Search Results - "Muir, Benjamin W."

Orientation and characterization of immobilized antibodies for improved immunoassays (Review) by Welch, Nicholas G, Scoble, Judith A, Muir, Benjamin W, Pigram, Paul J

“…Orientation of surface immobilized capture proteins, such as antibodies, plays a critical role in the performance of immunoassays. The sensitivity of…”
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Self-Organizing Map and Relational Perspective Mapping for the Accurate Visualization of High-Dimensional Hyperspectral Data by Gardner, Wil, Maliki, Ruqaya, Cutts, Suzanne M, Muir, Benjamin W, Ballabio, Davide, Winkler, David A, Pigram, Paul J

“…We present an optimization of the toroidal self-organizing map (SOM) algorithm for the accurate visualization of hyperspectral data. This represents a…”
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Visualizing ToF-SIMS Hyperspectral Imaging Data Using Color-Tagged Toroidal Self-Organizing Maps by Gardner, Wil, Cutts, Suzanne M, Muir, Benjamin W, Jones, Robert T, Pigram, Paul J

“…Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) is a powerful surface characterization technique capable of producing high spatial resolution…”
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Lipid–PEG Conjugates Sterically Stabilize and Reduce the Toxicity of Phytantriol-Based Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Nanoparticles by Zhai, Jiali, Hinton, Tracey M, Waddington, Lynne J, Fong, Celesta, Tran, Nhiem, Mulet, Xavier, Drummond, Calum J, Muir, Benjamin W

“…Lyotropic liquid crystalline nanoparticle dispersions are of interest as delivery vectors for biomedicine. Aqueous dispersions of liposomes, cubosomes, and…”
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ToF-SIMS and Machine Learning for Single-Pixel Molecular Discrimination of an Acrylate Polymer Microarray by Gardner, Wil, Hook, Andrew L, Alexander, Morgan R, Ballabio, Davide, Cutts, Suzanne M, Muir, Benjamin W, Pigram, Paul J

“…Combinatorial approaches to materials discovery offer promising potential for the rapid development of novel polymer systems. Polymer microarrays enable the…”
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A polytherapy based approach to combat antimicrobial resistance using cubosomes by Lai, Xiangfeng, Han, Mei-Ling, Ding, Yue, Chow, Seong Hoong, Le Brun, Anton P., Wu, Chun-Ming, Bergen, Phillip J., Jiang, Jhih-hang, Hsu, Hsien-Yi, Muir, Benjamin W., White, Jacinta, Song, Jiangning, Li, Jian, Shen, Hsin-Hui

“…A depleted antimicrobial drug pipeline combined with an increasing prevalence of Gram-negative ‘superbugs’ has increased interest in nano therapies to treat…”
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Comparative Study of the Magnetic Behavior of Spherical and Cubic Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles by Zhen, Guoliang, Muir, Benjamin W, Moffat, Bradford A, Harbour, Peter, Murray, Keith S, Moubaraki, Boujemaa, Suzuki, Kiyonori, Madsen, Ian, Agron-Olshina, Nicki, Waddington, Lynne, Mulvaney, Paul, Hartley, Patrick G

“…A modified method for the production of cubic and spherical superparamagnetic nanoparticles is presented. Cubic nanoparticles can be made that are highly…”
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Water-dispersible magnetic carbon nanotubes as T2 -weighted MRI contrast agents by Liu, Yue, Hughes, Timothy C, Muir, Benjamin W, Waddington, Lynne J, Gengenbach, Thomas R, Easton, Christopher D, Hinton, Tracey M, Moffat, Bradford A, Hao, Xiaojuan, Qiu, Jieshan

“…Abstract An efficient MRI T2 -weighted contrast agent incorporating a potential liver targeting functionality was synthesized via the combination of…”
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Recent Advances in the Development of Lipid-, Metal-, Carbon-, and Polymer-Based Nanomaterials for Antibacterial Applications by Ren, Ruohua, Lim, Chiaxin, Li, Shiqi, Wang, Yajun, Song, Jiangning, Lin, Tsung-Wu, Muir, Benjamin W, Hsu, Hsien-Yi, Shen, Hsin-Hui

“…Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are becoming a serious threat to public health worldwide. With an ever-reducing pipeline of last-resort…”
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Profiling a Low Emissivity Glass Coating with ToF‐SIMS and Machine Learning by Bamford, Sarah E., Jones, Robert T., Gardner, Wil, Muir, Benjamin W., Winkler, David A., Pigram, Paul J.

