MEMSDUKEPRATT School of engineering

Education

  • PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000
  • MS, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1992
Stefan Zauscher

My research lies at the intersection of surface and colloid science, polymer materials engineering, and biointerface science, with four central areas of focus: 1. Fabrication, manipulation and characterization of stimulus-responsive biomolecular and bio-inspired polymeric nanostructures on surfaces; 2. Nanotechnology of soft-wet materials and hybrid biological/non-biological microdevices; 3. Receptor-ligand interactions relevant to the diagnostics of infectious diseases; 4. Friction of soft-wet materials, specifically the role of glycoproteins on friction in diarthroidal joints. These four broad lines of inquiry deal with fundamental behaviors of soft-wet materials on surfaces and interfaces. The design and fabrication of these interfaces using "smart" polymeric and biomolecular nanostructures, and the characterization of the resulting structures, are critically important for the development of biomolecular sensors and devices and for bioinspired materials. Key approaches and tools I use in my research are: bottom-up organization on the molecular scale, through self-assembly, in-situ polymerization, and manipulation of intermolecular interactions; topdown fabrication, through scanning probe nanolithography; stimulus-responsive polymers; molecular recognition; and new approaches to sensing and manipulation. This research supports Duke's Pratt School of Engineering strategic initiative to expand research in soft-wet Materials Science.

Contact via or (919) 660-5360, (919) 660-5310 (office phone)
Visit via or 3385 CIEMAS (office location)

Specialties
Nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization
Polymer and Protein Engineering
Materials
Nanoscience
Sensing and sensor systems
Manufacturing

TEACHING (Fall 2009)

ME 301.01, BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING SEM, TuTh 04:25 PM-05:40 PM

Recent Publications More Publications

  1. Lee, Woo-Kyung and Patra, Michael and Linse, Per and Zauscher, Stefan, Scaling behavior of nanopatterned polymer brushes, Small, vol. 3 no. 1 (2007), ppt. 63 - 66 , [smll.200600414] [abs]
  2. Valiaev, Alexei and Abu-Lail, Nehal I. and Dong, Woo Lim and Chilkoti, Ashutosh and Zauscher, Stefan, Microcantilever sensing and actuation with end-grafted stimulus-responsive elastin-like polypeptides, Langmuir, vol. 23 no. 1 (2007), ppt. 339 - 344 , [la0616698] [abs]
  3. Chang, Debby P. and Dolbow, John E. and Zauscher, Stefan, Switchable friction of stimulus-responsive hydrogels, Langmuir, vol. 23 no. 1 (2007), ppt. 250 - 257 , [la0617006] [abs]
  4. Lee, Woo-Kyung and Chen, Sihai and Chilkoti, Ashutosh and Zauscher, Stefan, Fabrication of gold nanowires by electric-field-lnduced scanning probe lithography and in situ chemical development, Small, vol. 3 no. 2 (2007), ppt. 249 - 254 , [smll.200600396] [abs]
  5. Lee, Woo-Kyung and Caster, Kenneth C. and Kim, Jeonghan and Zauscher, Stefan, Nanopatterned polymer brushes by combining AFM anodization lithography with ring-opening metathesis polymerization in the liquid and vapor phase, Small, vol. 2 no. 7 (2006), ppt. 848 - 853 , [smll.200500470] [abs]

Research Interests

    Nano-mechanical and nano-tribological characterization (elasticity, friction, adhesion) of materials including organic thin films; self-assembled monolayers, polymeric gels, and cellulosics; Fabrication of polymeric nanostructures by scanning probe lithography; Colloidal probe and atomic force microscopy; Single molecule force spectroscopy applied to ligand-receptor binding; Biomolecular nano- and micro sensors

The mission of Duke's Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science educational programs is to provide the knowledge, skills, and credentials needed to be successful in the practice of engineering; the preparation necessary to undertake professional registration; an educational preparation for graduate or professional study; and an education background that is the basis for professional growth and leadership throughout a career that may encompass a broad range of endeavors, both technical and non-technical.