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CURRICULUM VITAE Nicholas A. Kotov

Born August 29, 1965, US Citizen Departments of Chemical Engineering 3406 G.G. Brown Building Materials Science and Engineering 2300 Hayward St. Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136 phone: 734-763-8768 fax: 734-764-7453 web: http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/che/research/kotov/ email: kotov@umich.edu

EDUCATION

Institution and Location Degree Year Conferred Field of Study Moscow State University M.S. 1987 Chemistry Moscow State University Ph.D. 1990 Chemistry

RESEARCH AND/OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2003-present Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,

MI 2001-2003 Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 1996-2001 Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 1997, 1999 Visiting Professor, Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany 1992-1996 Postdoctoral Associate, Chemistry Department, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 1990-1992 Research Associate, Laboratory of Photochemistry, Chemistry Department, Moscow State

University 1990 Ph.D. degree, "Photoelectrochemical effect at the interface of immiscible electrolyte solutions".

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 2008 Top 10 Discoveries of the Year, Wired Magazine 2007 Caddell Award 2007 Elected Chair of Gordon Research Conference “Supramolecular Chemistry” 2007 First place in the CoE Competition Future Research Directions 2006 Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland 2006 Walton Award 2006 Welliver Fellow Award (Boeing Co.) 2006 Gran Prix, Materials Research Society Entrepreneurship Challenge 2006 Third Prize, BR Ventures Business Idea Competition, Cornell University 2003 Elected Chair of Gordon Research Conference “Thin Organic Films” 2001 Junior Faculty Award for Academic and Scholarly Excellence 1998 NSF CAREER 1996 Humboldt Fellow (Germany) 1993 CNRS Fellow (France, awarded not used) 1989 Second place in the International Conference of Young Scientists (Sofia, Bulgaria) 1989 First places in the annual Conference of Young Scientists (Moscow, Russia) 1987 Honor Diploma (magna cum laude) 1986 Mendeleev Fellowship (Moscow State University, Russia)

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS TO KOTOV STUDENTS (Paul Podsiadlo, Dr. Jaebeom Lee, Meghan Cuddihy, Jung Woo Lee, Ken Loh)

2007 Student Best Paper Award of the 6th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2007 Nanochallenge Business plan competition finalists 2007 2nd Place in Poster Competition at the Gordon Research Conference on “Thin Organic Films: Multifunctional Nanostructures”, Aussois, France (independent and international panel of judges not including any organizers) 2007 American Chemical Society’s, ICI Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Award in Applied Polymer Science, Finalist 2007 Ivor K. McIvor Award for a Best Graduate Student in Applied Mechanics, College of Engineering, University of Michigan 2006 1st Place in Graduate Student Poster Competition at the American Institute’s of Chemical Engineering National Meeting, Materials Engineering and Sciences Division, San Francisco, CA (sponsored by Chevron Philips Chemical Company) 2006 2nd Place in Engineering Graduate Student Symposium for Oral Presentation, Nanomaterials Section, College of Engineering, University of Michigan 2006 2nd Place in Engineering Graduate Student Symposium for Poster Presentation, Characterization of Materials and Material Modeling & Nanomaterials Sections, College of Engineering, University of Michigan 2006 1st Place in Graduate Student Poster Competition at a Blue/Green - University of Michigan/Michigan State University Joint Annual Seminar 2006 Fannie & John Hertz Foundation Fellowship (5-year, $240,000 graduate fellowship) 2006 2nd place in Cornell University Business plan competition. 2006 MRS Entrepreneurial Challenge Competition, First prize. 2005 Honorary Mention in Poster Competition at the 20th National Meeting of the American Society for Composites, Philadelphia, PA 2005 Invited Technical Scholar, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 2005 2nd Place in Graduate Student Poster Competition, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan (sponsored by Dow Chemicals), 2005 Fannie & John Hertz Foundation Fellowship Finalist 2004 1st Place in Poster Competition, Michigan Space Grant Consortium 2003 SPIE Melles Griot Award for Best oral Presentation

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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES The American Institute of Chemical Engineers The American Chemical Society The Materials Research Society The American Association for Advancement of Science The American Society for Engineering Education EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARDS ● Advisory Board of ACS Journal “Langmuir” ● Advisory Board of “International Journal of Nanotechnology” ● Advisory Board “Open Journal of Chemistry” ● Advisory Board of “International Journal of Nanotechnology” ● Advisory Board of “Journal of Biological Nanotechnology” SELECTED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES ● Organizer of National ACS symposium on Layer-by-Layer Assembly (Orlando, 2002) ● Organizer of National ACS symposium on Organized Molecular Assemblies of Nanoparticles (Boston, 2002) ● Organizer of International ECS Meeting on Nanostructured Thin Films (Paris, 2003) ● Session Chair at 2003 National ASC Meeting ● Session Chair at 2003 Fall MRS Meeting ● Session Chair at ISAM 2004 ● Organizer of International Conference on Clusters and Inorganic Chemistry, July 2004, Mexico ● Session Chair at MRS Meeting, December 2005 ● Organizer of NATO Conference “Nanostructured Materials for Security” May 2005 ● Organizer of MRS Symposium “Sensing Applications of Nanostructures” December 2005 ● Organizer of AICHE Symposium on Nanowires ● Organizer of AICHE Symposium on Nanocomposites ● Member of AICHE Nanotechnology Forum. ● Organizer of Gordon Conference “Thin Organic Films” 2005, Salve Regina University ● Invited Lecturer at the Short course “Foundations of Nanotechnology” in KAICST Institute, Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia ● Future of Nanotechnology panel and workshop, Moscow, 2007 ● Organization of Gordon Conference Thin Organic Films 2005, 2007 ● Organizer of NATO Conference “Bionanomaterials for Security Applications” October 2006 ● Member of Executive Committee of Nanotechnology Science and Engineering Forum of AICHE.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP

● Member of undergraduate committee 2003-2004 ● Chemical Engineering Department Qualifying Exam organization 2004-present ● Member of International Committee of the College of Engineering 2003-2004 ● Member of the Graduate Committee 2004-present ● Member of the Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty Search Committee ● Member of the University of Michigan Nanotechnology Recruitment Committee ● Member of Department of Chemical Engineering Executive Committee 2006-2007 ● Member of the College of Engineering task force on Battery Research. ● Member of the College of Engineering task force on Future Research Strategies

TEACHING Courses taught at Oklahoma State University (evaluation is 1 time per year, typically in the Fall semester unless otherwise requested; 4 points maximum) Fall 1996 CHE 5260 Inorganic Chemistry I (Physical Inorganic Chemistry)

Total 13 students

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Overall Instructor 3.25 Overall Course 3.33 Spring 1997 CHE 6553 Molecular Spectroscopy (Quantum Mechanics of Molecules) Summer 1997 CHE 1515 General Chemistry Fall 1997 CHE 3434 Physical Chemistry I (Thermodynamics)

Total 65 students Overall Instructor 3.24

Overall Course 3.16 Spring 1998 CHE 1225 General Chemistry Fall 1998 CHE 3434 Physical Chemistry I (Thermodynamics)

Total 45 students Overall Instructor 3.43

Overall Course 3.29 Spring 1999 CHE 1515 General Chemistry Fall 1999 CHE 5563 Foundations of Physical Chemistry Total 5 students

Overall Instructor 3.20 Overall Course 3.00 Spring 2000 CHE 3353 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry Total 10 students

Overall Instructor 3.10 Overall Course 3.50 Fall 2000 CHE 5563 Foundations Physical Chemistry Total 10 students

Overall Instructor 3.80 Overall Course 3.70 Spring 2001 CHE 1225 General Chemistry Spring 2001 PHOT 6831 Photonics II: Optical Spectroscopy Fall 2001 CHE 5563 Foundation Course on Phys. Chemistry Total 9 students

Overall Instructor 3.78 Overall Course 3.67 Spring 2002 CHE 1215 General Chemistry Fall 2002 CHE 5563 Foundations of Physical Chemistry Total 11 students

Overall Instructor 3.86 Overall Course 3.75 Fall 2002 PHOT 6841 Photonics II: Surface Probe Microscopy Courses taught at University of Michigan

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(evaluations are 2 time per year; 5 points maximum) Winter 2004, ChE 360 Chemical Engineering Laboratory

Total 11 students Q1 Overall Course 3.75 Q2 Overall Instructor 3.40 Fall 2004, ChE 696, Foundations of Nanotechnology Total 25 students Q1 Overall Course 3.91 Q2 Overall Instructor 4.08 Winter 2005, ChE 330 Chemical Thermodynamics Total 100 students Q1 Overall Course 3.07 Q2 Overall Instructor 3.1 Fall 2005, ChE 696, Foundations of Nanotechnology Total 20 students Q1 Overall Course 4.57 Q2 Overall Instructor 4.69 Winter 2006, ChE 330 Chemical Thermodynamics Total 76 students Q1 Overall Course 2.66 Q2 Overall Instructor 2.61 Fall 2006, ChE 696, Foundations of Nanotechnology Total 15 students Q1 Overall Course 4.75 Q2 Overall Instructor 4.82 Winter 2007, ChE 330 Chemical Thermodynamics Total 150 students Q1 Overall Course 3.33 Q2 Overall Instructor 3.26 SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS Invited seminars: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Colorado (host Prof. J. Connolly, June 1997); College of Environmental Science and Forestry of the State University of New York (Prof. I. Cabasso, November 1995); Attila Jozsef University, Szeged, Hungary (Prof. I. Dekany, October 1995); the University of Genova, Italy (Prof. R. Raniery, September 1995); Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory (Dr. D. Guldi, January 1996); Max-Planck Institut fur Kolloid- und Grenzflachen Institutsteil, Berlin, Germany (Prof. H. Möhwald, March 1996); Charles Sadron Polymer Institute, Strasbourg, France (Prof. G. Decher, March 1996); Marie and Paul Curie University, Paris, France (Prof. M. Pileni, April, 1996); University of Leeds, UK (Prof. S. Evans, September 1996); Instituto Technolohico e Monterey, Mexico (G. Zavala, August 1997); Hamburg University, Germany (Prof. H. Weller, April 1998); Dortmund University, Germany (Prof. U. Woggon, May 1998); University of Potsdam, Germany (Prof. L. Bremer, May 1998); Wichita State University, (Prof. J. McCormik, 1999); University of Munich, Germany (Dr. M. Gao, December 1999), and Nomadics Inc. (C. Cumming, June 1999); Hahn Meitner Institute, Berlin, Germany (host Prof. M. Giersig, September 1, 2000), University of North Texas, Denton, TX (host Prof. Paul S. Braterman, October 20, 2000); Physics Department OSU, Series Frontiers in Physics (host P. Westhaus, September 10, 2001); Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX (host Prof. J. Coffer, October 9, 2001), Xavier University, New Orleans, LA (host G.Goloverda, October 25, 2001), Advanced Materials Research Institute, New Orleans University, New Orleans, LA (host L. Spinu, March 18, 2002), Avery-Dennison Research Center (Los-Angeles,

