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Dr Craig Bell
Dr

Craig Bell

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Overview

Background

Dr Craig Bell is an Industry Fellow with the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, and the Centre for Advanced Imaging. Since obtaining his PhD in 2011, he has been the recipient of two international fellowships, a prestigious Newton International Fellowship (2013-2014) funded by the Royal Society, and the NHMRC CJ Martin Early Career Fellowship (2014-2018). He has contributed scientific articles to various leading journals in his field, and is the co-inventor on two patents. His current research focus is on the development of degradable polymer devices for imaging and tracking of disease and cellular processes by using a tool-kit of controlled polymerisation techniques along with polymer and molecular coupling methodologies. The incorporation of degradable moieties into these constructs not only allows for enzymatic and hydrolytic degradation for complete body clearance of these constructs but also allows for tracking of these devices in vivo upon degradation to help elucidate cellular processes. Dr Bell currently engages with Aegros, a membrane fabrication and human serum fractionation company based in Sydney.

Availability

Dr Craig Bell is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research impacts

Design and synthesis of degradable polymeric materials that can be applied to molecular imaging and drug delivery in nanomedicine.

Works

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60 works between 2006 and 2024

1 - 20 of 60 works

Featured

2016

Journal Article

Independent control of elastomer properties through stereocontrolled synthesis

Bell, Craig A., Yu,Jiayi, Barker, Ian A., Truong, Vinh X., Cao, Zhen, Dobrinyin, Andrey V., Becker, Matthew L. and Dove, Andrew P. (2016). Independent control of elastomer properties through stereocontrolled synthesis. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 55 (42), 13076-13080. doi: 10.1002/anie.201606750

Independent control of elastomer properties through stereocontrolled synthesis

Featured

2014

Journal Article

Functional degradable polymers by xanthate-mediated polymerization

Hedir, Guillaume G., Bell, Craig A., Leong, Nga Sze, Chapman, Emma, Collins, Ian R., O'Reilly, Rachel K. and Dove, Andrew P. (2014). Functional degradable polymers by xanthate-mediated polymerization. Macromolecules, 47 (9), 2847-2852. doi: 10.1021/ma500428e

Functional degradable polymers by xanthate-mediated polymerization

Featured

2011

Journal Article

A rapid electrochemical method for determining rate coefficients for copper-catalyzed polymerizations

Bell, Craig A., Bernhardt, Paul V. and Monteiro, Michael J. (2011). A rapid electrochemical method for determining rate coefficients for copper-catalyzed polymerizations. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (31), 11944-11947. doi: 10.1021/ja205193f

A rapid electrochemical method for determining rate coefficients for copper-catalyzed polymerizations

Featured

2011

Journal Article

Directing the pathway of orthogonal 'click' reactions by modulating copper-catalytic activity

Jia, Zhongfan, Bell, Craig A. and Monteiro, Michael J. (2011). Directing the pathway of orthogonal 'click' reactions by modulating copper-catalytic activity. Chemical Communications, 47 (14), 4165-4167. doi: 10.1039/c0cc05478j

Directing the pathway of orthogonal 'click' reactions by modulating copper-catalytic activity

Featured

2006

Journal Article

Surface-functionalized polymer nanoparticles for selective sequestering of heavy metals

Bell, C. A., Smith, S. V., Whittaker, M. R., Whittaker, A. K., Gahan, L. R. and Monteiro, M. J. (2006). Surface-functionalized polymer nanoparticles for selective sequestering of heavy metals. Advanced Materials, 18 (5), 582-586. doi: 10.1002/adma.200501712

Surface-functionalized polymer nanoparticles for selective sequestering of heavy metals

2024

Journal Article

Material Trends and Clinical Costings in Systematically Identified CDER‐Approved Nanomedicines

Jarrett, Thomas Ryan, Pregelj, Lisette, Bell, Craig Andrew, Fletcher, Nicholas Lyle and Thurecht, Kristofer James (2024). Material Trends and Clinical Costings in Systematically Identified CDER‐Approved Nanomedicines. Advanced Therapeutics. doi: 10.1002/adtp.202400124

Material Trends and Clinical Costings in Systematically Identified CDER‐Approved Nanomedicines

2024

Journal Article

Mitigating the effects of persistent antipolymer immune reactions in nanomedicine: Evaluating materials-based approaches using molecular imaging

Humphries, James, Fletcher, Nicholas L., Sonderegger, Stefan E., Bell, Craig A., Kempe, Kristian and Thurecht, Kristofer J. (2024). Mitigating the effects of persistent antipolymer immune reactions in nanomedicine: Evaluating materials-based approaches using molecular imaging. ACS Nano, 18 (30), 19890-19904. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c07317

Mitigating the effects of persistent antipolymer immune reactions in nanomedicine: Evaluating materials-based approaches using molecular imaging

