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Rob has a track record of research and commercialisation in the fields of thin film coatings, biomaterial science and life science tools research.
Over a 25 year career in academia and industry, he has published over 200 papers and is an inventor on 10 distinct patents that underpin products sold globally.
He studied Chemistry (BSc) and Physical Chemistry (PhD) at the University of Durham (UK) and joined the University of Sheffield in 1988, where he held the Chair of Material and Biomaterial Chemistry from 2001.
In 2006 Rob joined the University of South Australia, where he held the positions of Director of a Research Institute, Dean of Research and Pro Vice Chancellor and Vice President.
At the invitation of the Minister he served on the Australian Research Council's College of Experts 2008-10.
In 2013, he was elected to the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. He is also a fellow of the RSC and IMMM (UK).
SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
Rob has an exemplary track record of research and commercialisation in the fields of plasma, biomaterial science and cell therapy.
He studied Chemistry (BSc) and Physical Chemistry (PhD) at the University of Durham, joining the University of Sheffield in 1988, where he held the Chair of Material and Biomaterial Chemistry from 2001. During this period, he was a founder Director of two spin-out companies, CellTran Ltd and Plasso Technology. In 2006 he joined UniSA, Australia where he held the positions of Director: Mawson (Research) Institute, Dean: Research of Science and Engineering and Pro Vice Chancellor (IT and Engineering) until 2016.
Keywords
- Structures, design and manufacturing
- chemistry
- Biomedical and life sciences
User-defined keywords
- plasma polymerization
- plasma
- cell therapy
- biomaterials
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Future Places: A Digital Economy Centre on Understanding Place Through Pervasive Computing
Sas, C. (Co-Investigator), Short, R. (Co-Investigator), Gere, C. (Co-Investigator), Knowles, B. (Co-Investigator), Davies, N. (Co-Investigator), Leslie, D. (Co-Investigator), Knight, J. (Co-Investigator), Leeson, A. (Co-Investigator), Harper, R. (Principal Investigator), Cruickshank, L. (Co-Investigator), Davies, N. (Co-Investigator), Race, N. (Co-Investigator), Friday, A. (Co-Investigator), Houben, S. (Co-Investigator), Harper, R. (Principal Investigator), Blair, G. (Co-Investigator), Rouncefield, M. (Co-Investigator) & Garraghan, P. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/20 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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MSI: Plasma-activated antimicrobial hydrogel therapy (PAHT) for combatting infections in diabetic foot ulcers
Jaki, T. (Co-Investigator), Mateus, C. (Co-Investigator), Hollingsworth, B. (Co-Investigator), Allinson, S. (Co-Investigator) & Short, R. (Principal Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/02/21 → 30/11/24
Project: Research
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MSI: A novel coating technology based upon polyatomic ions from plasma
Pickup, R. (Co-Investigator), Evans, N. (Co-Investigator), Murphy, S. (Co-Investigator), Douglas, T. (Co-Investigator), Short, R. (Principal Investigator), Andrieux, F. (Co-Investigator) & Robinson, B. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/02/19 → 30/08/22
Project: Research
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MSI: Lancaster University ECR Equipment
Decent, S. (Co-Investigator), Griffin, J. (Co-Investigator), Robinson, B. (Co-Investigator), Short, R. (Principal Investigator), Bimbo, N. (Co-Investigator), Decent, S. (Co-Investigator), Jarvis, S. (Co-Investigator) & Robinson, B. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/18 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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Doctoral Scholarships Programme in Material Social Futures
Harper, R. (Principal Investigator), Harper, R. (Principal Investigator) & Short, R. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/18 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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A Hybrid Machine Learning Approach to Predict and Evaluate Surface Chemistries of Films Deposited via APPJ
Wang, Y., Ma, X., Robson, A. J., Short, R. D. & Bradley, J. W., 11/05/2025, In: Plasma Processes Polym.. 22, 7, e70035.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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On-demand release of silver from composite hydrogel by cold atmospheric plasma jet for wound infection control
Thet, N. T., Patenall, B. L., Short, R. D. & Jenkins, A. T. A., 20/05/2024, In: Applied Physics Letters. 124, 21, 211902.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Study of the Structure of Hyperbranched Polyglycerol Coatings and Their Antibiofouling and Antithrombotic Applications
Moore, E., Robson, A. J., Crisp, A. R., Cockshell, M. P., Burzava, A. L. S., Ganesan, R., Robinson, N., Al‐Bataineh, S., Nankivell, V., Sandeman, L., Tondl, M., Benveniste, G., Finnie, J. W., Psaltis, P. J., Martocq, L., Quadrelli, A., Jarvis, S. P., Williams, C., Ramage, G. & Rehman, I. U. & 6 others, , 18/10/2024, In: Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13, 26, 23 p., e2401545.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Cold Atmospheric Plasma-Activated Composite Hydrogel for an Enhanced and On-Demand Delivery of Antimicrobials
Gaur, N., Patenall, B. L., Ghimire, B., Thet, N. T., Gardiner, J. E., Doare, K. E. L., Ramage, G., Short, B., Heylen, R. A., Williams, C., Short, R. D. & Jenkins, T. A., 26/04/2023, In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15, 16, p. 19989-19996 8 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Delivery of multipotent adult progenitor cells via a functionalized plasma polymerized surface accelerates healing of murine diabetic wounds
Mills, S. J., Kirby, G. T., Hofma, B. R., Smith, L. E., Statham, P., Vaes, B., Ting, A. E., Short, R. & Cowin, A. J., 22/08/2023, In: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Lancaster University Chemistry Offer Holder Event
Hardy, J. (Participant), Spencer, G. (Organiser), Coote, S. (Host), Ashton, L. (Participant), Franckevicius, V. (Participant), Baum, J. (Participant) & Short, R. (Participant)
15/01/2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Other
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Jan Skakle
Hardy, J. (Host) & Short, R. (Host)
8/12/2021Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Johnson Matthey visit to Lancaster University.
Hardy, J. (Chair), Fielden, P. (Speaker), Sweeney, J. (Speaker), Griffin, J. (Speaker), Toghill, K. (Speaker), Bimbo, N. (Speaker), Hoster, H. (Speaker), Fletcher, N. (Speaker), Ashton, L. (Speaker), Short, R. (Speaker), Lin, H. (Speaker), Coogan, M. (Speaker), Evans, N. (Speaker), Andrieux, F. (Speaker), Prance, J. (Speaker) & Robson, A. (Speaker)
5/07/2018Activity: Other activity types › Types of Business and Community - Hosting of external, non-academic visitor
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Materials Research Exchange Conference
Hardy, J. (Participant), Cheneler, D. (Participant) & Short, R. (Participant)
12/03/2018 → 13/03/2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Rasmita Raval
Hardy, J. (Host), Short, R. (Host) & Trewin, A. (Host)
21/02/2018Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor