Professor Jason Whittle

Dean of Research UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (H3-26)
tel +61 8 830 23361

email Jason.Whittle@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

About me

I completed my PhD in Biomaterials Engineering at the University of Sheffield, UK. After a short period as a post-doc, I co-founded Plasso Technology Ltd. in 2003, to develop plasma polymerised coatings for life science applications. The company was VC funded for several years, and launched one product before being bought by US medical giant Becton Dickinson (BD). Following the buyout, I remained with BD to develop a range of tissue culture plastic products (BD Purecoat). In 2010 I accepted a research position at the Mawson Institute at the University of South Australia. In 2014 I moved to the School of Engineering as a Senior Lecturer, and I am currently a Professor in UniSA STEM and Dean of Research.

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Research

Research focus

Chemical Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)
Biological Sciences

Highlights

Biomaterials,Materials for Cell Therapy,Plasma polymerization,Commercialisation of plasma deposited thin films

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year	Output
2015	Fernandez, T, Rogers, N & Whittle, J 2015, 'Thin film coatings for stem cell technologies', in HJ Griesser (ed.), Thin film coatings for biomaterials and biomedical applications, Elsevier, US, ch. 9, pp. 197-223.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2023	Strudwick, XL, Whittle, JD, Cowin, AJ & Smith, LE 2023, 'Plasma-functionalised dressings for enhanced wound healing', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 24, no. 1, article no. 797, pp. 1-13. Open access 2 2
2023	Wulandari, E, Bilimoria, K, Krasowska, M, Al-Bataineh, S, Beattie, D, Gillam, T, Ge, W, Whittle, JD, Wong, EH & Blencowe, A 2023, 'Nanoscale iodophoric poly(vinyl amide) coatings for the complexation and release of iodine for antimicrobial surfaces', Applied Surface Science, vol. 641, article no. 158422, pp. 1-14. Open access 4 4 3
2022	Milky, B, Zabolocki, M, Al-Bataineh, SA, van den Hurk, M, Greenberg, Z, Turner, L, Mazzachi, P, Williams, A, Illeperuma, I, Adams, R, Stringer, BW, Ormsby, R, Poonnoose, S, Smith, LE, Krasowska, M, Whittle, JD, Simula, A & Bardy, C 2022, 'Long-term adherence of human brain cells in vitro is enhanced by charged amine-based plasma polymer coatings', Stem Cell Reports, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 489-506. Open access 15 13 64
2022	Yu, H, Whittle, JD, Losic, D & Ma, J 2022, 'Ultra-stable zinc-ion batteries by suppressing vanadium dissolution via multiple ion-bonded vanadate cathodes', Applied Physics Reviews, vol. 9, no. 1, article no. 011416. Open access 10 10 2
2021	Gillam, T, Goh, C, Ninan, N, Bilimoria, K, Shirazi, H, Saboohi, S, Al-Bataineh, S, Whittle, J & Blencowe, A 2021, 'Iodine complexed poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) plasma polymers as broad-spectrum antiseptic coatings', Applied Surface Science, vol. 537, article no. 147866, pp. 1-9. 25 23 4
2021	Grant, DS, Ahmed, J, Whittle, JD, Michelmore, A, Vasilev, K, Bazaka, K & Jacob, M V 2021, 'Comparative study of natural terpenoid precursors in reactive plasmas for thin film deposition', Molecules, vol. 26, no. 16, article no. 4762. Open access 5 5
2021	Ibrahim, J, Al-Babtaineh, S, Cousens, S, Michelmore, A, Corr, C & Whittle, J 2021, 'A surface dielectric barrier discharge for deposition of allylamine polymer costings', Applied Surface Science, vol 544, pp. 1-10. 5 4
2021	Ibrahim, J, Al-Bataineh, SA, Michelmore, A & Whittle, JD 2021, 'Atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharges for the deposition of organic plasma polymer coatings for biomedical application', Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 47-83. 18 17
2021	Yu, H, Aakyiir, M, Xu, S, Whittle, J, Losic, D & Ma, J 2021, 'Maximized crystal water content and charge-shielding effect in layered vanadate render superior aqueous zinc-ion battery', Materials Today Energy, vol. 21, article no. 100757. Open access 28 30 1
2020	Yu, H, Rouelle, N, Qiu, A, Oh, J-A, Kempaiah, DM, Whittle, JD, Aakyiir, M, Xing, W & Ma, J 2020, 'Hydrogen bonding-reinforced hydrogel electrolyte for flexible, robust, and all-in-one supercapacitor with excellent low-temperature tolerance', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 12 no. 34, pp. 37977-37985. Open access 116 114
