Publications
2026
Singh, R. R., A. Chinni, E. Cannistraci, R. Salinas, S. Yadav, K. Gozzi and M. A. Schumacher (2026). Transcription activation mechanism of a noncanonical DNA damage response pathway by the WYL-activator, DriD. Science Advances 12(12): eaec6337.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec6337
Instrument used: CryoTEM
Wu, Y., M. Liu, K. Li, S. Li, L. Y. Phoon, J. Mai, Y. Chen, W. Yan, S. N. Lan, J. Rufo, G. Milford, Y. He, Q. Wu, S. Yang, L. Lan, S. J. Benkovic and T. J. Huang (2026). SonoPIN enables precise, noninvasive, and efficient intracellular delivery of PROTACs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123(11): e2534439123.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2534439123
Press release: https://pratt.duke.edu/news/sonopin/
Instrument used: Confocal
Arnal, M., R. F. Kay, L. A. Valdivia, W. Salenbien, P. E. Morse, M. R. Borths, B. A. Williams, C. Riddle, J.-N. Martínez and L. A. Gonzales (2026). New Early Miocene hystricognath rodents (Caviomorpha) from the Madre de Dios River in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon. Papers in Palaeontology 12(2): e70064.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.70064
Instrument used: MicroCT
Grant, E., K. Hoang, J. Li, S. Atta, Z. Li, J. Zhou, G. Kantor, C. Akpan, T. Vasse, W. Lee and T. Vo-Dinh (2026). Spikey nanorattle-based SERS biosensors for direct detection of cancer-associated mRNA, Proc. SPIE 13843, Optical Biopsy XXIV: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis, 138430H (5 March 2026); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3106807
Instrument used: TEM
Heckman, M. M., C. S. Cai, A. Kalpattu, E. M. Simmons, R. M. Tighe and C. K. Payne (2026). Lipid adsorbed on the surface of nanomaterials enhances protein corona formation. Environmental Science: Nano 13(4): 2112–2122.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5EN00971E
Instrument used: TEM
Ravel, V. M., S. R. Evans, S. K. Holmes, J. L. Doherty, M. S. Rahman, T. Roy and A. D. Franklin (2026). Impact of Contact Gating on Scaling of Monolayer 2D Transistors Using a Symmetric Dual-Gate Structure. ACS Nano 20(8): 7127–7136.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c19797
Press release: https://pratt.duke.edu/news/transistor-contact-gating-study/
UVVIS: Xie, W., Y. Deng, Y. Liu, Y. Zhao, S. J. Shin, K. Brown, Y. Wang, N. Peng, M. Gilbert, B. Davis, A. Shankar, P. Biradar, L. Zhang, A. Zhang, H. Weisbecker, Y. Wu, Y. Wang, S. Liu, J. Tian, A. J. M. Miller, J. Yin, W. J. Padilla and W. Bai (2026). Solution-processed electrochromics for synergistic solar and radiative heat management. Nature Sustainability.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-026-01774-2
Instrument used: UVVIS
Xie, W., Y. Deng, Y. Liu, Y. Zhao, S. J. Shin, K. Brown, Y. Wang, N. Peng, M. Gilbert, B. Davis, A. Shankar, P. Biradar, L. Zhang, A. Zhang, H. Weisbecker, Y. Wu, Y. Wang, S. Liu, J. Tian, A. J. M. Miller, J. Yin, W. J. Padilla and W. Bai (2026). Solution-processed electrochromics for synergistic solar and radiative heat management. Nature Sustainability.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-026-01774-2
Instrument used: UVVIS
Atta, S. and T. Vo-Dinh (2026). Direct, Pretreatment-Free Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Detection of Uric Acid in Urine Facilitated by Efficient Hydrogen Bonding-Driven Capture. Analytical Chemistry 98(6): 4653–4665.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5c06098
Instrument used: UVVIS
Kim, S. Y.-K., T. Kaur, Y. Shmidov, M. Y. Wang, L. Fan, A. Leo, N. Angustia, Y. Xiang, D. Reker and A. Chilkoti (2026). Genetically Encoded Sterol-Modification of a Synthetic Intrinsically Disordered Protein Drives Its Self-Assembly Into Diverse Morphologies. Small: e09658.
McCourt, J. T., E. G. Arnault, M. Baksi, S. J. Poage, S. Salmani-Rezaie, K. Ahadi, D. Kumah and G. Finkelstein (2025). Electrostatic Control of Quantum Phases in KTaO3-Based Planar Constrictions. Nano Letters 25(45): 16091–16096.