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March 2, 2002, host Dr. Rishikesh Bharadwa), General Electric (Schenectady, NY, July 12, 2002) Scheduled: University of Maryland (November 8, 2002, host Prof. Christou), Naval Research Laboratory (November 7, 2002, host Dr. H. Mattoussi), Ohio University (January 9, 2003, host Prof. G. van Patten), Dow Chemicals September 23, 2005, Wayne State University (October 6, 2005), Michigan Technical University (October 14, 2005, host J. Jian), Rice University (March 2006), University of Houston (February 2005), Tulane University (March 2006); Cambridge University (Cambridge UK, 2005) Tianjin University (October 2006), CAESAR Foundation (Bonn, October 2006), The Boeing Company (June 2006); BASF (Wyandot, September 2007); Michigan State University (March 2006); Molecular Foundry User Meeting (Berkley, April 2006); Ohio State University (April, 2007); Boston Scientific (Minneapolis, September 2006); Medtronics (Minneapolis, February 2007), Gambro International (Denver, March 2007); Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (March 2007), Stevens Institute of Technology (September 2007); Trinity College (Dublin, September 2008), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry (Beijing, December 2008), Duke University (Ralegh NC, January, 2008), University of Chicago (University of Chicago, February, 2008) Invited conference talks: European conference on organized films ECOF 6 (Leeds, UK, September 2-5 1996); Fourth International Symposium on Nanostructured Materials (Stockholm, Sweden, June 14-19 1998); ACS Southwest/Southeast Meeting, Section Nanotechnology (New Orleans, LA, December 6-8 2000); Particles 2001 (Orlando, FL, February 24-27 2001); NATO ARW on Nanostructures from Nanoparticles (Vigo, Spain, October 5-9, 2000); ICCE-8, International Conference on Composite Engineering (Tennerife, Spain, August 6-11, 2001); LEOS National Meeting (San-Diego, CA November 2001); 223 National ACS Meeting, (Orlando, FL, April 7-11 2002); NATO ARW on Dynamic Properties of Nanoparticles (Poznan, Poland, May 15-18, 2002); 224 National ACS Meeting (Boston, MA, August 18-22, 2002); DARPA Ex-vivo Tissue Engineering Meeting (Islamorada, October 8-10, 2002); 10th NSF Materials Chemistry Workshop (Christiana, Delaware, October 17-19, 2002); Australian Colloid and Interfacial Science Conference (Sydney, Australia, February 17-19, 2003); NanoBiotechnology Symposium (Melbourne, Australia February 21, 2003); NSF Workshop on Additive Manufacturing for Biomed Applications, (Arlington, VA, February 24, 2003); SPIE International Symposium On Optoelectronics, Photonics West (San Jose, January 25 –31, 2003); American Physical Society Meeting (Austin, TX, March 3-7, 2003); 203d Electrochemical Society Meeting (Paris, April 27-May 2, 2003); Gordon Conference, Organic Thin Films (Il Ciocco, Italy, May 18-22, 2003); Gordon Conference, Chemistry of Electronic Materials (July 13-18 2003, New London, CT); SPIE Space Telescopes: Innovative technologies and Concepts (Aug 3-8, 2003, San Diego, CA) SPIE Optical Materials and Structures Technologies (Aug 3-8, 2003, San Diego, CA) MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 30 - Dec 4, Boston, MA) SPIE Photonics West Meeting (Jan 19-24, San Jose, 2005) Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics (Tokyo March 2-4, 2005, Japan); MRS Spring Meeting (March 28-Apr 3, 2005 San Francisco, CA), Gordon Conference on Ionic Polymers (Il Ciocco, May 2005); Gordon Conference on Organic Thin Films (July, 2005); Nomadics, Inc. (Stillwater, June 2004), SAE Aerotech, Advanced Composites (Dallas, November 2005); Surface Technologies (Santa Fe, August 2005) 32nd FACSS and 51st ICASS Meeting (Quebec City, Canada, October 9 - 13, 2005), Hong Kong University (March 2005), ChinaNano2005 (Beijing, Jun 6-9, 2005); 79th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium (June 12-15, 2005 Potsdam, NY) TriService Corrosion Meeting (Orlando, November 18, 2005); AICHE Annual Symposium, plenary talk (November 1, 2005, Cincinnati); 2 invited talks at AICHE meeting (San Francisco, October 2006); PacifiChem (Honolulu, December 10-15, 2005); NANAX-2, Biannual Conference on nanoparticles and nanowires (Grenoble, January 7-10, 2006); ACS National Meeting (Atlanta, March 26, 2006); ); Louisiana Materials and Technology Conference (April, 2006); MRS Spring (San Francisco, April 2006) AFOSR Contractor meeting (Seattle, August 2006); US-Korea Meeting on Multifunctional Materials (Los Angeles, August 2006), 3 invited talks at AICHE meeting (Cincinnati, October 2006), European Congress on Colloidal Chemistry (Budapest, September 2006); NATO Meeting Nanostructures for Medicine (Bonn, October 2006), International Engineering Conference: Nanotechnology for Biosensing, Bioengineering and Biointerfaces (Hong Kong, June 2007), MRS Spring (March 2007) Gordon Conference on Organic Thin Films (Il Ciocco, May, 2007); AFOSR Contractor meeting (Monterey, July, 2007), Sino-German Symposium (Beijing, September 2006); PIRA Performance Coatings (Baltimore, July 2006); Particles 2007 (Toronto, August 2007), Cellution Summit 2007 (Boston, August 2007), AICHE National Meeting (Salt Lake City, November 2007), Advances in Nano Bio Technology, (Shanghai, December 2007), Gordon Research Conference on Composites (Ventura CA, January, 2008).

CURRENT RESEARCH GROUP Graduate Students: Bong Sup Shim, Jung Woo Lee, Paul Podsiadlo, Meghan Cuddihy, Edward Jan, Daniel Lilly; Joong Hwang Bahng,

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Ken Loh (joint with J. Lynch), Peter Ho, Ashish Agarwal, Paul Nkanzah. Ming Qin, Jian Zhu, Ming Yang. Undergraduate Students: George Carter, Stacy Yee, Stephanie Roth, Angela Antonisevich, Eric Wang Post-docs: Dr. Kevin Critchey, Dr. Subhanshu Srivastava, Dr. Chris Doty Visiting Research Professors: Dr. Jeon Kim (to start Aug 2008) Former Members Of The Research Group Former Graduate Students Dr. Shan Wickramanayake, Dr. Ying Wang, Dr. Muhammed Ghieth, Darren Lee, Quinchuan Xu, Dr. Srinivasa Rao Pullela, Siva Prakhya, Dr. Nataliya Mamedova, Dr. Arif Mamedov, John Ostrander, Dr. Dattatri Nagesha, Tong Ni, Former Undergraduate Students Wilbur Lee, Stephen Patternel, R. Chavez, Stephen Mussig, Roger Moore, Gregory Grant, Eugine Kadossov, T. Ventura, Xu Yan, T. Nguen. Stephen Westenhoff, G. Benaheim, Natalia Malikova, Stephanie N. Thomas, D. Corman, Eric Elliot, Vincent Tong, Noibi Oluwaseum, Heetal Patel, Jeffrey Peachman, Kamo Asatryan, Eric Gauthier, Seok Yul Choi, Z. Zheng. Todd Crisp, Gregory Grant; Victoria Cardin, Eric Black. Former Post-Docs Dr. Vladimir Sinani, Dr. Alex Sinyaguine, Dr. Youngjun Zhang, Dr. Liufang Liu, Dr. Xinming Qian, Dr. Sergei Yakovenko, Dr. Andrei Rogach, Dr. T. Murzina, Dr. Sergei Zhelamski. Dr. Dmitri Koktysh; Dr. Zhiyong Tang, Dr. Jaebeom Lee, Dr. Sachin Shanbhag, Dr. Kim KiSub, Dr. March Michel. Former Research Professors: Prof. Nadine Wong Shi Kam, Prof. Jinkwon Kim, Prof. Vincent Ball Former Visiting Professors Prof. D. Diaz (University of Mexico, Mexico), Prof. L. Liz-Marzán (University of Vigo, Spain), Prof. A. Yaroslavov (Moscow State University, Russia)

SELECTED NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF KOTOV’s PUBLICATIONS Cover art in the corresponding journals: Podsiadlo, P.; Sinani, V. A.; Bahng, J. H.; Kam, N. W. S.; Lee, J.; Kotov, N. A. Gold Nanoparticles Enhance the Anti-Leukemia Action of a 6-Mercaptopurine Chemotherapeutic Agent. Langmuir (2008), 24(2), 568-574. Lee, J. W.; Shanbhag, S.; Kotov, N. A. Inverted colloidal crystals as three dimensional microenvironments for cellular co-cultures, J. Mater. Chem. 2006, 16(35), 3558-3564. Tang, Z.; Wang, Y.; Kotov, N. A. Spontaneous Transformation of Stabilizer-Depleted Binary Semiconductor Nanoparticles into Selenium and Tellurium Nanowires, Adv. Mater., 2004, 17(3), 358-363. Glotzer, S. C.; Solomon, M. J.; Kotov, N. A.. Self-assembly: From nanoscale to microscale colloids. AIChE Journal, 2004, 50(12), 2978-2985. Kotov, N. A.; Liu, Yuanfang; Wang, Shaopeng; Cumming, Colin; Eghtedari, Mohammad; Vargas, Gracie; Motamedi, Massoud; Nichols, Joan; Cortiella, Joaquin; Inverted Colloidal Crystals as Three-Dimensional Cell Scaffolds, Langmuir 2004, 20(19), 7887-7892. Koktysh, D. S.; Liang, X.; Yun, B-G.; Pastoriza-Santos, I.; Matts, R. Giersig, M.; Serra-Rodríguez, C.; Liz-Marzan,

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L.; Kotov, N. A.; Biomaterials by Design: Layer-By-Layer Assembled Ion-Selective and Biocompatible Films of TiO2 Nanoshells for Neurochemical Monitoring; Advanced Functional Materials,2002, 12(4), 255-265. Kotov, N. A, Ordered Layered Assemblies of Nanoparticles, MRS Bulletin, 2001, 26(12), 992. News articles in scientific and popular press, radio: A. Agarwal A.,Huang S. W., O’Donnell M., Day K.C., Day M., Kotov N., Ashkenazi S. Targeted gold nanorod contrast agent for prostate cancer detection by photoacoustic imaging, Journal of Applied Physics, 2007, 102, 064701

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/31472 Podsiadlo P., Kaushik A. K., Arruda E. M., Waas A. M., Shim B. S., Xu J., Nandivada H., Pumplin B. G., Lahann J., Ramamoorthy A., Kotov N. A., Ultrastrong and Stiff Layered Polymer Nanocomposites, Science, 2007,318, 80-83. Top 10 discoveries of 2007, Wired Magazine http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/12/YE_10_breakthroughs (120+ internet and paper reviews/reports on the paper in a variety of outlets) http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6084

http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-technology-1/U-M-research-3A-New-plastic-is-strong-as-steel--transparent-1080-1/

http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn12736 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071004/tsc-us-science-environment-plastic-e123fef_2.html http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1637 http://www.mywire.com/pubs/AFP/2007/10/04/4641214?pbl=249&lkt=rhdl http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view_article.php?article_id=92681 http://energy.einnews.com/east-north-central-us/ http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/print.php?htdocs/releases/plainstory.php?id=6084&html= http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071004143114.htm http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=709 http://www.huliq.com/36859/new-plastic-is-strong-as-steel-transparent http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=302424 http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread306975/pg http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/8152 http://vnboards.ign.com/ac_friends/b5258/104765921/p1/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071004/sc_afp/usscienceenvironmentplastic_071004211848 http://science.qj.net/Scientists-develop-transparent-steel-like-plastic/pg/49/aid/104185 http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=25424 http://nanoarchitecture.net/article/transparent-plastic-steel http://spluch.blogspot.com/2007/10/new-plastic-is-strong-as-steel.html http://www.primidi.com/2007/10/05.html#a1972 http://science.propeller.com/story/2007/10/04/new-plastic-is-strong-as-steel-transparent http://digg.com/general_sciences/New_Transparent_plastic_as_strong_as_Steel http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/34213/118/

http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/33392/UM_research_New_plastic_is_strong_as_steel_transparent.html http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/071005/2/ls8i.html

http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/researchers-tout-super-strong-transparent-plastic/ http://www.physorg.com/news110727530.html http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=2827.php http://www.wwj.com/Strong-As-Steel--But-Lighter/1048517 http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/news/category/technology/

