Publications

Papers

Submitted

S. Rani, H. V. Nguyen, L. Zhu , S. Das, C. M. Schroeder, J. Rodríguez-López, “Deciphering Redox Pathways in Aqueous Microdroplets: Simultaneous Production of Hydrogen Peroxide, Hydrogen, and Organics from Ethyl Palmitate as Renewable Feedstock”, submitted (2026).
G. Hazen, S. Li, S. Rani, H. V. Nguyen, E. Gilhuly, F. Rangel, A. Asserghine, C. M. Schroeder, R. S. Assary, J. Rodríguez-López, “Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide Production in Sonicated Emulsive Water Microdroplets Using Short-Chain Alcohols as Interfacial Modifiers”, submitted (2026).
H. Yang, Y. Li, J. Ren, Y. Shi, C. M. Schroeder, “Self-Assembled Lipids as Soft Dielectrics”, submitted (2026).
S. Jang, J. Wu, N. E. Jackson, C. M. Schroeder*, C. M. Evans*, "Enhanced Crystallinity and Electrical Conductivity in Conjugated Polymers via Dynamic Covalent Bond Exchange”, submitted (2026).
S. Das, Y. Zhou, S. W. Croslow, S. Li, D. Kim, A. Santiago-Carboney, S. Huang, H. V. Nguyen, C. M. Schroeder, J. V. Sweedler, R. S. Assary, J. S. Moore, J. Rodriguez-Lopez, “One-Step, High-Yield Deconstruction of Kraft Lignin into a Redox-Active Small Molecule Using Sonicated Emulsive Water Microdroplets”, submitted (2026).
C. Liu, J. Smith, B. Argun, P. Bal, D. Liu, J. Li, P. Pan, R. Kollarigowda, H. Wang, A. Das, C. M. Schroeder, D. Krogstad, P. Braun, A. Statt, Q. Chen, “Visualizing Nanoscale Heterogeneity and Dynamics in Responsive Polymer Hydrogel Nanoparticles by Liquid-Phase TEM”, submitted (2026).

2026

J. Deutsch, D. Hilger, J. Janetzko, C. M. Schroeder, S. Chu, B. K. Kobilka, R. V. Shivnaraine, “Ligand-dependent G Protein Dynamics Underlying Opioid Signaling Efficacy”, accepted, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2026).
S. Kim, C. M. Schroeder, N. E. Jackson, “Generative Multi-Property Refinement of Polymer Chemistries”, Macromolecules, in press (2026).
R. Samajdar, H. Nadeem, N. Moghe, D. Shukla, C. M. Schroeder, “Solvent Environment Influences Molecular Conformation and Electron Transport in Peptides”, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 17, 6004-6013 (2026). Web | PDF

B. Prempin, R. Samajdar, H. Chhabra, M. Meigooni, A. Aksimentiev, E. Tajkhorshid, J. S. Moore, C. M. Schroeder, “Single-Molecule Electron Transport in Peptoids”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 130, 3054-3064 (2026). Web | PDF

S. Chaudhary, D. Fraggedakis*, C. M. Schroeder*, “Stability of Particle Clusters Bound by Capillary Bridges in Extensional Flow”, Physical Review Fluids, 11, L032301 (2026). Web | PDF

C. M. Schroeder*, R. Everaers, K. Kremer, M. Kruteva, C. N. Likos, G. B. McKenna, T. O’Connor, J. Ravi Prakash, D. Richter, R. Robertson-Anderson, M. Rubinstein, K. S. Schweizer, D. Vlassopoulos, “Ring Polymer Physics and Rheology: Challenges and Opportunities”, Journal of Rheology, 70, 183-216 (2026). Web | PDF

J. L. Wu, D. M. Friday, C. Hwang, S. Yi, T. C. Torres-Flores, M. D. Burke, Y. Diao, C. M. Schroeder, N. E. Jackson, “Democratizing Machine Learning in Chemistry with Community-Engaged Test Sets”, Digital Discovery, 5, 304-309 (2026). Web | PDF

2025

G. Singhal, L. Lao, M. L. Pacholski, H. Shah, J. Gu, B. Caruso, F. Aguirre-Vargas, P. K. Singh, K. A. Patankar, S. A. Rogers, C. M. Schroeder, P. V. Braun, “Interfacial Energy and Composition Controlled Self-stratification in Polyurethane Coatings”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, DOI: 10.1002/mame.202500424 (2025). Web | PDF

R. Samajdar, X. Liu, K. Kuyama, Y. Kidokoro, F. Takeda, I. Okamoto, M. Kawahata, K. Katagiri, J. S. Moore, A. Tanatani*, C. M. Schroeder*, “Aromatic Amide Foldamers Show Conformation-dependent Electronic Properties”, ChemPhysChem, 26, e202500672 (2025). Web | PDF

J. Sima, C. Pan, S. Kasra Tabatabaei, A. G. Hernandez, C. M. Schroeder, and O. Milenkovic, “DNA Tails for Molecular Flash Memory”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory, 6, 458-469, DOI: 10.1109/JSAIT.2025.3616940 (2025). Web | PDF

R. Samajdar, H. Yang, S. Yi, C.-I. Wang, S. T. Putnam, M. A. Pence, G. S. Lindsay, M. Meigooni, X. Liu, J. Ren, J. S. Moore, E. Tajkhorshid, A. A. Gewirth, J. Rodriguez-Lopez, N. E. Jackson, C. M. Schroeder, “Electrochemically Mediated Au-C(sp2) Anchors for Molecular Electronics”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 129, 17458-17471 (2025). Web | PDF