2024

Journal Article

Biodegradable mPEG-<i>b</i>-poly(MDO-<i>co</i>-vinyl esters) block copolymers as a viable nanocarrier platform with tuneable disassembly

Balaji, Arunpandian, Prior, Amber R., O'Reilly, Rachel K., Dove, Andrew P., Thurecht, Kristofer J. and Bell, Craig A. (2024). Biodegradable mPEG-b-poly(MDO-co-vinyl esters) block copolymers as a viable nanocarrier platform with tuneable disassembly. Polymer Chemistry, 15 (12), 1152-1165. doi: 10.1039/d4py00049h

Biodegradable mPEG-<i>b</i>-poly(MDO-<i>co</i>-vinyl esters) block copolymers as a viable nanocarrier platform with tuneable disassembly

2024

Journal Article

Comparison of the hydrophilicity of water-soluble poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s, poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazine)s and poly(2,4-dialkyl-2-oxazoline)s

Mint, Kelly, Morrow, Joshua P., Warne, Nicole M., He, Xie, Pizzi, David, Shah, Shaffiq Zainal Osman, Pierens, Gregory K., Fletcher, Nicholas L., Bell, Craig A., Thurecht, Kristofer J. and Kempe, Kristian (2024). Comparison of the hydrophilicity of water-soluble poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s, poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazine)s and poly(2,4-dialkyl-2-oxazoline)s. Polymer Chemistry, 15 (26), 2662-2676. doi: 10.1039/d4py00332b

Comparison of the hydrophilicity of water-soluble poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s, poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazine)s and poly(2,4-dialkyl-2-oxazoline)s

2023

Journal Article

Exploring the impact of severity in hepatic fibrosis disease on the intrahepatic distribution of novel biodegradable nanoparticles targeted towards different disease biomarkers

Balaji, Arunpandian, Bell, Craig A., Houston, Zachary H., Bridle, Kim R., Genz, Berit, Fletcher, Nicholas L., Ramm, Grant A. and Thurecht, Kristofer J. (2023). Exploring the impact of severity in hepatic fibrosis disease on the intrahepatic distribution of novel biodegradable nanoparticles targeted towards different disease biomarkers. Biomaterials, 302 122318, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122318

Exploring the impact of severity in hepatic fibrosis disease on the intrahepatic distribution of novel biodegradable nanoparticles targeted towards different disease biomarkers

2023

Journal Article

Click‐on antibody fragments for customisable targeted nanomedicines – site‐specific tetrazine and azide functionalisation through non‐canonical amino acid incorporation

Huda, Pie, Humphries, James, Fletcher, Nicholas L., Howard, Christopher B., Thurecht, Kristofer J. and Bell, Craig A. (2023). Click‐on antibody fragments for customisable targeted nanomedicines – site‐specific tetrazine and azide functionalisation through non‐canonical amino acid incorporation. Chemistry–Methods, 4 (2) e202300036. doi: 10.1002/cmtd.202300036

Click‐on antibody fragments for customisable targeted nanomedicines – site‐specific tetrazine and azide functionalisation through non‐canonical amino acid incorporation

2023

Journal Article

Recent advances and future perspectives in engineering biodegradable face masks

Athukoralalage, Sandya S. A., Bell, Craig A., Gemmell, Anna C., Rowan, Alan E. and Amiralian, Nasim (2023). Recent advances and future perspectives in engineering biodegradable face masks. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (4), 1575-1592. doi: 10.1039/d2ta08019b

Recent advances and future perspectives in engineering biodegradable face masks

2022

Journal Article

Probing the biocompatibility and immune cell association of chiral, water-soluble, bottlebrush poly(2-oxazoline)s

Pizzi, David, Humphries, James, Morrow, Joshua P., Mahmoud, Ayaat M., Fletcher, Nicholas L., Sonderegger, Stefan E., Bell, Craig A., Thurecht, Kristofer J. and Kempe, Kristian (2022). Probing the biocompatibility and immune cell association of chiral, water-soluble, bottlebrush poly(2-oxazoline)s. Biomacromolecules, 24 (1), 246-257. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01105

Probing the biocompatibility and immune cell association of chiral, water-soluble, bottlebrush poly(2-oxazoline)s

2022

Journal Article

Pre-targeting of polymeric nanomaterials to balance tumour accumulation and clearance

Fletcher, N. L., Prior, A., Choy, O., Humphries, J., Huda, P., Ghosh, S., Houston, Z. H., Bell, C. A. and Thurecht, K. J. (2022). Pre-targeting of polymeric nanomaterials to balance tumour accumulation and clearance. Chemical Communications, 58 (57), 7912-7915. doi: 10.1039/d2cc02443h

Pre-targeting of polymeric nanomaterials to balance tumour accumulation and clearance

