Overview
Availability
- Dr Gayathri Ediriweera is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- Doctor of Philosophy of Nanomedicine, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Harnessing nanoparticles and bioorthogonal chemistries for improving precision of nuclear medicine
Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Li, Mengdie, Fletcher, Nicholas L., Houston, Zachary H., Ahamed, Muneer, Blakey, Idriss and Thurecht, Kristofer J. (2025). Harnessing nanoparticles and bioorthogonal chemistries for improving precision of nuclear medicine. Biomaterials Science. doi: 10.1039/d4bm01387e
2025
Journal Article
Self-assembled protein–polymer nanoparticles via photoinitiated polymerization-induced self-assembly for targeted and enhanced drug delivery in cancer therapy
Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Chang, Yixin, Yang, Wenting, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Fu, Changkui (2025). Self-assembled protein–polymer nanoparticles via photoinitiated polymerization-induced self-assembly for targeted and enhanced drug delivery in cancer therapy. Molecules, 30 (4) 856, 856. doi: 10.3390/molecules30040856
2025
Journal Article
Lipid nanoparticles and transcranial focused ultrasound enhance the delivery of SOD1 antisense oligonucleotides to the murine brain for ALS therapy
Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Sivaram, Amal J., Cowin, Gary, Brown, Mikayla L., McAlary, Luke, Lum, Jeremy S., Fletcher, Nicholas L., Robinson, Liam, Simpson, Joshua D., Chen, Liyu, Wasielewska, Joanna M., Byrne, Ella, Finnie, John W., Manavis, Jim, White, Anthony R., Yerbury, Justin J., Thurecht, Kristofer J. and Vine, Kara L. (2025). Lipid nanoparticles and transcranial focused ultrasound enhance the delivery of SOD1 antisense oligonucleotides to the murine brain for ALS therapy. Journal of Controlled Release, 378, 221-235. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.11.074
2024
Journal Article
Lipid sulfoxide polymers as potential inhalable drug delivery platforms with differential albumin binding affinity
Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Butcher, Neville J., Kothapalli, Ashok, Zhao, Jiacheng, Blanchfield, Joanne T., Subasic, Christopher N., Grace, James L., Fu, Changkui, Tan, Xiao, Quinn, John F., Ascher, David B., Whittaker, Michael R., Whittaker, Andrew K. and Kaminskas, Lisa M. (2024). Lipid sulfoxide polymers as potential inhalable drug delivery platforms with differential albumin binding affinity. Biomaterials Science, 12 (11), 2978-2992. doi: 10.1039/d3bm02020g
2023
Journal Article
Stimuli-responsive sulfoxide polymer–protein conjugates with improved pharmacokinetics and tumor delivery
Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Chang, Yixin, Wang, Qiaoyun, Gong, Yutong, Akhter, Dewan T., Pang, Huiwen, Han, Felicity Y., Chen, Chunying, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Fu, Changkui (2023). Stimuli-responsive sulfoxide polymer–protein conjugates with improved pharmacokinetics and tumor delivery. Chemistry of Materials, 35 (17), 7252-7265. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01566
2023
Journal Article
Fluoropolymer-MOF hybrids with switchable hydrophilicity for 19F MRI-monitored cancer therapy
Wang, Qiaoyun, Yu, Ye, Chang, Yixin, Xu, Xin, Wu, Min, Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Peng, Hui, Zhen, Xu, Jiang, Xiqun, Searles, Debra J., Fu, Changkui and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2023). Fluoropolymer-MOF hybrids with switchable hydrophilicity for 19F MRI-monitored cancer therapy. ACS Nano, 17 (9), 8483-8498. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.3c00694
2022
Journal Article
Low-fouling gold nanorod theranostic agents enabled by a sulfoxide polymer coating
Chang, Yixin, Wang, Qiaoyun, Xu, Weizhi, Huang, Xumin, Xu, Xin, Han, Felicity Y., Qiao, Ruirui, Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Peng, Hui, Fu, Changkui, Liu, Kun and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2022). Low-fouling gold nanorod theranostic agents enabled by a sulfoxide polymer coating. Biomacromolecules, 23 (9), 3866-3874. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00696
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
2021
Journal Article
Non-viral vector-mediated gene therapy for ALS: challenges and future perspectives
Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Chen, Liyu, Yerbury, Justin J., Thurecht, Kristofer J. and Vine, Kara L. (2021). Non-viral vector-mediated gene therapy for ALS: challenges and future perspectives. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 18 (6), 2142-2160. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00297
2021
Journal Article
Fluorophore selection and incorporation contribute to permeation and distribution behaviors of hyperbranched polymers in multi-cellular tumor spheroids and xenograft tumor models
Simpson, Joshua D., Monteiro, Patrícia F., Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Prior, Amber R., Sonderegger, Stefan E., Bell, Craig A., Fletcher, Nicholas L., Alexander, Cameron and Thurecht, Kristofer J. (2021). Fluorophore selection and incorporation contribute to permeation and distribution behaviors of hyperbranched polymers in multi-cellular tumor spheroids and xenograft tumor models. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4 (3) acsabm.0c01616, 2675-2685. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01616
2020
Journal Article
Targeted and modular architectural polymers employing bioorthogonal chemistry for quantitative therapeutic delivery
Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Simpson, Joshua D., Fuchs, Adrian V., Venkatachalam, Taracad K., Van De Walle, Matthias, Howard, Christopher B., Mahler, Stephen M., Blinco, James P., Fletcher, Nicholas L., Houston, Zachary H., Bell, Craig A. and Thurecht, Kristofer J. (2020). Targeted and modular architectural polymers employing bioorthogonal chemistry for quantitative therapeutic delivery. Chemical Science, 11 (12), 3268-3280. doi: 10.1039/d0sc00078g
2019
Journal Article
Polymer design and component selection contribute to uptake, distribution & trafficking behaviours of polyethylene glycol hyperbranched polymers in live MDA-MB-468 breast cancer cells
Simpson, Joshua D., Ediriweera, Gayathri R., Howard, Christopher B., Fletcher, Nicholas L., Bell, Craig A. and Thurecht, Kristofer J. (2019). Polymer design and component selection contribute to uptake, distribution & trafficking behaviours of polyethylene glycol hyperbranched polymers in live MDA-MB-468 breast cancer cells. Biomaterials Science, 7 (11), 4661-4674. doi: 10.1039/c9bm00957d
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Targeted multifunctional nanoparticles for radiation-enhanced cancer therapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kristofer Thurecht
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Doctor Philosophy
Aqueous one-pot photoinitiated polymerization-induced self-assembly (photo-PISA) to synthesize therapeutic protein loaded nanocarriers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Craig Bell, Professor Kristofer Thurecht
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Nanomaterials for Bioapplications: from Inorganic Nanoparticles to Polymeric Nanoparticles
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hui Peng, Dr Changkui Fu, Professor Andrew Whittaker
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Intelligent Metal-Organic Frameworks Nanohybrids for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hui Peng, Dr Changkui Fu, Professor Andrew Whittaker
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