Publications

Polymers at Surfaces

• Moller, M.; Nederberg, F.; Lim, L.S.; Kange, R.; Hawker, C.J.; Hedrick, J.L., “Sn(Otf)2: A Versatile Catalyst for the Controlled Ring Opening Polymerization of Lactides: Formation of Stereoregular Surfaces From Poly(Lactide) Brushes”, Journal of Polymer Science, in press, 2001. [Journal]
• Shah, R,R.; Merreceyes, D.; Husemann, M.; Abbott, N.L.; Hawker, C.J.; Hedrick, J.L., “Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization to Amplify Patterned Monolayers of Initiator into Polymeric Barriers for Wet Chemical Etchants”, Macromolecules, 33, 597-605, 2000. [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Husemann, M.; Hawker, C.J.; Hedrick, J.L.; Shah, R.R.; Abbott, N.L., "Surface-Initiated Polymerization for Amplification of Self-Assembled Monolayers Patterned by Microcontact Printing", Angewandte Chemie, 38, 647-649, 1999. [Journal]

Biological Interactions at Nanostructured Surfaces

• Skaife, J.J.; Brake, J.M.; Abbott, N.L., “Influence of Nanometer-Scale Topography of Surfaces on the Orientational Response of Liquid Crystals to Proteins Specifically Bound to Surface-Immobilized Receptors”, Langmuir, in press, 2001.[Journal]
• Skaife, J.J.; Abbott, N.L., “Influence of Molecular-Level Interactions on the Orientations of Liquid Crystals Supported on Surfaces Presenting Specifically Bound Proteins", Langmuir, in press, 2001.[Journal]
• Kim, S.R.; Abbott, N.L., “Rubbed Films of Functionalized Bovine Serum Albumin as Substrates for the Imaging of Protein-Receptor Interactions using Liquid Crystals”, Advanced Materials, in press, 2001.[Journal]
• Crain, J.N.; Kirakosian, A.; Lin, J.L.; Gu, Y.; Shah, R.R.; Abbott. N.L.; Himpsel, F.J., “Functionalization of Silicon Stepped Arrays II: NEXAFS of Oriented Alkanes and DNA”, Journal of Applied Physics, in press, 2001.[Journal]
• Kim., S.-R., Shah, R.R., Abbott, N.L., “Orientations of Liquid Crystals on Mechanically Rubbed Films of Bovine Serum Albumin: A Possible Substrate for Biomolecular Assays Based on Liquid Crystals”, Analytical Chemistry, 72, 4646-4653, 2000.[HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Skaife, J.J.; Abbott, N.L., “Quantitative Interpretation of the Optical Textures of Liquid Crystals Caused by Binding of Immunoglobulins to Surface-Bound Antigens”, Langmuir, 16, 3529-3536, 2000.[HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Skaife, J.J.; Abbott, N.L., "Quantitative Characterization of Obliquely-Deposited Substrates of Gold by Atomic Force Microscopy: Influence of Substrate Topography on Anchoring of Liquid Crystals", Chemistry of Materials, 11, 612-623, 1999.[HTML Full Text]  [Journal]
• Dubrovsky, T.B.; Hou, Z.; Stroeve, P.; Abbott, N.L., "Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed on Electroless Gold Deposited on Silica Gel: A New Stationary Phase for Biological Assays", Analytical Chemistry, 71, 327-332, 1999. [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Gupta, V.K.; Dubrovsky, T.B.; Abbott, N.L., Optical Amplification of Ligand-Receptor Binding Using Liquid Crystals, Science, 279, 2077-2080, 1998.[HTML Full Text] [Journal]

