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Publications (* = corresponding author)
2012
22. Sun, W.; Xiao, L.H.; Fang, N.* Imaging Non-fluorescent Nanoparticles in Living Cells with Wavelength-Dependent Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy and Planar Illumination Microscopy. Cell Imaging Techniques: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology, Human Press, Springer, in press (2012). (Book Chapter)
21. Liu, C.; Qu, Y.; Luo, Y.*; Fang, N.* Toward Single Cell Analysis for Pharmacokinetics. Bioanalysis, invited review, accepted (2012).
20. Wang, G.*and Fang, N.* Detecting and Tracking Non-Fluorescent Nanoparticle Probes in Live Cells. Imaging and Spectroscopic Analysis of Living Cells: Optical and Spectroscopic Techniques, Methods in Enzymology, ed Conn PM (Elsevier), vol 504, UK: Academic Press, pp. 83-108 (2012). (Book Chapter)[Online]
19. Guo, Y.; Marchuk, K.; Sampat, S.; Abraham, R.; Fang, N.; Malko, A.; Javier, V. Unique Challenges Accompany Thick-Shell CdSe/nCdS (n>10) Nanocrystal Synthesis.Journal of Physical Chemistry C, doi: 10.1021/jp210949v, Article ASAP (2012).[Online]
18. Ha, J.W., Sun, W., Stender, A.S., Fang, N.* Dual-Wavelength Detection of Rotational Diffusion of Single Anisotropic Nanocarriers on Live Cell Membranes. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, doi: 10.1021/jp210423a, Article ASAP (2012).[Online]
17. Martin-Ortigosa S.; Valenstein, J.; Sun, W.; Moeller, L.; Fang, N.; Trewyn, B.G.; Lin, V.S.Y.; Wang K.* Parameters Affecting the Efficient Delivery of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Materials and Gold Nanorods into Plant Tissues by the Biolistic Method. Small, smll.201101294 (2012). [Online]
16. Sun, W.; Gu, Y.; Wang, G.; Fang, N.* Dual-Modality Single Particle Orientation and Rotational Tracking of Intracellular Transport of Nanocargos. Analytical Chemistry, 84(2), 1134–1138 (2012). [Online]
2011
15. Liu, C.; Luo, Y.; Maxwell, E.J.; Fang, N.; Chen, D.D.Y.* Potential of Two-Dimensional Electro-Fluid-Dynamic Devices for Continuous Purification of Multiple Components from Complex Samples. Analytical Chemistry, 83(21), 8208-8214 (2011). [Online]
14. Afeseh Ngwa H., Kanthasamy A., Gu Y., Fang N., Anantharam V., Kanthasamy A.G.* Manganese nanoparticle activates mitochondrial dependent apoptotic signaling and autophagy in dopaminergic neuronal cells. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 256(3), 227-240 (2011). [Online]
13. Liu, C.; Qu, Y.; Luo, Y.*; Fang, N.* Recent Advances in Single Molecule Detection on Micro- and Nano-fluidic Devices. Electrophoresis, invited review, 32(23), 3308-3318 (2011). [Online]
12. Luo, Y.§; Sun, W.§; Liu, C.; Wang, G.; Fang, N.* Superlocalization of Single Molecules and Nanoparticles in High-Fidelity Optical Imaging Microfluidic Devices. Analytical Chemistry, 83(13), 5073-5077 (2011). [Online]
11. Ha, J.W.; Sun, W.; Wang, G.; Fang, N.* Differential Interference Contrast Polarization Anisotropy for Tracking Rotational Dynamics of Gold Nanorods. Chemical Communications, 47 (27), 7743-7745 (2011). [Online]
10. Gu, Y.; Sun, W.; Wang, G.;Fang, N.* Single Particle Orientation and Rotation Tracking DisclosesDistinctive Rotational Dynamics of Drug Delivery Vectors on Live Cell Membranes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(15), 5720-5723 (2011). [Online]
9. Sun, W.; Xu, A.; Marchuk, K.; Wang, G.; Fang, N.* Whole Cell Scan Using Automatic Variable-Angle and Variable-Illumination-Depth Pseudo Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy.Journal of Laboratory Automation, 16(4), 255-262 (2011). [Online] (Cover)
8. Liu, C.; Luo, Y.; Fang, N.; Chen, D.D.Y.* Analyte Distribution at Channel Intersections of Electro-Fluid-Dynamic Devices.Analytical Chemistry, 83(4), 1189–1192 (2011). [Online]
2009-2010
7. Stender, A.S.; Wang, G.; Sun, W.; Fang, N.*Influence of Gold Nanorod Geometry on Optical Response. ACS Nano, 4(12), 7667–7675(2010). [Online]
6. Wang, G.§; Sun, W.§; Luo, Y.; Fang, N.* Resolving Rotational Motions of Nano-objects in Engineered Environments and Live Cells with Gold Nanorod Probes and Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(46), 16417–16422(2010). [Online](Highlighted on the homepage of U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science)
5. Luo, Y.; Sun, W.; Gu, Y.; Wang, G.; Fang, N.* Wavelength-Dependent Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy: Multiplexing Detection Using Non-fluorescent Nanoparticles.Analytical Chemistry, 82(15), 6675–6679(2010). [Online]
4. Sun, W.; Marchuk, K.; Wang, G.; Fang, N.*Auto-Calibrated Scanning-Angle Prism-Type Total Internal Reflection Florescence Microscopy for Nanometer-Precision Axial Position Determination. Analytical Chemistry,82(6), 2441-2447(2010). [Online] (Sun, W. won the 2010 Young Scientists Poster Award presented by the Association for Laboratory Automation and the Pittsburgh Conference.)


3. Liu, C.§; Luo, Y.§; Maxwell, E.J.; Fang, N.; Chen, D.D.Y.* Reverse of Mixing Process with a Two-Dimensional Electro-Fluid-Dynamic Device.Analytical Chemistry, 82(6), 2182-2185 (2010). [Online]
2. Wang, G.; Stender, A.S.; Sun, W.; Fang, N.* Optical Imaging of Non-Fluorescent Nanoparticle Probes in Live Cells. Analyst, invited review, 135, 215-221(2010). [Online](Cover of the February 2010 issue; one of the top 5 most-read papers published in 2010)
1. Sun, W.§; Wang, G.§; Fang, N.*; Yeung, E.S. Wavelength-Dependent Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy: Selectively Imaging Nanoparticle Probes in Live Cells. Analytical Chemistry, 81(22), 9203-9208 (2009).[Online](Cover of the November 15, 2009 issue)
Patents
1. U.S. Patent Application No. 13/007,212.Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy for Nano-particle Analysis and Live Cell Imaging. Ning Fang, Wei Sun, Gufeng Wang, Edward Yeung
2. U.S. Patent Application No. 13/006,739.Auto-Calibrated Scanning-Angle Prism-Type Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy for Nanometer-Precision Axial Position Determination and Optional Variable-Illumination-Depth Pseudo Total Internal Reflection Microscopy. Ning Fang and Wei Sun.
Selected Publications as Graduate Assistant or Postdoctoral Fellow