Dr Elena Taran
Senior Professional Officer
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
+61 7 334 63421
Book Chapter
Taran, Elena and Nguyen, Anh V. (2012). Surface deformation during bubble-particle colloidal interaction quantified by atomic force microscopy and numerical modeling. Separation technologies for minerals, coal, and earth resources. (pp. 19-26) edited by Courtney A. Young and Gerald H. Luttrell. Littleton, CO, USA: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME).
Journal Articles
Thavapalachandran, Sujitha, Grieve, Stuart M., Hume, Robert D., Le, Thi Yen Loan, Raguram, Kalyan, Hudson, James E., Pouliopoulos, Jim, Figtree, Gemma A., Dye, Rafael P., Barry, Anthony M., Brown, Paula, Lu, Juntang, Coffey, Sean, Kesteven, Scott H., Mills, Richard J., Rashid, Fairooj N., Taran, Elena, Kovoor, Pramesh, Thomas, Liza, Denniss, Alan Robert, Kizana, Eddy, Asli, Naisana S., Xaymardan, Munira, Feneley, Michael P., Graham, Robert M., Harvey, Richard P. and Chong, James J. H. (2020). Platelet-derived growth factor-AB improves scar mechanics and vascularity after myocardial infarction. Science Translational Medicine, 12 (524) eaay2140, eaay2140. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay2140
Jia, Yi, Zhang, Longzhou, Zhuang, Linzhou, Liu, Hongli, Yan, Xuecheng, Wang, Xin, Liu, Jiandang, Wang, Jiancheng, Zheng, Yarong, Xiao, Zhaohui, Taran, Elena, Chen, Jun, Yang, Dongjiang, Zhu, Zhonghua, Wang, Shuangyin, Dai, Liming and Yao, Xiangdong (2019). Identification of active sites for acidic oxygen reduction on carbon catalysts with and without nitrogen doping. Nature Catalysis, 2 (8), 688-695. doi: 10.1038/s41929-019-0297-4
Bradbury, Peta M., Turner, Kylie, Mitchell, Camilla, Griffin, Kaitlyn R., Middlemiss, Shiloh, Lau, Loretta, Dagg, Rebecca, Taran, Elena, Cooper-White, Justin, Fabry, Ben and O'Neill, Geraldine M. (2017). The focal adhesion targeting domain of p130Cas confers a mechanosensing function. Journal of Cell Science, 130 (7), 1263-1273. doi: 10.1242/jcs.192930
Santander-Borrego, Miriem, Taran, Elena, Shadforth, Audra M. A., Whittaker, Andrew K., Chirila, Traian V. and Blakey, Idriss (2017). Hydrogels with lotus leaf topography: investigating surface properties and cell adhesion. Langmuir, 33 (2), 485-493. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03547
da Silva, Fabio L., Dixon, Matthew W. A., Stack, Colin M., Teuscher, Franka, Taran, Elena, Jones, Malcolm K., Lovas, Erica, Tilley, Leann, Brown, Christopher L., Trenholme, Katharine R., Dalton, John P., Gardiner, Donald L. and Skinner-Adams, Tina S. (2016). A Plasmodium falciparum S33 proline aminopeptidase is associated with changes in erythrocyte deformability. Experimental Parasitology, 169, 13-21. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.06.013
Yu, Meihua, Niu, Yuting, Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Hongwei, Yang, Yannan, Taran, Elena, Jambhrunkar, Siddharth, Gu, Wenyi, Thorn, Peter and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Size-dependent gene delivery of amine-modified silica nanoparticles. Nano Research, 9 (2), 291-305. doi: 10.1007/s12274-015-0909-5
Niu, Yuting, Yu, Meihua, Zhang, Jun, Yang, Yannan, Xu, Chun, Yeh, Michael, Taran, Elena, Hou, Jeff Jia Cheng, Gray, Peter P. and Yu, Chengzhong (2015). Synthesis of silica nanoparticles with controllable surface roughness for therapeutic protein delivery. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3 (43), 8477-8485. doi: 10.1039/c5tb01405k
Diao, Mengxue, Nguyen, Tuan A.H., Taran, Elena, Mahler, Stephen M. and Nguyen, Anh V. (2015). Effect of energy source, salt concentration and loading force on colloidal interactions between Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans cells and mineral surfaces. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 132, 271-280. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.05.026
Amiralian, Nasim, Annamalai, Pratheep K., Memmott, Paul, Taran, Elena, Schmidt, Susanne and Martin, Darren J. (2015). Easily deconstructed, high aspect ratio cellulose nanofibres from Triodia pungens; an abundant grass of Australia's arid zone. RSC Advances, 5 (41), 32124-32132. doi: 10.1039/c5ra02936h
