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Research

Current Research

Selected Publications

Wang CS, Stewart RJ, Multipart Copolyelectrolyte Adhesive of the Sandcastle Worm, Phragmatopoma californica (Fewkes): Catechol Oxidase Catalyzed Curing through Peptidyl-DOPA. Biomacromolecules 2013 Apr 5;():

Mann LK, Papanna R, Moise KJ Jr, Byrd RH, Popek EJ, Kaur S, Tseng SC, Stewart RJ, Fetal membrane patch and biomimetic adhesive coacervates as a sealant for fetoscopic defects. Acta Biomater 2012 Jul;8(6):2160-5

Ashton NN, Taggart DS, Stewart RJ, Silk tape nanostructure and silk gland anatomy of trichoptera. Biopolymers 2012 Jun;97(6):432-45

Brinton MR, Tagge CA, Stewart RJ, Cheung AK, Shiu YT, Christensen DA, Thermal sensitivity of endothelial cells on synthetic vascular graft material. Int J Hyperthermia 2012;28(2):163-74

Wang CS, Stewart RJ, Localization of the bioadhesive precursors of the sandcastle worm, Phragmatopoma californica (Fewkes). J Exp Biol 2012 Jan 15;215(Pt 2):351-61

Stewart RJ, Wang CS, Shao H, Complex coacervates as a foundation for synthetic underwater adhesives. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2011 Sep 14;167(1-2):85-93

Clark MR, Aliyar HA, Lee CW, Jay JI, Gupta KM, Watson KM, Stewart RJ, Buckheit RW, Kiser PF, Enzymatic triggered release of an HIV-1 entry inhibitor from prostate specific antigen degradable microparticles. Int J Pharm 2011 Jul 15;413(1-2):10-18

Stewart RJ, Ransom TC, Hlady V, Natural Underwater Adhesives. J Polym Sci B Polym Phys 2011 Jun;49(11):757-771

Kaur S, Weerasekare GM, Stewart RJ, Multiphase adhesive coacervates inspired by the sandcastle worm. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2011 Apr;3(4):941-4

Shao H, Weerasekare GM, Stewart RJ, Controlled curing of adhesive complex coacervates with reversible periodate carbohydrate complexes. J Biomed Mater Res A 2011 Feb 9;():

Brinton MR, Stewart RJ, Cheung AK, Christensen DA, Shiu YT, Modelling ultrasound-induced mild hyperthermia of hyperplasia in vascular grafts. Theor Biol Med Model 2011 Nov 3;8():42

Stewart RJ, Protein-based underwater adhesives and the prospects for their biotechnological production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011 Jan;89(1):27-33

Butterfield AE, Stewart RJ, Schmidt CF, Skliar M, Bidirectional power stroke by ncd kinesin. Biophys J 2010 Dec 15;99(12):3905-15

Winslow BD, Shao H, Stewart RJ, Tresco PA, Biocompatibility of adhesive complex coacervates modeled after the sandcastle glue of Phragmatopoma californica for craniofacial reconstruction. Biomaterials 2010 Dec;31(36):9373-81

Stewart RJ, Wang CS, Adaptation of caddisfly larval silks to aquatic habitats by phosphorylation of h-fibroin serines. Biomacromolecules 2010 Apr 12;11(4):969-74

Shao H, Stewart RJ, Biomimetic underwater adhesives with environmentally triggered setting mechanisms. Adv Mater 2010 Feb 9;22(6):729-33

Shao H, Bachus KN, Stewart RJ, A water-borne adhesive modeled after the sandcastle glue of P. californica. Macromol Biosci 2009 May 13;9(5):464-71

Stevens MJ, Steren RE, Hlady V, Stewart RJ, Multiscale structure of the underwater adhesive of Phragmatopoma californica: a nanostructured latex with a steep microporosity gradient. Langmuir 2007 Apr 24;23(9):5045-9

Endrizzi BJ, Huang G, Kiser PF, Stewart RJ, Specific covalent immobilization of proteins through dityrosine cross-links. Langmuir 2006 Dec 19;22(26):11305-10

Stayner RS, Min DJ, Kiser PF, Stewart RJ, Site-specific cross-linking of proteins through tyrosine hexahistidine tags. Bioconjug Chem 2005 Nov-Dec;16(6):1617-23

Stewart RJ, Weaver JC, Morse DE, Waite JH, The tube cement of Phragmatopoma californica: a solid foam. J Exp Biol 2004 Dec;207(Pt 26):4727-34

Tang A, Wang C, Stewart RJ, Kopecek J, The coiled coils in the design of protein-based constructs: hybrid hydrogels and epitope displays. J Control Release 2001 May 14;72(1-3):57-70

Wang C, Kopecek J, Stewart RJ, Hybrid hydrogels cross-linked by genetically engineered coiled-coil block proteins. Biomacromolecules 2001 Fall;2(3):912-20

Chen L, Kopecek J, Stewart RJ, Responsive hybrid hydrogels with volume transitions modulated by a titin immunoglobulin module. Bioconjug Chem 2000 Sep-Oct;11(5):734-40

deCastro MJ, Fondecave RM, Clarke LA, Schmidt CF, Stewart RJ, Working strokes by single molecules of the kinesin-related microtubule motor ncd. Nat Cell Biol 2000 Oct;2(10):724-9

Min DJ, Andrade JD, Stewart RJ, Specific immobilization of in vivo biotinylated bacterial luciferase and FMN:NAD(P)H oxidoreductase. Anal Biochem 1999 May 15;270(1):133-9

deCastro MJ, Ho CH, Stewart RJ, Motility of dimeric ncd on a metal-chelating surfactant: evidence that ncd is not processive. Biochemistry 1999 Apr 20;38(16):5076-81

Wang C, Stewart RJ, Kopecek J, Hybrid hydrogels assembled from synthetic polymers and coiled-coil protein domains. Nature 1999 Feb 4;397(6718):417-20

Stewart RJ, Semerjian J, Schmidt CF, Highly processive motility is not a general feature of the kinesins. Eur Biophys J 1998;27(4):353-60

Wang CY, Hitz S, Andrade JD, Stewart RJ, Specific immobilization of firefly luciferase through a biotin carboxyl carrier protein domain. Anal Biochem 1997 Mar 1;246(1):133-9