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  1. Article ; Online: Optical barcoding using polarisation sensitive plasmonic biosensors for the detection of self-assembled monolayers.

    Balaur, Eugeniu / Sadatnajafi, Catherine / Abbey, Brian

    Scientific reports

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 13081

    Abstract: Periodic subwavelength apertures have the ability to passively detect variations in the dielectric properties of the local sample environment through modification of the plasmon resonances associated with these structures. The resulting resonance peak ... ...

    Abstract Periodic subwavelength apertures have the ability to passively detect variations in the dielectric properties of the local sample environment through modification of the plasmon resonances associated with these structures. The resulting resonance peak can effectively provide a 'fingerprint' indicative of the dielectric properties of the medium within the near-surface region. Here we report on the use of bimodal silver-based plasmonic colour filters for molecular sensing. Firstly, by exploring the optical output of these devices as a function of the incident polarisation for a range of different analytes of known refractive index, we were able to both maximise and quantify their sensitivity. We then apply this concept to the real-time monitoring of the formation of self-assembled monolayers based on detection of the optical output using a spectrometer. This highlights the potential for bimodal plasmonic devices to be able to dynamically monitor variations in the local environment down to the level of single molecules without the need for specific functionalisation or labelling. Advantages of using this technique include the ability for these devices to be miniaturised and to dynamically tailor their optical output permitting the analysis of very small sample volumes and maximise their dynamic range for a specific analyte.
    MeSH term(s) Biosensing Techniques/methods ; Nanotechnology/methods ; Refractometry ; Surface Plasmon Resonance/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-16804-0
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  2. Article: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives on Microfluidic Mix-and-Jet Sample Delivery Devices.

    Hejazian, Majid / Balaur, Eugeniu / Abbey, Brian

    Micromachines

    2021  Volume 12, Issue 5

    Abstract: The integration of the Gas Dynamic Virtual Nozzle (GDVN) and microfluidic technologies has proven to be a promising sample delivery solution for biomolecular imaging studies and has the potential to be transformative for a range of applications in ... ...

    Abstract The integration of the Gas Dynamic Virtual Nozzle (GDVN) and microfluidic technologies has proven to be a promising sample delivery solution for biomolecular imaging studies and has the potential to be transformative for a range of applications in physics, biology, and chemistry. Here, we review the recent advances in the emerging field of microfluidic mix-and-jet sample delivery devices for the study of biomolecular reaction dynamics. First, we introduce the key parameters and dimensionless numbers involved in their design and characterisation. Then we critically review the techniques used to fabricate these integrated devices and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. We then summarise the most common experimental methods used for the characterisation of both the mixing and jetting components. Finally, we discuss future perspectives on the emerging field of microfluidic mix-and-jet sample delivery devices. In summary, this review aims to introduce this exciting new topic to the wider microfluidics community and to help guide future research in the field.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-07
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2620864-7
    ISSN 2072-666X
    ISSN 2072-666X
    DOI 10.3390/mi12050531
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  3. Article ; Online: Mixing and jetting analysis using continuous flow microfluidic sample delivery devices.

    Hejazian, Majid / Darmanin, Connie / Balaur, Eugeniu / Abbey, Brian

    RSC advances

    2020  Volume 10, Issue 27, Page(s) 15694–15701

    Abstract: Serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX) methods used at X-ray free electron lasers (XFELs) offer a range of new opportunities for structural biology. A crucial component of SFX experiments is sample delivery. Microfluidic devices can be employed in SFX ... ...

    Abstract Serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX) methods used at X-ray free electron lasers (XFELs) offer a range of new opportunities for structural biology. A crucial component of SFX experiments is sample delivery. Microfluidic devices can be employed in SFX experiments to precisely deliver microcrystals to the X-ray beam and to trigger molecular dynamics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2046-2069
    ISSN (online) 2046-2069
    DOI 10.1039/d0ra00232a
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  4. Book ; Online ; Thesis: Organic monolayers on semiconductor surfaces

    Balaur, Eugeniu

    from electron-beam induced modification to wettability control

    2007  

    Author's details vorgelegt von Eugeniu Balaur
    Language English
    Size Online-Ressource
    Document type Book ; Online ; Thesis
    Thesis / German Habilitation thesis Nürnberg, Univ., Diss--Erlangen, 2007
    Note Erscheinungsjahr an der Haupttitelstelle: 2006
    Database Former special subject collection: coastal and deep sea fishing

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  5. Article: Stability, flow alignment and a phase transition of the lipidic cubic phase during continuous flow injection

    Berntsen, Peter / Darmanin, Connie / Balaur, Eugeniu / Flueckiger, Leonie / Kozlov, Alex / Roque, Francisco G. / Adams, Patrick / Binns, Jack / Wells, Daniel / Hadian Jazi, Marjan / Saha, Saumitra / Hawley, Adrian / Ryan, Tim / Mudie, Stephen / Kirby, Nigel / Abbey, Brian / Martin, Andrew V.

