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مختبر شمس لعلوم النانوSelf-Assembled Nanomaterials for Biomedical, Agricultural and Separation Applications
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Selective and sustainable separation of hydrocarbons from crude oil via molecular sieve
Year: 2025
Authors: Gengwu Zhang, Ikjin Kim, Lukman O. Alimi, Deepak Ramdas Boraste,, Rahul Dev Mukhopadhyay, Weibin Lin, Aiping Chen, Vasilios G. Samaras, Abdul-Hamid Emwas, Basem Moosa, Kimoon Kim, Niveen M. Khashab
Redox-Responsive PEO-b-PCL-Based Block Copolymers for Synergistic Drug Delivery and Bioimaging in Cancer Cells
Year: 2025 DOI:10.1021/acs.biomac.5c00102
Authors: Bhagyashree Kulkarni, Shahad AlOtaiby, Niveen M. Khashab, Nikos Hadjichristidis
Boosted Hydrogen Evolution via Photoinduced Hole Transfer in Molecular-Level Organic Heterojunction under NIR Photon Excitation
Year: 2025 DOI:10.1002/adma.202415161
Authors: Yunzhi Wang, Partha Maity, Zhongwei Liu, Lingyun Zhao, Yanru Li, Zhuping Fei, Xavier Pita, Niveen M. Khashab, Hassan Al Qahtani, Omar F. Mohammed, Huabin Zhang
Advanced Microporous Framework Membranes for Sustainable Separation
Year: 2025 DOI:10.1002/adma.202500310
Authors: Xin Liu, Peiren Liu, Haochen Wang, Niveen M. Khashab
Inhibition of the Germination of Root Parasitic Plants by Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8
Year: 2025 DOI:10.1002/cplu.202400457
Authors: Nouf BinSaleh, Lukman O. Alimi, Somayah S. Qutub, Salim Al-Babili, Muhammad Jamil, Lamis Berqdar, Niveen M. Khashab
Ultrahigh Proton Selectivity by Assembled Cationic Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheets
Year: 2025 DOI:10.1002/anie.202419034
Authors: Xin Liu, Niveen M. Khashab, Khozama Bader Al Mohawes, Weibin Lin
An Organic Vapor-Responsive Actuator Based on a Novel Urea Macrocycle
Year: 2025 DOI:10.1002/chem.202403657
Authors: Xuanfu Zhu, Peiren Liu, Fang Fang, Haochen Wang, Lukman O. Alimi, Basem Moosa, Niveen M. Khashab
Supramolecular Interfacial Assembly: Integrating Supramolecular Hosts into Polymeric Membranes through an Aqueous Interface
Year: 2025 DOI:10.1002/anie.202416050
Authors: Fang Fang, Niveen M. Khashab, Peiren Liu, Weibin Lin, Lukman O. Alimi, Basem M. Moosa
An Amphiphilic Cell-Penetrating Macrocycle for Efficient Cytosolic Delivery of Proteins, DNA and CRISPR Cas9
Year: 2024 DOI:10.1002/anie.202403647
Authors: Somayah Qutub, Imtiyaz Bhat, Batoul Maatouk, Basem Moosa, Kashif Nawaz, Escarlet Diaz Galicia, Aliyah Fakim, Weibin Lin, Raik Grünberg, Stefan Arold, Niveen M. Khashab
Amorphization of Coordinately Saturated Metal–Organic Frameworks as Electrocatalysts for Superior Seawater Splitting
Year: 2024 DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c00725
Authors: Vivekanand Sharma, Paulraj Gnanasekar, Rafia Ahmad, Lukman O. Alimi, Katya M. Aguliar Perez, Luigi Cavallo, Boon S. Ooi, Niveen M. Khashab
Metal–Organic Framework-Mediated Delivery of Nucleic Acid across Intact Plant Cells
Year: 2024 DOI:10.1021/acsami.3c19571
Authors: Pei Yu, Xiongjie Zheng, Lukman O. Alimi, Salim Al-Babili, Niveen M. Khashab
Tunable Crystalline Organic Cage for Selective Sorting of Ortho-Monohalotoluene Isomers
Year: 2024 DOI:10.1021/acsmaterialslett.3c01561
Authors: Lukman O. Alimi, Basem M. Moosa, Weibin Lin, Niveen M. Khashab
Adsorptive molecular sieving of aromatic hydrocarbons over cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbons via an intrinsic/extrinsic approach
Year: 2024 DOI:10.1039/D3TA06602A
Authors: Gengwu Zhang, Xuanfu Zhu, Lukman O. Alimi, Xin Liu, Aiping Chen, Basem M. Moosa, Niveen M. Khashab
Smart touchless human–machine interaction based on crystalline porous cages
Year: 2024 DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-46071-8
Authors: Jinrong Wang, Weibin Lin, Zhuo Chen, Valeriia Nikolaeva, Lukman O. Alimi, Niveen M. Khashab
Ionic Covalent Organic Framework-Based Membranes for Selective and Highly Permeable Molecular Sieving
Year: 2024 DOI:10.1021/jacs.3c11542
Authors: Xin Liu, Jinrong Wang, Yuxuan Shang, Cafer T. Yavuz, Niveen M. Khashab
Selective Molecular Sieving of Chloro and Bromotoluene Isomers by Trianglimine Macrocycle
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01888
Authors: Xuanfu Zhu, Gengwu Zhang, Lukman O. Alimi, Basem M. Moosa, Abdul-Hamid Emwas, Fang Fang, Niveen M. Khashab
Biomimetic Mineralization for Smart Biostimulant Delivery and Crop Micronutrients Fortification
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04506
Authors: Katya M. Aguilar Perez, Yagiz Alagoz, Batoul Maatouk, Jian You Wang, Lamis Berqdar, Somayah Qutub, Muhammad Jamil, Sara AlNasser, Nouf BinSaleh, Peiyu Lin, Lamyaa Almarwaey, Tadao Asami, Salim Al-Babili, Niveen M. Khashab
Caging the Hofmeister Effect by a Biomimetic Supramolecular Receptor
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1021/jacs.3c01849
Authors: Weibin Lin, Gengwu Zhang, Xuanfu Zhu, Pei Yu, Lukman O. Alimi, Basem Moosa, Jonathan  L. Sessler, Niveen M. Khashab
Fluorine-Boosted Kinetic and Selective Molecular Sieving of C6 Derivatives
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1002/ange.202311555
Authors: Basem Moosa, Lukman O. Alimi, Weibin Lin, Aliyah Fakim, Prashant M. Bhatt, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Niveen M. Khashab
Industrial Separation Challenges: How Does Supramolecular Chemistry Help?
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1021/jacs.3c06175
Authors: Gengwu Zhang, Weibin Lin, Feihe Huang, Jonathan  L. Sessler, Niveen M. Khashab
Fluorescent copolymer aggregate sensor for lithium chloride
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1039/D2SC05342J
Authors: Hu Wang, Leighton O. Jones, Tian Zhao, Inhong Hwang, Vincent M. Lynch, Niveen M. Khashab, George C. Schatz, Zachariah A. page, Jonathan  L. Sessler
Poly(2-oxazoline)-based core cross-linked star polymers: synthesis and drug delivery applications
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1039/D3NA00116D
Authors: Nedah Alkattan, Noura Alasmael, Viko Ladelta, Niveen M. Khashab, Nikos Hadjichristidis
The Future of Healthcare Materials
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00053
Authors: Niveen M. Khashab, Frank Caruso
Smart Materials Based on Synthetic Host Molecules: The Role of Host–Guest Chemistry in the Fabrication and Application
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1002/anie.202218706
Authors: Peiren Liu, Fang Fang, Haochen Wang, Niveen M. Khashab
Dynamic Hydrogen-Bonded Zinc Adeninate Framework (ZAF) for Immobilization of Catalytic DNA
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1002/anie.202302840 10.1002/ange.202302840
Authors: Walaa Baslyman, Othman Alahmed, Santanu Chand, Somayah S. Qutub, Niveen M. Khashab
Polyoxometalate-cyclodextrin supramolecular entities for real-time in situ monitoring of dopamine released from neuroblastoma cells
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1016/j.bios.2023.115240
Authors: Saptami Suresh Shetty, Basem Moosa, Li Zhang, Buthainah Al-Shankitia, Walaa Baslyman, Veerappan Mani, Niveen M. Khashab, Khaled Nabil Salama
Pillararene-Based Variable Stoichiometry Co-Crystallization: A Versatile Approach to Diversified Solid-State Superstructures
Year: 2023 DOI:10.1021/jacs.2c11618
Authors: Ming Li, Yang Li, Li Shao, Bin Hua, Mengbin Wang, Haozhong Liang, Niveen M. Khashab, Jonathan  L. Sessler, Feihe Huang
Polystyrene-supported neutral lithium receptor for the recovery of high-purity LiPF6 from simulated degraded electrolyte
Year: 2022 DOI:10.1039/d2ta03220a
Authors: S.Y.Huang, H. Wang, Celio H., Khashab, N. M., Page, Z. A., J.L. Sessler
Anion extractants constructed by macrocycle-based anion recognition
Year: 2022 DOI:10.1039/d2ta03791b
Authors: Zhang, Q., Zhou, Y., Ahmed, M., Khashab, N. M., Han, W., H. Wang, Page, Z. A., J.L. Sessler
Iron Nanowires Coated with Metal–Organic Frameworks for Cell-Type-Specific Multimodal Therapy
Year: 2022 DOI:10.1021/acsanm.2c02259
Authors: Alyami, M. Z., Li, Y., Patel, N., Baslyman, W., Alahmed, O., Alsharif, N. A., Sleiman, J., Kosel, J., Merzaban, J.S., Khashab, N. M.
