Publications of Boris B. Akhremitchev

Journal Articles

  1. C. Ray, J.R. Brown and B.B. Akhremitchev, "Correction of Systematic Errors in Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy with Polymeric Tethers by Atomic Force Microscopy", J. Phys. Chem. - B, February, 2007, 111(8), 1963 - 1974 [jp065530h] [abs].

  2. C. Ray, J.R. Brown and B.B. Akhremitchev, "Rupture force analysis and the associated systematic errors in force spectroscopy by AFM", Langmuir, 2007, in press [abs].

  3. Gu, C.; Ray, C; Guo, S.; Akhremitchev, B. B., "Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Measurements of Interactions between C60 Fullerene Molecules", J. Phys. Chem. -C, 2007(111), 12898-12905.

  4. Guo, S.; Akhremitchev, B. B., "Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Insulin Crystals by Atomic Force Microscopy", Langmuir, 2007 (ASAP article: 10.1021/la7018605.).

  5. C. Ray, J.R. Brown and B.B. Akhremitchev, "Single-molecule Force Spectroscopy Measurements of "Hydrophobic Bond" between Tethered Hexadecane Molecules", J. Phys. Chem. - B, August, 2006, 110(35), 17578 - 17583 [jp063517r] [abs].

  6. S. Guo and B.B. Akhremitchev, "Packing Density and Structural Heterogeneity of Insulin Amyloid Fibrils Measured by AFM Nanoindentation", Biomacromolecules, May, 2006, 7(5), 1630 - 1636 [bm0600724] [abs].

  7. Ray, C. and Akhremitchev, B.B., "Conformational heterogeneity of surface-grafted amyloidogenic fragments of alphanuclein dimers detected by atomic force microscopy", J. Am. Chem. Soc., October 1, 2005, 127(42), 14739-14744 [ja052932e] [abs].

  8. Al-Maawali,S.; Bemis, J.; Akhremitchev, B.B.; Liu, H.; Walker, G.C., "Single-molecule AFM Study of Polystyrene Grafted at Gold Surfaces", J. Adhesion, 2005, 81, 999-1016.

  9. Sun YJ, Akhremitchev, B, Walker GC, ""Using the adhesive interaction between atomic force microscopy tips and polymer surfaces to measure elastic modules of compliant samples"", LANGMUIR 20, July 6, 2004(14), 5837-5845.

  10. Stebounova, Larissa; Romanov, Slava; Akhremitchev, Boris; Walker, Gilbert, ""Near field infrared microscopy of polymer surfaces"", Annual Technical Conference - Society of Plastics Engineers, 2004, 2(62).

  11. Stebounova, Larissa; Akhremitchev, Boris B.; Walker, Gilbert C., "Enhancement of the weak scattered signal in apertureless near-field scanning infrared microscopy", Review of Scientific Instruments, 2003, 74(8), 3670-3674.

  12. Tivanski, Alexei V.; Bemis, Jason E.; Akhremitchev, Boris B.; Liu, Haiying; Walker, Gilbert C., "Adhesion Forces in Conducting Probe Atomic Force Microscopy", Langmuir, 2003, 19(6), 1929-1934.

  13. B.B. Akhremitchev; Y. Sun; L. Stebounova; G.C. Walker, "Monolayer-Sensitive Infrared Imaging of DNA Stripes Using Apertureless Near-Field Microscopy", Langmuir, 2002, 18, 5325-5328.

  14. B.B. Akhremitchev G.C. Walker, "Spatially Resolved Studies of Polymer Film Dynamics", Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 2002, 75, 1011-1018.

  15. Akhremitchev, Boris B.; Sun, Yujie; Stebounova, Larissa; Walker, Gilbert C., "Monolayer-sensitive infrared imaging of DNA stripes using apertureless near-field microscopy", Langmuir, 2002, 18(14), 5325-5328.

  16. Akhremitchev, Boris B.; Walker, Gilbert C., "Developing vibrational infrared near field spectroscopy to characterize polymer structures on surfaces: identification and reduction of topographic coupling artifacts", Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2002, 75(5), 1011-1018.

  17. Akhremitchev, B. B; Walker G. C., "Apertureless Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscopy of Rough Polymeric Surface", Langmuir, 2001, 17, 2774-2781.

  18. Akhremitchev, B. B.; Brown, H.; Walker, G. C., "Force Modulation Mapping of Plastic Embedded, Thin Sectioned Skeletal Muscle", Micros. Microanal., 2001, 7, 32-38.

  19. Al-Mawaali, S.; Bemis, J.; Akhremitchev, B.B.; Janesko, B.; Walker, G. C., "Study of Polydispersity of Grafted PDMS Surfaces Using Single Molecule Atomic Force Microscopy", J. Phys. Chem. B, 2001, 105, 3965-3971.

