Gracias Laboratory. JHU.

PUBLICATIONS (139) Google Scholar Profile

90 journal papers, 22 issued patents, 19 peer reviewed conference proceedings, 8 book chapters
Direct any questions regarding publications or reprints to Dr. Gracias; dgracias@jhu.edu

Journal Publications

JHU Lab [Sept 2003- present]

90. 3D printed bionic ears, M. S. Mannoor, Z. Jiang, T. James, Y. L. Kong, K. A. Malatesta, W.O. Soboyejo, N. Verma, D. H. Gracias, M. C. McAlpine, Nano Letters (2013). DOI:10.1021/nl4007744

89. Biologic tissue sampling with untethered microgrippers, E. Gultepe, S. Yamanaka, K. E. Laflin, S. Kadam, Y.S. Shim, A. V. Olaru, B. Limketkai, M. A. Khashab, A. N. Kalloo, D. H. Gracias, F. M. Selaru, Gastroenterology 144, 4, 691-693 (2013). View Video.

88. Bio-origami hydrogel scaffolds composed of photocrosslinked PEG bilayers, M. Jamal, S. S. Kadam, R. Xiao, F. Jivan, T. M. Onn, R. Fernandes, T. D. Nguyen, D. H. Gracias, Advanced Healthcare Materials (2013), DOI:10.1002/adhm.201200458

87. Rolled-up magnetic microdrillers: Towards remotely controlled minimally invasive surgery, A. A. Solovev, W. Xi, A. Nagarakodige, D. H. Gracias, S. Sanchez, O. G. Schmidt, Nansocale 5, 1294-1297 (2013).

86. Stimuli responsive self-folding using thin polymer films, D. H. Gracias, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 2, 112-119 (2013) [Invited].

85. Biopsy with thermally-responsive untethered microtools, E. Gultepe, J. S. Randhawa, S. Kadam, S. Yamanaka, F. M. Selaru, E. J. Shin, A. N. Kalloo, D. H. Gracias, Advanced Materials 25, 4, 514-519 (2013) (Video Link: Deployment of the mu-grippers) (Video Link: Retrieval of the mu-grippers)

84. Origami inspired self-assembly of patterned and reconfigurable particles, S. Pandey, E. Gultepe, D. H. Gracias, Journal of Visualized Experiments, 72, e50022, doi:10.3791/50022 (2013).

83. Laser triggered sequential folding of microstructures, K. E. Laflin, C. J. Morris, T. Muqueem, D. H. Gracias, Applied Physics Letters 101, 131901 (2012).

82. Self-folding thin film materials: From nanopolyhedra to graphene origami, V. Shenoy, D. H. Gracias, MRS Bulletin 37, 12, 847-854 (2012).

81. Chemistry with spatial control using particles and streams, Y. V. Kalinin, A. Murali, D. H. Gracias, RSC Advances 2, 26, 9707-9726 (2012).

80. Voltage-gated ion transport through semiconducting conical nanopores formed by metal nanoparticle assisted plasma etching, T. James, Y. V. Kalinin, C.-C. Chen, J. S. Randhawa, M. Gaevski, D. H. Gracias, Nano Letters 12, 7, 3437–3442 (2012).

79. Self-folding polymeric containers for encapsulation and delivery of drugs, R. Fernandes, D. H. Gracias, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 64, 1579-1589 (2012) [Invited] Part of a special themed issue, "Emerging Micro- and Nanotechnologies for the Development of Novel Drug Delivery Devices and Systems".

78. Self-Propelled Nanotools, A. A. Solovev, W. Xi, D.H. Gracias, S. Harazim, C. Deneke, S. Sanchez, O. G. Schmidt, ACS Nano 6, 2, 1751–1756 (2012).

77. Self-folding materials and devices for biomedical applications, C. L. Randall, E. Gultepe, D. H. Gracias, Trends in Biotechnology 30, 3, 138-146 (2012) [Invited].

76. Differentially photo-crosslinked polymers enable self-assembling microfluidics, M. Jamal, A. M. Zarafshar, D. H. Gracias, Nature Communications 2:527, 1-6 (2011).

75. Algorithmic design of self-folding polyhedra, S. Pandey, M. Ewing, A. Kunas, N. Nguyen, D. H. Gracias, G. Menon, PNAS 108, 50, 19885-19890 (2011).