  • cancer cell membrane
  • zeolitic imidazolate frameworks
  • magnetic nanowires
  • phototherapy
  • combined therapy
Vapor-Triggered Mechanical Actuation in Polymer Composite Films Based on Crystalline Organic Cages
Year: 2022 DOI:10.1002/anie.202212596
Authors: Alimi, L.O., Fang, F., Moosa, B., Ding, Y., Khashab, N. M.
Highly selective molecular sieving of cis- over trans-1,2-dichloroethene isomers
Year: 2022 DOI:10.1039/D2CC03574J
Authors: Liu, X., Alimi, L. O., Khashab, N. M.
Separation of ethyltoluene isomers by nonporous adaptive crystals of perethylated and perbromoethylated pillararenes
Year: 2022 DOI:10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.100919
Authors: Wang, M., Fang, S., Yang, S., Li, Q., Khashab, N. M., Zhou, J., Huang, F.
Adsorptive molecular sieving of linear over branched alkanes using trianglamine host macrocycles for sustainable separation processes
Year: 2022 DOI:10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.100840
Authors: Hua, B., Alimi, L. O., Zhang, G., Ding, Y., Moosa, B., Baslyman, W. S., Khashab, N. M.
Pillar[3]trianglamines: deeper cavity triangular macrocycles for selective hexene isomer separation
Year: 2022 DOI:10.1039/D2SC00207H
Authors: Ding, Y., Alimi, L. O., Du, J., Hua, B., Dey, A., Yu, P., Khashab, N. M.
DNA-Mimicking Metal–Organic Frameworks with Accessible Adenine Faces for Complementary Base Pairing
Year: 2022 DOI:10.1021/jacsau.1c00516
Authors: Chand, S., Alahmed, O., Baslyman, W. S., Dey, A., Qutub, S., Saha, R., Hijikata, Y., Alaamery, M., Khashab, N. M.
Photostable polymorphic organic cages for targeted live cell imaging
Year: 2022 DOI:10.1039/D2SC00836J
Authors: Al Kelabi, D., Dey, A., Alimi, L. O., Piwoński, H., Habuchi, S., Khashab, N. M.
Selective Separation of Lithium Chloride by Organogels Containing Strapped Calix[4]pyrroles
Year: 2021 DOI:10.1021/jacs.1c10255
Authors: Wang, H., Jones, L. O., Hwang, I., Allen, M. J., Tao, D., Lynch, V. M., Freeman, B. D., Khashab, N. M., Schatz, G. C., Page, Z. A., Sessler, J. L.
AIE-Based Fluorescent Triblock Copolymer Micelles for Simultaneous Drug Delivery and Intracellular Imaging
Year: 2021 DOI:10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01165
Authors: Kulkarni, B., Qutub, S., Ladelta, V., Khashab, N. M., Hadjichristidis, N.
Resilient Women and the Resiliency of Science
Year: 2021 DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c02648
Authors: Khashab, N. M., Skrabalak, S. E., Adler-Abramovich, L., Bent, S. F., El-Mellouhi, F., Kumacheva, E., Milliron, D. J., Neu, J., Rezasoltani, E, Shen, Q., Sicolo, S.
Water compatible supramolecular polymers: recent progress
Year: 2021 DOI:10.1039/D1CS00187F
Authors: Han, W., Xiang, W., Li, Q., Zhang, H., Yang, Y., Shi, J., Ji, Y., Wang, S., Ji, X., Khashab, N. M., Sessler, J. L.
Polyoxometalate–Cyclodextrin Metal–Organic Frameworks: From Tunable Structure to Customized Storage Functionality
Year: 2019 DOI:10.1021/jacs.8b11998
Authors: Yang, P., Zhao, W., Shkurenko, A., Belmabkhout, Y., Eddaoudi, M., Dong, X., Alshareef, H. N., Khashab, N. M.
A Simple, Easy to Fabricate Miniaturized Microfluidic Gradient Generator for Drug Testing Devices
Year: 2018 DOI:10.1109/ICM.2018.8703998
Authors: Sivashankar, S., Alamoudi, K. O., Agambayev, S., Mashraei, Y., Mkaouar, H., Khashab, N. M., Nabil Salama, K.
  • Gradient Generator
  • Microfluidic devices
  • Stereolithography
Flexible and biocompatible high-performance solid-state micro-battery for implantable orthodontic system
Year: 2017 DOI:10.1038/s41528-017-0008-7
Authors: Kutbee, A. T., Bahabry, R. R., Alamoudi, K. O., Ghoneim, M. T., Cordero, M. D., Almuslem, A. S., Gumus, A., Diallo, E. M., Nassar, J. M., Hussain, A. M., Khashab, N. M., Hussain, M. M.
