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
The driving force of PantanoLABO is the development of elegant analytical techniques and methodologies to understand complex chemical systems. Areas of expertise include the characterization of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT)-containing powders, the reproducible preparation of purified SWNT dispersions, and the development of direct and label-free measurements of SWNTs inside living cells and tissue.
Selected Publications
Chin, S.F., Baughman, R.H., Dalton, A.B., Dieckmann, G.R., Draper, R.K., Mikoryak, C., Musselman, I.H., Poenitzsch, V.Z., Xie H., and Pantano, P. “Amphiphilic helical peptide enhances the uptake of single-walled carbon nanotubes by living cells”, Experimental Biology and Medicine (2007) 232: 1236.
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.
Balkus, Jr., K.J.; Pantano, P.; Meek, C.C.; Coutinho, D.H. "Encoded molecular sieve particle-based sensors." US Patent No. 6,790,672 (2004).
- Updated: May 5, 2008
