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Publications

2022
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Metal–Organic Frameworks on Palladium Nanoparticle–Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Monitoring Hydrogen Storage
S. I. Hwang, E. M. Sopher, Z. Zeng, Z. M. Schulte, D. L. White, N. L. Rosi,  A. Star* ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022, 5, 13779-13786

​​​Detection of Stress Hormone with Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-based Field-Effect Transistors
L. Bian, W. Shao, Z. Liu, Z. Zeng, A. Star* 
J. Electrochem. Soc. 2022, 169, 057519
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​​​Bacterial Vaginosis Monitoring with Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors
​Z. Liu, L. Bian, C. J. Yeoman, G. D. Clifton, J. E. Ellington, R. D. Ellington-Lawrence, J.-L. C. Borgogna, A. Star* Anal. Chem. 2022, 94, 3849-3857

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​Carbon Nanotube Sensor Array for the Label-Free Discrimination of Live and Dead Cells with Machine Learning
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Z. Liu, G. V. Shurin, L. Bian, D. L. White, M. R. Shurin, A. Star* Anal. Chem. 2022, 94, 3565-3573

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Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Detection with a Carbon Nanotube-Based Field-Effect Transistor Biosensing Platform
W. Shao, G. V. Shurin, X. He, Z. Zeng, M. R. Shurin, A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 1684−1691

2021
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Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Cups for Cancer Therapy​
​SC Burkert, X He, GV Shurin, Y Nefedova, VE Kagan, MR Shurin, A. Star* ​ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2021, XX, XXXX-XXXX

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Composition and Structure of Fluorescent Graphene Quantum Dots Generated by Enzymatic Degradation of Graphene Oxide​​
X. He, D. C. Sorescu, A. Star* J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 24, 13361–13369​

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Size Discrimination of Carbohydrates via Conductive Carbon Nanotube@ Metal Organic Framework Composites​​
​D. L. White, B. A. Day, Z. Zeng, Z. M. Schulte, N. R. Borland, N. L. Rosi,​ C. E. Wilmer, A. Star* ​J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 21, 8022–8033

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Heterogeneous Growth of UiO-66-NH2 on Oxidized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes to Form "Beads-on-a-String" Composites​
Z. Zeng, D. C. Sorescu, D. L. White, S. I. Hwang, W. Shao, X. He, Z. M. Schulte, N. L. Rosi, A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 15482-15489

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Breath Acetone Sensing Based on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Titanium Dioxide Hybrids Enabled by a Custom-Built Dehumidifier
​S. I. Hwang, H. Y. Chen, C. Fenk, M. A. Rothfuss, K. N. Bocan, N. G. Franconi, G. J. Morgan, D. L. White, S. C. Burkert, J. E. Ellis, M. L. Vinay, D. A. Rometo, D. N. Finegold, E. Sejdic, S. K. Cho, A. Star* ACS Sens. 2021, 6, 3, 871–880

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[2π+ 2π] Photocycloaddition of Enones to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Creates Fluorescent Quantum Defects​​
​X. He, I. Kevlishvili, K. Murcek, P. Liu, A. Star* ACS Nano 2021, 15, 3, 4833–4844​

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Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigens using high-purity semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube-based field-effect transistors​​
​W. Shao, M. R. Shurin, S. E. Wheeler, X. He,​ A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 10321–10327​

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Machine learning-assisted calibration of Hg2+ sensors based on carbon nanotube field-effect transistors​​
​L. Bian, Z. Wang, D. L. White, A. Star* Biosens. Bioelectron. 2021, 180, 113085​

2020
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Photoluminescence Response in Carbon Nanomaterials to Enzymatic Degradation​​
​X. He, D. L. White, A. A. Kapralov, V. E. Kagan,​ ​A. Star* Anal. Chem. 2020, 92, 19, 12880–12890

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Synthesis of Holey graphene nanoparticle compounds​
​D. L. White, L. Lystrom, X. He, S. C. Burkert, D. S. Kilin, S. Kilina, A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 32, 36513–36522

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Picking Flowers with Carbon Nanotube Sensors​
​S. I. Hwang, A. Star* ACS Cent. Sci. 2020, 6, 4, 461–463

Enhanced morphological transformation of human lung epithelial cells by continuous exposure to cellulose nanocrystals​
E. R. Kisin, N. Yanamala, D. Rodin, A. Menas, M. Farcas, M. Russo, S. Guppi,​ T. O. Khaliullin, I. Iavicoli, M. Harper, A. Star, V. E. Kagan, A. A. Shvedova* Chemosphere, 2020, 250, 126170
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Luminescence “Turn-On” Detection of Gossypol Using Ln3+-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks and Ln3+ Salts​
​T. Luo, P. Das, D. L. White, C. Liu, A. Star, N. L Rosi* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 2897-2904

2019
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Modification of Carbon Nitride/Reduced Graphene Oxide van der Waals Heterostructure with Copper Nanoparticles To Improve CO2 Sensitivity​​
​J. E. Ellis, D. C. Sorescu, S. I. Hwang, S. C. Burkert, D. L. White, H. Kim, A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 44, 41588–41594

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Tetrahydrocannabinol detection using semiconductor-enriched single-walled carbon nanotube chemiresistors​​
​S. I. Hwang, N. G. Franconi, M. A. Rothfuss, K. Bocan, L. Bian, D. L. White, S. C. Burkert, R. Euler, B. J. Sopher, M. L. Vinay, E. Sejdic, A. Star* ACS Sens. 2019, 4, 2084-2093​

