Recent Publications

James W. Rinne, Sidhartha Gupta, and Pierre Wiltzius: Inverse design for phase mask lithography, Optics Express, 16, 663-670 (2008).

Stephanie A. Rinne, Florencio García-Santamaría and Paul V. Braun : Embedded cavities and waveguides in three-dimensional silicon photonic crystals, Nature Photonics, 2, 52-56 (2008).

X. Yu, X. Jiang and S. Fan: Enhancing or suppressing self-focusing in nonlinear photonic crystals, Applied Physics Letters, 90, 161124 (2007).

F. García-Santamaría, E. C. Nelson, and P. V. Braun: Optical surface resonance may render photonic crystals ineffective, Physical Review B, 76, 075132(1-6), (2007).

E.B. Duoss, M. Twardowski, and J.A. Lewis: Sol-gel Inks for Direct-Write Assembly of Functional Oxides, Advanced Materials, 19, 3485-3489 (2007).

J. H. Lee, D. P. Wernette, M. V. Yigit, J. Liu, Z. Wang, and Y. Lu: Site-Specific Control of Distances between Gold Nanoparticles using Phosphorothioate Anchors on DNA and a Short Bifunctional Molecular Fastener, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 46, (47) 9006-9010

Smart Nanomaterials inspired by biology: dynamic assembly of error-free nanomaterials in response to multiple chemical and biological stimuli, Acc. Chem. Res., 40, 315-323 (2007)

J. Liu and Y.Lu: Non-Base Pairing DNA Provides a New Dimension for Controlling Aptamer-Linked Nanoparticles and Sensors, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 8634 -8643 (2007).

H. Fan, C. Hartshorn, T. Buchheit, D. Tallant, R. Assink, R. Simpson, D.J. Kissel, D. Lacks, S. Torquoto, C. J. Brinker: Modulus-density scaling behaviour and framework architecture of nanoporous self-assembled silicas, Nature Materials, 6, 418-423 (2007)

T.-H. Yang, C. K. Yee, M. L. Amweg, S. Singh, E. L. Kendall, A. M. Dattelbaum, A. P. Shreve, C. J. Brinker, and A. N. Parikh: Optical Detection of Ion-Channel-Induced Proton Transport in Supported Phospholipid Bilayers, Nano Letters, 7, 2446-2451 (2007)

H. K. Baca, E. Carnes, S. Singh, C. Ashley, D. Lopez, and C. J. Brinker: Cell-Directed Assembly of Bio/Nano Interfaces—A New Scheme for Cell Immobilization, Acc. Chem. Res., 40(9), 836-845 (2007).

X. Yu, Y.-J. Lee, R. Furstenberg, J. O. White, and P. V. Braun: Filling Fraction Dependent Properties of Inverse Opal Metallic Photonic Crystals, Advanced Materials, 19, 1689-1692 (2007).

F. García-Santamaría, M. Xu, V. Lousse, S. Fan, P. V. Braun and J. A. Lewis: A germanium inverse woodpile structure with a large photonic band gap, Advanced Materials, 19, 1567-1570 (2007).

H. Fan, C. Harshorn, T. Buchheit, D. Tallant, R. Assink, r. Simpson, D. J. Kissel, D. J. Lacks, S. Torquato and C. J. Brinker: Modulus-density scaling behaviour and framework architecture of nanoporous self-assembled silicas, Nature Materials, 6, 418-423 (2007).

F. Garcia-Santamaria and P. V. Braun: Are artificial opals non-close-packed fcc structures? Applied Physics Letters, 90, 241905-1-3, (2007).

V. Lousse, J. Shin and S. Fan: Conditions for designing single-mode air-core waveguides in three-dimensional photonic crystals, Applied Physics Letters, 89, 161103 (2006)

J. W. Rinne, P. Wiltzius: Design of holographic structures using genetic algorithms, Optics Express 14, 9909-9916 (2006).

R. A. Barry, P. Wiltzius: Humidity-sensing inverse opal hydrogels, Langmuir 22, 1369-1374 (2006).

J. Liu and Y. Lu: Design of asymmetric DNAzymes for dynamic control of nanoparticle aggregation states in response to chemical stimuli, Org. Biomol. Chem., 4, 3435-3441 (2006).

J. Liu and Y. Lu: Preparation of aptamer-linked gold nanoparticle purple aggregates for colorimetric sensing of analytes, Nature Protocol, 1, 246-252 (2006).

J. Liu, D. Mazumdar and Y.Lu: A Simple and Sensitive "Dip Stick" Test in Serum Based on Lateral Flow Separation of Aptamer-Linked Nanostructures, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 45, 7955-7959 (2006).

