Outputs
Key Publications
Activated carbon for healthcare applications
- S.R Sandeman, C.A Howell, GJ Phillips, JG Davies, AW Lloyd, SV Mikhalovsky, S.R Tennison, A.P. Rawlinson, O.P Kozynchenko.(2008) Inflammatory cytokine removal by an activated carbon device in a flowing system. Biomaterials 29:1683-1644.
- S Yachamaneni, G Yishan, SH Yeon, Y Gogotsi, C Howell, S Sandeman, G Phillips, S Mikhalovsky (2010) Mesoporous carbide-derived carbon for cytokine removal from blood plasma. Biomaterials 18:4789-4794
- S.R. Sandeman, V.M. Gun’ko, O.M. Bakalinska, C.A. Howell, Y. Zheng, M.T. Kartel, G.J. Phillips, S.V. Mikhalovsky (2011) Adsorption of anionic and cationic dyes by activated carbons, PVA hydrogels and PVA/AC composite, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 358:582-592.
- C. Tripisciano, O.P. Kozynchenko, I. Linsberger, G.J. Phillips, C.A. Howell, S.R. Sandeman, S.R. Tennison, S.V. Mikhalovsky, V. Weber, D. Falkenhagen. (2011) Activation-dependent adsorption of cytokines and toxins related to liver failure to carbon beads. Biomacromolecules. 12(10):3733-3740.
- Macnaughtan J, Soeda J, Mouralidarane A, Sandeman S, Howell C, Mikhalovsky S, Kozynchenko S, Tennison S, Davies N, Oben J, Mookerjee R, Jalan R. (2012). Gut decontamination using nanoporous carbons reduces portal pressure and prevents liver failure in bile-duct ligated cirrhotic animals by reducing kupffer cell activation. Journal of Hepatology. 56:S230-231.
- V Presser, S-H Yeon, C Vakifahmetoglu, C A Howell, S R Sandeman, P Colombo, S Mikhalovsky, Y Gogotsi. 2012. Hierarchical porous carbide-derived carbons for the removal of cytokines from blood plasma. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 1(6):796-800.
- Y Zheng, V Gun’ko, C Howell, S Sandeman, G Phillips, O Kozynchenko, S Tennison, A Ivanov, S Mikhalovsky. 2012. Composites with macroporous poly (vinyl alcohol) cryogels with attached activated carbon microparticles with controlled accessibility of a surface. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 4:5936-5944.
- Mikhalovsky SV, Sandeman SR, Howell CA, Phillips GJ, Nikolaev VG. Ch. 21. Biomedical applications of carbon adsorbents, in: Tascon JMD, Novel Carbon Adsorbents, Elsevier Ltd, 2012, pp. 639–669. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097744-7.00021-1.
- Howell CA, Sandeman SR, Phillips GJ, Mikhalovsky SV, Tennison SR, Rawlinson AP, Kozynchenko OP.Nanoporous activated carbon beads and monolithic columns as effective haemoadsorbents for inflammatory cytokines. International Journal of Artificial Organs, 36(9): 624-32 (2013) DOI:10.5301/ijao.5000231.
Nanostructured biomaterials
10. Aneta Fraczek-Szczypta • Elzbieta Menaszek • Tahmina Bahar Syeda • Anil Misra • Mohammad Alavijeh • Jimi Adu • Stanislaw Blazewicz. 2012. Effect of MWCNT surface and chemical modification on in vitro cellular response. J. Nanopart. Res. 14: 1181. This article is published with open access at www.Springerlink.com.
11. Gladwin KM, Whitby RL, Mikhalovsky SV, Tomlins P, Adu J. In vitro biocompatibility of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with sensory neurons. Adv Healthc Mater. 2013 May;2(5):728-35.
