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Thomas Davis

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Overview

Availability

Professor Thomas Davis is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Salford
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Salford

Works

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640 works between 1984 and 2025

221 - 240 of 640 works

2016

Journal Article

Facile production of nanoaggregates with tuneable morphologies from thermoresponsive P(DEGMA-co-HPMA)

Truong, Nghia P., Whittaker, Michael R., Anastasaki, Athina, Haddleton, David M., Quinn, John F. and Davis, Thomas P. (2016). Facile production of nanoaggregates with tuneable morphologies from thermoresponsive P(DEGMA-co-HPMA). Polymer Chemistry, 7 (2), 430-440. doi: 10.1039/c5py01467k

Facile production of nanoaggregates with tuneable morphologies from thermoresponsive P(DEGMA-co-HPMA)

2015

Journal Article

Transformation of RAFT polymer end groups into nitric oxide donor moieties: en route to biochemically active nanostructures

Yu, Sul Hwa, Hu, Jinming, Ercole, Francesca, Truong, Nghia P., Davis, Thomas P., Whittaker, Michael R. and Quinn, John F. (2015). Transformation of RAFT polymer end groups into nitric oxide donor moieties: en route to biochemically active nanostructures. ACS Macro Letters, 4 (11), 1278-1282. doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00733

Transformation of RAFT polymer end groups into nitric oxide donor moieties: en route to biochemically active nanostructures

2015

Journal Article

Molecular weight (hydrodynamic volume) dictates the systemic pharmacokinetics and tumour disposition of PolyPEG star polymers

Khor, Song Yang, Hu, Jinming, McLeod, Victoria M., Quinn, John F., Williamson, Mark, Porter, Christopher J. H., Whittaker, Michael R., Kaminskas, Lisa M. and Davis, Thomas P. (2015). Molecular weight (hydrodynamic volume) dictates the systemic pharmacokinetics and tumour disposition of PolyPEG star polymers. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 11 (8), 2099-2108. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2015.08.001

Molecular weight (hydrodynamic volume) dictates the systemic pharmacokinetics and tumour disposition of PolyPEG star polymers

2015

Journal Article

A thermodynamics model for the emergence of a stripe-like binary SAM on a nanoparticle surface

Ge, Xinwei, Ke, Pu Chun, Davis, Thomas P. and Ding, Feng (2015). A thermodynamics model for the emergence of a stripe-like binary SAM on a nanoparticle surface. Small, 11 (37), 4894-4899. doi: 10.1002/smll.201501049

A thermodynamics model for the emergence of a stripe-like binary SAM on a nanoparticle surface

2015

Journal Article

Deviation from the unimolecular micelle paradigm of PAMAM dendrimers induced by strong interligand interactions

Wang, Bo, Geitner, Nicholas K., Davis, Thomas P., Ke, Pu Chun, Ladner, David A. and Ding, Feng (2015). Deviation from the unimolecular micelle paradigm of PAMAM dendrimers induced by strong interligand interactions. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119 (33), 19475-19484. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b04991

Deviation from the unimolecular micelle paradigm of PAMAM dendrimers induced by strong interligand interactions

2015

Journal Article

Synthesis of well-defined poly(acrylates) in ionic liquids via copper(II)-mediated photoinduced living radical polymerization

Anastasaki, Athina, Nikolaou, Vasiliki, Nurumbetov, Gabit, Truong, Nghia P., Pappas, George S., Engelis, Nikolaos G., Quinn, John F., Whittaker, Michael R., Davis, Thomas P. and Haddleton, David M. (2015). Synthesis of well-defined poly(acrylates) in ionic liquids via copper(II)-mediated photoinduced living radical polymerization. Macromolecules, 48 (15), 5140-5147. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01192

Synthesis of well-defined poly(acrylates) in ionic liquids via copper(II)-mediated photoinduced living radical polymerization

2015

Journal Article

Cholesterol modified self-assemblies and their application to nanomedicine

Ercole, Francesca, Whittaker, Michael R., Quinn, John F. and Davis, Thomas P. (2015). Cholesterol modified self-assemblies and their application to nanomedicine. Biomacromolecules, 16 (7), 1886-1914. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00550

Cholesterol modified self-assemblies and their application to nanomedicine

2015

Journal Article

Nitric oxide (NO) cleavable biomimetic thermoresponsive double hydrophilic diblock copolymer with tunable LCST

