Dr Bryan Coad

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

email Bryan.Coad@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

biomaterials
bioconjugation
surface engineering
surface analysis
antimicrobial surface coatings

Dr Coad is Senior Research Fellow in Biomaterials and group leader of the Mycology / Surface Interfaces Group at the Future Industries Institute.

He received his PhD in Chemistry in 2006 from the University of British Columbia (Canada) studying biointerfaces and then worked for the Cooperative Centre for Polymers (Monash University & CSIRO) developing commercial products for regenerative medicine.

At the University of South Australia, he has established his own research group which seeks to understand the fundamental science of biointerfaces. Combined with experience in commercial development, his main career goal is to develop innovative products that see rapid uptake by health care practicioners.

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Research

Research focus

Chemical Sciences
Materials Engineering
Physical Sciences
Engineering
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry

Highlights

Surface engineering is transforming materials from passive, bulk materials to dynamic, active interfaces capable of improving human health and well-being. My research is at the forefront of understanding the new possiblities of bio-enhanced materials and translating these into commercial products.

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.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Kolbe, BH, Coad, B & Richter, K 2024, 'Plasma-activated water's potential contribution to 'One Health'', Microbiology Australia, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 83-87. Open access 2
2024	Nguyen, MTP, Escribà-Gelonch, M, Hessel, V & Coad, BR 2024, 'A review of the current and future prospects for producing bioplastic films made from starch and chitosan', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1750-1768. 3
2023	Warne, GR, Lim, M, Wilkinson, K, Hessel, V, Williams, PM, Coad, B & Fisk, ID 2023, 'Radiofrequency cold plasma - a novel tool for flavour modification in fresh and freeze-dried strawberries', Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, vol. 90, article no. 103497, pp. 1-15. Open access 3
2022	Coad, BR, Favia, P, Vasilev, K & Griesser, HJ 2022, 'Plasma polymerization for biomedical applications: a review', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 19, No. 11, article no. 2200121, pp. 1-16. Open access 15 15
2021	Chakraborty, A, Jasieniak, M, Coad, BR & Griesser, HJ 2021, 'Candida albicans can survive antifungal surface coatings on surfaces with microcone topography', ACS Applied Bio Materials, vol. 4, no. 11, pp. 7769-7778. 4 4
2021	Lamont-Friedrich, SJ, Kidd, SE, Giles, C, Griesser, HJ & Coad, BR 2021, 'Candida auris susceptibility on surfaces coated with the antifungal drug caspofungin', Medical Mycology, vol. 60, no.1, article no. myab075, pp. 1-4. 1 1
2021	Naderi, J, Griesser, HJ & Coad, BR 2021, 'Assessment of nonreleasing antifungal surface coatings bearing covalently attached pharmaceuticals', BioInterphases: An Open Access Journal for the Biomaterials Interface Community, vol. 16, no. 6, article no. 061001, pp. 1-12. 2 2
2021	Saboohi, S, Coad, BR, Short, RD, Michelmore, A & Griesser, HJ 2021, 'Rational approaches for optimizing chemical functionality of plasma polymers: a case study with ethyl trimethylacetate', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 1-12. Open access 4 4
2020	Naderi, J, Giles, C, Saboohi, S, Griesser, HJ & Coad, BR 2020, 'Combatting fungal biofilm formation by diffusive release of fluconazole from heptylamine plasma polymer coating', BioInterphases: An Open Access Journal for the Biomaterials Interface Community, vol. 15, no. 6, article no. 061012, pp. 1-9. 2 2
2020	Wang, L, Li, J, Coad, BR, McFarland, CD & Nordon, RE 2020, 'Interaction of endothelial cells with plasma-polymer modified surfaces', Materialia, vol. 9, article no. 100613, pp. 1-11.
2019	Chowdhury, J, Coad, BR & Little, A 2019, 'Cell wall responses to biotrophic fungal pathogen invasion', Annual Plant Reviews Online, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1001-1030. 3 3
2019	Coad, BR, Michl, TD, Bader, CA, Baranger, J, Giles, C, Gonçalves, GC, Nath, P, Lamont-Friedrich, SJ, Johnsson, M, Griesser, HJ & Plush, SE 2019, 'Visualizing biomaterial degradation by Candida albicans using embedded luminescent molecules to report on substrate digestion and cellular uptake of hydrolysate', ACS Applied Bio Materials, vol. 2, no. 9, pp. 3934-3941. Open access 4
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 8 3
2019	Marshall, AC, Kidd, SE, Lamont-Friedrich, SJ, Arentz, G, Hoffmann, P, Coad, BR & Bruning, JB 2019, 'Structure, mechanism, and inhibition of aspergillus fumigatus thioredoxin reductase', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, vol. 63, no. 3, article no. e02281-18. Open access 30 28
