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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
94
Citations
39920
World Ranking
1975
National Ranking
32

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Bengt Fadeel is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and specializes in research at the intersection of materials science and engineering, with a focus on nanotechnology and biomedical applications. Their work spans several core disciplines including materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, molecular biology, immunology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Graphene research and applications

Fadeel has published extensively in several frequent scientific venues, notably:

  • Frontiers in Toxicology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Advanced Science
  • Small
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Fadeel include:

  • "Grouping all carbon nanotubes into a single substance category is scientifically unjustified," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Graphene and other 2D materials: a multidisciplinary analysis to uncover the hidden potential as cancer theranostics," 2020, Theranostics
  • "Understanding the Role and Impact of Poly (Ethylene Glycol) (PEG) on Nanoparticle Formulation: Implications for COVID-19 Vaccines," 2022, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • "Environmental and Health Impacts of Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials: A Graphene Flagship Perspective," 2024, ACS Nano
  • "Cobalt nanoparticles trigger ferroptosis-like cell death (oxytosis) in neuronal cells: Potential implications for neurodegenerative disease," 2020, The FASEB Journal

Frequent collaborators with Fadeel include Guotao Peng, Govind Gupta, Lang Tran, Alberto Bianco, and Kostas Kostarelos. Each of these coauthors has contributed to multiple publications along with Fadeel, reflecting ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Size-dependent cytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles in human lung cells: the role of cellular uptake, agglomeration and Ag release

    Anda R Gliga;Sara Skoglund;Inger Odnevall Wallinder;Bengt Fadeel

  • Apoptosis : a basic biological phenomenon with wide-ranging implications in human disease

    B. Fadeel;S. Orrenius

  • Carbon nanotubes degraded by neutrophil myeloperoxidase induce less pulmonary inflammation

    Valerian E. Kagan;Nagarjun V. Konduru;Weihong Feng;Brett L. Allen

  • Better safe than sorry: Understanding the toxicological properties of inorganic nanoparticles manufactured for biomedical applications.

    Bengt Fadeel;Alfonso E. Garcia-Bennett

  • Safety assessment of graphene-based materials: focus on human health and the environment

    Bengt Fadeel;Cyrill Bussy;Sonia Merino;Ester Vázquez

  • Toxicology of engineered nanomaterials: focus on biocompatibility, biodistribution and biodegradation.

    Andrea Kunzmann;Britta Andersson;Tina Thurnherr;Harald Krug

  • HAX1 deficiency causes autosomal recessive severe congenital neutropenia (Kostmann disease)

    Christoph Klein;Magda Grudzien;Giridharan Appaswamy;Manuela Germeshausen

  • Mechanisms of carbon nanotube-induced toxicity: Focus on oxidative stress

    Anna A. Shvedova;Antonio Pietroiusti;Bengt Fadeel;Bengt Fadeel;Valerian E. Kagan

  • Classification framework for graphene-based materials

    Peter Wick;Anna E. Louw-Gaume;Melanie Kucki;Harald F. Krug

  • The ins and outs of phospholipid asymmetry in the plasma membrane: roles in health and disease

    Bengt Fadeel;Ding Xue

  • Macrophage Clearance of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Is a Silent Process

    Consol Farrera;Bengt Fadeel

  • Biological interactions of carbon-based nanomaterials: From coronation to degradation

    Kunal Bhattacharya;Sourav P. Mukherjee;Audrey Gallud;Seth C. Burkert

  • Involvement of Caspases in Neutrophil Apoptosis: Regulation by Reactive Oxygen Species

    Bengt Fadeel;Anders Åhlin;Anders Åhlin;Jan-Inge Henter;Jan-Inge Henter;Sten Orrenius;Sten Orrenius

  • Mechanisms of pulmonary toxicity and medical applications of carbon nanotubes: Two faces of Janus?

    Anna A. Shvedova;Elena R. Kisin;Dale W. Porter;Dale W. Porter;Paul A. Schulte

  • Apoptosis in Human Disease: A New Skin for the Old Ceremony?

    Bengt Fadeel;Sten Orrenius;Boris Zhivotovsky

  • Redox Regulation of the Caspases during Apoptosisa

    Mark B. Hampton;Bengt Fadeel;Sten Orrenius

  • Spectrum of perforin gene mutations in familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

    Kim Göransdotter Ericson;Bengt Fadeel;Sofie Nilsson-Ardnor;Cilla Söderhäll

  • A role for oxidative stress in apoptosis: oxidation and externalization of phosphatidylserine is required for macrophage clearance of cells undergoing Fas-mediated apoptosis.

    Valerian E. Kagan;Bettina Gleiss;Yulia Y. Tyurina;Vladimir A. Tyurin

  • Water-soluble superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles with biocompatible coating for enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.

    Lisong Xiao;Jiangtian Li;Dermot F. Brougham;Eoin K. Fox

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan-Inge Henter
Jan-Inge Henter Karolinska University Hospital
Anna A. Shvedova
Anna A. Shvedova National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Valerian E. Kagan
Valerian E. Kagan University of Pittsburgh
Magnus Nordenskjöld
Magnus Nordenskjöld Karolinska Institute
Sten Orrenius
Sten Orrenius Karolinska Institute
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Jan Palmblad
Jan Palmblad Karolinska University Hospital
Alexander Star
Alexander Star University of Pittsburgh
Muhammet S. Toprak
Muhammet S. Toprak Royal Institute of Technology
Kostas Kostarelos
Kostas Kostarelos University of Manchester

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