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Refereed Journal Publications

2008

  •  "A sensitivity model for predicting photonic crystal biosensor performance," I.D. Block, N. Ganesh, M. Lu, and B.T. Cunningham, IEEE Sensors, Vol. 8, No. 3, p. 274-280, 2008.
  •  “Label-free imaging of cancer cells using photonic crystal biosensors and application to cytotoxicity screening of a natural compound library,” L.L. Chan, S. Gosangari, K.L. Watkin, and B.T. Cunningham, Sensors and Actuators B, Vol. 132, p. 418-425, 2008.
  • "High Sensitivity Photonic Crystal Biosensor Incorporating Nanorod Structures for Enhanced Surface Area," W. Zhang, N. Ganesh, I.D. Block and B.T. Cunningham, Sensors and Actuators B, Vol. 131, p. 279-284, 2008.
  • "Vertically emitting, dye-doped polymer laser in the green (lambda ~ 536 nm) with a second order distributed feedback grating fabricated by replica molding," M. Lu, J.G. Eden, and B.T. Cunningham, Optics Communications, Vol. 281, p. 3159-3162, 2008.
  • "Graded Wavelength One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Reveals Spectral Characteristics of Enhanced Fluorescence," P.C. Mathias, N.Ganesh, W.Zhang, and B.T. Cunningham, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 103, No. 9, 2008.
  • "Optically tuned resonant optical reflectance filter," F. Yang, G. Yen, G. Rasigade, J. Soares, and B.T. Cunningham, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 92, No. 9, p. 091115, DOI: 10.1063/1.289071, 2008.
  • "High Sensitivity Plastic-Substrate Photonic Crystal Biosensor," I.D. Block, M.F. Pineda, C.J. Choi, and B.T. Cunningham, IEEE Sensors Journal, Accepted, February, 2008.
  • "Distance dependence of fluorescence enhancement from photonic crystal surfaces," N. Ganesh, P.C. Mathias, W. Zhang, and B.T. Cunningham, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 103, p. 083104, 2008.
  • "Low temperature plasma channels generated in microcavity trenches with widths 20-150 um and aspect rations as large as 10000:1", M. Lu, S.-J. Park, B.T. Cunningham, and J.G. Eden, Applied Physics Letters, Accepted, January 2008.
  • "Vertically emitting distributed feedback laser for label free biosensing," M. Lu, S. S. Choi, C. J. Wagner, J. G. Eden, and B. T. Cunningham, Applied Physics Letters, Accepted, April, 2008.
  • "Advantages and application of label-free detection assays in drug screening," B.T. Cunningham and L.G. Laing, Expert Opinions in Drug Discovery, Accepted, April, 2008.
  • "VCSEL Optoelectronic Biosensor for Detection of Infectious Diseases," M.C.Y. Huang, C.F.R. Mateus, J.E. Foley, R. Beatty, B.T. Cunningham, and C.J. Chang-Hasnain, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 20, No. 6, p. 443-445, 2008.

 

