Publications

In press

• Koyuncu, I., Wiesner, M.R., Bele, C., Coriton, G., Djafer, M. Cavard, J., “ Bench-scale assessment of pretreatment to reduce fouling of salt rejecting membranes,” Desalination, in press
• Brant, J.A., Labuille, J., Bottero, J.Y., Wiesner, M.R., “ Impact of preparation method on fullerene cluster structure and chemistry,” Langmuir, in press
• Brant, J.A; Labille, J.; Robichaud, C.; Wiesner, M.R., “Fullerol cluster formation in aqueous solutions: implications for environmental release,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, in press
• Tsui, E.M., Cortalezzi, M.M., Wiesner, M.R., “Proton conductivity of an iron oxide membrane derived from ferroxane nanoparticles,” Journal of Membrane Science , in press.

2007

• Wiesner, M.R., and Bottero, J.Y., “Nanotechnology and the Environment,” in Environmental Nanotechnology , McGraw Hill , NY . 2007.
• Hoffman, M., Hotze, E.M, Wiesner, M.R., “ Reactive Oxygen generation on nanoparticulate material,” in Environmental Nanotechnology , McGraw Hill , NY . 2007.
• Wang, F., V. V. Tarabara . Coupled effects of colloidal deposition and salt concentration polarization on reverse osmosis membrane performance. J. Membr. Sci. 293,111–123 (2007).
• Brant, J.A., Labille, J., Bottero, J.Y., Wiesner, M.R., “ Nanoparticle transport, aggregation, and deposition,” in Environmental Nanotechnology , McGraw Hill , NY . 2007.
• Wiesner, M.R., Barron, A.R., Rose, J. , “Membrane Processes,” in Environmental Nanotechnology , McGraw Hill , NY . 2007.
• Robichaud, C. O., Tanzil, D., Wiesner, M.R., “Assessing life cycle rists of nanomaterials,” in Environmental Nanotechnology , McGraw Hill , NY . 2007.
• Lowry, G.V. and Wiesner, M.R., “ Occurrences, fate, and characterization of nanoparticles in the environment, “ in Nanotoxicology , Monteiro-Riviere and Tran (eds), Taylor and Francis, 2007.
• Chen, X., J. Wang, Z. Paszti, F. Wang, J. N. Schrauben, V. Tarabara , A. Schmaier, Z. Chen. Ordered adsorption of coagulation factor XII on negatively charged polymer surfaces probed by sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 388, 1, 65-72 (2007).
• Taurozzi, J., V. V. Tarabara. Silver nanoparticle arrays on track etch membrane support as flowthrough optical sensors for water quality control. Environ. Eng. Sci. 24, 1, 122 -137, 2007.
• Hong, S. U., Malaisamy, R. and Bruening, M. L. “Separation of Fluoride from Other Monovalent Anions Using Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Nanofiltration Membranes” Langmuir 23, 1716-1722 (2007) .