74. Self-folding immunoprotective cell encapsulation devices, C. L. Randall*, Y. V. Kalinin*, M. Jamal, A. Shah, D. H. Gracias, Nanomedicine 7, 6, 686-689 (2011). [*Equal Contribution]

73. Fabrication and characterization of RF nanoantenna on a nanoliter-scale 3D microcontainer, J. R. Park, D. S. Choi, D. H. Gracias, T. G. Leong, N. Presser, G. W. Stupian, M. S. Leung and Y. K. Kim, Nanotechnology 22, 455303 (2011).

72. Nanoscale Origami for 3D Optics, J. H. Cho, M. D. Keung, N. Verellen, L. Lagae, V. V. Moshchalkov, P. V. Dorpe, D. H. Gracias, Small 7, 14, 1943-1948 (2011) [Part of the special issue dedicated to Prof. Chad Mirkin in celebration of 20 years of influential research at Northwestern University].

71. Microchemomechanical Systems, J. S. Randhawa, K. E. Laflin, N. Seelam, D. H. Gracias, Advanced Functional Materials 21, 13, 2395-2410 (2011).

70. Enabling Cargo-Carrying Bacteria via Surface Attachment and Triggered Release, R. Fernandes, M. Zuniga, F. R. Sassine, M. Karakoy, D. H. Gracias, Small 7, 5, 588-592 (2011).

69. Three Dimensional Chemical Patterns for Cellular Self-Organization, Y. V. Kalinin, J. S. Randhawa, D. H. Gracias, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 50, 11, 2549-2553 (2011).

68. Tetherless Microgrippers with Transponder Tags, K. E. Laflin, C. J. Morris, N. Bassik, M. Jamal, D. H. Gracias, IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS) 20, 2, 505-511 (2011).

67. Self-folding micropatterned polymeric containers, A. Azam, K. Laflin, M. Jamal, R. Fernandes, D. H. Gracias, Biomedical Microdevices 13, 1, 51-58 (2011).

66. Quantitative analysis of parallel nanowire array assembly by dielectrophoresis, S. J. Papadakis, J. A. Hoffmann, D. Deglau, A. Chen, P. Tyagi, D. H. Gracias, Nanoscale 3, 1059-1065 (2011).

65. Three-dimensional microwell arrays for cell culture, C. L. Randall, Y. V. Kalinin, M. Jamal, T. Manohar, D. H. Gracias, Lab Chip 11, 1, 127-131 (2011).

64. Plastic deformation drives wrinkling, saddling and wedging of annular bilayer nanostructures, J. H. Cho, D. Datta, S. Y. Park, V. Shenoy, D. H. Gracias, Nano Letters 10, 12, 5098-5102 (2010).

63. Photolithographically Patterned Smart Hydrogel Based Bilayer Actuators, N. Bassik, B. Abebe, K. Laflin, D. H. Gracias, Polymer 51, 6093-6098 (2010).

62. A one-step etching method to produce gold nanoparticle coated silicon microwells and microchannels, T. James, J. H. Cho, R. Fernandes, J. S. Randhawa and D. H. Gracias, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 398, 2949-2954 (2010).

61. Enzymatically Triggered Actuation of Miniaturized Tools, N. Bassik, A. Brafman, A. M. Zarafshar, M. Jamal, D. Luvsanjav, F. M. Selaru, D. H. Gracias, Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) 132, 46, 16314-16317 (2010).

60. The importance of surface patterns for defect mitigation in three-dimensional self-assembly, J. S. Randhawa, L. N. Kanu, G. Singh, D. H. Gracias, Langmuir 26, 15, 12534-12539 (2010).

59. Three dimensional nanofabrication using surface forces, J. H. Cho, A. Azam and D. H. Gracias, Langmuir 26, 21, 16534-16539 (2010).

58. Three-dimensional surface current loops in terahertz responsive microarrays, J. S. Randhawa, S. S. Gurbani, M. D. Keung, D. Demers, M. R. Leahy-Hoppa, D. H. Gracias, Applied Physics Letters 96, 19, 191108/1-3 (2010).

57. Curving nanostructures using extrinsic stress, J. H. Cho, T. James D. H. Gracias, Advanced Materials 22, 21, 2320-2324 (2010).

56. Three dimensional fabrication at small size scales, T. G. Leong, A. M. Zarafshar, D. H. Gracias, Small 6, 7, 792-806 (2010) .

55. Electrochemically grown rough textured nanowires, P. Tyagi, D. Postetter, D. Saragnese, S. Papadakis, D. H. Gracias, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 12, 3, 1065-1072 (2010).

