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 Chen F, Xu B, 2012 U.S. Patent 8196218:  System and Methods for Controlling Properties of Nanojunction devices. 

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111. Kenyi Saito-Diaz, Paula Dietrich, Hsueh-Fu Wu, Xin Sun, Archie Jayesh Patel, Camryn Gale Wzientek, Anthony Robert Prudden, Geert-Jan Boons, Shuibing Chen, Lorenz Studer, Bingqian Xu, Ioannis Dragatsis, Nadja Zeltner. Genipin Crosslinks the Extracellular Matrix to Rescue Developmental and Degenerative Defects, and Accelerates Regeneration of Peripheral Neurons, BioRxiv

 110. Zhao Z , Guo C , Sun F , Ning T , Li Z , Xu B , Zhao X , Ni L , Wang Q , Kang K , Lee T , Xiang D. Optical Gating Electron Transport through Nonphotoresponisive Molecular Junctions, Research Square

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109. Sun, X.;  Liu, R.;  Kandapal, S.; Xu, B., Development and mechanisms of photo-induced molecule junction device. Nanophotonics 2024 (Link)

108. Chen, N.; Li, S.; Zhao, P.; Liu, R.; Xie, Y.; Lin, J.-L.; Nijhuis, C. A.; Xu, B.; Zhang, L.; Xu, H.; Li, Y. Extreme long-lifetime self-assembled monolayer for air-stable molecular junctions. Science Advances 2023, 9, eadh3412. (link)

107. Zhao, X.; Zhang, X.; Yin, K.; Zhang, S.; Zhao, Z.; Tan, M.; Xu, X.; Zhao, Z.; Wang, M.; Xu, B.; Lee, T.; Scheer, E.; Xiang, D. In Situ Adjustable Nanogaps and In-Plane Break Junctions. Small Methods 2023, 7, 2201427. (link)

106. Zhang, R.; Hu, Z.; Wang, Y.; Hu, H.; Li, F.; Li, M.; Ragauskas, A.; Xia, T.; Han, H.; Tang, J.; Yu, H.; Xu, B.; Peng, L. Single-molecular insights into the breakpoint of cellulose nanofibers assembly during saccharification. Nature Communications 2023, 14, 1100. (link)

105. Sun, F.; Liu, L.; Zheng, C.-F.; Li, Y.-C.; Yan, Y.; Fu, X.-X.; Wang, C.-K.; Liu, R.; Xu, B.; Li, Z.-L. Decoding the mechanical conductance switching behaviors of dipyridyl molecular junctions. Nanoscale 2023, 15, 12586-12597. (link)

104.Kandapal, S.; Xu, B. Atomic Force Microscopy as a Tool to Study Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems . Processes 2023, 11(8), 2430. (link)

103. Zhang, T.; Pan, Y.; Kandapal, S.; Sun, X.; Xu, B. Following the Aggregation of Human Prion Protein on Heparin Functionalized Gold Surface in Real Time. ACS Applied Bio Materials 2022, 5, 5457-5464. (link)

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102. Yin, G.-Q.; Kandapal, S.; Liu, C.-H.; Wang, H.; Huang, J.; Jiang, S.-T.; Ji, T.; Yan, Y.; Khalife, S.; Zhou, R.; Ye, L.; Xu, B.; Yang, H.-B.; Nieh, M.-P.; Li, X. Metallo-Helicoid with Double Rims: Polymerization Followed by Folding by Intramolecular Coordination. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60, 1281-1289. (link)

101. Wang, H.; Zhou, L.-P.; Zheng, Y.; Wang, K.; Song, B.; Yan, X.; Wojtas, L.; Wang, X.-Q.; Jiang, X.; Wang, M.; Sun, Q.-F.; Xu, B.; Yang, H.-B.; Sue, A. C. H.; Chan, Y.-T.; Sessler, J. L.; Jiao, Y.; Stang, P. J.; Li, X. Double-Layered Supramolecular Prisms Self-Assembled by Geometrically Non-equivalent Tetratopic Subunits. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60, 1298-1305. (link)

100. Wang, H.; Wang, K.; Xu, Y.; Wang, W.; Chen, S.; Hart, M.; Wojtas, L.; Zhou, L.-P.; Gan, L.; Yan, X.; Li, Y.; Lee, J.; Ke, X.-S.; Wang, X.-Q.; Zhang, C.-W.; Zhou, S.; Zhai, T.; Yang, H.-B.; Wang, M.; He, J.; Sun, Q.-F.; Xu, B.; Jiao, Y.; Stang, P. J.; Sessler, J. L.; Li, X. Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Nanowires on the Surface by Metallo-Supramolecular Truncated Cuboctahedran. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143, 5826-5835.(link)

