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VANHECKE Dimitri

Senior scientist, BioNanomaterials

Adolphe Merkle Institute Chemin des Verdiers 4 CH-1700 Fribourg Switzerland

Office:	B127
Phone:	+41 26 300 9509
Email:	dimitri.vanhecke@unifr.ch

Publications

A novel technique to determine the cell type specific response within an in vitro co-culture model via multi-colour flow cytometry
Clift Martin J. D., Fytianos Kleanthis, Vanhecke Dimitri, Hočevar Sandra, Petri-Fink Alke, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara
Scientific Reports (2017)

Uptake and Intracellular Fate of Peptide Surface-Functionalized Silica Hybrid Magnetic Nanoparticles In Vitro
Digigow Reinaldo G., Vanhecke Dimitri, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara, Clift Martin J.D., Petri-Fink Alke
Particle & Particle Systems Characterization (2014)

Thermoresponsive low-power light upconverting polymer nanoparticles
Thévenaz David C., Monguzzi Angelo, Vanhecke Dimitri, Vadrucci Roberto, Meinardi Francesco, Simon Yoan C., Weder Christoph
Mater. Horiz. (2016)

Quantification of gold nanoparticle cell uptake under controlled biological conditions and adequate resolution
Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara, Kuhn Dagmar A, Ali Zulqurnain, Gasser Michael, Amin Faheem, Parak Wolfgang J, Vanhecke Dimitri, Fink Alke, Gehr Peter, Brandenberger Christina
Nanomedicine (2014)

Involvement of two uptake mechanisms of gold and iron oxide nanoparticles in a co-exposure scenario using mouse macrophages
Vanhecke Dimitri, Kuhn Dagmar A, Jimenez de Aberasturi Dorleta, Balog Sandor, Milosevic Ana, Urban Dominic, Peckys Diana, de Jonge Niels, Parak Wolfgang J, Petri-Fink Alke, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology (2017)

Assumption-free morphological quantification of single anisotropic nanoparticles and aggregates
Vanhecke Dimitri, Rodríguez-Lorenzo Laura, Kinnear Calum, Durantie Estelle, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara, Petri-Fink Alke
Nanoscale (2017)

Biodistribution of single and aggregated gold nanoparticles exposed to the human lung epithelial tissue barrier at the air-liquid interface
Durantie Estelle, Vanhecke Dimitri, Rodriguez-Lorenzo Laura, Delhaes Flavien, Balog Sandor, Septiadi Dedy, Bourquin Joel, Petri-Fink Alke, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara
Particle and Fibre Toxicology (2017)

Quantifying nanoparticle cellular uptake: which method is best?
Drasler Barbara, Vanhecke Dimitri, Rodriguez-Lorenzo Laura, Petri-Fink Alke, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara
Nanomedicine (2017)

Correction: Formation of drug nanocrystals under nanoconfinement afforded by liposomes
Cipolla D., Wu H., Salentinig S., Boyd B., Rades T., Vanhecke D., Petri-Fink A., Rothen-Rutishauser B., Eastman S., Redelmeier T., Gonda I., Chan H. K.
RSC Advances (2016)

An in vitro testing strategy towards mimicking the inhalation of high aspect ratio nanoparticles
Endes Carola, Schmid Otmar, Kinnear Calum, Mueller Silvana, Camarero-Espinosa Sandra, Vanhecke Dimitri, Foster E Johan, Petri-Fink Alke, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara, Weder Christoph, Clift Martin JD
Particle and Fibre Toxicology (2014)

Carbon nanodots: Opportunities and limitations to study their biodistribution at the human lung epithelial tissue barrier
Durantie Estelle, Barosova Hana, Drasler Barbara, Rodriguez-Lorenzo Laura, Urban Dominic A., Vanhecke Dimitri, Septiadi Dedy, Hirschi-Ackermann Liliane, Petri-Fink Alke, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara
Biointerphases (2018)

Polydopamine/Transferrin Hybrid Nanoparticles for Targeted Cell-Killing
Hauser Daniel, Estermann Manuela, Milosevic Ana, Steinmetz Lukas, Vanhecke Dimitri, Septiadi Dedy, Drasler Barbara, Petri-Fink Alke, Ball Vincent, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara
Nanomaterials (2018)

Single exposure to aerosolized graphene oxide and graphene nanoplatelets did not initiate an acute biological response in a 3D human lung model
Drasler Barbara, Kucki Melanie, Delhaes Flavien, Buerki-Thurnherr Tina, Vanhecke Dimitri, Korejwo Daria, Chortarea Savvina, Barosova Hana, Hirsch Cordula, Petri-Fink Alke, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara, Wick Peter
Carbon (2018)

Nanoparticle Behaviour in Complex Media: Methods for Characterizing Physicochemical Properties, Evaluating Protein Corona Formation, and Implications for Biological Studies
Fong Wye-Khay, Moore Thomas L., Balog Sandor, Vanhecke Dimitri, Rodriguez-Lorenzo Laura, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara, Lattuada Marco, Petri-Fink Alke
Biological Responses to Nanoscale Particles (2019)

Reduction of Nanoparticle Load in Cells by Mitosis but Not Exocytosis
Bourquin Joël, Septiadi Dedy, Vanhecke Dimitri, Balog Sandor, Steinmetz Lukas, Spuch-Calvar Miguel, Taladriz-Blanco Patricia, Petri-Fink Alke, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara
ACS Nano (2019)

Silver-Containing Titanium Dioxide Nanocapsules for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
Hérault Nelly, Wagner Julia, Abram Sarah-Luise, Widmer Jérôme, Horvath Lenke, Vanhecke Dimitri, Bourquin Carole, Fromm Katharina M
International Journal of Nanomedicine (2020)

Characterization of the Shape Anisotropy of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles during Thermal Decomposition
Vanhecke Dimitri, Crippa Federica, Lattuada Marco, Balog Sandor, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara, Petri-Fink Alke
Materials (2020)

The Role of Interfaces in Controlling Pb2+ Removal by Calcium Carbonate Minerals
Di Lorenzo Fulvio, Cametti Georgia, Vanhecke Dimitri, Churakov Sergey V.
Crystal Growth & Design (2020)

Asymmetric water transport in dense leaf cuticles and cuticle-inspired compositionally graded membranes
Kamtsikakis Aristotelis, Baales Johanna, Zeisler-Diehl Viktoria V., Vanhecke Dimitri, Zoppe Justin O., Schreiber Lukas, Weder Christoph
Nature Communications (2021)

Encapsulated salts in velvet worm slime drive its hardening
Corrales-Ureña Yendry Regina, Schwab Fabienne, Ochoa-Martínez Efraín, Benavides-Acevedo Miguel, Vega-Baudrit José, Pereira Reinaldo, Rischka Klaus, Noeske Paul-Ludwig Michael, Gogos Alexander, Vanhecke Dimitri, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara, Petri-Fink Alke
Scientific Reports (2022)

Pitfalls in methods to study colocalization of nanoparticles in mouse macrophage lysosomes
Moreno-Echeverri Aura Maria, Susnik Eva, Vanhecke Dimitri, Taladriz-Blanco Patricia, Balog Sandor, Petri-Fink Alke, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara
Journal of Nanobiotechnology (2022)

Sub‐Micrometer Mechanochromic Inclusions Enable Strain Sensing in Polymers
Kiebala Derek J., Style Robert, Vanhecke Dimitri, Calvino Céline, Weder Christoph, Schrettl Stephen
Advanced Functional Materials (2023)