54. Directed growth of fibroblasts into three dimensional micropatterned geometries via self-assembling scaffolds, M. Jamal, N. Bassik, J.-H. Cho, C. L. Randall, D. H. Gracias, Biomaterials 31, 7, 1683-1690 (2010).

53. Reversible actuation of microstructures by surface chemical modification of thin film bilayers, J. S. Randhawa, M. D. Keung, P.Tyagi, D. H. Gracias, Advanced Materials 22, 3, 407-410 (2010) .

52. Patternable nanowire sensors for electrochemical recording of dopamine, P. Tyagi, D. Postetter, D. L. Saragnese, C. L. Randall, M. A. Mirski, D. H. Gracias, Analytical Chemistry 81, 24, 9979-9984 (2009).

51. Toward a miniaturized mechanical surgeon, R. Fernandes, D. H. Gracias, Materials Today 12, 10, 14-20 (2009).

50. Self-assembly of lithographically patterned nanoparticles, J. H. Cho, D. H. Gracias Nano Letters 9, 12, 4049-4052 (2009).

49. Microassembly based on hands free origami with bidirectional curvature, N. Bassik, G. Stern, D. H. Gracias, Applied Physics Letters 95, 9, 091901/1-3 (2009).

48. Hierarchical self-assembly of complex polyhedral microcontainers, D. J. Filipiak, A. Azam, T. G. Leong, D. H. Gracias, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 19, 075012, 6 pp (2009).

47. Self-assembly based on chromium / copper bilayers, P. Tyagi, N. Bassik , T. G. Leong, J. H. Cho, B. R. Benson, D. H. Gracias, IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS) 18, 4, 784-791 (2009).

46. Tetherless thermobiochemically actuated microgrippers, T. G. Leong, C. L. Randall, B. R. Benson, N. Bassik, G. M. Stern, D. H. Gracias, PNAS 106, 703-708 (2009) [Video].

45. Compactness determines the success of cube and octahedron self-assembly, A. Azam, T. G. Leong, A. M. Zarafshar, D.H. Gracias, PLoS One 4, 2, e4451 (2009). Open access: [PDF].

44. Self assembly of three dimensional nanoporous containers, J. Wang, M. Patel and D. H. Gracias, Nano 4, 1, 1-5 (2009).

43. Size selective sampling using mobile, three-dimensional nanoporous membranes, C. L. Randall, A. Gillespie, S. Singh, T. G. Leong, D. H. Gracias, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 393, 1217-1224 (2009).

42 Pick-and-place using chemically actuated microgrippers, J. S. Randhawa, T. G. Leong, N. Bassik, B. R. Benson, M. T. Jochmans, D.H. Gracias, Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) 130, 51, 7238-7239 (2008). Open access: [PDF] [Video].

41. Patterning thin film mechanical properties to drive assembly of complex 3D structures, N. Bassik, G. M. Stern, M. Jamal, D. H. Gracias, Advanced Materials 20, 4760-4764 (2008).

40. Self-loading lithographically structured microcontainers: 3D patterned, mobile microwells, T. G. Leong, C. L. Randall, B. R. Benson, A.M. Zarafshar, D. H. Gracias, Lab Chip 8, 1621-1624 (2008).

39.Solvent driven motion of lithographically fabricated gels, N. Bassik, B. Abebe, D. H. Gracias, Langmuir 24, 21, 12158-12163 (2008).

38. Thin film stress driven self-folding of microstructured containers, T. G. Leong, B. R. Benson, E. K. Call, D. H. Gracias, Small 4, 10,1605-1609 (2008).

37. Self-assembly of orthogonal 3-axis sensors J. H. Cho, S. Hu, D. H. Gracias, Applied Physics Letters 93, 4, 043505/1-3 (2008).

36. Concentric ring pattern formation in heated chromium-gold thin films on silicon J. S. Randhawa, A. Bernfeld, M. Keung, A. A. Volinsky, D. H. Gracias, Applied Physics Letters 92, 21, 211907/1-3 (2008).

35. Reconfigurable microfluidics with metallic containers, J.-R. Park, D. Slanac, T. Leong, H. Ye, D. Nelson, D. H. Gracias, IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS) 17, 2, 265-271 (2008).

