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Overview

Víctor F. Puntes is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research expertise lies predominantly within the field of Materials Science, with a strong focus on Materials Chemistry as the primary subfield.

Their work extends into several interconnected disciplines, including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Biomaterials, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. The main topics addressed in Puntes's research include nanoparticle synthesis and applications, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, nanocluster synthesis and applications, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, graphene and nanomaterials applications, as well as immune responses and vaccinations.

Some of the recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Víctor F. Puntes include:

  • Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles: Advances in Biodistribution, Toxicity, and Preclinical Exploration (2020) published in Small
  • MOF-Beads Containing Inorganic Nanoparticles for the Simultaneous Removal of Multiple Heavy Metals from Water (2020) published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Facet-engineered TiO2 drives photocatalytic activity and stability of supported noble metal clusters during H2 evolution (2023) published in Nature Communications
  • Hepato(Geno)Toxicity Assessment of Nanoparticles in a HepG2 Liver Spheroid Model (2020) published in Nanomaterials
  • In situ nanoremediation of soils and groundwaters from the nanoparticle's standpoint: A review (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment

Víctor F. Puntes collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Neus G. Bastús (44 joint publications)
  • Eudald Casals (15 joint publications)
  • Francesco Barbero (11 joint publications)
  • Muriel F. Gustà (11 joint publications)
  • Oscar H. Moriones (10 joint publications)

The scientist's works are regularly published in a variety of specialized journals, with several venues appearing repeatedly in their bibliography. These include:

  • Nanomaterials (13 publications)
  • Nanoscale (6 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (5 publications)
  • Small (4 publications)
  • Frontiers in Immunology (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Molecular ruler for scaling down nanostructures

    Paul S. Weiss;Anat Hatzor

  • Kinetically Controlled Seeded Growth Synthesis of Citrate-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles of up to 200 nm: Size Focusing versus Ostwald Ripening

    Neus G. Bastús;Joan Comenge;Víctor Puntes

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Time Evolution of the Nanoparticle Protein Corona

    Eudald Casals;Tobias Pfaller;Albert Duschl;Gertie Janneke Oostingh

  • Nanocrystalline CeO2 increases the activity of Au for CO oxidation by two orders of magnitude.

    Silvio Carrettin;Patricia Concepción;Avelino Corma;José M. López Nieto

  • Synthesis of Highly Monodisperse Citrate-Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles of up to 200 nm: Kinetic Control and Catalytic Properties

    Neus G. Bastús;Florind Merkoçi;Jordi Piella;Víctor F. Puntes

  • Synthesis of hcp-Co nanodisks

    Victor F. Puntes;Daniela Zanchet;Can K. Erdonmez;A.P. Alivisatos

  • Carving at the Nanoscale: Sequential Galvanic Exchange and Kirkendall Growth at Room Temperature

    Edgar González;Jordi Arbiol;Jordi Arbiol;Víctor F. Puntes

  • Evaluation of the ecotoxicity of model nanoparticles.

    Raquel Barrena;Eudald Casals;Joan Colón;Xavier Font

  • Size-Controlled Synthesis of Sub-10-nanometer Citrate-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles and Related Optical Properties.

    Jordi Piella;Neus G. Bastús;Víctor F. Puntes

  • Nanoparticle-mediated local and remote manipulation of protein aggregation

    Marcelo J. Kogan;Neus G. Bastus;Roger Amigo;Dolors Grillo-Bosch

  • Synthesis, self-assembly, and magnetic behavior of a two-dimensional superlattice of single-crystal ε-Co nanoparticles

    Victor F. Puntes;Kannan M. Krishnan;Paul Alivisatos

  • Vacancy Coalescence during Oxidation of Iron Nanoparticles

    Andreu Cabot;Victor F Puntes;Elena Shevchenko;Yadong Yin

  • Collective behaviour in two-dimensional cobalt nanoparticle assemblies observed by magnetic force microscopy

    Victor F. Puntes;Pau Gorostiza;Deborah M. Aruguete;Neus G. Bastus

  • Size-Dependent Protein-Nanoparticle Interactions in Citrate-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles: The Emergence of the Protein Corona.

    Jordi Piella;Jordi Piella;Neus G. Bastús;Víctor Puntes;Víctor Puntes

  • Correlating physico-chemical with toxicological properties of nanoparticles: the present and the future.

    Pilar Rivera Gil;Günter Oberdörster;Alison Elder;Víctor Puntes

  • The oxidative potential of differently charged silver and gold nanoparticles on three human lung epithelial cell types

    Paul Schlinkert;Eudald Casals;Matthew Boyles;Ulrike Tischler

  • Nanoparticles for imaging, sensing, and therapeutic intervention.

    Lara K. Bogart;Genevieve Pourroy;Catherine J. Murphy;Victor Puntes

  • Small Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized with Sodium Citrate and Heavy Water: Insights into the Reaction Mechanism

    Isaac Ojea-Jiménez;Francisco M. Romero;Neus G. Bastús;Víctor F. Puntes

  • Shape matters: effects of silver nanospheres and wires on human alveolar epithelial cells

    Linda C Stoehr;Édgar Iván González;Andreas Stampfl;Eudald Casals

Frequent Co-Authors

Jordi Arbiol
Jordi Arbiol Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Wladimiro Jiménez
Wladimiro Jiménez University of Barcelona
Albert Duschl
Albert Duschl University of Salzburg
Xavier Font
Xavier Font Autonomous University of Barcelona
Antoni Sánchez
Antoni Sánchez Autonomous University of Barcelona
A. Paul Alivisatos
A. Paul Alivisatos University of Chicago
Diana Boraschi
Diana Boraschi Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Ernest Giralt
Ernest Giralt University of Barcelona
Gabor A. Somorjai
Gabor A. Somorjai University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Maspoch
Daniel Maspoch Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia

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