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Publications
2018
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D.T. Yucesoy, H. Fong, C. Gresswell, S. Saadat, W.O. Chung, S. Dogan, M. Sarikaya, "Early Caries in an In Vivo Model: Structural and Nanomechanical Characterization," Journal of Dental Research, Online Aug. 1, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034518789898
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S. Dogan, H. Fong, D. T. Yucesoy, T. Cousin, C. Gresswell, S. Dag, G. Huang, and M. Sarikaya, "Biomimetic Tooth Repair: Amelogenin-Derived Peptide Enables in Vitro Remineralization of Human Enamel," ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 4(5), (2018). (Article received journal cover)
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T. Seki, C. R. So, T. R. Page, D. A. Starkebaum, Y. Hayamizu, and M. Sarikaya, "Electrochemical control of peptide self-organization on atomically flat solid surfaces: A Case study with Graphite," Langmuir, 34(5), 1819-1826 (2018). (Article received journal cover)
2016
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Y. Hayamizu, C. R. So, S. Dag, T. S. Page, D. Starkebaum, and M. Sarikaya, "Bioelectronic interfaces by spontaneously organized peptides on 2D atomic single layer materials," Scientific Reports, 6(1), 33778 (2016).
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S. Kim, M. Katchooi, B. Bayiri, M. Sarikaya, A. M. Korpak, and G. J. Huang, "Predicting improvement of postorthodontic white spot lesions," American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 149(5), 625–633, (2016).
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H. Yazici, M. B. O'Neill, T. Kacar, B. R. Wilson, E. E. Oren, M. Sarikaya, and C. Tamerler, "Engineered Chimeric Peptides as Antimicrobial Surface Coating Agents toward Infection-Free Implants," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8(8), 5070–5081, (2016).
2014
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D. Khatayevich, T. Page, C. Gresswell, Y. Hayamizu, W. Grady, and M. Sarikaya, "Selective detection of target proteins by peptide-enabled graphene biosensor," Small, 10(8), 1505–13– 1504 (2014).
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U. O. S. Seker, B. Wilson, J. L. Kulp, J. S. Evans, C. Tamerler, and M. Sarikaya, "Thermodynamics of engineered gold binding peptides: establishing the structure-activity relationships," Biomacromolecules, 15(7), 2369–2377, (2014).
2013
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S. Corni, M. Hnilova, C. Tamerler, and M. Sarikaya, "Conformational Behavior of Genetically-Engineered Dodecapeptides as a Determinant of Binding Affinity for Gold," Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117(33), 16990–17003 (2013).
2012
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M. Gungormus, E. E. Oren, J. A. Horst, H. Fong, M. Hnilova, M. J. Somerman, M. L Snead, R. Samudrala, C. Tamerler and M. Sarikaya, "Cementomimetics - constructing a cementum-like biomineralized microlayer via amelogenin-derived peptides," Inter. J. Oral Sci., 4, 69-771 (2012)
2011
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M. Hnilova, B. Taktak-Karaca, J. Park, C. Jia, B.R. Wilson, M. Sarikaya, and C. Tamerler, "Fabrication of Hierarchical Hybrid Structures using Bio-enabled Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly", Biotechnol. & Bioeng., (In Print 2011)
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2007
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H. Ma, M. T. Zin, M. H. Zareie, M.-S. Kang, S. H. Kang, K. S. Kim, B. W. Reed, C. Tamerler, M. Sarikaya, and A. K.-Y. Jen, "Assembly of Nanomaterials through Highly Ordered Self-Assembled Monolayers and Peptide-Organic Hybrid Conjugates as Templates", J. Nanosci. & Nanotech., 7(8) 2549-2566 (2007).
2006
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M. T. Zin, H. Ma, A. M. Munro, D. S. Ginger, M. Gungormus, K. Leong, C. Tamerler, M. Sarikaya and A. K.-Y. Jen, "Well-Controlled Arrays of Core-Shell Quantum Dots with Tunable Photoluminescence Properties", Poly. Mater. Sci. Eng., 95 1002-1003 (2006).
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M. T. Zin, H. Ma, M. S. Kang, S. H. Kang, K. S. Kim, M. H. Zareie, K. Leong, M. Sarikaya, and A. K.-Y. Jen, “Controlled Self-Assembly of Nanomaterials through Highly Ordered Self-Assembled Monolayers and Genetically Engineered Polypeptides”, Poly. Mater. Sci. Eng. 95 1071-1077 (2006).
