2016-2017

Xu, Y.; Liu, Q.; Narayanan A.; James D.; Dhinojwala, A.; Joy. A., “Mussel-Inspired Polyesters with Aliphatic Pendant Groups Demonstrate the Importance of Hydrophobicity in Underwater Adhesion”, Adv. Mat. Inter. 2017, 4 (22), 1700506.

Xiao, M.; Hu, Z.; Wang, Z.; Li, Y.; DiazTormo, A.; LeThomas, N.; Wang, B.; Gianneschi, N. C.; Shawkey, M. D.; Dhinojwala, A., “Bio-Inspired Bright Non-Iridescent Photonic Melanin Supraballs”, Sci. Adv. 2017, 3, e1701151. (Covered by Youtube video, WKSU radio, highlighted by ScienceScienceNews, Phys.org, NanotechwebEurekAlertCOSMOS, and AXIOS.)

Zhou, Y.; He, Q., Zhang, F.; Yang, F.;Narayanan, S.; Yuan, G., Dhinojwala; A.; Foster, M.D., “Modifying Surface Fluctuations of Polymer Melt Films with Substrate Modification”, ACS Macro Letters 2017, 915-919.

Singla S.; Anim-Danso E.; Islam A.; Ngo Y.; Kim S.; Naik R.; Dhinojwala A.” Insight on Structure of Water and Ice Next to Graphene Using Surface-Sensitive Spectroscopy”, ACS Nano 2017, 11, 4899-4906.

Yang Z.; Foster D.; Dhinojwala A.”Continuous production of polymer nanoparticles using a membrane-based flow cell” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2017, 501, 150-155.

Zhang Y.;Klittich M.; Gao M.; Dhinojwala A.”Delaying Frost Formation by Controlling Surface Chemistry of Carbon Nanotube-Coated Steel Surfaces” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 6512-6519.

Nyarko, A.; Barton, H.; Dhinojwala, A. “Scaling down for a broader understanding of underwater adhesives – a case for the Caulobacter crescentus holdfast” Soft Matter. 2016, 12, 9132.

Dhopatkar, N.; Defante, A. P.; Dhinojwala, A. “Ice-like Water Supports Hydration Forces and Eases Sliding Friction” Sci. Adv. 2016, 2, e1600763.

Stark, A. Y.; Klittich, M. R.; Sitti, M.; Niewiarowski, P. H.; Dhinojwala, A. “The Effect of Temperature and Humidity on Adhesion of a Gecko-Inspired Adhesive: Implications for the Natural System” Sci. Rep. 2016, 630936.

Xiao, M., Li, Y., Zhao, J., Wang, Z., Gao, M., Gianneschi, N. C., Dhinojwala, A., Shawkey, M. D. “Stimuli-Responsive Structurally Colored Films from Bioinspired Synthetic Melanin Nanoparticles” Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 5516-5521. (highlighted by C&E News

Zhang, Y., Anim-Danso, E., Bekele, S., Dhinojwala, A. “Effect of Surface Energy on Freezing Temperature of Water” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 20168, 17583–17590.

Niewiarowski, P. H., Stark, A. Y., Dhinojwala, A. “Sticking to the Story: Outstanding Challenges in Gecko-Inspired Adhesives” J. Exp. Bio. 2016, 219, 912-919.

Stark, A. Y.; Subarajan, S.; Jain, D.; Niewiarowski, P.H.; Dhinojwala, A. “Superhydrophobicity of the gecko toe pad: biological optimization versus laboratory maximization” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2016, 374, 20160184.

Anim-Danso, E., Zhang, Y., & Dhinojwala, A. Surface Charge Affects the Structure of Interfacial IceJ. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 3741–3748.

Zhu, H.; Dhopatkar, N.; Dhinojwala, A. “Effect of Acid–Base Interactions on Conformation of Adsorbed Polymer Chains” ACS Macro Letters 2016, 5, 45-49.

Jha, K. C., Anim-Danso, E., Bekele, S., Eason, G., Tsige, M. On Modulating Interfacial Structure towards Improved Anti-Icing Performance.Coatings, 20166(1), 3.