Hu, Jinming, Whittaker, Michael R., Yu, Sul Hwa, Quinn, John F. and Davis, Thomas P. (2015). Nitric oxide (NO) cleavable biomimetic thermoresponsive double hydrophilic diblock copolymer with tunable LCST. Macromolecules, 48 (12), 3817-3824. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00996

Nitric oxide (NO) cleavable biomimetic thermoresponsive double hydrophilic diblock copolymer with tunable LCST

2015

Journal Article

The use of nanoparticles to deliver nitric oxide to hepatic stellate cells for treating liver fibrosis and portal hypertension

Duong, Hien T. T., Dong, Zhixia, Su, Lin, Boyer, Cyrille, George, Jacob, Davis, Thomas P. and Wang, Jianhua (2015). The use of nanoparticles to deliver nitric oxide to hepatic stellate cells for treating liver fibrosis and portal hypertension. Small, 11 (19), 2291-2304. doi: 10.1002/smll.201402870

The use of nanoparticles to deliver nitric oxide to hepatic stellate cells for treating liver fibrosis and portal hypertension

2015

Journal Article

DNA melting and genotoxicity induced by silver nanoparticles and graphene

Ivask, Angela, Voelcker, Nicolas H., Seabrook, Shane A., Hor, Maryam, Kirby, Jason K., Fenech, Michael, Davis, Thomas P. and Ke, Pu Chun (2015). DNA melting and genotoxicity induced by silver nanoparticles and graphene. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 28 (5), 1023-1035. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00052

DNA melting and genotoxicity induced by silver nanoparticles and graphene

2015

Journal Article

In situ conjugation of dithiophenol maleimide polymers and oxytocin for stable and reversible polymer-peptide conjugates

Collins, Jennifer, Tanaka, Joji, Wilson, Paul, Kempe, Kristian, Davis, Thomas P., McIntosh, Michelle P., Whittaker, Michael R. and Haddleton, David M. (2015). In situ conjugation of dithiophenol maleimide polymers and oxytocin for stable and reversible polymer-peptide conjugates. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 26 (4), 633-638. doi: 10.1021/bc5006202

In situ conjugation of dithiophenol maleimide polymers and oxytocin for stable and reversible polymer-peptide conjugates

2015

Journal Article

Reproducible access to tunable morphologies via the self-assembly of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer in water

Truong, Nghia P., Quinn, John F., Dussert, Marion V., Sousa, Nikolle B. T., Whittaker, Michael R. and Davis, Thomas P. (2015). Reproducible access to tunable morphologies via the self-assembly of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer in water. ACS Macro Letters, 4 (4), 381-386. doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00111

Reproducible access to tunable morphologies via the self-assembly of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer in water

2015

Journal Article

Organic arsenicals as efficient and highly specific linkers for protein/peptide-polymer conjugation

Wilson, Paul, Anastasaki, Athina, Owen, Matthew R., Kempe, Kristian, Haddleton, David M., Mann, Sarah K., Johnston, Angus P. R., Quinn, John F., Whittaker, Michael R., Hogg, Philip J. and Davis, Thomas P. (2015). Organic arsenicals as efficient and highly specific linkers for protein/peptide-polymer conjugation. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137 (12), 4215-4222. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5b01140

Organic arsenicals as efficient and highly specific linkers for protein/peptide-polymer conjugation

2015

Journal Article

Application of heterocyclic polymers in the ratiometric spectrophotometric determination of fluoride

Hu, Jinming, Whittaker, Michael R., Davis, Thomas P. and Quinn, John F. (2015). Application of heterocyclic polymers in the ratiometric spectrophotometric determination of fluoride. ACS Macro Letters, 4 (2), 236-241. doi: 10.1021/mz500782r

Application of heterocyclic polymers in the ratiometric spectrophotometric determination of fluoride

2015

Journal Article

The endocytic pathway and therapeutic efficiency of doxorubicin conjugated cholesterol-derived polymers

Sevimli, Sema, Sagnella, Sharon, Macmillan, Alexander, Whan, Renee, Kavallaris, Maria, Bulmus, Volga and Davis, Thomas P. (2015). The endocytic pathway and therapeutic efficiency of doxorubicin conjugated cholesterol-derived polymers. Biomaterials Science, 3 (2), 323-335. doi: 10.1039/c4bm00224e

The endocytic pathway and therapeutic efficiency of doxorubicin conjugated cholesterol-derived polymers

2015

Journal Article

Nanoparticles based on star polymers as theranostic vectors: endosomal-triggered drug release combined with MRI sensitivity

