Molino, Paul J.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2015	Influence of biopolymer loading on the physiochemical and electrochemical properties of inherently conducting polymer biomaterials
2015	Next generation bioelectronics: advances in fabrication coupled with clever chemistries enable the effective integration of biomaterials and organic conductors
2014	Influence of biodopants on PEDOT biomaterial polymers: using QCM-D to characterize polymer interactions with proteins and living cells
2014	Optical and electrochemical methods for determining the effective area and charge density of conducting polymer modified electrodes for neural stimulation
2013	Cell attachment and proliferation on high conductivity PEDOT-glycol composites produced by vapour phase polymerisation
2013	Incorporating biodopants into PEDOT conducting polymers: impact of biodopant on polymer properties and biocompatibility
2013	PEGylation of platinum bio-electrodes
2013	Surface modification of polypyrrole/biopolymer composites for controlled protein and cellular adhesion

Research Areas

Research Overview

His research interests include studying fundamental biomolecular and cellular interactions with nanostructured materials using a range of microscopy techniques and microgravimetric surface sensing techniques. He is interested in the design of biomaterials to promote beneficial protein and cellular interactions, as well as developing ultra-low fouling materials and coatings for both biomedical and environmental applications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2018	PEDOT doped with algal, mammalian and synthetic dopants: polymer properties, protein and cell interactions, and influence of electrical stimulation on neuronal cell differentiation Published In Biomaterials Science Volume 6 Pages 1250 - 1261 ISSN 2047-4830 Altmetric
2018	Surface modification of polyaniline nanorods with thiol-terminated poly(ethylene oxide) Published In Colloid and Polymer Science: Kolloid-Zeitschrift und Zeitschrift fuer Polymere Volume 296 Pages 637 - 645 ISSN 0303-402X Altmetric
2017	Atomically Thin Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanofilm for Cu Protection: The Importance of Film Perfection Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1603937-1 - 1603937-7 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
2017	Silica Nanoparticles Functionalized with Zwitterionic Sulfobetaine Siloxane for Application as a Versatile Antifouling Coating System Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 9 Pages 18584 - 18594 ISSN 1944-8252 Altmetric
2016	Conductive and protein resistant polypyrrole films for dexamethasone delivery Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry B Volume 4 Pages 2570 - 2577 ISSN 2050-750X Altmetric
2016	Correlation of impedance and effective electrode area of chondroitin sulphate doped PEDOT modified electrodes Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 222 Pages 338 - 343 ISSN 0379-6779 Altmetric
2016	Correlation of impedance and effective electrode area of dextran sulfate doped PEDOT modified electrodes Published In Journal of Electrochemical Society Volume 163 Pages H534 - H540 ISSN 0013-4651 Altmetric
2016	Development of in situ soft colloidal probe atomic force microscopy for probing the adhesion between wood extractives and model surfaces Published In Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Volume 500 Pages 203 - 213 ISSN 0927-7757 Altmetric
2016	Effective area and charge density of chondroitin sulphate doped PEDOT modified electrodes Published In Electrochimica Acta Volume 197 Pages 99 - 106 ISSN 0013-4686 Altmetric
2016	Effective area and charge density of dextran sulphate doped PEDOT modified electrodes Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 220 Pages 394 - 401 ISSN 0379-6779 Altmetric
2016	The study of deposition of wood extractives and model compound colloids onto chromium and cellulose surfaces using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) Published In Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Volume 491 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 0927-7757 Altmetric
2015	Conductive surfaces with dynamic switching in response to temperature and salt Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry B Volume 3 Pages 9285 - 9294 ISSN 2050-750X Altmetric
2015	Correlation of the impedance and effective electrode area of doped PEDOT modified electrodes for brain-machine interfaces Published In The Analyst Volume 140 Pages 3164 - 3174 ISSN 0003-2654 Altmetric
2015	Functionalised inherently conducting polymers as low biofouling materials Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 31 Pages 493 - 502 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric
2015	Influence of biopolymer loading on the physiochemical and electrochemical properties of inherently conducting polymer biomaterials Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 200 Pages 40 - 47 ISSN 0379-6779 Altmetric
