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Gijs Wensink, Mehrbod Keshavarzi Shirazi Mosalman, Pascal Geurts, Ying Gao, Gaetano Garfi, Samuel Krevor, Apostolos Georgiadis, Paul F. Luckham and  Maja Rücker
In-situ 3D measurements of water films on the natural grain surface of porous rocks
Advances in Water Resources, Volume 188, June 2024, 104705
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2024.104705

Camille E. Edwards, Tomas F. Babuska, John F. Curry, Frank W. DelRio, Jason P. Killgore, Brad L. Boyce, Hsu-Ming Lien, Michael T. Dugger and Filippo Mangolini
Tunable amorphous carbon films formed on ultralow wear, Pt–Au alloys
Carbon, Volume 226, June 2024, 119220
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119220

Yujie Xie, Zaizai Tong, Tianlai Xia, Joshua C. Worch, Julia Y. Rho, Andrew P. Dove and Rachel K. O'Reilly
2D Hierarchical Microbarcodes with Expanded Storage Capacity for Optical Multiplex and Information Encryption
Advanced Materials, Volume 36, Issue 8, February 22, 2024, 2308154
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202308154

Zhen Tang, Shiquan Lin and Zhong Lin Wang
Unveiling Contact-Electrification Effect on Interfacial Water Oscillation
Advanced Materials, Volume 36, Issue 44, November 1, 2024, 2407507
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202407507

Muchun Liu, Yunteng Cao, Zheng Li, Emily Wang, Rajeev J. Ram and Benedetto Marelli
Precise and High-Throughput Delivery of Micronutrients in Plants Enabled by Pollen-Inspired Spiny and Biodegradable Microcapsules
Advanced Materials, Volume 36, Issue 30, July 25, 2024, 2401192
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202401192

Yuki Suzuki, Yuki Imamura, Daiki Katsube, Akinori Kogure, Nobumitsu Hirai and Munehiro Kimura
Visualization of Electrolyte Reaction Field Near the Negative Electrode of a Lead Acid Battery by Means of Amplitude/Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy
Materials 2023, 16(6), 2146
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16062146

Meera Patel, Nesha May O. Andoy, Susannah Megan Tran, Keuna Jeon and Ruby May A. Sullan
Different drug loading methods and antibiotic structure modulate the efficacy of polydopamine nanoparticles as drug nanocarriers
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023,11, 11335-11343
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TB01490H

Victor G. Gisbert and Ricardo Garcia
Fast and high-resolution mapping of van der Waals forces of 2D materials interfaces with bimodal AFM
Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 19196-19202
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NR05274E

Hayato Yoshioka, Yujin Aoki, Kensuke Nonaka, Norifumi L. Yamada and Motoyasu Kobayashi
Effect of molecular weight distribution on the thermal adhesion of polystyrene and PMMA brushes
Polymer, Volume 264, 3 January 2023, 125561
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125561

Gijs Wensink, Laurenz Schröer, Helena-Patricia Dell, Veerle Cnudde and Maja Rücker
Spontaneous Imbibition and Evaporation in Rocks at the Nanometer Scale
Energy & Fuels 2023, 37, 23, 18713–18721
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c02456

Kanae Takeuchi, Ryota Sato, Yasuyuki Nogata and Motoyasu Kobayashi
Measurement of the Adhesion Force of a Living Sessile Organism on Antifouling Coating Surfaces Prepared with Polysulfobetaine-Grafted Particles
Langmuir 2023, 39, 49, 17984–17992
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02686

Lina Zhang, Xinfeng Tan, Jianguo Jiao, Dan Guo and Jianbin Luo
Interlayer friction behavior of molybdenum ditelluride with different structures
Nano Research, Volume 16, pages 11375–11382, (2023)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5835-3

Tian Liu, Jung-A. A. Woo, Mohammed Zaheen Bukhari, Xinming Wang, Yan Yan, Sara Cazzaro Buosi, Aizara Ermekbaeva, Apoorva Sista, Peter Kotsiviras, Patrick LePochat, Ann Chacko, Xingyu Zhao and David E. Kang
Modulation of synaptic plasticity, motor unit physiology, and TDP-43 pathology by CHCHD10
acta neuropathologica communications 10, 95 (2022), Volume 10, article number 95
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-022-01386-9

