxidative potential in residential households in Beijing. 
  • The influence of intravenous Albunex injections on pulmonary arterial pressure, gas exchange, and left ventricular peak intensity. 
  • The influence of xenon, nitrous oxide and nitrogen on gas bubble expansion during cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • The mechanism of silver nanoparticle toxicity is dependent on dissolved silver and surface coating in Caenorhabditis elegans 
  • The motion of a single molecule, the lambda-receptor, in the bacterial outer membrane. 
  • The role of carrier size in the pharmacodynamics of antisense and siRNA oligonucleotides. 
  • The role of soluble components in ambient fine particles-induced changes in human lungs and blood. 
  • The role of thickness transitions in convective assembly. 
  • The synchronization of superparamagnetic beads driven by a micro-magnetic ratchet. 
  • TiO₂ Nanoparticle-Induced Oxidation of the Plasma Membrane: Importance of the Protein Corona. 
  • Time-resolved investigation of bright visible wavelength luminescence from sulfur-doped ZnO nanowires and micropowders. 
  • Tissue response to particulate polymethylmethacrylate in mice with various immune deficiencies. 
  • Top-down particle fabrication: control of size and shape for diagnostic imaging and drug delivery. 
  • Transformation of rat tracheal epithelial cells to immortal growth variants by particulate and soluble nickel compounds. 
  • Transforming single DNA molecules into fluorescent magnetic particles for detection and enumeration of genetic variations. 
  • Triglyceride-mediated pathways and coronary disease: collaborative analysis of 101 studies. 
  • Typical household vacuum cleaners: the collection efficiency and emissions characteristics for fine particles. 
  • Ultrafine carbon black particles enhance respiratory syncytial virus-induced airway reactivity, pulmonary inflammation, and chemokine expression. 
  • Understanding the Role of Aggregation in the Broad Absorption Bands of Eumelanin 
  • Unexpected multivalent display of proteins by temperature triggered self-assembly of elastin-like polypeptide block copolymers. 
  • Up-regulation of tissue factor in human pulmonary artery endothelial cells after ultrafine particle exposure. 
  • Urban airborne particle exposure impairs human lung and blood Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunity. 
  • Use of lung toxicity and lung particle clearance to estimate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) for a fiber glass chronic inhalation study in the rat. 
  • Using air pollution based community clusters to explore air pollution health effects in children. 
  • Using charcoal as base material reduces mosquito coil emissions of toxins. 
  • Vanilloid receptor activation by 2- and 10-microm particles induces responses leading to apoptosis in human airway epithelial cells. 
  • Variability in bioreactivity linked to changes in size and zeta potential of diesel exhaust particles in human immune cells. 
  • Vascular effects of ambient pollutant particles and metals. 
  • Velocity effects on fullerene and oxide nanoparticle deposition in porous media. 
  • Wavelength dependence of pulsed laser ablation of calcified tissue. 
  • Workshop on fiber toxicology research needs. 
  • [Ru(bpy)3]2+-doped silica nanoparticles within layer-by-layer biomolecular coatings and their application as a biocompatible electrochemiluminescent tag material. 
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  • Canelas, Dorian, Associate Professor of the Practice of Chemistry, Chemistry
  • Dement, John McCray, Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine & Community Health,Occupational & Environmental Medicine
  • Frank-Ito, Dennis Onyeka, Associate Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
  • Grambow, Steven C., Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
  • Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Hunt, Dana E., Associate Professor of Microbial Ecology, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Preminger, Glenn Michael, James F. Glenn, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Urology, Surgery, Urology
  • Sullivan, Daniel Carl, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Radiology
  • Virgin, Lawrence N., Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Wax, Adam P., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering