Publications

Tian L, Lu L, Qiao Y, Ravi S, Salatan F, Melancon MP. Stimuli-Responsive Gold Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy. J Funct Biomater. 2016 Jul 21;7(3). pii: E19. doi: 10.3390/jfb7020019. Review. PubMed PMID: 27455336.

Zhou M, Melancon M, Stafford RJ, Li J, Nick AM, Tian M, Sood AK, Li C. Precision Nanomedicine Using Dual Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Temperature Imaging-Guided Photothermal Therapy. J Nucl Med. 2016 Jun 9. pii: jnumed.116.172775. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27283932.

Tam AL, Melancon MP, Abdelsalam M, Figueira TA, Dixon K, McWatters A, Zhou M, Huang Q, Mawlawi O, Dunner K Jr, Li C, Gupta S. Imaging Intratumoral Nanoparticle Uptake After Combining Nanoembolization with Various Ablative Therapies in Hepatic VX2 Rabbit Tumors. J Biomed Nanotechnol. 2016 Feb;12(2):296-307. PubMed PMID: 27305763.

Hosoya H, Dobroff AS, Driessen WH, Cristini V, Brinker LM, Staquicini FI, Cardó-Vila M, D'Angelo S, Ferrara F, Proneth B, Lin YS, Dunphy DR, Dogra P, Melancon MP, Stafford RJ, Miyazono K, Gelovani JG, Kataoka K, Brinker CJ, Sidman  RL, Arap W, Pasqualini R. Integrated nanotechnology platform for tumor-targeted multimodal imaging and therapeutic cargo release. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016  Feb 16;113(7):1877-82. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1525796113. Epub 2016 Feb 2. PubMed PMID: 26839407; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4763738.

Zhao J, Lee P, Wallace MJ, Melancon MP. Gold Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy: Efficacy, Biodistribution, and Toxicity. Curr Pharm Des. 2015;21(29):4240-51. Review. PubMed PMID: 26323426.

Zhou M, Singhana B, Liu Y, Huang Q, Mitcham T, Wallace MJ, Stafford RJ, Bouchard RR, Melancon MP. Photoacoustic- and Magnetic Resonance-Guided Photothermal Therapy and Tumor Vasculature Visualization Using Theranostic Magnetic Gold Nanoshells. J Biomed Nanotechnol. 2015 Aug;11(8):1442-50. PubMed PMID: 26295144.

Zhao J, Melancon M, Zhou M. Nanoparticle Formulation to Improve the Efficacy  of Radiation Therapy Against Radiation-resistant Leukemia. EBioMedicine. 2015 May 5;2(6):486. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.05.001. eCollection 2015 Jun. PubMed PMID: 26288809; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4535157.

Mitcham T, Dextraze K, Taghavi H, Melancon M, Bouchard R. Photoacoustic imaging driven by an interstitial irradiation source. Photoacoustics. 2015 Mar 14;3(2):45-54. doi: 10.1016/j.pacs.2015.02.002. eCollection 2015 Jun. PubMed PMID: 26236640; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4519807.

Singhana B, Chen A, Slattery P, Yazdi IK, Qiao Y, Tasciotti E, Wallace M, Huang S, Eggers M, Melancon MP. Infusion of iodine-based contrast agents into poly(p-dioxanone) as a radiopaque resorbable IVC filter. J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2015 Mar;26(3):124. doi: 10.1007/s10856-015-5460-0. Epub 2015 Feb 18. PubMed PMID: 25690619.

Tam AL, Melancon MP, Ensor J, Liu Y, Dixon K, McWatters A, Gupta S. Rabbit Hepatic Arterial Anatomy Variations: Implications on Experimental Design. Acta Radiol 55(10):1226-33, 12/2014. e-Pub 11/2013. PMCID: PMC4262404.

Zhao J, Wallace M, Melancon MP. Cancer Theranostics with Gold Nanoshells. Nanomedicine (Lond) 9(13):2041-57, 9/2014. PMID: 25343352.

Singhana B, Slattery P, Chen A, Wallace MJ, Melancon MP. Light-Activatable Gold Nanoshells for Drug Delivery Applications. AAPS PharmSciTech 15(3):741-52, 6/2014. e-Pub 2/2014. PMID: 24550102.

Lee HJ, Liu Y, Zhao J, Zhou M, Bouchard RR, Mitcham T, Wallace MJ, Stafford RJ, Li C, Gupta S, Melancon MP. In vitro and in vivo mapping of drug release after laser ablation thermal therapy with Doxorubicin-loaded hollow gold nanoshells using fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging. J Control Release 172(1):152-158, 11/2013. NIHMSID: NIHMS524047.

Melancon MP, Stafford RJ, Li C. Challenges to effective cancer nanotheranostics. J Control Release 164(2):177-82, 12/2012. e-Pub 8/2012. PMCID: PMC3504179.

