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Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanobalance (EQCN) technique utilizes quartz vibrations and piezoelectric effect to measure mass changes as small as a fraction of a monolayer of atoms

 

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CHEMISTRY Dept.

Professor Maria Hepel

hepelmr@potsdam.edu

 

Publications

Department of Chemistry

Stowell Hall

44 Pierrepont Ave.

Potsdam , NY 13676, U.S.A.

Tel.: +1.315.267.2267

Fax: +1.315.267.3170

 

SUMMARY

     Published 161 peer-reviewed papers resulting in more than 3980 citations, h-index: 35, i10-factor: 83 (Google Scholar).  41 papers were published as chapters in books, 4 edited books, and 1 coauthored book; papers published in the following international journals: 

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Biomaterials,
Journal of Electrochemical Society, Electrochimica Acta, 
Langmuir, Sensors & Actuators B,
Chemistry of Materials, Microchemical Journal,
Analytical Chemistry, Mutation Research,

Electroanalysis,

Bioelectrochemistry,
Journal of Materials Chemistry, Biosensors & Bioelectronics,
Journal of New Materials for
   Electrochemical Systems,
Journal of Chemical Society, Faraday
   Transactions,
Catalysis Today, Electrochemistry Communications,
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Sensors & Transducers,
Corrosion Science, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,
Elektrokhimiya, Central European Journal of Chemistry,
Sensors, Chemicke Listy,
Biophysical Chemistry, Electrochemical Society Transactions,
Journal of Photochemistry and
   Photobiology A: Chemistry,
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry,
Analyst (London),
Mediteranean Journal of Chemistry, International Journal of Nanomedicine.

Edited books:

 

ACS book, Vol. 1 ACS book, Vol. 2
ACS book, Oxidative Stress, Vol. 1 ACS book, Oxidative Stress, Vol. 2

1.  SELECTED  PEER-REVIEWED  PAPERS

SANTIAGO T., DeVAUX R.V., KURZATKOWSKA K., ESPINAL R., HERSCHKOWITZ J.I., and HEPEL M.*

"Surface-enhanced Raman scattering investigation of targeted delivery and controlled release of gemcitabine"

International Journal of Nanomedicine,  12 (2017) 7763-7776.

 

SMITH M. and HEPEL M.*

"Controlled release of targeted anti-leukemia drugs azacitidine and decitabine monitored using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy"

Mediterranean Journal of Chemistry,  6(4) (2017) 125-132; DOI: 10.13171/mjc64/01706081223-hepel.

 

KURZATKOWSKA K., SANTIAGO T., and HEPEL M.*

"Plasmonic nanocarrier grid-enhanced Raman sensor for studies of anticancer drug delivery"

Biosensors and Bioelectronics,  91 (2017) 780-787.

 

ILKHANI H., HUGHES T., LI J., ZHONG C.J.*, and HEPEL M.*

"Nanostructured SERS-electrochemical biosensors for testing of anticancer drug interactions with DNA"

Biosensors and Bioelectronics,  80 (2016) 257-264; DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.01.068.

 

LI J.,SKEETE Z., SHAN S., YAN S., KURZATKOWSKA K., ZHAO W., NGO Q.M., HOLUBOVSKA P., LUO J., HEPEL M.*, and ZHONG C.J.*

"Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection of Cancer Biomarkers with Bifunctional Nanocomposite Probes "

Analytical Chemistry,  87 (2015) 10698-10702; DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b03456.

 

RICE C.A., BETANCOURT D., and HEPEL M.

Platinum Oxide Growth on Pt/C Fuel Cell Catalysts Using Asymmetric Scan Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanogravimetry"

Electrocatalysis, 6 (2015) 1-6; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12678-014-0221-2.

 

XU H., WALLACE R., and  HEPEL, M.

"Interactions of antifouling monolayers. Energy transfer from excited albumin molecule to Phenol Red dye"

Invited paper for special issue on Biosensors

Chemical Papers,, 69 (2015) 227-236.

 

KUBESA O., MORRISEY K., MATTHEWS S., PROETTA J., LI C., SKLADAL P., and HEPEL, M.

"Design of Novel Biosensors for Determination of Phenolic Compounds using Catalyst-Loaded Reduced Graphene Oxide Electrodes"

Mediterranean Journal of Chemistry, 3 (2014) 916-928.

 

 HEPEL M., DELA-MOSS L.I., and REDMOND H. ,

"Lattice polarization effects in electrochromic switching in WO3-x films studied by pulse-nanogravimetric technique"

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 18 (2014) 1251-1260, DOI: 10.1007/s10008-013-2219-8.

 

 NOWICKA A.M., STOJEK Z., HEPEL M.,

"Chromium(VI) but not chromium(III) species decrease mitoxantrone affinity to DNA"

Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 117 (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp3109094.

 

 HEPEL M., STOBIECKA M., PEACHEY J., MILLER J.,

"Intervention of glutathione in pre-mutagenic catechol-mediated DNA damage in the presence of copper (II) ions"

Mutation Research, 735 (2012) 1-11.

