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Research
Latest papers
Unravelling the influence of human serum environment on drug release from nanoformulations with polyethylene glycol shell.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) · 2026 · senior author
Aggregation-induced emission active seminaphthofluoresceins: a new class of xanthene luminogens for bioimaging.
Nanoscale · 2026
Unraveling Lyophilization and Redispersion Effects on Miktoarm Polymer-Based Nanoformulations.
International journal of molecular sciences · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $104,000
Macromolecular platform for functional nanomaterials
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $149,712
Electron microscopy camera to study essential cellular processes and nanomaterials development.
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $125,000
DIY airway renovations for healthy lungs
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
63 publications.
Unravelling the influence of human serum environment on drug release from nanoformulations with polyethylene glycol shell.
Saini A, McKay L, Long FR, Mahmoudi M, Vali H, Kakkar A
Aggregation-induced emission active seminaphthofluoresceins: a new class of xanthene luminogens for bioimaging.
McKay L, Zhang I, Suh I, Bohle DS, Kakkar A, Maysinger D
Unraveling Lyophilization and Redispersion Effects on Miktoarm Polymer-Based Nanoformulations.
Yousefi Adlsadabad S, Théberge-Julien G, Gutierrez FFP, Medina RB, Mercado XM, Rhéaume É, Tardif JC, Kakkar A
Soft nanoparticles incorporating a benzo[c]xanthene fluorophore: facile synthesis and ratiometric pH sensing.
McKay L, Joma N, Maysinger D, Kakkar A
Miktoarm polymers: past, present and future.
Kakkar A
Fibroin-Hybrid Systems: Current Advances in Biomedical Applications.
Maia MV, Egito ESTD, Sapin-Minet A, Viana DB, Kakkar A, Soares DCF
Enzymes in Addressing Hypoxia for Biomaterials Engineering.
Ghaffari-Bohlouli P, Jafari H, Nie L, Kakkar A, Shavandi A
Soft nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents and carriers of microbiocides for enhanced inhibition activity.
Yong HW, Ojagh SMA, Théberge-Julien G, Castellanos LSR, Tebbji F, van de Ven TGM, Sellam A, Rhéaume É, Tardif JC, Kakkar A
Gas Therapy: Generating, Delivery, and Biomedical Applications.
Ghaffari-Bohlouli P, Jafari H, Okoro OV, Alimoradi H, Nie L, Jiang G, Kakkar A, Shavandi A
Recent advances in drug delivery applications of aqueous two-phase systems.
Baghbanbashi M, Shiran HS, Kakkar A, Pazuki G, Ristroph K
Macromolecular platform for functional nanomaterials
Principal investigators: Kakkar, Ashok
Keywords: macromolecules; polymers; miktoarm polymers; architectural polymers; polymer self-assembly; soft nanoparticles; nanoformulations; drug delivery; bio-nano interactions; metal nanoparticles
Electron microscopy camera to study essential cellular processes and nanomaterials development.
Principal investigators: Ortega, Joaquin
DIY airway renovations for healthy lungs
Principal investigators: Hanrahan, John
Keywords: airway cell biology; functionalized nanostructures; therapeutic development; epithelial physiology; chronic lung diseases; cystic fibrosis; mucus biophysics; nano-material toxicology
Design and synthesis of multifunctional nanostructures for applications in medicine
Principal investigators: Kakkar, Ashok
Designing well-defined macromolecule based nanostructures for multi-tasking
Principal investigators: Kakkar, Ashok
Dendrimeric macromolecules for water treatment applications
Principal investigators: vandeVen, Theodorus
Bicomponent dendritic macromolecules: design and assembly of multifunctional nanomaterials
Principal investigators: Kakkar, Ashok
Dendrimers and miktoarm polymers: design, synthesis and applications
Principal investigators: Kakkar, Ashok
Novel dendrimers for papermaking applications
Principal investigators: VandeVen, Theodorus
Multifunctional macromolecular frameworks: design optimizations for diversified applications
Principal investigators: Kakkar, Ashok
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Dusica Maysinger and Ashok Kakkar: 24 shared papers
- Frédéric Lesage and Jean-Claude Tardif: 4 shared papers
- Jean-Claude Tardif and Ashok Kakkar: 3 shared papers
- Frédéric Lesage and Ashok Kakkar: 2 shared papers
- Jack Antel and Dusica Maysinger: 2 shared papers
- Jack Antel and Ashok Kakkar: 1 shared paper
- Dusica Maysinger and Chao-Jun Li: 1 shared paper
- Nathalie Tufenkji and Ashok Kakkar: 1 shared paper
- Chao-Jun Li and Ashok Kakkar: 1 shared paper
- Yixiang Wang and Ashok Kakkar: 1 shared paper
- Chemistry
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Medicine
- Pharmacologie - Physiologie
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering - McGill University
- Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry
Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Dusica Maysinger
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
24 shared papers, latest 2026
Jean-Claude Tardif
Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Frédéric Lesage
Pharmacologie - Physiologie
2 shared papers, latest 2016
Frédéric Lesage
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2016
Yixiang Wang
Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Nathalie Tufenkji
Chemical Engineering - McGill University
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Chao-Jun Li
Chemistry
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Jack Antel
Biomedical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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