• Bottero, J.Y; Rose, J.; Wiesner, M.R. “Nanotechnologies: Tools for sustainability in a new wave of water treatment processes,” Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management , 2(4): 391-395, 2006.
• Dhawan, A., Taurozzi, J. S., Pandey, A. K., Shan, W., Miller, S. M., Hashsham, S. A., V. V. Tarabara. Stable colloidal dispersions of C60 fullerenes in water: Evidence for genotoxicity. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40 , 23, 7394 - 7401, 2006.
• D.M. Dotzauer, J. Dai, L. Sun, and M.L. Bruening, “Catalytic Membranes Prepared Using Layer-by-Layer Adsorption of Polyelectrolytes and Metal Nanoparticles in Porous Supports” Nano Letters 6 , 2268-2272 (2006).
• S.U. Hong, R. Malaisamy, and M.L. Bruening, “ Optimization of Flux and Selectivity in Cl - /SO 4 2- Separations with Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Membranes” J. Membr. Sci. 283 , 366-372 (2006).
• L. Sun, J. Dai, G.L. Baker, and M.L. Bruening, "High-Capacity, Protein-Binding Membranes Based on Polymer Brushes Grown in Porous Substrates" Chem. Mater. 18 , 4033-4040 (2006).
• Z. Bao, M.L. Bruening, and G.L. Baker, “Rapid Growth of Polymer Brushes from Immobilized Initiators” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128 , 9056-9060 (2006).
• S.U. Hong, M.D. Miller, and M.L. Bruening, “Removal of Dyes, Sugars, and Amino Acids from NaCl solutions Using Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Nanofiltration Membranes” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 45 , 6284-6288 (2006).
• S. U. Hong and M.L. Bruening, “ Separation of Amino Acid Mixtures using Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Nanofiltration Membranes” J. Membr. Sci. 280 , 1-5 (2006).
• Z. Bao, M.L. Bruening, and G.L. Baker, “Control of the Density of Polymer Brushes Prepared by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization” Macromolecules 39 , 5251-5258 (2006).
• J. Dai, Z. Bao, L. Sun, G.L. Baker, and M.L. Bruening, “ High-capacity Binding of Proteins by Derivatized Poly(Acrylic Acid) Brushes” Langmuir 22 , 4274-4281 (2006).
• J. Dai, G.L. Baker, and M.L. Bruening, “ Use of Porous Membranes Modified with Polyelectrolyte Multilayers as Substrates for Highly Sensitive Protein Arrays with Low Non-specific Adsorption”, Anal. Chem. , 78 , 135-140 (2006).
• J.D. Dunn, J.T. Watson, and M.L. Bruening, “Detection of Phosphopeptides Using Fe(III)-Nitrilotriacetate Complexes Immobilized on a MALDI Plate”, Anal. Chem. 78 , 1574-1580 (2006).

• Wiesner, M.R., H. Lecoanet, and M. Cortalezzi, “Nanomaterials, Sustainability, and Risk Minimization, Water Treatment Technology, in press.
• Pickering, K. and Wiesner, M. R., “Fullerol-sensitized production of reactive oxygen
  species in aqueous solution,” Environ. Sci. Technol., 39(5), 1359-1365, 2005.
• Tarabara, V., Wiesner, M.R. “Physical and transport properties of bentonite-cement
  composites: A new material for in situ capping of contaminated underwater
  sediments,” Environmental Engineering Science, 22(5): 578-590, 2005.
• Brant, J., Lecoanet, H., Wiesner, M.R., “Aggregation and Deposition Characteristics of Fullerene Nanoparticles in Aqueous Systems,” Journal of Nanoparticle
  Research, 7:545-553, 2005.
• Wiesner, M.R., Tarabara, V., Cortalezzi, M., “Processes of particle deposition in
  membrane operation and fabrication,” Water Science and Technology, 51(6-7):345-
  348, 2005.
• Brant, J.A., Lecoanet, H., Hotze, M., Wiesner, M.R., “Surface charge acquisition and
  characteristics of fullerene aggregates (n-C60) in aqueous suspensions,” Environmental Science and Technology, 39(17): 6343-6351, 2005.
• Dalton, S.K. Brant, J.A., Wiesner, M.R., “Chemical interactions between dissolved
  organic matter and low molecular weight organic compounds: impacts on membrane separation” Journal of Membrane Science, in press
• Robichaud, C.O., Tanzil, D., Weilenmann, U., Wiesner, M.R., “A relative risk analysis of several manufactured nanomaterials: an insurance industry context,”
  Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 8985-8994, 2005.
• R. Malaisaimy and M.L. Bruening, “High-Flux Nanofiltration Membranes Prepared by Adsorption of Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Membranes on Polymeric Supports”, Langmuir , 21 , 10587-10592 (2005).
• M.D. Miller and M.L. Bruening, “Correlation of the Swelling and Permeability of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films”, Chem. Mater. 17 , 5375-5381 (2005).
• L. Sun, G.L. Baker, and M.L. Bruening, “Polymer-Brush Membranes for Pervaporation of Organic Solvents from Water”, Macromolecules 38 , 2307-2314 (2005).
• S. Kidambi and M.L. Bruening, “Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films Containing Palladium Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application in Selective Hydrogenation”, Chem. Mater. , 17 , 301-307 (2005).
• D.M. Sullivan and M.L. Bruening, “ Ultrathin, Cross-linked Polyimide Pervaporation Membranes Prepared from Polyelectrolyte Multilayers”, J. Membrane Sci. , 248 , 161-170 (2005).