 

STOBIECKA M., MOLINERO A.A., CHALUPA A., HEPEL M.,

"Mercury/homocysteine ligation-induced ON/OFF switching of a T-T mismatch-based oligonucleotide molecular-beacon"

Analytical Chemistry, 84 (2012) 4970-4978.

 

HEPEL M., STOBIECKA M.,

"Comparative kinetic model of fluorescence enhancement in selective binding of monochlorobimane to glutathione"

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A, 225 (2011) 72-80.

 

STOBIECKA M., HEPEL M.,

"Double-shell gold nanoparticle-based DNA-carriers with poly-L-lysine binding surface"

Biomaterials, 32 (2011) 3312-3321.

 

STOBIECKA M., HEPEL M.,

"Effect of buried potential barrier in label-less electrochemical immunodetection of glutathione and glutathione-capped gold nanoparticles"

Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 26 (2011) 3524-3530.

 

STOBIECKA M., HEPEL M.,

"Multimodal coupling of optical transitions and plasmonic oscillations in rhodamine B modified gold nanoparticles"

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13 (2011) 1131-1139, DOI: 10.1039/C0CP00553C.

 

NOWICKA A.M., KOWALCZYK A., DONTEN M., LEECH D., HEPEL M., STOJEK Z.,

"Substantial influence of temperature on anchoring of gold-nanoparticle monolayer for performance of DNA biosensors"

Electroanalysis, 22 (2010) 2323-2329.

 

PRANCE A., COOPERSMITH K., STOBIECKA M., HEPEL M.

Biosensors for Detection of DNA Damage by Toxicants"

in: "Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems ", ECS Trans., 33 [8] (2010) 3-15.

 

STOBIECKA M, CUTLER S., REED Z., PRANCE A., HEPEL M.

Detection of Oxidative Stress Biomarker Homocysteine Utilizing Resonance Elastic Light Scattering"

in: "Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry", S. Minteer [Ed.], ECS Trans., 28 [18] (2010) 115.

 

PRANCE A., REED Z., STOBIECKA M., HEPEL M.

Resonance Elastic Light Scattering and Plasmonic Phenomena in Glutathione-Mediated Gold Nanoparticle Assembly"

in: "Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems", G. Hunter [Ed.], ECS Trans., 28 [20] (2010) 43-57.

 

STOBIECKA M., COOPERSMITH K., CUTLER S., HEPEL M.

"Novel DNA-Hybridization Biosensors for Studies of DNA Underwinding Caused by Herbicides and Pesticides"

in: "Electrochemical Nano/Bio Systems 2", ECS Trans., 28 [34] (2010) 1-12.

 

STOBIECKA M., HEPEL M.

Rapid functionalization of metal nanoparticles by moderator-tunable ligand-exchange process for biosensor designs, Sensors and Actuators B, 149 (2010) 373-380.

 

STOBIECKA M., COOPERSMITH K., HEPEL M.

"Resonance Elastic Light Scattering (RELS) Spectroscopy of Fast Non-Langmuirian Ligand-Exchange in Glutathione-Induced Gold Nanoparticle Assembly"

J. Colloid Interface Sci., 350 (2010) 168–177.

 

STOBIECKA M., DEEB J., HEPEL, M.

"Ligand Exchange Effects in Gold Nanoparticle Assembly Induced by Oxidative Stress Biomarkers: Homocysteine and cysteine"

Biophysical Chemistry, 146 (2010) 98-107.

 

NOWICKA, A.M., KOWALCZYK A., STOJEK Z., HEPEL, M.

"Nanogravimetric and Voltammetric DNA-Hybridization Biosensors for Studies of DNA Damage by Common Toxicants and Pollutants"

Biophysical Chemistry, 146 (2010) 42-53.

 

STOBIECKA M., DEEB J., HEPEL, M.

"Molecularly Templated Polymer Matrix Films for Biorecognition Processes: Sensors for Evaluating Oxidative Stress and Redox Buffering Capacity"

ECS Transactions 19 [28] (2009) 15-32.

 

NOWICKA, A, HAFNER S., HEPEL, M.

"Antineoplastic Drug Interactions with DNA Modified Gold Piezoelectrodes"

ECS Transactions 19 [28] (2009) 1-13.

 

HEPEL, M., WICKHAM, D.

"Large Cation Model of Dissociative Reduction of WO3-x Lattice Studied by EQCN and AFM"

Trans. Electrochem. Soc. 19 [23] (2009) 11-23.

 

HEPEL, M., REDMOND, H.

"Large Cation Model of Dissociative Reduction of Electrochromic WO3-x Films"

Cent. Eur. J. Chem. 7 (2009) 234-245.

 

HEPEL, M., DALLAS, J.

"Multifunctional Polypeptide EQCN Sensors: Probing the Cysteamine-Glutathione Film Permeability with Hg(II) Ions"

Sensors 8 (2008) 7224-7240.

 

HEPEL, M., DALLAS, J., NOBLE, D.M.

