Sahin Laboratory at Columbia University

Biology at the Physical Extremes

Publications

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