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Publications
  1. publications03Identification and Design of Peptides for the Rapid, High Yield Formation of Nanoparticulate TiO2 from Aqueous Solutions at Room Temperature
    Chem. Mater., accepted, in press.
    M. B. Dickerson, S. E. Jones, Y. Cai, G. Ahmad, R. R. Naik, N. Kröger, and K. H.  Sandhage
  2. Diatoms, Biomineralization Processes, and Genomics
    Chem. Rev., accepted, in press.
    M. Hildebrand
     
  3. Application of AFM to Understanding Biomineral Formation in Diatoms
    Eur. J. Physiol., accepted, in press.
    M. Hildebrand, M. J. Doktycz, and D. P. Allison
     
  4. Silicon Uptake in Diatoms Revisited: A Model for Saturable and Nonsaturable Uptake Kinetics and the Role of Silicon Transporter
    Plant Phys., accepted, in press.
    K. Thamatrakoln and M. Hildebrand
     
  5. Molecular Processes of Biosilicification in Diatom
    Metal Ions in Life Sciences, Volume 4, Biomineralization. From Nature to Application. Edited by H. Sigel, A. Sigel (Wiley, London), accepted, in press.
     A. K. Davis and M. Hildebrand
     
  6. Bioactive Coatings on Portland Cement Substrates: Surface Precipitation of Apatite-like Crystals
    Mater. Sci. Eng. C, accepted, in press.
    D. Gallego, N. Higuita, F. Garcia, N. Ferrell, and D. J. Hansford
     
  7. The Role of Diatom Silicic Acid Transporters in Silicon Metabolism
    J. Nanosci. Nanotech., accepted, in press.
    K. Thamatrakoln and M. Hildebrand
     
  8. Characterization of a Cell-Surface Protein Associated with the Girdle Band Region of the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana
    J. Phycol., submitted.
    A. K. Davis, M. Hildebrand, and B. Palenik
     
  9. Rapid Bio-Enabled Formation of Ferroelectric BaTiO3 at Room Temperature from an Aqueous Salt Solution at Near Neutral pH
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130 [1] 4-5 (2008).
    G. Ahmad, M. B. Dickerson, Y. Cai, S. E. Jones, E. M. Ernst, M. S. Haluska, J. Wang, G. Subramanyam, R. R. Naik, N. Kröger, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  10. Shape-preserving Reduction of Silica Micro-Assemblies into Microporous Silicon Replicas
    Nature, 446 [3] 172-175 (2007).
    Z. Bao, M. R. Weatherspoon, Y. Cai, S. Shian, P. D. Graham, S. M. Allan, G. Ahmad, M. B. Dickerson, B. C. Church, Z. Kang, C. J. Summers, H. W. Abernathy, III, M. Liu, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  11. Fabrication of Polymer Microstructures for MEMS: Sacrificial Layer Micromolding (SLaM) and Patterned Substrate Micromolding (PSM)
    Biomed. Microdevices, 9 [6] 815-821 (2007).
    N. Ferrell, J. Woodard, and D. J. Hansford
     
  12. Manganese-doped Zinc Orthosilicate-bearing Phosphor Microparticles with  Controlled 3-D Shapes Derived from Diatom Frustules
    J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 90 [4] 1304-1308 (2007)
    Y. Cai, M. B. Dickerson, M. S. Haluska, Z. Kang, C. J. Summers, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  13. 3-D Microparticles of BaTiO3 and Zn2SiO4 via the Chemical (Sol-Gel, Acetate  Precursor, or Hydrothermal) Conversion of Biologically (Diatom) Templates
    Ceram. Eng. Sci. Proc., 27 [8] 49-56 (2007).
    Y. Cai, M. R. Weatherspoon, E. Ernst, M. S. Haluska, R. L. Snyder, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  14. Enhanced Hydrothermal Conversion of Surfactant-modified Diatom Microshells into Barium Titanate Replicas
    J. Mater. Res., 22 [5] 1121-1127 (2007).
    E. M. Ernst, B. C. Church, C. S. Gaddis, R. L. Snyder, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  15. Fabrication of Micro and Nanoscale Polymer Structures by Soft Lithography and Spin Dewetting
    Macromol. Rapid Comm., 28, 966-971 (2007).
    N. Ferrell and D. J. Hansford
     
  16. Synchronized Growth of Thalassiosira pseudonana (Bacillariophyceae) Provides Novel Insights into Cell Wall Synthesis Processes in Relation to the Cell Cycle
    J. Phycol., 43,730-740 (2007).
    M. Hildebrand, L. Frigeri, and A. K. Davis
     
