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    The effects of histamine receptor antagonists and RhoA inhibitor on histamine-induced blood-brain barrier disruption
    (Wiley, 2022) Polat, Fidan Şeker; Yılmaz, Canan Uğur; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; Department of Chemistry; Akcan, Uğur; Temizyürek, Arzu; Özen, Deniz; Demirci, Gözde; Akbulak, İrem; Üzbe, Ayşe Selin; Üzbe, Pakize Pelin; Acar, Havva Funda Yağcı; Kaya, Mehmet; Ahıshalı, Bülent; PhD Student; Other; Other; Master Student; Master Student; Other; Other; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Health Sciences; School of Medicine; N/A; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; N/A; N/A; N/A; College of Sciences; School of Medicine; School of Medicine; Koç University Hospital; N/A; 357912; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; 178902; 10486; 9509
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    Nanoparticle based induction heating at low magnitudes of magnetic field strengths for breast cancer therapy
    (Elsevier, 2019) Zuvin, Merve; Koçak, Muhammed; Akkoç, Yunus; Kutlu, Özlem; Gözüaçık, Devrim; Koşar, Ali; N/A; Department of Chemistry; Ünal, Özlem; Acar, Havva Funda Yağcı; PhD Student; Faculty Member; Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; College of Sciences; N/A; 178902
    Magnetic hyperthermia has received much attention during the last decade due to its implementation in cancer treatment. Recently, functionalized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) emerged as a strong alternative adjuvant treatment approach, which complements conventional methods such as chemotherapy. In this study, we demonstrate the anticancer effect of Poly(acrylic acid)-coated, anti-HER2-tagged SPIONs on breast cancer cells using a low magnetic field strength of 0.8 kAm(-1), which is significantly lower compared to the literature, with a frequency of 400 kHz. Specificity was achieved via anti-HER2 antibody attachment to nanoparticles. HER2-positive SKBR3 and MDA-MB-453 cell lines internalized the nanoparticles successfully. These nanoparticles, which were not toxic to these cell lines, led to a prominent decrease in cell proliferation and survival in MDA-MB-453 cells when subjected to hyperthermia. Therefore, the hyperthermia-targeted SPION approach could be developed as a potential cancer treatment approach against breast cancer and possible other cancer types.
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    Investigation of the factors affecting the photothermal therapy potential of small iron oxide nanoparticles over the 730-840 nm spectral region
    (Royal Soc Chemistry, 2018) N/A; N/A; N/A; Department of Physics; Department of Chemistry; Bilici, Kübra; Muti, Abdullah; Duman, Fatma Demir; Sennaroğlu, Alphan; Acar, Havva Funda Yağcı; PhD Student; PhD Student; PhD Student; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Department of Physics; Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; College of Sciences; College of Sciences; N/A; N/A; N/A; 23851; 178902
    The use of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) as a sensitizer in photothermal therapy (PTT) is relatively new and the origin of such a phenomenon is not known. Usually, large crystals and aggregated particles are preferred in the literature, suggesting that these increase the absorbance of particles at the irradiation wavelength, and hence, provide a larger temperature increase. This study has two major goals: identification of the key factors that affect the photo-induced temperature increase in well-controlled experiments and the influence of laser irradiation on nanoparticle properties. Small, biocompatible poly(acrylic acid) coated SPIONs (PAA/SPIONs) were used since they are more practical for future medical use than large aggregates. We studied the impact of three major laser-dependent variables, namely the wavelength (between 728 and 838 nm), intensity (1.85-9.76 W cm(-2)) and power (105-800 mW) as well as attenuation at the irradiation wavelength, on photothermal heating achieved with PAA/SPIONs. Within the studied range of these variables, only the laser power plays a critical role on the magnitude of photothermal heating in solutions. There is no strong correlation between the attenuation at the excitation wavelength and the temperature increase. In addition, extensive characterization of SPIONs before and after irradiation revealed no significant difference, which supports the re-usability of SPIONs. Lastly, the PTT potential of these small PAA/SPIONs was demonstrated in vitro on HeLa cells. At these low laser powers no temperature increase in SPION-free water or cell death in SPION-free cells was detected. Hence, this study provides a new insight into the photothermal effect of SPIONs, provides a clear and repeatable experimental procedure and demonstrates great potential for small SPIONs to be exploited in PTT.