    Journal of colloid and interface science. 2022 Apr., v. 611

    2022  

    Abstract: Continuous flow injection is a key technology for serial crystallography measurements of protein crystals suspended in the lipidic cubic phase (LCP). To date, there has been little discussion in the literature regarding the impact of the injection ... ...

    Abstract Continuous flow injection is a key technology for serial crystallography measurements of protein crystals suspended in the lipidic cubic phase (LCP). To date, there has been little discussion in the literature regarding the impact of the injection process itself on the structure of the lipidic phase. This is despite the fact that the phase of the injection matrix is critical for the flow properties of the stream and potentially for sample stability. Here we report small-angle X-ray scattering measurements of a monoolein:water mixture during continuous delivery using a high viscosity injector. We observe both an alignment and modification of the LCP as a direct result of the injection process. The orientation of the cubic lattice with respect to the beam was estimated based on the anisotropy of the diffraction pattern and does not correspond to a single low order zone axis. The solvent fraction was also observed to impact the stability of the cubic phase during injection. In addition, depending on the distance traveled by the lipid after exiting the needle, the phase is observed to transition from a pure diamond phase (Pn3m) to a mixture containing both gyriod (Ia3d) and lamellar (Lα) phases. Finite element modelling of the observed phase behaviour during injection indicates that the pressure exerted on the lipid stream during extrusion accounts for the variations in the phase composition of the monoolein:water mixture.
    Keywords anisotropy ; crystallography ; extrusion ; finite element analysis ; lipids ; phase transition ; small-angle X-ray scattering ; solvents ; streams ; viscosity
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-04
    Size p. 588-598.
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 241597-5
    ISSN 1095-7103 ; 0021-9797
    ISSN (online) 1095-7103
    ISSN 0021-9797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.110
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  6. Book: Organic monolayers on semiconductor surfaces

    Balaur, Eugeniu

    from electron-beam induced modification to wettability control

    2006  

    Title variant Organische Monolagen auf Halbleiteroberflächen
    Author's details von Eugeniu Balaur
    Language English ; German
    Size VII, 200 S., Ill., graph. Darst.
    Document type Book
    Note Erlangen-Nürnberg, Univ., Diss., 2007
    Database Library catalogue of the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), Hannover

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  7. Article ; Online: Tunable surface plasmon wave plates.

    Djalalian-Assl, Amir / Cadusch, Jasper J / Balaur, Eugeniu / Aramesh, Morteza

    Optics letters

    2016  Volume 41, Issue 13, Page(s) 3146–3148

    Abstract: The highest resonant transmission through an array of holes perforated in metallic screens occurs when the dielectric constant of the substrate, the superstrate, and the hole are the same. Changes in the refractive index of the homogenous environment ... ...

    Abstract The highest resonant transmission through an array of holes perforated in metallic screens occurs when the dielectric constant of the substrate, the superstrate, and the hole are the same. Changes in the refractive index of the homogenous environment also produce the largest shift in resonances per refractive index unit. In this Letter, we first propose and apply a technique in realization of a freestanding bi-periodic array of holes perforated in a silver film. We then show both numerically and experimentally that shifts in (1,0) and (0,1) modes in response to changes in the refractive index of the surrounding dielectric provide a mechanism for realization of a miniaturized tunable quarter-wave plate that operates in an extraordinary optical transmission mode with a high throughput and a near unity state of circularly polarized light.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-07-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1539-4794
    ISSN (online) 1539-4794
    DOI 10.1364/OL.41.003146
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  8. Article ; Online: Colorimetric histology using plasmonically active microscope slides.

    Balaur, Eugeniu / O' Toole, Sandra / Spurling, Alex J / Mann, G Bruce / Yeo, Belinda / Harvey, Kate / Sadatnajafi, Catherine / Hanssen, Eric / Orian, Jacqueline / Nugent, Keith A / Parker, Belinda S / Abbey, Brian

    Nature

    2021  Volume 598, Issue 7879, Page(s) 65–71

    Abstract: The human eye can distinguish as many as 10,000 different colours but is far less sensitive to variations in ... ...

