
A colloidal model for the equilibrium assembly and liquid-liquid phase separation of the reflectin A1 protein
Biophysical Journal
Tse-Chiang Huang, Robert Levenson, Youli Li, Phillip Kohl, Daniel E Morse, M Scott Shell, Matthew E Helgeson
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Experimental observation of near-wall effects during the puncture of soft solids
Soft Matter
Christopher W Barney, Szabolcs Berezvai, Allison L Chau, Younghoon Kwon, Angela A Pitenis, Robert M McMeeking, Megan T Valentine, Matthew E Helgeson
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Evaluating polymerization kinetics using microrheology
Polymer Chemistry
Pedro Salas-Ambrosio, Caidric I Gupit, Juan Manuel Urueña, Yimin Luo, Jeanne M Hankett, Rohini Gupta, Megan T Valentine, Heather D Maynard, Matthew E Helgeson
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Dynamic Manipulation of Droplets on Liquid-Infused Surfaces Using Photoresponsive Surfactant
ACS Central Science
Xichen Liang, Kseniia M Karnaukh, Lei Zhao, Serena Seshadri, Austin J DuBose, Sophia J Bailey, Qixuan Cao, Marielle Cooper, Hao Xu, Michael Haggmark, Matthew E Helgeson, Michael Gordon, Paolo Luzzatto-Fegiz, Javier Read de Alaniz, Yangying Zhu
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Self-Consistent Connected-Rod Model for Small-Angle Scattering from Deformed Semiflexible Chains in Flow
Macromolecules
Jiamin Zhang, Gregory S. Smith, Patrick T. Corona, Patrick T. Underhill, L. Gary Leal and Matthew E. Helgeson
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Coacervate or precipitate? Formation of non-equilibrium microstructures in coacervate emulsionss
Soft Matter
Chelsea E. R. Edwards, Kareem L. Lakkis, Yimin Luo and Matthew E. Helgeson
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Designing Superlubricious Hydrogels from Spontaneous Peroxidation Gradients
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces
Allison L. Chau, Chelsea E. R. Edwards, Matthew E. Helgeson, and Angela A. Pitenis
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Competition between β-Sheet and Coacervate Domains Yields Diverse Morphologies in Mixtures of Oppositely Charged Homochiral Polypeptides
Biomacromolecules
Nairiti J. Sinha, Keila Cristina Cunha, Robert Murphy, Craig J. Hawker, Joan-Emma Shea, and Matthew E. Helgeson
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Tailoring Writability and Performance of Star Block Copolypeptides Hydrogels through Side‐Chain Design
Small
Ronnie V Garcia, Elizabeth A Murphy, Nairiti J Sinha, Yoichi Okayama, Juan Manuel Urueña, Matthew E Helgeson, Christopher M Bates, Craig J Hawker, Robert D Murphy, Javier Read de Alaniz
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Molecular-scale substrate anisotropy, crowding and division drive collective behaviours in cell monolayers
Journal of The Royal Society Interface
Yimin Luo, Mengyang Gu, Minwook Park, Xinyi Fang, Younghoon Kwon, Juan Manuel Urueña, Javier Read de Alaniz, Matthew E Helgeson, Cristina M Marchetti, Megan T Valentine
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Minimal conditions for solidification and thermal processing of colloidal gels
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Scott M Fenton, Poornima Padmanabhan, Brian K Ryu, Tuan TD Nguyen, Roseanna N Zia, Matthew E Helgeson
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Testing orientational closure approximations in dilute and non-dilute suspensions with Rheo-SANS
Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
Patrick T Corona, Kexin Dai, Matthew E Helgeson, L Gary Leal
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Modular Synthesis and Patterning of High-Stiffness Networks by Postpolymerization Functionalization with Iron–Catechol Complexes
Macromolecules
Declan P Shannon, Joshua D Moon, Christopher W Barney, Nairiti J Sinha, Kai-Chieh Yang, Seamus D Jones, Ronnie V Garcia, Matthew E Helgeson, Rachel A Segalman, Megan T Valentine, Craig J Hawker
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Flow-concentration coupling determines features of nonhomogeneous flow and shear banding in entangled polymer solutions
Journal of Rheology
