By Professor Mark Duncan Willcox

Journal articles

Echeverria C; Ozkan J; Pahlevani F; Willcox M; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Multifunctional marine bio-additive with synergistic effect for non-toxic flame-retardancy and anti-microbial performance', Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 25, pp. e00199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2020.e00199

Tummanapalli SS; Issar T; Kwai N; Pisarcikova J; Poynten AM; Krishnan AV; Willcox MDP; Markoulli M, 2020, 'A Comparative Study on the Diagnostic Utility of Corneal Confocal Microscopy and Tear Neuromediator Levels in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy', Current Eye Research, 45, pp. 921 - 930, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2019.1705984

Vijay AK; Zhu H; Willcox M; Ketelson H; Stapleton F, 2020, 'Bacterial biofilm in silver-impregnated contact lens cases', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 43, pp. 408 - 412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2019.11.004

Kling S; Hufschmid FS; Torres-Netto EA; Randleman JB; Willcox M; Zbinden R; Hafezi F, 2020, 'High Fluence Increases the Antibacterial Efficacy of PACK Cross-Linking', Cornea, 39, pp. 1020 - 1026, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000002335

Siddireddy JS; Vijay AK; Tan J; Willcox M, 2020, 'Effect of Eyelid Treatments on Bacterial Load and Lipase Activity in Relation to Contact Lens Discomfort', Eye and Contact Lens, 46, pp. 245 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000000673

Yamasaki K; Mizuno Y; Kitamura Y; Willcox M, 2020, 'The Antimicrobial Activity of Multipurpose Disinfecting Solutions in the Presence of Different Organic Soils', Eye and Contact Lens, 46, pp. 201 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000000694

Willcox MDP; Walsh K; Nichols JJ; Morgan PB; Jones LW, 2020, 'The ocular surface, coronaviruses and COVID-19', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 103, pp. 418 - 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.13088

Jones L; Walsh K; Willcox M; Morgan P; Nichols J, 2020, 'The COVID-19 pandemic: Important considerations for contact lens practitioners', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 43, pp. 196 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2020.03.012

Efron N; Brennan NA; Chalmers RL; Jones L; Lau C; Morgan PB; Nichols JJ; Szczotka-Flynn LB; Willcox MD, 2020, 'Thirty years of ‘quiet eye’ with etafilcon A contact lenses', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 43, pp. 285 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2020.03.015

Tummanapalli SS; Willcox MDP; Issar T; Kwai N; Poynten AM; Krishnan AV; Pisarcikova J; Markoulli M, 2020, 'The Effect of Age, Gender and Body Mass Index on Tear Film Neuromediators and Corneal Nerves', Current Eye Research, 45, pp. 411 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2019.1666998

Kharaghani D; Dutta D; Ho KKK; Zhang KQ; Kai W; Ren X; Willcox MDP; Kim IS, 2020, 'Active loading graphite/hydroxyapatite into the stable hydroxyethyl cellulose scaffold nanofibers for artificial cornea application', Cellulose, 27, pp. 3319 - 3334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-02999-w

Khan M; Stapleton F; Perrywillcox MD; Willcox M, 2020, 'Susceptibility of contact lens-related pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis isolates to multipurpose disinfecting solutions, disinfectants, and antibiotics', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 9, pp. 2 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.9.5.2

Hume EB; Cole N; Khan S; Walsh BJ; Willcox MD, 2020, 'The role of staphopain a in Staphylococcus aureus keratitis', Experimental Eye Research, 193, pp. 107994, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2020.107994

Tummanapalli SS; Issar T; Kwai N; Poynten A; Krishnan AV; Willcox M; Markoulli M, 2020, 'Erratum to ‘Association of corneal nerve loss with markers of axonal ion channel dysfunction in type 1 diabetes’. (Clinical Neurophysiology (2020) 131(1) (145–154), (S1388245719312726), (10.1016/j.clinph.2019.09.029))', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.01.001

Yasir M; Dutta D; Hossain KR; Chen R; Ho KKK; Kuppusamy R; Clarke RJ; Kumar N; Willcox MDP, 2020, 'Mechanism of Action of Surface Immobilized Antimicrobial Peptides Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, pp. 3053, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03053

