@article {43,
	title = {Bactericidal effect of graphene oxide/Cu/Ag nanoderivatives against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.},
	journal = {International Journal of Pharmaceutics (Amsterdam, Netherlands)},
	volume = {511},
	year = {2016},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2016:1171677(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	month = {2016},
	pages = {90 - 97},
	publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
	abstract = {A systematic anal. of antibacterial activity of individual nanoderivatives, e.g. GO nanosheets, Ag and Cu nanoparticles (NPs), as well as combinations of Cu-Ag NPs, and GO-Cu-Ag nanocomposites against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was performed.  Chem. properties of the GO, Cu and Ag NPs were detd. employing XPS and X-Ray-excited Auger electron spectroscopy.  Morphol. of corresponding nanoderivatives was studied employing transmission electron microscopy and SEM.  It was shown that combination of Cu and Ag NPs, as well as GO-Cu-Ag nanocomposite material possess enhanced antibacterial activity through a possible synergy between multiple toxicity mechanisms.  MRSA showed highest resistance in all cases. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {antibacterial graphene oxide copper silver nanocomposite},
	isbn = {0378-5173},
	author = {Jankauskaite, V. and Vitkauskiene, A. and Lazauskas, A. and Baltrusaitis, J. and Prosycevas, I. and Andrulevicius, M.}
}
@article {59,
	title = {Characterization of linear alkyl phosphonate self-assembled on perovskite substrate.},
	journal = {Applied Surface Science},
	volume = {344},
	year = {2015},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2015:565720(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	month = {2015},
	pages = {159 - 162},
	publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
	abstract = {In recent years, functional material surface functionalization has grown into an expanding area of research due to the development and design of advanced systems and devices for key areas in biotechnol., smart sensing, environmental applications and manufg.  NdNiO3 surface was functionalized with octadecylphosphonic acid (ODP) using liq. phase reaction to attain superhydrophobic properties.  The resulting ODP modified surface exhibited dual-scale roughness with a stable static contact angle of 170 {\textpm} 2{\textdegree}.  Electron microscopy micrographs of ODP crystals formed revealed a nonuniform lateral growth characteristics.  The presence of ODP hydrocarbon chains was confirmed using FTIR spectroscopy with characteristic peaks at 2924 cm-1 and 2851 cm-1. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {linear alkyl phosphonate self assembled perovskite substrate},
	isbn = {0169-4332},
	author = {Lazauskas, A. and Baltrusaitis, J. and Grigaliunas, V. and Prosycevas, I.}
}
@article {96,
	title = {Thermally-driven structural changes of graphene oxide multilayer films deposited on glass substrate.},
	journal = {Superlattices and Microstructures},
	volume = {75},
	year = {2014},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2014:1440905(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	pages = {461 - 467},
	publisher = {Elsevier Ltd.},
	abstract = {Graphene oxide (GO) has been recognized as an important intermediate compd. for a potential low-cost large-scale graphene-like film fabrication.  In this work, graphene oxide multilayer films deposited on glass substrate were reduced using different thermal redn. methods, including low-temp. annealing, flame-induced and laser redn., and the corresponding surface morphol. and structural properties were investigated.  These graphene oxide thermal redn. methods strongly affected surface morphol. and differently facilitated structural and chem. transformations of graphene oxide.  As evidenced by Raman measurements, thermal annealing and laser redn. of graphene oxide produced more ordered graphene-like structure multilayer films.  However, surface morphol. differences were obsd. and attributed to the different de-oxidn. mechanisms of GO.  This Letter provides an important systematic comparison between the GO redn. methods and thermally-driven structural changes they provide to the reduced GO multilayer films obtained. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {glass substrate graphene oxide multilayer film deposition structural change},
	isbn = {0749-6036},
	author = {Lazauskas, A. and Baltrusaitis, J. and Grigaliunas, V. and Guobiene, A. and Prosycevas, I. and Narmontas, P. and Abakeviciene, B. and Tamulevicius, S.}
}
@article {112,
	title = {Polyvinylpyrrolidone surface modification with SiOx containing amorphous hydrogenated carbon (a-C:H/SiOx) and nitrogen-doped a-C:H/SiOx films using Hall-type closed drift ion beam source.},
	journal = {Thin Solid Films},
	volume = {538},
	year = {2013},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2012:1904654(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	pages = {25 - 31},
	publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
	abstract = {In this study SiOx contg. amorphous hydrogenated C (a-C:H/SiOx) and N-doped a-C:H/SiOx (a-C:H:N/SiOx) films were deposited on polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) templates of variable thickness using a Hall-type closed drift ion beam source with const. irradn. parameters.  A detailed surface characterization was followed using at. force microscopy (AFM) topog. images, surface morphol. parameters, height distribution histograms and bearing ratio curves with hybrid parameters.  The AFM anal. directly showed that the a-C:H/SiOx/PVP and a-C:H:N/SiOx/PVP composite films represent different morphologies with characteristic surface textures.  Surface adhesive properties were evaluated by measuring the force required to sep. the AFM tip from the surface by AFM force-distance curves.  The variance in adhesion force detected was lower for a-C:H/SiOx/PVP composite films due to lower structural homogeneity of the surfaces.  FTIR spectroscopy anal. was performed to study the blend behavior of PVP upon a-C:H/SiOx and a-C:H:N/SiOx direct ion beam deposition.  Interfacial interactions of PVP with the direct ion beam induced changes in the carbonyl group of the PVP and are dependent on the carrier gas used for the synthesis of the amorphous hydrogenated C films. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {ion beam, polyvinylpyrrolidone PVP surface modification amorphous carbon silicon oxide},
	isbn = {0040-6090},
	author = {Lazauskas, A. and Grigaliunas, V. and Guobiene, A. and Puiso, J. and Prosycevas, I. and Baltrusaitis, J.}
}
@article {125,
	title = {Water droplet behavior on superhydrophobic SiO2 nanocomposite films during icing/deicing cycles.},
	journal = {Materials Characterization},
	volume = {82},
	year = {2013},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2013:1032641(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	pages = {9 - 16},
	publisher = {Elsevier},
	abstract = {This work investigates water droplet behavior on superhydrophobic (water contact angle value of 162 {\textpm} 1{\textdegree}) SiO2 nanocomposite films subjected to repetitive icing/deicing treatments, changes in SiO2 nanocomposite film surface morphol. and their non-wetting characteristics.  During the expt., water droplets on SiO2 nanocomposite film surface are subjected to a series of icing and deicing cycles in a humid (\~{} 70\% relative humidity) atm. and the resulting morphol. changes are monitored and characterized using at. force microscopy (AFM) and contact angle measurements.  The formation of the frozen or thawed water droplet, with no further shape change, on superhydrophobic SiO2 nanocomposite film, is obtained faster within each cycle as the no. of the icing/deicing cycles increases.  After 10 icing and deicing cycles, the superhydrophobic SiO2 nanocomposite film had a water contact angle value of 146 {\textpm} 2{\textdegree} which is effectively non-superhydrophobic.  AFM anal. showed that the superhydrophobic SiO2 nanocomposite film surface area under the water droplet undergoes gradual mech. damage during the repetitive icing/deicing cycles.  We propose a possible mechanism of the morphol. changes to the film surface that take place during the consecutive icing/deicing expts. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {silica film interface hydrophobicity water droplet icing deicing},
	isbn = {1044-5803},
	author = {Lazauskas, A. and Guobiene, A. and Prosycevas, I. and Baltrusaitis, V. and Grigaliunas, V. and Narmontas, P. and Baltrusaitis, J.}
}