2022

Journal Article

Development of targeted micelles and polymersomes prepared from degradable RAFT-based diblock copolymers and their potential role as nanocarriers for chemotherapeutics

Ahmed, Salma E., Fletcher, Nicholas L., Prior, Amber R., Huda, Pie, Bell, Craig A. and Thurecht, Kristofer J. (2022). Development of targeted micelles and polymersomes prepared from degradable RAFT-based diblock copolymers and their potential role as nanocarriers for chemotherapeutics. Polymer Chemistry, 13 (27), 4004-4017. doi: 10.1039/d2py00257d

Development of targeted micelles and polymersomes prepared from degradable RAFT-based diblock copolymers and their potential role as nanocarriers for chemotherapeutics

2022

Journal Article

Understanding nanomedicine treatment in an aggressive spontaneous brain cancer model at the stage of early blood brain barrier disruption

Janowicz, Phillip W., Houston, Zachary H., Bunt, Jens, Fletcher, Nicholas L., Bell, Craig A., Cowin, Gary, Howard, Christopher B., Taslima, Dewan, Westra van Holthe, Nicholas, Prior, Amber, Soh, Vanessa, Ghosh, Saikat, Humphries, James, Huda, Pie, Mahler, Stephen M., Richards, Linda J. and Thurecht, Kristofer J. (2022). Understanding nanomedicine treatment in an aggressive spontaneous brain cancer model at the stage of early blood brain barrier disruption. Biomaterials, 283 121416, 121416. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121416

Understanding nanomedicine treatment in an aggressive spontaneous brain cancer model at the stage of early blood brain barrier disruption

2022

Journal Article

Simple synthetic route to a self-assembling enzyme-inspired transesterification catalysts

Kumar, Ashwani, Nothling, Mitchell David, Aitken, Heather M., Xiao, Zeyun, Lam, Mathew, Bell, Craig, O'Mara, Megan and Connal, Luke Andrew (2022). Simple synthetic route to a self-assembling enzyme-inspired transesterification catalysts. Catalysis Science and Technology, 12 (22), 6655-6659. doi: 10.1039/d2cy00744d

Simple synthetic route to a self-assembling enzyme-inspired transesterification catalysts

2021

Journal Article

Concomitant control of mechanical properties and degradation in resorbable elastomer-like materials using stereochemistry and stoichiometry for soft tissue engineering

Wandel, Mary Beth, Bell, Craig A., Yu, Jiayi, Arno, Maria C., Dreger, Nathan Z., Hsu, Yen-Hao, Pitto-Barry, Anaïs, Worch, Joshua C., Dove, Andrew P. and Becker, Matthew L. (2021). Concomitant control of mechanical properties and degradation in resorbable elastomer-like materials using stereochemistry and stoichiometry for soft tissue engineering. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 446. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20610-5

Concomitant control of mechanical properties and degradation in resorbable elastomer-like materials using stereochemistry and stoichiometry for soft tissue engineering

2021

Journal Article

Optimisation of alendronate conjugation to polyethylene glycol for functionalisation of biopolymers and nanoparticles

Poli, Hamish, Mushtaq, Asim, Bell, Craig A., McGeary, Ross P., Grøndahl, Lisbeth and A, Anitha (2021). Optimisation of alendronate conjugation to polyethylene glycol for functionalisation of biopolymers and nanoparticles. European Polymer Journal, 155 110571, 110571. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110571

Optimisation of alendronate conjugation to polyethylene glycol for functionalisation of biopolymers and nanoparticles

2021

Journal Article

Cyanine-5-driven behaviours of hyperbranched polymers designed for therapeutic delivery are cell-type specific and correlated with polar lipid distribution in membranes

Simpson, Joshua D., Currin-Ross, Denni L., Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Schirra, Horst Joachim, Fletcher, Nicholas L., Bell, Craig A., Arno, Maria C. and Thurecht, Kristofer J. (2021). Cyanine-5-driven behaviours of hyperbranched polymers designed for therapeutic delivery are cell-type specific and correlated with polar lipid distribution in membranes. Nanomaterials, 11 (7) 1745, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/nano11071745

Cyanine-5-driven behaviours of hyperbranched polymers designed for therapeutic delivery are cell-type specific and correlated with polar lipid distribution in membranes

Funding

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    Research and Development of Membrane Technology
    Aegros Biopharma Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Establishing Design Principles of Polymers for Intracellular Delivery (UWA led ARC Discovery Project)
    University of Western Australia
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2023
    Application of separation technologies for rapid treatment of COVID-19 and related outbreaks
    Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Smart affinity membranes for manufacture of high value therapeutic proteins
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (CJ Martin - Overseas Biomedical Fellowship): Early detection of disease using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) diagnostics
    NHMRC Early Career Fellowships
    Open grant

Supervision

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Completed supervision

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