2015	Next generation bioelectronics: advances in fabrication coupled with clever chemistries enable the effective integration of biomaterials and organic conductors Published In APL Materials Volume 3 Pages 014913-1 - 014913-12 Altmetric
2015	Quantifying molecular-level cell adhesion on electroactive conducting polymers using electrochemical-single cell force spectroscopy Published In Scientific Reports Volume 5 Pages 13334-1 - 13334-13 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2015	Synthesis of large and few atomic layers of hexagonal boron nitride on melted copper Published In Scientific Reports Volume 5 Pages 7743-1 - 7743-8 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2014	Influence of biodopants on PEDOT biomaterial polymers: using QCM-D to characterize polymer interactions with proteins and living cells Published In Advanced Materials Interfaces Volume 1 Pages 1300122-1 - 1300122-12 Altmetric
2014	Optical and electrochemical methods for determining the effective area and charge density of conducting polymer modified electrodes for neural stimulation Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 87 Pages 738 - 746 ISSN 0003-2700 Altmetric
2013	Cell attachment and proliferation on high conductivity PEDOT-glycol composites produced by vapour phase polymerisation Published In Biomaterials Science Volume 1 Pages 368 - 378 ISSN 2047-4830 Altmetric
2013	PEGylation of platinum bio-electrodes Published In Electrochemistry Communications Volume 27 Pages 54 - 58 ISSN 1388-2481 Altmetric
2013	Surface modification of polypyrrole/biopolymer composites for controlled protein and cellular adhesion Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 29 Pages 1155 - 1167 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric
2012	Electrically induced disassembly of electroactive multilayer films fabricated from water soluble polythiophenes Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 22 Pages 5020 - 5027 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
2012	Fibronectin and bovine serum albumin adsorption and conformational dynamics on inherently conducting polymers: A QCM-D study Published In Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids Volume 28 Pages 8433 - 8445 ISSN 0743-7463 Altmetric
2012	Hydrophobic conducting polymer films from post deposition thiol exposure Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 162 Pages 1464 - 1470 ISSN 0379-6779 Altmetric
2012	Novel whole cell adhesion assays of three isolates of the fouling diatom Amphora coffeaeformis reveal diverse responses to surfaces of different wettability Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 28 Pages 381 - 393 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric
2012	Organic conducting polymer-protein interactions Published In Chemistry of Materials Volume 24 Pages 828 - 839 ISSN 0897-4756 Altmetric
2011	An erodible polythiophene-based composite for biomedical applications Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry Volume 21 Pages 5555 - 5560 ISSN 0959-9428 Altmetric
2011	Bio-functionalisation of polydimethylsiloxane with hyaluronic acid and hyaluronic acid - Collagen conjugate for neural interfacing Published In Biomaterials Volume 32 Pages 4714 - 4724 ISSN 0142-9612 Altmetric
2011	Reversible shape memory of nanoscale deformations in inherently conducting polymers without reprogramming Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter Volume 115 Pages 3371 - 3378 ISSN 1520-5207 Altmetric
2009	Development of the initial diatom microfouling layer on antifouling and fouling-release surfaces in temperate and tropical Australia Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 25 Pages 685 - 694 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric
2009	Development of the primary bacterial microfouling layer on antifouling and fouling release coatings in temperate and tropical environments in Eastern Australia Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 25 Pages 149 - 162 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric
2008	The Quartz Crystal Microbalance: a new tool for the investigation of the bioadhesion of diatoms to surfaces of differing surface energies Published In Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids Volume 24 Pages 6730 - 6737 ISSN 0743-7463 Altmetric
2008	The biology of biofouling diatoms and their role in the development of microbial slimes Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 24 Pages 365 - 379 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2016	Diatom adhesives: Molecular and mechanical properties Published In Biological Adhesives Publisher Springer International Publishing Pages 57 - 86 Altmetric
2015	Electroactive anti-microbial surfaces Published In Antibacterial Surfaces Publisher Springer International Publishing Pages 41 - 60 Altmetric

