PATENTS:

• A. Abulrob, D. Stanimirovic; U. Iqbal, M.-P. Nieh, J. Katsaras “Single Domain Antibody-Targeted Carrier for Contrast Agents and Drug Delivery Agents” 2008 (12078-1).
• X. Qi, M.-P. Nieh, J. Katsaras  “Spontaneously formed ellipsoidal phospholipid unilamellar vesicles” 2007 (US2007081880).

PUBLICATIONS:

Book Chapters

• N. Kučerka, M.-P., Nieh and J. Katsaras. 2010. “Small-Angle Scattering from Homogenous and Heterogeneous Lipid Bilayers” in “Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers And Liposomes” Vol. 12, Ed. A. Iglic and H. T. Tien, pp. 201 – 236. Academic Press (Elsevier Inc.)
• M.-P., Nieh, N. Kučerka and J. Katsaras. 2009. “Spontaneously Formed Unilamellar Vesicles” in “Methods in Enzymology” Vol. 465, Ed. Nejat Düzgünes, pp. 3 – 20. Academic Press (Elsevier Inc.)
• J. Katsaras, J. Pencer, M.-P., Nieh, T. Abraham, N. Kučerka and T. A. Harroun. 2008. “Neutron and X-Ray Scattering from Isotropic And Aligned Membranes.” in “Structure And Dynamics of Membranous Interfaces” Ed. K. Nag, pp. 107 – 134. Wiley.
• Pencer, J., T. T. Mills, N. Kučerka, M.-P., Nieh and J. Katsaras. 2007. “Small-Angle Neutron Scattering to Detect Rafts and Lipid Domains.” in “Lipid Rafts” Ed. T. J. McIntosh, pp. 231 - 244. The Humana Press Inc. (ISBN 13: 978-1-58829-729-7).
• J. Katsaras, V. A. Raghunathan, T. A. Harroun, M.-P. Nieh, M. Chakrapani, M. J. Watson. 2005. “Neutron Scattering from Biomaterials in Complex Sample Environments.” in “Neutron Scattering in Biology - Techniques and Applications”.  Ed. J. fitter, T. Gutberlet, J. Katsaras, pp.107 – 126.  Springer.

Review Articles

• G. Pabst, N. Kučerka, M.-P. Nieh, M. C. Rheinstädterm, J. Katsaras “Applications of Neutron And X-ray Scattering to the Study of Biologically Relevant Model Membranes” Chem. Phys. Lipid., 163, 460 – 479 (2010).
• T. A. Harroun, N. Kučerka, M.-P. Nieh and J. Katsaras “Neutron and X-ray scattering for biophysics and biotechnology: examples of self-assembled lipid systems” Soft Matter 5, 2694-2703 (2009)
• J. Katsaras, N. Kučerka and M.-P. Nieh “Structure from substrate supported lipid bilayers” Biointerphases 3, FB55-63 (2008).
• N. Kučerka, M.-P. Nieh, J. Pencer, T. A. Harroun, J. Katsaras “The study of liposomes, lamellae and membranes using neutrons and X-rays“ Curr. Opin. Colliod & Interf. Sci., 12, 17-22 (2007).

• J. Katsaras, T. A. Harroun, J. Pencer, M.-P. Nieh “Bicellar" lipid mixtures as used in biochemical and biophysical studies” Naturwissenschaften, 92, 355-366 (2005).
• J. Katsaras, M.-P. Nieh, T. A. Harroun, M. Chakrapani, M. J. Watson “Neutron And X-Ray Scattering from Biologically Relevant Materials” Physics in Canada March/April Issue 93-100 (2004).

2011

· Y. Guo, C. Mulligan, M.-P. Nieh “An Unusual Morphological Transformation of Rhamnolipid Aggregates Induced by Concentration And Addition of Styrene: A Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) Study” Colloids Surf. A., 373, 42-50 (2011).

