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Sophie Laurent

Sophie Laurent

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Chemistry
Belgium
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
77
Citations
36009
World Ranking
3058
National Ranking
29

Chemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
37442
World Ranking
3352
National Ranking
44

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Sophie Laurent is affiliated with the University of Mons in Belgium and has an extensive research portfolio centered on medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and materials science. Their publications frequently explore nanoparticles and their applications within biomedical fields, focusing on innovative approaches to drug delivery and cancer therapy.

Their recent papers include:

  • Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPION): From Fundamentals to State-of-the-Art Innovative Applications for Cancer Therapy, 2023, Pharmaceutics
  • Gold nanoparticle-mediated bubbles in cancer nanotechnology, 2020, Journal of Controlled Release
  • An update on the applications and characteristics of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for drug delivery, 2022, Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
  • Medical Applications of Metallic Bismuth Nanoparticles, 2021, Pharmaceutics
  • VCAM-1 Target in Non-Invasive Imaging for the Detection of Atherosclerotic Plaques, 2020, Biology

The main scientific fields represented in their body of work are:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Materials Science

Subfields to which they have contributed include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Plant Science
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomaterials

Sophie Laurent's research covers several topics, notably:

  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

They have published multiple articles in recurring scientific venues including:

  • Natural Product Research
  • Nanoscale
  • Molecules
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Biology

Frequent collaboration partners are:

  • Céline Henoumont
  • Emmanuel Talla
  • Dimitri Stanicki
  • Robert N. Müller
  • Lionel Larbanoix

Their research contributes to advancing knowledge in nanoparticle drug delivery systems, cancer nanotechnology, and biofunctional materials, frequently intersecting with imaging techniques and natural product chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Stabilization, Vectorization, Physicochemical Characterizations, and Biological Applications

    Sophie Laurent;Delphine Forge;Marc Port;Alain Roch

  • Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs): Development, surface modification and applications in chemotherapy

    Morteza Mahmoudi;Morteza Mahmoudi;Shilpa Sant;Shilpa Sant;Ben Wang;Ben Wang;Sophie Laurent

  • Protein-nanoparticle interactions: opportunities and challenges.

    Morteza Mahmoudi;Morteza Mahmoudi;Iseult Lynch;Mohammad Reza Ejtehadi;Marco P. Monopoli

  • Toxicity of nanomaterials

    Shahriar Sharifi;Shahed Behzadi;Sophie Laurent;M. Laird Forrest

  • Magnetic fluid hyperthermia: focus on superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles.

    Sophie Laurent;Silvio Dutz;Urs O. Häfeli;Morteza Mahmoudi;Morteza Mahmoudi

  • Hybrid Gadolinium Oxide Nanoparticles: Multimodal Contrast Agents for in Vivo Imaging

    Jean-Luc Bridot;Anne-Charlotte Faure;Sophie Laurent;Charlotte Rivière

  • Graphene: Promises, Facts, Opportunities, and Challenges in Nanomedicine

    Hong Ying Mao;Sophie Laurent;Wei Chen;Omid Akhavan

  • Classification and basic properties of contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging

    Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes;Sophie Laurent

  • Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for drug delivery: applications and characteristics.

    Thomas Vangijzegem;Dimitri Stanicki;Sophie Laurent

  • Nanoadsorbents: classification, preparation, and applications (with emphasis on aqueous media).

    Mostafa Khajeh;Sophie Laurent;Kamran Dastafkan

  • Comparative study of the physicochemical properties of six clinical low molecular weight gadolinium contrast agents

    Sophie Laurent;Luce Vander Elst;Robert N. Muller

  • Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutic agents: opportunities and challenges

    Sophie Laurent;Amir Ata Saei;Shahed Behzadi;Arash Panahifar

  • Magnetic resonance imaging tracking of stem cells in vivo using iron oxide nanoparticles as a tool for the advancement of clinical regenerative medicine.

    Morteza Mahmoudi;X Hossein Hosseinkhani;Mohsen Hosseinkhani;Sebastien Boutry

  • Effect of Nanoparticles on the Cell Life Cycle

    Morteza Mahmoudi;Morteza Mahmoudi;Kayhan Azadmanesh;Mohammad A. Shokrgozar;W. Shane Journeay

  • Toxicity Evaluations of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Cell “Vision” versus Physicochemical Properties of Nanoparticles

    Morteza Mahmoudi;Morteza Mahmoudi;Sophie Laurent;Mohammad A. Shokrgozar;Mohsen Hosseinkhani

  • Personalized protein coronas: a “key” factor at the nanobiointerface

    Mohammad J. Hajipour;Sophie Laurent;Afsaneh Aghaie;Farhad Rezaee;Farhad Rezaee

  • A High‐Performance Magnetic Resonance Imaging T2 Contrast Agent

    Jian Qin;Sophie Laurent;Yun Suk Jo;Alain Roch

  • Stability of MRI paramagnetic contrast media: a proton relaxometric protocol for transmetallation assessment.

    Sophie Laurent;Luce Vander Elst;Frédéric Copoix;Robert N. Muller

  • Dual anticancer drug/superparamagnetic iron oxide-loaded PLGA-based nanoparticles for cancer therapy and magnetic resonance imaging

    Nathalie Schleich;Pierre Sibret;Pierre Danhier;Bernard Ucakar

  • Engineered nanoparticles for biomolecular imaging

    Morteza Mahmoudi;Vahid Serpooshan;Sophie Laurent

  • Protein-Nanoparticle Interactions

    Masoud Rahman;Sophie Laurent;Nancy Tawil;L'Hocine Yahia

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert N. Muller
Robert N. Muller University of Mons
Luce Vander Elst
Luce Vander Elst University of Mons
Luce Vander Elst
Luce Vander Elst University of Mons
Morteza Mahmoudi
Morteza Mahmoudi Michigan State University
Mamoun Muhammed
Mamoun Muhammed Royal Institute of Technology
Mohammad Ali Shokrgozar
Mohammad Ali Shokrgozar Pasteur Institute of Iran
L'Hocine Yahia
L'Hocine Yahia Polytechnique Montréal
Muhammet S. Toprak
Muhammet S. Toprak Royal Institute of Technology

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