2010-2014 Publications

Total Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications of Dr Roger Leblanc: 490

2014 (9)

Crawford, N. F., M. Micic, J. Orbulescu, D. Weissbart and R. M. Leblanc."Surface chemistry and spectroscopy of the beta-galactosidase Langmuir monolayer" Langmuir 2014 (submitted)

Crawford, N. F., M. Micic, J. Orbulescu, D. Weissbart and R. M. Leblanc. "Spectroscopy of beta-galactosidase in aqueous phase." J. Lumin. 2014 (submitted)

Sessions, K., Sacks, S., Li, S., and R. M. Leblanc. Epi-Fluorescence Imaging at the Air-Water Interface of Fibrillization of Bovine Serum Albumin and Human Insulin. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 8955-8957.

Zhang, S., Pierre-Pierre, N., Li, S. and R. M. Leblanc, Huo Q. Protein-Gold Nanoparticle Adsorption Assay for Prostate Cancer Detection. Nanomed: NBM. 2014 (submitted).

Li, S., J. Mulloor, L. Wang, Y. Ji, C. Mulloor, M. Micic, J. Orbulescu and R. M. Leblanc. Strong and selective adsorption of lysozyme on graphene oxide. ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces 2014, 6, 5704-5712.

Crawford, N. and R. M. Leblanc. Serum albumin in 2D: a Langmuir monolayer approach. Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 2014, 207, 131-138.

Li, S., S. Potana, D. J. Keith, C. Wang and R. M. Leblanc. Validating isoptope-edited FTIR in H₂O: determination of the conformation of specific residues in model alpha-helix peptide by ¹³C labeled carbonyls. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 3931-3933.

Crawford, N. and R. M. Leblanc. CdSe and CdSe(ZnS) quantum dots in 2D: a Langmuir monolayer approach. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2014, 263, 1324.

Li, S. and R. M. Leblanc. Aggregation of insulin at the interface. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2014, 118 (5), 1181-1188.

2013 (6)

Liu, W., Z. Wang, L. Fu, R. M. Leblanc and E. C. Y. Yan. Lipid compositions modulate fluidity and stability of bilayers: characterization by surface pressure and sum frequency generation spectroscopy. Langmuir 29 (48), 15022-15031.

Li, S., J. Guo, R. A. Patel, A. L. Dadlani and R. M. Leblanc. Interaction between graphene oxide and pluronic F127 at the air-water interface. Langmuir 29, 5742-5748.

Li, S., A. Stein, A. Kruger and R. M. Leblanc. Head groups of lipids govern the interaction and orientation between graphene oxide and lipids. J. Phys. Chem. C. 117 (31), 16150-16158.

Othman, A. M., S. Li and R. M. Leblanc. Enhancing selectivity in spectrofluorimetric determination of tryptophan by using graphene oxide nanosheets. Anal. Chim. Acta 787, 226-232.

Xu, J., C. Wang, J. Wang, Q. Huo, N. F. Crawford, E. A. Veliz and R. M. Leblanc. Smooth surface roughness of silanized CdSe(ZnS) quantum dots”. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 393, 21-28.

Garcia, A. R., I. Rahn, S. Johnson, R. Patel, J. Guo, J. Orbulescu, M. Micic, P. Blackwelder and R. M. Leblanc. Human insulin fibril-assisted synthesis of fluorescent gold nanoclusters in alkaline media under physiological temperature. Coll. Surf., B: Biointerfaces 105, 165-172.

2012 (7)

Djikanovic, D., A. Kalauzi, M. Jeremic, J. Xu, M. Micic, J. Whyte, R. M. Leblanc and K. Radotic. Interaction of the CdSe quantum dots with plant cell walls. Colloids Surf., B: Biointerfaces 91, 41-47.

Johnson, S., W. Liu, G. Thakur, A. Dadlani, R. Patel, J. Orbulescu, J. Whyte, M. Micic and R. M. Leblanc. Surface chemistry and spectroscopy of human insulin Langmuir monolayer. J. Phys. Chem. B 116 (34), 10205-10212.

Li, S., A. Aphale, I. Macwan, P. Patra, W. Gonzalez, J. Miksovska and R. M. Leblanc. Graphene Oxide as a quencher of fluorescent assay of amino acids, peptides, and proteins. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 4 (12), 7069-7075.

Li, S., M. Micic, J. Orbulescu, J. Whyte and R. M. Leblanc. Human islet amyloid polypeptide at the air-aqueous interface: a Langmuir monolayer approach. J. R. Soc. Interface 9 (76), 3118-3128.

Liu, W., S. Johnson, M. Micic, J. Orbulescu, J. Whyte, A. R. Garcia and R. M. Leblanc. Study of the aggregation of human insulin Langmuir monolayer. Langmuir 28 (7), 3369-3377.