• Koyuncu, I., D. Topacik, and M.R. Wiesner, “Factors influencing flux decline during
  nanofiltration of solutions containing dyes and salts,” Water Research, 38, 432-440, 2004
• Tarabara, V. V., I. Koyuncu, M. R. Wiesner. “Effect of hydrodynamics and solution
  chemistry on permeate flux in crossflow filtration: Direct experimental observation of filter cake cross sections,” J. Membrane Sci., 241, 65-78, 2004.
• Cortalezzi, M.M., V. Colvin and M.R. Wiesner. “Controlling nanoparticle template morphology: effect of solvent chemistry,” Colloid and Interface Science, 283: 366-372, 2005.
• Lecoanet, H., J.Y. Bottero, and M.R. Wiesner, “Laboratory assessment of the mobility of several commercial nanomaterials in porous media,” Environmental Science and Technology, 38(19), 5164-5169, 2004.
• Lecoanet, H. and M.R. Wiesner, “Velocity Effects on the deposition of fullerene and
  oxide nanoparticles in porous media,” Environmental Science and Technology,
  38(16), 4377-4382, 2004.
• M.D. Miller and M.L. Bruening, “ Controlling the Nanofiltration Properties of Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Membranes through Variation of Film Composition”, Langmuir , 20 , 11545-11551 (2004).
• M.D. Miller, G.L. Baker, and M.L. Bruening, “ Polymer-Brush Stationary Phases for Open-Tubular Capillary Electrochromatography”, J. Chromatography, A , 1044 , 323-330 (2004).
• Y. Xu, M.L. Bruening, and J.T. Watson, “Use of Polymer-Modified MALDI-MS Probes to Improve Analyses of Protein Digests and DNA”, Anal. Chem. , 76 , 3106-3111 (2004).
• S. Kidambi, J. Dai, J. Li, and M.L. Bruening, “Selective Hydrogenation by Pd Nanoparticles Embedded in Polyelectrolyte Multilayers”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 126 , 2658-2659 (2004).
• •  B.Y. Kim and M.L. Bruening, “ pH-Dependent Growth and Morphology of Multilayer Dendrimer/Poly(acrylic acid) Films”, Langmuir , 19 , 94-99 (2003). Correction published Langmuir , 20 , 6074 (2004).

• Aziz, J. C.A. Serra, M.R. Wiesner, “Hydrodynamics of permeable aggregates in
  differential sedimentation,” Environmental Engineering Science, 20(1):21-31, 2003.
• Cortalezzi, M.M., J. Rose, G. F. Wells, J.Y. Bottero, A.R. Barron, M.R. Wiesner,
  “ Ceramic membranes derived from ferroxane nanoparticles: a new route for the
  fabrication of iron oxide ultrafiltration membranes,” Journal of Membrane Science
  227, 207-217, 2003.
• DeFriend, K.A., M.R. Wiesner, and A.R. Barron, “ Alumina and Aluminate ultrafiltration membranes derived from alumina nanoparticles,”Journal of Membrane Science, 224(1-2) 11-28, 2003.
• Tarabara, V.V. and M.R. Wiesner, “Computational fluid dynamics modeling of the flow in a laboratory membrane filtration cell operated at low recoveries,” Chemical
  Engineering Science , 58(1):239-246, 2003.
• A.M. Balachandra, G.L. Baker, and M.L. Bruening, “ Preparation of Composite Membranes by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Initiated from a Porous Support”, J. Membrane Sci. , 227 , 1-14 (2003).
• Y. Xu, M.L. Bruening, and J.T. Watson, “ Non-Specific, On-Probe Cleanup Methods for MALDI-MS Samples”, Mass Spec. Rev. , 22 , 429-440 (2003).
• W. Huang, J.-B. Kim, G.L. Baker, and M.L. Bruening, “Preparation of Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer Brushes for Surface Patterning”, Nanotechnology , 14 , 1075-1080 (2003).
• B.W. Stanton, J.J. Harris, M.D. Miller, and M.L. Bruening, “ Ultrathin, Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films as Nanofiltration Membranes”, Langmuir , 19 , 7038-7042 (2003).
• J.K. Harris, G.D. Rose, and M.L. Bruening, “Spontaneous Vesicle Formation from Poly(1,2-butylene oxide) Sulfate Oligomers”, Langmuir , 19 , 5550-5552 (2003).
• D.M. Sullivan and M.L. Bruening, “Ultrathin, Gas-selective Polyimide Membranes Prepared from Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Films”, Chem. Mater. , 15 , 281-287 (2003).
• J.-B. Kim, W. Huang, M.D. Miller, G.L. Baker, and M.L. Bruening, “Kinetics of Surface-initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization”, J. Polym. Sci., A: Polym. Chem. , 41 , 386-394 (2003).
• Y. Xu, J.T. Watson, and M.L. Bruening, “Patterned Monolayer/Polymer Films for Analysis of Dilute and/or Salt-Contaminated Protein Samples by MALDI-MS ”, Anal. Chem. , 75 , 185-190 (2003).

