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45
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Overview

David R. Nisbet is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in multiple scientific fields. Their work spans across Engineering, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Materials Science, with significant focus on several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of advanced and interdisciplinary areas. Key topics include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Nerve injury and regeneration, and Wound Healing and Treatments.

Nisbet has published in a variety of prominent scientific journals, contributing notably to the following publication venues:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Advanced Science
  • ACS Nano

Collaborations with other experts have been an important aspect of Nisbet's career. Frequent co-authors include Richard J. Williams, Antonio Tricoli, Yi Wang, Krishnan Murugappan, and Clare L. Parish.

Recent representative papers illustrate the breadth of their research:

  • Stability of ZIF-8 nanopowders in bacterial culture media and its implication for antibacterial properties, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • An Outlook of Recent Advances in Chemiresistive Sensor-Based Electronic Nose Systems for Food Quality and Environmental Monitoring, 2021, Sensors
  • Cytotoxic T cells swarm by homotypic chemokine signalling, 2020, eLife
  • Green Full Conversion of ZnO Nanopowders to Well-Dispersed Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 (ZIF-8) Nanopowders via a Stoichiometric Mechanochemical Reaction for Fast Dye Adsorption, 2020, Crystal Growth & Design
  • Traction of 3D and 4D Printing in the Healthcare Industry: From Drug Delivery and Analysis to Regenerative Medicine, 2022, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Best Publications

  • Review Paper: A Review of the Cellular Response on Electrospun Nanofibers for Tissue Engineering

    David Russell Nisbet;John Stanley Forsythe;Wei Shen;David I Finkelstein

  • Bioinspired surface modification of orthopedic implants for bone tissue engineering.

    Chao Hu;Deepu Ashok;David R Nisbet;Vini Gautam

  • Stability of ZIF-8 nanopowders in bacterial culture media and its implication for antibacterial properties

    Mahdiar Taheri;Deepu Ashok;Tanuka Sen;T. Gabriel Enge

  • Ultra-Durable and Transparent Self-Cleaning Surfaces by Large-Scale Self-Assembly of Hierarchical Interpenetrated Polymer Networks.

    William S. Y. Wong;Zbigniew H. Stachurski;David R. Nisbet;Antonio Tricoli

  • Neural tissue engineering of the CNS using hydrogels

    David Russell Nisbet;Kylie Elizabeth Crompton;Malcolm Kenneth Horne;David Isaac Finkelstein

  • Three-Dimensional Nanofibrous Scaffolds Incorporating Immobilized BDNF Promote Proliferation and Differentiation of Cortical Neural Stem Cells

    Malcolm K. Horne;Malcolm K. Horne;David R. Nisbet;David R. Nisbet;John S. Forsythe;Clare L. Parish

  • Controlling initial biodegradation of magnesium by a biocompatible strontium phosphate conversion coating.

    Xiao Bo Chen;David Russell Nisbet;Rachel W Li;Paul N Fracs Smith

  • Neurite infiltration and cellular response to electrospun polycaprolactone scaffolds implanted into the brain.

    David Russell Nisbet;Andrew Edwin Rodda;Malcolm Kenneth Horne;Malcolm Kenneth Horne;John Stanley Forsythe

  • Performance-driven design of Biocompatible Mg alloys

    Nicholas T. Kirkland;Nicholas T. Kirkland;Mark P. Staiger;David Nisbet;Chris H.J. Davies

  • Characterization of neural stem cells on electrospun poly(epsilon-caprolactone) submicron scaffolds: evaluating their potential in neural tissue engineering.

    D. R. Nisbet;L. M. Y. Yu;T. Zahir;J. S. Forsythe

  • Biomaterials for Brain Tissue Engineering

    Jerani T. S. Pettikiriarachchi;Clare L. Parish;Molly S. Shoichet;John S. Forsythe

  • Functionalized composite scaffolds improve the engraftment of transplanted dopaminergic progenitors in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

    Ting Yi Wang;Kiara F. Bruggeman;Jessica A. Kauhausen;Alexandra L. Rodriguez

  • Mimosa Origami: A nanostructure-enabled directional self-organization regime of materials

    William S. Y. Wong;Minfei Li;David R. Nisbet;Vincent S. J. Craig

  • Traction of 3D and 4D Printing in the Healthcare Industry: From Drug Delivery and Analysis to Regenerative Medicine.

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  • An Outlook of Recent Advances in Chemiresistive Sensor-Based Electronic Nose Systems for Food Quality and Environmental Monitoring

    Alishba T John;Krishnan Murugappan;David R Nisbet;Antonio Tricoli;Antonio Tricoli

  • Promoting engraftment of transplanted neural stem cells/progenitors using biofunctionalised electrospun scaffolds

    Ting Yi Wang;John Stanley Forsythe;David Russell Nisbet;Clare Parish

  • Interaction of embryonic cortical neurons on nanofibrous scaffolds for neural tissue engineering.

    David Russell Nisbet;Soraya Pattanawong;Nicole Elizabeth Ritchie;Wei Shen

  • The influence of biodegradable magnesium alloys on the osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells

    Rachel W Li;Nicholas T Kirkland;John Truong;Jian Wang

  • Method to impart electro- and biofunctionality to neural scaffolds using graphene-polyelectrolyte multilayers.

    Kun Zhou;George Anthony Thouas;Claude Bernard;David Russell Nisbet

  • Morphology and gelation of thermosensitive xyloglucan hydrogels

    David Russell Nisbet;Kylie Elizabeth Crompton;Shaun D Hamilton;S Shirakawa

  • Tuning the mechanical and morphological properties of self-assembled peptide hydrogels via control over the gelation mechanism through regulation of ionic strength and the rate of pH change

    Rui Li;Rui Li;Conor C. Horgan;Benjamin Long;Alexandra L. Rodriguez

  • Green Full Conversion of ZnO Nanopowders to Well-Dispersed Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 (ZIF-8) Nanopowders via a Stoichiometric Mechanochemical Reaction for Fast Dye Adsorption

    Mahdiar Taheri;Iolanda Di Bernardo;Adrian Lowe;David R. Nisbet

  • Tuning the amino acid sequence of minimalist peptides to present biological signals via charge neutralised self assembly

    Alexandra L. Rodriguez;Clare L. Parish;David R. Nisbet;Richard J. Williams

  • Dynamic and responsive growth factor delivery from electrospun and hydrogel tissue engineering materials

    Kiara F Bruggeman;Richard J Williams;Richard J Williams;David R Nisbet;David R Nisbet

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Williams
Richard J. Williams Deakin University
John S. Forsythe
John S. Forsythe Monash University
Malcolm K. Horne
Malcolm K. Horne Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Clare L. Parish
Clare L. Parish Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Antonio Tricoli
Antonio Tricoli University of Sydney
David Finkelstein
David Finkelstein St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Colin J. Barrow
Colin J. Barrow Deakin University
Claude C.A. Bernard
Claude C.A. Bernard Monash University
Takuya Tsuzuki
Takuya Tsuzuki Australian National University
Nick Birbilis
Nick Birbilis Deakin University

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