selected scholarly activity
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academic article
- Proteoglycan 4 and hyaluronan as boundary lubricants for model contact lens hydrogels.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 106:1329-1338. 2018
- Protein-alginate complexes as pH-/ion-sensitive carriers of proteins.. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 535:452-461. 2018
- The enzyme-sensitive release of prodigiosin grafted β-cyclodextrin and chitosan magnetic nanoparticles as an anticancer drug delivery system: Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxicity studies.. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 158:589-601. 2017
- Optimizing electrostatic interactions for controlling the release of proteins from anionic and cationically modified alginate.. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 117:232-243. 2017
- Alternatives to eye bank native tissue for corneal stromal replacement.. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research Progress in Retinal Research. 59:97-130. 2017
- Tunable release of ophthalmic therapeutics from injectable, resorbable, thermoresponsive copolymer scaffolds.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 105:53-62. 2017
- Nanogels of methylcellulose hydrophobized with N-tert-butylacrylamide for ocular drug delivery.. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 6:648-659. 2016
- An Injectable Hydrogel Prepared Using a PEG/Vitamin E Copolymer Facilitating Aqueous-Driven Gelation.. Biomacromolecules. 17:3648-3658. 2016
- "Click" Chemistry-Tethered Hyaluronic Acid-Based Contact Lens Coatings Improve Lens Wettability and Lower Protein Adsorption.. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 8:22064-22073. 2016
- Phenylboronic-Acid-Based Polymeric Micelles for Mucoadhesive Anterior Segment Ocular Drug Delivery.. Biomacromolecules. 17:1449-1457. 2016
- Atropine and Roscovitine Release from Model Silicone Hydrogels.. Optometry and Vision Science. 93:404-411. 2016
- Reactive electrospinning of degradable poly(oligoethylene glycol methacrylate)-based nanofibrous hydrogel networks.. Chemical Communications. 52:1451-1454. 2016
- Timolol maleate release from hyaluronic acid-containing model silicone hydrogel contact lens materials.. Journal of Biomaterials Applications. 30:361-376. 2015
- Hydrophobically-modified poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) as a physically-associative, shear-responsive ophthalmic hydrogel.. Experimental Eye Research. 137:18-31. 2015
- Poly(ethylene glycol)-or silicone-modified hyaluronan for contact lens wetting agent applications.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A. 103:2602-2610. 2015
- Amphiphilic Thermoset Elastomers from Metal-Free, Click Crosslinking of PEG-Grafted Silicone Surfactants. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 53:1082-1093. 2015
- Tethering of Epidermal Growth Factor Family Members to Dendrimer Cross linked Collagen Gels. Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering. 4:947-956. 2014
- Characterization of full-length recombinant human Proteoglycan 4 as an ocular surface boundary lubricant.. Experimental Eye Research. 127:14-19. 2014
- Modification of timolol release from silicone hydrogel model contact lens materials using hyaluronic acid.. Eye and Contact Lense CLAO Journal. 40:269-276. 2014
- The effect of silicone hydrogel contact lens composition on dexamethasone release.. Journal of Biomaterials Applications. 29:222-233. 2014
- The effect of elastomer chain flexibility on protein adsorption. Biomaterials. 34:9287-9294. 2013
- Effect of anti-TGF-beta(2) surface modification of polydimethylsiloxane on lens epithelial cell markers of posterior capsule opacification. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers. 28:637-651. 2013
- Sulfadiazine modified PDMS as a model material with the potential for the mitigation of posterior capsule opacification (PCO).. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 111:15-23. 2013
- The effects of hyaluronic acid incorporated as a wetting agent on lysozyme denaturation in model contact lens materials.. Journal of Biomaterials Applications. 28:323-333. 2013
- PDMS embedded microneedles as a controlled release system for the eye.. Journal of Biomaterials Applications. 28:20-27. 2013
- Physical entrapment of hyaluronic acid during synthesis results in extended release from model hydrogel and silicone hydrogel contact lens materials.. Eye and Contact Lense CLAO Journal. 39:179-185. 2013
- Surface-active copolymer formation stabilizes PEG droplets and bubbles in silicone foams.. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 390:121-128. 2013
