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Aldilla VR; Martin AD; Nizalapur S; Marjo CE; Rich AM; Ho KKK; Ittner LM; Black DSC; Thordarson P; Kumar N, 2018, 'Glyoxylamide-based self-assembly hydrogels for sustained ciprofloxacin delivery', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 6, pp. 6089 - 6098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8TB01290C

Kuppusamy R; Yasir M; Yee E; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2018, 'Guanidine functionalized anthranilamides as effective antibacterials with biofilm disruption activity', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 16, pp. 5871 - 5888, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ob01699b

Suryanti V; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'N-acetylglyoxylic amide bearing a nitrophenyl group as anion receptors: NMR and X-ray investigations on anion binding and selectivity', Journal of Molecular Structure, 1146, pp. 571 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.05.133

Dobrowolski JC; Fraser BH; Bhadbhade M; Black DS; Kumar N, 2017, 'Efficient Access to Chromeno[4,3- b ]quinolines Related to Dependensin', Synlett, 28, pp. 1979 - 1983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1589087

Kumar N; Malhotra R; Zaw AS; Maharajan K; Naresh N; Kumar A; Vellayappan B, 2017, 'Evolution in treatment strategy for metastatic spine disease: Presently evolving modalities', European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 43, pp. 1784 - 1801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2017.05.006

Tan BWL; Zaw AS; Rajendran PC; Ruiz JN; Kumar N; Anil G, 2017, 'Preoperative embolization in spinal tumour surgery: Enhancing its effectiveness', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 43, pp. 108 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2017.05.021

Hey HWD; Kumar N; Teo AQA; Tan KA; Kumar N; Liu KPG; Wong HK, 2017, 'How are patients influenced when counseled for minimally invasive lumbar spine surgeries? A stepwise model assessing pivotal information for decision-making', Spine Journal, 17, pp. 1134 - 1140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2017.04.004

Yee EMH; Hook JM; Bhadbhade MM; Vittorio O; Kuchel RP; Brandl MB; Tilley RD; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'Preparation, characterization and in vitro biological evaluation of (1:2) phenoxodiol-β-cyclodextrin complex', Carbohydrate Polymers, 165, pp. 444 - 454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.02.081

Yu TT; Nizalapur S; Ho KKK; Yee E; Berry T; Cranfield CG; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of N-Sulfonylphenyl glyoxamide-Based Antimicrobial Peptide Mimics as Novel Antimicrobial Agents', ChemistrySelect, 2, pp. 3452 - 3461, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/slct.201700336

Ozcelik B; Chen R; Glattauer V; Kumar N; Willcox MP; Thissen H, 2017, 'Crosslinked Platform Coatings Incorporating Bioactive Signals for the Control of Biointerfacial Interactions', Macromolecular Bioscience, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201600315

Nguyen TK; Lam SJ; Ho KKK; Kumar N; Qiao GG; Egan S; Boyer C; Wong EHH, 2017, 'Rational Design of Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles That Kill Planktonic and Biofilm Bacteria', ACS Infectious Diseases, 3, pp. 237 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00203

Ozcelik B; Ho KKK; Glattauer V; Willcox M; Kumar N; Thissen H, 2017, 'Poly(ethylene glycol)-based coatings combining low-biofouling and quorum-sensing inhibiting properties to reduce bacterial colonization', ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 3, pp. 78 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00579

Nizalapur S; Kimyon O; Yee E; Ho K; Berry T; Manefield M; Cranfield CG; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'Amphipathic guanidine-embedded glyoxamide-based peptidomimetics as novel antibacterial agents and biofilm disruptors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 15, pp. 2033 - 2051, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7OB00053G

Sadrearhami Z; Yeow J; Nguyen TK; Ho KKK; Kumar N; Boyer C, 2017, 'Biofilm dispersal using nitric oxide loaded nanoparticles fabricated by photo-PISA: Influence of morphology', Chemical Communications, 53, pp. 12894 - 12897, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cc07293g

Aldilla VR; Bhadbhade M; Bhattacharyya S; Kumar N; Rich AM; Marjo CE, 2017, 'Controlling the distance between hydrogen-bonded chloro-: S -triazine tapes: Crystal engineering using N -alkyl chains and the influence of temperature', CrystEngComm, 19, pp. 4749 - 4758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ce01049d

Aldilla VR; Nizalapur S; Martin A; Marjo CE; Rich A; Yee E; Suwannakot P; Black DS; Thordarson P; Kumar N, 2017, 'Design, synthesis, and characterisation of glyoxylamide-based short peptides as self-assembled gels', New Journal of Chemistry, 41, pp. 13462 - 13471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7nj02248d

