3D Synthetic Soft Tissue as a Novel Anti-Biofilm Assay for Drug Screening

Darryl Nguyen

doi:10.1071/CH14643

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3D Synthetic Soft Tissue as a Novel Anti-Biofilm Assay for Drug Screening

Darryl Nguyen

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Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics Group, School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia. Email: d.nguyen@uws.edu.au

Upon completing his B.Sc. degree (Med) at the University of Western Sydney, Darryl continued his education in research to a B.Sc. (Med) (Hons) under the guidance of Janice Aldrich-Wright and Ming Jie Wu. His research focusses on copper complexes and their potential to eradicate biofilms.

Australian Journal of Chemistry 68(7) 1171-1172 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH14643
Submitted: 31 October 2014 Accepted: 8 December 2014 Published: 11 February 2015

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3D Synthetic Soft Tissue as a Novel Anti-Biofilm Assay for Drug Screening

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