Austin M. Derfus

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Austin M. Derfus is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Austin M. Derfus has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Biomaterials, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Austin M. Derfus's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (7 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (4 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (3 papers). Austin M. Derfus is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (7 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (4 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (3 papers). Austin M. Derfus collaborates with scholars based in United States. Austin M. Derfus's co-authors include Sangeeta N. Bhatia, Warren C. W. Chan, Erkki Ruoslahti, Michael J. Sailor, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Todd J. Harris, Alice A. Chen, Dal‐Hee Min, Dmitri Simberg and Lianglin Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Austin M. Derfus

14 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Probing the Cytotoxicity of Semiconductor Quantum Dots

2003 2.8k citations Austin M. Derfus, Warren C. W. Chan et al. Nano Letters profile →

Peers

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Alyona Sukhanova France

John P. Zimmer United States

Yuanyuan Cui China

Bingbo Zhang China

Binil Itty Ipe India

He Hu China

James M. Tsay United States

Swadeshmukul Santra United States

Xiaolan Chen China

Lorenzo Berti Italy

Alyona Sukhanova France

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Austin M. Derfus

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All Works

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Park, Ji‐Ho, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Lianglin Zhang, et al.. (2009). Systematic Surface Engineering of Magnetic Nanoworms for In vivo Tumor Targeting. Small. 5(6). 694–700. 245 indexed citations

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Alvarez, Sara D., Austin M. Derfus, Michael P. Schwartz, Sangeeta N. Bhatia, & Michael J. Sailor. (2008). The compatibility of hepatocytes with chemically modified porous silicon with reference to in vitro biosensors. Biomaterials. 30(1). 26–34. 99 indexed citations

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Derfus, Austin M., Alice A. Chen, Dal‐Hee Min, Erkki Ruoslahti, & Sangeeta N. Bhatia. (2007). Targeted Quantum Dot Conjugates for siRNA Delivery. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 18(5). 1391–1396. 293 indexed citations

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Simberg, Dmitri, Ji Ho Park, Markus Essler, et al.. (2007). Biomimetic amplification of nanoparticle homing to tumors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(3). 932–936. 374 indexed citations

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Derfus, Austin M., Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Todd J. Harris, et al.. (2007). Remotely Triggered Release from Magnetic Nanoparticles. Advanced Materials. 19(22). 3932–3936. 222 indexed citations

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Harris, Todd J., Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Austin M. Derfus, Erkki Ruoslahti, & Sangeeta N. Bhatia. (2006). Proteolytic Actuation of Nanoparticle Self‐Assembly. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45(19). 3161–3165. 122 indexed citations

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Sunderland, Christopher J., Matthias Steiert, James E. Talmadge, Austin M. Derfus, & Stephen Barry. (2006). Targeted nanoparticles for detecting and treating cancer. Drug Development Research. 67(1). 70–93. 171 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Michael P., Austin M. Derfus, Sara D. Alvarez, Sangeeta N. Bhatia, & Michael J. Sailor. (2006). The Smart Petri Dish: A Nanostructured Photonic Crystal for Real-Time Monitoring of Living Cells. Langmuir. 22(16). 7084–7090. 71 indexed citations

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Harris, Todd J., Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Austin M. Derfus, Erkki Ruoslahti, & Sangeeta N. Bhatia. (2006). Proteolytic Actuation of Nanoparticle Self‐Assembly. Angewandte Chemie. 118(19). 3233–3237. 21 indexed citations

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Harris, Todd J., Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Austin M. Derfus, Erkki Ruoslahti, & Sangeeta N. Bhatia. (2006). Titelbild: Proteolytic Actuation of Nanoparticle Self‐Assembly (Angew. Chem. 19/2006). Angewandte Chemie. 118(19). 3051–3051. 1 indexed citations

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Park, Ji‐Ho, Austin M. Derfus, Ester Segal, et al.. (2006). Local Heating of Discrete Droplets Using Magnetic Porous Silicon-Based Photonic Crystals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128(24). 7938–7946. 43 indexed citations

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Dorvee, Jason R., Austin M. Derfus, Sangeeta N. Bhatia, & Michael J. Sailor. (2004). Manipulation of liquid droplets using amphiphilic, magnetic one-dimensional photonic crystal chaperones. Nature Materials. 3(12). 896–899. 223 indexed citations

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Derfus, Austin M., Warren C. W. Chan, & Sangeeta N. Bhatia. (2004). Intracellular Delivery of Quantum Dots for Live Cell Labeling and Organelle Tracking. Advanced Materials. 16(12). 961–966. 436 indexed citations

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Derfus, Austin M., Warren C. W. Chan, & Sangeeta N. Bhatia. (2003). Probing the Cytotoxicity of Semiconductor Quantum Dots. Nano Letters. 4(1). 11–18. 2767 indexed citations breakdown →

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