Krause-Heuer AM; Fraser-Spears R; Dobrowolski JC; Ashford ME; Wyatt NA; Roberts MP; Gould GG; Cheah WC; Ng CKL; Bhadbhade M; Zhang B; Greguric I; Wheate NJ; Kumar N; Koek W; Callaghan PD; Daws LC; Fraser BH, 2017, 'Evaluation of the antidepressant therapeutic potential of isocyanine and pseudoisocyanine analogues of the organic cation decynium-22', European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 137, pp. 476 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.06.011

Ho KKK; Ozcelik B; Willcox MDP; Thissen H; Kumar N, 2017, 'Facile solvent-free fabrication of nitric oxide (NO)-releasing coatings for prevention of biofilm formation', Chemical Communications, 53, pp. 6488 - 6491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cc02772a

Zaw AS; Bangalore Kantharajanna S; Kumar N, 2017, 'Is Autologous Salvaged Blood a Viable Option for Patient Blood Management in Oncologic Surgery?', Transfusion Medicine Reviews, 31, pp. 56 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tmrv.2016.06.003

Dobrowolski JC; Somphol K; Santoso M; Duong H; Gardner CR; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2017, 'Methanal extrusion in ipso-substitution reactions of hydroxymethylindoles', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70, pp. 1188 - 1195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH17257

Wenholz DS; Zeng M; Ma C; Mielczarek M; Yang X; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Lewis PJ; Griffith R; Kumar N, 2017, 'Small molecule inhibitors of bacterial transcription complex formation', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 27, pp. 4302 - 4308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.08.036

Nizalapur S; Kimyon O; Yee E; Bhadbhade MM; Manefield M; Willcox M; Black DS; Kumar N, 2017, 'Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel acyclic and cyclic glyoxamide based derivatives as bacterial quorum sensing and biofilm inhibitors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 15, pp. 5743 - 5755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ob01011g

Biswas NN; Yu TT; Kimyon Ö; Nizalapur S; Gardner CR; Manefield M; Griffith R; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'Synthesis of antimicrobial glucosamides as bacterial quorum sensing mechanism inhibitors', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 25, pp. 1183 - 1194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2016.12.024

Kandemir H; Sengul IF; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2017, 'Synthesis of imine and amine-linked macrocycles containing tris-indoles', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70, pp. 1196 - 1201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH17264

Yee EMH; Brandl MB; Black DSC; Vittorio O; Kumar N, 2017, 'Synthesis of isoflavene-thiosemicarbazone hybrids and evaluation of their anti-tumor activity', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 27, pp. 2454 - 2458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.04.002

Maharajan K; Hallinan JTPD; Sitoula P; Pang YH; Zaw AS; Kumar N, 2017, 'Unusual presentation of osteoblastoma as vertebra plana—a case report and review of literature', Spine Journal, 17, pp. e1 - e5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2016.09.009

Abhishek KS; Chakravarti A; Baveja CP; Kumar N; Siddiqui O; Kumar S, 2017, 'Association of interleukin-2, -4 and -10 with dengue severity.', Indian J Pathol Microbiol, 60, pp. 66 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0377-4929.200027

Kumar N; Ahmed Q; Lee VKM; Zaw AS; Goy R; Wong HK, 2016, 'Are we ready for the use of intraoperative salvaged blood in metastatic spine tumour surgery?', European Spine Journal, 25, pp. 3997 - 4007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-4112-x

Kumar N; Zaw AS; Khoo BL; Nandi S; Lai Z; Singh G; Lim CT; Thiery JP, 2016, 'Intraoperative cell salvage in metastatic spine tumour surgery reduces potential for reinfusion of viable cancer cells', European Spine Journal, 25, pp. 4008 - 4015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-016-4478-4

Kumar N; Tan B; Zaw AS; Khine HE; Maharajan K; Lau LL; Rajendran PC; Gopinathan A, 2016, 'The role of preoperative vascular embolization in surgery for metastatic spinal tumours', European Spine Journal, 25, pp. 3962 - 3970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-016-4494-4

Chen R; Cole N; Dutta D; Kumar N; Willcox M; Chen R, 2016, 'Antimicrobial activity of immobilized lactoferrin and lactoferricin', Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 105, pp. 2612 - 2617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.33804

Dutta D; Vijay AJAY; Kumar NARESH; Willcox M, 2016, 'Melimine-coated Antimicrobial Contact Lenses Reduce Microbial Keratitis in an Animal Model', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Kimyon O; Uluturk ZI; Nizalapur S; Lee M; Kutty SK; Beckmann S; Kumar N; Manefield M, 2016, 'N-Acetylglucosamine Inhibits LuxR, LasR and CviR Based Quorum Sensing Regulated Gene Expression Levels', FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01313

Kimyon Ö; Ulutürk ZI; Nizalapur S; Lee M; Kutty SK; Beckmann S; Kumar N; Manefield M, 2016, 'N-acetylglucosamine inhibits LuxR, LasR and CviR based quorum sensing regulated gene expression levels', Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01313

