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DR Christina Cortez-Jugo

Positions

Academic, Chemical Engineering

Publications

Selected publications

2019
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Engineering Biocoatings To Prolong Drug Release from Supraparticles. Biomacromolecules. 20. 2019
  - First report of a KELnull phenotype in Peru and a lesson of invisible genetic disparity.. Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 58. 2019
  - Selective Metal-Phenolic Assembly from Complex Multicomponent Mixtures. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 11. 2019
2018
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Acoustically-mediated intracellular delivery. Nanoscale. 10. 2018
  - Gel-Mediated Electrospray Assembly of Silica Supraparticles for Sustained Drug Delivery. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 10. 2018
  - Glycogen-nucleic acid constructs for gene silencing in multicellular tumor spheroids. Biomaterials. 176. 2018
  - Particle Targeting in Complex Biological Media. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 7. 2018
2017
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Nanoescapology: progress toward understanding the endosomal escape of polymeric nanoparticles 2017
  - Patterned Poly(dopamine) Films for Enhanced Cell Adhesion. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 28. 2017
  - Probing Endosomal Escape Using pHlexi Nanoparticles. Macromolecular Bioscience. 17. 2017
2016
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Achieving HIV-1 Control through RNA-Directed Gene Regulation. Genes. 7. 2016
  - Shape-Dependent Activation of Cytokine Secretion by Polymer Capsules in Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages. Biomacromolecules. 17. 2016
2015
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Enhanced enzymatic degradation resistance of plasmid DNA in ionic liquids. RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences. 5. 2015
  - Inhibited fragmentation of mAbs in buffered ionic liquids. Chemical Communications. 51. 2015
  - Pulmonary monoclonal antibody delivery via a portable microfluidic nebulization platform. Biomicrofluidics. 9. 2015
2014
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Biological stability and activity of siRNA in ionic liquids. Chemical Communications. 50. 2014
2011
- Journal Articles
  - Combinatorial synthesis of chemically diverse core-shell nanoparticles for intracellular delivery. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108. 2011
2010
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Active multilayered capsules for in vivo bone formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107. 2010
  - Multilayer Buildup and Biofouling Characteristics of PSS-b-PEG Containing Films. Langmuir. 26. 2010
- Conference Proceedings
  - Lipid-based nanotherapeutics for siRNA delivery. Journal of Internal Medicine. 2010
2009
- Journal Articles
  - Ecotoxicity tests in the environmental analysis of wastewater treatment plants: case study in Portugal.. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 163. 2009
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Degradable, Surfactant-Free, Monodisperse Polymer-Encapsulated Emulsions as Anticancer Drug Carriers. Advanced Materials. 21. 2009
2008
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Binding, Internalization, and Antigen Presentation of Vaccine-Loaded Nanoengineered Capsules in Blood. Advanced Materials. 20. 2008
2007
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Influence of size, surface, cell line, and kinetic properties on the specific binding of A33 antigen-targeted multilayered particles and capsules to colorectal cancer cells. ACS Nano. 1. 2007
2006
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Layer-by-layer engineered capsules and their applications. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 11. 2006
  - Targeting and uptake of multilayered particles to colorectal cancer cells. Advanced Materials. 18. 2006
2004
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Biofunctionalization of fluorescent rare-earth-doped lanthanum phosphate colloidal nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 43. 2004

Research

Investigator on

Grant
- Developing therapies for Friedreich's Ataxia using nanoparticles (Research Seed-Money Award) awarded by UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG 2019 - 2020
- Delivery of therapeutic particles via inhalation (Melbourne Research Fellowships (Career Interuptions) Scheme) awarded by UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 2018 - 2019
- Delivery of therapeutic particles via inhalation (Melbourne Research Fellowships (Career Interuptions) Scheme) awarded by UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 2018 - 2019

Awards

Education and training

PhD, University of Melbourne 2007
BA, University of Melbourne 2003
BA, University of Melbourne 2003

Contact Details
- christina.cortez@unimelb.edu.au
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