Steven Prawer

ZnO nanomaterials: Green synthesis, toxicity evaluation and new insights in biomedical applications

Rajni Verma, Saurabh Pathak, Avanish Kumar Srivastava, Steven Prawer, Snjezana Tomljenovic-Hanic

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Nanotechnology has engraved new insight into the material sciences and zinc oxide nanomaterials (ZnO NMs) are one of the most exte..

Eighty-Five Percent of Improved Optical Power Delivery to Epiretinal Prostheses Using Rigid Body Compensation Algorithm

Nathaniel Mailhot, Ross Cheriton, Kaustubh Vyas, John Cook, Steven Prawer, Karin Hinzer, Davide Spinello

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Vision impairment caused by degenerative retinal pathologies such as age-related macular degeneration can be treated using retinal..

Advances in Carbon-Based Microfiber Electrodes for Neural Interfacing

Maryam Hejazi, Wei Tong, Michael R Ibbotson, Steven Prawer, David J Garrett

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE

Neural interfacing devices using penetrating microelectrode arrays have emerged as an important tool in both neuroscience research..

Enhanced electrochemical capacitance of nitrogen-doped ultrananocrystalline diamond through oxygen treatment

Samira Falahatdoost, Andre Chambers, Alastair Stacey, Hassan N Al Hashem, Athavan Nadarajah, Steven Prawer, Arman Ahnood

Journal article  |  2021  |  APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

The electrochemical capacitance of nitrogen-doped ultrananocrystalline diamond (N-UNCD) can be dramatically increased by treating ..

Detection and identification of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contamination in soil using intrinsic fluorescence

Farah Qazi, Esmaeil Shahsavari, Steven Prawer, Andrew S Ball, Snjezana Tomljenovic-Hanic

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), such as pyrene, benzo[a]pyrene, phenanthrene, and anthracene induce toxic, carcinogenic, and mut..

Mechanisms and Applications of Neuromodulation Using Surface Acoustic Waves-A Mini-Review

Danli Peng, Wei Tong, David J Collins, Michael R Ibbotson, Steven Prawer, Melanie Stamp

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE

The study of neurons is fundamental for basic neuroscience research and treatment of neurological disorders. In recent years ultra..

Laminin coated diamond electrodes for neural stimulation

Md Kabir Uddin Sikder, Wei Tong, Hitesh Pingle, Peter Kingshott, Karina Needham, Mohit N Shivdasani, James B Fallon, Peter Seligman, Michael R Ibbotson, Steven Prawer, David J Garrett

Journal article  |  2021  |  MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

The performance of many implantable neural stimulation devices is degraded due to the loss of neurons around the electrodes by the..

Effect of radiation damage on the quantum optical properties of nitrogen vacancies in diamond

H Genish, K Ganesan, A Stacey, S Prawer, M Rosenbluh

Journal article  |  2020  |  Diamond and Related Materials

Single crystal diamond (<5 ppm nitrogen) containing native NV centers with coherence time of 150 μs was irradiated with 2 MeV alph..

Improved wetting of gold active braze alloy on diamond for use in medical implants

K Edalati, M Stamp, K Ganesan, A Stacey, G Martin-Hardy, R Fontaine, S Prawer, DJ Garrett

Journal article  |  2020  |  Diamond and Related Materials

Medical implants containing active electronics must have a leak-proof encapsulation to be certified as safe for human use. Implant..

Laser Driven Miniature Diamond Implant for Wireless Retinal Prostheses

A Ahnood, R Cheriton, A Bruneau, JA Belcourt, JP Ndabakuranye, W Lemaire, R Hilkes, R Fontaine, JPD Cook, K Hinzer, S Prawer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Advanced Biosystems

The design and benchtop operation of a wireless miniature epiretinal stimulator implant is reported. The implant is optically powe..