Active Control of Surfactants

• Aydogan, N.; Abbott, N.L., “Reassessment of the Surface Activity of Ferrocenyldimethylammonium Surfactants”, Colloids and Surfaces A, in press, 2001. [Journal]
• Aydogan, N.; Abbott, N.L., “Comparison of the Surface Activity and Bulk Aggregation of Ferrocenyl Surfactants with Cationic and Anionic Headgroups”, Langmuir, in press, 2001. [Journal]
• Aydogan, N.; Abbott, N.L., “Interfacial Properties of Unsymmetrical Bolaform Amphiphiles with One Ionic and One Non-Ionic Head Group”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, in press, 2001.
• Rosslee, C.A.; Abbott. N.L., “Principles for Micro-Scale Separations Based on Redox-Active Surfactants and Electrochemical Methods”, Analytical Chemistry, in press, 2001. [Journal]
• Rosslee,, C.A.; Abbott. N.L. “Active Control of Interfaces”, Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 5, 81-87, 2000.
• Jong, L.I.; Abbott, N.L., “A Chemodegradable Surfactant System Based on Oxidation of Disulfide Bonds by Sodium Hypochlorite”, Langmuir. 16, 5553-5561, 2000. [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Shin, J.Y.; Jong, L.I.; Aydogan, N.; Abbott, N.L., “Three Principles for Active Control of Interfacial Properties of Surfactant-Based Systems”, in “Reactions and Synthesis in Surfactant Systems”, edited by J. Texter, Marcel Dekker (New York), 2000.
• Shin, J.Y.; Abbott, N.L., "Using Light to Control Dynamic Surface Tensions of Aqueous Solutions of Surfactant", Langmuir, 15, 4404-4410, 1999. [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Aydogan, N.; Gallardo, B.S.; Abbott, N.L., "A Molecular-Thermodynamic Model for Gibbs Monolayers Formed from Redox-Active Surfactants at the Surfaces of Aqueous Solutions: Redox-Induced Changes in Surface Tension", Langmuir, 15, 722-730, 1999. [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Gallardo, B.S.; Gupta, V.K.; Jong, L.I.; Shah, R.; Eagerton, F.D.; Abbott, N.L., "Electrochemical Principles for Active Control of Liquids on Submillimeter Scales", Science, 283, 57-60, 1999. [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Jong, L.I.; Abbott, N.L., "Rate-Dependent Lowering of Surface Tension during Transformations of Water-Soluble Surfactants from Bolaform to Monomeric Structures", Langmuir, 14, 2235-2237, 1998. [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Abbott, N.L., "Active Control of Interfacial Properties of Aqueous Solutions using Ferrocenyl Surfactants", Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science, Vol. 103, 1997.
• Gallardo, B.S.; Abbott, N.L., "Active Control of Interfacial Properties: A Comparison of Monomeric and Dimeric Ferrocenyl Surfactants at the Surface of Aqueous Solutions", Langmuir, 13, 203-208, 1997. [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Bennett, D.E.; Gallardo, B.S.; Abbott, N.L., "Dispensing Surfactants From Electrodes: Marangoni Phenomenon at the Surface of Aqueous Solutions of 11-Ferrocenyl-undecyltrimethylammonium Bromide", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 118, 6499-6505, 1996. [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Gallardo, B.S.; Metcalfe, K.L.; Abbott, N.L., "Ferrocenyl Surfactants at the Surface of Water: Principles for Active Control of Interfacial Properties", Langmuir, 12, 4116-4124, 1996. [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Gallardo, B.S.; Hwa, M.J.; Abbott, N.L., “In Situ and Reversible Control of the Surface Activity of Ferrocenyl Surfactants in Aqueous Solutions”, Langmuir, 11, 4209-4212, 1995.  [Journal]

