Ravishankar S, Nedumaran AM, Gautam A, Ng KW, Czarny B, Lim S* (2023) Protein nanoparticle cellular fate and responses in murine macrophages. , NPG Asia Materials 15(1):1–16
Kumar A, Sharma B, Lim S (2023) Protein Cage Relaxivity Measurement for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents. , in Protein Cages: Design, Structure, and Applications, 349-360
Sarker M, Watts S, Salentinig S, Lim S (2023) Protein Cage-Stabilized Emulsions: Formulation and Characterization. , in Protein Cages: Design, Structure, and Applications, 219-239
Gupta NK, Okamoto N, Karuppannan SK, Pasula RR, Ziyu Z, Qi DC, Lim S, Nakamura M*, Nijhuis CA* (2022) The Role of Structural Order in the Mechanism of Charge Transport across Tunnel Junctions with Various Iron‐Storing Proteins. , Small 18(42):2203338
Gupta NK, Karuppannan SK, Pasula RR, Vilan A*, Martin J, Xu W, May EM, Pike AR, Astier HPAG, Salim T, Lim S*, Nijhuis CA* (2022) Temperature-Dependent Coherent Tunneling across Graphene–Ferritin Biomolecular Junctions. , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14 (39):44665-44675
Kumar KS, Martin J, Xu W, Pasula RR, Lim S, Nijhuis CA* (2022) Biomolecular control over local gating in bilayer graphene induced by ferritin. , iScience 25(4):1041282022
Sun R, Lim S* (2021) Protein cages as building blocks for superstructures. , Engineering Biology
Bhaskar S, Thng S, Lim S* (2021) Engineered Protein Nanocages for Targeted and Enhanced Dermal Melanocyte Cellular Uptake. , Advanced NanoBiomed Research 1 (7), 2000115
Kumar A, Nandwana V, Ryoo SR, Ravishankar S, Sharma B, Pervushin K, Dravid VP, Lim S* (2021) Magnetoferritin enhances T2 contrast in magnetic resonance imaging of macrophages. , Materials Science and Engineering: C 128:112282
Kaku TS, Lim S* (2021) Protein nanoparticles in molecular, cellular, and tissue imaging. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews (WIREs): Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, e1714
Sharma B, … Kumar A, … Lim S, Pervushin K* (2021) Lipocalin‐Type Prostaglandin d Synthase Conjugates as Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents for Detecting Amyloid β‐Rich Regions in the Brain of Live. , Advanced NanoBiomed Research 1(11):2100019
Lim S*, Salentinig S* (2021) Protein nanocage-stabilized Pickering emulsions. , Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 56:101485
Kumar KS, Pasula RR,…, Lim S*, Nijhuis CA* (2021) Room-temperature tunnel magnetoresistance across biomolecular tunnel junctions based on ferritin. , Journal of Physics: Materials 4(3):035003
Gupta NK, Pasula RR, Karuppannan SK,…, Lim S*, Nijhuis CA* (2021) Switching of the mechanism of charge transport induced by phase transitions in tunnel junctions with large biomolecular cages. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 9:10768
Ravishankar S, Suzuki S, Sawada T, Lim S*, Serizawa T* (2020) Preparation and Dynamic Behavior of Protein-Polymer Complexes Formed with Polymer-Binding Peptides. , Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Pasula RR, Kuniyil A, Lim S* (2020) Molecular Entrapment in Thermophilic Ferritin for Nanoformulation in Photodynamic Therapy. , Advanced Therapeutics, 1900172
Steinmetz. NF, Lim S, Sainsbury F* (2020) Protein cages and virus-like particles: from fundamental insight to biomimetic therapeutics. , Biomaterials Science 8 (10), 2771-2777
Nasrollahi F, Sana B, Paramelle D, Ahadian S, Khademhosseini A, Lim S* (2020) Incorporation of Graphene Quantum Dots, Iron, and Doxorubicin in/on Ferritin Nanocages for Bimodal Imaging and Drug Delivery. , Advanced Therapeutics, 190018
