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photoresponsive DNA micelles

Photocharged capacitor made from bacterially precipitated CdS nanoparticles

Photocharged capacitor made from bacterially precipitated CdS nanoparticles

DNA self assemblies

Star like micelle

Zauscher Lab at Eno River State Park in 2015

Zauscher Lab

The Zauscher lab research lies at the intersection of surface and colloid science, polymer materials engineering, and biointerface science. These broad inquiries deal with fundamental behaviors of soft-wet materials on surfaces and interfaces.

Current projects include:

(1)  Study Enzyme Kinetics in the View of Polymerization Reaction.
(2) Self-Assembly of DNA Origami into Higher Order Macrostructure.
(3) Surface Placement of DNA Nanoparticles.

 

Recent Publications:

Saito, I., R. J. Sheridan, S. Zauscher, and L. C. Brinson. “Pushing AFM to the Boundaries: Interphase Mechanical Property Measurements near a Rigid Body.” Macromolecules 58, no. 2 (January 28, 2025): 980–88. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01993.

Sheridan, Richard J., Stefan Zauscher, and L Catherine Brinson. “BOTTS: broadband optimized time-temperature superposition for vastly accelerated viscoelastic data acquisition.” Soft Matter 20, no. 39 (October 2024): 7811–20. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sm00798k.

Gonzales, Gavin, Jiaul Hoque, Colin Kaeo, Stefan Zauscher, and Shyni Varghese. “Grafting of cationic molecules to hyaluronic acid improves adsorption and cartilage lubrication.” Biomater Sci 12, no. 18 (September 10, 2024): 4747–58. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4bm00532e.