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Dr Brian Cousins

  • Telephone:

    02077940500 ext. 35375

  • Email:

    brian.cousins@ucl.ac.uk

  • Address:

    9th Floor, Rm 302 UCL Centre for Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine,
    Royal Free NHS Trust Hospital, Pond St,
    Hampstead,
    NW3 2QG

  • Appointments:

    Lecturer in Nanotechnology and Biomaterials, Research Department of General Surgery, Div of Surgery & Interventional Sci

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Research Activities

  • Cardiovascular biomaterials
  • Nanomaterials
  • Polymer nanocomposites for Novel Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Recent Publications

Displaying 20 most recent publications. For the full list please visit UCL Discovery

  1. Naghavi N,de Mel A,Alavijeh OS,Cousins BG,Seifalian AM (2013) Nitric oxide donors for cardiovascular implant applications. Small, 9(1), 22 - 35. 10.1002/smll.201200458.
  2. de Mel A,Chaloupka K,Malam Y,Darbyshire A,Cousins BG,Seifalian AM (2012) A silver nanocomposite biomaterial for blood-contacting implants. J Biomed Mater Res A.. 10.1002/jbm.a.34177..
  3. de Mel A,Cousins BG,Seifalian AM (2012) Surface modification of biomaterials: a quest for blood compatibility. Int J Biomater, 2012, 707863. 10.1155/2012/707863.
  4. Solouk A,Cousins BG,Mirzadeh H,Seifalian AM (2011) Application of plasma surface modification techniques to improve hemocompatibility of vascular grafts: A review. Biotechnol Appl Biochem, 58(5), 311 - 327. 10.1002/bab.50.
  5. Ahmed M,Ghanbari H,Cousins BG,Hamilton G,Seifalian AM (2011) Small calibre polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane nanocomposite cardiovascular grafts: Influence of porosity on the structure, haemocompatibility and mechanical properties Acta Biomaterialia, 7(11), 3857 - 3867.
  6. Solouk A,Cousins BG,Mirzadeh H,Solati-Hashtjin M,Najarian S,Seifalian AM (2011) Surface modification of POSS-nanocomposite biomaterials using reactive oxygen plasma treatment for cardiovascular surgical implant applications. Biotechnol Appl Biochem, 58(3), 147 - 161. 10.1002/bab.22.
  7. Solouk A,Cousins BG,Mirzadeh H,Shokrgozar MA,Seifalian AM (2011) BIOMIMETIC MODIFICATION OF POSS-PCU NANOCOMPOSITE USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, 34(8), 615 - 615.
  8. Cousins BG,Ahmed M,De Mel A,Darbyshire A,Seifalian AM (2011) HEMOCOMPATIBILITY OF POSS-PCU NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMERS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, 34(8), 678 - 678.
  9. Rafiei Y,Bakhshi R,Cousins BG,Seifalian AM (2011) OPTIMIZATION OF HEMOCOMPATIBLE STENT COATING USING POSS-PCU NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMER INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, 34(8), 678 - 678.
  10. Ghanbari H,Cousins BG,Seifalian AM (2011) A nanocage for nanomedicine: polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS). Macromol Rapid Commun, 32(14), 1032 - 1046. 10.1002/marc.201100126.
  11. De mel A,Rafiei Y,Cousins BG,Seifalian AM (2010) Surface Modification of Biomaterials, 255 - 273.
  12. Antoniadou EV,Cousins BG,Seifalian AM (2010) Development of conductive polymer with carbon nanotubes for regenerative medicine applications. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2010, 815 - 818. 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626760.
  13. Li Y,Cousins BG,Ulijn RV,Kinloch IA (2009) A study of the dynamic interaction of surfactants with graphite and carbon nanotubes using Fmoc-amino acids as a model system. Langmuir, 25(19), 11760 - 11767. 10.1021/la9011636.
  14. Cousins BG,Donald T,Patrick A,Williams R,Ulijn RV (2009) Biomedical applications of electroactive polymer actuators, 43 - 57.
  15. Cousins BG,Das AK,Sharma R,Li Y,McNamara JP,Hillier IH,Kinloch IA,Ulijn RV (2009) Switchable surfactants: Small 5/2009. Small, 5(5). 10.1002/smll.200990022.
  16. Cousins BG,Das AK,Sharma R,Li Y,McNamara JP,Hillier IH,Kinloch IA,Ulijn RV (2009) Enzyme-activated surfactants for dispersion of carbon nanotubes. Small, 5(5), 587 - 590. 10.1002/smll.200801184.
  17. Cousins BG,Zekonyte J,Doherty P,Garvey M,Williams RL (2008) Manufacturing a nanometre scale surface topography with varying surface chemistry to assess the combined effect on cell behaviour International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials (IJNBM), 1(3), 320 - 338. 10.1504/IJNBM.2008.016878.
  18. Cousins BG,Allison HE,Doherty PJ,Edwards C,Garvey MJ,Martin DS,Williams RL (2007) Effects of a nanoparticulate silica substrate on cell attachment of Candida albicans. J Appl Microbiol, 102(3), 757 - 765. 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03124.x.
  19. Lord MS,Cousins BG,Doherty PJ,Whitelock JM,Simmons A,Williams RL,Milthorpe BK (2006) The effect of silica nanoparticulate coatings on serum protein adsorption and cellular response. Biomaterials, 27(28), 4856 - 4862. 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.05.037.
  20. Cousins BG,Doherty PJ,Williams RL,Fink J,Garvey MJ (2004) The effect of silica nanoparticulate coatings on cellular response. J Mater Sci Mater Med, 15(4), 355 - 359.

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