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2014	Alginate-polypyrrole ionomers for biomaterials engineering Published In 248th National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS)
2013	Incorporating biodopants into PEDOT conducting polymers: impact of biodopant on polymer properties and biocompatibility Published In MRS Proceedings, 1569 Pages 225 - 230 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2012	Colloid interactions and extraction in sustainable, water efficient paper manufacture Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	3D printed living electrodes	Almossawi, Mohammed
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of Injectable and Contactless Nanoelectrodes for Targeted Electrical Stimulation	Feng, Lei
Doctor of Philosophy	Antifouling Coatings Developed from Functionalised Silica Nanoparticles	Silvey, Brianna
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of Antimicrobial Coatings	Yang, Dan
Master of Philosophy	Magnetoelectric Materials for Biomedical Applications.	Lakshani Randitha, Gunawardhana Liyanage
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of Antibacterial Surface Coatings for Stainless Steel Surfaces and Products Designed for Hospital Use	Hegoda Arachchi, Nuwan Dhanushka

Education And Training

B.S. in Marine Zoology and Environmental Science, University of Melbourne, Hons
Ph.D. in Botany, University of Melbourne 2008

Located In Facility

Intelligent Polymer Research Institute

Top Publications

Year	Title
2015	Influence of biopolymer loading on the physiochemical and electrochemical properties of inherently conducting polymer biomaterials
2015	Next generation bioelectronics: advances in fabrication coupled with clever chemistries enable the effective integration of biomaterials and organic conductors
2014	Influence of biodopants on PEDOT biomaterial polymers: using QCM-D to characterize polymer interactions with proteins and living cells
2014	Optical and electrochemical methods for determining the effective area and charge density of conducting polymer modified electrodes for neural stimulation
2013	Cell attachment and proliferation on high conductivity PEDOT-glycol composites produced by vapour phase polymerisation
2013	Incorporating biodopants into PEDOT conducting polymers: impact of biodopant on polymer properties and biocompatibility
2013	PEGylation of platinum bio-electrodes
2013	Surface modification of polypyrrole/biopolymer composites for controlled protein and cellular adhesion

Research Areas

Research Overview

His research interests include studying fundamental biomolecular and cellular interactions with nanostructured materials using a range of microscopy techniques and microgravimetric surface sensing techniques. He is interested in the design of biomaterials to promote beneficial protein and cellular interactions, as well as developing ultra-low fouling materials and coatings for both biomedical and environmental applications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2018	PEDOT doped with algal, mammalian and synthetic dopants: polymer properties, protein and cell interactions, and influence of electrical stimulation on neuronal cell differentiation Published In Biomaterials Science Volume 6 Pages 1250 - 1261 ISSN 2047-4830 Altmetric
2018	Surface modification of polyaniline nanorods with thiol-terminated poly(ethylene oxide) Published In Colloid and Polymer Science: Kolloid-Zeitschrift und Zeitschrift fuer Polymere Volume 296 Pages 637 - 645 ISSN 0303-402X Altmetric
2017	Atomically Thin Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanofilm for Cu Protection: The Importance of Film Perfection Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1603937-1 - 1603937-7 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
2017	Silica Nanoparticles Functionalized with Zwitterionic Sulfobetaine Siloxane for Application as a Versatile Antifouling Coating System Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 9 Pages 18584 - 18594 ISSN 1944-8252 Altmetric
2016	Conductive and protein resistant polypyrrole films for dexamethasone delivery Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry B Volume 4 Pages 2570 - 2577 ISSN 2050-750X Altmetric
2016	Correlation of impedance and effective electrode area of chondroitin sulphate doped PEDOT modified electrodes Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 222 Pages 338 - 343 ISSN 0379-6779 Altmetric
2016	Correlation of impedance and effective electrode area of dextran sulfate doped PEDOT modified electrodes Published In Journal of Electrochemical Society Volume 163 Pages H534 - H540 ISSN 0013-4651 Altmetric
2016	Development of in situ soft colloidal probe atomic force microscopy for probing the adhesion between wood extractives and model surfaces Published In Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Volume 500 Pages 203 - 213 ISSN 0927-7757 Altmetric
2016	Effective area and charge density of chondroitin sulphate doped PEDOT modified electrodes Published In Electrochimica Acta Volume 197 Pages 99 - 106 ISSN 0013-4686 Altmetric
2016	Effective area and charge density of dextran sulphate doped PEDOT modified electrodes Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 220 Pages 394 - 401 ISSN 0379-6779 Altmetric
2016	The study of deposition of wood extractives and model compound colloids onto chromium and cellulose surfaces using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) Published In Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Volume 491 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 0927-7757 Altmetric
2015	Conductive surfaces with dynamic switching in response to temperature and salt Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry B Volume 3 Pages 9285 - 9294 ISSN 2050-750X Altmetric
2015	Correlation of the impedance and effective electrode area of doped PEDOT modified electrodes for brain-machine interfaces Published In The Analyst Volume 140 Pages 3164 - 3174 ISSN 0003-2654 Altmetric
2015	Functionalised inherently conducting polymers as low biofouling materials Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 31 Pages 493 - 502 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric
2015	Influence of biopolymer loading on the physiochemical and electrochemical properties of inherently conducting polymer biomaterials Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 200 Pages 40 - 47 ISSN 0379-6779 Altmetric
