Adolphe Merkle Institute
Prof. Dr. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser has received her Ph.D. in 1996 in cell biology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ). She worked as postdoc and group leader at ETHZ and University of Bern, Switzerland. She is an expert in the field of cell-nanoparticle interactions, with a special focus on human 3D tissue models. Since 2011 she is the chair in BioNanomaterials at the Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, the position is shared equally with Prof. Alke Fink. Prof. Rothen-Rutishauser has published more than 290 peer-reviewed papers and is associate editor of “Particle and Fibre Toxicology”.
Investigating the interaction of cellulose nanofibers derived from cotton with a sophisticated 3D human lung cell coculture.
Biomacromolecules Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21846085
Interaction and localization of synthetic nanoparticles in healthy and cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells: effect of ozone exposure.
Journal of aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug delivery Feb, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22007674
Surfactant Protein D modulates allergen particle uptake and inflammatory response in a human epithelial airway model.
Respiratory research Feb, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22296755
Nanoparticles and cells: an interdisciplinary approach.
Chimia , 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22546253
Pulmonary surfactant coating of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) influences their oxidative and pro-inflammatory potential in vitro.
Particle and fibre toxicology , 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22624622
Effects of flame made zinc oxide particles in human lung cells - a comparison of aerosol and suspension exposures.
Particle and fibre toxicology Aug, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22901679
Cerium dioxide nanoparticles can interfere with the associated cellular mechanistic response to diesel exhaust exposure.
Toxicology letters Oct, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22960666
Can the Ames test provide an insight into nano-object mutagenicity? Investigating the interaction between nano-objects and bacteria.
Nanotoxicology Nov, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23078217
Surface charge of polymer coated SPIONs influences the serum protein adsorption, colloidal stability and subsequent cell interaction in vitro.
Nanoscale May, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23334060
Gold nanorods: controlling their surface chemistry and complete detoxification by a two-step place exchange.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23339128
Nanomaterials and the human lung: what is known and what must be deciphered to realise their potential advantages?
Swiss medical weekly , 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23519981
Exposure of silver-nanoparticles and silver-ions to lung cells in vitro at the air-liquid interface.
Particle and fibre toxicology Apr, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23557437
Quantification of gold nanoparticle cell uptake under controlled biological conditions and adequate resolution.
Nanomedicine (London, England) Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 23738633
Studying the oxidative stress paradigm in vitro: a theoretical and practical perspective.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) , 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23740116
Bioavailability of silver nanoparticles and ions: from a chemical and biochemical perspective.
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23883950
Fate of TLR-1/TLR-2 agonist functionalised pDNA nanoparticles upon deposition at the human bronchial epithelium in vitro.
Journal of nanobiotechnology Aug, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23964697
A comparative study of different in vitro lung cell culture systems to assess the most beneficial tool for screening the potential adverse effects of carbon nanotubes.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology Jan, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24284789
Fluorescence-encoded gold nanoparticles: library design and modulation of cellular uptake into dendritic cells.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24482355
Insertion of nanoparticle clusters into vesicle bilayers.
ACS nano Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24611878
Test-methods on the test-bench: a comparison of complete exhaust and exhaust particle extracts for genotoxicity/mutagenicity assessment.
Environmental science & technology May, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24697289
Modeling nanoparticle-alveolar epithelial cell interactions under breathing conditions using captive bubble surfactometry.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids May, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24731173
Effects of an iron-based fuel-borne catalyst and a diesel particle filter on exhaust toxicity in lung cells in vitro.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry Aug, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 24880869
State-of-the-art of 3D cultures (organs-on-a-chip) in safety testing and pathophysiology.
ALTEX , 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25027500
Size-dependent accumulation of particles in lysosomes modulates dendritic cell function through impaired antigen degradation.
International journal of nanomedicine , 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25152619
An in vitro testing strategy towards mimicking the inhalation of high aspect ratio nanoparticles.
Particle and fibre toxicology Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25245637
Mimicking exposures to acute and lifetime concentrations of inhaled silver nanoparticles by two different in vitro approaches.
Beilstein journal of nanotechnology , 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25247119
In vitro interaction of colloidal nanoparticles with mammalian cells: What have we learned thus far?
Beilstein journal of nanotechnology , 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25247131
Thermally reversible self-assembly of nanoparticles via polymer crystallization.
Macromolecular rapid communications Dec, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25315899
Quantification of nanoparticles at the single-cell level: an overview about state-of-the-art techniques and their limitations.
Nanomedicine (London, England) , 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25325243
Different endocytotic uptake mechanisms for nanoparticles in epithelial cells and macrophages.
