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Australia
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
158
Citations
92629
World Ranking
115
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Frank Caruso is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia, focusing primarily on research within Materials Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work spans a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and manipulating materials at the molecular and nanoscale levels.

Key topics addressed in their research include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Polymer Surface Interaction Studies, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques, Pickering Emulsions and Particle Stabilization, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization.

Notable recent publications by Frank Caruso include:

  • "Polyphenol-Mediated Assembly for Particle Engineering," 2020, published in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Metal Ion-Directed Functional Metal-Phenolic Materials," 2022, published in Chemical Reviews
  • "Anti-PEG Antibodies Boosted in Humans by SARS-CoV-2 Lipid Nanoparticle mRNA Vaccine," 2022, published in ACS Nano
  • "Polyphenol-Mediated Assembly of Proteins for Engineering Functional Materials," 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Direct synthesis of amorphous coordination polymers and metal-organic frameworks," 2023, published in Nature Reviews Chemistry

Frequent co-authorship is observed with researchers including Zhixing Lin, Yi Ju, Joseph J. Richardson, Christina Cortez-Jugo, and Jiajing Zhou. This collaboration network suggests active engagement in a broad scientific community focused on related materials and biomedical topics.

Frank Caruso's work has been disseminated through several prominent scientific journals with multiple publications, particularly in:

  • ACS Nano
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Advanced Materials

The research contributions have been recognized through distinctions such as being named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Nanoengineering of Inorganic and Hybrid Hollow Spheres by Colloidal Templating

    Frank Caruso;Rachel A. Caruso;Helmuth Möhwald

  • Nanoengineering of particle surfaces.

    F. Caruso

  • Novel Hollow Polymer Shells by Colloid-Templated Assembly of Polyelectrolytes

    Edwin Donath;Gleb B. Sukhorukov;Frank Caruso;Sean A. Davis

  • One-Step Assembly of Coordination Complexes for Versatile Film and Particle Engineering

    Hirotaka Ejima;Joseph J. Richardson;Kang Liang;James P. Best

  • Technology-driven layer-by-layer assembly of nanofilms

    Joseph J. Richardson;Mattias Björnmalm;Frank Caruso

  • Hollow capsule processing through colloidal templating and self-assembly

    Frank Caruso

  • Engineering multifunctional capsules through the assembly of metal-phenolic networks

    Junling Guo;Yuan Ping;Hirotaka Ejima;Karen Alt

  • Innovation in Layer-by-Layer Assembly.

    Joseph J. Richardson;Joseph J. Richardson;Jiwei Cui;Mattias Björnmalm;Julia A. Braunger

  • Stepwise Polyelectrolyte Assembly on Particle Surfaces: a Novel Approach to Colloid Design

    Gleb B. Sukhorukov;Edwin Donath;Sean Davis;Heinz Lichtenfeld

  • Template Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials via Layer-by-Layer Assembly†

    Yajun Wang;Alexandra S. Angelatos;Frank Caruso

  • Magnetic Nanocomposite Particles and Hollow Spheres Constructed by a Sequential Layering Approach

    Frank Caruso;Marina Spasova;Andrei Susha;Michael Giersig

  • Quantum measurement and orientation tracking of fluorescent nanodiamonds inside living cells

    L. P. McGuinness;Y. Yan;A. Stacey;D. A. Simpson

  • Enzyme encapsulation in layer-by-layer engineered polymer multilayer capsules.

    Frank Caruso;Dieter Trau;Helmuth Möhwald;Reinhard Renneberg

  • Multilayered Titania, Silica, and Laponite Nanoparticle Coatings on Polystyrene Colloidal Templates and Resulting Inorganic Hollow Spheres

    Rachel A. Caruso;and Andrei Susha;Frank Caruso

  • Layer-by-layer engineered capsules and their applications

    Angus P.R. Johnston;Christina Cortez;Alexandra S. Angelatos;Frank Caruso

  • Electrostatic Self-Assembly of Silica Nanoparticle−Polyelectrolyte Multilayers on Polystyrene Latex Particles

    Frank Caruso;Heinz Lichtenfeld;Michael Giersig;Helmuth Möhwald

  • Overcoming the Blood-Brain Barrier: The Role of Nanomaterials in Treating Neurological Diseases.

    Denzil Furtado;Mattias Björnmalm;Mattias Björnmalm;Scott Ayton;Ashley I. Bush

  • Mesoporous Silica Spheres as Supports for Enzyme Immobilization and Encapsulation

    Yajun Wang;Frank Caruso

  • A Decade of the Protein Corona

    Pu Chun Ke;Sijie Lin;Wolfgang J. Parak;Thomas P. Davis;Thomas P. Davis

  • Minimum information reporting in bio-nano experimental literature.

    Matthew Faria;Mattias Björnmalm;Kristofer J. Thurecht;Stephen J. Kent

  • Quartz Crystal Microbalance Study of DNA Immobilization and Hybridization for Nucleic Acid Sensor Development

    Caruso F;Rodda E;Furlong Dn;Niikura K

  • Spontaneous phase transfer of nanoparticulate metals from organic to aqueous media.

    David I. Gittins;Frank Caruso

  • 2. Assembly of Alternating Polyelectrolyte and Protein Multilayer Films for Immunosensing

    Frank Caruso;Kenichi Niikura;D. Neil Furlong, ,† and;Yoshio Okahata

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiwei Cui
Jiwei Cui Shandong University
Joseph J. Richardson
Joseph J. Richardson RMIT University
Angus P. R. Johnston
Angus P. R. Johnston Monash University
Georgina K. Such
Georgina K. Such University of Melbourne
Yajun Wang
Yajun Wang Wenzhou University
Helmuth Möhwald
Helmuth Möhwald Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Kang Liang
Kang Liang University of New South Wales
Almar Postma
Almar Postma Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
John F. Quinn
John F. Quinn Monash University
Kristian Kempe
Kristian Kempe Monash University

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