S. Jang, R.-B. Tsai, C. M. Schroeder, C. M. Evans, “Anion and Cation Size Effects on Viscoelasticity and Ion Transport of Imine Vitrimer Electrolytes”, Chemistry of Materials, 37, 7037-7048 (2025). Web | PDF

S. Qu, Zihao Ou, Y. Savsatli, L. Yao, Y. Cao, E. C. Montoto, H. Yu, J. Hui, B. Li, J. A. N. T. Soares, L. Kisley, B. Bailey, E. A. Murphy, J. Liu, C. M. Evans, C. M. Schroeder, J. Rodriguez-Lopez, J. S. Moore, Q. Chen, P. V. Braun, “Visualizing Energy Transfer Between Redox-Active Colloids”, Science Advances, 11, eady7716 (2025). Web | PDF

Z. Bian, E. Gomez, J. Ren, T. Chatterjee, H. Yang, C. M. Schroeder, S. Nie, S. Link, M. Gruebele, “Ultrathin Atomically Flat Gold Film for Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Single Particle Fluorescence Spectroscopy”, Langmuir, 41, 16000-16008 (2025). Web | PDF

H. Yang*, X. Liu*, M. Meigooni, L. Zhang, J. Ren, Q. Chen, M. Losego, E. Tajkhorshid, J. S. Moore, C. M. Schroeder, “Amino Acid Sequence Controls Enhanced Electron Transport in Heme-Binding Peptide Monolayers”, ACS Central Science, 11, 612-621 (2025). Web | PDF

C. Lay, G. Burks, C. M. Schroeder, Z. Li, J. Barrick, A. Karim, M. Jewett, “Cell-free Expression of Soluble Leafhopper Proteins from Brochosomes”, ACS Synthetic Biology, 14, 987-994 (2025). Web | PDF

S. Kim, C. M. Schroeder, N. E. Jackson, “Functional Monomer Design for Synthetically Accessible Polymers”, Chemical Science, 16, 4755 (2025). Web | PDF

2024

N. H. Angello, D. M. Friday, C. Hwang, S. Yi, A. H. Cheng, T. C. Torres Flores, E. R. Jira, W. Wang, A. Aspuru-Guzik, M. D. Burke*, C. M. Schroeder*, Y. Diao*, N. E. Jackson*, “Closed-Loop Transfer Enables AI to Yield Chemical Knowledge”, Nature, 633, 351-358 (2024). Web | PDF

X. Liu, H. Yang, ‪H. Harb‬, R. Samajdar, T. J. Woods, O. Lin, Q. Chen, A. I. B. Romo, J. Rodríguez-López, R. S. Assary‬, J. S. Moore, C. M. Schroeder, “Shape-persistent Molecules Exhibit Nanogap-independent Conductance in Single-molecule Junctions”, Nature Chemistry (2024). Web | PDF Featured on front cover.

S. Jang, C. M. Schroeder, C. M. Evans, “Multiple Energy Dissipation Modes in Dynamic Polymer Networks with Neutral and Ionic Junctions”, Chemical Communications, 60, 8431-8434 (2024). Web | PDF

R. Samajdar, M. Meigooni, H. Yang, J. Li, M. A. Mosquera, N. E. Jackson, E. Tajkhorshid, C. M. Schroeder*, “Secondary Structure Determines Electron Transport in Peptides”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121, e2403324121 (2024). Web | PDF

Secondary structure determines electron transport in peptides

S. Chaudhary, S. S. Velankar, C. M. Schroeder, “Dynamics of Meniscus-Bound Particle Clusters in Extensional Flow”, Journal of Rheology, 68, 397-413 (2024). Featured on Front Cover. Web | PDF

F. Kalutantirige, J. He, L. Yao, S. Cotty, S. Zhou, J. Smith, E. Tajkhorshid, C. M. Schroeder, J. S. Moore, H. An, X. Su, Y. Li, Q. Chen, “Beyond Nothingness: Formation and Functional Relevance of Voids in Polymer Films”, Nature Communications, 15, 2852 (2024). Web (open access)

Beyond Nothingness: Formation and Functional Relevance of Voids in Polymer Films

S. Kim and C. M. Schroeder, “Scaling Up Discovery”, Nature Synthesis (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44160-024-00498-5. News and Views article. Web | PDF

2023

I. Oh, M. Pence, N. Lukhanin, O. Rodriguez, C. M. Schroeder*, J. Rodriguez-Lopez*, “The Electrolab: An Open-Source, Modular Electrochemical Platform for Automated Characterization of Redox-Active Electrolytes”, Device, 1, 100103 (2023). Web | PDF

The Electrolab: An open-source, modular platform for automated characterization of redox-active electrolytes

S. Jang, E. Hernandez Alvarez, B. Jing, C. Shen, A. Schleife, C. M. Schroeder*, C. Evans*, “Control of Lithium Salt Partitioning, Coordination, and Solvation in Vitrimer Electrolytes”, Chemistry of Materials, 35, 8039-8049 (2023). Web | PDF

Control of Lithium Salt Partitioning, Coordination, and Solvation in Vitrimer Electrolytes

Y. Tan*, J. Li*, S. Li, H. Yang, T. Chi, S. B. Shiring, K. Liu, B. M. Savoie, B. W. Boudouris*, C. M. Schroeder*, “Enhanced Electron Transport in Nonconjugated Radical Oligomers Occurs by Tunneling”, Nano Letters, 23, 5951-5958 (2023). Web | PDF