2007

  • "Combined Enhanced Fluorescence and Label-Free Biomolecular Detection with a Photonic Crystal Surface," P.C. Mathias, N. Ganesh, Leo L. Chan, and B.T. Cunningham, Applied Optics, Vol. 26, No. 12, p. 2351-2360, 2007.
  • "Compact Wavelength Detection System Incorporating a Guided-Mode Resonance Filter," N.Ganesh, A. Xiang, N.B. Beltran, D.W. Dobbs, and B.T. Cunningham, Applied Physics Letters, v. 90, p. 081103-081106, 2007. 
  • "A 96-well microplate incorporating a replica molded microfluidic network integrated with photonic crystal biosensors for high throughput kinetic biomolecular interaction analysis,"C. J. Choi and B.T. Cunningham, Lab On A Chip, Vol. 7, p. 550-556, 2007. 
  • "Large-Area Submicron Replica Molding of Porous Low-k Dielectric Films and Application to Photonic Crystal Biosensor Fabrication,” I.D. Block, L.L. Chan, and B.T. Cunningham, Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 84, No. 4, p.603-608, 2007.
  • “Self-Referenced Assay Method for Photonic Crystal Biosensors: Application to Small Molecule Analytes,” L.L. Chan, P.Y. Li, D. Puff, and B.T. Cunningham, Sensors and Actuators B, Vol. 120, No. 2, p.392-398, 2007.
  • "Microplasma devices and arrays fabricated by plastic-based replica molding," M. Lu, S.-J. Park, J.G. Eden, and B.T. Cunningham, JMEMS, Vol. 16, No. 6, p. 1397-1402, 2007.
  • "A label-free photonic crystal biosensor imaging method for detection of cancer cell cytotoxicity and proliferation," L. Chan, S. Gosangari, K. Watkin, and B.T. Cunningham, Apoptosis, Vol. 12, No, 6, p. 1061-1068, 2007.
  • "Enhanced fluorescence emission from quantum dots on a photonic crystal surface," N. Ganesh, W. Zhang, P.C. Mathias and B.T. Cunningham, Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 2, No. 8, p. 515-520, 2007. 
  • "A voltage-tuned resonant reflectance optical filter for visible wavelengths fabricated by nanoreplica molding," F. Yang, G. Yen, and B.T. Cunningham, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 90, p. 261109-261111, 2007. 
  • "A Replica Molding Technique for Producing Fibrous Chitosan Scaffolds for Cartilage Engineering," G.J. Slavik, G. Ragetly, N. Ganesh,a D.J. Griffon, and B.T. Cunningham, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Vol. 17, p. 4095 - 4101, 2007.
  • "Honey I Shrunk the World: Research and Development in Nanotechnology at the University of Illinois," I.S. Ahmad and B.T. Cunningham, IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine, December, p. 5-10, 2007.

2006

  • "A Label-Free Biosensor-Based Cell Attachment Assay for Characterization of Cell Surface Molecules," B. Lin, P. Li, and B.T. Cunningham, Sensors and Actuators B, Vol 114, No. 2, p. 559-564, (2006).
  • "Label-free Detection of Biomolecular Interactions: Applications in Proteomics and Drug Discovery,” B.T. Cunningham and L.L. Laing, Expert Reviews in Proteomics, Vol 3, No. 3, p. 271-281, (2006).
  • “Photonic Crystal Near UV Reflectance Filters Fabricated by Nano Replica Molding,” N. Ganesh and B.T. Cunningham, Applied Physics Letters, v 88, n 7, 2006, p 071110-071113
  • “Photonic Crystal Optical Biosensor Incorporating Structured Low-Index Porous Dielectric,” I.D. Block, L.L. Chan, and B.T. Cunningham, Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, v 120, n 1, Dec 14, 2006, p 187-193.
  • "A Self- Referencing Method for Microplate Label-Free Photonic Crystal Biosensors,” L.L. Chan, P.Y. Li, D. Puff, and B.T. Cunningham, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 6, No. 6, p. 1551-1556, 2006.
  • “Near ultraviolet-wavelength photonic-crystal biosensor with enhanced surface-to-bulk sensitivity ratio,” N. Ganesh, I.D. Block, and B.T. Cunningham, Applied Physics Letters, v 89, n 2, 2006, p 023901-023904.
  • “Optically Tunable Photonic Crystal Reflectance Filter,” D. Dobbs and B.T. Cunningham, Applied Optics, Vol. 45, Issue 28, pp. 7286-7293, 2006.
  • "Single-step fabrication of photonic crystal biosensors with polymer microfluidic channels by a replica molding process," C.J. Choi and B.T. Cunningham, Lab-On-A-Chip, Vol. 6, p. 1373-1380, 2006.
  • "Fabrication of a graded wavelength guided mode resonant filter photonic crystal," D. Dobbs, I. Gershkovich, and B.T. Cunningham, Applied Physics Letters, v 89, n 12, 2006, p 123113-123116.

