Polypeptide-Based Macroporous Cryogels with Inherent Antimicrobial Properties: The Importance of a Macroporous Structure

Steven J Shirbin; Shu J Lam; Nicholas Jun-An Chan; Mehmet Murat Ozmen; Qiang Fu; Neil O'Brien-Simpson; Eric C Reynolds; Greg G Qiao

Journal article

Polypeptide-Based Macroporous Cryogels with Inherent Antimicrobial Properties: The Importance of a Macroporous Structure

Steven J Shirbin, Shu J Lam, Nicholas Jun-An Chan, Mehmet Murat Ozmen, Qiang Fu, Neil O'Brien-Simpson, Eric C Reynolds, Greg G Qiao

ACS Macro Letters | AMER CHEMICAL SOC | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00174

University of Melbourne Researchers

Eric Reynolds Author Melbourne Dental School

Neil O'Brien-Simpson Author Melbourne Dental School

Greg Qiao Author Chemical Engineering

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge the Australian Research Council (ARC) for funding in the form of a Discovery Project (DP140100002). S.J.S. would like to thank The University of Melbourne, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), and the Melbourne Materials Institute (MMI) for various scholarships. S.J.L. acknowledges the Australian Government for providing an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) and an Australian Postgraduate Award (APAInt). M.M.O. acknowledges TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey), 2219-Postdoctorial Fellowship. G.G.Q, acknowledges the ARC under the Future Fellowship (FT110100411, G.G.Q). The authors would also like to thank Mr. Dunyin Gu for help with mechanical testing measurements and for Mr. Ke Xie for help with surface area BET measurements.