Enhanced Electron Transport in Nonconjugated Radical Oligomers Occurs by Tunneling

S. Kim, C. M. Schroeder, N. E. Jackson, “Open Macromolecular Genome: Generative Design of Synthetically Accessible Polymers”, ACS Polymers Au, 3, 318-330 (2023). Web (open access)

Open Macromolecular Genome: Generative Design of Synthetically Accessible Polymers

J. Li*, B.-J. Peng*, S. Li, D. P. Tabor, L. Fang*, C. M. Schroeder*, “Ladder-type Conjugated Molecules as Robust Multi-state Single-Molecule Switches”, Chem, 9, 1-16 (2023). Web | PDF

Ladder-type Conjugated Molecules as Robust Multi-state Single-Molecule Switches

M. Q. Tu, O. Davydovich, B. Mei, P. K. Singh, G. S. Grest, K. S. Schweizer, T. C. O’Connor, C. M. Schroeder, “Unexpected Slow Relaxation Dynamics in Pure Ring Polymers Arise from Intermolecular Interactions”, ACS Polymers Au, 3, 307-317 (2023). Web | PDF

Unexpected Slow Relaxation Dynamics in Pure Ring Polymers Arise from Intermolecular Interactions

M. Q. Tu*, H. V. Nguyen*, E. Foley, M. I. Jacobs, C. M. Schroeder, “3D Manipulation and Dynamics of Soft Materials in 3D Flows”, Journal of Rheology, 67, 877-890 (2023). Web | PDF

3D manipulation and dynamics of soft materials in 3D flows

P. Banerjee, G. R. Burks, S. B. Bialik, M. Nassr, E. Bello, M. Alleyne, B. D. Freeman, J. E. Barrick, C. M. Schroeder, D. J. Milliron, “Nanostructure-derived Anti-reflectivity in Leafhopper Brochosomes”, Advanced Photonics Research, 4, 2200343 (2023). Web | PDF

Nanostructure-derived Anti-reflectivity in Leafhopper Brochosomes

M. Pence, O. Rodríguez, N. Lukhanin, C. M. Schroeder, J. Rodríguez-López, “Automated Measurement of Electrogenerated Redox Species Degradation Using Multiplexed Interdigitated Electrode Arrays”, ACS Measurement Science Au, 3, 62-72 (2023). Web | PDF

Automated Measurement of Electrogenerated Redox Species Degradation Using Multiplexed Interdigitated Electrode Arrays

G. R. Burks, L. Yao, F. Kalutantirige, K. Gray, E. Bello, S. Rajagopalan, S. Bialik, J. Barrick, M. Alleyne, Q. Chen, C. M. Schroeder, “Electron Tomography and Machine Learning for Understanding the Highly Ordered Structure of Leafhopper Brochosomes”, Biomacromolecules, 24, 190-200 (2023). Web | PDF

Electron Tomography and Machine Learning for Understanding the Highly Ordered Structure of Leafhopper Brochosomes

2022

H. Yu, F. Kalutantirige, L. Yao, C. M. Schroeder*, Q. Chen*, J. S. Moore*, “Self-Assembly of Repetitive Segment and Random Segment Polymer Architectures”, ACS Macro Letters, 11, 1366-1372 (2022). Web | PDF

Self-Assembly of Repetitive Segment and Random Segment Polymer Architectures

N. H. Angello, V. Rathore, W. Beker, A. Wolos, E. R. Jira, R. Roszak, T. C. Wu, C. M. Schroeder, A. Aspuru-Guzik, B. A. Grzybowski, M. D. Burke, “Closed-loop Optimization of General Reaction Conditions”, Science, 378, 399-405 (2022). Web | PDF
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Closed-loop Optimization of General Reaction Conditions

M. I. Jacobs, P. Bansal, D. Shukla, C. M. Schroeder, “Understanding Supramolecular Assembly of Supercharged Proteins”, ACS Central Science, 8, 1350–1361 (2022). Web | PDF

P. Singh, M. Pacholski, J. Gu, Y.-K. Go, G. Singhal, C. Leal, P. Braun, K. Patankar, R. Drumright, S. A. Rogers, C. M. Schroeder, “Designing Multicomponent Polymer Colloids for Self-stratifying Films”, Langmuir, 38, 11160-11170 (2022). Web | PDF

Designing Multicomponent Polymer Colloids for Self-stratifying Films

P. Kafle, S. Huang, K. S. Park, F. Zhang, H. Yu, C. Kasprzak, H. Kim, C. M. Schroeder, A. van der Zande, Y. Diao, “Role of Interfacial Interactions in Graphene-Directed Assembly of Monolayer Conjugated Polymers”, Langmuir, 38, 6984-6995 (2022). Web | PDF

Role of Interfacial Interactions in Graphene-Directed Assembly of Monolayer Conjugated Polymers

H. Yu*, J. Li*, S. Li, Y. Liu, N. E. Jackson, J. S. Moore, C. M. Schroeder, “Efficient Intermolecular Charge Transport in π-Stacked Pyridinium Dimers using Cucurbit[8]uril Supramolecular Complexes”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144, 3162-3173 (2022). Web | PDF

Efficient Intermolecular Charge Transport in π-Stacked Pyridinium Dimers using Cucurbit[8]uril Supramolecular Complexes

C. Pan*, S. K. Tabatabaei*, S. M. H. Tabatabaei Yazdi, A. G. Hernandez, C. M. Schroeder*, O. Milenkovic*, “Rewritable Two-Dimensional DNA-Based Data Storage with Machine Learning Reconstruction”, Nature Communications, 13, 2984 (2022). Web | PDF

