Publications

2010-2019

• Arroyo, Jesse, and Cecily Ryan. "Incorporation of Carbon Nanofillers Tunes Mechanical and Electrical Percolation in PHBV:PLA Blends." Polymers 10, no.12 (December 11, 2018): 1371.
• Booth, E.; Strobel, G.; Knighton, B.; Sears, J.; Geary, B.; Avci, R.(2011). "A rapid column technique for trapping and collecting of volatile fungal hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon derivatives." Biotechnology Letters 33 (10): 1963-1972.
• Yang, X. H.; Thornburg, T.; Holderness, K.; Suo, Z. Y.; Cao, L.; Lim, T.; Avci, R.; Pascual, D. W. (2011). "Serum Antibodies Protect against Intraperitoneal Challenge with Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli." Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology 12.

2000-2009

• Arce, F. T., R. Carlson, J. Monds, R. Veeh, F. Z. Hu, P. S. Stewart, R. Lal, G. D. Ehrlich and R. Avci (2009). "Nanoscale Structural and Mechanical Properties of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Biofilms." Journal of Bacteriology 191(8): 2512-2520.
• Groenewold, G. S., G. L. Gresham, R. Avci and M. Deliorman (2009). "Characterization of bidentate phosphoryl compounds on soil particulates using SIMS." Surface and Interface Analysis 41(3): 244-250.
• Schweitzer, M. H., W. X. Zheng, C. L. Organ, R. Avci, Z. Y. Suo, L. M. Freimark, V. S. Lebleu, M. B. Duncan, M. G. V. Heiden, J. M. Neveu, W. S. Lane, J. S. Cottrell, J. R. Horner, L. C. Cantley, R. Kalluri and J. M. Asara (2009). "Biomolecular Characterization and Protein Sequences of the Campanian Hadrosaur B. canadensis." Science 324(5927): 626-631.
• Shi, X. M., T. A. Nguyen, Z. Y. Suo, Y. J. Liu and R. Avci (2009). "Effect of nanoparticles on the anticorrosion and mechanical properties of epoxy coating." Surface & Coatings Technology 204(3): 237-245.
• Shi, X. M., Z. X. Yang, T. A. Nguyen, Z. Y. Suo, R. Avci and S. Z. Song (2009). "An electrochemical and microstructural characterization of steel-mortar admixed with corrosion inhibitors." Science in China Series E-Technological Sciences 52(1): 52-66.
• Suo, Z. Y., R. Avci, M. Deliorman, X. H. Yang and D. W. Pascual (2009). "Bacteria Survive Multiple Puncturings of Their Cell Walls." Langmuir 25(8): 4588-4594.
• Suo, Z. Y., X. H. Yang, R. Avci, M. Deliorman, P. Rugheimer, D. W. Pascual and Y. Idzerda (2009). "Antibody Selection for Immobilizing Living Bacteria." Analytical Chemistry 81(18): 7571-7578.
• Schweitzer, M. H., R. Avci, T. Collier and M. B. Goodwin (2008). "Microscopic, chemical and molecular methods for examining fossil preservation." Comptes Rendus Palevol 7(2-3): 159-184.
• Suo, Z. Y., R. Avci, X. H. Yang and D. W. Pascual (2008). "Efficient immobilization and patterning of live bacterial cells." Langmuir 24(8): 4161-4167.
• Groenewold, G. S., M. M. Cortez, A. K. Gianotto, G. L. Gresham, J. E. Olson, R. V. Fox, B. M. White, W. F. Bauer, R. Avci, M. Deliorman and E. Williams (2007). "Surface analysis of particulates from laboratory hood exhaust manifold." Surface and Interface Analysis 39(6): 547-553.
• Schweitzer, M. H., Z. Suo, R. Avci, J. M. Asara, M. A. Allen, F. T. Arce and J. R. Horner (2007). "Analyses of soft tissue from Tyrannosaurus rex suggest the presence of protein." Science 316(5822): 277-280.
• Suo, Z., R. Avci, M. H. Schweitzer and M. Deliorman (2007). "Porphyrin as an ideal biomarker in the search for extraterrestrial life." Astrobiology 7(4): 605-615.
