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86
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2012
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Overview

Tian Xia is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions spanning molecular biology, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, immunology, and organic chemistry.

Their work encompasses multiple topics within nanoscience and biomedical applications, including:

  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Graphene and nanomaterials applications
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immunotherapy and immune responses
  • RNA interference and gene delivery

Tian Xia has published extensively in several key scientific journals. The most frequent venues for their publications include:

  • ACS Nano (11 publications)
  • Nano Today (10 publications)
  • Small (6 publications)
  • Research Square (6 publications)
  • Organic Letters (5 publications)

Recent notable publications by Tian Xia include:

  • Property-Activity Relationship of Black Phosphorus at the Nano-Bio Interface: From Molecules to Organisms, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Liposomal Delivery of Mitoxantrone and a Cholesteryl Indoximod Prodrug Provides Effective Chemo-immunotherapy in Multiple Solid Tumors, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Understanding Nanomaterial-Liver Interactions to Facilitate the Development of Safer Nanoapplications, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Nanotoxicology and nanomedicine: The Yin and Yang of nano-bio interactions for the new decade, 2021, Nano Today
  • Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on Indoor Air Quality and Health, 2020, Annual Review of Public Health

Frequent collaborators with Tian Xia include:

  • Jiulong Li (17 collaborations)
  • Yu-Pei Liao (13 collaborations)
  • Chong Hyun Chang (13 collaborations)
  • André E. Nel (13 collaborations)
  • Xiang Wang (12 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel

    Andre Nel;Tian Xia;Lutz Mädler;Ning Li

  • Understanding biophysicochemical interactions at the nano–bio interface

    Andre E. Nel;Lutz Mädler;Darrell Velegol;Tian Xia

  • Comparison of the mechanism of toxicity of zinc oxide and cerium oxide nanoparticles based on dissolution and oxidative stress properties.

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Monty Liong;Lutz Mädler;Lutz Mädler

  • Comparison of the Abilities of Ambient and Manufactured Nanoparticles To Induce Cellular Toxicity According to an Oxidative Stress Paradigm

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Jonathan Brant;Matt Hotze

  • Multifunctional Inorganic Nanoparticles for Imaging, Targeting, and Drug Delivery

    Monty Liong;Jie Lu;Michael Kovochich;Tian Xia

  • The role of oxidative stress in ambient particulate matter-induced lung diseases and its implications in the toxicity of engineered nanoparticles.

    Ning Li;Tian Xia;Andre E. Nel

  • Polyethyleneimine Coating Enhances the Cellular Uptake of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles and Allows Safe Delivery of siRNA and DNA Constructs

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Monty Liong;Huan Meng

  • Engineered Design of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles to Deliver Doxorubicin and P-Glycoprotein siRNA to Overcome Drug Resistance in a Cancer Cell Line

    Huan Meng;Monty Liong;Tian Xia;Zongxi Li

  • Physicochemical properties determine nanomaterial cellular uptake, transport and fate

    Motao Zhu;Guangjun Nie;Huan Meng;Tian Xia

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Use of Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Band Gap To Develop a Predictive Paradigm for Oxidative Stress and Acute Pulmonary Inflammation

    Haiyuan Zhang;Zhaoxia Ji;Tian Xia;Huan Meng

  • Cationic polystyrene nanosphere toxicity depends on cell-specific endocytic and mitochondrial injury pathways.

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Monty Liong;Jeffrey I. Zink

  • Autonomous in vitro anticancer drug release from mesoporous silica nanoparticles by pH-sensitive nanovalves.

    Huan Meng;Min Xue;Tian Xia;Yan Li Zhao

  • Nanomaterial toxicity testing in the 21st century: use of a predictive toxicological approach and high-throughput screening.

    Andre Nel;Tian Xia;Huan Meng;Xiang Wang

  • Codelivery of an Optimal Drug/siRNA Combination Using Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles To Overcome Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer in Vitro and in Vivo

    Huan Meng;Wilson X. Mai;Haiyuan Zhang;Min Xue

  • Use of a Rapid Cytotoxicity Screening Approach To Engineer a Safer Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle through Iron Doping

    Saji George;Suman Pokhrel;Tian Xia;Benjamin Gilbert

  • Potential Health Impact of Nanoparticles

    Tian Xia;Ning Li;Andre E. Nel

  • Processing pathway dependence of amorphous silica nanoparticle toxicity: colloidal vs pyrolytic.

    Haiyuan Zhang;Darren R. Dunphy;Xingmao Jiang;Huan Meng

  • Use of size and a copolymer design feature to improve the biodistribution and the enhanced permeability and retention effect of doxorubicin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles in a murine xenograft tumor model.

    Huan Meng;Min Xue;Tian Xia;Zhaoxia Ji

  • Role of Fe doping in tuning the band gap of TiO2 for the photo-oxidation-induced cytotoxicity paradigm.

    Saji George;Suman Pokhrel;Zhaoxia Ji;Bryana L. Henderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Andre E. Nel
Andre E. Nel University of California, Los Angeles
Zhaoxia Ji
Zhaoxia Ji University of California, Los Angeles
Jeffrey I. Zink
Jeffrey I. Zink University of California, Los Angeles
Lutz Mädler
Lutz Mädler University of Bremen
Shuo Lin
Shuo Lin University of California, Los Angeles
Guibin Jiang
Guibin Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yoram Cohen
Yoram Cohen University of California, Los Angeles
Robert Damoiseaux
Robert Damoiseaux University of California, Los Angeles
Mark C. Hersam
Mark C. Hersam Northwestern University
Guangbo Qu
Guangbo Qu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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