Sarker M, Lee H, Gonçalves RA, Lam YM, Su H*, Lim S* (2020) Supramolecular Protein Assembly Retains Its Structural Integrity at Liquid–Liquid Interface. , Advanced Materials Interfaces, 1901674
S Mukhopadhyay, SK Karuppannan, …, Pasula RR, Lim S, Nijhuis CA, Vilan A, Cahen D* (2020) Solid-State Protein Junctions: Cross-Laboratory Study Shows Preservation of Mechanism at Varying Electronic Coupling. , iScience 23 (5), 101099
Contreras-Llano LE, Meyer C, Liu Y, Sarker M, Lim S, Longo ML, Tan C* (2020) Holistic engineering of cell-free systems through proteome-reprogramming synthetic circuits. Nature Communications 11(1):1-10
Ravishankar S, Lim S* (2019) Cyclodextrin conjugated ferritin nanocages reduce intracellular cholesterol level in foam cells. , Nano Research, 12(12):2925-2932
Renterghem LV, Guzzetta F, Le Griel P, Selmane M, Messaoud GB, Tan TST, Lim S, Soetaert W, Roelants S, Julián‐López B, Baccile N* (2019) Easy formation of functional liposomes in water using a pH‐responsive microbial glycolipid: Encapsulation of magnetic and upconverting nanoparticles. , ChemNanoMat 5(9):1188-1201
Nasrollahi F, Koh YR, Chen P, Varshosaz J, Khodadadi AA*, Lim S* (2019) Targeting graphene quantum dots to epidermal growth factor receptor for delivery of cisplatin and cellular imaging. , Materials Science and Engineering C, 94:247-257
Lee H*, Lim S (2018) Disassembly and trimer formation of E2 protein cage: the effects of C-terminus, salt, and protonation state. , Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 51(36):365402
Pasula RR, Lim S* (2017) Engineering Nanoparticle Synthesis in Microbial Factories. , Engineering Biology, 1(1):12–17
Yu K, Yau YH, Sinha A, Tan T, Kickhoefer VA, Rome LH, Lee H, Shochat SG, Lim S* (2017) Modulation of the Vault Protein-Protein Interaction for Tuning of Molecular Release. , Scientific Reports, 7(1):14816
Bhaskar S, Lim S* (2017) Engineering Protein Nanocages as Carriers for Biomedical Applications. , NPG Asia Materials, 9(4):e371
Nandwana V, Ryoo SR, Kanthala S, Kumar A, Sharma A, Castro FC, Li Y, Hoffman B, Lim S, Dravid VP* (2017) Engineered Ferritin Nanocages as Natural Contrast Agents in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. , RSC Advances 7(55):34892-34900
Sarker M, Tomczak N*, Lim S* (2017) Protein Nanocage as a pH-Switchable Pickering Emulsifier. , ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9(12):11193–11201
Paramelle D*, Peng T, Free P, Fernig DG, Lim S*, Tomczak N* (2016) Specific Internalisation of Gold Nanoparticles into Engineered Porous Protein Cages via Affinity Binding. , PLoS One 11(9):e0162848
Nasrollahi F, Varshosaz J*, Khodadadi AA*, Lim S, Jahanian-Najafabadi A (2016) Targeted Delivery of Docetaxel by Use of Transferrin/Poly(allylamine hydrochloride)-functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanocarrier. , ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8 (21):13282–13293
Kumar KS, Pasula RR, Lim S, Nijhuis CA* (2016) Long-Range Tunneling Processes across Ferritin-Based Junctions. , Advanced Materials, 28(9):1824-1830. Back cover
Sana B, Johnson E, Lim S* (2015) The Unique Self-assembly/disassembly Property of Archaeoglobus fulgidus Ferritin and Its Implications on Molecular Release from the Protein Cage. , Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, 1805(12):2544-2551
Peng T, Lee H, Lim S* (2015) Design of a Reversible Inversed pH-Responsive Caged-Like Protein. , Biomaterials Science, 3:627-635
Dewi HA, Sun G, Zheng L, Lim S* (2015) Interaction and Charge Transfer between Isolated Thylakoids and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes. , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17:3435-3440
