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33.  Heavy Metal Remediation by Dry Mycelium Membranes: Approaches to Sustainable Lead Remediation in Water
       Mruganka Sandip Parasnis, Erda Deng, Mengqi Yuan, Haiqing Lin, Katarzyna Kordas, Anna Paltseva, Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah, Alexandra                     Judelsohn, and Prathima C. Nalam*

       Langmuir 2024, 40, 12, 6317–6329. 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03811
 

32.  Gradient porous structures of mycelium: a quantitative structure–mechanical property analysis
       Eric Olivero, Elzbieta Gawronska, Praveena Manimuda, Devyani Jivani, Faemia Zullfikar Chaggan, Zachary Corey, Thaicia Stona de Almeida, Jessica             Kaplan-Bie, Gavin McIntyre, Olga Wodo & Prathima C. Nalam 
       Scientific Reports 2023, 13, 19285. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45842-5

31.  Adsorption behavior of long-chain perfluoroalkyl substances on hydrophobic surface: A combined molecular characterization and simulation study
      Tashfia M Mohona, Zhijiang Ye, Ning Dai, Prathima C Nalam
      Water Research 2023, 239, 120074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120074

 

30.  Surface Modifications of High-Performance Polymer Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) to Improve Its Biological Performance in Dentistry

        Bidhari Pidhatika, Vania Tanda Widyaya, Prathima C Nalam, Yogi Angga Swasono, Retno Ardhani

        Polymers 2022, 14(24), 5526 https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14245526

29. Nanoscale friction characteristics of layered-structure materials in dry and wet environments

      Behnoosh Sattari Baboukani, Prathima C Nalam*, Kyriakos Komvopoulos*

      Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering 2022 8, 965877 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2022.965877

 

28.  Load‐Dependent Friction Hysteresis for Graphitic Surfaces in n‐Hexadecane

      Behnoosh Sattari Baboukani, Ashutosh Pitkar, Zhijiang Ye, Prathima C Nalam*

      Advanced Interface Materials 2022 9(30) 2201249 https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202201249

27.  Electrochemical techniques to investigate the adsorption and desorption behavior of fibrinogen on a gold surface

       Gowtham Mohanraj, Caelen M Clark, Behnoosh Sattari Baboukani, Prathima C Nalam, Mark T Ehrensberger

       Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 2022 volume 52, 1525–1534 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10800-022-01720-y

26.  Comparative Degradation Kinetics Study of Polyamide Thin Films in Aqueous Solutions of Chlorine and Peracetic Acid Using QCM

        Tashfia M. Mohona, Ning Dai*​, Prathima C. Nalam*

        Langmuir 2021, 37, 48, 14214–14227 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02835

25.   Effect of structural transitions of n-hexadecane in nanoscale confinement on atomic friction.

        Behnoosh Sattari Baboukani, Nethmi De Alwis Watuthanthrige, Zhijiang Ye, Prathima C Nalam*

        Carbon, 2021, 183, 428-437 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2021.07.035

24.  Investigation of Nano-Gaps in Fractured β-Ga2O3 Nanomembranes Formed by Uniaxial Strain. 

       Md Nazmul Hasan, Junyu Lai, Edward Swinnich, Yixiong Zheng, Behnoosh Sattari Baboukani, Prathima C. Nalam, Jung-Hun Seo

       Adv. Electron. Mater. 2021, 7(2) 2000763 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aelm.202000763

23.  Effects of Nanoscale Roughness on the Lubricious Behavior of an Ionic Liquid.

       Prathima C.  Nalam, Alexi Sheehan, Mengwei Han, Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal

       Advanced Materials Interfaces 2020, 7 (17), 2000314 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/admi.202000314

 

22.  Prediction of Nanoscale Friction for Two-Dimensional Materials Using a Machine Learning Approach.

       Behnoosh Sattari Baboukani, Zhijiang Ye, Kristofer G. Reyes, Prathima C. Nalam* 

       Tribology Letters 2020, 68 (57) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11249-020-01294-w

       

21.   Data-driven visualization schema of a materials informatics curriculum: Convergence of materials science and informatics. 

       Erik Einarsson, Olga Wodo, Prathima C. Nalam, Scott R. Broderick, Kristofer G. Reyes, E Bruce Pitman, Krishna Rajan

       MRS Advances 2020, 1-11 doi:10.1557/adv.2020.32

20.  Correlation Between the Adsorption and the Nanotribological Performance of Fatty Acid-Based Organic Friction Modifiers on Stainless Steel.

       Zita Zachariah, Prathima C Nalam, Amogha Ravindra, Archana Raju, Anupama Mohanlal, Kaiyu Wang, R Veronica Castillo, Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal

       Tribology Letters 2020, 68(1), 11. SHAREDIT LINK https://rdcu.be/bYe5g

19.   Adsorption Behavior and Nanotribology of Amine-Based Friction Modifiers on Steel Surfaces. 

        Prathima C Nalam, Alex Pham, R Veronica Castillo, Rosa M Espinosa-Marzal

        The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2019, 123 (22), 13672-13680. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b02097

18.   Aggregation Behavior of Inorganic 2D Nanomaterials Beyond Graphene: Insights from Molecular Simulations and Modified DLVO Theory.

       Tashfia M Mohona, Anusha Gupta, Arvid Masud, Szu-Chia Chien, Li-Chiang Lin, Prathima C Nalam, Nirupam Aich

       Environ. Sci. Technol. 2019, 53 (8),  4161–4172. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b05180

 

17.   Investigation of design parameters in generating antifouling and lubricating surfaces using hydrophilic polymer brushes.

