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Biography
Neil Cameron is the Monash Warwick Alliance Professor of Polymer Materials. He splits his time between the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Monash University (Australia) and the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick (U.K.). Research activities are directed towards developing novel polymeric biomaterials for application in areas including tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and drug delivery.
Research interests
Neil’s research interests lie at the interface between materials chemistry and biology. We use modern synthetic chemistry to create designed macromolecules and materials that interrogate, interrupt or mimic biological systems and processes. This in turn leads to opportunities to create novel systems with therapeutic or biotechnological applications. Research projects fall into one or more of the following interlinked themes. New Tools for Biology: scaffolds for 3D cell culture; glycopolymers; polypeptides New Tools for Chemistry: supported catalysts, organocatalysts, biocatalysts and reagents; novel materials; new mass spectrometry methods for polymer sequencing. Materials for Medicine: tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; nanomedicine; targeted delivery Synthetic Biology: polymersomes as protocells.
Neil’s current work in the group is exploring i) polypeptide nanoparticles and nanocapsules for drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye; ii) glycosylated giant polymersomes as protocells; iii) emulsion templated and electrospun porous scaffolds as 3D cell culture substrates; iv) biodegradable emulsion templated scaffolds for the regeneration of ligaments and tendons; v) surface chemical functionalization of porous materials to allow attachment of molecules of interest; vi) self-assembling nanostructures from biocompatible polypeptide block copolymers; vii) the application of novel mass spectrometry methods to polymer sequencing; viii) chemical functionalization of cellulose; ix) network polymers of enhanced chemical resistance.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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SURE-Poly: Sustainable and Recyclable Polymeric Thermosets
Sangermano, M., Sangermano, M., Hakkarainen, M., Schloegl, S., Grisser, T. & Cameron, N.
1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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Peripheral Nerve Repair Technologies
Cameron, N., Rhodes, D., Meagher, L. & Ruka, D.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/03/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Circular Economy Accelerator for Bio-transforming Organics
Barrow, C. J., Patti, A., Adhikari, B., Shah, K., Ball, A., Banaszak Holl, M., Cameron, N. & van't Hag, L.
Monash University – Internal School Contribution
7/12/21 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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ARC Training Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies
Meagher, L., Bray, L., Voelcker, N., Risbridger, G., Hutmacher, D. W., Batra, J., Dargaville, T., Elnathan, R., Saifzadeh, S., Heng, T., Aguilar, M., Lim, R., Klein, T. J., Fisher, A., McGovern, J., Dislakis, V., McLellan, A., Dulleck, U., Steck, R., Scott, W., Corrie, S., Thissen, H., Cameron, N., Haupt, L., Werner, C., Levett, P., Whyte, S., Forsythe, J., Smith, N., Frith, J., Hicks, C., Rackham, O. J. L., Sohal, A., Polo, J., May, M., Reimers, N., Suu, K., Toh, Y., McKee, J., Adams, M., Obschonka, M., Subramaniam, N., Yambem, S. D., Russell-Bennett, R., Bertram, J., Ruka, D., Schierjott, R., Hollands, J., Currie, P., Ball, G., Trapani, J. A., Cadarso Busto, V., Loessner, D., Ecker, R. & Boyd, R. L.
Australian Research Council (ARC), PolVax Pty Ltd, Cartherics Pty Ltd, TissueGUARD GmbH, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, TissueGnostics GmbH
13/01/21 → 12/01/26
Project: Research
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Investigation of Influence of Defects and Failure Modes Associated with Additively Manufactured Titanium Alloys
Karvela, N. & Cameron, N.
11/03/20 → 31/01/21
Project: Research
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A systematic investigation of the effects of TGF-β3 and mechanical stimulation on tenogenic differentiation of MSCs in a poly(ethyleneglycol)/gelatin-based hydrogel
Donderwinkel, I., Tuan, R. S., Cameron, N. R. & Frith, J., 20 Sept 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Fabrication of architectured biomaterials by multilayer co-extrusion and additive manufacturing
Vellayappan, M. V., Duarte, F., Sollogoub, C., Dirrenberger, J., Guinault, A., Frith, J. E., Parkington, H. C., Molotnikov, A. & Cameron, N. R., 1 Aug 2023, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 33, 31, 16 p., 2301547.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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From monomer to micelle: a facile approach to the multi-step synthesis of block copolymers via inline purification
Voorter, P. J., Dev, G., Buckinx, A. L., Dai, J., Subramanian, P., Kumar, A., Cameron, N. R. & Junkers, T., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Chemical Science. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Photoresponsive Emulsion-Templated Porous Materials via Orthogonal Photoclick Chemistry
Hooker, J. P., Parker, B., Wright, E., Junkers, T. & Cameron, N. R., 1 Mar 2023, In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15, 8, p. 11141-11149 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Polysaccharide-Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles to Kill Gram-Negative Bacteria
Lai, X., Chow, S. H., Le Brun, A. P., Muir, B. W., Bergen, P. J., White, J., Yu, H. H., Wang, J., Danne, J., Jiang, J. H., Short, F. L., Han, M. L., Strugnell, R. A., Song, J., Cameron, N. R., Peleg, A. Y., Li, J. & Shen, H. H., Oct 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Small. 13 p., 230502.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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