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Cornelus F. van Nostrum

Cornelus F. van Nostrum

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Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
16738
World Ranking
6865
National Ranking
155

Overview

Cornelus F. van Nostrum is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research focuses broadly on materials science, engineering, and medicine, with a particular interest in biomaterials and biomedical engineering. The scientist's work engages with organic chemistry, molecular biology, and materials chemistry as interconnected subfields.

Their research specializes in several main topics, including nanoparticle-based drug delivery, advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, RNA interference and gene delivery, Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques, polymer surface interaction studies, and nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics.

Van Nostrum has frequently published in several respected journals. These include:

  • Pharmaceutics
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Journal of Controlled Release
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Macromolecules

The scientist's notable recent publications include:

  • Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels: The Dynamic Smart Biomaterials of Tomorrow, 2023, Macromolecules
  • Urea removal strategies for dialysate regeneration in a wearable artificial kidney, 2020, Biomaterials
  • Biotin-decorated all-HPMA polymeric micelles for paclitaxel delivery, 2020, Journal of Controlled Release
  • EGFR-Targeted Nanobody Functionalized Polymeric Micelles Loaded with mTHPC for Selective Photodynamic Therapy, 2020, Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Hyaluronic acid-based supramolecular hydrogels for biomedical applications, 2021, Multifunctional Materials

Van Nostrum collaborates frequently with a core group of researchers, which includes Wim E. Hennink, Marcel H.A.M. Fens, Sabrina Oliveira, Gert Storm, and Tina Vermonden. Their coauthorship reflects a sustained contribution to collaborative research projects within their specialized domains.

Best Publications

  • Novel crosslinking methods to design hydrogels.

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  • Cyclodextrin-based polymeric materials: synthesis, properties, and pharmaceutical/biomedical applications.

    Frank van de Manakker;Tina Vermonden;Cornelus F. van Nostrum;Wim E. Hennink

  • Biodegradable polymers as non-viral carriers for plasmid DNA delivery.

    Jordy Luten;Cornelus F. van Nostrum;Stefaan C. De Smedt;Wim E. Hennink

  • Functional aliphatic polyesters for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications

    Hajar Seyednejad;Amir H. Ghassemi;Cornelus F. van Nostrum;Tina Vermonden

  • Synthesis and Supramolecular Chemistry of Novel Liquid Crystalline Crown Ether-Substituted Phthalocyanines: Toward Molecular Wires and Molecular Ionoelectronics

    Cornelus F. van Nostrum;Stephen J. Picken;Arend-Jan Schouten;Roeland J.M. Nolte

  • Challenges for the effective molecular imprinting of proteins.

    Ellen Verheyen;Joris P. Schillemans;Martin van Wijk;Marie-Astrid Demeniex

  • Polymeric micelles to deliver photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

    Cornelus F van Nostrum

  • Synthesis and applications of biomedical and pharmaceutical polymers via click chemistry methodologies

    Maarten van Dijk;Dirk T. S. Rijkers;Rob M. J. Liskamp;Cornelus F. van Nostrum

  • Endosomal Escape of Polymeric Gene Delivery Complexes Is Not Always Enhanced by Polymers Buffering at Low pH

    Arjen M Funhoff;Cornelus F van Nostrum;Gerben A Koning;Nancy M E Schuurmans-Nieuwenbroek

  • Thermosensitive and biodegradable polymeric micelles for paclitaxel delivery.

    Osamu Soga;Cornelus F. van Nostrum;Marcel Fens;Cristianne J.F. Rijcken

  • Hydrolysable core-crosslinked thermosensitive polymeric micelles: synthesis, characterisation and in vivo studies.

    Cristianne J. Rijcken;Cor J. Snel;Raymond M. Schiffelers;Cornelus F. van Nostrum

  • Core-crosslinked polymeric micelles with controlled release of covalently entrapped doxorubicin.

    Marina Talelli;Maryam Iman;Amir K. Varkouhi;Cristianne J.F. Rijcken

  • In vivo biocompatibility and biodegradation of 3D-printed porous scaffolds based on a hydroxyl-functionalized poly(ε-caprolactone).

    Hajar Seyednejad;Debby Gawlitta;Raoul V. Kuiper;Alain de Bruin

  • Covalently cross-linked amphiphilic block copolymer micelles

    Cornelus F. van Nostrum

  • Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles encapsulated in biodegradable thermosensitive polymeric micelles: toward a targeted nanomedicine suitable for image-guided drug delivery.

    Marina Talelli;Cristianne J. F. Rijcken;Twan Lammers;Peter R. Seevinck

  • Self-gelling hydrogels based on oppositely charged dextran microspheres.

    Sophie R. Van Tomme;Mies J. van Steenbergen;Stefaan C. De Smedt;Cornelus F. van Nostrum

  • Π-π stacking increases the stability and loading capacity of thermosensitive polymeric micelles for chemotherapeutic drugs.

    Yang Shi;Mies J. van Steenbergen;Erik A. Teunissen;Luı́s Novo

  • Functional supramolecular materials: self-assembly of phthalocyanines and porphyrazines

    C.F. van Nostrum;R.J.M. Nolte

  • Complete Regression of Xenograft Tumors upon Targeted Delivery of Paclitaxel via Π–Π Stacking Stabilized Polymeric Micelles

    Yang Shi;Roy van der Meel;Benjamin Theek;Erik Oude Blenke

  • The effect of the processing and formulation parameters on the size of nanoparticles based on block copolymers of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) with and without hydrolytically sensitive groups.

    D Neradovic;O Soga;C.F Van Nostrum;W.E Hennink

  • Physicochemical Characterization of Degradable Thermosensitive Polymeric Micelles

    Osamu Soga;Cornelus F. van Nostrum;Aissa Ramzi;Tom Visser

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim E. Hennink
Wim E. Hennink Utrecht University
Tina Vermonden
Tina Vermonden Utrecht University
Twan Lammers
Twan Lammers RWTH Aachen University
Gert Storm
Gert Storm Utrecht University
Daan J.A. Crommelin
Daan J.A. Crommelin Utrecht University
Dirk T. S. Rijkers
Dirk T. S. Rijkers Utrecht University
Raymond M. Schiffelers
Raymond M. Schiffelers Utrecht University
Rob M. J. Liskamp
Rob M. J. Liskamp University of Glasgow
Stefaan C. De Smedt
Stefaan C. De Smedt Ghent University
Wouter J.A. Dhert
Wouter J.A. Dhert Utrecht University

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