@string{BBABE = "Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics"}
@string{BPJ = "Biophys. J."}
@string{BIOSENSE = "Biosensors and Bioelectronics"}
+@string{BIOTECH = "Biotechnology and Bioengineering"}
@string{JBirchler = "Birchler, James A."}
@string{AWBlake = "Blake, Anthony W."}
@string{JBlawzdziewicz = "Blawzdziewicz, Jerzy"}
@string{VBrumfeld = "Brumfeld, Vlad"}
@string{JDBryngelson = "Bryngelson, J. D."}
@string{ABuguin = "Buguin, A."}
+@string{ABulhassan = "Bulhassan, Ahmed"}
@string{BBullard = "Bullard, Belinda"}
@string{DBusam = "Busam, D."}
@string{CBustamante = "Bustamante, Carlos"}
@string{RCharlab = "Charlab, R."}
@string{KChaturvedi = "Chaturvedi, K."}
@string{CChauzy = "Chauzy, C."}
+@string{SChe = "Che, Shunai"}
+@string{CHEM = "Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)"}
@string{CPC = "Chemphyschem"}
@string{HCChen = "Chen, H. C."}
@string{LChen = "Chen, L."}
@string{XNChen = "Chen, X. N."}
+@string{XChen = "Chen, Xuming"}
@string{JFCheng = "Cheng, J. F."}
@string{MLCheng = "Cheng, M. L."}
@string{VGCheung = "Cheung, V. G."}
@string{YHChiang = "Chiang, Y. H."}
@string{AChinwalla = "Chinwalla, A."}
@string{JChoy = "Choy, Jason"}
+@string{BChu = "Chu, Benjamin"}
+@string{XChu = "Chu, Xueying"}
+@string{TYChung = "Chung, Tse-Yu"}
@string{CLChyan = "Chyan, Chia-Lin"}
@string{GCiccotti = "Ciccotti, Giovanni"}
@string{AGClark = "Clark, A. G."}
@string{FDahlquist = "Dahlquist, Frederick W."}
@string{SDanaher = "Danaher, S."}
@string{LDavenport = "Davenport, L."}
+@string{SDecatur = "Decatur, Sean M."}
@string{WDeGrado = "DeGrado, William F."}
@string{PDebrunner = "Debrunner, P."}
@string{ADelcher = "Delcher, A."}
@string{RSEvans = "Evans, R. S."}
@string{MEvstigneev = "Evstigneev, M."}
@string{DFasulo = "Fasulo, D."}
+@string{FEBS = "FEBS letters"}
+@string{XFei = "Fei, Xiaofang"}
@string{JFernandez = "Fernandez, Julio M."}
@string{SFerriera = "Ferriera, S."}
@string{AEFilippov = "Filippov, A. E."}
@string{RGuigo = "Guig\'o, R."}
@string{HJGuntherodt = "Guntherodt, Hans-Joachim"}
@string{NGuo = "Guo, N."}
+@string{YGuo = "Guo, Yi"}
@string{PHanggi = {H\"anggi, Peter}}
@string{THa = "Ha, Taekjip"}
@string{JHaack = "Haack, Julie A."}
@string{WHoff = "Hoff, Wouter D."}
@string{JLHolden = "Holden, J. L."}
@string{RAHolt = "Holt, R. A."}
+@string{XHong = "Hong, Xia"}
@string{LHood = "Hood, L."}
@string{JHoover = "Hoover, J."}
@string{JHorber = "Horber, J. K. H."}
@string{JHouck = "Houck, J."}
@string{AHoumeida = "Houmeida, Ahmed"}
@string{THowland = "Howland, T."}
+@string{BHsiao = "Hsiao, Benjamin S."}
@string{CKHu = "Hu, Chin-Kun"}
+@string{BHuang = "Huang, Baiqu"}
@string{HHuang = "Huang, Hector Han-Li"}
@string{GHummer = "Hummer, Gerhard"}
@string{SJHumphray = "Humphray, S. J."}
@string{MIvemeyer = "Ivemeyer, M."}
@string{DIzhaky = "Izhaky, David"}
@string{SIzrailev = "Izrailev, S."}
-@string{JACS = "J Am Chem Soc"}
+%@string{JACS = "J Am Chem Soc"}
+@string{JACS = "Journal of the American Chemical Society"}
@string{JBM = "J Biomech"}
@string{JBT = "J Biotechnol"}
@string{JMathBiol = "J Math Biol"}
@string{JJAP = "Japanese Journal of Applied Physics"}
@string{MJaschke = "Jaschke, Manfred"}
@string{DJennings = "Jennings, D."}
+@string{HFJi = "Ji, Hai-Feng"}
@string{RRJi = "Ji, R. R."}
@string{YJia = "Jia, Yiwei"}
@string{SJiang = "Jiang, Shaoyi"}
@string{CLam = "Lam, Canaan"}
@string{JLamb = "Lamb, Jonathan C."}
@string{LANG = "Langmuir"}
+% "Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids",
@string{WLau = "Lau, Wai Leung"}
@string{RLaw = "Law, Richard"}
@string{BLazareva = "Lazareva, B."}
@string{HLehmann = "Lehmann, H."}
@string{HLehrach = "Lehrach, H."}
