By Scientia Professor Martina Stenzel

Journal articles

Liu Y; Pawlush ML; Gleba JJ; Lambert EG; Williams CE; Stenzel MH; Copland JA; Kilian KA, 2026, 'Hydrogel microtumor arrays of patient melanoma recapitulate phenotypes and drug sensitivity', Biomaterials Advances, 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2026.215015

Lossa MB; Hofe T; Stenzel MH, 2026, 'Engineering Intramolecular Compactness in Water-Soluble Single-Chain Nanoparticles for Optimized Platinum Delivery', ACS Polymers Au, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.6c00083

De Silva R; Ge W; Bapp C; Mustafa AZ; Chapman R; Fan Y; Sisson SA; Stenzel MH, 2026, 'Identifying Polymers that Bind or Reject Proteins with Machine Learning: Handling Categorical Features within a GPR Model', ACS Polymers Au, 6, pp. 587 - 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.5c00177

Chitsaz F; Niloy RS; Stenzel MH; Farrar P; Prentice L; Prusty BG, 2026, 'Zinc oxide quantum dot–coated mesoporous silica as hybrid fillers for high-performance dental composites: characterization and mechanical optimization', Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42114-026-01723-9

Stenzel MH, 2026, 'The dark matter in water, air and land: from microplastic to invisible nanoplastics', Materials Horizons, 13, pp. 1628 - 1648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5mh01544h

Tian L; Wang Q; De Silva R; Stenzel MH, 2026, 'Tuning pH for the Controlled Formation of Ultrasmall Nanoparticles with Direct Cytosolic Access', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202520994

Tian L; Wang Q; De Silva R; Stenzel MH, 2026, 'Tuning pH for the Controlled Formation of Ultrasmall Nanoparticles with Direct Cytosolic Access', Angewandte Chemie, 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202520994

Silvani G; Stenzel MH; Kilian KA, 2026, 'Precision Nanomedicine: A Necessary Convergence of Nanodrug Development, Organotypic Models and Microphysiological Systems', ACS Nano Medicine, 1, pp. 54 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnanomed.5c00019

Safdar A; Wong S; Wang Q; Wang G; Yao Y; Lord M; Stenzel MH, 2026, 'The Shell Thickness of Polydopamine Nanocapsules Influences Protein Adsorption and Cellular Uptake', Biomacromolecules, 27, pp. 1412 - 1424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.5c02050

Vo HY; Tian L; Wang Q; Szabo E; Lai RY; Dehghani F; Stenzel MH, 2026, 'Fructose-Based Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles for GLUT1–Mediated Delivery: Impact of Polymer Design on Uptake and In Vivo Performance', Advanced Healthcare Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.71345

Chak MH; Wimberger L; Richardson B; Newman NE; Johansson EMV; Violi JP; Sokolova A; Frisch H; Rizzuto FJ; Donald WA; Stenzel MH; Andréasson J; Beves JE, 2025, 'Photoswitchable Merocyanine-Amphiphiles with Programmable Self-Assembly Times', Chemistry A European Journal, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.202502399

Khine YY; Li Y; Ge W; Stenzel MH, 2025, 'A non-spherical nanoparticles system for the delivery of peptides using polymer grafted nanocellulose', Colloid and Polymer Science, 303, pp. 1753 - 1768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00396-024-05265-8

Bapp C; Mustafa AZ; Cao C; Wanless EJ; Stenzel MH; Chapman R, 2025, 'High throughput screening for the design of protein binding polymers', Chemical Science, 16, pp. 13807 - 13815, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5sc04391c

Stenzel M; Muhlberg M, 2025, 'Outstanding Reviewers for Materials Horizons in 2024', MATERIALS HORIZONS, 12, pp. 4930 - 4930, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5mh90073e

Lai RY; Wong CK; Stenzel MH, 2025, 'Coronal Complexation Induces Snowman-Shaped Janus Polymersome Formation', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202507756

Lai RY; Wong CK; Stenzel MH, 2025, 'Coronal Complexation Induces Snowman‐Shaped Janus Polymersome Formation', Angewandte Chemie, 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202507756

Ge W; De Silva R; Fan Y; Sisson SA; Stenzel MH, 2025, 'Machine Learning in Polymer Research', Advanced Materials, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202413695