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Probing Ca2+ -induced conformational change of calmodulin with gold nanoparticle-decorated single-walled carbon nanotube field-effect transistors​​
W. Shao, S. C. Burkert, D. L. White, V. L. Scott, J. Ding, Z. Li, J. Ouyang,​​ F. Lapointe, P. R. L. Malenfant, K. Islam, ​A Star*​ ​Nanoscale, 2019,11, 13397-13406

Characterizing the Cellular Response to Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanocups​​
A. S. Griffith, T. D. Zhang, S. C. Burkert, Z. Adiguzel, C. Acilan, A. Star, W. S. Saunders* Nanomaterials 2019​, 9, 887​
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Holey graphene metal nanoparticle composites via crystalline polymer templated etching​​
D. L White, S. C. Burkert, S. I. Hwang, A. Star* Nano Lett. 2019, 19, 5, 2824–2831​​

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Machine Learning Identification of the Sensing Descriptors Relevant in Molecular Interactions with Metal Nanoparticle-Decorated Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors​
L. Bian, D. C. Sorescu, L. Chen, D. L. White, S. C. Burkert, Y. Khalifa, Z. Zhang, E. Sejdic, A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 1219-1227​

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Growth of ZIF-8 on molecularly ordered 2-methylimidazole/single-walled carbon nanotubes to form highly porous, electrically conductive composites​​
J. E. Ellis, Z. Zeng, S. I. Hwang, S. Li, T. Luo, S. C. Burkert, D. L. White, N. L. Rosi, J. J. Gassensmith, A. Star* Chemical Science 2019, 10, 737-742

2018
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Targeting myeloid regulators by paclitaxel-loaded enzymatically degradable nanocups
​S. C. Burkert, G. V. Shurin, D. L. White, X. He, A. A. Kapralov, V. E. Kagan, M. R. Shurin, A. Star* Nanoscale 2018, 10, 17990-18000


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Oligomer Hydrate Crystallization Improves Carbon Nanotube Memory
M. T. Chido, P. Koronaios, K. Saravanan, A. P. Adams, S. J. Geib, Q. Zhu, H. B. Sunkara, S. S. Velankar, R. M. Enick, J. A. Keith, A. Star* Chem. Mater. 2018, 30, 3813-3818​

Synthesis of TiO2 Nanospindles Supported Pt Nanodots for Oxygen Reduction Reactions
G. Peng,* S. Wu, Q. Peng, S. C. Burkert, R. Du, C. Yu, A. Star* Advances in New and Renewable Energy 2018, 6, 163-168
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Free-Standing Nitrogen-Doped Cup-Stacked Carbon Nanotube Mats for Potassium-Ion Battery Anodes
X. Zhao, Y. Tang, C. Ni, J. Wang*, A. Star*, Y. Xu* ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2018, 1, 1703-1707​

Automatic Early-Onset Free Flap Failure Detection for Implantable Biomedical Devices
MA Rothfuss, NG Franconi, A Star, M Akcakaya, ML Gimbel, E Sejdić IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ​​2018, 65 (10), 2290-2297
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Targeting myeloid regulators by paclitaxel-loaded enzymatically degradable nanocups
S. C. Burkert, G.V. Shurin, D. L. White, X. He, A. A. Kapralov, V. E. Kagan, M. R. Shurin, A. Star Nanoscale, 2018,10, 17990-18000

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Graphene oxide is degraded by neutrophils and the degradation products are non-genotoxic
S. P. Mukherjee, A. R. Gliga, B. Lazzaretto, B. Brandner, M. Fielden, C. Vogt, L. Newman, A. F. Rodrigues, W. Shao, P. M. Fournier, M. S. Toprak, A. Star, K. Kostarelos, K. Bhattacharya, B. Fadeel* Nanoscale 2018, 10, 1180-1188

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2017
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Probing Biomolecular Interactions with Gold Nanoparticle-Decorated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Z. P. Michael, W.-T. Shao, D. C. Sorescu, R. Euler, S. C. Burkert, A. Star* J. Phys. Chem. C 2017, 121, 20813-20820


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Nanoelectronic Discrimination of Nonmalignant and Malignant Cells Using Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors
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G. O. Silva, Z. P. Michael, L. Bian, G. V. Shurin, M. Mulato, M. R. Shurin, A. Star* ACS Sens. 2017, 2, 1128-1132


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Uncondensed Graphitic Carbon Nitride on Reduced Graphene Oxide for Oxygen Sensing via a Photoredox Mechanism

J. E. Ellis, D. C. Sorescu, S. C. Burkert, D. L. White, A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 27142-27151



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Nanoemitters and innate immunity: the role of surfactants and bio-coronas in myeloperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation of pristine single-walled carbon nanotubes

C. F. Chiu, H. H. Dar, A. A. Kapralov, R. A. S. Robinson, V. E. Kagan, A. Star* Nanoscale 2017, 9, 5948-5956


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Defect-Induced Near-Infrared Photoluminescence of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Treated with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids​
C. F. Chiu, W. A. Saidi, V. E. Kagan, A. Star* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 4859-4865

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Fabrication of Holey Graphene: Catalytic Oxidation by Metalloporphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Framework Immobilized on Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite
W. Seo, D. L. White, A. Star* Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 5652-5657