@string{YLei = "Lei, Y."}
+@string{PLelkes = "Lelkes, Peter I."}
@string{OLequin = "Lequin, Olivier"}
@string{CLethias = "Lethias, Claire"}
@string{ALeung = "Leung, A."}
@string{ALevitsky = "Levitsky, A."}
@string{SLevy = "Levy, S."}
@string{MLewis = "Lewis, M."}
+@string{BLi = "Li, Bing"}
+@string{CYLi = "Li, Christopher Y."}
@string{HLi = "Li, Hongbin"}
@string{JLi = "Li, J."}
-@string{LLi = "Li, Lewyn"}
+@string{LeLi = "Li, Lewyn"}
+@string{LiLi = "Li, Lingyu"}
@string{MSLi = "Li, Mai Suan"}
@string{PWLi = "Li, P. W."}
+@string{YLi = "Li, Yajun"}
@string{ZLi = "Li, Z."}
@string{YLiang = "Liang, Y."}
@string{GLiao = "Liao, George"}
@string{WALinke = "Linke, Wolfgang A."}
@string{RLippert = "Lippert, R."}
@string{JLis = "Lis, John T."}
+@string{RLiu = "Liu, Runcong"}
@string{WLiu = "Liu, W."}
@string{XLiu = "Liu, X."}
+@string{YLiu = "Liu, Yichun"}
@string{GLois = "Lois, Gregg"}
@string{JLopez = "Lopez, J."}
@string{LANL = "Los Alamos National Laboratory"}
@string{ALove = "Love, A."}
@string{FLu = "Lu, F."}
@string{HLu = "Lu, Hui"}
+@string{QLu = "Lu, Qinghua"}
@string{MLudwig = "Ludwig, M."}
@string{ZPLuo = "Luo, Zong-Ping"}
@string{ZLuthey-Schulten = "Luthey-Schulten, Z."}
@string{VAMcKusick = "McKusick, V. A."}
@string{IMcMullen = "McMullen, I."}
@string{JDMcPherson = "McPherson, J. D."}
+@string{TMeasey = "Measey, Thomas J."}
@string{MAD = "Mech Ageing Dev"}
@string{PMeier = "Meier, Paul"}
@string{AMeller = "Meller, Amit"}
@string{AMuruganujan = "Muruganujan, A."}
@string{EWMyers = "Myers, E. W."}
@string{RMMyers = "Myers, R. M."}
+@string{AMylonakis = "Mylonakis, Andreas"}
@string{JNadeau = "Nadeau, J."}
@string{AKNaik = "Naik, A. K."}
+@string{NANO = "Nano letters"}
@string{NT = "Nanotechnology"}
@string{VANarayan = "Narayan, V. A."}
@string{ANarechania = "Narechania, A."}
@string{PR:E = "Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys"}
@string{PRL = "Phys Rev Lett"}
@string{Physica = "Physica"}
+@string{GPing = "Ping, Guanghui"}
@string{PPodsiadlo = "Podsiadlo, Paul"}
@string{ASPolitou = "Politou, A. S."}
@string{APoustka = "Poustka, A."}
@string{WPress = "Press, W."}
@string{PNAS = "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA"}
@string{PBPMB = "Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology"}
-@string{PS = "Protein Sci."}
+@string{PS = "Protein Science"}
@string{PROT = "Proteins"}
@string{EPuchner = "Puchner, Elias M."}
@string{VPuri = "Puri, V."}
@string{RRodriguez = "Rodriguez, R."}
@string{YHRogers = "Rogers, Y. H."}
@string{SRogic = "Rogic, S."}
+@string{MRoman = "Roman, Marisa"}
@string{DRomblad = "Romblad, D."}
@string{RRos = "Ros, R."}
@string{BRosenberg = "Rosenberg, B."}
@string{ZSchulten = "Schulten, Zan"}
@string{ISchwaiger = "Schwaiger, Ingo"}
@string{RSchwartz = "Schwartz, R."}
+@string{RSchweitzerStenner = "Scheitzer-Stenner, Reinhard"}
@string{SCI = "Science"}
@string{CEScott = "Scott, C. E."}
@string{JScott = "Scott, J."}
@string{PSeranski = "Seranski, P."}
@string{RSesboue = {Sesbo\"u\'e, R.}}
@string{EShakhnovich = "Shakhnovich, Eugene"}
+@string{GShan, "Shan, Guiye"}
@string{JShang = "Shang, J."}
@string{WShao = "Shao, W."}
@string{DSharma = "Sharma, Deepak"}
@string{CSmith = "Smith, Corey L."}
@string{DASmith = "Smith, D. Alastair"}
@string{HOSmith = "Smith, H. O."}
+@string{KBSmith = "Smith, Kathryn B."}
@string{SSmith = "Smith, S."}
@string{SBSmith = "Smith, S. B."}
@string{TSmith = "Smith, T."}
@string{NDSocci = "Socci, N. D."}
@string{ESodergren = "Sodergren, E."}
@string{CSoderlund = "Soderlund, C."}
+@string{JSpanier = "Spanier, Jonathan E."}
@string{DSpeicher = "Speicher, David W."}
@string{GSpier = "Spier, G."}
@string{ASprague = "Sprague, A."}