Beilstein journal of nanotechnology , 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25383275
Uptake efficiency of surface modified gold nanoparticles does not correlate with functional changes and cytokine secretion in human dendritic cells in vitro.
Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine Apr, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25555350
Engineering an in vitro air-blood barrier by 3D bioprinting.
Scientific reports Jan, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25609567
Repeated exposure to carbon nanotube-based aerosols does not affect the functional properties of a 3D human epithelial airway model.
Nanotoxicology , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25697181
A biological perspective toward the interaction of theranostic nanoparticles with the bloodstream - what needs to be considered?
Frontiers in chemistry , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25713796
Biomimetics of fetal alveolar flow phenomena using microfluidics.
Biomicrofluidics Jan, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25759753
Fate of cellulose nanocrystal aerosols deposited on the lung cell surface in vitro.
Biomacromolecules Apr, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25789784
Avoiding drying-artifacts in transmission electron microscopy: Characterizing the size and colloidal state of nanoparticles.
Scientific reports May, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25965905
Nanoparticle colloidal stability in cell culture media and impact on cellular interactions.
Chemical Society reviews Oct, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26056687
Plasmonic nanoparticles and their characterization in physiological fluids.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces Jan, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26095471
Translocation of gold nanoparticles across the lung epithelial tissue barrier: Combining in vitro and in silico methods to substitute in vivo experiments.
Particle and fibre toxicology Jun, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26116549
Investigating the role of shape on the biological impact of gold nanoparticles in vitro.
Nanomedicine (London, England) , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26377045
Assessment of a panel of interleukin-8 reporter lung epithelial cell lines to monitor the pro-inflammatory response following zinc oxide nanoparticle exposure under different cell culture conditions.
Particle and fibre toxicology Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26415698
Directed cell growth in multi-zonal scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering.
Biomaterials Jan, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26447554
Ultrathin Ceramic Membranes as Scaffolds for Functional Cell Coculture Models on a Biomimetic Scale.
BioResearch open access , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26713225
Articular cartilage: from formation to tissue engineering.
Biomaterials science May, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26923076
Engineered nanomaterials: toward effective safety management in research laboratories.
Journal of nanobiotechnology Mar, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26979818
Pulmonary delivery of cationic gold nanoparticles boost antigen-specific CD4 T Cell Proliferation.
Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine 10, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27013126
Expert consensus on an in vitro approach to assess pulmonary fibrogenic potential of aerosolized nanomaterials.
Archives of toxicology Jul, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27121469
Diesel exhaust: current knowledge of adverse effects and underlying cellular mechanisms.
Archives of toxicology Jul, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27165416
Predicting pulmonary fibrosis in humans after exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs).
Archives of toxicology Jul, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27215431
Current in vitro approaches to assess nanoparticle interactions with lung cells.
Nanomedicine (London, England) Sep, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27529369
Hazard identification of exhausts from gasoline-ethanol fuel blends using a multi-cellular human lung model.
Environmental research Nov, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27670152
Identification and Characterization of a Dendritic Cell Precursor in Parenchymal Lung Tissue.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology 03, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 27779901
Combined exposure of diesel exhaust particles and respirable Soufrière Hills volcanic ash causes a (pro-)inflammatory response in an in vitro multicellular epithelial tissue barrier model.
Particle and fibre toxicology 12, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27955700
Interaction of biomedical nanoparticles with the pulmonary immune system.
Journal of nanobiotechnology Jan, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28069025
Organometallic cobalamin anticancer derivatives for targeted prodrug delivery via transcobalamin-mediated uptake.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) Feb, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28121320
A rapid screening method to evaluate the impact of nanoparticles on macrophages.
Nanoscale Feb, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28150827
A novel technique to determine the cell type specific response within an in vitro co-culture model via multi-colour flow cytometry.
Scientific reports 03, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28348366
Assumption-free morphological quantification of single anisotropic nanoparticles and aggregates.
Nanoscale Apr, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28358404
Quantifying nanoparticle cellular uptake: which method is best?
Nanomedicine (London, England) 05, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28447906
Human Asthmatic Bronchial Cells Are More Susceptible to Subchronic Repeated Exposures of Aerosolized Carbon Nanotubes At Occupationally Relevant Doses Than Healthy Cells.
ACS nano 08, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28505409
Biokinetics of Aerosolized Liposomal Ciclosporin A in Human Lung Cells In Vitro Using an Air-Liquid Cell Interface Exposure System.
Journal of aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug delivery Dec, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28683218
Exposure to silver nanoparticles affects viability and function of natural killer cells, mostly via the release of ions.
