By Professor Naresh Kumar

Book Chapters

Daga MK; Chand S; Kumar N; Mawari G; Raghu RV; Aarthi J, 2023, 'Proinflammatory and Thrombotic Manifestations and the Therapeutic Options of COVID-19', in Coronaviruses, BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, pp. 49 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/9789815123371123030005

Dutta D; Chen R; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2019, 'Antimicrobial Biomaterials in Ophthalmology', in Domb A; Reddy KK; Farah S (ed.), Antimicrobial Materials for Biomedical Applications, Royal Society of Chemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781788012638-00228

Kutty SK; Ka Kit Ho K; Kumar N, 2017, 'Nitric Oxide Donors as Antimicrobial Agents', in Nitric Oxide Donors: Novel Biomedical Applications and Perspectives, Elsevier, pp. 169 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809275-0.00007-7

Kutty SK; Ho KKK; Kumar N, 2017, 'Chapter 7 Nitric Oxide Donors as Antimicrobial Agents', in Nitric Oxide Donors, Elsevier, pp. 169 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-809275-0.00007-7

Ho KKK; Kutty SK; Chan D; Chen R; Willcox MDP; Kumar N, 2015, 'Development of fimbrolides, halogenated furanones and their derivatives as antimicrobial agents', in Antibacterial Surfaces, pp. 149 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18594-1_8

Kumar N; Black D; Chawla HM; Pant N; Kumar S, 2011, 'Calixarene-Based Materials for Chemical Sensors', in Korotcenkov G (ed.), Chemical Sensors - Fundamentals of Sensing Materials, Momentum Press, New York USA, pp. 117 - 199

Kumar N; Black D, 2010, 'Biindolyls', in Alan R; Katritzky FRS (ed.), Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Elsevier Inc., USA, pp. 97 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2725(10)01003-2

Black DS; Kumar N, 2010, 'Chapter 3 Biindolyls', in Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry Volume 101, Elsevier, pp. 97 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0065-2725(10)01003-2

Alamgir M; Black DS; Kumar N, 2007, 'Synthesis, reactivity and biological activity of Benzimidazoles', in Khan MT H (ed.), Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Springer - Verlag, Heidelberg, pp. 87 - 118

De Nys R; Girskov M; Kumar N; Kjelleberg S; Steinberg PD, 2006, 'Furanones', in Antifouling Compounds, Springer Publishing Company, Berlin, pp. 55 - 86

Journal articles

Sara M; Kuppusamy R; Enninful G; Suresh D; Vasilev K; Mackenzie D; Dehghani F; Hui A; Wong EHH; Yasir M; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2026, 'Antimicrobial activity of a short guanidine mimic immobilised on contact lenses', Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-025-06998-w

Enninful GN; Kuppusamy R; Tiburu E; Kumar N; Willcox MDP, 2026, 'Assessing the Effect of Substitution of Arginine with Homoarginine in Two Antimicrobial Peptides', International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10989-026-10804-8

Chaitanya KS; Yu TT; Chaudhari H; Orekonday N; Kumar N; Dey RJ; Murugesan S; Sekhar KVGC, 2026, 'Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Indole-Based 1,2,3-Triazoles as Potential Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Inhibitors Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Archiv Der Pharmazie, 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ardp.70209

Surabhi V; Prabhu V; Nayak UY; Kumar N; Prasad AS B, 2026, 'Harnessing AMPs to Tackle ESKAPE Pathogens', ACS Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 32 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.5c00667

Sara M; Attard S; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2026, 'Antimicrobial nanocoatings and films for contact lenses: progress and promise', Nanomedicine, 21, pp. 683 - 690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17435889.2026.2623930

Saleem N; Kumar N; El-Omar E; Willcox M; Jiang XT, 2026, 'Nano-antimicrobial peptides (Nano-AMPs) to combat resistant gram-negative bacteria', Drug Delivery and Translational Research, pp. 1 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13346-026-02085-x

