The University of Queensland

Engineered smart materials for RNA based molecular therapy to treat Glioblastoma

Singh, Ravi Raj, Mondal, Indranil, Janjua, Taskeen, Popat, Amirali and Kulshreshtha, Ritu (2024). Engineered smart materials for RNA based molecular therapy to treat Glioblastoma. Bioactive Materials, 33, 396-423. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.11.007

Cannabidiol - help and hype in targeting mucosal diseases

Moniruzzaman, Md, Janjua, Taskeen Iqbal, Martin, Jennifer H., Begun, Jakob and Popat, Amirali (2024). Cannabidiol - help and hype in targeting mucosal diseases. Journal of Controlled Release, 365, 530-543. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.11.010

Silica nanoparticles: a review of their safety and current strategies to overcome biological barriers

Janjua, Taskeen Iqbal, Cao, Yuxue, Kleitz, Freddy, Linden, Mika, Yu, Chengzhong and Popat, Amirali (2023). Silica nanoparticles: a review of their safety and current strategies to overcome biological barriers. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 203 115115, 115115. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115115

Silica nanoparticles for brain cancer

Feng, Yuran, Cao, Yuxue, Singh, Ravi, Janjua, Taskeen Iqbal and Popat, Amirali (2023). Silica nanoparticles for brain cancer. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/17425247.2023.2273830

Virus-like silica nanoparticles improve permeability of macromolecules across the blood–brain barrier in vitro

Feng, Yuran, Cao, Yuxue, Qu, Zhi, Janjua, Taskeen Iqbal and Popat, Amirali (2023). Virus-like silica nanoparticles improve permeability of macromolecules across the blood–brain barrier in vitro. Pharmaceutics, 15 (9) 2239, 2239. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15092239

Influence of pore size and surface functionalization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles on the solubility and antioxidant activity of confined coenzyme Q10

Meka, Anand Kumar, Gopalakrishna, Akshatha, Iriarte-Mesa, Claudia, Rewatkar, Prarthana, Qu, Zhi, Wu, Xiaoxin, Cao, Yuxue, Prasadam, Indira, Janjua, Taskeen Iqbal, Kleitz, Freddy, Kumeria, Tushar and Popat, Amirali (2023). Influence of pore size and surface functionalization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles on the solubility and antioxidant activity of confined coenzyme Q10. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 20 (6), 2966-2977. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00017

Virus-like silica nanoparticles enhance macromolecule permeation in vivo

Cao, Yuxue, Janjua, Taskeen Iqbal, Qu, Zhi, Draphoen, Bastian, Bai, Yunfan, Linden, Mika, Moniruzzaman, Md., Hasnain, Sumaira Z., Kumeria, Tushar and Popat, Amirali (2023). Virus-like silica nanoparticles enhance macromolecule permeation in vivo. Biomaterials Science, 11 (13), 4508-4521. doi: 10.1039/d3bm00137g

Efficient delivery of Temozolomide using ultrasmall large-pore silica nanoparticles for glioblastoma

Janjua, Taskeen Iqbal, Cao, Yuxue, Ahmed-Cox, Aria, Raza, Aun, Moniruzzaman, Md, Akhter, Dewan Taslima, Fletcher, Nicholas L., Kavallaris, Maria, Thurecht, Kristofer J. and Popat, Amirali (2023). Efficient delivery of Temozolomide using ultrasmall large-pore silica nanoparticles for glioblastoma. Journal of Controlled Release, 357, 161-174. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.03.040

Nanobiomaterials to modulate natural killer cell responses for effective cancer immunotherapy

Raza, Aun, Rossi, Gustavo Rodrigues, Janjua, Taskeen Iqbal, Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando and Popat, Amirali (2022). Nanobiomaterials to modulate natural killer cell responses for effective cancer immunotherapy. Trends in Biotechnology, 41 (1), 77-92. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.06.011

Formulation and biological evaluation of mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with combinations of sortase A inhibitors and antimicrobial peptides

Alharthi, Sitah, Ziora, Zyta M., Janjua, Taskeen, Popat, Amirali and Moyle, Peter M. (2022). Formulation and biological evaluation of mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with combinations of sortase A inhibitors and antimicrobial peptides. Pharmaceutics, 14 (5) 986, 986. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14050986

Clinical translation of silica nanoparticles

Janjua, Taskeen Iqbal, Cao, Yuxue, Yu, Chengzhong and Popat, Amirali (2021). Clinical translation of silica nanoparticles. Nature Reviews Materials, 6 (12), 1-3. doi: 10.1038/s41578-021-00385-x

Frontiers in the treatment of glioblastoma: past, present and emerging

Janjua, Taskeen Iqbal, Rewatkar, Prarthana, Ahmed-Cox, Aria, Saeed, Iqira, Mansfeld, Friederike M., Kulshreshtha, Ritu, Kumeria, Tushar, Ziegler, David S., Kavallaris, Maria, Mazzieri, Roberta and Popat, Amirali (2021). Frontiers in the treatment of glioblastoma: past, present and emerging. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 171, 108-138. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.01.012

Protein nanoparticles for enhanced oral delivery of coenzyme-Q10: in vitro and in silico studies

Banun, Vanessa Jane, Rewatkar, Prarthana, Chaudhary, Zanib, Qu, Zhi, Janjua, Taskeen, Patil, Anuja, Wu, Yuao, Ta, Hang T., Bansal, Nidhi, Miles, Jared A., Ross, Benjamin P., Kumeria, Tushar and Popat, Amirali (2021). Protein nanoparticles for enhanced oral delivery of coenzyme-Q10: in vitro and in silico studies. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 9 (6) acsbiomaterials.0c01354, 2846-2856. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01354

Facile synthesis of lactoferrin conjugated ultra small large pore silica nanoparticles for the treatment of glioblastoma

Janjua, Taskeen Iqbal, Ahmed-Cox, Aria, Meka, Anand Kumar, Mansfeld, Friederike M., Forgham, Helen, Ignacio, Rosa Mistica C., Cao, Yuxue, McCarroll, Joshua A., Mazzieri, Roberta, Kavallaris, Maria and Popat, Amirali (2021). Facile synthesis of lactoferrin conjugated ultra small large pore silica nanoparticles for the treatment of glioblastoma. Nanoscale, 13 (40), 16909-16922. doi: 10.1039/d1nr03553c

Encapsulation and controlled release of Resveratrol within functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for prostate cancer therapy

Chaudhary, Zanib, Subramaniam, Sugarniya, Khan, Gul Majid, Abeer, Muhammad Mustafa, Qu, Zhi, Janjua, Taskeen, Kumeria, Tushar, Batra, Jyotsna and Popat, Amirali (2019). Encapsulation and controlled release of Resveratrol within functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for prostate cancer therapy. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 7 225, 225. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00225

Nanomedicine for brain cancer

Janjua Khan, Taskeen Iqbal (2023). Nanomedicine for brain cancer. PhD Thesis, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/7b290db