Journal Articles (Chemistry)

2015

Islam, Molla R., Irvine, Jessica, Serpe, Michael J.

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel-based optical devices were designed such that they can be stimulated to change their optical properties in response to light produced by a light-emitting diode (LED). The devices were fabricated by sandwiching the synthesized microgels between two Cr/Au layers...

2015

Klassen, John S., Cairo, Christopher W.Xiong, Zi Jian, Li, Jun, Privé, Gilbert G., Leney, Aneika C., Kitova, Elena N., Darestani, Reza Rezaei, Zou, Chunxia, Nikjah, Sanaz

Protein interactions with glycolipids are implicated in diverse cellular processes. However, the study of protein–glycolipid complexes remains a significant experimental challenge. Here, we describe a powerful new assay that combines electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and...

2015

Klassen, John S., Darestani, Reza Rezaei, Kitova, Elena N., Zou, Chunxia, Li, Jun, Leney, Aneika C., Cairo, Christopher W.Xiong, Zi Jian, Privé, Gilbert G., Nikjah, Sanaz

Protein interactions with glycolipids are implicated in diverse cellular processes. However, the study of protein–glycolipid complexes remains a significant experimental challenge. Here, we describe a powerful new assay that combines electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and...

2012-01-01

Parasuraman, Deepika, Leung, Edmund, Serpe, Michael J.

Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-acrylic acid (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgel based assemblies (aggregates) were synthesized from microgels of various diameters via polymerization of the crosslinker N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide (BIS) in the presence of microgels in solution. We investigated the ability of...

2013

Serpe, Michael J., Islam, Molla R.

Positively and/or negatively charged poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-based microgels were deposited on a single substrate and isolated regions of Au overlayers were deposited on top of the microgels. Each spatially isolated Au overlayer region had a different thickness to make an etalon array. We...

2015-01-01

Huang, Hui, Serpe, Michael J.

A device composed of a poly (N‐isopropylacrylamide)‐based microgel layer sandwiched between two thin gold layers was used as a platform for determining the amount of ethanol in gasoline (octane number of 87). This device, also known as an etalon, has unique optical properties, which depend on the...

2012

Serpe, Michael J., Hu, Liang

Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm) is one of the most completely studied “smart” polymers due to its unique reversible thermoresponsivity. That is, when pNIPAm in water is heated > ~31°C, it transits from a random coil to a globule conformation; this transition is reversed when T < ~31°C. This...

2012-05-09

Hu, L., Serpe, M. J.

Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm) is one of the most completely studied “smart” polymers due to its unique reversible thermoresponsivity. That is, when pNIPAm in water is heated > ~31°C, it transits from a random coil to a globule conformation; this transition is reversed when T < ~31°C. This...

2018-01-01

Jiang, Yaxin, Colazo, Marcos G., Serpe, Michael J.

A novel estradiol-17β (E2) biosensor was constructed from poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm) microgel-based etalons by modification of their outermost Au layer with an E2 binding 75-mer DNA aptamer. When E2 is not present in the solution, the aptamer forms a loose/linear structure that allows...

2015-01-01

Islam, Molla R., Xie, Shuyi, Huang, Danqing, Smyth, Keady, Serpe, Michael J.

Optical sensors for environmental humidity have been constructed from poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-acrylic acid (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgels. The devices were constructed by first depositing a monolithic layer of pNIPAm-co-AAc microgels on a Au-coated glass substrate followed by the addition of...