Dr Paula Facal Marina

SAIBT SA Institute of Business and Technology

City East Campus (B5-03B)
tel +61 8 830 22165

email Paula.FacalMarina@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Engagement matters
Bionanotechnology
Synthetic organic chemistry
Colloid Science

My professional career as a Chemist spans across over 15 years, applying progressive knowledge of environmental chemistry, nanotechnology and organic synthetic chemistry to contribute to groundbreaking scientific research.

Notable accomplishments include the participation in innovative research projects at the interface between chemistry and biomaterials science to develop innovative solutions to current and emerging biomedical and environmental challenges.

My extensive experience as a chemist includes providing advice on matters such as waste and quality management, food packaging and conservation, identification of chemical hazards and advising on its correct manipulation and storage

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In the media

Date	Title
01/11/2017

About me

Experience

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy The University of South Australia

Work history

Research Associate (ARA) - School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences - University of South Australia

March 2017 - current

Supervisor: Dr. Anton Blencowe

Research Assistant (ARAS) - Future Industries Institute - University of South Australia

October 2016 – February 2017

Supervisor: Prof. Nico Voelcker

High Degree by Research student – Future Industries Institute – University of South Australia

March 2013 – September 2017

Thesis: Pickering Emulsion Formation with Hydrophilic Silica Nanoparticles

http://arrow.unisa.edu.au:8081/1959.8/138659

Supervisor: AsProf. David Beattie

Research Fellowship Electronic Microscopy – CACTI (Scientific and Technological Research Assistance Centre) – University of Vigo

September 2012 – February 2013

Supervisor: Dr. Jesús Méndez

Research Assistant Colloid Chemistry Group – School of Chemistry - University of Vigo

January 2012 - September 2012

Supervisors: Prof. Luis M. Liz-Marzán and Prof. Isabel Pastoriza-Santos

Research Fellow - Nanotechnology and Surface Analysis - CACTI (Scientific and Technological Research Assistance Centre) – University of Vigo

October 2010 – September 2011

Supervisor: Dr. Carmen Serra Rodríguez

Field Chemistry Technician – wastewater treatment plants - Inserpyme Global

June 2010 – November 2010

Supervisor: Francisco Forjanes

Field Service Consultant - Mira Novas Tecnoloxias S.L.

September 2009 – 15 May 2010

Supervisor: Roberto Carlos Valverde Sabin

Business agent and consultant for corporate training and development - Activa Formacion

January 2009 – 22 June 2009

Supervisor: Damian Duran Mariño

Research Assistant - School of Industrial Engineering - University of Vigo

July 1998 – June 2008

Supervisor: Prof. Francisco J. Rey Losada

Research

Research themes

Transforming industries
Cancer
Healthy futures
Transforming societies

Research focus

Chemical Sciences
Engineering
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Biological Sciences

Highlights

CRC-P2 – Delivery gel lead optimisation: chemical formulation - 2019

CACHSR (CI) - Injectable drug-loaded nanoparticle hydrogel composites for cancer treatment using a synergistic combination of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and photothermal therapy - 2019