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Polybenzobisimidazole-derived two-dimensional supramolecular polymer
W. Seo, K. L. Carpenter, J. A. Gaugler, W. Shao, K. A. Werling, P. M. Fournier, D. S. Lambrecht, A. Star* J. Polym. Sci. A Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 1095-1101
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Fibrillar vs crystalline nanocellulose pulmonary epithelial cell responses: Cytotoxicity or inflammation?
A. L. Menas, N. Yanamala, M. T. Farcas, M. Russo, S. Friend, P. M. Fournier, A. Star, I. Iavicoli, G. V. Shurin, U. B. Vogel, B. Fadeel, D. Beezhold, E. R. Kisin, A. A. Shvedova* Chemosphere 2017, 171, 671-680
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2016
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Cyclotriveratrylene-Based Glycoclusters as High Affinity Ligands of Bacterial Lectins from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia ambifaria
N. Galanos, Y. Chen, Z. P. Michael, E. Gillon, J.-P. Dutasta, A. Star, A. Imberty, A. Martinez, S. Vidal* ChemistrySelect 2016, 1, 5863-5868

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In Vitro Toxicity Evaluation of Lignin-(Un)coated Cellulose Based Nanomaterials on Human A549 and THP-1 Cells
N. Yanamala, E. R. Kisin, A. L. Menas, M. T. Farcas, T. O Khaliullin, U. Vogel, G. V. Shurin, D. Schwegler-Berry, P. M. Fournier, A. Star, A. A. Shvedova* Biomacromolecules 2016, 17, 3464-3473


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Carbon Nanotube Based Gas Sensors toward Breath Analysis​​
J. E. Ellis, A. Star* ChemPlusChem 2016, 81, 1248-1265

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Pulmonary exposure to cellulose nanocrystals caused deleterious effects to reproductive system in male mice
M. T. Farcas, E. R. Kisin, A. L. Menas, D. W. Gutkin, A. Star, R. S. Reiner, N. Yanamala, K. Savolainen, A. A. Shvedova* J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 2016, 79, 984-997


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Single-walled carbon nanotubes templated CuO networks for gas sensing
G. Peng, S. Wu, J. E. Ellis, X. Xu, G. Xu, C. Yu, A. Star* J. Mater. Chem. C 2016, 4, 6575-6580


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A System for Simple Real-Time Anastomotic Failure Detection and Wireless Blood Flow Monitoring in the Lower Limbs
M. A. Rothfuss, N. G. Franconi, J. V. Unadkat, M. L. Gimbel, A. Star, M. H. Mickle, E. Sejdic IEEE J. Transl. Eng. Health Med. 2016, 4, 4100114
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Gender differences in murine pulmonary responses elicited by cellulose nanocrystals
A. A. Shvedova*, E. R. Kisin, N. Yanamala, M. T. Farcas, A. L. Menas, A. Williams, P. M. Fournier, J. S. Reynolds, D. W. Gutkin, A. Star, R. S. Reiner, S. Halappanavar, V. E. Kagan Part. Fibre Toxicol. 2016, 13:28
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In Situ Grown TiO2 Nanospindles Facilitate the Formation of Holey Reduced Graphene Oxide by Photodegradation
G. Peng, J. E. Ellis, G. Xu, X. Xu, A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 7403-7410

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Perovskite solar cells based on bottom-fused TiO2 nanocones
G. Peng, J. Wu, X. Xu*, J. E. Ellis, G. Xu*, A. Star, D. Gao* J. Mater. Chem. A 2016, 4, 1520-1530
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Enzymatic oxidative biodegradation of nanoparticles: Mechanisms, significance and applications​​
I. I. Vlasova, A. A. Kapralov, Z. P. Michael, S. C. Burkert, M. R. Shurin, A. Star, A. A. Shvedova*, V. F. Kagan* Toxicol. Appl. Pharm. 2016, 299, 58-69


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Biological interactions of carbon-based nanomaterials: From coronation to degradation
K. Bhattacharya, S. P. Mukherjee, A. Gallud, S. C. Burkert, S. Bistarelli, S. Bellucci, M. Bottini, A. Star, B. Fadeel* Nanomed. -Nanotechnol. 2016, 12, 333-351
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2015
Corking Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Cups with Gold Nanoparticles for Biodegradable Drug Delivery Applications​​
​S. C. Burkert, A. Star* Curr. Protoc. Chem. Biol. 2015, 7, 249-262.
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Carbonhydrate Nanotechnology
​Z. P. Michael, A. Star, S. Vidal Carbohydrate Nanotechnology, K. J. Stine (ed.) John Wiley & Sons Inc, Hoboken, NJ, 123-136.



Lactoperoxidase-Mediated Degradation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in the Presence of Pulmonary Surfactant
K. Bhattacharya, R. El-Sayed, F. T. Andon, S. P. Mukherjee, J. Gregory, H. Li, Y. Zhao, W. Seo, A. Fornara, B. Brandner, M. S. Toprak, K. Leifer, A. Star, B. Fadeel* Carbon 2015, 91, 506-517.

Payload Drug vs. Nanocarrier Biodegradation by Myeloperoxidase- and Peroxynitrite-Mediated Oxidations: Pharmacokinetic Implications
W. Seo, A. A. Kapralov, G. V. Shurin, M. R. Shurin, V. E. Kagan, A. Star* Nanoscale 2015, 7, 8689-8694.

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Oxidative Unzipping of Stacked Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Cups
H. Dong, Y. Zhao, Y. Tang, S. C. Burkert, A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 10734-10741.

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MDSC and TGF-β are Required for Facilitation of Tumor Growth in the Lungs of Mice Exposed to Carbon Nanotubes
A. A. Shvedova*, E. R. Kisin, N. Yanamala, A. V. Tkach, D. W. Gutkin, A. Star, G. V. Shurin, V. E. Kagan, M. R. Shurin Cancer Res. 2015, 75, 1615-1623.




