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The Nanomedicine Lab has a mission to generate and disseminate fundamental knowledge in the field of nanomedicine at the convergence of nanotechnology, bioengineering, pharmacology and neurotechnology. 

Clinical translation of advanced materials as integral components of next generation therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices by safe and socially responsible pathways is our ultimate goal.

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arxiv, 2026, in press

Accelerated Electromagnetic Simulation of MRI RF Interactions with Graphene Microtransistor-Based Neural Probes for Electrophysiology-fMRI Integration

Suchit Kumar, Alejandro Labastida Ramirez, Samuel M Flaherty, Anton Guimera Brunet, Nerea Alvarez de Eulate, Kostas Kostarelos, Ben Dickie, Rob C Wykes, Louis Lemieux

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Carbon, 2026, 250, 121254

Graphene oxide nanosheet trehalose-assisted lyophilization with enhanced stability and facile aqueous reconstitution for biopharmaceutical use

Gloria Garcia-Ortega, Neus Lozano, Kostas Kostarelos

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Journal of Controlled Release 2025, 388, 114301

Music enhances lipid nanoparticle brain delivery and mRNA transfection in brain cells

Patricia Mora-Raimundo*, Alon Gilon, Haim Kadosh, Yuval Richtman, Mor Sela, Shanny Ackerman, Gal Chen, Ravit Abel, Shaked Kagan, Noga Sharf-Pauker, Or Gigi, Hanan Abumanhal-Masarweh, Utkarsh Tripathi, Malak Saada, Aviram Shemen, Daphna Link-Sourani, Jeny Shklover, Rola Farah, Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, Marilena Hadjidemetriou, Kostas Kostarelos, Shani Stern, Avi Schroeder*

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Journal of Materials Chemistry B, in press

Engineering of a graphene oxide-based 2D platform for immune activation and modulation

Despoina Despotopoulou, Maria Stylianou, Luis Miguel Arellano, Thomas Kisby, Neus Lozano, Kostas Kostarelos*

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bioRxiv, 2025, in press

Graphene micro-transistor arrays reveal perfusion-dependent electrophysiological and haemodynamic signatures of cortical spreading depolarizations in ischaemic stroke

S. Flaherty, A. Eladly, K. Hills, J. Merlini, E. Masvidal-Codina, E. Fernandez, X. Illa, E. Prats-Alfonso, E. Del Corro, J.A. Garrido, J. Meents, K. Kostarelos, S Allan, A. Guimerà-Brunet*, R.C. Wykes*

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Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2025, 22

Targeting the glioblastoma resection margin with locoregional nanotechnologies

Thomas Kisby, Gerben R. Borst, David J. Coope, Kostas Kostarelos*

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Journal of Nanobiotechnology 23, 393 (2025)

Interplay between material properties and cellular effects drives distinct pattern of interaction of graphene oxide with cancer and non-cancer cells

Yingxian Chen, Vinicio Rosano, Neus Lozano, YuYoung Shin, Aleksandr Mironov, David Spiller, Cinzia Casiraghi, Kostas Kostarelos*, Sandra Vranic*

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bioRxiv, 2025, in press

An artefact-resilient wide bandwidth bidirectional graphene neural interface

Michał Prokop, Martín Esparza-Iaizzo, Eduard Masvidal-Codina, Xavi Illa, Neela K. Codadu, Daman Rathore, Nicola Ria, Kostas Kostarelos, Elena del Corro, Ramon Garcia-Cortadella, Rob C. Wykes, Anton Guimerà-Brunet*, Jose A. Garrido*

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bioRxiv, 2025, in press

Targeting therapeutic nanoparticles to the glioblastoma resection margin by harnessing post-operative spatiotemporal blood-brain barrier disruption

Lorena F. Fernandes, Chariya Peeyatu, Ben R. Dickie, Yu Siong Ho, Lydia A. Thompson, Noelia Hernandez, Neus Lozano, Kostas Kostarelos*, Thomas Kisby*

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Nature Communications, 2025, 16, 3412

Plasma-to-tumour tissue integrated proteomics using nano-omics for biomarker discovery in glioblastoma

Xinming Liu, Hanan Abmanhal-Masarweh, Olivia Iwanowytsch, Emmanuel Okwelogu, Kiana Arashvand, Konstantina Karabatsou, Pietro I D'Urso, Federico Roncaroli, Kostas Kostarelos, Thomas Kisby*, Marilena Hadjidemetriou*

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LAB SEMINARS

The Nanomedicine Lab regularly invites experts from diverse academic, research and industrial institutions, either as contributions to institutional seminar series or visiting the Lab and its facilities.

17/10/2025

Targeting the neural blueprint of brain tumors

Dr. Varun Venkataramani

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05/09/2025

Advancing local therapies for glioblastoma through a multidisciplinary collaboration

Dr. Chiara Bastiancich

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04/09/2025

Multimodal Bioelectronic Systems for the Nervous System

Prof. Vasiliki Giagka

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19/06/2025

Strategies to Promote Cancer Nanomedicine Clinical Performance

Prof. Dr. Twan Lammers

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14/02/2025

Nanoscale optics with plasmonic lattices

Prof. Teri W. Odom

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10/06/2024

Synthesis and application of 1D vdW heterostructures based on single-walled carbon nanotubes

Prof. Shigeo Maruyama

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13/07/2023

Boosting 2D materials with molecules: from high-performance multiresponsive electronics to pressure sensing for health monitoring

Prof. Paolo Samorì

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03/03/2023

Microfluidic manufacturing of nanoparticles: production considerations

Prof. Yvonne Perrie

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26/01/2023

Injury programmes shape glioblastoma

Prof. Simona Parrinello

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14/07/2022

Flexible electronics for neural interfaces

Prof. Jonathan Viventi

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21/04/2022

The Robotics Part of Micro and Nano Robotics

Prof. Bradley Nelson

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10/03/2022

Barcoded Nanoparticles for Precision Cancer Medicine: Effects of tumor type and patient sex on anticancer efficacy

Prof. Avi Schroeder

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27/01/2022

Micro/Nano engineering and drug delivery

Prof. Anja Boisen

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25/11/2021

Technology for bioelectronic medicine

Prof. George Malliaras

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14/10/2021

Translational research in organic neuroprosthetics

Prof. Diego Ghezzi

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13/02/2020

Directed growth and assembly of gold nanocrystals for bioapplications

Prof. Luis Liz-Marzán

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LAB NEWSVIEW ALL

13/01/2026

The Nanomedicine Lab welcomes 2026!

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11/12/2025

Noelia becomes a Dr!

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26/11/2025

Isabela presents poster at the Conference of Advanced Materials

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10/11/2025

Nanomedicine Lab researchers go back to school!

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05/11/2025

Collaborative experiments at the Center for Nanotechnology in Medicine in Manchester

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21/10/2025

Visiting PhD student from Brazil joins us!

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17/10/2025

Dr. Varun Venkataramani visits the Nanomedicine Lab

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09/10/2025

Kostas delivers seminar at the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

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10/09/2025

Dr. Chiara Bastiancich visits Nanomedicine Lab

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