Articles published in 2011-2015

2015

• R. Cai, H. G. Kassa, A. Marrani, A. J. J. M. van Breemen, G. H. Gelinck, B. Nysten, Z. Hu, A. M. Jonas. Field-effect memory transistors based on arrays of nanowires of a ferroelectric polymer. SPIE Proceedings 2015, 9569, 95690G–95690G–11 (doi: 10.1117/12.2185677)
• J. Yin, B. Nysten. Dissipation of Electrostatic Charges. Fundamental Study by Scanning Probe Microscopy. Imaging and Microscopy 2015, 17, 20–22.
• A. Favache, C.-H. Sacré, M. Coulombier, L. Libralesso, P. Guaino, J.-P. Raskin, C. Bailly, B. Nysten, T. Pardoen. Fracture mechanics based analysis of the scratch resistance of thin brittle coatings on a soft interlayer. Wear 2015, 330-331, 461–468 (doi: 10.1016/j.wear.2015.01.081)
• A. Bahrami, X. Morelle, L. D. Hông Minh, T. Pardoen, C. Bailly, B. Nysten. Curing dependent spatial heterogeneity of mechanical response in epoxy resins revealed by atomic force microscopy. Polymer 2015, 68, 1–10 (doi: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.04.084)
• A. E. Fernandes, Q. Ye, L. Collard, C. Le Duff, C. D’Haese, G. Deumer, V. Haufroid, B. Nysten, O. Riant, A. M. Jonas. Effects of Thickness and Grafting Density on the Activity of Polymer-Brush-Immobilized Tris(triazolyl) Copper(I) Catalysts. ChemCatChem 2015, 7, 856–864 (doi: 10.1002/cctc.201402913)
• J. Yin, C. D’Haese, B. Nysten. Surface electrical properties of stainless steel fibres : an AFM-based study. Applied Surface Science 2015, 330, 65–73 (doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.12.188)

2014

• O. Deschaume, D. Magnin, Z. A. Cheng, C. Douchamps, P. Labbé, S. Yunus, M.-C. Durrieu, B. Nysten, K. Glinel, S. M. Demoustier-Champagne, A. M. Jonas. Comparison of the Density of Proteins and Peptides Grafted on Silane Layers and Polyelectrolyte Multilayers. Biomacromolecules 2014, 15, 3706-16 (doi: 10.1021/bm500996u)
• R. Cai, H. G. Kassa, A. Marrani, A. J. J. M. van Breemen, G. H. Gelinck, B. Nysten, Z. Hu, A. M. Jonas. An organic ferroelectric field effect transistor with poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) nanostripes as gate dielectric. Applied Physics Letters 2014, 105, 113113 (doi: 10.1063/1.4896292)
• A. Dirani, A. E. Fernandes, D. Ramirez Wong, P. Lipnik, C. Poleunis, B. Nysten, K. Glinel, A. M. Jonas. Layers over Layer-by-Layer Assemblies : Silanization of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers. Langmuir 2014, 30, 10057–65 (doi: 10.1021/la502729z)
• H. G. Kassa, L. Nougaret, R. Cai, A. Marrani, B. Nysten, Z. Hu, A. M. Jonas. The Ferro- to Paraelectric Curie Transition of a Strongly Confined Ferroelectric Polymer. Macromolecules 2014, 47, 4711–7 (doi: 10.1021/ma500969m)
• M. R. Tabasum, F. Zighem, J. De La Torre Medina, A. Encinas, L. Piraux, B. Nysten. Magnetic force microscopy investigation of arrays of nickel nanowires and nanotubes. Nanotechnology 2014, 25, 245707 (doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/24/245707)
• L. Nougaret, H. G. Kassa, R. Cai, T. Patois, B. Nysten, A. J. J. M. van Breemen, G. H. Gelinck, D. M. de Leeuw, A. Marrani, Z. Hu, A. M. Jonas. Nanoscale Design of Multifunctional Organic Layers for Low-Power High-Density Memory Devices. ACSNano 2014, 8, 3498–505 (doi: 10.1021/nn406503g)
• H. Ragelle, R. Riva, G. Vandermeulen, B. Naeye, V. Pourcelle, C. S. Le Duff, C. D’Haese, B. Nysten, K. Braeckmans, S. C. De Smedt, C. Jérôme, V. Préat. Chitosan nanoparticles for siRNA delivery : Optimizing formulation to increase stability and efficiency. Journal of Controlled Release 2014, 176, 54–63 (doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.12.026)
• A. Favache, L. Libralesso, P. J. Jacques, J.-P. Raskin, C. Bailly, B. Nysten, T. Pardoen. Fracture toughness measurement of ultra-thin hard films deposited on a polymer interlayer. Thin Solid Films 2014, 550, 464–471 (doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.10.052)

