G. Julius Vancso

Direct Observation of Surface-Controlled Self-Assembly of Coordination Cages by Using AFM as a Molecular Ruler We acknowledge the Nanolink Program of the MESA(+) Research Institute (University of Twente), the CNR Nanotechnology Programme, and MURST (Project Molecular Nanoelectronics) for financial support of this work. A special thanks goes to Dr. Maik Liebau (University of Twente) for the preparation of the microcontact-printed substrates and Dr. Frank Geurts (AKZO NOBEL, Central Research Arnhem, NL) for the XPS measurements.

Unraveling the nanostructure of supramolecular assemblies of hydrogen-bonded rosettes on graphite: an atomic force microscopy study.

Growth of individual hydrogen-bonded nanostructures on gold monolayers.

Writing patterns of molecules on molecular printboards.

Beta-cyclodextrin host-guest complexes probed under thermodynamic equilibrium: thermodynamics and AFM force spectroscopy.

Segment dynamics in thin polystyrene films probed by single-molecule optics.

Micro- and nanofabrication of robust reactive arrays based on the covalent coupling of dendrimers to activated monolayers.

Grafting of single, stimuli-responsive poly(ferrocenylsilane) polymer chains to gold surfaces.

Atomic force microscopy assisted immobilization of lipid vesicles.

Stretching and rupturing individual supramolecular polymer chains by AFM.

Interfacial reactions in confinement: kinetics and temperature dependence of the surface hydrolysis of polystyrene-block-poly(tert-butyl acrylate) thin films.

Nanoscale hydrophobic recovery: A chemical force microscopy study of UV/ozone-treated cross-linked poly(dimethylsiloxane).

Electrochemically induced morphology and volume changes in surface-grafted poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane) monolayers.

Supramolecular microcontact printing and dip-pen nanolithography on molecular printboards.

Electrochemistry of surface-grafted stimulus-responsive monolayers of poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane) on gold.

Force spectroscopy of quadruple H-bonded dimers by AFM: dynamic bond rupture and molecular time-temperature superposition.

Reactive thin polymer films as platforms for the immobilization of biomolecules.

Enzymatic surface erosion of poly(trimethylene carbonate) films studied by atomic force microscopy.

Quantitative nanotribology by AFM: a novel universal calibration platform.

Redox-controlled molecular permeability of composite-wall microcapsules.

Dip-pen nanolithography on (bio)reactive monolayer and block-copolymer platforms: deposition of lines of single macromolecules.

Reactive microCP on ultrathin block copolymer films: investigation of the microCP mechanism and application to sub-microm (bio)molecular patterning.

An in situ study of the nanomechanical properties of barnacle (Balanus amphitrite) cyprid cement using atomic force microscopy (AFM).

Layer-by-layer constructed macroporous architectures.

Surface ionization state and nanoscale chemical composition of UV-irradiated poly(dimethylsiloxane) probed by chemical force microscopy, force titration, and electrokinetic measurements.

Templated growth of carbon nanotubes with controlled diameters using organic-organometallic block copolymers with tailored block lengths.

Feeling the force of supramolecular bonds in polymers.

Calibration of friction force signals in atomic force microscopy in liquid media.

Substrate wetting and topographically induced ordering of amorphous PI-b-PFS block-copolymer domains.

Force spectroscopy of hyaluronan by atomic force microscopy: from hydrogen-bonded networks toward single-chain behavior.

Superstability of surface nanobubbles.

Interrogation of single synthetic polymer chains and polysaccharides by AFM-based force spectroscopy.

Closed mechanoelectrochemical cycles of individual single-chain macromolecular motors by AFM.

Towards a nanomechanical basis for temporary adhesion in barnacle cyprids (Semibalanus balanoides).

Probing the morphology and nanoscale mechanics of single poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels across the lower-critical-solution temperature by atomic force microscopy.

The effects of a serine protease, Alcalase, on the adhesives of barnacle cyprids (Balanus amphitrite).

Effects of flame treatment on the interfacial energy of polyethylene assessed by contact mechanics.

Rupture force of single supramolecular bonds in associative polymers by AFM at fixed loading rates.

Inverted microcontact printing on polystyrene-block-poly(tert-butyl acrylate) films: a versatile approach to fabricate structured biointerfaces across the length scales.

Atomic force microscopy based thermal lithography of poly(tert-butyl acrylate) block copolymer films for bioconjugation.

Buried, covalently attached RGD peptide motifs in poly(methacrylic acid) brush layers: the effect of brush structure on cell adhesion.

Marine biofouling field tests, settlement assay and footprint micromorphology of cyprid larvae of Balanus amphitrite on model surfaces.

Free-standing 3D supramolecular hybrid particle structures.

Reversible phase transfer of (CdSe/ZnS) quantum dots between organic and aqueous solutions.

Block-copolymer vesicles as nanoreactors for enzymatic reactions.

Supramolecular layer-by-layer assembly of 3D multicomponent nanostructures via multivalent molecular recognition.

Freestanding 3D supramolecular particle bridges: fabrication and mechanical behavior.

Stable and transparent superhydrophobic nanoparticle films.

Atomic force microscopy of the morphology and mechanical behaviour of barnacle cyprid footprint proteins at the nanoscale.

Probing single enzyme kinetics in real-time.

Janus particles with controllable patchiness and their chemical functionalization and supramolecular assembly.

CCMV capsid formation induced by a functional negatively charged polymer.

