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Urs O. Häfeli
Researcher at University of British Columbia
Publications - 179
Citations - 9219
Urs O. Häfeli is an academic researcher from University of British Columbia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Magnetic nanoparticles & Biodistribution. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 172 publications receiving 7674 citations. Previous affiliations of Urs O. Häfeli include Cleveland Clinic & Virginia Tech.
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Metal nanoparticles: understanding the mechanisms behind antibacterial activity.
TL;DR: Proposed mechanisms of antibacterial action of different metal NPs include the production of reactive oxygen species, cation release, biomolecule damages, ATP depletion, and membrane interaction.
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Magnetic fluid hyperthermia: focus on superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles.
TL;DR: In this review, the limitations and recent advances in the development of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for hyperthermia are presented.
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Scientific and clinical applications of magnetic carriers
TL;DR: Preparation and Modification of Biodegradable Magnetic Particles: Preparation and Application of Monosized magnetic Particles in Selective Cell Separation and Applications in Molecular Biology and Drug Delivery and Radionuclide Therapy.
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A new approach for the in vitro identification of the cytotoxicity of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles.
Morteza Mahmoudi,Abdolreza Simchi,Mohammad Imani,Mohammad Ali Shokrgozar,Abbas S. Milani,Urs O. Häfeli,Pieter Stroeve +6 more
TL;DR: A new procedure is proposed to examine the in vitro toxicity of nanoparticles in a more rigorous manner, which gives an improvement in the relationship between in vivo and in vitrooxicity studies.
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Cell uptake and in vitro toxicity of magnetic nanoparticles suitable for drug delivery.
Urs O. Häfeli,Judy S. Riffle,Linda Harris-Shekhawat,Anita Y. Carmichael-Baranauskas,Framin Mark,James P. Dailey,David Bardenstein +6 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that magnetite nanoparticles coated with triblock copolymers containing PEO tail lengths of above 2 kDa are biocompatible and appropriate for in vivo application.