Professor Rachel Williams BSc MS PhD CEng MIPEM FIMMM
Professor of Ophthalmic Bioengineering Eye & Vision Sciences
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- Novel Heavy Tamponade for Vitreoretinal Surgery (Journal article - 2013)
- A Novel Peptide Hydrogel for an Antimicrobial Bandage Contact Lens (Journal article - 2016)
- The formation of a functional retinal pigment epithelium occurs on porous polytetrafluoroethylene substrates independently of the surface chemistry (Journal article - 2017)
- Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine Approaches for the Anterior Segment of the Eye (Journal article - 2018)
- Development of decellularized conjunctiva as a substrate for the ex vivo expansion of conjunctival epithelium (Journal article - 2018)
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2023
FluoroPi Device With SmartProbes: A Frugal Point-of-Care System for Fluorescent Detection of Bacteria From a Pre-Clinical Model of Microbial Keratitis. (Journal article)
Mohanan, S. M. P. C., Russell, K., Duncan, S., Kiang, A., Lochenie, C., Duffy, E., . . . Mills, B. (2023). FluoroPi Device With SmartProbes: A Frugal Point-of-Care System for Fluorescent Detection of Bacteria From a Pre-Clinical Model of Microbial Keratitis.. Translational vision science & technology, 12(7), 1. doi:10.1167/tvst.12.7.1Antimicrobial Effect of Nitric Oxide Releasing Hydrogels on Staphylococcus Aureus Derived Proteases (Journal article)
Deller, R. C., Li, M., Doherty, K. G., Aveyard, J., Williams, R. L., Kolegraff, K. N., . . . D'Sa, R. A. (2023). Antimicrobial Effect of Nitric Oxide Releasing Hydrogels on Staphylococcus Aureus Derived Proteases. ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES, 10(15). doi:10.1002/admi.202202472The conjunctival extracellular matrix, related disorders and development of substrates for conjunctival restoration. (Journal article)
Makuloluwa, A. K., Hamill, K. J., Rauz, S., Bosworth, L., Haneef, A., Romano, V., . . . Kaye, S. B. (2023). The conjunctival extracellular matrix, related disorders and development of substrates for conjunctival restoration.. The ocular surface, 28, 322-335. doi:10.1016/j.jtos.2021.05.0112022
Scaffold-Free Strategy Using a PEG-Dextran Aqueous Two-Phase-System for Corneal Tissue Repair. (Journal article)
Hung, L. T., Poon, S. H. L., Yan, W. H., Lace, R., Zhou, L., Wong, J. K. W., . . . Chan, Y. K. (2022). Scaffold-Free Strategy Using a PEG-Dextran Aqueous Two-Phase-System for Corneal Tissue Repair.. ACS biomaterials science & engineering, 8(5), 1987-1999. doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01500Antimicrobial Nitric Oxide-Releasing Electrospun Dressings for Wound Healing Applications (Journal article)
Li, M., Aveyard, J., Doherty, K. G., Deller, R. C., Williams, R. L., Kolegraff, K. N., . . . D'Sa, R. A. (2022). Antimicrobial Nitric Oxide-Releasing Electrospun Dressings for Wound Healing Applications. ACS MATERIALS AU, 2(2), 190-203. doi:10.1021/acsmaterialsau.1c00056Amoebicidal Activity of Poly-Epsilon-Lysine Functionalized Hydrogels (Journal article)
Kennedy, S. M., Deshpande, P., Gallagher, A. G., Horsburgh, M. J., Allison, H. E., Kaye, S. B., . . . Williams, R. L. (2022). Amoebicidal Activity of Poly-Epsilon-Lysine Functionalized Hydrogels. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 63(1). doi:10.1167/iovs.63.1.11Using CRISPR-Cas9 generated models to determine the role of laminin a5 polymerisation (Conference Paper)
Shaw, L., Williams, R. L., & Hamill, K. (2022). Using CRISPR-Cas9 generated models to determine the role of laminin a5 polymerisation. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY Vol. 103 (pp. A13-A14). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/2021
Melt electro-written scaffolds with box-architecture support orthogonally oriented collagen (Journal article)
Bosworth, L. A., Lanaro, M., O'Loughlin, D. A., D'Sa, R. A., Woodruff, M. A., & Williams, R. L. (2022). Melt electro-written scaffolds with box-architecture support orthogonally oriented collagen. BIOFABRICATION, 14(1). doi:10.1088/1758-5090/ac41a13D reactive inkjet printing of poly-ɛ-lysine/gellan gum hydrogels for potential corneal constructs (Journal article)
Duffy, G. L., Liang, H., Williams, R. L., Wellings, D. A., & Black, K. (2021). 3D reactive inkjet printing of poly-ɛ-lysine/gellan gum hydrogels for potential corneal constructs. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 131, 112476. doi:10.1016/j.msec.2021.112476Biological tissues and components, and synthetic substrates for conjunctival cell transplantation (Journal article)
Makuloluwa, A. K., Hamill, K. J., Rauz, S., Bosworth, L., Haneef, A., Romano, V., . . . Kaye, S. B. (2021). Biological tissues and components, and synthetic substrates for conjunctival cell transplantation. OCULAR SURFACE, 22, 15-26. doi:10.1016/j.jtos.2021.06.003Characterization of Tunable Poly-ε-Lysine-Based Hydrogels for Corneal Tissue Engineering. (Journal article)
Lace, R., Duffy, G. L., Gallagher, A. G., Doherty, K. G., Maklad, O., Wellings, D. A., & Williams, R. L. (2021). Characterization of Tunable Poly-epsilon-Lysine-Based Hydrogels for Corneal Tissue Engineering. MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE, 21(7). doi:10.1002/mabi.202100036Chemical Cross-Linking of Corneal Tissue to Reduce Progression of Loss of Sight in Patients With Keratoconus (Journal article)
Haneef, A., Gopalan, R. O. G., Rajendran, D. T., Nunes, J., Kuppamuthu, D., Radhakrishnan, N., . . . Williams, R. (2021). Chemical Cross-Linking of Corneal Tissue to Reduce Progression of Loss of Sight in Patients With Keratoconus. TRANSLATIONAL VISION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 10(5). doi:10.1167/tvst.10.5.6Material Characterisation and Stratification of Conjunctival Epithelial Cells on Electrospun Poly(ε-Caprolactone) Fibres Loaded with Decellularised Tissue Matrices. (Journal article)
Bosworth, L. A., Doherty, K. G., Hsuan, J. D., Cray, S. P., D'Sa, R. A., Pineda Molina, C., . . . Williams, R. L. (2021). Material Characterisation and Stratification of Conjunctival Epithelial Cells on Electrospun Poly(ε-Caprolactone) Fibres Loaded with Decellularised Tissue Matrices.. Pharmaceutics, 13(3). doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics13030318Learning Unsupervised Parameter-Specific Affine Transformation for Medical Images Registration (Conference Paper)
Chen, X., Meng, Y., Zhao, Y., Williams, R., Vallabhaneni, S. R., & Zheng, Y. (2021). Learning Unsupervised Parameter-Specific Affine Transformation for Medical Images Registration. In MEDICAL IMAGE COMPUTING AND COMPUTER ASSISTED INTERVENTION - MICCAI 2021, PT IV Vol. 12904 (pp. 24-34). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-87202-1_3Plasma polymer surface modified expanded polytetrafluoroethylene promotes epithelial monolayer formation in vitro and can be transplanted into the dystrophic rat subretinal space (Journal article)
Nian, S., Kearns, V. R., Wong, D. S. H., Bachhuka, A., Vasilev, K., Williams, R. L., . . . Sheridan, C. M. (2021). Plasma polymer surface modified expanded polytetrafluoroethylene promotes epithelial monolayer formation in vitro and can be transplanted into the dystrophic rat subretinal space. JOURNAL OF TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, 15(1), 49-62. doi:10.1002/term.31542020
A human retinal microvascular endothelial-pericyte co-culture model to study diabetic retinopathy in vitro (Journal article)