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http://www.tradingroom.com.au/apps/view_breaking_news_article.ac?page=/data/news_research/published/2007/10/278/catf_071005_064700_5996.html

Jaebeom Lee, Pedro Hernandez, Jungwoo Lee, Alexander O. Govorov, Nicholas A. Kotov, Exciton–plasmon interactions in molecular spring assemblies of nanowires and wavelength-based protein detection, Nature Materials, 2007, 6(4), 291-295

http://www.nanotoday.com/nanotoday_june_2007.htm http://www.nature.com/nmat/press_releases/nmat0307.html http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v6/n4/full/nmat1874.html http://www.nano-biology.net/showabstract.php?pmid=17384635 http://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/index.php?newsarticle=1286

Kim, Kang; Huang, Sheng-Wen; Ashkenazi, Shai; O'Donnell, Matthew; Agarwal, Ashish; Kotov, Nicholas A.; Denny, Michael F.; Kaplan, Mariana J. Photoacoustic imaging of early inflammatory response using gold nanorods. Applied Physics Letters (2007), 90(22), 223901/1-223901/3

http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/6/17/1 Tang, Z. Zhang, Z.; Wang Y.; Glotzer, S. C. Kotov, N. A. Self-Assembly of CdTe Nanocrystals Into Free-Floating Sheets, Science, 2006, 314 (5797) 274-278. http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/5/10/10/1

http://www.nature.com/materials/nanozone/news/061019/portal/m061019-2.html http://pubs3.acs.org/cen/news/84/i42/8442notw7.html http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=3192 http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?Releases/2006/Oct06/r101006c http://www.chemlin.net/news/2006/oct2006/nanosheets.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061012184602.htm http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-10/uom-rmn101006.php http://nanotechwire.com/news.asp?nid=3881&ntid=115&pg=23 http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/nanotechnology/dn10289

P. Podsiadlo, Z. Liu, D. Paterson, P. B. Messersmith, N. A. Kotov, Fusion of Seashell Nacre and Marine Bioadhesive Analogs: High-Strength Nanocomposite by Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Clay and L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine Polymer, Advanced Materials, 2007, 19(7), 949-955.

http://skysong.eu/2007/04/nanocomposites-inspired-by-mussels-and-seashells/ http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=1723.phphttp://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2005/04/12/News/Mimicking.Oysters-1430240.shtml?sourcedomain=www.michigandaily.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com

Gheith, M. K.; Pappas, T. C.; Liopo, A. V.; Sinani, V.; Shim, B. S.; Motamedi, M.; Wicksted, J. P.; Kotov, N. A.; Stimulation of Neural Cells by Lateral Currents in Conductive LBL Films of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Advanced Mater., 2006, 18, 2975-2979.

http://www.bulletins-electroniques.com/actualites/40143.htmhttp://www.nanotechwire.com/news.asp?nid=4010&ntid=133&pg=1 http://www.physorg.com/printnews.php?newsid=82116028 http://www.chemie.de/news/e/59309/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061112094819.htm http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2006/611018.htm http://www.sciencebase.com/neural-networking-nanotubes.html http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/bridging-neurons-electronics-with-carbon-nanotubes-11993.html http://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/2006/05/10/carbon-nanotubes-used-to-send-electrical-signals-to-neurons/ http://nano.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2744 http://www.theblackvault.com/modules.php?name=News&op=NEArticle&sid=16363

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http://medgadget.com/archives/2006/05/nanotubes_used.html http://www.reactivereports.com/60/60_1.html

J. Lee, J.; Govorov, A,; Kotov, N. A.; Nanoparticle Assemblies with Molecular Springs: NanoThermomether, Angew. Chemie. Intl. Ed., 2005, 44, 7439-7442.

MRS Bulletin highlight: http://www.mrs.org/s_mrs/bin.asp?CID=5744&DID=166629&DOC=FILE.PDFhttp://www.physorg.com/news8632.html http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?Releases/2005/Nov05/r112905b http://www.lib.umich.edu/aael/news.php?newsID=101 http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/0506/Dec05_05/12.shtml http://www.chemie.de/news/e/49824/ http://www.sensorsmag.com/sensors/Sensor+Technology+Alert/Nanoscale-Thermometer-Has-Potential-to-Boost-Tempe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/323979?contextCategoryId=35483&ref=25

Kotov, N. A.; Liu, Yuanfang; Wang, Shaopeng; Cumming, Colin; Eghtedari, Mohammad; Vargas, Gracie; Motamedi, Massoud; Nichols, Joan; Cortiella, Joaquin; Inverted Colloidal Crystals as Three-Dimensional Cell Scaffolds, Langmuir 2004, 20(19), 7887-7892 http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?Releases/2004/Oct04/r102604 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041027141126.htm http://kyun.org/blog/2006/07/09/inverted-colloidal-crystals/ http://www.meducator.org/medbulletin/item20041124-immune.html Lee, J.; Govorov, A. O.; Dulka, J.; Kotov, N. A. Bioconjugates of CdTe Nanowires and Au Nanoparticles: Plasmon-Exciton Interactions, Luminescence Enhancement and Collective Effects, Nano Letters, 2004, 4(12), 2323-2330. Science Highlights, Editors Choice. 82. Wang, Y., Tang, T.; Liang, X.; Liz-Marzán, L. M.; Kotov, N. A.; SiO2 - Coated CdTe Nanowires: Bristled Nano Centipedes, Nano Letters, 2004, 4(2), 225-231

http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/3/1/5/1. MRS Materials Connections http://www.mrs.org/gateway/matl_news_ext_2004a.html#jan04a http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2004/March/nanocentipedes.asp http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=02780 http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/archives/2004/03/nanotechnology_2.html?t=archive http://nanoscienceworks.org/pioneers/topic?b_start:int=40&SearchableText=Quantum%20Dots

Sinani,V. A.; Koktysh, D. S.; Yun, B.-G. Matts, R. L.; Pappas, T. C.; Motamedi, M.; Thomas, S. T.; Kotov, N. A.; Collagen Coating Promotes Biocompatibility Semiconductor Nanoparticles In Stratified LBL Films, Nano Letters, 2003, 3(9) 1177 - 1182

http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/2/8/12/1Materials Today October 2003, p.14 also in www.materialstoday.com

73. Tang, Z.; Kotov, N. A.; Magonov, S.; Ozturk, B.; Nanostructured Artificial Nacre, Nature Materials, 2003, 2(6), 413–418.

NSF press release : http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr0360.htmNature press release : http://www.nature.com/nmat/pressrelease/Nature Science News Chem&Eng. News: http://pubs.acs.org/isubscribe/journals/cen/81/i22/html/8122scic.htmlNY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/03/science/03OBSE.html?ex=1055217600&en=44ab372ad38cc5b4&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE E4Engineering: http://www.e4engineering.com/item.asp?id=48953&type=News&pub=pe<?xml:namespace%20prefix%20=%20o%20ns%20=%20"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"%20/>

Mamedov, A. A.; Kotov, N. A.; Prato, M.; Guldi, D.; Wicksted, J. P.; Hirsch, A.; Molecular Design of Strong SWNT/Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Composites, Nature Materials, 2002, 1, 190–194.

Nature highlights by Phillip Ball: http://www.nature.com/nsu/021007/021007-13.html Tang, Z,; Kotov, N. A.; Giersig, M.; Spontaneous Organization of Single CdTe Nanoparticles Into Luminescent Nanowires, Science, 2002, 297 (5579), 237-240.

http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/1/7/14/1 Mamedov, A. A.; Belov, A.; Giersig, M.; Mamedova, N. N.; Kotov, N. A.; Nanorainbows: Graded Semiconductor Films From Quantum Dots, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123(31), 7738-7739.

Science News in Science 3 August issue (v. 293), p. 763; C&N News, May 6, 2002, Volume 80, Number 18 pp. 44-48

Westenhoff, S.; Nicholas A. Kotov, N. A. Quantum Dot On A Rope, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124(11), 2448-2449. C&E News, and Analytical Chemistry, June 1 2002, p. 300 A

Mamedov, A. A.; Belov, A.; Giersig, M.; Mamedova, N. N.; Kotov, N. A.; Nanorainbows: Graded Semiconductor Films From Quantum Dots, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123(31), 7738-7739.

Science News in Science 3 August issue (v. 293), p. 763; C&N News, May 6, 2002, Volume 80, Number 18 pp. 44-48

PUBLICATIONS AS A SENIOR INVESTIGATOR (total 164)

167. Lilly, G. D.; Lee, J.; Sun, K.; Tang, Z.; Kim, K.-S.; Kotov, N. A.. Media Effect on CdTe Nanowire Growth: Mechanism of Self-Assembly, Ostwald Ripening, and Control of NW Geometry. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112(2), 370-377. 166. Podsiadlo, P.; Sinani, V. A.; Bahng, J. H.; Kam, N. W. S.; Lee, J.; Kotov, N. A.. Gold Nanoparticles Enhance the Anti-Leukemia Action of a 6-Mercaptopurine Chemotherapeutic Agent. Langmuir (2008), 24(2), 568-574. 165. Sullenbarger B, Bangh J, Rivera B, .), Bzdafka, L., Golemlbiewski, M., Kotov, N. A. Lasky, L. 3D and bioreactor expansion of human embryonic stem cells as a prelude to use in blood cell production, TRANSFUSION 47 (3): 40A-40A Suppl. S SEP 2007. 164. A. Agarwal A., Huang S. W., O’Donnell M., Day K.C., Day M., Kotov N., Ashkenazi S. Targeted gold nanorod contrast agent for prostate cancer detection by photoacoustic imaging, Journal of Applied Physics, 2007, 102, 064701 163. Podsiadlo P., Kaushik A. K., Arruda E. M., Waas A. M., Shim B. S., Xu J., Nandivada H., Pumplin B. G., Lahann J., Ramamoorthy A., Kotov N. A., Ultrastrong and Stiff Layered Polymer Nanocomposites, Science, 2007,318, 80-83. 162. Shanbhag S., Tang Z., Kotov N.A., Self-Organization of Te Nanorods into V-shaped Assemblies: A Brownian Dynamics Study and Experimental Insights, ACS Nano, 2007, 1, 2, 126-133.