Optimizing Host–Guest Selectivity for Ethylbenzene Capture Toward Superior Styrene Purification
Year: 2022 DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03084
Authors: Y. Ding, A. Dey, L.O. Alimi, P.M. Bhatt, J. Du, C. Maaliki, M. Eddaoudi, J. Jacquemin, N.M. Khashab
  • Adsorption
  • Crystal structure
  • Molecules
  • Selectivity
Molecular Recognition and Adsorptive Separation of m-xylene by Trianglimine Crystals
Year: 2021 DOI:10.1039/D1CC03531B
Authors: A. Dey, S. Chand, M. Altamimy, B. Maity, P. Bhatt, I. Bhat, L. Cavallo, M. Eddaoudi, N.M. Khashab
  • Molecular Recognition
  • Adsorptive separation
  • Trianglimine Crystals
  • Xylene Isomers
Tuning the Porosity of Triangular Supramolecular Adsorbents for Superior Haloalkane Isomer Separations
Year: 2021 DOI:10.1039/D1SC03509F
Authors: N.M. Khashab, J.L. Sessler, B. Hua, Y. Ding, L. Alimi, B. Moosa, G. Zhang, W. Baslyman
  • Triangular supramolecular adsorbents
  • Porous Materials
  • Haloalkanes
  • Halobutane isomers
Multifunctional Pillar[n]arene-based smart nanomaterials
Year: 2021 DOI:10.1021/acsami.1c05798
Authors: L.E. Khalil-Cruz, P. Liu, F. Huang, N.M. Khashab
  • Pillar[n]arenes
  • Smart materials
  • Drug Delivery
  • Ion channels
Review: Xylene isomer separations by intrinsically porous molecular materials
Year: 2021 DOI:10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100470
Authors: G. Zhang, Y. Ding, A. Hashem, A. Fakim, N.M.Khashab
  • Xylene Isomers
  • Porous Materials
  • IPMs
  • Xylene separations
Biocompatibility and biodegradability of Metal Organic Frameworks for biomedical applications
Year: 2021 DOI:10.1039/D1TB01044A
Authors: N. Singh, S. Qutub, N.M. Khashab
  • Metal Organic Frameworks
  • Biodegradability
  • Biocompatibility
Pillararene-based supramolecular systems for theranostics and bioapplications
Year: 2021
Authors: Huangtianzhi Zhu, Qi Li, Laila E. Khalil-Cruz, Niveen M. Khashab, Guocan Yu, Feihe Huang
  • Bioapplications
  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Theranostics
  • Biological applications
Adsorptive Molecular Sieving of Styrene over Ethylbenzene by Trianglimine Crystals
Year: 2021 DOI:10.1021/jacs.0c13019
Authors: A. Dey, S. Chandra, B. Maity, P. M. Bhatt, M. Ghosh, L. Cavallo, M. Eddaoudi, N. M. Khashab
  • Molecular Sieving
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Trianglimine Crystals
Selective adsorptive separation of cyclohexane over benzene using thienothiophene cages
Year: 2021
Authors: Yanjun Ding, Lukman O. Alimi, Basem Moosa, Carine Maaliki, Johan Jacquemin, Feihe Huang, Niveen M. Khashab
  • Benzene
  • Cyclohexane
  • Adsorptive separation
  • Benzene/cyclohexane mixture
  • Selective separation
Coordination-based self-assembled capsules (SACs) for protein, CRISPR–Cas9, DNA and RNA delivery
Year: 2021
Authors: L.O. Alimi, M.Z. Alyami, S. Chand, W. Baslyman, N.M. Khashab
  • Self-assembled capsules
  • CRISPR–Cas9
  • DNA
  • RNA
  • RNA delivery
Sustained and targeted delivery of checkpoint inhibitors by metal-organic frameworks for cancer immunotherapy
Year: 2021 DOI:10.1126/sciadv.abe7174
Authors: S.K. Alsaiari, S.S. Qutub, S. Sun, W. Baslyman, W. Baslyman, M. Alyami, A. Almalik, R. Halwani, J. Merzaban, Z. Mao, N.M. Khashab
  • Cancer immunotherapy
  • MOFs
  • ZIFs
  • T-cells
  • Hybrid superstructures
Calix[4]pyrrole-crosslinked porous polymeric networks for micropollutant removal from water
Year: 2020 DOI:10.1002/anie.202016364
Authors: J.l. Sessler, X. Wang, L. Xie, K. Lin, W. Ma, T. Zhao, K. Ji,, N.M. Khashab, M. Alyami, H. Wang
  • Porous organic polymers
  • Micropollutants
  • Adsorption
  • Calix[4]pyrrole
  • Diketopyrrolopyrrole
Towards applications of bioentities@MOFs in biomedicine
Year: 2020 DOI:10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213651
Authors: M. de J.Velásquez-Hernándeza, M. Linares-Moreaua, E. Astriaa, F. Carraroa, M.Z. Alyamib, N.M. Khashab, C.J. Sumbyc, C.J. Doonanc, P. Falcaroa
  • MOFs
  • Biomacromolecules
  • Biocomposites
  • Drug Delivery
  • Biosensing
  • Biobanking
Intrinsically porous molecular materials (IPMs) for natural gas and benzene derivatives separations
Year: 2020 DOI:10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00582
Authors: G. Zhang, B. Hua, A. Dey, B. Moosa, N.M. Khashab
  • Molecular separation
  • Porous Materials
  • Natural gas
  • IPMs
Cargo-delivering nanodiamonds (book chapter)
Year: 2020 DOI:10.1201/b19679-31
Authors: B. Moosa, N.M. Khashab
  • Nanodiamonds
  • Carbon
  • Nonmetals
Molecularly-porous ultrathin membranes for highly selective organic solvent nanofiltration
Year: 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19404-6
Authors: T. Huang, B.A. Moosa, P. Hoang, J. Liu, S. Chisca, G. Zhang, M. Alyami, N.M. Khashab, S. Nunes
  • Unlrathin membranes
  • Porous Materials
  • Nanofiltration
  • Molecular separation
  • Nanoporosity
In-situ assembled ZIF superstructures via an emulsion-free softTemplating approach
Year: 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SC04513F
Authors: N. Singh, S. Ahmed, A. Fakim, S. Qutub, O. Alahmed, O. El Tall, O. Shekhah, M. Eddaoudi, N.M. Khashab
  • MOFs
  • Superstructures
  • ZIF-8
  • ZIF-67
A polymorphic azobenzene cage for energy efficient and highly selective p‐Xylene separation
Year: 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202007782
Authors: B. Moosa, L. Alimi, A. Shkurenko, A. Fakim, G. Zhang, K.N. Salama, M. Eddaoudi, N.M. Khashab
  • Organic cage
  • Host Guest Interactions
  • C8 separations
  • Azobenzene
From capsule to helix: guest-induced superstructures of chiral macrocycle crystals
Year: 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c05776
Authors: A. Dey, S. Chand, L.O. Alimi, M. Ghosh, L. Cavallo, N.M. Khashab
  • Single crystals
  • helix superstructures
  • Self-assembly
Removal of organic micropollutants from water by macrocycle‐containing covalent polymer networks
Year: 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202009113
Authors: J.L. Sessler, X. Ji, H. Wang, T. Zhao, Z.A. Page, N.M. Khashab
  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Water
  • Polymers
  • Macrocycles
Separation and detection of meta-and ortho-substituted benzene isomers by using a water-soluble pillar [5] arene
Year: 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202000275
Authors: G. Zhang, B. Moosa, A. Chen, N.M. Khashab
  • Fluorescence
  • Host-guest Chemistry
  • Isomer Separation
  • Molecular Recognition
  • Pillararene
Functional supramolecular polymeric networks: The marriage of covalent polymers and macrocycle-based host–guest interactions
Year: 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00839
Authors: D. Xia, P. Wang, X. Ji, N.M. Khashab, J.L. Sessler, F. Huang
  • Functional polymers
  • Polymeric networks
  • Supramolecular Chemistry
Intrinsically porous molecular building blocks for Metal Organic Frameworks tailored by the bridging effect of counter cations
Year: 2020
Authors: Peng Yang, Buthainah Al-Shankitia, Niveen M. Khashab
  • Porous Molecular Building Blocks
  • Metal Organic Frameworks
  • Bridging Effect
  • Organic Linkers
  • Framework Porosity
  • Macrocyclic Molecular Building Blocks
Ligand-free gold nanoclusters confined in mesoporous silica nanoparticles for styrene epoxidation
Year: 2020
Authors: Buthainah Al-Shankitia, Walid Al-Maksoudb, Madathumpady Abubaker, Habeeb Muhammeda, Dalaver H. Anjumc, Basem Moosa, Jean-Marie Basset, Niveen M. Khashab
  • Gold Nanoclusters
  • Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
  • Metal Ions
  • Catalytic Conversion
Shape-induced selective separation of ortho-substituted benzene isomers enabled by cucurbit[7]uril host macrocycles
Year: 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2020.03.003
Authors: Gengwu Zhang, Abdul-Hamid Emwas, Umar F. Shahul Hameed, Stefan T. Arold, Peng Yang, Aiping Chen, Jun-Feng Xiang, Niveen M. Khashab
  • Molecular Recognition
  • Host-guest Chemistry
  • Isomer Separation
  • Cucurbit[7]uril
  • Porous Materials
  • Energy-intensive Separations
Cell-type-specific CRISPR/Cas9 delivery by Biomimetic Metal Organic Frameworks
Year: 2020
Authors: Mram Z. Alyami, Shahad K. Alsaiari, Yanyan Li, Somayah S. Qutub, Fajr A. Aleisa, Rachid Sougrat, Jasmeen S. Merzaban, Niveen M. Khashab
  • Biomimetic MOFs
  • MOFs
  • Cancer cells
Barcoding amino acids for mutation screening in amyloid beta peptides
Year: 2019
Authors: Phuong Hoang, Niveen M. Khashab
  • Composition Screening
  • Encoded Libraries
  • Mutation Points
  • OIT
  • SERS
Pillar[5]arene stabilized silver nanoclusters: immense stability and luminescence enhancement induced by host-guest interactions
Year: 2019
Authors: M. Muhammed, L. Cruz, A.‐H. Emwas, A. El-Zohry, B. Moosa, O. Mohammed, N.M. Khashab
  • Nano Clusters
  • Pillararene
  • Host-guest Chemistry
  • Molecular Recognition
  • Sensors
Azobenzene-bridged expanded "Texas-sized" box: A dual-responsive receptor for aryl dianion encapsulation
Year: 2019
Authors: X. Chi, W. Cen, J.A. Queenan, L. Long, Vi.M. Lynch, N.M. Khashab, J.L. Sessler
  • Azobenzene
  • Macrocyclic Compound
  • Encapsulation
  • Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Adhesive supramolecular polymeric materials constructed from macrocycle-based host-guest interactions
Year: 2019
Authors: X. Ji, M. Ahmed, L. Long, N.M. Khashab, F. Huang, J.L. Sessler
  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Self Assembly
  • Host-guest Complexation
Generic synthesis of small-sized hollow mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for oxygen-independent Xray-activated synergistic therapy
Year: 2019
Authors: W. Fan, N. Lu, Z. Shen, W. Tang, B. Shen, (…), N.M. Khashab, M.A. Aronova, G. Lu, X. Chen
  • Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle
  • Carbonyl Iron
  • Drug Delivery System
  • Synergistic Therapy
Cyclodextrin-functionalized asymmetric block copolymer films as high-capacity reservoir for drug delivery
Year: 2019
Authors: T. Huang, P. Manchanda, L. Zhang, O. Shekhah, N.M. Khashab, M. Eddaoudi, K.-V. Peinemann
  • Block Copolymers
  • Isoporous Membranes
  • Drug Delivery
  • Cyclodextrins
Trianglamine hydrochloride crystals for a highly sensitive and selective humidity sensor.
