Tew Research Group – Publications
133. *S. Colak, G. N. Tew, "Amphiphilic Polybetaines: the Effect of Side-chain Hydrophobicity on Protein Adsorption," Biomacromolecules, 13, 1233-1239, (2012). PDF
132. *A. Som, Y. Xu, R. W. Scott, G. N. Tew, "Anion Mediated Activation of Guanidine Rich Small Molecules, Org. & Biomol. Chem., 10, 40-42, (2012). PDF
131. A. Som, A. Reuter, G. N. Tew, "Protein Transduction Domain Mimics: The Role of Aromatic Functionality," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 980-983, (2012). PDF
130. *K. Zhang, G. N. Tew, "Cyclic Brush Polymers by Combining Ring-Expansion Metathesis Polymerization and the 'Grafting from' Technique," ACS Macro Letters, 1, 574-579, (2012). PDF
129. J. Cui, M. A. Lackey, A. E. Madkour, E. M. Saffer, D. M. Griffin, S. R. Bhatia, A. J. Crosby, G. N. Tew, "Synthetically Simple, Highly Resistant Hydrogels," Biomacromolecules, 13, 584-588, (2012). PDF
128. Y. Zha, M. L. Disabb-Miller, Z. D. Johnson, M. A. Hickner, G. N. Tew, "Metal Cation-Based Anion Exchange Membranes, JACS, 134, 4493-4496, (2012). PDF
127. E. M. Saffer, G. N. Tew, S. R. Bhatia, "Poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene oxide) Block Copolymers: New Directions in Self-Assembly and Biomedical Applications," Cur. Med. Chem., 18, 5676-5686, (2011).
126. Z. M. AL-Badri, R. R. Maddikeri, Y. Zha, H. D. Thaker, P. Dobriyal, R. Shunmuam, T. P. Russell, G. N. Tew, "Room Temperature Magnetic Materials from Nanostructured Diblock Copolymers," Nature Comms., 2, 482, (2011). PDF
125. S. Colak, G. N. Tew, "Dual-Functional ROMP-Based Betaines: the Effect of Hydrophilicity and Backbone Stucture on Non-Fouling Properties," Langmuir, 28, 666-675 (2012). PDF
124. R. R. Maddikeri, S. Colak. S. P. Gido, G. N. Tew, "Zwitterionic Polymersomes in an Ionic Liquid: Room Temperature TEM Characterization," Biomacromolecules, 12, 3412-3417, (2011). PDF
123. J. M. Rathfon, R. W. Cohn, A. J. Crosby, J. P. Rothstein, G. N. Tew, "Confinement Effects on Chain Entanglement in Free-Standing Polystyrene Ultrathin Films," Macromolecules, 44, 5436-5442, (2011). PDF
122. A. O. Tezgel, J. C. Telfer, G. N. Tew, "DeNovo Designed Protein Transduction Domain Mimics from Simply Synthetic Polymers," Biomacromolecules, 12, 3078-3083, (2011). PDF
121. W. Hu, A. Som, G. N. Tew, "Interaction Between Lipids and Antimicrobial Oligomers Studied by Solid-State NMR," J. Phys. Chem. B., 115, 8474-8480, (2011). PDF
120. K. Zhang, M. A. Lackey, Y. Wu, G. N. Tew, "Universal Cyclic Polymer Templates," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133, 6906-6909, (2011). PDF
119. A. Som, A. O. Tezgel, G. J. Gabriel, G. N. Tew, "Self Activiation in De Novo Designed Mimics of Cell-Penetrating Peptides," Angew Chem., Int. Ed., 50, 6147-6150, (2011). PDF
118. K. Lienkamp, A. E. Madkour, G. N. Tew, "Antibacterial Peptidomimetics: Polymeric Synthetic Mimics of Antimicrobial Peptides," Adv. Polym. Sci., 1-32, (2011). PDF
117. K. Zhang, M. Lackey, J. Cui, G. N. Tew, "Gels Based on Cyclic Polymers,"J. Am. Chem. Soc.,133, 4140-4148, (2011). PDF
116. H. D. Thaker, F. Sgolastra, D. Clements, R. Scott, G. N. Tew, "Synthetic Mimics of Antimicrobial Peptides from Triaryl Scaffolds," J. Med. Chem., 54, 2241-2254, (2011). PDF
