Star Research Group Publications

Star Group Publications

Nanotechnology enabled chemical sensing and energy conversion

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2013

•Synthesis of one-dimensional SiC nanostructures from a glassy buckypaper

M. Ding and A. Star* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2013, DOI: 10.1021/am3031008

•Biodegradation of single-walled carbon nanotubes by eosinophil peroxidase

F. T. Andón, 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, DOI: 10.1002/smll.201202508

•Rigid versus flexible ligands on carbon nanotubes for the enhanced sensitivity of cobalt ions

P. Gou, N. D. Kraut, I. M. Feigel, and A. Star* Macromolecules 2013, 46, 1376-1383

•Sweet carbon nanostructures: carbohydrate conjugates with carbon nanotubes and graphene and their applications

Y. Chen, A. Star,* and S. Vidal* Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35396B

•Understanding interfaces in metal–graphitic hybrid nanostructures

M. Ding, Y. Tang, and A. Star* J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2013, 4, 147-160

•Sweet carbon nanostructures: carbohydrate conjugates with carbon nanotubes and graphene and their applications

Y. Chen, A. Star,* and S. Vidal* Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35396B

•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

2012

•Carbon nanotubes enhance metastatic growth of lung carcinoma via up-regulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells

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 2012, DOI: 10.1002/smll.201201470

Carbon nanotubes enhance metastatic growth of lung carcinoma <i>via</i> up-regulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells

•Graphene oxide, but not fullerenes, targets immunoproteasomes and suppresses antigen presentation by dendritic cells

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 2012, DOI: 10.1002/smll.201201546

•Corking carbon nanotube cups with gold nanoparticles

Y. Zhao, Y. Tang, Y. Chen, and A. Star*ACS Nano 2012, 6, 6912-6921

•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

•Selecting fruits with carbon nanotube sensors

M. Ding and A. Star*Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 7637-7638

•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

•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

•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

•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

Electronic detection of lectins using carbohydrate functionalized nanostructures: graphene <i>versus</i> carbon nanotubes

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

•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

•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

•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.

•Enzymatic degradation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Y. Zhao, B. L. Allen, A Star* J. Phys. Chem. A 2011, 115, 9536-9544

Chemical sensing with polyaniline coated single-walled carbon nanotubes

•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

•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

•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

• 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

• 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)

• Graphene versus carbon nanotubes for chemical sensor and fuel cell applications

D. R. Kauffman, A. Star* Analyst 2010, 135, 2790-2797

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

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Electrocatalytic activity of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube cups

Y. Tang, B. L. Allen, D. R. Kauffman, and A. Star* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 13200-13201

• 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.

• Graphitic nanocapsules

B. L. Allen, C. M. Shade, A. M. Yingling, S. Petoud and A. Star* Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 4692-4695

• 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

2008

• 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.

• 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

• Electronically monitoring biological interactions with carbon nanotube field-effect transistors

D. R. Kauffman and A. Star* Chem. Soc. Rev. 2008, 37, 1197-1206

• Carbon nanotube gas and vapor sensors

D. R. Kauffman and A. Star* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6550-6570

•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

2007

• Carbon nanotube sensors for exhaled breath components

O. Kuzmych, B. L. Allen, and A. Star* Nanotechnology 2007, 18, 375502 (7 pg)

• 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

• 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

• Chemically induced potential barriers at the carbon nanotube-metal nanoparticle interface

D. R. Kauffman and A. Star* Nano Lett. 2007, 7, 1863-1868

• Carbon nanotube field-effect-transistor-based biosensors

B.L. Allen, P.D. Kichambare, and A. Star* Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 1439-1451

•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

2006

•Biosensing using carbon nanotube field-effect transistors

Nanomaterials for Biosensors, C.S.S.R. Kumar (ed.), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (2006)

• Gas sensor array based on metal-decorated carbon nanotubes

A. Star,* V. Joshi, S. Skarupo, D. Thomas, and J.-C.P. Gabriel J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 21014-21020

• Label-free detection of DNA hybridization using carbon nanotube network field-effect transistors

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

•Single-walled carbon nanotubes under the influence of dynamic coordination

K. Chichak, A. Star, M. V. P. Altoe, and J. F. Stoddart* Small 2005, 1, 452-461

2004

•Nanoelectronic carbon dioxide sensors

A. Star,* T.-R. Han, V. Joshi, J.-C. P. Gabriel, and G. Gruner Adv. Mater. 2004, 16, 2049-2052

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.

•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.

•The electronic detection of the enzymatic degradation of starch

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

•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

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

K. Bradley,* J.-C. P. Gabriel, M. Briman, A. Star, and G. Gruner* Phys. Rev. Lett. 2003, 91, 218301

•Nano-electronic sensors; Practical device designs for sensors

J. R. Stetter, K. Bradley, J. Cumings, J.-C. P. Gabriel, G. Gruner, and A. Star Nanotech 2003, 3, 313-316

•Short-channel effects in contact-passivated nanotube chemical sensors

K. Bradley,* J.-C. P. Gabriel, A. Star, and G. Gruner Appl. Phys. Lett. 2003, 83, 3821-3823

•Interaction of aromatic compounds with carbon nanotubes: Correlation to the Hammett parameter of the substituent and measured carbon nanotube FET response

A. Star,* T.-R. Han, J.-C. P. Gabriel, K. Bradley, and G. Gruner Nano Lett. 2003, 3, 1421-1423

•Influence of mobile ions on nanotube based FET devices

K. Bradley,* J. Cumings, A. Star, J.-C. P. Gabriel, and G. Gruner Nano Lett. 2003, 3, 639-641

•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

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

B. Fuchs, A. Nelson, A. Star, J. F. Stoddart,* and S. B. Vidal Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 4220-4224

•Noncovalent side-wall functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes

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

This article was elected as a cover art of Macromolecules 2003, issues 7-12.

2002

•Dispersion and solubilization of single-walled carbon nanotubes with a hyperbranched polymer

A. Star and J. F. Stoddart* Macromolecules 2002, 35, 7516-7520

•Starched Carbon Nanotubes

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

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.

•Interactions between conjugated polymers and single-walled carbon nanotubes

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

•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

A. Star, I. Goldberg, and B. Fuchs* J. Organomet. Chem. 2001, 630, 67-77

•New supramolecular host system, 13. Novel dioxadiazadecalin podands and their heavy metal ion complexes

A. Star, I. Goldberg, and B. Fuchs* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 729-734

2000 >>

•Dioxadiazadecalin/salen tautomeric macrocycles and complexes: prototypal dynamic combinatorial virtual libraries

A. Star, I. Goldberg, and B. Fuchs* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 2685-2689

•The Supramolecular Host Systems, 11 - 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

•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

•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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