By Professor Mark Duncan Willcox

Journal articles

Suresh D; Yu TT; Kuppusamy R; Sabir S; Das T; Black DSC; Willcox MDP; Kumar N, 2025, 'Novel cationic dihydropyrrol-2-one compounds as antimicrobial agents and quorum sensing inhibitors', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2025.118137

Yasir M; Willcox MDP; Ings J; Bruinessen PV, 2025, 'Control of Aerosolised Type A Influenza Virus H1N1 and a Coronavirus with Vapours Containing Catmint Essential Oil', Hygiene, 5, pp. 15 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/hygiene5020015

Sarwat S; Stapleton F; Willcox MDP; O’Mara PB; Roy M, 2025, 'Hydrophobic Silicon Quantum Dots for Potential Imaging of Tear Film Lipid Layer', Nanomaterials, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano15070552

Maulvi FA; Sahu A; Ren X; Desai DT; Kalaiselvan P; Yasir MA; Kuppusamy R; Shah DO; Willcox MDP, 2025, 'Mel4-coated hyaluronic acid-laden etafilcon A contact lenses: Improved wettability with retained antimicrobial properties', International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.140701

Mishra SK; Yasir M; Kuppusamy R; Wong EHH; Hui A; Sørensen K; Lin JS; Jenssen H; Barron AE; Willcox M, 2025, 'Antimicrobial activity of peptoids against Metallo-β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and other WHO priority pathogens, including Candida auris', Journal of Applied Microbiology, 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxaf031

Kumar M; Masoudi S; Vijay AK; Naduvilath TJ; Dumpati S; Raj A; Willcox M, 2025, 'Repeatability of lipid layer thickness using LipiView® following removal of contact lenses and its relationship to comfort', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 45, pp. 383 - 390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.13445

Yadav P; Shyam Kumar Mishra ; Shrestha S; Sah R; Rai JR; Kattel HP; Sharma S; Willcox M, 2025, 'Multidrug-Resistance and Biofilm Formation among Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Clinical Specimens', Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 22, pp. 662 - 669, http://dx.doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v22i04.4694

Aziz MA; Maulvi F; Desai DT; Kuppusamy R; Mazumder K; Hui A; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2025, 'Designing a contact lens with atropine base using a microemulsion technique', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2025.102381

Mishra SK; Akter T; Urmi UL; Enninful G; Sara M; Shen J; Suresh D; Zheng L; Mekonen ES; Rayamajhee B; Labricciosa FM; Sartelli M; Willcox M; Mishra Baishnab SK, 2025, 'Harnessing Non-Antibiotic Strategies to Counter Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Pathogens with Special Reference to Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Coatings', Antibiotics, 14, pp. 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14010057

Sara M; Chakraborty S; Chen R; Palms D; Katsifis G; Li Z; Farajikhah S; Massedupally V; Hui A; Wong EHH; Kumar N; Vasilev K; Mackenzie D; Losurdo L; Dehghani F; Jenssen H; Sorensen K; Lin JS; Barron AE; Willcox M, 2025, 'The effect of immobilisation strategies on the ability of peptoids to reduce the adhesion of P. aeruginosa strains to contact lenses', Experimental Eye Research, 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2024.110149

Itoi M; Willcox MDP, 2024, 'Combination effect of levofloxacin and cefmenoxime against ocular isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2024.102311

Itoi M; Willcox MDP, 2024, 'Comparison of susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from keratitis to antibiotics and multipurpose disinfecting solutions', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2024.102288

Maulvi FA; Patel AR; Shetty KH; Desai DT; Shah DO; Willcox MDP, 2024, 'Chitosan nanoparticles laden contact lenses for enzyme-triggered controlled delivery of timolol maleate: A promising strategy for managing glaucoma', Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 14, pp. 3212 - 3224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13346-024-01543-8

Ozkan J; Majzoub ME; Khan M; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2024, 'The Effect of Face Mask Wear on the Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Microbiome', Eye and Contact Lens, 50, pp. 467 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000001122

Abdullah Aziz M; Kuppusamy R; Mazumder K; Hui A; Maulvi F; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2024, 'Absorption and attachment of atropine to etafilcon A contact lenses', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2024.102246

Shetty KH; Desai DT; Patel HP; Shah DO; Willcox MDP; Maulvi FA, 2024, 'Contact lens as an emerging platform for non-invasive bio-sensing: A review', Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2024.115617

Urmi UL; Vijay AK; Willcox MDP; Attard S; Enninful G; Kumar N; Islam S; Kuppusamy R, 2024, 'Exploring the Efficacy of Peptides and Mimics against Influenza A Virus, Adenovirus, and Murine Norovirus', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms25137030

