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Thomas Davis

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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

81 - 100 of 640 works

2020

Journal Article

Proteins conjugated with sulfoxide-containing polymers show reduced macrophage cellular uptake and improved pharmacokinetics

Yu, Ye, Xu, Weizhi, Huang, Xumin, Xu, Xin, Qiao, Ruirui, Li, Yuhuan, Han, Felicity, Peng, Hui, Davis, Thomas P., Fu, Changkui and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2020). Proteins conjugated with sulfoxide-containing polymers show reduced macrophage cellular uptake and improved pharmacokinetics. ACS Macro Letters, 9 (6), 799-805. doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00291

Proteins conjugated with sulfoxide-containing polymers show reduced macrophage cellular uptake and improved pharmacokinetics

2020

Journal Article

Sulfoxide‐containing polymer‐coated nanoparticles demonstrate minimal protein fouling and improved blood circulation

Qiao, Ruirui, Fu, Changkui, Li, Yuhuan, Qi, Xiaole, Ni, Dalong, Nandakumar, Aparna, Siddiqui, Ghizal, Wang, Haiyan, Zhang, Zheng, Wu, Tingting, Zhong, Jian, Tang, Shi‐Yang, Pan, Shuaijun, Zhang, Cheng, Whittaker, Michael R., Engle, Jonathan W., Creek, Darren J., Caruso, Frank, Ke, Pu Chun, Cai, Weibo, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Davis, Thomas P. (2020). Sulfoxide‐containing polymer‐coated nanoparticles demonstrate minimal protein fouling and improved blood circulation. Advanced Science, 7 (13) 2000406, 2000406. doi: 10.1002/advs.202000406

Sulfoxide‐containing polymer‐coated nanoparticles demonstrate minimal protein fouling and improved blood circulation

2020

Journal Article

H2S-Donating trisulfide linkers confer unexpected biological behaviour to poly(ethylene glycol)-cholesteryl conjugates

Ercole, Francesca, Li, Yuhuan, Whittaker, Michael R., Davis, Thomas P. and Quinn, John F. (2020). H2S-Donating trisulfide linkers confer unexpected biological behaviour to poly(ethylene glycol)-cholesteryl conjugates. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 8 (17), 3896-3907. doi: 10.1039/c9tb02614b

H2S-Donating trisulfide linkers confer unexpected biological behaviour to poly(ethylene glycol)-cholesteryl conjugates

2020

Journal Article

Design and preclinical evaluation of nanostars for the passive pretargeting of tumor tissue

Goos, Jeroen A.C.M., Davydova, Maria, Dilling, Thomas R., Cho, Andrew, Cornejo, Mike A., Gupta, Abhishek, Price, William S., Puttick, Simon, Whittaker, Michael R., Quinn, John F., Davis, Thomas P. and Lewis, Jason S. (2020). Design and preclinical evaluation of nanostars for the passive pretargeting of tumor tissue. Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 84-85, 63-72. doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2020.02.012

Design and preclinical evaluation of nanostars for the passive pretargeting of tumor tissue

2020

Conference Publication

Development and Biological Optimization of Star-Shaped Polymeric Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Therapeutic siRNA to Lung Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo

Ma, Zerong, Esser, Lars, Lai, May, Leiske, Meike N., Forgham, Helen, Wong, Sze W., Mansfeld, Friederike M., Lewis, Craig R., Davis, Thomas P., Quinn, John, Phillips, Phoebe, Kavallaris, Maria and McCarroll, Joshua A. (2020). Development and Biological Optimization of Star-Shaped Polymeric Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Therapeutic siRNA to Lung Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo. 23rd Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Gene-and-Cell-Therapy, Electr Network, 12-15 May 2020. Cambridge, MA, United States: Cell Press.

Development and Biological Optimization of Star-Shaped Polymeric Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Therapeutic siRNA to Lung Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo

2020

Journal Article

Synthesis of biscarboxylic acid functionalised EDTA mimicking polymers and their ability to form Zr(iv) chelation mediated nanostructures

Leiske, Meike N., Walker, Julia A., Zia, Aadarash, Fletcher, Nicholas L., Thurecht, Kristofer J., Davis, Thomas P. and Kempe, Kristian (2020). Synthesis of biscarboxylic acid functionalised EDTA mimicking polymers and their ability to form Zr(iv) chelation mediated nanostructures. Polymer Chemistry, 11 (16), 2799-2810. doi: 10.1039/d0py00304b

Synthesis of biscarboxylic acid functionalised EDTA mimicking polymers and their ability to form Zr(iv) chelation mediated nanostructures

2020

Journal Article

The transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) ion channel mediates protease activated receptor 1 (PAR1)-induced vascular hyperpermeability