Year: 2019
Authors: K.N. Chappanda, A. Chaix, S.G. Surya, B.A. Moosa, N.M. Khashab, K.N. Salama
  • Trianglamine Hydrochloride
  • IDE Capacitors
  • Humidity Sensor
  • Selectivity
  • Macrocycle
A self-immolative fluorescent and Raman Probe for real-time imaging and quantification of γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase in living cells.
Year: 2019
Authors: Y. Zhang, G. Zhang, P. Yang, B. Moosa, N.M. Khashab.
  • Plasmonic Nanomaterials
  • Sensor
  • Fluorescence Enhancement
  • SRES
  • Cancer Cell
Synthetic vehicles for encapsulation and delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing machinery
Year: 2019
Authors: V. Carboni, C. Maaliki, M. Alyami, S. Alsaiari, N. Khashab.
  • CRISPR/Cas9 Delivery
  • Gene Editing
  • Hybrid Materials
  • Nonviral Vectors
  • Organic Materials
Self-assembled metal-organic complexes for thermally reversible permeabilization of cell membranes
Year: 2019
Authors: ​S. Al-Rehili, M. Alyami, Y. Zhang, B. Moosa, P. Yang, K. Alamoudi, S. Alharbi, O. Alharbi, R. Sougrat, A. Almalik, N.M. Khashab
  • Cell Permeability
  • Metal−organic Complex
  • Pore Formation
  • Supramolecular Assembly
  • Thermoresponsive
Cobalt ferrite supported on reduced graphene oxide as a T 2 contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging
Year: 2019
Authors: A. Alazmi, V. Singaravelu, N.M. Batra, J. Smajic, M. Alyami, N.M. Khashab, P. Costa
  • Graphene
  • Cobalt Ferrite
  • Graphene Oxide
  • MRI
Customized mesoporous metal organic frameworks engender stable enzymatic nanoreactors
Year: 2019
Authors: L. Zhang, W. Baslyman, P. Yang, N.M. Khashab
  • Metal Organic Framework
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Porosity
Synthesis of spiked plasmonic nanorods with an interior nanogap for quantitative surface-enhanced raman scattering analysis
Year: 2018
Authors: Y. Zhang, C. Li, Z. Fakhraai, B. Moosa, P. Yang, N.M. Khashab
  • Core-shell Materials
  • Nanoparticles
  • Nanostructures
  • Raman Spectroscopy
Removal of anions from aqueous media by means of a thermoresponsive calix [4] pyrrole amphiphilic polymer
Year: 2018
Authors: X. Ji, C. Guo, W. Chen, L. Long, G. Zhang, N.M. Khashab, J.L. Sessler
  • Amphiphilic Polymers
  • Anion Recognition
  • Calixpyrroles
  • Thermoresponsiveness
  • Water Purification
3D-printed cross-flow mixer gradient within minutes for microfluidic applications
Year: 2018
Authors: S. Sivashankar, H. Mkaouar, Y. Mashraei, K. Alamoudi, N.M. Khashab, K.N. Salama
  • 3D Printing
  • Cross-jlow Mixer
  • Gradient Generator
  • Microfluidics
  • Micromixer
Trianglamine-based supramolecular organic framework with permanent intrinsic porosity and tunable selectivity
Year: 2018
Authors: A. Chaix, G. Mouchaham, A. Shkurenko, P. Hoang, B. Moosa, P.M. Bhatt, K. Adil, K.N. Salama, M. Eddaoudi, N.M. Khashab
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Porosity
Chick chorioallantoic membrane assay as an in vivo model to study the effect of nanoparticle-based anticancer drugs in ovarian cancer
Year: 2018
Authors: B.T. Vu, S.A. Shahin, J. Croissant, Y. Fatieiev, K. Matsumoto, T. Doan, T. Yik, S. Simargi, A. Conteras, L. Ratliff, C.M. Jimenez, L. Raehm, N. Khashab, J.-O. Durand, C. Glackin, F Tamanoi
  • Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
  • Organosilica Nanoparticles
  • Biomedical Applications
  • Controlled-release
Impact of pore–walls ligand assembly on the biodegradation of mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery
Year: 2018
Authors: H. Omar, B. Moosa, K. Alamoudi, D.H. Anjum, A.H. Emwas, O. El Tall, B. Vu, F. Tamanoi, A. Almalik, N.M. Khashab
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Polysiloxanes
  • Self-assembly
Lewis acid guests in a {P8W48} archetypal polyoxotungstate host: Enhanced proton conductivity via metal‐oxo cluster within cluster assemblies
Year: 2018
Authors: Yang, Peng, Alsufyani, Maryam, Emwas, Abdul‐Hamid, Chen, Chaoqin, Khasha, Niveen M.
  • Cluster Within Cluster
  • Inorganic Hosts
  • Lewis Acids
  • Polyoxometalates
  • Proton Conductivity
Cooperative assembly of magneto-nanovesicles with tunable wall thickness and permeability for MRI-guided drug delivery
Year: 2018
Authors: Yang, Kuikun, Liu, Yijing, Liu, Yi, Zhang, Qian, Kong, Chuncai, Yi, Chenglin, Zhou, Zijian, Wang, Zhantong, Zhang, Guofeng, Zhang, Yang, Khashab, Niveen M., Chen, Xiaoyuan, Nie, Zhihong​
  • Drug Delivery
  • Imaging
Physical removal of anions from aqueous media by means of a macrocycle-containing polymeric network
Year: 2018
Authors: Ji, Xiaofan, Wu, Ren-Tsung, Long, Lingliang, Guo, Chenxing, Khashab, Niveen M., Huang, Feihe, Sessler, Jonathan L.
  • Anion Removal
  • Supramolecular Polymers
Porous porphyrin-based organosilica nanoparticles for NIR two-photon photodynamic therapy and gene delivery in Zebrafish
Year: 2018
Authors: Durand Et Al.
  • Drug Delivery
  • Biodegradable
  • Nanomedicine
Gemcitabine delivery and photodynamic therapy in cancer cells via porphyrin-ethylene-based periodic mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles
Year: 2018
Authors: Aggad, Dina, Jimenez, Chiara Mauriello, Dib, Soraya, Croissant, Jonas G., Lichon, Laure, Laurencin, Danielle, Richeter, Sebastien, Maynadier, Marie, ALsaiari, Shahad K., Boufatit, Makhlouf, et al
  • Drug Delivery
  • Biodegradable
  • Nanomedicine
Endosomal escape and delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing machinery enabled by nanoscale zeolitic imidazolate framework
Year: 2018
Authors: ALsaiari, Shahad K., Patil, Sachin, Alyami, Mram, Alamoudi, Kholod O., Aleisa, Fajr A., Merzaban, Jasmeen S., Li, Mo, Khashab, Niveen M.
