Mrs Margaretha Kempf
Casual Snr Research Assistant
Child Health Research Centre
Casual Research Technician
UQ Centre for Clinical Research
+61 7 3069 7437
Journal Articles
Evans, Jemma, Infusini, Giuseppe, McGovern, Jacqui, Cuttle, Leila, Webb, Andrew, Nebl, Thomas, Milla, Liz, Kimble, Roy, Kempf, Margit, Andrews, Christine J., Leavesley, David and Salamonsen, Lois A. (2018) Menstrual fluid factors facilitate tissue repair: identification and functional action in endometrial and skin repair. FASEB Journal, . doi:10.1096/fj.201800086R
Andrews, Christine J, Kimble, Roy M, Kempf, Margit and Cuttle, Leila (2017) Evidence-based injury prediction data for the water temperature and duration of exposure for clinically relevant deep dermal scald injuries. Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society, 25 5: 792-804. doi:10.1111/wrr.12577
McBride, Craig A., Kempf, Margit, Kimble, Roy M. and Stockton, Kellie (2017) Variability in split-thickness skin graft depth when using an air-powered dermatome: a paediatric cohort study. Burns, . doi:10.1016/j.burns.2017.02.010
Andrews, Christine J., Kempf, Margit, Kimble, Roy and Cuttle, Leila (2017) Skin thickness measurements increase with excision and biopsy processing procedures. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 25 2: 338-340. doi:10.1111/wrr.12525
Andrews, Christine J., Kempf, Margit, Kimble, Roy and Cuttle, Leila (2016) Development of a consistent and reproducible porcine scald burn model. Plos One, 11 9: . doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162888
Boonkaew, Benjawan, Kempf, Margit, Kimble, Roy and Cuttle, Leila (2014) Cytotoxicity testing of silver-containing burn treatments using primary and immortal skin cells. Burns, 40 8: 1562-1569. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2014.02.009
Boonkaew, B., Barber, P.M., Rengpipat, S., Supaphol, P., Kempf, M., He, J., John, V.T. and Cuttle, L. (2014) Development and characterization of a novel, antimicrobial, sterile hydrogel dressing for burn wounds: Single-step production with gamma irradiation creates silver nanoparticles and radical polymerization. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 103 10: 3244-3253. doi:10.1002/jps.24095
Boonkaew, B., Kempf, M., Kimble, R., Supaphol, P. and Cuttle, L. (2014) Antimicrobial efficacy of a novel silver hydrogel dressing compared to two common silver burn wound dressings: Acticoat™ and PolyMem Silver ®. Burns, 40 1: 89-96. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2013.05.011
Walker, Tara L., Vukovic, Jana, Koudijs, Margaretha M., Blackmore, Daniel G., Mackay, Eirinn W., Sykes, Alex M., Overall, Rupert W., Hamlin, Adam S. and Bartlett, Perry F. (2012) Prolactin stimulates precursor cells in the adult mouse hippocampus. PLoS One, 7 9 Article No. e44371: 41-51. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044371
Kempf, Margit, Kimble, Roy M. and Cuttle, Leila (2011) Cytotoxicity testing of burn wound dressings, ointments and creams: A method using polycarbonate cell culture inserts on a cell culture system. Burns, 37 6: 994-1000. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2011.03.017
Kempf, Margit, Miyamura, Yuki, Liu, Pei-Yun, Chen, Alice C. -H., Nakamura, Hideki, Shimizu, Hiroshi, Tabata, Yasuhiko, Kimble, Roy M. and McMillan, James R. (2011) A denatured collagen microfiber scaffold seeded with human fibroblasts and keratinocytes for skin grafting. Biomaterials, 32 21: 4782-4792. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.03.023
Leila, Cuttle, Margit, Kempf, Pei-Yun, Liu, Olena, Kravchuk and Roy M., Kimble (2010) The optimal duration and delay of first aid treatment for deep partial thickness burn injuries. Burns, 36 5: 673-679. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2009.08.002
Wang, Xue-Qing, Hung, Betsy S, Kempf, Margit, Liu, Pei-Yun, Dalley, Andrew J, Saunders, Nicholas A. and Kimble, Roy M (2010) Fetuin-A promotes primary keratinocyte migration: Independent of epidermal growth factor receptor signalling. Experimental Dermatology, 19 8: e289-e292. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.00978.x
Pei-Yun Liu, Gael E. Phillips, Margit Kempf, Leila Cuttle, Roy Kimble. and James R, McMillan (2010) Cyanoacrylate glue as an alternative mounting medium for resin-embedded semithin sections. Journal of Electron Microscopy, 59 1: 87-90. doi:10.1093/jmicro/dfp040
