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Overview

Alexander Kros is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands and focuses their research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Materials Science. Their work covers subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Immunology, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist has contributed to topics such as RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics, and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

Recent high-impact publications include:

  • Anionic Lipid Nanoparticles Preferentially Deliver mRNA to the Hepatic Reticuloendothelial System (2022, Advanced Materials)
  • In vivo metallophilic self-assembly of a light-activated anticancer drug (2023, Nature Chemistry)
  • Macrophage-mediated myelin recycling fuels brain cancer malignancy (2024, Cell)
  • Development of curcumin-loaded zein nanoparticles for transport across the blood-brain barrier and inhibition of glioblastoma cell growth (2021, Biomaterials Science)
  • Light-triggered switching of liposome surface charge directs delivery of membrane impermeable payloads in vivo (2020, Nature Communications)

Alexander Kros frequently collaborates with a set of coauthors, including:

  • Aimee L. Boyle
  • Panagiota Papadopoulou
  • Ye Zeng
  • Bram Slütter
  • Gabriela Arias-Alpizar

Their work has been published in several recurring scientific venues, notably:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • Biomaterials Science
  • ACS Nano
  • Journal of Controlled Release

Best Publications

  • Photoresponsive hydrogels for biomedical applications.

    Itsuro Tomatsu;Ke Peng;Alexander Kros

  • Drug Delivery via Cell Membrane Fusion Using Lipopeptide Modified Liposomes.

    Jian Yang;Azadeh Bahreman;Geert Daudey;Jeroen Bussmann

  • Amphiphilic peptides and their cross-disciplinary role as building blocks for nanoscience

    Silvia Cavalli;Fernando Albericio;Alexander Kros

  • Light controlled protein release from a supramolecular hydrogel.

    Ke Peng;Itsuro Tomatsu;Alexander Kros

  • Conducting polymers with confined dimensions: Track-etch membranes for amperometric biosensor applications

    Alexander Kros;Roeland J. M. Nolte;Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk

  • Directing Nanoparticle Biodistribution through Evasion and Exploitation of Stab2-Dependent Nanoparticle Uptake

    Frederick Campbell;Frank L. Bos;Sandro Sieber;Gabriela Arias-Alpizar

  • Model systems for membrane fusion

    Hana Robson Marsden;Itsuro Tomatsu;Alexander Kros

  • Poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)‐Based Glucose Biosensors

    A Kros;A Kros;van Swfm Hövell;Najm Nico Sommerdijk;Rjm Roeland Nolte;Rjm Roeland Nolte

  • Influence of inflammatory cells and serum on the performance of implantable glucose sensors

    ME Martijn Gerritsen;JA Jansen;A Kros;DM Vriezema

  • A Reduced SNARE Model for Membrane Fusion

    Hana Robson Marsden;Nina A. Elbers;Paul H. H. Bomans;Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk

  • Insights into IgM-mediated complement activation based on in situ structures of IgM-C1-C4b.

    Thomas H. Sharp;Aimee L. Boyle;Christoph A. Diebolder;Alexander Kros

  • Self-assembly of coiled coils in synthetic biology: inspiration and progress

    Hana Robson Marsden;Alexander Kros

  • Shape and Release Control of a Peptide Decorated Vesicle through pH Sensitive Orthogonal Supramolecular Interactions

    Frank Versluis;Itsuro Tomatsu;Seda Kehr;Carlo Fregonese

  • Folic acid-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles for cellular and nuclear targeted drug delivery.

    Fabiola Porta;Gerda E. M. Lamers;Jess Morrhayim;Antonia Chatzopoulou

  • Power struggles in peptide-amphiphile nanostructures

    Frank Versluis;Hana Robson Marsden;Alexander Kros

  • Intradermal vaccination with hollow microneedles: A comparative study of various protein antigen and adjuvant encapsulated nanoparticles.

    Guangsheng Du;Rania M. Hathout;Maha Nasr;M. Reza Nejadnik

  • Poly(pyrrole) versus poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): implications for biosensor applications

    Alexander Kros;Alexander Kros;Nico A.J.M. Sommerdijk;Roeland J.M. Nolte

  • Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles with Large Pores for the Encapsulation and Release of Proteins

    Jing Tu;Aimee L. Boyle;Heiner Heiner Friedrich;Phh Paul Bomans

  • In Situ Modification of Plain Liposomes with Lipidated Coiled Coil Forming Peptides Induces Membrane Fusion

    Frank Versluis;Jens Voskuhl;Bartjan van Kolck;Harshal Zope

  • In vivo metallophilic self-assembly of a light-activated anticancer drug

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  • Dextran based photodegradable hydrogels formed via a Michael addition

    Ke Peng;Itsuro Tomatsu;Bram van den Broek;Chao Cui

  • Silica-based hybrid materials as biocompatible coatings for glucose sensors

    Alexander Kros;Martijn Gerritsen;Vera S.I. Sprakel;Nico A.J.M. Sommerdijk

  • Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-based copolymers for biosensor applications

    Alexander Kros;Roeland J. M. Nolte;Roeland J. M. Nolte;Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk

Frequent Co-Authors

Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk
Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk Radboud University Medical Center
Wim Jiskoot
Wim Jiskoot Leiden University
Roeland J. M. Nolte
Roeland J. M. Nolte Radboud University
Joke A. Bouwstra
Joke A. Bouwstra Leiden University
Sylvestre Bonnet
Sylvestre Bonnet Leiden University
Herman P. Spaink
Herman P. Spaink Leiden University
John A. Jansen
John A. Jansen Radboud University
Andreas Herrmann
Andreas Herrmann RWTH Aachen University
Bart Jan Ravoo
Bart Jan Ravoo University of Münster
Abraham J. Koster
Abraham J. Koster Leiden University Medical Center

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