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​​​Indium Oxide--Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite for Ethanol Sensing at Room Temperature
J. E. Ellis, U. Green, D. C. Sorescu, Y. Zhao, and A. Star* J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2015, 6, 712-717.

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Nano-Gold Corking and Enzymatic Uncorking of Carbon Nanotube Cups
Y. Zhao, S. C. Burkert, Y. Tang, D. C. Sorescu, A. A. Kapralov, G. V. Shurin, M. R. Shurin, V. E. Kagan, and A. Star* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 675-684.



2014
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Enzymatic ‘Stripping’ and Degradation of PEGylated Carbon Nanotubes
K. Bhattacharya, C. Sacchetti, R. El-Sayed, A. Fornara, G. P. Kotchey, J. A. Gaugler, A. Star, M. Bottini, and B. Fadeel* Nanoscale 2014, 6, 14686-14690.


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Substrate Placement Angle-Dependent Growth of Dandelion-Like TiO2 Nanorods for Solid-State Semiconductor-Sensitized Solar Cells
G. Peng, X. Xu*, F. Mei, G. Xu, J. Wu, D. Gao, J. E. Ellis, Y. Zhao, Y. Xing, and A. Star RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 53335-53343


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Ultra-Small TiO2 Nanowire Forests on Transparent Conducting Oxide for Solid-State Semiconductor-Sensitized Solar Cells
G. Peng, J. Wu, Y. Zhao, X. Xu*, G. Xu*, and A. Star RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 46987-46991

Efficient Separation of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Cups
Y. Tang, Y. Zhao, S. C. Burkert, M. Ding, J. E. Ellis, and A. Star* Carbon 2014, 80, 583-590
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Sensing Reversible Protein-Ligand Interactions with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors
A. M. Münzer, W. Seo, G. J. Morgan, Z. P. Michael, Y. Zhao, K. Melzer, G. Scarpa, and A. Star* J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 17193-17199

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Lung Macrophages "Digest" Carbon Nanotubes Using Superoxide/Peroxynitrite Oxidative Pathway
V. E. Kagan*, A. A. Kapralov, C. M. St Croix, S. C. Watkins, E. R. Kisin, G. P. Kotchey, K. Balasubramanian, I. I. Vlasova, J. Yu, K. Kim, W. Seo, R. K. Mallampalli, A. Star, and A. A. Shvedova ACS Nano 2014, 8, 5610-5621

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Block Copolymer-Templated Nitrogen-Enriched Nanocarbons with Morphology-Dependent Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction
M. Zhong, S. Jiang, Y. Tang, E. Gottlieb, E. K. Kim, A. Star, K. Matyjaszewski*, and T. Kowalewski* Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 3315-3319


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Graphene Oxide Attenuates Th2-type Immune Responses, but Augments Airway Remodeling and Hyperresponsiveness in a Murine Model of Asthma
​M. R. Shurin, N. Yanamala, E. R. Kisin, A. V. Tkach, G. V. Shurin, A. R. Murray, H. D. Leonard, J. S. Reynolds, D. W. Gutkin, A. Star, B. Fadeel, K. Savolainen, V. E. Kagan, and A. A. Shvedova* ACS Nano 2014, 8, 5585-5599


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Extracellular Entrapment and Degradation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
C. Farrera, K. Bhattacharya, B. Lazzaretto, F. T. Andon, K. Hultenby, G. P. Kotchey, A. Star, and B. Fadeel* Nanoscale 2014, 6, 6974-6983

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Insight into the Mechanism of Graphene Oxide Degradation via the Photo-Fenton Reaction
​H. Bai, W. Jiang, G. P. Kotchey, W. A. Saidi, B. J. Bythell, J. M. Jarvis, A. G. Marshall, R. A. S. Robinson, and A. Star* J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 10519-10529

Carbon Nanotube Chemiresistor for Wireless pH Sensing
P. Gou, N. D. Kraut, I. M. Feigel, H. Bai, G. J. Morgan, Y. Chen, Y. Tang, K. Bocan, J. Stachel, L. Berger, M. Mickle, E. Sejdi, and A. Star* Sci. Rep. 2014, 4, 4468

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Electronic Detection of Bacteria using Holey Reduced Graphene Oxide
Y. Chen, Z. P. Michael, G. P. Kotchey, Y. Zhao, and A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 3805-3810


2013
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The Effect of Metal Catalyst on the Electrocatalytic Activity of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes
Y. Tang, S. C. Burkert, Y. Zhao, W. A. Saidi, and A. Star* J. Phys. Chem. C 2013, 117, 25213-25221



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Carbon Nanotubes for the Label-Free Detection of Biomarkers
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A. M. Münzer, Z. P. Michael, and A. Star* ACS Nano 2013, 7, 7448-7453




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"Zero-dimensional" Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
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K. Kamalasanan, R. Gottardi, S. Tan, Y. Chen, B. Godugu, S. Rothstein, A. C. Balazs, A. Star, S. R. Little* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 11308-11312





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Peroxidase-Mediated Biodegradation of Carbon Nanotubes in Vitro and in Vivo
G. P. Kotchey, Y. Zhao, V. E. Kagan, and A. Star* Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 2013, 65, 1921-1932



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Photoinduced Charge Transfer and Acetone Sensitivity of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Titanium Dioxide Hybrids
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M. Ding, D. C. Sorescu, and A. Star* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 9015-9022



