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  1. Polymer grafted recyclable magnetic nanoparticles

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  2. Inorganic nanoparticles engineered to attack bacteria

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  3. Localization of Quorum Sensing by Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS): Considerations of In Situ Signaling

    Article • September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  4. Functionalised nanoparticles complexed with antibiotic efficiently kill MRSA and other bacteria

    Article • Chemical Communications, August 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  5. Antimicrobial Metallopolymers and Their Bioconjugates with Conventional Antibiotics against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, April 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  6. Changing Microspatial Patterns of Sulfate-Reducing Microorganisms (SRM) during Cycling of Marine Stromatolite Mats

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2014, MDPI AG

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  7. Bio-inspired resin acid-derived materials as anti-bacterial resistance agents with unexpected activities

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  8. Deposition of nanoparticles onto polysaccharide-coated surfaces: implications for nanoparticle–biofilm interactions

    Article • Environmental Science Nano, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Boris Lau, Dr Alan W. Decho

  9. The EPS Matrix as an Adaptive Bastion for Biofilms: Introduction to Special Issue

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, November 2013, MDPI AG

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  10. Surface Charge Controls the Fate of Au Nanorods in Saline Estuaries

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, November 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  11. A preliminary assessment of the interactions between the capping agents of silver nanoparticles and environmental organics

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, October 2013, Elsevier

    Boris Lau, Dr Alan W. Decho

  12. Surface-functionalization effects on uptake of fluorescent polystyrene nanoparticles by model biofilms

    Article • Ecotoxicology, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  13. Robust antimicrobial compounds and polymers derived from natural resin acids

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Alan W. Decho, Dr Wujie Zhang

  14. Amphipathic antibacterial agents using cationic methacrylic polymers with natural rosin as pendant group

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  15. Ecotoxicity test methods for engineered nanomaterials: Practical experiences and recommendations from the bench

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November 2011, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  16. Chemical Challenges to Bacterial AHL Signaling in the Environment

    Article • Chemical Reviews, January 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  17. Reaction of N -Acylhomoserine Lactones with Hydroxyl Radicals: Rates, Products, and Effects on Signaling Activity

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, October 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  18. Extraction of high molecular weight DNA from microbial mats

    Article • BioTechniques, September 2010, Informa UK (Informa Life Sciences)

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  19. Overview of biopolymer-induced mineralization: What goes on in biofilms?

    Article • Ecological Engineering, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  20. Quorum sensing in natural environments: emerging views from microbial mats

    Article • Trends in Microbiology, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  21. Processes of carbonate precipitation in modern microbial mats

    Article • Earth-Science Reviews, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  22. Transfer of gold nanoparticles from the water column to the estuarine food web

    Article • Nature Nanotechnology, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  23. Autoinducers extracted from microbial mats reveal a surprising diversity ofN-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) and abundance changes that may relate to diel pH

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, February 2009, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  24. The Microbial Communities of the Modern Marine Stromatolites at Highborne Cay, Bahamas

    Article • Atoll Research Bulletin, January 2009, Smithsonian Institution

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  25. Determining the specific microbial populations and their spatial distribution within the stromatolite ecosystem of Shark Bay

    Article • The ISME Journal, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  26. Development of a microplate-based fluorescence immunoassay using quantum dot streptavidin conjugates for enumeration of putative marine bacteria, Alteromonas sp., associated with a benthic harpacticoid copepod

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  27. Light-Dependant Biostabilisation of Sediments by Stromatolite Assemblages

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2008, PLOS

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  28. Application of photostable quantum dots for indirect immunofluorescent detection of specific bacterial serotypes on small marine animals

    Article • Nanotechnology, May 2008, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  29. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for in Situ Measurements of Signaling Molecules (Autoinducers) Relevant to Bacteria Quorum Sensing

    Article • Applied Spectroscopy, December 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  30. The role of various dissolved organic matter forms on chlorpyrifos bioavailability to the estuarine bivalve Mercenaria mercenaria

    Article • Marine Environmental Research, July 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  31. Influence of natural dissolved organic matter (DOM) on acute and chronic toxicity of the pesticides chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos and fipronil on the meiobenthic estuarine copepod Amphiascus tenuiremis

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, July 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  32. Production and cycling of natural microbial exopolymers (EPS) within a marine stromatolite

    Article • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, April 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  33. Production and cycling of natural microbial exopolymers (EPS) within a marine stromatolite

    Article • January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  34. Quantifying CaCO3Microprecipitates Within Developing Surface Mats of Marine Stromatolites Using GIS and Digital Image Analysis

    Article • Geomicrobiology Journal, December 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  35. Reconstruction and computation of microscale biovolumes using geographical information systems: potential difficulties

    Article • Research in Microbiology, July 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  36. Using geographical information techniques to quantify the spatial structure of endolithic boring processes within sediment grains of marine stromatolites

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, February 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  37. Development of an Indirect Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay to Detect Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) Secreted by the Marine Stromatolite-Forming Cyanobacteria, Schizothrix sp.