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161. Michel M., Taylor A., Sekol R, Podsiadlo P., Kotov N. A. Thompson L.; High Performance, Nanostructured Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Fuel Cells Made by Layer-By-Layer Assembly of Carbon Nanocolloids, Advanced Materials, 2007, 19(22), 3859. 160. Bong Sup Shim, Zhiyong Tang, Matthew P. Morabito, Nicholas A. Kotov, Integration of conductivity, transparency and mechanical strength in highly homogeneous LBL Composites of SWNT, Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19(23), 5467-5474. 159. Shim, B. S., Podsiadlo P., Lilly D., Agarwal A., Tang Z., Ho S., Ingle P.’ Patterson D., Lu W., Kotov N. A., Nanostructured Thin Films made by Dewetting Method Of Layer-By-Layer Assembly, Nano Letters 2007, 7(11), 3266-3273. 158. Govorov A. O., Lee, J., Kotov N. A., Theory of plasmon-enhanced Förster energy transfer in optically-excited semiconductor and metal nanoparticles, Physics Review B, 2007, 76, 12, 125308/1-125308/16 157. Geeta Mehta, Mark J. Kiel, Sean J. Morrison, Jung Woo Lee, Nicholas Kotov, Jennifer J. Linderman, Shuichi Takayama; Polyelectrolyte-Clay-Protein Layer Films on Microfluidics PDMS Bioreactor Surfaces for Primary Murine Bone Marrow Culture, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2007, 17, 2701-2709. 156. Loh, K. J.; Lynch, J. P.; Shim, B. S.; Kotov, N. An Optimization of Multilayer Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composite Strain Sensors, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2007, in press. 155. Shanbhag, Sachin; Kotov, Nicholas A. On the Origin of a Permanent Dipole Moment in Nanocrystals with a Cubic Crystal Lattice: Effects of Truncation, Stabilizers, and Medium for CdS Tetrahedral Homologues. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2006, 110(25), 12211-12217. 154. Kim, Kang; Huang, Sheng-Wen; Ashkenazi, Shai; O'Donnell, Matthew; Agarwal, Ashish; Kotov, Nicholas A.; Denny, Michael F.; Kaplan, Mariana J. Photoacoustic imaging of early inflammatory response using gold nanorods. Applied Physics Letters (2007), 90(22), 223901/1-223901/3 153. Liu Y., Wang S., Krouse J., Kotov N. A., Eghtedari M., Vargas G., Motamedi M., Rapid aqueous photo-polymerization route to polymer and polymer-composite hydrogel 3D inverted colloidal crystal scaffolds, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 2007, 83A(1), 1-9. 152. Zhenli Zhang, Zhiyong Tang, Nicholas A. Kotov, Sharon Glotzer, Simulations and Analysis of Self-Assembly of CdTe Nanoparticles into Wires and Sheets, Nano Letters, 2007 7(6), 1670-1675 151. Podsiadlo, Paul; Sui, Lang; Elkasabi, Yaseen; Burgardt, Peter; Lee, Jaebeom; Miryala, Ashwini; Kusumaatmaja, Winardi; Carman, Mary R.; Shtein, Max; Kieffer, John; Lahann, Joerg; Kotov, Nicholas A.. Layer-by-Layer Assembled Films of Cellulose Nanowires with Antireflective Properties. Langmuir 2007, 23(15), 7901-7906. 150. Mohammad Eghtedari, Andre Conjusteau, John A. Copland, Nicholas A. Kotov, Alexander Oraevsky, Massoud Motamedi, High Sensitivity of In Vivo Detection of Gold Nanorods Using a Laser Optoacoustic Imaging System, Nano Letters, 2007 7(7), 1914-1918. 149. K. Kim, Kang; S.-W. Huang, S. Ashkenazi, M. O'Donnell, A. Agarwal, N. A. Kotov, M. F. Denny, M. J. Kaplan, Photoacoustic imaging of early inflammatory response using gold nanorods, Applied Physics Letters 2007, 90(22), 223901/1-223901/3. 148. Lee, Jaebeom; Javid, Tanveer; Skeini, Timur; Govorov, Alexander O.; Bryant, Garnett W.; Kotov, Nicholas A.. Bioconjugated Ag nanoparticles and CdTe nanowires: metamaterials with field-enhanced light absorption. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 2006, 45(29), 4819-4823.

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147. Paul Podsiadlo, Zhiyong Tang, Bong Sup Shim, Nicholas A. Kotov, Counterintuitive Effect of Molecular Strength and Role of Molecular Rigidity on Mechanical Properties of Layer-By-Layer Assembled Nanocomposites, Nano Letters, 2007, 7(5), 1224-1231 146. P. Podsiadlo, Z. Liu, D. Paterson, P. B. Messersmith, N. A. Kotov, Fusion of Seashell Nacre and Marine Bioadhesive Analogs: High-Strength Nanocomposite by Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Clay and L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine Polymer, Advanced Materials, 2007, 19(7), 949-955. 145. Jan, Edward, Kotov, Nicholas A. Successful Differentiation of Mouse Neural Stem Cells on Layer-by-Layer Assembled Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite, Nano Letters, 2007, 7(5), 1123-1128. 144. Jaebeom Lee, Pedro Hernandez, Jungwoo Lee, Alexander O. Govorov, Nicholas A. Kotov, Exciton–plasmon interactions in molecular spring assemblies of nanowires and wavelength-based protein detection, Nature Materials, 2007, 6(4), 291-295. 143. Skirtach, Andre G.; De Geest, Bruno G.; Mamedov, Arif; Antipov, Alexei A.; Kotov, Nicholas A.; Sukhorukov, Gleb B. Ultrasound stimulated release and catalysis using polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules. Journal of Materials Chemistry 2007, 17(11), 1050-1054. 142. Wang, Y.; Tang, Z.; Podsiadlo, P.; Elkasabi, Y.; Lahann, J.; Kotov, N. A. Mirror-like photoconductive layer-by-layer thin films of Te nanowires: the fusion of semiconductor, metal, and insulator properties, Advanced Materials, 2006 18(4), 518-522. 141. De Geest, B. D., Skirtach A. G.; Mamedov, A.A.; Antipov, A. A.; Kotov N. A.; De Smedt, S. C.; Sukhorukov, G. B.; Ultrasound-Triggered Release from Multilayered Capsules, Small, 2007 3(5), 804-808. 140. Juandria V. Williams, Ying Wang, Phillip E. Savage and Nicholas A. Kotov, Synthesis of CdSe Nanocrystals in High-temperature Water, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2007, 46(13), 4358-4362 139. Pappas, T. C.; Wickramanyake, W. M. S.; Jan, E.; Motamedi, M.; Brodwick, M.; Kotov, N. A. Nanoscale Engineering of a Cellular Interface with Semiconductor Nanoparticle Films for Photoelectric Stimulation of Neurons. Nano Letters 2007 7(2), 513-519. 138. Loh, K. J.; Kim, J.; Lynch, J. P.; Kam, N. W. S. Kotov, N. A. Multifunctional Layer-by-Layer Carbon Nanotube-Polyelectrolyte Thin Films for Strain and Corrosion Sensing, Smart Mater. Struct. 16 2007, 429–438 137. Lee, J.; Kotov, N. A. Thermometer Design at the Nanoscale, Nano Today, 2007, 2 (1), 49. 136. Snabes S.L.; Noll L.; Smith D.; Kotov N.; Elliott E.; Lee J., Long-term renewal of CD34+human bone marrow cells, J. Immunology, (2006), 176, S306-S306. 135. Shim, B. S.; Starkovich, J.; Kotov, N. Multilayer composites from vapor-grown carbon nano-fibers. Composites Science and Technology 2006, 66(9), 1174-1181. 134. Ramadurai, D; Geerpuram, D; Alexson, D; Dutta, M; Kotov, N A.; Tang, Z; Stroscio, M. A. Electrical and optical properties of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals in aqueous environments. Superlattices and Microstructures 2006, 40(1), 38-44. 133. Guan, Ying; Yang, Shuguang; Zhang, Yongjun; Xu, Jian; Han, Charles C.; Kotov, Nicholas A. Fabry-Perot Fringes and Their Application To Study the Film Growth, Chain Rearrangement, and Erosion of Hydrogen-Bonded PVPON/PAA Films. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2006, 110(27), 132. Kotov, Nicholas A. Materials science: Carbon sheet solutions. Nature, 2006, 442(7100), 254-255. 131. Andres, C.; Sinani, V.; Kotov, N. A.; Anisotropic Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles Coated with 2-

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Carboxyethylphosphonic Acid, J. Mater. Chem. 2006, 16(40), 3964-3968. 130. Gheith, M. K.; Pappas, T. C.; Liopo, A. V.; Sinani, V.; Shim, B. S.; Motamedi, M.; Wicksted, J. P.; Kotov, N. A.; Stimulation of Neural Cells by Lateral Currents in Conductive LBL Films of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Advanced Mater., 2006, 18, 2975-2979. 129. Wang, Y.; Tang, Z.; Kotov, N. A. Current Trends In Biomedical Applications Of Nanocolloids: Nanoparticles, Nanowires, Carbon Nanotubes, in Bottom-Up Nanofabrication: Supramolecules, Self-Assemblies, And Organized Films, Ed. K. Ariga. 2006. 128. Tang, Z. Zhang, Z.; Wang Y.; Glotzer, S. C. Kotov, N. A. Self-Assembly of CdTe Nanocrystals Into Free-Floating Sheets, Science, 2006, 314 (5797) 274-278. 127. Sinani, V.; Podsiadlo, P. Lee, J. Kempa, K.; Kotov, N. A.;; Gold Nanoparticles with Stable Yellow-Green Luminescence, International J. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2007, 4, 3, 239. 126. Lee, J. W.; Shanbhag, S.; Kotov, N. A. Inverted colloidal crystals as three dimensional microenvironments for cellular co-cultures, J. Mater. Chem. 2006, 16(35), 3558-3564. 125. Govorov, A. O.; Bryant, G. W.; Zhang, W.; Skeini, T.; Lee, J.; Kotov, N. A.; Slocik, J. M.; Naik R. R.; Exciton-Plasmon Interaction and Hybrid Excitons in Semiconductor-Metal Nanoparticle Assemblies Nano Lett., 2006, 6(5), 984-994 124. Tang. Z.; Wang, Y, Giersig, M.; Kotov, N.A.; Spontaneous Transformation of CdTe Nanoparticles into Angled Te Nanocrystals: From Particles and Rods to Checkmarks, X-Marks, and Other Unusual Shapes. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2006, 128(20), 6730-6736. 123. Tang. Z.; Wang, Y.; Sachin, S.; Kotov, N.A.; Spontaneous CdTe Alloy CdS Transition of Stabilizer-Depleted CdTe Nanoparticles Induced by EDTA. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2006, 128(21), 7036-7042. 122. Sinyagin, A. Belov, A. Tang, Z. Kotov. N. A. Monte Carlo Computer Simulation of Chain Formation from Nanoparticles. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2006, 110(14), 7500-7507. 121. Tang, Z.; Wang, Y.; Podsiadlo, P; Kotov, N. A.. Biomedical applications of layer-by-layer assembly: from biomimetics to tissue engineering. Advanced Materials 2006, 18(24), 3203-3224. 120. Guldi, Dirk M.; Rahman, G. M. Aminur; Sgobba, Vito; Kotov, Nicholas A.; Bonifazi, Davide; Prato, Maurizio. CNT-CdTe Versatile Donor-Acceptor Nanohybrids. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2006, 128(7), 2315-2323. 119. Shevchenko, Elena V.; Talapin, Dmitri V.; Kotov, Nicholas A.; O'Brien, Stephen; Murray, Christopher B. Structural diversity in binary nanoparticle superlattices. Nature, 2006, 439(7072), 55-59. 118. Podsiadlo, Paul; Choi, Seok-Youl; Shim, Bongsup; Lee, Jungwoo; Cuddihy, Meghan; Kotov, Nicholas A.. Molecularly Engineered Nanocomposites: Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Cellulose Nanocrystals. Biomacromolecules 2005, 6(6), 2914-2918. 117. Lee, Jaebeom; Govorov, Alexander O.; Kotov, Nicholas A. Bioconjugated Superstructures of CdTe Nanowires and Nanoparticles: Multistep Cascade Förster Resonance Energy Transfer and Energy Channeling. Nano Letters 2005, 5(10), 2063-2069. 116. Sachin Shanbhag, Jungwoo Lee, Nicholas A.Kotov, Cell Scaffolds with Three-Dimensional Order: The Role of Modeling in Establishing Design Guidelines. Australian Journal of Chemistry 2005, 58(10), 713-715. 115. Podsiadlo, Paul; Paternel, Stephen; Rouillard, Jean-Marie; Zhang, Zhengfei; Lee, Jaebeom; Lee, Jung-Woo;

