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November 20, 2009

Preparation of Ultrafine Silica Nanowires Using an Iron Based Surfactant

Paul Christian
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la903011m

The Softer the Better: Fast Condensation on Soft Surfaces

Mordechai Sokuler, Gnter K. Auernhammer, Marcel Roth, Chuanjun Liu, Elmar Bonacurrso and Hans-Jrgen Butt
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la903996j

Modeling Film Formation of Polymer−Clay Nanocomposite Particles

Milan J. Patel, Venkata R. Gundabala and Alexander F. Routh
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903334m

Schizophrenic Behavior of a Thermoresponsive Double Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer at the Air−Water Interface

Rute I. S. Romo, Mariana Beija, Marie-Thrse Charreyre, Jos Paulo S. Farinha, Amlia M. P. S. Gonalves da Silva and Jos M. G. Martinho
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902510q

Microcompartmentation in Artificial Cells: pH-Induced Conformational Changes Alter Protein Localization

Lisa M. Dominak, Erica L. Gundermann and Christine D. Keating
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903800e

Conductive Properties of Switchable Photoluminescence Thermosetting Systems Based on Liquid Crystals

Agnieszka Tercjak, Junkal Gutierrez, Connie Ocando and Iaki Mondragon
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9034003

Ordered Nanostructured Amphiphile Self-Assembly Materials from Endogenous Nonionic Unsaturated Monoethanolamide Lipids in Water

Sharon M. Sagnella, Charlotte E. Conn, Irena Krodkiewska, Minoo Moghaddam, John M. Seddon and Calum J. Drummond
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903005q

November 19, 2009

Novel Method and Parameters for Testing and Characterization of Foam Stability

K. Lunkenheimer, K. Malysa, K. Winsel, K. Geggel and St. Siegel
Publication Date (Web): November 19, 2009 (Article)

Formation of Rodlike Silica Aggregates Directed by Adsorbed Thermoresponsive Polymer Chains

David Babayan, Christophe Chassenieux, Franoise Lafuma, Lionel Ventelon and Julien Hernandez
Publication Date (Web): November 19, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902726f

Mixed-Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticles for Emulsion Stabilization

Stephan Kubowicz, Jean Daillant, Monique Dubois, Michel Delsanti, Jean-Marc Verbavatz and Helmuth Mhwald
Publication Date (Web): November 19, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9025238

Hyper-Efficient Quenching of a Conjugated Polyelectrolyte by Dye-Doped Silica Nanoparticles: Better Quenching in the Nonaggregated State

Chunyan Tan, Yonghua Xie, Xiaoxiao He, Kemin Wang and Yuyang Jiang
Publication Date (Web): November 19, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la903970t

Water Droplets’ Internal Fluidity during Horizontal Motion on a Superhydrophobic Surface with an External Electric Field

Munetoshi Sakai, Hiroki Kono, Akira Nakajima, Hideki Sakai, Masahiko Abe and Akira Fujishima
Publication Date (Web): November 19, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la903730k

Dielectrophoretic Growth of Metallic Nanowires and Microwires: Theory and Experiments

Nitesh Ranjan, Michael Mertig, Gianarelio Cuniberti and Wolfgang Pompe
Publication Date (Web): November 19, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902026e

Microphase Structure of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogels As Seen by Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering and Pulsed Field Gradient NMR

Krisztina Lszl, Armel Guillermo, Andrei Fluerasu, Abdellatif Moussad and Erik Geissler
Publication Date (Web): November 19, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903468h

November 18, 2009

Polymer Dynamics in Layer-by-Layer Assemblies of Chitosan and Heparin

Maria Lundin, Eva Blomberg and Robert D. Tilton
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902968h

Mixing Alternating Copolymers Containing Fluorenyl Groups with Phospholipids to Obtain Langmuir and Langmuir−Blodgett Films

Thays C. F. Santos, Laura O. Pres, Shu H. Wang, Osvaldo N. Oliveira, Jr. and Luciano Caseli
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9038107

Novel Polyaromatic-Terminated Transition Metal Complexes for the Functionalization of Carbon Surfaces