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    A novel magnetomechanical pump to actuate ferrofluids in minichannels
    (Begell House, Inc, 2011) Bilgin, Alp; Kurtoglu, Evrim; Erk, Hadi Cagdas; Sesen, Muhsincan; Kosar, Ali; Department of Chemistry; Acar, Havva Funda Yağcı; Faculty Member; Department of Chemistry; College of Sciences; 178902
    An improvement in the current methods of ferrofluid actuation was presented in this paper. A novel magnetomechanical microfluidic pump design was implemented with a ferrofluid as the active working fluid. Obtained flow rates were comparable to previous results in this research line. It was also seen that the basic pump architecture, which the subject pump is based on, enables much more room for further development.
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    An experimental study on heat transfer performance of iron oxide based ferrofluids
    (ASME, 2012) Kaya, Alihan; Kurtoglu, Evrim; Kosar, Ali; Department of Chemistry; Acar, Havva Funda Yağcı; Faculty Member; Department of Chemistry; College of Sciences; 178902
    Nanofluids are colloidal compounds, where the solid phase material is composed of nano sized particles, and the liquid phase can potentially be any fluid but aqueous media are common. As a common nanofluid type, ferrofluids are formed by holding solid nanoparticles in suspension by weak intermolecular forces and may be produced from materials with different magnetic properties. Magnetite is one of the materials used for its natural ferromagnetic properties. Heat transfer performance of ferrofluids is one of the crucial properties among many others that should be analyzed and considered for their wide range of applications. For this purpose, experiments were conducted in order to characterize heat transfer properties of ironoxide based ferrofluids flowing through a microchannel. Promising results were obtained from this study, which are suggesting the use of ferrofluids for heat transfer applications can be advantageous.
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    Free-standing N-doped reduced graphene oxide papers decorated with iron oxide nanoparticles: stable supercapacitor electrodes
    (Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh, 2019) N/A; Department of Chemistry; N/A; Department of Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; Beyazay, Tuğçe; Öztuna, Feriha Eylül Saraç; Ünal, Özlem; Acar, Havva Funda Yağcı; Ünal, Uğur; Researcher; Researcher; PhD Student; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Department of Chemistry; College of Sciences; College of Sciences; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; College of Sciences; College of Sciences; N/A; N/A; N/A; 178902; 42079
    In this study, graphene oxide paper is obtained via vacuum-assisted filtration of graphene oxide solution to prepare self-standing electrodes for supercapacitors. Simultaneous reduction and N-doping of graphene oxide paper are performed by chemical reduction followed by thermal annealing. Influence of different reduction techniques on the electrochemical properties of the self-standing papers is investigated. N-doped reduced graphene oxide papers are decorated with iron oxide nanoparticles to increase the energy density of the material. Increasing the amount of iron oxide nanoparticles in the composite paper results in enhanced capacitance. In the galvanostatic charge-discharge measurements, iron oxide/N-doped reduced graphene oxide electrode exhibits specific capacitance of 203 F g(-1) at 0.5 mA cm(-2). This value is remarkable since the electrode has a high mass loading of 2 mg cm(-2), which shows that the electrode can be used for practical purposes. Moreover, these electrodes operate in a wide potential window (1.6 V) and exhibit 79 % capacitance retention at 10000 cycles.
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    Platelets to rings: influence of sodium dodecyl sulfate on zn-al layered double hydroxide morphology
    (Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2012) N/A; Department of Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; Akkaya, Ceren Yılmaz; Ünal, Uğur; Acar, Havva Funda Yağcı; PhD Student; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; College of Sciences; College of Sciences; N/A; 42079; 178902; 179997
    In the current study, influence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) on the crystallization of Zn-Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) was investigated. Depending on the SDS concentration coral-like and for the first time ring-like morphologies were obtained in a urea-hydrolysis method. It was revealed that the surfactant level in the starting solution plays an important role in the morphology. Concentration of surfactant equal to or above the anion exchange capacity of the LDH is influential in creating different morphologies. Another important parameter was the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of the surfactant. Surfactant concentrations well above CMC value resulted in ring-like structures. The crystallization mechanism was discussed.