Rewritable Two-Dimensional DNA-Based Data Storage with Machine Learning Reconstruction

S. Li, E. R. Jira, N. H. Angello, J. Li, H. Yu, J. S. Moore, Y. Diao, M. D. Burke, C. M. Schroeder, “Using Automated Synthesis to Understand the Role of Side Chains on Molecular Charge Transport”, Nature Communications, 13, 2101 (2022). Web | PDF
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Using Automated Synthesis to Understand the Role of Side Chains on Molecular Charge Transport

S. K. Tabatabaei*, B. Pham*, C. Pan*, J. Liu, S. Chandak, S. A. Shorkey, A. G. Hernandez, A. Aksimentiev*, M. Chen*, C. M. Schroeder*, O. Milenkovic*, “Expanding the Molecular Alphabet of DNA-Based Data Storage Systems with Neural Network Nanopore Readout Processing”, Nano Letters, 22, 1905-1914 (2022). Web | PDF
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xpanding the Molecular Alphabet of DNA-Based Data Storage Systems with Neural Network Nanopore Readout Processing

D. Kong, S. Banik, M. J. San Francisco, M. Lee, R. M. Robertson-Anderson, C. M. Schroeder, G. B. McKenna, “Rheology of Entangled Solutions of Ring-linear DNA Blends”, Macromolecules, 55, 1205-1217 (2022). Web | PDF

Rheology of Entangled Solutions of Ring-linear DNA Blends

A. Khandelwal, N. Athreya, M. Tu, L. Janavicius, Z. Yang, O. Milenkovic, J.-P. Leburton, C. M. Schroeder, X. Li, “Self-Assembled Microtubular Electrodes for On-Chip Low-Voltage Electrophoretic Manipulation of Charged Particles and Macromolecules”, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 8, 22 (2022). Web | PDF

Self-Assembled Microtubular Electrodes for On-Chip Low-Voltage Electrophoretic Manipulation of Charged Particles and Macromolecules

Y. Zhou, F. Latinwo, C. M. Schroeder, “Crooks Fluctuation Theorem for Single Polymer Dynamics in Time-dependent Flows: Understanding Viscoelastic Hysteresis”, Entropy, 24, 27 (2022). Web | PDF

Crooks Fluctuation Theorem for Single Polymer Dynamics in Time-dependent Flows: Understanding Viscoelastic Hysteresis

2021

M. I. Jacobs, E. R. Jira, C. M. Schroeder, “Understanding How Coacervates Drive Reversible Small Molecule Reactions to Promote Molecular Complexity”, Langmuir, 37, 14323-14335 (2021). Web | PDF

D. Kumar and C. M. Schroeder, “Nonlinear Transient and Steady-state Stretching of Deflated Vesicles in Flow”, Langmuir, 37, 13976-13984 (2021). Web | PDF

J. Li, S. Pudar, H. Yu, S. Li, J. S. Moore, J. Rodríguez-López, N. E. Jackson, C. M. Schroeder, “Reversible Switching of Molecular Conductance in Viologens is Controlled by the Electrochemical Environment”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125, 21862-21872 (2021). Web | PDF

S. Li, H. Yu, J. Li, N. Angello, E. R. Jira, B. Li, M. D. Burke, J. S. Moore, C. M. Schroeder, “Transition between Non-resonant and Resonant Charge Transport in Molecular Junctions”, Nano Letters, 21, 8340-8347 (2021). Web | PDF

C. Lin, D. Kumar, C. Richter, S. Wang, C. M. Schroeder*, V. Narsimhan*, “Vesicle Dynamics in Large Amplitude Oscillatory Extensional Flow”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 929 (2021). Web | PDF

Y. Zhou, C. D. Young, K. E. Regan, M. Lee, S. Banik, D. Kong, G. B. McKenna, R. M. Robertson-Anderson, C. E. Sing, C. M. Schroeder, “Dynamics and Rheology of Ring-Linear Blend Semidilute Solutions in Extensional Flow: Single Molecule Experiments”, Journal of Rheology, 65, 729-744 (2021). Web | PDF

C. D. Young, Y. Zhou, C. M. Schroeder, C. E. Sing, “Dynamics and Rheology of Ring-Linear Blend Semidilute Solutions in Extensional Flow: Modeling and Molecular Simulations”, Journal of Rheology, 65, 757-777 (2021). Web | PDF

S. Jain, S. Shukla, C. Yang, M. Zhang, Z. Fatma, M. Lingamaneni, S. Abesteh, S. T. Lane, X. Xiong, Y. Wang, C. M. Schroeder, P. R. Selvin, H. Zhao, “TALEN Outperforms Cas9 in Editing Heterochromatin Target Sites”, Nature Communications, 12, 606 (2021). Web | PDF

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2020

S. Patel, C. D. Young, C. E. Sing, C. M. Schroeder, “Non-monotonic Dependence of Comb Polymer Relaxation on Branch Density in Semi-dilute Solutions”, Physical Review Fluids, 5, 121301R (2020). Web | PDF

M. Tu, M. Lee, R. M. Robertson-Anderson, C. M. Schroeder, “Direct Observation of Ring Polymer Dynamics in the Flow-Gradient Plane of Shear Flow”, Macromolecules, 53, 9406–9419 (2020). Web | PDF