@string{JWang = "Wang, J."}
@string{MWang = "Wang, M."}
@string{MDWang = "Wang, Michelle D."}
+@string{SWang = "Wang, Shuang"}
@string{XWang = "Wang, X."}
@string{ZWang = "Wang, Z."}
@string{HWatanabe = "Watanabe, Hiroshi"}
@string{KWatanabe = "Watanabe, Kaori"}
@string{RHWaterston = "Waterston, R. H."}
@string{MWei = "Wei, M."}
+@string{YWei = "Wei, Yen"}
@string{JWeissenbach = "Weissenbach, J."}
@string{GWen = "Wen, G."}
@string{MWen = "Wen, M."}
@string{YWu = "Wu, Yiming"}
@string{GJLWuite = "Wuite, Gijs J. L."}
@string{KWylie = "Wylie, K."}
+@string{JXi = "Xi, Jun"}
@string{AXia = "Xia, A."}
@string{CXiao = "Xiao, C."}
@string{TYada = "Yada, T."}
@string{JZhang = "Zhang, J."}
@string{QZhang = "Zhang, Q."}
@string{WZhang = "Zhang, W."}
+@string{ZZhang = "Zhang, Zongtao"}
@string{JZhao = "Zhao, Jason Ming"}
+@string{LZhao = "Zhao, Liming"}
@string{QZhao = "Zhao, Q."}
@string{SZhao = "Zhao, S."}
@string{LZheng = "Zheng, L."}
@string{XHZheng = "Zheng, X. H."}
@string{FZhong = "Zhong, F."}
+@string{MZhong = "Zhong, Mingya"}
@string{WZhong = "Zhong, W."}
+@string{HXZhou = "Zhou, Huan-Xiang"}
@string{SZhu = "Zhu, S."}
@string{XZhu = "Zhu, X."}
@string{WZhuang = "Zhuang, Wei"}
@string{NZinder = "Zinder, N."}
@string{RCZinober = "Zinober, Rebecca C."}
+@string{PZou = "Zou, Peng"}
@string{RZwanzig = "Zwanzig, R."}
@string{arXiv = "arXiv"}
@string{PGdeGennes = "de Gennes, P. G."}
year = 2004,
month = dec,
day = 10,
+ address = "Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University,
+ Hualien, Taiwan.",
journal = BPJ,
volume = 87,
number = 6,
doi = "10.1529/biophysj.104.042754",
eprint = "http://download.cell.com/biophysj/pdf/PIIS0006349504738643.pdf",
url = "http://www.cell.com/biophysj/abstract/S0006-3495(04)73864-3",
+ language = "eng",
keywords = "Computer
Simulation;Elasticity;Mechanics;Micromanipulation;Microscopy, Atomic
Force;Models, Chemical;Models, Molecular;Protein Conformation;Protein
stability. Furthermore, pH effects were studied and it was found that
the forces required to unfold the protein remained constant within a pH
range around the neutral value, and forces decreased as the solution pH
- was lowered to more acidic values."
+ was lowered to more acidic values.",
+ note = "includes pH effects",
}
@article { ciccotti86,
title = "{M}onte {C}arlo simulation of mechanical unfolding of proteins
based on a simple two-state model",
year = 2010,
+ month = mar,
+ day = 1,
+ address = "Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141
+ Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.",
journal = IJBMM,
volume = 46,
number = 2,
pages = "159--166",
issn = "0141-8130",
+ ISSN = "1879-0003",
doi = "10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2009.12.001",
url = "http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T7J-
4XWMND2-1/2/7ef768562b4157fc201d450553e5de5e",
+ language = "eng",
keywords = "Atomic force microscopy;Mechanical unfolding;Monte Carlo
simulation;Worm-like chain;Single molecule methods",
abstract = "Single molecule methods are becoming routine biophysical
DSpeicher #" and "# DDischer,
title = "Pathway shifts and thermal softening in temperature-coupled forced
unfolding of spectrin domains",
+ address = "Biophysical Engineering Lab, Institute for Medicine and
+ Engineering, and School of Engineering and Applied Science,
+ University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+ 19104-6315, USA.",
year = 2003,
month = nov,
journal = BPJ,
which otherwise propagates a helix-to-coil transition to adjacent
repeats. In sum, structural changes with temperature correlate with
both single-molecule unfolding forces and shifts in unfolding
- pathways."