Fabrication and luminescence of designer surface patterns with beta-cyclodextrin functionalized quantum dots via multivalent supramolecular coupling.

Free-standing porous supramolecular assemblies of nanoparticles made using a double-templating strategy.

Transfer-printing and host-guest properties of 3D supramolecular particle structures.

Nanoscale patterning by UV nanoimprint lithography using an organometallic resist.

Covalent assembly of functional inorganic nanoparticles by "click" chemistry in water.

Ferrocene-coated CdSe/ZnS quantum dots as electroactive nanoparticles hybrids.

Optical properties of poly(ferrocenylsilane) multilayer thin films.

3D ordered nanostructures fabricated by nanosphere lithography using an organometallic etch mask.

A brush-gel/metal-nanoparticle hybrid film as an efficient supported catalyst in glass microreactors.

Reversible pH-controlled switching of poly(methacrylic acid) grafts for functional biointerfaces.

Enzyme-functionalized polymer brush films on the inner wall of silicon-glass microreactors with tunable biocatalytic activity.

α-Chymotrypsin-catalyzed reaction confined in block-copolymer vesicles.

Nanoscale thermal AFM of polymers: transient heat flow effects.

Scanning Near-Field Ellipsometry Microscopy: imaging nanomaterials with resolution below the diffraction limit.

Encapsulation and release of molecular cargos via temperature-induced vesicle-to-micelle transitions.

Visualizing resonance energy transfer in supramolecular surface patterns of β-CD-functionalized quantum dot hosts and organic dye guests by fluorescence lifetime imaging.

Probing the collapse dynamics of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes by AFM: effects of co-nonsolvency and grafting densities.

Responsive organometallic polymer grafts: electrochemical switching of surface properties and current mediation behavior.

Preparation of a Rapidly Forming Poly(ferrocenylsilane)-Poly(ethylene glycol)-based Hydrogel by a Thiol-Michael Addition Click Reaction.

Influence of the length and grafting density of PNIPAM chains on the colloidal and optical properties of quantum dot/PNIPAM assemblies.

Poly(ferrocenylsilane) Gels and Hydrogels with Redox-Controlled Actuation.

pH Responsive Polymeric Brush Nanostructures: Preparation and Characterization by Scanning Probe Oxidation and Surface Initiated Polymerization.

Scanning thermal lithography of tailored tert-butyl ester protected carboxylic acid functionalized (meth)acrylate polymer platforms.

Synthesis of functionalized amphiphilic polymers for coating quantum dots.

Self-complementary recognition of supramolecular urea-aminotriazines in solution and on surfaces.

pH dependent elasticity of polystyrene-block-poly(acrylic acid) vesicle shell membranes by atomic force microscopy.

Enabling biomedical research with designer quantum dots.

Forced unbinding of individual urea-aminotriazine supramolecular polymers by atomic force microscopy: a closer look at the potential energy landscape and binding lengths at fixed loading rates.

Interlaboratory round robin on cantilever calibration for AFM force spectroscopy.

Redox-active cross-linkable poly(ionic liquid)s.

Probing the thermal collapse of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) grafts by quantitative in situ ellipsometry.

Probing biofouling resistant polymer brush surfaces by atomic force microscopy based force spectroscopy.

Covalent layer-by-layer assembly of redox-active polymer multilayers.

Dynamics of decanethiol self-assembled monolayers on Au(111) studied by time-resolved scanning tunneling microscopy.

Switching transport through nanopores with pH-responsive polymer brushes for controlled ion permeability.

Molecular dynamics and energy landscape of decanethiolates in self-assembled monolayers on au(111) studied by scanning tunneling microscopy.

Friction and Surface Dynamics of Polymers on the Nanoscale by AFM.

Disassembly of redox responsive poly(ferrocenylsilane) multilayers: the effect of blocking layers, supporting electrolyte and polyion molar mass.

Cross-linked polyelectrolyte multilayers for marine antifouling applications.

Enhanced stability of low fouling zwitterionic polymer brushes in seawater with diblock architecture.

Redox responsive nanotubes from organometallic polymers by template assisted layer by layer fabrication.

Thin polymer brush decouples biomaterial's micro-/nanotopology and stem cell adhesion.

Sieving of hot gases by hyper-cross-linked nanoscale-hybrid membranes.

Multilayers of fluorinated amphiphilic polyions for marine fouling prevention.

Smart polymer brush nanostructures guide the self-assembly of pore-spanning lipid bilayers with integrated membrane proteins.

Redox-responsive organometallic microgel particles prepared from poly(ferrocenylsilane)s generated using microfluidics.

Collapse from the top: brushes of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in co-nonsolvent mixtures.

Solvent-induced immiscibility of polymer brushes eliminates dissipation channels.

Electrografting of stimuli-responsive, redox active organometallic polymers to gold from ionic liquids.

Sulfobetaine-based polymer brushes in marine environment: is there an effect of the polymerizable group on the antifouling performance?

Barnacle larvae exploring surfaces with variable hydrophilicity: influence of morphology and adhesion of "footprint" proteins by AFM.

Sub-nanometer expansions of redox responsive polymer films monitored by imaging ellipsometry.

Stimulus-responsive polymers and other functional polymer surfaces as components in glass microfluidic channels.

Breathing Pores on Command: Redox-Responsive Spongy Membranes from Poly(ferrocenylsilane)s.

Polyion multilayers with precise surface charge control for antifouling.