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Enzyme-catalyzed Oxidation Facilitates the Return of Fluorescence for Single-Walled Carbon NanotubesC-F. Chiu, B. A. Barth, G. P. Kotchey, Y. Zhao, K. A. Gogick, W. A. Saidi, S. Petoud, and A Star* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13356-13364
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Synthesis and Functionalization of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Cups with Gold Nanoparticles as Cork Stoppers
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Y. Zhao, Y. Tang, and A. Star* J. Vis. Exp. 2013, 75, e50383


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Synthesis of One-Dimensional SiC Nanostructures from a Glassy Buckypaper
M. Ding and A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2013, 5, 1928-1936




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Biodegradation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Eosinophil PeroxidaseF. T. Andon, A. A. Kapralov, N. Yanamala, W. Feng, A. Baygan, B. J. Chambers, K. Hultenby, F. Ye, M. S. Toprak, B. D. Brandner, A. Fornara, J. Klein-Seetharaman, G. P. Kotchey, A. Star, A. A. Shvedova, Bengt Fadeel,* and V. E. Kagan* Small 2013, 9, 2721-2729


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Rigid Versus Flexible Ligands on Carbon Nanotubes for the Enhanced Sensitivity of Cobalt IonsP. Gou, N. D. Kraut, I. M. Feigel, and A. Star* Macromolecules 2013, 46, 1376-1383



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Understanding Interfaces in Metal-Graphitic Hybrid Nanostructures
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M. Ding, Y. Tang, and A. Star* J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2013, 4, 147-160






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Sweet Carbon Nanostructures: Carbohydrate Conjugates with Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene and Their Applications
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Y. Chen, A. Star,* and S. Vidal* Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42, 4532-4542



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Effect of Antioxidants on Enzyme-Catalysed Biodegradation of Carbon Nanotubes
​G. P. Kotchey, J. A. Gaugler, A. A. Kapralov, V. E. Kagan, and A. Star* J. Mater. Chem. B 2013, 1, 302-309



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Carbon Nanotubes Enhance Metastatic Growth of Lung Carcinoma via Up-Regulation of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells
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A. A. Shvedova,* A. V. Tkach, E. R. Kisin, T. Khaliullin, S. Stanley, D. W. Gutkin, A. Star, Y. Chen, G. V. Shurin, V. E. Kagan, and M. R. Shurin Small 2013, 9, 1691-1695



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Graphene Oxide, but not Fullerenes, Targets Immunoproteasomes and Suppresses Antigen Presentation by Dendritic Cells
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A. V. Tkach, N. Yanamala, S. Stanley, M. R. Shurin, G. V. Shurin, E. R. Kisin, A. R. Murray, S. Pareso, T Khaliullin, G. P. Kotchey, V. Castranova, S. Mathur, B. Fadeel, A. Star, V. E. Kagan, and A. A. Shvedova* Small 2013, 9, 1686-1690

2012
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Corking Carbon Nanotube Cups with Gold Nanoparticles  
​Y. Zhao, Y. Tang, Y. Chen, and A. Star*ACS Nano 2012, 6, 6912-6921


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A Natural Vanishing Act: The Enzyme-catalyzed Degradation of Carbon Nanomaterials
​G. P. Kotchey, S. A. Hasan, A. A. Kapralov, S. H. Ha, K. Kim, A. A. Shvedova, V. E. Kagan, and A. Star* Acc. Chem. Res. 2012, 45, 1770-1781


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Selecting Fruits with Carbon Nanotube Sensors
M. Ding and A. Star*Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 7637-7638


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Selective Adsorption of Surfactant Lipids by Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes in Mouse Lung upon Pharyngeal Aspiration: Role in Uptake by Macrophages
A. A. Kapralov, W. H. Feng, A. A. Amoscato, N. Yanamala, K. Balasubramanian, D. E. Winnica, E. R. Kisin, G. P. Kotchey, P. Gou, L. J. Sparvero, P. Ray, R. K. Mallampalli, J. Klein-Seetharaman, B. Fadeel, A. Star, A. A. Shvedova, V. E. Kagan* ACS Nano 2012, 6, 4147-4156


Impaired Clearance and Enhanced Pulmonary Inflammatory/Fibrotic Response to Carbon Nanotubes in Myeloperoxidase-deficient Mice
A. A. Shvedova, A. A. Kapralov, W. H. Feng, E. R. Kisin, A. R. Murray, R. R. Mercer, C. M. St. Croix, M. A. Lang, S. C. Watkins, N. V. Konduru, B. L. Allen, J. Conroy, G. P. Kotchey, B. M. Mohamed, A. D. Meade, Y. Volkov, A. Star, B. Fadeel, V. E. Kagan* PLoS ONE 2012, 7, e30923

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Advances in Supramolecular Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes
G. P. Kotchey and A. Star* Supramolecular Chemistry: From Molecules to Nanomaterials, J. W. Steed and P. A. Gale (eds.), John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, UK, 3767-3790


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Welding of Gold Nanoparticles on Graphitic Templates for Chemical Sensing
M. Ding, D. C. Sorescu, G. P. Kotchey, A. Star*J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 3472-3479


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Electronic Detection of Lectins Using Carbohydrate Functionalized Nanostructures: Graphene versus Carbon Nanotubes
Y. Chen, H. Vedala, G. P. Kotchey, A. Audfray, S. Cecioni, A. Imberty, S. Vidal, and A. Star*ACS Nano 2012, 6, 760-770