You J, Zhang R, Xiong C, Zhong M, Melancon MP, Gupta S, Nick AM, Sood AK, Li C. Effective photothermal chemotherapyusing doxorubicin-loaded gold nanospheres that target EphB4 receptors in tumors. Cancer Res 72(18):4777-4786, 9/2012. e-Pub 8/2012. PMCID: PMC3445780.

Zhang G, Zhang R, Melancon MP, Wong K, You J, Huang Q, Bankson J, Liang D, Li C. The degradation and clearance of Poly(N-hydroxypropyl-L-glutamine)-DTPA-Gd as a blood pool MRI contrast agent. Biomaterials 33(21):5376-83, 7/2012. e-Pub 4/2012. PMCID: PMC3356511.

Melancon MP, Elliott AM, Shetty A, Huang Q, Stafford RJ, Li C. Near-infrared light modulated photothermal effect increases vascular perfusion and enhances polymeric drug delivery. J Control Release 156(2):265-72, 12/2011. e-Pub 7/2011. PMCID: PMC3203335.

Lu W, Melancon MP, Xiong C, Huang Q, Elliott A, Song S, Zhang R, Flores LG, Gelovani JG, Wang LV, Ku G, Stafford RJ, Li C. Effects of photoacoustic imaging and photothermal ablation therapy mediated by targeted hollow gold nanospheres in an orthotopic mouse xenograft model of glioma. Cancer Res 71(19):6116-21, 10/2011. e-Pub 8/2011. PMCID: PMC3185126.

Melancon MP, Lu W, Zhong M, Zhou M, Liang G, Elliott AM, Hazle JD, Myers JN, Li C, Stafford RJ. Targeted multifunctional gold-based nanoshells for magnetic resonance-guided laser ablation of head and neck cancer. Biomaterials 32(30):7600-8, 10/2011. e-Pub 7/2011. PMCID: PMC3195359.

Melancon MP, Li C. Multifunctional synthetic polymer-based therapeutic and diagnostic agents. Mol Imaging 10(1):28-42, 2/2011. PMCID: PMC3435883.

Melancon MP, Elliott A, Ji X, Shetty A, Yang Z, Tian M, Taylor B, Stafford RJ, Li C. Theranostics with multifunctional magnetic gold nanoshells: photothermal therapy and t2* magnetic resonance imaging. Invest Radiol 46(2):132-40, 2/2011. PMCID: PMC3435880.

Zhou M, Zhang R, Huang M, Lu W, Song S, Melancon MP, Tian M, Liang D, Li C. A chelator-free multifunctional [64Cu]CuS nanoparticle platform for simultaneous micro-PET/CT imaging and photothermal ablation therapy. J Am Chem Soc 132(43):15351-8, 11/2010. PMCID: PMC2966020.

Melancon MP, Lu W, Huang Q, Thapa P, Zhou D, Ng C, Li C. Targeted imaging of tumor-associated M2 macrophages using a macromolecular contrast agent PG-Gd-NIR813. Biomaterials 31(25):6567-73, 9/2010. PMCID: PMC2900486.

Melancon MP, Lu W, Li C. Gold-Based Magneto/Optical Nanostructures: Challenges for In Vivo Applications in Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy. Mater Res Bull 34(6):415-421, 6/2009. PMCID: PMC2891272.

Melancon MP, Lu W, Yang Z, Zhang R, Cheng Z, Elliot AM, Stafford J, Olson T, Zhang JZ, Li C. In vitro and in vivo targeting of hollow gold nanoshells directed at epidermal growth factor receptor for photothermal ablation therapy. Mol Cancer Ther 7(6):1730-9, 6/2008. PMCID: PMC2727060.

Melancon MP, Wang Y, Wen X, Bankson JA, Stephens LC, Jasser S, Gelovani JG, Myers JN, Li C. Development of a macromolecular dual-modality MR-optical imaging for sentinel lymph node mapping. Invest Radiol 42(8):569-78, 8/2007. PMCID: PMC2746745.

Melancon MP, Wang W, Wang Y, Shao R, Ji X, Gelovani JG, Li C. A novel method for imaging in vivo degradation of poly(L-glutamic acid), a biodegradable drug carrier. Pharm Res 24(6):1217-24, 6/2007. e-Pub 3/2007. PMCID: PMC2746742.

Wang W, Wu Q, Pasuelo MJ, McMurray JS, Li C. Probing for integrin alpha v beta3 binding of RGD peptides using fluorescence polarization. Bioconjug Chem 16(3):729-34, May-Jun, 5/2005. PMID: 15898744.

Tansey W, Ke S, Cao XY, Pasuelo MJ, Wallace S, Li C. Synthesis and characterization of branched poly(L-glutamic acid) as a biodegradable drug carrier. J Control Release 94(1):39-51, 1/2004. PMID: 14684270.

Pasuelo MJ , Dayrit FM. Development if quality assurance methods for medicinal plants using gas chromatography analysis. Kimika 17:5-11, 2001.