2016

Kirkham, S., Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926, Smith, A. M., Gouveia, R. M., Connon, C. J., Reza, M. and Ruokolainen, J. (2016) A self-assembling fluorescent dipeptide conjugate for cell labelling. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 137. pp. 104-108. ISSN 0927-7765 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.04.062

Walter, M. N. M., Dehsorkhi, A., Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 and Connon, C. J. (2016) Supra-molecular assembly of a lumican-derived peptide amphiphile enhances its collagen-stimulating activity. Biomaterials Science, 4 (2). pp. 346-354. ISSN 2047-4830 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5BM00428D

2015

Gouveia, R. M., Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 and Connon, C. J. (2015) Bio-fabrication and physiological self-release of tissue equivalents using smart peptide amphiphile templates. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 26 (10). 242. ISSN 0022-2461 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-015-5581-5

Gouveia, R., Castelletto, V., Hamley, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 and Connon, C. (2015) New self-assembling multifunctional templates for the biofabrication and controlled self-release of cultured tissue. Tissue Engineering Part A, 21. pp. 1772-1284. ISSN 2152-4955 doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2014.0671

2014

Gouveia, R. M., Jones, R. R., Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 and Connon, C. J. (2014) The bioactivity of composite Fmoc-RGDS-collagen gels. Biomaterials Science, 2 (9). pp. 1222-1229. ISSN 2047-4830 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/c4bm00121d

Castelletto, V., Gouveia, R., Connon, C., Hamley, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926, Seitsonen, J., Nykänen, A. and Ruokolainen, J. (2014) Alanine-rich amphiphilic peptide containing the RGD cell adhesion motif: a coating material for human fibroblast attachment and culture. Biomaterials Science, 3. pp. 352-361. ISSN 2047-4830 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/c3bm60232j

Castelletto, V., Gouveia, R. J., Connon, C. J., Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926, Seitsonen, J., Ruokolainen, J., Longo, E. and Siligardi, G. (2014) Influence of elastase on alanine-rich peptide hydrogels. Biomaterials Science, 2 (6). pp. 867-874. ISSN 2047-4830 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/c4bm00001c

2013

Xiao, X., Pan, S., Liu, X., Zhu, X., Connon, C. J., Wu, J. and Mi, S. (2013) In vivo study of the biocompatibility of a novel compressed collagen hydrogel scaffold for artificial corneas. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 102 (6). pp. 1782-1787. ISSN 1549-3296 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.34848

Castelletto, V., Gouveia, R., Connon, C. and Hamley, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 (2013) New RGD-peptide amphiphile mixtures containing a negatively charged diluent. Faraday Discussions, 166. pp. 381-397. ISSN 1364-5498 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/c3fd00064h

Castelletto, V., Gouveia, R. J., Connon, C. J. and Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 (2013) Self-assembly and bioactivity of a polymer/peptide conjugate containing the RGD cell adhesion motif and PEG. European Polymer Journal, 49 (10). pp. 2961-2967. ISSN 0014-3057 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.02.016

Jones, R. R., Castelletto, V., Connon, C. J. and Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 (2013) Collagen stimulating effect of peptide amphiphile C16−KTTKS on human fibroblasts. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 10 (3). pp. 1063-1069. ISSN 1543-8392 doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/mp300549d

Chen, B., Wright, B., Sahoo, R. and Connon, C. J. (2013) A novel alternative to cryopreservation for the short-term storage of stem cells for use in cell therapy using alginate encapsulation. Tissue Engineering Part C : methods, 19 (7). pp. 568-576. ISSN 1937-3384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2012.0489

Gouveia, R. M., Castelletto, V., Alcock, S. G., Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 and Connon, C. J. (2013) Bioactive films produced from self-assembling peptide amphiphiles as versatile substrates for tuning cell adhesion and tissue architecture in serum-free conditions. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 1 (44). pp. 6157-6169. ISSN 0959-9428 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TB21031F

Morrison, P. W.J., Connon, C. J. and Khutoryanskiy, V. V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7221-2630 (2013) Cyclodextrin-mediated enhancement of riboflavin solubility and corneal permeability. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 10 (2). pp. 756-762. ISSN 1543-8392 doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/mp3005963

Wright, B., De Bank, P. A., Luetchford, K. A., Acosta, F. R. and Connon, C. J. (2013) Oxidized alginate hydrogels as niche environments for corneal epithelial cells. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 102 (10). pp. 3393-3400. ISSN 1549-3296 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.35011

Wright, B., Mi, S. and Connon, C. J. (2013) Towards the use of hydrogels in the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency. Drug Discovery Today, 18 (1-2). pp. 79-86. ISSN 1359-6446 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2012.07.012

Gouveia, R. M. and Connon, C. (2013) The effects of retinoic acid on human corneal stromal keratocytes cultured in vitro under serum-free conditions. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 54 (12). pp. 7483-7491. ISSN 0146-0404 doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.13-13092

Wright, B., Hopkinson, A., Leyland, M. and Connon, C. J. (2013) The secretome of alginate-encapsulated limbal epithelial stem cells modulates corneal epithelial cell proliferation. PLoS ONE, 8 (7). e70860. ISSN 1932-6203 doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070860