    Article • Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  38. Extracellular Polymers (EPS) and Calcification within Modern Marine Stromatolites

    Article • January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  39. Sediment properties influencing upwelling spectral reflectance signatures: The “biofilm gel effect”

    Article • Limnology and Oceanography, January 2003, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  40. BIOAVAILABILITY OF THE ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS INSECTICIDE CHLORPYRIFOS TO THE SUSPENSION-FEEDING BIVALVE, MERCENARIA MERCENARIA, FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO DISSOLVED AND PARTICULATE MATTER

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, January 2003, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  41. ISOLATION AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SECRETIONS (EPS) FROM MODERN SOFT MARINE STROMATOLITES (BAHAMAS) AND ITS INHIBITORY EFFECT ON CACO3PRECIPITATION

    Article • Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, March 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  42. In Situ Microspatial Imaging Using Two-Photon and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy of Bacteria and Extracellular Polymeric Secretions (EPS) Within Marine Stromatolites

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, March 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  43. Microbial biofilms in intertidal systems: an overview

    Article • Continental Shelf Research, July 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  44. Exopolymer Microdomains as a Structuring Agent for Heterogeneity Within Microbial Biofilms

    Article • January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  45. Bioavailability of particle-associated silver, cadmium, and zinc to the estuarine amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus through dietary ingestion

    Article • Limnology and Oceanography, January 2000, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  46. Biochemical Characterization of Cyanobacterial Extracellular Polymers (EPS) from Modern Marine Stromatolites (Bahamas)

    Article • Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, January 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  47. Effects of chronic metal exposure and sediment organic matter on digestive absorption efficiency of cadmium by the deposit-feeding polychaeteCapitellaspecies I

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, June 1999, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  48. Imaging an alginate polymer gel matrix using atomic force microscopy

    Article • Carbohydrate Research, February 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  49. Extracellular Enzymes Within Microbial Biofilms and the Role of the Extracellular Polymer Matrix

    Article • January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  50. Chemical Communication Within Microbial Biofilms: Chemotaxis and Quorum Sensing in Bacterial Cells

    Article • January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  51. EFFECTS OF CHRONIC METAL EXPOSURE AND SEDIMENT ORGANIC MATTER ON DIGESTIVE ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY OF CADMIUM BY THE DEPOSIT-FEEDING POLYCHAETE CAPITELLA SPECIES I

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, January 1999, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  52. Chemical cues: Why basic peptides are signal molecules in marine environments

    Article • Limnology and Oceanography, November 1998, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  53. Sorption of cadmium to bacterial extracellular polymeric sediment coatings under estuarine conditions

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, September 1998, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  54. SORPTION OF CADMIUM TO BACTERIAL EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SEDIMENT COATINGS UNDER ESTUARINE CONDITIONS

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, January 1998, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  55. Flexible digestion strategies and trace metal assimilation in marine bivalves

    Article • Limnology and Oceanography, May 1996, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  56. Microbial activities and the transformation of organic matter within mucilaginous material

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, April 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  57. Exopolymer microenvironments of microbial flora: Multiple and interactive effects on trophic relationships

    Article • Limnology and Oceanography, December 1993, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  58. Bacterial exopolymer utilization by a harpacticoid copepod: A methodology and results

    Article • Limnology and Oceanography, July 1990, Wiley

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  59. Microscale dispersion of meiobenthic copepods in response to food-resource patchiness

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, June 1988, Elsevier

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  60. Spatial patterns and feeding of meiobenthic harpacticoid copepods in relation to resident microbial flora

    Article • Hydrobiologia, January 1986, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alan W. Decho

  61. A New Meiobenthic Species of Laophonte (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from the Florida Keys

    Article • Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, January 1986, JSTOR

    Dr Alan W. Decho