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Wayu,  M.; Nepal, R.C.; Bgomina, A.; Islam, M.R.; Chusuei, C. C. "An enzyme-free layer-by-layer glutathione sensor using Cu nanoparticles electrodeposited onto graphene oxide," J. Appl. Electrochem. 2024, in press. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Nepal, R.C. "Role of defects and exposed graphene in carbon nanomaterial-based electrocatalysts,"
New J. Chem. 2024, 48, 260-267. (link)

Seven, E.S.; Cilingir, EK.; Bertoli, M.; Zhou, Y.; Sampson, R.; Shi, W.; Peng, Z.;  Pandey, R.R.; Chusuei, C.C.; Taglieffero, A.; Vanni, S.; Graham, R.M.; Seven, Y.B.; Leblanc, R.M.  "Hydrothermal vs Microwave Nanoarchitechtonics of Carbon Dots Significantly Affects the Structure, Physicochemical Properties, and Anti-cancer Activity Against a Specific Neuroblastoma Cell Line," J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2023, 630, 306-321. (link)

Karki, N.; Davydov, A.V.; Krylyuk, S.; Chusuei, C.C.  "Electrochemically  Assaying Dopamine with p-Doped Silicon Nanowires,"  Anal. Lett.  2022, 55, 2161-2169.  (Note: The preview to the supplemental file can be misleading and must be downloaded to be properly read.) (link)

Pandey, R.R.; Chusuei, C.C. "Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine Using a Prussian Blue Carbon Nanotube Composite Decorated with Agglomerated ZnO Particles," Anal. Lett. 2022, 55, 1495-1504. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Clark, C.J.; Pandey, R.R.; Williams, E.T.; Shuxteau, C.; Seven, E.S.; Leblanc, R.M. "Graphene Defects in Saccharide Carbon Dots Govern Electrochemical Sensitivity," Electroanalysis 2021, 33, 2261-2266.  (link)

Pandey, R.R.; Chusuei, C.C. "Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Carbon Dots as Electrochemical Biosensing Composites,"  Molecules 2021, 26, 6674-6701. (link)

Cilingir, E.K.; Seven, E.S.; Zhou, Y.; Walters, E.M.; Mintz, K.J.; Pandey, R.R.; Wikramanayake, A.H.; Chusuei, C.C.; Vanni, S.; Graham, R.M.; Leblanc, R.M. "Metformin Derived Carbon Dots: Highly Biocompatible Fluorescent Nanomaterials as Mitochondrial Targeting and Blood-Brain Barrier Penetrating Biomarkers," J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2021, 592, 485-497.  (link)

Mintz, K.J.; Bartoli, M.; Rovere, M.; Zhou, Y.; Hettiarachchi, S.D.; Paudyal, S.; Chen, J.; Domena, J.B.; Liyanage, P.Y.; Sampson, R.; Khadka, D.; Pandey, R.R.; Huang, S.; Chusuei, C.C.; Tagliaferro, A.; Leblanc, R.M. "A Deep Investigation into the Structure of Carbon Dots," Carbon 2021, 173, 433-447. (link)

Peng, Z.;Zhou, Y.; Ji, C.; Pardo, J.; Mintz, K.J.; Pandey, R.R.; Chusuei, C.C.; Graham, R.M.; Yan, G.; Leblanc, R.M. "Facile Synthesis of 'Boron-Doped' Carbon Dots and Their Application in Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes," Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1560-1576. (link)

Zhou, Y.; Mintz, K.J.; Cheng, L.; Chen, J.; Ferreira, B.C.L.B.; Hettiarachchi, S.D.; Liyanage, P.Y.; Seven, E.S.; Miloserdov, N.; Pandey, R.R.; Quiroga, B.; Blackwelder, P.L.; Chusuei, C.C.; Li, S.; Peng, Z.; Leblanc, R.M. "Direct Conjugation of Distinct Carbon Dots as Lego-like Building Blocks for the Assembly of Versatile Drug Nanocarriers," J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2020, 576, 412-425. (link)