2012

Chen, B., Jones, R. R., Mi, S., Foster, J., Alcock, S., Hamley, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 and Connon, C. (2012) The mechanical properties of amniotic membrane influence its effect as a biomaterial for ocular surface repair. Soft Matter, 8 (32). pp. 8379-8387. ISSN 1744-683X doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/C2SM26175H

Castelletto, V., Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926, Stain, C. and Connon, C. (2012) Slow-release RGD-peptide hydrogel monoliths. Langmuir, 28 (34). pp. 12575-12580. ISSN 0743-7463 doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/la302071e

Feng, Y., Foster, J., Mi, S., Chen, B. and Connon, C. (2012) Influence of substrate on corneal epithelial cell viability within ocular surface models. Experimental Eye Research, 101. pp. 97-103. ISSN 0014-4835 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2012.05.005

Castelletto, V., Cheng, G., Stain, C., Connon, C. and Hamley, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 (2012) Self-assembly of a peptide amphiphile containing l-carnosine and its mixtures with a multilamellar vesicle forming lipid. Langmuir, 28 (31). pp. 11599-11608. ISSN 0743-7463 doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/la302210b

Wright, B., Cave, R. A., Cook, J. P., Khutoryanskiy, V. V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7221-2630, Mi, S., Chen, B., Leyland, M. and Connon, C. J. (2012) Enhanced viability of corneal epithelial cells for efficient transport/storage using a structurally-modified calcium alginate hydrogel. Regenerative Medicine, 7 (3). pp. 295-307. ISSN 1746-076X doi: https://doi.org/10.2217/rme.12.7

Jones, R. R., Hamley, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 and Connon, C. (2012) Ex vivo expansion of limbal stem cells is affected by substrate properties. Stem Cell Research, 8 (3). pp. 403-409. ISSN 1876-7753 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scr.2012.01.001

Cave, R., Cook, J., Connon, C. J. and Khutoryanskiy, V. V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7221-2630 (2012) A flow system for the on-line quantitative measurement of the retention of dosage forms on biological surfaces using spectroscopy and image analysis. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 428 (1-2). pp. 96-102. ISSN 0378-5173 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.02.047

Mi, S., David, A. L., Chowdhury, B., Jones, R. R., Hamley, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926, Squires, A. and Connon, C. J. (2012) Tissue engineering a fetal membrane. Tissue Engineering Part A, 18 (3-4). pp. 373-381. ISSN 2152-4955 doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2011.0194

2011

Mi, S., Khutoryanskiy, V. V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7221-2630, Jones, R. R., Zhu, X., Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 and Connon, C. J. (2011) Photochemical cross-linking of plastically compressed collagen gel produces an optimal scaffold for corneal tissue engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 99A (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1549-3296 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.33152

Cheng, G., Castelletto, V., Jones, R. R., Connon, C. J. and Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 (2011) Hydrogelation of self-assembling RGD-based peptides. Soft Matter, 7 (4). pp. 1326-1333. ISSN 1744-683X doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/C0SM00408A

2010

Mi, S., Chen, B., Wright, B. and Connon, C. J. (2010) Plastic compression of a collagen gel forms a much improved scaffold for ocular surface tissue engineering over conventional collagen gels. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 95A (2). pp. 447-453. ISSN 1549-3296 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.32861

Chen, B., Mi, S., Wright, B. and Connon, C. J. (2010) Differentiation status of limbal epithelial cells cultured on intact and denuded amniotic membrane before and after air-lifting. Tissue Engineering, 16 (9). pp. 2721-2729. ISSN 1937-3341

Connon, C. J., Doutch, J., Chen, B., Hopkinson, A., Mehta, J., Nakamura, T., Kinoshita, S. and Meek, K. (2010) The variation in transparency of amniotic membrane used in ocular surface regeneration. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 94 (8). pp. 1057-1061. ISSN 0007-1161 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2008.153064

Mi, S., Chen, B., Wright, B. and Connon, C. J. (2010) Ex Vivo Construction of an Artificial Ocular Surface by Combination of Corneal Limbal Epithelial Cells and a Compressed Collagen Scaffold Containing Keratocytes. Tissue Engineering, 16 (6). pp. 2091-2100. ISSN 1937-3341 doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.TEA.2009.0748

Chen, B., Mi, S., Wright, B. and Connon, C. J. (2010) Investigation of K14/K5 as a stem cell marker in the limbal region of the bovine cornea. PLoS ONE, 5 (10). e13192. ISSN 1932-6203 doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013192

2007

Connon, C. J., Nakamura, T., Hopkinson, A., Quantock, A., Yagi, N., Doutch, J. and Meek, K. M. (2007) The biomechanics of amnion rupture: an X-ray diffraction study. PLoS ONE, 2 (11). e1147. ISSN 1932-6203 doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001147

Ma, A., Boulton, M., Zhao, B., Connon, C., Cai, J. and Albon, J. (2007) A role for Notch signaling in human corneal epithelial cell differentiation and proliferation. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 48 (8). pp. 3576-3585. ISSN 0146-0404 doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.06-1373