115. A. E. Madkour, J. M. Grolman, G. N. Tew, "Synthesis of Hydrogels via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization: Factors Affecting Gelation," Polym. Chem., 2, 114-119, (2011). PDF
114. K. Zhang, J. Cui, M. Lackey, G. N. Tew, "Hydrogels Based on Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization," Macromolecules, 43, 10246-10252, (2010). PDF
113. J. M. Rathfon, R. W. Cohn, A. J. Crosby, G. N. Tew, Hole Nucleation in Free-standing Polystyrene Ultra-thin Films, Macromolecules, 44, 134-139, (2010). PDF
112. S. K. Agrawal, N. Sanabria-DeLong, S. K. Bhatia, G. N. Tew, "Energetics of Association in Poly(lactic acid)-based Hydrogels with Crystalline and Nanoparticle-Polymer Junctions," Langmuir, 26, 17330-17338, (2010). PDF
111. R. Shunmugam, G. J. Gabriel, K. A. Aamer, G. N. Tew, “Metal-Ligand Containing Polymers: Terpyridine as the Supramolecular Unit,” Macromol. Rapid Comm., 31, 784-793, (2010). PDF
110. A. E. Madkour, A. H. R. Koch, K. Lienkamp, G. N. Tew, “End-Functionalized ROMP Polymers for Biomedical Applications,” Macromolecules, 43, 4557-4561, (2010). PDF
109. J. Jiang, M. M. Slutsky, T. V. Jones, G. N. Tew, “Apolar ortho-Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers: Conformational Ordering without Intermolecular Aggregation,” New J. Chem., 34, 307-312, (2010). PDF
108. G. N. Tew, R. W. Scott, M. L. Klein, W. F. DeGrado, “De Novo Design of Antimicrobial Polymers, Foldamers, and Small Molecules: From Discovery to Practical Applications,” Acc. Chem. Res., 43, 30-39, (2010). PDF
107. J. A. Lamboy, J. A. Arter, K. A. Knopp, D. Der, C. M. Overstreet, E. F. Palermo, H. Urakami, T.-B. Yu, O. Tezgel, G. N. Tew, Z. B. Guan, K. Kuroda, G. A. Weiss, “Phage Wrapping with Cationic Polymers Eliminates Nonspecific Binding between M13 Phage and High p/Target Proteins,” J. Am. Chem. Soc, 131, 16454-16460, (2009). PDF
106. K. Lienkamp, A. E. Madkour, K.-N. Kumar, Klaus Nüsslein, G. N. Tew, "Antimicrobial Polymers Prepared by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization: Manipulating Antimicrobial Properties by Organic Counterion and Charge Density Variation,” Chem. E. J., 15, 11715-11722, (2009). PDF
105. K. Lienkamp, K.-N. Kumar, A. Som, K. Nüsslein, G. N. Tew, “’Doubly Selective Antimicrobial Polymers: How Do They Differentiate Between Bacteria?” Chem. E. J., 15, 11710-11714, (2009). PDF
104. A. Som, L. Yang, G. Wong, G. N. Tew, “Divalent Metal Ion Triggered Activity of a Synthetic Antimicrobial in Cardiolpin Membranes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 15102-15103, (2009). PDF
103. K. Lienkamp, G. N. Tew, “Synthetic Mimics of Antimicrobial Peptides – A Versatile Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization Based Platform for the Synthesis of Selective Antibacterial and Cell-Penetrating Polymers,” Chem. E. J., 15, 11784-11800, (2009).*Highlighted on the Cover. PDF
102. C. W. Avery, A. Som, Y. Xu, G. N. Tew, Z. Chen, “Dependence of Antimicrobial Selectivity and Potency on Oligomer Structure Investigated Using Substrate Supported Lipid Bilayers and Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy,” Anal. Chem., 81, 8365-8372, (2009). PDF
