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DR ANDREA O'CONNOR



Contact Details

Organization: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Position: SENIOR LECTURER (C)
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Homepage: http://www.chemeng.unimelb.edu.au/people/staff/oconnor.html
Work: 8344 8962
Fax: 8344 4153
Room: 3.26
Level: 03
Building: Chemical Engineering #1
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Tissue engineering, nanostructured materials, biomaterials, separation processes, adsorbents Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Engineering University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1990
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1995

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member IChemE Corporate membership 01-Jan-1999
Member Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Ordinary member 01-Jan-2000

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
MIChemE (MICHEME) 01-Jan-1999

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Prize Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Best Paper Award for 2007 01-Jan-2008
Other (Award) Selby Research Award 01-Jan-2001
Scholarship Science and Technology Agency of Japan Science and Technology Agency of Japan Fellowship 01-Jan-1999
Scholarship Australian-American Fulbright Commission Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow Award, 01-Jul-1995

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Novel manufacturing methods for tissue engineering scaffolds Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2002
Production of concentrated fresh milk products Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Projects 01/01/2003
Nanoporous bioaffinity adsorbents for separations in the pharmaceutical industry Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2004
MASTERING THE MICROENVIRONMENT - INTEGRATED, FUNCTIONAL, BIOSYNTHETIC SCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL		 Discovery Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2005
POLYMER CHARACTERISATION FACILITY (PCF) Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) 01/01/2008
Tissue distraction: A novel approach to enhance tissue growth for soft tissue engineering purposes Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2009
Advanced NanoBiomaterials Imaging Facility Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) 01/01/2009
FACILITY FOR INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL BIOMATERIALS ENGINEERING Chief Investigator MONASH UNIVERSITY Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2009
Hierarchically designed materials for the separation of bioactive food components Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE CSIRO Collaborative Research Support

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Analysis of separation and fouling behaviour during nanofiltration of dairy ultrafiltration permeates


    Year: 2009
    Journal: Desalination
    Volume: 236
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 23-29
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  • Cell migration and proliferation during monolayer formation and wound healing
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Chemical Engineering Science
    Volume: 64
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 247-253
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  • Fouling of NF membranes by dairy ultrafiltration permeates
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Journal of Membrane Science
    Volume: 330
    Page numbers: 117-126
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Adipose differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells using Pluronic F-127 hydrogel in vitro
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Biomaterials
    Volume: 29
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 573-579
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  • Adsorption of lysozyme and trypsin by modified MCM-41 with post-synthesis hydrothermal treatment and hydrophobic functionalisation
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society
    Volume: 44
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 1-6
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  • Hierarchical mesoporous silica materials for separation of functional food ingredients - A review
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 243-248
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  • Innovative Use of Silvichemical Biomass and Its Derivatives for Heavy Metal Sorption from Wastewater

    Year: 2008
    Journal: International Journal of Environment and Pollution: science - engineering - ecological economics - policy
    Volume: 34
    Issue: 1-4
    Page numbers: 427-450
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  • Microfiltration of Skim Milk Using Polymeric Membranes for Casein Concentrate Manufacture
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Separation and Purification Technology
    Volume: 60
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 237-244
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • The influence of flushing epidural catheters before use on detection of intravenous placement: an in vitro and in vivo study
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 932-938
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Analysis of Separation and Fouling Behaviour During Nanofiltration of Dairy Ultrafiltration Permeates


    Year: 2007
    Event name: IMSTEC07
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 6th International Membrane Science and Technology Conference
    Page numbers: 1-9
    Publisher: UNESCO(Sydney)
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  • Nanoporous Silica Materials as Supports for Bioaffinity Separations


    Year: 2007
    Event name: CHEMECA 2007
    Conference Publication: Chemical Engineering Conference Australia
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 98-100
    Publisher: Institution of Engineers Australia
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Publications in 2006

Book Chapters

  • Amino functionalisation of microemulsion templated mesoporous silica foams.
    Year: 2006
    Book: Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis (Characterisation of Porous Solids VII)
    Publisher: Elsevier Science
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Journal Articles