"Interactions and Reactivity of Hg(II) on Glutathione Modified Gold Electrode Studied by EQCN Technique"

J. Electroanal. Chem622 (2008) 173-183.

 

HEPEL, M.,

"Electrochemical Formation of Quantum Conductance Cu-Metal Nanobridges"

Special issue on Fundamentals and Applications of Electrocrystallization,

Elektrokhimiya 44 (2008) 716-729; Russ. J. Electrochem. 44 (2008) 663-675.

 

HEPEL, M., DALLAS, J.

"Environmental Aspects of GSH Redox Regulation and Oxidative Stress"

Chem. Listy 102 (2008) 96-97.

 

HEPEL, M., DALLAS, J., NOBLE, M.D.,

"Glutathione Modified Gold Piezoelectric and Voltammetric Sensors for Determination of Mercury in a Wide Concentration Range"

Sensors Transducers 88 (2008) 47-58.

 

SCENDO, M., HEPEL, M.,

"Inhibiting Properties of Benzimidazole Films for Cu(II)/Cu(I) Reduction in Chloride Media Studied by RDE and EQCN Techniques"

J. Elektroanal. Chem. 613 (2008) 35-50.

 

HEPEL, M.,

"Electrochromic WO3 Films: Nanotechnology Experiments in Upper Division Courses in Instrumental Analysis and Physical Chemistry Laboratories"

J. Chem. Educ. 85 (2008) 125; on-line Supplement: pp. 1-37.

 

HEPEL, M., REDMOND H., DELA I.

"Electrochromic WO3-x Films with Reduced Lattice Deformation Stress and Fast Response Time"

Electrochim. Acta 52 (2007) 3541-3549.

 

HEPEL, M., KUMARIHAMY, I.,

"Nanocrystalline Structure and Nanopore Formation in Modified Thermal TiO2 Films"

Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 32 (2007) 2693-2702. 

 

HEPEL, M., STOBIECKA, M.,

"Interactions of Adsorbed Albumin with Underpotentially Deposited Copper on Gold Piezoelectrodes"

Bioelectrochem. 70 (2007) 155-164.

 

HEPEL, M., DELA I., HEPEL T., LUO J., ZHONG C.J.,

"Novel Dynamic Effects in Electrocatalysis of Methanol Oxidation on Supported Nanoporous TiO2 Bimetallic Nanocatalysts"

Electrochim. Acta 52 (2007) 5529-5547.

 

SCENDO, M., HEPEL, M.,

"Inhibiting Properties of BIM for Cu(II)/Cu(I) Reduction in Chloride Media Studied by RDE and EQCN Techniques"

Corrosion Sci. 49 (2007) 3381-3407.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Quantum Conductance of Monatomic Ni Nanobridges"

Electrochim. Acta 51 (2006) 5811-5824.

 

HEPEL, M., KUMARIHAMY, I., ZHONG, C.J.,

"Nanoporous TiO2-Supported Bimetallic Catalysts for Methanol Oxidation in Acidic Media"

Electrochem. Commun. 8/9 (2006) 1439-1444.

 

PRIBYL, J., HEPEL, M., and SKLADAL, P.

"Piezoelectric Immunosensors for Polychlorinated Biphenyls Operating in Aqueous and Organic Phases",

Sensors and Actuators, Chemical B, 113 (2006) 900-910.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Effect of Albumin on Underpotential Lead Deposition and Stripping on Ag-RDE"

Electroanalysis 17 (2005) 1401-1412.

 

STOBIECKA, M. HEPEL, M. and  RADECKI, J.

"Transient Conformation Changes of Albumin Adsorbed on Gold Piezoelectrodes"

Electrochim. Acta 50 (2005) 4873-4887.

 

HEPEL, M. and  HAZELTON, S.

"Photoelectrochemical Degradation of Diazo Dyes on Nanostructured Electrodes"

Electrochim. Acta 50 (2005) 5278-5291.

 

HEPEL, M. and TEWKSBURY, E.

"Nanogravimetric Study of Templated Copper Deposition in Ion-Channels of Self-Assembled Glutathione Films on Gold Piezoelectrodes",

Electrochim. Acta 49 (2004) 3827-3840.

ITO, K., CATALANO, R., and HEPEL, M.

"Photoelectrochemical Degradation of Brilliant Cresyl Blue Dye on Nanostructured Semiconductor Electrodes",

Preprints, Division of Environmental Chemistry, ACS, Vol. 43, No. 2(2003) 1-4.

 

HEPEL, M. and TEWSKBURY, E.

"Ion-Gating Phenomena of Self-Assembling Glutathione Films on Gold Piezoelectrodes",

J. Electroanal. Chem.  552(2003) 291-305.

 

PRIBYL, J., HEPEL, M., HALAMEK, J., and SKLADAL, P.

"Development of Piezoelectric Immunosensors for Competitive and Direct Determination of Atrazine",

Sensors and Actuators B91(2003) 333-341.

 

HEPEL, M., PHILLIPS, A. and SLOTE, J.

"Photoelectrochemical Degradation in Azo Dyes" preprints in "Oxidation and Reduction Technologies for Water Treatment", 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 22-26, 2004, Vol. 44 No. 2. pp. 277-279.

 

LUO, J., MAYE, M., HAN, L., HEPEL, M., and ZHONG, C.J.

