Department of Chemistry

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Paul Pantano
Associate Professor
BE 3.506
972-883-6226

Paul Pantano, Ph.D.

Bioanalytical Chemistry, Bionanotechnology

Research Group

Pantano Lab

Education

B.S., University of California, Los Angeles (1986): Chemistry
M.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (1988): Chemistry
Advisor: Joseph Sneddon
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside (1993): Analytical Chemistry
Advisor: Werner G. Kuhr
Postdoctoral Associate, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France (1993–94)
Advisor: Christian Amatore
Postdoctoral Associate, Tufts University (1994-96)
Advisor: David R. Walt

Affiliations

Bionanosciences Group
Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute

Research Description

Our research goals include elucidating the intracellular response and fate of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), and advancing the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of SWNTs. Our areas of expertise include the characterization of SWNT materials, the reproducible preparation of purified SWNT samples, and the development of direct and label-free measurements of SWNTs inside living cells and tissue.

Selected Publications

Wang, R., Mikoryak, C., Chen, E., Li, S., Pantano, P., and Draper, R.K. "Gel electrophoresis method to measure the concentration of single-walled carbon nanotubes extracted from biological tissue", Analytical Chemistry (2009) 81: 2944-2952.

Chakravarty, P., Marches, R., Zimmerman, N.S., Swafford, A.D.-E., Bajaj, P., Musselman, I.H., Pantano, P., Draper, R.K., and Vitetta, E.S. "Thermal ablation of tumor cells with antibody-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA (2008) 105: 8697-8702.

Yehia, H.N., Draper, R.K., Mikoryak, C., Walker, E.K., Bajaj, P., Musselman, I.H., Daigrepont, M.C., Dieckmann, G.R., and Pantano, P. "Single-walled carbon nanotube interactions with HeLa cells", Journal of Nanobiotechnology (2007) 5: 8-24.

 

  • Updated: November 3, 2010