+ pathways.",
+ doi = "10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74747-X",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14581229",
+ language = "eng",
}
@article { levinthal68,
}
@article { li05,
- author = LLi #" and "# HHuang #" and "# CBadilla #" and "# JFernandez,
+ author = LeLi #" and "# HHuang #" and "# CBadilla #" and "# JFernandez,
title = "Mechanical unfolding intermediates observed by single-molecule
force spectroscopy in a fibronectin type {III} module",
year = 2005,
simulations of the 10FNIII module."
}
-@article { li06,
+@article { msli06,
author = MSLi #" and "# CKHu #" and "# DKlimov #" and "# DThirumalai,
title = "Multiple stepwise refolding of immunoglobulin domain {I27} upon
force quench depends on initial conditions",
configurations, of the order of a few kT, can reduce Levinthal's time
to a biologically significant size."
}
+
+@article { hong10,
+ author = XHong #" and "# and XChu #" and "# PZou #" and "# YLiu
+ #" and "# GYang,
+ title = "Magnetic-field-assisted rapid ultrasensitive
+ immunoassays using Fe3{O4}/Zn{O}/Au nanorices as Raman
+ probes.",
+ journal = BIOSENSE,
+ year = 2010,
+ month = oct,
+ day = 15,
+ address = "Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional
+ Materials Research, Key Laboratory for UV
+ Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of
+ Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun
+ 130024, PR China.",
+ volume = 26,
+ number = 2,
+ pages = "918--922",
+ keywords = "Biosensing Techniques",
+ keywords = "Electromagnetic Fields",
+ keywords = "Equipment Design",
+ keywords = "Equipment Failure Analysis",
+ keywords = "Immunoassay",
+ keywords = "Magnetite Nanoparticles",
+ keywords = "Spectrum Analysis, Raman",
+ keywords = "Zinc Oxide",
+ abstract = "Rapid and ultrasensitive immunoassays were developed
+ by using biofunctional Fe3O4/ZnO/Au nanorices as Raman
+ probes. Taking advantage of the superparamagnetic
+ property of the nanorices, the labeled proteins can
+ rapidly be separated and purified with a commercial
+ permanent magnet. The unsusceptible multiphonon
+ resonant Raman scattering of the nanorices provided a
+ characteristic spectroscopic fingerprint function,
+ which allowed an accurate detection of the analyte.
+ High specificity and selectivity of the assay were
+ demonstrated. It was found that the diffusion barriers
+ and the boundary layer effects had a great influence on
+ the detection limit. Manipulation of the nanorice
+ probes using an external magnetic field can enhance the
+ assay sensitivity by several orders of magnitude, and
+ reduce the detection time from 1 h to 3 min. This
+ magnetic-field-assisted rapid and ultrasensitive
+ immunoassay based on the resonant Raman scatting of
+ semiconductor shows significant value for potential
+ applications in biomedicine, food safety, and
+ environmental defence.",
+ ISSN = "1873-4235",
+ doi = "10.1016/j.bios.2010.06.066",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20667438",
+ language = "eng",
+}
+
+@article { zhao10,
+ author = LZhao #" and "# ABulhassan #" and "# GYang #" and "#
+ HFJi #" and "# JXi,
+ title = "Real-time detection of the morphological change in
+ cellulose by a nanomechanical sensor.",
+ journal = BIOTECH,
+ year = 2010,
+ month = sep,
+ day = 01,
+ address = "Department of Physics, Drexel University,
+ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.",
+ volume = 107,
+ number = 1,
+ pages = "190--194",
+ keywords = "Cellulose",
+ keywords = "Computer Systems",
+ keywords = "Equipment Design",
+ keywords = "Equipment Failure Analysis",
+ keywords = "Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems",
+ keywords = "Molecular Conformation",
+ keywords = "Nanotechnology",
+ keywords = "Transducers",
+ abstract = "Up to now, experimental limitations have prevented
+ researchers from achieving the molecular-level
+ understanding for the initial steps of the enzymatic
+ hydrolysis of cellulose, where cellulase breaks down
+ the crystal structure on the surface region of
+ cellulose and exposes cellulose chains for the
+ subsequent hydrolysis by cellulase. Because one of
+ these non-hydrolytic enzymatic steps could be the
+ rate-limiting step for the entire enzymatic hydrolysis
+ of crystalline cellulose by cellulase, being able to
+ analyze and understand these steps is instrumental in
+ uncovering novel leads for improving the efficiency of
+ cellulase. In this communication, we report an
+ innovative application of the microcantilever technique
+ for a real-time assessment of the morphological change
+ of cellulose induced by a treatment of sodium chloride.