Michael C Burroughs, Yuanyi Zhang, Abhishek Shetty, Christopher M Bates, Matthew E Helgeson, L Gary Leal
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Phosphates form spectroscopically dark state assemblies in common aqueous solutions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Joshua S Straub, Mesopotamia S Nowotarski, Jiaqi Lu, Tanvi Sheth, Sally Jiao, Matthew PA Fisher, M Scott Shell, Matthew E Helgeson, Alexej Jerschow, Songi Han
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Predicting Polyelectrolyte Coacervation from a Molecularly Informed Field-Theoretic Model
Macromolecules
My Nguyen, Nicholas Sherck, Kevin Shen, Chelsea ER Edwards, Brian Yoo, Stephan Köhler, Joshua C Speros, Matthew E Helgeson, Kris T Delaney, M Scott Shell, Glenn H Fredrickson
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Modeling colloidal interactions that predict equilibrium and non-equilibrium states
The Journal of Chemical Physics
Brian K Ryu, Scott M Fenton, Tuan TD Nguyen, Matthew E Helgeson, Roseanna N Zia
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Strength of fluid-filled soft composites across the elastofracture length
Soft Matter
Christopher W Barney, Megan T Valentine, Matthew E Helgeson
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High-throughput microscopy to determine morphology, microrheology, and phase boundaries applied to phase separating coacervates
Royal Society of Chemistry
Yimin Luo, Mengyang Gu, Chelsea ER Edwards, Megan T Valentine, Matthew E Helgeson
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A multi-tasking polypeptide from bloodworm jaws: Catalyst, template, and copolymer in film formation
Matter
William R Wonderly, Tuan TD Nguyen, Katerina G Malollari, Daniel DeMartini, Peyman Delparastan, Eric Valois, Phillip B Messersmith, Matthew E Helgeson, J Herbert Waite
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Rational mechanochemical design of Diels–Alder crosslinked biocompatible hydrogels with enhanced properties
Royal Society of Chemistry
Sophia J Bailey, Christopher W Barney, Nairiti J Sinha, Sai Venkatesh Pangali, Craig J Hawker, Matthew E Helgeson, Megan T Valentine, Javier Read de Alaniz
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Fingerprinting soft material nanostructure response to complex flow histories
American Physical Society
Patrick T Corona, Barbara Berke, Manuel Guizar-Sicairos, L Gary Leal, Marianne Liebi, Matthew E Helgeson
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Differential dynamic microscopy for the characterization of polymer systems
Journal of Polymer Science
Roberto Cerbino, Fabio Giavazzi, Matthew E Helgeson
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Network structure influences bulk modulus of nearly incompressible filled silicone elastomers
Elsevier
Christopher W Barney, Matthew E Helgeson, Megan T Valentine
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Depinning of Multiphase Fluid Using Light and Photo-Responsive Surfactants
American Chemical Society
Lei Zhao, Serena Seshadri, Xichen Liang, Sophia J Bailey, Michael Haggmark, Michael Gordon, Matthew E Helgeson, Javier Read de Alaniz, Paolo Luzzatto-Fegiz, Yangying Zhu
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Engineering Gelation Kinetics in Living Silk Hydrogels by Differential Dynamic Microscopy Microrheology and Machine Learning
Advanced Biology
Rhett L Martineau, Alexandra V Bayles, Chia‐Suei Hung, Kristofer G Reyes, Matthew E Helgeson, Maneesh K Gupta
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Uncertainty quantification and estimation in differential dynamic microscopy
American Physical Society
Mengyang Gu, Yimin Luo, Yue He, Matthew E Helgeson, Megan T Valentine
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Influence of Polarity Change and Photophysical Effects on Photosurfactant-Driven Wetting
American Chemical Society
Serena Seshadri, Sophia J Bailey, Lei Zhao, Julia Fisher, Miranda Sroda, Michelle Chiu, Friedrich Stricker, Megan T Valentine, Javier Read de Alaniz, Matthew E Helgeson
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Modeling orthogonal superposition rheometry to probe nonequilibrium dynamics of entangled polymers
