Dr. Inge Herrmann

Interests

Applications of metal nanomagnets in diagnostics and medicine

Activities
Early stage development of nanomagnet-based therapies (co-operation with University Hospital, Zurich)

Education

I Research

A  Refereed Journal Articles

• I.K. Herrmann, M. Urner, M. Hasler, B. Roth-Z’Graggen, C. Aemisegger, W. Baulig, E.K. Athanassiou, S. Regenass, W.J. Stark, B. Beck-Schimmer, Iron Core/Shell Nanoparticles as Magnetic Drug Carriers: Possible Interactions with the Vascular Compartment, Nanomedicine, accepted (2011).
• R. Fuhrer, I.K. Herrmann, E.K. Athanassiou, R.N. Grass, W.J. Stark, Immobilized β-cyclodextrin on carbon coated cobalt nanomagnets: Reversible organic contaminant adsorption and enrichment from water, Langmuir, accepted (2011).
• I.K. Herrmann, R.E. Bernabei, M. Urner, R.N. Grass, B. Beck-Schimmer and W.J. Stark, Device for Continuous Extracorporeal Blood Purification using Target-specific Metal Nanomagnets, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, accepted (2011).
• M. Urner, L.K. Limbach, I.K. Herrmann, B. Muller-Edenborn, B. Roth-Z¡ Graggen, A. Schlicker, L. Reyes, C. Booy, M. Hasler, W. J. Stark, B. Beck-Schimmer, Fluorinated carbon groups mediate the immuno-modulatory effects of volatile anesthetics in acute lung injury, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, accepted (2011).
• I.K. Herrmann, M. Urner, F.M. Koehler, M. Hasler, B. Roth-Z'Graggen, R.N. Grass, U. Ziegler, B. Beck-Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Blood Purification Using Functionalized Core/Shell Nanomagnets, Small, 6(13), 1388-92 (2010).
• I.K. Herrmann, R.N. Grass, W.J. Stark, High-strength metal nanomagnets for diagnostics and medicine: carbon shells allow long-term stability and reliable linker chemistry, Nanomedicine, 4(7), 787-98 (2009).
• I.K. Herrmann, R.N. Grass, D. Mazunin, W.J. Stark, Synthesis and Covalent Surface Functionalization of Nonoxidic Iron Core-Shell Nanomagnets, Chem. Mater. 21(14), 3275-81 (2009).
  
  

B  Patents

• M. Urner, I.K. Herrmann, F.M. Koehler, W.J. Stark, B. Beck Schimmer, Method and Device for Blood Purification, applied as PCT (internationally), June 2009.
• M. Urner, L.K. Limbach, I.K. Herrmann, W.J. Stark, B. Beck Schimmer, Injectable formulation for treatment and protection of patients having an inflammatory reaction or an ischemiareperfusion event, applied as PCT (internationally), July 2009.
  
  

C  Conference Presentations and Proceedings

• I.K. Herrmann, M. Urner, B. Beck-Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Cleaning Blood: Applications of Ultra-Strong Metal Nanomagnets in Nanomedicine, 10th Surgical and Gastrointestinal Resreach Retreat, Vulpera, Switzerland, Jan 21-23, 2011.
• I.K. Herrmann, M. Urner, B. Beck-Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Therapeutic Blood Purification using Core/Shell Nanomagnets, Swiss Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation Annual Meeting, Lausanne, Switzerland, November 4-6, 2010.
  Swiss Medical Weekly, 140, 3S-3S, 2010.
  
• R.E. Bernabei, I.K. Herrmann, M. Urner, R.N. Grass, B. Beck-Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Selective Continuous Blood Purification by Means of Nanomagnets (poster), World Conference on Portable-Wearable and Miniaturized Systems for Dialysis and Ultrafiltration and 3^rd Annual ISHD Congress, Vicenza, Italy, September 30 – October 2, 2010.
• I.K. Herrmann, M.Urner, F.M. Koehler, B.Beck-Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Therapeutic Blood Purification using Core/Shell Nanomagnets (poster), MNSP Industry Day, Zurich, Switzerland, September 17, 2010.
• I.K. Herrmann, M.Urner, F.M. Koehler, B.Beck-Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Therapeutic Blood Purification using Core/Shell Nanomagnets (poster), SCS Fall Meeting, September 16, 2010.
• I.K. Herrmann, M.Urner, F.M. Koehler, B.Beck-Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Therapeutic Blood Purification using Core/Shell Nanomagnets, 6th Symposium of the ZIHP (poster), Zurich, Switzerland, August 27, 2010.
• I.K. Herrmann, M.Urner, F.M. Koehler, B.Beck-Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Therapeutic Blood Purification using Core/Shell Nanomagnets (poster), Conference on Scientific and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Carriers, Rostock, Germany, May 27-29, 2010.
• I.K. Herrmann, M.Urner, F.M. Koehler, B.Beck‐Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Therapeutic Blood Purification using Core/Shell Nanomagnets, 3rd European Conference for Clinical Nanomedicine, Basel, Switzerland, May 10 ‐12, 2010.
• I.K. Herrmann, M.Urner, F.M. Koehler, B.Beck‐Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Magnetic Metal Nanoparticles as Carriers for Targeted Drug Delivery, WCPT6, Nuremberg, Germany, April 25‐29, 2010.
• I.K. Herrmann, M.Urner, F.M. Koehler, B.Beck‐Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Blood Purification using Core/Shell Nanomagnets, 9th day of Clinical Research, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, April 8, 2010.
• I.K. Herrmann, M.Urner, F.M. Koehler, B.Beck‐Schimmer, W.J. Stark, Blood Purification using Core/Shell Nanomagnets, 30th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, March 9‐12, 2010.
• I.K. Herrmann, R.N. Grass, W.J. Stark, Synthesis and Covalent Functionalization of Non‐oxidic Iron Core/Shell Nanomagnets for Large Scale Magnetic Separations, AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, USA, November 7 ‐13, 2009.
• I.K. Herrmann, R.N. Grass, W.J. Stark, Gas phase synthesis of iron carbide nanoparticles for large scale magnetic separations, European Aerosol Conference, Karlsruhe, Germany, September 6-11, 2009.
• I.K. Herrmann, R.N. Grass, W.J. Stark, Synthesis and covalent functionalization of iron carbide nanoparticles for large scale magnetic separations, poster, 4th MRC Graduate Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland, June 10, 2009.
• I.K. Herrmann, R.N. Grass, W.J. Stark, Metal Core-Shell Nanomagnets as a Carrier for Magnetically Tagged Drugs, AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, November 15 - 22, 2008.
• I.K. Herrmann, M.J.G. van Duikeren, J. Gascon, J.A. van Bokhoven, F. Kapteijn, J.A. Moulijn, Packing Entropy Effects in Hexane-Isomerization (poster), International Symposium on Catalysis Engineering 2007, Delft, The Netherlands, June 14, 2007.
  
  

Contact Info

Institute for Chemical and Bio-Engineering
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10
ETH Zurich, HCI E 103
CH-8093 Zurich

Tel: +41 44 633 46 95
Fax: +41 44 633 15 71

Email: Inge Herrmann