Publication

2025 CCNY snow

Tu-Group Publications

 

 

Journal articles

  1. Enhanced rare earth element recovery with cross-linked glutaraldehyde-lanthanide binding peptides in foam-based separations. Macias, L. E. O., Zhang, H., Ocko, B. M., Stebe, K. J., Maldarelli, C., & Tu, R. S. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025. 678: p. 1153-1164.
  2. Modulating water-responsive actuation energy of regenerated silk fibroin via tyrosine modification. Khan, Maheen K., Vignesh Athiyarath, Darjan Podbevšek, Yeojin Jung, Seungri Kim, Yuchen Zhang, Gonca Kilavuz-Ecker, Raymond S. Tu, and Xi Chen Soft Matter, 2025. 21(21): p. 4150-4155.
  3. The Role of Asparagine as a Gatekeeper Residue in the Selective Binding of Rare Earth Elements by Lanthanide‐Binding Peptides. Kt, S.S., Qiao, B., Marmorstein, J.G., Wang, Y., Favaro, D.C., Stebe, K.J., Petersson, E.J., Radhakrishnan, R., de la Fuente-Nunez, C., Tu, R.S. and Maldarelli, C, Messinger, R.J. Chemistry–A European Journal, 2025: p. e202501318
  4. Lanthanide Binding Peptide Surfactants at Air-Aqueous Interfaces for Interfacial Separation of Rare Earth Elements. Macias, L. E. O., Jiménez-Ángeles, F., Marmorstein, J. G., Wang, Y., Crane, S. A., Surabh, K. T., Sun, P., Sapkota, B., Hummingbird, E., Jung, W., Qiao, B., Lee, D., Dmochowski, I.J., Messinger, R., Schlossman, M.L., Radhakrishnan, R. Petersson, J., de la Cruz, M.O., Bu W., Bera M.K., Lin, B.,Tu R.S. , Stebe, K., & Maldarelli, C., Lanthanide binding peptide surfactants at air-aqueous interfaces for interfacial separation of rare earth elements. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024. 121(52): p. e2411763121.
  5. The role of water mobility on water-responsive actuation of silk. Podbevšek, D., Jung, Y., Khan, M.K., Yu, H., Tu, R.S. and Chen, X. Nature Communications, 15(1), 2024, 8287.
  6. Structure-Dependent Water Responsiveness of Protein Block Copolymers. Kronenberg, J., Jung, Y., Chen, J., Kulapurathazhe, M.J., Britton, D., Kim, S., Chen, X., Tu, R.S. and Montclare, J.K., ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2024.
  7. Interfacial rheology of lanthanide binding peptide surfactants at the air–water interface. Crane, S.A., Jiménez-Ángeles, F., Wang, Y., Macias, L.E.O., Marmorstein, J.G., Deng, J., Molaei, M., Petersson, E.J., Radhakrishnan, R., de la Fuente-Nunez, C. and de la Cruz, M.O., Stebe, K.J. Soft Matter, 2024. 20(46): p. 9161-9173
  8. Enhanced water-responsive actuation of porous Bombyx mori silk. Y Jung, MK Khan, D Podbevšek, T Sudhakar, RS Tu, X Chen. Soft Matter 19 (11), 2023, 2047-2052
  9. Differential Surface Adsorption Phenomena for Conventional and Novel Surfactants Correlates with Changes in Interfacial mAb Stabilization. Kanthe, AD, Carnovale, MR, Katz, JS, Jordan, S, Krause, ME, Zheng, S, Illot, A, Ying, W, Bu, W, Mrinal, B, Lin, B, Maldarelli, C, Tu, RS Molecular Pharmaceutics 19.9, 2022, 3100-3113
  10. No Ordinary Proteins: Adsorption and Molecular Orientation of Monoclonal Antibodies. Kanthe, A., Ilott, A., Krause, M., Zheng, S., Li, J., Bu, W., Bera, M.K., Lin, B., Maldarelli, C., Tu, RS Science Advances. 2021, 7(35):eabg2873. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg2873.
  11. Design Strategies to Tune the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Synthetic Collagen Hydrogels, Hu, J., Wang, J., Zhu, X., Tu, RS, Nanda, V., and Xu, F. Biomacromol. 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac. 1c00520.
  12. Tuning water-responsiveness with Bombyx mori silk–silica nanoparticle composites. Jung, Y., Golru, S.S., Biddinger, E.J., Tu, RS, Chen, X. Soft Matter 2021, 17 (34): 7817-7821. DOI:10.1039/D1SM00794G.  
  13. β-Sheet Nanocrystals Dictate Water Responsiveness of Bombyx Mori Silk. Park, Y., Jung, Y., Li, T.D., Jianpei, L., Tu, RS, Chen X. Macromol. Rapid Comm. 2020 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201900612.  
  14. Armoring the interface with surfactant to prevent the adsorption of monoclonal antibody. Kanthe, A.D., Krause, M.E., Zheng, S., Ilott, A., Li, J., Bu, W., Bera, M.K., Lin, B., Maldarelli, C., Tu, RS ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b21979.  