Cambre, M.H.; Holl, N.J.; Wang, B.; Harper, L.; Lee, H.-J.; Chusuei, C.C.; Hou, F.Y.S.; Williams, E.T.; Argo, J.D.; Pandey, R.R.; Huang, Y.-W. "Cytotoxicity of NiO and Ni(OH)2 Nanoparticles Is Mediated by Oxidative Stress-Induced Cell Death and Suppression of Cell Proliferation," Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(7), 2355-2377. (link)

Kader, M.S.; Chusuei, C.C. "A Cobalt (II) Oxide Carbon Nanotube Composite to Assay Dopamine," Chemosensors 2020, 8(2), 22-29. (link)

Pandey, R.R.; Guo, Y.; Gao, Y.; Chusuei, C.C. “A Prussian Blue ZnO Carbon Nanotube Composite for Chronoamperometrically Assaying H2O2 in BT20 and 4T1 Breast Cancer Cells,” Anal. Chem. 2019, 91, 10573-10581. (link)  

Seven, E.S.; Sharma, S.K.; Meziane, D.; Zhou, Y.; Mintz, K.J.; Pandey, R.R.; Chusuei, C.C.; Leblanc, R.M. “Close-packed Langmuir Monolayers of Saccharide-Based Carbon Dots at the Air-Subphase Interface,” Langmuir 2019, 6708-6718. (link)

Zhou, Y.; Zahran, E.M.; Perez, J.; Quiroga, B.; Mintz, K.J.; Peng, Z.; Liyanage, P.Y.; Pandey, R.R.; Chusuei, C.C.; Leblanc, R.M. “Size-dependent Photocatalytic Activity of Carbon Dots with Surface-state Determined Photoluminescence,” Appl. Catal. B 2019, 248, 157-166. (link)

Mintz, K.J.; Mercado, G.; Zhou, Y.; Ji, Y.; Hettiarachchi, S.D.; Liyanage, P.Y.; Pandey, R.R.; Chusuei, C.C.; Dallman, J.; Leblanc, R.M. “Tryptophan Carbon Dots and Their Ability to Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier,” Colloids Surf. B 2019, 176, 488-493. (link)

Liyanage, P.Y.; Graham, R.M.; Pandey, R.R.; Chusuei, C.C.; Mintz, K.J.; Zhou, Y.; Harper, J.K.; Wu, W.; Wikramanayake, A.H.; Vanni, S.; Leblanc, R.M. “Carbon Nitride Dots: A Selective Bioimaging Nanomaterial,” Bioconjug. Chem. 2019, 12, 111-123. (link)

Das, S.C.; Pandey, R.R.; Devkota, T.; Chusuei, C.C. “Raman Spectroscopy as an Assay to Disentangle Zinc Oxide Carbon Nanotube Composites for Optimized Uric Acid Detection,”  Chemosensors 2018, 6, 65-77. (link)

Zhou, Y.; Liyanage, P.Y.; Geleroff, D.L.; Peng, Z.; Mintz, K.J.; Hettiarachch, S.D.; Pandey, R.R.; Chusuei, C.C.; Blackwelder, P.L.; Leblanc, R.M. “Photoluminescent Carbon Dots: A Mixture of Heterogeneous Fractions,” ChemPhysChem 2018, 19, 2589-2597. (link)

Pandey, R.R.; Alshahrani, H.; Krylyuk, S.; Williams, E.H.; Davydov, A.V.; Chusuei, C.C. “Electrochemical Detection of Acetaminophen with Silicon Nanowires,” Electroanal. 2018, 30, 886-891. (cover article) (link)

Liao, J.-Y.; Smith, T.; Pandey, R.R.; He, X.; Chusuei, C.C.; Xing,Y. “Substantially Enhanced Rate Capability of Lithium Storage in Na2Ti6O13 with Self-doping and Carbon-coating,” RSC Adv. 2018, 8, 8929-8930. (link)

