Publications
s23. Rapid Sensing of Heat Stress using Machine Learning of Micrographs of Red Blood Cells Dispersed in Liquid Crystals. P. Verma, E. Adeogun, E. S. Greene, S. Dridi, U. Nakarmi, K. Nayani. In press. RSC Sensors & Diagnostics. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2024/sd/d4sd00213j (2024)
22. Liquid Crystalline Assembly of Collagen for Deterministic Alignment and Spread of Human Schwann Cells. H. Ghaiedi, L. Herrera, S. Alshafeay, L. Harris, J. Almodovar, K. Nayani. Soft Matter. In Press. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2024/sm/d4sm00534a (2024)
21. Effects of heat stress on cyto(chemo)kine and inflammasome gene expression and mechanical properties in isolated red and white blood cells from 4 commercial broiler lines and their ancestor jungle fowl. E. S. Greene, E. Adeogun, S. Orlowski, K. Nayani, S. Dridi. Poultry Science (2022)
20. Surfaces Decorated with Enantiomorphically Pure Polymer Nanohelices via Hierarchical Chirality Transfer across Multiple Length Scales. D. Varadharajan, K. Nayani, C. Zippel, E. Spuling, K. C. Cheng, S. Sarangarajan, S. Roh, J. Kim, V. Trouillet, S. Bräse, N. L. Abbott, J. Lahan. Advanced Materials (2022).
19. Sculpting the shapes of giant unilamellar vesicles using isotropic–nematic–isotropic phase cycles. H Yu, K Wang, T Szilvási, K Nayani, N Bao, RJ Twieg, M Mavrikakis, NL Abbott. Materials (2021).
18. Sculpting the shapes of giant unilamellar vesicles using isotropic–nematic–isotropic phase cycles. P. Jani, K. Nayani, N. L. Abbott. Soft Matter (2021).
17. Cationic Side Chain Identity Directs Hydrophobically-Driven Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic β-Peptides in Aqueous Solution. C. Wang, N. Biok, K. Nayani, X. Wang, H. Yeon, C. K. Ma, S. H. Gellman, N. L. Abbott. Langmuir (2021).
16. Dynamic and reversible shape response of red blood cells in synthetic liquid crystals. K. Nayani, A. Evans, S. E. Spagnolie, N. L. Abbott. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, 117 (42), 26083 (2020)
15. K. Nayani, Y. Yang, H. Yu, P. Jani, M. Mavrikakis, N. Abbott; Liquid Crystals Today, 35, 24 (2020)
14. Steering Active Emulsions with Liquid Crystals. K. Nayani, U. M. Figueroa, N. L. Abbott. Langmuir, 36, 6948 (2020)
13. Soft Matter from Liquid Crystals. Y. K. Kim, J. Noh, K. Nayani, N. L. Abbott. Soft Matter. 15, 6913 (2019)
12. Curvature-Induced Twist in Homeotropic Nematic Tori. P. W. Ellis*, K. Nayani*, J. P. McInerney, Z. Rocklin, E. Matsumoto, M. Srinivasarao, A. Fernandez-Nieves. Physical Review Letters. 121 (24), 247803 (2018).
11. Liquid Crystals with Interfacial Ordering that Enhances Responsiveness to Chemical Targets. K. Nayani, P. Rai, N. Bao, H. Yu, M. Mavrikakis, R. J. Twieg, N. L. Abbott. Advanced Materials, 1706707 (2018)
10. Chiral Interactions in Liquid Crystals. K. Nayani, Y. K. Kim, N. L. Abbott. Nature Materials, 17 (1), 14 (2018)
9. Redox‐Triggered Orientational Responses of Liquid Crystals to Chlorine Gas.
T. Szilvasi, N. Bao, K. Nayani, H. Yu, P. Rai, R. J. Twieg, M. Mavrikakis, N. L. Abbott. Angewandte Chemie. 57, 9665 (2018)
8. Active Janus Particles at Interfaces of Liquid Crystals. R. Mangal, K. Nayani, Y. K. Kim, E. Bukusoglu, U. M. Córdova-Figueroa, N. L. Abbott. Langmuir. 33, 10917 (2017)
7. Using Chiral Tactoids as Optical Probes to Study the Aggregation Behavior of Chromonics. K. Nayani, J. Fu, R. Chang, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. 114, 3826 (2017)
6. Spontaneous Emergence of Twist and the Formation of a Monodomain in Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals Confined to Capillaries. J. Fu, K. Nayani, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao. Nature Asia Materials. 114, 3826 (2017)
5. Orientational Order of a Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal Measured by Polarized Raman Spectroscopy. X. Yao, K. Nayani, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 120, 4508 (2016)
4. Macroscopic Alignment of Chromonic Liquid Crystals using Patterned Substrates. J. Y. Kim, K. Nayani, H.S. Jeong, H. J Jeon, H. W. Yoo, E. H. Lee, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao, H. T. Jung. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18 (15), 10362 (2016)
3. Spontaneous Emergence of Chirality in Achiral Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals Confined to Cylinders. K. Nayani, R. Chang, J. Fu, P. W Ellis, A. Fernandez-Nieves, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao. Nature Communications 6, 8067 (2015)
2. Liquid Crystalline Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Solutions Revisited: Role of Time-Dependent Self-Assembly. N. Kleinhenz, C. Rosu, S. Chatterjee, M. Chang, K. Nayani, Z. Xue, E. Kim, J. Middlebrooks, P. S. Russo, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao, E. Reichmanis. Chemistry of Materials 27 (7), 2687 (2015)
1. Electrospinning Combined with Non-Solvent Induced Phase Separation to Fabricate Highly Porous and Hollow Sub-micrometer Polymer Fibers. K. Nayani, H. Katepalli, C. S. Sharma, A. Sharma, S. Patil, R. Venkataraghavan. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 51, 1761 (2011)
22. Liquid Crystalline Assembly of Collagen for Deterministic Alignment and Spread of Human Schwann Cells. H. Ghaiedi, L. Herrera, S. Alshafeay, L. Harris, J. Almodovar, K. Nayani. Soft Matter. In Press. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2024/sm/d4sm00534a (2024)
21. Effects of heat stress on cyto(chemo)kine and inflammasome gene expression and mechanical properties in isolated red and white blood cells from 4 commercial broiler lines and their ancestor jungle fowl. E. S. Greene, E. Adeogun, S. Orlowski, K. Nayani, S. Dridi. Poultry Science (2022)
20. Surfaces Decorated with Enantiomorphically Pure Polymer Nanohelices via Hierarchical Chirality Transfer across Multiple Length Scales. D. Varadharajan, K. Nayani, C. Zippel, E. Spuling, K. C. Cheng, S. Sarangarajan, S. Roh, J. Kim, V. Trouillet, S. Bräse, N. L. Abbott, J. Lahan. Advanced Materials (2022).
