Invited Book Chapters
4. Shen, M.*; Amemiya, S.* Chapter on Potential Sweep Techniques. In “Laboratory Techniques in Electroanalytical Chemistry, Third Edition." Edited by Willian R. Heineman, Lane Baker, Ashley Ross, and Peter T. Kissinger. In preparation, 2025.
3. Shen, M.*; Amemiya, S.* Molecular transport in membranes. In “Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy, Third Edition”. Edited by Allen J Bard and Michael Mirkin. CRC Press, 2022.
2. Alanis, K.; Alden, S. E.; Baker, L. A. *; Satheesan, A. E.; Jetmore, H. D.; Shen, M.* Micro and Nanopipettes for Electrochemical Imaging and Measurement. In “Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy, Third Edition”. Edited by Allen J Bard and Michael Mirkin. CRC Press, 2022.
1. Shen, M.;* Chen, R. Chapter 9: Real Time Studies of Acetylcholine Release from Single Synapses and Single Cells with Nanometer Spatial Resolution. In “Compendium of In Vivo Monitoring in Real-Time Molecular Neuroscience”, Volume 3: Probing Brain Function, Disease and Injury with Enhanced Optical and Electrochemical Sensors. Edited by Professor George S. Wilson (University of Kansas, USA) and Professor Adrian C. Michael (University of Pittsburgh, USA). Oct, 2019
Journal Articles
43. Xu, P., Shen, M.* Liquid/Liquid Junction Microelectrodes for Monitoring Cholinergic Transmitter in Live Mice Brain in vivo. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 2025, 278, 117315.
42. Studying AgCl Deposition on Ag with Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry. Prabhu, P.; Xu, P.; Milton, C.; Shen, M.* Journal of Chemical Education. In preparation. (2025)
41. Spectroelectrochemistry and light active process at nanointerface: general discussion. Faraday Discussions, 2025.
40. Scanning electrochemical probe microscopy: general discussion. Faraday Discussions, 2025.
39. Systems nanoelectrochemistry from single entity to ensemble: general discussion. Faraday Discussions, 2025.
38. Dual-channel Nano-carbon-liquid/liquid Junction Electrodes for Multi-modal Analysis: Redox-active (dopamine) and Non-redox-active (acetylcholine). Satheesan, A. E.; Chen, R.; Kalski, D.; Palmer, J.; Shen, M.* Analyst, 2025, 150, 414 – 424.
37. Enzyme-modified Pt nanoelectrodes for glutamate detection. Xu, P. (co-first); Jetmore, H. D. (co-first); Chen, R.; Shen, M.* Faraday Discussions. 2024, 10.1039/D4FD00138A.
36. Interface between Two Immiscible Electrolyte Solutions Electrodes for Chemical Analysis. Jetmore, H.; Satheesan, A. E.; Cress, T.; Shen, M.* Invited Feature Article, Analytical Chemistry, 2022, 94,16519–16527.
35. PEDOT / PVC-modified Amperometric Carbon Electrodes for Acetylcholine Detection. Xu, P.; Rapidi, H.; Abel, D.; Ahmed, S.; Garcia, K.; Chen, R.; Iwai, N. T.; Shen, M.* Chemical Communication, 2022, 58, 13218-13221.
34. New Method in Surface Treatment of Nanopipette for Interface between Immiscible Electrolyte Solutions (ITIES). Experiment.Satheesan, A. E.; Shen, M.* Invited article for a special issue on Women in Electrochemistry, Journal of The Electrochemical Society. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2022, 169, 046501.
33. Recent Advances in Nanoelectrochemistry at the Interface between Two Immiscible Electrolyte Solutions. Milton, C. B.; Xu, K.; Shen, M*. Curr. Opin. Electrochem., 2022, 34, 101005.
32. NGenE 2021: Electrochemistry is Everywhere. Cabana, J.; Alaan, T.; Crabtree, G.; Hatzell, M.; Manthiram, K.; Steingart, D.; Zenyuk, I.; Jiao, F.; Vojvodic, A.; Yang, J.; Balsara, N.; Persson, K.; Siegel, D.; Haynes, C.; Mauzeroll, J.; Shen, M.; Venton, B. J.; Balke, N.; Rodríguez-López, J.; Rolison, D.; Shahbazian-Yassar, R.; Srinivasan, V.; Chaudhuri, S.; Couet, A.; Hattrick-Simpers, J. ACS Energy Lett. 2022, 7, 368–374.
31. Detection of Acetylcholine at Nanoscale NPOE/Water Liquid/Liquid Junction Electrodes. Jetmore, H. D.; Milton, C.; Satheesan, A. E.; Chen, R.; Xu, K.; Shen, M*. Anal. Chem., 2021, 93, 16535–16542
30. Nanoelectrochemistry in Single Cell Signaling. Chen, R.; Alanis, K.; Welle, T.; Shen, M.* Invited contribution on a special issue featuring “Female role models in Analytical Chemistry”, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2020, 412, 6121-6132.
