Arja Paananen

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Arja Paananen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Arja Paananen has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Arja Paananen's work include Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (8 papers), Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (6 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (6 papers). Arja Paananen is often cited by papers focused on Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (8 papers), Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (6 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (6 papers). Arja Paananen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Netherlands and Italy. Arja Paananen's co-authors include Markus B. Linder, Géza R. Szilvay, Juha Rouvinen, Mauri A. Kostiainen, Kalle Lintinen, Monika Österberg, Juan José Valle‐Delgado, Maija‐Liisa Mattinen, Harri Setälä and Anu Koivula and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Arja Paananen

46 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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A simple process for lignin nanoparticle preparation

2015 521 citations Juan José Valle‐Delgado, Maija‐Liisa Mattinen et al. Green Chemistry profile →

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Géza R. Szilvay Finland

Tiina Nakari‐Setälä Finland

Liming Zhao China

Wenjing Hu China

Manuel Montero Spain

Étienne Dague France

Peter J. Smith United States

Peipei Zhang China

Michelle O’Malley United States

Debra M. Sherman United States

Géza R. Szilvay Finland

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Beaune, Grégory, Jani Seitsonen, Arja Paananen, et al.. (2025). Hydrophobin‐Coated Echogenic Microbubbles for Molecular Targeting of Tumor Cells. Advanced Science. 12(22). e2401526–e2401526. 1 indexed citations

Bergamaschi, Greta, Panu Lahtinen, Arja Paananen, et al.. (2024). Nanocellulose-short peptide self-assembly for improved mechanical strength and barrier performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 12(37). 9229–9237. 1 indexed citations

Scoppola, Ernesto, Wolfgang Wagermaier, Marc Baldus, et al.. (2023). The complex structure of Fomes fomentarius represents an architectural design for high-performance ultralightweight materials. Science Advances. 9(8). eade5417–eade5417. 30 indexed citations

Laaksonen, Päivi, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Arja Paananen, et al.. (2023). Flattened and Wrinkled Encapsulated Droplets: Shape Morphing Induced by Gravity and Evaporation. Physical Review Letters. 130(21). 218202–218202. 12 indexed citations

Beaune, Grégory, Jani Seitsonen, Arja Paananen, et al.. (2023). Compressibility and porosity modulate the mechanical properties of giant gas vesicles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(4). e2211509120–e2211509120. 2 indexed citations

Latikka, Mika, Jaakko V. I. Timonen, L. Vékás, et al.. (2021). Functional Magnetic Microdroplets for Antibody Extraction. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 9(1). 5 indexed citations

Paananen, Arja, et al.. (2021). Quantifying biomolecular hydrophobicity: Single molecule force spectroscopy of class II hydrophobins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100728–100728. 6 indexed citations

Nevanen, Tarja K., Arja Paananen, Kristian Kempe, et al.. (2018). Self-Assembling Protein–Polymer Bioconjugates for Surfaces with Antifouling Features and Low Nonspecific Binding. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(3). 3599–3608. 22 indexed citations

Arola, Suvi, et al.. (2018). Interfacial Behavior of Recombinant Spider Silk Protein Parts Reveals Cues on the Silk Assembly Mechanism. Langmuir. 34(39). 11795–11805. 22 indexed citations

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Mattinen, Maija‐Liisa, Juan José Valle‐Delgado, Timo Leskinen, et al.. (2018). Enzymatically and chemically oxidized lignin nanoparticles for biomaterial applications. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 111. 48–56. 71 indexed citations

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Paananen, Arja, et al.. (2017). The dynamics of multimer formation of the amphiphilic hydrophobin protein HFBII. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 155. 111–117. 7 indexed citations

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Valle‐Delgado, Juan José, Maija‐Liisa Mattinen, Kalle Lintinen, et al.. (2015). A simple process for lignin nanoparticle preparation. Green Chemistry. 18(5). 1416–1422. 521 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ridout, Michael J., et al.. (2015). Interaction of transglutaminase with adsorbed and spread films of β-casein and к-casein. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 128. 254–260. 10 indexed citations

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Milani, Roberto, Lisa Pirrie, Arja Paananen, et al.. (2015). A synthetically modified hydrophobin showing enhanced fluorous affinity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 448. 140–147. 10 indexed citations

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Magarkar, Aniket, Sarah J. Butcher, Mika Torkkeli, et al.. (2014). Hydrophobin Film Structure for HFBI and HFBII and Mechanism for Accelerated Film Formation. PLoS Computational Biology. 10(7). e1003745–e1003745. 73 indexed citations

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Lienemann, Michael, Arja Paananen, Harry Boer, et al.. (2009). Characterization of the wheat germ agglutinin binding to self-assembled monolayers of neoglycoconjugates by AFM and SPR. Glycobiology. 19(6). 633–643. 25 indexed citations

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Lienemann, Michael, Harry Boer, Arja Paananen, Sylvain Cottaz, & Anu Koivula. (2009). Toward understanding of carbohydrate binding and substrate specificity of a glycosyl hydrolase 18 family (GH-18) chitinase from Trichoderma harzianum. Glycobiology. 19(10). 1116–1126. 27 indexed citations

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Paananen, Arja, Kirsi Tappura, Arthur S. Tatham, et al.. (2006). Nanomechanical force measurements of gliadin protein interactions. Biopolymers. 83(6). 658–667. 17 indexed citations

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Paananen, Arja, Elina Vuorimaa, Mika Torkkeli, et al.. (2003). Structural Hierarchy in Molecular Films of Two Class II Hydrophobins. Biochemistry. 42(18). 5253–5258. 110 indexed citations

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Hakulinen, Nina, Laura-Leena Kiiskinen, Kristiina Kruus, et al.. (2002). Crystal structure of a laccase from Melanocarpus albomyces with an intact trinuclear copper site. Nature Structural Biology. 9(8). 601–5. 276 indexed citations

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