• Suo, Z. Y., X. H. Yang, R. Avci, L. Kellerman, D. W. Pascual, M. Fries and A. Steele (2007). "HEPES-stabilized encapsulation of Salmonella typhimurium." Langmuir 23(3): 1365-1374.
• Yang, X. H., B. J. Hinnebusch, T. Trunkle, C. M. Bosio, Z. Y. Suo, M. Tighe, A. Harmsen, T. Becker, K. Crist, N. Walters, R. Avci and D. W. Pascual (2007). "Oral vaccination with Salmonella simultaneously expressing Yersinia pestis F1 and V antigens protects against bubonic and pneumonic plague." Journal of Immunology 178(2): 1059-1067.
• Arce, F. T., R. Avci, I. B. Beech, K. E. Cooksey and B. Wigglesworth-Cooksey (2006). "Modification of surface properties of a poly(dimethylsiloxane)-based elastomer, RTV11, upon exposure to seawater." Langmuir 22(17): 7217-7225.
• de Brouwer, J. F. C., K. E. Cooksey, B. Wigglesworth-Cooksey, M. J. Staal, L. J. Stal and R. Avci (2006). "Time of Flight-Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry on isolated extracellular fractions and intact biofilms of three species of benthic diatoms." Journal of Microbiological Methods 65(3): 562-572.
• Suo, Z. Y., F. T. Arce, R. Avci, K. Thieltges and B. Spangler (2006). "Dendritic structures of poly(ethylene glycol) on silicon nitride and gold surfaces." Langmuir 22(8): 3844-3850.
• Van Ham, R., L. Van Vaeck, A. Adriaens, F. Adams, B. Hodges, A. Gianotto, R. Avci, A. Appelhans and G. Groenewold (2006). "Static secondary ion mass spectrometry (S-SIMS) for the characterization of surface components in mineral particulates." Talanta 69(1): 91-96.
• Avci, R., M. H. Schweitzer, R. D. Boyd, J. L. Wittmeyer, F. T. Arce and J. O. Calvo (2005). "Preservation of bone collagen from the late cretaceous period studied by immunological techniques and atomic force microscopy." Langmuir 21(8): 3584-3590.
• Schweitzer, M. H., J. Wittmeyer, R. Avci and S. Pincus (2005). "Experimental support for an immunological approach to the search for life on other planets." Astrobiology 5(1): 30-47.
• Schweitzer, M. H., J. L. Wittmeyer, J. R. Horner and R. Avci (2005). "Dinosaur soft tissues." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 69(10): A37-a37.
• Suo, Z., F. T. Arce, R. Avci, B. Spangler, M. H. Schweitzer, K. Thieltges, J. Wittmeyer and R. Boyd (2005). "Fishing at the nanoscale." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 69(10): A34-a34.
• Arce, F. T., R. Avci, I. B. Beech, K. E. Cooksey and B. Wigglesworth-Cooksey (2004). "A live bioprobe for studying diatom-surface interactions." Biophysical Journal 87(6): 4284-4297.
• Avci, R., M. Schweitzer, R. D. Boyd, J. Wittmeyer, A. Steele, J. Toporski, W. Beech, F. T. Arce, B. Spangler, K. M. Cole and D. S. McKay (2004). "Comparison of antibody-antigen interactions on collagen measured by conventional immunological techniques and atomic force microscopy." Langmuir 20(25): 11053-11063.
• Groenewold, G. S., R. Avci, C. Karahan, K. Lefebre, R. V. Fox, M. M. Cortez, A. K. Gianotto, J. Sunner and W. L. Manner (2004). "Characterization of interlayer Cs+ in clay samples using secondary ion mass spectrometry with laser sample modification." Analytical Chemistry 76(10): 2893-2901.
• Arce, F. T., R. Avci, I. B. Beech, K. E. Cooksey and B. Wigglesworth-Cooksey (2003). "Microelastic properties of minimally adhesive surfaces: A comparative study of RTV11 (TM) and Intersleek elastomers (TM)." Journal of Chemical Physics 119(3): 1671-1682.