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    Layer-by-layer grown electrodes composed of cationic Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles and graphene oxide nanosheets for electrochemical energy storage devices
    (Amer Chemical Soc, 2019) Erdem, Emre; Department of Chemistry; N/A; Department of Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; Öztuna, Feriha Eylül Saraç; Ünal, Özlem; Acar, Havva Funda Yağcı; Ünal, Uğur; Researcher; PhD Student; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Department of Chemistry; Koç University Surface Science and Technology Center (KUYTAM) / Koç Üniversitesi Yüzey Teknolojileri Araştırmaları Merkezi (KUYTAM); College of Sciences; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; College of Sciences; College of Sciences; N/A; N/A; 178902; 42079
    Ultrathin electrodes composed of layer-by-layer assembled (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles and graphene oxide nanosheets were prepared by a simple and low-cost dip coating method without using any binders or conductive additives. The thickness of the Fe3O4/GO films was simply altered with the number of dip coating cycles. Multilayered films were chemically reduced with hydrazine vapor in order to increase the electrical conductivity. Characterization of multilayer films was performed with scanning transmission electron microscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, quartz crystal microbalance, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. We have performed cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for the evaluation of Fe3O4/GO multilayers as possible electrochemical capacitor electrodes. Reduced Fe3O4/GO films exhibit high specific capacitances (varying between 200 and 350 F g(-1) at 5 mV s(-1)), Outperforming the layer-by-layer assembled iron oxides/carbon derivatives (carbon nanotube, graphene).
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    A universal method for the preparation of magnetic and luminescent hybrid nanoparticles
    (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2010) Topal, Uğur; N/A; N/A; Department of Chemistry; Kaş, Recep; Sevinç, Esra; Acar, Havva Funda Yağcı; Master Student; Master Student; Faculty Member; Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; College of Sciences; N/A; N/A; 178902
    Hybrid nanoparticles (MDOTs) composed of luminescent quantum dots (QDs) and superparamagnetic iron oxides (SPIOs) were prepared by the ligand-exchange mechanism in a simple and versatile extraction method. In this method, aqueous QDs (CdS or CdTe) coated with carboxylated ligands exchange the fatty acid (lauric acid) coating of SPIOs in a water chloroform extraction process. QDs form a coating around SPIOs and transfer them into the aqueous phase in high efficiency. The method worked successfully with both small and polymeric coating molecules selected as cysteine, 2-mercaptopropionic acid, and a poly(acrylic acid)/mercaptoacetic acid mixture. The original properties of the nanoparticles were well-preserved in the hybrid structures: All MDOTS showed ferrofluidic behavior and had a luminescence in the original color of the QD. Magnetic properties and the luminesence intensity of MDOTs can be easily tuned with the SPIO/QD ratio. All particles are small and show very good stability (optical and colloidal) over months. For stable MDOTs with good luminescence properties, highly luminescent aqueous QDs (CdS or CdTe) with the mentioned coatings were prepared. The first examples of CdTe coated with 2MPA emitting from green to red and CdTe-PAA/MAA were provided as well.
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    Magnetic nanoparticle based nanofluid actuation with dynamic magnetic fields
    (ASME, 2011) Bilgin, Alp; Kurtoglu, Evrim; Erk, Hadi Cagdas; Sesen, Muhsincan; Kosar, Ali; Department of Chemistry; Acar, Havva Funda Yağcı; Faculty Member; Department of Chemistry; College of Sciences; 178902
    Magnetic nanoparticle suspensions and their manipulation are becoming an alternative research line and have very important applications in the field of microfluidics such as microscale flow control in microfluidic circuits, actuation of fluids in microscale, and drug delivery mechanisms. In microscale, it is possible and beneficial to use magnetic fields as actuators of such nanofluids, where these fluids could move along a gradient of magnetic field so that a micropump without any moving parts could be generated with this technique. Thus, magnetically actuated nanofluids could have the potential to be used as an alternative micro pumping system. Actuation of ferrofluid plugs with a changing magnetic field has been extensively studied in the literature. However; the flow properties of ferrofluids are sparsely investigated when the ferrofluid itself is forced to continuously flow inside a channel. As an extension of previous studies, this study aims to investigate flows of magnetic nanoparticle based nanofluids by a generated magnetic field and to compare the efficiency of the resulting system. Lauric Acid coated Super Paramagnetic Iron Oxide (SPIO-LA) was used as the ferrofluid sample in the experiments to realise actuation. Significant flow rates up to 61.8μL/s at nominal maximum magnetic field strengths of 300mT were achieved in the experiments. Results suggest that nanofluids with magnetic nanoparticles merit more research efforts in micro pumping. Thus, magnetic actuation could be a significant alternative for more common techniques such as electromechanical, electrokinetic, and piezoelectric actuation. Copyright © 2011 by ASME.