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UiT The Arctic University of Norway: Tromsø, NO

2022-02 to present | Researcher (Pharmacy)
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Sybil Akua Okyerewa Obuobi

UiT Norges arktiske universitet: Tromso, Troms, NO

2019-05 to 2022-01 | MSCA IF Postdoctoral Researcher (Pharmacy)
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Education and qualifications (2)

National University of Singapore: Singapore, SG

2014-01 to 2018-01 | PhD (Pharmacy)
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Aston University: Birmingham, Birmingham, GB

2012-08 to 2013-09 | Msc. Drug Delivery (Pharmacy)
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Funding (2)

COALITION: BaCteria respOnsive And intrinsicaLly actIve anTimIcrObial Nanohybrids

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DNA nanohydrogel loaded Liposomal formulations for high loading efficiency of antimicrobial drugs against intracellular bacterial and topical biofilm infections

2019-05-15 to 2021-05-14 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
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Works (20)

Decoding interactions between biofilms and DNA nanoparticles

Biofilm
2025-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Alexandra Sousa; Rutuparna Kulkarni; Mona Johannessen; Thorsten Wohland; Nataša Škalko-Basnet; Sybil Obuobi
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Understanding vaginal biofilms: The first step in harnessing antimicrobial nanomedicine.

Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Obuobi S; Škalko-Basnet N
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Sybil Akua Okyerewa Obuobi via Europe PubMed Central

Plasmonic nano-bowls for monitoring intra-membrane changes in liposomes, and DNA-based nanocarriers in suspension.

Biomedical optics express
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Das S; Tinguely JC; Obuobi SAO; Škalko-Basnet N; Saxena K; Ahluwalia BS; Mehta DS
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Polymyxin B stabilized DNA micelles for sustained antibacterial and antibiofilm activity against P. aeruginosa

Journal of Materials Chemistry B
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Alexandra Sousa; Vegard Borøy; Agnethe Bæverud; Kjersti Julin; Annette Bayer; Morten Strøm; Mona Johannessen; Nataša Škalko-Basnet; Sybil Obuobi
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Honeycomb-inspired SERS nano-bowls for rapid capture and analysis of extracellular vesicles and liposomes in suspension

2023-05-22 | Preprint
Contributors: Sathi Das; Jean-Claude Tinguely; Sybil Akua Okyerewa Obuobi; Eduarda M. Guerreiro; Natasa Skalko-Basnet; Omri Snir; Kanchan Saxena; Balpreet Singh Ahluwalia; Dalip Singh Mehta
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Smart delivery systems for microbial biofilm therapy: Dissecting design, drug release and toxicological features.

Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society
2023-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Sousa A; Phung AN; Škalko-Basnet N; Obuobi S
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Sybil Akua Okyerewa Obuobi via Europe PubMed Central

Biofilm Responsive Zwitterionic Antimicrobial Nanoparticles to Treat Cutaneous Infection

Biomacromolecules
2022-01-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Sybil Obuobi; Anna Ngoc Phung; Kjersti Julin; Mona Johannessen; Nataša Škalko-Basnet
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Wirelessly operated bioelectronic sutures for the monitoring of deep surgical wounds

Nature Biomedical Engineering
2021-10-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Viveka Kalidasan; Xin Yang; Ze Xiong; Renee R. Li; Haicheng Yao; Hareesh Godaba; Sybil Obuobi; Priti Singh; Xin Guan; Xi Tian et al.
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Nucleic acid peptide nanogels for the treatment of bacterial keratitis

Nanoscale
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Sybil Obuobi; Venkatesh Mayandi; Nurul Azlyn Mohd Nor; Benedict Jiasheng Lee; Rajamani Lakshminarayanan; Pui Lai Rachel Ee
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Biomimicry of microbial polysaccharide hydrogels for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine – A review

Carbohydrate Polymers
2020-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0144-8617
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Liposomal delivery of antibiotic loaded nucleic acid nanogels with enhanced drug loading and synergistic anti-inflammatory activity against S. aureus intracellular infections

Journal of Controlled Release
2020-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0168-3659
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Silica Nanoparticles—A Versatile Tool for the Treatment of Bacterial Infections

Frontiers in Chemistry
2020-07-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-2646
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Sybil Akua Okyerewa Obuobi

Nucleic Acid Hybrids as Advanced Antibacterial Nanocarriers

Pharmaceutics
2020-07-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Sybil Obuobi; Nataša Škalko-Basnet
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Facile and efficient encapsulation of antimicrobial peptides via crosslinked DNA nanostructures and their application in wound therapy

Journal of Controlled Release
2019-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0168-3659
Contributors: Sybil Obuobi; Hilda Kai-Lin Tay; Nhan Dai Thien Tram; Vanitha Selvarajan; Jasmeet Singh Khara; Ying Wang; Pui Lai Rachel Ee
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Antimicrobial and Anti-Biofilm Activities of Surface Engineered Polycationic Albumin Nanoparticles with Reduced Hemolytic Activity.

Macromolecular bioscience
2018-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Obuobi S; Wang Y; Khara JS; Riegger A; Kuan SL; Ee PLR
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Phenylboronic Acid Functionalized Polycarbonate Hydrogels for Controlled Release of Polymyxin B in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infected Burn Wounds.

Advanced healthcare materials
2018-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Obuobi S; Voo ZX; Low MW; Czarny B; Selvarajan V; Ibrahim NL; Yang YY; Ee PLR
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Disruption of drug-resistant biofilms using de novo designed short α-helical antimicrobial peptides with idealized facial amphiphilicity.

Acta biomaterialia
2017-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Khara JS; Obuobi S; Wang Y; Hamilton MS; Robertson BD; Newton SM; Yang YY; Langford PR; Ee PLR
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The role of modulation of antioxidant enzyme systems in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry
2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Obuobi S; Karatayev S; Chai CL; Ee PL; Mátyus P
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Biodegradable functional polycarbonate micelles for controlled release of amphotericin B.

Acta biomaterialia
2016-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Wang Y; Ke X; Voo ZX; Yap SSL; Yang C; Gao S; Liu S; Venkataraman S; Obuobi SAO; Khara JS et al.
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Improving brain drug targeting through exploitation of the nose-to-brain route: a physiological and pharmacokinetic perspective

Current Drug Delivery
2014-06-30 | Journal article
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Peer review (20 reviews for 9 publications/grants)

Review activity for ACS applied materials & interfaces. (1)
Review activity for ACS infectious diseases. (1)
Review activity for ACS nano. (2)
Review activity for Advanced materials. (4)
Review activity for Chemical engineering research & design. (3)
Review activity for Journal of controlled release. (4)
Review activity for Molecular pharmaceutics. (2)
Review activity for Molecular therapy. (2)
Review activity for UK Research and Innovation (1)