Simpson, A.M.; Pandey, R.R.; Chusuei, C.C.; Ghosh, K.C.; Wanekaya, A.K. “Fabrication, Characterization and Potential Applications of Carbon Nanoparticles in the Detection of Heavy Metal Ions in Aqueous Media,” Carbon 2018, 127, 122-130. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.  “Chemical Modification of Nanoparticle Surfaces Targeting Solubility in Water and Organic Solvents,” Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry: Surface Science and Electrochemistry, Elsevier Science, 2018 (ISBN 978-0-12-409547-2), pp. 628-636. (link)

Ji,Y.; Zhou, Y; Waidely, E.; Desserre, A.; Marksberry, M.H.; Chusuei, C. C.; Dar, A.A.; Chat, O.A.; Li, S.; Leblanc, R.M. “Rheology of a Carbon Dot,” Inorg. Chim. Acta 2017, 468, 119-124. (link)

Zhou, Y.; Desserre, A.; Sharma, S.K., Li, S.; Marksberry, M.H.; Chusuei, C.C.; Blackwelder, P.L.; Leblanc, R.M. “Gel-like Carbon Dots: Characterization and their Potential Applications,” ChemPhysChem 2017, 18, 890-897. (link)

Deb, A.K.; Das, S.C.; Saha, A.; Wayu, M.B.; Marksberry, M.H.; Baltz, R.J; Chusuei, C.C. “Ascorbic Acid, Acetaminophen, and Hydrogen Peroxide Detection Using a Dendrimer-Encapsulated Pt Nanoparticle Carbon Nanotube Composite," J. Appl. Electrochem. 2016, 46, 289-298. (link)

Manini, G.N.; Spidle, R.T.; Bhaumik, A.; Ghosh, K.; Pandey, R.R.; Chusuei, C.C.; Delong, R.K.; Wanekaya, A.W. “Novel Aqueous Fabrication and Characterization of Gold Coated Cobalt Nanoparticles,” Curr. Nanobiotechnol. 2015, 1, 95-101. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Wu, C.-H.; Mallavarapu, S.; Stephen Hou, F.Y.; Hsu, C.-M.; Aronstam, R.S.; Huang, Y.-W. “Physicochemical Structure Effects on Metal Oxide Nanoparticulate Cytotoxicity.” Recent Progress in Surface and Colloids Chemistry with Biological Applications. C. Wang, B. Hauserman, eds., American Chemical Society, 2015, vol. 1215, Chapter 8, pp. 137-155. (link)

Wayu, M.; King, J.E.; Johnson, J.A.; Chusuei, C.C. “A Zinc Oxide Carbon Nanotube Based Sensor for In Situ Monitoring of Hydrogen Peroxide in Swimming Pools,” Electroanal. 2015, 27, 2552-2558. (link)

Chusuei, C.C. “X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy as an Effective Biomolecular Binding Site Probe,”  J. Phys. Chem. Biophys. 2015, 5, e130. (link)

Li, S.; Wang, L.; Chusuei, C.C.; Suarez, V.; Blackwelder, P.; Micic, M.; Orbulescu, J.; Leblanc, R.M. “Nontoxic Carbon Dots Potently Inhibit Human Insulin Fibrillation,” Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 1764-1771. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Wu, C.-H.; Mallavarapu, S.; Stephen Hou, F.Y.; Hsu, C.-M.; Winiarz, J.G.; Aronstam, R.S.; Huang, Y.-W. “Cytotoxicity in the Age of Nano: the Role of Fourth Period Transition Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Physicochemical Properties,” Chem.-Biol. Interact., 2013, 206, 319-326. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Goodman, D.W. “X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy.”  In Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Elsevier Inc., London, 2013 (ISBN 978-0-1240-9547 -2), pp. 1-20. (link)