2019	Al-Bataineh, SA, Cavallaro, AA, Michelmore, A, Macgregor, MN, Whittle, JD & Vasilev, K 2019, 'Deposition of 2-oxazoline-based plasma polymer coatings using atmospheric pressure helium plasma jet', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol.. 16, no. 10, article no. e1900104, pp. 1-11. Open access 12 12 1
2019	Hossain, MA, Biva, IJ, Kidd, SE, Whittle, JD, Griesser, HJ & Coad, BR 2019, 'Antifungal activity in compounds from the Australian desert plant Eremophila alternifolia with potency against Cryptococcus spp', Antibiotics, vol. 8, no. 2, article no. 34, pp. 1-12. Open access 8 9 3
2019	Sadrearhami, Z, Namivandi-Zangeneh, R, Price, E, Krasowska, M, Al-Bataineh, SA, Whittle, J, Wong, EH, Blencowe, A & Boyer, C 2019, 'S-nitrosothiol plasma-modified surfaces for the prevention of bacterial biofilm formation', ACS Biomaterial Science and Engineering, vol. 5, no. 11,, pp. 5881-5887. Open access 14 14 3
2018	Fernandez, T, Strudwick, X, Al-Bataineh, S, Short, R, Cowin, A, Whittle, J & Smith, L 2018, 'Surfaces to enhance matrix deposition for wound healing', Wound Practice and Research, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 201-209. Open access 1
2018	Kirby, GT, Michelmore, A, Smith, LE, Whittle, JD & Short, RD 2018, 'Cell sheets in cell therapies', Cytotherapy, vol. 20, pp. 169-180. Open access 25 24 4
2018	Safizadeh Shirazi, H, Rogers, N, Michelmore, A & Whittle, JD 2018, 'Particle aggregates formed during furfuryl methacrylate plasma polymerization affect human mesenchymal stem cell behaviour', Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol. 161, pp. 261-268. Open access 1
2018	Yap, L, Murali, S, Bhakta, G, Titmarsh, DM, Chen, AK-L, Chiin Sim, L, Bardor, M, Lim, YM, Goh, JC, Oh, SK, Choo, AB, van Wijnen, AJ, Robinson, DE, Whittle, JD, Birch, WR, Short, RD, Nurcombe, V & Cool, SM 2018, 'Immobilization of vitronectin-binding heparan sulfates onto surfaces to support human pluripotent stem cells', Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B: Applied Biomaterials, vol. 106, no. 5, pp.1887-1896. 2 2 1
2017	MacGregor, MN, Michelmore, A, Safizadeh Shirazi, H, Whittle, J & Vasilev, K 2017, 'Secrets of plasma-deposited polyoxazoline functionality lie in the plasma phase', Chemistry of Materials, vol. 29, no. 19, pp. 8047-8051. Open access 28 24 2
2017	Saboohi, S, Al-Bataineh, SA, Safizadeh Shirazi, H, Michelmore, A & Whittle, JD 2017, 'Continuous-wave RF plasma polymerization of furfuryl methacrylate: correlation between plasma and surface chemistry', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 14, no. 3, article no. 1600054 pp. 1-10. 8 4 7
2016	Michelmore, A, Whittle, JD, Bradley, JW & Short, RD 2016, 'Where physics meets chemistry: thin film deposition from reactive plasmas', Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 441-458. Open access 21 19
2016	Robinson, DE, Al-Bataineh, SA, Farrugia, BL, Michelmore, A, Cowin, AJ, Dargaville, TR, Short, RD, Smith, LE & Whittle, JD 2016, 'Plasma polymer and biomolecule modification of 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 13, no. 7, pp. 678-689. Open access 20 17
2016	Shirazia, HS, Rogers, N, Michelmore, A & Whittle, J 2016, 'Furfuryl methacrylate plasma polymers for biomedical applications', BioInterphases: An Open Access Journal for the Biomaterials Interface Community, vol. 11, no. 3, pp.1-9. 3 3 6
2016	Smith, LE, Bryant, C, Krasowska, M, Cowin, AJ, Whittle, JD, MacNeil, S & Short, RD 2016, 'Haptotatic plasma polymerized surfaces for rapid tissue regeneration and wound healing', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no.48 , pp. 32675-32687. 10 11
2015	Ahmad, J, Bazaka, K, Whittle, JD, Michelmore, A & Jacob, M V 2015, 'Structural Characterization of γ-Terpinene Thin Films Using Mass Spectroscopy and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 12, no. 10, pp. 1085-1094. 26 25 1
2015	Daunton, C, Smith, LE, Whittle, JD, Short, RD, Steele, DA & Michelmore, A 2015, 'Plasma parameter aspects in the fabrication of stable amine functionalized plasma polymer films', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 12, no. 8, pp. 817, 826. 26 23
2015	Ivanova, T V, Baier, G, Landfester, K, Musin, E, Al-Bataineh, SA, Cameron, DC, Homola, T, Whittle, JD & Sillanpää, M 2015, 'Attachment of poly(L-lactide) nanoparticles to plasma-treated non-woven polymer fabrics using inkjet printing', Macromolecular Bioscience, vol. 15, no. 9, pp. 1274-1282. 13 9