"Catalytic Activation of Core-Shell Assembled Gold Nanoparticles as Catalyst for Methanol Electrooxidation",

Catalysis Today, 77 (2002) 127-138.

 

MAYE, M., LUO, J., LIN, Y., ENGELHARD, M., HEPEL, M., and ZHONG, C.J.

"X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study of the Activation of Molecularly-Linked Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts",

Langmuir 19 (2003) 125-131.

 

LUO, J., KARINKI, N., MAYE, M., KOWALESKI, S., HEPEL, M., and ZHONG, C.J.

"Interfacial Mass Flux at 11-Mercaptoundecanoic Acid Linked Nanoparticle Assembly on Electrodes",

J. Phys. Chem106 (2002) 9313-9321.

 

LUO, J., YARTRYM, J., and HEPEL, M.

"Photoelectrochemical Degradation of Orange II Textile Dye on Nanostructured WO3 Film Electrodes",

J. New Materials for Electrochemical Systems 5(2002) 315-321.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Ion Channeling Phenomena and TL-UPD Induced Film Dynamics in Model Biomembranes Studied with EQCN and QCI Techniques",

J. Electroanal. Chem. 509(2001) 90-106.

 

HALAMEK J., HEPEL, M., and SKLADAL, P.

"Investigation of Highly Sensitive Piezoelectric Immunosensors for 2,4-dichlorophenoxy Acetic Acid",

Biosensors and Bioelectronics 16 (2001) 253-260.

 

LUO, J. and HEPEL, M.

"Photoelectrochemical Degradation of Naphthol Blue Black Diazo Dye on WO3 Film Electrode",

Electrochim. Acta  46(2001)2913-2922.

 

LUO, J., LOU, Y., MAYE, M.M., ZHONG, Ch. J., and HEPEL, M.

"An EQCN Assessment of Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol at Nanostructured Au-Pt Alloy Nanoparticles", Electrochem. Commun. 3(2001) 172-176.

 

HEPEL, M. and LUO, J.

"Photoelectrochemical Mineralization of Textile Diazo Dye Pollutants Using Nanocrystalline WO3 Electrodes". An invited paper to the special issue "Electrochemistry and the Environment", Electrochim. Acta. 47(2001) 729-740.

 

HEPEL, M. and CATEFORIS, E.

"Studies of Copper Corrosion Inhibition using Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanobalance and Quartz Crystal Immittance Techniques".  An invited paper to the special issue "Electrochemical Methods in Corrosion Research", Electrochim. Acta 46 (2001) 3801-3815.

 

LUO, J., HUANG, H.G., ZHANG, H.P., WU, L.L., and HEPEL, M.

"Studies on Photoelectrochemistry of Nano-particulate TiO2PANi/p-ATP Films on Au Electrodes",

J. New Materials for Electrochemical Systems, 3(2000) 247-249.

 

SHIYANOVSKAYA I., HEPEL, M. and TEWKSBURY, E.

"Electrochromism in Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline WO3 Films.  I. Electrochemical and Optical Properties",

J. New Materials for Electrochemical Systems 3(2000) 241-247.

 

HEPEL, M. and JANUSZ, W.

"Study of Leuco-Methylene Blue Films Growth and Its Reoxidation on Sulphur-Modified Au-EQCN Electrode", Electrochim. Acta, Special Issue on "The QCM in Electrochemistry", 45 (2000) 3785-3799.

 

LUO, J., MAYE, M.M, ZHONG, C.J. and HEPEL, M.

"Probing Mass Transport Characteristics in Nanostructured Gold Catalysts",

J. New Materials for Electrochemial Systems 5[4] (2002) 237-242.

 

HEPEL, M.

"The Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol at Finely Dispersed Platinum Nanoparticles in Polypyrrole Films",

J. Electrochem. Soc. 145(1998) 124-134.

 

HEPEL, M. and SHIYANOVSKAYA, I.

"Decrease of Recombination Losses in Bicomponent WO3/TiO2 Films Photosensitized with Cresyl Violet and Thionine",

J. Electrochem. Soc.  145(1998) 3981-3985.

 

SHIYANOVSKAYA, I. and HEPEL, M.

"Bicomponent WO3/TiO2 Films as Photoelectrodes",

J. Electrochem. Soc. 146(1999) 243-249.

 

SHIYANOVSKAYA, I. and HEPEL, M.

"Isotopic Effects in Cation Injected Electrochromic Films",

J. Electrochem. Soc. 145(1998) pp. 1023-1028.

 

HEPEL, M. and SHIYANOVSKAYA, I.

"Bicomponent Transition Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes", SPIE Proceedings "Optical Materials Technology for Solar Energy Conversion XV" Eds. S. Deb, K. Lampert, M. Graetzel, and C. Granquist, San Diego, July, 1997, Vol. 3138 (1997) p. 124-132.

 

HEPEL, M. and MAHDAVI, F.

"Application of the Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance for Electrochemically Controlled Binding and Release of Chlorpromazine from Conductive Polymer Matrix",

Microchemical Journal 55[1] (1997) 54-64.