• Fries, M. D., J. A. Hall, J. Toporski, J. Hedgecock, Y. Bar-Cohen, N. Wainwright, R. Avci, K. Lynch and A. Steele (2003). "A novel portable simulated rover platform (SimRP) for astrobiology exploration rover development." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 67(18): A105-a105.
• Shaw, A. D., M. M. Cortez, A. K. Gianotto, A. D. Appelhans, J. E. Olson, C. Karahan, R. Avci and G. S. Groenewold (2003). "Static SIMS analysis of carbonate on basic alkali-bearing surfaces." Surface and Interface Analysis 35(3): 310-317.
• Shi, X., R. Avci, M. Geiser and Z. Lewandowski (2003). "Comparative study in chemistry of microbially and electrochemically induced pitting of 316L stainless steel." Corrosion Science 45(11): 2577-2595.
• Sunner, J., R. Avci, L. Richards, G. Groenewold, J. Ingram and M. Arthun (2003). "Preservation of yeast cell morphology for scanning electron microscopy using 3.28-mu m IR laser irradiation." Journal of Microbiological Methods 54(2): 285-287.
• Yalcin, S. and R. Avci (2003). "Characterization of PdAu thin films on oxidized silicon wafers: interdiffusion and reaction." Applied Surface Science 214(1-4): 319-337.
• Geiser, M., R. Avci and Z. Lewandowski (2002). "Microbially initiated pitting on 316L stainless steel." International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 49(4): 235-243.
• Shi, X., R. Avci and Z. Lewandowski (2002). "Microbially deposited manganese and iron oxides on passive metals - Their chemistry and consequences for material performance." Corrosion 58(9): 728-738.
• Shi, X. M., R. Avci and Z. Lewandowski (2002). "Electrochemistry of passive metals modified by manganese oxides deposited by Leptothrix discophora: two-step model verified by ToF-SIMS." Corrosion Science 44(5): 1027-1045.
• Toporski, J. K. W., A. Steele, F. Westall, R. Avci, D. M. Martill and D. S. McKay (2002). "Morphologic and spectral investigation of exceptionally well-preserved bacterial biofilms from the Oligocene Enspel formation, Germany." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 66(10): 1773-1791.
• Groenewold, G. S., G. F. Kessinger, J. R. Scott, A. K. Gianotto, A. D. Appelhans, J. E. Delmore and R. Avci (2001). "Secondary ion mass spectrometry of zeolite materials: Observation of abundant aluminosilicate oligomers using an ion trap." Analytical Chemistry 73(2): 226-232.
• Steele, A., J. K. W. Toporski, R. Avci, S. Guidry and D. S. McKay (2001). "Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToFSIMS) of a number of hopanoids." Organic Geochemistry 32(7): 905-911.
• Beech, I. B., R. Gubner, V. Zinkevich, L. Hanjangsit and R. Avci (2000). "Characterisation of conditioning layers formed by exopolymeric substances of Pseudomonas NCIMB 2021 on surfaces of AISI 316 stainless steel." Biofouling 16(2-4): 93-104.
• Beech, I. B., V. Zinkevich, L. Hanjangsit, R. Gubner and R. Avci (2000). "The effect of Pseudomonas NCIMB 2021 biofilm on AISI 316 stainless steel." Biofouling 15(1-3): 3-12.
• Groenewold, G. S., G. L. Gresham, A. K. Gianotto and R. Avci (2000). "Direct characterization of surface chemicals on hair samples using imaging SIMS." Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques 18(1): 107-119.
• Olesen, B. H., R. Avci and Z. Lewandowski (2000). "Manganese dioxide as a potential cathodic reactant in corrosion of stainless steels." Corrosion Science 42(2): 211-227.