  • CRISPR Delivery
  • Protein Delivery
  • ZIFs
Histidine–dialkoxyanthracene dyad for selective and sensitive detection of mercury ions
Year: 2018
Authors: Sachin Patil, Widad Belhajjame, Basem Moosa, Niveen M. Khashab
  • Self-assembly
  • Sensing
Mesoporous silica and organosilica nanoparticles: physical chemistry, biosafety, delivery strategies, and biomedical applications
Year: 2017
Authors: Croissant, Jonas G., Fatieiev, Yevhen, Almalik, Abdulaziz, Khashab, Niveen M.
  • Mesoporous Silica
  • Organosilica Nanoparticles
Tunable and linker free nanogaps in core-shell plasmonic nanorods for selective and quantitative detection of circulating tumor cells by SERS
Year: 2017
Authors: Zhang, Yang, Peng, Habeeb Muhammed, Madathumpady Abubaker, ALsaiari, Shahad K., Moosa, Basem, Almalik, Abdulaziz, Kumar, Anjli, Ringe, Emilie, Khashab, Niveen M.
  • SERS
  • Core-shell Nanoparticles
  • Self-assembly
  • Circulating Tumor Cells
Engineering nanoparticles for sensing and biomedical applications: a themed collection
Year: 2017
Authors: Khashab, Niveen M., Durand, Jean-Olivier, Zink, Jeffrey I.
  • Engineering Nanoparticles
Degradable gold core-mesoporous organosilica shell nanoparticles for two-photon imaging and gemcitabine monophosphate delivery
Year: 2017 ISSN:DOI: 10.1039/C7ME00058H​
Authors: Saher Rahmani, Arnaud Chaix, Dina Aggad, Phuong Hoang, Basem Moosa, Marcel Garcia, Magali Gary-Bobo, Clarence Charnay, Abdulaziz AlMalik, Jean-Olivier Durand, Niveen M. Khashab
  • Organosilica
  • Biodegrdable Nanoparticles
  • Drug Delivery
Thermoresponsive pegylated bubble liposome nanovectors for ef cient siRNA delivery via endosomal escape
Year: 2017
Authors: K. Alamoudi, P. Martins, J.G. Croissant, S. Patil, H. Omar, N.M. Khashab
  • Bubble Generation
  • Endosomal Escape
  • Gene Silencing
  • Lipoplex
  • Liposome
  • Multidrug-resistant Cell
  • Nanomedicine
  • siRNA Delivery
Non-Resonant Large Format SERS Substrates for Selective Detection and Quantification of Xylene Isomers
Year: 2017
Authors: Hoang, P., Khashab, N. M.
  • SERS
  • Xylene Isomers
Enzymes digestible nanoparticles: a new generation of biodegradable drug delivery nanosystem
Year: 2017
Authors: Jonas G. Croissant, Niveen M. Khashab
  • Enzyme
  • Nanoparticles
  • Biodegradable
  • Drug Delivery
Colloidal Gold Nanoclusters Spiked Silica Fillers in Mixed Matrix Coatings: Simultaneous Detection and Inhibition of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Year: 2017
Authors: ALsaiari, S. K., Hammami, M. A., Croissant, J. G., Omar, H. W., Neelakanda, P., Yapici, T., Peinemann, K.-V., Khashab, N. M.
  • Antibacterial Surfaces
  • Controlled Release
  • Gold Nanoclusters
  • Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
  • Mixed Matrix Membranes
Degradability and Clearance of Silicon, Organosilica, Silsesquioxane, Silica Mixed Oxide, and Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
Year: 2017
Authors: Croissant, J. G., Fatieiev, Y., Khashab, N. M.
  • Biodegradable
  • Clearance
  • Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
  • Organosilica Nanoparticles
  • Silicon Nanoparticles
Self-Assembled Lipoprotein Based Gold Nanoparticles for Detection and Photothermal Disaggregation of beta-Amyloid Aggregates
Year: 2017
Authors: Martins, P., ALsaiari, S., Julfakyan, K., Nie, Z., Khashab, N. M.
  • Lipoprotein
  • Gold Nanoparticles
  • Beta-amyloid Aggregates
Cellular Internalization and Biocompatibility of Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles with Tunable Morphologies: from Nanospheres to Nanowires
Year: 2017
Authors: Fatieiev, Y., Croissant, J., Alamoudi, K., Khashab, N.
  • Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica
  • Nanoparticles
  • Bridged Silsesquioxanes
  • Biocompatible
  • Drug Delivery
Engineering Hydrophobic Organosilica Doped Nanofibers for Enhanced and Fouling Resistant Membrane Distillation
Year: 2017
Authors: Hammami, M. A., Croissant, J., Francis, L., ALsaiari, S. K., Anjum, D. H., Ghaffour, N., Khashab, N. M.
  • Nanofibers
  • Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica
  • Organosilica Nanoparticles
  • Biofouling
  • Membrane Distillation
Biodegradable Magnetic Silica@Iron Oxide Nanovectors with Ultra-Large Mesopores for High Protein Loading, Magnetothermal Release, and Delivery
Year: 2016
Authors: Omar, H., Croissant, J. G., Alamoudi, K., ALsaiari, S., Alradwan, I., Majrashi, M. A., Anjum, D. H., Martins, P., Moosa, B., Almalik, A., Khashab, N. M.
  • Silica Nanoparticles
  • Magnetic Nanoparticles
  • Protein Delivery
  • Biodegradable Nanoparticles
  • pH triggered Delivery
Magneto-Plasmonic Janus Vesicles for Magnetic Field-Enhanced Photoacoustic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Tumors
Year: 2016
Authors: Liu, Y., Yang, X., Huang, Z., P., Zhang, Deng, L., Wang, Zhou, Kalish, H., Khachab, N. M., Chen, Nie
  • Janus Vesicles
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Nanoparticles
  • Photoacoustic Imaging
  • Self-assembly
Organosilica Hybrid Nanomaterials with High Organic Content: Syntheses and Applications of Silsesquioxanes
Year: 2016
Authors: Croissant, J., Cattoen, X., Durand, J.-O., Wong Chi Man, M., Khashab, N. M.
  • Organosilica
  • Hybrid
  • Silsesquioxane
Anisotropic Self-Assembly of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Microtoroids
Year: 2016
Authors: Al-Rehili, S., Fhayli, K., Hammami, M. A., Moosa, B., Patil, Zhang, D., Alharbi, O., Hedhili, M. N., Möhwald, H., Khashab, N. M.
  • Self-assembly
  • Organic-inorganic Hybrid
  • Microtoroid
Compatibility Analysis of 3D Printer Resin for Biological Applications
Year: 2016
Authors: Sivashankar, S., Agambayev, S., Alamoudi, K., Buttner, U., Khashab, N. M., Salama, K. N.
  • 3D Printer
  • Resin
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
Magnetotactic Bacterial Cages as Safe and Smart Gene Delivery Vehicles
Year: 2016
Authors: ALsaiari, S. K., Ezzedine, A. H., Abdallah, A. M., Sougrat, R., Khashab, N. M.
  • Magnetotactic Bacteria
  • Magnetosomes
  • Microbots
  • Hyperthermia
Collapsed Polymer-Directed Synthesis of Multicomponent Coaxial-Like Nanostructures
Year: 2016
Authors: Huang, Z. Q., Liu, Y. J., Zhang, Q., Chang, X. X., Li, A., Deng, L., Yi, C. L., Yang, Y., Khashab, N. M., Gong, J. L., Nie, Z. H.
  • Polymer-directed Synthesis
  • Multicomponent Colloidal Nanostructures
Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Histidine-Capped-Dialkoxy-Anthracene: A Visible Light Triggered Platform for facile siRNA Delivery
Year: 2016
Authors: Patil, S., Moosa, B., Alsaiari, S., Alamoudi, K., Alshamsan, A., Almailk, A., Adil, K., Eddaoudi, M., Khashab, N.
  • Self-assembly
  • photo-responsive
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Supramolecular
  • siRNA Delivery
Dynamics of Intercalation/De-Intercalation of Rhodamine B during the Polymorphic Transformation of CdAl Layered Double Hydroxide to the Brucite-Like Cadmium Hydroxide
Year: 2016
Authors: Saliba, D., Ezzeddine, A., Emwas, A.-H., Khashab, N. M., Al-Ghoul, M.