Hong Z; Yu TT; Yasir M; Sara M; Black DSC; Willcox MDP; Kuppusamy R; Kumar N, 2024, 'Daidzein-Based Amphiphilic Small Molecular Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics as Novel Antimicrobial Agents with Anti-Biofilm Activity', ChemistrySelect, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/slct.202400502

Patel HP; Patel PJ; Patel BV; Patel RV; Desai DT; Vyas BA; Willcox MDP; Maulvi FA, 2024, 'Enhancing the bioavailability of clozapine through microwave-assisted formulation of a stable β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133786

Bahatheg G; Kuppusamy R; Yasir M; Bridge S; Mishra SK; Cranfield CG; StC. Black D; Willcox M; Kumar N, 2024, 'Dimeric peptoids as antibacterial agents', Bioorganic Chemistry, 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107334

Maulvi FA; Desai DT; Kalaiselvan P; Dumpati S; Kuppusamy R; Masoudi S; Shah DO; Willcox MDP, 2024, 'Lipid-based eye drop formulations for the management of evaporative dry eyes', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2024.102154

Enninful GN; Kuppusamy R; Tiburu EK; Kumar N; Willcox MDP, 2024, 'Non-canonical amino acid bioincorporation into antimicrobial peptides and its challenges', Journal of Peptide Science, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psc.3560

Maulvi FA; Parmar MB; Shetty KH; Patel AR; Desai BV; Vyas BA; Desai DT; Kalaiselvan P; Masoudi S; Shah DO; Willcox MDP, 2024, 'Role of micelle dynamics in enhancing cyclosporine uptake in hyaluronic acid-contact lenses for improved critical lens properties in dry eye management', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 688, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133550

Mishra SK; Baidya S; Bhattarai A; Shrestha S; Homagain S; Rayamajhee B; Hui A; Willcox M, 2024, 'Bacteriology of endotracheal tube biofilms and antibiotic resistance: a systematic review', Journal of Hospital Infection, 147, pp. 146 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2024.03.004

Patel HP; Desai PH; Patel RV; Lodha SN; Gore AH; Patil PO; Desai BV; Desai DT; Vyas BA; Willcox MDP; Maulvi FA, 2024, 'Clozapine-laden carbon dots delivered to the brain via an intranasal pathway: Synthesis, characterization, ex vivo, and in vivo studies', Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.113862

Kruse HV; Chakraborty S; Chen R; Kumar N; Yasir M; Lewin WT; Suchowerska N; Willcox MDP; McKenzie DR, 2024, 'Protecting Orthopaedic Implants from Infection: Antimicrobial Peptide Mel4 Is Non-Toxic to Bone Cells and Reduces Bacterial Colonisation When Bound to Plasma Ion-Implanted 3D-Printed PAEK Polymers', Cells, 13, pp. 656, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells13080656

Sara M; Yasir M; Kalaiselvan P; Hui A; Kuppusamy R; Kumar N; Chakraborty S; Yu TT; Wong EHH; Molchanova N; Jenssen H; Lin JS; Barron AE; Willcox M, 2024, 'The activity of antimicrobial peptoids against multidrug-resistant ocular pathogens', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2024.102124

Ilyas M; Stapleton F; Willcox MDP; Henriquez F; Peguda HK; Rayamajhee B; Zahid T; Petsoglou C; Carnt NA, 2024, 'Epidemiology of and Genetic Factors Associated with Acanthamoeba Keratitis', Pathogens, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13020142

Yasir M; Willcox MDP, 2024, 'The use of ultraviolet light generated from light-emitting diodes for the disinfection of transvaginal ultrasound probes', PLoS ONE, 19, pp. e0298449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298449

Rayamajhee B; Willcox M; Sharma S; Mooney R; Petsoglou C; Badenoch PR; Sherchan S; Henriquez FL; Carnt N, 2024, 'Zooming in on the intracellular microbiome composition of bacterivorous Acanthamoeba isolates', ISME COMMUNICATIONS, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycae016

Sara M; Hui A; Yasir M; Peguda HK; Kalaiselvan P; Willcox M, 2024, 'Intrastromal Corneal Ring Implants Associated Bacterial Infections', Current Eye Research, 49, pp. 1012 - 1020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2024.2354438

Alenezi H; Parnell G; Schibeci S; Ozkan J; Willcox M; White AJR; Carnt N, 2024, 'Ocular surface immune transcriptome and tear cytokines in corneal infection patients', Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 14, pp. 1346821, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1346821

Rayamajhee B; Willcox M; Henriquez FL; Vijay AK; Petsoglou C; Shrestha GS; Peguda HK; Carnt N, 2024, 'The role of naturally acquired intracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the development of Acanthamoeba keratitis in an animal model', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18, pp. e0011878, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011878

Yadav P; Shrestha S; Basyal D; Tiwari A; Sah R; Sah AK; Yadav B; Willcox M; Mishra SK, 2024, 'Characterization and Biofilm Inhibition of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/ijm/5749982

