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Guillermo Bazan

Distinguished Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry and Materials
UC Santa Barbara
Phone:
+1 805-893-5538
Email:
bazan@chem.ucsb.edu
Website:
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Research Focus Areas

Research Interests

Design of self-assembled systems for optical amplification of biosensors. Optical amplification of fluorescent biosensors using light-harvesting polyelectrolytes. Novel fabrication/processing methods for organic solar cell materials.

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ICB Supported Publications

Biomimetic wiring and stabilization of photosynthetic membrane proteins with block copolymer interfaces

Saboe, P.O., Conte, E., Chan, S., Feroz, H., Ferlez, B., Farell, M., Poyton, M.F., Sines, I.T., Yang, H.J., Bazan, G.C., Golbeck, J. and Kumar, M.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
10.1039/c6ta07148a

Encapsulated conjugated oligomer nanoparticles for real-time photoacoustic sentinel lymph node imaging and targeted photothermal therapy

Cai, X., Liu, X., Liao, L-D., Bandla, A., Ling, J.M., Liu, Y-H., Thakor, N., Bazan, G.C. and Liu, B.
Small,
10.1002/smll.201600697

Biofilm as a redox conductor: a systematic study of the moisture and temperature dependence of its electrical properties

Phan, H., Yates, M.D., Kirchhofer, N.D., Bazan, G.C., Tender, L.M. and Nguyen, T-Q.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics,
10.1039/c6cp03583c

Influence of molecular structure on the antimicrobial function of phenylenevinylene conjugated oligoelectrolytes

Yan, H., Rengert, Z.D., Thomas, A.W., Rehermann, C., Hinks, J. and Bazan, G.C.
Chemical Science,
10.1039/c6sc00630b

Tuning cell surface charge in E. coli with conjugated oligoelectrolytes

Catania, C., Thomas, A. W. and Bazan, G. C.
Chemical Science,
10.1039/C5SC03046C

Increased microbial butanol tolerance by exogenous membrane insertion molecules

Hinks, J., Wang, Y. F., Matysik, A., Kraut, R., Kjelleberg, S., Mu, Y. G., Bazan, G. C., Wuertz, S. and Seviour, T.
ChemSusChem,
10.1002/cssc.201500194

Conjugated oligoelectrolyte represses hydrogen oxidation by Geobacter sulfurreducens in microbial electrolysis cells

Liu, H., Hou, H. J., Chen, X. F., Bazan, G. C., Kashima, H. and Logan, B. E.
Bioelectrochemistry,
10.1016/j.bioelechem.2015.07.001

Membrane-intercalating conjugated oligoelectrolytes: Impact on bioelectrochemical systems

H. Yan, C. Catania, and G. C. Bazan
Advanced Materials,
10.1002/adma.201500487

Pendant ionic groups of conjugated oligoelectrolytes govern their ability to intercalate into microbial membranes

Thomas, A. W., Catania, C., Garner, L. E., and Bazan, G. C.
Chemical Communications,
10.1039/c5cc01724f

Inter-aromatic distances in Geobacter sulfurreducens pili relevant to biofilm charge transport

H. Yan, C. Chuang, A. Zhugayevych, S. Tretiak, F. W. Dahlquist, and G. C. Bazan
Advanced Materials,
10.1002/adma.201404167

Oligopolyphenylenevinylene-conjugated oligoelectrolyte membrane insertion molecules selectively disrupt cell envelopes of gram-positive bacteria

J. Hinks, W. H. Poh, J. J. H. Chu, J. S. C. Loo, G. C. Bazan, L. E. Hancock, S. Wuertza
Applied and Environmental Microbiology,
10.1128/AEM.03355-14

Repression of hydrogen uptake using conjugated oligoelectrolytes in microbial electrolysis cells

H. Hou, X. Chen, J. Liu, X. Zhu, G. C. Bazan, B. E. Logan
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.101

Mapping orientational order in a bulk heterojunction solar cell with polarization-dependent photoconductive atomic force microscopy

C. J. Takacs, Samuel D. Collins, J. A. Love, A. A. Mikhailovsky, D. Wynands, G. C. Bazan, T-Q. Nguyen, and A. J. Heeger
ACS Nano,
10.1021/nn502277d

The conjugated oligoelectrolyte DSSN+ enables exceptional coulombic efficiency via direct electron transfer for anode-respiring Shewanella oneidensis MR-1—a mechanistic study

N. D. Kirchhofer, X. Chen, E. Marsili, J. J. Sumner, F.W. Dahlquist, and G. C. Bazan
Polymer Chemistry,
10.1039/c4cp03197k

Comparison of flavins and a conjugated oligoelectrolyte in stimulating extracellular electron transport from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

V. B. Wang, N. D. Kirchhofer, X. Chen, M. Y. L. Tan, K. Sivakumar, B. Cao, Q. Zhang, S. Kjelleberg, G. C. Bazan, S. C. J. Loo, and E. Marsili
Electrochem. commun.,
10.1016/j.elecom.2014.01.025

Silaindacenodithiophene-based molecular donor: morphological features and use in the fabrication of compositionally tolerant, high-efficiency bulk heterojunction solar cells

J. A. Love, I. Nagao, Y. Huang, M. Kuik, V. Gupta, C. J. Takacs, J. E. Coughlin, L. Qi, T. S. van der Poll, E. J. Kramer, A. J. Heeger, T. Nguyen, and G. C. Bazan
J. Am. Chem. Soc.,
10.1021/ja412473p

Synthesis, characterization, and biological affinity of a near-infrared-emitting conjugated oligoelectrolyte

A. W. Thomas, Z. B. Henson, J. Du, C. A. Vandenberg, and G. C. Bazan
J. Am. Chem. Soc.,
10.1021/ja412695w

Modification of abiotic–biotic interfaces with small molecules and nanomaterials for improved bioelectronics

J. Du, C. Catania, and G. C. Bazan
Chem. Mater.,
10.1021/cm401912j

Increased ion conductance across mammalian membranes modified with conjugated oligoelectrolytes

J. Du, A. W. Thomas, X. Chen, L. E. Garner, C. A. Vandenberg, and G. C. Bazan
Chem. Commun.,
10.1039/c3cc45094e

Improved light harvesting and improved efficiency by insertion of an optical spacer (ZnO) in solution-processed small-molecule solar cells

A. K. K. Kyaw, D. H. Wang, D. Wynands, J. Zhang, T. Nguyen, G. C. Bazan, and A. J. Heeger
Nano Lett.,
10.1021/nl401758g
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