+ This sensitive nanomechanical approach to define
+ changes in surface structure of cellulose has the
+ potential to permit a real-time assessment of the
+ effect of the non-hydrolytic activities of cellulase on
+ cellulose and thereby to provide a comprehensive
+ understanding of the initial steps of the enzymatic
+ hydrolysis of cellulose.",
+ ISSN = "1097-0290",
+ doi = "10.1002/bit.22754",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20653025",
+ language = "eng",
+}
+
+@article { liu10,
+ author = RLiu #" and "# MRoman #" and "# GYang,
+ title = "Correction of the viscous drag induced errors in
+ macromolecular manipulation experiments using atomic
+ force microscope.",
+ journal = RSI,
+ year = 2010,
+ month = jun,
+ address = "Department of Physics, Drexel University,
+ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.",
+ volume = 81,
+ number = 6,
+ pages = "063703",
+ keywords = "Algorithms",
+ keywords = "Artifacts",
+ keywords = "Macromolecular Substances",
+ keywords = "Mechanical Processes",
+ keywords = "Microscopy, Atomic Force",
+ keywords = "Models, Theoretical",
+ keywords = "Motion",
+ keywords = "Protein Folding",
+ keywords = "Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted",
+ keywords = "Viscosity",
+ abstract = "We describe a method to correct the errors induced by
+ viscous drag on the cantilever in macromolecular
+ manipulation experiments using the atomic force
+ microscope. The cantilever experiences a viscous drag
+ force in these experiments because of its motion
+ relative to the surrounding liquid. This viscous force
+ superimposes onto the force generated by the
+ macromolecule under study, causing ambiguity in the
+ experimental data. To remove this artifact, we analyzed
+ the motions of the cantilever and the liquid in
+ macromolecular manipulation experiments, and developed
+ a novel model to treat the viscous drag on the
+ cantilever as the superposition of the viscous force on
+ a static cantilever in a moving liquid and that on a
+ bending cantilever in a static liquid. The viscous
+ force was measured under both conditions and the
+ results were used to correct the viscous drag induced
+ errors from the experimental data. The method will be
+ useful for many other cantilever based techniques,
+ especially when high viscosity and high cantilever
+ speed are involved.",
+ ISSN = "1089-7623",
+ doi = "10.1063/1.3436646",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20590242",
+ language = "eng",
+}
+
+@article { measey09,
+ author = TMeasey #" and "# KBSmith #" and "# SDecatur #" and "#
+ LZhao #" and "# GYang #" and "# RSchweitzerStenner,
+ title = "Self-aggregation of a polyalanine octamer promoted by
+ its {C}-terminal tyrosine and probed by a strongly
+ enhanced vibrational circular dichroism signal.",
+ journal = JACS,
+ year = 2009,
+ month = dec,
+ day = 30,
+ address = "Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, 3141
+ Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
+ USA.",
+ volume = 131,
+ number = 51,
+ pages = "18218--18219",
+ keywords = "Amyloid",
+ keywords = "Circular Dichroism",
+ keywords = "Dimerization",
+ keywords = "Oligopeptides",
+ keywords = "Peptides",
+ keywords = "Protein Conformation",
+ keywords = "Tyrosine",
+ abstract = "The eight-residue alanine oligopeptide
+ Ac-A(4)KA(2)Y-NH(2) (AKY8) was found to form
+ amyloid-like fibrils upon incubation at room
+ temperature in acidified aqueous solution at peptide
+ concentrations >10 mM. The fibril solution exhibits an
+ enhanced vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) couplet
+ in the amide I' band region that is nearly 2 orders of
+ magnitude larger than typical polypeptide/protein
+ signals in this region. The UV-CD spectrum of the
+ fibril solution shows CD in the region associated with
+ the tyrosine side chain absorption. A similar peptide,
+ Ac-A(4)KA(2)-NH(2) (AK7), which lacks a terminal
+ tyrosine residue, does not aggregate. These results
+ suggest a pivotal role for the C-terminal tyrosine
+ residue in stabilizing the aggregation state of this
+ peptide. It is speculated that interactions between the
+ lysine and tyrosine side chains of consecutive strands
+ in an antiparallel arrangement (e.g., cation-pi
+ interactions) are responsible for the stabilization of
+ the resulting fibrils. These results offer
+ considerations and insight regarding the de novo design
+ of self-assembling oligopeptides for biomedical and
+ biotechnological applications and highlight the
+ usefulness of VCD as a tool for probing amyloid fibril
+ formation.",
+ ISSN = "1520-5126",
+ doi = "10.1021/ja908324m",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19958029",
+ language = "eng",
+}
+
+@article { shan09,
+ author = GShan #" and "# SWang #" and "# XFei #" and "# YLiu
+ #" and "# GYang,
+ title = "Heterostructured Zn{O}/Au nanoparticles-based resonant
+ Raman scattering for protein detection.",
+ journal = JPC:B,
+ year = 2009,
+ month = feb,
+ day = 05,
+ address = "Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional
+ Materials Research, Northeast Normal University,
+ Changchun 130024, P. R. China.",
+ volume = 113,
+ number = 5,
+ pages = "1468--1472",
+ keywords = "Animals",
+ keywords = "Gold",
+ keywords = "Humans",
+ keywords = "Immunoglobulin G",
+ keywords = "Metal Nanoparticles",
+ keywords = "Microscopy, Electron, Transmission",
+ keywords = "Spectrum Analysis, Raman",
+ keywords = "Zinc Oxide",
+ abstract = "A new method of protein detection was explored on the
+ resonant Raman scattering signal of ZnO nanoparticles.