Diao, Mengxue, Taran, Elena, Mahler, Stephen and Nguyen, Anh V. (2014). A concise review of nanoscopic aspects of bioleaching bacteria-mineral interactions. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 212, 45-63. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.08.005
Goulter, Rebecca M., Taran, Elena, Gentle, Ian R., Gobius, Kari S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2014). Escherichia coli strains expressing H12 antigens demonstrate an increased ability to attach to abiotic surfaces as compared with E. coli strains expressing H7 antigens. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 119, 90-98. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.04.003
Piloto, Carlo, Notarianni, Marco, Shafiei, Mahnaz, Taran, Elena, Galpaya, Dilini, Yan, Cheng and Motta, Nunzio (2014). Highly NO2 sensitive caesium doped graphene oxide conductometric sensors. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 5 (1), 1073-1081. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.5.120
Diao, Mengxue, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Taran, Elena, Mahler, Stephen and Nguyen, Anh V. (2014). Differences in adhesion of A. thiooxidans and A. ferrooxidans on chalcopyrite as revealed by atomic force microscopy with bacterial probes. Minerals Engineering, 61, 9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2014.03.002
Diao, Mengxue, Taran, Elena, Mahler, Stephen, Nguyen, Tuan A. H. and Nguyen, Anh V. (2014). Quantifying adhesion of acidophilic bioleaching bacteria to silica and pyrite by atomic force microscopy with a bacterial probe. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 115, 229-236. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.11.047
Diao, Mengxue, Taran, Elena, Mahler, Stephen M. and Nguyen, Anh V. (2014). Comparison and evaluation of immobilization methods for preparing bacterial probes using acidophilic bioleaching bacteria Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans for AFM studies. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 102, 12-14. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.04.004
Zhang, Jing, Martin, Darren J., Taran, Elena, Thurecht, Kristofer J. and Minchin, Rodney F. (2014). Effect of supercritical carbon dioxide on the loading and release of model drugs from polyurethane films: comparison with solvent casting. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 215 (1), 54-64. doi: 10.1002/macp.201300492
Mohd Hidzir, Norsyahidah, Hill, David J. T., Taran, Elena, Martin, Darren and Grondahl, Lisbeth (2013). Argon plasma treatment-induced grafting of acrylic acid onto expanded poly(tetrafluoroethylene) membranes. Polymer, 54 (24), 6536-6546. doi: 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.10.003
Andriani, Yosephine, Morrow, Isabel C., Taran, Elena, Edwards, Grant A., Schiller, Tara L., Osman, Azlin F. and Martin, Darren J. (2013). In vitro biostability of poly(dimethyl siloxane/hexamethylene oxide)-based polyurethane/layered silicate nanocomposites. Acta Biomaterialia, 9 (9), 8308-8317. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.05.021
Luk, Jing Zhong, Cooper-White, Justin, Rintoul, Llew, Taran, Elena and Grondahl, Lisbeth (2013). Functionalised polycaprolactone films and 3D scaffolds via gamma irradiation-induced grafting. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 1 (33), 4171-4181. doi: 10.1039/c3tb20267d
Sacarescu, Gabriela, Taran, Elena, Donose, Bogdan C., Simionescu, Mihaela, Harabagiu, Valeria and Sacarescu, Liviu (2012). Surface-enhanced fluorescence of in situ synthesized polysilanesilver nanoparticles. Polymer International, 61 (2), 1726-1732. doi: 10.1002/pi.4261
Peng, Hui, Thurecht, Kristofer J., Blakey, Idriss, Taran, Elena and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2012). Effect of solvent quality on the solution properties of assemblies of partially fluorinated amphiphilic diblock copolymers. Macromolecules, 45 (21), 8681-8690. doi: 10.1021/ma3019188
Wang, Da-Wei, Du, Aijun, Taran, Elena, Lu, Gao Qing (Max) and Gentle, Ian R. (2012). A water-dielectric capacitor using hydrated graphene oxide film. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22 (39), 21085-21091. doi: 10.1039/c2jm34476a
Donose, Bogdan C., Harnisch, Falk and Taran, Elena (2012). Electrochemically produced hydrogen bubble probes for gas evolution kinetics and force spectroscopy. Electrochemistry Communications, 24 (1), 21-24. doi: 10.1016/j.elecom.2012.08.009