99. Cheng, H.; Yu, J.; Wang, Z.; Ma, P.; Guo, C.; Wang, B.; Zhong, W.; Xu, B. Details of Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Data Decoded by a Network-Based Automatic Clustering Algorithm. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2021, 125, 9660-9667. (link)

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98. Zhang, Y.; Xu, S.; Ji, F.; Hu, Y.; Gu, Z.; Xu, B. Plant cell wall hydrolysis process reveals structure–activity relationships. Plant Methods 2020, 16, 147. (link)

97.Zhang, K.; Hu, R.; Yang, J.; Xu, B. The phase transformation behavior between γ lamellae and massive γ in a Ta containing TiAl-based alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2020, 821, 153290. (link)

96.Huo, G.; Chen, W.; Wang, J.; Chu, X.; Xu, W.; Li, B.; Zhang, Y.; Xu, B.; Zhou, X. His18 promotes reactive oxidative stress production in copper-ion mediated human islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation. RSC Advances 2020, 10, 5566-5571. (link)

95.Forzani, E. S.; He, H.; Hihath, J.; Lindsay, S.; Penner, R. M.; Wang, S.; Xu, B. Moving Electrons Purposefully through Single Molecules and Nanostructures: A Tribute to the Science of Professor Nongjian Tao (1963–2020). ACS Nano 2020, 14, 12291-12312. (link)

94. Zhang, W.; Liu, H.; Lu, J.; Ni, L.; Liu, H.; Li, Q.; Qiu, M.; Xu, B.; Lee, T.; Zhao, Z.; Wang, X.; Wang, M.; Wang, T.; Offenhäusser, A.; Mayer, D.; Hwang, W.-T.; Xiang, D. Atomic switches of metallic point contacts by plasmonic heating. Light: Science & Applications 2019, 8, 34. (link)

93. Wang, K.; Vezzoli, A.; Grace, Iain M.; McLaughlin, M.; Nichols, R. J.; Xu, B.; Lambert, C. J.; Higgins, S. J. Charge transfer complexation boosts molecular conductance through Fermi level pinning. Chemical Science 2019, 10, 2396-2403. (link)

92. Wang, H.; Liu, C.-H.; Wang, K.; Wang, M.; Yu, H.; Kandapal, S.; Brzozowski, R.; Xu, B.; Wang, M.; Lu, S.; Hao, X.-Q.; Eswara, P.; Nieh, M.-P.; Cai, J.; Li, X. Assembling Pentatopic Terpyridine Ligands with Three Types of Coordination Moieties into a Giant Supramolecular Hexagonal Prism: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Study. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, 141, 16108-16116. (link)

91. Wan, K.; Xu, B.: Modulation and Control of Charge Transport Through Single-Molecule Junctions. In Molecular-Scale Electronics : Current Status and Perspectives; Guo, X., Ed.; Springer International Publishing: Cham, 2019; pp 1-43. (link)

90. Pan, Y.; Wang, B.; Reese, R. A.; Xu, B. The molecular basis of interaction domains of full-length PrP with lipid membranes. Nanoscale 2019, 11, 12087-12091.(link)

89. Li, L.; Zhang, P.; Li, J.; Wang, Y.; Wei, Y.; Hu, J.; Zhou, X.; Xu, B.; Li, B. Measurement of nanomechanical properties of DNA molecules by PeakForce atomic force microscopy based on DNA origami. Nanoscale 2019, 11, 4707-4711. (link)

88. Alexander Reese, R.; Xu, B. Single-molecule detection of proteins and toxins in food using atomic force microscopy. Trends in Food Science & Technology 2019, 87, 26-34. (link)

87. Zhou, J.; Wang, K.; Xu, B.; Dubi, Y. Photoconductance from Exciton Binding in Molecular Junctions. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140, 70-73. (link)

86. Wang, L.; Liu, R.; Gu, J.; Song, B.; Wang, H.; Jiang, X.; Zhang, K.; Han, X.; Hao, X.-Q.; Bai, S.; Wang, M.; Li, X.; Xu, B.; Li, X. Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Fractals from Generation 1 to 5. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140, 14087-14096. (link)