- Critical role for drug delivery in the development of new ophthalmic treatments.. Future Medicinal Chemistry. 4:2123-2125. 2012
- Hyaluronic acid as an internal wetting agent in model DMAA/TRIS contact lenses.. Journal of Biomaterials Applications. 27:423-432. 2012
- Heparin-modified dendrimer crosslinked collagen matrices for the delivery of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A. 100:1929-1937. 2012
- Photocrosslinkable hyaluronic acid as an internal wetting agent in model conventional and silicone hydrogel contact lenses.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A. 100:1972-1982. 2012
- Cell-adhesive thermogelling PNIPAAm/hyaluronic acid cell delivery hydrogels for potential application as minimally invasive retinal therapeutics.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A. 100:1877-1887. 2012
- Development of injectable, resorbable drug-releasing copolymer scaffolds for minimally invasive sustained ophthalmic therapeutics.. Acta Biomaterialia. 8:2517-2528. 2012
- Temperature-sensitive polymers for drug delivery.. Expert Review of Medical Devices. 9:339-351. 2012
- Strategies for ocular siRNA delivery: Potential and limitations of non-viral nanocarriers.. Journal of Biological Engineering. 6:7. 2012
- Release of Ciprofloxacin-HCl and Dexamethasone Phosphate by Hyaluronic Acid Containing Silicone Polymers.. Materials. 5:684-698. 2012
- Acetic and Acrylic Acid Molecular Imprinted Model Silicone Hydrogel Materials for Ciprofloxacin-HCl Delivery.. Materials. 5:85-107. 2012
- Dose-dependent and synergistic effects of proteoglycan 4 on boundary lubrication at a human cornea-polydimethylsiloxane biointerface.. Eye and Contact Lense CLAO Journal. 38:27-35. 2012
- Modified dendrimer cross-linked collagen-based matrices.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 23:2207-2222. 2012
- The Competing Effects of Hyaluronic and Methacrylic Acid in Model Contact Lenses.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 23:1021-1038. 2012
- Photosensitive controlled release with polyethylene glycol-anthracene modified alginate.. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 79:304-313. 2011
- Local delivery of nicotine does not mitigate fibrosis but may lead to angiogenesis.. Journal of Biomaterials Applications. 26:349-358. 2011
- Generic, anthracene-based hydrogel crosslinkers for photo-controllable drug delivery.. Macromolecular Bioscience. 11:988-998. 2011
- Photoresponsive PEG-anthracene grafted hyaluronan as a controlled-delivery biomaterial.. Biomacromolecules. 12:923-932. 2011
- Pluronics as crosslinking agents for collagen: novel amphiphilic hydrogels. Polymer International. 60:458-465. 2011
- Protein-resistant polyurethane by sequential grafting of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) via surface-initiated ATRP.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A. 95:1223-1232. 2010
- PNIPAAm-grafted-collagen as an injectable, in situ gelling, bioactive cell delivery scaffold.. Biomacromolecules. 11:2261-2267. 2010
- Controlling cellular activity by manipulating silicone surface roughness.. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 78:237-242. 2010
- Corneal epithelial cell adhesion and growth on EGF-modified aminated PDMS.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A. 93:1043-1049. 2010
- Biocompatible, hyaluronic acid modified silicone elastomers.. Biomaterials. 31:3471-3478. 2010
- Nanoscale patterning through self-assembly of hydrophilic block copolymers with one chain end constrained to surface. Polymer Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science. 51:1771-1778. 2010
- Kinetic Modeling of Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Macromolecular Reaction Engineering. 4:235-250. 2010
- Effect of delivery of MMP inhibitors from PDMS as a model IOL material on PCO markers. Biomaterials. 31:2399-2407. 2010
- Corneal epithelial cell biocompatibility to silicone hydrogel and conventional hydrogel contact lens packaging solutions.. Molecular Vision. 16:272-282. 2010
- The efficiency of contact lens care regimens on protein removal from hydrogel and silicone hydrogel lenses.. Molecular Vision. 16:79-92. 2010
- Protein-resistant materials via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization of 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 21:1331-1344. 2010
- Rapid and efficient assembly of functional silicone surfaces protected by PEG: cell adhesion to peptide-modified PDMS.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 21:821-842. 2010
- Reinforcement of collagen with covalently-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube crosslinkers. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 20:2887-2894. 2010