2013

• H. G. Kassa, R. Cai, A. Marrani, B. Nysten, Z. Hu, A. M. Jonas. Structure and Ferroelectric Properties of Nanoimprinted Poly(vinylidene fluoride-ran-trifluoroethylene). Macromolecules 2013, 46, 8569–79 (doi: 10.1021/ma401745t)
• N. Afsharimani, A. Minoia, C. Volcke, M. Surin, R. Lazzaroni, J.-Y. Balandier, C. Niebel, Y. H. Geerts, B. Nysten. Self-Assembly of Alkyl-Substituted Oligothiophenes on MoS2 : A Joint Experimental/Theoretical Study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2013, 117, 21743–51 (doi: 10.1021/jp404088p)
• M. R. Tabasum, F. Zighem, J. De La Torre Medina, A. Encinas, L. Piraux, B. Nysten. Magnetic force microscopy study of the switching field distribution of low density arrays of single domain magnetic nanowires. Journal of Applied Physics 2013, 113, 183908 (doi: 10.1063/1.4804311)
• N. Afsharimani, B. Nysten. Electronic Properties Of Dioctylterthiophene-Based Organic Thin-Film Transistors : A Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Study. Thin Solid Films 2013, 256, 295–301 (doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.04.010)
• G. Raj, C. Swalus, A. Guillet, M. Devillers, B. Nysten, E. M. Gaigneaux. Supramolecular Organization in Organic-Inorganic Heterogeneous Hybrid Catalysts Formed from Polyoxometalate and Poly(ampholyte) Polymer. Langmuir 2013, 29, 4388–95 (doi: 10.1021/la400055t)
• B. Lecouvet, J. Horion, C. D’Haese, C. Bailly, B. Nysten. Elastic modulus of halloysite nanotubes. Nanotechnology 2013, 24, 105704 (doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/10/105704)
• N. Afsharimani, B. Nysten. Scanning probe microscopy study of electronic properties in alkylsubstituted oligothiophene-based field-effect transitors. Vacuum 2013, 90, 17–24 (doi : 10.1016/j.vacuum.2012.09.014)
• M. R. Tabasum, F. Zighem, J. De La Torre Medina, L. Piraux, B. Nysten. Intrinsic Switching Field Distribution of Arrays of Ni80Fe20 Nanowires Probed by In Situ Magnetic Force Microscopy. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 2013, 26, 1375–1379 (doi: 10.1007/s10948-012-1975-5)