2015	Michelmore, A, Whittle, JD & Short, RD 2015, 'The importance of ions in low pressure PECVD plasmas', Frontiers in Physics, vol. 3, article no. 3, pp. 1-5. Open access 24 2
2015	Smith, L, Whittle, J & Short, R 2015, 'Surface optimisation for enhanced cell culture', Cytotherapy, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. S75-S75.
2014	Michelmore, A, Whittle, JD, Short, RD, Boswell, RW & Charles, C 2014, 'An experimental and analytical study of an asymmetric capacitively coupled plasma used for plasma polymerization', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 11 no. 9, pp. 833-841. 24 25 1
2014	Robinson, DE, Smith, LE, Steele, DA, Short, RD & Whittle, JD 2014, 'Development of a surface to enhance the effectiveness of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2)', Biomaterials Science, vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 875-882. 10 12
2014	Rudd, S, Whittle, JD & Vasilev, K 2014, 'A mechanistic study of the plasma polymerization of ethanol', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 149-157. 32 29 1
2014	Taheri, S, Cavallaro, A, Barton, M, Whittle, J, Majewski, P, Smith, L & Vasilev, K 2014, 'Antibacterial efficacy and cytotoxicity of silver-nanoparticle–based coatings facilitated by a plasma deposited polymer interlayer', Plasma Medicine, vol. 4, pp. 101-115. Open access 6
2014	Zuber, AA, Robinson, DE, Short, RD, Steele, DA & Whittle, JD 2014, 'Development of a surface to increase retinal pigment epithelial cell (ARPE-19) proliferation under reduced serum conditions', Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 1367-1373. 5 5 3
2013	Michelmore, A, Charles, C, Boswell, RW, Short, RD & Whittle, JD 2013, 'Defining plasma polymerization : new insight into what we should be measuring', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 5387-5391. 32 31
2013	Michelmore, A, Steele, DA, Robinson, DE, Whittle, JD & Short, RD 2013, 'The link between mechanisms of deposition and the physico-chemical properties of plasma polymer films', Soft Matter, vol. 9, no. 26, pp. 6167-6175. 41 39
2013	Michelmore, A, Steele, DA, Whittle, JD, Bradley, JW & Short, RD 2013, 'Nanoscale deposition of chemically functionalised films via plasma polymerisation', RSC Advances: An International Journal to Further the Chemical Sciences, vol. 3, no. 33, pp. 13540-13557. 96 88
2013	Michelmore, AP, Gross-Kosche, P, Al-Bataineh, S, Whittle, JD & Short, R 2013, 'On the effect of monomer chemistry on growth mechanisms of nonfouling PEG-like plasma polymers', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 29, no. 8, pp. 2595-2601. 38 36
2013	Whittle, JD, Short, RD, Steele, DA, Bradley, JW, Bryant, PM, Jan, F, Biederman, H, Serov, AA, Choukurov, A, Hook, AL, Ciridon, WA, Ceccone, G, Hegemann, D, Kömer, E & Michelmore, A 2013, 'Variability in plasma polymerization processes: an international round-robin study', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 767-778. 39 36
2012	Meade, KA, White, KJ, Pickford, CE, Holley, RJ, Marson, A, Tillotson, D, Van Kuppevelt, TH, Whittle, JD, Day, AJ & Merry, CL 2012, 'Immobilization of heparan sulfate on electrospun meshes to support embryonic stem cell culture and differentiation', Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 288, no. 8, pp. 5530-5538. Open access 36 36
2012	Robinson, DE, Buttle, DJ, Short, RD, McArthur, SL, Steele, DA & Whittle, JD 2012, 'Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) binding surfaces for characterizing GAG-protein interactions', Biomaterials, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 1007-1016. 30 29
2011	Whittle, J, Steele, D, Michelmore, A & Short, R 2011, 'Plasma research at UniSA: reconnecting the physics with the chemistry?', Australian Physics, vol. 48 no. 5, pp. 143-148. Open access
2009	Robinson, D, Mulloy, B, Marson, A, McArthur, S, Whittle, JD, Brookes, P, Buttle, D, Cain, S, Clark, S, Collinson, L, Day, A, Fielder, H, Wiles, M, Short, RD & Kielty, C 2009, 'Development of a microtiter plate-based glycosaminoglycan array for the investigation of glycosaminoglycan-protein interactions ', Glycobiology, vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 1537-1546. Open access 38 37
2008	Whittle, J, Marson, A, Robinson, D, Day, A, Highfield, P, Wiles, M, Mistry, A, Buttle, D, Parry, K & Short, RD 2008, 'Surface Gradient of Functional Heparin', Advanced Materials, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 1166-1169. 65 61