Peng T, Paramelle D, Sana B, Lee CF, Lim S* (2014) Designing Non-Native Iron-Binding Site on a Protein Cage for Biological Synthesis of Nanoparticles. , Small, 10(15):3131-3138
Sana B, Johnson E#, Le Magueres P, Criswell A, Cascio D*, Lim S* (2013) The Role of Non-conserved Residues of Archaeoglobus fulgidus Ferritin on Its Unique Structural and Biophysical Features. , Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288(45):32663-32672
Qiu H, Dong X#, Sana B, Peng T, Paramelle D, Chen P, and Lim S* (2013) Ferritin-templated synthesis and self-assembly of Pt nanoparticles on monolithic porous graphene network for electrocatalysis in fuel cell. , ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5(3):782-787
Peng T, Lee H, Lim S* (2012) Isolating a Trimer Intermediate in the Self-assembly of E2 Protein Cage. , Biomacromolecules 13(3):699–705
Peng T, Lim S* (2011) Trimer-Based Design of pH-Responsive Protein Cage Results in Soluble Disassembled Structures. , Biomacromolecules 12(19):3131-3138
Dalmau M, Lim S, Wang S-W* (2009) pH-Triggered Disassembly in a Caged Protein Complex. , Biomacromolecules 10(12):3199–3206. Highlighted on Biopolymers 93(2): iii (Feb 2010)
Dalmau M, Lim S, Wang S-W* (2009) Design of a pH-Dependent Molecular Switch in a Caged Protein Platform. , Nano Letters 9(1):160-166
Dalmau M, Lim S#, Chen H, Ruiz C, Wang S-W* (2008) Thermostability and Molecular Encapsulation within an Engineered Caged Protein Scaffold. , Biotechnology and Bioengineering 101:654-664. Issue "Spotlight"; cover art for Dec 1, 2008 edition
Li Y, Toyip RO, Peng T, Lim S* (2012) Encapsulation and Release Profile of Protein Cage from a Polymeric Matrix. , Nano LIFE, 2(1):1250001. Invited
Bücheler J, Howard C#, de Bakker CJ, Goodall S, Jones ML, Win T, Peng T, Tan CH, Chopra A, Mahler S, Lim S* (2014) Development of a protein nanoparticle platform for targeting EGFR expressing cancer cells. , Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 80(7):1230-1236. Invited
Walsh EG*, Mills DR, Lim S, Sana B, Brilliant KE, Park WKC (2013) MRI contrast demonstration of antigen-specific targeting with an iron-based ferritin construct. , Journal of Nanoparticle Research 15:1409
Sana B, Poh CL, Lim S* (2012) A Manganese-ferritin Nanocomposite as an Ultrasensitive T2 Contrast Agent. , Chemical Communications 48(6):862-864
Sana B, Johnson E, Sheah K, Poh CL, Lim S* (2010) Iron-Based Ferritin Nanocore as a Contrast Agent. , Biointerphases 5(3):FA48-FA52. Ranked 4th on the journal's Top 20 Most Downloaded Articles in Feb 2011
Sana B, Lim S* (2014) Determining the Relaxivity Values of Protein Cage-templated Nanoparticles using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. , in Protein Cages volume, Orner, B (Ed.), Methods in Molecular Biology. Invited
Meng F, Sana B, Li Y, Liu Y, Lim S*, Chen X* (2014) Bioengineered Tuneable Memristor Based on Protein Nanocage. , Small 10(2):277-283. Highlighted on Nanowerk and Materials Views China
Meng F, Jiang L, Zheng K, Goh CF, Lim S, Hng HH, Boey F, Chen X* (2011) Protein-Based Memristive Nanodevices. , Small 7(21):3016-3020
Dewi HA, Meng F, Sana B, Guo C, Norling B, Chen X, Lim S* (2014) Investigation on Electron Transfer from Isolated Spinach Thylakoids to Indium Tin Oxide. , RSC Advances, 4(90):48815-48820
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Gopal, M., Pham, V.M., Vadanan, V.S., Dang, T.T. and Lim, S., 2025. Curcumin-loaded bacterial cellulose films suppress in vitro melanogenesis in human epidermal melanocytes. Cellulose, 32, pp.1133–1148.
