Surface Characterization

• A. M. L. Sousa, T.-D. Li, S. Varghese, P. J. Halling, K. H. A. Lau, “Plant-Based Polyphenol Coatings for Enabling Active Protein Surfaces”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 10, 39353–39362 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b13793

• M.P. Conte, K.H.A. Lau, R.V. Ulijn, "Biocatalytic self-assembly using reversible and irreversible enzyme immobilization", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, 3266 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b13162

• J. Y. Ryu, I. T. Song, K. H. A. Lau, P. B. Messersmith, T.-Y. Yoon, H. Lee, “New antifouling platform characterized by single-molecule imaging”. ACS Appl. Mater. Interf., 6, 3553, (2014). DOI: 10.1021/am4057387.

• K. H. A. Lau, C. Ren, S. H. Park, I. Szleifer, P. B. Messersmith, "An Experimental-Theoretical Analysis of Protein Adsorption on Peptidomimetic Polymer Brushes". Langmuir, 28, 2288-2298 (2012). PMID: 22107438; PMCID: PMC3269508.

SPR - Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy

• K.H.A. Lau, J. Bang, C.J. Hawker, D.H. Kim, W. Knoll, "Modulation of Protein-Surface Interactions on Nanopatterned Polymer Films", Biomacromolecules, 10, 1061-1066 (2009).

• K.H.A. Lau, J. Bang, D.H. Kim, W. Knoll, "Self-assembly of Protein Nanoarrays on Block Copolymer Templates", Adv. Funct. Mater., 18, 3148-3157 (2008).

• M. Ito, F. Nakamura, A. Baba, K. Tamada, H. Ushijima, K.H.A. Lau, A. Manna, W. Knoll, "Enhancement of surface plasmon resonance signals by gold nanoparticles on high-density DNA microarrays", J. Phys. Chem. C, 111, 11653-11662 (2007).

• K.H.A. Lau, C. Huang, N. Yakovlev, Z.K. Chen, S.J. O'Shea, "Direct adsorption and monolayer self-assembly of acetyl-protected dithiols", Langmuir, 22, 2968-2971 (2006).

XPS, TOF-SIMS

• A. M. L. Sousa, T.-D. Li, S. Varghese, P. J. Halling, K. H. A. Lau, “Plant-Based Polyphenol Coatings for Enabling Active Protein Surfaces”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 10, 39353–39362 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b13793

• K.H.A. Lau, C. Huang, N. Yakovlev, Z.K. Chen, S.J. O'Shea, "Direct adsorption and monolayer self-assembly of acetyl-protected dithiols", Langmuir, 22, 2968-2971 (2006).

• Y.F. Xing, S.F.Y. Li, A.K.H. Lau, S.J. O'Shea, "Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study of mixed thiol monolayers on gold", J. Electroanal. Chem., 583, 124-132 (2005).

OWS - Optical Waveguide Spectroscopy

• T.D. Lazzara, K.H.A. Lau, A.I. Abou-Kandil, A.M. Caminade, P. Majoral, W. Knoll, "Polyelectrolyte Layer-by-Layer Deposition in Cylindrical Nanopores", ACS Nano, 4, 3909-3920 (2010).

• T.D. Lazzara, K.H.A. Lau, W. Knoll, "Mounted Nanoporous Anodic Alumina Thin Films as Planar Optical Waveguides", J. Nanosci. Nanotech., 10, 4293-4299 (2010).

• K. H. A. Lau, P. J. Cameron, H. Duran, A. I. Abou-Kandil, W. Knoll, "Nanoporous Waveguides as Versatile, High-Sensitivity Biosensors", in Surface Design: Applications in Bioscience and Nanotechnology (Eds.: R. Foerch, H. Schoenherr, A. T. A. Jenkins), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, pp. 383-401 (2009).

• K.H.A. Lau, L.S. Tan, K. Tamada, M.S. Sander, W. Knoll, "Highly sensitive detection of processes occurring inside nanoporous anodic alumina templates: A waveguide optical study", J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 10812-10818 (2004).

Controlling Protein- and Cell-Surface Interactions

• K. H. A. Lau, T. S. Sileika, S. H. Park, A. M. L. Sousa, P. Burch, I. Szleifer, P. B. Messersmith, “Molecular Design of Antifouling Polymer Brushes using Sequence-Specific Peptoids”, accepted for publication in Adv. Mater. Interf. (2014).

• Q. Li, K.H.A. Lau, E.K. Sinner, D.H. Kim, W. Knoll, "The Effect of Fluid Flow on Selective Protein Adsorption on Polystyrene-block-Poly(methyl methacrylate) Copolymers", Langmuir, 25, 12144-12150 (2009).

• K.H.A. Lau, J. Bang, C.J. Hawker, D.H. Kim, W. Knoll, "Modulation of Protein-Surface Interactions on Nanopatterned Polymer Films", Biomacromolecules, 10, 1061-1066 (2009).