  15. Effect of Orientation and Wetting Properties on the Behavior of Janus Particles at the Air–Water Interface, Knapp EM, Dagastine RR, Tu RS, Kretzschmar I, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 4, 5128-5135, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b21067.  
  16. Impact of Surface Amphiphilicity on the Interfacial Behavior of Janus Particle LayeRS under Compression. Razavi, S., Lin, B., Lee, K.Y., Tu, RS, Kretzschmar I. Langmuir 2019, 35, 48, 15813-15824, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01664.  
  17. Thermoresponsive Protein-Engineered Coiled-Coil Hydrogel for Sustained Small Molecule Release Hill, L.K., Meleties, M., Katyal, P., Xie, X., Delgado-Fukushima, E., Jihad, T., Liu, C.F., O’Neill, S., Tu, RS, Renfrew, P.D., Bonneau, R., Wadghiri, Y.Z., Montclare, J.K., Biomacromolecules 2019 20 (9), 3340-3351. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00107.  
  18. Interfacial Stress in the Development of Biologics: Fundamental Understanding, Current Practice, and Future Perspective. Li J, Krause, ME, Chen X, Cheng Y, Dai, W, Hill, JJ, Huang, M, Jordan, S, LaCasse D, Narhi L, Shalaev E, Shieh IC, Thomas JC, Tu RS, Zheng S, Zhu, L. The AAPS journal 2019, 21, 44. DOI: 10.1208/s12248-019-0312-3.   Awarded 2021 AAPS Journal High Impact Award
  19. ’Reverse’ Hofmeister effects on the sol-gel transition rates for an α-helical peptide-PEG bioconjugate. O’Neill, S, Weber, J, Tu, RS. Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2018, 20, 20287-20295. DOI: 10.1039/C8CP03316A.  
  20. Protein Engineered Triblock Polymers Comprised of Two SADs: Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Binding Abilities. Olsen, A. J., Katyal P, Haghpanah JS, Kubilius MB, Li R, Schnabel NL, O'Neill SC, Wang Y, Dai M, Singh N, Tu RS, Montclare JK Biomacromolecules 2018. 19 (5), pp 1552–1561. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01259.  
  21. Long-Range Self-Assembly via the Mutual Lorentz Force of Plasmon Radiation. Ji H, Trevino J, Tu R, Knapp E, McQuade J, Yurkiv V, Mashayek F, Vuong LT.  Nano Lett. 2018.  18 (4), 2564–2570. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00269. Minor.
  22. Evolution of mechanics in α-helical peptide conjugated linear-and star-block PEG. O'Neill S., Bhuiyan Z., Tu RS. Soft matter 2017, 13, 7521. DOI:10.1039/c7sm00968b.  
  23. Circular Dichroistic Impacts of 1-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylurea: Secondary Structure Artifacts Arising from Bioconjugation Using 1-Ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl] carbodiimide. Kubilius MB, Tu RS. ACS Omega 2 (11), 8308–8312. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01288.  
  24. Introduction to Editorial Board Members: Professor Matthew V. Tirrell. Tu RS, Schneider JW. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine 2016, 1, 237-238.  
  25. Mechanical Stability of Polystyrene and Janus Particle Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface. Lenis J, Razavi S, Cao KD, Lin B., Lee KYC, Tu RS, Kretzschmar I. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137 (49), 15370–15373.  
  26. Adsorption of rationally designed ‘‘surf-tides’’ to a liquid-crystal interface. Badami JV, Bernstein C, Maldarelli C, and Tu RS Soft Matter, 2015, 11, 6604-6612.  
  27. Collapse of Particle-Laden Interfaces under Compression: Buckling vs Particle Expulsion. Razavi S, Cao KD, Lin B, Lee KY, Tu RS, and Kretzschmar I. Langmuir, 2015, 31 (28), pp 7764–7775.  
  28. Integrating the Chemical Engineering Curriculum Via a Recurring Laboratory. Kubilius MB, Tu RS, Anderson R., Chemical Engineering Education, 2014, 48(4), 221-230.  
  29. Quantification of transient increase of the blood–brain barrier permeability to macromolecules by optimized focused ultrasound combined with microbubbles. Shi L, Palacio-Mancheno P, Badami, J, Shin DW, Zeng M, Cardoso L., Tu RS, Fu BM,  Intr. Jour. Nanomedicine., 2014, 9, 4437–4448. Minor.