  20. Akhremitchev, Boris B.; Brown, Henry G.; Graner, Scott R.; Walker, Gilbert C., "Force modulation elasticity mapping of plastic-embedded, thin-sectioned skeletal muscle", Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2001, 7(1), 32-38.

  21. Akhremitchev, Boris B.; Pollack, Steven; Walker, Gilbert C., "Apertureless Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscopy of a Rough Polymeric Surface", Langmuir, 2001, 17(9), 2774-2781.

  22. Akhremitchev, B.B.; Al-Maawali, S.; Bemis, J.E.; Walker, G.C., "Spatially resolved studies of polymer film dynamics", Annual Tech. Conf.-Soc. Plast. Eng., 59th, 2001, 2, 1942-1945.

  23. Wang, C.; Mohney, B.K.; Akhremitchev, B. B.; Walker, G. C., "Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy of Vibrational States Prepared by Photoinduced Electron Transfer in (CN)5FeCNRu(NH3)5-", J. Phys. Chem. A, 2000, 104, 4314-4320.

  24. Wang, Chengfei; Akhremitchev, Boris; Walker, Gilbert C., "Vibrational model coupling to reverse electron transfer in (CN)5FeCNRu(NH3)5-in solution", Laser Chemistry, 1999, 19(1-4), 385-387.

  25. Bemis, Jason E.; Akhremitchev, Boris B.; Walker, Gilbert C., "Single Polymer Chain Elongation by Atomic Force Microscopy", Langmuir, 1999, 15(8), 2799-2805.

  26. Akhremitchev, Boris B.; Walker, Gilbert C., "Finite Sample Thickness Effects on Elasticity Determination Using Atomic Force Microscopy", Langmuir, 1999, 15(17), 5630-5634.

  27. Gu, Y.; Akhremitchev, B.; Walker, G.C.; Waldeck, D.H., "Structural Characterization and Electron Tunneling at n-Si/SiO2/SAM/Liquid Interface", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 1999, 103(25), 5220-5226.

  28. Gu, Y.; Akhremitchev B. B.; Walker, G. C.; Waldeck, D. H., "Structural Characterization and Electron Tunneling at n-Si/SiO2/SAM/Liquid Interface", J. Phys. Chem. B, 1999, 103, 5220-5226.

  29. Akhremitchev, Boris B.; Mohney, Brian K.; Marra, Kacey G.; Chapman, Toby M.; Walker, Gilbert C., "Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Hydration of Fluorinated Amide/Urethane Copolymer Film Surfaces", Langmuir, 1998, 14(15), 3976-3982.

  30. Wang, Chengfei; Akhremitchev, Boris; Walker, Gilbert C., "Femtosecond Infrared and Visible Spectroscopy of Photoinduced Intermolecular Electron Transfer Dynamics and Solvent-Solute Reaction Geometrics: Coumarin 337 in Dimethylaniline", Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 1997, 101(15), 2735-2738.

  31. Akhremitchev, Boris; Wang, Chengfei; Walker, Gilbert C., "A femtosecond absorption spectrometer tunable from 50 000 to 800 cm-l: nonlinear optics and pump/probe geometrics", Review of Scientific Instruments, 1996, 67(11), 3799-3805.

  32. Akhremitchev, Boris; Wang, Chengfei; Walker, Gilbert C., "A femtosecond absorption spectrometer tunable from 50 000 to 800 cm-l: nonlinear optics and pump/probe geometrics", Review of Scientific Instruments, 1996, 67(11), 3799-3805.

Chapter in Book

  1. Akhremitchev, B.B.; Stebounova, L;, Sun, YJ; Walker, GC, "Apertureless scanning near-field IR microscopy for chemical imaging of thin films", in Applications of Scanned Probe Microscopy to Polymers ACS Symposium Series 897, 2005, 51-64.

  2. Wang, C.; Mohney, B.K.; Akhremitchev, B.B.; Walker, G.C., "Femtosecond IR Spectroscopy of Optically Excited Molecules", in Time-Resolved Vibrational Spectroscopy VII, edited by Woodruff, W. , 1997, 113-117, Los Alamos.

  3. Akhremitchev, B.B.; Wang, C.; Mohney, B.K.; Walker, G.C., "Ultrafast Visible and Infrared Measurements of Solvent-Solute Coupling and Proton Transfer in Simple Liquids and Proteins", in Proc. ICORS XV, edited by Asher, S.A.; Stein P.B. , 1996, 334, Wiley, New York.

Other

  1. Akhremitchev, B.B., "Imaging of optical field confinement in ridge waveguides fabricated on very-small-aperture laser", Applied Physics Letters, 2004, 83(16), 3245-3247, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC (Chen, F.; Itagi, A.; Bain, J.A.; Stancil, D.D.; Schlesinger, T.E.; Data Storage Systems Center, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Stebounova, L.; Walker, G.C.; Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.).