Vadanan, V.S., Pasula, R.R., Joshi, N. and Lim, S., 2024. Bioengineering approach for the design of magnetic bacterial cellulose membranes. Communications Materials, 5, p.242.
Ravishankar, S., Nedumaran, A.M., Gautam, A., Ng, K.W., Czarny, B. and Lim, S., 2023. Protein nanoparticle cellular fate and responses in murine macrophages. NPG Asia Materials, 15(1), pp.1–16.
Singh, J., Steele, T.W.J. and Lim, S., 2023. Bacterial cellulose adhesive patches designed for soft mucosal interfaces. Biomaterials Advances, 144, p.213174.
Gupta, N.K., Okamoto, N., Karuppannan, S.K., Pasula, R.R., Ziyu, Z., Qi, D.C., Lim, S., Nakamura, M. and Nijhuis, C.A., 2022. The role of structural order in the mechanism of charge transport across tunnel junctions with various iron-storing proteins. Small, 18(42), p.2203338.
Gupta, N.K., Karuppannan, S.K., Pasula, R.R., Vilan, A., Martin, J., Xu, W., May, E.M., Pike, A.R., Astier, H.P.A.G., Salim, T., Lim, S. and Nijhuis, C.A., 2022. Temperature-dependent coherent tunneling across graphene–ferritin biomolecular junctions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14(39), pp.44665–44675.
Kumar, K.S., Martin, J., Xu, W., Pasula, R.R., Lim, S. and Nijhuis, C.A., 2022. Biomolecular control over local gating in bilayer graphene induced by ferritin. iScience, 25(4), p.104128.
Vadanan, V.S. and Lim, S., 2022. Development of conductive bacterial cellulose foams using acoustic cavitation. Cellulose, 29, pp.1–14.
Vadanan, V.S., Basu, A. and Lim, S., 2022. Bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology. Polymer Journal, 54(4), pp.481–492.
Sun, R. and Lim, S., 2021. Protein cages as building blocks for superstructures. Engineering Biology.
Kumar, A., Nandwana, V., Ryoo, S.R., Ravishankar, S., Sharma, B., Pervushin, K., Dravid, V.P. and Lim, S., 2021. Magnetoferritin enhances T2 contrast in magnetic resonance imaging of macrophages. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 128, p.112282.
Kaku, T.S. and Lim, S., 2021. Protein nanoparticles in molecular, cellular, and tissue imaging. WIREs: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, p.e1714.
Bhaskar, S., Thng, S. and Lim, S., 2021. Engineered protein nanocages for targeted and enhanced dermal melanocyte cellular uptake. Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 1(7), p.2000115.
Kumar, K.S., Pasula, R.R., Lim, S. and Nijhuis, C.A., 2021. Room-temperature tunnel magnetoresistance across biomolecular tunnel junctions based on ferritin. Journal of Physics: Materials, 4(3), p.035003.
Gupta, N.K., Pasula, R.R., Karuppannan, S.K., Lim, S. and Nijhuis, C.A., 2021. Switching of the mechanism of charge transport induced by phase transitions in tunnel junctions with large biomolecular cages. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 9, p.10768.
Lim, S. and Salentinig, S., 2021. Protein nanocage-stabilized Pickering emulsions. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 56, p.101485.
Nasrollahi, F., Sana, B., Paramelle, D., Ahadian, S., Khademhosseini, A. and Lim, S., 2020. Incorporation of graphene quantum dots, iron, and doxorubicin in/on ferritin nanocages for bimodal imaging and drug delivery. Advanced Therapeutics, 3(4), p.1900183.
Pasula, R.R., Kuniyil, A. and Lim, S., 2020. Molecular entrapment in thermophilic ferritin for nanoformulation in photodynamic therapy. Advanced Therapeutics, 3(4), p.1900172.
Sarker, M., Lee, H., Gonçalves, R.A., Lam, Y.M., Su, H. and Lim, S., 2020. Supramolecular protein assembly retains its structural integrity at liquid–liquid interface. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 7(7), p.1901674.