1990-1999

• Avci, R., A. M. Hagenston, N. L. Equall, G. S. Groenewold, G. L. Gresham and D. A. Dahl (1999). "Ion extraction from insulating fibers in ToF-SIMS." Surface and Interface Analysis 27(8): 789-796.
• Beech, I. B., V. Zinkevich, R. Tapper, R. Gubner and R. Avci (1999). "Study of the interaction of sulphate-reducing bacteria exopolymers with iron using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and time-of-flight secondary ionisation mass spectrometry." Journal of Microbiological Methods 36(1-2): 3-10.
• Priscu, J. C., E. E. Adams, W. B. Lyons, M. A. Voytek, D. W. Mogk, R. L. Brown, C. P. McKay, C. D. Takacs, K. A. Welch, C. F. Wolf, J. D. Kirshtein and R. Avci (1999). "Geomicrobiology of subglacial ice above Lake Vostok, Antarctica." Science 286(5447): 2141-2144.
• Schweitzer, M. H., J. A. Watt, R. Avci, C. A. Forster, D. W. Krause, L. Knapp, R. R. Rogers, I. Beech and M. Marshall (1999). "Keratin immunoreactivity in the Late Cretaceous bird Rahonavis ostromi." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(4): 712-722.
• Schweitzer, M. H., J. A. Watt, R. Avci, L. Knapp, L. Chiappe, M. Norell and M. Marshall (1999). "Beta-keratin specific immunological reactivity in feather-like structures of the cretaceous alvarezsaurid, Shuvuuia deserti." Journal of Experimental Zoology 285(2): 146-157.
• Groenewold, G. S., J. C. Ingram, T. McLing, A. K. Gianotto and R. Avci (1998). "Cs+ speciation on soil particles by TOF-SIMS imaging." Analytical Chemistry 70(3): 534-539.
• Hindi, M. M., R. Avci, A. H. Hussein, R. L. Kozub, P. Miocinovic and L. Zhu (1998). "Search for the admixture of heavy neutrinos in the recoil spectra of Ar-37 decay." Physical Review C 58(4): 2512-2525.
• Geesey, G. G., R. J. Gillis, R. Avci, D. Daly, M. Hamilton, P. Shope and G. Harkin (1996). "The influence of surface features on bacterial colonization and subsequent substratum chemical changes of 316L stainless steel." Corrosion Science 38(1): 73-95.
• Hindi, M. M., L. Zhu, R. Avci, P. M. Miocinovic, R. L. Kozub and G. J. Lapeyre (1996). "Direct observation of the double auger decay of a K hole." Physical Review A 53(6): R3716-R3719.
• Pendyala, J., R. Avci, G. G. Geesey, P. Stoodley, M. Hamilton and G. Harkin (1996). "Chemical effects of biofilm colonization on 304 stainless steel." Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology a-Vacuum Surfaces and Films 14(3): 1755-1760.
• Zhu, L., R. Avci, G. J. Lapeyre, M. M. Hindi, R. L. Kozub and S. J. Robinson (1994). "Neutrino-Recoil Induced Desorption." Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology a-Vacuum Surfaces and Films 12(4): 2037-2044.
• Pedraza, A. J., M. J. Godbole, P. J. Bremer, R. Avci, B. Drake and G. G. Geesey (1993). "Stability in Aqueous-Media of 316L Stainless-Steel Films Deposited on Internal-Reflection Elements." Applied Spectroscopy 47(2): 161-166.
• Cai, Q., G. J. Lapeyre and R. Avci (1990). "Ultrathin Magnetic Fe Films on W(001) - a Spin-Polarized Inverse Photoemission-Study of Fe Electronic-Structure Evolution." Journal of Applied Physics 67(9): 4916-4916.

1980-1989

• Avci, R. and G. J. Lapeyre (1985). "Observation of Surface Photoeffect for an Adsorbate - Oxygen on W(100) and W(111)." Solid State Communications 53(10): 897-900.
• Frankel, D. J., Y. Yukun, R. Avci and G. J. Lapeyre (1983). "Adsorption of O-2 and Co on Cleaved Gaas(110) at Low-Temperatures." Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology a-Vacuum Surfaces and Films 1(2): 679-683.
• Zurcher, P., G. J. Lapeyre, R. Avci and J. Anderson (1981). "Core Threshold Photoemission Spectroscopy from the as 3D Core Level of Gaas(110) and Effects of Ge Chemisorption." Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology 18(3): 778-783.