Publications

Refereed Journal Publications 

[27] S Bok, V R Korampally, J K Stanley, K Gangopadhyay, S Gangopadhyay, J A Steevens "Development of High Surface Area Organosilicate Nanoparticulate Thin Films for Use in Sensing Hydrophobic Compounds in Sediment and Water", Biosensors, 14(6), 2024, 288; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios14060288

[26] J Hasan, S Bok*, "Plasmonic fluorescence sensors in diagnosis of infectious diseases", Biosensors, 14(3), 2024, 130

[25] Y. Huang, C.M. Darr, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay*, S. Bok*, S. Chakraborty*, "Applications of machine learning tools for ultra-sensitive detection of lipoarabinomannan with plasmonic grating biosensors in clinical samples of tuberculosis", PLOS One, 17(10), 2022, e0275658, * Co-corresponding authors

[24] A. Wang, S. Bok, J. Mathai, K. Gangopadhyay, J. McFarland, M. Maschmann, S. Gangopadhyay, “On the stability study of iodinated reduced graphene oxide and its application in self-assembled Al/Bi2O3 nanothermite composites”, Nano Futures, 4(4), 2020, 045002

[23] A. Wang, S. Bok, J. Mathai, R. Thiruvengadathan, C. Darr, K. Gangopadhyay, J. McFarland, M. Maschmann, S. Gangopadhyay, “Synthesis, characterization and nanoenergetic utilizations of fluorine, oxygen co-functionalized graphene by one-step XeF2 exposure”, Combustion and Flame, 215, 2020, 324-332

[22] A. Wood, S. Barizuddin, C. Darr, C. Mathai, A. Ball, K. Minch, A. Somoskovi, B. Hamasur, J.T. Connelly, B. Weigl, A. Andama, A. Cattamanchi, K. Gangopadhyay, S.   Bok*, S. Gangopadhyay*, “Ultrasensitive detection of lipoarabinomannan with plasmonic grating biosensors in clinical samples of HIV negative patients with tuberculosis”, PLOS One, 14(3), 2019, e0214161, * Co-corresponding authors

[21] N. Ahmed, O. Azizi, A. El-Boher, J. Gahl, S. Bok*, “Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Reduced Graphene Oxide Produced with Green and Conventional Reductants”, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 7 (11), 2018, M1-M7, *Corresponding author

[20] B. Chen, H. Zheng, M. Riehn, S. Bok, K. Gangopadhyay, J. McFarland, S. Gangopadhyay, M. Maschmann, “Enhanced fluorescence for in situ temperature mapping of photothermally heated aluminum nanoparticles enabled by a plasmonic grating substrate”, Nanotechnology 29 (39), 2018, 395501

[19] A. Wang, S. Bok, R. Thiruvengadathan, K. Gangopadhyay, J. A. McFarland, M. R. Maschmann, S. Gangopadhyay, “Reactive Nanoenergetic Graphene Aerogel Synthesized by One-Step Chemical Reduction”, Combustion and Flame, 196, 2018, 400-406

[18] B. Chen, H. Zheng, S. Bok, K. Gangopadhyay, M. Maschmann, S. Gangopadhyay, “In-Situ Characterization of Photothermal Nanoenergetic Combustion on a Plasmonic Microchip”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10(1), 2017, 427-436

[17] S. Bok, O. Azizi, B. Chen, C. Mathai, K. Gangopadhyay, J. He, A. El-Boher, G. Hubler, S. Gangopadhyay, “Fluorescence-based Temperature Sensor for Anomalous Heat from Loaded Palladium Electrodes with Deuterium or Hydrogen”, Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science 24, 2017, 1–7

[16] A. Wood, B. Chen, J. Mathai, S. Bok, S. Grant, K. Gangopadhyay, P.V. Cornish, S. Gangopadhyay “Super-Resolution Light Microscopy Using Plasmonic Gratings”, Microscopy Today, 2017, 25 (1), 42-47

[15] S. Basuray, A. Pathak, S. Bok, B. Chen, S. Hamm, C. Mathai, S. Guha, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, ”Plasmonic Nano-Protrusions: Hierarchical Nanostructures For Single Molecule Raman Spectroscopy”, Nanotechnology, 28 (2), 2016, 025302

[14] B. Chen, A. Wood, A. Pathak, J. Mathai, S. Bok, H. Zheng, S. Hamm, S. Basuray, S. Grant, K. Gangopadhyay, P. Cornish, S. Gangopadhyay, “Nanocones Incorporated into Plasmonic Gratings by Glancing Angle Deposition for Single-molecule and Super-resolution Imaging”, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 12189-12201

