Ph.D., Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry, University of New South Wales, 2005
B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, 2001

Research Fellow

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Room 1.16, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Building 1

Thesis link (Australia Digital Theses Program)

Nanostructured Interfaces and Materials (NIMS) Group

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (MRACI)

Professional Experience

• 2005 - 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. Kinnane, C. R.; Such, G. K.; Antequera-Garcia, G.; Yan, Y.; Dodds, S. J.; Liz-Marzan, L. M.; Caruso, F. "Low-Fouling Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) Capsules with Engineered Degradable Properties." Biomacromolecules 2009, 10, 2839. [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. Ochs, C. J.; Such, G. K.; Staedler, B.; Caruso, F. "Low-Fouling, Biofunctionalized and Biodegradable Click Capsules." Biomacromolecules 2008, 9, 3389. [link]
5. Quinn, A.; Such, G. K.; Quinn, J. F.; Caruso, F. "Polyelectrolyte Blend Multilayers: A Versatile Route to Engineering Interfaces and Films." Adv. Functional Mat. 2008, 18, 17. [link]
6. Zelikin, A. N.; Such, G. K.; Postma, A.; Caruso, F. "Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) for Bioconjugation and Ligand Surface Biofunctionalization." Biomacromolecules 2007, 8, 2950. [link]
7. Such, G. K.; Tjipto, E.; Postma, A.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Caruso, F. "Ultrathin, Responsive Polymer Click Capsules." Nano Letters 2007, 7, 1706. [link]
8. Quinn, J. F.; Johnston, A. P. R.; Such, G. K.; Zelikin, A.; Caruso, F. "Next Generation, Sequentially Assembled Ultrathin Films: Beyond Electrostatics." Chem. Soc. Rev. 2007, 36, 707. [link]
9. Such, G. K.; Evans, R. A.; Davis, T. P. "The Use of Block Copolymers to Systematically Modify Photochromic Behavior." Macromolecules 2006, 39, 9562. [link]
10. Such, G. K.; Quinn, J. F.; Quinn, A.; Tjipto, E.; Caruso, F. "Assembly of Ultrathin Polymer Multilayer Films by Click Chemistry." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 9318. [link]
11. Such, G. K., Evans, R. A., Davis, T. P. "Rapid Photochromic Switching in a Rigid Polymer Matrix Using Living Radical Polymerization." Macromolecules 2006, 39, 1391. [link]
12. Evans, R. A.; Such, G. K. "Research Trends in Photochromism: Control of Photochromism in Rigid Polymer Matrices and Other Advances." Aust. J. Chem. 2005, 58, 825. [link]
13. Such, G. K.; Evans, R. A.; Davis, T. P. "Tailoring Photochromic Performance of Polymer-Dye Conjugates Using Living Radical Polymerization (ATRP)." Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. Sci. Technol. Sect. A 2005, 430, 273. [link]
14. Evans, R. A.; Hanley, T. L.; Skidmore, M. A.; Davis, T. P.; Such, G. K.; Yee, L. H.; Ball, G. E.; Lewis, D. A. "The Generic Enhancement of Photochromic Dye Switching Speeds in a Rigid Polymer Matrix." Nature Mater. 2005, 4, 249. [link]
15. Such, G. K.; Evans, R. A.; Davis, T. P. "Control of Photochromism through Local Environment Effects Using Living Radical Polymerization (ATRP)." Macromolecules 2004, 37, 9664. [link]
16. Such, G. K.; Evans, R. A.; Yee, L. H.; Davis, T. P. "Factors Influencing Photochromism of Spiro-Compounds Within Polymeric Matrices." J. Macromol. Sci. Part C. Polym. Rev. 2003, 43, 547. [link]