101. J. M. Rathfon, J. M. Grolman, A. J. Crosby, G. N. Tew, “Formation of Oriented, Suspended Fibers by Melting Free Standing Polystyrene Thin Films,” Macromolecules, 42, 6716-6722, (2009). PDF
100. S. Pabba, M. M. Yazdanpanah, B. H. F. Totten, W. Dobrokhotov, J. M. Rathfon, G. N. Tew, R. Cohn, “Biopolymerization-Driven Self-Assembly of Nanofiber Air-Bridges,” Soft Matter, 5, 1378-1385, (2009). PDF
99. *T. Eren, G. N. Tew, “Phosphonic Acid Based Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers Derived from ROMP,” Journal of Poly. Sci. Poly. Chem., 47, 3949-3956, (2009). PDF
98. J. Chen, J. A. Hessler, K. Putchakayala, B. K. Panama, D. P. Khan, S. Hong, D. G. Mullen, S. C. DiMaggio, A. Som, G. N. Tew, A. N. Lopatin, J. R. Baker, Jr., M. M. Banaszak Holl, B. G. Orr, “Cationic Nanoparticles Induce Nanoscale Disruption in Living Cell Plasma Membranes,” J. Phys. Chem., 113, 11179-11185, (2009). PDF
97. K. Lienkamp, C. F. Kins, S. F. Alfred, A. E. Madkour, G. N. Tew, “Water-Soluble Polymers from Acid-Functionalized Norbornenes,” Jrnl. Polym. Sci, Polym. Chem., 47, 1266-1273, (2009). PDF
96. S. Colak, C. F. Nelson, K. Nüsslein, G. N. Tew, "Hydrophilic Modifications on an Amphiphilic Polynorbornene and the Effects on its Hemolytic and Antibacterial Activity," Biomacromolecules, 10, 353-359, (2009). PDF
95. J. M. Rathfon, Z. M. AL-Badri, R. Shunmugam, S. M. Berry, S. Pabba, R. S. Keynton, R. W. Cohn, G. N. Tew, “Fluorimetric Nerve Gas Sensing Based on Pyrene Imines Incorporated into Films and Sub-Micrometer Fibers,” Adv. Funct. Mat., 19, 689-695, (2009). PDF
94. A. E. Madkour, J. M. Dabkowski, K. Nüsslein, G. N. Tew, "Fast Disinfecting Antimicrobial Surfaces," Langmuir, 25, 1060-1067, (2009). PDF
93. G. J. Gabriel, J. A. Maegerlein, C. F. Nelson, J. M. Dabkowski, T. Eren, K. Nüsslein, G. N. Tew, “Comparison of Facially Amphiphilic versus Segregated Monomers in the Design of Antibacterial Copolymers.” Chem. Eur. J., 15, 433-439, (2009). PDF
92.L. Yang, V. D. Gordon, D. R. Trinkle, N. W. Schmidt, M. A. Davis, C. DeVries, A. Som, J. E. Cronan, Jr., G. N. Tew, G. C. L. Wong, “Mechanism of a Prototypical Synthetic Membrane-Active Antimicrobial: Efficient Hole-Punching via Interaction with Negative Intrinsic Curvature Lipids,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 105, 20595-20600, (2008). PDF
91. R. W. Scott, W. F. DeGrado, G. N. Tew, “De Novo Designed Synthetic Mimics of Antimicrobial Peptides,” Cur. Opin. BioTech., 19, 620-627, (2008). PDF
90. Z. M. AL-Badri, A. Som, S. Lyon, C. F. Nelson, K. Nüsslein, G. N. Tew, “Investigating the Effect of Increasing Charge Density on the Hemolytic Activity of Synthetic Antimicrobial Polymers,” Biomacromolecules, 9, 2805-2810, (2008). PDF
89. G. J. Gabriel, A. E. Madkour, J. M. Dabkowski, C. F. Nelson, K. Nüsslein, G. N. Tew, “Synthetic Mimic of Antimicrobial Peptide with Nonmembrane-Disrupting Antibacterial Properties,” Biomacromolecules, 9, 2980-2983, (2008). PDF
88. S. K. Agrawal, N. Sanabria-DeLong, G. N. Tew, S. R. Bhatia, “Nanoparticle-Reinforced Associative Network Hydrogels,” Langmuir, 24, 13148-13154, (2008). PDF