Willcox MDP, 2020, 'Antibiotics and Microbial Keratitis: Do We Need to Test for Resistance?', Eye and Contact Lens, 46, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000000682

Tummanapalli SS; Issar T; Kwai N; Poynten A; Krishnan AV; Willcox M; Markoulli M, 2020, 'Association of corneal nerve loss with markers of axonal ion channel dysfunction in type 1 diabetes', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 145 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2019.09.029

Tummanapalli SS; Issar T; Yan A; Kwai N; Poynten AM; Krishnan AV; Willcox MDP; Markoulli M, 2020, 'Corneal nerve fiber loss in diabetes with chronic kidney disease', Ocular Surface, 18, pp. 178 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2019.11.010

Shahzad S; Willcox M; Shahzad A, 2020, 'Identification of novel in vitro antibacterial action of cloprostenol and evaluation of other non-antibiotics against multi-drug resistant A. baumannii', Journal of Antibiotics, 73, pp. 72 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41429-019-0244-2

Yasir M; Dutta D; Kumar N; Willcox MDP, 2020, 'Interaction of the surface bound antimicrobial peptides melimine and Mel4 with Staphylococcus aureus', Biofouling, 36, pp. 1019 - 1030, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2020.1843638

Willcox MDP; Chen R; Kalaiselvan P; Yasir M; Rasul R; Kumar N; Dutta D, 2020, 'The development of an antimicrobial contact lens – from the laboratory to the clinic', Current Protein and Peptide Science, 21, pp. 357 - 368, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389203721666191231110453

Jones L; Walsh K; Willcox M; Morgan P; Nichols J, 2020, 'Key considerations for contact lens practitioners during the coronavirus pandemic', Optician, 2020, pp. 8249 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/opti.2020.4.8249

Tran C; Yasir M; Dutta D; Eswaramoorthy N; Suchowerska N; Willcox M; McKenzie DR, 2019, 'Single Step Plasma Process for Covalent Binding of Antimicrobial Peptides on Catheters to Suppress Bacterial Adhesion', ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2, pp. 5739 - 5748, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.9b00776

Ozkan J; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2019, 'Biogeography of the human ocular microbiota', The Ocular Surface, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2018.11.005

Carnt NA; Cipriani V; Stapleton FJ; Calder V; Willcox MD, 2019, 'Association study of single nucleotide polymorphisms in IL-10 and IL-17 genes with the severity of microbial keratitis', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 42, pp. 658 - 661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2019.06.007

Yasir M; Dutta D; Willcox MDP, 2019, 'Author Correction: Comparative mode of action of the antimicrobial peptide melimine and its derivative Mel4 against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Scientific Reports, (2019), 9, 1, (7063), 10.1038/s41598-019-42440-2)', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 13267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49307-6

Yasir M; Dutta D; Willcox MDP, 2019, 'Comparative mode of action of the antimicrobial peptide melimine and its derivative Mel4 against Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 7063, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42440-2

Sarwat S; Stapleton F; Willcox M; Roy M, 2019, 'Quantum Dots in Ophthalmology: A Literature Review', Current Eye Research, 44, pp. 1037 - 1046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2019.1660793

Kharaghani D; Dutta D; Gitigard P; Tamada Y; Katagiri A; Phan DN; Willcox MDP; Kim IS, 2019, 'Development of antibacterial contact lenses containing metallic nanoparticles', Polymer Testing, 79, pp. 106034, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2019.106034

Tummanapalli SS; Willcox MDP; Issar T; Yan A; Pisarcikova J; Kwai N; Poynten AM; Krishnan AV; Markoulli M, 2019, 'Tear film substance P: A potential biomarker for diabetic peripheral neuropathy', Ocular Surface, 17, pp. 690 - 698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2019.08.010

Chao C; Richdale K; Willcox M, 2019, 'Absorption and Extraction of Inflammatory Mediators from Contact Lens Materials', Eye and Contact Lens, 45, pp. 340 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000000576

Namivandi-Zangeneh R; Sadrearhami Z; Dutta D; Willcox M; Wong EHH; Boyer C, 2019, 'Synergy between Synthetic Antimicrobial Polymer and Antibiotics: A Promising Platform to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria', ACS Infectious Diseases, 5, pp. 1357 - 1365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00049