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85. Wang, H.; Qian, X.; Wang, K.; Su, M.; Haoyang, W.-W.; Jiang, X.; Brzozowski, R.; Wang, M.; Gao, X.; Li, Y.; Xu, B.; Eswara, P.; Hao, X.-Q.; Gong, W.; Hou, J.-L.; Cai, J.; Li, X. Supramolecular Kandinsky circles with high antibacterial activity. Nature Communications 2018, 9, 1815.  (link)

84. Song, B.; Kandapal, S.; Gu, J.; Zhang, K.; Reese, A.; Ying, Y.; Wang, L.; Wang, H.; Li, Y.; Wang, M.; Lu, S.; Hao, X.-Q.; Li, X.; Xu, B.; Li, X. Self-assembly of polycyclic supramolecules using linear metal-organic ligands. Nature Communications 2018, 9, 4575. (link)

83. Pan, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Gongpan, P.; Zhang, Q.; Huang, S.; Wang, B.; Xu, B.; Shan, Y.; Xiong, W.; Li, G.; Wang, H. Single glucose molecule transport process revealed by force tracing and molecular dynamics simulations. Nanoscale Horizons 2018, 3, 517-524. 

82 Guo, C.; Chen, X.; Ding, S.-Y.; Mayer, D.; Wang, Q.; Zhao, Z.; Ni, L.; Liu, H.; Lee, T.; Xu, B.; Xiang, D. Molecular Orbital Gating Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. ACS Nano 2018, 12, 11229-11235. (link)

Correction to Molecular Orbital Gating Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. ACS Nano 2019, 13, 4858-4858. (link)

81. Zhang, Z.; Wang, H.; Wang, X.; Li, Y.; Song, B.; Bolarinwa, O.; Reese, R. A.; Zhang, T.; Wang, X.-Q.; Cai, J.; Xu, B.; Wang, M.; Liu, C.; Yang, H.-B.; Li, X. Supersnowflakes: Stepwise Self-Assembly and Dynamic Exchange of Rhombus Star-Shaped Supramolecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2017, 139, 8174-8185. (link)

80. Wang, K.; Xu, B. Modulation and Control of Charge Transport Through Single-Molecule Junctions. Topics in Current Chemistry 2017, 375, 17. (link)


79. Wang, B.; Park, B.; Xu, B.; Kwon, Y. Label-free biosensing of Salmonella enterica serovars at single-cell level. Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2017, 15, 40. (link)

78. Jiang, Z.; Li, Y.; Wang, M.; Song, B.; Wang, K.; Sun, M.; Liu, D.; Li, X.; Yuan, J.; Chen, M.; Guo, Y.; Yang, X.; Zhang, T.; Moorefield, C. N.; Newkome, G. R.; Xu, B.; Li, X.; Wang, P. Self-assembly of a supramolecular hexagram and a supramolecular pentagram. Nature Communications 2017, 8, 15476.  (link)

77. Song, B.; Zhang, Z.; Wang, K.; Hsu, C.-H.; Bolarinwa, O.; Wang, J.; Li, Y.; Yin, G.-Q.; Rivera, E.; Yang, H.-B.; Liu, C.; Xu, B.; Li, X. Direct Self-Assembly of a 2D and 3D Star of David. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56, 5258-5262. (link)

76. Ismael, A. K.; Wang, K.; Vezzoli, A.; Al-Khaykanee, M. K.; Gallagher, H. E.; Grace, I. M.; Lambert, C. J.; Xu, B.; Nichols, R. J.; Higgins, S. J. Side-Group-Mediated Mechanical Conductance Switching in Molecular Junctions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56, 15378-15382. (link)

75. Zhang, Y.; Zhang, M.; Alexander Reese, R.; Zhang, H.; Xu, B. Real-time single molecular study of a pretreated cellulose hydrolysis mode and individual enzyme movement. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2016, 9, 85  (link)

74. Zhang, L.; Xu, B.; Wang, X. Cholesterol Extraction from Cell Membrane by Graphene Nanosheets: A Computational Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2016, 120, 957-964. (link)

73. Wang, M.; Wang, K.; Wang, C.; Huang, M.; Hao, X.-Q.; Shen, M.-Z.; Shi, G.-Q.; Zhang, Z.; Song, B.; Cisneros, A.; Song, M.-P.; Xu, B.; Li, X. Self-Assembly of Concentric Hexagons and Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Metal–Organic Nanoribbons at the Solid/Liquid Interface. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016, 138, 9258-9268. (link)