87. S. Colak, G. N. Tew, “Synthesis and Solution Properties of Norbornene Based Polybetaines,” Macromolecules, 41, 8436-8440, (2008). PDF
86. S. K. Agrawal, N. Sanabria-DeLong, G. N. Tew, S. R. Bhatia, “Structural Characterization of PLA-PEO-PLA Solutions and Hydrogels: Crystalline vs. Amorphous PLA Domains,” Macromolecules, 41, 1774-1784, (2008). PDF
85. M. M. Slutsky, J. S. Phillip, G. N. Tew, “Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic o-Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers,” New J. Chem., 4, 557-744, (2008). PDF
84. N. Sanabria-DeLong, A. J. Crosby, G. N. Tew,“Photo-Cross-Linked PLA-PEO-PLA Hydrogels from Self-Assembled Physical Networks: Mechanical Properties and Influence of Assumed Constitutive Relationships,” Biomacromolecules, 9, 2784-2791, (2008). PDF
83. G. J. Gabriel, J. Pool, A. Som, J. M. Dabkowski, E. B. Coughlin, M. Muthukumar, G. N. Tew, “Interactions Between Antimicrobial Polynorbornenes and Phospholipid Vesicles Monitored by Light Scattering and Microcalorimetry,” Langmuir, 24, 12489-12495, (2008). PDF
82. J. Jiang, G. N. Tew, "Synthesis of Macrocycle Isomers via Metathesis Cyclization and Their Self-Assembly from Aqueous Solutions," Org. Lett., 10, 4393-4396, (2008). PDF
81. S. F. Alfred, K. Lienkamp, A. E. Madkour, G. N. Tew, "Water-Soluble ROMP Polymers from Amine-Functionalized Norbornenes," J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 46, 6672-6676, (2008). PDF
80. K. Lienkamp, A. E. Madkour, A. Musante, C. F. Nelson, K. Nüsslein, G. N. Tew, “Antimicrobial Polymers Prepared by ROMP with Unprecedented Selectivity: A Molecular Construction Kit Approach,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136, 9836-9843 (2008). PDF
79. T. V. Jones, M. M. Slutsky, G. N. Tew, “Extending Helicity-Capturing the Helical Character of Longer ortho-Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers,” New J. Chem., 32, 676-679, (2008). Highlighted on the Cover. PDF
78. R. Shunmugam, G. N. Tew, “Terpyridine-Lanthanide Complexes Respond to Fluorophosphate Containing Nerve Gas G-Agent Surrogates,” Chem. Eur. J, 14, 5409-5412, (2008). PDF
77. R. Shunmugam, G. N. Tew, “Polymers that Contain Ligated Metals in their Side Chain: Building a Foundation for Functional Materials in Opto-Electronic Applications with an Emphasis on Lanthanide Ions,” Macrol. Rapid Comm., 29, 1355-1362, (2008). Feature Article: Highlighted on the Cover ( with an acknowledgement to Dr. Morris Slutsky for assistance with the cover image). PDF
76. A. Hennig, G. J. Gabriel, G. N. Tew, S. Matile, "Stimuli-Responsive Polyguanidino-Oxanorbornene Membrane Transporters as Multicomponent Sensors in Complex Matrices," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 10338-10344. (2008). PDF
75. Z. AL-Badri, G. N. Tew, "Well-Defined Acetylene-Functionalized Oxanorbornene Polymers and Block Copolymers," Macromolecules, 41, 4173-4179, (2008). PDF
74. J. M. Rathfon, G. N. Tew, “Synthesis of Thermoresponsive Poly(N-Isopropylmethacrylamide)
and Poly(Acrylic Acid) Block Copolymers via Post-Functionalization of Poly(N
-Methacryloxysuccinimide),” Polymer, 49, 1761-1769. (2008). PDF
