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Citations
10049
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13380
National Ranking
50

Overview

David L. Becker is primarily affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields, focusing on materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, biomaterials, occupational therapy, and rehabilitation.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • Carbon Dot-Doped Hydrogel Sensor Array for Multiplexed Colorimetric Detection of Wound Healing (2023, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • Characterisation of an ischemia reperfusion model for the formation of a stage I pressure ulcer in mouse skin (2021, Journal of Tissue Viability)
  • Grower perspectives on perennial wild plant mixtures for biogas production in Germany (2024, Industrial Crops and Products)
  • Role of Myofibroblasts in the Repair of Iatrogenic Preterm Membranes Subjected to Mechanical Stimulation (2024, Prenatal Diagnosis)
  • DEATH, BEAUTY AND BODY: REFLECTIONS OF THE EATING DISORDERS (2022, The Humanities and Social Studies in the Far East)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with David L. Becker include:

  • Moritz von Cossel
  • Valentin Schlecht
  • Jan Weik
  • Luca Pollozek
  • Iris Lewandowski

The venues where this researcher has published are:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Tissue Viability
  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • The Humanities and Social Studies in the Far East

David L. Becker's main research topics cover a range of areas related to biomaterials and biomedical applications. These include:

  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Connexins and Lens Biology
  • Bioenergy Crop Production and Management

Their work with carbon dot-doped hydrogels and sensor arrays contributes to understanding multiplexed colorimetric detection methods for wound healing. Other studies explore ischemia reperfusion models related to pressure ulcers, reflecting an interest in tissue viability and rehabilitation.

Additional research includes investigating perennial wild plant mixtures for biogas production, contributing insight into bioenergy crop management. The researcher has also examined the role of myofibroblasts in the repair of preterm membranes subjected to mechanical stress, bridging biomedical engineering and prenatal diagnosis.

David L. Becker's interdisciplinary approach crosses materials chemistry and biomedical engineering, with outputs in sensor technology and tissue repair, linking applied materials science with clinical and environmental applications.

Best Publications

  • Targeting Connexin43 Expression Accelerates the Rate of Wound Repair

    Cindy Qiu;Petula Coutinho;Stefanie Frank;Susanne Franke

  • Gap junctions in the inner ear: comparison of distribution patterns in different vertebrates and assessement of connexin composition in mammals.

    Andrew Forge;David Becker;Stefano Casalotti;Jill Edwards

  • Involvement of estrogen receptor β in terminal differentiation of mammary gland epithelium

    Carola Förster;Sari Mäkela;Anni Wärri;Silke Kietz

  • Acute downregulation of connexin43 at wound sites leads to a reduced inflammatory response, enhanced keratinocyte proliferation and wound fibroblast migration.

    Ryoichi Mori;Kieran T. Power;Chiuhui Mary Wang;Paul Martin

  • From cell death to embryo arrest: mathematical models of human preimplantation embryo development.

    K. Hardy;S. Spanos;D. Becker;P. Iannelli

  • Mutations in the gene for connexin 26 (GJB2) that cause hearing loss have a dominant negative effect on connexin 30

    Nerissa K. Marziano;Stefano O. Casalotti;Anne E. Portelli;David L. Becker

  • Blocking connexin43 expression reduces inflammation and improves functional recovery after spinal cord injury.

    Michael Cronin;Patrick N. Anderson;Jeremy E. Cook;Colin R. Green

  • A flexible multiplexed immunosensor for point-of-care in situ wound monitoring.

    Yuji Gao;Dat T. Nguyen;Trifanny Yeo;Su Bin Lim

  • Anti-Apoptotic Action of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I During Human Preimplantation Embryo Development

    Sophie Spanos;David L. Becker;Robert M.L. Winston;Kate Hardy

  • Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Affects Metaphase I Chromosome Alignment and Increases Aneuploidy in Mouse Oocytes Matured in Vitro

    Ruth Roberts;Aikaterini Iatropoulou;Daniel Ciantar;Jaroslav Stark

  • Dynamic changes in connexin expression correlate with key events in the wound healing process.

    Petula Coutinho;Cindy Qiu;Stefanie Frank;Kamaldeep Tamber

  • Abnormal Connexin Expression Underlies Delayed Wound Healing in Diabetic Skin

    Chiuhui Mary Wang;Jill Lincoln;Jeremy E. Cook;David L. Becker

  • Second Harmonic Generation Confocal Microscopy of Collagen Type I from Rat Tendon Cryosections

    Theodossis A. Theodossiou;Christopher Thrasivoulou;Chidi Ekwobi;David L. Becker

  • Spontaneous Ca2+ transients and their transmission in the developing chick retina

    Marina Catsicas;Viola Bonness;David Becker;Peter Mobbs

  • FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF AMINO ACID SEQUENCES IN CONNEXIN43 INVOLVED IN INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION THROUGH GAP JUNCTIONS

    D. L. Becker;William Howard Evans;C. R. Green;Anne Warner

  • Gap junctions in the vertebrate retina.

    Jeremy E. Cook;David L. Becker

  • Stage-specific and differential expression of gap junctions in the mouse ovary: connexin-specific roles in follicular regulation

    CS Wright;DL Becker;JS Lin;AE Warner

  • Purinergic and Muscarinic Modulation of the Cell Cycle and Calcium Signaling in the Chick Retinal Ventricular Zone

    Rachel Pearson;Marina Catsicas;David Becker;Peter Mobbs

  • Drug therapies and delivery mechanisms to treat perturbed skin wound healing.

    Jiah Shin Chin;Leigh Madden;Sing Yian Chew;David Lawrence Becker

  • Expression of intercellular junctions during preimplantation development of the human embryo

    Kate Hardy;Anne Warner;Robert M.L. Winston;David L. Becker

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Forge
Andrew Forge University College London
William Howard Evans
William Howard Evans McMaster University
Wolfgang Weninger
Wolfgang Weninger Medical University of Vienna
Jan Deprest
Jan Deprest KU Leuven
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Stephen Franks
Stephen Franks Imperial College London
Chenjie Xu
Chenjie Xu City University of Hong Kong
Lai Guan Ng
Lai Guan Ng Westlake University
Cheryll Tickle
Cheryll Tickle University of Bath
Geoffrey Burnstock
Geoffrey Burnstock University College London

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