 

HEPEL, J., BRUCKENSTEIN, S., and HEPEL, M.

"Effect of pH on Ion-Dynamics in Composite PPy/Heparin Films",

Microchemical Journal 55 (1997) pp. 179-190.

 

HEPEL, M., STEPHENSON, R., and PERKINS, S.

"Use of Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance Technique to Track Electrochemically Assisted Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solutions by Cation-Exchange Composite Polypyrrole-Modified Electrodes",

Microchemical Journal 56[1] (1997)79-92.

 

LOVEDAY, D. C., HILLMAN, A. R., ORPEN, A.G., PRINGLE, P. G. and HEPEL, M.

"Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance Studies of Partially Oxidized Tetracyanoplatinum Salts",

J. Materials Chemistry,  6 [6] (1996) 993-998.

 

HEPEL, M. and DENTRONE, L.

"Controlled Incorporation of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solutions and Their Release Using Composite Polypyrrole Films",  Electroanalysis 1 (1997) pp. 995-1005; DOI: 10.1002/elan.1140081105.

 

HEPEL, M.

"The Electrocatalytic Effect of Pt Nanoparticles/Polypyrrole Composite Films Towards Methanol Oxidation", Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electrochemical Science and Technology (ISEST)  August 24-26, 1995, The University of Hong Kong, (Ed.) Y.S. Fung, (1995) pp. L3-1 - L3-18.  

 

HEPEL, M., CHEN, Y.M. and STIMMING, U.

"Composite PPy/Pt Films as Potential Materials for Fuel Cells", Proceedings of the First International Symposium on New Materials for Fuel Cell Systems, July 9-13, 1995, Montreal, Canada, 1995, pp. 629-657, Publishers:  The Montreal University (Eds.) O. Savadogo, P. R. Roberge, T. N. Veziroglu.

 

HEPEL, M., CHEN, Y.M., and STEPHENSON, R.

"Effect of the Composition of Polypyrrole Substrate on the Electrodeposition of Copper and Nickel",

J. Electrochemical Soc. 143[2], (1996), 498-505.

 

HEPEL, M., CHEN, Y.M., and STEPHENSON, R.

"Metallization of Polypyrrole Films", Proceedings of the Electrochemical Society Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, October 9-14, 1994, "Electrochemically Deposited Thin Films II", (Ed.) M. Paunovic, Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, Vol. 94-31 (1994) pp. 304-319.

 

HEPEL, M. and STEPHENSON, R.

"Removal of Residual Nickel Ions from Aqueous Solutions Using Conductive Polymer Films", Proceedings of the 15th AESP/EPA Pollution Prevention & Control Conference, Kissimmee, FL. January 24-27, 1994 pp. 195-205, American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, Orlando, FL, 1994, pp. 195-205.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Composite Polypyrrole Films Switchable Between the Anion- and the Cation-Exchanger State",

Electrochim Acta., 41[1], (1996), 63-76.

 

HEPEL, M., FIJALEK, Z., and DENTRONE, L.

"Electrorelease of Drugs from Composite Polymer Films", Polymer Preprints 33[2], 1992, pp. 106-107.

 

HEPEL, M., BRUCKENSTEIN, S., and KANIGE, K.

"Expulsion of Borate Ions from Silver/Solution Interfacial Region During Underpotential Deposition Discharge of Bi(III) in Borate Buffers",

Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 89[2], (1993) 251-254.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Characterization of Conductive Composite Polymers by the EQCM Technique", Proceedings of the International Symposium on Composites, American Ceramic Society, Orlando, FL, November 12-15, 1990; Ceramic Transactions, "Advanced Composite Materials", Vol. 19, p. 389-396, 1991 (Ed.) M. Sacks, A. Cer. S., 1991, pp. 389-396.

 

HEPEL, M., SEYMOUR, E., and FENDLER, J.

"Incorporation Of CdS Particles Into Polypyrrole And Polypyrrole/Poly(Styrenesulfonate) Films",

Chemistry of Materials, 4(1992), 209-216.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Application of Piezoelectric Sensor for Controlled Binding and Release of Drugs and Biomolecules from Conductive Polymer Matrix", The Proceedings of the Third International Meeting on Chemical Sensors, Cleveland, Ohio, September 24-26, 1990 p. 35-37.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Influence of the Adsorption of Organic Compounds on Submonolayer Stripping Voltammetry of Metals at Solid Electrodes", Electroanalysis, 2(1990), 319-326.

 

HEPEL, M., KANIGE, K. and BRUCKENSTEIN, S.

"Expulsion of Borate Ions from Silver/Solution Interfacial Region During Underpotential Deposition Discharge of Pb(II) in Borate Buffers",

Langmuir, 6(1990) 1063-1067.

 

HEPEL, M., and BRUCKENSTEIN, S.

"Tracking Anion Expulsion During Underpotential Deposition of Lead on Silver Using the Quartz Microbalance",

Electrochim.  Acta. 34(1989) 1499-1504.

 

HEPEL, M., KANIGE, K., and BRUCKENSTEIN, S.