Eyre, J. J., Williams, R. L., & Levis, H. J. (2020). A human retinal microvascular endothelial-pericyte co-culture model to study diabetic retinopathy in vitro. EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH, 201. doi:10.1016/j.exer.2020.108293Exploratory use of fluorescent SmartProbes for the rapid detection of microbial isolates causing corneal ulcer. (Journal article)
Gunasekaran, R., Lalitha, P., Megia-Fernandez, A., Bradley, M., Williams, R. L., Dhaliwal, K., . . . Mills, B. (n.d.). Exploratory use of fluorescent SmartProbes for the rapid detection of microbial isolates causing corneal ulcer.. American journal of ophthalmology. doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2020.06.014Poly-ε-Lysine or Mel4 Antimicrobial Surface Modification on a Novel Peptide Hydrogel Bandage Contact Lens (Journal article)
Lace, R., Doherty, K., Dutta, D., Willcox, M., & Williams, R. (n.d.). Poly-ε-Lysine or Mel4 Antimicrobial Surface Modification on a Novel Peptide Hydrogel Bandage Contact Lens. Advanced Materials Interfaces. doi:10.1002/admi.202001232Antimicrobial Activity of Poly-epsilon-lysine Peptide Hydrogels Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Journal article)
Kennedy, S. M., Deshpande, P., Gallagher, A. G., Horsburgh, M. J., Allison, H. E., Kaye, S. B., . . . Williams, R. L. (2020). Antimicrobial Activity of Poly-epsilon-lysine Peptide Hydrogels Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 61(10). doi:10.1167/iovs.61.10.18In vitro and computational modelling of drug delivery across the outer blood-retinal barrier (Journal article)
Davies, A. E., Williams, R. L., Lugano, G., Pop, S. R., & Kearns, V. R. (2020). In vitro and computational modelling of drug delivery across the outer blood-retinal barrier. INTERFACE FOCUS, 10(2). doi:10.1098/rsfs.2019.0132Mass Spectrometry Reveals alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein as a Key Early Extracellular Matrix Protein for Conjunctival Cells (Journal article)
Makuloluwa, A. K., Stewart, R. M. K., Kaye, S. B., Williams, R. L., & Hamill, K. J. (2020). Mass Spectrometry Reveals alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein as a Key Early Extracellular Matrix Protein for Conjunctival Cells. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 61(3). doi:10.1167/iovs.61.3.44CRISPR-Cas9-mediated labelling of the C-terminus of human laminin beta 1 leads to secretion inhibition (Journal article)
Shaw, L., Williams, R. L., & Hamill, K. J. (2020). CRISPR-Cas9-mediated labelling of the C-terminus of human laminin beta 1 leads to secretion inhibition. BMC RESEARCH NOTES, 13(1). doi:10.1186/s13104-020-04956-zOphthalmic Biomaterials (Chapter)
Williams, R. L., & Wong, D. (2021). Ophthalmic Biomaterials. In Biomedical Materials (pp. 495-515). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-49206-9_152019
Antimicrobial nitric oxide releasing contact lens gels for the treatment of microbial keratitis. (Journal article)
Aveyard, J. L., Deller, R. C., Lace, R., Williams, R. L., Kaye, S. B., Kolegraff, K. N., . . . D'Sa, R. A. (2019). Antimicrobial nitric oxide releasing contact lens gels for the treatment of microbial keratitis.. ACS applied materials & interfaces. doi:10.1021/acsami.9b13958Poly-epsilon-lysine based hydrogels as synthetic substrates for the expansion of corneal endothelial cells for transplantation (Journal article)
Kennedy, S., Lace, R., Carserides, C., Gallagher, A. G., Wellings, D. A., Williams, R. L., & Levis, H. J. (2019). Poly-epsilon-lysine based hydrogels as synthetic substrates for the expansion of corneal endothelial cells for transplantation. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE, 30(9). doi:10.1007/s10856-019-6303-1Plasma Polymer Coatings To Direct the Differentiation of Mouse Kidney-Derived Stem Cells into Podocyte and Proximal Tubule-like Cells (Journal article)
Hopp, I., MacGregor, M. N., Doherty, K., Visalakshan, R. M., Vasilev, K., Williams, R., & Murray, P. (2019). Plasma Polymer Coatings To Direct the Differentiation of Mouse Kidney-Derived Stem Cells into Podocyte and Proximal Tubule-like Cells. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 5(6), 2834-2845. doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00299Learning Active Contour Models for Medical Image Segmentation (Conference Paper)
Chen, X., Williams, B. M., Vallabhaneni, S. R., Czanner, G., Williams, R., & Zheng, Y. (2019). Learning Active Contour Models for Medical Image Segmentation. In 2019 IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) (pp. 11624-11632). Long Beach, CA, USA: IEEE. doi:10.1109/cvpr.2019.01190Plasma Polymerisation Using Helium Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet with Heptylamine Monomer (Journal article)
Doherty, K. G., Oh, J. -S., Unsworth, P., Sheridan, C. M., Weightman, P., Bradley, J., & Williams, R. L. (2019). Plasma Polymerisation Using Helium Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet with Heptylamine Monomer. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 16(4). doi:10.1002/ppap.201800185Biomaterials in Ophthalmology (Chapter)
Williams, R. L., Levis, H. J., Lace, R., Doherty, K. G., Kennedy, S. M., & Kearns, V. R. (2019). Biomaterials in Ophthalmology. In ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, VOL 1 (pp. 289-300). doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.11034-7INCORPORATION OF ENDOTHELIAL COLONY FORMING CELLS INTO AN IN VITRO HUMAN PRIMARY CO-CULTURE MODEL OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY (Conference Paper)
Eyre, J. J., Bosworth, L. A., Williams, R. L., & Levis, H. J. (2019). INCORPORATION OF ENDOTHELIAL COLONY FORMING CELLS INTO AN IN VITRO HUMAN PRIMARY CO-CULTURE MODEL OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY Vol. 29 (pp. NP21-NP22). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/Laminin beta 1 with C-terminal Dendra2 fluorescent protein tag is inefficiently secreted from lung adenocarcinoma cells in culture (Conference Paper)
Shaw, L., Williams, R. L., & Hamill, K. J. (2019). Laminin beta 1 with C-terminal Dendra2 fluorescent protein tag is inefficiently secreted from lung adenocarcinoma cells in culture. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY Vol. 100 (pp. A35). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/Learning Active Contour Models for Medical Image Segmentation. (Conference Paper)
Chen, X., Williams, B. M., Vallabhaneni, S. R., Czanner, G., Williams, R., & Zheng, Y. (2019). Learning Active Contour Models for Medical Image Segmentation.. In CVPR (pp. 11632-11640). Computer Vision Foundation / IEEE.2018
Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine Approaches for the Anterior Segment of the Eye (Journal article)
Williams, R., Lace, R., Kennedy, S., Doherty, K., & Levis, H. (2018). Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine Approaches for the Anterior Segment of the Eye. ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS, 7(10). doi:10.1002/adhm.201701328Developing Regenerative Medicine Strategies for Diabetic Retinopathy using Human Retinal Endothelial Cells (Conference Paper)
Eyre, J. J., Williams, R. L., Bosworth, L. A., & Levis, H. J. (2018). Developing Regenerative Medicine Strategies for Diabetic Retinopathy using Human Retinal Endothelial Cells. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY Vol. 28 (pp. 12). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/Modulated release from implantable ocular silicone oil tamponade drug reservoirs (Journal article)
