Pascale Leroueil

Pascale graduated from Whitman College in 2003 and obtained her PhD in 2008. Her research focused on the interactions of polymeric nanoparticles with biological membranes. She is a staff scientist with the Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences.

Wide Varieties of Cationic Nanoparticles Induce Defects in Supported Lipid Bilayers. P. R. Leroueil, S. A. Berry, K. Duthie, G. Han, V. M. Rotello, D. Q. McNerny, J. R. Baker, Jr.; B. G. Orr, M. M. Banaszak Holl. Nano Letters 2008, 8, 420-424.

Nanoparticle Interaction with Biological Membranes: Does Nanotechnology Present a Janus Face? P. R. Leroueil, S. Hong, A. Mecke, J. R. Baker, Jr., Bradford G. Orr, Mark M. Banaszak Holl Acc. Chem. Res. 2007, 40, 335-342.

The Binding Avidity of a Nanoparticle-Base Multivalent Targeted Drug Delivery Platform.  S. Hong, P. R. Leroueil, I. Majoros, B. G. Orr, J. R. Baker, Jr., M. M. Banaszak Holl, Chemistry and Biology 2007, 14, 107-115.

Physical Interactions of Nanoparticles with Biological Membranes:The   Observation of Nanoscale Hole Formation.  S. Hong, J. A. Hessler, M. M. Banaszak Holl, P. Leroueil, A. Mecke, B .G. Orr.  Chemical Health and Safety 2006, 13, 16-20.

Interaction of Polycationic Polymers with Supported Lipid Bilayers and Cells: Nanoscale Hole Formation and Enhanced Membrane Permeability.  S. Hong, P. R. Leroueil, E. K. Janus, J. L. Peters, M.-M. Kober, M .T. Islam, B. G. Orr, J. R. Baker, Jr., and M. M. Banaszak Holl.  Bioconjugate Chemistry 2006, 17, 728-734. (An ACS Most-Cited Article for 2006).