+ A probe for the target protein was constructed by
+ binding the ZnO/Au nanoparticles to secondary protein
+ by eletrostatic interaction. The detection of proteins
+ was achieved by an antibody-based sandwich assay. A
+ first antibody, which could be specifically recognized
+ by target protein, was attached to a solid silicon
+ surface. The ZnO/Au protein probe could specifically
+ recognize and bind to the complex of the target protein
+ and first antibody. This method on the resonant Raman
+ scattering signal of ZnO nanoparticles showed good
+ selectivity and sensitivity for the target protein.",
+ ISSN = "1520-6106",
+ doi = "10.1021/jp8046032",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19138135",
+ language = "eng",
+}
+
+@article { yuan08,
+ author = JMYuan #" and "# CLChyan #" and "# HXZhou #" and "#
+ TYChung #" and "# HPeng #" and "# GPing #" and "#
+ GYang,
+ title = "The effects of macromolecular crowding on the
+ mechanical stability of protein molecules.",
+ journal = PS,
+ year = 2008,
+ month = dec,
+ day = 09,
+ address = "Department of Physics, Drexel University,
+ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.",
+ volume = 17,
+ number = 12,
+ pages = "2156--2166",
+ keywords = "Circular Dichroism",
+ keywords = "Dextrans",
+ keywords = "Kinetics",
+ keywords = "Microscopy, Atomic Force",
+ keywords = "Microscopy, Scanning Probe",
+ keywords = "Protein Folding",
+ keywords = "Protein Stability",
+ keywords = "Protein Structure, Secondary",
+ keywords = "Thermodynamics",
+ keywords = "Ubiquitin",
+ abstract = "Macromolecular crowding, a common phenomenon in the
+ cellular environments, can significantly affect the
+ thermodynamic and kinetic properties of proteins. A
+ single-molecule method based on atomic force microscopy
+ (AFM) was used to investigate the effects of
+ macromolecular crowding on the forces required to
+ unfold individual protein molecules. It was found that
+ the mechanical stability of ubiquitin molecules was
+ enhanced by macromolecular crowding from added dextran
+ molecules. The average unfolding force increased from
+ 210 pN in the absence of dextran to 234 pN in the
+ presence of 300 g/L dextran at a pulling speed of 0.25
+ microm/sec. A theoretical model, accounting for the
+ effects of macromolecular crowding on the native and
+ transition states of the protein molecule by applying
+ the scaled-particle theory, was used to quantitatively
+ explain the crowding-induced increase in the unfolding
+ force. The experimental results and interpretation
+ presented could have wide implications for the many
+ proteins that experience mechanical stresses and
+ perform mechanical functions in the crowded environment
+ of the cell.",
+ ISSN = "1469-896X",
+ doi = "10.1110/ps.037325.108",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18780817",
+ language = "eng",
+}
+
+@article { liu08,
+ author = YLiu #" and "# MZhong #" and "# GShan #" and "# YLi
+ #" and "# BHuang #" and "# GYang,
+ title = "Biocompatible Zn{O}/Au nanocomposites for
+ ultrasensitive {DNA} detection using resonance Raman
+ scattering.",
+ journal = JPC:B,
+ year = 2008,
+ month = may,
+ day = 22,
+ address = "Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional
+ Materials Research, Institute of Genetics and Cytology,
+ Northeast Normal University, Changchun, People's
+ Republic of China. ycliu@nenu.edu.cn",
+ volume = 112,
+ number = 20,
+ pages = "6484--6489",
+ keywords = "Base Sequence",
+ keywords = "DNA",
+ keywords = "Gold",
+ keywords = "Microscopy, Electron, Transmission",
+ keywords = "Nanocomposites",
+ keywords = "Sensitivity and Specificity",
+ keywords = "Spectrum Analysis, Raman",
+ keywords = "Zinc Oxide",
+ abstract = "A novel method for identifying DNA microarrays based
+ on ZnO/Au nanocomposites functionalized with
+ thiol-oligonucleotide as probes is descried here. DNA
+ labeled with ZnO/Au nanocomposites has a strong Raman
+ signal even without silver acting as a surface-enhanced
+ Raman scattering promoter. X-ray photoelectron spectra
+ confirmed the formation of a three-component sandwich
+ assay, i.e., constituted DNA and ZnO/Au nanocomposites.