  • Amino acid adsorption onto mesoporous silica molecular sieves


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Separation and Purification Technology
    Volume: 48
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 197-201
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  • Fouling behaviour during the nanofiltration of dairy unltrafiltration permeate


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Desalination
    Volume: 199
    Page numbers: 239-241
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  • A Blank Slate? Layer-by-Layer Deposition of Hyaluronic Acid and Chitosan onto Various Surfaces
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Biomacromolecules
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 1610-1622
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  • Adipose tissue engineering based on the controlled release of fibroblast growth factor-2 in a collagen matrix
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Tissue Engineering
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 11
    Page numbers: 3035-3043
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  • Microfiltration of Skim Milk for Casein Concentrate Manufacture
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Desalination
    Volume: 200
    Page numbers: 305-306
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  • Probing the Microporous Nature of Hierarchically Templated Mesoporous Silica Via Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Solid State Chemistry
    Volume: 34
    Page numbers: 67-75
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  • Probing the microporous nature of hierarchically templated mesoporous silica via positron annihilation spectroscopy.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Solid State Chemistry
    Volume: 34
    Page numbers: 67-75
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  • Systematic selection of solvents for the fabrication of 3D combined macro- and microporous polymeric scaffolds for soft tissue engineering
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition
    Volume: 17
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 369-402
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  • The influence of architecture on degradation and tissue ingrowth into three-dimensional poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffolds in vitro and in vivo
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Biomaterials
    Volume: 27
    Page numbers: 2854-2864
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Membrane-based dairy separation: A comparison of nanofiltration and electrodialysis
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Developments in Chemical Engineering & Mineral Processing
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 1/2
    Page numbers: 43-54
    Publisher: Curtin University of Technology(Perth)
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  • Modelling oxygen diffusion and cell growth in a porous, vascularising scaffold for soft tissue engineering applications
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Chemical Engineering Science
    Volume: 60
    Page numbers: 4924-4934
    Publisher: Pergamon-Elsevier Science(Oxford)
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  • Postsynthesis vapor-phase functionalization of MCM-48 with hexamethyldisilazane and 3-aminopropyldimethylethoxylsilane for bioseparation applications
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Physical Chemistry B
    Volume: 109
    Issue: 34
    Page numbers: 16263-16271
    Publisher: American Chemical Society(Washington DC)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Microemulsion templated mesoporous silica: characterisation via small angle x-ray scattering and stability in aqueous buffers
    Year: 2005
    Event name: 4th International Symposium on Nanoporous Materials
    Conference Publication: Nanoporous Materials IV, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Nanoporous Materials, Niagra Falls, Canada
    Volume: 156
    Page numbers: 717-724
    Publisher: Elsevier(Amsterdam)
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  • Microemulsion templated nanoporous silica: Stability for biomolecule separations
    Year: 2005
    Event name: 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering - Glasgow2005
    Conference Publication: 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering - Glasgow2005
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: Institution of Chemical Engineers(Rugby)
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Publications in 2004

Book Chapters

  • Bioadsorption and separation with nanoporous materials
    Year: 2004
    Book: Nanoporous Materials - Science and Engineering
    Publisher: Imperial College Press(London)
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  • Production and surface modification of polylactide-based polymeric scaffolds for soft-tissue engineering
    Year: 2004
    Book: Biopolymer Methods in Tissue Engineering
    Publisher: Humana Press(New Jersey)
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Journal Articles

  • Architecture control of three dimensional polymeric scaffolds for soft tissue engineering I. establishment and validation of numerical models
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
    Volume: 71A
    Page numbers: 81-89
    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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  • Controllable surface modification of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) by hydrolysis or aminolysis I: physical, chemical, and theoretical aspects
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Biomacromolecules
    Volume: 5
    Page numbers: 463-473
    Publisher: American Chemical Society(Washington)
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  • Microfiltration offers environmentally friendly fractionation of milk proteins
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Australian Journal of Dairy Technology
    Volume: 59
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 186-188
    Publisher: Dairy Industry Association of Australia(Highett)
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Publications in 2003

