(2016 – present)

Gas-Phase Functionalization of Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles and the Role of Reagent Structure in the Formation of Self-Limiting Hydrophobic Shells
Savannah G. Phillips, Alyssa R. Lankone, Sophia Sommerkamp O’Hagan, Nasim Ganji, D. Howard Fairbrother
Biomacromolecules. 2024 [pdf]

Nanoplastics prepared with uniformly distributed metal-tags: a novel approach to quantify size distribution and particle number concentration of polydisperse nanoplastics by single particle ICP-MS
Casey Smith, Stephanie Brown, Nathan Malone, Shaun Bevers, James Ranville, D. Howard Fairbrother
Environ. Sci. Nano. 2024 [pdf]

Electrostatics Control Nanoparticle Interactions with Model and Native Cell Walls of Plants and Algae
Su-Ji Jeon, Peiguang Hu, Kyoungtea Kim, Caroline M. Anastasia, Hye-In Kim, Christopher Castillo, Colleen B. Ahern, Joel A. Pedersen, D. Howard Fairbrother, Juan Pablo Giraldo
Environ. Sci. Technol. 2023 [pdf]

Role of Phosphorus Type and Biodegradable Polymer on Phosphorus Fate and Efficacy in a Plant–Soil System
Leslie R. Sigmon, Shital R. Vaidya, Corey Thrasher, Sumaya Mahad, Christian O. Dimkpa, Wade Elmer, Jason C. White, D. Howard Fairbrother
J. Agric. Food Chem. 2023 [pdf]

Zinc‐Imidazolate Films as an All‐Dry Resist Technology
Peter Corkery, Kayley E. Waltz, Patrick M. Eckhert, Mueed Ahmad, Andrea Kraetz, Yurun Miao, Dennis T. Lee, Mohammed K. Abdel‐Rahman, Yucheng Lan, Paul Haghi‐Ashtiani, Aaron Stein, J. Anibal Boscoboinik, Michael Tsapatsis, D. Howard Fairbrother
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023 [pdf]

Enantioselective catalysts based on metal-organic framework-supported nucleotides
Danyu Wang, Zhe Li, Tian-Yi Luo, Michael B. Schmithorst, Sunghwan Park, Wenqian Xu, Yurun Miao, Kaivalya Gawande, Chaoyun Tang, Brandon C. Bukowski, Bradley F. Chmelka, D. Howard Fairbrother, Efrosini Kokkoli, Michael Tsapatsis
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2023 [pdf]

Interactions of Ti₃C₂ MXene with Aqueous Zwitterionic Biological Buffers: Implications for Applications in Biological Systems
Swapnil B. Ambade, Laura A. Kesner, Mohammed K. Abdel-Rahman, D. Howard Fairbrother, Zeev Rosenzweig
Appl. Nano. Mater. 2023 [pdf]

Improved methodology for the analysis of polydisperse engineered and natural colloids by single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (spICP-MS)
Shaun G. Bevers, Casey Smith, Stephanie Brown, Nathan Malone, D. Howard Fairbrother, Aaron J. Goodman, James F. Ranville
Environ. Sci. Nano. 2023 [pdf]

Modifying soluble NPK release with hydrophobized nanocellulose-based hydrogels for sustainable enhanced efficiency fertilizers
Diego Gomez-Maldonado, Savannah G. Phillips, Shital R. Vaidya, Paul C. Bartley, Jason C. White, D. Howard Fairbrother, Maria S. Peresin
Environ. Sci. Nano. 2023 [pdf]

Ion-Induced Surface Reactions and Deposition of Trimethyl (methylcyclopentadienyl) platinum (IV)
Mohammed K. Abdel-Rahman, Patrick M. Eckhert, D. Howard Fairbrother
J. Phys. Chem. C. 2022 [pdf]

