Fabrication of stimulus-responsive diatom biosilica microcapsules for antibiotic drug delivery

RB Vasani, D Losic, A Cavallaro… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this report, we employed surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerisation to graft
thermo-responsive copolymers of oligo (ethylene glycol) methacrylates from the surface of …

Stimulus-Responsiveness and Drug Release from Porous Silicon Films ATRP-Grafted with Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)

RB Vasani, SJP McInnes, MA Cole, AMM Jani… - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
In this report, we employ surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) to
graft a thermoresponsive polymer, poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM), of controlled …

Stimulus-responsive antibiotic releasing systems for the treatment of wound infections

HB Schultz, RB Vasani, AM Holmes… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2019 - ACS Publications
There remains an unmet need for innovative treatments for chronic wound infections as they
continue to be a financial and social burden on society. Because of the dynamic nature of …

A regenerable biosensing platform for bacterial toxins

EE Antunez, CS Mahon, Z Tong, NH Voelcker… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Waterborne diarrheal diseases such as travelers' diarrhea and cholera remain a threat to
public health in many countries. Rapid diagnosis of an infectious disease is critical in …

Photonic porous silicon as a pH sensor

S Pace, RB Vasani, W Zhao, S Perrier… - Nanoscale research …, 2014 - Springer
Chronic wounds do not heal within 3 months, and during the lengthy healing process, the
wound is invariably exposed to bacteria, which can colonize the wound bed and form …

ATRP-based synthesis and characterization of light-responsive coatings for transdermal delivery systems

AC Pauly, K Schöller, L Baumann… - … and technology of …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The grafting of poly (hydroxyethylmethacrylate) on polymeric porous membranes via atom
transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and subsequent modification with a photo-responsive …

Microwave Heating of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles for Temperature-Controlled Display of Concanavalin A

RB Vasani, N Janardanan, B Prieto-Simón… - … Applied Materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate microwave-induced heating of gold nanoparticles and nanorods. An
appreciably higher and concentration-dependent microwave-induced heating rate was …