72. Wang, K.; Xu, B. Electron tunneling through molecule–electrode contacts of single alkane molecular junctions: experimental determination and a practical barrier model. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2016, 18, 9569-9576. (link)

71. Wang, B.; Lou, Z.; Zhang, H.; Xu, B. Effect of the electrostatic surface potential on the oligomerization of full-length human recombinant prion protein at single-molecule level. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2016, 144. (link)

70. Pan, Y.; Wang, B.; Zhang, T.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, H.; Xu, B. Nanoscale insights into full-length prion protein aggregation on model lipid membranes. Chemical Communications 2016, 52, 8533-8536. (link)

69. Li, Q.; Zhang, T.; Pan, Y.; Ciacchi, L. C.; Xu, B.; Wei, G. AFM-based force spectroscopy for bioimaging and biosensing. RSC Advances 2016, 6, 12893-12912. (link)


68. Guo, C.; Wang, K.; Zerah-Harush, E.; Hamill, J.; Wang, B.; Dubi, Y.; Xu, B. Molecular rectifier composed of DNA with high rectification ratio enabled by intercalation. Nature Chemistry 2016, 8, 484-490.(link)

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67. Xu, B.; Dubi, Y. Negative differential conductance in molecular junctions: an overview of experiment and theory. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 2015, 27, 263202. (link)



66. Wang, B.; Lou, Z.; Park, B.; Kwon, Y.; Zhang, H.; Xu, B. Surface conformations of an anti-ricin aptamer and its affinity for ricin determined by atomic force microscopy and surface plasmon resonance. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2015, 17, 307-314. (link)



65. Vezzoli, A.; Grace, I.; Brooke, C.; Wang, K.; Lambert, C. J.; Xu, B.; Nichols, R. J.; Higgins, S. J. Gating of single molecule junction conductance by charge transfer complex formation. Nanoscale 2015, 7, 18949-18955. (link)



64. Sun, B.; Wang, M.; Lou, Z.; Huang, M.; Xu, C.; Li, X.; Chen, L.-J.; Yu, Y.; Davis, G. L.; Xu, B.; Yang, H.-B.; Li, X. From Ring-in-Ring to Sphere-in-Sphere: Self-Assembly of Discrete 2D and 3D Architectures with Increasing Stability. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015, 137, 1556-1564. (link)


63. Lou, Z.; Wang, B.; Guo, C.; Wang, K.; Zhang, H.; Xu, B. Molecular-level insights of early-stage prion protein aggregation on mica and gold surface determined by AFM imaging and molecular simulation. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2015, 135, 371-378. (link)


62. Guo, C.; Fan, X.; Qiu, H.; Xiao, W.; Wang, L.; Xu, B. High-resolution probing heparan sulfate–antithrombin interaction on a single endothelial cell surface: single-molecule AFM studies. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2015, 17, 13301-13306. (link)


61. Zhang, Y.; Xu, B.; Zhou, W. On a novel mechanistic model for simultaneous enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose and hemicellulose considering morphology. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2014, 111, 1767-1781. (link)

60. Zhang, M.; Wang, B.; Xu, B. Mapping Single Molecular Binding Kinetics of Carbohydrate-Binding Module with Crystalline Cellulose by Atomic Force Microscopy Recognition Imaging. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2014, 118, 6714-6720. (link)

59. Wang, K.; Zhou, J.; Hamill, J. M.; Xu, B. Measurement and understanding of single-molecule break junction rectification caused by asymmetric contacts. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2014, 141. (link)


58. Wang, K.; Hamill, J. M.; Wang, B.; Guo, C.; Jiang, S.; Huang, Z.; Xu, B. Structure determined charge transport in single DNA molecule break junctions. Chemical Science 2014, 5, 3425-3431. (link)


57. Wang, K.; Hamill, J.; Zhou, J.; Guo, C.; Xu, B. Measurement and control of detailed electronic properties in a single molecule break junction. Faraday Discussions 2014, 174, 91-104. (link)


56. Wang, C.; Hao, X.-Q.; Wang, M.; Guo, C.; Xu, B.; Tan, E. N.; Zhang, Y.-Y.; Yu, Y.; Li, Z.-Y.; Yang, H.-B.; Song, M.-P.; Li, X. Self-assembly of giant supramolecular cubes with terpyridine ligands as vertices and metals on edges. Chemical Science 2014, 5, 1221-1226. (link)