34. Hyperthermia with magnetic nanowires for inactivating living cells, D. Choi, J. Park, S. Kim, D. H. Gracias, M. Cho, Y. Kim, A. Fung, S. Lee, Y. Chen, S. Khanal, S. Baral, J. Kim, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 8, 5, 2323-2327 (2008).

33. On the tracks of carrier transport D. Gracias, Nature Photonics 1, 10, 570-571 (2007).

32. MRI of regular-shaped cell-encapsulating polyhedral microcontainers, B. Gimi, D. Artemov, T. Leong, D. H. Gracias, Z. Bhujwalla, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 58, 1283-1287(2007).

31. 3D lithographically fabricated nanoliter containers for drug delivery, C. L. Randall, T. G. Leong, N. Bassik, D. H. Gracias, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 59, 15, 1547-1561 (2007).

30. Correlations between electrical properties and SFG spectra of organic field effect transistors, H. Ye, J. Huang, J.-R. Park, H. Katz, D. H. Gracias, Journal of Physical Chemistry-C 111, 35, 13250-13255 (2007).

29. Surface tension driven self-folding polyhedra, T. G. Leong, P. Lester, T. Koh, E. Call, D. H. Gracias, Langmuir 23 (17), 8747-8751 (2007).

28. Remote radio frequency controlled nanoliter chemistry and chemical delivery on substrates, H. Ye, C. Randall, T. G. Leong, D. Slanac, E. Call, D. H. Gracias, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 46, 4991-4994 (2007).

27. Cell viability and non-invasive MRI tracking of 3D cell encapsulating self-assembled microcontainers, B. Gimi, D. Artemov, T. G. Leong, D. H. Gracias, W. Gilson, M. Stuber, Z. M. Bhujwalla, Cell Transplantation 16, 4, 403-408 (2007).

26. Three dimensional electrically interconnected nanowire networks formed by diffusion bonding, Z. Gu, H. Ye, A. Bernfeld, K. J. T. Livi, D. H. Gracias, Langmuir 23, 3, 979-982 (2007).

25. Spatially controlled chemistry using remotely guided nanoliter scale containers, T. G. Leong, Z. Gu, T. Koh, D. H. Gracias, Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) 128 (35) 11336-11337 (2006).

24. Dielectrophoretic assembly of reversible and irreversible metal nanowire networks and vertically aligned arrays, S. J. Papadakis, Z. Gu, D. H. Gracias, Applied Physics Letters 88, 23, 233118/1-3 (2006).

23. Probing organic field effect transistors in-situ during operation using SFG, H. Ye, A. Abu-Akeel, J.Huang, H. E. Katz, D. H. Gracias, Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)128, 20, 6528-6529 (2006).

22. Kinetics of ultraviolet and plasma surface modification of poly(dimethylsiloxane) probed by sum frequency vibrational spectroscopy, H. Ye, Z. Gu, D. H. Gracias, Langmuir 22, 4, 1863-1868 (2006).

21. Integrating nanowires with substrates using directed assembly and nanoscale soldering, H. Ye, Z. Gu, T.Yu, D. H. Gracias, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology 5, 1, 62-66 (2006).

20. Reflow and electrical characteristics of nanoscale solder, Z. Gu, H. Ye, D. Smirnova, D. Small, D. H. Gracias, Small 2, 2, 225-229 (2006).

19. The bonding of nanowire assemblies using adhesives and solder, Z. Gu, H. Ye, D. H. Gracias, The Jorunal of the Minerals Metals and Materials Society (JOM) 57, 12, 60-64 (2005) [Invited Paper] .

18. Self-assembled three dimensional radio frequency (RF) shielded containers for cell encapsulation, B. Gimi, T. G. Leong, Z. Gu, M.Yang, D. Artemov, Z. M. Bhujwalla, D. H. Gracias, Biomedical Microdevices 7 (4) 341-345 (2005).

17. Surface tension driven self-assembly of bundles and networks of 200 nm diameter rods using a polymerizable adhesive, Z. Gu, Y. Chen, D. H. Gracias, Langmuir 20 (26) 11308-11311 (2004).

Gracias post-doctoral research at Harvard [1999-2001]

16. Micropatterned agarose gels for stamping arrays of proteins and gradients of proteins, M. Mayer, J. Yang, I. Gitlin, D. H. Gracias, G. M. Whitesides, Proteomics 4, 8, 2366-2376 (2004).

15. Biomimetic self-assembly of a functional asymmetrical electronic device, M. Boncheva, D. H. Gracias, H. O. Jacobs, G. M. Whitesides, PNAS 99, 4937-4940 (2002).

