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Overview

Weibo Cai is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine and Engineering, with a particular focus on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Oncology, Molecular Biology, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Their recent publications reflect a multidisciplinary approach encompassing chemistry, materials science, and biomedical applications. Some notable recent papers include:

  • "ImmunoPET: Concept, Design, and Applications," 2020, published in Chemical Reviews
  • "Wafer-scale heterostructured piezoelectric bio-organic thin films," 2021, published in Science
  • "Selenium-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots Act as Broad-Spectrum Antioxidants for Acute Kidney Injury Management," 2020, published in Advanced Science
  • "A self-powered implantable and bioresorbable electrostimulation device for biofeedback bone fracture healing," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Open-Shell Nanosensitizers for Glutathione Responsive Cancer Sonodynamic Therapy," 2022, published in Advanced Materials

Weibo Cai frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Jonathan W. Engle
  • Jessica C. Hsu
  • Dawei Jiang
  • Xiaoli Lan
  • Lei Kang

The scientist publishes extensively in several academic journals and venues. Their most frequent publication venues include:

  • European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Advanced Science
  • Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Best Publications

  • In vivo biodistribution and highly efficient tumour targeting of carbon nanotubes in mice

    Zhuang Liu;Weibo Cai;Lina He;Nozomi Nakayama

  • Nanozyme: new horizons for responsive biomedical applications.

    Dawei Jiang;Dawei Jiang;Dalong Ni;Zachary T. Rosenkrans;Peng Huang

  • Circulation and long-term fate of functionalized, biocompatible single-walled carbon nanotubes in mice probed by Raman spectroscopy

    Zhuang Liu;Corrine Davis;Weibo Cai;Lina He

  • Peptide-Labeled Near-Infrared Quantum Dots for Imaging Tumor Vasculature in Living Subjects

    Weibo Cai;Dong-Woon Shin;Kai Chen;Olivier Gheysens

  • In vivo Biodistribution and Highly Efficient Tumour Targeting of Carbon Nanotubes in Mice

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  • Applications of gold nanoparticles in cancer nanotechnology.

    Weibo Cai;Ting Gao;Hao Hong;Jiangtao Sun

  • Biomedical Applications of Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials

    Yin Zhang;Tapas R. Nayak;Hao Hong;Weibo Cai

  • Nanoplatforms for targeted molecular imaging in living subjects.

    Weibo Cai;Xiaoyuan Chen

  • Multimodality molecular imaging of tumor angiogenesis.

    Weibo Cai;Xiaoyuan Chen

  • NanoLuc: A Small Luciferase Is Brightening Up the Field of Bioluminescence.

    Christopher G. England;Emily B. Ehlerding;Weibo Cai

  • Graphene: a versatile nanoplatform for biomedical applications

    Yin Zhang;Tapas R. Nayak;Hao Hong;Weibo Cai

  • Iron Oxide Decorated MoS2 Nanosheets with Double PEGylation for Chelator-Free Radiolabeling and Multimodal Imaging Guided Photothermal Therapy

    Teng Liu;Sixiang Shi;Chao Liang;Sida Shen

  • cRGD-functionalized, DOX-conjugated, and 64Cu-labeled superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for targeted anticancer drug delivery and PET/MR imaging

    Xiaoqiang Yang;Hao Hong;Jamison J. Grailer;Ian J. Rowland

  • Synthesis and Biomedical Applications of Copper Sulfide Nanoparticles: From Sensors to Theranostics

    Shreya Goel;Feng Chen;Weibo Cai

  • Dual-Function Probe for PET and Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging of Tumor Vasculature

    Weibo Cai;Kai Chen;Zi Bo Li;Sanjiv S. Gambhir

  • Engineering of inorganic nanoparticles as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents

    Dalong Ni;Wenbo Bu;Wenbo Bu;Emily B. Ehlerding;Weibo Cai

  • Non-invasive multimodal functional imaging of the intestine with frozen micellar naphthalocyanines

    Yumiao Zhang;Mansik Jeon;Laurie J. Rich;Hao Hong

  • Theranostic Liposomes with Hypoxia-Activated Prodrug to Effectively Destruct Hypoxic Tumors Post-Photodynamic Therapy.

    Liangzhu Feng;Liang Cheng;Liang Cheng;Ziliang Dong;Danlei Tao

  • In vivo tumor targeting and image-guided drug delivery with antibody-conjugated, radiolabeled mesoporous silica nanoparticles.

    Feng Chen;Hao Hong;Yin Zhang;Hector F. Valdovinos

  • ImmunoPET: Concept, Design, and Applications

    Weijun Wei;Zachary T. Rosenkrans;Jianjun Liu;Gang Huang;Gang Huang

  • In vivo targeting and imaging of tumor vasculature with radiolabeled, antibody-conjugated nanographene.

    Hao Hong;Kai Yang;Yin Zhang;Jonathan W. Engle

  • Anti-Angiogenic Cancer Therapy Based on Integrin αvβ3 Antagonism

    Weibo Cai;Xiaoyuan Chen

  • Scintillating Nanoparticles as Energy Mediators for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy

    Anyanee Kamkaew;Feng Chen;Yonghua Zhan;Rebecca L. Majewski

  • Biodegradable and Renal Clearable Inorganic Nanoparticles.

    Emily B. Ehlerding;Feng Chen;Weibo Cai

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoyuan Chen
Xiaoyuan Chen National University of Singapore
Feng Chen
Feng Chen Elucida Oncology
Zhuang Liu
Zhuang Liu Macau University of Science and Technology
Liang Cheng
Liang Cheng Brown University
Xudong Wang
Xudong Wang University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gang Niu
Gang Niu Xi'an Jiaotong University
Sanjiv S. Gambhir
Sanjiv S. Gambhir Stanford University
Hye Jin Lee
Hye Jin Lee Kyungpook National University
Liangzhu Feng
Liangzhu Feng Soochow University
Joseph C. Wu
Joseph C. Wu Stanford University

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