D. Mai and C. M. Schroeder, “100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Single-Molecule Studies of Synthetic Polymers”, ACS Macro Letters, 9, 1332-1341, (2020). Web | PDF
D. Kumar, C. M. Richter, C. M. Schroeder, “Double-mode Relaxation of Highly Deformed Vesicles”, Physical Review E, 102, 010605R (2020). Web | PDF

S. Li, H. Yu, X. Chen, A. A. Gewirth, J. S. Moore, C. M. Schroeder, “Covalent Ag-C Bonding Contacts from Unprotected Terminal Acetylenes for Molecular Junctions”, Nano Letters, 20, 5490–5495 (2020). Web | PDF

K. R. Peddireddy, M. Lee, C. M. Schroeder, R. M. Robertson-Anderson, “Viscoelastic Properties of Ring-linear DNA Blends Exhibit Non-monotonic Dependence on Blend Composition”, Physical Review Research, 2, 023213 (2020). Web | PDF

E. R. Jira, K. Shmilovich, T. S. Kale, A. Ferguson, J. D. Tovar, C. M. Schroeder, “Effect of Core Oligomer Length on the Phase Behavior and Assembly of pi-conjugated Peptides”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, 20722-20732 (2020). Web | PDF

S. Li, J. Li, H. Yu, S. Pudar, B. Li, J. Rodríguez-Lopez, J. S. Moore, C. M. Schroeder, “Characterizing Intermolecular Interactions in Redox-active Pyridinium-based Molecular Junctions”, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 85, 114070 (2020). Web | PDF

D. Kumar, A. Shenoy, J. C. Deutsch, C. M. Schroeder, “Automation and Flow Control for Particle Manipulation”, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 29, 1-8 (2020). Web | PDF
H. Yu*, S. Li*, K. E. Schwieter, Y. Liu, B. Sun, J. S. Moore, C. M. Schroeder, “Charge Transport in Sequence-defined Conjugated Oligomers”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142, 4852-4861 (2020). Web | PDF

D. Kumar, C. M. Richter, C. M. Schroeder, “Conformational Dynamics and Phase Behavior of Lipid Vesicles in a Precisely Controlled Extensional Flow”, Soft Matter, 16, 337-347 (2020). Web | PDF

K. Peddireddy, M. Lee, Y. Zhou, S. Adalbert, C. M. Schroeder, R. Robertson-Anderson, “Unexpected Entanglement Dynamics in Semidilute Blends of Supercoiled and Ring DNA”, Soft Matter, 16, 152-161 (2020). Web | PDF

L. Cuculis*, C. Zhao*, Z. Abil, H. Zhao, D. Shukla*, C. M. Schroeder*,”Divalent Cations Enhance TALE DNA-Binding Specificity”, Nucleic Acids Research, 48, 1406-1422 (2020). Web | PDF

2019

D. Kumar, A. Shenoy, S. Li, C. M. Schroeder, “Orientation Control and Nonlinear Trajectory Tracking of Colloidal Particles using Microfluidics”, Physical Review Fluids, 4, 114203 (2019). Web | PDF

A. Shenoy, D. Kumar, S. Hilgenfeldt, C. M. Schroeder, “Flow Topology During Multiplexed Particle Manipulation using a Stokes Trap”, Physical Review Applied, 12, 054010 (2019). Web | PDF

S. Li*, H. Yu*, K. E. Schwieter, K. Chen, B. Li, Y. Liu, J. S. Moore, C. M. Schroeder, “Charge Transport and Quantum Interference in Oxazole-Terminated Conjugated Oligomers”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141, 16079-16084 (2019). Web | PDF

L. Valverde, B. Li, C. M. Schroeder, W. Wilson, “In Situ Photophysical Characterization of pi-conjugated Oligopeptides Assembled via Continuous Flow Processing”, Langmuir, 35, 10947-10957 (2019). Web | PDF

C. Boucher-Jacobs, B. Li, C. M. Schroeder, and D. Guironnet, “Solubility and Activity of a Phosphinosulfonate Palladium Catalyst in Water with Different Surfactants”, Polymer Chemistry, 10, 1988-1992 (2019). Web | PDF

Y. Zhou, K. W. Hsiao, K. E. Regan, D. Kong, G. B. McKenna, R. M. Robertson-Anderson, C. M. Schroeder, “Effect of Molecular Architecture on Ring Polymer Dynamics in Semidilute Linear Polymer Solutions”, Nature Communications, 10, 1753, DOI:10.1038/s41467-019-09627 (2019). Web | PDF

B. Li, H. Yu, E. C. Montoto, Y. Liu, S. Li, K. Schwieter, J. Rodriquez-Lopez, J. S. Moore, C. M. Schroeder, “Intrachain Charge Transport through Conjugated Donor-Acceptor Oligomers”, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 1, 7-12, (2019). Web | PDF

2018

Y. Zhou and C. M. Schroeder, “Dynamically Heterogeneous Relaxation of Entangled Polymer Chains”, Physical Review Letters, 120, 267801 (2018). Web | PDF

S. Li and C. M. Schroeder, “Synthesis and Direct Observation of Thermo-Responsive DNA Copolymers”, ACS Macro Letters, 7, 281-286 (2018). Web | PDF

D. J. Mai, A. Sadaat, B. Khomami, C. M. Schroeder, “Stretching Dynamics of Single Comb Polymers in Extensional Flow”, Macromolecules, 51, 1507-1517 (2018). Web | PDF