       Bidhari Pidhatika, Prathima C. Nalam*

       Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2019, 136, 47659. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/app.47659

16.  Nanomechanics of pH-Responsive, Drug-loaded, Bi-layered Polymer Grafts.

       Prathima C. Nalam, Hyun-Su Lee, Nupur Bhatt, Robert W. Carpick, David M. Eckmann, Russell Composto

       ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2017, 9 (15), 12936-12948 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.6b14116

15.  Assembly, morphology, diffusivity, and indentation of hydrogel-supported lipid bilayers.

      Tooba Shoaib, Prathima C. Nalam, Yichen He, Yuting Chen, Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal

      Langmuir 2017 (28) 33, 7105 - 7117 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01062 

14.  Competitive adsorption of polyelectrolytes onto and into pellicle coated hydroxyapatite using QCM-D and force spectroscopy.

       Hyun-Su Lee, Carl Myers, Lynette Zaidel, Prathima C. Nalam, Matthew A. Caporizzo, Carlo Daep, David M. Eckmann, James G. Masters, Russell J.                   Composto 

       ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2017 (15) 9, 13079-13091 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.7b02774

13.   Nano-rheology of hydrogels using tip-based, force modulation atomic probe microscopy.

       Prathima C. Nalam, Nitya N. Gosvami, Matthew A. Capparizzo, Russell J. Composto, Robert W. Carpick

       Soft Matter 2015 (41) 11, 8165-8178 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/SM/C5SM01143D#!divAbstract

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   12. Direct torsional actuation of microcantilevers using magnetic excitation.

        Nitya N. Gosvami, Prathima C. Nalam, Annemarie Exarhos, Qizhan Tam, Jay M. Kikkawa, Robert W. Carpick

        Applied Physics Letters 2014 (9) 105, 093101. VIA ResearchGate

   11. Stratified Polymer Grafts: Synthesis and Characterization of Layered 'Brush' and 'Gel' Structures.

        Ang Li, Shivaprakash N. Ramakrishna, Prathima C. Nalam, Edmondo M. Benetti, Nicholas D. Spencer

        Advanced Materials Interfaces 2014 (1) 1, 1300007.

   10. Exploring lubrication regimes at the nano-scale: Nano-tribological characterization of silica and polymer brushes in viscous solvents. 

         Prathima C. Nalam, Shivaprakash N. Ramakrishna, Rosa M. Espinosa Marzal, Nicholas D. Spencer

         Langmuir 2013 (29) 32, 10149-10158.

   9. Adhesion and Friction Properties of Polymer Brushes on Rough Surfaces: A Gradient Approach.

         Shivaprakash Ramakrishna, Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal, Vikrant Naik, Prathima C. Nalam, Nicholas D. Spencer

         Langmuir 2013 (29) 49, 15251-15259.

   8. Two-fluid model for the interpretation of quartz crystal microbalance response: Tuning properties of polymer brushes with solvent mixtures.

       Prathima C. Nalam, Leonid Daikhin Rosa M. Espinosa Marzal, Jarred N. Clasohm, Michael Urbakh, Nicholas D. Spencer

       Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2013 (177) 9, 4533-4543.

   7. Impact of solvation on equilibrium conformation of polymer brushes in solvent mixtures.

       Rosa Espinosa Marzal*, Prathima C. Nalam*, Sreenath Bolishetty, Nicholas D. Spencer

       Soft Matter 2013 (9) 15, 4045-4057. (* co-first author)

   6. Study of adhesion and friction properties on a nanoparticle gradient surface: Transition from JKR to DMT contact mechanics.

       Shivaprakash N. Ramakrishna, Prathima C. Nalam, Lucy Y. Clasohm, Nicholas D. Spencer

       Langmuir 2013 (29) 1, 175-182.

  5.  The impact of hydrophilic/hydrophobic surface chemistry on hydration forces in the absence of confinement.

       Gillian Kaggwa, Prathima C. Nalam, Jason I. Kilpatrick, Nicholas D. Spencer, Suzanne P. Jarvis

       Langmuir 2012 (28) 16, 6589-6594.

  4.  Wet-etching of precipitation-based thin film microstructures for micro-solid oxide fuel cells.

       Jennifer L.M. Rupp, Ulrich P. Muecke, Prathima C. Nalam, Ludwig J. Gauckler

       Journal of Power Sources 2010 (195) 9, 2669-2676.

  3. Macrotribological studies of poly(L-lysine)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) in aqueous glycerol mixtures. [more info]

       Prathima C. Nalam, Jarred N. Clasohm, Alireza Mashaghi, Nicholas D. Spencer 

       Tribology Letters 2010 (37) 3, 541-552.

  2.  Dry sliding tribology of dioctylthiophosphoric acid self-assembled on steel at 150 C.

       Prathima C. Nalam, R. Sarin, Biswas S.K.

       Tribology Letters 2006 (23) 3, 231-241.

  1.  A thermal study of accumulation of conformational disorders in the self-assembled monolayers of C8 and C18 alkanethiols on Au (111) surface.

      Prathima N., Harini M., Neeraj Rai, Chandrasekhar R.H., Sampath S., Ayappa. K.G., Biswas S.K.

      Langmuir 2005 (21) 6, 2364-2374. ​​

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