Fraser, J. F., Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Phillips, G. E., Hayes, M. T. and Kimble, R. M. (2009) A randomised controlled trial of amniotic membrane in the treatment of a standardised burn injury in the merino lamb. Burns, 35 7: 998-1003. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2009.01.003
Wang, Xue-Qing, Hayes, Mark T., Kempf, Margit, Cuttle, Leila, Mill, Julie and Kimble , Roy M. (2009) The poor penetration of topical burn agent through burn eschar on a porcine burn model. Burns, 35 6: 901-902. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2008.08.022
Wang, Xue-Qing, Kravchuk, Olena, Liu, Pei-Yun, Kempf, Margit, Boogaard, Carolina V. D., Lau, Peter, Cuttle, Leila, Mill, Julie and Kimble, Roy M. (2009) The evaluation of a clinical scar scale for porcine burn scars. Burns, 35 4: 538-546. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2008.10.005
Kempf, Margit, Cuttle, Leila, Liu, Pei-Yun, Wang, Xue-Qing and Kimble, Roy M. (2009) Important improvements to porcine skin burn models, in search of the perfect burn. Burns, 35 3: 454-455. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2008.06.013
Wang, Xue-Qing, Kempf, Margit, Mott, Jonathon, Chang, Hong-En, Francis, Rod, Liu, Pei-Yun, Cuttle, Leila, Olszowy, Henry, Kravchuk, Olena, Mill, Julie and Kimble, Roy M. (2009) Silver absorption on burns after the application of Acticoat™: Data from pediatric patients and a porcine burn model. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 30 2: 341-348. doi:10.1097/BCR.0b013e318198a64c
Wang, Xue-Qing, Liu, Pei-Yun, Kempf, Margit, Cuttle, Leila, Chang, Allen Hong-En, Wong, Michael, Kravchuk, Olena, Mill, Julie and Kimble, Roy M. (2009) Burn healing is dependent on burn site: a quantitative analysis from a porcine burn model. Burns, 35 2: 264-269. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2008.05.030
Wang, Xue-Qing, Liu, Pei-Yun, Kempf, Margit, Cuttle, Leila, Mill, Julie and Kimble, Roy M. (2009) Burn Wound Infection in a Porcine Burn Model. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 30 2: 369-370. doi:10.1097/BCR.0b013e318198a757
Xue-Qing, Wang, Hong-En, Chang, Rod, Francis, Henry, Olszowy, Pei-Yun, Liu, Margit, Kempf, Leila, Cuttle, Olena, Kravchuk,, Gael E., Phillips and Roy M., Kimble (2009) Silver deposits in cutaneous burn scar tissue is a common phenomenon following application of a silver dressing. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, 36 7: 788-792. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01141.x
Cuttle, L.eila, Kempf, Margit M., Kravchuk, Olena, George, Narelle, Liu, Pei-Yun, Chang, Hong-En, Mill, Julie, Wang, Xue-Qing and Kimble, Roy M. (2008) The efficacy of Aloe vera, tea tree oil and saliva as first aid treatment for partial thickness burn injuries. Burns, 34 8: 1176-1182. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2008.03.012
Cuttle, Leila, Kempf, Margit, Kravchuk, Olena, Phillips, Gael E., Mill, Julie, Wang, Xue-Qing and Kimble, Roy M. (2008) The optimal temperature of first aid treatment for partial thickness burn injuries. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 16 5: 626-634. doi:10.1111/j.1524-475X.2008.00413.x
Wang, Xue-Qing, Hayes, Mark T., Kempf, Margit, Fraser, John F., Liu, Pei-Yun, Cuttle, Leila, Friend, Lexie R. Robyn, Rothnagel, Joseph A., Saunders, Nicholas A. and Kimble, Roy M. (2008) Fetuin-A: A Major Fetal Serum Protein that Promotes "Wound Closure" and Scarless Healing (Letter to the editor). Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 128 3: 753-757. doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701119
Upton, Zee, Cuttle, Leila, Noble, Anthony, Kempf, Margit, Topping, Gemma, Malda, Jos, Xie, Yan, Mill, Julie, Harkin, Damien G., Kravchuk, Olena, Leavesley, David I. and Kimble, Roy M. (2008) Vitronectin: Growth Factor Complexes Hold Potential as a Wound Therapy Approach. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 128 1: 1535-1544. doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5701148
Wang, Xue-Qing, Kempf, Margit, Liu, Pei-Yun, Cuttle, Leila, Chang, Hong-En, Kravchuk, Olena, Mill, Julie, Phillips, Gael E and Kimble, Roy M. (2008) Conservative surgical debridement as a burn treatment: supporting evidence from a porcine burn model. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 16 6: 774-783. doi:10.1111/j.1524-475X.2008.00428.x