Yang, Zhe, Taran, Elena, Webb, Timothy I. and Lynch, Joseph W. (2012). Stoichiometry and subunit arrangement of alpha 1 beta glycine receptors as determined by atomic force microscopy. Biochemistry, 51 (26), 5229-5231. doi: 10.1021/bi300063m
Lauridsen, Lasse H., Shamaileh, Hadi A., Edwards, Stacey L., Taran, Elena and Veedu, Rakesh N. (2012). Rapid one-step selection method for generating nucleic acid aptamers: Development of a DNA aptamer against α-bungarotoxin. PLoS One, 7 (7) e41702, e41702.1-e41702.6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041702
Goulter-Thorsen, R. M., Taran, E., Gentle, I. R., Gobius, K. S. and Dykes, G. A. (2011). CsgA production by Escherichia coli O157:H7 alters attachment to abiotic surfaces in some growth environments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77 (20), 7339-7344. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00277-11
Goulter-Thorsen, Rebecca M., Taran, Elena, Gentle, Ian R., Gobius, Kari S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2011). Surface roughness of stainless steel influences attachment and detachment of Escherichia coli O157. Journal of Food Protection, 74 (8), 1359-1363. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-006
Epure, Elena-Luiza, Moleavin, Ioana Andreea, Taran, Elena, Nguyen, Anh V., Nichita, Norica and Hurduc, Nicolae (2011). Azo-polymers modified with nucleobases and their interactions with DNA molecules. Polymer Bulletin, 67 (3), 467-478. doi: 10.1007/s00289-010-0436-1
Ozdemir, O., Taran, E., Hampton, M. A., Karakashev, S. I. and Nguyen, A. V. (2009). Surface chemistry aspects of coal flotation in bore water. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 92 (3-4), 177-183. doi: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.04.001
Donose, Bogdan C., Taran, Elena, Hampton, Marc A., Karakashev, Stoyan I. and Nguyen, Anh V. (2009). Carbon nanotube air-bubble interactions studied by atomic force microscopy. Advanced Powder Technology, 20 (3), 257-261. doi: 10.1016/j.apt.2009.02.003
Taran, E., Hampton, M. A., Nguyen, A. V. and Attard, P. (2009). Anomalous time effect on particle-bubble interactions studied by atomic force microscopy. Langmuir, 25 (5), 2797-2803. doi: 10.1021/la802638s
Hampton, M. A., Donose, B. C., Taran, E. and Nguyen, A. V. (2009). Effect of nanobubbles on friction forces between hydrophobic surfaces in water. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 329 (1), 202-207. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.09.040
Taran, Elena, Kanda, Yoichi, Vakarelski, Ivan U. and Higashitani, Ko (2007). Nonlinear friction characteristics between silica surfaces in high pH solution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 307 (2), 425-432. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.12.036
Donose, Bogdan C., Taran, Elena, Vakarelski, Ivan U., Shinto, Hiroyuki and Higashitani, Ko (2006). Effects of cleaning procedures of silica wafers on their friction characteristics. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 299 (1), 233-237. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.01.044
Donose, Bogdan C., Vakarelski, Ivan U., Taran, Elena, Shinto, Hiroyuki and Higashitani, Ko (2006). Specific Effects of Divalent Cation Nitrates on the Nanotribology of Silica Surfaces. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 45 (21), 7035-7041. doi: 10.1021/ie060182r
Taran, Elena, Donose, Bogdan C., Vakarelski, Ivan U. and Higashitani, Ko (2006). PH dependence of friction forces between silica surfaces in solutions. Journal of colloid and interface science, 297 (1), 199-203. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2005.10.038
Taran, Elena, Donose, Bogdan, Higashitani, Ko, Asandei, Alexandru D., Scutaru, Dan and Hurduc, Nicolae (2006). ATRP grafting of styrene from benzyl chloride functionalized polysiloxanes: An AFM and TGA study of the Cu(0)/bpy catalyst. European Polymer Journal, 42 (1), 119-125. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2005.06.030
Conference Papers
Donose, Bogdan C., Harnisch, Falk and Taran, Elena (2013). Bubble probe microscopy: one step closer. The 6th Biennial Australian Colloid and Interface Symposium, Noosa, Queensland, Australia, 3-7 February 2013.
