Browsing by Author "COLAVITA, PAULA"
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In situ studies of the adsorption kinetics of 4-nitrobenzenediazonium salt on gold
COLAVITA, PAULA (2011)Self-assembled organic layers are an important tool for modifying surfaces in a range of applications in materials science. Covalent modification of metal surfaces with aryldiazonium cations has attracted much attention ... -
Modulation of Protein Fouling and Interfacial Properties at Carbon Surfaces via Immobilization of Glycans Using Aryldiazonium Chemistry
COLAVITA, PAULA; SCANLAN, EOIN (2016)Carbon materials and nanomaterials are of great interest for biological applications such as implantable devices and nanoparticle vectors, however, to realize their potential it is critical to control formation and composition ... -
Nanoplasmonic Sensing at the Carbon-Bio Interface: Study of Protein Adsorption at Graphitic and Hydrogenated Carbon Surfaces
COLAVITA, PAULA; BRADLEY, LOUISE (2017) -
Nanotextured gold coatings on carbon nanofiber scaffolds as ultrahigh surface-area electrodes
COLAVITA, PAULA (2012)High surface area metal electrodes are desirable for applications in energy storage and energy conversion. Here, the formation and electrochemical characterization of a hybrid material made by electroless deposition of ... -
Natural reducing agents for electroless nanoparticle deposition: Mild synthesis of metal/carbon nanostructured microspheres
COLAVITA, PAULA (2013)Composite materials are of interest because they can potentially combine the properties of their respective components in a manner that is useful for specific applications. Here, we report on the use of coffee as a low-cost, ... -
Photochemically Triggered Alkylthiol Reactions on Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite
COLAVITA, PAULA; GIORDANI, SILVIA (2011)The surface of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) has been modified using a new photochemically induced grafting reaction. Thiols have been revealed to behave as privileged substrates for this efficient grafting ... -
Single-crystal silicon/silicon dioxide multilayer heterostructures based on nanomembrane transfer
COLAVITA, PAULA (2007)A method to fabricatesingle-crystalSi/SiO2multilayerheterostructures is presented. Heterostructures are fabricated by repeated transfer of single crystalsiliconnanomembranes alternating with deposition of spin-on-glass. ... -
Spontaneous grafting of nitrophenyl groups on amorphous carbon thin films: A structure-reactivity investigation
COLAVITA, PAULA (2012)Amorphous carbon materials find numerous applications in diverse areas ranging from implantable biodevices to electronics and catalysis. The spontaneous grafting of aryldiazonium salts is an important strategy for the ... -
Study of the spontaneous attachment of polycyclic aryldiazonium salts on amorphous carbon substrates
COLAVITA, PAULA (2012)