29. Avocado Oil, Coconut Oil, Walnut Oil as True Oil Phase for Ion Transfer at Nanoscale Liquid/Liquid Interfaces. Chen, R.; Xu, K.; Shen, M.* Electrochimica Acta, 2020, 357,136788.
28. A Newly Synthesized Tris (crown ether) Ionophore for Assisted Ion Transfer at NanoITIES Electrodes. Chen, R.; Yang, A.; Chang, A.; Oweimrin, P.; Romero, J.; Vichitcharoenpaisarn, P.; Tapia, S.; Ha, K.; Villaflor, C.; Shen, M.* ChemElectroChem., 2020, 7, 967-974.
27. Detection of Zwitterion at An Electrified Liquid-Liquid Interface: A Chemical Equilibrium Perspective. Chen, R.; McAllister, A.; Shen, M.* J. Electroanal. Chem., 2020, 873, 114303.
26. Single Synaptic Observation of Cholinergic Neurotransmission on Living Neurons: Concentration and Dynamics. Mei Shen*, Zizheng Qu, Justin DesLaurier, Theresa M. Welle, Jonathan V. Sweedler, Ran Chen. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, 140, 7764-7768.
25. High Spatiotemporal Study of Somatic Exocytosis with Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy and NanoITIES Electrodes. Theresa M. Welle, Kristen Alanis, Michelle L. Colombo, Jonathan V. Sweedler, and Mei Shen*. Chemical Science, 2018, 9, 4937-4941.
***Selected as HOT Chemical Science paper
***Featured in Chemical Science Front Cover
24. GABA Detection with Nano-ITIES Pipet Electrode: A New Mechanism, Water/DCE-Octanoic Acid Interface. Nicholas Toshio Iwai, Michelle Kramaric, Daniel Crabbe, Yuanyuan Wei, Ran Chen, Mei Shen*. Analytical Chemistry, 2018, 90, 3067-3072.
23. Zwitterion Transmitter Detection at ITIES Electrode: a Chemical Equilibrium Perspective. Chen, R.; McAllister, A.; Shen, M.* Journal of The Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2020, 873, 114303.
22. A NanoPipette Platform for Delivering Nanoliter Volumes of Acetylcholine. Invited article to a special issue honoring Mark Wightman and Christian Amatore. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. McAllister, A. B.; Menchaca, C. X.; Freeman, J.; Chen, R.; Shen, M.* Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2018, 165, G3093-G3098.
21. Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine via Assisted Ion Transfer at Nanopipet Electrode using Cyclic Voltammetry. Colombo, M. L.; McNeil, S.; Iwai, N.; Chang, A.; Shen, M.* Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2016, 163, H3072-H3076.
20. Structure of the Photo-catalytically Active Surface of SrTiO3. Plaza, M.; Huang, X.; Ko, J. Y. P.; Shen, M.; Simpson, B. H.; Rodriguez-Lopez, J.; Ritzert, N. L.; Letchworth-Weaver, K.; Gunceler, D.; Schlom, D. G.; Arias, T. A.; Brock, J. D.; Abruna, H. D. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2016, 138, 7816-7819.
19. Electrochemical Nanoprobes for the Chemical Detection of Neurotransmitters. Shen, M.*; Colombo, M. L. Analytical Methods. Invited review, Emerging Investigator themed issue, 2015, 7, 7095-7105.
18. Nanopipet-Based Liquid-Liquid Interface Probes for the Electrochemical Detection of Acetylcholine, Tryptamine, and Serotonin via Ionic Transfer. Colombo, M. L.; Sweedler, J. V.; Shen, M.* Anal. Chem., 2015, 87, 5095-5100.
17. Impact of Redox Active Polymer Molecular Weight on the Electrochemical Properties and Transport Across Porous Separators in Non-Aqueous Solvents. Gavvalapalli, N.; Hui, J.; Cheng, K.; Lichtenstein, T.; Shen, M.; Moore, J. S.; Rodríguez-López, J. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014, 136, 16309-16316.
16. Ion Permeability of the Nuclear Pore Complex and Ion-Induced Macromolecular Permeation as Studied by Scanning Electrochemical and Fluorescence Microscopy. Kim, J.; Izadyar, A.; Shen, M.; Ishimatsu, R.; Amemiya, S. Anal. Chem., 2014, 86, 2090–2098.
15. Origins of Nanoscale Damage to Glass-Sealed Platinum Electrodes with Submicrometer and Nanometer Size. Nioradze, N.; Chen, R.; Kim, J.; Shen, M.; Santhosh, P.; Amemiya, S. Anal. Chem., 2013, 85, 6198–6202. (“Figure 3a: micrograph of a nanosize Pt disk electrode” will be used in 9th and future editions of analytical chemistry textbook “Quantitative Chemical Analysis”).
14. Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Solutions, Films and Nanoparticles of Dithienylbenzothiadiazole–Based Donor-Acceptor-Donor Red Fluorophore. Fluorescence Quenching Study of Organic Nanoparticles, Shen, M.; Zhu, X.-H.; Bard, A. J. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013, 135, 8868–8873.
13. Electrochemical sensing and imaging based on ion transfer at liquid/liquid interfaces. Amemiya, S.; Kim, J.; Izadyar, A.; Kabagambe, B.; Shen, M.; Ishimatsu, R. Electrochimica Acta, 2013, 110, 836-845.
12. Quantitative Imaging of Ion Transport through Single Nanopores by High-Resolution Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. Shen, M.; Ishimatsu, R.; Kim, J.; Amemiya, S. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012,134, 9856–9859. (Communication) (“Figure 3a: SECM imaging of ion transport across single nanopores of pnc-Si membrane with nanometer spatial resolution” is used in chapter 1of a key reference in the field of electrochemistry, “Electrochemistry: Volume 12, 2014”).
11. Stabilizing Nanometer Scale Tip-to-Substrate Gaps in Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Using Isothermal Chamber for Thermal Drift Suppression. Kim, J.; Shen, M.; Nioradze, N.; Amemiya, S. Anal. Chem., 2012, 84, 3489–3492.
10. Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Study of Ion Annihilation of Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Rubrene and [Ru(bpy)32+]. Rodríguez-López, J.; Shen, M.; Nepomnyashchii, A.; Bard, A. J. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012, 134, 9240–9250.
9. Achieving Nanometer Scale Tip-to-Substrate Gaps with Micrometer-Size Ultramicroelectrodes in Scanning Electrochemical Microscope, Shen, M.; Arroyo-Currás, N.; Bard, A. J. Anal. Chem., 2011, 83, 9082–9085.
8. Localized Electron Transfer and the Effect of Tunneling on the Rates of Ru(bpy)32+ Oxidation and Reduction As Measured by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. Shen, M.; Bard, A. J. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011, 133, 15737–15742.
7. Electrochemistry and Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Dithienylbenzothiadiazole Derivative. Differential Reactivity of Donor and Acceptor Groups and Simulations of Radical Cation-Anion and Dication- Radical Anion Annihilations. Shen, M.; Rodríguez-López, J.; Huang, J.; Liu, Q.; Zhu, X.-H.; Bard, A. J. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2010, 132, 13453–13461.
6. Electrochemistry and Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of a Novel Donor-Acceptor FPhSPFN Red Fluorophore. Shen, M.; Rodríguez-López, J.; Lee, Y.-T.; Chen, C.-T.; Fan, F.-R. F.; Bard, A. J. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2010, 114, 9772–9780.
5. Catalytic Combustion of Ethyl Acetate over Al2O3-Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 Supported Metal Oxide Catalysts. Yuan, S.-H.; Shen, M.; Gong, M.-C.; Wang, J.-L.; Yan, S.-H.; Cao, H.-Y.; Chen, Y.-Q. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 2008, 24, 364-368.
4. Influence of Surfactant on Performance of CeZrYO Oxygen Storage Material. Shen, M.; Gong, M.-C.; Yuan, S.-H.; Guo, J.-X.; Chen, Y.-Q. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2007, 28, 1067-1071.
3. Influence of Ce0.35Zr0.55Y0.10 Solid Solution on Performance of Pt-Rh Three-Way Catalysts. Guo, J.-X.; Yuan, S.-H.; Gong, M.-C.; Shen, M.; Zhong, J.-B.; Chen, Y.-Q. Journal of Rare Earths, 2007, 25, 179-183.
2. Effect of Metal Oxide Doping into Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 on Catalytic Activity of MnOx/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.45Zr0.45M0.1Ox (M = Y, La, Mn) Honeycomb Catalysts. Wang, J.-L.; Cao, H.-Y.; Zhong, J.-B.; Gong, M.-C.; Yan, S.-H.; Liu, Z.-M.; Shen, M.; Chen, Y.-Q. Journal of Rare Earths, 2007, 25, 111-113.
1. Effects of the Ratio of Rh on Different Support Materials on Properties of Low-precious Metal Catalysts. Guo, J.-X.; Gong, M.-C.; Yuan, S.-H.; Shen, M.; Wang, J.-Y.; Chen, Y.-Q.. Precious Metals, 2006, 27, 27-32.
Patent
Gavvalapalli, N.; Moore, J. S.; Rodriguez-Lopez, J.; Cheng, K.; Shen, M.; Lichtenstein, T. Redox Active Polymers and Colloidal Particles for Flow Batteries. Patent No.: US 9982068 B2 (Date of Patent: May 29 2018).
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