Amine Laradji

Amine Laradji

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences

Office: SI 318
Phone: 310 243-3376
Email: alaradji@messianicfamilyfellowship.com

Education

Postdoctoral research: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO; Polymer-based hydrogels

PhD, University of Georgia, Chemistry
Dissertation: Polymer Brushes: Promising Platforms for Cell Fouling Resistance, Cell Sorting, And Targeted Drug Delivery

MS, Tennessee State University, Chemistry
Thesis: Synthesis of Novel Acridone Derivatives as Potential Biologically Active Compounds

Research and Teaching Interests

Polymer chemistry, Organic chemistry

Publications

Kim, Y, Laradji, A, Sharma, S, Zhang, W, Yadavallia, N.S, Xie, J, Popikb, V, Minko, S. Refining of Particulates at Stimuli-Responsive Interfaces: Label-Free Sorting and Isolation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 61 (7).

Laradji, A, Karakocak, B. B, Kolesnikov, A. V, Kefalov, V. J, Ravi, N. Hyaluronic acid- based Gold Nanoparticles for the Topical Delivery of Therapeutics to the Retina and RPE. Polymers. 2021, 13, 3324.

Laradji, A, Kolesnikov, A. V, Karakocak, B. B, Kefalov, V. J, Ravi, N. Redox- Responsive Hyaluronic acid-based Nanogels for the Topical Delivery of Visual Chromophore to Retinal Photoreceptors. ACS Omega. 2021, 6, 6172.

Karakocak, B. B, Laradji, A, Primeau, T, Berezin, M, Y, Li. S, Ravi, N. Hyaluronan Conjugated Carbon Quantum Dots for Use in Biomaging. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2021, 13, 277.

Raha, S, Borodinov, N, Laradji, A, Sharma, S, Luzinov, I, and Minko, S. Adhesion and Stability of Nanocellulose Coatings on Flat Polymer Films and Textiles. Molecules. 2020, 25, 3238.

Laradji, A, Shui, YB, Evans, L, Karakocak, BB, Hamilton, P, and Ravi, N. Bioinspired Thermosensitive Hydrogel as a Vitreous Substitute: Synthesis, Properties, and Progress of Animal Studies. Materials. 2020, 13, 1337.

Wang, X, Yadavalli, N, Laradji, A, Minko, S. Grafting through method for implanting of lysozyme enzyme in molecular brush for improved biocatalytic activity and thermal stability. Macromolecules. 2018, 51, 5039.

Zakharchenko, A, Guz, N, Laradji, AM, Katz, E, Minko, S. Magnetic Field Remotely Controlled Highly-Selective Biocatalysis. Nature Catalysis. 2018, 1, 73.

Yadavalli, N. S, Borodinov, N, Choudhury, C.K, Ruiz, TQ, Laradji, AM, Tu, S, Lednev, IK, Kuksenok, O, Luzinov, I, Minko, S. Thermal Stabilization of Enzymes with Molecular Brushes. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 8675.

Lara, L. I, Sledge, A, Laradji, A, Okoro, CO, Osheroff, N. Novel Trifluoromethylated 9-amino-3,4-dihydroacridin- 1(2H)-ones Act as Covalent Poisons of Human Topoisomerase II-α. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2017, 27, 586.

Laradji, AM, McNitt, C, Yadavalli, N, Popik, V, Minko, S. Robust, Solvent-Free, Catalyst-Free Click Chemistry for the Generation of Highly Stable Densely Grafted Poly(ethylene glycol) Polymer Brushes by the Grafting To Method and Their Properties. Macromolecules. 2016, 49, 7625.