Cauldbeck, H., Le Hellaye, M., McDonald, T., Long, M., Williams, R., Rannard, S. P., & Kearns, V. R. (2018). Modulated release from implantable ocular silicone oil tamponade drug reservoirs. Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry, 56(8), 938-946. doi:10.1002/pola.28973Development of decellularized conjunctiva as a substrate for the ex vivo expansion of conjunctival epithelium (Journal article)
Kasbekar, S., Kaye, S. B., Williams, R. L., Stewart, R. M. K., Leow-Dyke, S., & Rooney, P. (2018). Development of decellularized conjunctiva as a substrate for the ex vivo expansion of conjunctival epithelium. JOURNAL OF TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, 12(2), E973-E982. doi:10.1002/term.24192017
The Role of Controlled Surface Topography and Chemistry on Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Attachment, Growth and Self-Renewal (Journal article)
Macgregor, M., Williams, R., Downes, J., Bachhuka, A., & Vasilev, K. (2017). The Role of Controlled Surface Topography and Chemistry on Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Attachment, Growth and Self-Renewal. MATERIALS, 10(9). doi:10.3390/ma10091081Development of a Poly-epsilon-lysine Contact Lens for Drug Delivery in the Management of Fungal Keratitis (Conference Paper)
McLean, K., Gallagher, A. G., Stewart, R. M. K., Wellings, D. A., Allison, H. E., & Williams, R. (2017). Development of a Poly-epsilon-lysine Contact Lens for Drug Delivery in the Management of Fungal Keratitis. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 58. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/Development of a Poly-ε-lysine Contact Lens as a Drug Delivery Device for the Treatment of Fungal Keratitis (Journal article)
Gallagher, A. G., McLean, K., Stewart, R. M. K., Wellings, D., Allison, H. E., & Williams, R. L. (2017). Development of a Poly-ε-lysine Contact Lens as a Drug Delivery Device for the Treatment of Fungal Keratitis. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 58(11), 4499-4505. doi:10.1167/iovs.17-22301The formation of a functional retinal pigment epithelium occurs on porous polytetrafluoroethylene substrates independently of the surface chemistry (Journal article)
Kearns, V. R., Tasker, J., Zhuola., Akhtar, R., Bachhuka, A., Vasilev, K., . . . Williams, R. (2017). The formation of a functional retinal pigment epithelium occurs on porous polytetrafluoroethylene substrates independently of the surface chemistry. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 28. doi:10.1007/s10856-017-5926-3Towards better characterization and quantification of emulsification of silicone oil in vitro (Journal article)
Chan, Y. K., Czanner, G., Shum, H. C., Williams, R. L., Cheung, N., & Wong, D. (2017). Towards better characterization and quantification of emulsification of silicone oil in vitro. Acta Ophthalmologica, 95(5), e385-e392. doi:10.1111/aos.132582016
Controlling drug release from non-aqueous environments: Moderating delivery from ocular silicone oil drug reservoirs to combat proliferative vitreoretinopathy (Journal article)
Cauldbeck, H., Le Hellaye, M., Long, M., Kennedy, S. M., Williams, R. L., Kearns, V. R., & Rannard, S. P. (2016). Controlling drug release from non-aqueous environments: Moderating delivery from ocular silicone oil drug reservoirs to combat proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Journal of Controlled Release, 244(Part A), 41-51. doi:10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.11.010A Novel Peptide Hydrogel for an Antimicrobial Bandage Contact Lens (Journal article)
Gallagher, A. G., Alorabi, J. A., Wellings, D. A., Lace, R., Horsburgh, M. J., & Williams, R. L. (2016). A Novel Peptide Hydrogel for an Antimicrobial Bandage Contact Lens. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 5(16), 2013-2018. doi:10.1002/adhm.2016002582015
Development of emulsification resistant heavier-than-water tamponades using high molecular weight silicone oil polymers (Journal article)
Caramoy, A., Kearns, V. R., Chan, Y. K., Hagedorn, N., Poole, R. J., Wong, D., . . . Williams, R. L. (2015). Development of emulsification resistant heavier-than-water tamponades using high molecular weight silicone oil polymers. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS APPLICATIONS, 30(2), 212-220. doi:10.1177/0885328215575623Biomaterials for ocular reconstruction (Journal article)
Lace, R., Murray-Dunning, C., & Williams, R. (2015). Biomaterials for ocular reconstruction. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, 50(4), 1523-1534. doi:10.1007/s10853-014-8707-0Distal fixation forces of different endovascular limb extensions in an experimental porcine model (Journal article)
Shah, S., Jones, S. M., How, T. V., Williams, R. L., & Fisher, R. K. (2015). Distal fixation forces of different endovascular limb extensions in an experimental porcine model. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 102, 15. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/Haemodynamic Evidence that Large Iliac Arteries Increase the Risk of Limb Migration following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (Conference Paper)
Jones, S. M., England, A., Poole, R. J., Vallabhaneni, S. R., Brennan, J. A., McWilliams, R. G., . . . Fisher, R. K. (2015). Haemodynamic Evidence that Large Iliac Arteries Increase the Risk of Limb Migration following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. In BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Vol. 102 (pp. 13-14). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/2014
Flow Behavior of Heavy Silicone Oil During Eye Movements (Journal article)
Chan, Y. K., Williams, R. L., & Wong, D. (2014). Flow Behavior of Heavy Silicone Oil During Eye Movements. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 55(12), 8453-8457. doi:10.1167/iovs.14-15439Fibrinogen adsorption and platelet adhesion to silica surfaces with stochastic nanotopography (Journal article)
Lord, M. S., Whitelock, J. M., Simmons, A., Williams, R. L., & Milthorpe, B. K. (2014). Fibrinogen adsorption and platelet adhesion to silica surfaces with stochastic nanotopography. BIOINTERPHASES, 9(4). doi:10.1116/1.4900993Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis of the distraction forces experienced by stent-grafts following fEVAR (Conference Paper)
Jones, S. M., Poole, R. J., How, T. V., Williams, R. L., McWilliams, R. G., Brennan, J. A., . . . Fisher, R. K. (2014). Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis of the distraction forces experienced by stent-grafts following fEVAR. In BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Vol. 101 (pp. 2). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/Computational fluid dynamic analysis of the effect of morphologic features on distraction forces in fenestrated stent grafts (Journal article)
Jones, S. M., Poole, R. J., How, T. V., Williams, R. L., McWilliams, R. G., Brennan, J. A., . . . Fisher, R. K. (2014). Computational fluid dynamic analysis of the effect of morphologic features on distraction forces in fenestrated stent grafts. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 60(6), 1648-U632. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2014.08.0772013
Novel Heavy Tamponade for Vitreoretinal Surgery (Journal article)
Williams, R. L., Kearns, V. R., Lo, A. C., Day, M., Garvey, M. J., Krishna, Y., . . . Wong, D. (2013). Novel Heavy Tamponade for Vitreoretinal Surgery. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 54(12), 7284-7292. doi:10.1167/iovs.13-11876Polystyrene Surface Modification for Localized Cell Culture Using a Capillary Dielectric Barrier Discharge Atmospheric-Pressure Microplasma Jet (Journal article)
