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Hydrophilic Mechano-Bactericidal Nanopillars Require External Forces to Rapidly Kill Bacteria by Valiei, Amin, Lin, Nicholas, Bryche, Jean-Francois, McKay, Geoffrey, Canva, Michael, Charette, Paul G, Nguyen, Dao, Moraes, Christopher, Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…Nanopillars have been shown to mechanically damage bacteria, suggesting a promising strategy for future antibacterial surfaces. However, the mechanisms…”
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Intelligent optofluidic analysis for ultrafast single bacterium profiling of cellulose production and morphology by Yu, Jiaqing, Sun, Guoyun, Lin, Nicholas Weikang, Vadanan, Sundaravadanam Vishnu, Lim, Sierin, Chen, Chia-Hung

“…Bacterial cellulose (BC), a renewable type of cellulose, has been used in the manufacture of foods, cosmetics, and biomedical products. To produce BC, a…”
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Are Social Deprivation and Low Traditional Health Literacy Associated With Higher PROMIS CAT Completion in Orthopaedic Surgery? by Litvak, Audrey L, Lin, Nicholas A, Hynes, Kelly K, Strelzow, Jason A, Conti Mica, Megan A, Stepan, Jeffrey G

“…The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® (PROMIS®) may be used to assess an individual patient's perspective of their physical, mental,…”
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Current Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Fibular Fractures: A National Database Study of Intramedullary vs. Plate Fixation Practice Patterns, Complications, and Cost by Zhang, Douglas, Litvak, Audrey, Lin, Nicholas, Pirkle, Sean, Strelzow, Jason, Hynes, Kelly

“…Existing primary evidence comparing fibular intramedullary fixation (IMF) with traditional plate fixation (PF) for the treatment of distal fibular fractures…”
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Intramedullary vs Plate Fixation of Distal Fibular Fractures: Use Rates, Fracture Patterns, Patient Characteristics, and Complication Rates by Zhang, Douglas, Lin, Nicholas, Pirkle, Sean, Strelzow, Jason, Hynes, Kelly

“…Category: Trauma; Ankle Introduction/Purpose: The traditional surgical treatment for distal fibula fractures is open reduction and plate fixation (PF)…”
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Neuron‐Inspired Time‐of‐Flight Sensing via Spike‐Timing‐Dependent Plasticity of Artificial Synapses by Park, Minseong, Yuan, Yuan, Baek, Yongmin, Jones, Andrew H., Lin, Nicholas, Lee, Doeon, Lee, Hee Sung, Kim, Sihwan, Campbell, Joe C., Lee, Kyusang

“…3D sensing is a primitive function that allows imaging with depth information generally achieved via the time‐of‐flight (ToF) principle. However,…”
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The Role of Single-Cell Technology in the Study and Control of Infectious Diseases by Lin, Weikang Nicholas, Tay, Matthew Zirui, Lu, Ri, Liu, Yi, Chen, Chia-Hung, Cheow, Lih Feng

“…The advent of single-cell research in the recent decade has allowed biological studies at an unprecedented resolution and scale. In particular, single-cell…”
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Effective Light Directed Assembly of Building Blocks with Microscale Control by Dinh, Ngoc‐Duy, Luo, Rongcong, Christine, Maria Tankeh Asuncion, Lin, Weikang Nicholas, Shih, Wei‐Chuan, Goh, James Cho‐Hong, Chen, Chia‐Hung

“…Light‐directed forces have been widely used to pattern micro/nanoscale objects with precise control, forming functional assemblies. However, a substantial…”
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Nanodarts, nanoblades, and nanospikes: Mechano-bactericidal nanostructures and where to find them by Lin, Nicholas, Berton, Paula, Moraes, Christopher, Rogers, Robin D., Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…Over the past ten years, a next-generation approach to combat bacterial contamination has emerged: one which employs nanostructure geometry to deliver lethal…”
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Microfluidic Shear Assay to Distinguish between Bacterial Adhesion and Attachment Strength on Stiffness-Tunable Silicone Substrates by Siddiqui, Sanya, Chandrasekaran, Arvind, Lin, Nicholas, Tufenkji, Nathalie, Moraes, Christopher

