I am a Senior Research Fellow and head of the plasma medicine research group at the Future Industries Institute within University of South Australia. We are investigating the development of low-temperature atmospheric-pressure ionised gas discharge (plasma) technology as a new medical therapy for treatment of chronic wound infections, wound healing, viral infections and cancers. In addition we are applying plasma technology in agriculture, environmental applications and for improving animal welfare. Our plasma technology is underpinned by a detailed fundamental scientific understanding of the physicochemical processes within plasma environments that enables us to tailor the technology to suit each indvidual application. A major... Read more
About me
I am a Senior Research Fellow and head of the plasma medicine research group at the Future Industries Institute within University of South Australia. We are investigating the development of low-temperature atmospheric-pressure ionised gas discharge (plasma) technology as a new medical therapy for treatment of chronic wound infections, wound healing, viral infections and cancers. In addition we are applying plasma technology in agriculture, environmental applications and for improving animal welfare. Our plasma technology is underpinned by a detailed fundamental scientific understanding of the physicochemical processes within plasma environments that enables us to tailor the technology to suit each indvidual application. A major outcome from my research was the invention of a “plasma activated hydrogel therapy” technology, which enables safe and effective plasma treatment of wounds (Patent # WO 2015/123720 A1). In 2019-2020, I took a 12-month hiatus from academia to undertake a secondment with UK’s NHS leading disinfection wipe provider, GAMA Healthcare, in the UK. With GAMA, I progressed plasma technology for healthcare and gained experience in the commercialisation of advanced medical technologies. Upon invitation, I have taken on editorial duties for four major journals. I am Associate Editor for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Transactions in Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences (IEEE TRPMS) journal since 2016. I am a Board Member on two journals run by the Institute of Physics (IOP): Journal of Physics Communications since 2017 and Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics since 2018. I am Associate Editor for Frontiers in Physics since 2020. I am a keen home beer brewer, fisherman and conservationist, and I enjoy spending time on my hobby farm with my family and friendly flock of chickens.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University
Bachelor of Biotechnology Flinders University
Early Career Award in Plasma Medicine (ECAPM) - Awarded by the International Society for Plasma Medicine (ISPM) in 2021
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Plasma activated hydrogel therapy for combatting antimicrobial resistance in chronic wounds, NHMRC - Ideas Grants, 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024
Plasma-soft tissue interactions: advancing a new era of plasma technologies, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/04/2016 - 31/12/2019
Simple effective anti-microbial and wound healing dressings (SP 09.1 WMI), Wound Management Innovation CRC, 01/04/2015 - 30/06/2018
Research
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.
Year | Output |
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2019 |
Open access
112
99
|
2018 |
Open access
106
92
1
|
2018 |
Open access
69
60
1
|
2016 |
Open access
29
27
1
|
2016 |
125
102
1
|
Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
Open access
8
7
213
|
2023 |
Open access
3
2
1
|
2023 |
7
4
|
2022 |
Open access
18
11
2
|
2022 |
10
10
|
2022 |
1
1
231
|
2022 |
Open access
2
1
1
|
2021 |
13
|
2021 |
Open access
27
23
|
2021 |
Open access
70
64
3
|
2021 |
Open access
20
16
71
|
2020 |
Open access
39
32
13
|
2019 |
Open access
72
73
1
|
2019 |
Open access
112
99
|
2019 |
Open access
28
25
|
2019 |
Open access
32
27
2
|
2018 |
1
|
2018 |
Open access
86
77
|
2018 |
Open access
106
92
1
|
2018 |
Open access
69
60
1
|
2017 |
Open access
1
2
|
2017 |
Open access
26
21
1
|
2017 |
Open access
4
3
|
2017 |
Open access
3
4
|
2017 |
Open access
1
1
1
|
2017 |
Open access
24
19
1
|
2017 |
29
29
2
|
2016 |
48
43
|
2016 |
Open access
29
27
1
|
2016 |
125
102
1
|
2015 |
65
58
|
2015 |
Open access
35
32
|
2015 |
32
|
2015 |
25
25
|
2015 |
Open access
34
32
|
2015 |
3
22
1
|
2015 |
Open access
9
8
|
2014 |
Open access
53
50
|
2014 |
Open access
122
102
1
|
2013 |
30
29
|
2013 |
39
34
|
2012 |
Open access
23
21
|
2012 |
5
4
|
2012 |
66
50
|
2012 |
Open access
16
11
|
2012 |
20
20
|
2011 |
Open access
20
20
|
2011 |
50
45
|
2011 |
47
44
|
2011 |
53
50
|
2011 |
48
38
|
2010 |
19
18
|
2010 |
Open access
21
21
|
2010 |
Open access
9
7
|
2010 |
6
6
|
2009 |
29
26
|
2009 |
21
20
|
2008 |
Open access
17
17
|
Year | Output |
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2021 |
Open access
4
|
2011 |
Open access
1
1
|
2011 |
Open access
4
2
|
Research
Early Career Award in Plasma Medicine (ECAPM) - Awarded by the International Society for Plasma Medicine (ISPM) in 2021
Research
Details | Registry | Status |
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Stimulus responsive substrates Voelcker, Nicholas Hans; Pace, Stephanie; Szili, Endre Jozsef; Sweetman, Martin Jay; Vasani, Roshan Bharath |
AU | Filed |
Stimulus responsive substrates Voelcker, Nicholas Hans; Pace, Stephanie; Szili, Endre Jozsef; Sweetman, Martin Jay; Vasani, Roshan Bharath |
WO | Filed |
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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AGA Nanotech | UNITED KINGDOM |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
Department of Chemistry and Material Science Institute, UK | UNITED KINGDOM |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
George Washington University | UNITED STATES |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology | CHINA |
INP Greifswald EV | GERMANY |
Kochi Medical School | JAPAN |
Kochi University | JAPAN |
Kochi University of Technology | JAPAN |
Kwangwoon University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
Lancaster University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | UNITED STATES |
Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology | GERMANY |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | UNITED STATES |
Materials Science Institute, Lancaster University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Meijo University | JAPAN |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
National Institute of Forensic Science | AUSTRALIA |
Old Dominion University | UNITED STATES |
Osaka City University | JAPAN |
Osaka Metropolitan University | JAPAN |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Scripps Research Institute | UNITED STATES |
Soniclean | AUSTRALIA |
TGR Biosciences | AUSTRALIA |
Toyohashi University of Technology | JAPAN |
Universiteit Antwerpen | BELGIUM |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Alabama | UNITED STATES |
University Of Alabama In Huntsville | UNITED STATES |
University of Antwerp | BELGIUM |
University of Barcelona | SPAIN |
University of Bath | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of California | UNITED STATES |
University of California, Berkeley | UNITED STATES |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | UNITED STATES |
University of Liverpool | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | UNITED STATES |
University of Orléans | FRANCE |
University of Sheffield | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
---|---|
Future FellowshipAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2019 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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110327 - Application of plasma medicine in the treatment of burn wounds | Current |
Low-temperature plasma jet delivery of reactive species for biomedical applications | Current |
Towards understanding the underlying biological mechanisms ofplasma in medicine | Current |
Engineered electrospun scaffolds for small diameter vascular graft | Completed |
High throughput screening of stem cell-surface interactions based on cell microarray platforms | Completed |
Investigating plasma-tissue interactions in the context of wound healing | Completed |
Optical biosensors based on nanoporous materials to detect biomarkers in chronic wound fluid | Completed |
Plasma activated hydrogel dressing with integrated electrode and electronic sensor for healing and monitoring of chronic wounds | Completed |