  17. Polymer-Ceramic Composites for Microwave Applications: Fabrication and Performance Assessment
    IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques, 54 [12] 4202-4208 (2007).
    S. Koulouridis, G. Kiziltas, Y. Zhou, D. J. Hansford, and J. Volakis
     
  18. Formation of Nanostructured, Nanocrystalline Boron Nitride Microparticles with Diatom-Derived 3-D Shapes
    Chem. Comm., [11] 1177-1179 (2007).
    U. Kusari, Z. Bao, Y. Cai, G. Ahmad, K. H. Sandhage, and L. G. Sneddon
     
  19. Rapid, Non-Photocatalytic Destruction of Organophosphorous Esters Induced by Nanostructured Titania-based Replicas of Diatom Microshells
    J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 90 [5] 1632-1636 (2007).
    S.-J. Lee, S. Shian, Ch.-H. Huang, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  20. Nanomechanical Characterization of Polymer Beam Structures for BioMEMS Applications
    Sensors Actuators A, 135, 637-650 (2007).
    M. Palacio, B. Bhushan, N. Ferrell, and D. J. Hansford
     
  21. Inorganic Preforms of Biological Origin: Shape-Preserving Reactive Conversion of Biosilica Microshells (Diatoms)
    Handbook of Biomineralization, Edited by E. Bauerlein, P. Behrens, Vol. 2 (Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany)
    pp. 235-253, 20.
    K. H. Sandhage, S. M. Allan, M. B. Dickerson, E. M. Ernst, C. S. Gaddis, S. Shian, M. R. Weatherspoon, G. Ahmad,
    Y. Cai, M. S. Haluska, R. L. Snyder, R. R. Unocic, and F. M. Zalar
     
  22. Analysis of Thalassiosira pseudonana Silicon Transporters Indicates Distinct Regulatory Levels and Transport Activity through the Cell Cycle
    Eucaryotic Cell., 6, 271–279 (2007).
    K. Thamatrakoln and M. Hildebrand
     
  23. Thin, Conformal, and Continuous SnO2 Coatings on Hydroxyl-Amplified Biosilica (Diatom) Templates via Layer-by-Layer Alkoxide Deposition
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46, 5724-5727 (2007).
    M. R. Weatherspoon, M. B. Dickerson, G. Wang, Y. Cai, S. Shian, S. C. Jones, S. R. Marder, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  24. Electroless Deposition of Gold Nanoparticles Over Silicon-based Substrates
    Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 990 (Materials, Processes, Integration and Reliability in Advanced Interconnects for Micro- and Nanoelectronics, Materials Research Society) 165-170, 200.
    H. Borteh, N. Ferrell, R. Butler, S. Olesik, and D. J. Hansford
     
  25. Shaped Microcomponents via Reactive Conversion of Biologically-derived Microtemplate
    U.S. Patent No. 7,204,971, April 17, 2007
    K. H. Sandhage
     
  26. Rapid, Room-Temperature Formation of Crystalline Calcium Molybdate Phosphor Microparticles via Peptide-Induced Precipitation
    Adv. Mater., 18, 1759-1763 (2006).
    G. Ahmad, M. B. Dickerson, B. C. Church, Y. Cai, S. E. Jones, R. R. Naik, J. S. King, C. J. Summers, N. Kroger, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  27. Nano-scale Control of Silica Morphology and Three-Dimensional Structure during Diatom Cell Wall Formation
    J. Mater. Res., 21 [10] 2689-2698 (2006).
    M. Hildebrand, E. York, J. I. Kelz, A. K. Davis, L. G. Frigeri, D. P. Allison, and M. J. Doktycz
     
  28. Formation of Vortices Near Abrupt Nano-channel Height Changes in Electroosmotic Flow of Aqueous Solutions
    Biomedical Microdevices, 8 [4] 325-330 (2006).
    J. C. Ramirez and A. T. Conlisk
     
  29. Velocity Measurements Inside the Diffuse Electric Double Layer in Electroosmotic Flow
    Appl. Phys. Lett., 89, [4] 044103/1-044103/3 (2006).
    R. Sadr, M. Yoda, P. Gnanaprakasam, and A. T. Conlisk
     
  30. Spatial and Geometrical Control of Biosilicification Using a Patterned Poly-L-lysine Template
    Appl. Surface Sci., 252, 7337-7342 (2006).
    R. Butler, N. Ferrell, and D. J. Hansford
     