Ibisanmi TA; Jiang X; Willcox M; Kumar N, 2026, 'Recent advances in computational antimicrobial peptide discovery through big data, modeling, and artificial intelligence and their interplay in ushering the next golden era of drug development', Frontiers in Bioinformatics, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbinf.2026.1749404

Bahatheg G; Kuppusamy R; Hartmann LM; Cranfield CG; Black DSC; Willcox M; Kumar N, 2025, 'Antibacterial peptidomimetics based on guanidine-functionalized di-tertiary amides', Rsc Medicinal Chemistry, 16, pp. 6333 - 6350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5md00688k

Chiang S; Garcia Netto K; Kokkinos J; Haghighi KS; Raina AS; Youkhana J; Pitiyarachchi O; Truong Q; Wenholz D; Wilkinson J; Laczka O; Li X; Aldilla VR; Kumar N; Goldstein D; Sharbeen G; Phillips PA, 2025, 'CRO-67 has anti-cancer activity in pancreatic tumor cells and stromal cancer-associated fibroblasts', Scientific Reports, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09411-2

Saleem N; Kumar N; El-Omar E; Willcox M; Jiang XT, 2025, 'Harnessing Machine Learning Approaches for the Identification, Characterization, and Optimization of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides', Antibiotics, 14, pp. 1263, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14121263

Falasca V; Wenholz DS; Yu TT; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis of novel isoflavene derivatives with anti-tumour activity', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2025.130350

Attard ST; Aldilla VR; Kuppusamy R; Chen R; Black DSC; Thordarson P; Willcox MDP; Kumar N, 2025, 'Tuning the Structure–Functional Properties Within Peptide-Mimicking Antimicrobial Hydrogels', Antibiotics, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14111118

Falasca V; Yee E; Sabir S; Bhadbade M; Wenholz DS; StC. Black D; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis and biological evaluation of pyrano and furano fused ring isoflavene derivatives', RSC ADVANCES, 15, pp. 40149 - 40163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5ra06129f

Urmi UL; Willcox MDP; Kuppusamy R; Attard S; Kumar N; Islam S; Chen H; Ren X; Vijay AK, 2025, 'Antiviral activity of peptide and peptide mimic coated surfaces', Applied Surface Science, 702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163242

Urmi UL; Vijay AK; Kuppusamy R; Attard S; Hartmann LM; Bridge S; Soundararajan S; Holt SA; Sarwat S; Islam S; Cranfield CG; Kumar N; Willcox MDP, 2025, 'Synergistic effects of peptide mimics against enveloped viruses', Virology, 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2025.110599

Mirabediny M; Yu TT; Sun J; Lee M; M O'Carroll D; Manefield MJ; Das B; Kumar N, 2025, 'Fast degradation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds using soluble cobalt complexes', Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2025.107356

Suryanti V; Setyono HA; Hidayat Y; StC Black D; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and computational modelling of anthracene-bis-N-acetylglyoxylic amide derivative for anion recognition', Rsc Advances, 15, pp. 27772 - 27781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5ra03382a

Urgeya KD; Subedi D; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2025, 'The Ability of Bacteriophages to Reduce Biofilms Produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Corneal Infections', Antibiotics, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14070629

Bahatheg G; Kuppusamy R; Yasir M; Mishra SK; Black DSC; Willcox M; Kumar N, 2025, 'Functionalized Phenyl Peptoids with Enhanced Antibacterial Potency', ACS Infectious Diseases, 11, pp. 1648 - 1661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.5c00148

Cheng Y; Le T; Yu TT; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis of 1,4-Benzodiazepin-2-ones from Isatins', Journal of Organic Chemistry, 90, pp. 7372 - 7384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c00647

Cheng Y; Yu TT; Olzomer EM; Hoehn KL; Byrne FL; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2025, 'Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Naphthoquinone Salts as Anticancer Agents', Molecules, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules30091938