Talebian S; Crago M; Stenzel M; Wang JY; Naficy S, 2025, 'The interplay between grafting density and protein biofouling of polymer brushes: Curious case of polyzwitterions', Cell Biomaterials, 1, pp. 100005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celbio.2024.100005

, 2025, 'Looking back at the Materials Horizons 10th anniversary', MATERIALS HORIZONS, 12, pp. 13 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4mh90137a

Deng Z; Li C; Zhang Y; Zhu Y; Xu C; Gao B; Zhang M; Stenzel MH; Fan K; Zhang M; Jiang Y, 2025, 'Deciphering the catalytic and pharmacological mechanisms of Coptis chinensis herbzymes to renovate intestinal microenvironment for colitis alleviation', Bmemat, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bmm2.70031

Farazi S; Raveendran R; MacMillan A; Hillyer JT; Chapman R; Stenzel MH, 2025, 'FRET-Based Investigation of the Dynamics of Peptide-Folded Single Chain Nanoparticles Inside Cancer Cells', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.202500167

Ge W; De Silva R; Fan Y; Sisson SA; Stenzel MH, 2025, 'Predictive Modelling of Solvent Effects on Drug Incorporation into Polymeric Nanocarriers: A Machine Learning Approach', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.202500251

Zhang L; Zhou J; Shimoni O; Wen S; Alghalayini A; Liu Y; Rezaeishahmirzadi M; Liao J; Maddahfar M; Hunt R; Black M; Johansen MD; Hansbro PM; Zhang L; Stenzel M; Warkiani M; Valenzuela SM; Jin D, 2025, 'A COVID-19 rapid antigen test employing upconversion nanoparticles', SMART MOLECULES, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smo.20240042

Faradilla RF; Arns JY; Stenzel MH; Arcot J; Arns CH, 2024, '3D structural analysis of the biodegradability of banana pseudostem nanocellulose bioplastics', Scientific Reports, 14, pp. 23210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74226-6

Vo Y; Raveendran R; Cao C; Lai RY; Lossa M; Foster H; Stenzel MH, 2024, 'Solvent Choice during Flow Assembly of Photocross-Linked Single-Chain Nanoparticles and Micelles Affects Cellular Uptake', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16, pp. 59833 - 59848, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c12186

Vo Y; Raveendran R; Cao C; Tian L; Lai RY; Stenzel MH, 2024, 'Tadpole-like cationic single-chain nanoparticles display high cellular uptake', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 12, pp. 12627 - 12640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4tb01970a

Lai RY; Wong CK; Stenzel MH, 2024, 'Streamlined Formation and Manipulation of Charged Polymersomes', Small, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202310202

Wong CK; Lai RY; Stenzel MH, 2024, 'Polymersomes with micellar patches', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 671, pp. 449 - 456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.177

Weissberger D; Stenzel MH; Hunter L, 2024, 'Precious Cargo: The Role of Polymeric Nanoparticles in the Delivery of Covalent Drugs', Molecules, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules29204949

Shao Z; Xu YD; Luo H; Hakobyan K; Zhang M; Xu J; Stenzel MH; Wong EHH, 2024, 'Smart Galactosidase-Responsive Antimicrobial Dendron: Towards More Biocompatible Membrane-Disruptive Agents', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.202400350

Han Z; Li Z; Stenzel MH; Chapman R, 2024, 'Collapsed Star Copolymers Exhibiting Near Perfect Mimicry of the Therapeutic Protein “TRAIL”', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146, pp. 22093 - 22102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c08658

Karimi F; Farbehi N; Ziaee F; Lau K; Monfared M; Kordanovski M; Joukhdar H; Molly TG; Nordon R; Kilian KA; Stenzel MH; Lim KS; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2024, 'Photocrosslinked Silk Fibroin Microgel Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202313354

Stenzel M; Mühlberg M, 2024, 'Outstanding Reviewers for Materials Horizons in 2023', Materials Horizons, 11, pp. 3202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4mh90054e

Li Y; Wang Y; Zhao L; Stenzel MH; Jiang Y, 2024, 'Metal ion interference therapy: metal-based nanomaterial-mediated mechanisms and strategies to boost intracellular “ion overload” for cancer treatment', Materials Horizons, 11, pp. 4275 - 4310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4mh00470a