55. Wang, B.; Xu, B. Transition model for ricin-aptamer interactions with multiple pathways and energy barriers. Physical Review E 2014, 89, 022720. (link)


54. Wang, B.; Park, B.; Kwon, Y.; Xu, B. Determining the elastic properties of aptamer-ricin single molecule multiple pathway interactions. Applied Physics Letters 2014, 104. (link)


53. Hodgkiss, J.; Zysman-Colman, E.; Higgins, S.; Solomon, G.; Bâldea, I.; Samuel, I.; Venkataraman, L.; Wudl, F.; Xu, B.; Venkatramani, R.; Ottosson, H.; Perepichka, D.; Lemmer, U.; Skabara, P.; Mount, A.; Bradley, D. Molecular electronics: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 2014, 174, 125-151. (link)

52. Hodgkiss, J.; Conboy, G.; Hutchings, G.; Higgins, S.; Galbraith, I.; Findlay, N.; Taylor, R.; Salle, M.; Zhang, S.; Frey, G.; Bâldea, I.; Samuel, I.; Ebenhoch, B.; Wudl, F.; Turak, A.; Xu, B.; Angioni, E.; Venkatramani, R.; Lemmer, U.; Perepichka, D.; Kanibolotsky, A.; Skabara, P.; Wildman, J.; Zysman-Colman, E.; Bradley, D.; McCulloch, I.; McDouall, J.; Ponomarenko, S.; Nelson, J.; Kim, J.-S. Organic photovoltaics and energy: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 2014, 174, 341-355. (link)

51. Higgins, S.; Hodgkiss, J.; Plank, N.; Torsi, L.; Cowper, P.; Malliaras, G.; Braeken, Y.; Laurand, N.; Samuel, I.; Pomorska, A.; Wudl, F.; Xu, B.; Lemmer, U.; Perepichka, D.; Mount, A.; Dennany, L.; Bradley, D.; Melzer, K. Organic bioelectronics: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 2014, 174, 413-428. (link)

50. Hamill, J. M.; Wang, K.; Xu, B. Force and conductance molecular break junctions with time series crosscorrelation. Nanoscale 2014, 6, 5657-5661. (link)

49. Wang, K.; Hamill, J. M.; Zhou, J.; Xu, B. Mapping the Details of Contact Effect of Modulated Au-Octanedithiol-Au Break Junction by Force–Conductance Cross-Correlation. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2014, 136, 17406-17409. (link)

48. Zhou, J.; Samanta, S.; Guo, C.; Locklin, J.; Xu, B. Measurements of contact specific low-bias negative differential resistance of single metalorganic molecular junctions. Nanoscale 2013, 5, 5715-5719. (link)


47. Zhang, M.; Wang, B.; Xu, B. Measurements of single molecular affinity interactions between carbohydrate-binding modules and crystalline cellulose fibrils. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2013, 15, 6508-6515. (link)


46. Zhang, M.; Chen, G.; Kumar, R.; Xu, B. Mapping out the structural changes of natural and pretreated plant cell wall surfaces by atomic force microscopy single molecular recognition imaging. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013, 6, 147. (link)


45. Zhen, Z.; Tang, W.; Guo, C.; Chen, H.; Lin, X.; Liu, G.; Fei, B.; Chen, X.; Xu, B.; Xie, J. Ferritin Nanocages To Encapsulate and Deliver Photosensitizers for Efficient Photodynamic Therapy against Cancer. ACS Nano 2013, 7, 6988-6996 (link)


44. Zhou, J.; Guo, C.; Xu, B. Electron transport properties of single molecular junctions under mechanical modulations. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 2012, 24, 164209. (link)


43. Zhang, M.; Wu, S.-C.; Zhou, W.; Xu, B. Imaging and Measuring Single-Molecule Interaction between a Carbohydrate-Binding Module and Natural Plant Cell Wall Cellulose. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2012, 116, 9949-9956. (link)



42. Yan, L.; Zheng, Y. B.; Zhao, F.; Li, S.; Gao, X.; Xu, B.; Weiss, P. S.; Zhao, Y. Chemistry and physics of a single atomic layer: strategies and challenges for functionalization of graphene and graphene-based materials. Chemical Society Reviews 2012, 41, 97-114. (link)