2010

• M.-P. Nieh, N. Kučerka, J. Katsaras “Formation Mechanism of Self-Assembled Unilamellar Vesicles” Can. J. Phys., 88, 735-740 (2010).
• N. Kučerka, D. Marquardt, T. A. Harroun, M.-P. Nieh, S. R. Wassall, D. H. De Jong, L. V. Schäfer, S. J. Marrink, J. Katsaras “Cholesterol in bilayers with PUFA chains: Doping with DMPC or POPC results in sterol reorientation and membrane-domain formation” Biochemistry, 49, 7485–7493 (2010).
• S. Mahabir, W. K. Wan, J. Katsaras, M.-P. Nieh “The Effects of Charge Density And Thermal History on the Morphologies of Spontaneously Formed Unilamellar Vesicles” J. Phys. Chem. – B. 114, 5729-5735 (2010).
• R. Soong, M.-P. Nieh, E. Nicholson, J. Katsaras, P. M. Macdonald “Pluronic F68 in Bicelles: Phase Structure and Lateral Diffusion from Combined SANS and PFG NMR Studies” Langmuir, 26, 2630-2638 (2010).
• D. C. Bay, R. A. Budiman, M.-P. Nieh and R. J. Turner “Multimeric Forms of the Small Multidrug Resistance Protein EmrE in Anionic Detergent” Biochim. Biophys. Acta- Biomembranes, 1798, 526-535 (2010).

2009

• N. Kučerka, D. Marquardt, T. A. Harroun, M.-P. Nieh, S. R. Wassall, J. Katsaras “The Functional Significance of Lipid Diversity: Orientation of Cholesterol in Bilayers is Determined by Lipid Species.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 16358-16359 (2009)
• N. Kučerka, M.-P. Nieh, J. Katsaras “Asymmetric Distribution of Cholesterol in Unilamellar Vesicles of Monounsaturated Phospholipids” Langmuir 25, 13522-13527 (2009).
• X. Gao, N. Kučerka, M.-P. Nieh, J. Katsaras, S. Zhu, J. L. Brash and H. Sheardown “Chain conformation of a new class of PEG-based thermoresponsive polymer brushes grafted on silicon as determined by neutron reflectometry” Langmuir, 25, 10271-10278 (2009).
• N. Kučerka, M.-P. Nieh, J. Pencer, J. N. Sachs, J. Katsaras “What determines the thickness of a biological membrane” General Physiol. & Biophys., 28, 117-125 (2009).
• S. Hudson, J. Hutter, M.-P. Nieh, J. Pencer, L. Millon, W. K. Wan “Characterization of anisotropic poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel by small- and ultra small-angle neutron scattering” J. Chem. Phys., 130, 034903 (2009).

2008

• M.-P. Nieh, Z. Yamani, N. Kučerka, J. Katsaras, D. Burgess, H. Breton “Adapting a Triple-axis Spectrometer for Small Angle Neutron Scattering Measurement” Rev. Sci. Instrum., 79, 095102  (2008).
• M.-P. Nieh, M. D. Guiver, D. S. Kim, J. Ding, T. Norsten “Morphology of Comb-Shaped Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Copolymers Based on a Neutron Scattering Study” Macromolecules, 41, 6176-6182 (2008).
• N. Kučerka, E. Papp-Szabo, M.-P. Nieh, T. A. Harroun, S. R. Schooling, J. Pencer, E. A. Nicholson, T. J. Beveridge, J. Katsaras “Effect of Cations on the Structure of Bilayers Formed by Lipopolysaccharides Isolated from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1” J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 8057-8062 (2008).

• M.-P. Nieh, J. Katsaras, X. Qi “Controlled release mechanisms of spontaneously forming unilamellar vesicles”, Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Biomembranes 1778, 1467-1471 (2008).
• B. Dahrazma, C. N. Mulligan, M.-P. Nieh “Effects of additives on the structure of rhamnolipid (biosurfactant): a small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) study“ J. Colloid & Interface Sci. 319, 590-593 (2008).
• J. Pencer, A. Jackson, N, Kučerka, M.-P. Nieh, J. Katsaras “The influence of curvature on membrane domains”, Eur. Biophys. J. 37, 665-671 (2008).