"In situ Underpotential Deposition Study of Lead on Silver Using the Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance.  Direct Evidence for Lead (II) Adsorption Before Spontaneous Charge Transfer",

J. Electroanal.Chem 226(1989) 409.

 

HEPEL, M. and BRUCKENSTEIN, S.

"Induction Time in Stripping Voltammetry at Solid Electrodes",

Electroanalysis 1(1989) 311.

 

HEPEL, M., BRUCKENSTEIN, S. and TANG, G. C.

"The Formation and Electroreduction of Silver Sulphide Films at a Silver Metal Electrode",

J. Electroanal.  Chem., 261(1989) 389.

 

HEPEL, M. and BRUCKENSTEIN, S.

"Mechanistic Studies of the Deposition and Cathodic Stripping of Thioacetamide at a Silver Electrode in Alkaline Media", Electroanalysis 1(1989) 117.

 

HEPEL, M. and BRUCKENSTEIN, S.

"Dissociative Adsorption of Thiourea at a Polycrystalline Silver Electrode in Alkaline Media",

Electrochim. Acta. 32(1987) 41.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry of Diethyldithiocarbamate Ions", Proceedings of the International Electroanalytical Symposium., IES, Cherry Hill, NJ, May 28-30, 1986, p. 163-166.

 

HEPEL, M. and TOMKIEWICZ, M.

"Relaxation Impedance Spectrum Analysis of Galvanostatic Oxidation of Silver Electrodes".

J. Electrochem. Soc. 133(1986) 1625.

 

HEPEL, M., TOMKIEWICZ, M., AND FOREST, C. H.

"Morphology of AgO Crystallites Deposited from Alkaline Solutions under Potential Step and Stimulated Pulse Potentiostatic Conditions",

J. Electrochem. Soc. 133(1986) 468.

 

HEPEL, M. AND TOMKIEWICZ, M.

"Impedance Relaxation Spectrum Analysis of Oxidized Silver Electrodes",

J. Electrochem. Soc. 132(1985) 32.

 

HEPEL, M. and TOMKIEWICZ, M.

"Study of the Initial Stages of Anodic Oxidation of Polycrystalline Silver in KOH Solutions",

J. Electrochem. Soc. 131(1984) 1288.

 

HEPEL, M. and OSTERYOUNG, R. A.

"Adsorption and Surface Reaction of 2-thiouracil on Silver Electrode",

J. Electroanal. Chem. 160(1984) 217-231.

 

HEPEL, M. and OSTERYOUNG, R. A.

Cathodic Stripping Analysis of 2-thiouracil Complicated by Slow Adsorption/Desorption Step",

J. Electroanal. Chem. 149(1983) 193-211.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Investigations of the Mechanism and Kinetics of Cu(II) Ions Reduction on the Non-stoichiometric Copper Sulphides",

J. Electroanal. Chem., 74(1976) 37.

 

HEPEL, M. and POMIANOWSKI, A.

"Investigations into the Electrochemical Oxidation of Chalcocite by RDE Method",

Zeszyty Nauk. Univ. Jagiell., Prace Chem., 18(1973) 237-247.

 

HEPEL, M. and POMIANOWSKI, A.

"Leaching of Synthetic Chalococite in the Ammonia Solutions",

Prace Nauk. Inst. Chem. Nieorg. Metal. Pierwiastkow Rzadkich, Politechn. Wrocl., 29(1976).

 

 

2. BOOKS AND CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

 

 

HEPEL, M.

"High Energy-Density Electric Double-Layer and Hybrid Supercapacitors Based on Graphene Composites", Chapter in: Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, P. Somasundaran (Ed.), Taylor & Francis, New York, 2014, pp. 1-15 (in press).

 

HEPEL M.

Functional Gold Nanoparticles for Biointerfaces, Chapter in book: Functional Nanoparticles for Bioanalysis, Nanomedicine & Bioelectronic Devices, M. Hepel, C.J. Zhong (Eds.), ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1112, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2012, Chapter 6, pp. 147-176; ISBN 978-0-84122-775-0.

 

HEPEL M., BLAKE D., McCABE M., STOBIECKA M., COOPERSMITH K.

Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles Induced by Metal Ions, Chapter in book: Functional Nanoparticles for Bioanalysis, Nanomedicine & Bioelectronic Devices, M. Hepel, C.J. Zhong (Eds.), ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1112, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2012, Chapter 8, pp. 207-240; ISBN  978-0-84122-775-0, DOI: 10.1021/bk-2012-1112.ch008.

  

HEPEL M., STOBIECKA M., NOWICKA, A.

Nanogravimetric and voltammetric DNA-biosensors for screening of herbicides and pesticides,

in: Biosensors and Environmental Health, V.R. Preedy, V.R. Patel (Eds.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2012, pp. 230-255; ISBN 978-1-57808-735-8.

 

HEPEL, M., STOBIECKA M., PEACHEY J., MILLER J.

DNA-protective mechanisms of antioxidant glutathione intervention in catechol-mediated oxidative DNA damage in the presence of copper(II) ions, in: Oxidative Stress: Diagnostics, Prevention and Therapy, S. Andreescu, M. Hepel [Eds.], American Chemical Society Book Series, Vol. 1083, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011, pp. 177-209.