73. S. F. Alfred, Z. M. AL-Badri, A. E. Madkour, K. Lienkamp, G. N. Tew, "Water Soluble Poly(ethylene oxide) Functionalized Norbornene Polymers," J. Polym. Sci: Part A: Polym. Chem., 46, 2640-2648, (2008). PDF
72. R. Shunmugam, G. N. Tew, "White Light Emission from Mixing Blue and Red-Emitting Metal Complexes," Polym. Adv. Tech., 19, 1-5, (2008). PDF
71. R. Shunmugam, G. J. Gabriel, C. E. Smith, K. A. Aamer, G. N. Tew, "A Highly Selective Colorimetric Aqueous Sensor for Mercury," Chem. Eur. J., 14, 3904-3907, (2008). PDF
70. A. Som, G. N. Tew, "Influence of Lipid Composition on Membrane Activty of Antimicrobial Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers," J. Phys. Chem. B., 112, 3495-3502, (2008). PDF
69. T. Eren, A. Som, J. R. Rennie, C. F. Nelson, Y. Urgina, K. Nusslein, E. B. Coughlin, G. N. Tew, "Antibacterial and Hemolytic Activities of Quaternary Pyridinium Functionalized Polynorbornenes," Macomol. Chem. Phys., 209, 516-524, (2008). PDF
68. A. Som, S. Vemparala, I. Ivanov, G. N. Tew, "Synthetic Mimics of Antimicrobial Peptides," Biopolymers, 90, 83-93, (2008). PDF
67. K. A. Aamer, W. H. de Jeu, G. N. Tew, "Diblock Copolymers Containing Metal Complexes in the Side Chain of One Block," Macromolecules, 41, 2022-2029, (2008). PDF
66. G. J. Gabriel, G. N. Tew, "Conformationally Rigid Proteomimetics: A Case Study in Designing Antimicrobial Aryl Oligomers," Org. Biomol. Chem., 6, 417-423, (2008). PDF
65. A. E. Madkour, G. N. Tew, "Toward Self-Sterilizing Medical Devices: Controlling Infection," Polym. Intl, 57, 6-10, (2008). PDF
64. S. H. Seo, J. H. Park, G. N. Tew, J.-Y. Chang, "Thermotropic Liquid Crystals of 1H-Imidazole Amphiphiles Showing Hexagonal Columnar and Micellar Cubic Phases," Tetrahedron Letters, 48, 6839-6844, (2007). PDF
63. N. Beckloff, D. Laube, T. Castro, D. Furgang, S. Park, D. Perlin, D. Clements, H. Tang, R. W. Scott, G. N. Tew, G. Diamond, "Activity of an Antimicrobial Peptide Mimetic Against Planktonic and Biofilm Cultures of Oral Pathogens," Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 51, 4125-4132, (2007). PDF
62. N. Sanabria-DeLong, S. K. Agrawal, S. R. Bhatia, G. N. Tew, "Impact of Synthetic Technique on PLA-PEO-PLA Physical Hydrogel Properties," Macromolecules, 40, 7864-7873, (2007). PDF
61. K. A. Aamer, G. N. Tew, "RAFT Polymerization of a Novel Activated Ester Monomer and Conversion to a Terpyridine-Containing Homopolymer," J. Polym. Sci: Part A: Polym. Chem., 45, 5618-5625, (2007). PDF
60. R. Shunmugam, G. N. Tew, “Dialing in Color with Rare Earth Metals: Facile Production of True White Light,” Polym. Adv. Tech., 18, 940-945, (2007). PDF
59. L. Yang, V. D. Gordon, A. Mishra, A. Som, K. R. Purdy, M. A. Davis, G. N. Tew, G. C. L. Wong, “Synthetic Antimicrobial Oligomers Induce a Composition-Dependent Topological Transition in Membranes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 12141-12147, (2007). PDF
58. S. K. Agrawal, N. Sanabria-DeLong, P. R. Jemian, G. N. Tew, Bhatia, S. R., “Micro- to Nanoscale Structure of Biocompatibale PLA-PEO-PLA Hydrogels,” Langmuir, 23, 5039-5044, (2007). PDF
57. J. A. Zimberlin, N. Sanabria-DeLong, G. N. Tew, A. J. Crosby, “Cavitation Rheology for Soft Materials,” Soft Matter, 3, 763-767, (2007). PDF