  • Layered Double Hydroxide
  • Polymorphic Transformation
Highly Efficient Thermoresponsive Nanocomposite for Controlled Release Applications
Year: 2016
Authors: Yassine, O., Zaher, A., Li, E. Q., Alfadhel, Perez, J. E., Kavaldzhiev, M., Contreras, M. F., Thoroddsen, S. T., Khashab, N. M., Kosel, J.
  • Thermoresponsive Nanocomposite
  • Iron Nanowires
  • Microfluidic Technique
  • Magnetic Release
Biodegradable oxamide-phenylene-based mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles with unprecedented drug payloads for delivery in cells
Year: 2016
Authors: Croissant, J., Fatieiev, Y., Julfakyan, K., Lu, Emwas, A., Anjum, D., Omar, H., Tamanoi, F., Zink, Khashab, N. M.
  • Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles
  • Bridged Silsesquioxanes
  • Drug Delivery
  • Biodegradable
  • Enzymes
Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles with Controlled Morphologies and High Drug/Dye Loadings for Multicargo Delivery in Cance
Year: 2016
Authors: Croissant, J. G., Fatieiev, Y., Omar, H., Anjum, D. H., Gurinov, A., Lu, J., Tamanoi, F., Zink, J. I., Khashab, N. M.
  • Bridged Silsesquioxanes Drug Delivery Janus Nanoparticles Mesoporous Materials Nanoparticles
Synthesis of Platinum Nanotubes and Nanorings via Simultaneous Metal Alloying and Etching
Year: 2016
Authors: Huang, Z., Raciti, D., Yu, S., Zhang, L., Deng, He, J., Liu, Y., Khashab, N. M., Wang, C., Gong, Nie
  • Metallic Nanotubes
  • Alloying-etching
  • Catalysis
Cadmium–Aluminum Layered Double Hydroxide Microspheres for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Year: 2016
Authors: Saliba, D., Ezzeddine, A., Sougrat, R., Khashab, N. M., Hmadeh, M., Al-Ghoul
  • Cadmium/Aluminum
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Layered Double Hydroxide
  • photoreduction reaction diffusion framework
Protein-Gold Clusters-Capped Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for High Drug Loading, Autonomous Gemcitabine/Doxorubicin Co-Delivery, and In-Vivo Tumor Imaging
Year: 2016
Authors: Croissant, J. G., Zhang, D., ALsaiari, S., Lu, J., Deng, L., Tamanoi, F., Zink, J. I., Khashab, N. M.
  • Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
  • Gold Nanoclusters
  • Bovine Serum Albumin
  • Multi-drug Delivery
  • Cancer
Dissociation Coefficients of Protein Adsorption to Nanoparticles as Quantitative Metrics for Description of the Protein Corona: A Comparison of Experimental Techniques and Methodological Relevance
Year: 2016
Authors: Hühn, J., Fedeli, C., Zhang, Q., Masood, A., del Pino, P., Khashab, N. M., Papini, E., Parak, W. J.
  • Protein Corona
  • Dissociation Constant
  • Hill Model
  • Nanoparticles
Synthesis and Anticancer Evaluation of Spermatinamine Analogues
Year: 2016
Authors: Moosa, B. A., Sagar, S., Li, Esau, L., Kaur, M., Khashab, N. M.
  • Natural Products
  • Bromotyrosine
  • Spermatinamine
  • Cancer
  • Cytotoxicity
Hybrid Iron Oxide-Graphene Oxide-Polysaccharides Microcapsule: A Micro-Matryoshka for On-demand Drug Release and Antitumor Therapy In Vivo
Year: 2016
Authors: Deng, L., Li, Q., Al-Rehili, S. a., Omar, H., Almalik, A., Alshamsan, Zhang, J., Khashab, N. M.
  • Microcapsules
  • layer-by-layer
  • Magnetic Hyperthermia
  • Photothermal Therapy
  • On-demand Release
Light Responsive Two-Component Supramolecular Hydrogel: A Sensitive Platform for Humidity Sensors
Year: 2016
Authors: Samai, S., Sapsanis, C., Patil, Ezzeddine, A., Moosa, B., Omran, H., Emwas, A.-H., Salama, K., Khashab, N. M.
  • Light Responsive
  • Supramolecular Hydrogel
  • Humidity Sensors
Semi-Automated Quantification of Living Cells with Internalized Nanostructures
Year: 2016
Authors: Margineanu, M. B., Julfakyan, K., Sommer, C., Perez., J. E., Contreras, M. F., Khashab, N., Kosel, J, Ravasi, T.
  • Nanomedicine
  • Nanoparticle
  • NWs
  • Magnetic
  • Quantification
  • Live-cell Imaging
  • Machine Learning
  • Computational Methods
Self-Assembly of Single-Crystal Silver Micro-Flakes on Reduced Graphene Oxide and Their Use in Ultrasensitive Sensors
Year: 2016
Authors: Chen, Y., Tao, J., Hammami, M. A., Hoang, P., Khashab, N. M.
  • Hybrid Membranes
  • Nanocomposites
  • Self-assembly
  • Silver Nanoparticles (Ag NPs)
  • Sensors
Folding Up of Gold Nanoparticle Strings into Plasmonic Vesicles for Enhanced Photoacoustic Imaging
Year: 2015
Authors: Liu, Y., He, J., Yang, K., Yi, C., Nie, L., Khashab, N. M., Chen, X., Z.
  • Block Copolymers
  • Gold Nanoparticles
  • Photoacoustic Imaging
  • Self-assembly
  • Vesicles
Syntheses and Applications of Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles
Year: 2015
Authors: Croissant, J. G., Cattoen, X., Wong Chi Man, M., Durand, J.-O., Khashab, N. M.
  • Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica (PMO)
  • Nanoparticles
Hollow ZIF-8 Nanoworms from Block Copolymer Templates
Year: 2015
Authors: Yu, H., Qiu, X., Neelakanda, P., Deng, L., Khashab, N. M., Nunes, S. P., Peinemann, K.-V.
  • Zeolite imidazolate frameworks-8
  • Nanoworms
  • Block Copolymer
Osmotically Driven Drug Delivery Through Remote-Controlled Magnetic Nanocomposite Membranes
Year: 2015
Authors: Zaher, A., Li, S., Wolf, K. T., Pirmoradi, F. N., Yassine, O., Lin, L., Khashab, N. M., Kosel, J.
  • Nanocomposites
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Osmosis
  • Magnetic Particles
Photoresponsive Bridged Silsesquioxane Nanoparticles with Tunable Morphology for Light-Triggered Plasmid DNA Delivery
Year: 2015
Authors: Fatieiev, Y., Croissant, J., ALsaiari, S., Moosa, B. A., Anjum, D. H., Khashab, N. M.
  • Bridged Silsesquioxane
  • DNA Delivery
  • organo- silica
  • Hollow Nanoparticles
  • Charge Reversal
Electrostatic Assembly/Disassembly of Nanoscaled Colloidosomes for Light-Triggered Cargo Release [Hot Paper]
Year: 2015
Authors: Li, S., Moosa, B. A., Croissant, J. G., Khashab, N. M.
  • Electrostatic
  • Colloidosome
  • Triggered Release
Surface Modification of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes with Cationic Conjugated Polyelectrolytes: Fundamental Interactions and Intercalation into Conductive Poly(methyl methacrylate) Composites
Year: 2015
Authors: Ezzeddine, A., Chen, Z., Schanze, K. S., Khashab, N. M.
  • Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
  • MWCNTs
  • Conjugated Polyelectrolytes
  • CPEs
  • poly(methyl methacrylate)
  • PMMA
  • Dispersion
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Composites
Selective Magnetic Evolution of MnxFe1-xO Nanoplates
Year: 2015
Authors: Song, H.-M., Zink, J. I., Khashab, N. M.
  • Selective Magnetic Evolution
  • Iron Manganese Oxide
  • Nanoplate
  • Thermal Decomposition
A Photo-Tunable Membrane Based on Inter-Particle Crosslinking for Decreasing Diffusion Rates
Year: 2015
Authors: Li, S., Moosa, B. A., Chen, Y., W., Khashab, N. M.
  • Photocrosslinking Membrane
  • Controlled Release
  • Tablet
Enzymatically degradable hybrid organic–inorganic bridged silsesquioxane nanoparticles for in vitro imaging
Year: 2015
Authors: Fatieiev, Y., Croissant, J. G., Julfakyan, K., Deng, L., Anjum, D. H., Gurinov, A., Khashab, N. M.