Donose, Bogdan C., Taran, Elena, Hampton, Marc A., Karakashev, Stoyan I. and Nguyen, Anh V. (2009). Carbon nanotube air-bubble interactions studied by atomic force microscopy. Chemeca 2008, Newcastle, Australia, 28 September–1 October 2008. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apt.2009.02.003
Donose, Bogdan C., Taran, E., Hampton, M. A., Karakashev, S. I. and Nguyen, A. V. (2008). Interaction between a carbon nanotube and air bubble. Chemeca 2008, Newcastle, Australia, 28 September -1 October 2008. New South Wales, Australia: Engineers Australia.
Taran, E., Donose, B. C., Vakarelski, I. U., Shinto, H., Kanda, Y. and Higashitani, Ko (2007). Classification of Nano-Friction Characteristics of Silica Surfaces in Electrolyte Solutions Investigated by AFM. 81st Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware USA, 24-27 June 2007. ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Science.
Taran, E., Donose, B. C., Vakarelski, I. U., Shinto, H., Kanda, Y. and Higashitani, K. (2007). Friction characteristics of clean hydrophilic silica surfaces in solutions of normal and high pH's. The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL USA, 25-29 March 2007. WASHINGTON: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
Donose, B. C., Taran, E., Vakarelski, I. U. and Higashitani, K. (2006). Effects of Electrolytes and Solution pH on Silica Nanotribology. Material Research Society 2006 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 17-21 April 2006.
Donose, B.C., Taran, E., Vakarelski, I.U. and Higashitani, K. (2005). Silica surfaces lubrication induced by Multivalent Cation Adsorption. The 58th Divisional Meeting on Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Utsunomiya, Japan, September, 2005.
Vakarelski, I. U., Donose, B.C., Taran, E. and Higashitani, K. (2005). Silica surfaces nanotribology in aqueous solutions, Australian Colloid and Interface Symposium. Australian Colloid and Interface Symposium, Coogee Beach, Sydney, 13-17 February 2005.
Taran, E., Donose, B. C., Vakarelski, I. U. and Higashitani, K. (2005). pH Dependent Friction Forces between Silica Surfaces measured by AFM. 8th Japan-Australia Colloid and Interface Science Gakkai, Terrigal, NSW, Australia, 27th - 30th November 2005.
Taran, E., Donose, B. C., Vakarelski, I.U. and Higashitani, K. (2005). Dependence of Friction Forces between Silica Surfaces on Solution pH. 58th Divisional Meeting on Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Utsunomiya, Japan, September 2005.
Donose, B. C., Taran, E., Vakarelski, I. U. and Higashitani, K. (2005). How Do Hydrated Ions Act as the Lubricant between Silica Surfaces in Solutions?; A Nanotribology Study in Aqueous Solutions by AFM. 79th American Chemical Society Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Potsdam, NY, 12-15 June 2005.
Nor, I., Taran, E., Donose, B., Scutaru, D. and Hurduc, N. (2005). The synthesis of graft polysiloxanes using the ATRP reactions. AFM study of the catalytic system Cu(0)/Bipyridyl. The 4th National Conference New Research Trends in Material Science, Constanta, Romania, 4th - 6th September, 2005.
Petraru, L., Taran, E., Donose, B. C., Higashitani, K., Asandei, A. D., Sauvet, G. and Hurduc, N. (2003). Poly(siloxane-g-styrene) and poly(siloxane-g-methylmethacrylate) by CuCl or Cu(0) catalyzed ATRP from benzyl chloride derivatized polysiloxanes. 6th Austrian Polymer Meeting. XXI st International H. F. Mark-Symposium, Vienna, Austria, 15-17 September 2003. Vienna, Austria: Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Department of Macromolecular Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology.