By Professor Mark Duncan Willcox

Journal articles

Maulvi FA; Shetty KH; Desai DT; Shah DO; Willcox MDP, 2022, 'Corrigendum to ‘Recent advances in ophthalmic preparations: Ocular barriers, dosage forms and routes of administration’. [Int. J. Pharm. 608 (2021) 121105] (International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2021) 608, (S037851732100911X), (10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121105))', International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121583

Kalaiselvan P; Yasir M; Kuppusamy R; Willcox M; Vijay AK, 2022, 'Ability of Essential Oil Vapours to Reduce Numbers of Culturable Aerosolised Coronavirus, Bacteria and Fungi', Antibiotics, 11, pp. 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11030393

Browne K; Kuppusamy R; Chen R; Willcox MDP; Walsh WR; Black DS; Kumar N, 2022, 'Bioinspired Polydopamine Coatings Facilitate Attachment of Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics with Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Activity', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, pp. 2952, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23062952

Maulvi FA; Kanani PA; Jadav HJ; Desai BV; Desai DT; Patel HP; Shetty KH; Shah DO; Willcox MDP, 2022, 'Timolol-eluting graphene oxide laden silicone contact lens: Control release profile with improved critical lens properties', Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103134

Desai DT; Maulvi FA; Desai AR; Shukla MR; Desai BV; Khadela AD; Shetty KH; Shah DO; Willcox MDP, 2022, 'In vitro and in vivo evaluation of cyclosporine-graphene oxide laden hydrogel contact lenses', International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121414

Das T; Sabir S; Chen R; Farrell J; Kriel FH; Whiteley GS; Glasbey TO; Manos J; Willcox MDP; Kumar N, 2022, 'Halogenated Dihydropyrrol-2-One Molecules Inhibit Pyocyanin Biosynthesis by Blocking the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signaling System', Molecules, 27, pp. 1169, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27041169

Kalaiselvan P; Dutta D; Bhombal F; Konda N; Vaddavalli PK; Sharma S; Stapleton F; Willcox MDP, 2022, 'Ocular microbiota and lens contamination following Mel4 peptide-coated antimicrobial contact lens (MACL) extended wear', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2021.02.017

Kalaiselvan P; Dutta D; Konda N; Vaddavalli PK; Sharma S; Stapleton F; Willcox MDP, 2022, 'Biocompatibility and Comfort during Extended Wear of Mel4 Peptide-Coated Antimicrobial Contact Lenses', Antibiotics, 11, pp. 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11010058

Masoudi S; Willcox M, 2022, 'Development of an enzymatic method for the evaluation of protein deposition on contact lenses', Biofouling, 38, pp. 84 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2021.2019225

Phan MAT; Madigan MC; Stapleton F; Willcox M; Golebiowski B, 2022, 'Human meibomian gland epithelial cell culture models: Current progress, challenges, and future directions', Ocular Surface, 23, pp. 96 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2021.11.012

Kalaiselvan P; Tummanapalli SS; Kumar Vijay A; Bahl P; MacIntyre CR; Willcox MDP, 2022, 'The ability of face masks to reduce transmission of microbes', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 105, pp. 214 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2021.1971050

Kalaiselvan P; Kuppusamy R; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2022, 'Antimicrobial activity of RK-7 peptide mimic against Staphylococcus aureus in solution and when immobilised onto contact lenses', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 45, pp. 101607 - 101607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2022.101607

Wulandari E; Budhisatria R; Soeriyadi AH; Willcox M; Boyer C; Wong EHH, 2021, 'Releasable antimicrobial polymer-silk coatings for combating multidrug-resistant bacteria', Polymer Chemistry, 12, pp. 7038 - 7047, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1py01219c

Maulvi FA; Soni PD; Patel PJ; Desai AR; Desai DT; Shukla MR; Shah SA; Shah DO; Willcox MDP, 2021, 'Controlled bimatoprost release from graphene oxide laden contact lenses: In vitro and in vivo studies', Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, 208, pp. 112096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.112096

Maulvi FA; Desai DT; Shetty KH; Shah DO; Willcox MDP, 2021, 'Advances and challenges in the nanoparticles-laden contact lenses for ocular drug delivery', International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 608, pp. 121090, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121090

Maulvi FA; Shetty KH; Desai DT; Shah DO; Willcox MDP, 2021, 'Recent advances in ophthalmic preparations: Ocular barriers, dosage forms and routes of administration', International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 608, pp. 121105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121105

Li Y; Ariotti N; Aghaei B; Pandzic E; Ganda S; Willcox M; Sanchez-Felix M; Stenzel M, 2021, 'Inhibition of S. aureus Infection of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) by Trehalose- and Glucose-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60, pp. 22652 - 22658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202106544