Doherty, K. G., Oh, J. -S., Unsworth, P., Bowfield, A., Sheridan, C. M., Weightman, P., . . . Williams, R. L. (2013). Polystyrene Surface Modification for Localized Cell Culture Using a Capillary Dielectric Barrier Discharge Atmospheric-Pressure Microplasma Jet. PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS, 10(11), 978-989. doi:10.1002/ppap.201300052Characterization of the interface between adsorbed fibronectin and human embryonic stem cells (Journal article)
Kalaskar, D. M., Downes, J. E., Murray, P., Edgar, D. H., & Williams, R. L. (2013). Characterization of the interface between adsorbed fibronectin and human embryonic stem cells. JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE, 10(83). doi:10.1098/rsif.2013.0139Complications related to the tamponade agent: Emulsification of tamponade agents (Chapter)
Williams, R., & Stappler, T. (2013). Complications related to the tamponade agent: Emulsification of tamponade agents. In Complications of Vitreo-Retinal Surgery.The influence of high intensity terahertz radiation on mammalian cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation (Journal article)
Williams, R., Schofield, A., Holder, G., Downes, J., Edgar, D., Harrison, P., . . . Weightman, P. (2013). The influence of high intensity terahertz radiation on mammalian cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation. PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 58(2), 373-391. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/58/2/373Degradative Effects of the Biological Environment on Metals and Ceramics (Chapter)
Williams, D. F., & Williams, R. L. (2013). Degradative Effects of the Biological Environment on Metals and Ceramics. In Biomaterials Science (pp. 728-738). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-087780-8.00062-0Guided gingival fibroblast attachment to titanium surfaces: an in vitro study (Journal article)
Kearns, V. R., Williams, R. L., Mirvakily, F., Doherty, P. J., & Martin, N. (2013). Guided gingival fibroblast attachment to titanium surfaces: an in vitro study. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY, 40(1), 99-108. doi:10.1111/jcpe.12025Induction of mesenchymal stem cell chondrogenesis by polyacrylate substrates (Journal article)
Glennon-Alty, L., Williams, R., Dixon, S., & Murray, P. (2013). Induction of mesenchymal stem cell chondrogenesis by polyacrylate substrates. ACTA BIOMATERIALIA, 9(4), 6041-6051. doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2012.12.0072012
Plasma polymer coatings to aid retinal pigment epithelial growth for transplantation in the treatment of age related macular degeneration (Journal article)
Kearns, V., Mistry, A., Mason, S., Krishna, Y., Sheridan, C., Short, R., & Williams, R. L. (2012). Plasma polymer coatings to aid retinal pigment epithelial growth for transplantation in the treatment of age related macular degeneration. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE, 23(8), 2013-2021. doi:10.1007/s10856-012-4675-6Characteristics Of Rat Iris Pigment Epithelial Cells Cultured On Modified Expanded-polytetrafluroethylene (ePTFE) Substrates (Conference Paper)
Nian, S., Sheridan, C. M., Kearns, V., Williams, R., Wong, D., Vasillev, K., . . . Lai, W. W. (2012). Characteristics Of Rat Iris Pigment Epithelial Cells Cultured On Modified Expanded-polytetrafluroethylene (ePTFE) Substrates. In ARVO 2012 Vol. 53 (pp. 5840). Fort Lauderdale: IOVS.GROWTH OF PORCINE IRIS PIGMENTED EPITHELIAL CELLS ON SUBSTRATES FOR THE TREATMENT OF AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (AMD) (Conference Paper)
Alias, E., Kearns, V., Harrison, I., Sheridan, C., & Williams, R. (2012). GROWTH OF PORCINE IRIS PIGMENTED EPITHELIAL CELLS ON SUBSTRATES FOR THE TREATMENT OF AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (AMD). In XX Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research (pp. 261). Berlin: ISER. Retrieved from http://www.iser.org/files/2012_abstracts.pdfQUANTIFICATION OF RETINAL THICKNESS FOLLOWING IMPLANTATION OF ACELLULAR SURFACE-MODIFIED EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (EPTFE) IN A RABBIT MODEL USING SD-OCT AND HISTOLOGY (Conference Paper)
Kearns, V., Eter, N., Liu, Z., Brinken, R., Somboonthanakij, S., Wongsawag, W., . . . Stanzel, B. V. (2012). QUANTIFICATION OF RETINAL THICKNESS FOLLOWING IMPLANTATION OF ACELLULAR SURFACE-MODIFIED EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (EPTFE) IN A RABBIT MODEL USING SD-OCT AND HISTOLOGY. In XX Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research (pp. 287). Berlin: ISER. Retrieved from http://www.iser.org/files/2012_abstracts.pdfQUANTIFICATION OF RETINAL THICKNESS FOLLOWING IMPLANTATION OF ACELLULAR ULTRATHIN POLYESTER CELL CARRIERS IN A RABBIT MODEL USING SD-OCT AND HISTOLOGY (Conference Paper)
Stanzel, B., Kearns, V., Eter, N., Liu, Z., Brinken, R., Somboonthanakij, S., . . . Sheridan, C. (2012). QUANTIFICATION OF RETINAL THICKNESS FOLLOWING IMPLANTATION OF ACELLULAR ULTRATHIN POLYESTER CELL CARRIERS IN A RABBIT MODEL USING SD-OCT AND HISTOLOGY. In XX Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research (pp. 266). Berlin: ISER. Retrieved from http://www.iser.org/files/2012_abstracts.pdf2011
Emulsification of Silicone Oil and Eye Movements (Journal article)
Chan, Y. K., Ng, C. O., Knox, P. C., Garvey, M. J., Williams, R. L., & Wong, D. (2011). Emulsification of Silicone Oil and Eye Movements. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 52(13), 9721-9727. doi:10.1167/iovs.11-8586Atmospheric pressure micro-plasma jet technology for influencing cell-surface interactions (Conference Paper)
Doherty, K., Oh, J. S., Sheridan, C., Williams, R., & Bradley, J. W. (2011). Atmospheric pressure micro-plasma jet technology for influencing cell-surface interactions. In 24th European Conference on Biomaterials - Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials.Glycosaminoglycan coatings for intraocular lenses as a potential to inhibit posterior capsule opacification (Conference Paper)
Lace, R., Rhodes, A., Onis, S., Sandhu, S., Luthra, A., Sheridan, C., & Williams, R. (2011). Glycosaminoglycan coatings for intraocular lenses as a potential to inhibit posterior capsule opacification. In 24th European Conference on Biomaterials - Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials.The influence of surface chemistry and roughness on ECM production on bruch's membrane prostheses (Conference Paper)
Kearns, V., Vasilev, K., Sheridan, C., & Williams, R. (2011). The influence of surface chemistry and roughness on ECM production on bruch's membrane prostheses. In 24th European Conference on Biomaterials - Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials.The status of the alice r&d facility at stfc daresbury laboratory (Conference Paper)
Jackson, F., Angal-Kalinin, D., Bate, B., Buckley, R., Buckley, S., Clarke, J., . . . Wolski, A. (2011). The status of the alice r&d facility at stfc daresbury laboratory. In IPAC 2011 - 2nd International Particle Accelerator Conference (pp. 934-936).Ocular epithelial transplantation: current uses and future potential (Journal article)
Mason, S. L., Stewart, R. M. K., Kearns, V. R., Williams, R. L., & Sheridan, C. M. (2011). Ocular epithelial transplantation: current uses and future potential. REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, 6(6), 767-782. doi:10.2217/RME.11.94The use of reflection anisotropy spectroscopy to assess the alignment of collagen (Journal article)
