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Dr Lyuba Mikhalovska

Principal Research Fellow

contact:
Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
Moulsecoomb
Brighton
BN2 4GJ

Telephone: +44 (0)1273 642015

Email: L.Mikhalovska@brighton.ac.uk

Research Interests

  • Blood clotting and fibrinolysis
  • Protein-biomaterial surface interaction and biocompatibility of materials for medical application
  • Characterisation of tissue scaffolds
  • Natural fibres
  • Biomaterials (from fibrin to flax fibres)
  • Biomolecules from flax seed non-saturated fatty acids and lignans

Recent Publications

Number of items: 19.

Puziy, A.M., Poddubnaya, O.I., Reinish, C.A., Tsyba, M.M., Mikhalovska, L.I. and Mikhalovsky, S.V. (2011) One-pot preparation of functionalized nanostructured carbons Carbon, 49 (2). 599-604 . ISSN 0008-6223

Gun'ko, V.M., Mikhalovska, L.I., Tomlins, P.E. and Mikhalovsky, S.V. (2011) Competitive adsorption of macromolecules and real-time dynamics of Vroman-like effects Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13 . pp. 4476-4485. ISSN 1463-9076

Gun'ko, V.M., Mikhalovska, L.I., Savina, I.N., Shevchenko, R.V., James, S.L., Tomlins, P.E. and Mikhalovsky, S.V. (2010) Characterisation and performance of hydrogel tissue scaffolds Soft Matter, 6 (21). pp. 5351-5358. ISSN 1744-683X

Ivanov, A.E., Kumar, A., Nilsang, S., Aguilar , M.R., Mikhalovska, L.I., Savina, I.N., Nilsson, L., Scheblykin, I.G., Kuzimenkova, M.V. and Galaev, I.Y. (2010) Evaluation of boronate-containing polymer brushes and gels as substrates for carbohydrate-mediated adhesion and cultivation of animal cells Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 75 (2). pp. 510-519. ISSN 0927-7765

Gun'ko, V.M., Mikhalovska, L.I., Savina, I.N., Shevchenko, R.V., James, S.L, Tomlins, P.E and Mikhalovsky, S.V. (2010) The hierarchy of pore sizes in hydrogel tissue engineering scaffolds and its effects on interactions with proteins and human skin fibroblasts Soft Materials . ISSN 1539-445X (In Press)

Diakoumi, M., Allan, I., Morvan, C., Alix, S., Marais, S., Lebrun, L., Mikhalovska, L and Mikhalovsky, S.V. (2009) Applications for flax fibres Natural Fibres '09, London, UK.

Hajizadeh, S., Ivanov, A.E., Jahanshahi, M., Sanati, M.H., Zhuravleva, N.V., Mikhalovska, L.I. and Galaev, I.Y. (2008) Glucose sensors with increased sensitivity based on composite gels containing immobilized boronic acid Reactive and Functional Polymers, 68 (12). pp. 1625-1635. ISSN 1381-5148

Ivanov, A.E., Thammakhet, C., Kuzimenkova, M.V., Thavarungkul, Panote, Kanatharana, Proespichaya, Mikhalovska, L.I., Mikhalovsky, S.V., Galaev, I.Y. and Mattiasson, Bo (2008) Thin semitransparent gels containing phenylboronic acid: porosity, optical response and permeability for sugars Journal of Molecular Recognition, 21 (2). pp. 89-95. ISSN 0952-3499

Kuzimenkova, Marina V., Ivanov, A.E., Thammakhet, C., Mikhalovska, L.I., Galaev, I.Y., Thavarungkul, Panote, Kanatharana, Proespichaya and Mattiasson, Bo (2008) Optical responses, permeability and diol-specific reactivity of thin polyacrylamide gels containing immobilized phenylboronic acid Polymer, 49 (6). pp. 1444-1454. ISSN 0032-3861

Willows, A, Fan, Q, Ismail, F, Vaz, C.M, Tomlins, P.E, Mikhalovska, L.I, Mikhalovsky, S.V, James, S.L and Vadgama, P (2008) Assessment of tissue scaffold degradation using electrochemical techniques Acta Biomaterialia, 4 (3). pp. 686-696. ISSN 1742-7061

Karabanova, B.L.V, Lloyd, A.W, Mikhalovsky, S.V, Helias, M, Phillips, G.J, Rose, S, Mikhalovska, L, Boiteux, G, Sergeeva, L.M, Lutsyk, E.D and Svyatyna, A (2006) Polyurethane/Poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) semi-Interpenetrating polymer networks for biomedical applications Journal of Material Science: Materials in Medicine, 17 (12). pp. 1283-1296. ISSN 1573-4838

Mikhalovska, L.I, Gun'ko, V.M, Turov, V.V, Zarko, V.O, James, S.L, Vadgama, P, Tomlins, P.E and Mikhalovsky, S.V (2006) Characterisation of the nanoporous structure of collagen-glycosaminoglycan hydrogels by freezing-out of bulk and bound water Biomaterials, 27 (19). pp. 3599-3607. ISSN 0142-9612

Mikhalovska, L.I., Santin, M., Denyer, S.P., Lloyd, A.W., Teer, D.G., Field, S. and Mikhalovsky, S.V. (2004) Fibrinogen adsorption and platelet adhesion to metal and carbon coatings Thrombosis and haemostasis, 92 (5). pp. 1032-1039. ISSN 0340-6245

Santin, M., Mikhalovska, L.I., Lloyd, A.W., Mikhalovsky, S.V., Sigfrid, L.A., Denyer, S.P., Field, S.N. and Teer, D. (2004) In vitro host response assessment of biomaterials for cardiovascular stent manufacture Journal of materials science: materials in medicine, 15 (4). pp. 473-477. ISSN 1573-4838

Tomlins, P, Grant, P, Mikhalovsky, S, James, S.L and Mikhalovska, L (2004) Measurement of the Pore Size and Porosity of Tissue Scaffolds Journal of ASTM International, 1 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1546-962X

Santin, M, Morris, C, Harrison, M, Mikhalovska, L, Lloyd, A.W.L. and Mikhalovsky, S (2004) Factors inducing in-stent restenosis: an in-vitro model The Medical Journal of Malaysia, 59 (B). pp. 93-94.

Melillo, M., Gun'ko, V.M., Tennison, S.R., Mikhalovska, L.I., Phillips, G.J., Davies, Graham, Lloyd, A.W., Kozynchenko, O.P., Malik, D.J., Streat, M. and Mikhalovsky, S.V. (2004) Structural characteristics of activated carbons and ibuprofen adsorption affected by bovine serum albumin Langmuir, 20 (7). pp. 2837-2851. ISSN 1520-5827

Pavey, K.D., JAMES, STUART, JAMES, S.Elizabeth, MIKHALOVSKA, LYUBA, Tomlins, Paul, Paul, F. and MIKHALOVSKY, SERGEY (2003) Real-time monitoring of cellular integration within bulk soft tissue scaffold materials Journal of Materials Chemistry, 13 (4). pp. 654-656. ISSN 0959-9428

Dodd, H., Grant, P.V., James, S.L., Meikle, S.T., Mikhalovska, L.I., Mikhalovsky, S.V., Pavey, K., Phillips, G.J and Tomlins, T. (2002) Characterisation techniques for tissue scaffolds: a pilot study National Physical Laboratory Report MATC , D109 .

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