Sutton SK; Carter DR; Kim P; Tan O; Arndt GM; Zhang XD; Baell J; Noll BD; Wang S; Kumar N; McArthur GA; Cheung BB; Marshall GM; Arndt G, 2016, 'A novel compound which sensitizes BRAF wild-type melanoma cells to vemurafenib in a TRIM16-dependent manner', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 52166 - 52178, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10700

Bingul M; Tan O; Gardner CR; Sutton SK; Arndt GM; Marshall GM; Cheung BB; Kumar N; Black DSC; Arndt G, 2016, 'Synthesis, characterization and anti-cancer activity of hydrazide derivatives incorporating a quinoline moiety', Molecules, 21, pp. 916, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules21070916

Kandemir H; Sengul IF; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2016, 'Synthesis of a 7-(aminomethyl)indole and related bis-indole derivatives', Arkivoc, 2016, pp. 288 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/ark.5550190.p009.587

Kumar N; Zaw AS; Khine HE; Maharajan K; Wai KL; Tan B; Mastura S; Goy R, 2016, 'Blood Loss and Transfusion Requirements in Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery: Evaluation of Influencing Factors', Annals of Surgical Oncology, 23, pp. 2079 - 2086, http://dx.doi.org/10.1245/s10434-016-5092-8

Nizalapur S; Ho KKK; Kimyon Ö; Yee E; Berry T; Manefield M; Cranfield CG; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2016, 'Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-naphthoyl-phenylglyoxamide-based small molecular antimicrobial peptide mimics as novel antimicrobial agents and biofilm inhibitors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 14, pp. 3623 - 3637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ob00298f

Chen R; Willcox MDP; Ho KKK; Smyth D; Kumar N, 2016, 'Antimicrobial peptide melimine coating for titanium and its in vivo antibacterial activity in rodent subcutaneous infection models', Biomaterials, 85, pp. 142 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.01.063

Thach O; Mielczarek M; Ma C; Kutty SK; Yang X; Black DSC; Griffith R; Lewis PJ; Kumar N, 2016, 'From indole to pyrrole, furan, thiophene and pyridine: Search for novel small molecule inhibitors of bacterial transcription initiation complex formation', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 24, pp. 1171 - 1182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2016.01.040

Dutta D; Kumar NARESH; Willcox M, 2016, 'Antimicrobial activity of four cationic peptides immobilised to poly-hydroxyethylmethacrylate', Biofouling, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2015.1129533

Biswas NN; Kutty SK; Iskander GM; Mielczarek M; Bhadbhade MM; Gardner CR; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2016, 'Synthesis of brominated novel N-heterocycles: New scaffolds for antimicrobial discovery', Tetrahedron, 72, pp. 539 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.12.018

Al-Eisawi Z; Stefani C; Jansson PJ; Arvind A; Sharpe PC; Basha MT; Iskander GM; Kumar N; Kovacevic Z; Lane DJR; Sahni S; Bernhardt PV; Richardson DR; Kalinowski DS, 2016, 'Novel Mechanism of Cytotoxicity for the Selective Selenosemicarbazone, 2-Acetylpyridine 4,4-Dimethyl-3-selenosemicarbazone (Ap44mSe): Lysosomal Membrane Permeabilization', Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 59, pp. 294 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01399

Bingul M; Kumar N; Black DS, 2016, 'Synthesis and reactions of new 2-hydroxymethyldimethoxyindoles', Tetrahedron, 72, pp. 234 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.11.038

Dobrowolski JC; Katen A; Fraser BH; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2016, 'A general and efficient synthesis of 5,6-dihydrodibenzo[b,h][1,6]naphthyridine derivatives', Tetrahedron Letters, 57, pp. 5442 - 5445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.10.067

Nguyen TK; Selvanayagam R; Ho KKK; Chen R; Kutty SK; Rice SA; Kumar N; Barraud N; Duong HTT; Boyer C, 2016, 'Co-delivery of nitric oxide and antibiotic using polymeric nanoparticles', Chemical Science, 7, pp. 1016 - 1027, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5sc02769a

Nizalapur S; Kimyon Ö; Biswas NN; Gardner CR; Griffith R; Rice SA; Manefield M; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2016, 'Design, synthesis and evaluation of N-aryl-glyoxamide derivatives as structurally novel bacterial quorum sensing inhibitors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 14, pp. 680 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ob01973g

Vittorio O; Brandl M; Cirillo G; Kimpton K; Hinde E; Gaus K; Yee E; Kumar N; Duong H; Fleming C; Haber M; Norris M; Boyer C; Kavallaris M, 2016, 'Dextran-Catechin: An anticancer chemically-modified natural compound targeting copper that attenuates neuroblastoma growth', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 47479 - 47493, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10201

Kimyon Ö; Das T; Ibugo AI; Kutty SK; Ho KK; Tebben J; Kumar N; Manefield M, 2016, 'Serratia secondary metabolite prodigiosin inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development by producing reactive oxygen species that damage biological molecules', Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00972


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