- Responding to change: thermo- and photo-responsive polymers as unique biomaterials.. Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering. 38:487-509. 2010
- Protein-resistant polyurethane via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization of oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A. 91:1189-1201. 2009
- Determination of albumin sorption to intraocular lenses by radiolabeling and confocal laser scanning microscopy.. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 35:2000-2007. 2009
- Chain conformation of a new class of PEG-based thermoresponsive polymer brushes grafted on silicon as determined by neutron reflectometry.. Langmuir. 25:10271-10278. 2009
- Localization of lysozyme sorption to conventional and silicone hydrogel contact lenses using confocal microscopy.. Current Eye Research. 34:683-697. 2009
- Generic, S(N)2 reactive silicone surfaces protected by poly(ethylene glycol) linkers: facile routes to new materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 19:5033-5038. 2009
- Protein-resistant polyurethane prepared by surface-initiated atom transfer radical graft polymerization (ATRgP) of water-soluble polymers: effects of main chain and side chain lengths of grafts.. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 70:53-59. 2009
- Efficacy of an extraction solvent used to quantify albumin deposition on hydrogel contact lens materials.. Eye and Contact Lense CLAO Journal. 35:76-80. 2009
- Temporal changes in MMP mRNA expression in the lens epithelium during anterior subcapsular cataract formation.. Experimental Eye Research. 88:323-330. 2009
- Kinetics of in vitro lactoferrin deposition on silicone hydrogel and FDA group II and group IV hydrogel contact lens materials.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 20:71-82. 2009
- Cell adhesion and proliferation on hydrophilic dendritically modified surfaces.. Biomaterials. 29:4177-4186. 2008
- Fibrinolytic poly(dimethyl siloxane) surfaces.. Macromolecular Bioscience. 8:863-870. 2008
- A facile method of forming nanoscale patterns on poly(ethylene glycol)-based surfaces by self-assembly of randomly grafted block copolymer brushes.. Langmuir. 24:8303-8308. 2008
- Protein resistance of PEG-functionalized dendronized surfaces: Effect of PEG molecular weight and dendron generation. Macromolecules. 41:4817-4823. 2008
- Dendrimer-grafted cell adhesion peptide-modified PDMS.. Biotechnology Progress. 24:938-944. 2008
- Protein resistance of surfaces prepared by chemisorption of monothiolated poly(ethylene glycol) to gold and dendronization with aliphatic polyester dendrons: Effect of hydrophilic dendrons. Macromolecules. 41:2567-2576. 2008
- Protein-resistant poly(ethylene oxide)-grafted surfaces: chain density-dependent multiple mechanisms of action.. Langmuir. 24:1924-1929. 2008
- Hyaluronic acid containing hydrogels for the reduction of protein adsorption.. Biomaterials. 29:780-789. 2008
- A high-density PEG interfacial layer alters the response to an EGF tethered polydimethylsiloxane surface.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 19:1411-1424. 2008
- Conformational and quantitative characterization of lysozyme extracted from galyfilcon and senofilcon silicone hydrogel contact lenses.. Current Eye Research. 33:1-11. 2008
- Heparin-modified dendrimer cross-linked collagen matrices for the delivery of basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2).. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 19:1201-1218. 2008
- Immobilized hyaluronic acid containing model silicone hydrogels reduce protein adsorption.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 19:1425-1436. 2008
- Extraction efficiency of an extraction buffer used to quantify lysozyme deposition on conventional and silicone hydrogel contact lens materials.. Eye and Contact Lense CLAO Journal. 33:169-173. 2007
- Growth factors in the tear film: role in tissue maintenance, wound healing, and ocular pathology.. Ocular Surface. 5:228-239. 2007
- Extended release of high pI proteins from alginate microspheres via a novel encapsulation technique.. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 65:329-335. 2007
- Biofunctionalization of collagen for improved biological response: scaffolds for corneal tissue engineering.. Biomaterials. 28:78-88. 2007
- Incorporation of cell-adhesion peptides into collagen scaffolds promotes corneal epithelial stratification.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 18:701-711. 2007
- Protein adsorption and platelet adhesion onto ion-containing polyurethanes.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 18:1195-1210. 2007