C. M. Schroeder, “Single Polymer Dynamics for Molecular Rheology”, Journal of Rheology, 62, 371-403 (2018). Web | PDF

2017

B. Li, L. R. Valverde, F. Zhang, Y. Zhou, S. Li, Y. Diao, W. L. Wilson, C. M. Schroeder, “Macroscopic Alignment and Assembly of pi-conjugated Oligopeptides using Colloidal Microchannels”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 41586-41593 (2017). Web | PDF

S. Kumar, J. S. Katz, C. M. Schroeder, “Heterogeneous Drying and Non-monotonic Contact Angle Dynamics in Concentrated, Film-forming Latex Drops”, Physical Review Fluids, 2, 114304 (2017). Web | PDF

J. P. Berezney, A. B. Marciel, C. M. Schroeder, O. A. Saleh, “Scale-dependent Stiff
ness and Internal Tension of a Model Brush Polymer”, Physical Review Letters, 116, 127801 (2017). Web | PDF

K. W. Hsiao, J. Dinic, Y. Ren, V. Sharma, C. M. Schroeder, “Passive Non-linear Microrheology for
Determining Extensional Viscosity”, Physics of Fluids, 29, 121603 (2017). Web | PDF

Y. Zhou, B. Li, S. Li, H. A. M. Ardoena, W. L. Wilson, J. D. Tovar, C. M. Schroeder, “Concentration-Driven Assembly and Sol-Gel Transition pi-Conjugated Oligopeptides”, ACS Central Science, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.7b00260 (2017). Web | PDF

L. W. Cuculis and C. M. Schroeder, “Molecular Mechanisms for Genome Editing Proteins: Single Molecule Studies of TALEs and CRISPR/Cas9”, Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 8, 577-597 (2017). Web | PDF

B. Li, S. Li, Y. Zhou, H. A. M. Ardona, L. R. Valverde, W. L. Wilson, J. D. Tovar, C. M. Schroeder, “Non-equilibrium Self-assembly of pi-conjugated Oligopeptides in Solution”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 3977-3984 (2017). Web | PDF

C. Sasmal, K. Hsiao, C. M. Schroeder, J. R. Prakash, “Parameter-free Prediction of DNA Dynamics in Planar Extensional Flow of Semi-dilute Solutions”, Journal of Rheology, 61, 169-186 (2017). Web | PDF

K. Hsiao, C. Sasmal, J. R. Prakash, C. M. Schroeder, “Direct Observation of DNA Dynamics in Semi-dilute Solutions in Extensional Flow”, Journal of Rheology, 61, 151-167 (2017). Web | PDF

2016

Y. Zhou and C. M. Schroeder, “Transient and Average Unsteady Dynamics of Single Polymers in Large-amplitude Oscillatory Extension”, Macromolecules, 49, 8018-8030 (2016). Web | PDF

D. J. Mai and C. M. Schroeder, “Single Polymer Dynamics of Topologically Complex DNA”, Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 26, 28-40 (2016). Web | PDF

Y. Zhou and C. M. Schroeder, “Single Polymer Dynamics in Large Amplitude Oscillatory Extension”, Physical Review Fluids, 1, 053301 (2016). Web | PDF

L. W. Cuculis, Z. Abil, H. Zhao, C. M. Schroeder, “TALE Proteins Search DNA Using a Rotationally Decoupled Mechanism”, Nature Chemical Biology, 12, 831-837 (2016). Web | PDF
- See also: News and Views, Nature Chemical Biology

C. M. Schroeder, S. Köster, Y. Huang, “Emerging Investigators 2016: Discovery Science Meets Technology”, Lab on a Chip, 16, 2974-2976 (2016). Web | PDF

A. Shenoy, C. V. Rao, C. M. Schroeder, “Stokes Trap for Multiplexed Particle Manipulation and Assembly Using Fluidics”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113, 3976-3981 (2016). Web | PDF
- See also: Research Highlights Nature Physics

K. Hsiao, C. M. Schroeder, C. E. Sing, “Ring Polymer Dynamics are Governed by a Coupling Between Architecture and Hydrodynamic Interactions”, Macromolecules, 49(5), 1961-1971, (2016). Web | PDF

2015

D. T. Reilly, S. H. Kim, J. A. Katzenellenbogen, C. M. Schroeder, “Fluorescent Nanoconjugate Derivatives with Enhanced Photostability for Single Molecule Imaging”, Analytical Chemistry, 87(21), 11048-11057, (2015). Web | PDF

Y. Li, K. Hsiao, C. A. Brockman, D.Y. Yates, R. M. Robertson-Anderson, J. A. Kornfield, M. J. San Francisco, C. M. Schroeder, G. B. McKenna, “When Ends Meet: Circular DNA Stretches Differently in Elongational Flows”, Macromolecules, 48(16), 5997–6001, (2015). Web | PDF

X. Li, C. M. Schroeder, K. D. Dorfman, “Modeling the Stretching of Wormlike Chains in the Presence of Excluded Volume”, Soft Matter, 11, 5947-5954 (2015). Web | PDF

L. W. Cuculis, Z. Abil, H. Zhao, C. M. Schroeder, “Direct Observation of TALE Protein Dynamics Reveals a Two-state Search Mechanism”, Nature Communications, 6, 7277 (2015). Web | PDF

R. Mohan, C. Sanpitakseree, A. V. Desai, S. E. Sevgen, C. M. Schroeder, P. J. A. Kenis, “A Microfluidic Approach to Study the Effect of Bacterial Interactions on Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Polymicrobial Cultures”, RSC Advances, 5, 35211-35223 (2015). Web | PDF