12. Sarker, D.K. (2012) Ground-breaking changes in mimetic and novel nanostructured composites for intelligent, adaptive and responsive drug delivery therapies. Edited by Ashutosh Tiwari, Murugan Ramalingam, Hisatoshi Kobayashi and Anthony P. F. Turner. Part III: Drug Delivery and Therapeutics. Chapter 13: Biomedical Materials and Diagnostic Devices, Scrivener (Wiley) Publishing LLC, USA, pp395-434, ISBN: 978-11-1803-014-1.
Sarker, D.K. (2009) The Practical Use and Contemporary Methodologies Required for the Evaluation of Foam and Emulsion Aqueous Thin Liquid Films. Current Focus on Colloids and Surfaces, Chapter 12 (Research Signpost Science Series, Li, S., ed.), Transworld Research Network, India, pp 225-242. ISBN: 978-81-7895-438-7.
Di Mattia, C.D., Sacchetti, G., Mastrocola, D., Sarker, D.K., Pittia, P. (2010) Surface properties of phenolic compounds and their influence on the dispersion degree and oxidative stability of olive oil O/W emulsions. Food Hydrocolloids, 24: 652-658.
Sarker, D.K. (2010) Structural patterning used for polyfunctional devices in diagnostics and for the delivery of therapeutics. Recent Patents in Material Science, 3(3): 191-202.
Sarker, D.K. (2013) The physics of foams, droplets and bubbles. School Science Review, 95 (350) pp45-52.
Biomaterials in corneal replacement and regeneration
13. X.M. Liu, Y.D. Cui, A.W. Lloyd, S.V. Mikhalovsky, S.R. Sandeman, C.A. Howell, L.W. Liao. (2008) Polymeric hydrogels for novel contact lens-based ophthalmic drug delivery systems: A review. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 31:57-64.
14. S.R Sandeman, H. Jeffery, C.A Howell, M. Smith, AW Lloyd, SV Mikhalovsky (2009) The in vitro corneal biocompatibility of hydroxyapatite coated carbon mesh. Biomaterials 30:3143-3149.
15. R. Huhtinen, S. Sandeman, S. Rose, E. Fok, C. Howell, L. Froberg, N. Moritx, L. Hupa, A. Lloyd (2013) Examining porous bio-active glass as a potential osteo-odonto-keratoprosthetic skirt material. Jn of Mat. Sc.: Mater. Med. 24:1217-1227.
16. Tingting Weng , Jianwei Guo , Xinming Li , Yingde Cui , Xuejiao Yang , Kun Zhang , Buning Zhang ,Guoqiang Yin , Sergey V. Mikhalovsky , Lyuba I. Mikhalovska , Irina N. Savina , Carol A. Howell & Susan R. Sandeman ,Designed Monomers and Polymers (2013): Synthesis of the polymerizable room temperature ionic liquid AMPS – TEA and superabsorbency for organic liquids of its copolymeric gels with acrylamide, Designed Monomers and Polymers. dx.doi.org/10.1080/15685551.2013.840480
17. Weng T, Guo J, Li X, Cui Y, Zhang B, Mikhalovsky SV, Sandeman SR, Howell CA, Mikhalovska LI, Savina IN. Synthesis, chloramphenicol uptake, and in vitro release of poly(AMPS–TEA-Co-AAm) gels with affinity for both water and alcohols. International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 63(2): 73–79 (2013)
Biomaterials for cardiovascular stenting
18. Kalashnyk O, Petrova Yu, Lykhmus O, Mikhalovska L, Mikhalovsky S, Zhukova A, Gnatenkoc D, Bahouc W, Komisarenko S, Skok M. Expression, function and cooperating partners of protease-activated receptor type 3 in vascular endothelial cells and B lymphocytes studied with specific monoclonal antibody. Molecular Immunology 54 (2013) 319– 326.
19. Mikhalovska L, Chorna N, Lazarenko O, Haworth P, Sudre A, Mikhalovsky S. Inorganic coatings for cardiovascular stents: In vitro and in vivo studies. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials, 96 B (2): 333-341 (2011). [2.147].