56. G. J. Gabriel, A. Som, A. E. Madkour, T. Eren, G. N. Tew, "Infectious Disease: Connecting Innate Immunity to Biocidal Polymers," Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 57, 28-64, (2007). *Invited article. PDF
55. R. Shunmugam, C. E. Smith, G. N. Tew, "ATRP Synthesis of ABC Lipophilic-Hydrophilic-
Fluorophilic Triblock Copolymers," J. Polym. Sci.; Part A: Polym. Chem., 45, 2601-2608, (2007). PDF
54. K. A. Aamer, G. N. Tew, "Synthesis, Dynamic Light Scattering, and Luminescence Properties of Copolymers Containing Iridium (III) Bisterpyridine in the Side Chain," J. Polym. Sci.; Polym. Chem., 45, 1109-1121, (2007). PDF
53. K. A. Aamer, G. N. Tew, “Supramolecular Polymers Containing Terpyridine -- Metal Complexes in the Side Chain,” Macromolecules, 40, 2737-2744, (2007). PDF
52. M. M. Slutsky, T. V. Jones, G. N. Tew, “Spin System Assignment of Homo-o-Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers,” J. Org. Chem., 72, 342-347, (2007). PDF
51. A. M. Alb, P. Enohnyaket, M. F. Drenski, R. Shunmugam, G. N. Tew, W. F. Reed, “Quantitative Contrasts in the Copolymerization of Acrylate- and Methacrylate-Based Comonomers,” Macromolecules, 39, 8283-8292, (2006). PDF
50. S.H. Seo, G.N. Tew, J.Y. Chang ,“Lyotropic Columnar Liquid Crystals Based on Polycatenar 1H-imidazole Amphiphiles and Their Assembly into Bundles at the Surface of Silicon,” Soft Matter, 2 (10): 886-891, (2006). PDF
49. G.N. Tew, D. Clements, H.Z. Tang, et al.,“Antimicrobial Activity of an Abiotic Host Defense Peptide Mimic,” Biochimica et Biophysica ACTA-Biomembranes, 1758 (9): 1387-1392, (2006). *Invited article. PDF
48. Y. Ishitsuka, L. Arnt, M. Ratajczek, S. Frey, J. Majewski, K. Kjaer, G. N. Tew, K. Y. C. Lee, “Amphiphilic Poly(Phenylene Ethynylene)s Can Mimic Antimicrobial Peptide Membrane Disordering Effect by Membrane Insertion,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 13123-13129, (2006) PDF
47. S. H. Seo, J. Y. Chang, G. N. Tew, “Self-Assembled Vesicles from an Amphiphilic ortho-Phenylene Ethynylene Macrocycle,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 7526-7530, (2006). Highlighted with Frontispiece.) PDF
46. S. K. Agrawal, N. Sanabria-DeLong, J. M. Coburn, G. N. Tew, S. R. Bhatia, “Novel Drug Release Profiles from Micellar Solutions of PLA-PEO-PLA Triblock Copolymers,” J. Controlled Release, 112, 64-71, (2006). PDF
45. S. K. Agrawal, N. Sanabria-DeLong, G. N. Tew, S. R. Bhatia, "Rheological Characterization of Biocompatible Associative Polymer Hydrogels with Crystalline and Amorphous Endblocks,” J. Mater. Res., 21, 2118-2125, (2006).PDF
44. K. Nusslein. L. Arnt, J. Rennie, C. Owens, G. N. Tew, “Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Activity by a Novel Abiogenic Peptide Mimic,” Microbiology, 152, 1913-1918, (2006).PDF
43. H. Tang, R. J. Doerksen, T. V. Jones, M. L. Klein, G. N. Tew, "Biomimetic Facially Amphiphilic Antibacterial Oligomers with Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding,” Chem. Bio., 13, 427-435, (2006). PDF
42. S. H. Seo, H. Seyler, J. O. Peters, T. V. Jones, T. H. Kim, J. Y. Chang, G. N. Tew, "Liquid Crystalline Order from Ortho-Phenylene Ethynylene Macrocycles,", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 9264-9265, (2006). PDF.