D. J. Mai, A. B. Marciel, C.E. Sing, C. M. Schroeder, “Topology-Controlled Relaxation Dynamics of Single Comb Polymers”, ACS Macro Letters, 4, 446-452 (2015). Web | PDF

A. B. Marciel, D. J. Mai, C. M. Schroeder, “Template-Directed Synthesis of Structurally Defined Branched Polymer Architectures”, Macromolecules, 48(5), 1296-1303 (2015). Web | PDF

A. Mukherjee and C. M. Schroeder, “Flavin-based Fluorescent Proteins: Emerging Paradigms in Biological Imaging”, Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 31, 16-23 (2015). PDF

2014

F. Latinwo, K. Hsiao, C. M. Schroeder, “Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Dilute Polymer Solutions in Flow”, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 141, 174903 (2014). Web | PDF

A. Shenoy, M. Tanyeri, C. M. Schroeder, “Characterizing the Performance of the Hydrodynamic Trap Using a Control-based Approach”, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 8, 1055–1066(2015). Web | PDF

A. Mukherjee, K. B. Weyant, J. Walker, U. Agrawal, I. Cann, C. M. Schroeder, “Engineering and Characterization of New LOV-based Fluorescent Proteins from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii andVaucheria frigida“, ACS Synthetic Biology, DOI: 10.1021/sb500237x (2014). Web | PDF

E. M. Johnson-Chavarria, U. Agrawal, M. Tanyeri, T. E. Kuhlman, C. M. Schroeder, “Automated Single Cell Microbioreactor for Monitoring Intracellular Dynamics and Cell Growth in Free Solution”, Lab on a Chip, 14, 2688-2697 (2014). Web | PDF

K. S. Lee, A. B. Marciel, A. G. Kozlov, C. M. Schroeder, T. M. Lohman, T. Ha, “Ultrafast Re-distribution ofE. coli SSB Along Long Single-Stranded DNA via Intersegment Transfer”, Journal of Molecular Biology, 426, 2413-2421 (2014). Web | PDF

F. Latinwo and C. M. Schroeder, “Determining Elasticity from Single Polymer Dynamics”, Soft Matter, 10, 2178-2187 (2014). Web | PDF

2013

A. B. Marciel, M. Tanyeri, B. D. Wall, J. D. Tovar, C. M. Schroeder*, W. L. Wilson*, “Fluidic-directed Assembly of Aligned Oligopeptides with π -conjugated Cores”, Advanced Materials, 25, 6398-6404 (2013). Web | PDF

F. Latinwo and C. M. Schroeder, “Nonequilibrium Work Relations for Polymer Dynamics in Dilute Solutions”, Macromolecules, 46, 8345-8355 (2013). Web | PDF

M. Tanyeri and C. M. Schroeder, “Manipulation and Confinement of Single Particles using a Fluid Flow”, Nano Letters, 13, 2357-2364 (2013). Web | PDF

R. Mohan*, A. Mukherjee*, S. E. Sevgen, C. Sanpitakseree, J. Lee, C. M. Schroeder, P. J. A. Kenis, “A Multiplexed Microfluidic Platform for Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing”, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 49, 118-125 (2013). Web | PDF

A. Mukherjee, J. Walker, K. B. Weyant, C. M. Schroeder, “Characterization of Flavin-based Fluorescent Proteins: An Emerging Class of Powerful Fluorescent Reporters”, PLOS ONE, 8, e64753 (2013). Web | PDF

A. B. Marciel and C. M. Schroeder, “New Directions in Single Polymer Dynamics”, Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics, 51, 556-566 (2013). Web | PDF

U. Agrawal, D. Reilly, C. M. Schroeder, “Zooming in on Biological Processes with Fluorescence Nanoscopy”, Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 24 (2013). Web | PDF

Y. Kim, S. Kim, M. Tanyeri, J. A. Katzenellenbogen, C. M. Schroeder, “Dendrimer Probes for Enhanced Photostability and Localization in Fluorescence Imaging”, Biophysical Journal, 104, 1566-1575, (2013).
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- News: This article was highlighted in a “New and Notable” article: Biophysical Journal, 104, 1394 (2013).

2012

A. Mukherjee and C. M. Schroeder, “Directed Evolution of Bright Mutants of a Flavin-Dependent Anaerobic Fluorescent Protein from Pseudomonas putida“, Journal of Biological Engineering, 6, 20, (2012). Web | PDF

Y. Kim, S. Kim, J. A. Katzenellenbogen, C. M. Schroeder, “Specific Labeling of Zinc Finger Proteins using Non-canonical Amino Acids and Copper-free Click Chemistry”, Bioconjugate Chemistry, 23, 1891-1901 (2012). Web | PDF

D. J. Mai, C. A. Brockman, C. M. Schroeder, “Microfluidic Systems for Single DNA Dynamics”, Soft Matter, 8,10560-10572 (2012). Web | PDF

M.-H. Lai, J. H. Jeong, R. Devolder, C. Brockman, C. M. Schroeder, H. Kong, “Ellipsoidal Polyaspartamide Polymersomes with Enhanced Cell-Targeting Ability”, Advanced Functional Materials, 22, 3239-3246 (2012). Web | PDF

2011

M. Tanyeri, M. Ranka, N. Sittipolkul, C. M. Schroeder, “Microfluidic Wheatstone Bridge for Rapid Sample Analysis”, Lab on a Chip, 11, 4181-4186 (2011). Web | PDF

F. Latinwo and C. M. Schroeder, “Model Systems for Single Molecule Polymer Dynamics”, Soft Matter, 7, 7907-7913 (2011), June (2011). Web | PDF

News: This article was selected as a “Hot Article” by the editor of Soft Matter.