Polymer gels and networks
1. Gun'ko, V.M.; Savina, I.N.; Mikhalovsky, S.V. Cryogels: Morphological, structural and adsorption characterisation. Advances in Colloid and Interface Sciences, 2013, 187, 1-46 (IF 8.1).
2. Savina I.N., Gun’ko V.M., Turov V.V., Dainiak M.B., Phillips G.J., Galaev I.Yu., Mikhalovsky S.V. Porous structure and water state in cross-linked polymer and protein cryo-hydrogels. Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 4276-4283 (published on web as Advance article); (IF 4.5, corresponding author).
3. Gun’ko V.M., Mikhalovska L.I., Savina I.N., Shevchenko R.V., James S.L., Tomlins P.E., Mikhalovsky S.V. Characterisation and performance of hydrogel tissue scaffolds. Soft Matter, 2010, 6, 5351-5358; (IF 4.5).
4. Dainiak M.B., Allan I., Savina I.N., Cornelio L., James E., Mikhalovsky S.V., Kumar A., Jungvid H., Galaev I.Yu. Gelatin-fibrinogen cryogel dermal matrices for wound repair I: preparation, optimisation and in vitro study. Biomaterials, 2010, 31, 67-76; (IF 7.9).
5. Savina I.N., Dainiak M.B., Jungvid H., Mikhalovsky S.V., Galaev I.Yu. Biomimetic macroporous hydrogels: protein ligand distribution and cell response to the ligand architecture in the scaffold, J. Biomater. Sci. 2009, 20(12), 1781-1795; (IF 1.8)
6. Shevchenko R.V., Eeman M., Savina I.N.,Allan I.U.,James S.L., Salmon M., Mikhalovsky S.V., James S.E. A step towards an artificial skin: a novel supermacroporous anisotropic cryogel for wound healing applications (2010). International Journal of Artificial Organs 33, 426-427.
7. Dainiak M, Allan IU, Savina IN, Cornelio L, James SE, James SL, Mikhalovsky SV, Jungvid H, Galaev IY (2010). Gelatin-fibrinogen cryogel dermal matrices for wound repair: preparation, optimisation and in vitro study. Biomaterials 31(1), 67-76.
8. Allan IU, Shevchenko R, Rowshanravan B, Kara B, Jahoda CA, James SE (2009). The use of confocal laser scanning microscopy to assess the potential suitability of 3-D scaffolds for tissue regeneration, by monitoring extra-cellular matrix deposition and by quantifying cellular infiltration and proliferation. Soft Materials 7(4), 319 – 341.
Cryogels
Savina I.N., Gun'ko V.M., Turov V.V., Dainiak M.B., Phillips G.J., Galaev I.Yu., Mikhalovsky S.V. Porous structure and water state in cross-linked polymer and protein cryo-hydrogels. Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 4276-4283 (published on web as Advance article); (IF 4.5.
Junga M., Dainiak M.B., Sarnowska A., Jablonska A., Tripathi A., Plieva F.M., Savina I.N., Strojek L., Jungvid H., Kumar A., Lukomska B., Domanska-Janik K., Forraz N., McGuckin C.P. The performance of laminin-containing cryogel scaffolds in neural tissue regeneration. Biomaterials, 2011, 32, 3423; (IF 7.9).
Mikhalovsky S.V., Shevchenko R.V., Allan I.U., Illsley M., Savina I.N., Salmon M., Eeman M., Dainiak M.B., Jungvid H., James S.E., James S.L. Supermacroporous cryopolymers for tissue regeneration The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 2011; 34, 633: (IF 1.5).
Dainiak M.B., Allan I., Savina I.N., Cornelio L., James E., Mikhalovsky S.V., Kumar A., Jungvid H., Galaev I.Yu. Gelatin-fibrinogen cryogel dermal matrices for wound repair I: preparation, optimisation and in vitro study. Biomaterials, 2010, 31, 67-76; (IF 7.9).
