Publications
2024
(16) SUPERPARAMAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES COATED WITH NOVEL BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS PRODUCED HIGH SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE IN MAGNETIC HYPERTHERMIA
Y. Getahun, A. Habib, V. Erives-Sedano, W.-Y. Lee, W. Poon, A. A. El-Gendy, "Superparamagnetic nanoparticles coated with novel biocompatible materials produced high specific absorption rate in magnetic hyperthermia"
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024, published online.
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.134036 | PDF
(15) NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY NANOTECHNOLOGIES FOR IN VIVO CELL PROGRAMMING
H.V. Balcorta*, V. G. Contreras Guerrero*, D. Bisht, W. Poon, “Nucleic acid delivery nanotechnologies for in vivo cell programming”
ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2024, published online.
* authors contributed equally
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00886 | PDF
2023
(14) QUANTIFYING NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY: CHALLENGES, TOOLS, AND ADVANCES
M.Y. Mata Corral*, D.E. Alvarez*, W. Poon, “Quantifying nanoparticle delivery: challenges, tools, and advances”
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023, published online.
* authors contributed equally
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2023.103042 | PDF
(13) MICROCOMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR THE MICROSTRUCTURE EVALUATION OF 3D BIOPRINTED SCAFFOLDS
S.P. Ramirez*, I. Hernandez*, H.V. Balcorta, P. Kumar, V. Kumar, W. Poon, B. Joddar, “Microcomputed tomography for the microstructure evaluation of 3D bioprinted scaffolds”
ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023, published online.
* authors contributed equally
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00621 | PDF
2022
(12) IMPACT OF TUMOR BARRIERS ON NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY TO MACROPHAGES
B. Ouyang, B.R. Kingston, W. Poon, Y.-N. Zhang, Z.P. Lin, A.M. Syed, J. Couture-Senécal, W.C.W. Chan, “Impact of tumor barriers on nanoparticle delivery to macrophages”
Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2022, 19(6), 1917-1925
DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00905 | PDF
2021
(11) COMMUNITY-DRIVEN ONLINE INITIATIVES HAVE RESHAPED SCIENTIFIC ENGAGEMENT
J.P.K. Armstrong*, I. de Lázaro*, N.J. Kirkland*, W. Poon*, S. Sindhwani*, “Community-driven online initiatives have reshaped scientific engagement”
Nature Reviews Materials, 2021, 6(11), 963-965
* authors contributed equally
DOI: 10.1038/s41578-021-00384-y | PDF
2020
(10) THE DOSE THRESHOLD FOR NANOPARTICLE TUMOUR DELIVERY
B. Ouyang, W. Poon, Y-N. Zhang, Z.P. Lin, B.R. Kingston, A.J. Tavares, Y. Zhang, J. Chen, M.S. Valic, A.M. Syed, P. MacMillan, J. Couture-Senécal, G. Zheng, W.C.W. Chan, “The dose threshold for nanoparticle tumour delivery”
Nature Materials, 2020, 19(12), 1362-1371
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-0755-z | PDF
(9) A FRAMEWORK FOR DESIGNING DELIVERY SYSTEMS
W. Poon*, B.R. Kingston*, B. Ouyang, W. Ngo, W.C.W. Chan, “A framework for designing delivery systems”
Nature Nanotechnology, 2020, 15(10), 819-829
* authors contributed equally
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-0759-5 | PDF
(8) SUPPRESSING SUBCAPSULAR SINUS MACROPHAGES ENHANCES TRANSPORT OF NANOVACCINES TO LYMPH NODE FOLLICLES FOR ROBUST HUMORAL IMMUNITY
Y-N. Zhang, W. Poon, E. Sefton, W.C.W. Chan, “Suppressing subcapsular sinus macrophages enhances transport of nanovaccines to lymph node follicles for robust humoral immunity”
ACS Nano, 2020, 14(8), 9478-9490
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c002240 | PDF
2019
(7) NANOPARTICLE SIZE INFLUENCES ANTIGEN RETENTION AND PRESENTATION IN LYMPH NODE FOLLICLES FOR HUMORAL IMMUNITY
Y-N. Zhang, J. Lazarovits, W. Poon, B. Ouyang, L.N.M. Nguyen, B.R. Kingston, W.C.W. Chan, “Nanoparticle size influences antigen retention and presentation in lymph node follicles for humoral immunity”
Nano Letters, 2019, 19(510), 7226-7235
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02834 | PDF
(6) ELIMINATION PATHWAYS OF NANOPARTICLES
W. Poon, Y-N. Zhang, B. Ouyang, B.R. Kingston, J.L.Y. Wu, S. Wilhelm, W.C.W. Chan, “Elimination pathways of nanoparticles”
ACS Nano, 2019, 13(5), 5785-5798
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b01383 | PDF
2017
(5) EFFECT OF REMOVING KUPFFER CELLS ON NANOPARTICLE TUMOR DELIVERY
A.J. Tavares*, Y-N. Zhang*, W. Poon*, Q. Dai, R. Besla, D. Ding, B. Ouyang, A. Li, J. Chen, G. Zheng, C. Robbins, W.C.W. Chan, “Effect of removing Kupffer cells on nanoparticle tumor delivery”
Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences, 2017, 114(51), E10871-10880
* authors contributed equally
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1713390114 | PDF
2016
(4) NANOPARTICLE-LIVER INTERACTIONS: CELLULAR UPTAKE AND HEPATOBILIARY ELIMINATION
Y-N. Zhang*, W. Poon*, A.J. Tavares, I.D. McGilvray, W.C.W. Chan, “Nanoparticle-liver interactions: cellular uptake and hepatobiliary elimination”
Journal of Controlled Release, 2016, 240, 332-348
* authors contributed equally
DOI: 10.1016/j.conrel.2016.01.020 | PDF
2015
(3) TARGETING B16 TUMORS IN VIVO WITH PEPTIDE-CONJUGATED GOLD NANOPARTICLES
W. Poon, X. Zhang, D. Bekah, J.G. Teodoro, J.L. Nadeau, “Targeting B16 tumors in vivo with peptide-conjugated gold nanoparticles”
Nanotechnology, 2015, 26(28), 285101
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/28/285101 | PDF
(2) DETERMINATION OF BIODISTRIBUTION OF ULTRASMALL, NEAR-INFRARED EMITTING GOLD NANOPARTICLES BY PHOTOACOUSTIC AND FLUORESCENCE IMAGING
W. Poon, A. Heinmiller, X. Zhang, J.L. Nadeau, “Determination of biodistribution of ultrasmall, near-infrared emitting gold nanoparticles by photoacoustic and fluorescence imaging”
Journal of Biomedical Optics, 2015, 20(6), 066007
DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.20.6.066007 | PDF
2014
(1) NANOPARTICLE DRUG FORMULATIONS FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
W. Poon, X. Zhang, J.L. Nadeau, “Nanoparticle drug formulations for cancer diagnosis and treatment”
Critical Reviews in Oncogenesis, 2014, 19(3-4), 223-245
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevOncog.2014011563 | PDF