Hillary L. Smith, Rachel L. Usala, Eden W. McQueen and Jonas I. Goldsmith
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9031249

The Role of Charge in the Surfactant-Assisted Stabilization of the Natural Product Curcumin

Zifan Wang, Mandy H. M. Leung, Tak W. Kee and Douglas S. English
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903772e

Orientation of 1-Palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine at the Surface of Formamide and Hydroxypropionitrile

Hartwig Pohl, Thomas Krebs and Harald Morgner
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)

New Process of Chemical Grafting of Cellulose Nanoparticles with a Long Chain Isocyanate

Gilberto Siqueira, Julien Bras and Alain Dufresne
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9028595

Highly Uniform Gd2O3 Hollow Microspheres: Template-Directed Synthesis and Luminescence Properties

Guang Jia, Hongpeng You, Kai Liu, Yuhua Zheng, Ning Guo and Hongjie Zhang
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903584j

Copper Phthalocyanine on Hydrogenated and Bare Diamond (001)-2 × 1: Influence of Interfacial Interactions on Molecular Orientations

Dongchen Qi, , Jiatao Sun, Xingyu Gao, Li Wang, Shi Chen, Kian Ping Loh and Andrew T. S. Wee
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la901204x

Electric Charging in Nonpolar Liquids Because of Nonionizable Surfactants

Qiong Guo, Virendra Singh and Sven Holger Behrens
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903182e

Tuning the Helicity of Self-Assembled Structure of a Sugar-Based Organogelator by the Proper Choice of Cooling Rate

Jiaxi Cui, Anhua Liu, Yan Guan, Jia Zheng, Zhihao Shen and Xinhua Wan
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903064n

Covalent Dispersion of Surfactant-Encapsulated Polyoxometalates and In Situ Incorporation of Metal Nanoparticles in Silica Spheres

Yuanyuan Zhao, Wei Qi, Wen Li and Lixin Wu
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903501h

Self-Assembly Mechanism for a Naphthalene−Dipeptide Leading to Hydrogelation

Lin Chen, Kyle Morris, Andrea Laybourn, David Elias, Matthew R. Hicks, Alison Rodger, Louise Serpell and Dave J. Adams
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)

Ultrafast Self-Assembly of Microscale Particles by Open-Channel Flow

Sun Choi, Inkyu Park, Zhao Hao, Hoi-ying N. Holman, Albert P. Pisano and Tarek I. Zohdi
Publication Date (Web): November 18, 2009 (Article)

November 17, 2009

Charge-Transfer Interaction between Poly(9-vinylcarbazole) and 3,5-Dinitrobenzamido Group or 3-Nitrobenzamido Group

Ying Yu, Yuan Yao, Liyan Wang and Zesheng Li
Publication Date (Web): November 17, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9030409

Bottom-Up Photonic Crystal Approach with Top-Down Defect and Heterostructure Fine-Tuning

Tao Ding, Kai Song, Koen Clays and Chen-Ho Tung
Publication Date (Web): November 17, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903371a

Effect of Surface Morphology and Charge on the Amount and Conformation of Fibrinogen Adsorbed onto Alginate/Chitosan Microcapsules

Hong G. Xie, Jia N. Zheng, Xiao X. Li, Xiu D. Liu, Jing Zhu, Feng Wang, Wei Y. Xie and Xiao J. Ma
Publication Date (Web): November 17, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903874g

Microvesicles through Self-Assembly of Polystyrene−Clay Nanocomposite

Bindu P. Nair, Chorappan Pavithran, Janardhanannair D. Sudha and Vadakkethonippurathu S. Prasad
Publication Date (Web): November 17, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la903360e

Simple, Readily Controllable Palladium Nanoparticle Formation on Surface-Assembled Viral Nanotemplates

Amy K. Manocchi, Nicholas E. Horelik, Byeongdu Lee and Hyunmin Yi
Publication Date (Web): November 17, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9031514

Selenium-Based Self-Assembled Monolayers: The Nature of Adsorbate−Surface Interactions

Ezequiel de la Llave and Damin A. Scherlis
Publication Date (Web): November 17, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903660y

