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From DNA to FBA: How to Build Your Own Genome-Scale Metabolic Model.

Frontiers in microbiology

Cuevas DA, Edirisinghe J, Henry CS, Overbeek R, O'Connell TG, Edwards RA.
PMID: 27379044
Front Microbiol. 2016 Jun 17;7:907. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00907. eCollection 2016.

Microbiological studies are increasingly relying on in silico methods to perform exploration and rapid analysis of genomic data, and functional genomics studies are supplemented by the new perspectives that genome-scale metabolic models offer. A mathematical model consisting of a...

A hybrid scheme for low bit-rate coding of stereo images.

IEEE transactions on image processing : a publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society

Jiang J, Edirisinghe EA.
PMID: 18244618
IEEE Trans Image Process. 2002;11(2):123-34. doi: 10.1109/83.982820.

In this paper, we propose a hybrid scheme to implement an object driven, block based algorithm to achieve low bit-rate compression of stereo image pairs. The algorithm effectively combines the simplicity and adaptability of the existing block based stereo...

Characterisation of the Chemical Composition and Structural Features of Novel Antimicrobial Nanoparticles.

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)

Cheong YK, Calvo-Castro J, Ciric L, Edirisinghe M, Cloutman-Green E, Illangakoon UE, Kang Q, Mahalingam S, Matharu RK, Wilson RM, Ren G.
PMID: 28644384
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2017 Jun 23;7(7). doi: 10.3390/nano7070152.

Three antimicrobial nanoparticle types (AMNP0, AMNP1, and AMNP2) produced using the Tesima

The effect of graphene-poly(methyl methacrylate) fibres on microbial growth.

Interface focus

Matharu RK, Porwal H, Ciric L, Edirisinghe M.
PMID: 29696090
Interface Focus. 2018 Jun 06;8(3):20170058. doi: 10.1098/rsfs.2017.0058. Epub 2018 Apr 20.

A novel class of ultra-thin fibres, which affect microbial growth, were explored. The microbial properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) fibres containing 2, 4 and 8 wt% of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were studied. GNPs were dispersed in a polymeric solution and...

Viral Filtration Using Carbon-Based Materials.

Medical devices & sensors

Matharu RK, Porwal H, Chen B, Ciric L, Edirisinghe M.
PMID: 32838209
Med Devices Sens. 2020 Jun 19;e10107. doi: 10.1002/mds3.10107. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

Viral infections alone are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and have a detrimental impact on global healthcare and socioeconomic development. The discovery of novel antiviral treatments has gained tremendous attention and support with the rising number...

Self-assembled micro-stripe patterning of sessile polymeric nanofluid droplets.

Journal of colloid and interface science

Gultekinoglu M, Jiang X, Bayram C, Wu H, Ulubayram K, Edirisinghe M.
PMID: 31759557
J Colloid Interface Sci. 2020 Mar 01;561:470-480. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.11.021. Epub 2019 Nov 09.

When sessile nanofluid droplets evaporate, solid nanoparticles can be organized in a wide variety of patterns on the substrate. The composition of the nanofluid, internal flow type of droplet and the rate of drying affect drop geometry, and the...

Exploiting the antiviral potential of intermetallic nanoparticles.

Emergent materials

Matharu RK, Cheong YK, Ren G, Edirisinghe M, Ciric L.
PMID: 34778706
Emergent Mater. 2021 Nov 09;1-10. doi: 10.1007/s42247-021-00306-2. Epub 2021 Nov 09.

Viral pandemic outbreaks cause a significant burden on global health as well as healthcare expenditure. The use of antiviral agents not only reduces the spread of viral pathogens but also diminishes the likelihood of them causing infection. The antiviral...

Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern by identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the spike protein by a multiplex real-time PCR.

Journal of virological methods

Gomes L, Jeewandara C, Jayadas TP, Dissanayake O, Harvie M, Guruge D, Withanage V, Mahesh PKB, Rajapakse W, Ramachandran R, Dharmarajan V, Pathiraja I, Sanjeewani A, Bandara P, Nanayakkara G, Francis VR, Kithsiri A, Edirisinghe DA, De Silva K, Wijayamuni R, Ogg GS, Waggoner J, Malavige GN.
PMID: 34822912
J Virol Methods. 2021 Nov 22;300:114374. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114374. Epub 2021 Nov 22.

BACKGROUND: Although active surveillance SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) is required for proper outbreak control measures, many lower income countries find it challenging to detect VOCs by carrying genomic sequencing alone, due to limited resources.METHODS: VOCs can also be...

An Analysis of Medicolegal Reporting in Workman Injuries Referred for Medicolegal Examination in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Sri Lanka.

Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine

Kitulwatte IDG, Edirisinghe PAS.
PMID: 33281372
Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2020 May-Aug;24(2):55-59. doi: 10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_81_20. Epub 2020 Aug 19.

INTRODUCTION: A reasonable number of workman injuries are reported for medicolegal examination every year. In addition to report on the degree of severity and consistency of the injuries with the historical evidence, the medical officers are expected to opine...

Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern by identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the spike protein by a multiplex real-time PCR.

Journal of virological methods

Gomes L, Jeewandara C, Jayadas TP, Dissanayake O, Harvie M, Guruge D, Withanage V, Mahesh PKB, Rajapakse W, Ramachandran R, Dharmarajan V, Pathiraja I, Sanjeewani A, Bandara P, Nanayakkara G, Francis VR, Kithsiri A, Edirisinghe DA, De Silva K, Wijayamuni R, Ogg GS, Waggoner J, Malavige GN.
PMID: 34822912
J Virol Methods. 2021 Nov 22;300:114374. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114374. Epub 2021 Nov 22.

BACKGROUND: Although active surveillance SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) is required for proper outbreak control measures, many lower income countries find it challenging to detect VOCs by carrying genomic sequencing alone, due to limited resources.METHODS: VOCs can also be...

Comparative Study of the Antimicrobial Effects of Tungsten Nanoparticles and Tungsten Nanocomposite Fibres on Hospital Acquired Bacterial and Viral Pathogens.

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)

Matharu RK, Ciric L, Ren G, Edirisinghe M.
PMID: 32466574
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2020 May 26;10(6). doi: 10.3390/nano10061017.

A significant proportion of patients acquire hospital associated infections as a result of care within the NHS each year. Numerous antimicrobial strategies, such as antibiotics and surface modifications to medical facilities and instruments, have been devised in an attempt...

Fiber Forming Capability of Binary and Ternary Compositions in the Polymer System: Bacterial Cellulose-Polycaprolactone-Polylactic Acid.

Polymers

Aydogdu MO, Altun E, Ahmed J, Gunduz O, Edirisinghe M.
PMID: 31277438
Polymers (Basel). 2019 Jul 04;11(7). doi: 10.3390/polym11071148.

Bacterial Cellulose (BC) has over recent decades shown great versatility in wound healing dressings, but is difficult to spin fibers with at high concentrations. An investigation into the preparation of bandage-like fibrous meshes is carried out to determine the...

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