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Helmut Thissen
Researcher at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Publications - 176
Citations - 5839
Helmut Thissen is an academic researcher from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Surface modification & Coating. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 160 publications receiving 4878 citations. Previous affiliations of Helmut Thissen include RWTH Aachen University & Cooperative Research Centre.
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Effects of cloud-point grafting, chain length, and density of PEG layers on competitive adsorption of ocular proteins
TL;DR: The effects of pinning density and chain length are interrelated, but the key factor is optimization of PEG chain density by use of the CP conditions, provided that a sufficient density of pining sites exists.
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Stimuli-responsive interfaces and systems for the control of protein-surface and cell-surface interactions.
TL;DR: Recent literature on switchable coatings that employ stimuli such as light, temperature, electric potential, pH and ionic strength to control protein adsorption/desorption and cell attachment/detachment en route to the development of next-generation smart bio-interfaces are reviewed.
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Emerging rules for effective antimicrobial coatings
Mario Salwiczek,Mario Salwiczek,Yue Qu,James Gardiner,Richard A. Strugnell,Trevor Lithgow,Keith M. McLean,Helmut Thissen +7 more
TL;DR: Recent research suggests that effective prevention of biofilm formation may be achieved by multifunctional surface coatings that provide both non-adhesive and antimicrobial properties imparted by antimicrobial peptides.
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The control of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation and in vivo infection rates by covalently bound furanones.
Emma B.H. Hume,J.K. Baveja,Benjamin W. Muir,T. Schubert,Naresh Kumar,Staffan Kjelleberg,Hans J. Griesser,Hans J. Griesser,Helmut Thissen,Roger W. Read,Laura A. Poole-Warren,Klaus Schindhelm,Mark D. P. Willcox +12 more
TL;DR: In an in vivo sheep model, furanones were effective at controlling infection for up to 65 days and have potential to be used as a coating for biomaterials to control infection caused by S. epidermidis.
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Ultrasensitive probing of the protein resistance of PEG surfaces by secondary ion mass spectrometry
Peter Kingshott,Sally L. McArthur,Sally L. McArthur,Helmut Thissen,David G. Castner,Hans J. Griesser,Hans J. Griesser +6 more
TL;DR: The highly sensitive surface analytical techniques X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and time-of-flight static secondary ion mass spectrometry were used to test the resistance of poly(ethylene glycol) coatings towards adsorption of lysozyme (LYS) and fibronectin (FN).