14. Fabrication of a cylindrical display by patterned assembly, H. O. Jacobs, A. R. Tao, A. Schwartz, D. H. Gracias, G. M. Whitesides, Science 296, 323-325 (2002).

13. Fabrication of micrometer-scale, patterned polyhedra by self-assembly, D. H. Gracias, V. Kavthekar, C. J. Love, K. E. Paul, G. M. Whitesides, Advanced Materials 14, 235-238 (2002).

12. Biomimetic self-assembly of helical electrical circuits using orthogonal capillary interactions, D. H. Gracias, M. Boncheva, O. Omoregie, G.M. Whitesides, Applied Physics Letters 80, 2802-2804 (2002).

11. Competition of intrinsic and topographically imposed patterns in Benard-Marangoni convection, R. F. Ismagilov, D. Rosmarin, D. H. Gracias, A. D. Stroock, G. M. Whitesides, Applied Physics Letters 79, 439-441 (2001).

10. Forming electrical networks in three dimensions by self-assembly, D. H. Gracias, J. Tien, T. L. Breen, C. Hsu, G. M. Whitesides, Science 289, 1170-1172 (2000).

Gracias graduate research at UC Berkeley [1994-1999]

9. Interaction of fibrinogen with surfaces of end-group-modified polyurethanes: a surface-specific sum-frequency-generation vibrational spectroscopy study, Z. Chen, R. Ward, Y. Tian, F. Malizia, D. H. Gracias, Y. R. Shen, G. A. Somorjai, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 62, 254-264 (2002).

8. Transitions from nanoscale to microscale dynamic friction mechanisms on polyethylene and silicon surfaces S. Niederberger, D. H. Gracias, K. Komvopoulos, G. A. Somorjai, Journal of Applied Physics 87, 3143-3150 (2000).

7. Sum frequency generation (SFG)-Surface vibrational spectroscopy studies of buried interfaces: Catalytic reaction intermediates on transition metal crystal surfaces at high reactant pressures; Polymer surface structures at the solid-gas and solid-liquid interfaces, Z. Chen, D. H. Gracias, and Gabor A. Somorjai,INVITED PAPER Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics 68, 3, 549-557 (1999).

6. Molecular characterization of polymer and polymer blend surfaces. Combined sum frequency generation surface vibrational spectroscopy and scanning force microscopy studies, D. H. Gracias, Z. Chen, Y. R. Shen, G. A. Somorjai, Accounts of Chemical Research 32, 930-940 (1999).

5. A study of the glass transition of polypropylene surfaces by sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy and scanning force microscopy, D. H. Gracias, D. Zhang, L. Lianos, W. Ibach, Y. R. Shen, G. A. Somorjai, Chemical Physics 245, 277-284 (1999).

4. Surface studies of polymer blends by sum frequency vibrational spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and contact angle goniometry, D. Zhang, D. H. Gracias, R. Ward, M. Gauckler, Y. Tian, Y. R. Shen, G. A. Somorjai, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 102, 6225-6230 (1998).

3. Surface chemistry-mechanical property relationship of low density polyethylene (LDPE): An IR+visible sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) study, D. H. Gracias, D. Zhang, Y. R. Shen, G. A. Somorjai, Tribology Letters 4, 231-235 (1998).

2. Lithographic fabrication of model systems in heterogeneous catalysis and surface science studies, M. X. Yang, D. H. Gracias, P. W. Jacobs, G. A. Somorjai, Langmuir 14, 1458-1464 (1998).

1. Continuum force microscopy study of the elastic modulus, hardness and friction of polyethylene and polypropylene surfaces, D. H. Gracias, G. A. Somorjai, Macromolecules 31, 1269-1276 (1998).

Issued Patents

22. Self-assembled, micropatterned, and radio-frequency (RF) shielded biocontainers and their uses for remote spatially controlled chemical delivery, D. H. Gracias, T. Leong, H. Ye, U.S. Patent 8,246,917 B2 Granted Aug 21, 2012. [PDF]

21. Self-assembled, micropatterned and radio frequency (RF) shielded biocontainers, D. H. Gracias, B. Gimi, Z. M. Bhujwalla, U.S. Patent 8,236,259 B2 Granted Aug 7, 2012. [PDF]

20. Self-assembled electrical networks, D. H. Gracias, J. Tien and G. M. Whitesides, U.S. Patent 7,724,541 Granted May 25, 2010. [PDF]