November 16, 2009

Partial Exchange of Fe(III) Montmorillonite with Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Cation Increases Catalytic Activity for Hydrophobic Substrates

Philip J. Wallis, Alan L. Chaffee, Will P. Gates, Antonio F. Patti and Janet L. Scott
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9033047

Templated Self-Assembly of Glass Microspheres into Ordered Two-Dimensional Arrays under Dry Conditions

Michael S. Miller, Gregory J. E. Davidson and Tricia Breen Carmichael
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903679x

Damage/Recovery by Additive on Lipid Membrane as a Mimicry of Human Stratum Corneum

Yan Zhu, Toyoko Imae, Takuya Saiwaki and Takashi Oka
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903602v

Patterned Wettability of Oil and Water in Porous Media

Munish Kumar and Andrew Fogden
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903478q

A Method for Heat-Stimulated Compression of Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) Hydrogels Inside Single Giant Unilamellar Vesicles

Lidiya Osinkina, Martin Markstrm, Owe Orwar and Aldo Jesorka
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la9041524

Gram-Scale Preparation of Surfactant-Free, Carboxylic Acid Groups Functionalized, Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Aqueous Solution

Aiping Yu, Chen-Chi Lisa Su, Isaac Roes, Benson Fan and Robert C. Haddon
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902341w

Mobilization of Colloidal Particles by Low-Frequency Dynamic Stress Stimulation

Richard E. Beckham, Amr I. Abdel-Fattah, Peter M. Roberts, Reem Ibrahim and Sowmitri Tarimala
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Article)

Delicate Modification of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Ultrathin Film by Low-Energy Ion Beam Treatment for Durable Intermediate Liquid Crystal Pretilt Angles

Byoung Har Hwang, Chu Ji Choi, Min Kyoung Jo, Jong Bok Kim, Hae Min Choe, Soo Sang Chae, Youn Sang Kim and Hong Koo Baik
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903535c

Molecular Orientation and Intermolecular Interaction in Alanine on Cu(001)

Hidekazu Iwai and Chikashi Egawa
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902716a

Microstructure and Rheology of Lime Putty

E. Ruiz-Agudo and C. Rodriguez-Navarro
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903430z

Enhanced Stability of Gold Colloids Produced by Femtosecond Laser Synthesis in Aqueous Solution of CTAB

Mushtaq A. Sobhan, Michael J. Withford and Ewa M. Goldys
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903088e

Ligand Exchange Approach in Deriving Magnetic−Fluorescent and Magnetic−Plasmonic Hybrid Nanoparticle

Arindam Saha, SK Basiruddin, Narayan Pradhan and Nikhil R. Jana
Publication Date (Web): November 16, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903428r

November 13, 2009

Colloidal and Bacterial Deposition: Role of Gravity

Gexin Chen, Yongsuk Hong and Sharon L. Walker
Publication Date (Web): November 13, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903089x

Biomimetic Mineralization of CaCO3 on a Phospholipid Monolayer: From an Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Precursor to Calcite via Vaterite

Junwu Xiao, Zhining Wang, Yecang Tang and Shihe Yang
Publication Date (Web): November 13, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903641k

Amyloid Gels: Precocious Appearance of Elastic Properties during the Formation of an Insulin Fibrillar Network

Mauro Manno, Daniela Giacomazza, Jay Newman, Vincenzo Martorana and Pier Luigi San Biagio
Publication Date (Web): November 13, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la903340v

Synergistic Effects of Zirconia-Coated Carbon Nanotube on Crystalline Structure of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanocomposites: Electrical Properties and Flame-Retardant Behavior

Kaushik Pal, Dong Jin Kang, Zhen Xiu Zhang and Jin Kuk Kim
Publication Date (Web): November 13, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903022j

Combined Passive and Active Microrheology Study of Protein-Layer Formation at an Air−Water Interface

Myung Han Lee, Daniel H. Reich, Kathleen J. Stebe and Robert L. Leheny
Publication Date (Web): November 13, 2009 (Article)

