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John L. Brash

John L. Brash

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Materials Science

D-Index
69
Citations
16028
World Ranking
4679
National Ranking
73

Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
16123
World Ranking
5915
National Ranking
148

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1996 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Overview

John L. Brash is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and specializes in materials science with a focus on surfaces, coatings, and films. Their research encompasses biomedical engineering, organic chemistry, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and biomaterials. The primary areas of study are polymer surface interaction, antimicrobial agents, hydrogels, electrospun nanofibers, and neonatal respiratory health.

The scientist's research contributions include work on the following main topics:

  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Applications
  • Hydrogels: Synthesis, Properties, Applications
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

John L. Brash has frequently published in several academic venues. These include:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Colloids and Interface Science Communications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advanced Science
  • Biomacromolecules

Identified frequent coauthors in the research collaborations are:

  • Hong Chen
  • Niels Rochow
  • Gerhard Fusch
  • Christoph Fusch
  • P. Ravi Selvaganapathy

Recent publications by John L. Brash demonstrate involvement in diverse interdisciplinary studies. These include:

  • "Dual-Functional Surfaces Based on an Antifouling Polymer and a Natural Antibiofilm Molecule: Prevention of Biofilm Formation without Using Biocides", 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "A Pumpless Microfluidic Neonatal Lung Assist Device for Support of Preterm Neonates in Respiratory Distress", 2020, Advanced Science
  • "Antibacterial coatings based on microgels containing quaternary ammonium ions: Modification with polymeric sugars for improved cytocompatibility", 2020, Colloids and Interface Science Communications
  • "Dual Pathway for Promotion of Stem Cell Neural Differentiation Mediated by Gold Nanocomposites", 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Optimizing the Bacteriostatic and Cytocompatibility Properties of Poly(hexamethylene guanidine) Hydrochloride (PHMG) via the Guanidine/Alkane Ratio", 2022, Biomacromolecules

John L. Brash has been recognized with awards including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2004, Academy of Science
  • Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 1996

Best Publications

  • Proteins at Interfaces II-Fundamentals and Applications-

    Thomas A. Horbett;John L. Brash

  • Non-biofouling materials prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization grafting of 2-methacryloloxyethyl phosphorylcholine: separate effects of graft density and chain length on protein repulsion.

    Wei Feng;John L Brash;Shiping Zhu

  • Adsorption of fibrinogen and lysozyme on silicon grafted with poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization.

    Wei Feng;Shiping Zhu;Kazuhiko Ishihara;John L Brash

  • Adsorption of plasma proteins in solution to uncharged, hydrophobic polymer surfaces

    J. L. Brash;D. J. Lyman

  • Protein Resistance of Surfaces Prepared by Sorption of End-Thiolated Poly(ethylene glycol) to Gold: Effect of Surface Chain Density

    Larry D. Unsworth;Heather Sheardown;John L. Brash

  • Anti-fouling bioactive surfaces.

    Qian Yu;Yanxia Zhang;Yanxia Zhang;Hongwei Wang;John Brash;John Brash

  • Blood compatible materials: state of the art

    Xiaoli Liu;Lin Yuan;Dan Li;Zengchao Tang

  • Proteins at Interfaces: An Overview

    John L. Brash;Thomas A. Horbett

  • Proteins at Interfaces: Current Issues and Future Prospects

    Thomas A. Horbett;John L. Brash

  • Effect of plasma dilution on adsorption of fibrinogen to solid surfaces.

    J L Brash;P ten Hove

  • The blood compatibility challenge. Part 2: Protein adsorption phenomena governing blood reactivity.

    John L. Brash;Thomas A. Horbett;Robert A. Latour;Pentti Tengvall

  • Dependence of albumin–fibrinogen simple and competitive adsorption on surface properties of biomaterials

    J. L. Brash;S. Uniyal

  • Proteins at interfaces : physicochemical and biochemical studies

    John L. Brash;Thomas A. Horbett

  • Protein-Resistant Poly(ethylene oxide)-Grafted Surfaces: Chain Density-Dependent Multiple Mechanisms of Action

    Larry D Unsworth;Heather Sheardown;John L Brash

  • Exploiting the current paradigm of blood-material interactions for the rational design of blood-compatible materials.

    John L. Brash

  • Atom‐transfer radical grafting polymerization of 2‐methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine from silicon wafer surfaces

    Wei Feng;John Brash;Shiping Zhu

  • Phenomenology and mechanism of the transient adsorption of fibrinogen from plasma (Vroman effect)

    P Wojciechowski;P Ten Hove;J.L Brash

  • Patterns of adsorption of proteins from human plasma onto foreign surfaces.

    S Uniyal;J L Brash

  • Protein adsorption to polyethylene glycol modified liposomes from fibrinogen solution and from plasma.

    M.E Price;R.M Cornelius;J.L Brash

  • Polyethylene oxide surfaces of variable chain density by chemisorption of PEO-thiol on gold: adsorption of proteins from plasma studied by radiolabelling and immunoblotting.

    Larry D. Unsworth;Heather Sheardown;John L. Brash

  • Interaction of fibrinogen with solid surfaces of varying charge and hydrophobic—hydrophilic balance: I. Adsorption isotherms

    A Schmitt;R Varoqui;S Uniyal;J.L Brash

Frequent Co-Authors

Hong Chen
Hong Chen Soochow University
Shiping Zhu
Shiping Zhu Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Adam P. Hitchcock
Adam P. Hitchcock McMaster University
Anthony K.C. Chan
Anthony K.C. Chan McMaster University
Qian Yu
Qian Yu Soochow University
Jeffrey I. Weitz
Jeffrey I. Weitz McMaster University
Archie E. Hamielec
Archie E. Hamielec McMaster University
Igor Zhitomirsky
Igor Zhitomirsky McMaster University
Kazuhiko Ishihara
Kazuhiko Ishihara University of Tokyo
Harald Ade
Harald Ade North Carolina State University

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