Kenichi Umeda, Kei Kobayashi and  Hirofumi Yamada
Nanomechanics of self-assembled surfactants revealed by frequency-modulation atomic force microscopy
Nanoscale, 2022,14, 4626-4634
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR00369D

Daiki Murakami, Shinnosuke Nishimura, Yukiko Tanaka and Masaru Tanaka
Observing the repulsion layers on blood-compatible polymer-grafted interfaces by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy
Biomaterials Advances, Volume 133, February 2022, 112596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2021.112596

Keuna Jeon, Justin Andrei Asuncion, Alexander Lucien Corbett, Tiange Yuan, Meera Patel, Nesha May, Octavio Andoy, Christian Titus Kreis, Oleksandr Voznyy, and Ruby May Arana Sullan
Buffer Components Incorporate into the Framework of Polyserotonin Nanoparticles and Films during Synthesis
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(12), 2027
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122027

Wisit Hirunpinyopas, Pawin Iamprasertkun, Lewis W. Le Fevre, Gasidit Panomsuwan, Weekit Sirisaksoontorn, Robert A.W. Dryfe and Apisit Songsasen
Insights into binding mechanisms of size-selected graphene binders for flexible and conductive porous carbon electrodes
Electrochimica Acta, Volume 403, 20 January 2022, 139696
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139696

Kathleen Charlesworth, Nicholas van Heijst, Aidan Maxwell, Benjamin Baylis, Michael Grossutti, J. Jay Leitch and John R. Dutcher
Binding Affinity of Concanavalin A to Native and Acid-Hydrolyzed Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles
Biomacromolecules 2022, 23, 11, 4778–478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00951

Stefano Chiodini, James Kerfoot, Giacomo Venturi, Sandro Mignuzzi, Evgeny M. Alexeev, Bárbara Teixeira Rosa, Sefaattin Tongay, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Andrea C. Ferrari and Antonio Ambrosio
Moiré Modulation of Van Der Waals Potential in Twisted Hexagonal Boron Nitride
ACS Nano 2022, 16, 5, 7589–7604
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c11107

Jaylene Martinez, Masoud Aghajani, Yinan Lu, Adrienne K. Blevins, Shouhong Fan, Mengyuan Wang, Jason P. Killgore, Stefano Berti Perez, Jaivin Patel, Christina Carbrello, Sean Foley, Ryan Sylvia, Rong Long, Robert Castro and Yifu Ding
Capillary bonding of membranes by viscous polymers: Infiltration kinetics and mechanical integrity of the bonded polymer/membrane structures
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 641, 1 January 2022, 119898
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119898

Sarah H. Klass, Jamie M. Gleason, Anthony O. Omole, Bibiana Onoa, Carlos J. Bustamante and Matthew B. Francis
Preparation of Bioderived and Biodegradable Surfactants Based on an Intrinsically Disordered Protein Sequence
Biomacromolecules 2022, 23, 3, 1462–147
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00051

Zsófia Németh, Ildikó Csóka, Reza Semnani Jazani, ,Bence Sipos, Henrik Haspel, Gábor Kozma, Zoltán Kónya and Dorina Gabriella Dobó
Quality by Design-Driven Zeta Potential Optimisation Study of Liposomes with Charge Imparting Membrane Additives
Pharmaceutics 2022, 14(9), 1798
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14091798

Md Azizul Haque, Daiki Murakami, Takahisa Anada and Masaru Tanaka
Poly(2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate) (PMEA)-Coated Anti-Platelet Adhesive Surfaces to Mimic Native Blood Vessels through HUVECs Attachment, Migration, and Monolayer Formation
Coatings 2022, 12(6), 869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12060869

Shinichiro Ido, Kei Kobayashi, Noriaki Oyabu, Yoshiki Hirata, Kazumi Matsushige and Hirofumi Yamada
Structured Water Molecules on Membrane Proteins Resolved by Atomic Force Microscopy
Nano Letters 2022, 22, 6, 2391–2397
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00029

Md Azizul Haque, Daiki Murakami and Masaru Tanaka
Cell Adhesion Strength Indicates the Antithrombogenicity of Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) (PMEA): Potential Candidate for Artificial Small-Diameter Blood Vessel
Surfaces 2022, 5(3), 365-382
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces5030027

