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Action potential changes associated with the inhibitory effects on voltage-gated sodium current of hippocampal CA1 neurons by silver nanoparticles
Liu, Z.; Ren, Guogang; Zhang, T.; Zhang, Z. (2009)Nano-sized materials are now being used in medicine, biotechnology, energy, and environmental technology. Although a wide and growing number of applications for nanomaterials exist, there are limited studies available on ... -
Anti-biofilm formation of a novel stainless steel against Staphylococcus aureus
Nan, Li; Yang, Ke; Ren, Guogang (2015-06-01)Abstract Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a bacterium frequently found proliferating on metal surfaces such as stainless steels used in healthcare and food processing facilities. Past research has shown that a novel ... -
Anti-fungal bandages containing cinnamon extract
Ahmed, Jubair; Altun, Esra; Aydogdu, Mehmet O; Gunduz, Oguzhan; Kerai, Laxmi; Ren, Guogang; Edirisinghe, Mohan (2019-06-01)Cinnamon-containing polycaprolactone (PCL) bandages were produced by pressurised gyration and their anti-fungal activities against Candida albicans were investigated. It was found that by preparing and spinning polymer ... -
Antibacterial Performance of a Cu-bearing Stainless Steel against Microorganisms in Tap Water
Li, Mingjun; Nan, Li; Xu, Dake; Ren, Guogang; Yang, Ke (2015-03-31)Tap water is one of the most commonly used water resources in our daily life. However, the increasing water contamination and the health risk caused by pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia ... -
Antibacterial Performance of Cu-Bearing Stainless Steel against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Whole Milk
Nan, Li; Ren, Guogang; Wang, Donghui; Yang, Ke (2016-05-01)Pathogen microorganisms exist in various environments such as dairy processing facilities. They are not easily eliminated, and significantly raise the risk of bacterial contamination. The inhibition ability of a novel type ... -
Antifungal effect of Pegylated Graphene Oxide and Silver Nanoparticles against Candida albicans
Arce, Mariana P.; Cheong, Yuen Ki; Cerpa, Arisbel; Chung, Etelka; Lado-Touriño, Isabel; Crisóstomo, Noemi Luengo; Rodríguez, Guillermo; Ren, Guogang (2019-11-19) -
Antimicrobial activity of nanoparticulate metal oxides against peri-implantitis pathogens
Vargas-Reus, Miguel; Memarzadeh, Kaveh; Huang, Jie; Ren, Guogang; Allaker, Robert (2012-08)Dental plaque accumulation may result in peri-implantitis, an inflammatory process causing loss of supporting bone that may lead to dental implant failure. The antimicrobial activities of six metal and metal oxide nanoparticles ... -
Antimicrobial properties of electrically formed elastomeric polyurethane–copper oxide nanocomposites for medical and dental applications
Ahmad, Z.; Vargas-Reus, M.A.; Bakhshi, R.; Ryan, F.; Ren, Guogang; Oktar, F.; Allaker, R. (2012-04-16)With the rapidly advancing field of nanotechnology having an impact in several areas interfacing life and physical sciences, the potential applications of nano-particles as antimicrobial agents have been realized and offer ... -
Antiviral Efficacy of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles against the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
Graham, Simon P.; Cheong, Yuen-Ki; Furniss, Summer; Nixon, Emma; Smith, Joseph A.; Yang, Xiuyi; Fruengel, Rieke; Hussain, Sabha; Tchorzewska, Monika A.; La Ragione, Roberto M.; Ren, Guogang (2021-08-20)Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses (PRRSV) are responsible for one of the most economically important diseases affecting the global pig industry. On-farm high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration ... -
Applied Methods to Assess the Antimicrobial Activity of Metallic-Based Nanoparticles
Chung, Etelka; Ren, Guogang; Johnston, Ian; Matharu, Rupy Kaur; Ciric, Lena; Walecka, Agnieszka; Cheong, Yuen-Ki (2023-10-28)With the rise of antibiotic resistance, the drive to discover novel antimicrobial substances and standard testing methods with the aim of controlling transmissive diseases are substantially high. In healthcare sectors and ... -
Attenuated effect of tungsten carbide nanoparticles on voltage-gated sodium current of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons
Shan, Dehong; Xie, Yongling; Ren, Guogang; Yang, Zhuo (2013-02)Nanomaterials and relevant products are now being widely used in the world, and their safety becomes a great concern for the general public. Tungsten carbide nanoparticles (nano-WC) are widely used in metallurgy, aeronautics ... -
AVNP2 protects against cognitive impairments induced by C6 glioma by suppressing tumour associated inflammation in rats
Li, Junyang; Liu, Meicen; Gao, Jin; Jiang, Yu; Wu, Limin; Cheong, Yuen-Ki; Ren, Guogang; Yang, Zhuo (2020-07-01)Glioblastoma is a kind of malignant tumour and originates from the central nervous system. In the last century, some researchers and clinician have noticed that the psychosocial and neurocognitive functioning of patients ... -
Biological evaluations of novel 2,3,3-Trisphosphonate in osteoclastic and osteoblastic activities
Cheong, Yuen Ki; Huang, Mei; Detsch, Rainer; Boccaccini, Aldo R.; Ren, Guogang (2017-12-08)Bisphosphonates (BPs) are the first line treatment for many bone diseases including hypercalcimia associated with bone malignancies. In this paper, we introduce a new analogue of bisphosphonate called the 2,3,3-Trisphosphonate ... -
The build up to Beishan : managing China's high-level radioactive waste
Ren, Guogang; Wang, J.; Liu, Y.; Lee, W.E. (The Energy Industries Council (EIC), 2012-08-20)Strict criteria determine the siting of a high-level radioactive waste (HLW) geological repository, but after 20 years of survey and investigation, China has selected a potential candidate area. Bolstered by a US$16bn ... -
Characterisation of chemical composition and structural features of novel antimicrobial nanoparticles
Ren, Guogang; Calvo-Castro, Jesus; Ciric, Lena; Edirisinghe, Mohan; Cloutman-Green, Elaine; Illangakoon, Upulitha Eranka; Kang, Qiang; Mahalingam, Suntharavathanan; Matharu, Rupy Kaur; Wilson, Rory M; Cheong, Yuen Ki (2017-06-23)Three antimicrobial nanoparticle types (AMNP0, AMNP1 and AMNP2) produced using the TesimaTM thermal plasma technology were investigated and their compositions determined using a combination of analytical methods. Scanning ... -
Characterisation of copper oxide nanoparticles for antimicrobial applications
Ren, Guogang; Hu, D.; Cheng, E.W.C.; Vargas-Reus, M.A.; Reip, P.; Allaker, R. (2009)Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles were characterised and investigated with respect to potential antimicrobial applications. It was found that nanoscaled CuO, generated by thermal plasma technology, contains traces of pure ... -
China: Experience of radioactive waste (RAW) management
Fan, Zhiwen; Liu, Yuemiao; Wang, Ju; Ren, Guogang; Lee, William E. (Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013-12-01)Progress in the management of China's radioactive waste (RAW) is described, including waste generation, waste management policy, and current practices in regional disposal of low and intermediate level waste (LILW) and ... -
Co-Culture of Keratinocyte-Staphylococcus aureus on Cu-Ag-Zn/CuO and Cu-Ag-W Nanoparticle Loaded Bacterial Cellulose:PMMA Bandages
Ren, Guogang; Edirisinghe, Mohan; Altun, Esra; Aydogdu, Mehmet Onur; Crabbe-Mann, Maram; Ahmed, Jubair (2019-01-01)Pressurized gyration and its sister processes are novel methods to produce polymeric fibers. Potential applications for such fibers include wound dressings, tissue engineering scaffolds, and filters. This study reports on ... -
Cognitive deficits induced by multi-walled carbon nanotubes via the autophagic pathway
Gao, Jing; Zhang, Xiaochen; Yu, Mei; Ren, Guogang; Yang, Zhuo (2015-11-04)Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have shown potential applications in many fields, especially in the field of biomedicine. Several studies have reported that MWCNTs induce apoptosis and oxidative damage in nerve cells ... -
Comparative molecular dynamics simulations of thermal conductivities of aqueous and hydrocarbon nanofluids
Loya, Adil; Ren, Guogang; Najib, Antash; Aziz, Fahad; Khan, Asif; Luo, Kun (2022-07-07)The addition of metal oxide nanoparticles to fluids has been used as a means of enhancing the thermal conductive properties of base fluids. This method formulates a heterogeneous fluid conferred by nanoparticles and can ...