  30. Integration of surface-active, periodically sequenced peptides into lipid-based microbubbles. Badami, J.V., Desir, P., Tu RS Langmuir. 2014, 30 (29), 8839-47.  
  31. Bionanocomposites: Differential Effects of Cellulose Nanocrystals on Protein Diblock Copolymers. Haghpanah, J.S., Tu, RS, Da Silva, S., Yan, D., Mueller, S., Weder, C., Foster, E.J., Sacui, I., Gilman, J.W., Montclare, J.K. Biomacromolecules, 2013 14 (12), 4360-4367. Minor.
  32. Tether-Supported Biomembranes with alpha-Helical Peptide-Based Anchoring Constructs. Zhong L, Tu RS, Gilchrist ML. Langmuir 2013, 29, 299-307.  
  33. Engineering of an Environmentally Responsive Beta Roll Peptide for Use As a Calcium-Dependent Cross-Linking Domain for Peptide Hydrogel Formation. Dooley K, Kim YH, Lu HD, Tu R, Banta S. Biomacromolecules, 2012, 13 (6), 1758–1764.  
  34. Modulating Supramolecular Assemblies and Mechanical Properties of Engineered Protein Materials by Fluorinated Amino Acids. Yuvienco C, More HT, Haghpanah JS, Tu RS, Montclare JK,  Biomacromolecules 2012, 13, 2273-2278.  
  35. Compositional Control of Higher Order Assembly Using Synthetic Collagen Peptides.  Xu F, Li J, Jain V, Tu, RS, Qingrong H, Nanda V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 134(1) 47-50.  
  36. Artificial Protein Block Polymer Libraries Bearing Two SADs: Effects of Elastin Domain Repeats. Dai, M, Haghpanah J., Singh N, Roth EW, Liang A, Tu RS, Montclare JK. Biomacromolecules, 2011, 12 (12), 4240–4246.  
  37. Interfacial templating of inorganic nanostructures using a growth directing and reducing peptide. Leon L, Su W, Matsui H., and Tu RS Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 10285-10290.  
  38. Coupled Folding and Specific Binding: Fishing for Amphiphilicity. Jain V. and Tu RS, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2011, 12, 1431-1450.  
  39. Self-Assembly of Rationally Designed Peptides Under 2-D confinement. Leon L, Logrippo P, Tu RS, Biophysical Journal, 2010, 99, 9.  
  40. Cooperative DNA binding and assembly by a bZip peptide-amphiphile. Tu RS, Marullo R., Pynn R., Bitton R, Bianco-Peled H, Tirrell MV, Soft Matter, 2010, 6, 1035 – 1044.  
  41. Supramolecular assembly and small molecule recognition by genetically engineered protein block polymers composed of two SADs. Haghpanah JS, Yuvienco C, Roth EW, Liang A, Tu RS, Montclare, JK, Mol. BioSyst., 2010, 6, 1662-1667.  
  42. Modeling the dynamic folding and surface-activity of a helical peptide adsorbing to a pendant bubble interface. Jain V, Maldarelli C, Tu, RS, J. Colloid Interface Sci, 2009, 331(2): p. 364-370.  
  43. Dynamic surface-activity by folding and unfolding an amphiphilic α-helix. Jain V, Jimenez A, Maldarelli C, Tu RS Langmuir, 2008, 24(18) p.9923-9928.  
  44. Rational Design of a Reversible pH-Responsive Switch for Peptide Self-Assembly. Zimenkov Y, Dublin SN, Ni R, Tu RS, Breedveld V, Apkarian RP, Conticello VP. JACS 2006, 128, p. 6770-6771.  
  45. Cell adhesion on a polymerized peptide-amphiphile monolayer. Biesalski MA, Knaebel A, Tu RS and Tirrell MV. Biomaterials, 2006, 56, 1259-1269.  
  46. Polymerized vesicles containing molecular recognition sites, Biesalski M, Tu RS, Tirrell MV. Langmuir, 2005,  21(13),  5663-5666.  
  47. Self-assembly of model DNA-binding peptide amphiphpiles. Bitton R, Schmidt J, Biesalski M, Tu R, Tirrell MV, Bianco-Peled H.  Langmuir, 2005, 21(25), 11888-11895.  
  48.  Microrheological detection of protein unfolding. Tu RS, and Breedveld V. Physical Review E.  2005, 72(4): 041914.  
  49. Bottom-up design of biomimetic assemblies. Tu RS, Tirrell M.V. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2004, 56, 1537-1563.  
  50. Liposomal targeting through peptide-amphiphile functionalization. Tu RS, Mohanty K, Tirrell MV.  Adv Pharm Reviews, 2004, 7(2), 36-41.  
  51. Structure and function of integral membrane protein domains resolved by peptide-amphiphiles: Application to phospholamban. Lockwood NA, Tu RS, Zhang ZW, Tirrell MV, Thomas DD, Karim CB. Biopolymers, 2003, 69 (3), 283-292.