Cuttle, Leila, Kempf, Margit, Phillips, Gael E., Mill, Julie, Hayes, Mark T., Fraser, John F., Wang, Xue-Qing and Kimble, Roy M. (2006) A porcine model of hypertrophic deep dermal partial thickness burn for wound healing studies. Burns, 32 7: 806-820. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2006.02.023
Cuttle, Leila, Nataatmadja, Maria, Fraser, John F., Kempf, Margit, Kimble, Roy M. and Hayes, Mark T. (2005) Collagen in the scarless fetal skin wound: Detection with Picrosirius-polarization. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 13 2: 198-204. doi:10.1111/j.1067-1927.2005.130211.x
Fraser, John F., Cuttle, Leila, Kempf, Margit, Phillips, Gael E., O'Rourke, Peter K., Choo, Kelvin, Hayes, Mark T. and Kimble, Roy M. (2005) Deep dermal burn injury results in scarless wound healing in the ovine fetus. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 13 2: 189-197. doi:10.1111/j.1067-1927.2005.130210.x
Fraser, John F., Cuttle, Leila, Kempf, Margit and Kimble, Roy M. (2004) Cytotoxicity of topical antimicrobial agents used in burn wounds in Australasia. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 74 3: 139-142. doi:10.1046/j.1445-2197.2004.02916.x
Conference Papers
Nicholson, M., Kempf, M., Kimble, R. and Cuttle, L. (2012). The cytotoxic and antimicrobial effects of Burnaid (R) wound dressings. In: Conjoint 3rd Australasian Wound & Tissue Repair Society and 9th Australasian Society for Dermatology Research Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, (A72-A72). 22-24 May 2012. doi:10.1111/j.1524-475X.2012.00835.x
McMillan, J. R., Kempf, M., Liu, A. P.-Y. and Kimble, R. M. (2011). Deep dermal partial thickness thermal contact burns in mice: An acute histological study to determine optimal burn temperature and duration. In: SCUR: Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructure Research. 38th Annual Meeting: Abstracts. Annual Meeting of the Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructure Research (38th, SCUR, 2011), Brisbane Australia, (E877-E877). 30-31 May 2011. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0625.2011.01352.x
Mcmillan, J. R., Kempf, M., Miyamura, Y., Liu, P. -Y. A., Chen, A. C. -H., Shimizu, H., Tabata, Y. and Kimble, R. M. (2010). Animal model assessment in vitro derived of novel denatured collagen electrospun scaffold for skin tissue engineering. In: Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructure Research 37th Annual Meeting. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructure Research, Helsinki, Finland, (1032-1033). 7-8 September 2010. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0625.2010.01196.x
Chen, A, Liu, PY, McNeilly, C, Cuttle, L, Kempf, M, Kendall, M, Kimble, R, Shimizu, H and McMillan, J (2010). Collagen deposition assessment in burn scar tissue using second harmonic generation and multi-photon microscopy. In: Abstracts from the 40th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Dermatological Research.. 40th Annual Meeting of the European-Society-for-Dermatological-Research (ESDR 2010), Helsinki FINLAND, (S16-S16). 8-11 September 2010. doi:10.1038/jid.2010.238
Chen, A. C.-H., Liu, A. P.-Y., McNeilly, C., Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Kendall, M., Kimble, R. M. and McMillan, J. R. (2010). Assessment of collagen deposition in burn scar tissue using second harmonic generation and multi-photon microscopy. In: Patricia A. Hebda, Wound Repair and Regeneration. Abstracts of: The 2nd Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society (AWTRS). Crossing the Boundaries. The 2nd Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society Annual Meeting. AWTRS 2010: Crossing the boundaries, Perth, WA, Australia, (A66-A66). 22-24 March 2010. doi:10.1111/j.1524-475X.2010.00600.x
Wang, X. Q., Cuttle, L., Mill, J., Kempf, M., Hung, B., Kravchuk, O. and Kimble, R. (2010). Burn wound healing and scar formation in pre-clinical and clinical contexts. In: Patricia A. Hebda, Wound Repair and Regeneration. Abstracts of: The 2nd Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society (AWTRS). Crossing the Boundaries. The 2nd Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society Annual Meeting. AWTRS 2010: Crossing the boundaries, Perth, WA, Australia, (A75-A75). 22-24 March 2010. doi:10.1111/j.1524-475X.2010.00600.x
