2015

Thickness, humidity, and polarization dependent ferroelectric switching and conductivity in Mg doped lithium niobate S. M. Neumayer, E. Strelcov, M. Manzo, K. Gallo, I. I. Kravchenko, A. L. Kholkin, S. V. Kalinin, and Brian J. Rodriguez, Journal of Applied Physics 118, 244103, 2015.

Interface and thickness dependent domain switching and stability in Mg doped lithium niobate S. M. Neumayer, I. N. Ivanov, M. Manzo, A. L. Kholkin, K. Gallo and Brian J. Rodriguez, Journal of Applied Physics, 118, 224101, 2015.

Intramolecular Cyclization Dominating Homopolymerization of Multivinyl Monomers toward Single-Chain Cyclized/Knotted Polymeric Nanoparticles Y. Gao, D. Zhou, T. Zhao, X. Wei, S. McMahon, J. O’Keeffe Ahern, W. Wang, U. Greiser, Brian J. Rodriguez, and W. Wang, Macromolecules, 48, 6882–6889, 2015.

Tip-induced domain structures and polarization switching in ferroelectric amino acid glycine E. Seyedhosseini, I. Bdikin, M. Ivanov, D. Vasileva, A. Kudryavtsev, Brian J. Rodriguez, A. L. Kholkin, Journal of Applied Physics 118, 072008, 2015.

Local piezoresponse and polarization switching in nucleobase thymine microcrystals I. Bdikin, A. Heredia, S. M. Neumayer, V. S. Bystrov, J. Gracio, Brian J. Rodriguez, A. L. Kholkin, Journal of Applied Physics 118, 072007, 2015.

Quantitative 3D-KPFM imaging with simultaneous electrostatic force and force gradient detection L. Collins, M. B. Okatan, Q. Li, I. I. Kravenchenko, N. V. Lavrik, S. V. Kalinin, Brian J. Rodriguez, and S. Jesse, Nanotechnology 26, 175707, 2015.

Macromolecularly crowded in vitro microenvironments accelerate the production of extracellular matrix-rich supramolecular assemblies P. Kumar, A. Satyam, X. Fan, E. Collin, Y. Rochev, Brian J. Rodriguez, A. Gorelov, S. Dillon, L. Joshi, M. Raghunath, A. Pandit, D. I. Zeugolis, Scientific Reports 5, 8729, 2015.

Nanomechanics of Cells and Biomaterials Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy J. I. Kilpatrick, I. Revenko, Brian J. Rodriguez, Advanced Healthcare Materials 4, 2456–2474, 2015.

Nanoscale piezoelectric properties of self-assembled Fmoc-FF peptide fibrous networks K. Ryan, J. Beirne, G. Redmond, J. Kilpatrick, J. Guyonnet, N.-V. Buchete, A. L. Kholkin, and Brian J. Rodriguez, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 7, 12702–12707, 2015.

Band Excitation Kelvin probe force microscopy utilizing photothermal excitation L. Collins, S. Jesse, N. Balke, Brian J. Rodriguez, S. Kalinin, and Q. Li, Applied Physics Letters 106, 104102, 2015.

Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in liquid using electrochemical force microscopy L. Collins, S. Jesse, J. I. Kilpatrick, A. Tselev, M. B. Okatan, S. V. Kalinin, and Brian J. Rodriguez, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 6, 201–214, 2015.

Covering aligned carbon nanotubes with multiferroic for functional devices A. Mahajan, Brian J. Rodriguez, K. V. Saravanam, E. V. Ramana, P. M. F. J. Costa, and P. M. Vilarinho, Carbon 82, 408-416, 2015.

Conformational dynamics and aggregation behavior of piezoelectric diphenylalaninepeptides in an external electric field C. M. Kelly, T. Northey, K. Ryan, B. R. Brooks, A. Kholkin, Brian J. Rodriguez, N.-V. Buchete, Biophysical Chemistry 196, 16–24, 2015.

The role of nanoporosity on local piezo and ferroelectric properties of lead titanate thin films A. Castro, P. Ferreira, Brian J. Rodriguez, and P. M. Vilarinho, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 3, 1035–1043, 2015.

Biocompatibility of ferroelectric lithium niobate and the influence of polarization charge on osteoblast proliferation and function N. Craig Carville, L. Collins, M. Manzo, K. Gallo, B. I. Lukasz, K. K. McKayed, J. C. Simpson, and Brian J. Rodriguez, J. Biomed. Mat. Res. A 103, 2540–2548, 2015.