- Characterization of EGF coupling to aminated silicone rubber surfaces.. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 95:1158-1166. 2006
- The dilution of benzalkonium chloride (BAK) in the tear film.. Advances in Therapy. 23:835-841. 2006
- Kinetics of in vitro lysozyme deposition on silicone hydrogel, PMMA, and FDA groups I, II, and IV contact lens materials.. Current Eye Research. 31:787-796. 2006
- Dendrimer crosslinked collagen as a corneal tissue engineering scaffold: mechanical properties and corneal epithelial cell interactions.. Biomaterials. 27:4608-4617. 2006
- In situ neutron reflectometry investigation of gold-chemisorbed PEO layers of varying chain density: relationship of layer structure to protein resistance.. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 296:520-526. 2006
- Generic bioaffinity silicone surfaces.. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 17:21-28. 2006
- Progress in the development of a corneal replacement: keratoprostheses and tissue-engineered corneas.. Expert Review of Medical Devices. 3:59-72. 2006
- Crosslinking of collagen with dendrimers.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A. 75:510-518. 2005
- EGF-grafted PDMS surfaces in artificial cornea applications.. Biomaterials. 26:7286-7296. 2005
- Immobilization of heparin on a silicone surface through a heterobifunctional PEG spacer.. Biomaterials. 26:7418-7424. 2005
- Polyethylene oxide surfaces of variable chain density by chemisorption of PEO-thiol on gold: adsorption of proteins from plasma studied by radiolabelling and immunoblotting.. Biomaterials. 26:5927-5933. 2005
- Recruitment of multiple cell lines by collagen-synthetic copolymer matrices in corneal regeneration.. Biomaterials. 26:3093-3104. 2005
- Protein repellant silicone surfaces by covalent immobilization of poly(ethylene oxide).. Biomaterials. 26:2391-2399. 2005
- Protein resistance of surfaces prepared by sorption of end-thiolated poly(ethylene glycol) to gold: effect of surface chain density.. Langmuir. 21:1036-1041. 2005
- 2-methacryloyloxyethyl N-butylcarbamate: a new co-monomer for synthesis of polyurethane hydrogels with improved mechanical properties for biomedical applications.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 16:1303-1318. 2005
- Building in vitro models of organs.. International Review of Cytology. 244:137-173. 2005
- Chemisorption of thiolated poly(ethylene oxide) to gold: surface chain densities measured by ellipsometry and neutron reflectometry.. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 281:112-121. 2005
- Glucose permeable poly (dimethyl siloxane) poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide) interpenetrating networks as ophthalmic biomaterials.. Biomaterials. 26:233-244. 2005
- Surface properties of PEO-silicone composites: reducing protein adsorption.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 16:531-548. 2005
- Growth factors in the anterior segment: role in tissue maintenance, wound healing and ocular pathology.. Experimental Eye Research. 79:677-688. 2004
- Partitioning of model toxins to hydrophobically terminated DAB dendrimers.. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 86:512-519. 2004
- Silicone elastomers for reduced protein adsorption.. Biomaterials. 25:2273-2282. 2004
- Cellular and nerve regeneration within a biosynthetic extracellular matrix for corneal transplantation.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 100:15346-15351. 2003
- Interactions of corneal cells with transforming growth factor beta 2-modified poly dimethyl siloxane surfaces.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 67:981-993. 2003
- XPS study of the effect of the conditions of peptide chemisorption to gold and silver coated polymer surfaces. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 26:351-363. 2002
- Artificial human corneas: scaffolds for transplantation and host regeneration.. Cornea. 21:S54-S61. 2002
- Festschrift in honor of the 65th birthday of Dr John L. Brash - Part I - Introduction. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 13:363-364. 2002
- Interactions of corneal epithelial cells and surfaces modified with cell adhesion peptide combinations.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 13:447-462. 2002
- Novel dendrimer based polyurethanes for PEO incorporation.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 13:667-689. 2002
- Surface analysis methods for characterizing polymeric biomaterials.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 13:593-621. 2002
