PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Publications (*equal contribution, grad. student, Undergrad. student‡)

20-Balmuri S.R., Phandanouvong-Lozano V., House S.D., Yang J.C., Niepa T.H.R. Mucoid Switch Provides a Growth Advantage to Pseudomonas aeruginosa at Oil-Water Interfaces. (2022) ACS Applied Bio Materials Early Career Forum–Invited Article(Accepted). [link] Featured Cover Art (Link).

19- Davidson S-L & Niepa THR. Controlling Microbial Dynamics through Selective Solute Transport Across Functional Nanocultures. (2021) ACS Applied Polymer Materials Early Career Forum –Invited Article. [link] Featured Cover Art (Link).

18- Davidson S-L & Niepa THR. Micro-technologies for Assessing Microbial Dynamics in Controlled Environments. Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (2022) 745835. [link]

17- Uzoukwu E‡, Phandanouvong-Lozano V, Usman H, Sfeir C.S., Niepa THR. Droplet-based microfluidics as a high-throughput method to investigate the human oral microbiome. Biotechnology Advances 55 (2022) 10790. [link]

16- Balmuri S.R., Keck N‡, Niepa THR. Assessing the performance of wax-based microsorbents for oil remediation. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 627 (2021) 127227. [link]

15- Usman H, Davidson S-L, Manimaran NH, Nguyen JT, Seth R‡, Bah A‡, Beckman E, Niepa THR. Design of a Well-Defined Poly(Dimethylsiloxane)-Based Microbial Nanoculture System. Materials Today Communications 2021, 27, 102185. [link]

14- Manimaran NH, Usman H, Kamga K‡, Davidson S-L, Beckman E, Niepa THR. Developing a Functional Poly (dimethylsiloxane)-Based Microbial Nanoculture System Using Dimethylallylamine. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces2020, 12, 45, 50581–50591. [link]. Featured Cover Art (Link).

13- Balmuri SR, Waters NG‡, Hegemann J, Kierfeld J, Niepa THR. Material Properties of Films of mucoid and non-mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. Acta Biomaterialia 118 (2020) 129–140 [link].

12- Parry-Nweye E‡*, Onukwugha N‡*, Balmuri SR, Shane JL, Kim D, Koo H, Niepa THR. Electrochemical Strategy for Eradicating Fluconazole-Tolerant Candida albicans using implantable Titanium. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2019, 11, 40997−41008. [link].

11- Niepa THR*, Vaccari L*, Leheny RL, Goulian M, Lee D, and Stebe KJ. Films of bacteria at Interfaces (FBI): Remodeling of fluid interfaces by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Scientific Reports 7 (2017) 17864. [link]

10- Vaccari L, Molaei M, Niepa THR, Lee D, Leheny LR, and Stebe KJ. Films of Bacteria at Interfaces. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 247 (2017) 561–572. [link]

9- Kim D., Sengupta A., Niepa THR, et al. Candida albicans stimulates Streptococcus mutans microcolony development via cross-kingdom biofilm-derived metabolites. Scientific Reports 7 (2017) 41332. [link]

8- Niepa THR, Wang H, Gilbert JL and Ren D. Eradication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells by cathodic electrochemical currents delivered with graphite electrodes. Acta Biomaterialia 50 (2017) 344-352. [link]

7- Murphy D, Gemmell B, Vaccari L, Li C, Bacosa H, Evans M, Gemmell C, Harvey T, Jalali M, Niepa THR. An in-depth survey of the oil spill literature since 1968: Long term trends and changes since Deepwater Horizon. Marine Pollution Bulletin 113 (1-2) (2016) 371–379. [link]

6- Hann DS, Niepa THR, Stebe KJ, Lee D. One-step generation of cell-viable compartments via polyelectrolyte complexation in an aqueous two-phase system. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8 (38) (2016) 25603–25611. [link]

5- Niepa THR, Hou L, Jiang H, Goulian M, Koo H, Stebe KJ, and Lee D. Microbial Nanoculture as an Artificial Microniche. Scientific Reports 6 (2016) 30578. [link]

4- Niepa THR, Wang H, Dabrowiak JC et al. Synergy between tobramycin and trivalent chromium ion in electrochemical control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Acta Biomaterialia 36 (2016) 286–295. [link]

3- Niepa THR, Snepenger LM, Hao Wang, et al. Sensitizing Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells to antibiotics by electrochemical disruption of membrane functions. Biomaterials 74 (2016) 267-279. [link]

