Publications
34. Patel, M., Andoy, N.M.O., Tran, Susannah M., Jeon, K., Sullan, R.M.A.* Different drug loading method and antibiotic structure modulate the efficacy of polydopamine nanoparticles as drug nanocarriers, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023, 11, 11335-11343.
33. Xue, Y., Noroozifar, M., Sullan, R.M.A., Kerman, K.* Electrochemical Simultaneous Determination of Bisphenol A, Bisphenol S, Hydroquinone, and Catechol Using a Novel Mesoporous Nickel-Modified Carbon Sensor. Chemosphere, 2023, 342, 140003.
32. Xue, Y., Hassan, Q., Noroozifar, M., Sullan, R. M. A., Kerman, K.* Microfluidic Flow Injection Analysis System for the Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine Using Diazonium-Grafted Copper Nanoparticles on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Modified Surfaces. Talanta, 2024, 266 (2), 125030.
31. Patel, M.,‡ Corbett, A.,‡ Vardhan, A., Jeon, K., Andoy, N.M.O., Sullan, R.M.A.* Laser-responsive sequential delivery of multiple antimicrobials using nanocomposite hydrogels, Biomaterials Science, 2023, 11, 2330–2335. ‡ joint first authors
30. Jeon, K., Asuncion, J., Corbett, A., Yuan, T., Patel, M., Andoy, N.M.O., Kreis, C.T., Voznyy, O., Sullan, R.M.A.* Buffer components incorporate into the framework of polyserotonin nanoparticles and films during synthesis, Nanomaterials, 2022, 12.
29. Andoy, N.M.A., Patel, M., Lui, C.L.J., Sullan, R.M.A.* Immobilization of Polyethyleneimine (PEI) on Flat Surfaces and Nanoparticles Affects Its Ability to Disrupt Bacterial Membranes, Microorganisms, 2021, 9, 2176.
28. Falcone, N.,‡ Andoy, N.M.A.,‡ Sullan, R.M.A.,* Kraatz, H-B.* Peptide-polydopamine Nanocomposite Hydrogel for a LASER-controlled Hydrophobic Drug Delivery, ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2021, 4, 9, 6652–6657. ‡ joint first authors
27. Jeon, K., Schmitt, C., Xue, Y., Andoy, N.M.O., Barner, L., Sullan, R.M.A.* Size-Controlled Synthesis of Bioinspired Polyserotonin Nanoparticles with Free-Radical Scavenging Property, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2021, 9, 634–637.
26. Moxley-Pacquet, V. et al., Sullan, R.M.A., Utz, M., Simpson, A.* 5-axis CNC Micromilling for Rapid, Cheap and Background-Free NMR Microcoils, Analytical Chemistry, 2020, 92, 15454–15462.
25. Ferrag, C., Li, S., Jeon, K., Andoy, N.M.O., Sullan, R.M.A., Mikhaylichenko, S., Kerman, K.* Polyacrylamide Hydrogels Doped with Different Shapes of Silver Nanoparticles: Antibacterial and Mechanical Properties, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2021, 197, 111397.
24. Falcone, N. Shao, T. Andoy, N.M.O., Rashid, R., Sullan, R.M.A.,* Sun, X.,* and Kraatz, H-B.* Multi-component Peptide Hydrogels—A Systematic Study Incorporating Biomolecules for the Exploration of Diverse, Tuneable Biomaterials, Biomaterials Science, 2020, 8, 5601–5614.
Selected as a HOT article in Biomaterials Science Recent HOT Articles
23. Kreis, C.T. and Sullan, R.M.A.* Interfacial Nanomechanical Heterogeneity of E. coli Biofilm Matrix, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 16819–16830.
22. Andoy, N.M.O.,* Jeon, K., Kreis, C.T., Sullan, R.M.A.* Multifunctional and Stimuli-Responsive Polydopamine Nanoparticle-Based Platform for Targeted Antimicrobial Applications, Advanced Functional Materials, 2020, 2004503.
Publications prior to UTSC
21. Pohl, A.,‡ Berger, F.,‡ Sullan, R.M.A.,‡ Valverde-Tercedor,C., Freindl, K., Spiridis, N., Lefev̀re, C.T., Menguy, N., Klumpp, S., Blank, K., Faivre, D. Decoding Biomineralization: Interaction of a Mad10-Derived Peptide with Magnetite Thin Films. Nano Letters, 2019, 19, 8207–8215.‡ joint first authors
20. Goktas, M., Luo, C., Sullan, R.M.A., Bergues-Pupo, A.E., Lipowsky, R., Vila Verde, A., Blank, K. Molecular Mechanics of Coiled Coils Loaded in the Shear Geometry. Chemical Science, 2018, 9, 4610–4621.
19. Walder R., LeBlanc M., Van Patten W.J., Edwards D.T., Greenberg J.A., Adhikari A., Okoniewski S.R., Sullan
R.M.A., Rabuka D., Sousa M.C., Perkins T.T. Rapid Characterization of a Mechanically Labile α-
helical Protein Enabled by Efficient Site-Specific Bioconjugation. Journal of the American Chemical
Society, 2017, 139 (29), 9867–9875.
18. Tytgat, H. van Teijlingen, N.H., Sullan, R.M.A., Douillard, F., Rasinkangas, P., Messing, M., Reunanen, J., Satokari, R., Vanderleyden, J., Dufrêne, Y.F., Geijtenbeek, T., de Vos, W.M., Lebeer, S. Probiotic gut microbiota isolate interacts with dendritic cells via glycosylated heterotrimeric pili, PLoS ONE, 2016, 11 (3): e0151824.
