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Mechanical response of thermally annealed Nafion thin films

December 7, 2016
Author(s)
Bradley R. Frieberg, Kirt A. Page, Joshua R. Graybill, Marlon L. Walker, Gery R. Stafford, Christopher L. Soles
The proton exchange membranes (PEMs) in a hydrogen fuel cell experiences hundreds if not thousands of cycles between wet and dry conditions during their service life, which leads to swelling and shrinking of the membrane material. This can lead to

Antioxidant Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles in Biology and Medicine

May 17, 2016
Author(s)
Bryant C. Nelson, Monique E. Johnson, Marlon L. Walker, Kathryn R. Riley, Christopher M. Sims
Previously, catalytic cerium oxide nanoparticles (CNPs, nanoceria, CeO2-x NPs) have been widely utilized for chemical mechanical planarization in the semiconductor industry and for reducing harmful emissions and improving fuel combustion efficiency in the

Particle Fabrication Using Inkjet Printing onto Hydrophobic Surfaces for Optimization and Calibration of Trace Contraband Detection Sensors

November 24, 2015
Author(s)
John G. Gillen, Marcela N. Najarro, Matthew E. Staymates, Scott A. Wight, Marlon L. Walker, Jennifer R. Verkouteren, Eric S. Windsor, Aaron A. Urbas
A method has been developed to fabricate patterned arrays of micrometer-sized monodisperse solid particles of ammonium nitrate on hydrophobic silicon surfaces using inkjet printing. The method relies on dispensing one or more microdrops (typically 50 pL

Membrane protein resistance of oligo(ethylene oxide) self-assembled monolayers

July 31, 2014
Author(s)
David J. Vanderah, Marlon L. Walker, David T. Gallagher, Ryan Vierling, Fay Crawshaw
Spectroscopic ellipsometry was used to evaluate the resistance to protein adsorption (RPA) of self- assembled monolayers (SAMs) of HS(CH2)3O(CH2CH2O)6M and [HS(CH2)3CH]2O-(CH2CH2O)6M, where M = CH3 or H, on Au. The SAMs were exposed to fibrinogen, a

Dropwise Condensation of Low Surface Tension Fluids on Omniphobic Surfaces

March 5, 2014
Author(s)
John H. Scott, Konrad Rykaczewski, Adam T. Paxson, Matthew E. Staymates, Marlon L. Walker, Xiaoda Sun, Sushant Anand, Siddarth Srinivasan, Gareth H. McKinley, Jeff Chinn, Kripa Varanasi
Compared to the significant body of work devoted to surface engineering for promoting dropwise condensation heat transfer of steam, much less attention has been dedicated to fluids with lower interfacial tension. A vast array of low-surface tension fluids

A Generalized Strategy for Immobilizing Uniformly Oriented Membrane Proteins at Solid Interfaces

February 13, 2013
Author(s)
Amit NMN Vaish, Vitalii I. Silin, Marlon L. Walker, Kristen L. Steffens, Susan Krueger, Alexei A. Yeliseev, Klaus Gawrisch, David J. Vanderah
We present here a generalized strategy for immobilizing uniformly oriented membrane proteins onto a functionalized surface. Using water soluble nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)-terminated oligo(ethylene glycol) thiols, a histidine-tagged G protein-coupled

How nanorough is rough enough?

June 21, 2012
Author(s)
Konrad Rykaczewski, William A. Osborn, Jeff Chinn, Marlon L. Walker, John H. Scott, Wanda Jones, Chonglei Hao, Shuhuai Yao, Zuankai Wang
Surfaces which evince superhydrophobic properties during water condensation have a potential to dramatically enhance energy efficiency in power generation and desalination systems. Although various such surfaces have been reported, their development has

Adhesion at layer-by-layer surfaces in aqueous environments

February 15, 2009
Author(s)
Adam J. Nolte, Jun Y. Chung, Marlon L. Walker, Christopher M. Stafford
Adhesion between materials is often governed by the ambient environment, which can mediate or change the types of molecular interactions present at an interface. Biological interactions, for example, can be mediated by factors such as temperature, ionic

In-situ Adhesion Measurements Utilizing Layer-by-layer Functionalized Surfaces

January 7, 2009
Author(s)
Adam J. Nolte, Jun Y. Chung, Marlon L. Walker, Christopher Stafford
The adhesion between poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) hemispheres coated with layer-by-layer (LbL) assemblies of polyelectrolytes was investigated using Johnson, Kendall, and Roberts (JKR) contact mechanics. Measurements were performed against amine

Morphological Changes in Thin Polypropylene Films Induced by 4-Biphenyl Carboxylic Acid

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Marlon L. Walker, Chad R. Snyder, Naomi Eidelman, E S. Etz, A P. Smith, Alamgir Karim, Eric J. Amis
The crystallization behavior of thin polypropylene films both neat and containing a nucleating agent, 4-biphenyl carboxylic acid, was investigated by optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy, infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. High-throughput

Self-Assembled Monolayers of an Oligo(ethylene oxide) Disulfide and its Corresponding Thiol Assembled From Water: Characterization and Protein Resistance

February 5, 2008
Author(s)
David J. Vanderah, Marlon L. Walker, Mark A. Rocco, Kenneth A. Rubinson
The self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of the ?-methyl oligo(ethylene oxide) disulfide [S(CH2CH2O)6CH3]2, [S(EO)6]2 {OEO disulfide}, on Au from 95 % ethanol and from water are described. Spectroscopic ellipsometry and reflection-absorption infrared

Electrodeposition of Cu on Ru Barrier Layers for Damascene Processing

December 2, 2005
Author(s)
Thomas P. Moffat, Marlon L. Walker, P J. Chen, John E. Bonevich, William F. Egelhoff Jr., Lee J. Richter, Daniel Josell, C A. Witt, T Aaltonen, M Ritala, M Leskela
Superfilling of sub-micrometer trenches by direct copper electrodeposition onto PVD and ALD Ru barriers is demonstrated. The Cu nucleation and growth mode is found to be sensitive to the oxidation state of the Ru surface as well as the copper deposition

In Situ Ellipsometric Study of PEG/Cl - Coadsorption on Cu, Ag, and Au

May 1, 2005
Author(s)
Marlon L. Walker, Lee J. Richter, Thomas P. Moffat
Spectroscopic ellipsometry was used to examine the adsorption of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and Cl- on polycrystalline Cu, Ag and Au electrodes in sulfuric acid. In halide-free sulfuric acid, PEG adsorption on Cu and Ag is minimal at potentials positive of