Wanekaya, A.K.; Chusuei, C.C.; Lei, Y.; Hung, Y.-T. (Eds.)  Recent Advances in Sensing, Detection and Remediation of Environmental Pollutants by Nanoscale Materials, Int. J. Environ. Technol. Manage., Vol. 16, Inderscience Enterprises, Ltd.: United Kingdom, 2013, 177 pages. ISSN (Print) 1466-2132; ISSN (Online) 1741-511X. (link)

Wayu, M.B.; Devkota, T.; Deb, A.K.; Spidle, R.T.; Delong, R.K.; Ghosh, K.C.; Wanekaya, A.K.; Chusuei, C.C. “Morphology of Hydrothermally Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles Tethered to Carbon Nanotubes Affects Electrocatalytic Activity for H2O2 Detection,” Electrochim. Acta 2013, 97, 99-104. (link)

Deb, A.K.; Chusuei, C.C. “Aqueous Solution Surface Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes,” In Physical and Chemical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes.  S. Suzuki, Ed. InTech, 2013 (ISBN 980-953-307-485-1), pp. 263-283. (link)

Chen, W.; Ercal, N.; Huynh, T.; Volkov, A.; Chusuei, C.C. “Characterizing N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and N-acetylcysteine Amide (NACA) Binding for Lead Poisoning Treatment,” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2012, 371, 144-149. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Wayu, M. “Characterizing Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Improved Fabrication in Aqueous Solution Environments.”  In Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes/Book 5.  J.M. Marulanda, Ed. InTech, 2011 (ISBN 978-953-3-7-499-3), pp. 55-66. (link)

Kayhan, E.; Andonova, S.M.; Senturk, G.S.; Chusuei, C.C.; Ozensoy, E. “Fe Promoted NOx Storage Materials: Structural Properties and NOx Uptake,” J. Phys. Chem. C  2010, 114, 357-369. (link)

Tang, Y.; Guan, X.; Wang, J.; Gao, N.; McPhail, M.R.; Chusuei, C.C. “Fluoride Adsorption onto Granular Ferric Hydroxide: Effects of Ionic Strength, pH, Surface Loading, and Major Co-existing Anions,” J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 171, 774-779. (link)

McPhail, M.R.; Sells, J.A.; He, Z.; Chusuei. C.C. “Charging Nanowalls: Adjusting the Carbon Nanotube Isoelectric Point via Surface Chemical Functionalization,” J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 14102-14109. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Zaman, K.M.; Atwood, D.A. “Charge Transfer Between Benzene-1,3-Diamidoethanethiol (BDET) and Metal Sulfides Affect Efficacy of Acid Mine Drainage Treatment,” Colloids Surf. A 2008, 331, 155-161. (link)

Wang, J.; Wang, Tian; Burken, J.G.; Chusuei, C.C.; Ban, H.; Ladwig, K.; Huang, C. P. “Adsorption of arsenic(V) onto fly ash: A speciation-based approach,” Chemosphere 2008, 72, 381-388. (link)

Guan, X.-H.; Wang, J.; Chusuei, C.C. “Removal of Arsenic from Water Using Granular Ferric Hydroxide: Macroscopic and Microscopic Studies,” J. Hazard. Mater. 2008, 156, 178-185. (link)

Ongwandee, M.; Morrison, G.C.; Guo, X.; Chusuei, C.C.  “Adsorption of Trimethylamine on Zirconium Silicate and Polyethylene Powder Surfaces,” Colloids Surf. A. 2007, 310, 62-67. (link)

Augustine, B.H.; Hughes, W.C.; Zimmermann, K.J.; Figueiredo, A.J.; Guo, X.; Chusuei, C.C.  “Surface Characterization of Oxygen-plasma Treated POSS-based Acrylic Polymer Thin Films,”  Polymer Preprints 2007, 48, 788-789. (link)