Monodisperse Colloids Synthesized with Nanofluidic Technology

Florent Malloggi, Nicolas Pannacci, Rafale Attia, Fabrice Monti, Pascaline Mary, Herv Willaime and Patrick Tabeling, Bernard Cabane, Pascal Poncet
Publication Date (Web): November 13, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9028047

Difference in Screening Effect of Alkali Metal Counterions on H-AOT-Based W/O Microemulsion Formation

Jun Oshitani, Shiho Takashina, Mikio Yoshida and Kuniaki Gotoh
Publication Date (Web): November 13, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902700j

Surface Behavior of Triton X-165 and Short Chain Alcohol Mixtures

Anna Zdziennicka
Publication Date (Web): November 13, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902618c

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Sensitizer-Dependent Injection into ZnO Nanotube Electrodes

Rebecca A. Jensen, Hal Van Ryswyk, Chunxing She, Jodi M. Szarko, Lin X. Chen and Joseph T. Hupp
Publication Date (Web): November 13, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la902991z

November 12, 2009

Morphology Controlled Surface-Assisted Self-Assembled Microtube Junctions and Dendrites of Metal Free Porphyrin-Based Semiconductor

Pan Ma, Yanli Chen, Yongzhong Bian and Jianzhuang Jiang
Publication Date (Web): November 12, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903141t

Is Surface Roughness a “Scapegoat” or a Primary Factor When Defining Particle−Substrate Interactions?

Xiaofei Huang, Subir Bhattacharjee and Eric M. V. Hoek
Publication Date (Web): November 12, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9028113

Preparation of Monodisperse Magnetic Polymer Microspheres by Swelling and Thermolysis Technique

Chengli Yang, Qian Shao, Jie He and Biwang Jiang
Publication Date (Web): November 12, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903659z

Fabricating Superhydrophilic Wool Fabrics

Dong Chen, Longfei Tan, Huiyu Liu, Junyan Hu, Yi Li and Fangqiong Tang
Publication Date (Web): November 12, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903562h

Synthesis of Photo-Cross-Linkable Microgel Colloids for Cluster Formation Studies

Andreas Zillessen and Eckhard Bartsch
Publication Date (Web): November 12, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9021454

November 11, 2009

Hydration of Lysozyme: The Protein−Protein Interface and the Enthalpy−Entropy Compensation

Vitaly Kocherbitov and Thomas Arnebrant
Publication Date (Web): November 11, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903210e

Selective Formation and Structural Properties of Rhombic Dodecahedral [70]Fullerene Microparticles Formed by Reaction with Aliphatic Diamines

Ken-ichi Matsuoka, Tsuyoshi Akiyama and Sunao Yamada
Publication Date (Web): November 11, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903355e

Construction of Metal−Ligand-Coordinated Multilayers and Their Selective Separation Behavior

Guojun Zhang, Zhengang Ruan, Shulan Ji and Zhongzhou Liu
Publication Date (Web): November 11, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9035453

Aqueous Electrodeposition of Ge Monolayers

Xuehai Liang, Youn-Geun Kim, Daniel K. Gebergziabiher and John L. Stickney
Publication Date (Web): November 11, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902929j

Gaseous Adsorption in Melanins: Hydrophilic Biomacromolecules with High Electrical Conductivities

A. Bernardus Mostert, Karl J. P. Davy, Jeremy L. Ruggles, Ben J. Powell, Ian R. Gentle and Paul Meredith
Publication Date (Web): November 11, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la901290f

The Location of the Biosurfactant Surfactin in Phospholipid Bilayers Supported on Silica Using Neutron Reflectometry

Hsin-Hui Shen, Robert K. Thomas and Phil Taylor
Publication Date (Web): November 11, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9034936

Long Time Spreading of a Microdroplet on a Smooth Solid Surface

Ralf Brunner, Izhak Etsion and Frank E. Talke
Publication Date (Web): November 11, 2009 (Article)

November 10, 2009

Flexible and Compressible Goretex−PEDOT Membrane Electrodes for Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Attila J. Mozer, Dillip Kumar Panda, Sanjeev Gambhir, Tony C. Romeo, Bjorn Winther-Jensen and Gordon G. Wallace
Publication Date (Web): November 10, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la903507m