  • Enzymatically Degradable
  • Bridged Silsesquioxane
  • Imaging
“Two-Step” Raman Imaging Technique To Guide Chemo-Photothermal Cancer Therapy
Year: 2015 ISSN:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/chem.201502522/abstract
Authors: Deng, L., Li, Q., Yang, Y., Omar, H., Tang, N., Zhang, J., Nie, Z., Khashab, N. M.
  • Chemotherapy
  • Gold Nanorods
  • Graphene Oxide
  • Photothermal Therapy
  • Surface Enhanced Raman Spectra
Microwave-Induced Chemotoxicity of Polydopamine-Coated Magnetic Nanocubes
Year: 2015
Authors: Julfakyan, K., Fatieiev, Y., ALsaiari, S., Deng, L., Ezzeddine, A., Zhang, D., Rotello, V.M., Khashab, N.M.
  • FeCo Nanocubes
  • Polydopamine
  • Microwave Radiation
  • Nanomedicine
Seeded Growth of Ferrite Nanoparticles from Mn Oxides: Observation of Anomalies in Magnetic Transitions
Year: 2015
Authors: Song, H.-M., Zink, J. I., Khashab, N. M.
  • Ferrite Nanoparticles
Colorimetric Peroxidase Mimetic Assay for Uranyl Detection in Sea Water
Year: 2015
Authors: Zhang, D., Chen, Z., Omar, H., Deng, L., Khashab, N. M.
  • Gold Nanoclusters
  • Uranyl
  • Peroxidase Mimetic
  • Sensors
  • Seawater
  • Proteins
Probing Structural Changes of Self Assembled i-Motif DNA
Year: 2015
Authors: Lee, I. J., Patil, S., Fhayli, K., ALsaiari, Khashab, N. M.
  • i-Motif DNA
  • Self-assembly
Investigating Unexpected Magnetism of Mesoporous Silica-Supported Pd and PdO Nanoparticles
Year: 2015
Authors: Song, H.-M., Zink, J. I., Khashab, N. M.
  • Mesoporous Silica
  • Nanoparticles
Engineering the Internal Structure of Magnetic Silica Nanoparticles by Thermal Control
Year: 2015
Authors: Song, H. M., Zink, J. I., Khashab, N. M.
  • Mesoporous Silica
  • Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
  • Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles
  • Thermal Control
  • Structure Engineering
Low-Magnetization Magnetic Microcapsules: A Synergistic Theranostic Platform for Remote Cancer Cells Therapy and Imaging
Year: 2014
Authors: Zhang, W., Deng, L., Wang, G., Guo, X., Li, Q., J., Khashab, N. M.
  • Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide (SPIO)
  • Microcapsule
  • Hyperthermia
  • Theranostics
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Chemotherapy
  • Cancer Stem Cells
Applications of Nanodiamonds in Drug Delivery and Catalysis
Year: 2014
Authors: Moosa, B., Fhayli, K., Li, S., Julfakyan, Ezzeddine, A., Khashab, N. M.
  • Review
  • Nanodiamond
  • Drug Delivery
  • Catalysis
"Light-on” Sensing of Antioxidants Using Gold Nanoclusters
Year: 2014
Authors: Hu, L., Deng, ALsaiari, S., Zhang, D., Khashab, N. M.
  • Gold Nanoclusters
  • Sensor
  • Antioxidant
Compositing Polyetherimide with Polyfluorene Wrapped Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Interfacial Interaction and Conductivity
Year: 2014
Authors: Chen, Y., Tao, J., Li, S., Khashab, N. M.
  • Polyetherimide (PEI)
  • poly(9
  • 9-dioctylfluorenyl-2
  • 7-diyl) (PFO)
  • Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) Uniform Dispersion
  • Interfacial Interaction
  • Conductivity
Cytotoxicity and apoptosis induced by a plumbagin derivative in estrogen positive MCF-7 breast cancer cells
Year: 2014 ISSN:1875-5992
Authors: Sagar, S., Esau, L., Moosa, B., Khashab, N. M., Bajic, V. B., Kaur, M.
  • Anticancer
  • Apoptosis
  • Breast Cancer
  • caspase-3/7
  • Plumbagin
"Nail" and "Comb" Effects of Cholesterol Modified NIPAm Oligomers on Cancer Targeting Liposomes
Year: 2014
Authors: Li, W., Deng, L., Moosa, B., Wang, G., Mashat, A., Khashab, N. M.
  • Liposomes
  • Thermosensitive
  • Drug Release
The Hofmeister Effect on Nanodiamonds: How Addition of Ions Provides Superior Drug Loading Platforms
Year: 2014
Authors: Guo, Y., Li, S., W., Moosa, B., Khashab, N. M.
  • Hofmeister Effect
  • Nanodiamonds
  • Drug Loading
pH Responsive Self-Assembly of Cucurbit[7]urils and Polystyrene-block-polyvinylpyridine Micelles for Hydrophobic Drug Delivery
Year: 2013
Authors: Moosa, B. A., Mashat, A., Li, W., Fhayli, K., Khashab, N. M.
  • Host Guest Interactions
  • Hydrophobic Drug Delivery
  • pH-responsive
  • Polypseudorotaxanes
Polyetherimide/Bucky Gels Nanocomposites with Superior Conductivity and Thermal Stability
Year: 2013
Authors: Chen, Y., Tao, J., Deng, L., Li, Yang, Khashab, N. M.
  • Nanocomposite
  • Conductivity
Electroless Reductions on Carbon Nanotubes: How Critical is the Diameter of a Nanotube
Year: 2013
Authors: Guo, Y., Fhayli, K., Li, S., Yang, Mashat, A., Khashab, N. M.
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Pd Reduction
Intracellular Surface-Eenhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) with Thermally Stable Gold Nanoflowers Grown from Pt and Pd Seeds
Year: 2013
Authors: Song, H. M., Deng, L., Khashab, N. M.
  • Gold Nanoflower
  • Pt and Pd seeds
P-Glycoprotein Targeted Nanoscale Drug Carriers
Year: 2013
Authors: Li, W., Abu Samra, D., Merzaban, J., Khashab, N. M.
  • P-glycoprotein
  • Drug Carriers
Characterization of Internal Structure of Hydrated Agar and Gelatin Matrices by Cryo-SEM
Year: 2013
Authors: Rahbani, J., Behzad, A. R., Khashab, N. M., Al-Ghoul, M.
  • Agar
  • cryo-SEM
  • Gelatin—Proteomics
Stimuli Responsive Nanomaterials for Controlled Release Applications
Year: 2012
Authors: Li, S., W., Khashab, N. M.
  • Controlled Release
  • Drug Delivery
  • Light Responsive
  • Magnetic Nanoparticles
  • Nanomaterials
Enzymatically Triggered Multifunctional Delivery System Based on Hyaluronic Acid Micelles
Year: 2012
Authors: Deng, L., Wang, G., Ren, J., Zhang, B., Yan, Li, W., Khashab, N. M.
  • Enzymatic
  • Multifunctional Delivery
  • Hyaluronic Acid
  • Micelles
Fullerene-Catalyzed Reduction of Azo Derivatives in Water under UV Irradiation
Year: 2012
Authors: Guo, Y., Li, W., Yan, J., Moosa, B., Amad, M. A., Werth, C. J., Khashab, N. M.
  • Fullerene
  • Azo Derivatives
  • Catalysis
Hollow Au@Pd and Au@Pt Core-Shell Nanoparticles as Electrocatalysts for Ethanol Oxidation Reactions
Year: 2012
Authors: Song, H. M., Anjum, D. H., Sougrat, R., Hedhili, M. N., Khashab, N. M.
  • Au@Pd
  • Au@Pt Core-shell Nanoparticles
  • Electrochemical
  • Oxidation
Zippered Release from Polymer-Gated Carbon Nanotubes
Year: 2012
Authors: Mashat, A., Deng, L., Altawashi, Sougrat, R., Wang, G., Khashab, N. M.
  • Drug Delivery
  • Carbon Nanotube
  • polymer
Water-Dispersable Hybrid Au-Pd Nanoparticles as Catalysts in Ethanol Oxidation, Aqueous Phase Suzuki-Miyaura and Heck Reactions
Year: 2012
Authors: Song, H. M., Moosa, B. A., Khashab, N. M.