Peng, Scott, Grace, Megan S., Gondin, Arisbel B., Retamal, Jeffri S., Dill, Larissa, Darby, William, Bunnett, Nigel W., Abogadie, Fe C., Carbone, Simona E., Tigani, Tara, Davis, Thomas P., Poole, Daniel P., Veldhuis, Nicholas A. and McIntyre, Peter (2020). The transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) ion channel mediates protease activated receptor 1 (PAR1)-induced vascular hyperpermeability. Laboratory Investigation, 100 (8), 1057-1067. doi: 10.1038/s41374-020-0430-7

The transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) ion channel mediates protease activated receptor 1 (PAR1)-induced vascular hyperpermeability

2020

Journal Article

Recent advances in molecular imaging of atherosclerotic plaques and thrombosis

Qiao, Ruirui, Huang, Xumin, Qin, Yu, Li, Yuhuan, Davis, Thomas P., Hagemeyer, Christoph E. and Gao, Mingyuan (2020). Recent advances in molecular imaging of atherosclerotic plaques and thrombosis. Nanoscale, 12 (15), 8040-8064. doi: 10.1039/d0nr00599a

Recent advances in molecular imaging of atherosclerotic plaques and thrombosis

2020

Journal Article

pH‐responsive polymers for improving the signal‐to‐noise ratio of hypoxia PET imaging with [18 F]Fluoromisonidazole

Goos, Jeroen A. C. M., Davydova, Maria, Lengkeek, Nigel, Greguric, Ivan, Whittaker, Michael R., Quinn, John F., Baell, Jonathan B., Lewis, Jason S. and Davis, Thomas P. (2020). pH‐responsive polymers for improving the signal‐to‐noise ratio of hypoxia PET imaging with [18 F]Fluoromisonidazole. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 41 (11) 2000061, e2000061. doi: 10.1002/marc.202000061

pH‐responsive polymers for improving the signal‐to‐noise ratio of hypoxia PET imaging with [18 F]Fluoromisonidazole

2020

Journal Article

Multimodal nanoprobe for pancreatic beta cell detection and amyloidosis mitigation

Xin, Fangyun, Li, Yuhuan, Fu, Changkui, Javed, Ibrahim, Huang, Xumin, Schaschkow, Anais, Ribeiro, Rita S. Garcia, Gurzov, Esteban N., Davis, Thomas P., Zhang, Xiaoling, Ke, Pu Chun and Qjao, Ruirui (2020). Multimodal nanoprobe for pancreatic beta cell detection and amyloidosis mitigation. Chemistry of Materials, 32 (3), 1080-1088. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03841

Multimodal nanoprobe for pancreatic beta cell detection and amyloidosis mitigation

2020

Journal Article

Human plasma protein corona of Aβ amyloid and its impact on islet amyloid polypeptide cross-seeding

Nandakumar, Aparna, Xing, Yanting, Aranha, Ritchlynn R., Faridi, Ava, Kakinen, Aleksandr, Javed, Ibrahim, Koppel, Kairi, Pilkington, Emily H., Purcell, Anthony Wayne, Davis, Thomas P., Faridi, Pouya, Ding, Feng and Ke, Pu Chun (2020). Human plasma protein corona of Aβ amyloid and its impact on islet amyloid polypeptide cross-seeding. Biomacromolecules, 21 (2), 988-998. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01650

Human plasma protein corona of Aβ amyloid and its impact on islet amyloid polypeptide cross-seeding

2020

Journal Article

Elucidating the effect of sequence and degree of polymerization on antimicrobial properties for block copolymers

Barbon, Stephanie M., Truong, Nghia P., Elliott, Alysha G., Cooper, Matthew A., Davis, Thomas P., Whittaker, Michael R., Hawker, Craig J. and Anastasaki, Athina (2020). Elucidating the effect of sequence and degree of polymerization on antimicrobial properties for block copolymers. Polymer Chemistry, 11 (1), 84-90. doi: 10.1039/c9py01435g

Elucidating the effect of sequence and degree of polymerization on antimicrobial properties for block copolymers

2020

Journal Article

Nonionic water-soluble and cytocompatible poly(amide acrylate)s

Mahmoud, Ayaat M., Morrow, Joshua P., Pizzi, David, Nanayakkara, Sepa, Davis, Thomas P., Saito, Kei and Kempe, Kristian (2020). Nonionic water-soluble and cytocompatible poly(amide acrylate)s. Macromolecules, 53 (2), 693-701. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02267

Nonionic water-soluble and cytocompatible poly(amide acrylate)s

2020

Journal Article

Nanomaterial synthesis, an enabler of amyloidosis inhibition against human diseases

