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Peter Wick is a researcher affiliated with the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology in Switzerland. Their work predominantly intersects the fields of Medicine and Materials Science, with a significant number of publications reflecting expertise in these areas.

The research subfields to which Peter Wick has contributed include Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Infectious Diseases.

The primary topics covered in their research are:

  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications

Recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of Peter Wick's research activity:

  • Placing nanoplastics in the context of global plastic pollution, 2021, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Environmental and Health Impacts of Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials: A Graphene Flagship Perspective, 2024, ACS Nano
  • A Methodological Safe-by-Design Approach for the Development of Nanomedicines, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • An integrated pathway based on in vitro data for the human hazard assessment of nanomaterials, 2020, Environment International
  • Factors influencing safety and efficacy of intravenous iron-carbohydrate nanomedicines: From production to clinical practice, 2020, Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Peter Wick frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Tina Buerki-Thurnherr
  • Bernd Nowack
  • Savvina Chortarea
  • Daina Romeo
  • Vera M. Kissling

Their work is often published in venues such as NanoImpact, SSRN Electronic Journal, ACS Nano, Environment International, and Small.

Best Publications

  • In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Oxide Nanoparticles: Comparison to Asbestos, Silica, and the Effect of Particle Solubility†

    Tobias J. Brunner;Peter Wick;Pius Manser;Philipp Spohn

  • Exposure of Engineered Nanoparticles to Human Lung Epithelial Cells: Influence of Chemical Composition and Catalytic Activity on Oxidative Stress

    Ludwig K. Limbach;Peter Wick;Pius Manser;Robert N. Grass

  • Reviewing the environmental and human health knowledge base of carbon nanotubes

    Aasgeir Helland;Peter Wick;Andreas Koehler;Kaspar Schmid

  • The degree and kind of agglomeration affect carbon nanotube cytotoxicity.

    Peter Wick;Pius Manser;Ludwig K Limbach;Ursula Dettlaff-Weglikowska

  • Nanotoxicology: An Interdisciplinary Challenge

    Harald F. Krug;Peter Wick

  • Barrier Capacity of Human Placenta for Nanosized Materials

    Peter Wick;Antoine Malek;Pius Manser;Danielle Meili

  • Safety assessment of graphene-based materials: focus on human health and the environment

    Bengt Fadeel;Cyrill Bussy;Sonia Merino;Ester Vázquez

  • Placing nanoplastics in the context of global plastic pollution.

    Denise M. Mitrano;Peter Wick;Bernd Nowack

  • Classification framework for graphene-based materials

    Peter Wick;Anna E. Louw-Gaume;Melanie Kucki;Harald F. Krug

  • Characterisation of particles in solution – a perspective on light scattering and comparative technologies

    Ciarán Manus Maguire;Matthias Rösslein;Peter Wick;Adriele Prina-Mello

  • Environmental and health effects of nanomaterials in nanotextiles and façade coatings

    Claudia Som;Peter Wick;Harald Krug;Bernd Nowack

  • Multi-endpoint toxicological assessment of polystyrene nano- and microparticles in different biological models in vitro

    Michelle Hesler;Leonie Aengenheister;Bernhard Ellinger;Roland Drexel

  • Engineered nanomaterial uptake and tissue distribution: from cell to organism.

    Helene Kettiger;Angela Schipanski;Peter Wick;Jörg Huwyler

  • Interlaboratory comparison of size measurements on nanoparticles using nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA)

    Patrick Hole;Katherine Sillence;Claire Hannell;Ciaran Manus Maguire

  • Effect of particle agglomeration in nanotoxicology.

    Arie Bruinink;Jing Wang;Jing Wang;Peter Wick

  • The reliability and limits of the MTT reduction assay for carbon nanotubes-cell interaction

    Larisa Belyanskaya;Pius Manser;Philipp Spohn;Arie Bruinink

  • Investigating the interaction of cellulose nanofibers derived from cotton with a sophisticated 3D human lung cell coculture.

    Martin J. D. Clift;E. Johan Foster;Dimitri Vanhecke;Daniel Studer

  • On the issue of transparency and reproducibility in nanomedicine

    Hon S Leong;Kimberly S Butler;C Jeffrey Brinker;May Azzawi

  • Effects of carbon nanotubes on primary neurons and glial cells.

    Larisa Belyanskaya;Stefan Weigel;Stefan Weigel;Cordula Hirsch;Ursina Tobler

  • Bidirectional Transfer Study of Polystyrene Nanoparticles across the Placental Barrier in an ex Vivo Human Placental Perfusion Model

    Stefanie Grafmueller;Pius Manser;Liliane Diener;Pierre-André Diener

  • In vitro mechanistic study towards a better understanding of ZnO nanoparticle toxicity

    Tina Buerki-Thurnherr;Lisong Xiao;Liliane Diener;Osman Arslan

  • Oxidative stress and inflammation response after nanoparticle exposure: differences between human lung cell monocultures and an advanced three-dimensional model of the human epithelial airways

    Loretta Lina Müller;Michael Riediker;Peter Wick;Martin Mohr

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser
Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser University of Fribourg
Alke Petri-Fink
Alke Petri-Fink University of Fribourg
Bernd Nowack
Bernd Nowack Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Bengt Fadeel
Bengt Fadeel Karolinska Institute
Antonia Neels
Antonia Neels Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Ester Vázquez
Ester Vázquez University of Castilla-La Mancha
Peter Hoet
Peter Hoet KU Leuven
Mauro Ferrari
Mauro Ferrari Houston Methodist
Kostas Kostarelos
Kostas Kostarelos University of Manchester
Maurizio Prato
Maurizio Prato University of Trieste

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