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Scott R. Crittenden, Assistant Professor


Sumwalt 123B
Physics and Astronomy
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
(803) 777-7607
crittenden@physics.sc.edu
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Crittenden

        Biophysics

o       Single bacterium-level measurements

         single degree-of-freedom bacterial evolution

         bionanowires/bionanoelectronics

         etc.

o       Physics of Life (generalized biology/complex systems/non-equilibrium thermodynamics/information)

        Scanning Probe Microscopy

o       Nonlinear cantilever dynamics

         meaning of harmonics

&bull         alternate avenues to tip-sample interaction potentials

o       New measurements

         measure everything in-fluid that can be measured ex-fluid

         multi-probe experiments (material properties, manipulation, etc.)

         nanoprobe chemistry

        Alternative Energy: Microbial Fuel Cells

 

 

Selected Publications

Effect of Electron Mediators on Current Generation and Cellulose Fermentation in a Microbial Fuel Cell, C. Sund, S. McMasters, S. Crittenden, L. Harrell, J. Sumner, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, in press.

Mediating Electron Transfer from Bacteria to a Gold Electrode via a Self-Assembled Monolayer, S. Crittenden, C. Sund, J. Sumner, Lanqmuir 22(2006), 9473

Probing Attractive Forces at the Nanoscale Using Higher Harmonic Dynamic Force Microscopy, S. Crittenden, A. Rman, and R. Reifenberger, Phys. Rev. B 72(2005), 235422

Soft Lithography Based Micron-scale Electrophoretic Patterning of Purple Membrane, S. Crittenden, J. Hillebrecht, D. Inerowicz, F. regnier, R. Birge, and R. Reifenberger, J. Micromech. Microeng. 15(2005),1494-1497

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