George D. Bachand
Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Sandia National Laboratories
George Bachand is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He earned his B.S. degree in Biology from Elizabethtown College, and Ph.D. degree in Environmental and Forest Biology from the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
As a graduate student, Dr. Bachand developed a strong interest in environmental microbiology, with a particular focus on fungal and viral pathogens impact tree species. Upon joining Dr. Carlo Montemagno's lab at Cornell University as a research scientist, he became involved in nanotechnology where he explored the use of biomolecular motors to power hybrid, biotic/abiotic nanomaterials, devices, and systems. He then joined Sandia National Laboratories in 2001 where he continued his research on bridging the living and non-living worlds through nanoscience integration. More recently, he has leveraged his graduate background to develop an understanding of how microorganisms are able to synthesize ceramic oxide nanomaterials.
Physical factors affecting kinesin-based transport of synthetic nanoparticle cargo.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology May, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16010927
Active capture and transport of virus particles using a biomolecular motor-driven, nanoscale antibody sandwich assay.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Mar, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17193055
Temperature dependent properties of a kinesin-3 motor protein from Thermomyces lanuginosus.
Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B Nov, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17398126
Lipid nanotube formation from streptavidin-membrane binding.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids Apr, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18336048
Controlling kinesin motor proteins in nanoengineered systems through a metal-binding on/off switch.
Biotechnology and bioengineering Oct, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18512258
Directing the polar organization of microtubules.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids Jul, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18564864
Multiplex transport and detection of cytokines using kinesin-driven molecular shuttles.
Lab on a chip Apr, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19294315
In vitro capture, transport, and detection of protein analytes using kinesin-based nanoharvesters.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Aug, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19415649
"Smart dust" biosensors powered by biomolecular motors.
Lab on a chip Jun, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19495446
Advanced optical imaging reveals the dependence of particle geometry on interactions between CdSe quantum dots and immune cells.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Feb, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21294262
Effects of potential environmental interferents on kinesin-powered molecular shuttles.
Nanoscale Jun, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22585042
Templated nanocrystal assembly on biodynamic artificial microtubule asters.
ACS nano Mar, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23363365
A continuous network of lipid nanotubes fabricated from the gliding motility of kinesin powered microtubule filaments.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids Mar, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23391254
Photodamage and the importance of photoprotection in biomolecular-powered device applications.
Analytical chemistry Jan, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24350711
Biomolecular motors in nanoscale materials, devices, and systems.
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology Mar-Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24523280
Single filament behavior of microtubules in the presence of added divalent counterions.
Biomacromolecules Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25162727
Simple, benign, aqueous-based amination of polycarbonate surfaces.
ACS applied materials & interfaces Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25695347
Microtubule-based nanomaterials: Exploiting nature's dynamic biopolymers.
Biotechnology and bioengineering Jun, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25728349
Designing lipids for selective partitioning into liquid ordered membrane domains.
Soft matter Apr, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25772372
Dynamic assembly of polymer nanotube networks via kinesin powered microtubule filaments.
Nanoscale Jul, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25939271
Cytoskeletal motor-driven active self-assembly in in vitro systems.
Soft matter Jan, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26576824
Mechanisms Underlying the Active Self-Assembly of Microtubule Rings and Spools.
Biomacromolecules Mar, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26842978
The Role of Membrane Fluidization in the Gel-Assisted Formation of Giant Polymersomes.
PloS one , 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27410487
Engineering Lipid Structure for Recognition of the Liquid Ordered Membrane Phase.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids 11, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27564087
Magnetic-adhesive based valves for microfluidic devices used in low-resource settings.
Lab on a chip 10, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27713988
Mechanical splitting of microtubules into protofilament bundles by surface-bound kinesin-1.
Scientific reports 12, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 28000714
Magnetic Quantum Dots Steer and Detach Microtubules From Kinesin-Coated Surfaces.
Biotechnology journal Jan, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 28941258
Inhibition of Microtubule Depolymerization by Osmolytes.
Biomacromolecules 07, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29689154
Kinesin motor density and dynamics in gliding microtubule motility.
Scientific reports 05, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31076627
How non-bonding domains affect the active assembly of microtubule spools.
Nanoscale Jun, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31168545
Multicomponent and Multiphase Lipid Nanotubes Formed by Gliding Microtubule-Kinesin Motility and Phase-Separated Giant Unilamellar Vesicles.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids 12, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31730350
Tubulin islands containing slowly hydrolyzable GTP analogs regulate the mechanism and kinetics of microtubule depolymerization.
Scientific reports 08, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32788644
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