Journal of Rheology
Jiamin Zhang, Andres Jurzyk, Matthew E Helgeson, L Gary Leal
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Bayesian estimations of orientation distribution functions from small-angle scattering enable direct prediction of mechanical stress in anisotropic materials
Physical Review Materials
Patrick T Corona, Kevin S Silmore, Raymond Adkins, Christian Lang, Minne Paul Lettinga, James W Swan, L Gary Leal, Matthew E Helgeson
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Role of architecture on thermorheological properties of poly (alkyl methacrylate)-based polymers
American Chemical Society
Bas GP Van Ravensteijn, Raghida Bou Zerdan, Craig J Hawker, Matthew E Helgeson
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Flow-induced concentration nonuniformity and shear banding in entangled polymer solutions
Physical Review Letters
Michael C Burroughs, Yuanyi Zhang, Abhishek M Shetty, Christopher M Bates, L Gary Leal, Matthew E Helgeson
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Design and characterization of a 3D-printed staggered herringbone mixer
BioTechniques
Vedika J Shenoy, Chelsea ER Edwards, Matthew E Helgeson, Megan T Valentine
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Hydrogen bonding strength determines water diffusivity in polymer ionogels
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Alexandra V Bayles, Julia M Fisher, Connor S Valentine, Arash Nowbahar, Matthew E Helgeson, Todd M Squires
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Structural evolution of layered hybrid lead iodide perovskites in colloidal dispersions
Clayton J Dahlman, Naveen R Venkatesan, Patrick T Corona, Rhiannon M Kennard, Lingling Mao, Noah C Smith, Jiamin Zhang, Ram Seshadri, Matthew E Helgeson, Michael L Chabinyc
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Engineered ovalbumin nanoparticles for cancer immunotherapy
Advanced Therapeutics
Nahal Habibi, Stephanie Christau, Lukasz J Ochyl, Zixing Fan, Alireza Hassani Najafabadi, Matthias Kuehnhammer, Mengwen Zhang, Matthew Helgeson, Regine von Klitzing, James J Moon, Joerg Lahann
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Self-regulating photochemical Rayleigh-Bénard convection using a highly-absorbing organic photoswitch
Nature communications
Serena Seshadri, Luke F Gockowski, Jaejun Lee, Miranda Sroda, Matthew E Helgeson, Javier Read de Alaniz, Megan T Valentine
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Microstructural characterization of a star-linear polymer blend under shear flow by using rheo-SANS
Journal of Rheology
LT Andriano, N Ruocco, JD Peterson, D Olds, ME Helgeson, Konstantinos Ntetsikas, Nikos Hadjichristidis, S Costanzo, D Vlassopoulos, RP Hjelm, LG Leal
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Coupled nonhomogeneous flows and flow-enhanced concentration fluctuations during startup shear of entangled polymer solutions
Physical Review Fluids
Michael C Burroughs, Abhishek M Shetty, L Gary Leal, Matthew E Helgeson
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Multiple nanoemulsions
Nature Reviews Materials
Tanvi Sheth, Serena Seshadri, Tamás Prileszky, Matthew E Helgeson
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Size, shape, and flexibility influence nanoparticle transport across brain endothelium under flow
Bioengineering & translational medicine
Maksymilian Nowak, Tyler D Brown, Adam Graham, Matthew E Helgeson, Samir Mitragotri
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Delivery of nanoparticles and macromolecules across the blood–brain barrier
Advanced Therapeutics
Maksymilian Nowak, Matthew E Helgeson, Samir Mitragotri
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Anomalous solute diffusivity in ionic liquids: Label-free visualization and physical origins
https://journals.aps.org/prx/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevX.9.011048
Alexandra V Bayles, Connor S Valentine, Till Überrück, Scott PO Danielsen, Songi Han, Matthew E Helgeson, Todd M Squires
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Minimizing Star–Star Coupling in Cu (0)-Mediated Controlled Radical Polymerizations