Book Chapters

  • Adsorption of lysozyme and trypsin onto mesoporous silica materials
    Year: 2003
    Book: Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis
    Publisher: Elsevier(Amsterdam)
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  • The kinetics and mechanism of vesicle self-assembly in aqueousSDS/DTAB mixtures
    Year: 2003
    Book: Self Assembly
    Publisher: IOS Press(Amsterdam)
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Journal Articles

  • Comparative study of silylation methods to improve the stability of silicate MCM-41 in aqueous solutions
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Chemistry of Materials
    Volume: 15
    Page numbers: 619-624
    Publisher: American Chemical Society(Washington)
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  • Increasing the volume of vascularized tissue formation in engineered constructs: An experimental study in rats
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    Volume: III
    Issue: March
    Page numbers: 1186-1192
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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  • Primary study on capturing behavior for transition metal ions on mesoporous silicate (MCM-41)
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Ion Exchange
    Volume: 14
    Issue: July
    Page numbers: 173-176
    Publisher: Japan Association of Ion Exchange and Japan Association of Solvent Ext(Chiba)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Soft Tissue Engineering for Organ Replacement: Design and Manufacture of 3D Biomimetic, Biodegradable Polymer Scaffolds


    Year: 2003
    Event name: Chemeca 2003 The 31st Australasian Chemical Engineering Conference
    Conference Publication: CHEMECA 2003 The 31st Australasia Chemical Engineering Conference, Products and Processes for the 21st Century
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 1-4
    Publisher: University of South Australia(Adelaide)
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  • Surface coating of MCM-48 via a gas phase reaction with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS)
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Nanotechnology in mesostructured materials
    Conference Publication: Studies in surface science and catalysis 146 - Nanotechnology in mesostructured materials
    Volume: 146
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 493-496
    Publisher: Elsevier(Amsterdam)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Hydrophobic domains in thermogelling solutions of polyether-modified poly(acrylic acid)
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Langmuir
    Volume: 18
    Page numbers: 3005-3013
    Publisher: American Chemical Society(Washington DC)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Application of a pulp mill waste for wastewater treatment
    Year: 2002
    Event name: 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 8
    Publisher: Institute of Chemical Engineers Australia(Melbourne)
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  • Biochemical separation via mesoporous molecular sieves
    Year: 2002
    Event name: 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 8
    Publisher: Institute of Chemical Engineers Australia(Melbourne)
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  • Improving the hydro-stability of MCM-41 by post-synthesis treatment and hexamethyldisilazane coating
    Year: 2002
    Event name: 3rd International Symposium on Nanoporous Materials
    Conference Publication: Nanoporous Materials III - Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Nanoporous Materials
    Volume: 141
    Page numbers: 221-228
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(London)
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  • The use of acid-base spectroscopic probes to study vesicle growth
    Year: 2002
    Event name: 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 9
    Publisher: Institute of Chemical Engineers Australia(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Adsorption of proteins on mesoporous molecular sieves
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Materials Physics and Mechanics
    Volume: 4
    Page numbers: 89-93
    Publisher: Institute of Materials Research & Engineering
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  • Separation of biological molecules using mesoporous molecular sieves
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
    Volume: 44-45
    Page numbers: 769-774
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  • Silvichemicals from pulp mill wastes - biosorption of metal ions on ellagic acid
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Appita Journal
    Volume: 54
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 511-517
    Publisher: Appita(Melbourne)
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  • Solute diffusion in associative copolymer solutions
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Langmuir
    Volume: 17
    Issue: 12
    Page numbers: 3538-3544
    Publisher: American Chemical Society(Washington DC)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Mesoporous molecular sieves as adsorbents for bioseparations
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 13th International Zeolite Conference
    Conference Publication: 13th International Zeolite Conference - Recent Research Reports
    Volume: 18
    Page numbers: 08
    Publisher: Universite Pierre et Marie Curie(Paris)
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