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• Gu, B.; Ruan, C.; Wang, W. Perchlorate detection at nanomolar concentrations by surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Appl. Spectr. 2008, (in press).

• Wang, W.; Liang, L.; Johs, A.; Gu, B. Thin films of uniform hematite nanoparticles: controls on surface hydrophobicity and self-assembly. J. Mater. Chem. 2008, (in press).

• Yu, K.; Grabinski, C.; Schrand, A. M.; Murdock, R.; Wang, W.; Gu, B.; Schlager, J.; Hussain, S. Toxicity of amorphous silica nanoparticles in mouse keratinocytes. J. Nanopart. Res. 2008, (in press).

• Wang, W.; Howe, J.; Gu, B. 2008. Structure and morphology evolution of hematite (a-Fe₂O₃) nanoparticles in forced hydrolysis of ferric chloride. J. Phys. Chem. C, 112:9203-9208.

• Ruan, C. M.; Wang, W.; Gu, B. 2007. Determining uranium in environmental samples by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Anal. Chim. Acta.  605, 80-86.

• Ruan C. M., Wang W., and Gu B. 2006. Single-molecule detection of thionine on aggregated gold nanoparticles by surface enhanced Raman scattering. J. Raman Spectr., 38, 568-573.

• Wang, W.; Gu, B.; Liang, L. 2007. Effect of anionic surfactants on synthesis and self-assembling of silica colloidal nanoparticles. J. Coll. . Inter. Sci. 313, 169-173.

• Ruan C. M., Gu B., Wang W., Eres G., and Zhang Z. 2007. Controlled fabrication of nanopillar array substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Langmuir, 23, 5757-5760.

• Gu B. and Ruan C. 2007. Determination of technetium and its speciation by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Anal. Chem., 79, 2341-2345.

• Ruan, C. M., Wang, W., Gu, B. 2006. Rapid and ultra-sensitive detection of alkaline phosphatase using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Anal. Chem., 78,3379-3384.

• Zhao, K.; Xu, H.; Gu, B.; Zhang, Z. 2006. One-dimensional arrays of nanoshell dimers for single molecule spectroscopy via surface-enhanced Raman scattering. J. Chem. Phys. 125, 081102.

• Wang, W., Ruan, C. M., Gu, B. 2006. Development of gold-silica composite nanoparticle substrates for perchlorate detection by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Anal. Chim. Acta, 567,121-126.

• Ruan, C. M., Wang, W., Gu, B. 2006. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering for perchlorate detection using cystamine-modified gold nanoparticles. Anal. Chim. Acta, 567,114-120.

• Wang, W. and B. Gu 2005. New SERS substrates via self-assembly of silver nanoparticles on surface functionalized glass for perchlorate detection. Appl. Spectr. 59:1509-1515.

• Wang, W.; Gu, B. 2005. Self-assembly of Two- and Three-Dimensional Particle Arrays by Manipulating Hydrophobicity of Silica Nanoparticles, J. Phys. Chem. B, 109 (47), 22175 -22180.

• Gu, B., J. Tio, W. Wang , Y. Ku, and S. Dai. 2004. Raman spectroscopic detection for perchlorate at low concentrations. Applied Spect. 58:741-744.

• Wang, W., B. Gu, L. Liang, W. Hamilton , and D.J. Wesolowski. 2004. Synthesis of rutile (alpha -TiO2) nanocrystals with highly controlled size and shape by low temperature hydrolysis:  Effects of solvent composition. J. Phys. Chem. B. 108 (39), 14789-14792.

• Wang, W., B. Gu, L. Liang, and W. Hamilton . 2004. Adsorption and structural arrangement of cetyltrimethylammonium cations at the silica nanoparticle–water interface. J. Phys. Chem. B. 108: 17477-17483.

• Wang W., Gu, B., Liang L., and Hamilton W. (2003) Fabrication of near infrared photonic crystals using highly-monodispersed submicrometer SiO₂ spheres. J. Phys. Chem. B. 107, 12113-12117.

• Wang W., Gu B., Liang L., and Hamilton W. (2003) Fabrication of two- and three-dimensional silica nanocolloidal particle arrays. J. Phys. Chem. B. 107:3400-3404..

• Bao, L.L., H. Yan, B. Gu, and S. Dai. 2004. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of uranyl-humic complexes using a new silver-doped sol-gel substrate. ACS Symp. Ser. (in press).

• Wang, W. and B. Gu, 2004. Preparation and characterization of high-concentration monodisperse silver colloids. In ACS Symposium Series 878: Concentrated Colloidal Dispersion-Theory, Experiment and Applications. American Chemical Society. pp 1-15.

• Wang, W., B. Gu, and L. Liang. 2004. Effect of surfactants on the formation, morphology and surface property of synthesized SiO₂ nanoparticles. J. Disp. Sci. Technol. 25:593-601.

• Chen, J., B. Gu, and E.J. LeBoeuf. 2003. Fluorescence spectroscopic studies of natural organic matter fractions. Chemosphere, 50:639-647.

• Chen, J., E.J. LeBoeuf, H. Pan, and B. Gu. 2002. Spectroscopic characterization of the structural and functional properties of natural organic matter fractions. Chemosphere. 48:59-68.  

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