Watch this space for peer-reviewed publications, posters and other outputs from the project STOP: Surface Transfer of Pathogens

2025

• Tuning the Properties of Dodecylpyridinium Metallosurfactants: The Role of Iron-Based Counterions Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025 26(6) 2540 . https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26/6/2540
• Femtosecond Laser-Engineered β-TCP Scaffolds: A Comparative Study of Green-Synthesized AgNPs vs. Ion Doping Against S. aureus for Bone Regeneration Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025 26(10) 4888 https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26/10/4888
• Stability and application of TiO₂nanomaterials in aqueous suspensions: a review RSC Advances 2025 27 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/ra/d5ra02499d
• Facile Spray-Coating of Antimicrobial Silica Nanoparticles for High-Touch Surface Protection ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2025, 17, 12507−12519. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c18916
• Quantitative Assessment of Microbial Transmission onto Environmental Surfaces Using Thermoresponsive Gelatin Hydrogels as a Finger Mimetic under In situ-Mimicking Conditions Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2025, 2403790. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.202403790

2024

• Comparison of the activity of two elastin-like recombinant carriers fused to the antimicrobial peptide indolicidin Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2024, 283, 137682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.137682
• Materials derived from the human elastin-like polypeptide fusion with an antimicrobial peptide strongly promote cell adhesion J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024,12, 8966-8976. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TB00319E
• Transition Metal-Based Dimeric Metallosurfactants: From Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Structures and Low-Dimensional Magnets to Metalomicelles. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 26, 12218–12230, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01550
• Antibacterial activity of solid surfaces is critically dependent on relative humidity, inoculum volume, and organic soiling FEMS Microbes 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtad022
• Dual-Function Femtosecond Laser: β-TCP Structuring and AgNP Synthesis via Photoreduction with Azorean Green Tea for Enhanced Osteointegration and Antibacterial Properties Materials 2024, 17(20) 5057 https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/20/5057
• Durability of photocatalytic ZnO-based surface coatings and preservation of their antibacterial effect after simulated wear J. Coat. Technol. Res 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-023-00868-2

2023

• Physicochemical Characterization of a Biomimetic, Elastin-Inspired Polypeptide with Enhanced Thermoresponsive Properties and Improved Cell Adhesion Biomacromolecules 2023 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00782
• Antiviral efficacy of nanomaterial-treated textiles in real-life like exposure conditions Heliyon 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20067
• A Versatile Elastin-Like Carrier for Bioactive Antimicrobial Peptide Production and Delivery Macromolecular Bioscience 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202300236
• Design of Surfaces with Persistent Antimicrobial Properties on Stainless Steel Developed Using Femtosecond Laser Texturing for Application in “High Traffic” Objects. Nanomaterials 2023, 13(17), 2396. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13172396