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Position: Professor
Degrees: PhD 1991 (U. C. Berkeley); BS 1982 (Lehigh University)
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Research areas: Study of forces, rheology and mechanics of biological, biomimetic and nanoscale systems. Nanotube devices, artificial and real cilia, microfluidics of biological systems, physics of lung defense. Development of novel force measuring systems including nanoscale manipulation and magnetic force microscope systems. Development of systems biology approach to lung defense. |
Research support sources: NSF (3), NIH (4)
Representative papers:
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Biological Physics: |
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1. Force Generation and Dynamics of Individual Cilia
under External Loading, Hill, D., V.S. Swaminathan, O'Brien, E. T., A. Estes,
J. Cribb, C.W. Davis, and R. Superfine,
,Biophysical Journal, 2009 (in press). |
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2. DNA relaxation dynamics as a probe for the intracellular
environment. Fisher,
J.K., M. Ballenger, E.T. O'Brien, J. Haase, R.
Superfine, and K. Bloom, Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences, 106(23): p. 9250-9255. 2009. |
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3. Self- Assembled Fibrin Sheets: A New Form of Protein
Polymer,
O'Brien, I., E. T., M. Falvo, D. Millard, B. Eastwood, I. Taylor, R.M., and
R. Superfine. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
105(49):19438-19443; 2008. |
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4. Length of Tandem Repeats in Fibrin C
Region Correlates with Fiber Extensibility .Falvo, M., D.
Millard, L. Ping, E.T. O'Brien, R. Superfine, and S. Lord, Journal of
Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2008. (in press). |
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5. Agnostic
Particle Tracking for Three-Dimensional Motion of Cellular Granules and
Membrane-Tethered Bead Dynamics. Desai, K., Bishop, G., Vicci, L., O'Brien,
E. T., Taylor II, R. M. & Superfine, R. (2008) Biophysical Journal
94(6), 2374-2384. |
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6.
Fibrin Fibers Have Extraordinary Extensibility and Elasticity. Liu, W., L. M.
Jawerth, E. A. Sparks, M. R. Falvo, R. R. Hantgan, R. Superfine, S. T. Lord
and M. Guthold Science
313(5787): 634. (2006). |
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7. High Throughput
System for Magnetic Manipulation of Cells, Polymers and Biomaterials. Spero, R.C., L.
Vicci, J. Cribb, D. Bober, V.S. Swaminathan, E.T. O'Brien, S.L. Rogers, and
R. Superfine, Rev. Sci. Instruments, 2008 (accepted). |
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8. Magnetic
Manipulation for Force Measurements in Cell Biology, O'Brien, E.T., J.
Cribb, D. Marshburn, I. Taylor, R.M., and R. Superfine Methods in Cell
Biology, Biophysical Tools for Biologists, Vol. 2: In Vivo Techniques; 433-
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Nanotechnology: |
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1.
A Self-Sensing Nanomechanical Resonator Built On A
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube, Hall,
A., M. Falvo, R. Superfine, and S. Washburn,. Nanoletters,
8(11):3746-3749; 2008. |
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2. Magnetically Actuated Nanorod Arrays as Biomimetic Cilia, Evans,
B.A., Shields, A.R., Carroll, R.L., Washburn, S., Falvo, M.R., and Superfine,
R., Nano Letters,,
10.1021/nl070190c (2007) |
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3. Electromechanical Response of
Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes to Torsional Strain in a Self-Contained Device, A.
R. Hall, M. R. Falvo, R. Superfine, and S. Washburn, Nature Nanotechnology, (2007) |
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4. Experimental measurement of single-wall
carbon nanotube torsional
properties.Hall
AR, An L, Liu J, Vicci L, Falvo MR, Superfine R, Washburn S. Physical Review Letters
96(25).(2006) |
Patents:
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1. Techniques for Modulation of AFM cantilevers,
Erie, D., G. Ratcliff and R. Superfine. United States. (2001) U.S. Patent
No. 6,330,824 B1. |
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2. Methods and systems for controlling motion of and
tracking a mechanically unattached probe, Vicci, L., R. Superfine, United
States Patent 7,119,645, October 10, 2006. |
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3. Methods and systems for controlling motion of and
tracking a mechanically unattached probe, Vicci, L., R. Superfine, United
States Patent 7,189,969, March 13, 2007. |
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4. Methods and systems for controlling motion of and
tracking a mechanically unattached probe, Vicci, L., R. Superfine, United
States Patent 7,191,092, March 13, 2007. |
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5. Methods and systems for controlling motion of and
tracking a mechanically unattached probe, Vicci, L., R. Superfine, U. S.
Patent Application No. 10/487,860 (pending). |
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6. Agnostic Tracking, Desai, K, Vicci, L. R.,
Superfine, R., Bishop, G., Taylor II, R. M. U. S. Provisional Patent
60/901,943 (February 16, 2007) |
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7. Multi-Force System for Massively Parallel Studies.,
R. Superfine, L. Vicci, U. S. Provisional Patent 60/902,664 (February 22,
2007) |
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Major University Responsibilities
(Most Recent): Morehead Planetarium and Science
Center Zoom Exhibit (2007-present) Advisory Board 2006 - present, Personnel Review Committee
(Proposal Development Initiative), Chair 2006, Board of Governors UNC meeting
speaker 2005, UNC Institute for Advanced Materials Executive Board
2005-present, Graduate Student Mentorship Award Selection Committee 2005,
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellowship Selection committee
2005, Friday Center “What’s the Big Idea” Series Advisory Board 2005 |
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Major External Responsibilities
(Recent): NIH continuing, NSF
continuing, NIH Study Section Biomedical Engineering 2004-2006, Review
Panelist: Conference Session Organizer: North America Cystic
Fibrosis COnference 2007, Gordon Research
Conference 2007, Carolina Biophysics Symposium 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008,
Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society, 1999, 2001, 2006 |