“…Characterization of multilayer coatings in 3D presents many challenges, as composition can change by area and by depth. Compositional characteristics of the…”
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Hyperosmotic Infusion and Oxidized Surfaces Are Essential for Biofilm Formation of Staphylococcus capitis From the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Qu, Yue, Li, Yali, Cameron, David R., Easton, Christopher D., Zhu, Xuebo, Zhu, Minli, Salwiczek, Mario, Muir, Benjamin W., Thissen, Helmut, Daley, Andrew, Forsythe, John S., Peleg, Anton Y., Lithgow, Trevor

“…Staphylococcus capitis is an opportunistic pathogen often implicated in bloodstream infections in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This is assisted by…”
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Metal-free and MRI visible theranostic lyotropic liquid crystal nitroxide-based nanoparticles by Muir, Benjamin W, Acharya, Durga P, Kennedy, Danielle F, Mulet, Xavier, Evans, Richard A, Pereira, Suzanne M, Wark, Kim L, Boyd, Ben J, Nguyen, Tri-Hung, Hinton, Tracey M, Waddington, Lynne J, Kirby, Nigel, Wright, David K, Wang, Hong X, Egan, Gary F, Moffat, Bradford A

“…Abstract The development of improved, low toxicity, clinically viable nanomaterials that provide MRI contrast have tremendous potential to form the basis of…”
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Exploring the Relationship between Polymer Surface Chemistry and Bacterial Attachment Using ToF‐SIMS and Self‐Organizing maps by Wong, See Yoong, Hook, Andrew L., Gardner, Wil, Chang, Chien‐Yi, Mei, Ying, Davies, Martyn C., Williams, Paul, Alexander, Morgan R., Ballabio, Davide, Muir, Benjamin W., Winkler, David A., Pigram, Paul J.

“…Biofilm formation is a major cause of hospital‐acquired infections. Research into biofilm‐resistant materials is therefore critical to reduce the frequency of…”
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Colloidally Stabilized Magnetic Carbon Nanotubes Providing MRI Contrast in Mouse Liver Tumors by Liu, Yue, Muir, Benjamin W, Waddington, Lynne J, Hinton, Tracey M, Moffat, Bradford A, Hao, Xiaojuan, Qiu, Jieshan, Hughes, Timothy C

“…The use of medical imaging contrast agents may lead to improved patient prognosis by potentially enabling an earlier detection of diseases and therefore an…”
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High resolution imaging and analysis of extracellular vesicles using mass spectral imaging and machine learning by Bamford, Sarah Elizabeth, Vassileff, Natasha, Spiers, Jereme G., Gardner, Wil, Winkler, David A., Muir, Benjamin W., Hill, Andrew F., Pigram, Paul J.

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are potentially useful biomarkers for disease detection and monitoring. Development of a label‐free technique for imaging and…”
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Rapid evaluation of immobilized immunoglobulins using automated mass-segmented ToF-SIMS by Madiona, Robert M. T., Welch, Nicholas G., Muir, Benjamin W., Winkler, David A., Pigram, Paul J.

“…Surface interactions largely control how biomaterials interact with biology and how many other types of materials function in industrial applications. ToF-SIMS…”
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Surface “Click” Chemistry on Brominated Plasma Polymer Thin Films by Chen, Rodney T, Muir, Benjamin W, Such, Georgina K, Postma, Almar, Evans, Richard A, Pereira, Suzanne M, McLean, Keith M, Caruso, Frank

“…A brominated plasma polymer (BrPP) thin film was fabricated on a variety of substrate surfaces (silicon wafers, glass, gold, and polymers) via the radio…”
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Elucidating Surface and Bulk Phase Transformation in Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Catalysts and Their Influences on Catalytic Performance by Wang, Jian, Huang, Shouying, Howard, Shaun, Muir, Benjamin W, Wang, Hongyu, Kennedy, Danielle F, Ma, Xinbin

“…Understanding the structure–performance relationship for Fe-based Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) catalysts is crucial for the design of improved FTS…”
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Exploring the Performance of Linear and Nonlinear Models of Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Spectra by Sun, Rongjie, Gardner, Wil, Winkler, David A., Muir, Benjamin W., Pigram, Paul J.

“…Multivariate statistical tools and machine learning (ML) techniques can deconvolute hyperspectral data and control the disparity between the number of samples…”
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Self-Organizing Maps for Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry by Bamford, Sarah E., Gardner, Wil, Winkler, David A, Muir, Benjamin W., Alahakoon, Damminda, Pigram, Paul J.

“…Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is a powerful analytical technique for characterizing the molecular and elemental composition of surfaces. Individual…”
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