  31. 3-D Microparticles of BaTiO3 and Zn2SiO4 via the Chemical (Sol-Gel, Acetate Precursor, or Hydrothermal) Conversion of Biologically Replicable (Diatom) Templates
    Ceram. Eng. Sci. Proc., 27 [8] 49-56 (2006).
    Y. Cai, M. R. Weatherspoon, E. Ernst, M. S. Haluska, R. L. Snyder, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  32. Gene Expression Induced by Copper Stress in the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana
    Eucaryotic Cell., 5, 1157–1168 (2006).
    A. K. Davis, M. Hildebrand, and B. Palenik

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  33. Identification of Proteins from a Cell Wall Fraction of the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana: Insights into Silica Structure Formation
    Mol. Cell. Proteomics, 5, 182-193 (2006).L. G. Frigeri, T. R. Radabaugh, P. A. Haynes, and M. Hildebrand
     
  34. Rapid, Room-Temperature Synthesis of Anti-bacterial Bio-nano-composites of Lysozyme with Amorphous
    Silica or Titania
    Small, 2 [5] 640-643 (2006).
    H. R. Luckarift, M. B. Dickerson, K. H. Sandhage, and J. C. Spain
     
  35. Peptide-mediated Formation of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Composites
    Nano Lett., 6, 40-44 (2006).
    M. J. Pender, L. A. Sowards, J. D. Hartgerink, M. O. Stone, and R. R. Naik
     
  36. Ultrafast Electronic Relaxation and Charge Carrier Localization in CdS/CdSe/CdS Quantum Dot Heterostructures
    Nano Lett., 6 [9] 1940-1949 (2006).
    A. W. Schill, C. S. Gaddis, W. Qian, Y. Cai, V. T. Milam, K. H. Sandhage, and M. A. El-Sayed
     
  37. Three-Dimensional Assemblies of Zirconia Nanocrystals Via Shape-preserving Reactive Conversion of Diatom Microshells
    J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 89 [2] 694-698 (2006).
    S. Shian, Y. Cai, M. R. Weatherspoon, S. M. Allan, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  38. Patterning of Biomolecules on Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposited Surfaces
    Adv. Mater., 18, 2095-2100 (2006).
    J. M. Slocik, E. R. Beckel, H. Jiang, J. O. Enlow, J. S. Zabinsky, T. J. Bunning, and R. R. Naik
     
  39. Shaped Microcomponents via Reactive Conversion of Biologically-derived Microtemplates
    U.S. Patent No. 7,067,104, June 27, 2006.
    K. H. Sandhage
     
  40. Biologically Enabled Syntheses of Nanostructured 3-D Sensor Materials: The Potential for 3-D Genetically Engineered Microdevices (3-D GEMs)
    J. Rare Metal Mater. Eng., 35 [3] 13-14 (2006).
    K. H. Sandhage, S. Shian, C. S. Gaddis, M. R. Weatherspoon, Y. Cai, S. Yoo, M. S. Haluska, R. L. Snyder, Y. Liu, M. Liu, N. Ferrell, D. J. Hansford, M. Hildebrand, and B. Palenik
     
  41. Comparative Sequence Analysis of Diatom Silicon Transporters: Towards a Mechanistic Model of Silicon Transport
    J. Phycol., 42, 822–834 (2006).
    K. Thamatrakoln, A. J. Alverson, and M. Hildebrand
     
  42. Phosphor Microparticles of Controlled 3-D Shape from Phytoplankton
    J. Electrochem. Soc., 153 [2] H34-H37 (2006).
    M. R. Weatherspoon, M. S. Haluska, Y. Cai, J. S. King, C. J. Summers, R. L. Snyder, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  43. Modelling Electo-osmotic Flow in Nanochannels
    Handbook of BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology, Vol. I,
    Biomedical and Biological Nanotechnology (Springer), 2006.
    A. T. Conlisk
     
  44. Modelling Electo-osmotic Flow in Nanochannels
    Handbook of BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology, Vol. IV, Biomolecular Sensing, Processing, and Analysis (Springer), 2006.
    A. T. Conlisk and S. Singer
     
  45. Electroosmotic Flow of a Model Electrolyte
    Phys. Rev. E, 71, 041501-1 - 041501-12 (2005).
    W. Zhu, S. Singer, Z Zheng, and A. T. Conlisk
     
  46. X-ray Diffraction Analyses of 3-D MgO-based Replicas of Diatom Microshells Synthesized by a Low-Temperature Gas/Solid Displacement Reaction
    Powder Diff., 20 [4] 306-310 (2005).
    M. S. Haluska, I. Dragomir, K. H. Sandhage, and R. L. Snyder
     
  47. The Debye-Huckel Approximation: Its Use in Describing Electroosmotic Flow in Micro and Nano-channels
    Electrophoresis, 26, 1896-1912 (2005).
    A.T. Conlisk
     