41. Wang, B.; Guo, C.; Zhang, M.; Park, B.; Xu, B. High-Resolution Single-Molecule Recognition Imaging of the Molecular Details of Ricin–Aptamer Interaction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2012, 116, 5316-5322. (link)

 



40. Wang, B.; Guo, C.; Chen, G.; Park, B.; Xu, B. Following aptamer–ricin specific binding by single molecule recognition and force spectroscopy measurements. Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 1644-1646. (link)

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39. Negri, P.; Chen, G.; Kage, A.; Nitsche, A.; Naumann, D.; Xu, B.; Dluhy, R. A. Direct Optical Detection of Viral Nucleoprotein Binding to an Anti-Influenza Aptamer. Analytical Chemistry 2012, 84, 5501-5508. (link)


38. Guo, J.; Chen, G.; Ning, X.; Li, X.; Zhou, J.; Jagielska, A.; Xu, B.; Boons, G.-J. A Chemo-Mechanical Tweezer for Single-Molecular Characterization of Soft Materials. Chemistry – A European Journal 2012, 18, 4568-4574.(link)


37. Guo, C.; Wang, B.; Wang, L.; Xu, B. Structural basis of single molecular heparin–FX06 interaction revealed by SPM measurements and molecular simulations. Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 12222-12224. (link)



36. Nie, J.; Guo, L.; Li, K.; Wang, Y.; Chen, G.; Li, L.; Chen, H.; Deng, F.; Jiang, X.; Zhang, T.; Huang, L.; Faraco, C.; Zhang, D.; Guo, C.; Yap, P.-T.; Hu, X.; Li, G.; Lv, J.; Yuan, Y.; Zhu, D.; Han, J.; Sabatinelli, D.; Zhao, Q.; Miller, L. S.; Xu, B.; Shen, P.; Platt, S.; Shen, D.; Hu, X.; Liu, T. Axonal Fiber Terminations Concentrate on Gyri. Cerebral Cortex 2011, 22, 2831-2839. (link)

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35. Zhou, J.; Xu, B. Determining contact potential barrier effects on electronic transport in single molecular junctions. Applied Physics Letters 2011, 99. (link)


34. Sheng, J.; Hassan, A. E. A.; Zhang, W.; Zhou, J.; Xu, B.; Soares, A. S.; Huang, Z. Synthesis, structure and imaging of oligodeoxyribonucleotides with tellurium-nucleobase derivatization. Nucleic Acids Research 2011, 39, 3962-3971. (link)


33. Chen, G.; Ni, N.; Zhou, J.; Chuang, Y.-J.; Wang, B.; Pan, Z.; Xu, B. Fibrinogen Clot Induced by Gold-Nanoparticle In Vitro. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2011, 11, 74-81 (link)


32. Zhou, J.; Xu, B. Recent Patents of Nanopore DNA Sequencing Technology: Progress and Challenges. Recent Patents on DNA & Gene Sequences 2010, 4, 192-201. (link)

31. Zhou, J.; Chen, G.; Xu, B. Probing the Molecule−Electrode Interface of Single-Molecule Junctions by Controllable Mechanical Modulations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2010, 114, 8587-8592. (link)


30. Guo, J.; Chen, G.; Ning, X.; Wolfert, M. A.; Li, X.; Xu, B.; Boons, G.-J. Surface Modification of Polymeric Micelles by Strain-Promoted Alkyne–Azide Cycloadditions. Chemistry – A European Journal 2010, 16, 13360-13366. (link)


29.Chen, F.; Zhou, J.; Chen, G.; Xu, B. A Novel Highly Integrated SPM System for Single Molecule Studies. IEEE Sensors Journal 2010, 10, 485-491. (link)


28. Chen, G.; Ni, N.; Wang, B.; Xu, B. Fibrinogen Nanofibril Growth and Self-Assembly on Au (1,1,1) Surface in the Absence of Thrombin. ChemPhysChem 2010, 11, 565-568. (link)


27. Zhou, J.; Chen, F.; Xu, B. Fabrication and Electronic Characterization of Single Molecular Junction Devices: A Comprehensive Approach. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2009, 131, 10439-10446. (link)



26. Wang, L.; Wu, Z.-Z.; Xu, B.; Zhao, Y.; Kisaalita, W. S. SU-8 microstructure for quasi-three-dimensional cell-based biosensing. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2009, 140, 349-355. (link)



25. Liu, B.; Li, X.; Li, B.; Xu, B.; Zhao, Y. Carbon Nanotube Based Artificial Water Channel Protein: Membrane Perturbation and Water Transportation. Nano Letters 2009, 9, 1386-1394. (link)