2014

Accelerated development of supramolecular corneal stromal-like assemblies from corneal fibroblasts in the presence of macromolecular crowders P. Kumar, A. Satyam, X. Fan, Y. Rochev, Brian J. Rodriguez, A. Gorelov, L. Joshi, M. Raghunath, A. Pandit, and D. I. Zeugolis, Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods 21, 660–670, 2014.

Breaking the limits of structural and mechanical imaging of the heterogeneous structure of coal macerals L. Collins, A. Tselev, S. Jesse, M. B Okatan, R. Proksch, J. Mathews, G. Mitchell, Brian J. Rodriguez, S. V. Kalinin, and I. N. Ivanov, Nanotechnology 25, 435402, 2014. Featured on Lab Talk: nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/58905

Piezoelectricity in collagen type II fibrils measured by scanning probe microscopy D. Denning, J. I. Kilpatrick, T. Hsu, S. Habelitz, A. Fertala, and Brian J. Rodriguez, Journal of Applied Physics 116, 066818, 2014.

Nanoscale characterization of β-phase HxLi1-xNbO3 layers by piezoresponse force microscopy M. Manzo, D. Denning, Brian J. Rodriguez, and K. Gallo, Journal of Applied Physics 116, 066815, 2014.

Probing charge screening dynamics and electrochemical processes at the solid-liquid interface with electrochemical force microscopy L. Collins, S. Jesse, J. I. Kilpatrick, A. Tselev, O. Varenyk, M. B. Okatan, S. A. L. Weber, A. Kumar, N. Balke, S. V. Kalinin, and Brian J. Rodriguez, Nature Communications 5, 3871, 2014. Featured on phys.org and irishtimes.com.

Dual harmonic Kelvin probe force microscopy at the graphene–liquid interface L. Collins, J. I. Kilpatrick, I. V. Vlassiouk, A. Tselev, S. A. L. Weber, S. Jesse, S. V. Kalinin, and Brian J. Rodriguez, Applied Physics Letters 104, 133103, 2014.

High viscosity environments: an unexpected route to obtain true atomic resolution with atomic force microscopy S.A.L. Weber, J.I. Kilpatrick, T.M. Brosnan, S.P. Jarvis, and Brian J. Rodriguez, Nanotechnology 25, 175701, 2014. Featured on Lab Talk: nanotechweb.org/cws/ article/lab/56561 and MPIP: www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/news/wet_atoms

Macromolecular crowding meets tissue engineering by self-assembly: A paradigm shift in regenerative medicine A. Satyam, P. Kumar, F. Xingliang, Y. Rochev, L. Joshi, H. Peinado Selgas, D. Lyden, B. Thomas, Brian J. Rodriguez, M. Raghunath, A. Pandit, and D. Zeugolis, Advanced Materials 26, 3024–3034, 2014.

Anomalous photodeposition of Ag on ferroelectric surfaces with below bandgap excitation K. Seal, Brian J. Rodriguez, I. N. Ivanov, and S. V. Kalinin, Advanced Optical Materials 2, 292–299, 2014.

Piezoelectric properties of aligned collagen membranes D. Denning, M.V. Paukshto, S. Habelitz, and Brian J. Rodriguez, J. Biomed. Mat. Res. B 102, 284–292, 2014.

Generation of a nano-structured polymer-silica composite derived from a marine diatom via DE-ATRP grafting J. O’Connor, Y. Lang, J. Chao, H. Cao, L. Collins, Brian J. Rodriguez, P. Dockery, D.P. Finn, W. Wang, and A. Pandit, Small 10, 469–473, 2014.

2013

Integration of TiO2 into the diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii during frustule synthesis Y. Lang, F. del Monte, Brian J. Rodriguez, P. Dockery, D. P. Finn, and A. Pandit, Scientific Reports 3, 3205, 2013.

Photoreduction of metal nanostructures on periodically proton exchanged MgO-doped lithium niobate crystals L. Balobaid, N. Craig Carville, M. Manzo, L. Collins, K. Gallo, and Brian J. Rodriguez, Applied Physics Letters 103, 182904, 2013; selected as an Editor’s pick for November 2013.

Open loop Kelvin probe force microscopy with single and multi-frequency excitation L. Collins, J.I. Kilpatrick, S.A.L. Weber, A. Tselev, I.V. Vlassiouk, I.N. Ivanov, S. Jesse, S.V. Kalinin, and Brian J. Rodriguez, Nanotechnology 24, 475702, 2013.

Thiol-functionalization of the living diatom - tailoring the chemistry of the frustule during synthesis Y. Lang, F. del Monte, L. Collins, Brian J. Rodriguez, P. Dockery, D. P. Finn, A. Pandit, Nature Communications 4, 3683, 2013; Featured in the New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24508-skeletal-chains-could-help-algae-deliver-drugs.html).