Electrochemical Release of Fluorescently Labeled Thiols from Patterned Gold Surfaces

Tammer Ghaly, Bridget E. Wildt and Peter C. Searson
Publication Date (Web): November 10, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la9032282

Surface “Click” Chemistry on Brominated Plasma Polymer Thin Films

Rodney T. Chen, Benjamin W. Muir, Georgina K. Such, Almar Postma, Richard A. Evans, Suzanne M. Pereira, Keith M. McLean and Frank Caruso
Publication Date (Web): November 10, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9031688

November 9, 2009

Biomagnetic Glasses: Preparation, Characterization, and Biosensor Applications

Yu-Ho Won, Ho Seong Jang, Seung Min Kim, Eric Stach, Mallikarjunarao Ganesana, Silvana Andreescu and Lia A. Stanciu
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903422q

Comparative Study of Methane Adsorption on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Alberto G. Albesa, Edgardo A. Fertitta and Jos L. Vicente
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902192a

Formation of 10−100 nm Size-Controlled Emulsions through a Sub-PIT Cycle

Kevin Roger, Bernard Cabane and Ulf Olsson
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903401g

Growth Mechanism of Confined Polyelectrolyte Multilayers in Nanoporous Templates

C. J. Roy, C. Dupont-Gillain, S. Demoustier-Champagne, A. M. Jonas and J. Landoulsi
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903121e

Understanding Nanoparticle Diffusion and Exploring Interfacial Nanorheology using Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Yanmei Song, Mingxiang Luo and Lenore L. Dai
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la901902t

The Surface-Segregated Nanostructure of Fluorinated Copolymer−Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Blend Films

Jerzy A. Mielczarski, Ela Mielczarski, Giancarlo Galli, Andrea Morelli, Elisa Martinelli and Emo Chiellini
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902912h

Chemically Responsive Supramolecular Assemblies of Pyrene-β-Cyclodextrin Dimer

Tomoki Ogoshi, Masayoshi Hashizume, Tada-aki Yamagishi and Yoshiaki Nakamoto
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903103w

Aggregate Breakup in a Contracting Nozzle

Miroslav Soos, Lyonel Ehrl, Matthus U. Bbler and Massimo Morbidelli
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903982n

Hierarchical Superparamagnetic Magnetite Nanowafers from a Resin-Bound [Fe(bpy)3]2+ Matrix

Mrinmoyee Basu, Arun Kumar Sinha, Sougata Sarkar, Mukul Pradhan, S. M. Yusuf, Yuichi Negishi and Tarasankar Pal
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)

Energy Transfer through Streaming Effects in Time-Periodic Pressure-Driven Nanochannel Flows with Interfacial Slip

Prakash Goswami and Suman Chakraborty
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la901209a

Formation and Photocatalytic Application of ZnO Nanotubes Using Aqueous Solution

Dewei Chu, Yoshitake Masuda, Tatsuki Ohji and Kazumi Kato
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902866a

Sorption of Aqueous Zn[II] and Cd[II] by Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes: The Relative Roles of Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups and Graphenic Carbon

Hyun-Hee Cho, Kevin Wepasnick, Billy A. Smith, Fazlullah K. Bangash, D. Howard Fairbrother and William P. Ball
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)

Synthesis and Photochemistry of Coumarin-Based Self-Assembled Monolayers on Silicon Oxide Surfaces

Daniel Kehrlsser, Jens Trger, Hee-Cheol Kim and Norbert Hampp
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903433r

Langmuir and Langmuir−Blodgett Films of Bidisperse Silica Nanoparticles

dm Detrich, Andrs Dek, Erzsbet Hild, Attila L. Kovcs and Zoltn Hrvlgyi
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9027207

Polyelectrolyte-Mediated Assembly of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on Living Yeast Cells

Alsu I. Zamaleeva, Ilziya R. Sharipova, Anna V. Porfireva, Gennady A. Evtugyn and Rawil F. Fakhrullin
Publication Date (Web): November 9, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902937s

November 6, 2009

Comment on Water Wetting Transition Parameters of Perfluorinated Substrates with Periodically Distributed Flat-Top Microscale Obstacles

