Biodendrimers

“Synthesis and Characterization of Bola-type Amphiphilic Dendritic Macromolecules.”
Lovorka Degoricija, Michael A. Carnahan, C. Starck Johnson, Terry Kim, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Macromolecules 2006, 39, 8952-8958. [Link]

“Synthesis of Controlled Layered Polyester Dendrimers Composed of Glycerol and Succinic or Adipic Acid.”
Michael A. Carnahan and Mark W. Grinstaff
Macromolecules 2006, 39, 609-616. [Link]

“Biodendrimer-Based Hydrogel Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Repair.”
Serge H.M. Söntjens, Dana L. Nettles, Michael A. Carnahan, Lori A. Setton, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 310-316. [Link]

“Synthesis and Aqueous Aggregation Properties of Amphiphilic Surface-Block Dendrimers.”
Nathanael R. Luman and Mark W. Grinstaff
Org. Letters 2005, 7, 4863-4866. [Link]

“Dendritic Polymers Composed of Glycerol and Succinic Acid: Synthetic Methodologies and Medical Applications.”
Nathanael R. Luman, Terry Kim, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Pure App. Chem. 2004, 76, 1375-1385. [Link]

"The Convergent Synthesis of Poly(glycerol-succinic acid) Dendritic Macromolecules."
Nathanael R. Luman, Kimberly A. Smeds, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 5618-5626. [Link]

"Biodendrimers: New Polymeric Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering."
Mark W. Grinstaff
Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 2838-2846. [Link]

"Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(glycerol-succinic acid) Dendrimers."
Michael A. Carnahan and Mark W. Grinstaff
Macromolecules 2001, 34, 7648-7655. [Link]

“Synthesis and Characterization of Polyether-ester Dendrimers Composed of Glycerol and Lactic Acid.”
Michael A. Carnahan and Mark W. Grinstaff
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 2905-2906. [Link]

Biodendrimer Ophthalmic Corneal Sealant

“Photocrosslinkable Biodendrimers as Ophthalmic Adhesives for Central Lacerations and Penetrating Keratoplasties.”
Lovorka Degoricija, C. Starck Johnson, Michel Wathier, Terry Kim, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2007, in press.

“Hydrogels Formed by Multiple Peptide Ligation Reactions to Fasten Corneal Transplants.”
Michel Wathier, M. Starck Johnson, Terry Kim, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Bioconjugate Chem. 2006, 17, 873-876. [Link]

“Novel Tissue Adhesives to Secure Laser in situ Keratomileusis Flaps.”
Paul C. Kang, Michael A. Carnahan, Michel Wathier, Mark W. Grinstaff, Terry Kim
J Cataract Refract. Surg. 2005, 31, 1208-1212. [Link]

“Dendritic Macromers as In Situ Polymerizing Biomaterials for Securing Cataract Incisions.”
Michel Wathier, Pil J. Jung , Michael A. Carnahan, Terry Kim, and Mark W. Grinstaff
J. Am. Chem Soc. 2004, 126, 12744-12745. [Link]

“New Dendritic Adhesives for Sutureless Ophthalmic Surgeries: In Vitro Studies of Corneal Laceration Repair.”
Andrew J. Velazquez, Michael A. Carnahan, Johannes Kristinsson, Sandra Stinnett, Mark W. Grinstaff, and Terry Kim
Arch. Ophthalmol. 2004, 122, 867-870. [Link]

"Hybrid Dendritic-Linear Polyester-ethers for In Situ Photopolymerization."
Michael A. Carnahan, Crystan Middleton, Jitek Kim, Terry Kim, and Mark W. Grinstaff
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 5291-5293. [Link]

Biodendrimer Drug Delivery Vehicles

“Dendrimer-Encapsulated Camptothecins: Increased Solubility, Cellular Uptake, and Cellular Retention Affords Enhanced Anticancer Activity In vitro.”
Meredith T. Morgan, Yuka Nakanishi, David J. Kroll, Aaron P. Griset, Michael A. Carnahan, Michel Wathier, Nicholas H. Oberlies, G. Manikumar, Mansukh C. Wani, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Cancer Research 2006, 66, 11913-11921. [Link]