Rayamajhee B; Williams NLR; Siboni N; Rodgers K; Willcox M; Henriquez FL; Seymour JR; Potts J; Johnson C; Scanes P; Carnt N, 2023, 'Identification and quantification of Acanthamoeba spp. within seawater at four coastal lagoons on the east coast of Australia', Science of the Total Environment, 901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165862

Shahzad S; Willcox MDP; Rayamajhee B, 2023, 'A Review of Resistance to Polymyxins and Evolving Mobile Colistin Resistance Gene (mcr) among Pathogens of Clinical Significance', Antibiotics, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12111597

Shao Z; Hakobyan K; Xu J; Chen R; Kumar N; Willcox M; Wong EHH, 2023, 'Photoinduced Unveiling of Cationic Amine: Toward Smart Photoresponsive Antimicrobial Polymers', ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5, pp. 8735 - 8743, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c01904

Browne K; Kuppusamy R; Walsh WR; Black DSC; Willcox MDP; Kumar N; Chen R, 2023, 'Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics Prevent the Development of Resistance against Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin in Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas Bacteria', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914966

Duong HT; Phan MAT; Madigan MC; Stapleton F; Wilcsek G; Willcox M; Golebiowski B, 2023, 'Culture of primary human meibomian gland cells from surgically excised eyelid tissue', Experimental Eye Research, 235, pp. 109636, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2023.109636

Ozkan J; Majzoub ME; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2023, 'Ocular microbiome changes in dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction', Experimental Eye Research, 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2023.109615

Craig JP; Alves M; Wolffsohn JS; Downie LE; Efron N; Galor A; Gomes JAP; Jones L; Markoulli M; Stapleton F; Starr CE; Sullivan AG; Willcox MDP; Sullivan DA, 2023, 'TFOS Lifestyle Report Executive Summary: A Lifestyle Epidemic - Ocular Surface Disease', Ocular Surface, 30, pp. 240 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2023.08.009

Urmi UL; Attard S; Vijay AK; Willcox MDP; Kumar N; Islam S; Kuppusamy R, 2023, 'Antiviral Activity of Anthranilamide Peptidomimetics against Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and a Coronavirus', Antibiotics, 12, pp. 1436, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12091436

Urmi UL; Vijay AK; Kuppusamy R; Islam S; Willcox MDP, 2023, 'A review of the antiviral activity of cationic antimicrobial peptides', Peptides, 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2023.171024

Mishra SK; Yasir M; Willcox M; Mishra Baishnab SK, 2023, 'Candida auris: an emerging antimicrobial-resistant organism with the highest level of concern', The Lancet Microbe, 4, pp. e482 - e483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00114-3

Chakraborty S; Katsifis G; Roohani I; Boyer C; McKenzie D; Willcox MDP; Chen R; Kumar N, 2023, 'Electrostatic and Covalent Binding of an Antibacterial Polymer to Hydroxyapatite for Protection against Escherichia coli Colonization', Materials, 16, pp. 5045, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16145045

Cappiello F; Verma S; Lin X; Moreno IY; Casciaro B; Dutta D; McDermott AM; Willcox M; Coulson-Thomas VJ; Mangoni ML, 2023, 'Novel Peptides with Dual Properties for Treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis: Antibacterial and Corneal Wound Healing', Biomolecules, 13, pp. 1028, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom13071028

Jones L; Efron N; Bandamwar K; Barnett M; Jacobs DS; Jalbert I; Pult H; Rhee MK; Sheardown H; Shovlin JP; Stahl U; Stanila A; Tan J; Tavazzi S; Ucakhan OO; Willcox MDP; Downie LE, 2023, 'TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of contact lenses on the ocular surface', Ocular Surface, 29, pp. 175 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.010

Gomes JAP; Azar DT; Baudouin C; Bitton E; Chen W; Hafezi F; Hamrah P; Hogg RE; Horwath-Winter J; Kontadakis GA; Mehta JS; Messmer EM; Perez VL; Zadok D; Willcox MDP, 2023, 'TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of elective medications and procedures on the ocular surface', Ocular Surface, 29, pp. 331 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.011

Markoulli M; Ahmad S; Arcot J; Arita R; Benitez-del-Castillo J; Caffery B; Downie LE; Edwards K; Flanagan J; Labetoulle M; Misra SL; Mrugacz M; Singh S; Sheppard J; Vehof J; Versura P; Willcox MDP; Ziemanski J; Wolffsohn JS, 2023, 'TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of nutrition on the ocular surface: TFOS Lifestyle Workshop: Nutrition report', Ocular Surface, 29, pp. 226 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.003

Khan M; Ma K; Wan I; Willcox MD, 2023, 'Ciprofloxacin resistance and tolerance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ocular isolates', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 46, pp. 101819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2023.101819

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