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Gulari, Erdogan; Kotov, Nicholas A.. Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Nacre-like Nanostructured Composites with Antimicrobial Properties. Langmuir 2005, 21(25), 11915-11921 114. Shim, Bong Sup; Kotov, Nicholas A. Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Combing during Layer-by-Layer Assembly: From Random Adsorption to Aligned Composites. Langmuir, 2005, 21(21), 9381-9385. 113. Shanbhag, S.; Wang, S.; Kotov, N. A.. Cell distribution profiles in three-dimensional scaffolds with inverted-colloidal-crystal geometry: Modeling and experimental investigations. Small 2005, 1(12), 1208-1214. 112. Yaroslavov, A. A.; Sinani, V. A.; Efimova, A. A.; Yaroslavova, E. G.; Rakhnyanskaya, A. A.; Ermakov, Y. A.; Kotov, N.A.. What Is the Effective Charge of TGA-Stabilized CdTe Nanocolloids? J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2005, 127(20), 7322-7323. 111. Sinyagin, A.; Belov, A.; Kotov, N. A.; Monte-Carlo simulation of linear aggregate formation from CdTe nanoparticles, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 2005, 13, 389-399. 110. J. Lee, J.; Govorov, A,; Kotov, N. A.; Nanoparticle Assemblies with Molecular Springs, Angew. Chemie. Intl. Ed., 2005, 44, 7439-7442. 109. Y. Wang, Z. Tang, N. Kotov, Biological assemblies of Nanocolloids, NanoToday, 2005, May, 21 108. Zhiyong Tang, Nicholas A. Kotov, One-Dimensional Assemblies of Nanoparticles: Preparation, Properties, and Promise, Advanced Materials, 2005,17(8), 951-962. 107. Kotov, Nicholas; Tang, Zhiyong. Organization of nanoparticles and nanowires in electronic devices: challenges, methods, and perspectives. In Nanoparticle Assemblies and Superstructures, Ed. Nicholas A. Kotov, Publisher: Taylor and Francis, 2006, 3-73. 106. Mamedov, A. A.; Z.Y. Tang, Kotov, N. A.; Prato, M.; Guldi, D.; Wicksted, J. P.; Hirsch, A.; Nanostructured Ultrastrong Materials" in the Dekker Encyclopedia Of Nanoscience And Nanotechnology, 2005. 105. Prov, T.; Smith, J, Grebe, R.; Salazar, J.H.; Wang, N.; Kotov, N.; Lutty, G.; Leary, J. Construction, Gene Delivery, and Expression of DNA Tethered Nanoparticles, Molecular Vision, 2006, 12, 606-615. 104. Gheith, Muhammed K.; Sinani, Vladimir A.; Wicksted, James P.; Matts, Robert L.; Kotov, Nicholas A.. Single-walled carbon nanotube polyelectrolyte multilayers and freestanding films as a biocompatible platform for neuroprosthetic implants. Advanced Materials, (2005), 17(22), 2663-2670. 103. Liu, Y.; Wang, S., Kotov, N. A. A Floating Self-Assembly Route to Colloidal Crystal Templates for 3D Cell Scaffolds, Chem. Mater. 2005 17(20), 4918-4924. 102. Shanbhag S.; Lee J. W.; Kotov, N. A.; Diffusion in Three Dimensionally Ordered Cell Scaffolds with Inverted Colloidal Crystal Geometry, Biomaterials, 2005, 26(27), 5581-5585. 101. Kotov, Nicholas A. Nanoparticles. Ed by Guenter Schmid. Advanced Materials 2005, 17(4), 495-496. 100. Wang, Y.; Tang, Z.; Tan, S, Biological Assembly of Nano-Circuit Prototypes from Protein-Modified CdTe Nanowires, Nano Letters, 2005, 5(2), 243-248 99. Glotzer, S. C.; Solomon, M. J.; Kotov, N. A.. Self-assembly: From nanoscale to microscale colloids. AIChE Journal, 2004, 50(12), 2978-2985. 98. Lee, J.; Govorov, A. O.; Dulka, J.; Kotov, N. A. Bioconjugates of CdTe Nanowires and Au Nanoparticles: Plasmon-Exciton Interactions, Luminescence Enhancement and Collective Effects, Nano Letters, 2004, 4(12), 2323-2330.

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97. Tarl W. Prov, Nicholas A. Kotov, Yuri M. Lvov, Rene Rijnbrand and James F. Leary Nanoparticles, Molecular Biosensors, and Multispectral Confocal Microscopy, J. Molecular Hystology, 2004, 35(6), 555-564 96. Dirk M. Guldi, Israel Zilbermann, Greg Anderson, Nicholas A Kotov, Nikos Tagmatarchis, and Maurizio Prato, Versatile Organic (Fullerene)-Inorganic (CdTe Nanoparticles) Nanoensembles, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 26(44), 14340-14341. 95. Kotov, N. A. Nanocomposites are Stretched Thin, Nature Materials, 2004, 3, 669-671. 94. Qin, Shuhui; Qin, Dongqi; Ford, Warren T.; Zhang, Yongjun; Kotov, Nicholas A.. Covalent Cross-Linked Polymer/Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Multilayer Films. Chemistry of Materials 2005 17(8), 2131-2135. 93. Dirk M. Guldi, Israel Zilbermann, Greg Anderson, Nicholas A Kotov, Nikos Tagmatarchis, and Maurizio Prato, Nanosized Inorganic / Organic Composites for Solar Energy Conversion, J. Mater. Chem. 2005, 15(1), 114-118. 92. Sinani, V. A.; Yaroslavov, A. A.; Gheith, M.; Rakhnyanskaya, A. A.; Mamedov, A. A.; Wicksted, J. P.; Kotov, N. A.; Aqueous Dispersions Of Single- And Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes With Designed Amphiphilic Polycations, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 27(10), 3463-3472. 91. Olek M., Ostrander J., Jurga J., Möhwald H., Kotov N. A., Kempa K., Giersig M. Layer-by-Layer Assembled Composites from Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Different Morphology, Nano Letters, 2004, 4(10), 1889-1895. 90. Tang, Z.; Wang, Y.; Kotov, N. A. Spontaneous Transformation of Stabilizer-Depleted Binary Semiconductor Nanoparticles into Selenium and Tellurium Nanowires, Adv. Mater., 2004, 17(3), 358-363.

89. Zhang, Y.; Wang, S.; Eghtedari, M.; Motamedi, M.; Kotov, N. A.; Inverted Colloidal Crystal Hydrogel Matrices As Three-Dimensional (3D) Cell Scaffolds, Advanced Functional Materials, 2005, 15(5), 725-731. 88. Tan S., Tang. Z.; Liang. X., Kotov, N. A.; Resonance Tunneling Diode Structures On CdTe Nanowires Made By Conductive AFM, Nano Letters, 2004, 4(9), 1637-1641. 87. Shopova, S. I.; Farca, G.; Rosenberger, A. T.; Wickramanayake, D. T. S.; Kotov, N.A.; Microsphere whispering-gallery-mode laser using HgTe quantum dots, Appl. Phys. Letters, 2004, 85(25), 6101-6103. 86. Kotov, N. A.; Liu, Yuanfang; Wang, Shaopeng; Cumming, Colin; Eghtedari, Mohammad; Vargas, Gracie; Motamedi, Massoud; Nichols, Joan; Cortiella, Joaquin; Inverted Colloidal Crystals as Three-Dimensional Cell Scaffolds, Langmuir 2004, 20(19), 7887-7892. 85. Guldi, D. M.; Mamedov, A.; Crisp, T.; Kotov, N. A.; Hirsch, A.; Prato, M. Ring-Ribbon Transition and Parallel Alignment in SWNT Films on Polyelectrolytes. J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108(26), 8770-8772. 84. Copland, J.A.; Eghtedari, M.; Popov, V. L.; Kotov, N. A. Mamedova, N.; Motamedi, M.; Oraevsky, A.A.; Bioconjugated Gold Nanoparticles As A Molecular Based Contrast Agent: Implications For Imaging Of Deep Tumors Using Optoacoustic Tomography, Molecular Imaging and Biology, 2004, 6(5), 341-349. 83. Tang, Z.; Wang, Y.; Ozturk, B.; Kotov, N. A.; One-Dimensional Energy Transfer in CdTe Nanoparticle Chains, J. Phys. Chem. 2004, 108(22), 6927-6931. 82. Wang, Y., Tang, T.; Liang, X.; Liz-Marzán, L. M.; Kotov, N. A.; SiO2 - Coated CdTe Nanowires: Bristled Nano Centipedes, Nano Letters, 2004, 4(2), 225-231. 81. Liang, X.; Tan, S.; Tang, Z.; Kotov, N. A.; Investigation of Transversal Conductance in Semiconductor CdTe Nanowires with and without a Coaxial Silica Shell. Langmuir 2004, 20(4), 1016-1020.

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80. Westcott, S. L.; Mamedov, A. A.; Reust, D.; Roark, J.; Ostrander, J. W.; Kotov N. A. Corrosion Protection By Multifunctional Stratified Coatings, Tri-Service Corrosion Conference Proceedings, 2003.. 79. Kachurina, O.; Metroke, T. L.; Ostrander, J. W.; Knobbe, E.; Kotov, N. A. Synergy in Corrosion Protection With LBL/Ormosil Multilayer Coatings with Active Corrosion Inhibitors, Tri-Service Corrosion Conference Proceedings, 2003. 78. Kachurina, O.; Metroke, T. L.; Ostrander, J. W.; Knobbe, E.; Kotov, N. A. Synergistic Corrosion Protection With LBL/Ormosil Nanostructured Composite Coatings, International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2004, 1(3), 347-365. 77. Kotov N. A.; Layer-by-layer Assembled Materials for Space Applications. Proceedings of SPIE 2003 August 4-8 San Diego, 76. Sinani,V. A.; Koktysh, D. S.; Yun, B.-G. Matts, R. L.; Pappas, T. C.; Motamedi, M.; Thomas, S. T.; Kotov, N. A.; Collagen Coating Promotes Biocompatibility Semiconductor Nanoparticles In Stratified LBL Films, Nano Letters, 2003, 3(9) 1177 – 1182. 75. Guldi, D. M.; Luo, C.; Kotov, N. A.; Da Ros, T.; Bosi, S.; Prato, M. Zwitterionic Acceptor Moieties: Small Reorganization Energy and Unique Stabilization of Charge Transfer Products. J. Phys. Chem. 2003, 107(30); 7293-7298 74. Kotov, N. A.; Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Nanoparticles and Nanocolloids: Intermolecular Interactions, Structure and Materials Perspectives, invited review published in Thin Films – Polyelectrolyte Multilayers and Related Multicomposites, Edited by G. Decher and J. B. Schlenoff. Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, 2003, 207-243. 73. Tang, Z.; Kotov, N. A.; Magonov, S.; Ozturk, B.; Nanostructured Artificial Nacre, Nature Materials, 2003, 2(6), 413–418. 72. Mamedov, A.; Mamedova, N., Kotov, N. A.; Graded Semiconductor Thin Films , in Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology, edited by Marcel Dekker, Schwarz, J.; A,.Contescu, C.; Putyera, K. 2003. 71. Wang, S.; Kotov, N. A.; Luminescence Nanoparticle Labeled Antibodies And Antigens , in Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology, edited by Marcel Dekker, Schwarz, J. A,.Contescu, C.; Putyera, K. 2003. 69. Wang, Y.; Tang, Z. Correa-Duarte, M. A., Liz-Marzán, L. M.; Kotov N. A.; Multicolor Luminescence Patterning by Photoactivation of Semiconductor Nanoparticle Film, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2003, 125(10), 2830-2831 68. Crisp, M. T.; Kotov, N. A.; Preparation of Nanoparticle Coatings On Surfaces Of Complex Geometry, Nano Letters, 2003, 3(2), 173-177; 68. Kotov, N. A. Tang, Z. Organization of Nanoparticles and Nanowires in Electronic Devices: Challenges, Methods and Perspectives p. 4., in Kotov N. A., Editor, “Nanoparticle Assemblies and Superstructures”, Taylor and Francis, 2005. 626 p. 67. Kotov N. A., Editor, “Nanoparticle Assemblies and Superstructures”, Taylor and Francis, 2005. 626 pp, ISBN: 0824725247. 66. Mamedov, A. A.; Kotov, N. A.; Prato, M.; Guldi, D.; Wicksted, J. P.; Hirsch, A.; Molecular Design of Strong SWNT/Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Composites, Nature Materials, 2002, 1, 190–194. 65. Wang, S.; Mamedova, N.; Kotov, N. A.; Chen, W.; Studer, J.; Antigen/Antibody Immunocomplex from CdTe Nanoparticle Bioconjugates, Nano Letters, 2002, 2(8), 817-822.