17. Sullan, R.M.A., Li, J.K., Crowley, P.J., Brady, L.J., Dufrêne, Y.F. Binding Forces of Streptococcus mutans P1 Adhesin. ACS Nano, 2015, 9 (2), 1448–1460.
16. Heim, K.,‡ Sullan, R.M.A.,‡ Crowley, P.J., El-Kirat-Chatel, S., Beaussart, A., Tang, W., Besingi, R.N., Dufrêne, Y.F., Brady, L.J. Identification of a Supramolecular Functional Architecture of Streptococcus mutans Adhesin P1 on the Bacterial Cell Surface. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2015, 290 (14), 9002–9019.‡ joint first authors
15. Bull, M.S., Sullan, R.M.A., Li, H., Perkins, T.T. Improved single-molecule force spectroscopy using micromachined cantilevers. ACS Nano, 2014, 8 (5), 4984–4995.
Editor’s Choice in Science, Vol. 344, 25 April 2014.
14. Beaussart, A., El-Kirat-Chatel, S., Sullan, R.M.A., Alsteens, D., Derclaye, S., Herman, P., Dufrêne, Y.F. Quantifying the forces guiding microbial cell adhesion using single-cell force spectroscopy. Nature Protocol, 2014, 9 (5), 1049–1055. (Featured article highlighted in the issue of the journal)
13. Sullan, R.M.A.,‡ Beaussart, A.,‡ Tripathi, P., Derclaye, S., El-Kirat-Chatel, S., Li, J.K., Schneider, Y.J., Vanderleyden, J., Lebeer, S., Dufrêne, Y.F. Single-cell force spectroscopy of pili-mediated adhesion. Nanoscale, 2014, 6 (2), 1134–1143.‡ joint first authors
12. Alsteens, D., Beaussart, A., El-Kirat-Chatel, S., Sullan, R.M.A., Dufrêne, Y.F. Atomic force microscopy: a new look at pathogens. PLoS Pathogens, 2013, 9 (9), e1003516.
11. ‡Sullan, R.M.A., ‡Shi, W., Chan, H., Li, J.K., Walker, G.C. Mechanical stability of phase segregated multicomponent lipid bilayers enhanced by PS-b-PEO diblock copolymers. Soft Matter, 2013, 9 (27), 6245–6253.‡ joint first authors
10. ‡Sullan, R.M.A., ‡Churnside, A.B., Nguyen, D.M., Bull, M.S., Perkins, T.T. Atomic force microscopy with sub-picoNewton force stability for biological applications. Methods, 2013, 60 (2), 131–141. (invited article for the special issue of the journal, Nanoimaging Methods for Biomedicine)‡ joint first authors
9. Churnside, A.B., ‡ Sullan, R.M.A.,‡ Nguyen, D.M., Case, S.O., Bull, M.S., King, G.M., Perkins, T.T. Routine and timely sub-picoNewton force stability and precision for biological applications of Atomic Force Microscopy. Nano Letters, 2012, 12 (7), 3557-3561. ‡ joint first authors
Highlighted in Upgrades for the AFM, Nature Methods, 2012, 9 (8), 778–779.
8. Li, J.K., Sullan, R.M.A., Zou, S. Atomic force microscopy force mapping in the study of supported lipid bilayers. Langmuir, 2010, 27 (4), 1308–1313.
7. Sullan, R.M.A., Li, J.K., Hao, C.C., Walker, G.C., Zou, S. Cholesterol-dependent nanomechanical stability of phase-segregated multicomponent lipid bilayers. Biophysical Journal, 2010, 99 (2), 507–516.
6. Sullan, R.M.A., Li, J.K., Zou, S. Quantification of the nanomechanical stability of ceramide-enriched domains. Langmuir Letter, 2009, 25(22), 12874–12877.
5. Sullan, R.M.A., Li, J.K., Zou, S. Direct correlation of structures and nanomechanical properties of multicomponent lipid bilayers. Langmuir, 2009, 25(13), 7471–7477.
4. Sullan, R.M.A., Gunari, N., Tanur, A.E., Chan, Y., Dickinson, G.H., Orihuela, B., Rittschof, D., Walker, G.C. Nanoscale structures and mechanics of barnacle cement. Biofouling: The Journal of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Research, 2009, 25, 263–275.
Most cited paper in Biofouling in 2009
3. Tanur, A.E., Gunari, N., Sullan, R.M.A., Kavanagh, C.J., Walker, G.C. Insights into the composition, morphology, and formation of the calcareous shell of the serpulid Hydroides dianthus. Journal of Structural Biology, 2010, 169(2), 145–160.
2. Zhang, H., Tumarkin, E., Sullan, R.M.A., Walker, G.C., Kumacheva, E. Exploring microfluidic routes to microgels of biological polymers. Rapid Macromolecular Communications, 2007, 28, 527–538. (invited feature article)
1. Zhang, H., Tumarkin, E., Peerani, R., Nie, Z., Sullan, R.M.A., Walker, G.C., Kumacheva, E. Microfluidic production of biopolymer microcapsules with controlled morphology. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006, 128, 12205–12210.
Book Chapter
Li, J.K., Li, I.T.S., Walker, G.C., Sullan, R.M.A., Zou, S., Sun, Y., 2012, Polymer Nanomechanics in: Matyjaszewski K.; Möller, M., (eds.) Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference, Vol 7, pp 377–404. Amsterdam: Elsevier BV.