Mukhopadhyay, S., Karuppannan, S.K., Pasula, R.R., Lim, S., Nijhuis, C.A., Vilan, A. and Cahen, D., 2020. Solid-state protein junctions: cross-laboratory study shows preservation of mechanism at varying electronic coupling. iScience, 23(5), p.101099.
Pham, T.T., Vadanan, V.S. and Lim, S., 2020. Enhanced rheological properties and conductivity of bacterial cellulose hydrogels and aerogels through complexation with metal ions and PEDOT/PSS. Cellulose, 27(14), pp.8075–8086.
Sana, B., Krishnan, S., Shrivastava, A., Agrawal, R., Ghosh, S. and Lim, S., 2019. Targeted delivery of doxorubicin using humic acid-modified ferritin nanocages. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 5(5), pp.2359–2367.
Sarker, M., Sana, B. and Lim, S., 2019. Protein nanocages as templates for hierarchical self-assembly. Biomacromolecules, 20(6), pp.2149–2158.
Kumar, K.S., Karuppannan, S.K., Pasula, R.R., Lim, S. and Nijhuis, C.A., 2019. Ferritin-based biomolecular tunnel junctions operating in the clean transport regime. Advanced Electronic Materials, 5(11), p.1900504.
Bhaskar, S. and Lim, S., 2018. In vitro evaluation of the cellular uptake of engineered protein nanocages. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 106(2), pp.819–827.
Sana, B., Shrivastava, A. and Lim, S., 2018. Development of humic acid-ferritin hybrid nanoparticles for drug delivery applications. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, 3(1), pp.46–54.
Sarker, M. and Lim, S., 2017. Engineered protein nanocages for hierarchical assembly. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 5(32), pp.6433–6442.
Shrivastava, A., Sana, B. and Lim, S., 2017. Humic acid-encapsulated ferritin nanoparticles for targeted therapy. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 105(5), pp.1432–1441.
Karuppannan, S.K., Kumar, K.S., Pasula, R.R., Lim, S. and Nijhuis, C.A., 2017. Charge transport across ferritin biomolecular junctions. Advanced Functional Materials, 27(42), p.1702446.
Sun, R., Sana, B. and Lim, S., 2016. Structural plasticity of protein cages in response to chemical modifications. Biomacromolecules, 17(6), pp.2111–2119.
Krishnan, S., Sana, B. and Lim, S., 2016. Engineered ferritin nanocages as a versatile platform for drug delivery. Journal of Controlled Release, 235, pp.122–131.
Sana, B., Sun, R. and Lim, S., 2015. Tailoring the assembly properties of protein nanocages via genetic engineering. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3(24), pp.4811–4818.
Bhaskar, S. and Lim, S., 2015. Evaluation of cellular interactions of functionalized protein nanocages. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 103(4), pp.1342–1351.
Sun, R. and Lim, S., 2014. Assembling protein cages into complex macrostructural networks. Applied Nanoscience, 4(7), pp.811–819.
Sana, B. and Lim, S., 2014. Humic acid-conjugated ferritin nanoparticles for target-specific molecular imaging. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 102(3), pp.723–731.
Bhaskar, S. and Lim, S., 2014. Engineering protein nanocages as a container system for drug delivery application. Biomaterials, 35(1), pp.444–454.
Lim, S., 2013. Fascinating molecular containers: architectures and functionalizations of protein cages. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 18(1), pp.1–11.
Lim, S., 2012. The emergence of protein cages in bionanotechnology. Journal of Biotechnology & Biomaterial, 2(3), p.e107.
Zhao, Q., Lim, S. and Wang, S.-W., 2011. A design methodology to tune disassembly properties in a caged protein platform. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 108(8), pp.1741–1751.
Lim, S., 2010. Functionalizing the inside of protein cages for medical applications. Biointerphases, 5(3), pp.FA48–FA52.
Dalmau, M., Lim, S. and Wang, S.-W., 2009. pH-triggered disassembly in a caged protein complex. Biomacromolecules, 10(12), pp.3199–3206.
Dalmau, M., Lim, S. and Wang, S.-W., 2009. Design of a pH-dependent molecular switch in a caged protein platform. Nano Letters, 9(1), pp.160–166.
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