[13] S. Barizuddin, S. Bok, S. Gangopadhyay, “Plasmonic Sensors for Disease Detection”, Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology, 7, 2016, 373

[12] A. Wood, S. Bok, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, S. Grant, “Enhanced DNA Detection through the Incorporation of Nanocones and Cavities into a Plasmonic Grating Sensor Platform”, IEEE Sensors Journal 16 (10), 2016, 3403-3408

[11] A. Wood, S. Pathan, S. Bok, C. Mathai, S. Grant, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, “The Influence of Silver Grain Size on the Fluorescence Enhancement from a Grating-Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Platform”, RSC Advances, 5 (96), 2015, 78534-78544

[10] M. Skubic, S. Grant, S. Gangopadhyay, S. Bok, A. Wood, S. Pathan, R. Koopman, “Personalized and Context-Based Sensing for Dehydration Monitoring” ACM Sigbed Review, 12(4), 2015

[9] R. Kargupta*, S. Bok*, B. Crist, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, S. Sengupta, “The role of surface modifications to prolong antimicrobial activity in orthopedic applications”, Wiley interdisciplinary reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, 5 (6), 2014, 475-495, * equal contribution

[8] F. Ramirez-Perez, J. Castorena-Gonzalez, S. Bok, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, G. Gutiérrez-Juárez, L. Polo-Parada, “Dye-doped organosilicate nanoparticles as cell preserving agent during photoacoustic effect generation”, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 10 (11), 2014, 3337-3350

[7] S. Bok, V. Korampally, C. Darr, W. Folk, L. Polo-Parada, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay “Femtomolar detection for Clostridium Botulinum Toxin Type A by Sandwich Assay using Nanoporous Substrate and Ultrabright Suprananoparticles as fluorescent tags” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 41, 2013, 409-416

[6] S. Bok, V. Korampally, L. Polo-Parada, V. Mamidi, G. Baker, K. Gangopadhyay, W. Folk, P. Dasgupta, S. Gangopadhyay, “Confeito-like Assembly of Organosilicate-caged Fluorophores: Ultrabright Suprananoparticles for Fluorescence Imaging”, Nanotechnology, 23, 2012, 175601

[5] I. Trenkmann,  S. Bok, V. Korampally, S. Gangopadhyay, H. Graaf, C. von Borczyskowski, “Counting Single Rhodamine 6G Dye Molecules in Organosilicate Nanoparticles”, Chemical Physics, 406, 2012, 41-46

[4] S. C. Hamm, R. Shankaran, V. Korampally, S. Bok, S. Praharaj, G. Baker, D. Robertson, B. Lee, S. Sengupta, S. Gangopadhyay, “Sputter-deposition of Silver Nanoparticles into Ionic Liquid as a Sacrificial Reservoir in Antimicrobial Organosilicate Nanocomposite Coatings”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 4 (1), 2012, 178-184

[3] S. Bhattacharya, R. Singh, S. Mandal, A. Ghosh, S. Bok, V. Korampally, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, “Plasma Modification of Polymer Surfaces and Their Utility in Building Biomedical Microdevices”, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 24, 2010, 2707-2739

[2] I. Trenkmann, D. Tauber, M. Bauer, J. Schuster, S. Bok, S. Gangopadhyay, C. von Borczyskowski, “Investigations of solid liquid interfaces in ultra-thin liquid films via single particle tracking of silica particles”, diffusion-fundamentals.org, 2009, 11, 108

[1] S. Bok, A. Lubguban, Y. Gao, S. Bhattacharya, V. Korampally, M. Hossain, R. Thiruvengadathan, S. Gangopadhyay, “Electrochemical properties of carbon nanoparticles entrapped in a silica matrix.”  Journal of Electrochemical Society, 155(5), 2008, K91-K95. 