“Amphiphilic Dendritic Supramolecular Assemblies for Drug Delivery.”
Meredith T. Morgan, Michael A. Carnahan, Stella Finkelstein, Stephen J. Lee, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Chem. Comm. 2005, 4309-4311. [Link]

"Dendritic Molecular Capsules for Hydrophobic Compounds."
Meredith T. Morgan, Michael A. Carnahan, Chad E. Immoos, Anthony R. Ribeiro, Stella Finkelstein, Stephen J. Lee, and Mark W. Grinstaff
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 15485-15489. [Link]

Supramolecular Assemblies of Nucleoside-based Amphiphiles

“Spontaneous Formation of Hollow Microspheres from F-Block Elements and Nucleoamphiphiles.”
Louis Moreau, Fabio Ziarelli, Mark W. Grinstaff, and Philippe Barthélémy
Chem. Comm. 2006, 1661-1663. [Link]

“Supramolecular Assemblies with DNA.”
Philippe Barthélémy, Stephen J. Lee, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Pure App. Chem. 2005, 77, 2133-2148. [Link]

“Nucleic acid Complexing Glycosyl Nucleoside-Based Amphiphile.”
Jerome Arigon, Carla A. H. Prata, Mark W. Grinstaff and Philippe Barthélémy
Bioconjugate Chem. 2005, 16, 864-872. [Link]

“Supramolecular Assemblies of DNA with Neutral Nucleoside Amphiphiles.”
Philippe Barthélémy, Carla A. H. Prata, Shaun F. Filocamo, Chad E. Immoos, Benjamin W. Maynor, S. A. Nadeem Hashmi, Stephen J. Lee, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Chem. Comm. 2005, 1261-1263. [Link]

“Supramolecular Assemblies of Nucleoside-based Amphiphiles.”
Louis Moreau, Philippe Barthélémy, Mohamed El Maataoui, and Mark W. Grinstaff
J. Am. Chem Soc. 2004, 126, 7533-7539. [Link]

Interfacial Biomaterials

“Endothelialization of Titanium Surfaces.”
Steven R. Meyers, P. T. Hamilton, Elisabeth B. Walsh, D. J. Kenan, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Advanced Materials 2007, 19, 2492-2498. [Link]

“Peptide-PEG Amphiphiles as Cytophobic Coatings for Mammalian and Bacterial Cells.”
Daniel J. Kenan, Elisabeth B. Walsh, Steven R. Meyers, George A. O’Toole, Erin G. Carruthers, Woo K. Lee, Stefan Zauscher, Carla A. H. Prata, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Chemistry and Biology 2006, 13, 695-700. [Link]

Amphiphiles for Gene Delivery

“Cationic Nucleoside Lipids for Gene Delivery.”
Pauline Chabaud, Michel Camplo, Dominique Payet, Guillaume Serin, Louis Moreau, Philippe Barthélémy, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Bioconjugate Chem. 2006, 17, 466-472. [Link]

“Designer Materials for Nucleic Acid Delivery.”
Theresa M. Reineke and Mark W. Grinstaff
Mat. Res. Soc. Bull. 2005, 30, 635-639. [Link]

“Nucleoside Phosphocholine Amphiphile for In Vitro DNA Transfection.”
Louis Moreau, Philippe Barthélémy, Yougen Li, Dan Luo, Carla A. H. Prata, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Molecular BioSystems 2005, 1, 260-264. [Link]

“Charge-Reversal Amphiphiles for Gene Delivery.”
Carla A. H. Prata, Yuxing Zhao, Philippe Barthélémy, Yougen Li, Dan Luo, Thomas J. McIntosh, Stephen J. Lee, and Mark W. Grinstaff
J. Am. Chem Soc. 2004, 126, 12196-12197. [Link]