24. Chen, G.; Ning, X.; Park, B.; Boons, G.-J.; Xu, B. Simple, Clickable Protocol for Atomic Force Microscopy Tip Modification and Its Application for Trace Ricin Detection by Recognition Imaging. Langmuir 2009, 25, 2860-2864. (link)

23. Chen, G.; Zhou, J.; Park, B.; Xu, B. Single ricin detection by atomic force microscopy chemomechanical mapping. Applied Physics Letters 2009, 95.(link)


22. Sun, H.; Bai, Y.; Liu, H.; Jin, W.; Xu, N.; Chen, G.; Xu, B. Mechanism of Nitrogen-Concentration Dependence on pH Value: Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Nitrogen-Doped TiO2. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2008, 112, 13304-13309. (link)


21. Xu, B. Modulating the Conductance of a Au–octanedithiol–Au Molecular Junction. Small 2007, 3, 2061-2065. (link)


20. Yan, H.; Xu, B. Towards Rapid DNA Sequencing: Detecting Single-Stranded DNA with a Solid-State Nanopore. Small 2006, 2, 310-312. (link)


19. Li, X.; Xu, B.; Xiao, X.; Yang, X.; Zang, L.; Tao, N. Controlling charge transport in single molecules using electrochemical gate. Faraday Discussions 2006, 131, 111-120. (link)


18. Li, X.; He, J.; Hihath, J.; Xu, B.; Lindsay, S. M.; Tao, N. Conductance of Single Alkanedithiols:  Conduction Mechanism and Effect of Molecule−Electrode Contacts. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2006, 128, 2135-2141. (link)



17. Huang; Xu; Chen; Ventra, M. D.; Tao. Measurement of Current-Induced Local Heating in a Single Molecule Junction. Nano Letters 2006, 6, 1240-1244. (link)



16. Xu, B. Q.; Li, X. L.; Xiao, X. Y.; Sakaguchi, H.; Tao, N. J. Electromechanical and Conductance Switching Properties of Single Oligothiophene Molecules. Nano Letters 2005, 5, 1491-1495. (link)

 


15. Xu B; Xiao X; Yang, X.; Zang, L.; Tao N. Large Gate Modulation in the Current of a Room Temperature Single Molecule Transistor. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127, 2386-2387. (link)



14.Li, X.; Xu, B.; Xiao, X.; Hihath, J.; Tao, N. Measurement of Electron Transport Properties of Single Molecules. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2005, 44, 5344. (link)

13. Hihath, J.; Xu, B. Q.; Zhang, P. M.; Tao, N. J. Study of single-nucleotide polymorphisms by means of electrical conductance measurements. P Natl Acad Sci USA 2005, 102, 16979-16983. (link)

12. Xu B; Zhang W; Li X; Tao N. Direct Conductance Measurement of Single DNA Molecules in Aqueous Solution. Nano Letters 2004, 4, 1105-1108. (link)


11. Xiao, X.; Xu, B.; Tao, N. Changes in the Conductance of Single Peptide Molecules upon Metal-Ion Binding. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2004, 43, 6148-6152. (link)



10. Xiao, X.; Xu, B.; Tao, N. Measurement of Single Molecule Conductance:  Benzenedithiol and Benzenedimethanethiol. Nano Letters 2004, 4, 267-271. (link)



9. Xiao, X.; Xu, B.; Tao, N. Conductance Titration of Single-Peptide Molecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2004, 126, 5370-5371. (link)


8. Li, X. L.; He, H. X.; Xu, B. Q.; Xiao, X. Y.; Nagahara, L. A.; Amlani, I.; Tsui, R.; Tao, N. J. Measurement of electron transport properties of molecular junctions fabricated by electrochemical and mechanical methods. Surface Science 2004, 573, 1-10. (link)


7. Xu, B.; Xiao, X.; Tao, N. J. Measurements of Single-Molecule Electromechanical Properties. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2003, 125, 16164-16165.  (link)


6. Xu, B.; Tao, N. J. Measurement of single-molecule resistance by repeated formation of molecular junctions. Science 2003, 301, 1221-1223. (link)


5. Xu, B.; He, H.; Boussaad, S.; Tao, N. J. Electrochemical properties of atomic-scale metal wires. Electrochimica Acta 2003, 48, 3085-3091. (link)


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