Dorina Gabriella Dobó, Zsófia Németh, Bence Sipos, Martin Cseh, Edina Pallagi, Dániel Berkesi, Gábor Kozma, Zoltán Kónya and Ildikó Csóka
Pharmaceutical Development and Design of Thermosensitive Liposomes Based on the QbD Approach
Molecules 2022, 27(5), 1536
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27051536

Vilius Dovydaitis, Liutauras Marcinauskas, Paola Ayala, Enrico Gnecco, Johnny Chimborazo, Hassan Zhairabany and Roberts Zabels
The influence of Cr and Ni doping on the microstructure of oxygen containing diamond-like carbon films
Vacuum, Volume 191, September 2021, 110351
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2021.110351

Bence Sipos, Ildikó Csóka, Mária Budai-Szűcs, Gábor Kozma, Dániel Berkesi, Zoltán Kónya, György Tibor Balogh and Gábor Katona
Development of dexamethasone-loaded mixed polymeric micelles for nasal delivery
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume 166, 1 November 2021, 105960
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2021.105960

Hikaru Okubo, Haruka Kaneyasu, Tetsuya Kimura, Patchiya Phanthong, and Shigeru Yao
Effects of a Twin-Screw Extruder Equipped with a Molten Resin Reservoir on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Recycled Waste Plastic Polyethylene Pellet Moldings
Polymers 2021, 13(7) 1058
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13071058

Eseosa M. Ekanem, Maja Rücker, Sherifat Yesufu-Rufai, Catherine Spurin, Nicholas Ooi, Apostolos Georgiadis, Steffen Berg and Paul F. Luckham
Novel adsorption mechanisms identified for polymer retention in carbonate rocks
JCIS Open, Volume 4, December 2021, 100026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jciso.2021.100026

Yudai Samejima, Naritaka Kobayashi and Seiichiro Nakabayashi
Polar zinc oxide surface in electrolyte solutions: an atomic view of reconstruction, hydration and surface states
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021,23, 18349-18358
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CP02371C

G C  Savulescu, M. Rücker, A. Scanziani, R. Pini, A. Georgiadis and P.F. Luckham
Atomic force microscopy for the characterisation of pinning effects of seawater micro-droplets in n-decane on a calcite surface
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Volume 592, 15 June 2021, Pages 397-404
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.070

Benjamin Baylis, Erin Shelton, Michael Grossutti and John R. Dutcher
Force Spectroscopy Mapping of the Effect of Hydration on the Stiffness and Deformability of Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles
Biomacromolecules 2021, 22, 7, 2985–2995
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00399

Jérôme Médard, Xiaonan Sun, Jean Pinson, Da Li, Claire Mangeney and Jean-Philippe Michel
Electrografting and Langmuir–Blodgett: Covalently Bound Nanometer-Thick Ordered Films on Graphite
Langmuir 2021, 37, 43, 12539–12547
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01723

H Okubo and S. Yao
Restoring mechanism of mechanical properties of recycled polyethylene pellet moldings by a repelletizing treatment using a twin-screw extruder
Volume 23, pages 1152–1176, (2021)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-021-01204-9

V Prysiazhnyi, J. Kratochvil, D. Kaftan, R. Ctvrtlik and V. Stranak
Growth of hard nanostructured ZrN surface induced by copper nanoparticles
Applied Surface Science, Volume 562, 1 October 2021, 150230
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150230

Haruka Kaneyasu, Patchiya Phanthong, Hikaru Okubo and Shigeru Yao
Investigation of Degradation Mechanism from Shear Deformation and the Relationship with Mechanical Properties, Lamellar Size, and Morphology of High-Density Polyethylene
Applied Sciences 2021, 11(18), 8436
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11188436

Zsófia Németh, Edina Pallagi, Dorina Gabriella Dobó, Gábor Kozma, Zoltán Kónya and Ildikó Csóka
An Updated Risk Assessment as Part of the QbD-Based Liposome Design and Development
Pharmaceutics 2021, 13(7), 1071
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13071071

Yuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kominami, Kei Kobayashi and Hirofumi Yamada
Surface charge density measurement of a single protein molecule with a controlled orientation by AFM
Biophysical Journal, Volume 120, Issue 12p2490-2497June 15, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.04.016