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64. Kotov, N. A.; Liz-Marzan, L. M. Organization And Materials Properties Of Layer-By-Layer Assembled Nanocomposites, in Nanoscale Materials, edited by L. M. Liz-Marzan and P. V. Kamat, Kluwer 2002. 63. Tang, Z.; Wang, Y.; Kotov, N. A.; Semiconductor Nanoparticles on Solid Substrates: Film Structure, Intermolecular Interactions and Polyelectrolyte Effects, Langmuir, 2002, 18(18), 7035-7040. 62. Tang, Z,; Kotov, N. A.; Giersig, M.; Spontaneous Organization of Single CdTe Nanoparticles Into Luminescent Nanowires, Science, 2002, 297 (5579), 237-240. 61. Guldi, D. M.; Luo, C.; Koktysh, D.; Kotov, N. A.; Da Ros, T.; Bosi, S.; Prato, M. Photoactive Nanowires in Fullerene-Ferrocene Dyad Polyelectrolyte Multilayers. Nano Letters, 2002, 2(7), 775-780. 60. Malikova, N; Pastoriza-Santos, I.; Schierhorn, M.; Kotov, N. A.; Liz-Marzan, L. M. Layer-by-Layer Assembled Mixed Spherical and Planar Gold Nanoparticles: Control of Interparticle Interactions, Langmuir, 2002, 18(9), 3694-3697. 59. Rogach, A. L.; Kotov, N. A.; Koktysh, D. S.; Susha, A. S.; Caruso, F.; II-VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals in Thin Films and Colloidal Crystals, Coll. Surf. A , 2002, 202, 135-144. 58. Ni, T.; Nagesha, D. K.; Robles, J.; Materer, N.; Müssig, S.; Kotov, N. A.; CdS Nanoparticles Modified To Chalcogen Sites: New Supramolecular Complexes, Butterfly Bridging, And Related Optical Effects, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124(15), 3980-3992. 57. Westenhoff, S.; Nicholas A. Kotov, N. A. Quantum Dot On A Rope, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124(11), 2448-2449. 56. Koktysh, D. S.; Liang, X.; Yun, B-G.; Pastoriza-Santos, I.; Matts, R. Giersig, M.; Serra-Rodríguez, C.; Liz-Marzan, L.; Kotov, N. A.; Biomaterials by Design: Layer-By-Layer Assembled Ion-Selective and Biocompatible Films of TiO2 Nanoshells for Neurochemical Monitoring; Advanced Functional Materials,2002, 12(4), 255-265. 55. Kotov, N. A, Ordered Layered Assemblies of Nanoparticles, MRS Bulletin, 2001, 26(12), 992. 54. Mamedov, A.A.; Kotov, N. A.. Layer-by-layer assembled nanoparticles/polyelectrolyte and polyelectrolyte/polyelectrolyte free-standing membranes, Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, 2001, 84 , 247-248. 53. Kotov, Nicholas A.. Bringing order to the polyelectrolyte/nanoparticle layer-by-layer assemblies. Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, 2001, 84, 181. 52. Koktysh, D. S.; Kotov, N. A.; Liz-Marzan, L. M.; Yun, B.-G.; Matts, R. L.; Grant, G. G. S. Layer-by-layer assembled films for biomedical applications; Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering 2001, 84, 21. 51. Mamedov, A. A.; Belov, A.; Giersig, M.; Mamedova, N. N.; Kotov, N. A.; Nanorainbows: Graded Semiconductor Films From Quantum Dots, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123(31), 7738-7739. 50. Nagesha, D.; Liang, X.; Eastman, M.; Giersig, M.; Ni, T.; Kotov, N. A.; Gainer, G.; Song, J.-J.; Redispersable In2S3 Colloids With Excitonic Emission: Comparison of Luminescence And NMR Characteristics With Those Of CdS Nanoparticles, J. Phys. Chem. 2001, 105(31), 7490-7498. 49. Mamedova,N. N.; Kotov, N.A.; Rogach, A. L.; Studer J.; Protein - CdTe Nanoparticle Conjugates: Preparation, Structure And Interunit Energy Transfer, Nano Letters, 2001, 1(6), 281-286. 48. Grant, G.G.S,; Koktysh, D. S.; Bo-Geon Yun, Matts, R. L.; Nicholas A. Kotov, Layer-By-Layer Assembly Of Collagen Thin Films: Controlled Thickness And Biocompatibility, Biomedical Microdevices, 2001, 3(4), 301-306.

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47. Murzina, T. V.; Nikulin, A.A.; Aktsipetrov, O.A.; Kotov, N. A.; Ostrander, J. W.; Mamedov, A. A.; Devillers, M.A.C.; Roark, J., Nonlinear Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect in Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering from Layer-by-Layer Assembled Films of YIG Nanoparticles, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2001, 79(9), 1309-1311. 46. Ostrander, J. W.; Mamedov, A. A.; Kotov, N. A. Two Modes of Linear Layer-by-Layer Growth of Nanoparticle-Polylectrolyte Multilayers and Different Interactions in the Layer-by-layer Deposition. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123(6), 1101-1110. 45. Chen, W.; Sammyneiken, R.; Huang, Y.; Malm, J.-O.; Wallenberg, R.; Bovin, J.-O.; Zwiller, V.; Kotov, N., Crystal Field, Phonon Coupling and Emission Shift of Mn2+ in ZnS:Mn Nanoparticles, J. Appl. Phys., 2001, 89(2), 1120-1129. 44. Luo, C.; Guldi, D. M.; Maggini, M.; Manna, E.; Mondini, S.; Kotov, N. A.; Prato, M.; Stepwise Assembled Photoactive Films Containing Donor-Linked Fullerenes, Angew. Chemie Int Ed. 2000, 39(21), 3905-3909. 43. Rogach, A.L.; Kotov, N. A.; Koktysh, D.S.; Ostrander, J. W.; Ragoisha, G. A., Electrophoretic Deposition of Latex-Based 3D Colloidal Photonic Crystals: a Technique for Rapid Production of High Quality Opals; Chem. Mater, 2000, 12, 2721-2726. 42. Rogach, A.; Nagesha, D.; Koktysh, D.; Kotov, N. A. Synthesis of “Raisin-Bun”-Type Composite Nanoparticle Spheres, Chem. Mater, 2000, 12, 2676-2685. 41. Rogach, A.; Koktysh, D.; Harrison, M.; Kotov, N. A. Layer-by-layer assembled films of HgTe Nanocrystals With Strong Infrared Emission, Chem. Mater. 2000, 12(6), 1526-1528. 40. Liz-Marzán, L. M., Correa-Duarte, M. A.; Pastoriza-Santos, I.; Mulvaney, P.; Ung, T.; Giersig, M.; Kotov, N. A.; The Properties of Core-Shell Nanoparticles and Assemblies Thereof, Handbook of Surfaces and Interfaces of Materials, Ed. K. C. Nalwa, 2001, vol 3. Chapter 5, 189-237. 39. Mamedov, A.; Kotov, N. A.; Free-Standing Layer-by-Layer Assembled Films of Magnetite Nanoparticles, Langmuir, 2000, 16(13), 5530-5533.

38. Mamedov, A.; Ostrander, J. W.; Aliev, F.; Kotov, N. A., Stratified Assemblies of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Alumosilicates Prepared by the Layer-by-layer Assembly, Langmuir, 2000, 16(8), 3941-3949. 37. Pastoriza-Santos, I.; Koktysh, D. S.; Mamedov, A. A.; Giersig, M.; Kotov, N. A.; Liz-Marzán, L. M., One-Pot Synthesis of Ag@TiO2 Core-Shell Nanoparticles and Their Layer-by-Layer Assembly, Langmuir, 2000, 16(6), 2731-2735. 36. Kotov, N. A.; Robles, J.; Diaz, D.; Ni, T.; Castillo-Blum, S.-E., Density Functional Study of CdS Nanoparticles Capped With MoS4

2-; in “Cluster and Nanostructure Interfaces", Eds. B.K. Rao and P. Jena, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore., 2000, p. 67. 35. Diaz, D.; Rivera, M.; Ni, T.; Castillo-Blum, S.-E.; Rodriguez, J.-C.; Nagesha, D.; Robles, J.; Fregoso, O.-J. A.; Kotov, N. A. Conformation of Ethylhexanoate Stabilizer on the Surface of CdS Nanoparticles J. Phys. Chem. B 1999, 103, 9859-9866. 34. Diaz, D.; Robles, J.; Ni, T.; Castillo-Blum, S.-E.; Nagesha, D.; Fregoso, O.-J. A.; Kotov, N. A. Surface Modification of CdS Nanoparticles with MoS4

2-: A Case Study of Nanoparticle-Modifier Interaction, J. Phys. Chem. B 1999, 103, 9854-9858. 33. Kotov, N. A., Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly: the Contribution of Hydrophobic Interactions, Nanostruct. Mater., 1999, 12 (5-8), 789-796.