19. Reducing line to line capacitance using oriented dielectric films, K. O’Brien and D. H. Gracias, U.S. Patent 7518244 Granted April 14, 2009 (Divisional Application of U.S. Patent 6927180). [PDF]

18. Fabricating stacked chips using fluidic templated-assembly, D. H. Gracias, U.S. Patent 7375425 Granted May 20, 2008 (Divisional Application of U.S. Patent 7018867). [PDF]

17. Method to reduce the copper line roughness for increased electrical conductivity of narrow interconnects (<100nm), D. H. Gracias and C.-I Wu , U.S. Patent 7268075 Granted Sept. 11, 2007. [PDF]

16. Slectively converted inter-layer dielectric, J. Leu, G. M. Kloster, D. H. Gracias, Lee D. Rockford, P. K. Moon and C. E. Barns, U.S. Patent No. 7239019 Granted July 3, 2007. (Divisional Application of U.S. Patent 6943121). [PDF]

15. Forming thin hard mask over air gap or porous dielectric, G. Kloster, K. P. O'Brien, D. H. Gracias, H.-M. Park; Hyun-Mog and V. S. Ramachandrarao, U.S. Patent 7238604 Granted July 3, 2007. [PDF]

14. Method to increase electromigration resistance of copper using self-assembled organic thiolate monolayers, D. H. Gracias, U.S. Patent 7208455 Granted April 24, 2007. (Divisional Application of U.S. Patent 7175680). [PDF]

13. Method to increase electromigration resistance of copper using self-assembled organic thiolate monolayers, D. H. Gracias, U.S. Patent 7205663 Granted April 17, 2007. (Divisional Application of U.S. Patent No. 7175680). [PDF]

12. Replenishment of surface carbon and surface passivation of low-k porous silicon-based dielectric materials, V. S. Ramachandrarao and D. H. Gracias, U.S. Patent 7179757 Granted February 20, 2007. (Divisional Application of U.S. Patent No. 7005390). [PDF]

11. Method to increase electromigration resistance of copper using self-assembled organic thiolate monolayers, D. H. Gracias, U.S. Patent 7175680 Granted Feb. 13, 2007. [PDF]

10. Method of forming a selectively converted inter-layer dielectric using a porogen material, G. M. Kloster, K. P. O'brien, M. D. Goodner, D. Michael, J. Leu, D. H. Gracias, L. D. Rockford, P. K. Moon and C. E. Barns, U.S. Patent 7018918 Granted March 28, 2006. [PDF].

9. Fabricating stacked chips using fluidic templated-assembly, D. H. Gracias, U.S. Patent 7018867 Granted March 28, 2006. [PDF]

8. Self-assembled electrical networks, D. H. Gracias, J. Tien and G. M. Whitesides, U.S. Patent 7007370 Granted March 07, 2006. [PDF]

7. Replenishment of surface carbon and surface passivation of low-k porous silicon-based dielectric materials, V. S. Ramachandrarao and D. H. Gracias, , U.S. Patent No. 7005390 Granted February 28, 2006. [PDF]

6. Adhesion of carbon doped oxides by silane coupling agents in damascene integration of microelectronic devices, D. H. Gracias and V. S. Ramachandrarao, U.S. Patent 6974762 Granted December 13, 2005. [PDF]

5. Selectively converted inter-layer dielectric, J. Leu, G. M. Kloster, D. H. Gracias, L. D. Rockford, P. K. Moon and C. E. Barns, , U.S. Patent 6943121 Granted September 13, 2005. [PDF]

4. Reducing line to line capacitance using oriented dielectric films, K. O'Brien and D. H. Gracias, U.S. Patent 6927180 Granted August 9, 2005. [PDF]

3. Protecting metal conductors with sacrificial organic monolayers, D. H. Gracias, G. Kloster, U.S. Patent 6905958 Granted June 14, 2005. [PDF]

2. Method to increase electromigration resistance of copper using self assembled organic thiolate monolayers, D. H. Gracias, U.S. Patent 6858527 Granted February 22, 2005. [PDF]

1. Method for controlling etch bias of carbon doped oxide films, D. H. Gracias, H-M. Park and V. S. Ramachandrarao, U.S. Patent 6620741 Granted September 16, 2003. [PDF]

Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

19. Nanowire-based surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for chemical warfare simulants, J. A. Hoffmann, J. A. Miragliotta, J. Wang, P. Tyagi, T. Maddanimath, D. H. Gracias, S. J. Papadakis, in Proceedings of the SPIE, 8373, 837323 (2012).