Li, Yang, Duong, Hien T. T., Laurent, Sophie, MacMillan, Alexandre, Whan, Renee Megan, Elst, Luce Vander, Muller, Robert N., Hu, Jinming, Lowe, Andrew, Boyer, Cyrille and Davis, Thomas P. (2015). Nanoparticles based on star polymers as theranostic vectors: endosomal-triggered drug release combined with MRI sensitivity. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 4 (1), 148-156. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201400164

Nanoparticles based on star polymers as theranostic vectors: endosomal-triggered drug release combined with MRI sensitivity

2015

Journal Article

RAFT-prepared alpha-difunctional poly(2-vinyl-4,4-dimethylazlactone)s and their derivatives: synthesis and effect of end-groups on aqueous inverse temperature solubility

Quek, Jing Yang, Liu, Xuechao, Davis, Thomas P., Roth, Peter J. and Lowe, Andrew B. (2015). RAFT-prepared alpha-difunctional poly(2-vinyl-4,4-dimethylazlactone)s and their derivatives: synthesis and effect of end-groups on aqueous inverse temperature solubility. Polymer Chemistry, 6 (1), 118-127. doi: 10.1039/c4py01108b

RAFT-prepared alpha-difunctional poly(2-vinyl-4,4-dimethylazlactone)s and their derivatives: synthesis and effect of end-groups on aqueous inverse temperature solubility

2015

Conference Publication

Delivering nitric oxide with nanoparticles

Quinn, John F., Whittaker, Michael R. and Davis, Thomas P. (2015). Delivering nitric oxide with nanoparticles. 3rd Symposium on Innovative Polymers for Controlled Delivery (SIPCD), Suzhou, Peoples Republic of China, 16-19 September 2014. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.02.007

Delivering nitric oxide with nanoparticles

2015

Journal Article

Reducing the cytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles by a pre-formed protein corona in a supplemented cell culture medium

Yin, Hong, Chen, Rui, Casey, Philip S., Ke, Pu Chun, Davis, Thomas P. and Chen, Chunying (2015). Reducing the cytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles by a pre-formed protein corona in a supplemented cell culture medium. RSC Advances, 5 (90), 73963-73973. doi: 10.1039/c5ra14870g

Reducing the cytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles by a pre-formed protein corona in a supplemented cell culture medium

2015

Journal Article

Contrasting effects of nanoparticle-protein attraction on amyloid aggregation

Radic, Slaven, Davis, Thomas P., Ke, Pu Chun and Ding, Feng (2015). Contrasting effects of nanoparticle-protein attraction on amyloid aggregation. RSC Advances, 5 (127), 105489-105498. doi: 10.1039/c5ra20182a

Contrasting effects of nanoparticle-protein attraction on amyloid aggregation

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Single-molecule Manipulation and Interaction Facility (SMIF) (ARC LIEF grant administered by The University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Seawater-Degradable Plastic Materials
    Queensland-Chinese Academy of Sciences (Q-CAS) Collaborative Science Fund (DES)
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Advancing the treatment of brain cancer in children (UNSW led NHMRC Synergy Grant)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Novel approaches to Nanomedicines for future therapies
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    Bespoke nanomaterials for understanding nano-bio interactions under flow (Monash University led ARC Discovery Project)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Precision nanomedicine-based diagnostics and therapeutics for refractory malignancies (NHMRC Program Grant Administered by UNSW)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant

Supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of nanoparticle treatments to the brain

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating the role of gut-bacteria in neurodegenerative diseases

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Aleksandr Kakinen

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Polymer-siRNA therapeutics for the treatment of brain cancers

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao, Dr Helen Forgham

  • Doctor Philosophy

    New Nanomaterials for obviating amyloid formation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Smart Nanomedicines as Effective Drug Delivery Systems for the Controlled Administration of Theranostic Agents in Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancers

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Intelligent nanomedicine for early diagnosis and treatment of alzheimer's disease

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Inflammation and chronic infections in the pathogenesis of Alzheimers disease: the role of amyloid cross-seeding

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Aleksandr Kakinen

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Perfluoropolyether (PFPE)-Containing Polymeric surfactant for Microfluidic Droplet Generation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Cheng Zhang, Dr Ruirui Qiao

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Liquid metal/polymer composites with controlled shape shifting properties for biomedical applications

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao

  • Doctor Philosophy

    New biomedical imaging tools using nanotechnology

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Cheng Zhang, Dr Ruirui Qiao

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Biocompatible Gadolinium-free contrast agents for molecular targeted MR imaging

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Novel 3D Printed Composites for Biomedical Applications

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao

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