Tao Huang

Multifunctional Antimicrobial Polypeptide-Selenium Nanoparticles Combat Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Tao Huang, James A Holden, Eric C Reynolds, Daniel E Heath, Neil M O'Brien-Simpson, Andrea J O'Connor

Journal article  |  2020  |  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a severe threat to human health. The World Health Organization's Global Antimicrobial Surveillan..

Antimicrobial nanoparticle coatings for medical implants: Design challenges and prospects

Xin Li, Tao Huang, Daniel E Heath, Neil M O'Brien-Simpson, Andrea J O'Connor

Journal article  |  2020  |  Biointerphases

Microbial colonization, infection, and biofilm formation are major complications in the use of implants and are the predominant ri..

Engineering highly effective antimicrobial selenium nanoparticles through control of particle size

Tao Huang, James A Holden, Daniel E Heath, Neil M O'Brien-Simpson, Andrea J O'Connor

Journal article  |  2019  |  Nanoscale

The overuse of antibiotics has induced the rapid development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. As a result, antibiotic efficac..

Selenium nanoparticles as antibacterial agents for potential application in chronic wound healing

Tao Huang

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2019

Chronic wounds have become a global problem. The importance of microbial colonies in delaying chronic wound healing has been highl..