2019	Naderi, J, Giles, C, Saboohi, S, Griesser, HJ & Coad, BR 2019, 'Surface coatings with covalently attached anidulafungin and micafungin prevent Candida albicans biofilm formation', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 360-364. Open access 13 12
2019	Saboohi, S, Short, RD, Coad, BR, Griesser, HJ & Michelmore, A 2019, 'The physics of plasma ion chemistry: a case study of plasma polymerization of ethyl acetate', Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, vol. 10, no. 23, pp. 7306-7310. Open access 3 4
2018	Akhavan, B, Michl, TD, Giles, C, Ho, K, Martin, L, Sharifahmadian, O, Wise, SG, Coad, BR, Kumar, N, Griesser, HJ & Bilek, MM 2018, 'Plasma activated coatings with dual action against fungi and bacteria', Applied Materials Today, vol. 12, pp. 72-84. Open access 56 55
2018	Giles, C, Lamont-Friedrich, SJ, Michl, TD, Griesser, HJ & Coad, BR 2018, 'The importance of fungal pathogens and antifungal coatings in medical device infections', Biotechnology Advances, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 264-280. Open access 45 41
2018	Khodabandeh, A, Arrua, R, Coad, B, Rodemann, T, Ohigashi, T, Kosugi, N, Thickett, S & Hilder, E 2018, 'Morphology control in polymerised high internal phase emulsion templated via macro-RAFT agent composition: visualizing surface chemistry', Polymer Chemistry, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 213-220. Open access 7 7 6
2018	Michl, TD, Barz, J, Giles, C, Haupt, M, Henze, JH, Mayer, J, Futrega, K, Doran, MR, Oehr, C, Vasilev, K, Coad, BR & Griesser, HJ 2018, 'Plasma polymerization of TEMPO yields coatings containing stable nitroxide radicals for controlling interactions with prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells', ACS Applied Nano Materials, vol. 1, no. 12, pp. 6587-6595. 13 11
2018	Michl, TD, Jung, D, Pertoldi, A, Schulte, A, Mocny, P, Klok, H-A, Schönherr, H, Giles, C, Griesser, HJ & Coad, BR 2018, 'An acid test: facile SI-ARGET-ATRP of methacrylic acid', Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, vol. 219, no. 15, article no. 1800182, pp. 1-9. Open access 2 2
2018	Naderi, J, Giles, C, Saboohi, S, Griesser, HJ & Coad, BR 2018, 'Surface-grafted antimicrobial drugs: Possible misinterpretation of mechanism of action', BioInterphases: An Open Access Journal for the Biomaterials Interface Community, vol. 13, no. 6, article no. 06E409, pp. 1-9. Open access 6 8
2018	Saboohi, S, Griesser, HJ, Coad, BR, Short, RD & Michelmore, A 2018, 'Promiscuous hydrogen in polymerising plasmas', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 7033-7042. Open access 12 11
2017	Michl, TD, Giles, C, Cross, AT, Griesser, HJ & Coad, BR 2017, 'Facile single-step bioconjugation of the antifungal agent caspofungin onto material surfaces via an epoxide plasma polymer interlayer', RSC Advances: An International Journal to Further the Chemical Sciences, vol. 7, no. 44, pp. 27678-27681. Open access 15 15
2017	Michl, TD, Giles, C, Mocny, P, Futrega, K, Doran, MR, Klok, HA, Griesser, HJ & Coad, BR 2017, 'Caspofungin on ARGET-ATRP grafted PHEMA polymers: Enhancement and selectivity of prevention of attachment of Candida albicans', BioInterphases: An Open Access Journal for the Biomaterials Interface Community, vol. 12, no. 5, article no. 05G602, pp. 1-12. Open access 17 17
2017	Saboohi, S, Coad, BR, Griesser, HJ, Michelmore, A & Short, RD 2017, 'Synthesis of highly functionalised plasma polymer films from protonated precursor ions via the plasma α-γ transition', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 5637-5646. Open access 13 13
2016	Coad, BR, Griesser, HJ, Peleg, A & Traven, A 2016, 'Anti-infective surface coatings: design and therapeutic promise against device-associated infections', PLoS Pathogens, vol. 12, no. 6, article no. e1005598, pp. 1-7. Open access 46 42
2016	Lamont-Friedrich, SJ, Michl, TD, Giles, C, Griesser, HJ & Coad, BR 2016, 'Chlorine-rich plasma polymer coating for the prevention of attachment of pathogenic fungal cells onto materials surfaces', Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 49, no. 29, pp. 1-6. Open access 5 5
2016	McInnes, SJ, Michl, TD, Delalat, B, Al-Bataineh, SA, Coad, BR, Vasilev, KA, Griesser, HJ & Voelcker, NH 2016, '"Thunderstruck": plasma-polymer-coated porous silicon microparticles as a controlled drug delivery system', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 4467-4476. 28 26
2016	Michl, TD, Coad, BR, Hüsler, A, Valentin, JD, Vasilev, K & Griesser, HJ 2016, 'Effects of precursor and deposition conditions on prevention of bacterial biofilm growth on chlorinated plasma polymers', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 654-662. Open access 9 8
2016	Saboohi, S, Coad, BR, Michelmore, A, Short, RD & Griesser, HJ 2016, 'Hyperthermal intact molecular ions play key role in retention of ATRP surface initiation capability of plasma polymer films from ethyl Þ-bromoisobutyrate', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 25, pp. 16493-16502. Open access 15 15
