Dr Angus P. R. Johnston

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Nanotechnology & Biomaterials Centre, University of Queensland, Australia, 2004
B.Sc. (Hons), Chemistry, University of Queensland, 2000

Research Fellow

Email:
Telephone: +61 3 8344 9833
Fax: +61 3 8344 4153
Room 1.16, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Building 1

Nanostructured Interfaces and Materials (NIMS) Group

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (MRACI)

Honours/Awards

• 2004: Fresh Science Award
• 2002: AusBiotech Student Excellence Award
• 2000: CSR Honours Award
• 1999: TGH Jones Memorial Prize

Professional Experience

• 2004 - Present: Research Fellow, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Selected Publications

1. Yap, H. P.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Such, G. K.; Yan, Y.; Caruso, F. "Click-Engineered, Bioresponsive, Drug-Loaded PEG Spheres", Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 4348. [link]
2. Johnston, A. P. R.; Lee, L.; Wang, Y.; Caruso, F. "Controlled Degradation of DNA Capsules with Engineered Restriction-Enzyme Cut Sites." Small 2009, 5, 1418. [link]
3. Kinnane, C. R.; Wark, K.; Such, G. K.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Caruso, F. "Peptide-Functionalized, Low-Biofouling Click Multilayers for Promoting Cell Adhesion and Growth." Small 2009, 5, 444. [link]
4. De Rose, R.; Zelikin, A. N.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Sexton, A.; Chong, S-F.; Cortez, C.; Mulholland, W.; Caruso, F.; Kent, S. J. "Binding, Internalization, and Antigen Presentation of Vaccine-Loaded Nanoengineered Capsules in Blood." Adv. Mater. 2008, 20, 4698. [link]
5. Lee, L.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Caruso, F., "Manipulating the Salt and Thermal Stability of DNA Multilayer Films via Oligonucleotide Length." Biomacromolecules 2008, 9, 3070. [link]
6. Johnston, A. P. R.; Caruso, F. "Stabilization of DNA Multilayer Films through Oligonucleotide Crosslinking." Small 2008, 4, 612. [link]
7. Yap , H. P.; Quinn, J. F.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Caruso, F. "Compositional Engineering of Polyelectrolyte Blend Capsules." Macromolecules 2007, 40, 7581. [link]
8. Cortez, C.; Tomaskovic-Cook, E.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Scott, A. M.; Nice, E. C.; Heath, J. K.; Caruso, F. "Influence of Size, Surface, Cell Line and Kinetic Properties on the Specific Binding of A33 Antigen-Targeted Multilayered Particles to Colorectal Cancer Cells." ACS Nano 2007, 1, 93. [link]
9. Zelikin, A.; Becker, A. L.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Wark, K. L.; Turatti, F.; Caruso, F. "A General Approach for DNA Encapsulation in Degradable Polymer Microcapsules." ACS Nano 2007, 1, 63. [link]
10. Johnston, A. P. R.; Zelikin, A. N.; Caruso, F. "Assembling DNA into Advanced Materials: From Nanostructured Films to Biosensing and Drug Delivery." Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 3727. [link]
11. Such, G. K.; Tjipto, E.; Postma, M.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Caruso, F. "Ultrathin, Responsive Polymer Click Capsules." Nano Lett. 2007, 7, 1706. [link]
12. Johnston, A. P. R.; Caruso, F. "Exploiting the Directionality of DNA: Controlled Shrinkage of Engineered Oligonucleotide Capsules." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 2677. [link]
13. Angelatos, A. S.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Wang, Y.; Caruso, F. "Probing the Permeability of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Capsules via a Molecular Beacon Approach." Langmuir 2007, 23, 4554. [link]
14. Quinn, J. F.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Such, G.; Zelikin, A. N.; Caruso, F. "Next Generation, Sequentially Assembled Ultrathin Films: Beyond Electrostatics." Chem. Soc. Rev. 2007, 36, 707. [link]
15. Johnston, A. P. R.; Cortez, C.; Angelatos, A. S.; Caruso, F. "Layer-by-Layer Engineered Capsules and their Applications." Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci. 2006, 11, 203. [link]
16. Tjipto, E.; Cadwell, K. D.; Quinn, J. F.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Abbott, N. L.; Caruso, F. "Tailoring the Interfaces between Nematic Liquid Crystal Emulsions and Aqueous Phases via Layer-by-Layer Assembly." Nano Lett. 2006, 6, 2243. [link]
17. Cortez, C.; Tomaskovic-Crook, E.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Radt, B.; Cody, S. H.; Scott, A. M.; Nice, E. C.; Heath, J. K.; Caruso, F. "Targeting and Uptake of Multilayered Particles to Colorectal Cancer Cells." Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 1998.
18. Johnston, A. P. R.; Zelikin, A. N.; Lee, L.; Caruso, F. "Approaches to Quantifying and Visualizing Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Film Formation on Particles." Anal. Chem. 2006, 78, 5913. [link]
19. Muller, K.; Quinn, J. F.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Becker, M.; Greiner, A.; Caruso, F. "Polyelectrolyte Functionalization of Electrospun Fibers." Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 2397. [link]
20. Johnston, A. P. R.; Mitomo, H.; Read, E. S.; Caruso, F. "Compositional and Structural Engineering of DNA Multilayer Films." Langmuir 2006, 22, 3251. [link]
21. Johnston, A. P. R.; Caruso, F. "A Molecular Beacon Approach to Measuring the DNA Permeability of Thin Films." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 10014. [link]
22. Johnston, A. P. R.; Read, E. S.; Caruso, F. "DNA Multilayer Films on Planar and Colloidal Supports: Sequential Assembly of Like-Charged Polyelectrolytes." Nano Lett. 2005, 5, 953. [link]
23. Brodsky, A. S.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Trau, M.; Silver, P. A. "Analysis of RNA-Protein Interactions by Flow Cytometry". Curr. Opin. Mol. Ther. 2003, 5, 235-240. [link]
24. Battersby, B. J.; Lawrie, G. A.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Trau, M. "Optical Barcoding of Colloidal Ssuspensions: Applications in Genomics, Proteomics and Drug Discovery". Chem. Commun. 2002, 1435-1441.