2004

  • “A New Method for Label-Free Imaging of Biomolecular Interactions,” P. Li, B. Lin, J. Gerstenmaier, and B.T. Cunningham, Sensors and Actuators B, Vol. 99, p. 6-13, (2004).
  • “Compact label-free biosensor using VCSEL-based measurement system,” C.F.R. Mateus, M.C.Y. Huang, J.E. Foley, P.R. Beatty, P. Li, B.T. Cunningham, and C.J. Chang-Hasnain, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters.
  • “Label-Free Assays on the BIND System,” B.T. Cunningham, P. Li, S. Schulz, B. Lin, C. Baird, J. Gerstenmaier, C. Genick, F. Wang, E. Fine, and L. Laing, Journal of Biomolecular Screening, Vol 9, p. 481-490, (2004).

2003

  • “Detection of proteins and intact microorganisms using microfabricated flexuar plate wave resonator arrays,”J. Pepper, R. Noring, M. Klempner, B.T. Cunningham, A. Petrovich, R. Bousquet, C. Clapp, J. Brady, and B. Hugh, Sensors and Actuators B, Vol 96, No. 3, p. 565-575, 2003.

2002

  • “Colorimetric Resonant Reflection as a Direct Biochemical Assay Technique,” B.T. Cunnigham, P. Li, B. Lin, and J. Pepper, Sensors and Actuators B, Volume 81, p. 316-328, January 2002.
  • “A Label-Free High Throughput Optical Technique for Detecting Small Molecule Interactions,” B. Lin, J. Pepper, P. Li, H. Pien, and B.T. Cunningham, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol. 17, No. 9, p. 827-834, September 2002.
  • “A Plastic Colorimetric Resonant Optical Biosensor for Multiparallel Detection of Label-Free Biochemical Interactions,” B.T. Cunningham, B. Lin, J. Qiu, P. Li, J. Pepper, and B. Hugh, Sensors and Actuators B, Vol. 85, number 3, pp219-226, November 2002.
  • “Enhancing the Surface Sensitivity of Colorimetric Resonant Optical Biosensors,” B.T. Cunningham, J. Qiu, P. Li, and C. Baird, Sensors and Actuators B, Volume 87, Issue 2, Pages 365-370, December 2002.

2001

  • “Design, Fabrication and Vapor Characterization of a Microfabricated Flexural Plate Resonance Sensor and Application to Integrated Sensor Arrays,” B.T. Cunningham, M. Weinberg, J. Pepper, C. Clapp, R. Bousquet, B. Hugh, R. Kant, C. Daly, E. Hauser, Sensors and Actuators B, 73, p. 112-123, (2001).

2000

  • “Modeling of Flexural Plate Wave Devices,” M.W. Weinberg, B.T. Cunningham, and C. Clapp, JMEMS, Vol. 9, No. 3, September, 2000.
  • “Silicon Micromachining to Tissue Engineer Branched Vascular Channels for Liver Fabrication,” S. Kaihara, J. Borenstein, R. Koka, S. Lalan, M. Ravens, H. Pien, B.T. Cunningham, and J. Vacanti, Tissue Engineering, 6(2):105-17, 2000 Apr.

