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The role of enamel proteins in protecting mature human enamel against acidic environments: A double layer force spectroscopy study. Biointerphases 2012, 7, 1-8.

16th May 2012

Characterisation of the electrostatic properties of dental enamel is important for understanding the interfacial processes that occur on a tooth surface and...

Atmospheric pressure plasma induced grafting of poly(ethylene glycol) onto silicone elastomers for controlling biological response. J Colloid Interface Sci. 2012, 375,193–202.

16th May 2012

This study investigates the role that surface functionalisation of silicone elastomer (SE) by atmospheric pressure plasma induced graft immobilisation of...

Photolithographic structuring of stretchable conductors and sub-kPa pressure sensors. J. Micromech. Microeng. 2011, doi:10.1088/0960-1317/21/11/115010.

16th May 2011

This paper presents a novel method to prepare stretchable conductors and pressure sensors based on the gold/polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) system. The gold...

Nanoscale surface modifications to control capillary flow characteristics in PMMA microfluidic devices. Nanoscale Res Lett, 2011, 6, 411-423.

16th May 2011

Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) microfluidic devices have been fabricated using a hot embossing technique to incorporate micro-pillar features on the bottom...

Structural and surface energy analysis of nitrogenated ta-C films Thin Solid Films, 2011, 520, 294-301.

16th May 2011

Surface and bulk properties of the Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc prepared nitrogenated tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C:N) films were characterized by X-ray...

Inhibition of lens epithelial cell growth via immobilisation of hyaluronic acid on atmospheric pressure plasma modified polystyrene. Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 608-617.

16th May 2011

Naturally occurring macromolecules have the potential for providing non-fouling coatings on substrates based on a steric entropic principle. In order for...

Chemical grafting of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate onto polymer surfaces by atmospheric pressure plasma processing. Langmuir, 2010, 26, 1894–1903.

16th May 2010

This article reports the use of atmospheric pressure plasma processing to induce chemical grafting of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA)...

Protein adhesion and cell response on atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge-modified polymer surfaces. Acta Biomater, 2010, 6, 2609-2620.

16th May 2010

Gaseous plasma discharges are one of the most common means to modify the surface of a polymer without affecting its bulk properties. However, this normally...

Lens epithelial cell response to atmospheric pressure plasma modified poly(methylmethacrylate) surfaces. J Mater Sci: Mater Med, 2010, 21, 1703-1712.

16th May 2010

Selective control of cellular response to polymeric biomaterials is an important consideration for many ocular implant applications. In particular, there is...