2011
Electrochemical characterization of carbon nanotube forests grown on copper foil using transition metal catalysts
G. Atthipalli,* Y. Tang, A. Star, J. L. Gray Thin Solid Films 2011, 520, 1651-1655
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Direct effects of carbon nanotubes on dendritic cells induce immune suppression upon pulmonary exposure
A. V. Tkach, G. V. Shurin, M. R. Shurin, E. R. Kisin, A. R. Murray, S-H. Yang, A. Star, B. Fadeel, V. E. Kagan, and A. A. Shvedova ACS Nano 2011, 5, 5755-5762

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Chemical sensitivity of graphene edges decorated with metal nanoparticles
H. Vedala, D. C. Sorescu, G. P. Kotchey, and A. Star* Nano Lett. 2011, 11, 2342-2347

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Biosensors based on one-dimensional nanostructures
I. M. Feigel, H. Vedala, and A. Star* J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 8940-8954

​This article was selected as cover art for the July 7, 2011 issue of J. Mater. Chem.

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Enzymatic degradation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes
Y. Zhao, B. L. Allen, A Star* J. Phys. Chem. A 2011, 115, 9536-954

The effect of temperature on the growth of carbon nanotubes on copper foil using a nickel thin film as catalyst
G. Atthipalli,* R. Epur, P. N. Kumta, B. L. Allen, Y. Tang, A. Star, J. L. Gray Thin Solid Films 2011, 519, 5371-5375
Electrochemical detection with platinum decorated carbon nanomaterials
Y. Tang, G. P. Kotchey, H. Vedala, A. Star* Electroanalysis 2011, 23, 870-877
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The enzymatic oxidation of graphene oxide
G. P. Kotchey, B. L. Allen, H. Vedala, N. Yanamala, A. A. Kapralov, Y. Y. Tyurina, J. Klein-Seetharaman, V. E. Kagan, A Star* ACS Nano 2011, 5, 2098-2108

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Nanoelectronic detection of lectin-carbohydrate interactions using carbon nanotubes
H. Vedala, Y. Chen, S. Cecioni, A. Imberty, S. Vidal, A. Star* Nano Lett. 2011, 11, 170-175

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Chemical sensing with polyaniline coated single-walled carbon nanotubes
M. Ding, Y. Tang, P. Gou, M. J. Reber, A. Star* Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 536-540

2010
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Exploring the chemical sensitivity of a carbon nanotube/green tea composite
Y. Chen, Y. D. Lee, H. Vedala, B. L. Allen, A. Star* ACS Nano 2010, 4, 6854-6862

Carbon nanotubes and fullerenes in chemical sensors
G. P. Kotchey, A. Star* Chemical Sensors, J. Schwank and G. Korotcenkov (eds.), New York, NY: Momentum Press, LLC, (2010)
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Graphene versus carbon nanotubes for chemical sensor and fuel cell applications
D. R. Kauffman, A. Star* Analyst 2010, 135, 2790-2797
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This article was selected as cover art for Analyst 2010, November issue.

Carbon nanotubes degraded by neutrophil myeloperoxidase induce less pulmonary inflammation
V. E. Kagan, N. V. Konduru, W. Feng, B. L. Allen, J. Conroy, Y. Volkov, I. I. Vlasova, N. A. Belikova, N. Yanamala, A. Kapralov, Y. Y. Tyurina, J. Shi, E. R. Kisin, A. R. Murray, J. Franks, D. Stolz, P. Gou, J. Klein-Seetharaman, B. Fadeel, A. Star, and A. Shvedova Nature Nanotech. 2010, 5, 354-359
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Controlling the volumetric parameters of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube cups
B. L. Allen, M. B. Keddie, and A. Star* Nanoscale 2010, 2, 1105-1108
This article was selected as cover art for Nanoscale 2010, July issue.

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Understanding the sensor response of metal decorated carbon nanotubes
D. R. Kauffman, D. C. Sorescu, D. P. Schofield, B. L. Allen, K. D. Jordan, and A. Star* Nano Lett. 2010, 10, 958-963

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Long-term performance of Pt-decorated carbon nanotube cathodes in phosphoric acid fuel cells
D. R. Kauffman, Y. Tang, P. D. Kichambare, J. Jackovitz, and A. Star* Energ. Fuel 2010, 24, 1877-1881

2009
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Mechanistic Investigations of Horseradish Peroxidase-Catalyzed Degradation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
B. L. Allen, G. P. Kotchey, Y. Chen, N. V. K. Yanamala, J. Klein-Seetharaman, V. E. Kagan, and A. Star* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 17194-17205
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Electrocatalytic Activity of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Cups
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Y. Tang, B. L. Allen, D. R. Kauffman, and A. Star* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 13200-13201
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Decorated carbon nanotubes with unique oxygen sensitivity
D. R. Kauffman, C. M. Shade, H. Uh, S. Petoud, and A. Star* Nature Chem. 2009, 1, 500-506