2- Niepa THR, Gilbert JL, and Ren D. Controlling Pseudomonas aeruginosa persister cells by weak electrochemical currents and synergistic effects with tobramycin. Biomaterials 33(30) (2012) 7356-7365. [link]

1- Szkotak R, Niepa THR, Jawrani N, et al. Differential Gene Expression to Investigate the Effects of Low-level Electrochemical Currents on Bacillus subtilis. AMB Express 1 (2011) 39. [link]

PATENTS

  1. Ren, D., Zhang M., Niepa THR, and Gilbert J. (2014)  System and method for controlling bacterial persister cells with weak electric currents (2014).  (U.S. Patent 8569027).
  2. Ren, D., Zhang M., Niepa THR, and Gilbert J. (2013) System and method for controlling bacterial cells with weak electric currents (2013). (U.S. Patent 8663914).
  3. Romo L., Garritano N., Niepa THR, Door Handle Sterilization System (2013). WO Patent 2,013,025,894. (Patent Pending).

CONFERENCE PRECEEDINGS & PRESENTATIONS

  1. “Films of bacteria at Interfaces (FBI) formation: A dynamic response to interfacial stress.” – Poster Presentation at the Gordon Research Conference: 2016 Biointerface Science, Les Diablerets Conference Center, Les Diablerets, Switzerland. (June 11-19, 2016)
  2. “Differential Response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells to Interfacial stress”. Poster Presentation at the 2016 Gulf of Mexico-Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference. Tampa, FL. (February 1-5, 2016).
  3. “Controlling the Metabolic Activity of Bacterial Cells By Physico-Chemical Factors”, Niepa THR, 2015 AICHE Annual Meeting(ISBN: 978-0-8169-1094-6). Salt Lake City, UT. (November 8-13, 2015).
  4. “Bacterial Response to Interfacial Stress in a Model of Hydrocarbon Bioremediation”, Niepa THR, Vaccari L, Leheny RL, Goulian M, Lee D. and Stebe KJ., 2015 AICHE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1094-6). Salt Lake City, UT. (November 8-13, 2015).
  5. “Selectively Permeable Microbial Nanoculture System”, Niepa THR, Hou L, Goulian M, Koo H, Stebe K, and Lee D., 2015 AICHE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1094-6). Salt Lake City, UT. (November 8-13, 2015).
  6. “Selectively Permeable Robust Microbial Nanoculture System”. Poster Presentation at the 7th ASM conference on Biofilms, Chicago, IL. Attended the biofilm quantification workshop – (October 24-29, 2015).
  7. “Bacterial response to interfacial stress in a model of hydrocarbon bioremediation”- Oral Presentation at the 2015 Gulf of Mexico-Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, Houston, TX. (February 16-19, 2015)
  8. “Sensitizing Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antibiotics by electrochemical disruption of membrane functions” – Poster Presentation at the Gordon Research Seminar: 2014 Microbial Stress Response, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA. (July 26-27, 2014)
  9. “Sensitizing Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antibiotics by electrochemical disruption of membrane functions” – Poster Presentation at the Gordon Research Conference: 2014 Microbial Stress Response, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA. (July 27-August 1, 2014)
  10. “Controlling Pseudomonas aeruginosa persister cells by weak electrochemical currents and synergistic effects with tobramycin”- Poster Presentation at the 6th ASM conference on Biofilms, Miami, FL. Attended the animal models of biofilm infections workshop – (Sept 29-Oct 4, 2012)
  11. “Electrochemical Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa persister cells”- Oral Presentation at the Emerging Researcher National (ERN) Conference in STEM, Atlanta, GA – (February 23-25, 2012)
  12. “Electrochemical Inhibition of bacterial persister cells”- Poster Presentation at the 2011 BMES Annual meeting, Hartford, CT – (October 12–15, 2011)
  13. “Electrochemical Inhibition of bacterial persister cells”- Oral and Poster Presentation at the Stevens conference on bacteria-biomaterial interactions, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ – (June 9-10, 2011)
  14. “Patterned biofilm formation reveals critical information of bacteria-surface interactions”- Poster Presentation at the NSF CMMI research and innovation conference, Atlanta, GA – (January 4-7, 2011)
  15. “Elimination of Pseudomonas aeruginosa persisters with Low Electric Currents”- Oral Presentation at the AIChE annual meeting, Salt Lake City, UT – (November 7-12, 2010)