Augustine, B.H.; Hughes, W.C.; Zimmerman, K..J.; Guo, X.; Chusuei, C.C.; Maidment, J.S. “Plasma Surface Modification and Characterization of POSS-based Nanocomposite Polymeric Thin Films,” Langmuir 2007, 23, 4346-4350. (link)

Zaman, K.M.; Chusuei, C.; Atwood, D.A. “Prevention of sulfide leaching through covalent coating,” Main Group Chem. 2007, 6, 169-184. (link)

Ongwandee, M.; Morrison, G.C.; Guo, X.; Chusuei, C.C. “Characterizing the Nature of a Sorbed Amine,” Healthy Buildings  2006, IV, 55-58. (link)

Hull, R.V.; Li, L.; Xing, Y.; Chusuei, C.C. “Pt Nanoparticle Binding on Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes,” Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 1780-1788. (link)

Xing, Y.; Li, L.; Chusuei, C.C.; Hull, R.V. “Sonochemical Oxidation of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes,”  Langmuir 2005, 21, 4185-4190. (link)

Ramana, C.V.; Smith, R.J.; Hussain, O.M.; Chusuei, C.C.; Julien, C.M. “Correlation between Growth Conditions, Microstructure, and Optical Properties in Pulsed-Laser-Deposited V2O5 Thin Films,” Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 1213-1219. (link)

Armstrong, J.A. “Combustion Induced Reaction of Magnesium with a Silicate–Coated Surface,” J. Young Investigators. Vol. 12, 2005. (link)

Sharma, C.V.K.; Chusuei, C.C.; Clérac, R.; Möller, T.; Dunbar, K.R.; Clearfield, A. “Magnetic Property Studies of Manganese-Phosphate Complexes,” Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 8300-8308. (link)

Tarasevich, B.J.; Chusuei, C.C.; Allara, D.L. "Nucleation and Growth of Nucleated Calcium Phosphate onto Self-Assembled Templates by a Solution-Formed Critical Nucleus Mechanism: Physiological Solutions," J. Phys. Chem. B  2003, 107, 10367-10377. (link)

Kim, J.G.; Dixon, J.B.; Chusuei, C.C.; Deng, Y. "Oxidation of Chromium (III) to (VI) by Manganese Oxides," Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 2002, 66(1), 306-315. (link)

Choudhary, T.V.; Sivadinarayana, C.; Chusuei, C.C.; Datye, A.K.; Goodman, D.W. "CO Oxidation on Supported Nano-Au Catalysts Synthesized from a [Au6(PPh3)6](BF4)2 Complex," J. Catal. 2002, 207(2), 247-255. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Lai, X.; Luo, K.; Guo, Q.; Goodman, D.W. "Preparation of Thin-film Alumina for Catalytic Activity Studies." Thin Films: Preparation, Characterization, Applications. M. P. Soriaga, J. L. Stickney, eds. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2002, pp. 253-264. (ISBN 978-0-3064-7335-7) (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Goodman, D.W. "X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy." In Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, 3rd edition. R. A. Meyers, ed. Academic Press, NY, 2002, Vol. 17, pp. 921-938. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Goodman, D.W. "Brushite (CaHPO4·2H2O) by XPS," Surf. Sci. Spectra 2001, 8(1), 39-44. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Meier, D.C.; Goodman, D.W. "Atomic-scale Chemical and Electronic Structure Studies of Well-defined Metal Oxide Surfaces." The Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces, D. P. Woodruff, ed. Elsevier Science Publishers, London, 2001, Vol. 9, pp. 373-408. (ISBN-10: 0-4445-0745-0) (link)

Omary, M.A.; Rawashdeh-Omary, M.A.; Chusuei, C.C.; Fackler, J.P. ; Bagus, P.S. "Electronic Structure Studies of Six-atom Gold Clusters," J. Chem. Phys. 2001, 114, 10695-10701. (link)