Mishra SK; Kuppusamy R; Nguyen C; Doeur J; Atwal H; Attard S; Sørensen K; Lin JS; Wong EHH; Hui A; Barron AE; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2025, 'Evaluation of the Synergistic Activity of Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics or Colistin Sulphate with Conventional Antifungals Against Yeasts of Medical Importance', Journal of Fungi, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof11050370

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

Chen H; Kimyon Ö; Gunawan C; Lamei Ramandi H; Craig P; Chen R; Kabir I; Kumar N; Manefield M; Crosky A; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2025, 'An Effective Barrier Coating Technology Against Premature Bolt Failures in Underground Mines', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 4303 - 4320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-03909-3

Cheng Y; Yu TT; Olzomer EM; Beretta M; Katen A; Su J; Jones JP; Black DSC; Hoehn KL; Byrne FL; Kumar N, 2025, 'Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of naphthalene-1,4-dione analogues as anticancer agents', Rsc Medicinal Chemistry, 16, pp. 2677 - 2696, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4md00987h

Cheng Y; Yu TT; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis of Indoles through C2-C3 Bond Formation Using Lawesson’s Reagent', Journal of Organic Chemistry, 90, pp. 3290 - 3300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c02922

Nuraini VA; Falasca V; Wenholz DS; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis of fused-ring systems and diarylmethane flavonoids via ortho-quinone methide intermediates', Rsc Advances, 15, pp. 2912 - 2929, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ra08704f

Sun J; Lorpaiboon W; Fox N; Jones A; Ho J; Manefield MJ; kumar N; O'Carroll D; Lee M, 2025, 'Characterization of PFOA isomers from PFAS precursors and their reductive defluorination', Water Research, 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122717

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

Falasca V; Wenholz DS; Yu TT; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis of Novel Isoflavene Derivatives with Anti-Tumour Activity', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5339437

Kanniyappan H; Sundaram MK; Ravikumar A; Chakraborty S; Gnanamani A; Mani U; Kumar N; Muthuvijayan V, 2024, 'Enhancing bone repair through improved angiogenesis and osteogenesis using mesoporous silica nanoparticle-loaded Konjac glucomannan-based interpenetrating network scaffolds', International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135182

Cheng Y; Jones JP; Yu TT; Olzomer EM; Su J; Katen A; Black DSC; Hart-Smith G; Childress ES; Beretta M; Wilkins MR; Mateos IA; Santos WL; Hoehn KL; Byrne FL; Kumar N, 2024, 'Corrigendum to “Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of glucose metabolism inhibitors as anticancer agents” [Bioorg. Chem. 151 (2024) 107665] (Bioorganic Chemistry (2024) 151, (S0045206824005704), (10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107665))', Bioorganic Chemistry, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107725

Cheng Y; Jones JP; Yu TT; Olzomer EM; Su J; Katen A; Black DSC; Hart-Smith G; Childress ES; Wilkins MR; Mateos IA; Santos WL; Hoehn KL; Byrne FL; Kumar N, 2024, 'Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of glucose metabolism inhibitors as anticancer agents', Bioorganic Chemistry, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107665

Rajput S; Falasca V; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2024, 'Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of 3,4-Diaryl-1,2-dihydro- and 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinolines', Molecules, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174273

Chen R; Maslekar N; Chakraborty S; Dinh LNM; Yao Y; Zetterlund PB; Kumar N; Agarwal V, 2024, 'Quorum sensing inhibiting dihydropyrrol-2-ones embedded polymer/graphene oxide nanocomposite waterborne antimicrobial coatings', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 12, pp. 8366 - 8375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4tb01026d

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

Sun J; Yu TT; Mirabediny M; Lee M; Jones A; O'Carroll DM; Manefield MJ; Kumar PV; Pickford R; Ramadhan ZR; Bhattacharyya SK; Åkermark B; Das B; Kumar N, 2024, 'Soluble metal porphyrins - Zero-valent zinc system for effective reductive defluorination of branched per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)', Water Research, 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121803

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

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

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

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