• Tarabara, V.V., R. Hovinga, and M.R. Wiesner, “Constant Pressure versus Constant
  Permeate Flux: Effect of Particle Size on Crossflow Membrane Filtration,
  “Environmental Engineering Science 19(6):343-355, 2002.
• Tarabara, V.V., F., Pierrisnard, C. Parron, J.Y. Bottero, M.R., Wiesner, “ Morphology of deposits formed from chemically heterogeneous suspensions: Applications to
  membrane filtration,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 256(2):367-377, 2002.
• Cortalezzi, M.M., J. Rose, A.R. Barron, M.R. Wiesner, “ Characteristics of ceramic
  membranes derived from alumoxane nanoparticles,” Journal of Membrane Science
  205:33-43, 2002.
• Rose, J., Fidalgo, M.M., Moustier, S., Magnetto, C., Jones, C.R. , Barron, A.R.,
  Wiesner, M.R., and Bottero, J.Y., “ Synthesis and Characterization of Carboxylate-FeOOH Particles (Ferroxanes) and Ferroxane-derived Ceramics, “ Chemistry of Materials, 14:621-628, 2002.
• M.L. Bruening and D.M. Sullivan, “Enhancing the Ion-Transport Selectivity of Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Membranes”, Chem. Eur. J. , 8 , 3832-3837 (2002).
• J.-B. Kim, W. Huang, M.L. Bruening, and G.L. Baker, “ Synthesis of Triblock Copolymer Brushes by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization”, Macromolecules , 35 , 5410-5416 (2002).
• J.K. Harris, G.D. Rose, and M.L. Bruening, “ Spontaneous Generation of Multi-Lamellar Vesicles from Ethylene Oxide/Butylene Oxide Di-block Copolymers”, Langmuir , 18 , 5337-5342 (2002).
• O. Inya-Agha, S. Stewart, T. Veriotti, M.L. Bruening, and M.D. Morris, “Control of Teflon AF 2400 Permeability by an Ultrathin Crosslinked Polyamide Coating”, Applied Spectroscopy , 56 , 574-578 (2002).
• J. Dai, J.I. Lee, and M. L. Bruening, “Catalytic Nanoparticles Formed by Reduction of Metal Ions in Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films”, Nano Letters , 2 , 47-51 (2002).
• A.M. Balachandra, J. Dai, and M.L. Bruening, “Enhancing the Anion-Transport Selectivity of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Membranes by Templating with Cu 2+ ”, Macromolecules , 35 , 3171-3178 (2002).
• J. Dai, A.M. Balachandra, and M.L. Bruening, “Controlling Ion Transport through Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Membranes by Derivatization with Photolabile Functional Groups”, Macromolecules , 35 , 3164-3170 (2002).
• W. Huang, J.-B. Kim, M.L. Bruening, and G.L. Baker, “Functionalization of Surfaces by Water-Accelerated Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization of Hydroxyethylmethacrylate and Subsequent Derivatization”, Macromolecules , 35 , 1175-1179 (2002).
• N. Wade, B. Gologan, A. Vincze, R.G. Cooks, D.M. Sullivan, and M.L. Bruening, “Esterification and Ether Formation at a Hydroxyl-Terminated Self-Assembled Monolayer Surface Using Low-Energy Collisions of Polyatomic Cations”, Langmuir , 18 , 4799-4808 (2002).