Schofield, A. L., Smith, C. I., Kearns, V. R., Martin, D. S., Farrell, T., Weightman, P., & Williams, R. L. (2011). The use of reflection anisotropy spectroscopy to assess the alignment of collagen. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 44(33). doi:10.1088/0022-3727/44/33/335302The impact of axial length on retinal tamponade for gas, silicone oil, and heavy silicone oil, using an in vitro model (Journal article)
Hillier, R. J., Stappler, T., Williams, R. L., Turner, G. S., & Wong, D. (2011). The impact of axial length on retinal tamponade for gas, silicone oil, and heavy silicone oil, using an in vitro model. GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, 249(5), 671-675. doi:10.1007/s00417-010-1579-3Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene as a substrate for retinal pigment epithelial cell growth and transplantation in age-related macular degeneration (Journal article)
Krishna, Y., Sheridan, C., Kent, D., Kearns, V., Grierson, I., & Williams, R. (2011). Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene as a substrate for retinal pigment epithelial cell growth and transplantation in age-related macular degeneration. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 95(4), 569-573. doi:10.1136/bjo.2009.169953Injectability of silicone oil-based tamponade agents (Journal article)
Williams, R. L., Day, M. J., Garvey, M. J., Morphis, G., Irigoyen, C., Wong, D., & Stappler, T. (2011). Injectability of silicone oil-based tamponade agents. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 95(2), 273-276. doi:10.1136/bjo.2010.192344Comparison of Growth and Monolayer Formation of Primary Bovine Rpe and Ipe on Polyurethane (Pu) Membranes. (Conference Paper)
Alias, E., Kearns, V. R., Harrison, I. M., Sheridan, C. M., & Williams, R. L. (2011). Comparison of Growth and Monolayer Formation of Primary Bovine Rpe and Ipe on Polyurethane (Pu) Membranes.. In TERMIS-EU (pp. 342). .: TERMIS.Optimisation of primary cell culture conditions for retinal and iris pigment epithelial cell transplantation on artificial substrates (Conference Paper)
Kearns, V., Vasilev, K., Nian, S., Sheridan, C., & Williams, R. L. (2011). Optimisation of primary cell culture conditions for retinal and iris pigment epithelial cell transplantation on artificial substrates. In TERMIS-EU (pp. .). Granada, Spain: TERMIS.Preface (Book)
Williams, R. (2011). Preface. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-1-84569-640-5.50019-1Surface Modification of Biomaterials: Methods, Analysis and Applications (Book)
Surface Modification of Biomaterials: Methods, Analysis and Applications (2010). . Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/Surface Modification of biomaterials; Methods, analysis and applications (Book)
Williams, R. (Ed.) (2011). Surface Modification of biomaterials; Methods, analysis and applications. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Ltd.Surface modified expanded-polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) substrates for retinal pigment epithelial growth and implantation (Journal article)
Kearns, V. R., Nian, S., Vasilev, K., Sheridan, C., & Williams, R. L. (2011). Surface modified expanded-polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) substrates for retinal pigment epithelial growth and implantation. European Cells and Materials, 22(SUPPL.2), 54.2010
Recent developments on ALICE (Accelerators and lasers in combined experiments) at Daresbury Laboratory (Conference Paper)
Saveliev, Y., Bate, B., Buckley, R., Buckley, S., Clarke, J., Corlett, P., . . . Powers, T. (2010). Recent developments on ALICE (Accelerators and lasers in combined experiments) at Daresbury Laboratory. In IPAC 2010 - 1st International Particle Accelerator Conference (pp. 2350-2352).Friction transfer of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to produce nanoscale features and influence cellular response in vitro (Journal article)
Kearns, V. R., Doherty, P. J., Beamson, G., Martin, N., & Williams, R. L. (2010). Friction transfer of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to produce nanoscale features and influence cellular response in vitro. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE, 21(7), 2213-2226. doi:10.1007/s10856-010-4081-xReflection anisotropy spectra of polydimethylsiloxane under a range of mechanically applied stress (Journal article)
Farrell, T., Smith, C. I., Schofield, A. L., Williams, R. L., & Weightman, P. (2010). Reflection anisotropy spectra of polydimethylsiloxane under a range of mechanically applied stress. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 43(24). doi:10.1088/0022-3727/43/24/245301MECHANICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF TITANIUM SYNTACTIC FOAMS (Conference Paper)
Xue, X. B., Zhao, Y. Y., Kearns, V., & Williams, R. L. (2010). MECHANICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF TITANIUM SYNTACTIC FOAMS. In TMS 2010 139TH ANNUAL MEETING & EXHIBITION - SUPPLEMENTAL PROCEEDINGS, VOL 2: MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION, COMPUTATION AND MODELING AND ENERGY (pp. 129-+). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/F4H5: a novel substance for the removal of silicone oil from intraocular lenses (Journal article)
Stappler, T., Williams, R., & Wong, D. (2010). F4H5: a novel substance for the removal of silicone oil from intraocular lenses. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 94(3), 364-367. doi:10.1136/bjo.2009.161489INCREASING THE EXTENSIONAL VISCOSITY OF SILICONE OIL REDUCES THE TENDENCY FOR EMULSIFICATION (Journal article)
Williams, R. L., Day, M., Garvey, M. J., English, R., & Wong, D. (2010). INCREASING THE EXTENSIONAL VISCOSITY OF SILICONE OIL REDUCES THE TENDENCY FOR EMULSIFICATION. RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES, 30(2), 300-304. doi:10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181babe0cAtmospheric-Pressure Microplasma-Jet Modified Polystyrene Surfaces as Substrates for Epithelial Cell Growth (Journal article)
Oh, J. S., Bradley, J. W., Doherty, K. G., Sheridan, C. M., Williams, R. L., Bowfield, A., . . . Weightman, P. (2010). Atmospheric-Pressure Microplasma-Jet Modified Polystyrene Surfaces as Substrates for Epithelial Cell Growth. AVS 57th International Symposium and Exhibition, 57, PS2-MoA11. Retrieved from http://www2.avs.org/symposium2010/Papers/Paper_PS2-MoA11.htmlComparison of growth and monolayer formation of primary bovine RPE and IPE on polyurethane (PU) membranes (Conference Paper)
Alias, E., Kearns, V. R., Harrison, I. M., Dixon, S. A., Laws, F. A., Sheridan, C. M., & Williams, R. L. (2010). Comparison of growth and monolayer formation of primary bovine RPE and IPE on polyurethane (PU) membranes. In TERMIS-EU (pp. x). Galway, Ireland: TERMIS.Effect of VEGF and Anti-VEGF Compounds on Retinal Pigment Epithelium Permeability: An in vitro Study (Conference Paper)
Campa, C., Kearns, V., Sheridan, C., Williams, R., Grierson, I., & Harding, S. P. (2010). Effect of VEGF and Anti-VEGF Compounds on Retinal Pigment Epithelium Permeability: An in vitro Study. In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE Vol. 51. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/Evaluation of Basement Membrane Formation on Bruch's Membrane Implants (Conference Paper)
Kearns, V. R., Vasilev, K., Sheridan, C. M., & Williams, R. L. (2010). Evaluation of Basement Membrane Formation on Bruch's Membrane Implants. In TERMIS-EU (pp. x). Galway, Ireland: TERMIS.Novel Polymeric Coatings with the Potential to Control In-stent Restenosis - An In Vitro Study (Journal article)