Choudhary, T.V.; Sivadinarayana, C.; Klinghofer, A.; Chusuei, C.C.; Goodman, D. W.  "Hydrogen Production via Catalytic Decomposition of Methane," J. Catal. 2001, 199, 9-18. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Lai, X.; Davis, K.A.; Bowers, E.K.; Fackler, J.P.; Goodman, D.W. "A Nanoscale Model Catalyst Preparation: Six-atom Gold Clusters Deposited onto a Planar TiO2(110) Support," Langmuir 2001, 17, 4113-4117. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Lai, X.; Luo, K.; Goodman, D.W. "Modeling Heterogeneous Catalysts:  Metal Clusters on Metal Oxide Supports," Top. Catal. 2001, 14, 71-83. (link)

Lai, X.; Chusuei, C.C.; Luo, K.; Guo, Q.; Goodman, D.W. "Imaging Ultrathin Al2O3 films with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy," Chem. Phys. Lett. 2000, 30, 226-230. (link)

Van Stipdonk, M.J.; Santiago, V.; Schweikert, E.A.; Chusuei, C.C.; Goodman, D.W.  "Secondary Ion Formation Generated by keV Cluster Projectile Impacts on Sodium Iodate,"  Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 2000, 197, 149-161. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Goodman, D.W.; Van Stipdonk, M.J.; Justes, D.R.; Loh, K.H. "Solid-Liquid Adsorption of Calcium Phosphate on TiO2," Langmuir 1999, 15, 7355-7360. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Morris, R.E.; Schreifels, J.A. "Decomposition Products of N, N’-Disalicylidene-1,2-Propanediamine Adsorbed on 304 Stainless Steel," Appl. Surf. Sci. 1999, 153, 23-34. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; de la Peña, J.V.; Schreifels, J.A. "Contour Temperature Programmed  Desorption (CTPD) for Monitoring Multiple Chemical Reaction Products," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1999, 70, 3719-3722. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Murrell, T.S.; Corneille, J.S.; Nooney, M.G.; Vesecky, S.M.; Hossner, L.R.; Goodman, D.W. "Liquid Reaction Apparatus for Surface Analysis," Rev. Sci. Instrum.  1999, 70, 242-2464. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Brookshier, M.A.; Goodman, D.W. "Correlation of Relative XPS Shakeup Intensity with CuO Particle Size," Langmuir 1999, 15, 2806-2808. (link)

Brookshier, M.A.; Chusuei, C.C.; Goodman, D.W. "Control of CuO Particle Size on SiO2 by Spin Coating," Langmuir 1999, 15, 2043-2046. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Goodman, D.W.; Van Stipdonk, M.J.; Justes, D.R.; Schweikert, E.A.  "Calcium Phosphate Phase Identification Using XPS and Time-of-Flight Cluster SIMS," Anal.  Chem. 1999, 71, 149-153. (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Morris, R.E.; Schreifels, J.A. "The Adsorption of N, N’-Disalicylidene -1,2-Propanediamine on 304 Stainless Steel," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1998, 37, 3610-3617. (link)

Nooney, M.G.; Campbell, A.; Murrell, T.S.; Lin, X.-F.; Hossner, L.R.; Chusuei, C.C.; Goodman, D.W. "Nucleation and Growth of Phosphate on Metal Oxide Thin Films,"  Langmuir 1998, 14, 2750-2755. (link)

Chusuei, C.C. "X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Mass Spectral (MS) Studies of N, N’-Disalicylidene-1,2-Propanediamine (MDA) on Oxidized and Oxide-Free 304 Stainless  Steel (304SS) Surfaces." Ph.D. Dissertation, George Mason University, 1997 (Univ. Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Order No. AAC 9724605). (link)

Chusuei, C.C.; Gwynn, L.K.; Schreifels, J.A. "Two-level Liquid-Nitrogen-Cooled Sample Mounting Assembly for Surface Analysis," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1992, 63, 3218-3219. (link)