• Bioconjugated beta-cyclodextrin-perfluorohexane nanocone clusters as functional nanoparticles for nanoparticle-mediated histotripsy 

  Toydemir, Cemran; Hall, Sarah; Demirel, Erhan; Elmacı, Dilşah Nur; Göl, Deniz; Vlaisavljevich, Eli; Yüksel Durmaz, Yasemin (American Chemical Society, 2022)

  Nanocone clusters (NCCs) are new-generation agents of nanoparticle-mediated histotripsy (NMH) recently developed to address the limitations of previously designed nanodroplets (NDs). NCCs can be obtained by simply mixing ...

• In-situ measurement of anisotropic Young’s modulus in fused deposition modeling printed cantilevers 

  Tekin, Engincan; Çağmel, Mehmet; Aydın, Can Ozan; Ferhanoğlu, Onur; Toy, Muhammed Fatih (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2023)

  In this study, we investigate the effect of fused deposition modeling printing direction on the effective Young's modulus value of cantilevers. Through finite-element simulations and experiments with seven different ...

• In-situ measurement of anisotropic Young's modulus in fused deposition modeling printed cantilevers 

  Tekin, Engincan; Çağmel, Mehmet; Aydın, Can Ozan; Ferhanoğlu, Onur; Toy, Muhammed Fatih (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2023)

  In this study, we investigate the effect of fused deposition modeling printing direction on the effective Young's modulus value of cantilevers. Through finite-element simulations and experiments with seven different ...

• Selective binding of pVTK peptide-and bisphosphonate-functionalized micelles to prostate cancer cells, osteoblasts, and osteoclasts 

  Aydın, Ömer; Tiruchinapally, Gopinath; Youssef, Ibrahim; Ramaraju, Harsha; Yüksel Durmaz, Yasemin; Kozloff, Kenneth M.; Kohn, David H.; Elsayed, Mohamed E. H. (Andover House, Inc., 2022)

  This report describes the development of functionalized polymeric micelles encapsulating a chemotherapeutic agent. The results indicate the ability to achieve selective uptake into different cell populations in metastatic ...

• Delivery of curcumin within emulsome nanoparticles enhances the anti-cancer activity in androgen-dependent prostate cancer cell 

  Bolat, Zeynep Büşra; İşlek, Zeynep; Şahin, Fikrettin; Üçışık, Mehmet Hikmet (Springer, 2023)

  Background: Curcumin, a dietary polyphenol isolated from turmeric, is a potent phytochemical possessing intrinsic anticancer activities against various cancer types including prostate cancer. However, low water solubility ...

• A 3-DoF robotic platform for the rehabilitation and assessment of reaction time and balance skills of MS patients 

  Ersoy, Tuğçe; Hocaoğlu, Elif (Public Library of Science, 2023)

  The central nervous system (CNS) exploits anticipatory (APAs) and compensatory (CPAs) postural adjustments to maintain the balance. The postural adjustments comprising stability of the center of mass (CoM) and the pressure ...

• Functionalized graphitic carbon nitrides for environmental and sensing applications 

  Fidan, Tuçe; Torabfam, Milad; Saleem, Qandeel; Wang, Chao; Kurt, Hasan; Yüce, Meral; Tang, Junwang; Bayazıt, Mustafa Kemal (Wiley, 2021)

  Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a metal-free semiconductor that has been widely regarded as a promising candidate for sustainable energy production or storage. In recent years, g-C3N4 has become the center of attention ...

• Characterization of FcγRIa (CD64) as a ligand molecule for site-specific IgG1 capture: A side-by-side comparison with protein a 

  Çapkın, Eda; Kurt, Hasan; Gürel, Büşra; Bıçak, Dilan; Akgün Baş, Sibel; Dağlıkoca, Duygu Emine; Yüce, Meral (American Chemical Society, 2022)

  Fc γreceptors (FcγRs) are one of the structures that can initiate effector function for monoclonal antibodies. FcγRIa has the highest affinity toward IgG1-type monoclonal antibodies among all FcγRs. In this study, a ...

• Oxide glass formers extending persistent luminescence in Eu and Dy co-doped strontium aluminates 

  Coşgun Ergene, Arzu; Khabbaz Abkenar, Sirous; Şenol Güngör, Ayça; Günay, Ece; Kurt, Hasan; Topçu, Gökhan; Ow-Yang, Cleva W. (Elsevier B.V., 2023)

  Recent work has shown that the incorporation of electrically charged, non-bridging oxygen (NBO) species into Eu and Dy co-doped Sr4Al14O25 (S4A7ED) crystal structure, in the form of BØ2O−, induces the clustering of divalent ...