• R.Y.H. Lim, N.P. Huang, J. Koser, J. Deng, K.H.A. Lau, K. Schwarz-Herion, B. Fahrenkrog, U. Aebi, "Flexible phenylalanine-glycine nucleoporins as entropic barriers to nucleocytoplasmic transport", Proc. Natl. Ac. Sci. USA, 103, 9512-9517 (2006).

Surface Modification

• K. H. A. Lau, T. S. Sileika, S. H. Park, A. M. L. Sousa, P. Burch, I. Szleifer, P. B. Messersmith, “Molecular Design of Antifouling Polymer Brushes using Sequence-Specific Peptoids”, accepted for publication in Adv. Mater. Interf. (2014).

• T. S. Sileika, D. G. Barrett, R. Zhang, K. H. A. Lau, P. B. Messersmith, “Colorless Multifunctional Coatings Inspired by Polyphenols Found in Tea, Chocolate and Wine”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 52, 10766-10770 (2013).

• H. O. Ham, Z. Q. Liu, K. H. A. Lau, H. Lee, P. B. Messersmith, "Facile DNA Immobilization on Surfaces through a Catecholamine Polymer". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50, 732-736 (2011).

• K.H.A. Lau, C. Huang, N. Yakovlev, Z.K. Chen, S.J. O'Shea, "Direct adsorption and monolayer self-assembly of acetyl-protected dithiols", Langmuir, 22, 2968-2971 (2006).

Nanopores/Nanoporous Materials

• A. M. L. Sousa, T.-D. Li, S. Varghese, P. J. Halling, K. H. A. Lau, “Plant-Based Polyphenol Coatings for Enabling Active Protein Surfaces”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 10, 39353–39362 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b13793

• Lazzara, T.D., K.H.A. Lau, W. Knoll, A. Janshoff, and C. Steinem, “Macromolecular shape and interactions in layer-by-layer assemblies within cylindrical nanopores”. Beilstein J. Nanotech., 3, 475-484 (2012).

• O. Azzaroni, K. H. A. Lau, Review: "Layer-by-layer Assemblies in Nanoporous Templates: Nano-Organized Design and Applications of Soft Nanotechnology". Soft Matter, 7, 8709-8724 (2011). PMID: 22216060; PMCID: PMC3247160.

• T.D. Lazzara, K.H.A. Lau, A.I. Abou-Kandil, A.M. Caminade, P. Majoral, W. Knoll, "Polyelectrolyte Layer-by-Layer Deposition in Cylindrical Nanopores", ACS Nano, 4, 3909-3920 (2010).

• D.H. Kim, K.H.A. Lau, W. Joo, J. Peng, U. Jeong, C.J. Hawker, J.K. Kim, T.P. Russell, W. Knoll, "An optical waveguide study on the nanopore formation in block copolymer/homopolymer thin films by selective solvent swelling", J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 15381-15388 (2006).

Polyphenol Coatings

• A. M. L. Sousa, T.-D. Li, S. Varghese, P. J. Halling, K. H. A. Lau, “Plant-Based Polyphenol Coatings for Enabling Active Protein Surfaces”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 10, 39353–39362 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b13793

• M.P. Conte, K.H.A. Lau, R.V. Ulijn, "Biocatalytic self-assembly using reversible and irreversible enzyme immobilization", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, 3266 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b13162

• T. S. Sileika, D. G. Barrett, R. Zhang, K. H. A. Lau, P. B. Messersmith, “Colorless Multifunctional Coatings Inspired by Polyphenols Found in Tea, Chocolate and Wine”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 52, 10766-10770 (2013).

Antifouling Polymer Brushes

• K. H. A. Lau, T. S. Sileika, S. H. Park, A. M. L. Sousa, P. Burch, I. Szleifer, P. B. Messersmith, “Molecular Design of Antifouling Polymer Brushes using Sequence-Specific Peptoids”, accepted for publication in Adv. Mater. Interf. (2014).

• J. Y. Ryu, I. T. Song, K. H. A. Lau, P. B. Messersmith, T.-Y. Yoon, H. Lee, “New antifouling platform characterized by single-molecule imaging”. ACS Appl. Mater. Interf., 6, 3553, (2014). DOI: 10.1021/am4057387.

• K. H. A. Lau, C. Ren, T. S. Sileika, S. H. Park, I. Szleifer, P. B. Messersmith, "Surface Grafted Polysarcosine as a Peptoid Antifouling Polymer Brush". Langmuir, 28, 16099-16107 (2012). PMID: 23101930; PMCID PMC3530414.

• K. H. A. Lau, C. Ren, S. H. Park, I. Szleifer, P. B. Messersmith, "An Experimental-Theoretical Analysis of Protein Adsorption on Peptidomimetic Polymer Brushes". Langmuir, 28, 2288-2298 (2012). PMID: 22107438; PMCID: PMC3269508.