Stephen Rimmer

Summary

Affiliation: University of Sheffield
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Synthesis and properties of amphiphilic networks 3: preparation and characterization of block conetworks of poly(butyl methacrylate-block-(2,3 propandiol-1-methacrylate-stat-ethandiol dimethacrylate))
    S Rimmer
    Department of Chemistry The Polymer Centre and CTEB, The Polymer and Biomaterials Chemistry Laboratories, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, UK
    Biomaterials 26:2219-30. 2005
  2. ncbi Cytocompatibility of poly(1,2 propandiol methacrylate) copolymer hydrogels and conetworks with or without alkyl amine functionality
    Stephen Rimmer
    The Polymer and Biomaterials Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, UK
    Biomaterials 30:2468-78. 2009
  3. ncbi Epithelialization of hydrogels achieved by amine functionalization and co-culture with stromal cells
    Stephen Rimmer
    Polymer and Biomaterials Chemistry Laboratories, Chemistry Department, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, UK
    Biomaterials 28:5319-31. 2007
  4. ncbi Highly branched polymers with polymyxin end groups responsive to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    Prodip Sarker
    Polymer and Biomaterials Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF United Kingdom
    Biomacromolecules 12:1-5. 2011
  5. ncbi Arginine functionalization of hydrogels for heparin binding--a supramolecular approach to developing a pro-angiogenic biomaterial
    Louisa Gilmore
    Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK
    Biotechnol Bioeng 110:296-317. 2013
  6. ncbi Thermally reversible colloidal gels for three-dimensional chondrocyte culture
    James W Lapworth
    Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK
    J R Soc Interface 9:362-75. 2012
  7. ncbi Thermally responsive polymeric hydrogel brushes: synthesis, physical properties and use for the culture of chondrocytes
    John Collett
    Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, UK
    J R Soc Interface 4:117-26. 2007
  8. ncbi Binding bacteria to highly branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) modified with vancomycin induces the coil-to-globule transition
    Joanna Shepherd
    School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TA, UK
    J Am Chem Soc 132:1736-7. 2010
  9. ncbi Development of a calcium-chelating hydrogel for treatment of superficial burns and scalds
    A J Bullock
    Kroto Research Institute, North Campus, Broad Lane, Sheffield, S3 7HQ, UK
    Regen Med 5:55-64. 2010
  10. ncbi Aqueous compatible polymers in bionanotechnology
    S R Carter
    Department of Chemistry Polymer Centre, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF, UK
    IEE Proc Nanobiotechnol 152:169-76. 2005

Collaborators

  • Aj Bullock
  • S MacNeil
  • Stacy Paul Wilshaw
  • Mark Geoghegan
  • Y Sun
  • S R Carter
  • E Jones
  • Prodip Sarker
  • Joanna Shepherd
  • Louisa Gilmore
  • James W Lapworth
  • Linda Swanson
  • Ian Douglas
  • Kathryn Swindells
  • Paul V Hatton
  • Keith A Blackwood
  • John Collett
  • Rowan Orme
  • Louise Elizabeth Smith
  • Bojun Zhao
  • Sally L McArthur
  • Shweta Mittar
  • Dachau Sun
  • Rebecca L Goodchild
  • Anthony J Ryan
  • John W Haycock
  • Irene Canton
  • Kirsty L Franklin
  • Ian Brook
  • Paula Farthing
  • Christine O Freeman
  • Rob McKean
  • Daryl Cole
  • Aileen Crawford
  • Michelle Webb
  • C W Ian Douglas
  • Nigel J Fullwood
  • Arun Brahma
  • Leanne J Cooper