Y. Lu and J. Liu: Functional DNA nanotechnology: emerging applications of DNAzymes and aptamers, Curr. Opion. Biotech. 17, 580-588 (2006).

J.A. Lewis, J.E. Smay, J. Stuecker, and J. Cesarano, “Direct Ink Writing of Three-Dimensional Ceramic Structures,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89 [12] 3599-609 (2006).

J.A. Lewis, “Direct Ink Writing of 3D Functional Materials,” Advanced Functional Materials 16, 2193-2204 (2006)

S. Singh, J. Houston, F. van Swol, C. J. Brinker: Drying transition of confined water, Nature, 442, 526 (2006)

Y. B. Jiang, N. G. Liu, H. Gerung, J. L. Cecchi, C. J. Brinker: Nanometer-thick conformal pore-sealing of self-assembled mesoporous silica by plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition, Journal of The American Chemical Society, 128, 11018-11019 (2006)

W. Le and P. V. Braun: Epitaxially grown colloidal crystals of silica microspheres on patterned substrate of triangular arrays, Materials Science and Engineering C, in press, (2006).

P. V. Braun, S. A. Pruzinsky and F. Garcia-Santamaria: Introducing defects in 3D photonic crystals: State of the art, Advanced Materials, 18, 2665-2678 (2006).

J. Liu, D. Mazumdar and Y. Lu: A simple and sensitive "dipstick" test in serum based on lateral flow separation of aptamer-linked nanostructures, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 7955-7959 (2006).

Y. Lu and J. Liu: Functional DNA nanotechnology: emerging applications of DNAzymes and aptamers, Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 17, 580-588 (2006).

V. Lousse, J. Shin and S. Fan: Conditions for designing single-mode air core waveguides in three-diminsional photonic crystals, Applied Physics Letters, 89, 161103 (2006).

Y.-B. Jiang, N. Liu, H. Gerung, J. L. Cecchi, and C. J. Brinker: Nanometer-thick conformal pore sealing of self-assembled mesoporous silica by plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition, J. Am. Chem. Society, 128, 11018-11019, (2006).

J. Liu and Y. Lu: Design of asymmetric DNAzymes for dynamic control of nanoparticle aggregation states in response to chemica stimuli, Org. Biomol. Chem., 4, 3435-3441 (2006).

J. Rinne and P. Wiltzius: Design of holographic structures using genetic algorithms, Optics Express, 14, 9909-9916 (2006).

J Liu and Y. Lu: Smart nanomaterials responsive to multiple chemical stimuli with controllable cooperativity, Advanced Materials, 18, 1667-1671 (2006).

S. Fan, X. Yu, J. Shin and W. T. Lau: Controlling diffraction and waveguide modes by exploiting spatial dispersions in photonic crystals, Proc. of SPIE, 6128, 61280Z-1 (2006).

V. Lousse and S. Fan: Designing waveguides in inverse opal photonic crystals, QThK1, presented at CLEO/QELS, Long Beach, CA, May 2006.

P. Wiltzius and S. Takeda: Self-assembled colloidal crystals for photonic applications and its outlook, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 41, 357-361 (2006).

R. A. Barry and P. Wiltzius: Humidity-sensing inverse opal hydrogels, Langmuir, 22, 1369-1374 (2006).

J. Liu and Y. Lu: Preparation of aptamer-linked gold nanoparticle purple aggregates for colorimetric sensing of analytes, Nature Protocols, 1, 1-7, (2006).

V. Lousse and S. Fan: Waveguides in inverted opal photonic crystals, Optics Express, 14, 866-878 (2006).

X. Yu, W. T. Lau and S. Fan: Anomalous modal structure in a waveguide with a photonic crystal core, Optics Letters, 31, 742-744 (2006).

X. Jiang and C. J. Brinker: Aerosol-assisted self-assembly of single-crystal core/nanoporous shell particles as model controlled release capsules, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 4512-4513 (2006).

M. Xu, G. M. Gratson, E. B. Duoss, R . F. Shepherd and J. A. Lewis: Biomimetic silicification of 3D polyamine-rich scaffolds assembled by direct ink writing, Soft Matter, 2, 205-209 (2006).

H. K. Baca, C. Ashley, E. Carnes, D. Lopez, J. Flemming, D. Dunphy, S. Singh, Z. Chen, N. Liu, H. F an, G. P. Lopez, S. M. Bozik, M. Werner-Washburne, and C. J. Brinker: Cell-directed assembly of lipid-silica nanostructures providing extended cell viability, Science, 313, 337-341 (2006).

S. Singh, J. Houston, F. van Swol, C. J. Brinker: Superhydrophobicity: Drying transition of confined water, Nature, 442, 526 (2006).