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C. Tamerler and M. Sarikaya, "Molecular Biomimetics: Linking Peptides with Inorganic Structures" in Microbial Bionanotechnology: Biological Self-assembly Systems and Biopolymer-based Nanostructures, (Bernd Rehm eds.), Chapter 8, pp: 191-221 (Horizon, London, 2006).
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M. T. Zin, A. M. Munro, M. Gungormus, N. Y. Wong, H. Ma, C. Tamerler, D. S. Ginger, M. Sarikaya and A. K. Y, Jen, "Peptide-mediated surface-immobilized quantum dot hybrid nanoassemblies with controlled photoluminescense," Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17, 866-872 (2006).
2005
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E. E. Oren, C. Tamerler, and M. Sarikaya, "Metal Recognition of Septapeptides via Polypod Molecular Architecture," Nano Letters, 5 (3), 415-419 (2005).
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C. Tamerler and M. Sarikaya, Molecular Biomimetics: Building Materials Nature's Way, One Molecule at a Time in "Nanofabrication Towards Biomedical Applications: Techniques, Tools, Applications, and Impact", Eds: C.S.S.R. Kumar, J. Hormes, C. Leuschner, (2005).
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S. Sills, H. Fong, C. Buenviaje, M. Sarikaya, R. M. Overney, "Thermal Transition Measurements of Polymer Thin Films by Modulated Nanointentation," J. Appl. Phys., 98, 014302 (2005).
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K. Katti, D. R. Katti, J. Tang, S. Pradhan, and M. Sarikaya, "Modeling Mechanical Responses in a Laminated Biocomposite," J. Materials Science, 40, 1749-1755 (2005).
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D. B. Allred, M. Sarikaya, F. Baneyx, and D. T. Schwartz, "Electrochemical Nanofabrication Using Crystalline Protein Masks," Nano Letters, 5 (4), 609-613 (2005).
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N. Kantarci, C. Tamerler, M. Sarikaya, T. Haliloglu, and P. Doruker, "Molecular Dynamics Simulations on Constrained Metal Binding Peptides," Polymer, 46, 4307-4313 (2005).
2004
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M. Sarikaya, C. Tamerler, D.T. Schwartz and F. Baneyx, "Materials Assembly and Formation using Engineered Polypeptides," Annu. Rev. Mater. Res., 34, 373-408 (2004).
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J. L. Kulp, M. Sarikaya, J.S. Evans, "Molecular Characterization of a prokaryotic polypeptide sequence that catalyzes Au crystal formation," J. Mater. Chem., 14 (14), 2325-2332 (2004).
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C. K. Thai, H. Dai, M. S. R. Sastry, M. Sarikaya, D. T. Schwartz and F. Baneyx, "Identification and Characterization of Cu2O- and ZnO-Binding Polypeptides by Escherichia coli Cell Surface Display: Toward an Understanding of Metal Oxide Binding," Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 87 (2), 129-137 (2004).
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S.H. Kang, H. Ma, M.-S. Kang, K.-S. Kim, A. K.-Y. Jen, M.H. Zareie, and M. Sarikaya, "Ordered Self-Assembly and Electronic Behavior of C60–Anthrylphenylacetylene Hybrid," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 43, 1512-1516 (2004).
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E. DiMasi and M. Sarikaya, "Synchrotron x-ray microbeam diffraction from abalone shell," J. Mater. Res., 19 (5), 1471-1476 (2004).
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H. Dai, C.K. Thai, M. Sarikaya, F. Baneyx, and D. T. Schwartz, "Through-Mask Anodic Patterning of Copper Surfaces and Film Stability in Biological Media," Langmuir, 20, 3483-3486 (2004).
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J. L. Wacker, M. H. Zareie, H. Fong, M. Sarikaya, and P. Muchowski, "Hsp70 aqnd Hsp40 attenuate formation of spherical and annular polyglutamine oligomers by partitioning monomer," Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 11 (12) 1215-1222 (2004).
2003
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M. H. Zareie, H. Ma, B.W. Reed, A.K.Y. Jen and M. Sarikaya, "Controlled assembly of conducting monomers for molecular electronics," Nano Letters, 3 (2), 139-142 (2003).
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H. Fong, S. N. White, M. L. Paine, W. Luo, M. L. Snead and M. Sarikaya, "Enamel structure properties controlled by engineered proteins in transgenic mice," J. Bone and Mineral Research, 18(11), 2052-2059 (2003).