Edward Bormashenko, Roman Pogreb and Gene Whyman
Publication Date (Web): November 6, 2009 (Comment)
DOI: 10.1021/la9020959

Modulation of the Surface Charge on Polymer-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles by the Application of an External Stimulus

Cyrille Boyer, Michael R. Whittaker, Kyloon Chuah, Jingquan Liu and Thomas P. Davis
Publication Date (Web): November 6, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902746v

Ultraviolet ZnO Nanorod Photosensors

Y. K. Su, S. M. Peng, L. W. Ji, C. Z. Wu, W. B. Cheng and C. H. Liu
Publication Date (Web): November 6, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902171j

Hybrid Systems of Silver Nanoparticles Generated on Cellulose Surfaces

Ana Maria Ferraria, Sami Boufi, Nicolas Battaglini, Ana Maria Botelho do Rego and Manuel ReiVilar
Publication Date (Web): November 6, 2009 (Article)

A New Method to Improve Poly(3-hexyl thiophene) (P3HT) Crystalline Behavior: Decreasing Chains Entanglement To Promote Order−Disorder Transformation in Solution

Kui Zhao, Longjian Xue, Jiangang Liu, Xiang Gao, Shupeng Wu, Yanchun Han and Yanhou Geng
Publication Date (Web): November 6, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903381f

Investigating Cluster Formation in Adsorption of CO2, CH4, and Ar in Zeolites and Metal Organic Frameworks at Subcritical Temperatures

Rajamani Krishna and Jasper M. van Baten
Publication Date (Web): November 6, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9033639

Imaging Hydrated Albumin on a Polystyrene−Poly(methyl methacrylate) Blend Surface with X-ray Spectromicroscopy

Bonnie O. Leung, Jian Wang, John L. Brash and Adam P. Hitchcock
Publication Date (Web): November 6, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la9037155

November 5, 2009

Formation of Multinuclear Metal−Terpyridyl Complexes Covalently Bound to Carbon Substrates

Wataru Kubo, Masashi Nagao, Yoichi Otsuka, Tsutomu Homma and Hirokatsu Miyata
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la902055h

Growth of Different Shape Au Nanoparticles through an Interfacial Redox Process Using a Conducting Polymer

Pratap Mukherjee and Arun K. Nandi
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902833q

One-Step Synthesis of Phosphine-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles Using the Mild Reducing Agent 9-BBN

Patrick M. Shem, Rajesh Sardar and Jennifer S. Shumaker-Parry
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la903003n

A Versatile Approach to Fabricate Ordered Heterogeneous Bull's-Eye-Like Microstructure Arrays

Difu Zhu, Xiao Li, Gang Zhang, Wei Li, Xun Zhang, Xuemin Zhang, Tieqiang Wang and Bai Yang
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9036524

Probing the Orientation and Conformation of α-Helix and β-Strand Model Peptides on Self-Assembled Monolayers Using Sum Frequency Generation and NEXAFS Spectroscopy

Tobias Weidner, Julia S. Apte, Lara J. Gamble and David G. Castner
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903267x

XPS and ToF-SIMS Investigation of α-Helical and β-Strand Peptide Adsorption onto SAMs

Julia S. Apte, Galen Collier, Robert A. Latour, Lara J. Gamble and David G. Castner
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902888y

A HREELS and DFT Study of the Adsorption of Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Diamond (111)

Hui Ying Hoh, Ti Ouyang, Michael B. Sullivan, Ping Wu, Milos Nesladek and Kian Ping Loh
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9030359

Evaporation of an Iodine Sphere: Hindered Diffusion and Langmuir’s Conjecture

Zebadiah M. Smith and Sudarshan K. Loyalka
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902374t

Formation of Rh−Au Core−Shell Nanoparticles on TiO2(110) Surface Studied by STM and LEIS

L. vri, A. Berk, N. Balzs, Z. Majzik and J. Kiss
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902674u

Selective Adhesion of Bacillus cereus Spores on Heterogeneously Wetted Silicon Nanowires

Elisabeth Galopin, Gaelle Piret, Sabine Szunerits, Yannick Lequette, Christine Faille and Rabah Boukherroub
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9030377

