Sahin Laboratory at Columbia University

Biology at the Physical Extremes

Publications

  1. Harrellson, S. G., DeLay, M. S. et al. “Hydration solids.” Nature (2023).
  2. Quijano, J. F. & Sahin, O. “Genetically Intact Bioengineered Spores of Bacillus subtilis.” ACS Synthetic Biology 10, 778–785 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.0c00578.
  3. Kim, Y., Mandriota, N., Goodnight, D. & Sahin, O. “Calibration of T-shaped atomic force microscope cantilevers using the thermal noise method.” Review of Scientific Instruments 91 (2020). DOI: 10.1063/5.0013091.
  4. Mandriota, N., Friedsam, C., Jones-Molina, J. A., Tatem, K. V., Ingber, D. E. & Sahin, O. “Cellular nanoscale stiffness patterns governed by intracellular forces.” Nature Materials (2019).
  5. Cakmak, O., El-Tinay, H. O., Chen, X. & Sahin, O. “Spore-Based Water-Resistant Water-Responsive Actuators with High Power Density.” Advanced Materials Technologies, 1800596 (2019).
  6. Lohner, J. et al. “Large and reversible myosin-dependent force in rigidity sensing.” Nature Physics.
  7. Jayant, K. et al. “Flexible nanopipettes for minimally invasive intracellular electrophysiology in vivo.” Cell Reports 26, 266–278 (2019).
  8. Gao, Z., Giovambattista, N. & Sahin, O. “Phase Diagram of Water Confined by Graphene.” Scientific Reports 8, 6228 (2018).
  9. Cavusoglu, A. H., Chen, X., Gentine, P. & Sahin, O. “Potential for natural evaporation as a reliable renewable energy resource.” Nature Communications 8, 617 (2017).
  10. Jayant, K. et al. “Targeted intracellular voltage recordings from dendritic spines using quantum-dot coated nano-pipettes.” Nature Nanotechnology 12, 335–342 (2017).
  11. Chen, X. et al. “Scaling up nanoscale water-driven energy conversion into evaporation-driven engines and generators.” Nature Communications 6, 7346 (2015).
  12. Kim, D. & Sahin, O. “Imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction of chemical groups inside a protein complex using atomic force microscopy.” Nature Nanotechnology 10, 264–269 (2015). PMID: 25664622.
  13. Lu, J., Yang, J., Dong, M. & Sahin, O. “Nanomechanical spectroscopy of synthetic and biological membranes.” Nanoscale 6, 7604–7608 (2014).
  14. Chen, X., Mahadevan, L., Driks, A. & Sahin, O. “Bacillus spores as building blocks for stimuli-responsive materials and nanogenerators.” Nature Nanotechnology 9, 137–141 (2014).
  15. Cronin-Golomb, M. & Sahin, O. “High-resolution nanomechanical analysis of suspended electrospun silk fibers with the torsional harmonic atomic force microscope.” Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 4, 243–248 (2013).
  16. Sahin, O., Yong, E. H., Driks, A. & Mahadevan, L. “Physical basis for the adaptive flexibility of Bacillus spore coats.” Journal of the Royal Society Interface 9, 3156–3160 (2012).
  17. Dong, M. & Sahin, O. “A nanomechanical interface to rapid single-molecule interactions.” Nature Communications 2, 247 (2011).
  18. Husale, S., Persson, H. & Sahin, O. “DNA nanomechanics allows direct digital detection of complementary DNA and microRNA targets.” Nature 462, 1075–1078 (2009).
  19. Dong, M., Husale, S. & Sahin, O. “Determination of protein structural flexibility by microsecond force spectroscopy.” Nature Nanotechnology 4, 514–517 (2009).
  20. Sahin, O. & Erina, N. “High resolution and large dynamic range nanomechanical mapping in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy.” Nanotechnology 19, 445717 (2008).
  21. Sahin, O., Magonov, S., Su, C., Quate, C. F. & Solgaard, O. “An atomic force microscope tip designed to measure time-varying nanomechanical forces.” Nature Nanotechnology 2, 507–514 (2007).
  22. (Invited) Sahin, O. “Accessing Time-Varying Forces on the Vibrating Tip of the Dynamic Atomic Force Microscope to Map Material Composition.” Israel Journal of Chemistry 48, 55–63 (2008).
  23. Sahin, O. “Time-varying tip-sample force measurements and steady-state dynamics in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy.” Physical Review B 77, 115405 (2008).
  24. Sahin, O. “Harnessing bifurcations in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy to calibrate time-varying tip-sample force measurements.” Review of Scientific Instruments 78, 103707 (2007).
  25. Sahin, O., Yaralioglu, G., Grow, R., Zappe, S. F., Atalar, A., Quate, C. & Solgaard, O. “High-resolution imaging of elastic properties using harmonic cantilevers.” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 114, 183–190 (2004).
  26. Sahin, O., Atalar, A., Quate, C. F. & Solgaard, O. “Resonant harmonic response in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy.” Physical Review B 69, 165416 (2004).
  27. Chen, C. C., Zappe, S., Sahin, O., Zhang, X. J., Fish, M., Scott, M. & Solgaard, O. “Design and operation of a microfluidic sorter for Drosophila embryos.” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 102, 59–66 (2004).
  28. Zhang, X. J. et al. “Micromachined silicon force sensor based on diffractive optical encoders for characterization of microinjection.” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 114, 197–203 (2004).
  29. Sahin, O. & Atalar, A. “Simulation of higher harmonics generation in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy.” Applied Physics Letters 79, 4455 (2001).
  30. Sahin, O. & Atalar, A. “Analysis of tip–sample interaction in tapping-mode atomic force microscope using an electrical circuit simulator.” Applied Physics Letters 78, 2973 (2001).