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)	SINGAPORE
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Charles University in Prague	CZECH REPUBLIC
College of Medicine and Public Health	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
James Cook University	AUSTRALIA
Joint Research Centre	ITALY
LUT University	FINLAND
Masaryk University	CZECH REPUBLIC
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research	GERMANY
Mayo Clinic	UNITED STATES
National Mycology Reference Centre	AUSTRALIA
National University of Singapore	SINGAPORE
Plasso Technology Ltd	UNITED KINGDOM
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Radboud University Nijmegen	NETHERLANDS
Reutlingen University	GERMANY
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI)	AUSTRALIA
Swinburne University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology	SWITZERLAND
Tekcyte Limited	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Liverpool	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Manchester	UNITED KINGDOM
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Nottingham	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Oxford	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Sheffield	UNITED KINGDOM
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Washington	UNITED STATES
Wound Management Innovation CRC	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Chair 18th Australian Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEM XVIII), Victor Harbor, South Australia	2014
Chair 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Science and Technology and 27th Symposium on Plasma Science for Materials, Adelaide	2014
Member, Advisory Committee 19th Australian Gaseous Electronics Conference, Geelong, Victoria	2014

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Low-temperature plasma jet delivery of reactive species for biomedical applications	Current
Non-invasive technology for screening of urothelial cancers	Current
Developing an atmospheric plasma surface engineering process for cell therapy applications	Completed
Development of novel plasma polymer surfaces for stem cell expansion	Completed
Studies in radiation protection dosimetry: a selection of research papers on novel photon radiation dosimetry problems in radiation protection contexts published by John E. Pattison	Completed
The role of Flightless I (Flii) in the healing of digital flexor tendon adhesions	Completed
Two-dimensional materials for safe and environmentally friendly aqueous energy storage systems	Completed
Using high throughput screening to design cell therapy scaffolds	Completed

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