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Tamerler, S. Dincer, D. Heidel, M. H. Zareie and M. Sarikaya, "Biomimetic multifunctional molecular coatings using engineered proteins," Progress in Organic Coatings, 47 (3-4) 267-274 (2003).
2002
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R. Braun, M. Sarikaya, and K. Schulten, "Genetically engineered gold-binding polypeptides: structure prediction and molecular dynamics," J. Biomater. Sci. Polymer Edn., 13, 747–757 (2002).
2001
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B. W. Reed, and M. Sarikaya, "Electronic properties of carbon nanotubes by transmission electron energy-loss spectroscopy," Phys. Rev. B, 64, 195404 (2001).
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B. W. Reed, M. Sarikaya, L. R. Dalton, and G. F. Bertsch, "Transmission electron energy-loss spectroscopy study of nanotubes upon high temperature treatment," Applied Physics Letters, 78, 3358 (2001).
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M. Sarikaya H. Fong, N. Sunderland, B. D. Flinn and G. Mayer, "Biomimetic model of a sponge-spicular optical fiber-mechanical properties and structure," J. Mater. Res., 16(5) 1420-1428 (2001).
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S. N. White, W. Luo, M. L. Paine, H. Fong, M. Sarikaya, and M. L. Snead, "Biological organization of hydroxyapatite crystallites into a fibrous continuum toughens and controls anisotropy in human enamel," J. Dent. Res., 80 (1):321-326 (2001).
2000
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S. Brown, M. Sarikaya, and E. Johnson, "Genetic analysis of crystal growth," J. Mol. Biol., 299, 725-732 (2000).
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J. Holbery, V. Eden, R. Fisher, and M. Sarikaya, "Experimental determination of SPM cantilever spring constants utilizing a nanoindentation apparatus," Rev. Sci. Instrums., 71, 3769-3776 (2000).
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T. Graham & M. Sarikaya, "Growth Dynamics of red abalone shell: a biomimetic model," Materials Sci. & Eng.-C, 11, 145-153 (2000).
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H. Fong, M. Sarikaya, S. White, and M. L. Snead, "Nanomechanical properties profiles across dentin-enamel junction of human incisor teeth," Mater. Sci. & Eng.-C, 7 (2) 119-128 (2000).
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S. White, M. L. Paine, W. Luo, M. Sarikaya, H. Fong, Z. K. Yu, Z. C. Li, and M. L. Snead, "The dentino-enamel junction is a broad transitional zone uniting dissimilar bioceramic composites," J. Am. Cream. Soc., 83 (1) 238-240 (2000).
Highlighted Publications
Sarikaya’s work has spanned from design in traditional materials, e.g., steels and ceramics, to local effects in functional solids, synthetic and biological molecular materials, to developing and implementing nanoscale TEM and SPM imaging, diffraction, and spectroscopy measurements in materials and medicine, to computational materials and biology, and finally to molecular biomimetics and genetically engineered materials using peptides as molecular building blocks.
Some Highlight Publications include:
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S. J. Barnard, G. D. W. Smith, M. Sarikaya, and G. Thomas, "Carbon Atom Distribution in Dual Phase Steels: An Atom Probe Study," Scripta Metallurgica, 15, 387-92 (1981). First paper in direct determination of C-diffusion in retained austenite in low C steels, accomplished using an hitherto unknown technique.
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M. Sarikaya, B. G. Steinberg, and G. Thomas, "Optimization of Fe/Cr/C Base Structural Steels for Improved Strength and Toughness," in Metallurgical Transactions, 13A, 2227-2237 (1982). Work from the PhD thesis, a “hard core” metallurgical study.
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J. M. Howe, M. Sarikaya, and R. Gronsky, "Space Group Analysis of Thin Precipitates by Different Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction Procedures," in Acta Crystallographica., A42, 368-380 (1986). First paper in describing space group analysis in an extracted nanometer-scale precipitates.
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M. Sarikaya and I. A. Aksay, "Nacre of Abalone Shell: A Natural Multifunctional Nanolaminated Ceramic-Polymer Composite Material," Chapter 1 in: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, 19, Structure, Cellular Synthesis and Assembly of Biopolymers, Ed. by Steven T. Case (Springer, New York, 1992) 1-25. The first comprehensive paper describing microstructure, crystallography, and mechanical properties of nacre, towards quantitative functional biomimetics; This and other early intense studies led to the realization of molecular biomimetics after about a decade (see below, e.g., ref. 16).