This article was featured in:
"Nanotubes promise ultra-small wearable oxygen sensors" - Chemistry World, published online August 16, 2009.
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Graphitic Nanocapsules
B. L. Allen, C. M. Shade, A. M. Yingling, S. Petoud and A. Star* Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 4692-4695
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Growth of Carbon Nanotubes on Copper Substrates Using a Nickel Thin Film Catalyst
Atthipalli, G., Kumta, P., Wang, W., Epur, R., Jampani, P., Allen, B., . . . Gray, J. (2009). Growth of Carbon Nanotubes on Copper Substrates Using a Nickel Thin Film Catalyst. MRS Proceedings, 1204, 1204-K05-19
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Phosphatidylserine targets single-walled carbon nanotubes to professional phagocytes in vitro and in vivo
N.V. Konduru, Y.Y. Tyurina, W. Feng, L.V. Basova, N.A. Belikova, H. Bayir, K. Clark, M. Rubin, D. Stolz, H. Vallhov, A. Scheynius, E. Witasp, B. Fadeel, P.D. Kichambare, A. Star, E.R. Kisin, A.R. Murray, A.A. Shvedova, and V. E. Kagan PLoS ONE 2009, 4, e4398
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2008
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Biodegradation of single-walled carbon nanotubes through enzymatic catalysis
B. L. Allen, P. D. Kichambare, P. Gou, I. I. Vlasova, A. A. Kapralov, N. Konduru, V. E. Kagan and A. Star* Nano Lett. 2008, 8, 3899-3903

​This communication was featured in:

"Natural enzyme degrading nanotubes" - Chem. Eng. News Nov 3, 2008, p. 22.

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Synthesis, characterization, and manipulation of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube cups
B. L. Allen, P. D. Kichambare and A. Star* ACS Nano 2008, 2, 1914-1920

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Electronically monitoring biological interactions with carbon nanotube field-effect transistors
D. R. Kauffman and A. Star* Chem. Soc. Rev. 2008, 37, 1197-1206

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Carbon nanotube gas and vapor sensors
D. R. Kauffman and A. Star* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6550-6570

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Simultaneous spectroscopic and solid-state electronic measurement of single-walled carbon nanotube devices
D. R. Kauffman and A. Star* J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 4430-4434

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2007
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Carbon nanotube sensors for exhaled breath components
O. Kuzmych, B. L. Allen, and A. Star* Nanotechnology 2007, 18, 375502 (7 pg)

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Effective and Low-Cost Platinum Electrodes for Microbial Fuel Cells Deposited by Electron Beam Evaporation
H. I. Park, U. Mushtaq, D. Perello, I. Lee, S. K. Cho, A. Star, and M. Yun Energ. Fuel 2007, 21, 2984-2990

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Single-walled carbon nanotube spectroscopic and electronic field-effect transistor measurements: A combined approach
D. R. Kauffman and A. Star* Small 2007, 3, 1324-1329

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Chemically induced potential barriers at the carbon nanotube-metal nanoparticle interface
D. R. Kauffman and A. Star* Nano Lett. 2007, 7, 1863-1868

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Carbon nanotube field-effect-transistor-based biosensors
B.L. Allen, P.D. Kichambare, and A. Star* Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 1439-1451

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Interactions between single-walled carbon nanotubes and tetraphenyl metalloporphyrins: Correlation between spectroscopic and FET measurements
D.R. Kauffman, O. Kuzmych, and A. Star* J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 3539-3543

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Biosensing using carbon nanotube field-effect transistors
Padmakar D Kichambare, Alexander Star* Nanomaterials for biosensors 2007, 1-26

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2006
Biosensing using carbon nanotube field-effect transistors
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Nanomaterials for Biosensors, C.S.S.R. Kumar (ed.), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (2006)
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Gas sensor array based on metal-decorated carbon nanotubes
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A. Star,* V. Joshi, S. Skarupo, D. Thomas, and J.-C.P. Gabriel J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 21014-21020

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Label-free detection of DNA hybridization using carbon nanotube network field-effect transistors
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A. Star,* E. Tu, J. Niemann, J.-C. P. Gabriel, C. S. Joiner, and C. Valcke Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2006, 103, 921-926

2005
Nanoelectronic CO2 breath sensors
A. Star,* V. Joshi, D. Thomas, J. Niemann, J.-C. P. Gabriel, and C. Valcke Nanotech 2005, 5, 104-107​
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Single-walled carbon nanotubes under the influence of dynamic coordination
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K. Chichak, A. Star, M. V. P. Altoe, and J. F. Stoddart* Small 2005, 1, 452-461
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2004
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Nanoelectronic carbon dioxide sensors
A. Star,* T.-R. Han, V. Joshi, J.-C. P. Gabriel, and G. Gruner Adv. Mater. 2004, 16, 2049-2052

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This article was elected as a cover art of Advanced Materials 2004, November Issue
and was featured in
(1) Monitoring life, one breath at a time - NSF press release NSF PR 04-148 - Nov 10, 2004,
(2) Nanotubes keep tabs on breathing - Nature, published online Nov 12, 2004, and
(3) Sensor measures breath CO2 - R&D magazine, January 2005, p. 46.

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Nanotube optoelectronic memory devices
​A. Star,* Y. Lu, K. Bradley, and G. Gruner Nano Lett. 2004, 4, 1587-1591



This article was elected as a cover art of Nano Letters 2004, September Issue
and was featured in
(1) Composite polymer-carbon nanotubes function as optoelectronic memory devices - MRS Bulletin, Vol. 29, No. 10, October 2004, pp.688-689; and
(2) Coated nanotubes record light - MIT Tech Rev, November 2004.