Li Y; Ariotti N; Aghaei B; Pandzic E; Ganda S; Willcox M; Sanchez‐Felix M; Stenzel M, 2021, 'Inhibition of S. aureus Infection of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) by Trehalose‐ and Glucose‐Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles', Angewandte Chemie, 133, pp. 22834 - 22840, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202106544

Chakraborty S; Kuppusamy R; Roohani I; Walsh WR; Willcox MDP; Kumar N; Chen R, 2021, 'Antibacterial peptidomimetic and characterization of its efficacy as an antibacterial and biocompatible coating for bioceramic-based bone substitutes', Materials Advances, 2, pp. 6369 - 6379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ma00648g

Afzal M; Vijay AK; Stapleton F; Willcox MDP, 2021, 'Susceptibility of ocular staphylococcus aureus to antibiotics and multipurpose disinfecting solutions', Antibiotics, 10, pp. 1203, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10101203

Yasir M; Dutta D; Willcox MDP, 2021, 'Enhancement of Antibiofilm Activity of Ciprofloxacin against Staphylococcus aureus by Administration of Antimicrobial Peptides', Antibiotics, 10, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10101159

Phan MAT; Madigan MC; Willcox M; Stapleton F; Golebiowski B, 2021, 'Semi-quantification of lipids in human meibomian gland epithelial cells using dual staining microplate assays', Experimental Eye Research, 210, pp. 108719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2021.108719

Datta A; Willcox MDP; Stapleton F, 2021, 'In vivo efficacy of silver-impregnated barrel contact lens storage cases', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2020.08.001

Bhattacharjee S; Joshi R; Chughtai A; Heslop D; Wilcox M; MacIntyre R, 2021, 'Graphene and nanoparticles coated antimicrobial and biocompatible cotton/silk fabrics for protective clothing', ACS Applied Bio Materials

Yu TT; Kuppusamy R; Yasir M; Hassan MM; Sara M; Ho J; Willcox MDP; Black DS; Kumar N, 2021, 'Polyphenylglyoxamide‐based amphiphilic small molecular peptidomimetics as antibacterial agents with anti‐biofilm activity', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, pp. 7344, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22147344

Peguda HK; Mahbub SB; Sherpa TD; Subedi D; Habibalahi A; Anwer AG; Gu Z; Willcox MDP; Goldys EM; Carnt NA, 2021, 'The autofluorescence patterns of acanthamoeba castellanii, pseudomonas aeruginosa and staphylococcus aureus: Effects of antibiotics and tetracaine', Pathogens, 10, pp. 894, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10070894

Tummanapalli SS; Kuppusamy R; Yeo JH; Kumar N; New EJ; Willcox MDP, 2021, 'The role of nitric oxide in ocular surface physiology and pathophysiology', Ocular Surface, 21, pp. 37 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2021.04.007

Efron N; Brennan NA; Chalmers RL; Jones L; Lau C; Morgan PB; Nichols JJ; Szczotka-Flynn LB; Willcox MD, 2021, 'Authors’ Reply: “Thirty years of ‘quiet eye’ with etafilcon A contact lenses: Additional considerations”', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2020.06.003

Ozkan J; Majzoub ME; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2021, 'Comparative analysis of ocular surface tissue microbiome in human, mouse, rabbit, and guinea pig', Experimental Eye Research, 207, pp. 108609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2021.108609

Nakagawa M; Nakagawa R; Willcox MDP; Vijay AK, 2021, 'Effect of Hygiene Procedures on Lens Case Contamination with Povidone-Iodine or Multipurpose Disinfecting Solutions', Optometry and Vision Science, 98, pp. 563 - 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000001700

Masoudi S; Mitchell TW; Willcox MD, 2021, 'Profiling of non-polar lipids in tears of contact lens wearers during the day', Experimental Eye Research, 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2021.108567

Konda N; Kaur I; Garg P; Chakrabarti S; Willcox MDP, 2021, 'Toll-like receptor gene polymorphisms in patients with keratitis', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2020.07.003

Rayamajhee B; Willcox M; Henriquez FL; Petsoglou C; Carnt N, 2021, 'Acanthamoeba keratitis - an increasingly common infectious disease of the cornea', The Lancet Microbe, 2, pp. e345 - e346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00093-8

Jones L; Hui A; Phan CM; Read ML; Azar D; Buch J; Ciolino JB; Naroo SA; Pall B; Romond K; Sankaridurg P; Schnider CM; Terry L; Willcox M, 2021, 'CLEAR - Contact lens technologies of the future', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 44, pp. 398 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2021.02.007