Refereed Conference Proceedings/Presentations

[28] S Bok*, S Sun, J Hasan, "Plasmonic biosensors for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis by using star-shape gold nanoparticles and graphene oxide", 12th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC), 2024, Daegu, South Korea, *Corresponding author and presenter   

[27] J Hasan, S Bok*, "Plasmonic Grating Based Biosensors for Multiplexed Detection", 2023 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO), 767-771

[26] C.M. Darr, C. Mathai, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, S. Bok*, "High Binding Density Coatings for Biomolecules on Plasmonic Gratings and Their Applications", 2022 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO), 230-233

[25] S Park, S Bok, “Smart Police Routing System for Opioid Use Disorder Prevention”, 2021 American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA

[24] S Bok*, C. Darr, A. Wood, C.J. Mathai, J.T. Connelly, A. Somoskovi. N. Afsar, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, S. Barizuddin, “Ultrasensitive detection of tuberculosis biomarkers (LAM, IFN-r, and ESAT6) with plasmonic biosensors in tuberculosis patient samples”, Biosensor 2021, Busan, South Korea, *Corresponding author and presenter

[23] S. Bok*, A. Wood, S. Barizuddin, B. Chen, S. Pathan, C. Mathai, S. Grant, K. Gangopadhyay, J.A. McFarland, M.R. Maschmann, S. Gangopadhyay, “Plasmonic Gratings for Applications in Biosensors”, 2019 Collaborative Conference on Materials Research (CCMR), Seoul, South Korea (Invited Talk), *Corresponding author and presenter

[22] B. Chen, A. Wood, C.M. Darr, S. Bok, K. Gangopadhyay, J.A. McFarland, M.R. Maschmann, S. Gangopadhyay, “Single-molecule Imaging of Metallic Nanostructures on a Plasmonic Metal Grating Superlens”, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), Madrid, Spain

[21] A. Wang, S. Bok, R. Thiruvengadathan, S. Barizuddin, C. Mathai, M. Maschmann, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, “Synthesis and Characterization of a 3D-Macroscale RGO/Al/Bi2O3 Nanoenergetic Organogel”, Materials Research Society (MRS) 2017 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA

[20] N. Zakiyyan, B. Chen, M. Riehn, A. Wood, S. Bok, R. Thiruvengadathan, C. Mathai, S. Barizuddin, K. Gangopadhyay, M. Maschmann, S. Gangopadhyay “Laser Ignition on Aluminum-Polymer Nanoenergetic Systems Using Plasmonic Gratings”, Materials Research Society (MRS) 2017 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA

[19] A. Wood, S. Barizuddin, S. Bok, C. Mathai, S. Grant, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, “Extending Lipoarabinomannan Detection Limitations with Plasmonic Gratings”, IEEE Sensors 2017, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 2017

[18] B. Chen, H. Zheng, J. Yoon, S. Bok, C. Mathai, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, M.R. Maschmann, “Fluorescence-based temperature sensor for in-situ imaging local temperature of aluminum nanoparticles on plasmonic gratings”, Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2016, 1-3

[17] Z. Jameel, A. Haider, S. Taha, S. Gangopadhyay, S. Bok*, “Evaluation of Hybrid Sol-gel Incorporated with Nanoparticles as Nano Paint”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1758(1), 2016, 020001

[16] S. Bok, O. Azizi, B. Chen, C. Mathai, K. Gangopadhyay, J. He, A. El-Boher, G. Hubler, S. Gangopadhyay, “Fluorescence Based Temperature Sensor for In-Situ Sub-Micron Heat Detection on D/H-Loaded Palladium Electrode Surfaces”, ICCF 20, Sendai, Japan, 2016

[15] A. Wood, S. Bok, J. Mathai, B. Chen, D. Suresh, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Grant, A. Upendran, R. Kannan, S. Gangopadhyay, “Anti-Corrosive films on Silver Plasmonic Gratings for Fluorescence Imaging of Single Molecules and Cancer Cells”, CLEO: 2016, San Jose, California, USA

[14] B. Chen, S. Bok, S. Pathan, A. Wood, C. Mathai, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay “Mulityfunctional plasmonic platform for bio-sensing and Single-molecule super-resolution imaging”, NAPA Institute 2015, Napa, CA, USA

[13] S. Bok, S. Pathens, A. Wood, B. Chen, C. Mathai, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Grant, S. Gangopadhyay, “Cost-Effective Plasmonic Grating Platform for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis”, Proceedings of Transducers 2015, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

[12] B. Chen, S. Bok, S. Pathan, A. Upendran, R. Kannan, C. Mathai, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay , “Nanostructure Imaging on Plasmonic Gratings by Epi-fluorescence microscopy”, International Conference on Frontiers of Characterization and Metrology for Nanoelectronics (FCMN) 2015, Dresden, Germany

[11] A. Wood, S. Grant, S. Basuray, A. Pathak, S. Bok, C. Mathai, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, “Enhanced Fluorescence through the incorporation of Nanocones/gaps into a Plasmonic Gratings Sensor Platform”, Proceedings of IEEE Sensors 2014 (Student Paper Competition Award), 1479-1482