Manuel R. Uhlig and Ricardo Garcia
In Situ Atomic-Scale Imaging of Interfacial Water under 3D Nanoscale Confinement
Nano Letters 2021, 21, 13, 5593–5598
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01092

Sayumi Fukuda, Riho Yamamoto, Naoki Yanagisawa, Naoki Takaya, Yoshikatsu Sato, Meritxell Riquelme and Norio Takeshita
Trade-off between Plasticity and Velocity in Mycelial Growth
Molecular and Cellular Biology, 16 March 2021, Vol. 12, No. 2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.03196-20

Stefan Krause, Evelyn Ploetz, Johann Bohlen, Patrick Schüler, Renukka Yaadav, Florian Selbach, Florian Steiner, Izabela Kamińska and Philip Tinnefeld
Graphene-on-Glass Preparation and Cleaning Methods Characterized by Single-Molecule DNA Origami Fluorescent Probes and Raman Spectroscopy
ACS Nano 2021, 15, 4, 6430–6438
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c08383

Wisit Hirunpinyopas, Pawin Iamprasertkun, Mark A. Bissett and Robert A.W. Dryfe
Tunable charge/size selective ion sieving with ultrahigh water permeance through laminar graphene membranes
Carbon, Volume 156, January 2020, Pages 119-129
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2019.09.030

Yusuke Morino, Yasuyuki Yokota, Hisaya Hara, Ken-ichi Bando, Sakurako Ono, Akihito Imanishi, Yugo Okada, Hiroyuki Matsui, Takafumi Uemura, Jun Takeyag and  Ken-ichi Fukui
Rapid improvements in charge carrier mobility at ionic liquid/pentacene single crystal interfaces by self-cleaning
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020,22, 6131-6135
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CP00149J

M Cisternas, H. Bhuyan, M.J. Retamal, N. Casanova-Morales, M. Favre, U.G. Volkmann, P. Saikia, D.E. Diaz-Droguett, S. Mändl, D. Manova, N. Moraga, A. Chandía-Cristi, A. Alvarez and F. Guzman
Study of nitrogen implantation in Ti surface using plasma immersion ion implantation & deposition technique as biocompatible substrate for artificial membranes
Materials Science and Engineering: C, Volume 113, August 2020, 111002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111002

Megumi Umemoto, Ryuzo Kawamura, Hiroshi Y. Yoshikawa, Seiichiro Nakabayashi and Naritaka Kobayashi
Simultaneous atomic-resolution flexural and torsional imaging in liquid by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (2020), Volume 59, SIII01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35848/1347-4065/ab7479

M Gabaji, J. Médard, A. Hemmerle, J. Pinson and J. P. Michel
From Langmuir–Blodgett to Grafted Films
Langmuir 2020, 36, 10, 2534–2542
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03601

Hitoshi Asakawa, Sayaka Matsui, Quang Thang Trinh, Hajime Hirao, Yasuhide Inokuma, Tomoki Ogoshi, Saki Tanaka, Kayo Komatsu, Akio Ohta, Tsuyoshi Asakawa and Takeshi Fukuma
Chiral Monolayers with Achiral Tetrapod Molecules on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2020, 124, 14, 7760–7767
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b11246

Shan Zhou, Kaustubh S. Panse, Mohammad Hossein Motevaselian, Narayana R. Aluru and Yingjie Zhang
Three-Dimensional Molecular Mapping of Ionic Liquids at Electrified Interfaces
ACS Nano 2020, 14, 12, 17515–17523
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c07957

Lingru Zheng, Maja Rücker, Tom Bultreys, Apostolos Georgiadis, Miranda M. Mooijer-van den Heuvel, Fernando Bresme, J. P. Martin Trusler and Erich A. Müller
Surrogate Models for Studying the Wettability of Nanoscale Natural Rough Surfaces Using Molecular Dynamics
Energies 2020, 13(11), 2770
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13112770

Sho Hirai, Hikaru Okubo and Shigeru Yao
Enhancement of the Surface Properties on Polypropylene Film Using Side-Chain Crystalline Block Copolymers
Polymers 2020, 12(11), 2736
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12112736

