Colloid and interface science, synthetic biology; Understanding biophysical processes through in vitro reconstitution, active biomimetic materials design, colloidal, polymeric, and biologically active interfaces.

Lipid bilayers are long-lived on solvent cleaned plasma-oxidized poly(dimethyl)siloxane (ox-PDMS) (Journal Link) | PDF |K M Rifat Faysal*, J. Park*, L. Garcia, J. Nguyen, A.B. Subramaniam, PLoS ONE 12(1): e016948 (2017). Novel application of cellulose paper as a platform for the macromolecular self-assembly of biomimetic giant liposomes (Journal Link) | PDF | SI |K.M. Kresse*, M. Xu*, J. Pazzi, M. Garcia-Ojeda, A.B. Subramaniam, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8 (47), 32102–32107 (2016). Selected highlights: Cover Article, UC Merced News Shape transformations of lipid bilayers following rapid cholesterol uptake (Journal Link) | PDF | SI | M. Rahimi, D. Regan, M. Arroyo, A.B. Subramaniam, H.A. Stone, M. Staykova, Biophysical Journal 111 (12) 2651-2657 (2016). Using magnetic levitation for non-destructive quality control of plastic parts (Journal Link) | PDF | SI |J.W. Hennek, A. Nemiroski, A.B. Subramaniam, D.K. Bwambok, D. Yang, D.V. Harburg, A.K. Ellerbee, S. Tricard, and G.M. Whitesides, Advanced Materials 27(9), 1587–1592 (2015) . Metal-amplified density assays (MADAs), including a mass density-linked immunoassay (DeLISA) (Journal Link) | PDF | SI | A.B. Subramaniam, M. Gonidec, N.D. Shapiro, K. Kresse, and G.M. Whitesides, Lab Chip 15, 1009-1022 (2015). Selected Highlights: LoC HOT Article, Commentary in LoC Non-contact orientation of objects in three-dimensional space using magnetic levitation (Journal Link) | PDF | SI | A.B. Subramaniam, D., Yang, H-.D.Yu, A. Nemiroski, S. Tricard, A.K. Ellerbee, S. Soh, and G.M. Whitesides, PNAS, 111, 12980 (2014). Selected Highlights: BBC News, Physorg.com, Harvard Gazette Omniphobic RF paper produced by silanization of paper with fluoroalkyltrichlorosilanes (Journal Link) | PDF | SI | A. C. Glavan, R. V. Martinez*, A.B. Subramaniam*, H-J, Yoon, R.M.D. Nunes, H. Lange, M.M.Thuo, and G.M. Whitesides, Advanced Functional Materials, 24, 60 (2014). * Equal contribution Polymer-based mesh as supports for multi-layered 3D cell culture and assays (Journal Link) |PDF | SI | K.A. Simon, K.M. Park*, B. Mosadegh*, A.B. Subramaniam*, A. Mazzeo, P. Ngo, and G.M. Whitesides, Biomaterials, 35, 259 (2013). *Equal contribution Shifts in the distribution of mass densities is a signature of caloric restriction in Caenorhabditis elegans (Journal Link) |PDF | A. Reina*, A.B. Subramaniam*, A. Laromaine, A.D.T. Samuel, and G. M. Whitesides, PLoS ONE, 8, e69651 (2013). Rapid fabrication of pressure-driven open-channel microfluidic devices in omniphobic RF paper (Journal Link) | PDF | SI | A. C. Glavan, R. V. Martinez, E. J. Maxwell, A.B. Subramaniam, R.M.D. Nunes, S. Soh and G.M. Whitesides, Lab Chip, 13(15), 2922 (2013).