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Synthesis and properties of amphiphilic networks 3: preparation and characterization of block conetworks of poly(butyl methacrylate-block-(2,3 propandiol-1-methacrylate-stat-ethandiol dimethacrylate))
    S Rimmer
    Department of Chemistry The Polymer Centre and CTEB, The Polymer and Biomaterials Chemistry Laboratories, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, UK
    Biomaterials 26:2219-30. 2005
    ..Increasing the fractions of BMA, either in the random terpolymer or block networks, system had the effect of increasing both cell proliferation and viability (as measured by the Alamar Blue assay)...
  2. ncbi Cytocompatibility of poly(1,2 propandiol methacrylate) copolymer hydrogels and conetworks with or without alkyl amine functionality
    Stephen Rimmer
    The Polymer and Biomaterials Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, UK
    Biomaterials 30:2468-78. 2009
    ..There were no differences in the capacity of the materials to activate TNF-alpha production by macrophages however, there was a trend towards stimulation of lower levels of IL-6 and IL-1beta by the alkyl-aminated materials...
  3. ncbi Epithelialization of hydrogels achieved by amine functionalization and co-culture with stromal cells
    Stephen Rimmer
    Polymer and Biomaterials Chemistry Laboratories, Chemistry Department, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, UK
    Biomaterials 28:5319-31. 2007
    ..We suggest this approach of amine functionalization combined with stromal/epithelial co-culture offers a promising new approach to achieving a secure corneal epithelium...
  4. ncbi Highly branched polymers with polymyxin end groups responsive to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    Prodip Sarker
    Polymer and Biomaterials Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF United Kingdom
    Biomacromolecules 12:1-5. 2011
    ..Cooling then progressed the polymer/bacteria aggregate through a bound LCST into an open polymer coil conformation that was not adhesive to P. aeruginosa ...
  5. ncbi Arginine functionalization of hydrogels for heparin binding--a supramolecular approach to developing a pro-angiogenic biomaterial
    Louisa Gilmore
    Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK
    Biotechnol Bioeng 110:296-317. 2013
    ..The data suggests that heparin-binding hydrogels provide a promising approach to a pro-angiogenic biomaterial...
  6. ncbi Thermally reversible colloidal gels for three-dimensional chondrocyte culture
    James W Lapworth
    Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK
    J R Soc Interface 9:362-75. 2012
    ..Chondrocytes remained viable in all of these materials for 24 days, increased in number and produced collagen type II and glycosaminoglycans...
  7. ncbi Thermally responsive polymeric hydrogel brushes: synthesis, physical properties and use for the culture of chondrocytes
    John Collett
    Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, UK
    J R Soc Interface 4:117-26. 2007
    ..The importance of the crosslink hydrogel component is illustrated by significant changes in cell attachment/cell viability as the crosslink density is changed...
  8. ncbi Binding bacteria to highly branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) modified with vancomycin induces the coil-to-globule transition
    Joanna Shepherd
    School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TA, UK
    J Am Chem Soc 132:1736-7. 2010
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  9. ncbi Development of a calcium-chelating hydrogel for treatment of superficial burns and scalds
    A J Bullock
    Kroto Research Institute, North Campus, Broad Lane, Sheffield, S3 7HQ, UK
    Regen Med 5:55-64. 2010
    ....
  10. ncbi Aqueous compatible polymers in bionanotechnology
    S R Carter
    Department of Chemistry Polymer Centre, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF, UK
    IEE Proc Nanobiotechnol 152:169-76. 2005
    ..g. the histidine-tagged protein fragment BRCA1. An overview of both of these areas of research is described outlining the diversity of these aqueous compatible polymers in molecular recognition processes at the nanoscale...
  11. ncbi Functional graft poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)s using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerisation
    Steven R Carter
    The Polymer and Biomaterials Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry Polymer Centre, Brook Hill, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7HF, UK
    Macromol Biosci 7:975-86. 2007
    ..The use of N-pyrrole dithioate groups was found to substantially increase the solubility of the branched polymers in conventional solvents...
  12. ncbi Examination of the effects of poly(N-vinylpyrrolidinone) hydrogels in direct and indirect contact with cells
    Louise Elizabeth Smith
    Department of Engineering Materials, The Kroto Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 3JD, UK
    Biomaterials 27:2806-12. 2006
    ..Rather the phenomenon was observed to be the result of a dynamic interaction between the hydrogels and the cells...
  13. ncbi Culture of dermal fibroblasts and protein adsorption on block conetworks of poly(butyl methacrylate-block-(2,3 propandiol-1-methacrylate-stat-ethandiol dimethacrylate))
    Yun Sun
    Chemistry Department, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S3 7HF, UK
    Biomaterials 28:661-70. 2007
    ..It is suggested that the difference in behaviour is derived from changes in the surface composition...
  14. ncbi Development of biodegradable electrospun scaffolds for dermal replacement
    Keith A Blackwood
    Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Engineering Materials, Kroto Research Institute, University of Sheffield, North Campus, Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ, United Kingdom
    Biomaterials 29:3091-104. 2008
    ..In conclusion, the data supports the development of PLGA 85:15 and 75:25 electrospun polymer scaffolds as potential degradable biomaterials for dermal replacement...
  15. ncbi Proteomic analysis of Escherichia coli biofilms reveals the overexpression of the outer membrane protein OmpA
    Rowan Orme
    University of Manchester, Faculty of Medicine and Human Health, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Manchester, UK
    Proteomics 6:4269-77. 2006
    ..coli biofilms. These findings present OmpA as a potential target for biofilm inhibition and may contribute to the rational design of biofilm inhibiting hydrogel coatings for urinary catheters...
  16. ncbi Development of a three-dimensional organ culture model for corneal wound healing and corneal transplantation
    Bojun Zhao
    Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster, and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, United Kingdom
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 47:2840-6. 2006
    ..The authors believe this model will be useful for basic investigations into the cornea, such as study of the response of the cornea to surgery, wound healing, toxins, and therapeutic agents...