Willcox M; Keir N; Maseedupally V; Masoudi S; McDermott A; Mobeen R; Purslow C; Santodomingo-Rubido J; Tavazzi S; Zeri F; Jones L, 2021, 'CLEAR - Contact lens wettability, cleaning, disinfection and interactions with tears', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 44, pp. 157 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2021.02.004

Morgan PB; Murphy PJ; Gifford KL; Gifford P; Golebiowski B; Johnson L; Makrynioti D; Moezzi AM; Moody K; Navascues-Cornago M; Schweizer H; Swiderska K; Young G; Willcox M, 2021, 'CLEAR - Effect of contact lens materials and designs on the anatomy and physiology of the eye', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 44, pp. 192 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2021.02.006

Wolffsohn JS; Morgan PB; Barnett M; Downie LE; Jacobs DS; Jones L; Richdale K; Stapleton F; Vincent SJ; Willcox M, 2021, 'Contact Lens Evidence-Based Academic Reports (CLEAR)', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 44, pp. 129 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2021.02.011

Craig JP; Muntz A; Wang MTM; Luensmann D; Tan J; Trave Huarte S; Xue AL; Jones L; Willcox MDP; Wolffsohn JS, 2021, 'Developing evidence-based guidance for the treatment of dry eye disease with artificial tear supplements: A six-month multicentre, double-masked randomised controlled trial', Ocular Surface, 20, pp. 62 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2020.12.006

Khan M; Willcox MDP; Rice SA; Sharma S; Stapleton F, 2021, 'Development of antibiotic resistance in the ocular Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone ST308 over twenty years', Experimental Eye Research, 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2021.108504

Szczotka-Flynn LB; Shovlin JP; Schnider CM; Caffery BE; Alfonso EC; Carnt NA; Chalmers RL; Collier S; Jacobs DS; Joslin CE; Kroken AR; Lakkis C; Pearlman E; Schein OD; Stapleton F; Tu E; Willcox MDP, 2021, 'American Academy of Optometry Microbial Keratitis Think Tank', Optometry and Vision Science, 98, pp. 182 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000001664

Sabir S; Yu TT; Kuppusamy R; Almohaywi B; Iskander G; Das T; Willcox MDP; Black DS; Kumar N, 2021, 'Novel seleno-and thio-urea-containing dihydropyrrol-2-one analogues as antibacterial agents', Antibiotics, 10, pp. 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10030321

Rayamajhee B; Subedi D; Peguda HK; Willcox MD; Henriquez FL; Carnt N, 2021, 'A systematic review of intracellular microorganisms within acanthamoeba to understand potential impact for infection', Pathogens, 10, pp. 1 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020225

Konda N; Garg P; Sharma S; Willcox MDP, 2021, 'Risk Factors for Contact Lens-Related Microbial Keratitis and Associated Vision Loss in a South Indian Population', Eye and Contact Lens, 47, pp. 118 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000000737

Echeverria CA; Ozkan J; Pahlevani F; Willcox M; Sahajwalla V, 2021, 'Effect of hydrothermal hot-compression method on the antimicrobial performance of green building materials from heterogeneous cellulose wastes', Journal of Cleaner Production, 280, pp. 124377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124377

Masoudi S; Willcox M, 2021, 'A method for studying lipid adsorption to silicone hydrogel contact lenses', Biofouling, 37, pp. 862 - 878, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2021.1978433

Tummanapalli SS; Willcox MD, 2021, 'Antimicrobial resistance of ocular microbes and the role of antimicrobial peptides', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 104, pp. 295 - 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.13125

Ozkan J; Coroneo M; Sandbach J; Subedi D; Willcox M; Thomas T, 2021, 'Bacterial contamination of intravitreal needles by the ocular surface microbiome', Ocular Surface, 19, pp. 169 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2020.05.010

Kalaiselvan P; Konda N; Pampi N; Vaddavalli PK; Sharma S; Stapleton F; Kumar N; Willcox MDP; Dutta D, 2021, 'Effect of antimicrobial contact lenses on corneal infiltrative events: A randomized clinical trial', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 10, pp. 32 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.10.7.32

Cho K; Yasir M; Jung M; Willcox MDP; Stenzel MH; Rajan G; Farrar P; Prusty BG, 2020, 'Hybrid engineered dental composites by multiscale reinforcements with chitosan-integrated halloysite nanotubes and S-glass fibers', Composites Part B Engineering, 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108448

Rayamajhee B; Subedi D; Won S; Kim J; Vijay A; Tan J; Henriquez FL; Willcox M; Carnt NA; Showyin J, 2020, 'Investigating domestic shower settings as a risk factor for acanthamoeba keratitis', Water Switzerland, 12, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12123493

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