41. T. Kim, L. Arnt, E. Atkins, G. N. Tew, "Self-Assembled Structures with Liquid Crystalline Order in Aqueous Solution by Patterning Meta-Poly(phenylene ethynylene)s," Chem: Eur. J., 12, 2423-2427, (2006). *Highlighted with frontispiece PDF. PDF
40. X. Chen, H. Tang, J. Wang, M. A. Even, G. N. Tew, Z. Chen, “Observing a Molecular Knife at Work,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 2711-2714, (2006). *Selected for "Research Highlights," Nature, 439, 895, (2006). PDF
39. L. Arnt, J. Rennie, S. Linser, R. Willumeit, G. N. Tew, "Membrane Activity of Biomimetic Facially Amphiphilic Antiobiotics," J. Phys. Chem. B., 110, 3527-3532, (2006). PDF
38. N. Sanabria-DeLong, S. Agrawal, S. R. Bhatia, G. N. Tew, “Controlling Hydrogel Properties by Crystallization of Hydrophobic Domains,” Macromolecules, 39, 1308-1310, (2006). PDF
37. T. V. Jones, M. M. Slutsky, R. Laos, T. F. A. de Greef, G. N. Tew, “Solution 1H NMR Confirmation of Folding in Short o-Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 17235-17240, (2005). PDF
36. R. Shunmugam, G. N. Tew, “An Efficient Route to Well Characterized Homo, Block, and Statistical Polymers Containing Terpyridine in the Side Chain,” J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem., 43, 5831-5843, (2005). PDF
35. R. Shunmugam, G. N. Tew, “Unique Emission from Polymer Based Lanthanide Alloys,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 13567-13572, (2005). PDF
34. G. N. Tew, N. Sanabria-DeLong, S. Agrawal, S. Bhatia, "New Properties from PLA-PEO-PLA Hydrogels", Soft Matter, 253-258, (2005). *Invited article, Highlighted on the Cover. PDF
33. J. Rennie, L. Arnt, H. Tang, K. Nüsslein, G. N. Tew, “Simple Oligomers as Antimicrobial Peptide Mimics,” J. Industrial Microbiol. Biotechnol., 32, 296-300, (2005). PDF
32. H. Tang, R. Doerksen, G. N. Tew, “Synthesis of Urea Oligomers and Their Antibacterial Activity,” Chem. Comm., 12, 1537-1539, (2005). PDF
31. G. N. Tew, K. Aamer, R. Shunmugam, “Incorporation of Terpyridine into the Side Chain of Copolymers to Create Multi-Functional Materials,” Polymer, 46, 8440-8447, (2005). PDF
30. R. Breitenkamp, L. Arnt, G. N. Tew, “Facially Amphiphilic Phenylene Ethynylenes,” Polym. Adv. Tech., 16, 189-194, (2005). PDF
29. D. Shin, K. Shin, K. Aamer, G. N. Tew, T. P. Russell, J. H. Lee, J. Y. Jho, “A Morphological Study of a Semicrystalline Poly(L-Lactic acid-b-Ethylene oxide-b-L-Lactic acid), Triblock Copolymer,” Macromolecules, 38, 104-109, (2005). PDF
28. M. F. Ilker, K. Nüsslein, G. N. Tew, E. B. Coughlin, “Tuning the Hemolytic and Antibacterial Activities of Amphiphilic Polynorbornene Derivatives,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 15870-15875, (2004). PDF
27. L. Arnt, K. Nüsslein, G. N. Tew, “Non-Hemolytic Abiogenic Polymers as Antimicrobial Peptide Mimics,” J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem., 42, 3860-3864, (2004). Highlighted on the Cover. PDF
26. K. Aamer, G. N. Tew, “Synthesis of Terpyridine-Containing Polymers with Blocky Architectures,” Macromolecules, 37, 1990-1993, (2004). PDF
25. R. B. Breitenkamp, G. N. Tew, “Aggregation of Poly(p-phenylene ethynylene)s Containing Nonpolar and Amine Side Chains,” Macromolecules, 37, 1163-1165, (2004). PDF
24. L. Arnt, G. N. Tew, “Conformational Changes of Facially Amphiphilic Poly(phenylene ethynylene)s in Aqueous Solution,” Macromolecules, 37, 1283-1288, (2004). PDF
23. K. Aamer, H. A. Sardina, S. Bhatia, G. N. Tew, “Rheological Studies of PLLA-PEO-PLLA Triblock Copolymer Hydrogels,” Biomaterials, 25, 1087-1093, (2004). PDF
22. R. A. Blatchly, G. N. Tew, “Theoretical Study of Helix Formation in Substituted Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers,” J. Org. Chem., 68, 8780-8785, (2003). PDF
21. T.V. Jones, R. A. Blatchly, G. N. Tew, “Synthesis of Alkoxy-Substituted Ortho-Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers,” Org. Lett., 5, 3297-3299, (2003). PDF