• Biomechanical study on three screw-based atlantoaxial fixation techniques: A finite element study 

  Erbulut, Deniz Ufuk; Mumtaz, Muzammil; Zafarparandeh, Iman; Özer, Ali Fahir (Korean Society of Spine Surgery, 2022)

  Study Design: This is a finite element study. Purpose: This study is aimed to compare the biomechanical behaviors of three screw-based atlantoaxial fixation techniques. Overview of Literature: Screw-based constructs that ...

• The efficacy of Staphylococcus aureus dry biomass in the detection of Cd(II) heavy metal ions 

  Pishva, Parsa; Bayazıt, Mustafa Kemal; Kurt, Hasan; Yüce, Meral (Springer Nature, 2022)

  Environmental monitoring of heavy metal ions is vital due to their hazardous nature to living organisms. Among them, Cd(II) is a highly carcinogenic ion that interferes with the enzymatic reactions responsible for repairing ...

• A new strategy for direct solution electrospinning of phosphorylated poly(vinyl chloride)/polyethyleneimine blend in alcohol media 

  Altınkök, Çağatay; Sağdıç, Gökhan; Dağlar, Özgün; Ercan Ayra, Merve; Yüksel Durmaz, Yasemin; Durmaz, Hakan; Açık, Gökhan (Elsevier Ltd, 2023)

  Phosphorylated poly(vinyl chloride) (PPVC)/polyethyleneimine (PEI)-based nanofibers were produced via electrospinning in their blended solutions for the first time. For this purpose, PVC was partially converted into PVC-N3 ...

• Radiation type- and dose-specific transcriptional responses across healthy and diseased mammalian tissues 

  Sagkrioti, Eftychia; Biz, Gökay Mehmet; Takan, Işıl; Asfa, Seyedehsadaf; Nikitaki, Zacharenia; Zanni, Vassiliki; Kars, Rümeysa Hanife; Hellweg, Christine E.; Azzam, Edouard I.; Logotheti, Stella; Pavlopoulou, Athanasia; Georgakilas, Alexandros G. (MDPI, 2022)

  Ionizing radiation (IR) is a genuine genotoxic agent and a major modality in cancer treatment. IR disrupts DNA sequences and exerts mutagenic and/or cytotoxic properties that not only alter critical cellular functions but ...

• rs-fMRI analysis using spatio-temporal sparse convolutional neural networks 

  Yener, Fatma Muberr; Yıldız, Sultan; Hafeez, Muhammad Adeel; Kayasandık, Cihan Bilge; Doğan, Merve Yüsra (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022)

  Neuropsychiatric diseases such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Schizophrenia cause various behavioral and communication dysfunctions in human life. Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) is ...

• Brain tumor classification using MRI images and convolutional neural networks 

  Hafeez, Muhammad Adeel; Kayasandık, Cihan Bilge; Doğan, Merve Yüşra (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022)

  The brain tumor has become one of the most prominent types of cancers affecting a huge population across the globe every year. It has the lowest life expectancy rate and the risk of death is highly associated with the type, ...

• Plasmonic enhancement in PTB7-Th:PC71BM organic photovoltaics 

  Kurt, Hasan (Elsevier B.V., 2022)

  Organic photovoltaics struggles with limited exciton diffusion rate and low light absorption rates. The trade-off between these deficiencies limits the thickness of the active layer around 100–200 nm range. Plasmonic light ...

• Characterization and biological evaluation of crataegus azarolus fruit polysaccharides 

  Bensaci, Narimen; Abdi, Akila; Aziza, Haifa Ben; Aouadi, Saoudi (Elsevier B.V., 2022)

  The polysaccharide obtained from Crataegus azarolus fruit, by water extraction followed by ethanol precipitation and fractionation using copper complex, shows physiological activities: prebiotic and antioxidant. The total ...

• Experimental and computational investigation of clustering behavior of cyclodextrin-perfluorocarbon inclusion complexes as effective histotripsy agents 

  Kaymaz, Betül; Mustafa, Waleed; Hall, Sarah; Vlaisavljevich, Eli; Şensoy, Özge; Yüksel Durmaz, Yasemin (American Chemical Society, 2022)

  Recently developed nanocones (NCs), which are inclusion complexes that are made up of cyclodextrins (CDs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs), have shown promising results in nanoparticle-mediated histotripsy (NMH) applications ...

• Total internal reflection holographic microscopy for cellular imaging 

  Gürcan, Tolga; Toy, Muhammed Fatih (SPIE, 2022)

  The study of interfacial structures is of utmost importance not only for various research fields such as cell biology and display systems but also their sub-disciplines. One of the traditional means of imaging buried ...

• An integrated top-stage incubator and lens free holographic imaging system for culture monitoring applications 

  Özbilgin, Zeynep; Akşit, Sevdenur; Toy, Muhammed Fatih (SPIE, 2022)

  Lens free inline holographic microscopy was shown to be a potent approach for many applications relying on cellular imaging. Applications requiring a large field of view at moderate resolution are the ones that are most ...

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