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The electronic detection of the enzymatic degradation of starch
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A. Star,* V. Joshi, T.-R. Han, M. V. P. Altoe, G. Gruner, and J. F. Stoddart Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 2089-2092

Charge transfer from adsorbed proteins
K. Bradley,* M. Briman, A. Star, and G. Gruner Nano Lett. 2004, 4, 253-256
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​Sensing with Nafion coated carbon nanotube field-effect transistors
A. Star,* T.-R. Han, V. Joshi, and J. R. Stetter Electroanalysis 2004, 16, 108-112

2003
Single-walled carbon nanotube based molecular switch tunnel junctions
M. R. Diehl, D. W. Steuerman, H.-R. Tseng, S. A. Vignon, A. Star, P. C. Celestre, J. F. Stoddart,* and J. R. Heath* ChemPhysChem 2003, 4, 1335-1339

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This work was featured in "Molecular Memory: Carbon-nanotube device stores data in molecules" Science News, Vol. 164, No. 12, Sept. 20, 2003, p. 182.
Charge transfer from ammonia physisorbed on nanotubes
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K. Bradley,* J.-C. P. Gabriel, M. Briman, A. Star, and G. Gruner* Phys. Rev. Lett. 2003, 91, 218301
Short-channel effects in contact-passivated nanotube chemical sensors
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K. Bradley,* J.-C. P. Gabriel, A. Star, and G. Gruner Appl. Phys. Lett. 2003, 83, 3821-3823

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Interaction of aromatic compounds with carbon nanotubes: Correlation to the Hammett parameter of the substituent and measured carbon nanotube FET response
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A. Star,* T.-R. Han, J.-C. P. Gabriel, K. Bradley, and G. Gruner Nano Lett. 2003, 3, 1421-1423

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Influence of mobile ions on nanotube based FET devices
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K. Bradley,* J. Cumings, A. Star, J.-C. P. Gabriel, and G. Gruner Nano Lett. 2003, 3, 639-641

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Electronic detection of specific protein binding using nanotube FET devices
A. Star,* J.-C. P. Gabriel, K. Bradley, and G. Gruner Nano Lett. 2003, 3, 459-463
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This communication was featured in
(1) Bendy nanotubes do the twist with target proteins - New Scientist April 19, 2003, p. 16;
(2) Nanotubes detect protein binding - Analytical Chemistry July 1, 2003, p.285A;
(3) Nanotube FET Detects Streptavidin - MRS Bulletin, Vol. 28, No. 7, July 2003, p.473.

Amplification of dynamic chiral crown ether complexes during cyclic acetal formation
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B. Fuchs, A. Nelson, A. Star, J. F. Stoddart,* and S. B. Vidal Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 4220-4224
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Noncovalent side-wall functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes
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A. Star, Y. Liu, K. Grant, L. Ridvan, J. F. Stoddart,* D. W. Steuerman, M. R. Diehl, A. Boukai, and J. R. Heath Macromolecules 2003, 36, 553-560

2002
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Dispersion and solubilization of single-walled carbon nanotubes with a hyperbranched polymer
A. Star and J. F. Stoddart* Macromolecules 2002, 35, 7516-7520

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Starched Carbon Nanotubes
A. Star, D. W. Steuerman, J. R. Heath, and J. F. Stoddart* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 2508-2512


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This communication was featured in
(1) Sugary ways to make nanotubes dissolve - Chemical & Engineering News Vol. 80, No. 28, July 15, 2002, pp. 38-39 and was selected as
(2) Chemistry Highlights 2002 by Chemical & Engineering News (December 16, 2002, p. 45).
and was chosen as a cover art and included in a college textbook:
Ege, C. Organic Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity, Houghton Mifflin Co. 2004.

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Interactions between conjugated polymers and single-walled carbon nanotubes
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D. W. Steuerman, A. Star, R. Narizzano, H. Choi, R. S. Ries, C. Nicolini, J. F. Stoddart, and J. R. Heath* J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 3124-3130

2001
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Preparation and properties of polymer-wrapped single-walled carbon nanotubes
A. Star, J. F. Stoddart,* D. Steuerman, M. Diehl, A. Boukai, E. W. Wong, X. Yang, S. W. Chung, H. Choi, and J. R. Heath* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 1721-1725


This communication was featured in
(1) Sticking things to carbon nanotubes - Chemical & Engineering News Vol. 79, No. 19, May 7, 2001, p. 15 and was selected as
(2) Chemistry Highlights 2001 by Chemical & Engineering News (December 10, 2001, p. 48).

Diazadioxadecalin and salen podands and macrocycles within dynamic combinatorial virtual libraries: structure, prototropy, complexation and enantioselective catalysis
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A. Star, I. Goldberg, and B. Fuchs* J. Organomet. Chem. 2001, 630, 67-77
Novel dioxadiazadecalin podands and their heavy metal ion complexes
A. Star, I. Goldberg, and B. Fuchs* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 729-734
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Dioxadiazadecalin/salen tautomeric macrocycles and complexes: prototypal dynamic combinatorial virtual libraries
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A. Star, I. Goldberg, and B. Fuchs* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 2685-2689

The stereoisomeric diaminobutanediol and dioxadiazadecalin systems: Synthesis, structure, stereoelectronics, and conformation - Theory vs. experiment
A. Star, I. Goldberg, N. G. Lemcoff, and B. Fuchs* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 2033-2043
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Mechanism of formation and stabilities of the new dioxadiazadecalin systems. Ring-chain tautomerism
A. Star and B. Fuchs* J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 1166-1172

Trans- and cis-1,3,5,7-tetraazadecalin (TAD). A new and strong binding mode in cis-TAD chelates of heavy metal ions
O. Reany, M. Grabarnik, I. Goldberg, S. Abramson, A. Star, and B. Fuchs* Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 8073-8076
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A new class of heterobicyclic systems: Dioxadiazadecalins
A. Star, N. G. Lemcoff, I. Goldberg, and B. Fuchs* Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 3573-3576

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