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Matthias Epple is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of materials science and engineering, with a particular focus on materials chemistry and biomedical engineering. Their work also intersects with molecular biology, biomaterials, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The main research topics covered by their publications include bone tissue engineering materials, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, nanocluster synthesis and applications, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, RNA interference and gene delivery, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and nanoparticles: synthesis and applications.

Epple has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • "Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Applications of Bimetallic Nanoparticles of Noble Metals" (2020) in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Biological and Medical Applications of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles" (2021) in Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Transport of ultrasmall gold nanoparticles (2 nm) across the blood-brain barrier in a six-cell brain spheroid model" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "Ultrasmall gold nanoparticles (2 nm) can penetrate and enter cell nuclei in an in vitro 3D brain spheroid model" (2020) in Acta Biomaterialia
  • "In situ synthesis of a binary Ti-10at% Nb alloy by electron beam melting using a mixture of elemental niobium and titanium powders" (2020) in Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Epple include Oleg Prymak, Marc Heggen, Viktoriya Sokolova, and Kateryna Loza.

Epple's publications are often found in journals such as Acta Biomaterialia, Chemistry - A European Journal, Materials, Nanoscale Advances, and Dentistry Journal. The number of publications in these venues ranges from four to ten.

Best Publications

  • Silver as Antibacterial Agent: Ion, Nanoparticle, and Metal

    Svitlana Chernousova;Matthias Epple

  • Biological and medical significance of calcium phosphates.

    Sergey V. Dorozhkin;Matthias Epple

  • TOXICITY OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES INCREASES DURING STORAGE BECAUSE OF SLOW DISSOLUTION UNDER RELEASE OF SILVER IONS

    S. Kittler;C. Greulich;J. Diendorf;M. Köller

  • MSC-derived exosomes: a novel tool to treat therapy-refractory graft-versus-host disease

    Kordelas L;Rebmann;Ludwig Ak;Radtke S

  • Calcium phosphates in biomedical applications: materials for the future?

    Woutherus Habraken;Pamela Habibovic;Matthias Epple;Marc Bohner

  • Characterisation of exosomes derived from human cells by nanoparticle tracking analysis and scanning electron microscopy.

    Viktoriya Sokolova;Anna-Kristin Ludwig;Sandra Hornung;Olga Rotan

  • A thorough physicochemical characterisation of 14 calcium phosphate-based bone substitution materials in comparison to natural bone.

    D. Tadic;M. Epple

  • Functionally graded materials for biomedical applications

    W Pompe;H Worch;M Epple;W Friess

  • Inorganic Nanoparticles as Carriers of Nucleic Acids into Cells

    Viktoriya Sokolova;Matthias Epple

  • A solid-state NMR investigation of the structure of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite.

    Christian Jäger;Thea Welzel;Wolfgang Meyer-Zaika;Matthias Epple

  • Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Applications of Bimetallic Nanoparticles of Noble Metals

    Kateryna Loza;Marc Heggen;Matthias Epple

  • The toxic effect of silver ions and silver nanoparticles towards bacteria and human cells occurs in the same concentration range

    Christina Greulich;Dieter Braun;Alexander Peetsch;Jörg Diendorf

  • Uptake and intracellular distribution of silver nanoparticles in human mesenchymal stem cells

    Christina Greulich;Jörg Diendorf;Tobias Simon;Gunther Eggeler

  • The dissolution and biological effects of silver nanoparticles in biological media

    K. Loza;J. Diendorf;Christina Sengstock;L. Ruiz-Gonzalez

  • Continuous synthesis of amorphous carbonated apatites

    D. Tadic;F. Peters;M. Epple

  • Application of calcium phosphate nanoparticles in biomedicine

    M. Epple;K. Ganesan;R. Heumann;J. Klesing

  • Silver nanoparticles with different size and shape: equal cytotoxicity, but different antibacterial effects

    Jens Helmlinger;C. Sengstock;Christoph Groß-Heitfeld;Christian Mayer

  • Calcium Phosphate Crystals Induce Cell Death in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. A Potential Mechanism in Atherosclerotic Plaque Destabilization

    Alexandra E. Ewence;Martin D. Bootman;H. Llewelyn Roderick;Jeremy N. Skepper

  • Comparison of different characterization methods for nanoparticle dispersions before and after aerosolization

    Heinz Fissan;Simon Ristig;Heinz Kaminski;Christof Asbach

  • Effective transfection of cells with multi-shell calcium phosphate-DNA nanoparticles.

    Viktoriya V. Sokolova;Ina Radtke;Rolf Heumann;Matthias Epple

  • Studies on the biocompatibility and the interaction of silver nanoparticles with human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs).

    C. Greulich;S. Kittler;M. Epple;G. Muhr

Frequent Co-Authors

Roman A. Surmenev
Roman A. Surmenev Tomsk Polytechnic University
Dierk Raabe
Dierk Raabe Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Astrid M. Westendorf
Astrid M. Westendorf University of Duisburg-Essen
Marc Heggen
Marc Heggen Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jan Buer
Jan Buer University of Duisburg-Essen
Mathias Ulbricht
Mathias Ulbricht University of Duisburg-Essen
Andreas Ziegler
Andreas Ziegler University of Ulm
Rolf Heumann
Rolf Heumann Ruhr University Bochum
María Vallet-Regí
María Vallet-Regí Complutense University of Madrid
Armin Reller
Armin Reller University of Augsburg

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