  • Au–Pd Nanoparticles
  • Oxidation
  • Suzuki–Miyaura
  • Heck
Shape-controlled synthesis of Au@Pd core-shell nanoparticles and their corresponding electrochemical properties
Year: 2012
Authors: Song, H. M., Anjum, D. H., Khashab, N. M.
  • Au@Pd Core-shell Nanoparticles
  • Electrochemical
  • Shape-controlled
Kinetics and Mechanism of Ionic Intercalation/De-intercalation During the Formation of α-Cobalt Hydroxide and Its Polymorphic Transition to β-Cobalt Hydroxide: Reaction-Diffusion Framework
Year: 2012
Authors: Rahbani, J., Khashab, N. M., Patra, D., Al-Ghoul, M.
  • Polymorphic Transition
  • Cobalt Hydroxide
Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation of Nanodiamonds as pH Triggered Drug Carriers
Year: 2012
Authors: Yan, J., Guo, Y., Altawashi, A., Moosa, B., Lecommandoux, S., Khashab, N. M.
  • Nanodiamonds
  • Drug Carriers
Conjugation-Promoted Reaction of Open-Cage Fullerene: A Density Functional Theory Study
Year: 2012
Authors: Guo, Y., Yan, J., Khashab, N. M.
  • Fullerene
  • Open-cage
  • Density Functional Theory
pH-Triggered Micellar Membrane for Controlled Release Microchips
Year: 2011
Authors: Yang, X., Moosa, B. A., Deng, L., Zhao, Khashab, N. M.
  • pH-triggered
  • Membrane
  • Microchips
4H-1,2,4-Triazol-4-amine
Authors: Khashab, N. M.
  • 4H-1
  • 2
  • 4-Triazol-4-amine
Radically Enhanced Molecular Recognition
Authors: Trabolsi, A., Khashab, N., Fahrenbach, A. C., Friedman, D. C., Colvin, M. T., Coti, K. K., Benitez, D., Tkatchouk, E., Olsen, J.-C., Belowich, M. E., Carmielli, R., Khatib, H. A., Goddard, W. A., III, Wasielewski, M. R., Stoddart, J. F.
  • Radically
  • Molecular Recognition
A Tristable [2]Pseudo[2]Rotaxane
Authors: Trabolsi, A., Fahrenbach, A. C., Dey, S. K., Share, A. I., Friedman, D. C., Basu, S., Gasa, T. B., Khashab, N. M., Saha, Aprahamian, I., Khatib, H. A., Flood, A. H., Stoddart, J. F.
  • Tristable
  • [2]pseudo[2]rotaxane
Improving Pore Exposure in Mesoporous Silica Films for Mechanized Control of the Pores
Authors: Klichko, Y., Khashab, N. M., Yang, Y.-W., Angelos, S., Stoddart, J. F., Zink, J. I.
  • Silica
  • Porous Materials
  • Thin Films
  • Stimuli-responsive Materials
Snap-Top Nanocarriers
Authors: Ambrogio, M. W., Pecorelli, T. A., Patel, K., Khashab, N. M., Trabolsi, A., Khatib, H. A., Botros, Y. Y., Zink, J. I., Stoddart, J. F.
  • Snap-top
  • Nanocarriers
Light-Operated Mechanized Nanoparticles
Authors: Ferris, D. P., Zhao, Y.-L., Khashab, N. M., Khatib, H. A., Stoddart, J. F., Zink, J. I.
  • Light-operated
  • Mechanized Nanoparticles
Redox-Driven Switching in Pseudorotaxanes
Authors: Trabolsi, A., Hmadeh, M., Khashab, N. M., Friedman, D. C., Belowich, M. E., Humbert, N., Elhabiri, Khatib, H. A., Albrecht-Gary, A.-M., Stoddart, J. F.
  • Redox
  • Switch
  • pseudorotaxane
Redox- and pH-Controlled Mechanized Nanoparticles
Authors: Khashab, N. M., Trabolsi, A., Lau, Y. A., Ambrogio, M. W., Friedman, D. C., Khatib, H. A., Zink, J. I., Stoddart, J. F.
  • Redox
  • pH-controlled
  • Nanoparticles
Dual-Controlled Nanoparticles Exhibiting AND Logic
Authors: Angelos, S., Yang, Y.-W., Khashab, N. M., Stoddart, J. F., Zink, J. I.
  • Dual Controlled
  • AND Logic
pH Clock-Operated Mechanized Nanoparticles
Authors: Angelos, S., Khashab, N. M., Yang, Y.-W., Trabolsi, A., Khatib, H. A., Stoddart, J. F., Zink, J. I.
  • pH Clock
  • Mechanized Nanoparticles
pH-Responsive Mechanised Nanoparticles Gated by Semirotaxanes
Authors: Khashab, N. M., Belowich, M. E., Trabolsi, A., Friedman, D. C., Valente, C., Lau, Y., Khatib, H. A., Zink, J. I., Stoddart, J. F.
  • pH-responsive
  • Mechanised Nanoparticles
  • Semirotaxanes
Mechanised Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery
Authors: Coti, K. K., Belowich, M. E., Liong, M., Ambrogio, M. W., Lau, Y. A., Khatib, H. A., Zink, J. I., Khashab, N. M., Stoddart, J. F.
  • Mechanised
  • Nanoparticles
  • Drug Delivery
Imidoylation Reactions at Carbon
Authors: Khashab, N. M., Todadze, E., Katritzky, A. R.
  • Imidoylation
  • Aminoimidoylation
  • Alkoxyimidoylation
  • Alkylthioimidoylation
N-Fmoc-Protected(α-dipeptidoyl)benzotriazoles for Efficient Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis by Segment Condensation
Authors: Yoshioka, M., Narindoshvili, T., Chung, A., Khashab, N. M., Katritzky, A. R.
  • Fmoc Strategy
  • Microwave Irradiation
  • N-Fmocprotected( a-dipeptidoyl)Benzotriazoles
  • Segment Condensation
  • Solidphase Peptide Synthesis
Microwave-Assisted Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis Utilizing N-Fmoc-Protected (α-Aminoacyl)- benzotriazoles
Authors: Khashab, N. M., Yoshioka, M., Haase, D. N., Wilson, K. R., Johnson, J. V., Chung, A., Haskell-Luevano, C., Katritzky, A. R.
  • Microwave Irradiation
  • N-Fmoc-protected(a-aminoacyl) Benzotriazole
  • Peptides
  • Rink Amide Resin
  • solid-phase peptide synthesis
C-Imidoylation of Esters, Sulfones, Sulfoxides, Amides and Nitro Compounds
Authors: Khashab, N. M., Singh, A., Katritzky, A. R.
  • C-imidoylation
  • Nitro Compounds
C-Aminoimidoylation and C-Thiocarbamoylation of Esters, Sulfones, and Ketones
Authors: Khashab, N. M., Haase, D. N., Yoshioka, M., Ghiviriga, I., Steel, P. J., Katritzky, A. R.
  • C-aminoimidoylation
  • C-thiocarbamoylation
Preparations of Diversely Substituted Thiosemicarbazides and N-Hydroxythioureas
Authors: Khashab, N. M., Gromova, A. V., Katritzky, A. R.
  • Thiosemicarbazide
  • N-hydroxythiourea
Synthesis of Mono- and Symmetrical Di-N-hydroxy- and N-Aminoguanidines
Authors: Khashab, N. M., Bobrov, S., Yoshioka, M., Katritzky, A. R.
  • Synthesis
  • mono-
  • Symmetrical
  • di-N-hydroxy-
  • N-aminoguanidines
Microwave-Assisted Preparations of Amidrazones and Amidoximes
Authors: Khashab, N. M., Kirichenko, N., Singh, A., Katritzky, A. R.
  • Microwave-assisted
  • Amidrazone
  • Amidoxime
The Preparation of 1,2,3-Trisubstituted Guanidines
Authors: Khashab, N. M., Bobrov, S., Katritzky, A. R.
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3-Trisubstituted
  • Guanidines
Benzotriazolyl-Mediated 1,2-Shifts of Electron-Rich Heterocycles
Authors: Bobrov, S., Khashab, N., Kirichenko, K., Katritzky, A. R.
  • Benzotriazolyl
  • 1
  • 2-shifts
  • Heterocycles
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