Structural-Dependent Photoactivities of TiO2 Nanoribbon for Visible-Light-Induced H2 Evolution: The Roles of Nanocavities and Alternate Structures

Ning Fu, Yuqi Wu, Zhiliang Jin and Gongxuan Lu
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902042a

Correction to Effects of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Adsorption on the Stability of Carbon Black Suspensions

Hiroki Mizukawa and Masami Kawaguchi
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Addition/Correction)
DOI: 10.1021/la903908h

Influence of Salt Concentration on the Assembly of DNA Multilayer Films

Lillian Lee, Francesca Cavalieri, Angus P. R. Johnston and Frank Caruso
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)

Dynamic Properties of Cationic Diacyl-Glycerol-Arginine-Based Surfactant/Phospholipid Mixtures at the Air/Water Interface

Neus Lozano, Aurora Pinazo, Lourdes Prez and Ramon Pons
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902850j

Thermoresponsive PEG-Based Polymer Layers: Surface Characterization with AFM Force Measurements

Stefanie Kessel, Stephan Schmidt, Renate Mller, Erik Wischerhoff, Andr Laschewsky, Jean-Franois Lutz, Katja Uhlig, Andreas Lankenau, Claus Duschl and Andreas Fery
Publication Date (Web): November 5, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903007v

November 4, 2009

Initial Bioadhesion on Dental Materials as a Function of Contact Time, pH, Surface Wettability, and Isoelectric Point

Christine Mller, Anne Lders, Wiebke Hoth-Hannig, Matthias Hannig and Christiane Ziegler
Publication Date (Web): November 4, 2009 (Article)

Functional Polyelectrolytes

Kirk S. Schanze and Abigail H. Shelton
Publication Date (Web): November 4, 2009 (Perspective)
DOI: 10.1021/la903785g

Hydrophilic Macroionic Solutions: What Happens When Soluble Ions Reach the Size of Nanometer Scale?

Tianbo Liu
Publication Date (Web): November 4, 2009 (Invited Feature Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902917q

A Multilayered Approach to Complex Surface Patterning

Peter F. Driscoll, Eftim Milkani, Christopher R. Lambert and W. Grant McGimpsey
Publication Date (Web): November 4, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902966b

Why Direct or Reversed Hofmeister Series? Interplay of Hydration, Non-electrostatic Potentials, and Ion Size

D. F. Parsons, M. Bostrm, T. J. Maceina, A. Salis and B. W. Ninham
Publication Date (Web): November 4, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903061h

Mitigation of Reactive Human Cell Adhesion on Poly(dimethylsiloxane) by Immobilized Trypsin

Anil Kumar H. Achyuta, Kyle D. Stephens, Hilton G. Pryce Lewis and Shashi K. Murthy
Publication Date (Web): November 4, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903441u

Complex Micelles from Self-Assembly of ABA Triblock Copolymers in B-Selective Solvents

Weixin Kong, Baohui Li, Qinghua Jin and Datong Ding, An-Chang Shi
Publication Date (Web): November 4, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903292f

Macroporous Polymer from Core−Shell Particle-Stabilized Pickering Emulsions

Zifu Li and To Ngai
Publication Date (Web): November 4, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903546g

November 3, 2009

Novel Multifunctional Nanocomposites: Magnetic Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres Covalently Bonded with Near-Infrared Luminescent Lanthanide Complexes

Jing Feng, Shu-Yan Song, Rui-Ping Deng, Wei-Qiang Fan and Hong-Jie Zhang
Publication Date (Web): November 3, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903008z

Study on the Correlation between Lateral Diffusion Effect and Effective Charge in Neutral Liposomes

Elisa Galera-Corts, Juan de Dios Solier, Joan Estelrich and Roque Hidalgo-lvarez
Publication Date (Web): November 3, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902916y

Dynamic Wetting of Polyisoprene Melts: Influence of the End Group

Chuanjun Liu, Elmar Bonaccurso, Mordechai Sokuler, Gnter K. Auernhammer and Hans-Jrgen Butt
Publication Date (Web): November 3, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9028194

