2024
Photosensitive Nanoprobes for Rapid High Purity Isolation and Size‐Specific Enrichment of Synthetic and Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations (Adv. Funct. Mater. 34/2024)
Weerakkody J, Tseng T, Topper M, Thoduvayil S, Radhakrishnan A, Pincet F, Kyriakides T, Gunasekara R, Ramakrishnan S. Photosensitive Nanoprobes for Rapid High Purity Isolation and Size‐Specific Enrichment of Synthetic and Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations (Adv. Funct. Mater. 34/2024). Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202470191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVesicle biogenesisExtracellular vesicle subpopulationsLipid nanoprobesVesicle subpopulationsNative extracellular vesiclesVesicle populationsSeparate vesiclesPurity isolationExtracellular vesiclesVesiclesCellular originHydrophobic interactionsBiogenesisSize variabilitySubpopulationsIsolatesExtracellular
2017
A General Method for Selective Recognition of Monosaccharides and Oligosaccharides in Water
Gunasekara RW, Zhao Y. A General Method for Selective Recognition of Monosaccharides and Oligosaccharides in Water. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2017, 139: 829-835. PMID: 27983819, PMCID: PMC5243169, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b10773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-linked micellesMonosaccharide building blocksAdditional functional groupsEnhanced hydrophobic interactionCovalent imprintingNanoparticle receptorsFunctional monomerSynthetic receptorsExcellent selectivitySelective recognitionMolecular recognitionImportant hexosesFunctional groupsD-aldohexosesHydrophobic interactionsChain lengthStrong bindingGlycosidic linkagesBuilding blocksDiolBinding affinitiesNanoparticlesOligosaccharidesMicellesCis
2016
Selective Recognition of d‑Aldohexoses in Water by Boronic Acid-Functionalized, Molecularly Imprinted Cross-Linked Micelles
Awino JK, Gunasekara RW, Zhao Y. Selective Recognition of d‑Aldohexoses in Water by Boronic Acid-Functionalized, Molecularly Imprinted Cross-Linked Micelles. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2016, 138: 9759-9762. PMID: 27442012, PMCID: PMC4982515, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b04613.Peer-Reviewed Original Research