+ The resonance multiple-phonon Raman signal of the
+ ZnO/Au nanocomposites as a spectroscopic fingerprint is
+ used to detect a target sequence of oligonucleotide.
+ This method exhibits extraordinary sensitivity and the
+ detection limit is at least 1 fM.",
+ ISSN = "1520-6106",
+ doi = "10.1021/jp710399d",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18444675",
+ language = "eng",
+}
+
+@article { guo08,
+ author = YGuo #" and "# AMylonakis #" and "# ZZhang #" and "#
+ GYang #" and "# PLelkes #" and "# SChe #" and "#
+ QLu #" and "# YWei,
+ title = "Templated synthesis of electroactive periodic
+ mesoporous organosilica bridged with oligoaniline.",
+ journal = CHEM,
+ year = 2008,
+ address = "Department of Chemistry, Drexel University,
+ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.",
+ volume = 14,
+ number = 9,
+ pages = "2909--2917",
+ keywords = "Aniline Compounds",
+ keywords = "Cetrimonium Compounds",
+ keywords = "Electrochemistry",
+ keywords = "Hydrolysis",
+ keywords = "Microscopy, Electron, Transmission",
+ keywords = "Molecular Structure",
+ keywords = "Organosilicon Compounds",
+ keywords = "Particle Size",
+ keywords = "Porosity",
+ keywords = "Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared",
+ keywords = "Surface Properties",
+ keywords = "Thermogravimetry",
+ keywords = "X-Ray Diffraction",
+ abstract = "The synthesis and characterization of novel
+ electroactive periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO)
+ are reported. The silsesquioxane precursor,
+ N,N'-bis(4'-(3-triethoxysilylpropylureido)phenyl)-1,4-quinonene-diimine
+ (TSUPQD), was prepared from the emeraldine base of
+ amino-capped aniline trimer (EBAT) using a one-step
+ coupling reaction and was used as an organic silicon
+ source in the co-condensation with tetraethyl
+ orthosilicate (TEOS) in proper ratios. By means of a
+ hydrothermal sol-gel approach with the cationic
+ surfactant cetyltrimethyl-ammonium bromide (CTAB) as
+ the structure-directing template and acetone as the
+ co-solvent for the dissolution of TSUPQD, a series of
+ novel MCM-41 type siliceous materials (TSU-PMOs) were
+ successfully prepared under mild alkaline conditions.
+ The resultant mesoporous organosilica were
+ characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR)
+ spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction,
+ nitrogen sorption, and transmission electron microscopy
+ (TEM) and showed that this series of TSU-PMOs exhibited
+ hexagonally patterned mesostructures with pore
+ diameters of 2.1-2.8 nm. Although the structural
+ regularity and pore parameters gradually deteriorated
+ with increasing loading of organic bridges, the
+ electrochemical behavior of TSU-PMOs monitored by
+ cyclic voltammetry demonstrated greater
+ electroactivities for samples with higher concentration
+ of the incorporated TSU units.",
+ ISSN = "0947-6539",
+ doi = "10.1002/chem.200701605",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18224650",
+ language = "eng",
+}
+
+@article { li07,
+ author = LiLi #" and "# BLi #" and "# GYang #" and "# CYLi,
+ title = "Polymer decoration on carbon nanotubes via physical
+ vapor deposition.",
+ journal = LANG
+ year = 2007,
+ month = jul,
+ day = 31,
+ address = "A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute and Department
+ of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel
+ University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.",
+ volume = 23,
+ number = 16,
+ pages = "8522--8525",
+ keywords = "Microscopy, Atomic Force",
+ keywords = "Microscopy, Electron, Transmission",
+ keywords = "Nanotubes, Carbon",
+ keywords = "Polymers",
+ keywords = "Surface Properties",
+ keywords = "Volatilization",
+ abstract = "The polymer decoration technique has been widely used
+ to study the chain folding behavior of polymer single
+ crystals. In this article, we demonstrate that this
+ method can be successfully adopted to pattern a variety
+ of polymers on carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The resulting
+ structure is a two-dimensional nanohybrid shish kebab
+ (2D NHSK), wherein the CNT forms the shish and the
+ polymer crystals form the kebabs. 2D NHSKs consisting
+ of CNTs and polymers such as polyethylene, nylon 66,
+ polyvinylidene fluoride and poly(L-lysine) have been
+ achieved. Transmission electron microscopy and atomic
+ force microscopy were used to study the nanoscale
+ morphology of these hybrid materials. Relatively
