Simmons College

Education

Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

B.A., M.S., The University of Chicago

 Research

  (see the Women in Materials program)

·        Carbon Nanotube Sensors

·        Biocompatibility of Carbon Nanotubes

Publications

“DNA-decorated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Integrated onto CMOS Circuitry for Gas Sensor.”  C.-L. Chen, C.-F. Yang, V. Agarwal, S. Sonkusale, A. Busnaina, M. Chen, and M.R. Dokmeci, submitted to Nano Letters 2009.

“RNA-functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Chemical Sensing.”  M. Chen, S. Khamis, S.A. Datta, J.E. Fischer, and A.T. Johnson, in preparation 2009.

“Ss-DNA-decorated Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes Integrated on CMOS Circuitry for High Sensitivity Gas Sensing.”  C.-L. Chen, C.-F. Yang, V. Agarwal, S. Sonkusale, A. Busnaina, M. Chen, and M.R. Dokmeci, IEEE Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems 2009.

“Detection of Viral Proteins using Human Receptor Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes.”  M. Chen, S.M. Khamis, S.S. Datta, Y.-B. Zhang, M. Kanungo, A.J. Ho, P. Freimuth, D. van der Lelie, A.T. Johnson, J.A. Misewich, and S.S. Wong, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceeding 1065-QQ04-05 2008.  

“The Effect of Mechanical Forces on Endothelial Cell Migration.”  P. Uttayarat, M. Chen, M. Li, F. Allen, P. I. Lelkes, and R. J. Composto, AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology 294: H1027-H1035 2008.

“Gas Phase Electronic Sensing using Single-walled Carbon Nanotube/Biopolymer Hybrids.” S.M. Khamis, M. Chen, and A.T. Johnson, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceeding 1075, 2008.  

“Investigation of DNA-decorated Carbon Nanotube Chemical Sensors.”  M. Chen, S. Khamis, R. Johnson, C. Staii, M.L. Klein, J.E. Fischer, and A.T. Johnson, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceeding 963, 0963-Q21-04 2007. 

“Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Detecting Viral Proteins.”  Y.-B. Zhang, M. Kanungo, A.J. Ho, P. Freimuth, D. van der Lelie, M. Chen, S.M. Khamis, S.A. Datta, A.T. Charlie Johnson, J.A. Misewich, and S.S. Wong, Nano Letters 2007.

“DNA-decorated Carbon Nanotubes for Chemical Sensing.”  A.T. Johnson, C. Staii, M. Chen, S. Khamis, R. Johnson, M.L. Klein, and A. Gelperin, Semiconductor Science and Technology 21, S17-S21 2006.

“DNA-decorated Carbon Nanotubes for Chemical Sensing.”  A.T. Johnson, C. Staii, M. Chen, S. Khamis, R. Johnson, M.L. Klein, and A. Gelperin, Special Issue of Physica Status Solidi (B), Proceedings of the XX International Winterschool of Electronic Properties of Novel Materials, Kirchberg, Austria, 2006.

“DNA-decorated Carbon Nanotubes for Chemical Sensing.”  C. Staii, M. Chen, A. Gelperin, and A. T. Johnson, Nano Letters 5, 1774 2005.

“Single Stranded DNA-decorated Carbon Nanotube Transistors for Chemical Sensing.”  C. Staii, M. Chen, A. Gelperin, and A. T. Johnson, Materials Research Society 900E, 0900-O08-08 2005.

“Characterization of Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Gibers and Correlation with Stretch Alignment.”  M. Chen, C. Guthy, J. Vavro, J.E. Fischer, S. Badaire, C. Zakri, P. Poulin, V. Pichot, and P. Launois, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceeding 858E, HH4.11 2004.

“Correlation of Properties with Preferred Orientation in Extruded and Stretch-aligned Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes.”  S. Badaire, C. Zakri, P. Poulin, V. Pichot, P. Launois, J. Vavro, C, Guthy, M. Chen, and J.E. Fischer, Journal of Applied Physics 96, 7509 2004.

“Metamorphosis of the Quantum Hall Ferromagnet at n = 2/5.”  M. Chen, W. Kang, and W. Wegscheider, Physical Review Letters 91, 116804 2003.

“Effect of large in-plane magnetic field on the negative Hall states of (TMTSF)₂ClO₄.”  M. Chen, B. Zhang, M. Rohde, and W. Kang, Synthetic Metals 120, 981 2001.

Patents

“SS-DNA-Decorated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Integrated on CMOS Circuitry for High Sensitivity Gas Sensing.”  C.-L. Chen, C.-F. Yang, V. Agarwal, S. Sonkusale, A. Busnaina, M. Chen, and M.R. Dokmeci, filed on August 2009.

“Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Detection of Viral Proteins.”  M. Chen, S. M. Khamis, and A. T. Johnson, Penn CTT Docket No. T4495, 2008.