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France
2026

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Citations
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303
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award
  • 2019 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For advances in nanomedicine and commercialization of targeted nanotechnology systems for cancer treatment.
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Patrick Couvreur is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France. The research work conducted by this scientist spans primarily the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broader fields, their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Epidemiology.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects including RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery, Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry, and Photoreceptor and Optogenetics research.

Recent publications by Patrick Couvreur include:

  • Toxicity of metal-organic framework nanoparticles: from essential analyses to potential applications (2022) published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (2024) published in Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Advanced nanomedicines for the treatment of inflammatory diseases (2020) published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • Squalene-based multidrug nanoparticles for improved mitigation of uncontrolled inflammation in rodents (2020) published in Science Advances
  • Vitamin C-squalene bioconjugate promotes epidermal thickening and collagen production in human skin (2020) published in Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors associated with Patrick Couvreur's research include Didier Desmaële, Simona Mura, María J. Blanco-Príeto, Sinda Lepêtre-Mouelhi, and Carlos Rodríguez-Nogales.

Publication venues where this scientist has often contributed include:

  • Bulletin de l Académie Nationale de Médecine
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • Journal of Controlled Release
  • Chemical Society Reviews

Recognition for Patrick Couvreur's work includes election to several academies: Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2019, Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for advances in nanomedicine and commercialization of targeted nanotechnology systems for cancer treatment, and Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Stimuli-responsive nanocarriers for drug delivery

    Simona Mura;Julien Nicolas;Patrick Couvreur

  • Nanoparticles in cancer therapy and diagnosis

    Irène Brigger;Catherine Dubernet;Patrick Couvreur

  • Porous metal–organic-framework nanoscale carriers as a potential platform for drug delivery and imaging

    Patricia Horcajada;Tamim Chalati;Christian Serre;Brigitte Gillet

  • Metal-organic frameworks in biomedicine.

    Patricia Horcajada;Ruxandra Gref;Tarek Baati;Phoebe K. Allan

  • Magnetic nanoparticles: design and characterization, toxicity and biocompatibility, pharmaceutical and biomedical applications.

    L. Harivardhan Reddy;José L. Arias;Julien Nicolas;Patrick Couvreur

  • Nanocarriers’ entry into the cell: relevance to drug delivery

    Hervé Hillaireau;Patrick Couvreur

  • Design, functionalization strategies and biomedical applications of targeted biodegradable/biocompatible polymer-based nanocarriers for drug delivery

    Julien Nicolas;Simona Mura;Davide Brambilla;Nicolas Mackiewicz

  • BioMOFs: metal-organic frameworks for biological and medical applications.

    Alistair C. McKinlay;Russell E. Morris;Patricia Horcajada;Gérard Férey

  • Nanotechnology: intelligent design to treat complex disease.

    Patrick Couvreur;Christine Vauthier

  • Nanocapsule technology: a review.

    Patrick Couvreur;Gillian Barratt;Elias Fattal;Philippe Legrand

  • Nanoparticles in drug delivery: past, present and future.

    P. Couvreur;P. Couvreur

  • Nanoparticles of Metal-Organic Frameworks: On the Road to In Vivo Efficacy in Biomedicine.

    Teresa Simon-Yarza;Angelika Mielcarek;Angelika Mielcarek;Patrick Couvreur;Christian Serre

  • Design of folic acid-conjugated nanoparticles for drug targeting.

    Barbara Stella;Silvia Arpicco;Maria Teresa Peracchia;Didier Desmaële

  • Poly(alkylcyanoacrylates) as biodegradable materials for biomedical applications

    Christine Vauthier;Catherine Dubernet;Elias Fattal;Huguette Pinto-Alphandary

  • Controlled drug delivery with nanoparticles : current possibilities and future trends

    P. Couvreur;C. Dubernet;F. Puisieux

  • Polycyanoacrylate nanocapsules as potential lysosomotropic carriers: preparation, morphological and sorptive properties

    P Couvreur;B Kante;M Roland;P Guiot

  • Polysaccharide-decorated nanoparticles.

    Caroline Lemarchand;Ruxandra Gref;Patrick Couvreur

  • Long-circulating PEGylated polycyanoacrylate nanoparticles as new drug carrier for brain delivery.

    Pilar Calvo;Bruno Gouritin;Hélène Chacun;Didier Desmaële

  • Targeted delivery of antibiotics using liposomes and nanoparticles: research and applications.

    Huguette Pinto-Alphandary;Antoine Andremont;Patrick Couvreur

  • Development of a new drug carrier made from alginate

    M. Rajaonarivony;C. Vauthier;G. Couarraze;F. Puisieux

Frequent Co-Authors

Elias Fattal
Elias Fattal University of Paris-Saclay
Ruxandra Gref
Ruxandra Gref University of Paris-Saclay
Christine Vauthier
Christine Vauthier University of Paris-Saclay
Julien Nicolas
Julien Nicolas University of Paris-Saclay
Christian Serre
Christian Serre École Normale Supérieure
Patricia Horcajada
Patricia Horcajada IMDEA Energy Institute
Michel Ollivon
Michel Ollivon University of Paris-Saclay
Antoine Andremont
Antoine Andremont Université Paris Cité
Gilles Vassal
Gilles Vassal Institut Gustave Roussy
Jack-Michel Renoir
Jack-Michel Renoir Institut Gustave Roussy

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