• Thill A, Moustier S, Aziz J, Wiesner MR, Bottero JY., “Flocs restructuring during
  aggregation: Experimental evidence and numerical simulation,”Journal Of Colloid
  And Interface Science , 243 (1): 171-182 Nov. 2001.
• Vilomet, J.D., Angeletti, B., Moustier, S., Ambrosi, J.P., Wiesner, M., Bottero, J.Y.,
  Chatelet-Snidaro, L., “Application of strontium isotopes for tracing landfill leachate
  plumes in groundwater,” Environmental Science and Technology, 35(23):4675-4679, 2001.
• Tarabara, V.V., and M.R. Wiesner, “ Effect of collision efficiency on the evolution of the surface of diffusion-limited deposits,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science,
  237: 150-151, 2001.
• Tarabara, V., R. Hovinga, and M.R. Wiesner, “ Transient permeate flux analysis and
  model validation,” Water Quality, 1(5-6): 2001.
• Sethi, S., M.R. Wiesner ,and J. E. Dennis, “Optimization of Hollow-Fiber Design and
  Low-Pressure Membrane System Operation, " Journal of Environmental
  Engineering. 2001
• Rose, J., I. Moulin, A. Masion, P. M. Bertsch, M. R. Wiesner, J.Y. Bottero, F. Mosnier, and C. Haehnel, "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Immobilization
  Processes for Heavy Metals in Calcium Silicate Hydrates. 2. Zinc," Langmuir
  2201,17,3658-3665, 2001
• Jones, C.D., Fidalgo, M.M., Wiesner, M.R. and Barron, A.R., “Alumina ultrafiltration
  membranes derived from carboxylate-alumoxane nanoparticles,” Journal of
  Membrane Science, 193: 175-184, 2001
• D.M. Sullivan and M.L. Bruening, “Ultrathin, Ion-selective Polyimide Membranes Prepared from Layered Polyelectrolytes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 123 , 11805-11806 (2001).
• K.P. Xiao, J.J. Harris, A. Park, C. Strautman, V. Pradeep, and M.L. Bruening, “ Formation of Ultrathin, Defect-free Membranes by Grafting of Poly(acrylic acid) onto Layered Polyelectrolyte Films”, Langmuir , 17 , 8236-8241 (2001).
• K.P. Xiao, B.Y. Kim, and M.L. Bruening, "Detection of Protamine and Heparin Using Electrodes Modified with Poly(acrylic acid) and its Amine Derivative", Electroanalysis , 13 , 1447-1453 (2001).
• J.L. Stair, J.J. Harris, and M.L. Bruening, “Enhancement of the Ion-Transport Selectivity of Layered Polyelectrolyte Membranes Through Cross-Linking and Hybridization”, Chem. Mater. , 13 , 2641-2648 (2001).
• W. Huang, G.L. Baker, and M.L. Bruening, "Controlled Synthesis of Cross-Linked Ultrathin Polymer Films Using Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 40 , 1510-1512 (2001).
• J. Dai, A.W. Jensen, D.K. Mohanty, J. Erndt, and M.L. Bruening, "Controlling the Permeability of Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Films Through Derivatization, Cross-linking, and Hydrolysis", Langmuir , 17 , 931-937 (2001).
• W. Huang, Skanth G., G.L. Baker, and M.L. Bruening, "Surface-Initiated Radical Polymerization on Gold Substrates", Langmuir , 17 , 1731-1736 (2001).

For more information, please contact: Thomas Voice or Volodymyr Tarabara,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA 48824
Phone: +1 517 353 9718. Fax: +1 517 355 0250. Email: permeant@egr.msu.edu