Solvent-free bottom-up patterning of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks
Yurun Miao, Dennis T. Lee, Matheus Dorneles de Mello, Mueed Ahmad, Mohammed K. Abdel-Rahman, Patrick M. Eckhert, J. Anibal Boscoboinik, D. Howard Fairbrother, Michael Tsapatsis
Nat. Commun. 2022 [pdf]

Charged particle-induced surface reactions of organometallic complexes as a guide to precursor design for electron-and ion-induced deposition of nanostructures
Jo-Chi Yu, Mohammed K. Abdel-Rahman, D. Howard Fairbrother, Lisa McElwee-White
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2021 [pdf]

Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites provide effective delivery and reduce phosphorus loss during plant growth
Leslie R. Sigmon, Ishaq O. Adisa, Beichen Liu, Wade H. Elmer, Jason C. White, Christian O. Dimkpa, D. Howard Fairbrother
ACS Agric. Sci. Technol. 2021 [pdf]

Low Energy Electron- and Ion-Induced Surface Reactions of Fe(CO)₅ Thin Films
Elif Bilgilisoy, Rachel M. Thorman, Michael S. Barclay, Hubertus Marbach, D. Howard Fairbrother
J. Phys. Chem. C. 2021 [pdf]

Influence of CNT loading and environmental stressors on leaching of polymer-associated chemicals from epoxy and polycarbonate nanocomposites
Imari Walker, Manuel D. Montano, Ronald S. Lankone, D. Howard Fairbrother, P. Lee Ferguson
Environ. Chem. 2021 [pdf]

Biodegradation of Functionalized Nanocellulose
Benjamin P. Frank, Casey Smith, Emily R. Caudill, Ronald S. Lankone, Katrina Carlin, Sarah Benware, Joel A. Pedersen, D. Howard Fairbrother
Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021 [pdf]

Water-processable, biodegradable and coatable aquaplastic from engineered biofilms
Anna M. Duraj-Thatte, Avinash Manjula-Basavanna, Noémie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne, Giorgia I. Cannici, Antoni Sánchez-Ferrer, Benjamin P. Frank, Leonie van’t Hag, Sarah K. Cotts, D. Howard Fairbrother, Raffaele Mezzenga & Neel S. Joshi
Nat. Chem. Biol. 2021 [pdf]

Electron beam induced modification of ZIF-8 membrane permeation properties
Yurun Miao, Dennis T. Lee, Matheus Dorneles de Mello, Mohammed K. Abdel-Rahman, Peter Corkery, J. Anibal Boscoboinik, D. Howard Fairbrother and Michael Tsapatsis
Chem. Commun. 2021, [pdf]

Surface Reactions of Low-Energy Argon Ions with Organometallic Precursors
Elif Bilgilisoy, Rachel M. Thorman, Jo-Chi Yu, Timothy B. Dunn, Hubertus Marbach, Lisa McElwee-White, and D. Howard Fairbrother
J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124 (45), 24795-24808 [pdf]

Influence of Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups on the Environmental Properties, Transformations, and Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes
Alyssa R. Deline, Benjamin P. Frank, Casey L. Smith, Leslie R. Sigmon, Alexa N. Wallace, Miranda J. Gallagher, David G. Goodwin, Jr., David P. Durkin, and D . Howard Fairbrother
Chemical Reviews 2020, 120 (20), 11651-11697 [pdf]

Surface Curvature and Aminated Side-Chain Partitioning Affect Structure of Poly(oxonorbornenes) Attached to Planar Surfaces and Nanoparticles of Gold
Ali Rahnamoun, Alyssa Deline, Joanna Zienkiewicz, Ronghua Bei, Zheng Zheng, Zeev Rosenzweig, D . Howard Fairbrother, Rigoberto Hernandez
Langmuir 2020, 36, 10412-10420 [pdf]

Influence of Polymer Type and Carbon Nanotube Properties on Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Nanocomposite Biodegradation
Benjamin P. Frank, David G. Goodwin Jr,  Pavlo Bohutskyi , Duc C. Phan, Xier Lu, Leo Kuwama, Edward J. Bouwer, D. Howard Fairbrother
Science of the Total Environment 2020, 742, 140512 [pdf]