2015	Coad, BR, Lamont-Friedrich, SJ, Gwynne, L, Jasieniak, M, Griesser, SS, Traven, A, Peleg, A & Griesser, HJ 2015, 'Surface coatings with covalently attached caspofungin are effective in eliminating fungal pathogens', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, vol. 3, no. 43, pp. 8469-8476. 31 30
2015	Griesser, SS, Jasieniak, M, Coad, BR & Griesser, HJ 2015, 'Antifungal coatings by caspofungin immobilization onto biomaterials surfaces via a plasma polymer interlayer', BioInterphases: An Open Access Journal for the Biomaterials Interface Community, vol. 10, article no. 04A307. Open access 23 26
2015	Jasieniak, M, Coad, BR & Griesser, HJ 2015, 'ToF-SIMS multivariate analysis of surface-grafted small bioactive molecules', BioInterphases: An Open Access Journal for the Biomaterials Interface Community, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1-11. Open access 8 8
2015	Michl, TD, Coad, BR, Doran, M, Osiecki, M, Kafshgari, MH, Voelcker, NH, Hüsler, A, Vasilev, K & Griesser, HJ 2015, 'Nitric oxide releasing plasma polymer coating with bacteriostatic properties and no cytotoxic side effects', Chemical Communications, vol. 51, no. 32, pp. 7058-7060. Open access 38 35
2015	Saboohi, S, Jasieniak, M, Coad, BR, Griesser, HJ, Short, RD & Michelmore, AP 2015, 'Comparison of plasma polymerization under collisional and collision-less pressure regimes', The Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter, vol. 119, no. 49, pp. 15359-15369. Open access 20 20
2014	Coad, BR, Bilgic, T & Klok, H-A 2014, 'Polymer brush gradients grafted from plasma-polymerized surfaces', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 30, no. 28, pp. 8357-8365. 27 26
2014	Coad, BR, Styan, K & Meagher, L 2014, 'One step ATRP initiator immobilization on surfaces leading to gradient-grafted polymer brushes', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 6, no. 10, pp. 7782-7789. Open access 33 27
2014	Linden, JB, Larsson, M, Coad, BR, Skinner, WM & Nyden, M 2014, 'Polyethyleneimine for copper adsorption: kinetics, selectivity and efficiency in artificial seawater', RSC Advances: An International Journal to Further the Chemical Sciences, vol. 4, no. 48, pp. 25063-25066. Open access 49 46 2
2014	Michl, TD, Coad, BR, Doran, M, Husler, A, Valentin, JD, Vasilev, K & Griesser, HJ 2014, 'Plasma polymerization of 1,1,1-trichloroethane yields a coating with robust antibacterial surface properties', RSC Advances: An International Journal to Further the Chemical Sciences, vol. 4, no. 52, pp. 27604-27606. 17 17
2014	Michl, TD, Coad, BR, Husler, A, Vasilev, K & Griesser, HJ 2014, 'Laboratory scale systems for the plasma treatment and coating of particles', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 305-313. 21 20
2013	Ameringer, T, Ercole, F, Tsang, K, Coad, B, Hou, X, Rodda, A, Nisbet, D, Thissen, H, Evans, R, Meagher, L & Forsythe, J 2013, 'Surface grafting of electrospun fibers using ATRP and RAFT for the control of biointerfacial interactions', BioInterphases: An Open Access Journal for the Biomaterials Interface Community, vol. 8, article no. 16. Open access 30 31
2013	Coad, BR, Jasieniak, M, Griesser, SS & Griesser, HJ 2013, 'Controlled covalent surface immobilisation of proteins and peptides using plasma methods', Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 233, pp. 169-177. 86 75
2013	Coad, BR, Kidd, SE, Ellis, DH & Griesser, HJ 2013, 'Biomaterials surfaces capable of resisting fungal attachment and biofilm formation', Biotechnology Advances, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 296-307. 65 59
2012	Christo, SN, Sarvestani, GT, Griesser, SS, Coad, BR, Griesser, HJ, Vasilev, K, Brown, MP, Diener, KR & Hayball, JD 2012, 'Individual and population quantitative analyses of calcium flux in T-Cells activated on functionalized material surfaces', Australian Journal of Chemistry: An International Journal for Chemical Science, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 45-49. 7 7
2012	Coad, BR, Lu, Y & Meagher, L 2012, 'A substrate-independent method for surface grafting polymer layers by atom transfer radical polymerization: reduction of protein adsorption', Acta Biomaterialia, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 608-618. Open access 45 45
2012	Coad, BR, Lu, Y, Glattauer, V & Meagher, L 2012, 'Substrate-independent method for growing and modulating the density of polymer brushes from surfaces by ATRP', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 2811-2823. Open access 33 32
2012	Coad, BR, Scholz, T, Vasilev, K, Hayball, JD, Short, RD & Griesser, HJ 2012, 'Functionality of proteins bound to plasma polymer surfaces', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 2455-2463. 52 52
2012	Coad, BR, Vasilev, K, Diener, KR, Hayball, JD, Short, RD & Griesser, HJ 2012, 'Immobilized streptavidin gradients as bioconjugation platforms', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 2710-2717. 34 34

