David Needham

Professor Emeritus in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

d.needham@duke.edu

3391 FCIEMAS Building, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0300

3391 FCIEMAS Building, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708

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Scholarly Works - Conferences

MP65-08 HEAT-TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY USING THE COMBAT BRS DEVICE FOR TREATING BLADDER CANCER

Conference Journal of Urology · April 2017 Full text Cite

New Measurements of Lung Surfactant Interfacial Tension with Micropipette Manipulation Technique

Conference Biophysical Journal · January 2014 Full text Cite

Hydration Potential of Lysozyme: Protein Dehydration Using a Single Microparticle Technique

Conference Biophysical Journal · January 2010 Full text Cite

Mapping engineering onto biology at the nanoscale: nature's encapsulation technologies as bioinspiration for nano-scale anti-tumor drug delivery

Conference Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine · December 2006 Full text Cite

Water micro-droplets in simple hydrocarbons: Dissolution, free energies of adhesion and bilayer permeability.

Conference ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · March 13, 2005 Link to item Cite

New drug delivery approach for the treatment of prostate cancer (preclinical results and phase I study results).

Conference JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY · July 15, 2004 Link to item Cite

From properties to performance: The mechanochemistry of lipid vesicles with implications for drug carrier design

Conference JOURNAL OF LIPOSOME RESEARCH · January 1, 2003 Link to item Cite

From soft materials to rational design of active carrier delivery systems.

Conference ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · August 18, 2002 Link to item Cite

Interaction of the amphipatic peptide AcE4K with SOPC membranes

Conference BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL · January 1, 2001 Link to item Cite

Design and performance of poly(HPMA) hydrogels containing symmetrical biodegradable cross-linkers composed of oligo-lactate and oligo-glycolate esters.

Conference ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · March 26, 2000 Link to item Cite

Use of hyperthermia to augment liposomal drug delivery to tumours

Conference RADIATION RESEARCH, VOL 2, CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS · January 1, 2000 Link to item Cite

Exchange of monooleoylphophatidylcholine with membranes containing cholesterol

Conference BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL · January 1, 2000 Link to item Cite

An expert panel review to evaluate the effectiveness of community pharmacist's interventions in the palliative care setting

Conference Pharmaceutical Journal · September 18, 1999 Cite

Nanomechanics of the neutrophil interface: Cell surface compliance.

Conference BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL · January 1, 1999 Link to item Cite

Environmental response of anionic microgels.

Conference ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · August 23, 1998 Link to item Cite

Nanomechanics of the neutrophil interface: Cell surface compliance.

Conference ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · August 23, 1998 Link to item Cite

pH and NaCl triggered response of anionic microgels

Conference ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · August 23, 1998 Link to item Cite

Viscoelastic properties of phospholipid monolayer shells on air microbubbles

Conference BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL · February 1, 1998 Link to item Cite

Exchange of monooleoylphosphatidylcholine as monomer and micelle with membranes containing poly(ethylene glycol)-lipid

Conference BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL · February 1, 1998 Link to item Cite

Uptake of fuson peptide by bilayer membranes and mechanical properties of membranes containing fuson peptide

Conference BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL · February 1, 1998 Link to item Cite

Arachidonic acid increases water permeability of sarcolemmal vesicles from rabbit skeletal muscle

Conference BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL · February 1, 1998 Link to item Cite

Biomembrane templating of nanometer-scale polymer patterns

Conference ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · September 7, 1997 Link to item Cite

Barrier properties of surface-grafted PEG for macromolecule-surface interactions.

Conference ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · April 13, 1997 Link to item Cite

Mimicking the smart polymer matrix of the secretory granule: A new concept in controlled release drug delivery.

Conference ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · April 13, 1997 Link to item Cite

Toxin-induced changes in cell mechanochemical properties.

Conference FASEB JOURNAL · February 28, 1997 Link to item Cite

Nanometer-scale polymeric patterns and networks.

Conference ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · March 24, 1996 Link to item Cite

Water permeability and mechanical properties of polyunsaturated lipid membranes.

Conference BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL · February 1, 1996 Link to item Cite

Avidin-biotin interactions at vesicle surfaces: Adsorption and binding, cross bridge formation, and lateral interactions.

Conference BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL · February 1, 1996 Link to item Cite

PORE FORMATION AND PORE DYNAMICS IN BILAYER MEMBRANES.

Conference ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Proceedings Imece · January 1, 1996 Full text Cite

EXPERIMENTAL TESTS FOR MOLECULAR PROTRUSIONS AND UNDULATIONS IN LIPID BILAYERS

Conference ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · August 20, 1995 Link to item Cite

STERIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GEL AND LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE BILAYERS CONTAINING LIPIDS WITH COVALENTLY ATTACHED POLYETHYLENE-GLYCOL

Conference BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL · February 1, 1994 Link to item Cite