2015	Next generation bioelectronics: advances in fabrication coupled with clever chemistries enable the effective integration of biomaterials and organic conductors Published In APL Materials Volume 3 Pages 014913-1 - 014913-12 Altmetric
2015	Quantifying molecular-level cell adhesion on electroactive conducting polymers using electrochemical-single cell force spectroscopy Published In Scientific Reports Volume 5 Pages 13334-1 - 13334-13 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2015	Synthesis of large and few atomic layers of hexagonal boron nitride on melted copper Published In Scientific Reports Volume 5 Pages 7743-1 - 7743-8 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2014	Influence of biodopants on PEDOT biomaterial polymers: using QCM-D to characterize polymer interactions with proteins and living cells Published In Advanced Materials Interfaces Volume 1 Pages 1300122-1 - 1300122-12 Altmetric
2014	Optical and electrochemical methods for determining the effective area and charge density of conducting polymer modified electrodes for neural stimulation Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 87 Pages 738 - 746 ISSN 0003-2700 Altmetric
2013	Cell attachment and proliferation on high conductivity PEDOT-glycol composites produced by vapour phase polymerisation Published In Biomaterials Science Volume 1 Pages 368 - 378 ISSN 2047-4830 Altmetric
2013	PEGylation of platinum bio-electrodes Published In Electrochemistry Communications Volume 27 Pages 54 - 58 ISSN 1388-2481 Altmetric
2013	Surface modification of polypyrrole/biopolymer composites for controlled protein and cellular adhesion Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 29 Pages 1155 - 1167 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric
2012	Electrically induced disassembly of electroactive multilayer films fabricated from water soluble polythiophenes Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 22 Pages 5020 - 5027 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
2012	Fibronectin and bovine serum albumin adsorption and conformational dynamics on inherently conducting polymers: A QCM-D study Published In Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids Volume 28 Pages 8433 - 8445 ISSN 0743-7463 Altmetric
2012	Hydrophobic conducting polymer films from post deposition thiol exposure Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 162 Pages 1464 - 1470 ISSN 0379-6779 Altmetric
2012	Novel whole cell adhesion assays of three isolates of the fouling diatom Amphora coffeaeformis reveal diverse responses to surfaces of different wettability Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 28 Pages 381 - 393 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric
2012	Organic conducting polymer-protein interactions Published In Chemistry of Materials Volume 24 Pages 828 - 839 ISSN 0897-4756 Altmetric
2011	An erodible polythiophene-based composite for biomedical applications Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry Volume 21 Pages 5555 - 5560 ISSN 0959-9428 Altmetric
2011	Bio-functionalisation of polydimethylsiloxane with hyaluronic acid and hyaluronic acid - Collagen conjugate for neural interfacing Published In Biomaterials Volume 32 Pages 4714 - 4724 ISSN 0142-9612 Altmetric
2011	Reversible shape memory of nanoscale deformations in inherently conducting polymers without reprogramming Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter Volume 115 Pages 3371 - 3378 ISSN 1520-5207 Altmetric
2009	Development of the initial diatom microfouling layer on antifouling and fouling-release surfaces in temperate and tropical Australia Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 25 Pages 685 - 694 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric
2009	Development of the primary bacterial microfouling layer on antifouling and fouling release coatings in temperate and tropical environments in Eastern Australia Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 25 Pages 149 - 162 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric
2008	The Quartz Crystal Microbalance: a new tool for the investigation of the bioadhesion of diatoms to surfaces of differing surface energies Published In Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids Volume 24 Pages 6730 - 6737 ISSN 0743-7463 Altmetric
2008	The biology of biofouling diatoms and their role in the development of microbial slimes Published In Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research Volume 24 Pages 365 - 379 ISSN 0892-7014 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2016	Diatom adhesives: Molecular and mechanical properties Published In Biological Adhesives Publisher Springer International Publishing Pages 57 - 86 Altmetric
2015	Electroactive anti-microbial surfaces Published In Antibacterial Surfaces Publisher Springer International Publishing Pages 41 - 60 Altmetric

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2014	Alginate-polypyrrole ionomers for biomaterials engineering Published In 248th National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS)
2013	Incorporating biodopants into PEDOT conducting polymers: impact of biodopant on polymer properties and biocompatibility Published In MRS Proceedings, 1569 Pages 225 - 230 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2012	Colloid interactions and extraction in sustainable, water efficient paper manufacture Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	3D printed living electrodes	Almossawi, Mohammed
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of Injectable and Contactless Nanoelectrodes for Targeted Electrical Stimulation	Feng, Lei
Doctor of Philosophy	Antifouling Coatings Developed from Functionalised Silica Nanoparticles	Silvey, Brianna
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of Antimicrobial Coatings	Yang, Dan
Master of Philosophy	Magnetoelectric Materials for Biomedical Applications.	Lakshani Randitha, Gunawardhana Liyanage
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of Antibacterial Surface Coatings for Stainless Steel Surfaces and Products Designed for Hospital Use	Hegoda Arachchi, Nuwan Dhanushka

Education And Training

B.S. in Marine Zoology and Environmental Science, University of Melbourne, Hons
Ph.D. in Botany, University of Melbourne 2008

Located In Facility

Intelligent Polymer Research Institute

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