The Role of Polymer Polydispersity in Phase Separation and Gelation in Colloid−Polymer Mixtures

J. J. Lietor-Santos, C. Kim, M. L. Lynch, A. Fernandez-Nieves and D. A. Weitz
Publication Date (Web): November 3, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903127a

Characterization of the Reversible Interaction of Pairs of Nanoparticles Dispersed in Nematic Liquid Crystals

Gary M. Koenig, Jr., Juan J. de Pablo and Nicholas L. Abbott
Publication Date (Web): November 3, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la903464t

Gasous Hole Closing in a Polymer Langmuir Monolayer

Lu Zou, Andrew J. Bernoff, J. Adin Mann, Jr., James C. Alexander, Elizabeth K. Mann
Publication Date (Web): November 3, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902939e

Thinning of a Vertical Free-Draining Aqueous Film Incorporating Colloidal Particles

Su N. Tan, Yujie Yang and Roger G. Horn
Publication Date (Web): November 3, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9021118

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: TiO2 Sensitization with a Bodipy-Porphyrin Antenna System

Chang Yeon Lee and Joseph T. Hupp
Publication Date (Web): November 3, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9031927

Adsorption of Anionic Nanosheets from Their Dilute Colloidal Suspensions onto Gas−Liquid Interfaces with and without a Langmuir Film of Cationic Surfactant

Keiichi Ikegami, Hiroyuki Tetsuka, Yasushi Hoshi, Takeo Ebina and Hiroshi Takashima
Publication Date (Web): November 3, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902788b

November 2, 2009

A Solution Process for Size-Controlled Growth and Transfer of Organic Nanostructures with Manufacture Scalability

Qiaoli Niu, Yan Zhou, Lei Wang, Chan Luo, Jia Luo, Junbiao Peng, Yong Cao, Jian Pei and Jian Wang
Publication Date (Web): November 2, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la9036937

In Situ Electrochemical Switching of Wetting State of Oil Droplet on Conducting Polymer Films

Mingjie Liu, Fu-Qiang Nie, Zhixiang Wei, Yanlin Song and Lei Jiang
Publication Date (Web): November 2, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903392n

Impact of Thermal Aging on the Kinetic Parameters of the NO/H2 Reaction on Pd/LaCoO3

F. Dhainaut, S. Pietrzyk and P. Granger
Publication Date (Web): November 2, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la901840z

Au-PVA Nanocomposite Negative Resist for One-Step Three-Dimensional e-Beam Lithography

Jos Marqus-Hueso, Rafael Abargues, Josep Canet-Ferrer, Sad Agouram, Jos Lus Valds and Juan P. Martnez-Pastor
Publication Date (Web): November 2, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la902915n

Measurement of Multicomponent Solubility Parameters for Graphene Facilitates Solvent Discovery

Yenny Hernandez, Mustafa Lotya, David Rickard, Shane D. Bergin and Jonathan N. Coleman
Publication Date (Web): November 2, 2009 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/la903188a

CVD for the Facile Synthesis of Hybrid Nanobiomaterials Integrating Functional Supramolecular Assemblies

Gautam Gupta, Shailendra B. Rathod, Kyle W. Staggs, Linnea K. Ista, Kaoutar Abbou Oucherif, Plamen B. Atanassov, Michaelann S. Tartis, Gabriel A. Montao and Gabriel P. Lpez
Publication Date (Web): November 2, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la903475d

Metal−Ligand Coordination-Induced Self-Assembly of Bolaamphiphiles Bearing Bipyrimidine

Bo Song, Guanglu Wu, Zhiqiang Wang and Xi Zhang, Mario Smet and Wim Dehaen
Publication Date (Web): November 2, 2009 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/la903321b

Correction to Molecular Arrangement in Langmuir and Langmuir−Blodgett Films of a Mesogenic Bent-Core Carboxylic Acid

Ignacio Giner, Ignacio Gascn, Jorge Vergara, M. Carmen Lpez, M. Blanca Ros and Flix M. Royo
Publication Date (Web): November 2, 2009 (Addition/Correction)
DOI: 10.1021/la904069v