 

STOBIECKA M., PRANCE A., COOPERSMITH K., HEPEL, M.

Antioxidant effectiveness in preventing paraquat-mediated oxidative DNA damage in the presence of H2O2,
in: Oxidative Stress: Diagnostics, Prevention and Therapy, S. Andreescu, M. Hepel [Eds.], American Chemical Society Book Series, Vol. 1083, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011, pp. 211-233.

 

HEPEL, M., STOBIECKA M.

Detection of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers Using Functional Gold Nanoparticles,
in: Fine Particles in Medicine and Pharmacy, E. Matijevic [Ed.], Springer Science Publisher, New York, 2011, pp. 241-282.

HEPEL M., STOBIECKA M.

Novel DNA-Hybridization Biosensors for Studies of Atrazine Interactions with DNA, in: Advances in Environmental Research, Vol. 6, J.A. Daniels [Ed.], Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2011, pp. 253-298.

 

STOBIECKA M., HEPEL M.

Nitrotyrosine as a Biomarker of Diabetes,

in: Advances in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 13,  L.V. Berhardt [Ed.], Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2011, pp. 177-202.

 

HEPEL M., STOBIECKA M.

Detection of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers Using Novel Nanostructured Biosensors, in: New Perspectives in Biosensors Technology and Applications, P.A. Serra (Ed.), INTECH, Wiena, 2011, pp. 343-372; ISBN 978-953-307-448-1.

 

HEPEL M., STOBIECKA M.

"Interactions of Herbicide Atrazine with DNA", Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2010.

 

HEPEL, M., WICKHAM, D.

"Large Cation Model of Dissociative Reduction of WO3-x Lattice Studied by EQCN and AFM"

Trans. Electrochem. Soc. 19 [23] (2009) 11-23.

 

STOBIECKA M., DEEB J., HEPEL, M.

"Molecularly Templated Polymer Matrix Films for Biorecognition Processes: Sensors for Evaluating Oxidative Stress and Redox Buffering Capacity"

ECS Transactions 19 [28] (2009) 15-32.

 

NOWICKA, A, HAFNER S., HEPEL, M.

"Antineoplastic Drug Interactions with DNA Modified Gold Piezoelectrodes"

ECS Transactions 19 [28] (2009) 1-13.

 

HEPEL M. and SCENDO, M.

"Growth Kinetics of Multi-Layer CuEtX Films on Copper Piezoelectrodes", Chapter in the book "Thin Films:  Preparation, Characterization, Applications", (Eds.)  J. Stickney and M. Soriaga, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2002, pp. 171-184.

 

MAYE, M, LUO, J., HEPEL, M., and ZHONG, C.J.

"Investigating Catalytic Properties of Composite Nanoparticles Assemblies", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol 703 (2002) pp. 427-432.  Chapter in book, "Nanophase and Nanocomposite Materials IV", (Eds.) S. Komarneni, J. C. Parker, R.A. Vaia, J. Matsushita, (Pub) Material Research Society, Warrendale, PA.

 

KARIUKI, N., LUO, J., MOUSSA, L, ZHONG, C.J. and HEPEL, M.

"Characterization of Nanostructured Films on Responsive Electrode Materials", Chapter in the book "Nanoparticulate Materials", (Eds). Materials Research. Soc. Symp. Proceedings. Vol. 704 (2001) 291-293.

 

LUO, J., MAYE, M.M., ZHONG, C.J. and HEPEL, M.

"EQCN Study of Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol at Nanostructured Catalysts", Chapter in the book "Thin Films:  Preparation, Characterization Applications", (Eds) J. Stickney and M. Soriaga, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2002, pp. 265-276.

 

HALAMEK, J, HEPEL, M., and SKLADAL, P.

"Immunosensors for Herbicide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid", Chapter in the book "Chemical & Biological Sensors and Analytical Methods", Proceedings of the ISE and ECS Meeting, San Francisco, Sept. 2-7, 2001 (Eds) P. Vanysek, S. Bruckenstein.

 

LUO, J., HUANG, H., and HEPEL, M.

"Photoelectrochemical Behavior of p-ATP/PANi Film and Nanoparticulate p-ATP/PANi/TiO2 Film on Au Electrodes", Chapter 9 in the book, "Conducting Polymers and Polymer Electrolytes.   From Biology to Photovoltaics", (Eds.) J. F. Rubinson and H.B. Mark, ACS Symposium Series 832 (2002) pp. 113-127, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Electrode-Solution Interface Studied with Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanobalance", Chapter in the book "Interfacial Electrochemistry", Editor:  A. Wieckowski, Marcel Dekker Inc. (1999) p.599-630.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Composite Films of Nickel/Silicon Carbide", Chemical Aspects of Electronic Ceramics Processing,  (Eds.) P.N. Kumta, A.F. Hepp, D.B. Beach, B. Arkles, J.J. Sullivan, Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA, Vol. 495, 1998, pp. 425-431.

 

HEPEL, M. and MAHONEY, C.

