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George Whitesides
Surface Chemistry

Present research interests include materials science, biophysics, complexity, surface science, microfluidics, self-assembly, micro- and nanotechnology, and cell-surface biochemistry.

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Publications:
Jiang, X., Bruzewiecz, D.A., Wong, A.P., Piel, M. and Whitesides, G.M. 2005. Directing cell migration with asymmetric micropatterns. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 102: 975-978.

Wolfe, D.B., Conroy, R.S., Garstecki, P., Mayers, B.T., Fischbach, M.A., Paul, K.E., Prentiss, M. and Whitesides, G.M. 2004 Dynamic control of liquid-core/liquid-cladding optical waveguides. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101: 12434-12438.

Yang, J., Gitlin, I., Krishnamurthy, V.M., Vazquez, J.A., Costello, C.E. and Whitesides, G.M. 2003. Synthesis of monodisperse polymers from proteins. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 25:12392-3.

Boncheva, M., Gracias, D.H., Jacobs, H.O. and Whitesides, G.M. 2002. Biomimetic self-assembly of a functional asymmetrical electronic device. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99: 4937-40.

Jacobs, H.O., Tao, A.R., Schwartz, A., Gracias, D.H. and Whitesides, G.M. 2002. Fabrication of a cylindrical display by patterned assembly. Science 296: 323-5.

Takayama, S., McDonald, J.C., Ostuni, E., Liang, M.N., Kenis, P.J., Ismagilov, R.F. and Whitesides, G.M. 1999. Patterning cells and their environments using multiple laminar fluid flows in capillary networks. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96: 5545-8.