1990

  • "Layer Intermixing and Related Long-Term Instability in Heavily Carbon-Doped AlGaAs/GaAs Superlattices," I. Szafranek, M. Szafranek, J.S. Major, Jr., B.T. Cunningham, L.J. Guido, N. Holonyak, Jr., and G.E. Stillman, J. Electron Mater. 20, 409 (1990).
  • "Instability of Partially Disordered Carbon-Doped AlGaAs/GaAs Superlattices," I. Szafranek, J.S. Major, Jr., B.T. Cunningham, L.J. Guido, N. Holonyak, Jr., and G.E. Stillman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 27, 2910 (1990).
  • "Layer Intermixing in Heavily Carbon-Doped AlGaAs/GaAs Superlattices," I. Szafranek, M. Szafranek, B.T. Cunningham, L.J. Guido, N. Holonyak, Jr., and G.E. Stillman, J. Appl. Physics, 68, 5615 (1990).
  • "High Precision Temperature and Energy Dependent Refractive Index of GaAs Determined from Excitation of Optical Waveguide Eigenmodes," S.R. Kisting, P.W. Bohn, E. Andideh, I. Adesida, B.T. Cunningham, and G.E. Stillman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 57, 1328 (1990).
  • "Column III-Column V Sublattice Interaction via Zn- and Si- Impurity-Induced Layer-Disordering of 13C in Modulation Doped AlxGa1-xAs Quantum Well Heterostructures," L.J. Guido, J.S. Major, Jr., J.E. Baker, N. Holonyak, Jr., B.T. Cunningham, and G.E. Stillman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 56, 572 (1990).
  • "CCl4 Doped AlGaAs Grown by MOCVD," B.T. Cunningham, J.E. Baker, and G.E. Stillman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 56, 836 (1990).
  • "Absence of 13C Incorporation in 13CCl4 Doped InP grown by MOCVD," B.T. Cunningham, J.E. Baker, S.A. Stockman, and G.E. Stillman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 56, 1760 (1990).
  • "Effect of Growth Parameters on the Properties of CCl4 Doped AlxGa1-xAs Grown by MOCVD," B.T. Cunningham, J.E. Baker, and G.E. Stillman, J. Electron. Mater. 19, 331 (1990).
  • "Carbon Doped Base GaAs/AlGaAs Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor grown by MOCVD using Carbon Tetrachloride as the Dopant Source," B.T. Cunningham, G.S. Jackson, and G.E. Stillman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 56, 361 (1990).
  • "Al-Ga Interdiffusion in Heavily Carbon-Doped AlGaAs Quantum Well Heterostructures," L.J. Guido, B.T. Cunningham, D.W. Nam, K.C. Hsieh, W.E. Plano, J.S. Major, Jr., E.J. Vesely, A.R. Sugg, N. Holonyak, Jr., and G.E. Stillman, J. Appl. Phys. 67, 2179 (1990).

1989

  • "Carbon Diffusion in undoped, n-type, and p-type GaAs," B.T. Cunningham, L.J. Guido, J.E. Baker, J.S. Major, Jr., N. Holonyak, Jr., and G.E. Stillman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 55, 687 (1989).
  • "Heavy Carbon Doping of MOCVD-grown GaAs using Carbon Tetrachloride," B.T. Cunningham, M.A. Haase, M.J. McCollum and G.E. Stillman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 54, 1905 (1989).

1987

  • "Fault Characterization and Delay Fault Testing of GaAs Logic Circuits," B.T. Cunningham, P. Bannerjee, and W.K. Fuchs, Proceedings of the 1987 International Conference on Fault Tolerant Computing.

Issued Patents (Pending patents not listed)