Cell biology and toxicology 06, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 28721573
Assessing the Stability of Fluorescently Encoded Nanoparticles in Lysosomes by Using Complementary Methods.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 10, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28767191
Characteristics and properties of nano-LiCoO synthesized by pre-organized single source precursors: Li-ion diffusivity, electrochemistry and biological assessment.
Journal of nanobiotechnology Aug, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28830490
Effects of gasoline and ethanol-gasoline exhaust exposure on human bronchial epithelial and natural killer cells in vitro.
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA Dec, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28843492
A Fast and Reliable Method for Screening of Exhaust Emission Toxicity in Lung Cells.
Chimia Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 28982470
Hybrid Lipid/Polymer Nanoparticles for Pulmonary Delivery of siRNA: Development and Fate Upon In Vitro Deposition on the Human Epithelial Airway Barrier.
Journal of aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug delivery 06, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29035132
Biodistribution of single and aggregated gold nanoparticles exposed to the human lung epithelial tissue barrier at the air-liquid interface.
Particle and fibre toxicology Nov, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 29187209
Assessment of lung cell toxicity of various gasoline engine exhausts using a versatile in vitro exposure system.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) Apr, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29291526
Nanoparticle-Cell Interaction: A Cell Mechanics Perspective.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) May, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29315860
Biodistribution, Clearance, and Long-Term Fate of Clinically Relevant Nanomaterials.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) May, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29389049
Respiratory hazard assessment of combined exposure to complete gasoline exhaust and respirable volcanic ash in a multicellular human lung model at the air-liquid interface.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) Jul, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29455917
A realistic in vitro exposure revealed seasonal differences in (pro-)inflammatory effects from ambient air in Fribourg, Switzerland.
Inhalation toxicology 01, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29508652
Probing nano-scale viscoelastic response in air and in liquid with dynamic atomic force microscopy.
Soft matter May, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29740651
Biological response of an in vitro human 3D lung cell model exposed to brake wear debris varies based on brake pad formulation.
Archives of toxicology 07, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29748788
Acute effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on primary bronchial epithelial cells from COPD patients.
Nanotoxicology 09, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29804489
Distribution of polymer-coated gold nanoparticles in a 3D lung model and indication of apoptosis after repeated exposure.
Nanomedicine (London, England) 05, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29874145
A novel sample holder for 4D live cell imaging to study cellular dynamics in complex 3D tissue cultures.
Scientific reports 06, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29959370
Subcellular Imaging of Liquid Silicone Coated-Intestinal Epithelial Cells.
Scientific reports Jul, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30018393
Mimicking the Chemistry of Natural Eumelanin Synthesis: The KE Sequence in Polypeptides and in Proteins Allows for a Specific Control of Nanosized Functional Polydopamine Formation.
Biomacromolecules 09, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30060653
A rational and iterative process for targeted nanoparticle design and validation.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces Nov, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30098536
Carbon nanodots: Opportunities and limitations to study their biodistribution at the human lung epithelial tissue barrier.
Biointerphases 09, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30205690
Publisher Correction: Subcellular Imaging of Liquid Silicone Coated-Intestinal Epithelial Cells.
Scientific reports Sep, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30262809
The crux of positive controls - Pro-inflammatory responses in lung cell models.
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA Feb, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30290203
Revealing the Role of Epithelial Mechanics and Macrophage Clearance during Pulmonary Epithelial Injury Recovery in the Presence of Carbon Nanotubes.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) Dec, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30370701
Polydopamine/Transferrin Hybrid Nanoparticles for Targeted Cell-Killing.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Dec, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30562983
Emergence of Nanoplastic in the Environment and Possible Impact on Human Health.
Environmental science & technology 02, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30629421
A Simple Method to Determine Cytotoxicity of Water-Soluble Organic Compounds and Solid Particles from Biomass Combustion in Lung Cells in Vitro.
Environmental science & technology 04, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30821962
Polymer-Coated Gold Nanospheres Do Not Impair the Innate Immune Function of Human B Lymphocytes in Vitro.
ACS nano 06, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31117377
A hydrofluoric acid-free method to dissolve and quantify silica nanoparticles in aqueous and solid matrices.
Scientific reports 05, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31138841
Precision of Taylor Dispersion.
Analytical chemistry 08, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31246027
On the issue of transparency and reproducibility in nanomedicine.
Nature nanotechnology Jul, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31270452
Reduction of Nanoparticle Load in Cells by Mitosis but Not Exocytosis.
ACS nano 07, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31276366
Publisher Correction: On the issue of transparency and reproducibility in nanomedicine.
Nature nanotechnology Aug, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31289407
Targeting specific membranes with an azide derivative of the pore-forming peptide ceratotoxin A.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes , | Pubmed ID: 31325418
Publisher Correction: On the issue of transparency and reproducibility in nanomedicine.
