Dr Antonio Lauto

• Qualifications
• Biography
• Research
• Selected Publications
• Grants/Current Projects
• Awards/Honours 
• Professional Activities

Qualifications

PhD

Biography

Dr Lauto received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia). He worked for several years as a Research Fellow, at Cornell University and The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in New York (USA).

Dr Lauto has a recognized track record in the development, characterisation and applications of novel laser-activated bioadhesives for nerve and tissue repair. His multidisciplinary research spans the fields of tissue engineering and biomaterials to medical applications of laser technology and nanophotonics. Dr Lautobs achievements to date have been recognised with invitations to speak at a number of international conferences. He has published 24 peer-reviewed publications and holds three international patents.

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Research

• Adhesive Biomaterials for Nerve and Tissue Repair
• Effect of Lasers and Non-ionizing Radiation on Cells
• Nanotechnology Applied to Medicine and Biology

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Selected Publications

Lauto, A., Foster, L.J.R., Avolio, A., Sampson, D., Raston, C., Sarris, M., McKenzie, G., & Stoodley, M. (2008). Sutureless Nerve Repair with Laser-Activated Chitosan Adhesive: A Pilot in vivo Study. Photomed Laser Surg, 26, 227-34.

Mawad, D., Foster, J., & Lauto, A. (2008). Drug-delivery study and estimation of polymer-solvent interaction parameter for bisacrylate ester-modified pluronic hydrogels. Int J Pharm, 6, 360:231-5.

Lauto, A., Mawad, D., & Foster, L.J.R. (2008). Adhesive Biomaterials for Tissue Reconstruction. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. J Chem Tech & Biotech, 83(4), 464-472.

Lauto, A., Stoodley, M., Marcel, H., Avolio, A., Sarris, M., McKenzie, G., Sampson, D.D., & Foster, L.J.R. (2007). In vitro and In vivo Tissue Repair with Laser-Activated Chitosan Adhesive. Lasers Surg Med, 39, 19-27.

Lauto, A., Hook, J., Doran, M., Camacho, F., Poole-Warren, L.A., Avolio, A., & Foster, L.J.R. (2005). Chitosan Adhesive for Laser Tissue Repair: In Vitro Characterization. Lasers Surg Med, 36, 193-201.

Lauto, A., Foster, L.J.R., Ferris, L., Avolio, A., Zwaneveld, N., & Poole-Warren, L.A. (2004). Albumin-Genipin Solder for Laser Tissue Repair. Lasers Surg Med, 35(2), 140-5.

Jackson, S., & Lauto, A. (2002). Diode-pumped fibre lasers: a new surgical tool? Lasers Surg Med, 30(3), 184-90.

Lauto, A., Ohebshalom, M., Esposito, M., Mingin, J., Li, P.S., Felsen, D., Goldstein, M., & Poppas, D.P. (2001). Self-expandable chitosan stents: design and preparation.
Biomaterials, 22/13, 1869-1874.

Lauto, A. (1998). Repair strength dependence on solder protein concentration. Lasers Surg Med, 22, 120-125.

Lauto, A., Trickett, R., Dawes, J., & Owen, E. (1997). Laser-activated solid protein bands for peripheral nerve repair. Lasers Surg Med, 21, 134-141.

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Grants/Current Projects

Dr Lauto's current projects are:

• Biodegradable chitosan adhesives for nerve and tissue Repair
• Development of an adhesive polymeric graft for peripheral nerve reconstruction
• Laser interaction with cellular membranes

Grants received:

• ARC Discovery Grant # DP0772153 (Principal Investigator, 2007-2009). Title: Development of a Light-Activated Bioadhesive for Low Temperature Tissue Repair
• UWA Faculty Grant (Principal Investigator, 2006)
• Faculty Grant (Co-Investigator, UNSW, 2003). Title: Effect of Microwave Irradiation on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Using Biocompatible Conducting Polymers
• ARC Discovery Grant #DP0345899 (Co-Investigator, UNSW, 2002- 2004). Title: Design and Characterization of a Polysaccharide-based Biomaterial for Tissue Adhesion

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Awards/Honours

• UWA Postgraduate Research Fellowship, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 2005
• Adhesive Biomaterials for Tissue Reconstructions. Invited talk, NZLaser08, Queenstown, New Zealand, 2008
• Chitosan Adhesive for Laser-Tissue Repair. Invited paper for the Plenary Session, SPIE Laser Florence, Florence, Italy, 10-12 November, 2005
• Two-layer solder for laser tissue-welding. Invited paper for the Plenary Session, 21th Annual Meeting American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, New Orleans, USA, April 2001
• Laser-solder microsurgical technique to repair peripheral nerves. Invited paper TuH2, 16/46, International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC), Sydney, Australia, July 1996
  

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Professional Activities

Board Member of the "International Academy for Lasers Medicine and Surgery"

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