Stella Marinakos, PhD in Chemistry

Research Scientist

Duke University

Contact Information

Office Address:

121 Hudson Hall
Box 90287
Durham, NC 27708

smarinak@duke.edu

Biography

As the nanoparticle chemist for the Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT), I focus on the synthesis, purification, and characterization of nanomaterials used in center research.

CEINT Publications

K. W. H. Kwok, Dong, W. , Marinakos, S. M. , Liu, J. , Chilkoti, A. , Wiesner, M. R. , Chernick, M. , and Hinton, D. E. , “Silver nanoparticle toxicity is related to coating materials and disruption of sodium concentration regulation”, Nanotoxicology, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 1306 - 1317, 2016.

N. K. Geitner, Marinakos, S. M. , Guo, C. , O’Brien, N. , and Wiesner, M. R. , “Nanoparticle Surface Affinity as a Predictor of Trophic Transfer”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 50, no. 13, pp. 6663 - 6669, 2016.

J. D. Moore, Stegemeier, J. P. , Bibby, K. , Marinakos, S. M. , Lowry, G. V. , and Gregory, K. B. , “Impacts of Pristine and Transformed Ag and Cu Engineered Nanomaterials on Surficial Sediment Microbial Communities Appear Short-Lived”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 2641 - 2651, 2016.

A. R. Badireddy, Farner Budarz, J. , Marinakos, S. M. , Chellam, S. , and Wiesner, M. R. , “Formation of Silver Nanoparticles in Visible Light-Illuminated Waters: Mechanism and Possible Impacts on the Persistence of AgNPs and Bacterial Lysis”, Environmental Engineering Science, vol. 31, no. 7, pp. 338 - 349, 2014.

J. N. Meyer, Lord, C. A. , Yang, X. Y. , Turner, E. A. , Badireddy, A. R. , Marinakos, S. M. , Chilkoti, A. , Wiesner, M. R. , and Auffan, M. , “Intracellular uptake and associated toxicity of silver nanoparticles in Caenorhabditis elegans”, Aquatic Toxicology, vol. 100, no. 2, pp. 140 - 150, 2010.

A. R. Badireddy, Marinakos, S. M. , Chellam, S. , and Wiesner, M. R. , “Lipophilic nano-bismuth inhibits bacterial growth, attachment, and biofilm formation”, Surface Innovations, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 181 - 189, 2013.

A. Wang, Marinakos, S. M. , Badireddy, A. R. , M. Powers, C. , and A. Houck, K. , “Characterization of physicochemical properties of nanomaterials and their immediate environments in high-throughput screening of nanomaterial biological activity”, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, pp. 430-448, 2013.

R. Ma, Levard, C. , Marinakos, S. M. , Cheng, Y. , Liu, J. , Michel, F. M. , Brown, Jr, G. E. , and Lowry, G. V. , “Size-Controlled Dissolution of Organic-Coated Silver Nanoparticles”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 752 - 759, 2012.

A. P. Gondikas, Morris, A. , Reinsch, B. C. , Marinakos, S. M. , Lowry, G. V. , and Hsu-Kim, H. , “Cysteine-Induced Modifications of Zero-valent Silver Nanomaterials: Implications for Particle Surface Chemistry, Aggregation, Dissolution, and Silver Speciation”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 46, no. 13, pp. 7037 - 7045, 2012.

K. W. H. Kwok, Auffan, M. , Badireddy, A. R. , Nelson, C. M. , Wiesner, M. R. , Chilkoti, A. , Liu, J. , Marinakos, S. M. , and Hinton, D. E. , “Uptake of silver nanoparticles and toxicity to early life stages of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes): Effect of coating materials”, Aquatic Toxicology, vol. 120-121, pp. 59 - 66, 2012.

X. Yang, Gondikas, A. P. , Marinakos, S. M. , Auffan, M. , Liu, J. , Hsu-Kim, H. , and Meyer, J. N. , “Mechanism of Silver Nanoparticle Toxicity Is Dependent on Dissolved Silver and Surface Coating in Caenorhabditis elegans”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 1119-1127, 2012.

J. E. Song, Phenrat, T. , Marinakos, S. M. , Xiao, Y. , Liu, J. , Wiesner, M. R. , Tilton, R. D. , and Lowry, G. V. , “Hydrophobic Interactions Increase Attachment of Gum Arabic- and PVP-Coated Ag Nanoparticles to Hydrophobic Surfaces”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 45, pp. 5988-5995, 2011.