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Liu, P. Y., Phillips, G. E., Wang, X. Q. and Kimble, R. M. (2010). Investigation of the vasculature and cells in the zone of stasis after burn injury: Is there a window of opportunity for therapeutics?. In: Patricia A. Hebda, Wound Repair and Regeneration. Abstracts of: The 2nd Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society (AWTRS). Crossing the Boundaries. The 2nd Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society Annual Meeting. AWTRS 2010: Crossing the boundaries, Perth, WA, Australia, (A60-A60). 22-24 March 2010. doi:10.1111/j.1524-475X.2010.00600.x
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Liu, P-Y., Kravchuck, O., Wang, X-Q., McMillan, J. R. and Kimble, R. M. (2009). First aid for burn injuries: Best treatment and mechanism of action. In: 5th Joint Meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society and the Wound Healing Society, Limoges France, (). 25-29 August 2009.
Chen, A. C-H., Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Kimble, R.M., Liu, P-Y. and McMillan, J. R. (2009). Comparison of multiple histological collagen assessment techniques in normal human dermal and hypertrophic scar tissue from burns patients. In: Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association. 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association, Wellington, NZ, (). 22-25 September, 2009.
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Liu, P. Y., Kravchuk, O., Wang, X. Q., McMillan, J. R. and Kimble, R. M. (2009). First aid for burn injuries - Best treatment and mechanism of action. In: 5th Joint Meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society and the Wound Healing Society, Limoges, France, (A55-A55). 25-29 August 2009.
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Liu, A., Kravchuk, O., Mill, J., Wang, X-Q. and Kimble, R. M. (2008). First aid for Burns. In: 1st Australiasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society Conference. 1st Australiasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society Conference, Darwin, Australia, (). 6-7 May 2008.
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Liu, P-Y., Kravchuck, O., Mill, J., Wang. X-Q. and Kimble, R. M. (2008). The optimal duration and delay of first aid treatment for burn injuries. In: Proceedings of the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association. The 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Burns Association (ANZBA), Melbourne, Australia, (). 16 - 19 September 2008.
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Kravchuk, O., Liu, A. P. Y., Mill, J., Wang, X. Q. and Kimble, R. (2008). First aid treatment of deep dermal partial thickness burn injuries. In: First Meeting of the Australasian Wound & Tissue Repair Society, Darwin, Australia, (A63-A63). 7 May 2008.
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Kravchuk, O., Phillips, G. E., Mill, J., Liu, A., Wang, X-Q. and Kimble, R. M. (2007). Treating burn injuries: First aid and alternative therapies. In: Burns International Videoconference, Canada, US, China, (). August 2007.
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Kravchuk, O., Phillips, G. E., Mill, J., Liu, A., Wang, X-Q. and Kimble, R. M. (2007). Alternative first aid treatments for burn injuries: Do they work?. In: Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Annual Scientific Meeting. Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia, (). September 2007.
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Kimble, R. M., Liu, A., Mill, J., Wallis, B. and Wang, X-Q. (2006). The optimal first aid treatment of deep dermal burn injuries. In: Proceedings of The Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Annual Scientific Meeting. The Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart, Tasmania, (). September 2006.
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Kravchuk, O., Mill, J., Wang, X-Q. and Kimble, R. M. (2006). The optimal first aid temperature in the treatment of deep dermal partial thickness burn injuries. In: Skin Conference. Boden Research Conference on Developmental Cutaneous Biology, Stradbroke Island, Australia, (). September 2006.