UV-Vis Quantification of Hydroxyl Radical Concentration and Dose Using Principal Component Analysis
Ronald S. Lankone, Alyssa R. Deline, Michael Barclay, D. Howard Fairbrother
Talanta 2020, 218, 121148 [pdf]

Electron-Induced Reactions of Ru(CO)4I2: Gas Phase, Surface, and Electron Beam-Induced Deposition
Rachel M. Thorman, Pernille A. Jensen, Jo-Chi Yu, Scott J. Matsuda, Lisa McElwee-White, Oddur Ingolfsson, and D. Howard Fairbrother
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2020, 124 (19),10593-10604 [pdf]

Photochemical Transformations of Carbon Dots in Aqueous Environments
Benjamin P. Frank, Leslie R. Sigmon, Alyssa R. Deline, Ronald S. Lankone, Miranda J. Gallagher, Bo Zhi, Christy L. Haynes, and D. Howard Fairbrother
Environmental Science & Technology 2020, 54 (7), 4160-4170 [pdf]

Identifying and Rationalizing the Differing Surface Reactions of Low-Energy Electrons and Ions with an Organometallic Precursor
Rachel M. Thorman, Scott J. Matsuda, Lisa McElwee-White, and D. Howard Fairbrother
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2020, 11 (6), 2006-2013 [pdf]

Copper release and transformation following natural weathering of nano-enabled pressure-treated lumber
Ronald S. Lankone, Katie Challis, Leila Pourzahedi, David P. Durkin, Yuqiang Bi, Yan Wang, Michael A.Garland, Frank Brown, Kiril Hristovski, Robert L. Tanguay, Paul Westerhofff, Greg Lowry, Leanne M. Gilbertson, James Ranville, D. Howard Fairbrother
Science of The Total Environment 2019, 668, 234-244 [pdf]

Use of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and spectroscopic ellipsometry to characterize carbonaceous films modified by electrons and hydrogen atoms
Michael Barclay, Shannon B. Hill, D. Howard Fairbrother
Applied Surface Science 2019, 479, 557-568 [pdf]

Impact of Silanization on the Structure, Dispersion Properties, and Biodegradability of Nanocellulose as a Nanocomposite Filler
Benjamin P. Frank, David P. Durkin, Emily R. Caudill , Lingchao Zhu, Donald H. White, Michael L. Curry , Joel A. Pedersen, and D. Howard Fairbrother
ACS Applied Nano Materials 2018, 1 , 7025–7038 [pdf]

Biodegradation of Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Nanocomposites using a Monoculture
Goodwin, D. G., I. Boyer, T. Devahif, C. Gao, B. P. Frank, X. Lu, L. Kuwama, T. B. Gordon, J. L. Wang, J. F. Ranville, E. J. Bouwer and D. H. Fairbrother
Environmental Science & Technology 2018, 52, 40-51 [pdf]

Electron Induced Surface Reactions of HFeCo3(CO)(12), a Bimetallic Precursor for Focused Electron Beam Induced Deposition (FEBID)
T.P.R. Kumar, I. Unlu, S. Barth, O. Ingolfsson and D.H. Fairbrother
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2018, 122, 2648-2660 [pdf]

Investigation of phosphorous doping effects on polymeric carbon dots: Fluorescence, photostability, and environmental impact
Zhi, M.J. Gallagher, B.P. Frank, T.Y. Lyons, T.A. Qiu, J. Da, A.C. Mensch, R.J. Hamers, Z. Rosenzweig, D.H. Fairbrother and C.L. Haynes
Carbon 2018, 129, 438-449 [pdf]

Malic Acid Carbon Dots: From Super-resolution Live-Cell Imaging to Highly Efficient Separation
Zhi, Y. Cui, S.Y. Wang, B.P. Frank, D.N. Williams, R.P. Brown, E.S. Melby, R.J. Hamers, Z. Rosenzweig, D.H. Fairbrother, G. Orr and C.L. Haynes
ACS Nano 2018, 12, 5741-5752 [pdf]