Nickson, C. M., Doherty, P. J., & Williams, R. L. (2010). Novel Polymeric Coatings with the Potential to Control In-stent Restenosis - An In Vitro Study. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS APPLICATIONS, 24(5), 437-452. doi:10.1177/0885328208099338Surface Modified Expanded-polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) Substrates for Retinal Pigment Epithelial Growth and Implantation (Conference Paper)
Kearns, V. R., Nian, S., Vasilev, K., Sheridan, C. M., & Williams, R. L. (2010). Surface Modified Expanded-polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) Substrates for Retinal Pigment Epithelial Growth and Implantation. In TCES (Tissue and Cell Engineering Society) 2010 (pp. x). Manchester, UK: TCES.2009
Ophthalmic Biomaterials (Chapter)
Williams, R. L., & Wong, D. (2009). Ophthalmic Biomaterials. In BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS (pp. 327-347). doi:10.1007/978-0-387-84872-3_12Drug delivery systems for the eye (Journal article)
Kearns, V. R., & Williams, R. L. (2009). Drug delivery systems for the eye. EXPERT REVIEW OF MEDICAL DEVICES, 6(3), 277-290. doi:10.1586/ERD.09.4Angle resolved XPS characterization of cationic polyacrylamides (Journal article)
Zekonyte, J., Williams, R. L., Beamson, G., & Weightman, P. (2009). Angle resolved XPS characterization of cationic polyacrylamides. SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS, 41(4), 316-323. doi:10.1002/sia.3025Drug-Device Combination Products for Ocular Applications (Chapter)
Williams, R. L., & Kearns, V. R. (2009). Drug-Device Combination Products for Ocular Applications. In A. Lewis (Ed.), Drug Device Combination Products (pp. In Press). Cambridge, UK: Woodhead Publishing Limited.Drug-device combination products for ocular applications (Chapter)
Williams, R. L., & Kearns, V. R. (2009). Drug-device combination products for ocular applications. In DRUG DEVICE COMBINATION PRODUCTS (pp. 311-338). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/Replacement of the RPE monolayer (Journal article)
Sheridan, C. M., Mason, S., Pattwell, D. M., Kent, D., Grierson, I., & Williams, R. (2009). Replacement of the RPE monolayer. EYE, 23(10), 1910-1915. doi:10.1038/eye.2008.420•Calcium depletion alters tenocyte surface adhesion ability: possible role of ca2+ channel blockers in tendon healing. (Journal article)
Kamarul, T., Roebuck, M. M., Williams, R. L., & Frostick, S. P. (2009). •Calcium depletion alters tenocyte surface adhesion ability: possible role of ca2+ channel blockers in tendon healing.. British J Orthopaedics, 2010, i-ii.•Tenocyte alignment is dependant upon cell density and tensional loading. (Journal article)
Kamarul, T., Roebuck, M. M., Williams, R. L., & Frostick, S. P. (2009). •Tenocyte alignment is dependant upon cell density and tensional loading.. European Cell and Materials Journal, 2010, i-ii.•The effects of cyclical loading on tendon fibroblast metabolism in vitro (Journal article)
Kamarul, T., Roebuck, M. M., Williams, R. L., & Frostick, S. P. (2009). •The effects of cyclical loading on tendon fibroblast metabolism in vitro. Orthopaedic Research Society, 2010, i-ii.2008
A novel technique for probing the anisotropic structure of tendon (Conference Paper)
Smith, C. I., Mansley, C. P., Weightman, P., & Williams, R. L. (2008). A novel technique for probing the anisotropic structure of tendon. In 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008 Vol. 3 (pp. 1233).Human endothelial cell response to a novel polymeric stent coating (Conference Paper)
Nickson, C. M., Dixon, S., Laws, F., Harrison, I., & Williams, R. L. (2008). Human endothelial cell response to a novel polymeric stent coating. In 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008 Vol. 4 (pp. 2155).The effect of surface chemistry and topography on the orientation of cells and collagen (Conference Paper)
Kearns, V. R., Doherty, P. J., Martin, N., & Williams, R. L. (2008). The effect of surface chemistry and topography on the orientation of cells and collagen. In 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008 Vol. 3 (pp. 1158).Shear and extensional rheometry of PDMS tamponade agents used in vitroretinal surgery (Conference Paper)
Day, M., Blanchard, R. -L., English, R., Dobbie, T., Williams, R., Garvey, M., & Wong, D. (2008). Shear and extensional rheometry of PDMS tamponade agents used in vitroretinal surgery. In XVTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON RHEOLOGY - THE SOCIETY OF RHEOLOGY 80TH ANNUAL MEETING, PTS 1 AND 2 Vol. 1027 (pp. 1411-+). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/Tenocyte alignment is dependant upon cell density and tensional loading (Conference Paper)
Kamarul, T., Roebuck, M. M., Williams, R. L., & Frostick, S. P. (2008). Tenocyte alignment is dependant upon cell density and tensional loading. In European Cells and Materials Vol. 16 (pp. 62).A guide to the removal of heavy silicone oil (Journal article)
Stappler, T., Williams, R., Gibran, S. K., Liazos, E., & Wong, D. (2008). A guide to the removal of heavy silicone oil. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 92(6), 844-847. doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.134569Synthesis and Properties of Functional Poly(vinylpyrrolidinone) Hydrogels for Drug Delivery (Conference Paper)
Smith, L. E., Collins, S., Liu, Z., Mac Neil, S., Williams, R., & Rimmer, S. (2008). Synthesis and Properties of Functional Poly(vinylpyrrolidinone) Hydrogels for Drug Delivery. In POLYMERS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Vol. 977 (pp. 196-203). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/F4H5 -A novel substance for the removal of silicone oil from intraocular lenses. (Journal article)
Stappler, T., Williams, R., & Wong, D. (2008). F4H5 -A novel substance for the removal of silicone oil from intraocular lenses.. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 49, 5602.Manufacturing a nanometre scale surface topography with varying surface chemistry to assess the combined effect on cell behaviour (Journal article)
Cousins, B. G., Zekonyte, J., Doherty, P. J., Garvey, M. J., & Williams, R. L. (2008). Manufacturing a nanometre scale surface topography with varying surface chemistry to assess the combined effect on cell behaviour. International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials, 1(3), 320. doi:10.1504/ijnbm.2008.016878Shear and extensional rheometry of PDMS tamponade agents used in vitroretinal surgery (Journal article)
Day, M., Blanchard, R. -L., English, R., Dobbie, T., Williams, R., Garvey, M., & Wong, D. (2008). Shear and extensional rheometry of PDMS tamponade agents used in vitroretinal surgery. XVTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON RHEOLOGY - THE SOCIETY OF RHEOLOGY 80TH ANNUAL MEETING, PTS 1 AND 2, 1027, 1411-1413.Tenocyte alignment is dependent upon cell density and tensional loading. (Journal article)
Kamarul, T., Roebuck, M. M., Williams, R. L., & Frostick, S. P. (2008). Tenocyte alignment is dependent upon cell density and tensional loading.. European Cell and Mater, 16((suppl), 62.UK Society for Biomaterials Annual Conference: Abstracts 2008 (Book)
Williams, R. L., Kearns, V. R., & Nickson, C. M. (Eds.) (2008). UK Society for Biomaterials Annual Conference: Abstracts 2008. Liverpool, UK: UK Society for Biomaterials.2007
Changes in the electronic structure of silicone rubber surfaces induced by oxygen plasma treatment (Journal article)
Haines, S. R., Beamson, G., Williams, R. L., & Weightman, P. (2007). Changes in the electronic structure of silicone rubber surfaces induced by oxygen plasma treatment. SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS, 39(12-13), 942-947. doi:10.1002/sia.2646Improvements in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis using principal component analysis (PCA) in combination with Raman spectroscopy (Conference Paper)