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Mill, J., Hayes, M. T., Wang, X-Q. and Kimble, R. M. (2005). The vital role of animals in burn research. In: Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, (). 13-16 September 2005.
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Mill, J., Hayes, M. T., Wang, X-Q. and Kimble, R. M. (2005). Dressing burns on the unwilling patient: Never work with children or animals. In: Proceedings of the 5th Annual Health and Medical Research Conference of Queensland. 5th Annual Health and Medical Research Conference of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, (). 3 - 4 November 2005.
Cuttle, L., Kempf M., Mill, J., Hayes, M. T., Wu, C., Wang, X-Q., Harvey, J. and Kimble, R. M. (2005). Testing the first aid treatment of burn injuries using a porcine model. In: Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Annual Scientific Meeting. Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia, (). 13th - 16th Sep 2005.
Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Hayes, M. T., Mill, J., Fraser, J. F. and Kimble, R. M. (2005). A porcine model of hypertrophic deep dermal partial thickness burn for wound healing studies. In: 2nd Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Dermatology Research, Perth, Australia, (A11-A11). 14 May 2005.
Cuttle, Leila, Nataatmadja, Maria, Fraser, John F., Kempf, Margit, Kimble, Roy M. and Hayes, Mark T (2004). Collagen in the scarless fetal skin wound. In: Australian & New Zealand Burn Association National Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia, (). 7 - 10 September, 2004.
Kempf, M. M., Cuttle, L., Fraser, J., Hayes, M. T. and Kimble, R. (2004). 2-D gel analysis of scarless wound healing proteins. In: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Health Care Symposium. Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Health Care Symposium, Brisbane, 2004, Brisbane, Australia, (). 19-22 October, 2004.
Kempf, Margaretha M., Fraser, J., Cuttle, L., Hayes, M. T. and Kimble, R. M. (2004). 2-D gel analysis of scarless wound healing proteins. In: Australian and New Zealand Burns Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia, (). 8 September, 2004.
Fraser, J. F., Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Phillips, G., Choo, K., Muller, M. and Kimble, R. (2003). Ovine model of scarless wound healing in the 80-day merino fetus 2. In: The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery: Abstracts of the 2002 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Surgical Research Society of Australasia. 2002 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Surgical Research Society of Australasia, x, (A5-A5). 2002. doi:10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.t01-1-02581.x
Kimble, Roy M., Kimble, Rebecca M. N., Sinnott, S. J., Phillips, G., Fraser, J., Kempf, M., Cuttle, L. and Borzi, P. (2003). Fetal surgery on babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: oesophageal ligation facilitates the growth of fetal lungs in a fetal ovine model of diaphragmatic hernia. In: Multi-Disciplinary Surgery and Cross Fertilisation in the Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery. RACS Annual Scientific Congress 2003, Brisbane, Australia, (A3-A4). 5-9 May 2003. doi:10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.t01-1-02581.x
Fraser, J. F., Cuttle, L., Bodman, J., Faoagali, J., Kimble, R., Kempf, M. and Borzi, P. (2003). In vitro study of antibacterial efficacy of a series of burns dressings. In: Multi-Disciplinary Surgery and Cross Fertilisation. RACS Annual Scientific Congress 2003, Brisbane, (A4-A4). 5-9 May 2003. doi:10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.t01-1-02581.x
Fraser, J. F., Kimble R. M., Rowell, J., Choo, K., Kempf, M. M. and Muller, M. J. (2002). Smoke inhalation results in depletion of protein C and antithrombin III in an ovine model. In: Annual Scientific Congress Joint Meeting with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Adelaide 11-15 May 2002 Abstracts in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. Annual Scientific Congress Joint Meeting with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Adelaide, (A68-A69). 11-15 May 2002. doi:10.1046/j.1445-2197.72.s1.13.x
Patent
Hayes, Mark, Cuttle, Leila, Kempf, Margaretha, Fraser, John and Kimble, Roy (2006). A method of treatment. WO/2006/069417.
Conference Proceedingss
Utilizing the scarless fetal wound model: a systematic approach to developing new biologically based treatments. (2004) . Australian & New Zealand Burn Association, Annual Scientific Meeting, September 2004, Adelaide / Hilton Hotel.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery (2002) . 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Surgical Research Society of Australasia, 2002, *.