Biofilms
1. Microbial biofilms: survival mechanisms of bacterial and fungal human pathogens on biomaterials and enirvonmental substrata. Current Research, Technology and Education Topics in Applied Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology. (2011) Ed. A. Medez-Vilas. Formatex, Badajoz, Spain. 807-817.
2. Cooper I. R., Hanlon G. W. (2010) Resistance of Legionella pneumophila serotype 1 biofilms to chlorine-based disinfection. Journal of Hospital infection, 74: 152-159.
3. Cooper I. R., White J., Mahenthiralingam E., Hanlon G. W. (2008) Long-term persistence of a single Legionella pneumophila strain possessing the mip gene in a municipal shower despite repeated cycles of chlorination. Journal of Hospital Infection, 70: 1-6.
4. Paladini F, Cooper IR, Pollini M. (2013) Development of antibacterial and antifungal silver-coated polyurethane foams as air filtration units for the prevention of respiratory diseases. J Appl Microbiol. 2013 Nov 27. doi: 10.1111/jam.12402. [Epub ahead of print]
Natural biomaterials and environmentally friendly biomaterial design
20. Mikhalovska LI, Gun’ko VM, Rugal AA, Oranska OI, Gornikov YuI, Morvan C, Follain N, Domas C, Pakhlov EM, Mikhalovsky SV. Cottonised flax fibres vs cotton fibres: structural, textural and adsorption characteristics. RSC Advances, 2(5): 2032-42 (2012). [2.562]
Mikhalovsky SV, Gun’ko VM, Bershtein VA, Turov VV, Egorova LM, Morvan C, Mikhalovska LI. A comparative study of air-dry and water swollen flax and cotton fibres.
RSC Advances, 2(7): 2868 – 2874 (2012). [2.562
Pitt SJ and Cunningham JM (2009) Biomedical Science in Professional and Clinical Education. Wiley.
Pitt, S and Cunningham, J (2010). Coterminus/integrated BSc degree programmes: employers’ views. Biomedical Scientist , 54(4): 273-276
Cunningham J., Holmes D., Loweth A, Harland J and Pitt S (2011). A Learning Package to Develop and Assess Employability of Bioscience Students Taking Work Placements
Pitt S and Cunningham J (2011) Biomedical Scientist Training Officers’ evaluation of the integrated (‘coterminous’) Applied Biomedical Science BSc programmes: A multicentre study. British Journal of Biomedical Science 68, 79-85.
Wilson, R. J., Tyas, S. R., Black, C. F., Dymond, M. K., & Attard, G. S. (2010). Partitioning of ss RNA Molecules between Preformed Monolithic HII Liquid Crystalline Phases of Lipids and Supernatant Isotropic Phases. Biomacromolecules, 11(11), 3022-3027.
Black, C. F., Wilson, R. J., Nylander, T., Dymond, M. K., & Attard, G. S. (2010). Linear ds DNA Partitions Spontaneously into the Inverse Hexagonal Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Phases of Phospholipids. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(28), 9728-9732.
Corsi, J., Dymond, M. K., Ces, O., Muck, J., Zink, D., & Attard, G. S. (2008). DNA that is dispersed in the liquid crystalline phases of phospholipids is actively transcribed. Chemical communications, (20), 2307-2309.
Materials analysis
Gun'ko, V.M.; Savina, I.N.; Mikhalovsky, S.V. Cryogels: Morphological, structural and adsorption characterisation. Advances in Colloid and Interface Sciences, 2013, 187, 1-46 (IF 8.1)
Savina I.N., Gun'ko V.M., Turov V.V., Dainiak M.B., Phillips G.J., Galaev I.Yu., Mikhalovsky S.V. Porous structure and water state in cross-linked polymer and protein cryo-hydrogels. Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 4276-4283 (published on web as Advance article); (IF 4.5.
Gun’ko V.M., Mikhalovska L.I., Savina I.N., Shevchenko R.V., James S.L., Tomlins P.E., Mikhalovsky S.V. Characterisation and performance of hydrogel tissue scaffolds. Soft Matter, 2010, 6, 5351-5358; (IF 4.5).