 

Books/Book Chapters

  1. Nguyen, Hung and Tu, Raymond “Comprehensive Biomaterials: Chapter - Surface Engineering Using Amphiphilic Peptides” ISBN: 9780081006917, Elsevier, June (2017).  
  2. Jinjiang, L, Krause, M, Tu, RS. Protein Instability at Interfaces During Product Development: Fundamental Understanding, Evaluation, and Mitigation. Book: ISBN 978-3-030-57176-4, Springer (2021).  
  3. Jinjiang, L, Krause, M, Tu, RS. Protein Instability at Interfaces During Product Development: Fundamental Understanding, Evaluation, and Mitigation. Book Chapter “Chapter 1: Overview of the Impact of Protein Interfacial Instability on the Development of Biologic Products": ISBN 978-3-030-57176-4, Springer (2021).  
  4. Kanthe AD, Tu, RS and Maldarelli C. Protein Instability at Interfaces During Product Development: Fundamental Understanding, Evaluation, and Mitigation. Book Chapter “Chapter 2: Protein Adsorption at a Gas-Aqueous Interface": ISBN 978-3-030-57176-4, Springer (2021).  
  5. Kanthe AD, Maldarelli C, Tu RS. Protein Instability at Interfaces During Product Development: Fundamental Understanding, Evaluation, and Mitigation. Book Chapter “Chapter 3: Interfacial Behaviors of Proteins": ISBN 978-3-030-57176-4, Springer (2021).  

 

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