Structure-Property Relationships of Amine-rich and Membrane-Disruptive Poly(oxonorbornene)-Coated Gold Nanoparticles
Zheng, J. Saar, B. Zhi, T.A. Qiu, M.J. Gallagher, D.H. Fairbrother, C.L. Haynes, K. Lienkamp and Z. Rosenzweig
Langmuir 2018, 34, 4614-4625 [pdf]

Electron induced surface reactions of (((C₅H₅)Fe(CO)₂Mn(CO)₅, a potential heterobimetallic precursor for focused electron beam induced deposition (FEBID)
Unlu, J.A. Spencer, K.R. Johnson, R.M. Thorman, O. Ingolfsson, L. McElwee-White and D.H. Fairbrother
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2018, 20, 7862-7874 [pdf]

Low energy electron-induced decomposition of ((C₅H₅)Fe(CO)₂Mn(CO)₅, a potential bimetallic precursor for focused electron beam induced deposition of alloy structures
R.M. Thorman, I. Unlu, K. Johnson, R. Bjornsson, L. McElwee-White, D.H. Fairbrother and O. Ingolfsson
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2018, 20, 5644-5656 [pdf]

Biodegradability of carbon nanotube/polymer nanocomposites under aerobic mixed culture conditions
D. Goodwin, B.P. Frank, E.J. Bouwer and D.H. Fairbrother
Science of the Total Environment 2018, 639, 804-814 [pdf]

Electron interactions with the heteronuclear carbonyl precursor H2FeRu3(CO)(13) and comparison with HFeCo3(CO)(12): from fundamental gas phase and surface science studies to focused electron beam induced deposition
T.P.R. Kumar, P. Weirich, L. Hrachowina, M. Hanefeld, R. Bjornsson, H.R. Hrodmarsson, S. Barth, D.H. Fairbrother, M. Huth and O. Ingolfsson
Beilstein J Nanotech 2018, 9, 555-579 [pdf]

Release, detection and toxicity of fragments generated during artificial accelerated weathering of CdSe/ZnS and CdSe quantum dot polymer composites
M.J. Gallagher, J.T. Buchman, T.A. Qiu, B. Zhi, T.Y. Lyons, K.M. Landy, Z. Rosenzweig, C.L. Haynes and D.H. Fairbrother
Environmental Science-Nano 2018, 5, 1694-1710 [pdf]

Sustainable and scalable natural fiber welded palladium-indium catalysts for nitrate reduction
D.P. Durkin, T. Ye, J. Choi, K.J.T. Livi, H.C. De Long, P.C. Trulove, D.H. Fairbrother, L.M. Haverhals and D.M. Shuai
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental 2018, 221, 290-301 [pdf]

Mechanism-based design of precursors for focused electron beam-induced deposition
W.G. Carden, H. Lu, J.A. Spencer, D.H. Fairbrother and L. McElwee-White
Materials Research Society Communication 2018, 8, 343-357 [pdf]

Synthesis and Degradation of Cadmium-Free InP and InPZn/ZnS Quantum Dots in Solution
R.P. Brown, M.J. Gallagher, D.H. Fairbrother and Z. Rosenzweig
Langmuir 2018, 34, 13924-13934 [pdf]

Carbon Dots: A Modular Activity To Teach Fluorescence and Nanotechnology at Multiple Levels
Susan N. Pham, Joshua E. Kuether, Miranda J. Gallagher, Rodrigo Tapia Hernandez, Denise N. Williams, Bo Zhi, Arielle C. Mensch, Robert J. Hamers, Zeev Rosenzweig, Howard Fairbrother, Miriam O.P. Krause, Z.V. Feng and C.L. Haynes
Chem. Ed. 2017, 94, 1143-114 [pdf]