Andrikopoulos, Nicholas, Li, Yuhuan, Cecchetto, Luca, Nandakumar, Aparna, Da Ros, Tatiana, Davis, Thomas P., Velonia, Kelly and Ke, Pu Chun (2020). Nanomaterial synthesis, an enabler of amyloidosis inhibition against human diseases. Nanoscale, 12 (27), 14422-14440. doi: 10.1039/d0nr04273k

Nanomaterial synthesis, an enabler of amyloidosis inhibition against human diseases

2020

Journal Article

Half a century of amyloids: past, present and future

Ke, Pu Chun, Zhou, Ruhong, Serpell, Louise C., Riek, Roland, Knowles, Tuomas P. J., Lashuel, Hilal A., Gazit, Ehud, Hamley, Ian W., Davis, Thomas P., Fändrich, Marcus, Otzen, Daniel Erik, Chapman, Matthew R., Dobson, Christopher M., Eisenberg, David S. and Mezzenga, Raffaele (2020). Half a century of amyloids: past, present and future. Chemical Society Reviews, 49 (15), 5473-5509. doi: 10.1039/c9cs00199a

Half a century of amyloids: past, present and future

2020

Journal Article

Delivery of polymeric nanostars for molecular imaging and endoradiotherapy through the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect

Goos, Jeroen A. C. M., Cho, Andrew, Carter, Lukas M., Dilling, Thomas R., Davydova, Maria, Mandleywala, Komal, Puttick, Simon, Gupta, Abhishek, Price, William S., Quinn, John F., Whittaker, Michael R., Lewis, Jason S. and Davis, Thomas P. (2020). Delivery of polymeric nanostars for molecular imaging and endoradiotherapy through the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. Theranostics, 10 (2), 567-584. doi: 10.7150/thno.36777

Delivery of polymeric nanostars for molecular imaging and endoradiotherapy through the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect

2020

Journal Article

Polymers with Dithiobenzoate End Groups Constitutively Release Hydrogen Sulfide upon Exposure to Cysteine and Homocysteine

Urquhart, Matthew C., Dao, Nam V., Ercole, Francesca, Boyd, Ben J., Davis, Thomas P., Whittaker, Michael R. and Quinn, John F. (2020). Polymers with Dithiobenzoate End Groups Constitutively Release Hydrogen Sulfide upon Exposure to Cysteine and Homocysteine. ACS Macro Letters, 9 (4), 553-557. doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00066

Polymers with Dithiobenzoate End Groups Constitutively Release Hydrogen Sulfide upon Exposure to Cysteine and Homocysteine

2020

Journal Article

Functionalization of NaGdF4 nanoparticles with a dibromomaleimide-terminated polymer for MR/optical imaging of thrombosis

Li, Yuhuan, Xin, Fangyun, Hu, Jinming, Jagdale, Shweta, Davis, Thomas P., Hagemeyer, Christoph E. and Qiao, Ruirui (2020). Functionalization of NaGdF4 nanoparticles with a dibromomaleimide-terminated polymer for MR/optical imaging of thrombosis. Polymer Chemistry, 11 (5), 1010-1017. doi: 10.1039/c9py01568j

Functionalization of NaGdF4 nanoparticles with a dibromomaleimide-terminated polymer for MR/optical imaging of thrombosis

2020

Journal Article

Poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) – a structural analogue to poly(vinyl azlactone) with Orthogonal Reactivity

Leiske, Meike N., Mahmoud, Ayaat M., Warne, Nicole M., Goos, Jeroen A. C. M., Pascual, Sagrario, Montembault, Véronique, Fontaine, Laurent, Davis, Thomas P., Whittaker, Michael R. and Kempe, Kristian (2020). Poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) – a structural analogue to poly(vinyl azlactone) with Orthogonal Reactivity. Polymer Chemistry, 11 (35), 5681-5692. doi: 10.1039/d0py00861c

Poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) – a structural analogue to poly(vinyl azlactone) with Orthogonal Reactivity

2020

Journal Article

Nanosilver mitigates biofilm formation via FapC amyloidosis inhibition

Huma, Zil-e, Javed, Ibrahim, Zhang, Zhenzhen, Bilal, Hajira, Sun, Yunxiang, Hussain, Syed Zajif, Davis, Thomas P., Otzen, Daniel E., Landersdorfer, Cornelia B., Ding, Feng, Hussain, Irshad and Ke, Pu Chun (2020). Nanosilver mitigates biofilm formation via FapC amyloidosis inhibition. Small, 16 (21) 1906674, e1906674. doi: 10.1002/smll.201906674

Nanosilver mitigates biofilm formation via FapC amyloidosis inhibition

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

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

    Investigation of nanoparticle treatments to the brain

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: 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

  • 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

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