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Kimihiro Susumu is affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the interdisciplinary domain of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Infectious Diseases, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

They have been involved extensively in topics related to advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, with additional work in biosensors and analytical detection, quantum dots synthesis and properties, enzyme catalysis and immobilization, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, nanocluster synthesis and applications, and electrochemical sensors and biosensors.

Some of their recent papers include the following:

  • "Quantum Dot-Conjugated SARS-CoV-2 Spike Pseudo-Virions Enable Tracking of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 Binding and Endocytosis," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "The SARS-CoV-2 Cytopathic Effect Is Blocked by Lysosome Alkalizing Small Molecules," 2020, ACS Infectious Diseases
  • "Quantum Dot-Based Molecular Beacons for Quantitative Detection of Nucleic Acids with CRISPR/Cas(N) Nucleases," 2022, ACS Nano
  • "Self assembling nanoparticle enzyme clusters provide access to substrate channeling in multienzymatic cascades," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Direct and Efficient Conjugation of Quantum Dots to DNA Nanostructures with Peptide-PNA," 2021, ACS Nano

The venues where Kimihiro Susumu most frequently publishes include:

  • ACS Nano
  • Nanoscale
  • Bioconjugate Chemistry
  • Advanced Materials
  • ACS Sensors

Collaborations play a notable role in their work. Frequent co-authors include Igor L. Medintz, Eunkeu Oh, Sebastián A. Dı́az, Michael H. Stewart, and Joyce C. Breger.

Best Publications

  • The Role of Ligands in the Chemical Synthesis and Applications of Inorganic Nanoparticles.

    Amelie Heuer-Jungemann;Neus Feliu;Neus Feliu;Ioanna Bakaimi;Majd Hamaly

  • Energy Transfer with Semiconductor Quantum Dot Bioconjugates: A Versatile Platform for Biosensing, Energy Harvesting, and Other Developing Applications.

    Niko Hildebrandt;Christopher M. Spillmann;W. Russ Algar;Thomas Pons

  • Enhancing the stability and biological functionalities of quantum dots via compact multifunctional ligands.

    Kimihiro Susumu;H Tetsuo Uyeda;Igor L Medintz;Thomas Pons

  • Quantum-dot/dopamine bioconjugates function as redox coupled assemblies for in vitro and intracellular pH sensing.

    Igor L. Medintz;Michael H. Stewart;Scott A. Trammell;Kimihiro Susumu

  • Cellular uptake and fate of PEGylated gold nanoparticles is dependent on both cell-penetration peptides and particle size

    Eunkeu Oh;James B Delehanty;Kim E Sapsford;Kimihiro Susumu

  • Near-infrared-emissive polymersomes: Self-assembled soft matter for in vivo optical imaging

    P. Peter Ghoroghchian;Paul R. Frail;Kimihiro Susumu;Dana Blessington

  • Semiconductor quantum dots in bioanalysis: crossing the valley of death.

    W. Russ Algar;Kimihiro Susumu;James B. Delehanty;Igor L. Medintz

  • Multifunctional compact zwitterionic ligands for preparing robust biocompatible semiconductor quantum dots and gold nanoparticles.

    Kimihiro Susumu;Eunkeu Oh;James B. Delehanty;Juan B. Blanco-Canosa

  • Modular poly(ethylene glycol) ligands for biocompatible semiconductor and gold nanocrystals with extended pH and ionic stability

    Bing C. Mei;Bing C. Mei;Kimihiro Susumu;Igor L. Medintz;James B. Delehanty

  • Multifunctional ligands based on dihydrolipoic acid and polyethylene glycol to promote biocompatibility of quantum dots.

    Kimihiro Susumu;Bing C Mei;Bing C Mei;Hedi Mattoussi

  • Polyethylene glycol-based bidentate ligands to enhance quantum dot and gold nanoparticle stability in biological media

    Bing C Mei;Kimihiro Susumu;Igor L Medintz;Hedi Mattoussi

  • Recent progress in the bioconjugation of quantum dots

    Juan B. Blanco-Canosa;Miao Wu;Kimihiro Susumu;Eleonora Petryayeva

  • Multidentate Poly(ethylene glycol) Ligands Provide Colloidal Stability to Semiconductor and Metallic Nanocrystals in Extreme Conditions

    Michael H. Stewart;Kimihiro Susumu;Bing C. Mei;Igor L. Medintz

  • Intracellular Delivery of Quantum Dot−Protein Cargos Mediated by Cell Penetrating Peptides

    Igor L. Medintz;Thomas Pons;James B. Delehanty;Kimihiro Susumu

  • One-Phase Synthesis of Water-Soluble Gold Nanoparticles with Control over Size and Surface Functionalities

    Eunkeu Oh;Kimihiro Susumu;Ramasis Goswami;Hedi Mattoussi

  • Exceptional near-infrared fluorescence quantum yields and excited-state absorptivity of highly conjugated porphyrin arrays.

    Timothy V Duncan;Kimihiro Susumu;Louise E Sinks;Michael J Therien

  • Decoupling Optical and Potentiometric Band Gaps in π-Conjugated Materials

    Kimihiro Susumu;Michael J. Therien

  • Quantum dot peptide biosensors for monitoring caspase 3 proteolysis and calcium ions.

    Duane E Prasuhn;Anne Feltz;Juan B Blanco-Canosa;Kimihiro Susumu

  • Effects of Ligand Coordination Number and Surface Curvature on the Stability of Gold Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solutions

    Bing C. Mei;Bing C. Mei;Eunkeu Oh;Kimihiro Susumu;Dorothy Farrell

  • Ultrafast singlet excited-state polarization in electronically asymmetric ethyne-bridged bis[(porphinato)zinc(II)] complexes.

    Igor V. Rubtsov;Kimihiro Susumu;Grigorii I. Rubtsov;Michael J. Therien

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor L. Medintz
Igor L. Medintz United States Naval Research Laboratory
Philip E. Dawson
Philip E. Dawson Scripps Research Institute
Jeffrey R. Deschamps
Jeffrey R. Deschamps United States Naval Research Laboratory
W. Russ Algar
W. Russ Algar University of British Columbia
Hedi Mattoussi
Hedi Mattoussi Florida State University
Mario G. Ancona
Mario G. Ancona United States Naval Research Laboratory
Niko Hildebrandt
Niko Hildebrandt McMaster University
Michael J. Therien
Michael J. Therien Duke University
Thomas Pons
Thomas Pons ESPCI Paris
Hiroshi Segawa
Hiroshi Segawa University of Tokyo

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