[10] S. Bok, V. Korampally, L. Polo-Parada, K. Gangopadhyay, S Gangopadhyay, “Femtomolar detection for Clostridium Botulinum Toxin Type A by Sandwich Assay using Nanoporous Substrate and Ultrabright Suprananoparticles as fluorescent tags”, Biosensors 2012, Cancun, Mexico

[9] K. Bhatnagar, V. Korampally, S. Bok, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, “Nano-gap Embedded Metal Gratings for Surface Plasmon Enhanced Fluorescence”, Biosensors 2012, Cancun, Mexico

[8] K. Bhatnagar, S. Bok, V. Korampally, S. Gangopadhyay, “Nano-Gap Embedded Plasmonic Gratings for Surface Plasmon Enhanced Fluorescence”, APS March Meeting 2012, Boston, MA, USA

[7] V. Korampally, S. Bok, K. Bhatnagar, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, “Novel Nanostructured Optical Diagnostic Platforms for Chem-Bio Sensing”, Nanotechnology for defense conference, Summerlin, NV, USA 2012

[6] S. Mandal, K. Bhattacharyya, S. Bok, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, J. Viator “Photoacoustic Based detection of T47D Cancer Cells Conjugated with Organosilicate Nanoparticles Doped with Rh6G”, Laser in Surgery and Medicine 2012 Conference

[5] V. Korampally, S. Bok, B. Harris, V. Mamidi, S. Mukherjee, C. Darr, K. Gangopadhyay, W. Folk, L. Polo-Parada, S. Gangopadhyay, “Development of a novel nanostructured modular platform encompassing fluorescent nanoparticles, Nanostructured microarrays and metal nanoislands for biological agent detection”, Proceedings of 27th Army Science Conference, 2010

[4] S. Bok, V. Korampally, L. Polo-Parada, W. Folk, K. Gangopadhyay, P. Dasgupta, S. Gangopadhyay, “Novel Nanostructured Platform and Nanoparticles for Sensitive Detection of Biological Materials”, Proceedings of IEEE Sensors 2010 Conference, 2010, 450-453 

[3] S. Bok, V. Korampally, L. Polo-Parada, W. Folk, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Gangopadhyay, “Novel Nanostructured Platform/Nanoparticles for Sensitivity Detection of Hazards”, International Symposium on Spectral Sensing Research, Springfield, MO 2010

[2] I. Trenkmann, F. Friedriszik, H. Graaf, S. Bok, S. Gangopadhyay, C. von Borczyskowski, “Optical characterization of dye-doped silica nanoparticles” Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG)-Tagungen 2010, Hannover, Germany

[1] S. Gangopadhyay, L. Polo-Parada, S. Mukherjee, S. Grant, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Bok, V. Korampally, P. Redner, D. Kapoor and S. Nicolich, " Biosensor Applications of High Surface Area Organosillicate Porous Films ", Nanophotonics 2009 Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2009 

Patents

[5] S. Gangopadhyay, S. Bok, C. Mathai, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Grant, A. Wood, S Barizuddin, Detection of biomarkers using plasmonic gratings, US Patent No. 11796473, 2023

[4] S. Gangopadhyay, S. Bok, S. Pathan, C. Mathai, S. Basuray, K. Gangopadhyay, C. Biyan, S. Grant, A. Wood, Fabrication of multilayer nanograting structures, US Patent No.   10490679, 2019

[3] A. Wang, S. Gangopadhyay, M.R. Maschmann, J.A. McFarland, K. Gangopadhyay, S. Bok, R. Thiruvengadathan, Nanoenergetic Aerogel, US Patenet Application No. 62/870,366, submission sate: 2019-07-03

[2]  V Korampally, S Gangopadhyay, S. Bok, K Gangopadhyay, Organosilicate nanoparticles and method for making, US Patent No. 8873918, 2014

[1] V Korampally, S Gangopadhyay, L Polo-Parada, S. Bok, K Gangopadhyay, Ultra-low refractive index high surface area nanoparticulate films and nanoparticles, US Patent No. 7907809, 2011 

Book Chapters

S.I. Ahmed, S. Radhakrishnan, B.T.S. Ramanujam, S. Bok, R. Thiruvengadathan, "Carbon Nanostructures in Hybrid Supercapacitors: A Review", Carbon Nanostructures, edited by R. Thiruvengadathan, S.C. Roy, P, Sundriyal, S. Bhattacharya, AIP Publishing, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1063/9780735423114.