Mullins, O., H. Sabbah, J. Eyssautier, A. E. Pomerantz, L. Barre, A. Ballard Andrews, Y. Ruiz-Morales, F. Mostowfi, R. McFarlane, L. Goual, R. Lepkowicz, T. Cooper, J. Orbulescu, R. M. Leblanc, J. Edwards and R. N. Zare. Advances in asphaltene science and the Yen-Mullins model. Energy and Fuels 26 (7), 3986-4003.

Thakur, G., P. Kovur, R. M. Leblanc and T. Thundat. Bismuth ferrite clusters induced hydrogel formation in human serum albumin. Chem. Commun. 49, 4193-4195.

2011 (5)

Echeverria, V., R. Zeitlin, S. Burgess, S. Patel, A. Barman, G. Thakur, M. Mamcarz, L. Wang, D.S.B. Satelle, D.A. Kirschner, T. Mori, R.M. Leblanc, R. Prabhakar and G.W. Arendash. Cotinine reduces amyloid-beta aggregation and improves memory in Alzheimer's disease mice”. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) 24 (4), 817-835.

Mutavdzic, D., J. Xu, G. Thakur, R. Triulzi, S. Kasas, M. Jeremic, R.M. Leblanc and K. Radotic. Determination of the size of quantum dots by fluorescence spectroscopy. Analyst 136 (11), 2391-2396.

Thakur, G., M. Micic, Y. Yang, W. Li, D. Movia, S. Giordani, H. Zhang and R.M. Leblanc. Conjugated quantum dots inhibit the amyloid (1-42) fibrillation process. Int. J. Alzheimer Dis. Volume 2011, article ID 502386, 15 pages, doi: 10.4061/2011/502386.

Thakur, G., C. Pao, M. Micic, S. Johnson and R.M. Leblanc. Surface chemistry of lipid raft and amyloid AB (1-40) Langmuir monolayer. Coll. Surf. B: Biointerfaces 87, 369-377.

Zhao, L., K. M. Gattas-Asfura, J. Xu, R.A. Patel, A. Dadlani, M. Sillero-Mahinay, M. Cushmore, V. K. Rastogi, S.S. Shah and R.M. Leblanc. Organophosphorus acid anydrolase bio-template for the synthesis of CdS quantum dots. Chem. Commun. 47, 7242-7244.

2010 (9)

Kumari L., W.Z. Li, S. Kulkarni, K. H. Wu, W. Cheng, C.L. Wang, C.H. Vannoy and R.M. Leblanc. "Effect of surfactants on the structure and morphology of magnesium borate hydroxide nanowhiskers synthesized by hydrothermal route". Nanoscale Res. Lett. 5, 149-157.

Orbulescu, J., M. Micic, C.M. Ensor, S. Trajkovic, S. Daunert and R.M. Leblanc. Human cardiac "Troponin I: A Langmuir monolayer study". Langmuir, 26, 3268-3274.

Orbulescu, J., O.C. Mullins and R.M. Leblanc. "Surface chemistry and spectroscopy of UG8 asphaltene Langmuir film, Part 1". Langmuir, 26, 15257-15264.

Orbulescu, J., O.C. Mullins and R.M. Leblanc. "Surface chemistry and spectroscopy of UG8 asphaltene Langmuir film, Part 2". Langmuir, 26, 15265-15271.

Vannoy, C.H. and R.M. Leblanc. "Effect of DHLA-capped CdSe/ZnS quantum dots on the fibrillation of human serum albumin". J. Phys. Chem. B 114, 10881-10888.

Wang, C., N. Shah, G. Thakur, F. Zhou and R.M. Leblanc. "a-Synuclein in a-helical conformation at air-water interface: Implication of conformation and orientation changes during its accumulation/aggregation". Chem. Commun. 46, 6702-6704.

Kumari L., W.Z. Li, S. Kulkarni, K. H. Wu, W. Cheng, C.L. Wang, C.H. Vannoy and R.M. Leblanc. "Effect of surfactants on the structure and morphology of magnesium borate hydroxide nanowhiskers synthesized by hydrothermal route. Nanoscale Res. Lett. 5, 149-157.

Kumari, L., W.Z. Li, C.H. Vannoy, R.M. Leblanc and D.Z. Wang. "Zinc oxide micro- and nanoparticles: Synthesis, structure and optical properties". Mater. Res. Bull. 45, 190-196.

Vannoy, C.H., J. Xu and R.M. Leblanc. "Bioimaging and self-assembly of lysozyme fibrils utilizing CdSe/ZnS quantum dots". J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 766-773.