Archer, J. K. J., Sudworth, C. D., Williams, R., How, T., Stone, N., Mann, D., & Black, R. A. (2007). Improvements in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis using principal component analysis (PCA) in combination with Raman spectroscopy. In Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6628.The effect of gas plasma modification on platelet and contact phase activation processes (Journal article)
Rhodes, N. P., Wilson, D. J., & Williams, R. L. (2007). The effect of gas plasma modification on platelet and contact phase activation processes. BIOMATERIALS, 28(31), 4561-4570. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.07.008Improvements in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis using principal component analysis (PCA) in combination with Raman Spectroscopy (Conference Paper)
Archer, J. K. J., Sudworth, C. D., Williams, R., How, T., Stone, N., Mann, D., & Black, R. A. (2007). Improvements in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis using principal component analysis (PCA) in combination with Raman Spectroscopy. In DIAGNOSTIC OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY IN BIOMEDICINE IV Vol. 6628. doi:10.1117/12.728464Transplantation in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration: past, present and future directions (Journal article)
Sheridan, C., Krishna, Y., Williams, R., Mason, S., Wong, D., Heimann, H., . . . Grierson, I. (2007). Transplantation in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration: past, present and future directions. Expert Review of Ophthalmology, 2(3), 497-511. doi:10.1586/17469899.2.3.497Does the surface property of a disposable applanation tonometer account for its underestimation of intraocular pressure when compared with the Goldmann tonometer? (Journal article)
Osborne, S. F., Williams, R., Batterbury, M., & Wong, D. (2007). Does the surface property of a disposable applanation tonometer account for its underestimation of intraocular pressure when compared with the Goldmann tonometer?. GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, 245(4), 555-559. doi:10.1007/s00417-006-0380-9Polydimethylsiloxane as a substrate for retinal pigment epithelial cell growth (Journal article)
Krishna, Y., Sheridan, C. M., Kent, D. L., Grierson, I., & Williams, R. L. (2007). Polydimethylsiloxane as a substrate for retinal pigment epithelial cell growth. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A, 80A(3), 669-678. doi:10.1002/jbm.a.30953Effects of a nanoparticulate silica substrate on cell attachment of Candida albicans (Journal article)
Cousins, B. G., Allison, H. E., Doherty, P. J., Edwards, C., Garvey, M. J., Martin, D. S., & Williams, R. L. (2007). Effects of a nanoparticulate silica substrate on cell attachment of Candida albicans. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, 102(3), 757-765. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03124.x2006
The effect of silica nanoparticulate coatings on serum protein adsorption and cellular response (Journal article)
Lord, M. S., Cousins, B. G., Doherty, P. J., Whitelock, J. M., Simmons, A., Williams, R. L., & Milthorpe, B. K. (2006). The effect of silica nanoparticulate coatings on serum protein adsorption and cellular response. BIOMATERIALS, 27(28), 4856-4862. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.05.037Modification of the surface properties of a lens material to influence posterior capsular opacification (Journal article)
Yuen, C., Williams, R., Batterbury, M., & Grierson, I. (2006). Modification of the surface properties of a lens material to influence posterior capsular opacification. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, 34(6), 568-574. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01278.xReflection anisotropy spectroscopy study of the adsorption of sulfur-containing amino acids at the Au(110)/electrolyte interface (Journal article)
LeParc, R., Smith, C. I., Cuquerella, M. C., Williams, R. L., Fernig, D. G., Edwards, C., . . . Weightman, P. (2006). Reflection anisotropy spectroscopy study of the adsorption of sulfur-containing amino acids at the Au(110)/electrolyte interface. LANGMUIR, 22(7), 3413-3420. doi:10.1021/la052584u2005
Polyurethanes as potential substrates for sub-retinal retinal pigment epithelial cell transplantation (Journal article)
Williams, R. L., Krishna, Y., Dixon, S., Haridas, A., Grierson, I., & Sheridan, C. (2005). Polyurethanes as potential substrates for sub-retinal retinal pigment epithelial cell transplantation. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE, 16(12), 1087-1092. doi:10.1007/s10856-005-4710-ySialin, an anion transporter defective in sialic acid storage diseases, shows highly variable expression in adult mouse brain, and is developmentally regulated. (Journal article)
Yarovaya, N., Schot, R., Fodero, L., McMahon, M., Mahoney, A., Williams, R., . . . Venter, D. J. (2005). Sialin, an anion transporter defective in sialic acid storage diseases, shows highly variable expression in adult mouse brain, and is developmentally regulated.. Neurobiology of disease, 19(3), 351-365. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2004.12.020What pressure is exerted on the retina by heavy tamponade agents? (Journal article)
Wong, D., Williams, R., Stappler, T., & Groenewald, C. (2005). What pressure is exerted on the retina by heavy tamponade agents?. GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, 243(5), 474-477. doi:10.1007/s00417-004-1047-z2004
Stability of plasma-treated silicone rubber and its influence on the interfacial aspects of blood compatibility (Journal article)
Williams, R. L., Wilson, D. J., & Rhodes, N. P. (2004). Stability of plasma-treated silicone rubber and its influence on the interfacial aspects of blood compatibility. BIOMATERIALS, 25(19), 4659-4673. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.12.010Tamponade efficiency of perfluorohexyloctane and silicone oil solutions in a model eye chamber (Journal article)
Wetterqvist, C., Wong, D., Williams, R., Stappler, T., Herbert, E., & Freeburn, S. (2004). Tamponade efficiency of perfluorohexyloctane and silicone oil solutions in a model eye chamber. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 88(5), 692-696. doi:10.1136/bjo.2003.024737The effect of silica nanoparticulate coatings on cellular response (Journal article)
Cousins, B. G., Doherty, P. J., Williams, R. L., Fink, J., & Garvey, M. J. (2004). The effect of silica nanoparticulate coatings on cellular response. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE, 15(4), 355-359. doi:10.1023/B:JMSM.0000021101.64938.b3Tamponade properties of double-filling with perfluorohexyloctane and silicone oil in a model eye chamber (Journal article)
Herbert, E., Stappler, T., Wetterqvist, C., Williams, R., & Wong, D. (2004). Tamponade properties of double-filling with perfluorohexyloctane and silicone oil in a model eye chamber. GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, 242(3), 250-254. doi:10.1007/s00417-003-0830-6A sinking filling: The use of a model eye chamber to study the behaviour of tamponade agents (Journal article)
Wong, D., Stappler, T., & Williams, R. (2004). A sinking filling: The use of a model eye chamber to study the behaviour of tamponade agents. Ophthalmo-Chirurgie., 16, 147-150.Basement membranes and artificial substrates in cell transplantation (Journal article)