Cao C; Tian L; Li J; Raveendran R; Stenzel MH, 2024, 'Mix and Shake: A Mild Way to Drug-Loaded Lysozyme Nanoparticles', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16, pp. 27177 - 27186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c05497

Lovegrove JT; Humphreys BA; Wong CK; de Campo L; Wang A; Garvey CJ; Stenzel MH, 2024, 'Correction to Assembly of Multicompartment Glycopolymer Worms in Aqueous Solution (vol 56, pg 3195, 2023)', MACROMOLECULES, 57, pp. 3873 - 3873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00738

Tian L; Cao C; Ho J; Stenzel MH, 2024, 'Maximizing Aqueous Drug Encapsulation: Small Nanoparticles Formation Enabled by Glycopolymers Combining Glucose and Tyrosine', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146, pp. 8120 - 8130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c12502

El Mohamad M; Han Q; Clulow AJ; Cao C; Safdar A; Stenzel M; Drummond CJ; Greaves TL; Zhai J, 2024, 'Regulating the structural polymorphism and protein corona composition of phytantriol-based lipid nanoparticles using choline ionic liquids', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 657, pp. 841 - 852, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.005

Vo Y; Nothling MD; Raveendran R; Cao C; Stenzel MH, 2024, 'Effects of Drug Conjugation on the Biological Activity of Single-Chain Nanoparticles', Biomacromolecules, 25, pp. 675 - 689, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00862

Karimi F; Farbehi N; Ziaee F; Lau K; Monfared M; Kordanovski M; Joukhdar H; Molly TG; Nordon R; Kilian KA; Stenzel MH; Lim KS; Rnjak‐Kovacina J, 2024, 'Photocrosslinked Silk Fibroin Microgel Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications (Adv. Funct. Mater. 29/2024)', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202470158

Farazi S; Stenzel MH; Chapman R, 2023, 'Confinement of folding motifs within central blocks improves single chain polymer nanoparticle folding', Polymer Chemistry, 15, pp. 332 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3py01166f

Wong CK; Lai RY; Stenzel MH, 2023, 'Dynamic metastable polymersomes enable continuous flow manufacturing', Nature Communications, 14, pp. 6237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41883-6

Lovegrove JT; Kent B; Förster S; Garvey CJ; Stenzel MH, 2023, 'The flow of anisotropic nanoparticles in solution and in blood', Exploration, 3, pp. 20220075, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/EXP.20220075

Han Z; Li Z; Raveendran R; Farazi S; Cao C; Chapman R; Stenzel MH, 2023, 'Peptide-Conjugated Micelles Make Effective Mimics of the TRAIL Protein for Driving Apoptosis in Colon Cancer', Biomacromolecules, 24, pp. 5046 - 5057, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00668

Stenzel MH, 2023, 'Looking back over 10 years of Materials Horizons', Materials Horizons, 10, pp. 4658 - 4659, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3mh90052e

Wagner I; Spiegel S; Brückel J; Schwotzer M; Welle A; Stenzel MH; Bräse S; Begum S; Tsotsalas M, 2023, 'Biofunctionalization of Metal–Organic Framework Nanoparticles via Combined Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization and Nitroxide Exchange Reaction', Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mame.202300048

Gallagher C; Lusher D; Koskinen J; Roden B; Wang P; Gosling A; Polyzos A; Stenzel M; Hegarty S; Spurling T; Simpson G, 2023, 'Network patterns of university-industry collaboration: A case study of the chemical sciences in Australia', Scientometrics, 128, pp. 4559 - 4588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04749-8

Zhang L; Cao C; Tay SS; Chen C; Macmillan A; Wen S; Jin D; McCarroll J; Stenzel MH, 2023, 'Exploring the Effect of Drug Loading on the Biological Fate of Polymer-Coated Solid Nanoparticles', Chemistry of Materials, 35, pp. 4471 - 4488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00644

Liu Y; Nemec S; Kopecky C; Stenzel MH; Kilian KA, 2023, 'Hydrogel Microtumor Arrays to Evaluate Nanotherapeutics', Advanced Healthcare Materials, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202201696

Nothling MD; Daniels JE; Vo Y; Johan I; Stenzel MH, 2023, 'Mechanically Activated Solid-State Radical Polymerization and Cross-Linking via Piezocatalysis', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202218955

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