2007

• N. Kučerka, J. Pencer, M.-P. Nieh, and J. Katsaras “Influence of cholesterol on the bilayer properties of monounsaturated phosphatidylcholine unilamellar vesicles“ Eur. Phys. J. E. 23, 247-254 (2007).
• W. Feng, M.-P. Nieh, S. Zhu, T. A. Harroun, J. Katsaras, J. L. Brash “Characterization of protein resistant grafted methacrylate polymer layers bearing oligo(ethylene glycol) and phosphorylcholine side chains by neutron reflectometry“ Biointerphases, 2, 34-43 (2007).
• L. E. Millon, M.-P. Nieh, J. Hutter, W.-K. Wan “SANS characterization of an anisotropic polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel with vascular applications“ Macromolecules, 40, 3655-3662 (2007)
• T. Abraham, S. R. Schooling, M.-P. Nieh, N. Kučerka, T. J. Beveridge, J. Katsaras “Neutron diffraction study of pseudomonas aeroginosa lipopolysaccharide bilayers“ J. Phys. Chem. B., 111, 2477-2483 (2007).

2006

• M.-P. Nieh, J. Pencer, J. Katsaras, X. Qi “Spontaneously Forming Ellipsoidal Phospholipid Unilamellar Vesicles and Their Interactions with Helical Domains of Saposin C”, Langmuir, 22, 11028-11033 (2006) .
• D. Dee, J. Pencer, M.-P. Nieh,  S. Krueger, J. Katsaras, R. Yada “Comparison of Solution Structures And Stabilities of Native, Partially Unfolded And Partially Refolded Pepsin”, Biochemistry, 45, 13982-13992 (2006).
• T. A. Harroun, C. M. Desrochers, M.-P. Nieh,  M. J. Watson, J. Katsaras “0.9 T static magnetic field and temperature-controlled specimen environment for use with general-purpose optical microscopes”, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 77, 014102 (2006).
• M.-P. Nieh, V. A. Raghunathan,  C.-Y. Huang, J. Pencer, T. A. Harroun, J. Katsaras “Spontaneously forming unilamellar nano-sized vesicles – polydispersity, size, shape and stability” NSTI-Nanotech, 2, 709-712 (2006).

2005

• J. Pencer, M.-P. Nieh, T. A. Harroun, S. Krueger, C. Adams and J. Katsaras “Bilayer Thickness And Thermal Response Of DMPC Unilamellar Vesicles Containing Cholesterol, Ergosterol And Lanosterol: A SANS Study”, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1720, 84-91 (2005).
• M.-P. Nieh, V. A. Raghunathan, S. R. Kline, T. A. Harroun,  C.-Y. Huang, J. Pencer, J. Katsaras “Spontaneously formed unilamellar vesicles with path-dependent size distribution” Langmuir, 21, 6656-6621 (2005).
• T. A. Harroun, M. Koslowsky, M.-P. Nieh,  C-F de Lannoy, V. A. Raghunathan, J. Katsaras “A comprehensive examination of mesophases formed by DMPC and DHPC mixtures” Langmuir, 21, 5356-5361 (2005).
• M.-P. Nieh, V. A. Raghunathan, C. J. Glinka, T. A. Harroun,  J. Katsaras “Structural Phase Behavior of High-Concentration Alignable Biomimetic “Bicelle” Mixtures” Macromol. Symp., 219, 135-145 (2005).
• B. Yue, C.-Y. Huang, M.-P. Nieh, C. J. Glinka, J. Katsaras “Spontaneously forming unilamellar phospholipid vesicles” Macromol. Symp., 219, 123-133 (2005).
• B. Yue, C.-Y. Huang, M.-P. Nieh, C. J. Glinka, J. Katsaras “Highly Stable Phospholipid Unilamellar Vesicles from Spontaneous Vesiculation: A DLS and SANS Study” J. Phys. Chem., 109, 609-616 (2005).