"Electrodeposition and Characterization of Nickel/Silicon Carbide Films", Chapter in the book "Electrochemistry of Glass and Ceramics", Ceramic Transactions, Vol. 92 (1999) pp. 303-314,  (Eds.) S.K. Sundaram, D. F. Bickford, E.J. Homyak, Publisher:  American Ceramic Society.

 

HEPEL, M., TANNAHILL, T., BAXTER, C., and MAHONEY, C.

"Formation and Characterization of Composite Ni/BN and Ni/SiC Films".

Proceedings of the European Conference on "Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis", ECASIA '97, Goteborg, Sweden, 16-20, June, 1997 PP. 1059-1062.

 

HEPEL, M. and SHIYANOVSKAYA, I.

"Dye Photosensitization of Nanostructured Heterogeneous Photoelectrodes of Transition Metal Oxide Films", Chapter in the book "Proceedings of the Electrochemical Society Meeting" Aug. 31-Sept. 5, 1997, Paris, France "Photochemistry", (Eds) K. Rajeshwar, Electrochemical Society, Pennington, Vol. 97-201, 1997, pp. 141-151.

 

SHIYANOVSKAYA, I. and HEPEL, M.

"Proton Effects in Creation of Electrochromic Color Centers", Proceedings of the Electrochemical Society "Electrochromic Materials and their Applications" (Eds.) K. Ho, C. B. Greenberg, D. M. McArthur, Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, 96-24 (1996), pp. 119-130.

 

HEPEL, M. and SHIYANOVSKAYA, I.

"Transition Metal Oxide Film Photoelectrodes", Proceedings of the Electrochemical Society Meeting, "Electrode Materials and Processes for Energy Conversion and Storage IV" (Eds.) S. Srinivasan and J. McBreen, Montreal, May 1997, Vol. 97-13 pp. 317-327.

 

SHIYANOVSKAYA, I. and HEPEL, M.

"Hydrated Transition Metal Oxide Films for Reversible Switching in Near IR Region", Chapter in the book Proceeding of the Material Research Society, "Materials for Optical Limiting II": (Eds.), P. Hood, R. Pachter, K. Lewis, San Francisco, April 1997, Vol. 479, pp. 185-190.

 

HEPEL, M., MAHONEY, C. and TANNAHILL, T.

"Electrodeposition and Characterization of Nickel-Composite Films", in the Proceedings of the 192nd ECS Meeting,  Paris, France, Aug. 31-Sept. 5, 1997, "Fundamental Aspects of Electrochemical Deposition and Dissolution Including Modeling" (Eds.) Milan Paunovic, M. Datta, M. Matosz, T. Osaka, J.B. Talbot, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, Vol. 97-27 (1998), pp. 293-309.

 

HEPEL, M.

"The Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol at Finely Dispersed Platinum Nanoparticles in Polypyrrole Films".Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium, "Electrode Processes VI" (Eds.) A. Wieckowski, K. Itoya, The Electrochemical Soc. Inc. Pennington, NJ, Vol 96-8 (1996) pp. 456-480.

  

SHIYANOVSKAYA, I. and HEPEL, M.

"Proton Effects in Creation of Electrochromic Color Centers".Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium, "Electrochromic Materials", (Eds.) K. Ho, C. Greenberg, D. MacArthur, The Electrochemical Society Inc., Pennington, NJ vol. 96-24  (1996) pp. 119-130.

 

HEPEL, M., TANNAHILL, T., and BAXTER, C.

"Composite Films of Copper/Boron Nitride and Nickel/Boron Nitride", Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium, "Electrochemically Deposited Thin Films" (Eds.) M. Paunovic, D. Scherson, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, vol. 96-19 (1996) p. 248-268.

 

HEPEL, M. and FIJALEK, J.

"Electrorelease of Drugs from Composite Polymer Films", Chapter in the book Polymeric Drugs and Drug Administration, R. Ottenbrite (Ed.), ACS Symposium, Chapter 7 in the book Series 545, Washington, D.C., 1994, pp. 79-97. 

 

HEPEL, M., DENTRONE, L. and SEYMOUR, E.

"Incorporation of Redox Compounds into Polypyrrole Films", Chapter in the book Polymers, Blends, and Interfaces,  (Eds.) I. Noda and D.N. Rubingh, Elsevier, New York, 1992, p. 385-405.

 

HEPEL, M.

"Characterization of Conductive Composite Polymers by the EQCM Technique", Proceedings of the International Symposium on Composites, American Ceramic Society, Orlando, FL, November 12-15, 1990; "Ceramic Transactions, Advanced Composite Materials", Vol. 19, p. 389-396, 1991 (Ed.) M. Sacks.

 

HEPEL, T., HEPEL, M., and OSTERYOUNG, R. A.

"Photoelectrochemical Etching of n-TiO2 Electrode in Fluoride Containing Solutions.  Thermodynamics of the System Ti-HF-H2O", Proceedings of the Symposium on Photoelectrochemical Processes, "Photoelectrochemistry:  Fundamental Processes and Measurement Techniques" (Eds) W. L. Wallace, A. J. Nozik, and S.K. Deb, Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, Denver, CO, October 1981, pp. 327-348.

 

 

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