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Mechanisms and Effects Posed by Neurotoxic Products of Cyanobacteria/Microbial Eukaryotes/Dinoflagellates in Algae Blooms: a Review by Mello, Fiona D., Braidy, Nady, Marçal, Helder, Guillemin, Gilles, Nabavi, Seyed Mohammad, Neilan, Brett A.

“…Environmental toxins produced by cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates have increasingly become a public health concern due to their ability to damage several…”
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BioPEGylation of Polyhydroxybutyrate Promotes Nerve Cell Health and Migration by Chan, Rodman T. H, Russell, Robert A, Marçal, Helder, Lee, Terry H, Holden, Peter J, Foster, L. John R

“…This study reports on the superior suitability of Polyhydroxybutyrate-polyethylene glycol hybrid polymers biosynthesised by Cupriavidus necator over PHB as…”
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Cytotoxic Effects of Environmental Toxins on Human Glial Cells by D‘Mello, Fiona, Braidy, Nady, Marçal, Helder, Guillemin, Gilles, Rossi, Fanny, Chinian, Mirielle, Laurent, Dominique, Teo, Charles, Neilan, Brett A.

“…Toxins produced by cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates have increasingly become a public health concern due to their degenerative effects on mammalian tissue and…”
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Global cellular responses to β-methyl-amino-l-alanine (BMAA) by olfactory ensheathing glial cells (OEC) by Chiu, Alexander S., Braidy, Nady, Marçal, Helder, Welch, Jeffrey H., Gehringer, Michelle M., Guillemin, Gilles J., Neilan, Brett A.

“…This study utilised a proteomics approach to identify any differential protein expression in a glial cell line, rat olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), treated…”
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Sutureless sealing of penetrating corneal wounds using a laser-activated thin film adhesive by Shahbazi, Jeyran, Marçal, Helder, Watson, Stephanie, Wakefield, Denis, Sarris, Maria, Foster, L. John R.

“…Background and Objectives To demonstrate the feasibility of a novel, thin film, laser‐activated adhesive in sealing penetrative corneal wounds with a view to…”
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Chitosan as a Biomaterial: Influence of Degree of Deacetylation on Its Physiochemical, Material and Biological Properties by Foster, Leslie John Ray, Ho, Sonia, Hook, James, Basuki, Monica, Marçal, Helder

“…Chitosan is a biomaterial with a range of current and potential biomedical applications. Manipulation of chitosan degree of deacetylation (DDA) to achieve…”
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Poly(ethylene glycol)-modulated cellular biocompatibility of polyhydroxyalkanoate films by Chan, Rodman TH, Marçal, Helder, Ahmed, Tania, Russell, Robert A, Holden, Peter J, Foster, L John R

“…Control of biocompatibility and biodegradability of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biomaterials was achieved through the modification of surface hydrophobicity…”
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BioPEGylation of Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Influence on Properties and Satellite-Stem Cell Cycle by Marçal, Helder, Wanandy, Nico S, Sanguanchaipaiwong, Vorapat, Woolnough, Catherine E, Lauto, Antonio, Mahler, Stephen M, Foster, L. John R

“…The addition of poly(ethylene glycol), PEG, to bioprocessing systems producing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), has been reported as a means of their molecular…”
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Application of Polyethylene Glycol to Promote Cellular Biocompatibility of Polyhydroxybutyrate Films by Chan, Rodman T. H., Marçal, Helder, Russell, Robert A., Holden, Peter J., Foster, Leslie John Ray

“…Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biomaterial with potential for applications in biomedical and tissue engineering; however, its brittle nature and high…”
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Material surfaces affect the protein expression patterns of human macrophages: A proteomics approach by Dinnes, Donna Lee M., Marçal, Helder, Mahler, Stephen M., Santerre, J. Paul, Labow, Rosalind S.

“…Monocyte‐derived macrophages (MDM) are key inflammatory cells and are central to the foreign body response to implant materials. MDM have been shown to exhibit…”
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Manipulation of Polyhydroxybutyrate Properties through Blending with Ethyl-Cellulose for a Composite Biomaterial by Chan, Rodman T. H., Garvey, Christopher J., Marçal, Helder, Russell, Robert A., Holden, Peter J., Foster, Leslie John Ray

“…Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is widely used as a biomaterial in medical and tissue-engineering applications, a relatively high crystallinity limits its…”
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Bioastronautics: the influence of microgravity on astronaut health by Blaber, Elizabeth, Marçal, Helder, Burns, Brendan P

“…For thousands of years different cultures around the world have assigned their own meaning to the Universe. Through research and technology, we have begun to…”
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Polyhydroxybutyrate and its Copolymer with Polyhydroxyvalerate as Biomaterials: Influence on Progression of Stem Cell Cycle by Ahmed, Tania, Marçal, Helder, Lawless, Melissa, Wanandy, Nico S, Chiu, Alex, Foster, L. John R

“…Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) are biopolyesters reported to provide favorable microenvironments for…”
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Towards Scarless Wound Healing : A Comparison of Protein Expression between Human, Adult and Foetal Fibroblasts by Ho, Sonia, Marçal, Helder, Foster, Leslie John Ray

“…Proteins from human adult and foetal fibroblast cell lines were compared, focusing on those involved in wound healing. Proteins were separated through…”
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A comprehensive protein expression profile of extracellular matrix biomaterial derived from porcine urinary bladder by Marçal, Helder, Ahmed, Tania, Badylak, Stephen F, Tottey, Stephen, Foster, L John R

“…To generate a comprehensive profile of the protein composition of xenogeneic biomaterial, derived from porcine urinary bladder matrix (UBM). Tunica layers and…”
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Chitosan−Vancomysin Composite Biomaterial as a Laser Activated Surgical Adhesive with Regional Antimicrobial Activity by Foster, L. John R, Thomson, Kyle, Marçal, Helder, Butt, Julian, Watson, Stephanie L, Wakefield, Denis

“…We have used laser irradiation to enhance the natural adhesiveness of chitosan to form a thin film surgical adhesive. Prevention of infection at surgical sites…”
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Coalescence of Extracellular Matrix (ECM) from Porcine Urinary Bladder (UBM) with a Laser-Activated Chitosan-Based Surgical Adhesive by Ahmed, Tania, Marçal, Helder, Johnson, Scott, Brown, Bryan N., Foster, L. John R.

“…Urinary bladder matrix (UBM) has been extensively investigated as a naturally occurring biomaterial in therapeutic applications for tissue repair or…”
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Expression proteomics of olfactory ensheathing cells by Marçal, Helder, Sarris, Maria, Raftery, Mark J, Bhasin, Vishal, McFarland, Clive, Mahler, Stephen M

“…BACKGROUND: Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells (OEC) to regenerate damaged spinal tracts and induce functional recovery following spinal cord…”
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macrophage-biomaterial interface: a proteomic analysis of the conditioned medium environment by Dinnes, Donna Lee M, Marçal, Helder, Raftery, Mark J, Labow, Rosalind S, Mahler, Stephen M

“…BACKGROUND: Proteomic techniques provide an approach for exploration of intracellular structure and function as well as extracellular microenvironments…”
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate induces oxidative phosphorylation by activating cytochrome c oxidase in human cultured neurons and astrocytes by Castellano-González, Gloria, Pichaud, Nicolas, Ballard, J William O, Bessede, Alban, Marcal, Helder, Guillemin, Gilles J

“…Mitochondrial dysfunction and resulting energy impairment have been identified as features of many neurodegenerative diseases. Whether this energy impairment…”
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