2004

• T. A. Harroun, V. A. Raghunathan, M.-P. Nieh,  J. Katsaras “Finite--Size Effects in Biomimetic Smectic Films” Phys. Rev. E., 70, 062902 (2004)

• M.-P. Nieh,  S. Kumar, R. Colby, R. H. Fernando, J. Katsaras “Effect of the Hydrophilic Size on Structural Phases of Aqueous Non-Ionic Gemini Surfactant Solutions” Langmuir, 20, 9061-9068 (2004).

• M.-P. Nieh, V. A. Raghunathan, C. J. Glinka, T. A. Harroun,  G. Pabst, J. Katsaras “The Magnetically Alignable Phase of Phospholipid “Bicelle” Mixtures in a Chiral Nematic Made up of Worm-Like Micelles” Langmuir, 20, 7893-7897 (2004).

• T. A. Harroun, M. Koslowsky, M.-P. Nieh,  V. A. Raghunathan, J. Katsaras “Finite-Size Effects Do Not Reduce the Repeat Spacing of Phospholipid Multibilayer Stacks on a Rigid Substrate” Euro. Phys. J. E, 13, 359-362, (2004).

• M.-P. Nieh,  T. A. Harroun, V. A. Raghunathan, C. J. Glinka, J. Katsaras “Spontaneously Formed Monodispersed Biomimetic Unilamellar Vesicles: The Effect of Charge, Dilution and Time” Biophys. J., 86, 2615-2629, (2004).
• T. A. Harroun, M.-P. Nieh,  M. J. Watson, V. A. Raghunathan, G. Pabst, M. R. Morrow, J. Katsaras “Relationship Between the Unbinding and Main Transition Temperature of Phospholipid Bilayers Under Pressure”, Phys. Rev. E., 69, 031906 (2004).

2003

· M.-P. Nieh,  T. A. Harroun, V. A. Raghunathan, C. J. Glinka, J. Katsaras “Concentration Independent Spontaneously Forming Biomimetic Vesicles” Phys. Rev. Lett., 91, 158105 (2003).

· M.-P. Nieh, V. A. Raghunathan, H. Wang, J. Katsaras “Highly Aligned Lamellar Lipid Domains Induced by Macroscopic Confinement” Langmuir, 19, 6936-6941, (2003).

· H. Wang, M.-P. Nieh, E. K. Hobbie, C. J. Glinka, J. Katsaras “Kinetic pathway of the bilayered-micelle to perforated lamellae transition” Phys. Rev. E, 67, 060902(R), (2003).  

· M. J. Watson, M.-P. Nieh, T. A. Harroun, J. Katsaras “Neutron Sample Cell Suitable for the Diffraction of Aligned Biomaterials And Capable of Exerting up to 370 MPa of Hydrostatic Pressure” Rev. Sci. Instrum., 74, 2778-2781, (2003).

1998 - 2002

• M.-P. Nieh, C. Glinka, S. Krueger, S. Prosser, J. Katsaras “SANS Study on the Effect of Lanthanide Ions and Charged Lipids on the Morphology of Phospholipid Mixtures:” Biophys. J., 82, 2487-2498, (2002).
• M.-P. Nieh, S. Kumar, D. Ho, R. Briber “Neutron Scattering Study of Chain Conformations in the Energetically Neutral Pores of Vycor Glass”, Macromolecules, 35, 6384, (2002).
• P. Luchette, T. Vetman, S. Prosser, R. Hancock, M.-P. Nieh, C. Glinka, S. Krueger, J. Katsaras “Morphology of Fast-Tumbling Bicelles: A Small Angle Neutron Scattering and NMR Study”, Biochim. Biophys. Acta., 1513, 83-94, (2001).
• M.-P. Nieh, C. Glinka, S. Krueger, S. Prosser, J. Katsaras “SANS Study of the Structural Phase of Magnetically Alignable Phospholipid Mixtures” Langmuir, 17, 2629-2638, (2001).
• M.-P. Nieh, David A. Hoagland, Bruce M. Novak “Chain Stiffness of a High Molecular Weight Polyguanidine Prepared by Living Polymerization“ Macromolecules, 31, 3151 (1998).