M Rücker, W.-B. Bartels, G. Garfi, M. Shams, T. Bultreys, M. Boone, S. Pieterse, G.C. Maitland, S. Krevor, V. Cnudde, H. Mahani, S. Berg, A. Georgiadis and P.F. Luckham
Relationship between wetting and capillary pressure in a crude oil/brine/rock system: From nano-scale to core-scale
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Volume 562, 7 March 2020, Pages 159-169
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2019.11.086

Shengkai Xue, Akira Sasahara and Hiroshi Onishi
Atomic-scale topography of rutile TiO2(110) in aqueous solutions: A study involving frequency-modulation atomic force microscopy
The Journal of Chemical Physics 152, 054703 (2020)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5134997

Daijiro Okaue, Ichiro Tanabe, Sakurako Ono, Kota Sakamoto, Taiki Sato, Akihito Imanishi, Yoshitada Morikawa, Jun Takeya and Ken-ichi Fukui
Ionic-Liquid-Originated Carrier Trapping Dynamics at the Interface in Electric Double-Layer Organic FET Revealed by Operando Interfacial Analyses
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2020, 124, 4, 2543–2552
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10636

Yuya Teduka, Akira Sasahara and Hiroshi Onishi
Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging of Crystalline Sucrose in Alcohols
ACS Omega 2020, 5, 6, 2569–2574
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b02660

Yuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kominami, Kei Kobayashi and Hirofumi Yamada
Experimental study on molecular fluctuations of biomolecules by force spectroscopy
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (2020), Volume 59, SIII03
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.35848/1347-4065/ab7b13

Lei Yang, Takumi Igarashi, Yu Cao, Eero Holmström, Kaito Hirata, Hitoshi Asakawa, Teruhisa Ohno, Takeshi Fukuma and Adam S. Foster
Photo-sensitive 2D Arrangement of −OH/H2O on Brookite TiO2(210)
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2020, 124, 35, 19091–19100
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c05151

Maja Rücker, Willem-Bart Bartels, Tom Bultreys,  Marijn Boone,  Kamaljit Singh,  Gaetano Garfi,  Alessio Scanziani, Catherine Spurin, Sherifat Yesufu-Rufai, Samuel Krevor, Martin J. Blunt, Ove Wilson, Hassan Mahani, Veerle Cnudde, Paul F. Luckham, Apostolos Georgiadis and Steffen Berg
Workflow for Upscaling Wettability from the Nanoscale to Core Scale
Petrophysics 61 (02): 189–205
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30632/PJV61N2-2020a5

F Varenne, L. Devoille, A. Makky, N. Feltin, F. Violleau, G. Barratt and C. Vauthier
Evaluation of the size distribution of a multimodal dispersion of polymer nanoparticles by microscopy after different methods of deposition
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, Volume 60, December 2020, 102047
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2020.102047

Pranav Adhyapak, Aswin T. Srivatsav, Manjari Mishra, Abhishek Singh, Rishikesh Narayan and Shobhna Kapoor
Dynamical Organization of Compositionally Distinct Inner and Outer Membrane Lipids of Mycobacteria
Biophysical Journal (2020), Volume 118, Issue 6 p1279-1291
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2020.01.027

Kenichi Umeda, Kei Kobayashi, Taketoshi Minato and Hirofumi Yamada
Atomic-Scale Three-Dimensional Local Solvation Structures of Ionic Liquids
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2020, 11, 4, 1343–1348
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03874

Tomoko Hirayama and Naoki Yamashita
Combined use of neutron reflectometry and frequency-modulation atomic force microscopy for deeper understanding of tribology
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (2020), Volume 59, Number SN0803
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/0.35848/1347-4065/ab9c431

Kenichi Umeda, Kei Kobayashi, Taketoshi Minato and Hirofumi Yamada
Molecular-Scale Solvation Structures of Ionic Liquids on a Heterogeneously Charged Surface
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2020, 11, 19, 8094–8099
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02356

Myungwoon Lee, Ujjayini Ghosh, Kent R. Thurber, Masato Kato and Robert Tycko
Molecular structure and interactions within amyloid-like fibrils formed by a low-complexity protein sequence from FUS
Nature Communications volume 11, Article number: 5735 (2020)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19512-3