20. L. Arnt, G. N. Tew, “Cationic Facially Amphiphilic Poly(phenylene ethynylene)s Studied at the Air-Water Interface,” Langmuir, 19, 2404-2408, (2003). PDF
19. D. J. Stigers, G. N. Tew, “Poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)s Functionalize with Carboxylic Acid Groups in the Side Chain,” Biomacromolecules, 4, 193-195, (2003). PDF
18. K. J. Calzia, G. N. Tew, “Methacrylate Polymers Containing Metal Binding Ligands For Use in Supramolecular Materials: Random Copolymers Containing Terpyridines,” Macromolecules, 35, 6090-6093, (2002). PDF
17. L. Arnt, G. N. Tew, "New Poly(phenylene ethynylenes) with Cationic Amphiphilic Structure," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 7664-7665, (2002).PDF
16. D. A. Harrington, H. Benna, G. N. Tew, R. C. Claussen, S. I. Stupp, “Supramolecular Fluorophores for Biological Studies: Phenylene Vinylene - Amino Acid Amphiphiles”, Chem. Bio., 12, 1085-1091, (2005). Highlighted on the Cover. PDF
15. P. V. Braun, P. Osenar, M. Twardowski, G. N. Tew and S. I. Stupp, “Macroscopic Nano-Templating of Semiconductor Films with Hydrogen Bonded Lyotropic Liquid Crystals”, Adv. Funct. Mat., 15, 1745-1750, (2005). PDF
14. R. J. Doerksen, B. Chen, D. Liu, G. N. Tew, W. F. DeGrado, M. L. Klein, “Controlling the Conformation of Arylamides: Computational Studies of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds Between Amides and Ethers or Thioethers,” Chem: Eur. J., 10, 5008-5016 (2004). PDF
13. B. M. Rabatic, M. U. Pralle, G. N. Tew, S. I. Stupp, "Nanostructured Semiconductors Templated by Cholesteryl-Oligo(Ethylene Oxide) Amphiphiles", Chem. Mater., 15, 1249-1255, (2003). PDF
12. G. N. Tew, D. Lui, B. Chen, R. Doerksen, J. Kaplan, P. J. Carroll,
M. L. Klein, W. F. DeGrado, "De Novo Design of Biomimetic Antimicrobial
Polymers", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., U.S.A., 99, 5110-5114, (2002). PDF
11. S. I. Stupp, M. U. Pralle, G. N. Tew, E. R. Zubarev: "Self Assembly of Organic Nano-Objects into Functional Materials", MRS Bulletin, 25, 42-48, (2000).PDF
10. M. U. Pralle, K. Urayama, G. N. Tew, D. Neher, G. Wegner, S. I. Stupp, "Piezoelectricity Observed in Polar Supramolecular Materials", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 39, 1486-1489, (2000). PDF
9. G. N. Tew, M. U. Pralle, S. I. Stupp, "Supramolecular Materials Containing Electro-Active Groups", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 39, 517-521, (2000). PDF
8. G. N. Tew, M. U. Pralle, S. I. Stupp, "Supramolecular Materials From Triblock Rodcoil Molecules Containing Phenylene Vinylene", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 121, 9852-9866, (1999). PDF
7. J. J. Hwang, H.-A. Klok, R. C. Claussen, S. Iyer, G. N. Tew, L.-S. Li, S. I. Stupp, "Self-Assembling Biomaterials", Trans. Soc. for Biomater. 22, 229-231, (1999).
6. S. I. Stupp, M. Keser, G. N. Tew, "Functionalized Supramolecular Materials", Polymer, 39, 4505-4509, (1998).
5. G. N. Tew, L. M. Li, S. I. Stupp, "Polar and Luminescent Supramolecular Films", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120, 5601-5602, (1998). PDF
4. D. A. Shultz, A. K. Boal, D. J. Driscoll, G. T. Farmer, M. G. Hollomon, J. R. Kitchin, D. B. Miller, G. N. Tew, "Preparation of Paramagnetic Ligands for Coordination-Complexes and Networks With Interesting Magnetic Properties", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 305, 303-307, (1997).
3. D. A. Shultz, A. K. Boal, D. J. Driscoll, J. R. Kitchin, G. N. Tew, "Preparation and Characterization of a Bis-Semiquinone: A Bidentate Dianion Biradical", J. Org. Chem. 60, 3578-3579, (1995). PDF
2. D. A. Shultz, G. N. Tew, "Electrochemical Oxidation of a Galvinol-Substituted Alkanethiol", J. Org. Chem. 59, 6159-6160, (1994).
1. D. A. Shultz, D. A. Knox, L. W. Morgan, K. Sandberg, G. N. Tew, "Preparation of meso-Tetra(4-galvinolphenyl)porphyrin-A Building Block for Molecular Magnetic Materials", Tetrahedron Lett. 34, 25, 3975-3977, (1993).