“…Tuning surface composition and stiffness is now an established strategy to improve the integration of medical implants. Recent evidence suggests that matrix…”
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Dielectric Screening by 2D Substrates by Noori, Keian, Cheng, Nicholas Lin Quan, Xuan, Fengyuan, Quek, Su Ying

“…2D Mater. 6 035036 (2019) Two-dimensional (2D) materials are increasingly being used as active components in nanoscale devices. Many interesting properties of…”
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Anodized Aluminum with Nanoholes Impregnated with Quaternary Ammonium Compounds Can Kill Pathogenic Bacteria within Seconds of Contact by Valiei, Amin, Okshevsky, Mira, Lin, Nicholas, Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…Bacterial contamination of surfaces results in the spread of pathogens in public spaces such as hospitals and public transport. The development of…”
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Surface Wettability Is a Key Feature in the Mechano-Bactericidal Activity of Nanopillars by Valiei, Amin, Lin, Nicholas, McKay, Geoffrey, Nguyen, Dao, Moraes, Christopher, Hill, Reghan J., Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…Nanopillar-textured surfaces are of growing interest because of their ability to kill bacteria through physical damage without relying on antimicrobial…”
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Charge Transfer Screening and Energy Level Alignment at Complex Organic–Inorganic Interfaces: A Tractable Ab Initio GW Approach by Cheng, Nicholas Lin Quan, Xuan, Fengyuan, Spataru, Catalin D, Quek, Su Ying

“…Complex organic–inorganic interfaces are important for device and sensing applications. Charge transfer doping is prevalent in such applications and can affect…”
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Weathering of agricultural polyethylene films in cold climate regions: which parameters influence fragmentation? by Rowenczyk, Laura, Jahandideh, Heidi, Lin, Nicholas, Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…Plastic agricultural mulch films are used to improve the productivity of cultivable fields; however, their weathering and fragmentation could lead to release…”
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The Story of Blood for Shock Resuscitation: How the Pendulum Swings by Carmichael, Samuel P., Lin, Nicholas, Evangelista, Meagan E., Holcomb, John B.

“…Whole blood transfusion (WBT) began in 1667 as a treatment for mental illness, with predictably poor results. Its therapeutic utility and widespread use were…”
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Electrochemical Removal of Bacteria from Zinc Oxide Nanopillars Synthesized on Stainless Steel by Lin, Nicholas, Nguyen, Brian, Omanovic, Sasha, Moraes, Christopher, Tufenkji, Nathalie

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Monitoring Bioluminescent Pseudomonas aeruginosa on Mechano-Bactericidal Zinc Oxide Nanopillars: Implications for Self-Cleaning Antibacterial Coatings by Lin, Nicholas, McKay, Geoffrey, Nguyen, Dao, Moraes, Christopher, Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…Mechano-bactericidal nanopillars represent a class of antibacterial surfaces that rely on nanoscale topographical features to inflict damage on attached…”
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Artificial turf infill associated with systematic toxicity in an amniote vertebrate by Xu, Elvis Genbo, Lin, Nicholas, Cheong, Rachel S., Ridsdale, Charlotte, Tahara, Rui, Du, Trina Y., Das, Dharani, Zhu, Jiping, Silva, Laura Peña, Azimzada, Agil, Larsson, Hans C. E., Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…Artificial athletic turf containing crumb rubber (CR) from shredded tires is a growing environmental and public health concern. However, the associated health…”
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Microfluidic Study of Bacterial Attachment on and Detachment from Zinc Oxide Nanopillars by Lin, Nicholas, Valiei, Amin, McKay, Geoffrey, Nguyen, Dao, Tufenkji, Nathalie, Moraes, Christopher

“…Nanopillars can influence how bacterial cells attach to a surface. Herein, we investigated whether self-assembled zinc oxide (ZnO) nanopillars synthesized on…”
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