Polysaccharide Sealants for Corneal Lacerations

"A Photopolymerized Sealant for Corneal Lacerations."
Daijiro Miki, Anne Pfister-Serres, Kourosh A. Dastghieb, Kimberly A. Smeds, Makoto Inoue, Diane L. Hatchell, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Cornea 2002, 21, 393-399. [Link]

"Novel Photocrosslinkable Polysaccharides for In Situ Hydrogel Formation."
Kimberly A. Smeds, Anne Pfister-Serres, Daijiro Miki, Kourosh A. Dastghieb, Makoto Inoue, Diane L. Hatchell, and Mark W. Grinstaff
J. Biomed. Mat. Res. 2001, 54, 115-121. [Link]

Carbohydrosomes

"Synthesis and Characterization of Carbohydrate-Based Phospholipids."
Geoffrey S. Hird, Thomas J. McIntosh, Anthony A. Ribeiro, and Mark W. Gristaff
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 5983-5992. [Link]

“Supramolecular Structures of Novel Carbohydrate Based Phospholipids.”
Geoffrey S. Hird, Thomas J. McIntosh, and Mark W. Grinstaff
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 8097-8098. [Link]

Polymeric Nanowires

"Patterning Conductive Polymer Nanostructures."
Shaun F. Filocamo and Mark W. Grinstaff
Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnolgy 2004, 2615-2626. [Link]

"Direct-Writing of Polymer Nanostructures: Poly(thiophene) Nanowires on Semiconducting and Insulating Surfaces."
Benjamin W. Maynor, Shaun F. Filocamo, Mark W. Grinstaff, and Jie Liu
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124 522-523. [Link]

Electrochemical Gene Detection-The Wrap Assay

“Conformationally Gated Electrochemical Gene Detection.”
Chad E. Immoos, Stephen J. Lee, Mark W. Grinstaff
ChemBioChem 2004, 5, 1100-1103. [Link]

“DNA-PEG-DNA Triblock Macromolecules for Reagentless DNA Detection.”
Chad E. Immoos, Stephen J. Lee, and Mark W. Grinstaff
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 10814-10815. [Link]

Metallo-oligodeoxynucleotides and DNA- Mediated Charge Transfer

“Synthesis and Stability of Oligodeoxynucleotides Containing C8-Labeled 2'-Deoxyadenosine: Novel Redox Nucleobase Probes for DNA Mediated Charge-Transfer Studies.”
Mark T. Tierney and Mark W. Grinstaff
Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 3413-3416. [Link]

"Automated Solid-Phase Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Oligodeoxynucleotides Labeled at 5'-Aminothymidine with Ru(bpy)2(4-m-4'-cam-bpy)2+ ."
Xi Hu, Gregory D. Smith, Milan Sykora, Stephen J. Lee, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 2500-2504. [Link]

"How Do Charges Travel in DNA?"
Mark W. Grinstaff
Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 3629-3635 (invited highlight). [Link]

"Palladium(0) Catalyzed Modification of Oligonucleotides during Automated Solid-Phase Synthesis."
Shoeb I. Khan and Mark W. Grinstaff
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 4704-4705. [Link]

Pt Chromophores

“Probing the Electronic-Structure of Platinum(II) Chromophores: Crystal Structures, NMR Structures, and Photophysical Properties of Six New Bis- and Di- Phenolate/Thiolate Pt(II) Diimine Chromophores.”
Mark T. Tierney, Julia A. Weinstein, E. Stephen Davies, Karel Base, Anthony A. Robeiro, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 4544-4555. [Link]

"On the Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Structure-Property Relationships of Metal Chromophores."
Karl Base, Mark A. Tierney, Alain Fort, Jacques Muller, and Mark W. Grinstaff
Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 287-289. [Link]

"Generation of an Unprecedented Excited State Oxidant in a Coordinately Unsaturated Platinum Complex."
Karl Base and Mark W. Grinstaff
Inorg. Chem. 1998, 37, 1432-1433. [Link]