Paul Pantano, Ph.D.
Bioanalytical Chemistry, Bionanotechnology
Research Group
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