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32. Aliev, F.; Correa-Duarte, M. A.; Mamedov, A.; Ostrander, J. W.; Giersig, M. Liz-Marzán, L. M.; Kotov, N. A. Layer-by-layer Assembly of Core-Shell Magnetite Nanoparticles: Effect of Silica Coating on Interparticle Interactions and Magnetic Properties, Adv. Mater. 1999, 11(12), 1006-1010. 31. Kuzmin, M. G.; Soboleva, I. V., Kotov, N. A.; Kinetics of Photoinduced Charge Transfer at Microscopic and Macroscopic Interfaces, Anal. Sci., 1999, 15, 3-16. 30. Iakovenko, S. A.; Trifonov, A. S.; Giersig, M.; Mamedov, A.; Nagesha, D.; Hanin, V.; Soldatov, E. C.; Kotov, N. A., One- and Two-Dimensional Arrays of Magnetic Nanoparticles by Langmuir-Blodgett Technique, Adv. Mater., 1999, 11(5), 388-392. 29. Correa-Duarte, M.; Giersig, M., Liz-Marzán, L.; Kotov, N. A.; Control of Packing Order and Surface Density of Self-assembled Monolayers of Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles by Microwave Irradiation, Langmuir, 1998, 14(22), 6430-6435. 28. Kotov N. A.; Magonov S., Tropsha E., Layer-by-layer Self-assembly of Alumosilicate-Polyelectrolyte Composites: Mechanism of Deposition, Crack Resistance, and Perspectives For Novel Membrane Materials, Chem. Mater., 1998, 9(3), 886. 27. Kotov N.A.; Harazsti, T.; Turi, L.; Zavala, G.; Geer, R. E.; Dekany I.; Fendler J. H., Mechanism of and Defect Formation in the Self-assembly of Polymeric Polycation - Montmorillonite Ultrathin Films, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1997, 119(29), 6821-6832. OTHER PUBLICATIONS 26. Cassagneau, T.; Kotov, N. A.; Fendler, J. H.; Colloid Chemical Approach to the Construction of High Energy Density Rechargeable, Lithium-Ion Batteries, J. of Dispersion Sci. and Tech., 1999, 20(1&2), 13-25. 25. Fendler, J. H.; Kotov, N. A.; Dekany, I. Self-Assembly of Nanostructured Semiconductor Films, in Fine Particles Science And Technology, Eds. Pelizzetti, E. Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht, 1997, p. 557-577. 24. Kotov, N. A.; Dékány, I.; Fendler, J. H., Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly of Graphite Oxide, Adv. Mater., 1996, 8, 637 -641. 23. Kotov, N. A.; Kuzmin, M. G.; Photoelectrochemical effect at the interface of immiscible electrolyte solutions in Liquid-Liquid Interface. Theory and Methods, Eds. Deamer, D.; Volkov A., CRC Press, Boca Raton, New York, London, Tokyo, 1996, p. 213-254; ISSN 0-8493-7694-7. 22. Dekany, I.; Nagy, L.; Turi, L.; Kiraly, Z.; Kotov, N. A.; Fendler, J. H.; Preparation and Characterization of CdS and ZnS Particles in Nanophase Reactors Provided by Binary Liquids Adsorbed at Colloidal Silica Particles, Langmuir, 1996, 12, 3709-3715. 21. Tian Y., Newton T., Kotov. N. A., Guldi D., and Fendler J., Coupled Composite CdS-CdSe and Core-Shell types of (CdS)CdSe and (CdSe)CdS Nanoparticles, J. Phys. Chem., 1996, 100, 8927. 20. Dekany, I., Nagy, L., Turi, L., Kiraly, Z., Kotov, N.A., Fendler, J. H., Preparation and Characterization of CdS and ZnS Particles in Nanophase Reactors Provided by Binary Liquids Adsorbed at Colloidal Silica Particles, Langmuir, 1996, 12, 3709. 19. Meldrum, F. C.; Kotov, N. A.; Fendler, J. H.; Mono- and Multiparticulate Langmuir-Blodgett Films Prepared from Surfactant Stabilized Silver Particles, Mat. Sci. & Eng. 1995, C-99, 149-152. 18. Tian, Y.; Wu, C.; Kotov, N. A.; Fendler, J. H.; Morphology-Dependent Spectroelectrochemical Behavior of PbS Nanoparticulate Films Grown Under Surfactant Monolayers in "Microcrystalline and Nanocrystalline

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Semiconductors, (Collins, R.W., Tsai, C.C., Hirose, M., Koch F., Brus, L. Ed), MRS Symposium Proceedings (Symposium F, Fall 1994 Meeting), 1995, 259 -264. 17. Kotov, M. A.; Zavala, G.; Fendler, J. H.; Langmuir-Blodgett Films Prepared from Ferroelectric Lead Zirconium Titanate Particles, J. Phys. Chem. 1995, 99, 12375 - 12378. 16. Meldrum F.C., Kotov N.A., Fendler J. H., Formation of Thin Films of Platinum, Palladium and Mixed Platinum/Palladium Nanocrystallites by the Langmuir Monolayer Technique, Chem. Mater., 1995, 7, 1112-1116. 15. Meldrum F.C., Kotov N.A., Fendler J. H., Ultra-Thin Particulate Films Prepared from Capped and Uncapped Reverse-Micelle Entrapped Silver Particles, J. Chem. Soc. Farad. Trans., 1995, 91(4), 673-680. 14. Kotov N.A., Fendler J. H., and Dekany I., Layer-by-Layer Self-assembly of Polyelectrolyte - Semiconductor Nanoparticle Composite Films, J. Phys. Chem., 1995, 99, 13065-13069. 13. Kotov, N. A.; Meldrum, F.C.; J. H. Fendler, J. H.; Tombácz E.; and Dékány, I.; Spreading of Clay Organocomplexes on Aqueous Solutions: Construction of Langmuir-Blodgett Clay Organocomplex Multilayer Films Langmuir, 1994, 10, 3797-3804. 12. Kotov N.A., Meldrum F.C., Fendler J. H. Monoparticulate Layers of Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystallites with Controllable Interparticle Distances, J. Phys. Chem., 1994, 98, 8827. 11. Kotov N.A., Meldrum F. C., Wu C., Fendler J. H. Monoparticulate Layer and Langmuir-Blodgett-Type Monoparticulate Layers of Size-Quantized, Cadmium Sulfide Clusters: A Colloid- Chemical Approach to Superlattice Construction, J. Phys. Chem. 1994, 98, 2735-2738. 10. Tian Y., Wu C., Kotov N.A., Fendler J. H. Effect of Morphology on Electrical, Spectroscopic and Photoelectrochemical Properties of PbS Generated under Different Monolayers, Adv. Mater., 1994, 6(12), 959-962. 9. Meldrum F.C., Kotov N.A., Fendler J. H., Utilization of Surfactant-Stabilized Silver Nanocrystals in the Construction of Monoparticulate Langmuir-Blodgett Films, Langmuir, 1994, 10, 2035-2040. 8. Kotov N.A.; Putyera K.; Fendler J. H.; Tombacz E.; Dekany I., Generation of size quantized CdS semiconductor particles in clay organocomplexes, J. Coll. Surf., 1993, 71, 317. 7. Kotov N.A.; Zaniquelle E.D.; Meldrum F.C.; Fendler J. H., Two-Dimensional Silver Electrocrystallization under Monolayers Spread on Aqueous Silver Nitrate, Langmuir, 1993, 9, 3710-3716. 6. Kotov N.A.; Kuzmin M.G., Computer analysis of photoinduced charge transfer at ITIES and potential of optimization technique, J. Electroanal. Chem., 1992, 341, 47-62. 5. Kotov N.A.; Kuzmin M.G., Nature of the process of charge carrier generation at ITIES by the photoexcitation of porphyrins, J. Electroanal. Chem., 1992, 338, 99-124. 4. Kotov N.A.; Kuzmin M.G.; Mathematical model of Photoelectrochemical effect at the interface of immiscible electrolyte solutions, Sov. Electrochemistry, 1991, 27, 84. 3. Kotov N.A.; and Kuzmin M.G.; Photoelectrochemical effect at ITIES in the system of quinones-tetraphenylborate anion, Sov. Electrochemistry, 1990, 26, 1669. 2. Kotov N.A.; Kuzmin M.G., Photoelectrochemical effect at the interface of immiscible electrolyte solutions, J. Electroanal. Chem., 1990, 285, 223-240. 1. Zaitsev N. K.; Gorelik O. F.; Kotov N.A.; Shapovalov V. L.; Kuzmin M.G., Photo-electrochemical effect at the interface of immiscible electrolyte solutions 1,2-dichloroethane/aqueous solution of sodium chloride, Sov.

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PROVISIONAL AND UTILITY PATENT APPLICATIONS Kotov, Nicholas A.; Lee, Jungwoo; Cuddihy, Meghan J. Cell culture well-plates having inverted colloidal crystal scaffolds for use in drug screening. PCT Int. Appl. (2007). Kotov, N. A.; Preparation Of Graded Semiconductor Films By The Layer-By-Layer Assembly Of Nanoparticles, Appl. # 60/301,113, PCT/US02/20097, filed 6/25/01. Kotov, N. A.; N. A. The Method Of Preparation Of Self-Sustained Nanostructured Membranes By Means Of Layer-By-Layer Assembly, Patent Application; Appl.# 60/192,750, PCT/US01/09833, Filed 3/28/00. approved Kotov, N. A.; Bioconjugates Of Nanoparticles As Radiopharmaceuticals, Appl.# 09/871,166, PCT/US01/17658, filed 6/1/00. approved Kotov, N. A.; Knobbe, E. T. Metroke, T.; Kachurina, O.; Advanced Nanostructured Layer By Layer Hybrid Coatings For The Corrosion Inhibition Of Metals, Appl. # 60/264,807, Filed 1/29/01. Kotov, N. A.; Knobbe, E. T. Metroke, T.; Kachurina, O.; Organic/Inorganic Multilayer Coating System, Appl. # 10/060,912, PCT/US02/02692, Filed 1/29/01. Kotov, N. A.; Knobbe, E. T. Metroke, T.; Kachurina, O.; Parkhil, R.; Integrated Coating System With Release On Command Concepts, Appl. # 60/347,526 Filed 1/11/02. Kotov, N. A.; Preparation Of The Layer-By-Layer Assembled Materials From Dispersions Of Highly Anisotropic Colloids; Appl. # 60/387,101, filed 6/7/02. Kotov. N. A.; Optical And Electronic Devices On Curved Surfaces And Flexible Supports, filed 8/14/02. Kotov, N. A.; 3D Tissue Constructs By Sequential Layering, Appl.# 60/388,376; filed 6/12/02. Kotov, N. A.; Tang, Z.; Chen, W.; Self-Organizing One-Dimensional Assemblies Of Nanoparticles, Nanorods, And Nanowires, Appl.# 60/396,474, filed 7/17/02. Qiu, Y.; Carney, F. P.; Kotov, N. A.; Lally, , J. M.; Morris, C. A.; Winterton, L. C. Diffusion-Controllable Coatings On Medical Device, Ser. # 60/340,410, filed 12/14/2001. Chen, W.; Kotov, N. A.; Anti-Stokes Luminescence And Applications Of Semiconductor Nanoparticles, Appl. # 60/322,154, filed 9/15/2001. Qian, X.; Kotov, N. A.; Lally, J.; Morris, C. A.; Qiu, Y.; Carney, F. P; Materials containing multiple layers of vesicles", Appl.# 60/364,192, filed 03/13/2002. Qian, X.; Kotov, N. A.; Lally, J.; Morris, C. A.; Qiu, Y.; Carney, F. P; Diffusion-Controllable Coatings on Medical Device", Qian, X.; Kotov, N. A.; Lally, J.; Morris, C. A.; Qiu, Y.; Carney, F. P; # 10/153,063, filed 5/22/2002. Kotov, N. A.; Wicksted, J.; Motamedi, M.; Implantable Biosensor From Stratified Nanostructured Membranes, Appl. # 60/368,921 filed March 29, 2002

FUNDING HISTORY

Only external grants are listed. If grant is shared, the Kotov’s shares are indicated. Conference grants were

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excluded. Total number of external grants: 47 Total number of external grants currently active: 13 Total number of external grants while at the University of Michigan: 18 Total external funds raised (including co-PI funds): $47,309,046 Total external funds raised (Kotov’s shares): $16,715,827 Total external grants raised while at the University of Michigan (Kotov’s shares): $7,936,727 Total external funds currently managed in active grants (Kotov’s shares): 3,682,485 1. Thin Films of Semiconductor Nanoparticles

Sponsor: NSF/NATO PI: N. Kotov Total Award: $42,000 Duration: 08/99 to 08/01 Total number of supported GSI 2

2. Acquisition of an X-ray Powder Diffractometer and an X-ray Fluorescent Spectrometer for Chemical, Materials and Environmental Research and Education Microscope Sponsor: NSF Co-PI: N. Kotov with A. Appblett, E. Holt, E.T. Knobbe, I. Lagadic Total Award: $185,410 Duration: 09/1/88 Total number of supported GSI N/A