- Cell adhesion peptide modification of gold-coated polyurethanes for vascular endothelial cell adhesion.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 54:272-283. 2001
- Adhesion of corneal epithelial cells to cell adhesion peptide modified pHEMA surfaces.. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 12:647-671. 2001
- Peptide modified gold-coated polyurethanes as thrombin scavenging surfaces.. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 49:66-78. 2000
- Measurement of protein adsorption to metals using radioiodination methods: a caveat. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 10:29-33. 1997
- A semi-solid drug delivery system for epidermal growth factor in corneal epithelial wound healing.. Current Eye Research. 16:183-190. 1997
- Mechanisms of corneal epithelial wound healing. Chemical Engineering Science. 51:4517-4529. 1996
- Tear EGF concentration following corneal epithelial wound creation.. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 12:239-243. 1996
- Depot drug delivery system for 5-fluorouracil after filtration surgery in the rabbit.. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 29:263-267. 1994
- 50/50 POLY(DL GLYCOLIC ACID LACTIC-ACID) COPOLYMER AS A DRUG-DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR 5-FLUOROURACIL - A HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EVALUATION. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 29:168-171. 1994
- Fifty:fifty poly (DL glycolic acid-lactic acid) copolymer as a drug delivery system for 5-fluorouracil: a histopathological evaluation.. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 29:168-171. 1994
- Continuous epidermal growth factor delivery in corneal epithelial wound healing.. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 34:3593-3600. 1993
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conference paper
- Nanogels for Ophthalmic Gene Therapy. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2016
- Novel polymer-based mucoadhesive and degradable nanoparticles for delivery of ophthalmic drugs. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2016
- Phenylboronic acid based polymeric micelles for mucoadhesive anterior segment ocular drug delivery.. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2016
- Therapeutic Cell Delivery Scaffold for the Retina. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2016
- Novel polymer nanoparticles designed for ocular delivery of atropine. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2015
- Silicone Hydrogels as Drug Delivery Devices for Various Ocular Therapeutics. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2015
- Transparent, thermoresponsive hydrogels for ophthalmic drug delivery. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2011
- PMSE 88-Facile method of forming nanoscale patterns on poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-based surfaces by self-assembly of randomly grafted block copolymer brushes. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2008
- Cell interactions with PDMS surfaces modified with cell adhesion peptides using a generic method. Journal of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials. 704-+. 2007
- Determination of graft density of substrate-supported polymer films. Physica B: Condensed Matter. 697-699. 2006
- POLY 337-Building biological layers on silicone elastomers using redistributive erosion/growth mechanisms. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2006
- Artificial cornea design for corneal tissue infiltration into porous PDMS scaffold. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2005
- Epidermal growth factor-modified polydimethylsiloxane for keratoprostheses. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2005
- Release of wetting agents from nelfilcon contact lenses. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2005
- Wetting agent release from contact lenses. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2005
- Controlling protein deposition at silicone elastomer interfaces. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. U423-U423. 2004
- Artificial human corneas - Scaffolds for transplantation and host regeneration. Cornea. S54-S61. 2002
- Bioactive surfaces based on gold-thiol reactions. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIORELATED POLYMERS CONTROLLED RELEASE DRUGS AND REACTIVE POLYMERS. 1-2. 1997
- DEGRADABLE 5-FU DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN GLAUCOMA FILTRATION SURGERY. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 1390-1390. 1992
- THE EFFECTS OF CONTINUOUS PERFUSION DELIVERY OF EPIDERMAL GROWTH-FACTOR ON CORNEAL EPITHELIAL WOUND-HEALING. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 889-889. 1992