Conferences

Year	Output
2013	Radford, J, Wang, L, Li, J, Coad, B, McFarland, C & Nordon, R 2013, 'A novel flash detection algorithm for single molecule counting with TIRF microscopy', International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, IEEE Press, article no. 6556662, pp. 1066-1069. 1 9

Other outputs

Patents

2014 Nydén, BM; Nann, T; Griesser, HJ; Coad, BR; Larsson, M; Linden, JB. Antiscale or antifouling coating WO2014085863-A1, WO2014085863-A1 12 Jun 2014 C09D-005/16 201443, 2014.

2010 Ameringer, T; Coad, BR; Evans, RA; Forsythe, JS; Hou, X; Meagher, L; Pasic, P; Thissen, HW; Tsang, K. Electrospun polymer fiber useful for manufacture of polymer brushes WO2010020008-A1, WO2010020008-A1 25 Feb 2010 D06M-014/10 201016, 2010.

Research

Patents

Details	Registry	Status
Metal ion binding polymers and uses thereof Nyden, Bo Magnus; Nann, Thomas; Griesser, Hans Jorg; Coad, Bryan; Larsson, Mikael; Linden, Johan Benny	WO	Filed
Polymer coatings Tsang, Kelly; Hou, Xueliang; Coad, Bryan; Forsythe, John Stanley; Meagher, Laurence; Thissen, Helmut Werner; Ameringer, Thomas; Evans, Richard Alexander; Pasic, Paul	WO	Filed

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

My research questions are complex, outward-looking, and transdisciplinary. Transformative research necessarily requires the skill sets of world-leading research experts that complete a fascinating puzzle. A good example of this is our partners at the University of Manchester and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne who contribute to our Discovery Project and supplement our research in materials science with expert knowledge in biology and polymer chemistry. Our partners add a richness and importance to the reserch that will make outcomes broadly applicable and relevant to global audiences.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne	ITALY
Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne	SWITZERLAND
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Fraunhofer IGB	GERMANY
Institute for Molecular Science	JAPAN
Lancaster University	UNITED KINGDOM
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
National Mycology Reference Centre	AUSTRALIA
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Royal Adelaide Hospital	AUSTRALIA
SA Pathology	AUSTRALIA
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	SWEDEN
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne	SWITZERLAND
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH)	SWITZERLAND
Tasmania Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment,	AUSTRALIA
Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries	AUSTRALIA
The Alfred Hospital	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Bari	ITALY
University of Bath	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Lleida	SPAIN
University of Manchester	UNITED KINGDOM
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Nottingham	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Siegen	GERMANY
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Tasmania	AUSTRALIA

Teaching & student supervision

Teaching strengths

Chemistry (general, physical)
Biomaterials (surface engineering & analysis)
Polymer chemistry

Highlights

Although my position is research only, I enjoy teaching and accecpt opportunities to lecture on topics listed above

Apart from chemistry, I have also been invited to lecturer on the following:

"Publishing your research and what journal editors want"

"Establishing your academic career and maintaining your lifestyle"

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
The development of luminescent amphiphilic antimicrobial lipopeptide mimics capable of treating pathogenic multi-drug resistant microbials	Current
Interplay of an antifungal coating and surface micro-cone structure on the biological responses of attaching fungal and mammalian cells	Completed
Investigation of the activity of a caspofungin-grafted surface coating on attaching pathogenic fungi	Completed
Strategies for combatting the formation of fungal biofilms on biomaterials surfaces	Completed

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