H. Peng, J. Tang, L. Yang, J. Pang, H. S. Ashbaugh, C. J. Brinker, Z. Yang and Y. Lu: Responsive periodic mesoporous polydiacetylene/silica nanocomposites, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 5304-5305 (2006).

C. J. Brinker and D. R. Dunphy: Morphological control of surfactant-templated metal oxide films, Current Op. in Colloid and Interface Sci., 11, 126-132 (2006).

G. M. Gratson, F. García-Santamaría, V. Lousse, M. Xu, S. Fan, J. A. Lewis, and P. V. Braun: Direct-Write Assembly of 3D Photonic Crystals: Conversion of Polymer Scaffolds to Silicon Hollow-Woodpile Structures, Advanced Materials, 18, 461-465 (2006).

J. Liu and Y. Lu: Fast colorimetric sensing of adenosine and cocaine based on a general sensor design involving aptamers and nanoparticles, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 90-94 (2006).

D. A. Doshi, P. B. Shah, S. Singh, E. D. Branson, A. P. Malanoski, E. B. Watkins, J. Majewski, F. van Swol, C. J. Brinker: Investigating the interface of superhydrophobic surfaces in contact with water, Langmuir, 21 7805-7811 (2005).

P. V. Braun, S. A. Pruzinsky and W. Lee: Multiphoton polymerization in three diminesional photonic crystals, PMSE Preprint, March (2005).

D. A. Doshi, A. M. Dattelbaum, E. B. Watkins, C. J. Brinker, B. I. Swanson, A. P. Shreve, A. N. Parikh, J. Majewski: Neutron reflectivity study of lipid membranes assembled on ordered nanocomposite and nanoporous silica thin films, Langmuir, 21, 2865-2870 (2005).

P. V. Braun: Physical and Optical Characterization of Multifunctional 3-D Self-Assembled Photonic Crystals Containing Embedded Features, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 11(Suppl 2), 202, (2005).

J. Liu and Y. Lu: Stimuli-responsive disassembly of nanoparticle aggregates for light-up colorimetric sensing, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 12677-12683 (2005).

K. Yang, H. Fan, K. J. Malloy, C. J. Brinker and T. W. Sigmon: Optical and electrical properties of self-assembled, ordered gold nanocrystal/silica thin films prepared by sol-gel processing, Thin Solid Films, 491, 38-42 (2005)

H. Peng, J. Tang, J. Pang, D. Chen, L. Yang, H. S. Ashbaugh, C. J. Brinker, Z. Yang and Y. Lu: Polydiacetylene/silica nanocomposites with tunable mesostructure and thermochromatism from diacetylenic assembling molecules, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 12782-12783 (2005)

J. Shin and S. Fan: Conditions for self-collimation in three-dimensional photonic crystals, Optics Letters, 30, 2397-2399 (2005).

J. Liu, D. P. Wernette, and Y. Lu: Proofreading and error removal in a nanomaterial assembly, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 44, 7290-7293 (2005).

S. A. Pruzinsky and P. V. Braun: Fabrication and Characterization of Two-Photon Polymerized Features in Colloidal Crystals, Advanced Functional Materials, 15, 1995-2004 (2005).

S. Torquato, A. Donev, A. G. Evans and C. J. Brinker: Manufacturable extremal low dielectric, high-stiffness porous material, J. of Applied Phys. 97 124103 (2005).

X. Yu and S. Fan: Anomalous reflections at photonic crystal surfaces, Phys. Rev. B 70, 055601(R) (2004).

Y.-J. Lee, S. A. Pruzinsky, and P. V. Braun: Diffraction Response of Colloidal Crystals: Effect of Numerical Aperture, Optics Letters, 30, 153-155 (2005).

F. Garcia-Santamaria, J. F. Galisteo-Lopez, P. V. Braun, and C. Lopez: Optical diffraction and high-energy features in three-dimensional photonic crystals, Phys. Rev. B, 71 (19), 195112 (2005).

G. Gratson, M. Xu, and J.A. Lewis:  Direct writing of three dimensional webs, Nature, 428, 386 (2004).

 H. Fan,  K. Yang,  D.M. Boye,  T. Sigmon, K. J. Malloy, G. P. Lopez, C. J. Brinker, H. Xu: Self-assembly and integration of ordered, robust, three-dimentional gold nanocrystal/silica arrays, Science, 304, 5670, 567-571 (2004).

 C. J. Brinker:  Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly: Functional Nanostructures Made Easy. MRS Bulletin, September, 631-640, (2004), invited.

 J.A. Lewis and G.M. Gratson:  Direct Writing in Three Dimensions, Materials Today, July/August, 32-39 (2004), (invited cover article).