Macromolecules
Bas GP van Ravensteijn, Raghida Bou Zerdan, Matthew E Helgeson, Craig J Hawker
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A microfluidic model of human brain (μHuB) for assessment of blood brain barrier
Bioengineering & translational medicine
Tyler D Brown, Maksymilian Nowak, Alexandra V Bayles, Balabhaskar Prabhakarpandian, Pankaj Karande, Joerg Lahann, Matthew E Helgeson, Samir Mitragotri
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Triple function lubricant additives based on organic–inorganic hybrid star polymers: Friction reduction, wear protection, and viscosity modification
ACS applied materials & interfaces
Bas GP van Ravensteijn, Raghida Bou Zerdan, Dongjin Seo, Nicholas Cadirov, Takumi Watanabe, Jeffrey A Gerbec, Craig J Hawker, Jacob N Israelachvili, Matthew E Helgeson
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Tuning the potential of electron extraction from microbes with ferrocene‐containing conjugated oligoelectrolytes
Advanced Biosystems
Samantha R McCuskey, Zachary D Rengert, Mengwen Zhang, Matthew E Helgeson, Thuc‐Quyen Nguyen, Guillermo C Bazan
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Probing flow-induced nanostructure of complex fluids in arbitrary 2D flows using a fluidic four-roll mill (FFoRM)
Scientific reports
Patrick T Corona, Nino Ruocco, Kathleen M Weigandt, L Gary Leal, Matthew E Helgeson
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Decoupling bulk mechanics and mono-and multivalent ion transport in polymers based on metal–ligand coordination
Chemistry of Materials
Nicole S Schauser, Gabriel E Sanoja, Joshua M Bartels, Sheetal K Jain, Jerry G Hu, Songi Han, Lynn M Walker, Matthew E Helgeson, Ram Seshadri, Rachel A Segalman
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Photocrosslinking polymeric ionic liquids via anthracene cycloaddition for organic electronics
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Bhooshan C Popere, Gabriel E Sanoja, Elayne M Thomas, Nicole S Schauser, Seamus D Jones, Joshua M Bartels, Matthew E Helgeson, Michael L Chabinyc, Rachel A Segalman
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Ion transport in dynamic polymer networks based on metal–ligand coordination: effect of cross-linker concentration
Macromolecules
Gabriel E Sanoja, Nicole S Schauser, Joshua M Bartels, Christopher M Evans, Matthew E Helgeson, Ram Seshadri, Rachel A Segalman
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A hyaluronic acid conjugate engineered to synergistically and sequentially deliver gemcitabine and doxorubicin to treat triple negative breast cancer
Journal of Controlled Release
Douglas R Vogus, Michael A Evans, Anusha Pusuluri, Alexandra Barajas, Mengwen Zhang, Vinu Krishnan, Maksymilian Nowak, Stefano Menegatti, Matthew E Helgeson, Todd M Squires, Samir Mitragotri
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Decoupling mechanical and conductive dynamics of polymeric ionic liquids via a trivalent anion additive
Macromolecules
Joshua Bartels, Gabriel E Sanoja, Christopher M Evans, Rachel A Segalman, Matthew E Helgeson
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Controlling complex nanoemulsion morphology using asymmetric cosurfactants for the preparation of polymer nanocapsules
Langmuir
Mengwen Zhang, Patrick T Corona, Nino Ruocco, David Alvarez, Paula Malo de Molina, Samir Mitragotri, Matthew E Helgeson
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Distinguishing shear banding from shear thinning in flows with a shear stress gradient
Rheologica Acta
Peng Cheng, Michael C Burroughs, L Gary Leal, Matthew E Helgeson
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Probe microrheology without particle tracking by differential dynamic microscopy
Rheologica Acta
Alexandra V Bayles, Todd M Squires, Matthew E Helgeson
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Synthesis of oil-laden poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogel nanocapsules from double nanoemulsions
Langmuir
Mengwen Zhang, Maksymilian Nowak, Paula Malo de Molina, Michael Abramovitch, Katherine Santizo, Samir Mitragotri, Matthew E Helgeson
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