C. A. Brockman, S. Kim, F. Latinwo, C. M. Schroeder, “Direct Observation of Single Flexible Polymers using Single Stranded DNA”, Soft Matter, 7, 8005-8012 (2011). Web | PDF

News: This article was selected as a “Hot Article” by the editor of Soft Matter.

M. Tanyeri, M. Ranka, N. Sittipolkul, C. M. Schroeder, “A Microfluidic-based Hydrodynamic Trap: Design and Implementation”, Lab on a Chip, 11, 1786-1794 (2011). Web | PDF

B. Schudel, M. Tanyeri, A. Mukherjee, C. M. Schroeder, P. J. A. Kenis, “Multiplexed Detection of Nucleic Acids in a Combinatorial Screening Chip”, Lab on a Chip, 11, 1916-1923 (2011). Web | PDF

E. M. Johnson-Chavarria , M. Tanyeri , C. M. Schroeder, “A Microfluidic-based Hydrodynamic Trap for Single Particles”, Journal of Visualized Experiments, 47, (2011). Web | PDF

2010

Y. Han, D. Dodd, C. M. Schroeder, R. I. Mackie, I. K. O. Cann, “Comparative Analysis of Two Thermophilic Enzymes Exhibiting both β-1,4-Mannosidic and β-1,4-Glucosidic Cleavage Activities fromCaldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus“, Journal of Bacteriology, 192, 4111-4121 (2010). Web | PDF

M. Tanyeri, E. M. Johnson-Chavarria and C. M. Schroeder, “Hydrodynamic Trap for Single Particles and Cells”, Applied Physics Letters, 96, 224101 (2010). Web | PDF

S. Kim, C. M. Schroeder, X. S. Xie, “Single-Molecule Study of DNA Polymerization Activity of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase on DNA Templates”, Journal of Molecular Biology, 395, 995-1006 (2010). Web | PDF

C. J. Yeoman, Y. Han, D. Dodd, C. M. Schroeder, R. I. Mackie, I. K. O. Cann, “Thermostable Enzymes as Biocatalysts in the Biofuel Industry”, Advances in Applied Microbiology, 70 (2010). Web | PDF

2009 (Prior to Illinois)

S. Kim, P. C. Blainey, C. M. Schroeder, X. S. Xie, “Multiplexed Single-molecule Assay for Enzymatic Activity on Flow-stretched DNA”, Nature Methods, 4, 397-399 (2007). Web | PDF

C. M. Schroeder, R. E. Teixeira, E. S. G. Shaqfeh, S. Chu, “Characteristic Periodic Motion of Polymers in Shear Flow”, Physical Review Letters, 95, 018301 (2005). Web | PDF

C. M. Schroeder, R. E. Teixeira, E. S. G. Shaqfeh, S. Chu, “Dynamics of DNA in the Flow-Gradient Plane of Steady Shear Flow: Observations and Simulations”, Macromolecules, 38, 1967-1978 (2005).
Web | PDF

C. M. Schroeder, E. S. G. Shaqfeh, S. Chu, “Effect of Hydrodynamic Interactions on DNA Dynamics in Extensional Flow: Simulation and Single Molecule Experiment”, Macromolecules, 37, 9242-9256(2004). Web | PDF

C. M. Schroeder, H. P. Babcock, E. S. G. Shaqfeh, S. Chu, “Observation of Polymer Conformation Hysteresis in Extensional Flow”, Science, 301, 1515-1519 (2003). Web | PDF

S. J. Vinay, D. M. Phillips, Y. S. Lee, C. M. Schroeder, X. Ma, M. C. Kim, M. S. Jhon, “Simulation of Ultrathin Lubricant Films Spreading of Various Carbon Surfaces”, Journal of Applied Physics, 87, 6164-6166 (2000). Web | PDF

Book Chapters

C. M. Schroeder, P. C. Blainey, S. Kim, X. S. Xie, “Hydrodynamic Flow-stretching Assay for Single Molecule Studies of Nucleic Acid-Protein Interactions”, in Single Molecule Techniques: A Laboratory Manual, T. Ha and P. Selvin (eds.), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2007.
A. Mukherjee and C. M. Schroeder, “Microfluidic Methods in Single Cell Biology”, in Microfluidic Methods in Molecular Biology , C. Lu and S. Verbridge (eds.), Springer, 2016.

Patents

C. M. Schroeder, H. P. Babcock, E. S. G. Shaqfeh, S. Chu, “System and Method for Confining an Object to a Region of Fluid Flow Having a Stagnation Point”, United States Patent, No. 7,013,739 B2, March 21, 2006.
Y. Kim, S. Kim, M. Tanyeri, J. A. Katzenellenbogen, C. M. Schroeder, “Dye-conjugated Dendrimers”, United States Patent, No. 13/385,828, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2016.
O. Milenkovic, C. M. Schroeder, H. Tabatabaei, K. Tabatabaei, A. Hernandez, C. Pan, “DNA Based Im- age Storage and Retrieval”, United States Non-Provisional Patent, UIUC2019-195-02(US), 17/102,143, Awarded 2023.
O. Milenkovic, N. Athreya, A. Khandelwal, J.-P. LeBurton, X. Li, C. M. Schroeder, K. Tabatabaei, B. Li, “On-Chip Nanoscale Storage System Using Chimeric DNA”, United States Non-Provisional Patent, 19-1227-US, 16/593,450, Awarded 2023.