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M. Sarikaya and E. A. Stern, "Local Structural Variations in YBa2Cu3O7-x," Phys. Rev. B, 37 (16) 9373-81 (1988). The first study revealing the non-uniformity of oxygen in High Tc materials leading to functional effects (see ref 9).
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J.-S. Choi, M. Sarikaya, and R. Kikuchi, "Theory of Oxygen Diffusion in the YBa2Cu3O7-x Superconducting Compound," Phys. Rev. B, 42 (7) 4244-4254 (1990). The model substantiating the findings in 5.
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I. A. Aksay, D. M. Dabbs, and M. Sarikaya, "Mullite for Structural, Electronic, and Optical Applications," in J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 74 (10) 2343-2358 (1991). A comprehensive work about a practical ceramic.
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M. Sarikaya, "Evolution of Resolution in Microscopy," Ultramicroscopy, 47[1/3] 1-14(1993). A paper describing the evolution of imaging for the last 400 years since Gallileo.
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High TC - Science B. Keimer, F. Dogan, I. A. Aksay, R. W. Erwin, J. W. Lynn, and M. Sarikaya, "Inclined Field Structure, Morphology, and Pinning of the Vortex Lattice in Microtwinned YBa2Cu3O7-x," Science, 263, 83-86 (1993). An experimental verification of local variations of oxygen leading to superconducting poperties of important class of materials.
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M. Qian, M. Sarikaya, and E. A. Stern, "Development of EXELFS for high Accuracy Structural Information," Ultramicroscopy, 59, 137 (1995). Implementation of EXAFS, a major technique used by condensed matter physicist, to the electron microscope environment, a new tool for nanomaterials scientists.
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M. Sarikaya, “Biomimetics: fabrication of materials through biology,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 96 (25) 14183- 14185 (1999). First paper describing the potential utility of engineered peptides.
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S. Brown, M. Sarikaya, and E. Johnson, “Genetic analysis of crystal growth,” J. Mol. Biol., 299 (3) 725-732 (2000). First paper describing the implementation of genetically engineered peptides (cell-surface selected) in functional materials.
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H. Fong, M. Sarikaya, S. White, and M. L., Snead, “Nanomechanical properties profiles across DEJ of human incisor teeth,” J. Mater. Sci. & Eng.-C, 7(2) 119-128 (2000). The first paper providing the submicron data for structural and mechanical integration of mammalian enamel and dentin.
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B.W. Reed and M. Sarikaya, “Electronic properties of carbon nanotubes by transmission electron energy loss spectroscopy,” Phys. Rev. B., 64, 1554-1569 (2001). Development of Aloof-EELS for determining transport properties of nanomaterial.
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M. H. Zareie, H. Ma, B. W. Reed, A. Jen, and M. Sarikaya, “Single molecular conductivity of ordered nanowires,” Nano Letters, 3 (2) 139-142 (2003). Work describes the transport properties of a synthetic molecular composite using SPM.
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M. Sarikaya, C. Tamerler, A. Jen, K. Shulten, & F. Baneyx, “Molecular biomimetics: nanotechnology through biology, Nature-Mater., 2 [9] 577-585 (2003). Fast Breaking Paper, by ISI, december2004.htm. The first paper describing the concepts of Molecular Biomimetics.
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J. L. Wacker, M. H. Zareie, H. Fong, M. Sarikaya, and P. Muchowski, Hsp70 aqnd Hsp40 attenuate formation of spherical and annular polyglutamine oligomers by partitioning monomer, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 11 (12) 1215-1222 (2004). One of the first investigations (possibly the second paper) demonstrating the utility of AFM in neurodegenerative diseases.
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E. E. Oren, C. Tamerler, and M. Sarikaya, "Metal Recognition of Septapeptides via Polypod Molecular Architecture", Nano Lett, 5(3), 415-419 (2005). The first paper describing potential regognition of solids by genetically designed peptides.
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E. E. Oren, C. Tamerler, D. Sahin, M. Hnilova, U. O. S. Seker, M. Sarikaya, and R. Samudrala, “A novel knowledge-based approach to design inorganic binding peptides", Bioinformatics, online published (2007).
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C. Tamerler and M. Sarikaya, "Molecular Biomimetics: Utilizing Nature's Molecular Ways in Practical Engineering", Acta Biomaterialia, 3 289-299 (2007). Work describing molecular biomimetic approaches to nanotechnology and medicine.