    1. 7,301,628 Method and apparatus for detecting biomolecular interactions (B.T. Cunningham, P.Y. Li, and F. DeFilippi)
    2. 7,300,803 Label-free methods for performing assays using a colorimetric resonant reflectance optical biosensor (B. Lin, J. Pepper, B.T. Cunningham, J. Gerstenmaier, P.Y, Li, J. Qiu, and H. Pien)
    3. 7,298,477 Method and apparatus for detecting biomolecular interactions (B.T. Cunningham, P.Y. Li, and F. DeFilippi)
    4. 7,292,336 Method and instrument for detecting biomolecular interactions (B.T. Cunningham and P.Y. Li)
    5. 7,264,973 Label-free methods for performing assays using a colorimetric resonant optical biosensor (B. Lin, B.T. Cunningham, and P.Y. Li)
    6. 7,217,574 Method and apparatus for biosensor spectral shift detection (H. Pien, W.C. Karl, D. Puff, P.Y. Li, and B.T. Cunningham)
    7. 7,202,076 Label-free high-throughput optical technique for detecting biomolecular interactions (B.T. Cunningham, J. Pepper, B. Lin, P.Y. Li, and H. Pien)
    8. 7,197,198 Biosensor substrate structure for reducing the effects of optical interference (S.C. Schulz and B.T. Cunningham)
    9. 7,175,980 Method of making a plastic colorimetric resonant biosensor device with liquid handling capabilities (J. Qiu, P.Y. Li, and B.T. Cunningham)
    10. 7,170,599 Method and instrument for detecting biomolecular interactions (B.T. Cunningham and P.Y. Li)
    11. 7,158,230 Method and apparatus for detecting biomolecular interactions  (B.T. Cunningham, P.Y. Li, and F. DeFilippi)
    12. 7,153,702 Label-free methods for performing assays using a colorimetric resonant reflection optical biosensor (B. Lin, J. Pepper, B.T. Cunningham, J. Gerstenmaier, P. Li, J. Qiu, and H. Pien)
    13. 7,148,964 Method and apparatus for detecting biomolecular interactions (B.T. Cunningham, P.Y. Li, and F. DeFilippi)
    14. 7,142,296  Method and apparatus for detecting biomolecular interactions (B.T. Cunningham, P.Y. Li, and F. DeFilippi)
    15. 7,118,710 Label-free high-throughput optical technique for detecting biomolecular interactions (B. T. Cunningham)
    16. 7,101,660 Method for producing a colorimetric resonant reflection biosensor on rigid surfaces (B.T. Cunningham and J. Qiu)
    17. 7,094,595 Label-free high-throughput optical technique for detecting biomolecular interactions (B.T. Cunningham, J. Pepper, B. Lin, P. Li, and H. Pien)
    18. 7,074,311 Biosensor electrophoresis (B.T. Cunningham)
    19. 7,070,987 Guided mode resonant filter biosensor using a linear grating surface structure (B.T. Cunningham, J. Pepper, B. Lin, P. Li, J. Qiu, and H. Pien)
    20. 7,023,544 Method and instrument for detecting biomolecular interactions (B.T. Cunningham and P. Li)
    21. 6,990,259 Photonic crystal defect cavity biosensor (B.T. Cunningham)
    22. 6,951,715 Optical detection of label-free biomolecular interactions using microreplicated plastic sensor elements (B.T. Cunningham, J. Pepper, B. Lin, P. Li, H. Pien, and J. Qiu)
    23. 7,300,814 Method for fabricating micro-mechanical devices (B.T. Cunningham and M.S. Weinberg)
    24. 7,266,990 Flexural plate wave sensor and array (B.T. Cunningham and J.R. Williams)
    25. 7,171,844 Apparatus and method for measuring the mass of a substance (B.T. Cunningham and J.R. Williams)
    26. 7,109,633 Flexural plate wave sensor (M.S. Weinberg, B.T. Cunningham, and E. Hildebrant)
    27. 7,000,453 Flexural plate wave sensor and array (B.T. Cunningham and J.R. Williams)
    28. 6,851,297 Flexural plate wave sensor and array (B.T. Cunningham and J.R. Williams)
    29. 6,837,097 Flexural plate wave sensor and array (B.T. Cunningham and J.R. Williams)
    30. 6,688,158 Flexural plate wave sensor and array (B.T. Cunningham and J.R. Williams)
    31. 5,903,383 Electrostatic memory micromirror display system
    32. 5,900,630 Radiation detection apparatus (T.T. Tang, B.T. Cunningham, D.L. Lee, R.F. Adams, and S. Liberman)
    33. 5,688,699 Microbolometer
    34. 6,168,906 Micromachined membrane with locally compliant and stiff regions and method of making same (B.T. Cunningham and P.V. Richard)

 
 
 
 

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