Sheridan, C., Williams, R., & Grierson, I. (2004). Basement membranes and artificial substrates in cell transplantation. GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, 242(1), 68-75. doi:10.1007/s00417-003-0800-zCorrosion (Chapter)
Williams, R. L. (2004). Corrosion. In L. B. Gary, & E. W. Gary (Eds.), the Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (pp. 399-406). New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc,..Degradative effects of the biological environment on metals and ceramics (Chapter)
Williams, D. F., & Williams, R. L. (2004). Degradative effects of the biological environment on metals and ceramics. In B. Ratner, A. Hoffman, J. Lemons, & F. Schoen (Eds.), Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine (pp. 430-439). San Diego: Academic Press.Nickel and Nickel Alloys (Chapter)
Williams, R. L. (2004). Nickel and Nickel Alloys. In G. L. Bowlin, & G. E. Wnek (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (pp. 1066-1074). New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc,.Tamponade Effect (Chapter)
Williams, R. L., & Wong, D. (2004). Tamponade Effect. In B. Kirchoff, D. Wong, G. K. Krieglstein, & R. N. Weinreb (Eds.), Vitreoretinal Surgery (pp. 147-162). Berlin: Springer.The effect of silica nanoparticulate coatings on cellular response (Journal article)
Cousins, B. G., Doherty, P. J., Fink, J., Garvey, M. J., & Williams, R. L. (2004). The effect of silica nanoparticulate coatings on cellular response. J. Mater. Sci: Mater. in Med., 15, 353-357.2003
Biomaterial substrates (PTFE case) (Patent)
Williams, R. L., Garvey, M. J., Fink, J., Williams, R. L., Fink, J., Doherty, P. J., . . . Garvey, M. J. (2003). Biomaterial substrates (PTFE case).How can combinations of F6H8 and silicone oil be used in the treatment of retinal detachments? (Journal article)
Wetterqvist, C., Wong, D., Williams, R., Stappler, T., Herbert, E., & Freeburn, S. (2003). How can combinations of F6H8 and silicone oil be used in the treatment of retinal detachments?. Ophthalmic Res., 35(S1), 237.Polymer membranes for RPE transplantation (Journal article)
Williams, R. L., Sheridan, C., & Grierson, I. (2003). Polymer membranes for RPE transplantation. Ophthalmic Res., 35(S1), 3344.Surface modification of a segmented polyetherurethane using a low-powered gas plasma and its influence on the activation of the coagulation system (Journal article)
Wilson, D. J., Rhodes, N. P., & Williams, R. L. (2003). Surface modification of a segmented polyetherurethane using a low-powered gas plasma and its influence on the activation of the coagulation system. BIOMATERIALS, 24(28), 5069-5081. doi:10.1016/S0142-9612(03)00423-X2002
Substrates (Silica case) (Patent)
Williams, R. L., Garvey, M. J., Fink, J., Williams, R. L., Fink, J., Doherty, P. J., . . . Garvey, M. J. (2002). Substrates (Silica case).The effect of thermocycling on five adhesive luting cements (Journal article)
Barclay, C. W., Boyle, E. L., Williams, R., & Marquis, P. M. (2002). The effect of thermocycling on five adhesive luting cements. JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION, 29(6), 546-552. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2842.2002.00882.xEffects of plasma treated PET and PTFE on expression of adhesion molecules by human endothelial cells in vitro (Journal article)
Pu, F. R., Williams, R. L., Markkula, T. K., & Hunt, J. A. (2002). Effects of plasma treated PET and PTFE on expression of adhesion molecules by human endothelial cells in vitro. BIOMATERIALS, 23(11), 2411-2428. doi:10.1016/S0142-9612(01)00377-5Expression of leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion molecules on monocyte adhesion to human endothelial cells on plasma treated PET and PTFE in vitro (Journal article)
Pu, F. R., Williams, R. L., Markkula, T. K., & Hunt, J. A. (2002). Expression of leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion molecules on monocyte adhesion to human endothelial cells on plasma treated PET and PTFE in vitro. BIOMATERIALS, 23(24), 4705-4718. doi:10.1016/S0142-9612(02)00219-3Surface chemical derivatization of plasma-treated PET and PTFE (Journal article)
Markkula, T. K., Hunt, J. A., Pu, F. R., & Williams, R. L. (2002). Surface chemical derivatization of plasma-treated PET and PTFE. SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS, 34(1), 583-587. doi:10.1002/sia.13652001
An X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy study of biomedical polyurethane modified using low-power plasma (Journal article)
Kitching, K. J., Wilson, D. J., Doherty, P. J., & Williams, R. L. (2001). An X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy study of biomedical polyurethane modified using low-power plasma. Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, 9(2), 77-83.Endoscopic-guided trephination dacryocystorhinostomy (Hesham DCR) - Technique and pilot trial (Journal article)
Ibrahim, H. A., Noble, J. L., Batterbury, M., Johnson, C. P., & Williams, R. (2001). Endoscopic-guided trephination dacryocystorhinostomy (Hesham DCR) - Technique and pilot trial. OPHTHALMOLOGY, 108(12), 2337-2345. doi:10.1016/S0161-6420(01)00813-2The influence of bracket type on the force delivery of Ni-Ti archwires (Journal article)
Hemingway, R., Williams, R. L., Hunt, J. A., & Rudge, S. J. (2001). The influence of bracket type on the force delivery of Ni-Ti archwires. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS, 23(3), 233-241. doi:10.1093/ejo/23.3.233Plasma modification of PTFE surfaces Part II: Plasma-treated surfaces following storage in air or PBS (Journal article)
Wilson, D. J., Williams, R. L., & Pond, R. C. (2001). Plasma modification of PTFE surfaces Part II: Plasma-treated surfaces following storage in air or PBS. SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS, 31(5), 397-408. doi:10.1002/sia.1066Monocyte adhesion and adhesion molecule expression on human endothelial cells on plasma treated PET and PTFE in vitro (Journal article)
Pu, F. R., Williams, R. L., Markkula, T., & Hunt, J. A. (2001). Monocyte adhesion and adhesion molecule expression on human endothelial cells on plasma treated PET and PTFE in vitro. J. Mater. Sci: Mater. in Med. Special Issue,, 12, 970-977.Monocyte adhesion and adhesion molecule expression on human endothelial cells on plasma-treated PET and PTFE in vitro (Journal article)
Pu, F. R., Williams, R. L., Markkula, T. K., & Hunt, J. A. (2001). Monocyte adhesion and adhesion molecule expression on human endothelial cells on plasma-treated PET and PTFE in vitro. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE, 12(10-12), 971-977. doi:10.1023/A:1012861116388Plasma modification of PTFE surfaces Part I: Surfaces immediately following plasma treatment (Journal article)
Wilson, D. J., Williams, R. L., & Pond, R. C. (2001). Plasma modification of PTFE surfaces Part I: Surfaces immediately following plasma treatment. SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS, 31(5), 385-396. doi:10.1002/sia.10652000
Wettability of chemically modified polymers: Experiment and theory (Journal article)
Wilson, D. J., Pond, R. C., & Williams, R. L. (2000). Wettability of chemically modified polymers: Experiment and theory. INTERFACE SCIENCE, 8(4), 389-399. doi:10.1023/A:1008735929894Surface chemistry and wettability of plasma-treated PTFE (Journal article)
Wilson, D. J., Eccles, A. J., Steele, T. A., Williams, R. L., & Pond, R. C. (2000). Surface chemistry and wettability of plasma-treated PTFE. SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS, 30(1), 36-39. doi:3.0.CO;2-Z">10.1002/1096-9918(200008)30:1<36::AID-SIA801>3.0.CO;2-ZDOI: 10.1002/1096-9918(200008)30:1<36::AID-SIA801>3.0.CO;2-Z