McKeown Wessler, G. C., T. Wang, C. Brown, G. J. Graf, Y. Yao, A. Singh, V. Blum and D. B. Mitzi (2026). Hydrothermal Synthesis and Electronic and Optical Characterization of Ag2(NH4)AsS4. Inorganic Chemistry.
Pakharukova, N., B. N. Thomas, H. Bansia, L. Li, D. K. Bassford, R. R. Abzalimov, J. Kim, A. W. Kahsai, B. Pani, K. Xiao, R. Ochakovski, S. Liu, X. Zhang, S. Ahn, A. des Georges and R. J. Lefkowitz (2026). Mechanism of beta-arrestin 1 mediated Src activation via Src SH3 domain revealed by cryo-electron microscopy. Nature Communications 17(1).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-69884-1
Instrument used: CryoTEM
Yang, K., R. Zhong, K. Li, J. Mai, P. Liu, Y. He, J. Rich, Y. Chen, J. Wang, Z. Ma, X. Xu, Q. Wu and T. J. Huang (2026). Precision acoustofluidics for high-throughput mechanobiology in suspension cells. Science Advances 12(1): eady1136.
Bu, Y., S. M. McDonald, E. H. R. Tsai and M. L. Becker (2026). Stereochemically-Controlled Fluorinated Copolymers for Selectively Permeable Barrier Applications. Advanced Functional Materials: e31526.
Yu, Y., V. Somayaji, Z. Geng, A. J. Offen, J. Liang and J. Liu (2026). Light-powered ambient-pressure ammonia synthesis using a plasmonic semiconducting catalyst. Nano Research 19(1): 94908274. DOI: 10.26599/NR.2025.94908274.
Grigoryan, R*., W. Swenson, M. P. Field, M. C. De Silva, A. Strasma, N. Jayasundara and M. A. Kipp (2026). Automated methods for multi-isotopic analysis of major cations in biological samples: application to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-025-06309-w
*SMIF staff author
Instrument used: MassSpecSapphire
Grigoryan, R*., W. Swenson, M. P. Field, M. C. De Silva, A. Strasma, N. Jayasundara and M. A. Kipp (2026). Automated methods for multi-isotopic analysis of major cations in biological samples: application to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-025-06309-w.
*SMIF staff author
Instrument used: MassSpecSapphire
Roy, M., J. F. Castaneda, S. J. LeBlanc and A. D. Stiff-Roberts (2026). Film formation of two-dimensional hybrid perovskite using resonant infrared matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation. AIP Advances 16(1). DOI: 10.1063/5.0298136.
Williams, G. D. Z., J. Barre, P. Louvat, S. Bérail, R. Millot and A. Vengosh (2026). Geochemical controls on the formation of lithium brines in closed-basins of the Lithium Triangle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 679: 119849.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2026.119849.
Instrument used: Mass-Spec Sapphire
Xu, J., Y. Li, C. Novak, M. Lee, Z. Yan, S. Bang, A. McGinnis, S. Chandra, V. Zhang, W. He, T. Lechler, M. P. Rodriguez Salazar, C. Eroglu, M. L. Becker, D. Velmeshev, R. E. Cheney and R.-R. Ji (2026). Mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects against peripheral neuropathy. Nature.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09896-x.
Instrument used: SEM
Bai, Y., X. Yuan, Y. Weng, K. Yin, H. Wang and X. Ni (2026). Digital composites with reprogrammable phase architectures. Science Advances 12(4): eaed9698.
Press Release: https://pratt.duke.edu/news/programmable-lego-like-materials/
DOI: https://doi:10.1126/sciadv.aed9698
2025
Lu, Y., Y. He, J. Xia, M. Liu, J. Rich, K. Jin, R. Zhong, K. Yang, J. Qian, Y. Chen, K. Li, Z. Ma and T. J. Huang (2025). Programmable acoustofluidic engineering for creating gradient biomaterials. Science Advances 11(51): eaeb0879. DOI: doi:10.1126/sciadv.aeb0879.
McConnell, A., S. Wang, A. Grieder, Y. Ping, D. B. Mitzi and D. Sun Coexisting Rashba/Dresselhaus Spin Splitting in Solution-Processed Bournonite Films Using Circular Photogalvanic Effect. Advanced Functional Materials: e21735.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202521735.
Instrument used: SEM
Salvino, M. J., T. E. Schroeder, L. W. Grimaud and A. C. Peterson (2025). Time Dependent Material Fatigue of the Artificial Urinary Sphincter Pressure Regulating Balloon: A Mechanical and Microscopic Analysis. Urology.