Nature nanotechnology Sep, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31358944
Assessment of the potential for in-plume sulphur dioxide gas-ash interactions to influence the respiratory toxicity of volcanic ash.
Environmental research 12, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31629947
Mimicking cigarette smoke exposure to assess cutaneous toxicity.
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA Feb, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31669394
Lipid nanoparticles biocompatibility and cellular uptake in a 3D human lung model.
Nanomedicine (London, England) 02, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31789097
Understanding the assembly of amphiphilic additives in bulk and dispersed non-lamellar lipid-based matrices: Phosphorylation, H-bonding and ionisation.
Journal of colloid and interface science Mar, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31791695
Resolution Limit of Taylor Dispersion: An Exact Theoretical Study.
Analytical chemistry 01, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31815450
Quantification of Carbon Nanotube Doses in Adherent Cell Culture Assays Using UV-VIS-NIR Spectroscopy.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Dec, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31835823
Corrigendum to "The crux of positive controls - Pro-inflammatory responses in lung cell models" [Toxicology in Vitro 54 (2019) 189-193].
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA Jun, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31866176
Versatile Macroscale Concentration Gradients of Nanoparticles in Soft Nanocomposites.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Feb, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31971354
Innovative preclinical models for pulmonary drug delivery research.
Expert opinion on drug delivery Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32057260
Use of EpiAlveolar Lung Model to Predict Fibrotic Potential of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes.
ACS nano Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32167743
Bioprinting for Human Respiratory and Gastrointestinal In Vitro Models.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) , 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32207114
From Bioinspired Glue to Medicine: Polydopamine as a Biomedical Material.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32272786
A novel 3D intestine barrier model to study the immune response upon exposure to microplastics.
Archives of toxicology Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32307674
Characterization of the Shape Anisotropy of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles during Thermal Decomposition.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32344889
Cytotoxicity of Mn-based photoCORMs of ethynyl-α-diimine ligands against different cancer cell lines: The key role of CO-depleted metal fragments.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry 08, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32497818
Impact of airborne particulate matter on skin: a systematic review from epidemiology to in vitro studies.
Particle and fibre toxicology 07, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32711561
An In Vitro Lung System to Assess the Proinflammatory Hazard of Carbon Nanotube Aerosols.
International journal of molecular sciences Jul, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32727099
Reducing Aerosol-Related Risk of Transmission in the Era of COVID-19: An Interim Guidance Endorsed by the International Society of Aerosols in Medicine.
Journal of aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug delivery 12, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32783675
Rapid and sensitive quantification of cell-associated multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
Nanoscale Sep, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32789375
When plants and plastic interact.
Nature nanotechnology 09, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32901157
Increased Uptake of Silica Nanoparticles in Inflamed Macrophages but Not upon Co-Exposure to Micron-Sized Particles.
Cells 09, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32942641
Air-Liquid Interface Models for Respiratory Toxicology Research: Consensus Workshop and Recommendations.
Applied in vitro toxicology Jun, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 32953944
An Inflamed Human Alveolar Model for Testing the Efficiency of Anti-inflammatory Drugs .
Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology , 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32974315
Collagen-rich omentum is a premetastatic niche for integrin α2-mediated peritoneal metastasis.
eLife 10, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33026975
Bench approaches to study the detrimental cutaneous impact of tropospheric ozone.
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology 02, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33127990
Patient-derived and artificial ascites have minor effects on MeT-5A mesothelial cells and do not facilitate ovarian cancer cell adhesion.
PloS one , 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33270665
Silica nanoparticles enhance disease resistance in Arabidopsis plants.
Nature nanotechnology 03, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33318639
Particle Stiffness and Surface Topography Determine Macrophage-Mediated Removal of Surface Adsorbed Particles.
Advanced healthcare materials 03, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33434386
Understanding the Development, Standardization, and Validation Process of Alternative In Vitro Test Methods for Regulatory Approval from a Researcher Perspective.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Apr, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33480475
Non-Animal Strategies for Toxicity Assessment of Nanoscale Materials: Role of Adverse Outcome Pathways in the Selection of Endpoints.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Apr, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33559363
Design of Perfused PTFE Vessel-Like Constructs for In Vitro Applications.
Macromolecular bioscience Apr, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33624920
Understanding nanoparticle endocytosis to improve targeting strategies in nanomedicine.
Chemical Society reviews May, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33666625
Inter-laboratory variability of A549 epithelial cells grown under submerged and air-liquid interface conditions.
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA Apr, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33905840
Detection of Sub-Micro- and Nanoplastic Particles on Gold Nanoparticle-Based Substrates through Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Spectroscopy.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Apr, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33925012
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