Tatu Lajunen
Senior Researcher
School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences
tatu.lajunen@uef.fi
Tatu got his PhD in Pharmacy from University of Helsinki in 2016. He works on drug delivery to challenging target sites, for example posterior segment of the eye, tumors and central nervous system. Tatu has diverse international research background through working in Santen Pharmaceuticals in Japan as well as Kyoto University and Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Sciences. He holds a shared position in University of Helsinki and University of Eastern Finland. The current focus of his research is the utilization of nanoparticle drug delivery systems for targeted treatment of diseases with biomacromolecules. With the help of his international network of collaborators, the work continues to progress the field towards better medications.
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Publications
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Development of Robust Cationic Light-Activated Thermosensitive Liposomes: Choosing the Right Lipids
Gangurde, Puja; Mahmoudzadeh, Mohammad; Gounani, Zahra; Koivuniemi, Artturi; Laurén, Patrick; Lajunen, Tatu; Laaksonen, Timo. 2023. Molecular pharmaceutics. 20: 5728-5738 -
Early-Stage Development of an Anti-Evaporative Liposomal Formulation for the Potential Treatment of Dry Eyes
Jantti, Janika; Viitaja, Tuomo; Sevon, Julia; Lajunen, Tatu; Raitanen, Jan-Erik; Schlegel, Cordula; Viljanen, Mira; Paananen, Riku O; Moilanen, Jukka; Ruponen, Marika; Ekholm, Filip. S. 2023. ACS pharmacology & translational science. 6: 1518-1530 -
Establishing a simple perfusion cell culture system for light-activated liposomes
Mäki-Mikola, Eija; Lauren, Patrick; Uema, Natsumi; Kikuchi, Kanako; Takashima, Yuuki; Laaksonen, Timo; Lajunen, Tatu. 2023. Scientific reports. 13: . 2050 -
Selective drug delivery to the retinal cells: Biological barriers and avenues
Ramsay, Eva; Lajunen, Tatu; Bhattacharya, Madhushree; Reinisalo, Mika; Rilla, Kirsi; Kidron, Heidi; Terasaki, Tetsuya; Urtti, Arto. 2023. Journal of controlled release. 361: 1-19 -
Imaging, quantitation and kinetic modelling of intravitreal nanomaterials
Sadeghi, Amir; Ruponen, Marika; Puranen, Jooseppi; Cao, Shoupeng; Ridolfo, Roxane; Tavakoli, Shirin; Toropainen, Elisa; Lajunen, Tatu; Ranta, Veli-Pekka; van Hest, Jan; Urtti, Arto. 2022. International journal of pharmaceutics. 621: -
Liposomal sunitinib for ocular drug delivery: A potential treatment for choroidal neovascularization
Tavakoli, Shirin; Puranen, Jooseppi; Bahrpeyma, Sina; Lautala, Veera E.; Karumo, Suvi; Lajunen, Tatu; del Amo, Eva M.; Ruponen, Marika; Urtti, Arto. 2022. International journal of pharmaceutics. 620: -
Nanoparticle release from anionic nanocellulose hydrogel matrix
Auvinen, Vili-Veli; Laurén, Patrick; Shen, Boxuan; Isokuortti, Jussi; Durandin, Nikita; Lajunen, Tatu; Linko, Veikko; Laaksonen, Timo. 2022. Cellulose. 29: 9707-9717