  48. A Closed, Heated Reaction Chamber Design for Dynamic High-Temperature X-ray Diffraction Analyses of Gas/Solid Displacement Reactions
    Rev. Sci. Instr., 76, 126101-1 - 126101-4 (2005).
    M. S. Haluska, R. L. Snyder, K. H. Sandhage, and S. T. Misture
     
  49. Electroosmotic Flow in Two-dimensional Charged Micro- and Nanochannels
    J. Fluid Mech., 540, 247-267 (2005).
    S. Bhattacharyya, Z. Zheng, and A.T. Conlisk
     
  50. A System for Micro/Nano Fluidic Flow Diagnostics
    Biomedical Microdevices, 7 [3] 169-177 (2005).
    P. Nath, S. Roy, A.T. Conlisk, and A. Fleischman
     
  51. Approaches for Functional Characterization of Diatom Silicic Acid Transporters
    J. Nanosci. Nanotechn., 5, 158-166 (2005).
    K. Thamatrakoln and M. Hildebrand.
     
  52. A stress-induced protein associated with the girdle band region of the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana (Bacillariophyta)
    J. Phycol.,  41 [3] 577-589 (2005).
    A. K. Davis, M. Hildebrand, B. Palenik

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  53. The Prospects of Manipulating Diatom Silica Nanostructure 
    J. Nanosci. Nanotechn., 5,146-157 (2005).
    M. Hildebrand
     
  54. Zn2SiO4-coated Microparticles with Biologically-controlled 3-D Shapes
    Phys. Stat. Sol. (a), 202 [10] R105-R107 (2005).
    Y. Cai and K.H. Sandhage
     
  55. Sol-Gel Synthesis on Self-Replicating Single-Cell Scaffolds: Applying Complex Chemistries to Nature’s 3-D Nanostructured Templates
    Chem. Comm., [5] 651-653 (2005)
    M. R. Weatherspoon, S. M. Allan, E. Hunt, Y. Cai, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  56. Free-standing Microscale Structures of Zirconia Nanocrystals with Biologically Replicable 3-D Shapes
    J. Mater. Res., 20 [2] 282-287 (2005).
    J. Zhao, C. S. Gaddis, Y. Cai, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  57. Merging Biological Self-assembly with Synthetic Chemical Tailoring: The Potential for 3-D Genetically-Engineered Micro/ nanodevices (3-D GEMS)
    Int. J. Appl. Ceram. Technol., 2 [4] 317-326 (2005).
    K. H. Sandhage, R. L. Snyder, G. Ahmad, S. M. Allan, Y. Cai, M. B. Dickerson, C. S. Gaddis, M. S. Haluska, S. Shian, M. R. Weatherspoon, R. A. Rapp, R. R. Unocic, F. M. Zalar, Y. Zhang, M. Hildebrand, and B.P. Palenik
     
  58. Integrating Biomimetics
    Mater. Today, 8 [9] 18-26 (2005).
    R. R. Naik and M. O. Stone
     
  59. Ceramic Nanoparticle Assemblies with Tailored Shapes and Tailored Chemistries via Biosculpting and Shape-preserving Inorganic Conversion
    J. Nanosci. Nanotechn., 5 [1] 63-67 (2005)
    M. B. Dickerson, R. R. Naik, P. M. Sarosi, G. Agarwal, M. O. Stone, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  60. Three-dimensional Magnesia-based Nanocrystal Assemblies via Low-Temperature Magnesiothermic Reaction of Diatom Microshells
    J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 88 [7] 2005-2010 (2005).
    Y. Cai, S. M. Allan, F. M. Zalar, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  61. Polypeptide-Mediated Silica Growth on Indium Tin Oxide Surfaces
    Langmuir, 21 [2] 717-720 (2005).
    D. D. Glawe, F. Rodriguez, M. O. Stone, and R. R. Naik
     
  62. Shape-preserving Chemical Conversion of Self-assembled 3-D Bioclastic Micro/nanostructures via Low-temperature Displacement Reactions
    Ceram. Eng. Sci. Proc., 26 [3] 289-296 (2005).
    S. M. Allan, M. R. Weatherspoon, P. D. Graham, Y. Cai, M. S. Haluska, R. L. Snyder, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  63. Sequence Specific Morphological Control Over the Formation of Germanium Oxide During Peptide Mediated Synthesis
    Ceram. Eng. Sci. Proc., 26 [6] 25-32 (2005).
    M. B. Dickerson, Y. Cai, K. H. Sandhage, R. R. Naik, and M. O. Stone
     