18. Initiation of nanoporous energetic silicon by optically triggered, residual stress powered microactuators, C. J. Morris, K. E. Laflin, W. A. Churaman, C. R. Becker, L. J. Currano, D. H. Gracias, in Proceedings of the 25th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Paris, Jan 29-Feb 2, 1245-1248 (2012).

17. Antenna operating frequency selection for energy harvesting on nano biomedical devices, P. Anacleto et al, in Proceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference (EuMC), 64-66, 10-13th October, Manchester (2011).

16. A bio-artificial pancreas created using cell encapsulation in self-assembled microcontainers on an alginate sheet, J. Park, C. L. Randall, Y. V. Kalinin, S. Pandey, D. H. Gracias, in Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS), 85-87, Seattle, WA (2011).

15. Assembling backpacking bacteria for diagnostics and therapeutics, R. Fernandes, T. James, M. C. Zuniga, N. Li, S. Ngan, D. H. Gracias, in Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS), 1083-1085, Seattle, WA (2011).

14. Capillary And Magnetic Forces For Microscale Self-Assembled Systems, C. J. Morris, K. E. Laflin, B. Isaacson, M. Grapes, D. H. Gracias in Integrated Miniaturized Materials-From Self-Assembly to Device Integration, edited by C.J. Martinez, J. Cabral, A. Fernandez-Nieves, S. Grego, A. Goyal, Q. Lin, J.J. Urban, J.J. Watkins, A. Saiani, R. Callens, J.H. Collier, A. Donald, W. Murphy, D.H. Gracias, B.A. Grzybowski, P.W.K. Rothemund, O.G. Schmidt, R.R. Naik, P.B. Messersmith, M.M. Stevens, R.V. Ulijn; Materials Research Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 1272, 1272-OO02-07, San Francisco , CA (2010).

13. Fabrication and Applications of Three Dimensional Porous Microwells, C. L. Randall, Y. V. Kalinin, A. Azam, D. H. Gracias in Integrated Miniaturized Materials-From Self-Assembly to Device Integration, edited by C.J. Martinez, J. Cabral, A. Fernandez-Nieves, S. Grego, A. Goyal, Q. Lin, J.J. Urban, J.J. Watkins, A. Saiani, R. Callens, J.H. Collier, A. Donald, W. Murphy, D.H. Gracias, B.A. Grzybowski, P.W.K. Rothemund, O.G. Schmidt, R.R. Naik, P.B. Messersmith, M.M. Stevens, R.V. Ulijn; Materials Research Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 1272, 1272-KK10-03, San Francisco , CA (2010).

12. Fabrication of 3D nanostructures with lithographically patterned surfaces by self-folding, J. H. Cho, T. James, D. H. Gracias Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol 7767, 776704 (2010).

11. A three dimensional self-folding package (SFP) for electronics, J. H. Cho, S. Hu, D. H. Gracias in Advanced Interconnects and Chemical Mechanical Planarization for Micro-and Nanoelectronics, edited by J.W. Bartha, C.L. Borst, D. DeNardis, H. Kim, A. Naeemi, A. Nelson, S.S. Papa Rao, H.W. Ro, D. Toma; Materials Research Symposium Proceedings, Volume 1249, 1249-F09-07, San Francisco , CA (2010).

10. A facile method for patterning substrates with zinc oxide nanowires, J. H. Cho, E. Cha, D. H. Gracias in Functional Metal-Oxide Nanostructures, edited by J. Wu, W. Han, A. Janotti, H-C. Kim; Materials Research Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 1174, 1174-V07-01, San Francisco , CA (2009).

9. Tetherless, 3D, micro-nanoscale tools and devices for lab on a chip applications, D. H. Gracias in Materials and Strategies for Lab-on-a-Chip-Biological Analysis, Cell-Material Interfaces and Fluidic Assembly of Nanostructures, edited by S. Murthy, S. Khan, V. Ugaz and H. Zeringue; Materials Research Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 1191, 1191-OO02-02, San Francisco , CA (2009).

8. Scanning surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) of chemical agent simulants on templated Au-Ag nanowire substrates, J. A. Hoffmann, J. A. Miragliotta, J. Wang, P. Tyagi, T. Maddanimath, D. H. Gracias, S. J. Papadakis, Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol 7318, 73180D (2009).