Taunk A; Chen R; Iskander G; Ho KKK; Almohaywi B; Black DSC; Willcox MDP; Kumar N, 2019, 'The role of orientation of surface bound dihydropyrrol-2-ones (DHP) on biological activity', Molecules, 24, pp. 2676, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24142676

Ozkan J; Willcox MD, 2019, 'The Ocular Microbiome: Molecular Characterisation of a Unique and Low Microbial Environment', Current Eye Research, 44, pp. 685 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2019.1570526

Yasir M; Dutta D; Willcox MDP, 2019, 'Mode of action of the antimicrobial peptide Mel4 is independent of Staphylococcus aureus cell membrane permeability', PLoS ONE, 14, pp. e0215703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215703

Willcox MDP, 2019, 'Tear film, contact lenses and tear biomarkers', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 102, pp. 350 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12918

Kampshoff F; Willcox MDP; Dutta D, 2019, 'A pilot study of the synergy between two antimicrobial peptides and two common antibiotics', Antibiotics, 8, pp. 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics8020060

Kuppusamy R; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2019, 'Short cationic peptidomimetic antimicrobials', Antibiotics, 8, pp. 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics8020044

Subedi D; Kohli GS; Vijay AK; Willcox M; Rice SA, 2019, 'Accessory genome of the multi-drug resistant ocular isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA34', PLoS ONE, 14, pp. e0215038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215038

Ozkan J; De La Jara PL; Willcox M; Lazon De La Jara P, 2019, 'Comparative Analysis of Adverse Events from a Series of Proof-of-Principle Extended Wear Studies', Eye and Contact Lens, 45, pp. 88 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000000546

Siddireddy JS; Tan J; Vijay AK; Willcox MDP, 2019, 'The Effect of Microblepharon Exfoliation on Clinical Correlates of Contact Lens Discomfort', Optometry and Vision Science, 96, pp. 187 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000001354

Hancock SE; Poad BLJ; Willcox MDP; Blanksby SJ; Mitchell TW, 2019, 'Analytical separations for lipids in complex, nonpolar lipidomes using differential mobility spectrometry', Journal of Lipid Research, 60, pp. 1968 - 1978, http://dx.doi.org/10.1194/jlr.D094854

Subedi D; Vijay AK; Rice SA; Willcox M, 2019, 'Cytotoxic factor influencing acquired antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Microbiology Australia, 40, pp. 161 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA19048

Datta A; Willcox M; Stapleton F, 2019, 'In vitro antimicrobial efficacy of silver lens cases used with a multipurpose disinfecting solution', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 8, pp. 52 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.8.3.52

Dutta D; Kharaghani D; Willcox M; Soo KI, 2019, 'Copper and Silver nanoparticle loaded antimicrobial contact lenses', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 42, pp. e11 - e12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2019.10.039

Kalaiselvan P; Dutta D; Konda N; Sharma S; Vaddavalli PK; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2019, 'The susceptibility of bacterial isolate from corneal infiltrative events of Melimine Antimicrobial Contact Lens (MACL) wear clinical trial', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 42, pp. e38 - e38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2019.10.126

Taunk A; Chen R; Iskander G; Ho KKK; Black DSC; Willcox MDP; Kumar N, 2018, 'Dual-Action Biomaterial Surfaces with Quorum Sensing Inhibitor and Nitric Oxide to Reduce Bacterial Colonization', ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 4, pp. 4174 - 4182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00816

Yasir M; Willcox MDP; Dutta D, 2018, 'Action of antimicrobial peptides against bacterial biofilms', Materials, 11, pp. 2468, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11122468

Subedi D; Vijay AK; Kohli GS; Rice SA; Willcox M, 2018, 'Comparative genomics of clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from different geographic sites', Scientific Reports, 8, pp. 15668, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34020-7

Masoudi S; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2018, 'Erratum: Differences in tear film biochemistry of symptomatic and asymptomatic lens wearers (Optometry and Vision Science (2017) 94 (914-918) DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001110)', Optometry and Vision Science, 95, pp. 1168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000001314

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