@article{kodumagulla_varanasi_pearce_wu_hensley_tracy_mcknight_melechko_2014, title={Aerosynthesis: Growth of Vertically-aligned Carbon Nanofibres with Air DC Plasma}, volume={4}, ISSN={["1847-9804"]}, url={http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000333365200001&KeyUID=WOS:000333365200001}, DOI={10.5772/58449}, abstractNote={ Vertically-aligned carbon nanofibres (VACNFs) have been synthesized in a mixture of acetone and air using catalytic DC plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition. Typically, ammonia or hydrogen is used as an etchant gas in the mixture to remove carbon that otherwise passivates the catalyst surface and impedes growth. Our demonstration of the use of air as the etchant gas opens up the possibility that ion etching could be sufficient to maintain the catalytic activity state during synthesis. It also demonstrates a path toward growing VACNFs in the open atmosphere. }, journal={NANOMATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY}, author={Kodumagulla, A. and Varanasi, V. and Pearce, R. C. and Wu, W. C. and Hensley, D. K. and Tracy, J. B. and McKnight, T. E. and Melechko, A. V.}, year={2014}, month={Mar} }
 @article{pearce_mcknight_melechko_2014, title={Vertically aligned carbon nanofibers for biointerfacing}, journal={Biosensors based on nanomaterials and nanodevices}, author={Pearce, R. and McKnight, T. E. and Melechko, A.}, year={2014}, pages={295–315} }
 @article{sarac_anderson_pearce_railsback_oni_white_hensley_lebeau_melechko_tracy_2013, title={Airbrushed Nickel Nanoparticles for Large-Area Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers on Metal (Al, Cu, Ti) Surfaces}, volume={5}, ISSN={["1944-8244"]}, url={http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000330016500022&KeyUID=WOS:000330016500022}, DOI={10.1021/am401889t}, abstractNote={Vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNFs) were grown by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) using Ni nanoparticle (NP) catalysts that were deposited by airbrushing onto Si, Al, Cu, and Ti substrates. Airbrushing is a simple method for depositing catalyst NPs over large areas that is compatible with roll-to-roll processing. The distribution and morphology of VACNFs are affected by the airbrushing parameters and the composition of the metal foil. Highly concentrated Ni NPs in heptane give more uniform distributions than pentane and hexanes, resulting in more uniform coverage of VACNFs. For VACNF growth on metal foils, Si micropowder was added as a precursor for Si-enriched coatings formed in situ on the VACNFs that impart mechanical rigidity. Interactions between the catalyst NPs and the metal substrates impart control over the VACNF morphology. Growth of carbon nanostructures on Cu is particularly noteworthy because the miscibility of Ni with Cu poses challenges for VACNF growth, and carbon nanostructures anchored to Cu substrates are desired as anode materials for Li-ion batteries and for thermal interface materials.}, number={18}, journal={ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES}, author={Sarac, Mehmet F. and Anderson, Bryan D. and Pearce, Ryan C. and Railsback, Justin G. and Oni, Adedapo A. and White, Ryan M. and Hensley, Dale K. and LeBeau, James M. and Melechko, Anatoli V. and Tracy, Joseph B.}, year={2013}, month={Sep}, pages={8955–8960} }
 @article{pearce_railsback_anderson_sarac_mcknight_tracy_melechko_2013, title={Transfer of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers to Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) While Maintaining their Alignment and Impalefection Functionality}, volume={5}, ISSN={["1944-8252"]}, url={http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000315079700055&KeyUID=WOS:000315079700055}, DOI={10.1021/am302501z}, abstractNote={Vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNFs) are synthesized on Al 3003 alloy substrates by direct current plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Chemically synthesized Ni nanoparticles were used as the catalyst for growth. The Si-containing coating (SiN(x)) typically created when VACNFs are grown on silicon was produced by adding Si microparticles prior to growth. The fiber arrays were transferred to PDMS by spin coating a layer on the grown substrates, curing the PDMS, and etching away the Al in KOH. The fiber arrays contain many fibers over 15 μm (long enough to protrude from the PDMS film and penetrate cell membranes) and SiN(x) coatings as observed by SEM, EDX, and fluorescence microscopy. The free-standing array in PDMS was loaded with pVENUS-C1 plasmid and human brain microcapillary endothelial (HBMEC) cells and was successfully impalefected.}, number={3}, journal={ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES}, author={Pearce, Ryan C. and Railsback, Justin G. and Anderson, Bryan D. and Sarac, Mehmet F. and McKnight, Timothy E. and Tracy, Joseph B. and Melechko, Anatoli V.}, year={2013}, month={Feb}, pages={878–882} }