Comparing postdeposition reactions of electrons and radicals with Pt nanostructures created by focused electron beam induced deposition
J.A. Spencer, M. Barclay, M.J. Gallagher, R. Winkler, I. Unlu, Y.-C. Wu, H. Plank, L. McElwee-White and D.H. Fairbrother [pdf]
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017 8, 2410-2424 [pdf]

Resonantly Enhanced Nonlinear Optical Probes of Oxidized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes at Supported Lipid Bilayers
A.C. McGeachy, L.L. Olenick, J.M. Troiano, R.S. Lankone, E.S. Melby, T.R. Kuech, E. Ehimiaghe, D.H. Fairbrother, J.A. Pedersen and F.M. Geiger
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2017, 121, 1321-1329 [pdf]

Photodegradation of polymer-CNT nanocomposites: effect of CNT loading and CNT release characteristics
R.S. Lankone, J.J. Wang, J.F. Ranville and D.H. Fairbrother
Environmental Science-Nano 2017, 4, 967-982

Methodology for quantifying engineered nanomaterial release from diverse product matrices under outdoor weathering conditions and implications for life cycle assessment
R.S. Lankone, K.E. Challis, Y.Q. Bi, D. Hanigan, R.B. Reed, T. Zaikova, J.E. Hutchison, P. Westerhoff, J. Ranville, H. Fairbrother and L.M. Gilbertson
Environmental Science-Nano 2017, 4, 1784-1797 [pdf]

Amplified cross-linking efficiency of self-assembled monolayers through targeted dissociative electron attachment for the production of carbon nanomembranes
Koch, C.D. Kaiser, P. Penner, M. Barclay, L. Frommeyer, D. Emmrich, P. Stohmann, T. Abu-Husein, A. Terfort, D.H. Fairbrother, O. Ingolfsson and A. Golzhauser
Beilstein J Nanotech 2017, 8, 2562-2571 [pdf]

Phosphorus-functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes as flame-retardant additives for polystyrene and poly (methyl methacrylate)
D.P. Durkin, M.J. Gallagher, B.P. Frank, E.D. Knowlton, P.C. Trulove, D.H. Fairbrother and D.M. Fox
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2017, 130, 735-753 [pdf]

Interfacial and Confined Colloidal Rod Diffusion
J.L. Bitter, Y.G. Yang, G. Duncan, H. Fairbrother and M.A. Bevan
Langmuir 2017, 33, 9034-9042 [pdf]

Lignocellulose Fiber- and Welded Fiber- Supports for Palladium- Based Catalytic Hydrogenation: A Natural Fiber Welding Application for Water Treatment
David P. Durkin, Tao Ye, Erik G. Larson, Luke M. Haverhals, Kenneth J. T. Livi, Hugh C. De Long, Paul C. Trulove, D. Howard Fairbrother, and Danmeng Shuai
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2016, 4, 5511−5522[pdf]

Electron Induced Surface Reactions of cis-Pt(CO)₂Cl₂: A Route to Focused Electron Beam Induced Deposition of Pure Pt Nanostructures
Julie A. Spencer, Yung-Chien Wu, Lisa McElwee-White and D. Howard Fairbrother
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 9172−9182[pdf]

Biofilm development on carbon nanotube/polymer nanocomposites
David G. Goodwin Jr., Z. Xia, T. B. Gordon, C. Gao, E. J. Bouwer and D. H. Fairbrother
Environmental Science: Nano, 2016, 3, 545–558[pdf]

Potential Environmental Impacts and Antimicrobial Efficacy of Silver and Nanosilver-Containing Textiles
Robert B. Reed, Tatiana Zaikova, Angela Barber, Michael Simonich, Ronald Lankone, Michelle Marco, Kiril Hristovski, Pierre Herckes, Laurel Passantino, D. Howard Fairbrother, Robert Tanguay, James F. Ranville, James E. Hutchison, and Paul K. Westerhoff
Environmental Science & Technology 2016, 50, 4018−4026[pdf]