Plasmon enhanced luminescence and Raman from ferroelectrically defined Ag nanoarray patterns S. Damm, N. Craig Carville, M. Manzo, K. Gallo, S.G. Lopez, T.E. Keyes, R.J. Forster, Brian J. Rodriguez, and J.H. Rice, Applied Physics Letters 103, 083105, 2013.

Growth mechanism of photoreduced silver nanostructures on periodically proton exchanged lithium niobate: time and concentration dependence N. C. Carville, M. Manzo, D. Denning, K. Gallo, and Brian J. Rodriguez, Journal of Applied Physics 113, 187212, 2013.

Direct shape control of photoreduced nanostructures on proton exchanged ferroelectric templates L. Balobaid, N. C. Carville, M. Manzo, K. Gallo, and Brian J. Rodriguez, Applied Physics Letters 102, 042908, 2013.

2012

Stability enhancement of an atomic force microscope for long-term force measurement including cantilever modification for whole cell deformation Weafer, P. P., McGarry, J. P., van Es, M. H., Kilpatrick, J. I., Ronan, W., Nolan, D. R., Jarvis, S. P., Review of Scientific Instruments, 83, 093709, (2012). 

Visualizing Molecular Polar Order in Tissues via Electromechanical Coupling Denning, D., Alilat, S., Habelitz, S., Fertala, A., and Rodriguez, B.J., Journal of Structural Biology, 180, 409–419, (2012). 

Photoreduction of SERS-Active Metallic Nanostructures on Chemically-Patterned Ferroelectric Crystals Carville, N. C., Manzo, M., Damm, S., Castiella, M., Collins, L., Denning, D., Weber, S. A. L., Gallo, K., Rice, J. H., and Rodriguez, B. J., ACS Nano, 6, 7373–7380, (2012). 

Electromechanical properties of dried tendon and iso-electrically focused collagen hydrogels Denning, D., Abu-Rub, M.T., Zeugolis, D.I., Habelitz, S., Pandit, A., Fertala, A., and Rodriguez, B.J., Acta Biomaterialia, 8, 3073-3079, (2012).

Atomic force microscopy: an enabling nanotechnology for diabetes research Rodriguez, B. J., and Jarvis, S. P. Book chapter in Nanotechnology & Nanomedicine in Diabetes, edited by L.-A. Le, R.J. Hunter, and V.R. Preedy, Science Publishers, Enfield, New Hampshire, 34-58 (2012). 

The Impact of Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Surface Chemistry on Hydration Forces in the Absence of Confinement Kaggwa, G., Nalam, P. C., Kilpatrick, J. I., Spencer, N. D., Jarvis, S. P., Langmuir, 28, 16, 6589–6594, (2012).

The Morphology of Decorated Amyloid Fibers is Controlled by the Conformation and Position of the Displayed Protein Forman, C. J., Nickson, A. A., Anthony-Cahill, S. J., Baldwin, A. J., Kaggwa, G., Feber U., Sheikh K., Jarvis, S. P., Barker, P. D., ACS Nano, 6, 2, 1332–1346, (2012). 

Differing modes of interaction between monomeric AB1-40 peptides and model lipid membranes: an AFM study Sheikh, K., Giordani, C., McManus, J. J., Hovgaard, M. B., Jarvis, S. P., Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 165, 2, 142–150, (2012). 

2011

Crystalline Hydration Structure at the Membrane Fluid Interface of Model Lipid Rafts Indicates a Highly Reactive Boundary Region Sheikh, K. H. and Jarvis, S. P., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133, 18296–18303, (2011). 

Bone Cell Elasticity and Morphology Changes during the Cell Cycle Kelly, G. M., Kilpatrick, J. I., van Es, M. H., Weafer, P. P., Prendergast, P. J., Jarvis, S. P., Journal of Biomechanics, 44, 8, 1484-1490, (2011). 

Direct Submolecular Scale Imaging of Mesoscale Molecular Order in Supported Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayers Sheikh, K. H., Giordani, C., Kilpatrick, J. I., Jarvis S. P., Langmuir, 27, 7, 3749-3753, (2011). 

Direct imaging of salt effects on lipid bilayer ordering at sub-molecular resolution Ferber, U. M., Kaggwa, G. B., Jarvis, S. P., European Biophysics Journal, 40, 3, 329-338, (2011). 

Nano-textured self-assembled aligned collagen hydrogels promote directional neurite guidance and overcome inhibition by myelin associated glycoprotein Abu-Rub, M.T., Billiar, K.L., van Es, M.H., Knight, A.  Rodriguez, B.J., Zeugolis, D.I., McMahon, S., Windebank, A.J., and Pandit, A., Soft Matter, 7, 2770-2781, (2011).