Liquid Crystals at Surfaces

• Shah, R.R.; Abbott, N.L., “Coupling of the Orientations of Liquid Crystals and Electrical Double Layers Formed by the Dissociation of Surface-Immobilized Salts”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 105, 4936-4950, 2001. [Abstract] [HTML Full Text] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]
• Everitt DL.; Miller, WJW.; Abbott, N.L.; Zhu, XD, “Evolution of a Preferred Orientation of Polycrystalline Grains in Obliquely Deposited Gold Films on an Amorphous Substrate”, Physical Review B, 62, R4833-4836, 2000. [HTML Full Text] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]
• Lay, E.H.; Kirakosian, A.; Lin, J.L.; Petrovykh, D.Y.; Crain, J.N.; Shah, R.R.; Abbott, N.L.; Himpsel, F.J., “Alignment of Liquid Crystals on Stepped and Passivated Silicon Templates Prepared in Ultra-High Vacuum", Langmuir, 16, 6731-6738, 2000; [Abstract] [HTML Full Text] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]
• Shah, R.R.; Heinrichs, D.M., Abbott, N.L., “Meso-Scale Imaging of Patterned Surfaces by Decoration with Liquid Crystals”, Colloids and Surfaces A, 174, 197-208, 2000. [Abstract] [HTML Full Text] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]
• Gupta, V.K.; Abbott, N.L., "Using Droplets of Nematic Liquid Crystals to Probe the Microscopic and Mesoscopic Structure of Organic Surfaces", Langmuir, 15, 7213-7223, 1999. [Abstract] [HTML Full Text] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]
• Abbott, N.L.; Gupta, V.K.; Miller W.J.; Shah, R.R., "Orientations of Liquid Crystals on Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed from Alkanethiols on Gold", ACS Symposium Series 695, 81-103, 1998.
• Gupta, V.K.; Abbott, N.L., "Design of Surfaces for Patterned Alignment of Liquid Crystals on Planar and Curved Substrates", Science, 276, 1533-1536, 1997. [Abstract] [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Miller, W.J.; Gupta, V.K.; Abbott, N.L.; Johnson, H.; Tsao, M.-W.; Rabolt, J., "Anchoring of Nematic Liquid Crystals on Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed From Semifluorinated Thiols", Liquid Crystals, 23, 175-184, 1997. 
• Abbott, N.L. "Surface Effects on Orientation of Liquid Crystals."
  Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 2, 76-82, 1997.
• Gupta, V.K.; Miller, W.J., Pike, C.L., Abbott, N.L., "Using Isotropic, Nematic and Smectic Fluids for the Study of Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed From Alkanethiols on Gold", Chemistry of Materials, 8, 1366-1369, 1996. [HTML Full Text] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]
• Gupta, V.K.; Abbott, N.L., "Uniform Anchoring of Nematic Liquid Crystals on Self-Assembled Monolayers formed from Alkanethiols on Obliquely Deposited Films of Gold", Langmuir, 12, 2587-2593, 1996. [Abstract] [Full Text HTML] [Full Text PDF] [Journal]
• Gupta, V.K.; Abbott, N.L., "Azimuthal Anchoring Transition of Nematic Liquid Crystals on Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed From Odd and Even Alkanethiols", Physical Review E, 54, 4540R-4543R, 1996. [Journal]
• Miller, W.J.; Abbott, N.L.; Paul, J.D.; Prentiss, M.G., "Planar Anchoring of Nematic 4-n-Pentyl- 4'-Cyanobiphenyl on Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed From Alkanethiols on Gold", Applied Physics Letters, 69, 1852-1854 1996. [Abstract] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]
• Drawhorn, R.A.; Abbott, N.L., “Anchoring of Nematic Liquid Crystals on Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed from Alkanethiols on Semi-Transparent Films of Gold”, Journal of Physical Chemistry, 99, 16511-16515, 1995. [Journal]

Intermolecular Forces in Interfacial Systems

• Gu YD, Abbott NL, Observation of Saturn-Ring Defects around Solid Microspheres in Nematic Liquid Crystals, Physical Review Letters, 85, 4719-4722, 2000. [Abstract] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]
• Miller, W.J.; Abbott.N.L., "Influence of van der Waals Forces from Metallic Substrates on Fluids Supported on Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed from Alkanethiols", Langmuir, 13, 7106-7114, 1997. [Abstract] [HTML Full Text] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]

Sensors Based on Liquid Crystals

• Shah, R.; Abbott, N.L., “Principles for Measurement of Chemical Exposure Based on Recognition-Driven Anchoring Transitions in Liquid Crystals, Science, 293, 1296-1299, 2001. [Abstract] [HTML Full Text] [Journal]
• Shah, R.R.; Abbott. N.L. “ Using Liquid Crystals to Image Reactants and Products of Acid-Base Reactions on Surfaces with Micrometer Resolution”, Journal of American Chemical Society, 49, 11300-11310, 1999. [Abstract] [HTML Full Text] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]

Some Other Topics Involving Interfacial Phenomena

• Hou, Z.; Abbott, N.L.; Stroeve, P., “Self-Assembled Monolayers on Electroless Gold Impart pH-Responsive Transport of Ions in Porous Membranes”, Langmuir, 16, 2401-2404, 2000. [HTML Full Text] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]
• Hou, Z.; Abbott, N.L.; Stoeve, P., "Self-Assembled Monolayers on (111) Textured Electroless Gold", Langmuir, 15, 3011-3014, 1999. [HTML Full Text] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]
• Hou, Z.; Abbott, N.L.; Stroeve, P., "Electroless Gold as a Substrate for Self-Assembled Monolayers", Langmuir, 14, 3287-3297, 1998. [Abstract] [HTML Full Text] [PDF Full Text] [Journal]