3. Conjugated Core-Ligand Systems of Semiconductor Nanoparticles

Sponsor: NSF-EPSCoR PI: N. Kotov Total Award: $22,360 Duration: 07/97-07/98

Total number of supported GSI 1

4. Immunoconjugate Sensors Based on Nanoparticle Bioconjugates (Phase I)

Sponsor: NSF SBIR Co-PI with Nomadics Total Award: $100,000 Duration: 05/01-05/02 Kotov’s share: $32,000 Total number of supported GSI 2

5. Networked Terrorism Prevention System Sponsor: Memorial Institute for Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) Co-PI with K. Clinkenbeard, C. Pope, J. Wicksted, J. Malayer, C. Clarke, R. Essenberg Total Award: $2,777.827 Duration: 08/00-08/03 Kotov’s share: $254,802

Total number of supported GSI 5

6. Devices made by Layer-by-Layer Assembly Sponsor: AFOSR Co-PI, with Nomadics Inc. Total Award : $500,000 Duration: 09/00-09/02 Kotov’s share: $210,063

Total number of supported GSI 3

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7. Preparation of Light Emitting Diodes by Layer-by-Layer Assembly Sponsor: AFOSR Co-PI, with Nomadics Inc. Total Award : $100,000 Duration: 09/99-09/00 Kotov’s share: $33,000

Total number of supported GSI 1 8. All-Fiber Faraday rotator based on Nanostructured Coatings Sponsor: Williams Telecommunications Co-PI, with J. Krasinski Total Award : $40,000 Duration: 03/00-09/01 Kotov’s share: $23,000 Total number of supported GSI 1 9. Two-Dimensional Assemblies of Silica-Coated Nanoparticles Sponsor: NATO PI Total Award : $5,076 Duration: 04/97-10/00 Kotov’s share: $5,076 Total number of supported GSI 1 10. TEM Investigation of Semiconductor Nanoparticles and Their 2D Assemblies Sponsor: ORISE PI Total Award : $2,700 Duration: 02/00-02/01 Kotov’s share: $2,700 Total number of supported GSI N/A 11. Optimization of Film Structure in Light-Emitting Devises Sponsor: OCAST PI Total Award : $99,986 Duration: 03/00-03/01 Kotov’s share: $99,986 Total number of supported GSI 2 12. Nanoparticle Bioconjugates for Cancer Therapy and Diagnostics Sponsor: OCAST PI Total Award : $70,000 Duration: 09/98-10/00 Kotov’s share: $70,000 Total number of supported GSI 4 13. Magnetooptical Films of YIG Nanoparticles Sponsor: PI PI Total Award : $7,500 Duration: 05/99-05/98 Kotov’s share: $7,500

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Total number of supported GSI 1 14. Photoactivated Coupling Of Nanoparticle Multilayers And Nerve Cells Sponsor: NSF PI, with Drs. Motamedi, Ford, Wicksted, Leary, Christensen Total Award : $555,625 Duration: 01/01-01/04 Kotov’s share: $258,420 Total number of supported GSI 3 15. CAREER: New Materials for Photonics Sponsor: NSF PI Total Award : $289,600 Duration: 01/99-02/03 Kotov’s share: $289,600 Total number of supported GSI 6 16. IGERT: Advanced Graduate Training in Photonics Research Sponsor: NSF Co-PI, with. J.J Song, J. Mintmire, J. Krasinski Total Award : $2,150,000 Duration: 02/00-02/01 Educational program, no shares Total number of supported GSI 15 17. Whispering Gallery Microlaser with Nanocomposite-Film Gain Medium Sponsor: NSF Co-PI, with. A. Rosenberger, J. Bandy Total Award : $270,000 Duration: 08/01-08/02 Kotov’s share: $74,665 Total number of supported GSI 2 18. Oklahoma Network for Nanotechnology Research (NanoNet) Sponsor: NSF Co-PI, with F. Waxman (PI), W. Ford, M. Johnson, B. Ackerson, T. Harris, A. Apblett, D. Resasco, M. Wilson, et al. Total Award : $3,100,000 Duration: 03/02-03/05 No personal shares Total number of supported GSI 25 19. 3D Tissue Constructs by Sequential Layering for Ex-vivo Immune System Sponsor: DARPA PI, Motamedi, Nichols, Cortella, Leary, Dr. Liz-Marzan U. Vigo, and Nomadics, Inc Total Award : $822,000 Duration: 09/02-02/04 Kotov’s share: $236,982 Total number of supported GSI 4

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20. Nanoparticle Delivery of Repair Enzymes for Radiation Protection/DNA Repair Sponsor: NCI-NASA Co-PI, Leary, Motamedi, Wicksted, Oraevski, Copland, Lvov Total Award : $1,365,742 Duration: 01/02-01/05 Kotov’s share: $249,000 Total number of supported GSI 4 21. Hybrid Coatings for Corrosion Protection with Release-on-Command Function Sponsor: AFOSR-STTR University PI, with Sciperio Inc. Total Award : $100,000 Duration: 10/01-10/02 Kotov’s share: $43,213 Total number of supported GSI 2 22. Advanced Nanostructured Hybrid Coatings for the Protection of Aircraft Aluminum Sponsor: AFOSR PI Total Award : $425,756 Duration: 05/02-05/05 Kotov’s share: $425,756 Total number of supported GSI 4 23. Atomic Force Microscopy Research of the Surfaces of Widegap Semiconductor III-Nitrides Sponsor: AFOSR PI Total Award : $117,337 Duration: 10/01-10/02 Kotov’s share: $117,337 Total number of supported GSI 3 24. Nanostructured Layer-by-Layer Assembled films for Ophthalmic Applications Sponsor: Ciba Vision/Novartis PI Total Award : $200,030 Duration: 07/01-07/03 Kotov’s share: $200,030 Total number of supported GSI 3 25. Phase II: Flat Panel Displays from Nanoparticle Composites Sponsor: OCAST/OARS PI Total Award : $300,000 Duration: 03/01-03/03 Kotov’s share: $300,000 Total number of supported GSI 2 26. Phase I: Tunable Microlaser using HdTe Nanoparticles Sponsor: OCAST Co-PI, Bandy, Rosenberg Total Award : $72,567 Duration: 08/01-08/02 Kotov’s share: $25,500

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Total number of supported GSI 1 27. Multilayer Glucose Sensor from Nanostructured Thin Films Sponsor: DNMTB Co-PI, with Motamedi, Wicksted Total Award : $270,000 Duration: 08/01-08/02 Kotov’s share: $130,000 Total number of supported GSI 3 28. Thin Film Research Sponsor: Nomadics Inc. PI Total Award : $190,700 Duration: 10/99-08/02 Kotov’s share: $190,700 Total number of supported GSI 3 29. Tissue Engineering for Human Immune System Sponsor: DARPA PI, Motamedi, Nichols, Bernstein, Craiu, Leary, and Nomadics, Inc Total Award : $10,780,675 Duration: 01/04-05/06 Kotov’s share: $3,2790,049 Total number of supported GSI 6 30. Carbon Nanotube Polyelectrolyte Thin Film Sensors for Strain and Corrosion Monitoring Sponsor: NSF Co-PI, J.Lynch Total Award : $299,999 Duration: 01/05-08/08 Kotov’s share: $144,000 Total number of supported GSI 2 31. Acquisition of CVD Apparatus Sponsor: NSF Co-PI, with LaHann, Mansfield et al. Total Award : $521,000 Duration: 02/04-02/05 Equipment grant, no shares Total number of supported GSI N/A 32. 3D scaffold and Stem cell based bioengineered skin for treatment of cutaneous vesicant injury Sponsor: USMRAA Co-PI, with Wang, Nichols Total Award : $69,000 Duration: 12/06-06/06 Kotov’s share: $16,193 Total number of supported GSI 1 33. Angioplastic Balloons from Carbon Nanotubes Sponsor: Boston Scientific Co-PI, with Nomadics, Inc

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Total Award : $289,000 Duration: 09/04-09/05 Kotov’s share: $85,000 Total number of supported GSI 2 34. FLEX Membranes for Sensing Applications Sponsor: NSF NIRT Co-PI, Tsukruk et al. Total Award : $1,523,400 Duration: 10/05-10/09 Kotov’s share: $244,811 Total number of supported GSI 3 35. Gas Separation Membranes form Carbon Nanotubes Made by Layer-by-Layer Assembly Sponsor: Dow Chemicals PI Total Award : $180,000 Duration: 02/06-02/08 Kotov’s share: $180,000 Total number of supported GSI 3 36. Gold nanoparticles for leukemia treatment Sponsor: Childhood Leukemia Foundation PI Total Award : $25,000 Duration: 01/05-01/06 Kotov’s share: $25,000 Total number of supported GSI 1 37. Molecular Design Of Multilayer Composites From Carbon Nanotubes Sponsor: AFOSR PI, with Kieffer Total Award : $493,972 Duration: 04/05-04/08 Kotov’s share: $325,543 Total number of supported GSI 2 38. Nanostructured Negative Refractive index materials Sponsor: MURI-AFOSR Co-PI, with P. Palfy-Muhoray, S. Glotzer, C. Soukulis, et al. Total Award : >$1,090,479 Duration: 05/06-05/09 Kotov’s share: $337,742 Total number of supported GSI 2 39. Fluid Sensors from Hybrid Nanocolloids with Molecular Springs Sponsor: NSF PI, with Govorov Total Award : $240,00 Duration: 05/06-05/09 Kotov’s share: $153,452 Total number of supported GSI 1 40. Inherent Toughness Mechanism in Polymer Nanocomposites at High Strain Rates

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Sponsor: ONR Co-PI, with Arruda, Waas Total Award : >$1,200,000 Duration: 06/06-06/09 Kotov’s share: $485,000 Total number of supported GSI 2 41. Mechanism of Action in leukemia treatment by Gold nanoparticles Sponsor: Childhood Leukemia Foundation PI Total Award : $25,000 Duration: 04/07-05/08 Kotov’s share: $25,000 Total number of supported GSI 1 42. Phase II: 3D scaffold and Stem cell based bioengineered skin for treatment of cutaneous vesicant injury Sponsor: USMRAA Co-PI, with Nico Technologies, Nichols, Nomadics Inc. Total Award : $776,000 Duration: 09/07-07/09 Kotov’s share: $312,654 Total number of supported GSI 2 43. Fabrication of Macro Electroluminescent Display from Nanoparticles Sponsor: AFOSR Co-PI, with Sciperio Total Award : $100,000 Duration: 07/07-07/06 Kotov’s share: $42,863 44. Direct Write Light Emitting Arrays for Display on Flexible Conformable Surfaces Sponsor: NSF PI, with Sciperio Total Award : $100,000 Duration: 05/08-05/07 Kotov’s share: $32,500 Total number of supported GSI 1 45. Multifunctional Design of Hybrid Composites for Load Bearing Antennas Sponsor: AFOSR, Game Changer Co-PI, with Volakis, Stein, et al. Total Award : >$2,000,000 Duration: 07/07-07/10 Kotov’s share: $1,056,873 Total number of supported GSI 3 46. Hierarchical Bone Tissue Engineering Sponsor: NIH, NIBIB PI, with Hollister Total Award : $1,567,879 Duration: 10/07-10/11 Kotov’s share: $1,056,873 Total number of supported GSI 2

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47. Design of Tough SWNT Composites Sponsor: AFOSR PI \. Total Award : $400,000 Duration: 04/08-04/01 Kotov’s share: $400,000 Total number of supported GSI 3