    Abstract The human eye can distinguish as many as 10,000 different colours but is far less sensitive to variations in intensity
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Breast Neoplasms/pathology ; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology ; Cohort Studies ; Colorimetry/instrumentation ; Colorimetry/methods ; Disease Models, Animal ; Female ; Histological Techniques/instrumentation ; Humans ; Ki-67 Antigen/analysis ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Microscopy/instrumentation
    Chemical Substances Ki-67 Antigen
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 120714-3
    ISSN 1476-4687 ; 0028-0836
    ISSN (online) 1476-4687
    ISSN 0028-0836
    DOI 10.1038/s41586-021-03835-2
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  9. Article ; Online: Continuously Tunable, Polarization Controlled, Colour Palette Produced from Nanoscale Plasmonic Pixels.

    Balaur, Eugeniu / Sadatnajafi, Catherine / Kou, Shan Shan / Lin, Jiao / Abbey, Brian

    Scientific reports

    2016  Volume 6, Page(s) 28062

    Abstract: Colour filters based on nano-apertures in thin metallic films have been widely studied due to their extraordinary optical transmission and small size. These properties make them prime candidates for use in high-resolution colour displays and high ... ...

    Abstract Colour filters based on nano-apertures in thin metallic films have been widely studied due to their extraordinary optical transmission and small size. These properties make them prime candidates for use in high-resolution colour displays and high accuracy bio-sensors. The inclusion of polarization sensitive plasmonic features in such devices allow additional control over the electromagnetic field distribution, critical for investigations of polarization induced phenomena. Here we demonstrate that cross-shaped nano-apertures can be used for polarization controlled color tuning in the visible range and apply fundamental theoretical models to interpret key features of the transmitted spectrum. Full color transmission was achieved by fine-tuning the periodicity of the apertures, whilst keeping the geometry of individual apertures constant. We demonstrate this effect for both transverse electric and magnetic fields. Furthermore we have been able to demonstrate the same polarization sensitivity even for nano-size, sub-wavelength sets of arrays, which is paramount for ultra-high resolution compact colour displays.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-06-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/srep28062
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  10. Article ; Online: Stability, flow alignment and a phase transition of the lipidic cubic phase during continuous flow injection.

    Berntsen, Peter / Darmanin, Connie / Balaur, Eugeniu / Flueckiger, Leonie / Kozlov, Alex / Roque, Francisco G / Adams, Patrick / Binns, Jack / Wells, Daniel / Hadian Jazi, Marjan / Saha, Saumitra / Hawley, Adrian / Ryan, Tim / Mudie, Stephen / Kirby, Nigel / Abbey, Brian / Martin, Andrew V

    Journal of colloid and interface science

    2021  Volume 611, Page(s) 588–598

    Abstract: Continuous flow injection is a key technology for serial crystallography measurements of protein crystals suspended in the lipidic cubic phase (LCP). To date, there has been little discussion in the literature regarding the impact of the injection ... ...

    Abstract Continuous flow injection is a key technology for serial crystallography measurements of protein crystals suspended in the lipidic cubic phase (LCP). To date, there has been little discussion in the literature regarding the impact of the injection process itself on the structure of the lipidic phase. This is despite the fact that the phase of the injection matrix is critical for the flow properties of the stream and potentially for sample stability. Here we report small-angle X-ray scattering measurements of a monoolein:water mixture during continuous delivery using a high viscosity injector. We observe both an alignment and modification of the LCP as a direct result of the injection process. The orientation of the cubic lattice with respect to the beam was estimated based on the anisotropy of the diffraction pattern and does not correspond to a single low order zone axis. The solvent fraction was also observed to impact the stability of the cubic phase during injection. In addition, depending on the distance traveled by the lipid after exiting the needle, the phase is observed to transition from a pure diamond phase (Pn3m) to a mixture containing both gyriod (Ia3d) and lamellar (L
    MeSH term(s) Lipids ; Phase Transition ; Water ; X-Ray Diffraction
    Chemical Substances Lipids ; Water (059QF0KO0R)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 241597-5
    ISSN 1095-7103 ; 0021-9797
    ISSN (online) 1095-7103
    ISSN 0021-9797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.110
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