Kai Ewert

Kai Ewert

University of California, Santa Barbara

H-index: 36

North America-United States

About Kai Ewert

Kai Ewert, With an exceptional h-index of 36 and a recent h-index of 24 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara, specializes in the field of Lipid Nanoparticles, PEGylation, Nucleic acid Delivery, Hydrophobic Drug Delivery, Lipid synthesis.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Fusion between bare liposomes and exosomes is enhanced through induced depletion attraction or in acidic conditions

The Influence of Multivalent Charge and PEGylation on Shape Transitions in Fluid Lipid Assemblies: From Vesicles to Discs, Rods, and Spheres

Cryo-TEM Reveals the Influence of Multivalent Charge and PEGylation on Shape Transitions in Fluid Lipid Assemblies: From Vesicles to Discs, Rods, and Spheres

Lipids with negative spontaneous curvature decrease the solubility of the cancer drug paclitaxel in liposomes

Synchrotron X-ray study of intrinsically disordered and polyampholytic Tau 4RS and 4RL under controlled ionic strength

Paclitaxel-Loaded Cationic Fluid Lipid Nanodiscs and Liposomes with Brush-Conformation PEG Chains Penetrate Breast Tumors and Trigger Caspase-3 Activation

Exosomes are secreted at similar densities by M21 and PC3 human cancer cells and show paclitaxel solubility

Exosomes are promising vectors for hydrophobic drug delivery to human cancer cells

Kai Ewert Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

4273

Citations(since 2020)

1458

Cited By

3416

hIndex(all)

36

hIndex(since 2020)

24

i10Index(all)

53

i10Index(since 2020)

41

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Kai Ewert Skills & Research Interests

Lipid Nanoparticles

PEGylation

Nucleic acid Delivery

Hydrophobic Drug Delivery

Lipid synthesis

Top articles of Kai Ewert

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Fusion between bare liposomes and exosomes is enhanced through induced depletion attraction or in acidic conditions

Biophysical Journal

William S Fisher

Kai K Ewert

Cyrus R Safinya

2023/2/10

The Influence of Multivalent Charge and PEGylation on Shape Transitions in Fluid Lipid Assemblies: From Vesicles to Discs, Rods, and Spheres

bioRxiv

Victoria M Steffes

Zhening Zhang

Kai K Ewert

Cyrus R Safinya

2023

Cryo-TEM Reveals the Influence of Multivalent Charge and PEGylation on Shape Transitions in Fluid Lipid Assemblies: From Vesicles to Discs, Rods, and Spheres

Langmuir

Victoria M Steffes

Zhening Zhang

Kai K Ewert

Cyrus R Safinya

2023/12/5

Lipids with negative spontaneous curvature decrease the solubility of the cancer drug paclitaxel in liposomes

The European Physical Journal E

Victoria Steffes

Scott MacDonald

John Crowe

Meena Murali

Kai K Ewert

...

2023/12

Synchrotron X-ray study of intrinsically disordered and polyampholytic Tau 4RS and 4RL under controlled ionic strength

The European Physical Journal E

Hasaeam Cho

Jimin Lee

Hanjoon Nho

Keunmin Lee

Bopil Gim

...

2023/9

Paclitaxel-Loaded Cationic Fluid Lipid Nanodiscs and Liposomes with Brush-Conformation PEG Chains Penetrate Breast Tumors and Trigger Caspase-3 Activation

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Lorena Simón-Gracia

Pablo Scodeller

William S Fisher

Valeria Sidorenko

Victoria M Steffes

...

2022/12/15

Exosomes are secreted at similar densities by M21 and PC3 human cancer cells and show paclitaxel solubility

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes

William S Fisher

Christine Tchounwou

Sophia Wei

Logan Roberts

Kai K Ewert

...

2022/4/1

Exosomes are promising vectors for hydrophobic drug delivery to human cancer cells

Biophysical Journal

William S Fisher

Christine Tchounwou

Sophia Wei

Logan Roberts

Kai K Ewert

...

2022/2/11

Cationic Liposomes as Spatial Organizers of Nucleic Acids in One, Two, and Three Dimensions: Liquid Crystal Phases with Applications in Delivery and Bionanotechnology

Cyrus R Safinya

Kai K Ewert

Youli Li

Joachim O Rädler

2021/9/14

Cationic Liposomes as Vectors for Nucleic Acid and Hydrophobic Drug Therapeutics

Kai K Ewert

Pablo Scodeller

Lorena Simón-Gracia

Victoria M Steffes

Emily A Wonder

...

2021/9

Paclitaxel loading in cationic liposome vectors is enhanced by replacement of oleoyl with linoleoyl tails with distinct lipid shapes

Scientific Reports

Yuhong Zhen

Kai K Ewert

William S Fisher

Victoria M Steffes

Youli Li

...

2021/3/31

Exosomes are Secreted at Distinct Densities in Human Cancer Cells and are Promising Vectors for Hydrophobic Drug Delivery

Biophysical Journal

William S Fisher

Christine Tchounwou

Kai K Ewert

Sophia Wei

Logan Roberts

2021/2/12

Assembly of Building Blocks by Double-End-Anchored Polymers in the Dilute Regime Mediated by Hydrophobic Interactions at Controlled Distances

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Emily A Wonder

Kai K Ewert

Chenyu Liu

Victoria M Steffes

Jasmin Kwak

...

2020/9/22

Enhanced Loading of Paclitaxel in Cationic Liposomes by Replacement of Oleoyl with Linoleoyl Lipid Tails with Benefits in Cancer Therapeutics from In Vitro Studies

bioRxiv

Yuhong Zhen

Kai K Ewert

William S Fisher

Victoria M Steffes

Youli Li

...

2020/10/12

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Co-Authors

H-index: 76
Charles Samuel

Charles Samuel

University of California, Santa Barbara

H-index: 39
Thomas Pfohl

Thomas Pfohl

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

H-index: 38
Uri Raviv

Uri Raviv

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

H-index: 36
Youli Li

Youli Li

University of California, Santa Barbara

H-index: 33
Cecilia Leal

Cecilia Leal

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

H-index: 20
Alexandra Zidovska

Alexandra Zidovska

New York University

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