2012

• A. Dirani, X. Laloyaux, A. E. Fernandes, B. Mathy, O. Schicke, O. Riant, B. Nysten, A. M. Jonas. Reversible Photomodulation of the Swelling of Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) Thermoresponsive Polymer Brushes. Macromolecules 2012, 45, 9400–8 (doi: 10.1021/ma302106c)
• A. E. Fernandes, A. Dirani, C. D’Haese, G. Deumer, W. Guo, P. Hensenne, F. Nahra, X. Laloyaux, V. Haufroid, B. Nysten, O. Riant, A. M. Jonas. Thicker is Better ? Synthesis and Evaluation of Well-Defined Polymer Brushes with Controllable Catalytic Loadings. Chemistry A European Journal 2012, 18, 16226–33 (doi: 10.1002/chem.201202531)
• A. E. Fernandes, S. Devillez, C. D’Haese, G. Deumer, V. Haufroid, B. Nysten, O. Riant, A. M. Jonas. Grafting control of mainstay terpyridine self-assembled monolayers for the preparation of planar silicon surfaces with variable catalytic loadings. Langmuir 2012, 28, 14822–8 (doi: 10.1021/la3025292)
• N. Afsharimani, B. Nysten. Scanning Probe Microscopy Study of Electronic Properties in Alkylsubstituted Oligothiopene-based Field-Effect Transitors. Physics Procedia 2012, 32, 669–79 (doi: 10.1016/j.phpro.2012.03.617)
• B. Lakard, D. Magnin, O. Deschaume, G. Vanlancker, K. Glinel, S. Demoustier-Champagne, B. Nysten, P. Bertrand, S. Yunus, A. M. Jonas. Optimization of the structural parameters of new potentiometric pH and urea sensors based on polyaniline and a polysaccharide coupling layer. Sensors and Actuators B : Chemical 2012, 166-167, 794–801 (doi: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.03.076)
• A. Prabhakaran, J. Yin, B. Nysten, H. Degand, P. Morsomme, T. Mouhib, S. Yunus, P. Bertrand, A. Delcorte. Metal condensates for low-molecular-weight matrix-free laser desorption/ionization. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 2012, 315, 22–30 (doi: 10.1016/j.ijms.2012.02.009)
• J. G. Leprince, P. Levêque, B. Nysten, B. Gallez, J. Devaux, G. Leloup. New insight into the "depth of cure" of dimethacrylate-based dental composites. Dental Materials 2012, 28, 512–20 (doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2011.12.004)
• A. Fernandes, P. Hensenne, B. Mathy, W. Guo, B. Nysten, A. M. Jonas, O. Riant. Increased catalytic activity of surface-immobilized palladium complexes in the fluorogenic deprotection of an allocderivatized coumarin. Chemistry A European Journal 2012, 18, 788–92 (doi: 10.1002/chem.201102245)

2011

• H. Basit, A. Van der Heyden, C. Gondran, B. Nysten, P. Dumy, P. Labbé. Tethered Bilayer Lipid Membranes on Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers of a Novel Anchoring Thiol : Impact of the Anchoring Thiol Density on Bilayer Formation. Langmuir 2011, 27, 14317–28 (doi: 10.1021/la202847r)
• F. Zhang, G. G. Baralia, B. Nysten, A. M. Jonas. Melting and van der Waals Stabilization of PE Single Crystals Grown from Ultrathin Film. Macromolecules 2011, 44, 7752–7 (doi: 10.1021/ma2012249)
• B. Lakard, D. Magnin, O. Deschaume, G. Vanlancker, K. Glinel, S. Demoustier-Champagne, B. Nysten, A. M. Jonas, P. Bertrand, S. Yunus. Urea otentiometric enzymatic biosensor based on charged biopolymers and electrodeposited polyaniline. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 2011, 26, 4139–45 (doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.04.009)
• F. Tao, B. Nysten, A.-C. Baudouin, J.-M. Thomassin, D. Vuluga, C. Detrembleur, C. Bailly. Influence of nanoparticle–polymer interactions on the apparent migration behaviour of carbon nanotubes in an immiscible polymer blend. Polymer 2011, 52, 4798–4805 (doi: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.08.035)
• X. Pei, A. Fernandes, B. Mathy, X. Laloyaux, B. Nysten, O. Riant, A. M. Jonas. Correlation between the structure and wettability of photoswitchable hydrophilic azobenzene monolayers on silicon. Langmuir 2011, 27, 9403–12 (doi: 10.1021/la201526u)