19. Sculpting the shapes of giant unilamellar vesicles using isotropic–nematic–isotropic phase cycles. H Yu, K Wang, T Szilvási, K Nayani, N Bao, RJ Twieg, M Mavrikakis, NL Abbott. Materials (2021).
18. Sculpting the shapes of giant unilamellar vesicles using isotropic–nematic–isotropic phase cycles. P. Jani, K. Nayani, N. L. Abbott. Soft Matter (2021).
17. Cationic Side Chain Identity Directs Hydrophobically-Driven Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic β-Peptides in Aqueous Solution. C. Wang, N. Biok, K. Nayani, X. Wang, H. Yeon, C. K. Ma, S. H. Gellman, N. L. Abbott. Langmuir (2021).
16. Dynamic and reversible shape response of red blood cells in synthetic liquid crystals. K. Nayani, A. Evans, S. E. Spagnolie, N. L. Abbott. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, 117 (42), 26083 (2020)
15. K. Nayani, Y. Yang, H. Yu, P. Jani, M. Mavrikakis, N. Abbott; Liquid Crystals Today, 35, 24 (2020)
14. Steering Active Emulsions with Liquid Crystals. K. Nayani, U. M. Figueroa, N. L. Abbott. Langmuir, 36, 6948 (2020)
13. Soft Matter from Liquid Crystals. Y. K. Kim, J. Noh, K. Nayani, N. L. Abbott. Soft Matter. 15, 6913 (2019)
12. Curvature-Induced Twist in Homeotropic Nematic Tori. P. W. Ellis*, K. Nayani*, J. P. McInerney, Z. Rocklin, E. Matsumoto, M. Srinivasarao, A. Fernandez-Nieves. Physical Review Letters. 121 (24), 247803 (2018).
11. Liquid Crystals with Interfacial Ordering that Enhances Responsiveness to Chemical Targets. K. Nayani, P. Rai, N. Bao, H. Yu, M. Mavrikakis, R. J. Twieg, N. L. Abbott. Advanced Materials, 1706707 (2018)
10. Chiral Interactions in Liquid Crystals. K. Nayani, Y. K. Kim, N. L. Abbott. Nature Materials, 17 (1), 14 (2018)
9. Redox‐Triggered Orientational Responses of Liquid Crystals to Chlorine Gas.
T. Szilvasi, N. Bao, K. Nayani, H. Yu, P. Rai, R. J. Twieg, M. Mavrikakis, N. L. Abbott. Angewandte Chemie. 57, 9665 (2018)
8. Active Janus Particles at Interfaces of Liquid Crystals. R. Mangal, K. Nayani, Y. K. Kim, E. Bukusoglu, U. M. Córdova-Figueroa, N. L. Abbott. Langmuir. 33, 10917 (2017)
7. Using Chiral Tactoids as Optical Probes to Study the Aggregation Behavior of Chromonics. K. Nayani, J. Fu, R. Chang, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. 114, 3826 (2017)
6. Spontaneous Emergence of Twist and the Formation of a Monodomain in Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals Confined to Capillaries. J. Fu, K. Nayani, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao. Nature Asia Materials. 114, 3826 (2017)
5. Orientational Order of a Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal Measured by Polarized Raman Spectroscopy. X. Yao, K. Nayani, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 120, 4508 (2016)
4. Macroscopic Alignment of Chromonic Liquid Crystals using Patterned Substrates. J. Y. Kim, K. Nayani, H.S. Jeong, H. J Jeon, H. W. Yoo, E. H. Lee, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao, H. T. Jung. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18 (15), 10362 (2016)
3. Spontaneous Emergence of Chirality in Achiral Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals Confined to Cylinders. K. Nayani, R. Chang, J. Fu, P. W Ellis, A. Fernandez-Nieves, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao. Nature Communications 6, 8067 (2015)
2. Liquid Crystalline Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Solutions Revisited: Role of Time-Dependent Self-Assembly. N. Kleinhenz, C. Rosu, S. Chatterjee, M. Chang, K. Nayani, Z. Xue, E. Kim, J. Middlebrooks, P. S. Russo, J. O. Park, M. Srinivasarao, E. Reichmanis. Chemistry of Materials 27 (7), 2687 (2015)
1. Electrospinning Combined with Non-Solvent Induced Phase Separation to Fabricate Highly Porous and Hollow Sub-micrometer Polymer Fibers. K. Nayani, H. Katepalli, C. S. Sharma, A. Sharma, S. Patil, R. Venkataraghavan. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 51, 1761 (2011)