 @article{railsback_singh_pearce_mcknight_collazo_sitar_yingling_melechko_2012, title={Weakly Charged Cationic Nanoparticles Induce DNA Bending and Strand Separation}, volume={24}, ISSN={["0935-9648"]}, url={https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/5454547/}, DOI={10.1002/adma.201104891}, abstractNote={Weakly charged cationic nanoparticles cause structural changes including local denaturing and compaction to DNA under mild conditions. The charged ligands bind to the phosphate backbone of DNA and the uncharged ligands penetrate the helix and disrupt base pairing. Mobility shifts in electrophoresis, molecular dynamics, and UV-vis spectrophotometry give clues to the details of the interactions.}, number={31}, journal={ADVANCED MATERIALS}, publisher={Wiley-Blackwell}, author={Railsback, Justin G. and Singh, Abhishek and Pearce, Ryan C. and McKnight, Timothy E. and Collazo, Ramon and Sitar, Zlatko and Yingling, Yaroslava G. and Melechko, Anatoli V.}, year={2012}, month={Aug}, pages={4261-+} }
 @article{melechko_pearce_hensley_simpson_mcknight_2011, title={Challenges in process integration of catalytic DC plasma synthesis of vertically aligned carbon nanofibres}, volume={44}, number={17}, journal={Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics}, author={Melechko, A. V. and Pearce, R. C. and Hensley, D. K. and Simpson, M. L. and McKnight, T. E.}, year={2011} }
 @article{sarac_wilson_johnston-peck_wang_pearce_klein_melechko_tracy_2011, title={Effects of Ligand Monolayers on Catalytic Nickel Nanoparticles for Synthesizing Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers}, volume={3}, ISSN={["1944-8244"]}, url={http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000289762400003&KeyUID=WOS:000289762400003}, DOI={10.1021/am101290v}, abstractNote={Vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNFs) were synthesized using ligand-stabilized Ni nanoparticle (NP) catalysts and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Using chemically synthesized Ni NPs enables facile preparation of VACNF arrays with monodisperse diameters below the size limit of thin film lithography. During pregrowth heating, the ligands catalytically convert into graphitic shells that prevent the catalyst NPs from agglomerating and coalescing, resulting in a monodisperse VACNF size distribution. In comparison, significant agglomeration occurs when the ligands are removed before VACNF growth, giving a broad distribution of VACNF sizes. The ligand shells are also promising for patterning the NPs and synthesizing complex VACNF arrays.}, number={4}, journal={ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES}, author={Sarac, Mehmet F. and Wilson, Robert M. and Johnston-Peck, Aaron C. and Wang, Junwei and Pearce, Ryan and Klein, Kate L. and Melechko, Anatoli V. and Tracy, Joseph B.}, year={2011}, month={Apr}, pages={936–940} }
 @article{pearce_vasenkov_hensley_simpson_mcknight_melechko_2011, title={Role of ion flux on alignment of carbon nanofibers synthesized by DC plasma on transparent insulating substrates}, volume={3}, number={9}, journal={ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces}, author={Pearce, R. C. and Vasenkov, A. V. and Hensley, D. K. and Simpson, M. L. and McKnight, T. E. and Melechko, A. V.}, year={2011}, pages={3501–3507} }
 @article{clearfield_railsback_pearce_hensley_fowlkes_fuentes-cabrera_simpson_rack_melechko_2010, title={Reactive solid-state dewetting of Cu-Ni films on silicon}, volume={97}, number={25}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, author={Clearfield, R. and Railsback, J. G. and Pearce, R. C. and Hensley, D. K. and Fowlkes, J. D. and Fuentes-Cabrera, M. and Simpson, M. L. and Rack, P. D. and Melechko, A. V.}, year={2010} }