  64. Perovskite Particles from Phytoplankton
    Biological and Bio-Inspired Materials and Devices, Edited by K.H. Sandhage, S. Yang, T. Douglas, A.R. Parker, and E. DiMasi (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 873E, Warrendale, PA) 2005.
    M. R. Weatherspoon, S. M. Allan, C. S. Gaddis, Y. Cai, M. S. Haluska, R. L. and Snyder, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  65. 3-D Assemblies of Zirconia Nanocrystals with Biologically-derived Shapes
    J. Mater. Res., 20 [2] 282-287 (2005).
    J. Zhao, C. S. Gaddis, Y. Cai, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  66. Polypeptide-Templated Synthesis of Hexagonal Silica Platelets
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127 [36] 12577-12582 (2005).
    M. M. Tomczak, D. D. Glawe, L. F. Drummy, C. G. Lawrence, M. O. Stone, C. C. Perry, D. J. Pochan, T. J. Deming, and R. R. Naik
     
  67. Electro-osmotic flow in two-dimensional charged micro- and nanochannels
    J. Fluid Mech., 540, 247-267 (2005).
    S. Bhattacharyya, Z. Zheng, and A. T. Conlisk 
     
  68. An Experimental Study of Electro-Osmotic Flow in Rectangular Microchannels  
    J. Fluid Mech., 506, 357-367 (2004).
    R. Sadr, M. Yoda, Z. Zheng, and A. T. Conlisk
     
  69. Freestanding Microscale 3-D Polymeric Structures with Biologically-derived Shapes and Nanoscale Features
    J. Mater. Res., 19 [9] 2541 (2004).
    C. S. Gaddis and K. H. Sandhage
     
  70. Identification of Peptides that Promote the Rapid Precipitation of Germania Nanoparticle Networks via Use of a Peptide Display Library
    Chem. Comm., [15] 1776 (2004).
    M. B. Dickerson, R. R. Naik, M. O. Stone, Y. Cai, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  71. Anatase Assemblies from Algae: Coupling Biological Self-assembly of 3-D Nanoparticle Structures with Synthetic Reaction Chemistry
    Chem. Comm., [7] 795 (2004).
    R. R. Unocic, F. M. Zalar, P. M. Sarosi, Y. Cai, and K. H. Sandhage
     
  72. Silicic Acid Transport and Its Control During Cell Wall Silicification in Diatoms
    Biomineralization (2nd Edition), Edited by E. Baeuerlein (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., Weinheim, Germany) pp. 159-176, 2004.
    M. Hildebrand
     
  73. Entrapment of Enzymes and Nanoparticles Using Biomimetically Synthesized Silica
    Chem. Comm., 15, 1684-1685 (2004).
    R. R. Naik, M. M. Tomczak, H. R. Luckarift, J. C. Spain, and M. O. Stone
     
  74. Fabrication of a Polymer MEMS Sensor for Measurment of Single Cell Biomechanics
    Proc. IASTED Intnl. Conf. Biomech., Honolulu, HI, August 23-25, 2004.
    N. Ferrell, J. Woodard, and D. J. Hansford
     
  75. Cloning and Functional Characterization of Ammonium Transporters from the Marine Diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis (Bacillariophyceae)  
    J. Phycol.,  41 [1] 105-113 (2004).
    M. Hildebrand 
     
  76. The Genome of the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana: Ecology, Evolution, and Metabolism
    Science, 306 [5693] 79-86 (2004).
    E. V. Armbrust, J. A. Berges, C. Bowler, B. R. Green, D. Martinez, N. H. Putnam, S. Zhou, A. E. Allen, K. E. Apt, M. Bechner, M. A. Brzezinski, B. K. Chaal, A. Chiovitti, A. K. Davis, M. S. Demarest, J. C. Detter, T. Glavina, D. Goodstein, M. Z. Hadi, U. Hellsten, M. Hildebrand, B. D. Jenkins, J. Jurka, V. V. Kapitonov, N. Kroeger, W. W. Y. Lau, T. W. Lane, F. W. Larimer, J. C. Lippmeier, S. Lucas, M. Medina, A. Montsant, M. Obornik, M. S. Parker, B. Palenik, G. J. Pazour, P. M. Richardson, T. A. Rynearson, M. A. Saito, D. C. Schwartz, K. Thamatrakoln, K. Valentin, A. Vardi, F. P. Wilkerson, and D. S. Rokhsar
     
  77. Self-Assembled, 3-D Nanoparticle Structures with Tailored Chemistries via the BaSIC Process
    Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XI, Vol. 2, Edited by T. S. Srivatsan, R. A. Varin (ASM International, Materials Park, OH) pp. 415-422, 2004.
    F. M. Zalar, M. B. Dickerson, and K. H. Sandhage

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