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  • 1987 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Jeffrey I. Zink is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans several key areas within materials science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular emphasis on the fields of molecular biology, biomaterials, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their work has focused extensively on nanoparticle-based drug delivery, iron oxide chemistry and applications, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, characterization and applications of magnetic nanoparticles, and ultrasound and hyperthermia applications.

Recent publications include the following:

  • "Synthetic amorphous silica nanoparticles: toxicity, biomedical and environmental implications" (2020), Nature Reviews Materials
  • "Supramolecular Assemblies of Heterogeneous Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles to Co-deliver Antimicrobial Peptides and Antibiotics for Synergistic Eradication of Pathogenic Biofilms" (2020), ACS Nano
  • "Magnetism, Ultrasound, and Light-Stimulated Mesoporous Silica Nanocarriers for Theranostics and Beyond" (2021), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Probing the Local Nanoscale Heating Mechanism of a Magnetic Core in Mesoporous Silica Drug-Delivery Nanoparticles Using Fluorescence Depolarization" (2020), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Use of Ferritin Capped Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Redox and pH Triggered Drug Release In Vitro and In Vivo" (2020), Advanced Functional Materials

The study venues where Jeffrey I. Zink frequently publishes include:

  • ACS Nano
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature Reviews Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Cancers

Collaboration is a significant component of Zink's research process. Frequent coauthors are:

  • Fang-Chu Lin
  • Tian Deng
  • Qilin Yu
  • Chi-An Cheng
  • Wei Chen

Zink's research contributions include a focus on the synthesis and functionalization of nanoparticles, mechanisms of drug delivery systems, and applications in cancer theranostics and antimicrobial strategies.

In recognition of their scientific work, Zink was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1987.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of the mechanism of toxicity of zinc oxide and cerium oxide nanoparticles based on dissolution and oxidative stress properties.

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Monty Liong;Lutz Mädler;Lutz Mädler

  • Mesoporous silica nanoparticles in biomedical applications

    Zongxi Li;Jonathan C. Barnes;Jonathan C. Barnes;Aleksandr Bosoy;Aleksandr Bosoy;J. Fraser Stoddart;J. Fraser Stoddart

  • Multifunctional Inorganic Nanoparticles for Imaging, Targeting, and Drug Delivery

    Monty Liong;Jie Lu;Michael Kovochich;Tian Xia

  • Continuous formation of supported cubic and hexagonal mesoporous films by sol–gel dip-coating

    Lu Yf;Ganguli R;Drewien Ca;Anderson Mt

  • Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as a Delivery System for Hydrophobic Anticancer Drugs

    Jie Lu;Monty Liong;Jeffrey I. Zink;Fuyuhiko Tamanoi

  • Biocompatibility, Biodistribution, and Drug-Delivery Efficiency of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy in Animals

    Jie Lu;Monty Liong;Zongxi Li;Jeffrey I. Zink

  • Polyethyleneimine Coating Enhances the Cellular Uptake of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles and Allows Safe Delivery of siRNA and DNA Constructs

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Monty Liong;Huan Meng

  • Sol-gel encapsulation methods for biosensors

    Bakul C. Dave;Bruce Dunn;Joan Selverstone Valentine;Jeffrey I. Zink

  • Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Nanocarriers: Biofunctionality and Biocompatibility

    Derrick Tarn;Carlee E. Ashley;Min Xue;Eric C. Carnes

  • Engineered Design of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles to Deliver Doxorubicin and P-Glycoprotein siRNA to Overcome Drug Resistance in a Cancer Cell Line

    Huan Meng;Monty Liong;Tian Xia;Zongxi Li

  • Encapsulation of proteins in transparent porous silicate glasses prepared by the sol-gel method

    Lisa M. Ellerby;Clinton R. Nishida;Fumito Nishida;Stacey A. Yamanaka

  • Use of Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Band Gap To Develop a Predictive Paradigm for Oxidative Stress and Acute Pulmonary Inflammation

    Haiyuan Zhang;Zhaoxia Ji;Tian Xia;Huan Meng

  • Cationic polystyrene nanosphere toxicity depends on cell-specific endocytic and mitochondrial injury pathways.

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Monty Liong;Jeffrey I. Zink

  • Noninvasive remote-controlled release of drug molecules in vitro using magnetic actuation of mechanized nanoparticles

    Courtney R. Thomas;Daniel P. Ferris;Jae Hyun Lee;Eunjoo Choi

  • Mechanized Silica Nanoparticles: A New Frontier in Theranostic Nanomedicine

    Michael W. Ambrogio;Courtney R. Thomas;Yan Li Zhao;Jeffrey I. Zink

  • Autonomous in vitro anticancer drug release from mesoporous silica nanoparticles by pH-sensitive nanovalves.

    Huan Meng;Min Xue;Tian Xia;Yan Li Zhao

  • Toxicity mechanisms in Escherichia coli vary for silver nanoparticles and differ from ionic silver.

    Angela Ivask;Amro ElBadawy;Chitrada Kaweeteerawat;David Boren

  • Codelivery of an Optimal Drug/siRNA Combination Using Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles To Overcome Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer in Vitro and in Vivo

    Huan Meng;Wilson X. Mai;Haiyuan Zhang;Min Xue

  • Enzyme-Responsive Snap-Top Covered Silica Nanocontainers

    Kaushik Patel;Sarah Angelos;William R. Dichtel;Ali Coskun

  • Mechanised nanoparticles for drug delivery

    Karla K. Cotí;Karla K. Cotí;Matthew E. Belowich;Monty Liong;Michael W. Ambrogio

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Dunn
Bruce Dunn University of California, Los Angeles
J. Fraser Stoddart
J. Fraser Stoddart Northwestern University
Andre E. Nel
Andre E. Nel University of California, Los Angeles
Fuyuhiko Tamanoi
Fuyuhiko Tamanoi Kyoto University
Tian Xia
Tian Xia University of California, Los Angeles
Zhaoxia Ji
Zhaoxia Ji University of California, Los Angeles
Niveen M. Khashab
Niveen M. Khashab King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Stephen F. Nelsen
Stephen F. Nelsen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Joan Selverstone Valentine
Joan Selverstone Valentine University of California, Los Angeles
Jinwoo Cheon
Jinwoo Cheon Yonsei University

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