Search Results - "Kelleher, Susan M."

A Review of Polylactic Acid as a Replacement Material for Single-Use Laboratory Components by Freeland, Brian, McCarthy, Eanna, Balakrishnan, Rengesh, Fahy, Samantha, Boland, Adam, Rochfort, Keith D, Dabros, Michal, Marti, Roger, Kelleher, Susan M, Gaughran, Jennifer

“…Every year, the EU emits 13.4 Mt of CO solely from plastic production, with 99% of all plastics being produced from fossil fuel sources, while those that are…”
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Biomimetic Polymer Surfaces by High Resolution Molding of the Wings of Different Cicadas by Reid, Graham, McCormack, James C, Habimana, Olivier, Bayer, Fabian, Goromonzi, Catherine, Casey, Eoin, Cowley, Aidan, Kelleher, Susan M

“…Recent studies have shown that insect wings have evolved to have micro- and nanoscale structures on the wing surface, and biomimetic research aims to transfer…”
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Bio-based polylactic acid labware as a sustainable alternative for microbial cultivation in life science laboratories by O Loughlin, Jennie, Herward, Bevin, Doherty, Dylan, Bhagabati, Purabi, Kelleher, Susan M., Fahy, Samantha, Freeland, Brian, Rochfort, Keith D., Gaughran, Jennifer

“…Single-use plastics (SUPs) in life science laboratories account for approximately 5.5 million tonnes of waste per year globally. Of SUPs used in life science…”
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High Aspect Ratio Polymeric Nanoneedle Arrays by McCormack, James C., Podhorska, Lucia, Delaney, Colm, Zhang, Fengyuan, Rodriguez, Brian J., Kelleher, Susan M.

“…High aspect ratio (HAR) nanoneedle arrays can be used to tune the intrinsic properties of substrates such as their wettability and reflectivity. Here, a simple…”
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Click chemistry as an immobilization method to improve oligonucleotide hybridization efficiency for nucleic acid assays by McKenna, Milena, Soberon, Felipe, Ricco, Antonio J., Daniels, Stephen, Kelleher, Susan M.

“…[Display omitted] We compare immobilization methods for oligonucleotides on carboxylic acid surfaces with the goal of improving hybridization efficiency for…”
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Controlled degradation of polycaprolactone-based micropillar arrays by Geoghegan, Niamh, O'Loughlin, Mark, Delaney, Colm, Rochfort, Keith D, Kennedy, Meabh, Kolagatla, Srikanth, Podhorska, Lucia, Rodriguez, Brian J, Florea, Larisa, Kelleher, Susan M

“…Herein we demonstrate the fabrication of arrays of micropillars, achieved through the combination of direct laser writing and nanoimprint lithography. By…”
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Replica molding of cicada wings: The role of water at point of synthesis on nanostructure feature size by Flynn, Shauna P, Daniels, Stephen, Rodriguez, Brian J, Kelleher, Susan M

“…Many natural surfaces, including the wings of cicada insects, have shown to display bactericidal properties as a result of surface topography. Moreover, the…”
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Investigating the colloidal stability of fluorescent silica nanoparticles under isotonic conditions for biomedical applications by Nooney, Robert I., White, Angela, O’Mahony, Christy, O’Connell, Claire, Kelleher, Susan M., Daniels, Stephen, McDonagh, Colette

“…[Display omitted] Fluorescent silica nanoparticle (NP) labels are of great interest in biomedical diagnostics, however, when used in bioassays under…”
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Aqua-Art: A Demonstration of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces Fabricated by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition by Flynn, Shauna P, McKenna, Milena, Monaghan, Ruairi, Kelleher, Susan M, Daniels, Stephen, MacCormac, Aoife

“…A visual demonstration showing the physical properties of hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces is described. This demonstration utilizes unique aqua-sheets…”
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Direct Laser Writing to Generate Molds for Polymer Nanopillar Replication by Delaney, Colm, Geoghegan, Niamh, Ibrahim, Hossam, O’Loughlin, Mark, Rodriguez, Brian J, Florea, Larisa, Kelleher, Susan M

“…Herein, we exploit direct laser writing as a means to fabricate negative masters for the generation of polymeric nanopillars, via replica molding. Through the…”
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The Antibacterial Activity of Hierarchical Patterns of Nanostructured Silicon Fabricated Using Block Copolymer Micelle Lithography by McFadden, Jessica, Reid, Graham, Podhorska, Lucia, Rodriguez, Brian J., Casey, Eoin, Kelleher, Susan M.

“…Herein, the fabrication of four different nanostructured silicon surfaces by using a combination of block copolymer micelle lithography is reported on…”
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High Aspect Ratio Polymeric Nanoneedle Arrays by McCormack, James C., Podhorska, Lucia, Delaney, Colm, Zhang, Fengyuan, Rodriguez, Brian J., Kelleher, Susan M.

“…Front Cover: In article number 2000754, Susan M. Kelleher and co‐workers outline an accessible and scalable method for polyethylene glycol (PEG)‐tapered…”
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Brewer’s spent grain as a self-sufficient feedstock for homofermentative production of optically pure L-lactic acid using Lactobacillus rhamnosus by Granget, Coralie, Manikandan, N. Arul, Amulya, K., Dabros, Michal, Fahy, Samantha, Kelleher, Susan M., Rochfort, Keith D., Gaughran, Jennifer, Freeland, Brian

“…Brewer’s spent grain (BSG), accounting for 85% of the total by-product from breweries, was used as a feedstock for L-lactic acid production in the present…”
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Nanoporous membrane production via block copolymer lithography for high heat dissipation systems by Lundy, Ross, Flynn, Shauna P., Cummins, Cian, Kelleher, Susan M., Collins, Maurice N., Dalton, Eric, Daniels, Stephen, Morris, Michael, Enright, Ryan

“…We demonstrate the first steps towards realizing a highly effective hardmask fabrication technique for producing cheap low defect nanoporous membranes, which…”
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Assessing the viability of 3D-printed poly(lactic acid) petri dishes: A sustainable alternative for laboratory use by Doherty, Dylan, Rochfort, Keith D., Conaghan, Mark, O'Loughlin, Jennie, Freeland, Brian, Cooling, Ciarán, Solola, David, Brych, Yevhen, Kelleher, Susan M., Fahy, Samantha, Gaughran, Jennifer

“…There is a strong reliance on fossil fuel-based plastics in the life sciences sector and it has been estimated that global life-sciences (biology, medicine,…”
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Insights into the feature size required for the death of Pseudomonas fluorescens on nanostructured silicon fabricated by block copolymer lithography by Reid, Graham, Podhorska, Lucia, Mc Fadden, Jessica, O’Connor, Robert, Rodriguez, Brian J., Quinn, Laura, Hiebner, Dishon, Casey, Eoin, Kelleher, Susan M.

“…It has been established that nanostructured surfaces can cause cell death for Gram-negative species; however, the exact mode of action has not yet been…”
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