7. Biocompatibility characterization of 3D microcontainers for cell encapsulation therapy, C. L. Randall, T. G. Leong, S. Singh, D. H. Gracias, 1st IEEE Conference on Nanomedicine, Macau Aug (2007).

6. Chip-scale magnetic sensing and control of nanoparticles and nanorods, E. Choi, Z. Gu, D. Gracias, A. Andreou, 18th IEEE Conference on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Greece May 21-24 (2006).

5. Microfabrication and self-assembly of 3D microboxes for biomedical applications, T. Leong, H. Ye, E. Call, B. Gimi, Z. Bhujwalla, D. H. Gracias, 19th IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Istanbul, Jan 22-26, 502-505 (2006).

4. Scanning surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of silver nanowires, S. J. Papadakis, J. A. Miragliotta, Z. Gu, D. H. Gracias, Proceedings of the SPIE, 5927, 337-344 (2005).

3. Forming low resistance nano-scale contacts using solder reflow, H. Ye, Z. Gu, T. Yu, A. Bernfeld, T. Leong, D. H. Gracias, Proceedings of the 5th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, Nagoya, July 11-15, vol. 2, 561-564 (2005).

2. Interfacial adhesion of thin-film patterned interconnect structures, C. Litteken, R. Dauskardt, T. Scherban, G. Xu, J. Leu, D. Gracias, B. Sun, Proceedings of the IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference, June 2-4, 168-170 (2003).

1. Correlation of structure and mechanical properties of polyolefin surfaces by IR + visible sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy, D. H. Gracias, D. Zhang, Y. R. Shen, G. A. Somorjai, in Fundamentals of Nanoindentation and Nanotribology, edited by N.R. Moody, W.W. Gerberich, S.P. Baker, N. Burnham; Materials Research Symposium Proceedings, Volume 522, Warrendale , PA (1998).

Book Chapters

8. Natural and synthetic nanoporous membranes for cell encapsulation therapy, S. Kadam, D. H. Gracias, in Bioengineered Nanomaterials" editors: Atul Tiwari and Ashutosh Tiwari, CRC Press (August 29, 2013), ISBN-13: 978-1466585959

7. Building 3D nanostructured devices by self-assembly, S. Hu, J. H. Cho, D. H. Gracias, in Three-Dimensional Nanoarchitectures: Designing Next-Generation Devices, Chapter 1, pp. 1-23; editors Weilie Zhou and Zhong Lin Wang, Springer; 1st Edition. edition (August 4, 2011), ISBN-13: 978-1441998217

6. Hands-Free Microscale Origami , N. Bassik, G. M. Stern, A. Brafman, N. Y. Atoubi, D. H. Gracias, in 5OSME: Origami and Education, editors Robert Lang, Mark Yim, Patsy Wang-Iverson, AK Peters, (June 21, 2011), ISBN-13:978-1568817149

5. Spatiotemporally controlled nanoliter scale reconfigurable microfluidics, M. D. Genauldi, D. H. Gracias, in Microfluidic Devices in Nanotechnology: Fundamental Concepts, Chapter 2, pp. 39-62; editor Challa Kumar, Wiley (August 2, 2010), ISBN-13: 978-0470590690

4. Lithographically-structured, biologically-inspired, gripping devices, C. Chin, T. G. Leong, D. H. Gracias, in Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Chapter 7, pp. 1-15; editor: Yong Zhou, Nova Publishers (October 2009). ISBN-13: 978-1-60876-105-0

3. 3D lithographically structured self-assembled biomedical devices, N. Bassik, D. H. Gracias, in Nanomedicine Materials, Devices, and Systems, Chapter 5, pp. 127-155, editors: Mark J. Schulz and Vesselin N. Shanov, Artech House Publishers, 1st edition, (August 2009), ISBN-13: 978-1596932791

2. Nanowire assembly and integration, Z. Gu, D. H. Gracias, in Nanofabrication: Fundamentals and Applications, Chapter 6, pp. 187-212, editor: A. Tseng, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, (March 4, 2008), ISBN-13: 978-9812700766

1. Meso-scale self-assembly, D. H. Gracias, I. Choi, M. Weck, G. M. Whitesides, in Algorithmic and Computational Robotics, New Directions, pp. 1-7, editors B. R. Donald, K. M. Lynch and D. Rus., A. K. Peters, Ltd., (April 21, 2001). ISBN-13: 978-1568811253