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Research
Latest papers
Antibacterial properties of experimentally produced birch tar and its medicinal affordances in the Pleistocene.
PloS one · 2026 · senior author
Enhanced Fe3+ binding through cooperativity of 3-hydroxypyridin-4-one groups within a linear co-polymer: wrapping effect leading to superior antimicrobial activity.
Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2020 · senior author
DIBI, a 3-hydroxypyridin-4-one chelator iron-binding polymer with enhanced antimicrobial activity.
MedChemComm · 2018 · senior author
Latest funding
- $856,800
Maskwiomin (Birch Bark-Oil): Re-discovery of an L'nu skin ointment, working collaboratively with Indigenous communities through stories and awakening of knowledge, study of the processing of the oil and identification of active ingredients, and determination of its medical indications
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
- $150,000
Applications of indigenous knowledge of birch bark oil for topical treatments of skin conditions
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
- $25,000
UPLC-MSMS characterization and analysis of peptide fractionation from a biological lactose hydrolysis and marine by-product proteins
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
6 publications.
Antibacterial properties of experimentally produced birch tar and its medicinal affordances in the Pleistocene.
Siemssen T, Oludare A, Schemmel M, Puschmann J, Bierenstiel M
Enhanced Fe3+ binding through cooperativity of 3-hydroxypyridin-4-one groups within a linear co-polymer: wrapping effect leading to superior antimicrobial activity.
Gumbau-Brisa R, Ang MTC, Holbein BE, Bierenstiel M
DIBI, a 3-hydroxypyridin-4-one chelator iron-binding polymer with enhanced antimicrobial activity.
Ang MTC, Gumbau-Brisa R, Allan DS, McDonald R, Ferguson MJ, Holbein BE, Bierenstiel M
Structure and spectroscopic properties of N,S-coordinating 2-methyl-sulfanyl-N-[(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methyl-idene]aniline methanol monosolvate.
Richards DD, Ang MT, McDonald R, Bierenstiel M
Binuclear ruthenium η6-arene complexes with tetradentate N,S-ligands containing the ortho-aminothiophenol motif.
Acosta-Ramirez A, Cross ED, McDonald R, Bierenstiel M
A trinuclear palladium(II) complex containing N,S-coordinating 2-(benzylsulfanyl)anilinide and 1,3-benzothiazole-2-thiolate ligands with a central square-planar PdN4 motif.
Cross ED, MacDonald KL, McDonald R, Bierenstiel M
Maskwiomin (Birch Bark-Oil): Re-discovery of an L'nu skin ointment, working collaboratively with Indigenous communities through stories and awakening of knowledge, study of the processing of the oil and identification of active ingredients, and determination of its medical indications
Principal investigators: Bierenstiel, Matthias
Keywords: Anti-Cancer; Anti-Inflammatory; Antibiotic Resistance; Broadspectrum Antibiotic; Eczema; Indigenous Knowledge; Psoriasis; Skin Rash; Topical Ointment
Applications of indigenous knowledge of birch bark oil for topical treatments of skin conditions
Principal investigators: Young, Tuma T
Keywords: Betulin (Pentacyclic Triterpene); Birch Bark Oil; Dry Scalp; Dry Skin; Eczema; Improvement To Processing; Knowledge Of Natural Remedies; Psoriasis; Skin Conditions; Topical Ointment
UPLC-MSMS characterization and analysis of peptide fractionation from a biological lactose hydrolysis and marine by-product proteins
Principal investigators: Bierenstiel, Matthias
Coordination and structure analysis of iron-binding polymers for medicinal applications
Principal investigators: Bierenstiel, Matthias
Interaction Grant for project opportunities with Chalation Partners
Principal investigators: Bierenstiel, Matthias
Gas chromatograph for binuclear catalysis and petroleum engineering research
Principal investigators: Bierenstiel, Matthias
Potentiostat - cyclic voltametry research for N,S-hybrid ligands and binuclear transition metal complexes
Principal investigators: Bierenstiel, Matthias
New N,S-hybrid ligands for binuclear transition metal complexes
Principal investigators: Bierenstiel, Matthias
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