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Ermei Mäkilä

Ermei Mäkilä

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Materials Science

D-Index
69
Citations
11939
World Ranking
4745
National Ranking
17

Overview

Ermei Mäkilä is affiliated with the University of Turku in Finland and is active in research fields related to materials science and engineering. They have a significant number of publications spanning various areas within these disciplines.

The main fields of study in Mäkilä's work include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Their research further extends into several subfields, notably:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomaterials
  • Polymers and Plastics

Mäkilä's topics of focus cover both foundational and applied aspects of contemporary material sciences and biomedical technologies. The principal research topics include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies

Frequent venues for Mäkilä's publications are diverse, reflecting interdisciplinary research interests. These publication venues include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Scientific Reports
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Mäkilä are:

  • "Effect of Water on a Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvent" (2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B)
  • "A pH-Responsive Cluster Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticle for Enhanced Tumor Accumulation and Antitumor Effect" (2022, Advanced Materials)
  • "Fabrication and Characterization of Drug-Loaded Conductive Poly(glycerol sebacate)/Nanoparticle-Based Composite Patch for Myocardial Infarction Applications" (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • "Robust shape-retaining nanocellulose-based aerogels decorated with silver nanoparticles for fast continuous catalytic discoloration of organic dyes" (2020, Separation and Purification Technology)
  • "Ultralight and porous cellulose nanofibers/polyethyleneimine composite aerogels with exceptional performance for selective anionic dye adsorption" (2022, Industrial Crops and Products)

Ermei Mäkilä collaborates frequently with a group of researchers in related fields. Prominent co-authors include:

  • Jarno Salonen
  • Hélder A. Santos
  • Jouni Hirvonen
  • Alexandra Correia
  • Shiqi Wang

Best Publications

  • Biocompatibility of Thermally Hydrocarbonized Porous Silicon Nanoparticles and their Biodistribution in Rats

    Luis M. Bimbo;Mirkka Sarparanta;Hélder A. Santos;Anu J. Airaksinen

  • Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) as a new drug carrier for 3D printed medical drug delivery devices.

    Natalja Genina;Jenny Holländer;Harri Jukarainen;Ermei Mäkilä

  • Three-Dimensional Printed PCL-Based Implantable Prototypes of Medical Devices for Controlled Drug Delivery

    Jenny Holländer;Natalja Genina;Harri Jukarainen;Mohammad Khajeheian

  • Size, Stability, and Porosity of Mesoporous Nanoparticles Characterized with Light Scattering

    Martti Kaasalainen;Vladimir Aseyev;Eva von Haartman;Didem Şen Karaman

  • The mechanisms of surface chemistry effects of mesoporous silicon nanoparticles on immunotoxicity and biocompatibility

    Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi;Mehrdad Hamidi;Ermei M. Mäkilä;Ermei M. Mäkilä;Hongbo Zhang

  • Porous silicon nanoparticles for nanomedicine: preparation and biomedical applications.

    Hélder A. Santos;Ermei Mäkilä;Ermei Mäkilä;Anu Airaksinen;Luis Maria Bimbo

  • In vitro cytotoxicity of porous silicon microparticles: effect of the particle concentration, surface chemistry and size.

    Hélder A. Santos;Joakim Riikonen;Jarno Salonen;Ermei Mäkilä

  • Drug Delivery Formulations of Ordered and Nonordered Mesoporous Silica: Comparison of Three Drug Loading Methods

    Tarja Limnell;Hélder A. Santos;Ermei Mäkilä;Teemu Heikkilä

  • Multistaged Nanovaccines Based on Porous Silicon@Acetalated Dextran@Cancer Cell Membrane for Cancer Immunotherapy

    Flavia Fontana;Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi;Dongfei Liu;Dongfei Liu;Hongbo Zhang;Hongbo Zhang

  • Drug permeation across intestinal epithelial cells using porous silicon nanoparticles

    Luis M. Bimbo;Ermei Mäkilä;Timo Laaksonen;Vesa-Pekka Lehto

  • Co-delivery of a hydrophobic small molecule and a hydrophilic peptide by porous silicon nanoparticles

    Dongfei Liu;Luis M. Bimbo;Ermei Mäkilä;Francesca Villanova;Francesca Villanova

  • The impact of nanoparticles on the mucosal translocation and transport of GLP-1 across the intestinal epithelium.

    Francisca Araújo;Neha Shrestha;Mohammed-Ali Shahbazi;Pedro Fonte

  • Multifunctional porous silicon nanoparticles for cancer theranostics.

    Chang-Fang Wang;Mirkka P. Sarparanta;Ermei M. Mäkilä;Maija L.K. Hyvönen

  • Intravenous delivery of hydrophobin-functionalized porous silicon nanoparticles: stability, plasma protein adsorption and biodistribution

    Mirkka Sarparanta;Luis M. Bimbo;Jussi Rytkönen;Ermei Mäkilä

  • Comparison of mesoporous silicon and non-ordered mesoporous silica materials as drug carriers for itraconazole.

    Päivi Kinnari;Ermei Mäkilä;Teemu Heikkilä;Jarno Salonen

  • Fabrication of a multifunctional nano-in-micro drug delivery platform by microfluidic templated encapsulation of porous silicon in polymer matrix.

    Hongbo Zhang;Dongfei Liu;Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi;Ermei Mäkilä;Ermei Mäkilä

  • Microfluidic assisted one-step fabrication of porous silicon@acetalated dextran nanocomposites for precisely controlled combination chemotherapy

    Dongfei Liu;Hongbo Zhang;Ermei Mäkilä;Jin Fan

  • Diatom silica microparticles for sustained release and permeation enhancement following oral delivery of prednisone and mesalamine.

    Hongbo Zhang;Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi;Ermei M. Mäkilä;Ermei M. Mäkilä;Tiago H. da Silva

  • Core/Shell Nanocomposites Produced by Superfast Sequential Microfluidic Nanoprecipitation.

    Dongfei Liu;Dongfei Liu;Hongbo Zhang;Hongbo Zhang;Salvatore Cito;Jin Fan

  • The mucoadhesive and gastroretentive properties of hydrophobin-coated porous silicon nanoparticle oral drug delivery systems.

    Mirkka P. Sarparanta;Luis M. Bimbo;Ermei M. Mäkilä;Jarno J. Salonen

  • Porous silicon nanoparticles for nanomedicine: preparation and biomedical

    Hélder A Santos;Ermei Mäkilä;Jouni Hirvonen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jarno Salonen
Jarno Salonen University of Turku
Hélder A. Santos
Hélder A. Santos University Medical Center Groningen
Jouni Hirvonen
Jouni Hirvonen University of Helsinki
Hongbo Zhang
Hongbo Zhang Åbo Akademi University
Vesa-Pekka Lehto
Vesa-Pekka Lehto University of Eastern Finland
Marianna Kemell
Marianna Kemell University of Helsinki
Timo Laaksonen
Timo Laaksonen University of Helsinki
Nicolas H. Voelcker
Nicolas H. Voelcker Monash University
Leena Peltonen
Leena Peltonen University of Helsinki
Mika Sillanpää
Mika Sillanpää University of Johannesburg

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