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nanotoxicology, nanoparticles, sensors, bioimaging, targeted drug delivery, cancer nanotheranostics, biomedical interfaces
Switzerland, United States

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Employment (5)

Adolphe Merkle Institute: Fribourg, CH

2020-09-01 to present | Senior Scientist
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

University of Fribourg: Fribourg, CH

2019-09-01 to 2020-08-31 | Postdoctoral Scholar (Adolphe Merkle Institute)
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine: Saint Louis, MO, US

2018-08-01 to 2019-07-31 | Postdoctoral Research Associate (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

Washington University in Saint Louis: Saint Louis, MO, US

2013-08 to 2018-07 | Graduate Research Assistant (Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering)
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

Boğaziçi Üniversitesi: Istanbul, TR

2010-06 to 2013-08 | Research Assistant (Institute of Environmental Sciences)
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Education and qualifications (5)

Washington University in Saint Louis: Saint Louis, MO, US

2013-08 to 2018-08 | PhD (Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering)
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine: Saint Louis, MO, US

2013-10 to 2017-10 | PhD Training in Ophthalmology (Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

Washington University in Saint Louis: Saint Louis, MO, US

2013-08 to 2016-12 | MS (Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering)
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

Boğaziçi Üniversitesi: Istanbul, TR

2008-09 to 2011-05 | MS (Environmental Technology)
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

Istanbul Technical University: Istanbul, TR

2004-09 to 2008-08 | BS (Environmental Engineerng)
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Professional activities (1)

Nobel Foundation: Lindau, DE

2023-03-23 | Invited to the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
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Funding (1)

Development of Targeted Nanotheranostic Agents for Lung Cancer

2019-09 to 2020-09 | Award
Swiss Government (Fribourg, Switzerland, CH)
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

Works (20)

The need for awareness and action in managing nanowaste

Nature Nanotechnology
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Fabienne Schwab; Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser; Aline Scherz; Thierry Meyer; Bedia Begüm Karakoçak; Alke Petri-Fink
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A 3D multi-cellular tissue model of the human omentum to study the formation of ovarian cancer metastasis

Biomaterials
2023-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0142-9612
Contributors: Manuela Estermann; Ricardo Coelho; Francis Jacob; Yen-Lin Huang; Ching-Yeu Liang; Ana Bela Faia-Torres; Dedy Septiadi; Barbara Drasler; Bedia Begum Karakocak; Irini Magdelina Dijkhoff et al.
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Inter-laboratory variability of A549 epithelial cells grown under submerged and air-liquid interface conditions

Toxicology in Vitro
2021-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0887-2333
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

Hyaluronic Acid-Based Gold Nanoparticles for the Topical Delivery of Therapeutics to the Retina and the Retinal Pigment Epithelium

Polymers
2021-09-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Amine Laradji; Bedia B. Karakocak; Alexander V. Kolesnikov; Vladimir J. Kefalov; Nathan Ravi
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Redox-Responsive Hyaluronic Acid-Based Nanogels for the Topical Delivery of the Visual Chromophore to Retinal Photoreceptors

ACS Omega
2021-03-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Amine M. Laradji; Alexander V. Kolesnikov; Bedia B. Karakoçak; Vladimir J. Kefalov; Nathan Ravi
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Hyaluronan-Conjugated Carbon Quantum Dots for Bioimaging Use

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2021-01-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Bedia Begüm Karakoçak; Amine Laradji; Tina Primeau; Mikhail Y. Berezin; Shunqiang Li; Nathan Ravi
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Impact of airborne particulate matter on skin: a systematic review from epidemiology to in vitro studies

Particle and Fibre Toxicology
2020-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1743-8977
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

An Inflamed Human Alveolar Model for Testing the Efficiency of Anti-inflammatory Drugs in vitro

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
2020-08-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-4185
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

An In Vitro Lung System to Assess the Proinflammatory Hazard of Carbon Nanotube Aerosols

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2020-07-27 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1422-0067
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Bioinspired Thermosensitive Hydrogel as a Vitreous Substitute: Synthesis, Properties, and Progress of Animal Studies

Materials
2020-03-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1996-1944
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

Bioinspired Fibrillary Hydrogel with Controlled Swelling Behavior: Applicability as an Artificial Vitreous

ACS Applied Bio Materials
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85072776345

Contributors: Santhanam, S.; Shui, Y.-B.; Struckhoff, J.; Karakocak, B.B.; Hamilton, P.D.; Harocopos, G.J.; Ravi, N.
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Engineering Stable Pt Nanoparticles and Oxygen Vacancies on Defective TiO2 via Introducing Strong Electronic Metal-support Interaction for Efficient CO2 Photoreduction

Chemical Engineering Journal
2019-11-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1385-8947
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Investigating the Effects of Stove Emissions on Ocular and Cancer Cells

Scientific Reports
2019-02-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Bedia Begüm Karakoçak; Sameer Patel; Nathan Ravi; Pratim Biswas
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A highly sensitive non-enzymatic glucose sensor based on Cu/Cu<inf>2</inf>O/CuO ternary composite hollow spheres prepared in a furnace aerosol reactor

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85039160214

Contributors: Lin, L.-Y.; Karakocak, B.B.; Kavadiya, S.; Soundappan, T.; Biswas, P.
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Bedia Begum Karakocak via Scopus - Elsevier

Hyaluronate coating enhances the delivery and biocompatibility of gold nanoparticles

Carbohydrate Polymers
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041536223

Contributors: Karakocak, B.B.; Liang, J.; Biswas, P.; Ravi, N.
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Bedia Begum Karakocak via Scopus - Elsevier

ZnO<inf>1−x</inf>/carbon dots composite hollow spheres: Facile aerosol synthesis and superior CO<inf>2</inf> photoreduction under UV, visible and near-infrared irradiation

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85042387879

Contributors: Lin, L.-Y.; Kavadiya, S.; Karakocak, B.B.; Nie, Y.; Raliya, R.; Wang, S.T.; Berezin, M.Y.; Biswas, P.
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Optimizing the Synthesis of Red-Emissive Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots for Use in Bioimaging

ACS Applied Nano Materials
2018-06-29 | Journal article
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Bedia Begum Karakocak

Biocompatibility of gold nanoparticles in retinal pigment epithelial cell line

Toxicology in Vitro
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84987622074

Contributors: Karakoçak, B.B.; Raliya, R.; Davis, J.T.; Chavalmane, S.; Wang, W.-N.; Ravi, N.; Biswas, P.
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Synthesis and Characterization of Injectable Sulfonate-Containing Hydrogels

Biomacromolecules
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85006132456

Contributors: Liang, J.; Karakoçak, B.B.; Struckhoff, J.J.; Ravi, N.
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Bedia Begum Karakocak via Scopus - Elsevier

An integrated approach to water management in Kayseri: Rainwater collection and use in an amusement park

Water Science and Technology
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84875260607

Contributors: Karakoçak, B.B.; Yenigün, O.; Toraman, R.T.
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Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for ACS applied materials & interfaces. (1)
Review activity for Particle and fibre toxicology (1)