+ periodic decoration of polymers on both single-walled
+ and multi-walled CNTs was observed. It is envisaged
+ that this unique method offers a facile means to
+ achieve patterned CNTs for nanodevice applications.",
+ ISSN = "0743-7463",
+ doi = "10.1021/la700480z",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17602575",
+ language = "eng",
+}
+
+@article { su06,
+ author = MSu #" and "# YYang #" and "# GYang,
+ title = "Quantitative measurement of hydroxyl radical induced
+ {DNA} double-strand breaks and the effect of
+ {N}-acetyl-{L}-cysteine.",
+ journal = FEBS,
+ year = 2006,
+ month = jul,
+ day = 24,
+ address = "Department of Physics, Drexel University,
+ Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.",
+ volume = 580,
+ number = 17,
+ pages = "4136--4142",
+ keywords = "Acetylcysteine",
+ keywords = "Animals",
+ keywords = "DNA Damage",
+ keywords = "Humans",
+ keywords = "Hydroxyl Radical",
+ keywords = "Microscopy, Atomic Force",
+ keywords = "Nucleic Acid Conformation",
+ keywords = "Plasmids",
+ abstract = "Reactive oxygen species, such as hydroxyl or
+ superoxide radicals, can be generated by exogenous
+ agents as well as from normal cellular metabolism.
+ Those radicals are known to induce various lesions in
+ DNA, including strand breaks and base modifications.
+ These lesions have been implicated in a variety of
+ diseases such as cancer, arteriosclerosis, arthritis,
+ neurodegenerative disorders and others. To assess these
+ oxidative DNA damages and to evaluate the effects of
+ the antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), atomic force
+ microscopy (AFM) was used to image DNA molecules
+ exposed to hydroxyl radicals generated via Fenton
+ chemistry. AFM images showed that the circular DNA
+ molecules became linear after incubation with hydroxyl
+ radicals, indicating the development of double-strand
+ breaks. The occurrence of the double-strand breaks was
+ found to depend on the concentration of the hydroxyl
+ radicals and the duration of the reaction. Under the
+ conditions of the experiments, NAC was found to
+ exacerbate the free radical-induced DNA damage.",
+ ISSN = "0014-5793",
+ doi = "10.1016/j.febslet.2006.06.060",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16828758",
+ language = "eng",
+}
+
+@article { lli06,
+ author = LiLi #" and "# YYang #" and "# GYang #" and "# XChen
+ #" and "# BHsiao #" and "# BChu #" and "#
+ JSpanier #" and "# CYLi,
+ title = "Patterning polyethylene oligomers on carbon nanotubes
+ using physical vapor deposition.",
+ journal = NANO,
+ year = 2006,
+ month = may,
+ address = "A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute and Department
+ of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel
+ University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.",
+ volume = 6,
+ number = 5,
+ pages = "1007--1012",
+ keywords = "Microscopy, Atomic Force",
+ keywords = "Nanotechnology",
+ keywords = "Nanotubes, Carbon",
+ keywords = "Polyethylenes",
+ keywords = "Volatilization",
+ abstract = "Periodic patterning on one-dimensional (1D) carbon
+ nanotubes (CNTs) is of great interest from both
+ scientific and technological points of view. In this
+ letter, we report using a facile physical vapor
+ deposition method to achieve periodic polyethylene (PE)
+ oligomer patterning on individual CNTs. Upon heating
+ under vacuum, PE degraded into oligomers and
+ crystallized into rod-shaped single crystals. These PE
+ rods periodically decorate on CNTs with their long axes
+ perpendicular to the CNT axes. The formation mechanism
+ was attributed to ``soft epitaxy'' growth of PE
+ oligomer crystals on CNTs. Both SWNTs and MWNTs were
+ decorated successfully with PE rods. The intermediate
+ state of this hybrid structure, MWNTs absorbed with a
+ thin layer of PE, was captured successfully by
+ depositing PE vapor on MWNTs detached from the solid
+ substrate, and was observed using high-resolution
+ transmission electron microscopy. Furthermore, this
+ hybrid structure formation depends critically on CNT
+ surface chemistry: alkane-modification of the MWNT
+ surface prohibited the PE single-crystal growth on the
+ CNTs. We anticipate that this work could open a gateway
+ for creating complex CNT-based nanoarchitectures for
+ nanodevice applications.",
+ ISSN = "1530-6984",
+ doi = "10.1021/nl060276q",
+ URL = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16683841",
+ language = "eng",
+}
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