STAFF PROFILE
Dr Aaron Elbourne
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Science
Email:
aaron.elbourne@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Research interests: Scanning Probe Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Solid-Liquid Interfaces, Soft Matter, Interfacial Nanostructure, Biointerfaces, Antimicrobial Technologies, Nanofabrication.
- Elbourne, A.,Awad, M.,Meredith, L.,Christofferson, A.,Greaves, T.,Bryant, G.,Bryant, S. (2024). Solid-liquid interfacial nanostructure of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents In: Encyclopedia of Solid-Liquid Interfaces, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Penman, R.,Kariuki, R.,Shaw, Z.,Dekiwadia, C.,Christofferson, A.,Bryant, G.,Vongsvivut, J.,Bryant, S.,Elbourne, A. (2024). Gold nanoparticle adsorption alters the cell stiffness and cell wall bio-chemical landscape of Candida albicans fungal cells In: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 654, 390 - 404
- Jabbar, F.,Yang, D.,Zuraqi, K.,Irfan, M.,Kaimkhani, M.,McConville, C.,Elbourne, A.,Chiang, K.,Lester, D.,Daeneke, T. (2024). Controlled generation of high-frequency liquid metal microdroplets In: Chemical Engineering Journal, 479, 1 - 8
- Krishnamurthi, V.,Parker, C.,Nguyen, C.,Vaillant, P.,Hocking, R.,Haas, B.,Christofferson, A.,Russo, S.,Chiang, K.,Elbourne, A.,Daeneke, T. (2024). A toolbox for investigating liquid metal systems In: Cell Reports Physical Science, 5, 1 - 37
- Elbourne, A. (2024). Boosting Antitumor Immunity via a Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Transformable Trifecta Nanovaccine In: Advanced Functional Materials, , 1 - 15
- Cafolla, C.,Philpott-Robson, J.,Elbourne, A.,Voi¨tchovsky, K. (2024). Quantitative Detection of Biological Nanovesicles in Drops of Saliva Using Microcantilevers In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16, 44 - 53
- Guo, X.,Nguyen, C.,Syed, N.,Ravindran, A.,Cao, K.,Mazumder, A.,Xu, C.,Walia, S.,Scholten, S.,Robertson, I.,Healey, A.,Tetienne, J.,Elbourne, A.,Daeneke, T.,Holland, A.,Russo, S.,Li, Y.,Zavabeti, A., et al, . (2023). Multi-Functional Atomically Thin Oxides from Bismuth Liquid Metal In: Advanced Functional Materials, , 1 - 13
- Leong, M.,Parker, C.,Shaw, Z.,Huang, L.,Nisbet, D.,Daeneke, T.,Elbourne, A.,Cheeseman, S. (2023). Metallic Gallium Droplets Exhibit Poor Antibacterial Properties In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16, 332 - 341
- Huang, L.,Shaw, Z.,Penman, R.,Cheeseman, S.,Truong, V.,Higgins, M.,Caruso, R.,Elbourne, A. (2023). Cell Adhesion, Elasticity, and Rupture Forces Guide Microbial Cell Death on Nanostructured Antimicrobial Titanium Surfaces In: ACS Applied Bio Materials, 7, 344 - 361
- Bryant, S.,Shaw, Z.,Huang, L.,Elbourne, A.,Abraham, A.,Vongsvivut, J.,Holt, S.,Greaves, T.,Bryant, G. (2023). Insights into Chemical Interactions and Related Toxicities of Deep Eutectic Solvents with Mammalian Cells Observed Using Synchrotron Macro–ATR–FTIR Microspectroscopy In: Biophysica, 3, 318 - 334
17 PhD Current Supervisions6 PhD Completions and 2 Masters by Research Completions
- Probing the Interactions of Metal Nanomaterials with Synthetic Cell Membranes. AINSE Postgraduate Research Award ( Student: Rowan Penman). Funded by: AINSE Post Graduate Research Award - Contract from (2023 to 2025)
- Molecular-Scale Interaction of Nanomaterials with Biomembranes. Funded by: ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) 2022 from (2022 to 2025)
- Liquid metal solvents and colloids – a new frontier. Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects commencing in 2022 from (2022 to 2025)
- Wintermute Biomedical Group Industry Collaboration PhD Proposal - Antimicrobial Technologies. Funded by: Wintermute Biomedical Australia Pty Ltd Scholarship from (2022 to 2023)
- Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Microbial Infections Using Stimuli-Responsive Liquid Metals. Funded by: Jack Brockhoff Foundation Medical Grant 2017 onwards from (2019 to 2022)