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2020	Ayeleru, OO, Dlova, S, Akinribide, OJ, Ntuli, F, Kupolati, WK, Marina, PF, Blencowe, A & Olubambi, PA 2020, 'Challenges of plastic waste generation and management in sub-Saharan Africa: a review', Waste Management, vol. 110, pp. 24-42. 4 1 1
2020	Brewer, K, Gundsambuu, B, Facal Marina, P, Barry, SC & Blencowe, A 2020, 'Thermoresponsive poly(e-caprolactone)-poly(ethylene/propylene glycol) copolymers as injectable hydrogels for cell therapies', Polymers, vol. 12, no. 2, article no. 367, pp. 1-19. Open access 4 3 5
2019	Forget, A, Harding, FJ, Cockshell, MP, Penko, D, Rouzaud, C, Ahmadi, V, Marina, PF, Rojas-Canales, D, Bonder, CS, Coates, PTH, Waibel, M, Thomas, HE, Kay, TW, Loudovaris, T, Blencowe, A & Voelcker, NH 2019, 'Replica moulded poly(dimethylsiloxane) microwell arrays induce localized endothelial cell immobilization for coculture with pancreatic islets', BioInterphases: An Open Access Journal for the Biomaterials Interface Community, vol. 14, no. 1, article no. 011002, pp. 1-8. Open access 4
2019	Graham, S, Facal Marina, P & Blencowe, A 2019, 'Thermoresponsive polysaccharides and their thermoreversible physical hydrogel networks', Carbohydrate Polymers, vol. 207, pp. 143-159. 31 29 3
2018	Facal Marina, P, Cheng, C, Sedev, R, Stocco, A, Binks, BP & Wang, D 2018, 'Van der Waals emulsions: emulsions stabilized by surface-inactive, hydrophilic particles via van der Waals attraction', Angewandte Chemie, vol. 57, no. 30, pp. 9510-9514. Open access 5 5 3
2018	Facal Marina, P, Xu, J, Wu, X & Xu, H 2018, 'Thinking outside the box: Placing hydrophilic particles in an oil phase for the formation and stabilization of Pickering emulsions', Chemical Science, vol. 9, no. 21, pp. 4821-4829. Open access 10 9 2
2018	Facal Marina, PA, Delcheva, I & Beattie, DA 2018, 'Multi-modal stabilisation of emulsions using a combination of hydrophilic particles and an amino acid', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 538, pp. 765-773. 3 3 2
2018	Ozcelik, B, Palmer, J, Ladewig, K, Facal Marina, P, Stevens, GW, Abberton, K, Morrison, WA, Blencowe, A & Qiao, GG 2018, 'Biocompatible porous polyester-ether hydrogel scaffolds with cross-linker mediated biodegradation and mechanical properties for tissue augmentation', Polymers, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 1-19. Open access 4 4
2017	Richter, K, Facal, P, Thomas, N, Vandecandelaere, I, Ramezanpour, M, Cooksley, C, Prestidge, CA, Coenye, T, Wormald, P-J & Vreugde, S 2017, 'Taking the silver bullet colloidal silver particles for the topical treatment of biofilm-related infections', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 26, pp. 21631-21638. 21 18 3
2015	Xi, C, Marina, PF, Xia, H & Wang, D 2015, 'Directed self-assembly of gold nanoparticles into plasmonic chains', Soft Matter, vol. 11, no. 23, pp. 4562-4571. 32 29

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA for the EMCR Forum. The main goal of the EMCR Representative Network is to improve communication between the EMCR Forum Executive and EMCRs all around Australia.
Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools (SMiS) is a national program managed by CSIRO on behalf of the nation. It provides skilled volunteers the opportunity to have a positive impact and make a difference to science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education in primary and secondary Australian schools. Creating and supporting flexible partnerships between STEM professionals and teachers, provides access to real-world, contemporary experiences that promote understanding of the importance of STEM and inspiring students.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Botswana International University of Science and Technology	BOTSWANA
Department of Surgery	UNITED STATES
Ghent University	BELGIUM
Jilin University	CHINA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Royal Adelaide Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Shandong University	CHINA
St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	AUSTRALIA
Tshwane University of Technology	SOUTH AFRICA
Universitat Freiburg im Breisgau	GERMANY
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Hull	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Johannesburg	SOUTH AFRICA
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Montpellier	FRANCE
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
EMCR Forum Representative Australian Academy of Science	2019
Member Scimex	2019
Volunteer CSIRO Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools (SMiS)	2019
Member Scimex	2018
Volunteer CSIRO Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools (SMiS)	2018
Member Scimex	2017
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2017
Member International Association of Colloid and Interfaces Scientist (IACIS)	2017
Volunteer CSIRO Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools (SMiS)	2017
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2016
Member International Association of Colloid and Interfaces Scientist (IACIS)	2016
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2015
Member International Association of Colloid and Interfaces Scientist (IACIS)	2015
Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)	2014
Research Fellow - Nanotechnology and Surface Analysis CACTI (Scientific and Technological Research Assistance Centre), University of Vigo	2010

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Development of novel stimuli-responsive polysaccharides as delivery systems	Current
Spatial and temporal control of drug-release from polymeric implants and films using 3D printing	Current

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