Crocker Lab University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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44. Long-time stretched exponential kinetics in single DNA duplex dissociation
Biophys J.
Biancaniello PL, Kim AJ, Crocker JC
 
 
2007
 
 
43. Fragility and mechanosensing in a thermalized cytoskeleton model with forced protein unfolding
Phys Rev E, 76 051906,2007.
Hoffman BD, Massiera G, Crocker JC
 
42. High-Throughout Synthesis of Anisotropic Colloids via Holographic Lithography
Advanced Materials, Vol 19 (18), 2508-2512, 2007.
Moon JH, Kim AJ, Crocker JC, Yang S
 
41. Mechanics of Single Cells: Rheology, Time Dependence, and Fluctuations
Biophys J, 93, 3703-3713, 2007.
Massiera G, Van Citters KM, Biancaniello PL, Crocker JC
 
40. Multiple-Particle Tracking and Two-point Microrheology in Cells
Methods in cell biology, Vol 83, 141-178, 2007.
Hoffman BD, Crocker JC
 
39. Short- and long-range correlated motion observed in colloidal glasses and liquids
Journal of physics-condensed matter, 19 (20), 2007.
Weeks ER, Crocker JC, Weitz DA
 
38. DNA-Mediated Phase Behavior of Microspheres Suspensions
Langmuir, 22, 2688-2693, 2007.
Biancaniello PL, Crocker JC, Hammer DA, Milam VT
 
2006
 
37. A Line Optical Tweezers Instrument for Measuring Nanoscale Interactions and Kinetics
Rev of Sci Inst, 77, 113702-(1-10), 2006.
Biancaniello PL, Crocker JC
 
36. The role of F-actin and myosin in epithelial cell rheology
Biophys J, 91, 3946-3956, 2006.
Van Citters KM, Hoffman BD, Massiera G, Crocker JC
 
35. The consensus mechanics of cultured mammalian cells
Proc Nat Acad Sci (USA), 103, 10259-10264 2006.
Hoffman BD, Massiera G, VanCitters KM, Crocker JC
 
34. Evidence for the role of cell stiffness in modulation of volume regulated anion channels
Acta Physiologica, 187, 285-294 2006.
Byfield FJ, Hoffman BD, Romanenko VG, Fang Y, Crocker JC, Levitan I
 
33. Microrheology Probes Length Scale Dependent Rheology
Phys Rev Lett, 96, 118104-(1-4), 2006.
Liu J, Gardel ML, Kroy K, Frey E, Hoffman BD, Crocker JC, Bausch AR, Weitz DA
 
32. Stress-Dependent Elasticity of Composite Actin Networks as a Model for Cell Behavior
Phys Rev Lett, 96, 088102-(1-4), 2006.
Gardel ML, Nakamura F, Hartwig JH, Crocker JC, Stossel TP, Weitz DA
 
31. Engineering DNA-Mediated Colloidal Crystallization
Langmuir, 22, 1991-2001, 2006.
Kim AJ, Biancaniello PL, Crocker JC
 
30. Pre-stressed F-actin networks cross-linked by hinged filamins replicate mechanical
properties of cells
Proc Nat Acad Sci (USA), 103, 1762-1767 2006.
Gardel ML, Nakamura F, Hartwig JH, Crocker JC, Stossel TP, Weitz DA


2005
 
29. Power-law rheology and mechano-sensing in a cytoskeleton model with forced protein unfolding
Preprint, (arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0504051), 4pp, 2005
Hoffman BD, Massiera G, Crocker JC
 
28. Role of configurational entropy in the thermodynamics of clusters of point defects in crystalline solids
Phys Rev B, 72, 014119-(1-12), 2005.
Kapur SS, Prasad M, Crocker JC, Sinno T
 
27. Reversible self-assembly and directed assembly of DNA-linked micrometer-sized colloids
Proc Nat Acad Sci (USA), 102 4225-4229, 2005.
Valignat M-P, Theodoly O, Crocker JC, Russel WB, Chaikin PM
 
26. Colloidal interactions and self-assembly using DNA hybridization
Phys Rev Lett, 94, 058302-(1-4), 2005.
Biancaniello PL, Kim AJ, Crocker JC
 
25. Swelling-based method for preparing stable, functionalized polymer colloids
J Am Chem Soc, 127, 1592-1593, 2005.
Kim AJ, Manoharan VN, Crocker JC


2003
 
24. DNA-driven assembly of bidisperse, micron-sized colloids
Langmuir, 19, 10317-10323, 2003.
Milam VT, Hiddessen AL, Crocker JC, Graves DJ, Hammer DA
 
23. Microrheology, stress fluctuations, and active behavior of living cells
Phys Rev Lett, 91, 198101-(1-4), 2003.
Lau AWC, Hoffman BD, Davies A, Crocker JC, Lubensky TC
 
22. Microrheology of entangled F-actin solutions
Phys Rev Lett, 91, 158302-(1-4), 2003.
Gardel ML, Valentine MT, Crocker JC, Bausch AR, Weitz DA
 
21. Rheological microscopy: local mechanical properties from microrheology
Phys Rev Lett, 90, 108301-(1-4) 2003.
Chen DT, Weeks ER, Crocker JC, Islam MF, Verma, R, Gruber J, Levine AJ, Lubensky TC, Yodh AG


2002 and earlier
 
19. Microrheology of polyethylene oxide using diffusing wave spectroscopy and single scattering
Phys Rev E, 65 051505-(1-10), 2002.
Dasgupta BR, Tee SY, Crocker JC, Frisken BJ, Weitz DA
 
18. Investigating the microenvironments of inhomogeneous soft materials with multiple particle tracking
Phys Rev E, 64 061506-(1-9), 2001.
Valentine MT, Kaplan PD, Thota D, Crocker JC, Gisler T, Prud'homme RK, Beck M, Weitz DA
 
17. Colloidal interactions in suspensions of rods
Phys Rev Lett, 87 088301, 2001.
Lin KH, Crocker JC, Zeri AC, Yodh AG
 
16. Measurement of long-range steric repulsions between microspheres due to an adsorbed polymer
Phys Rev E, 64 011401-(1-6), 2001.
Owen RJ, Crocker JC, Verma R, Yodh AG
 
15. Entropically driven self-assembly and interaction in suspension
Philos T Roy Soc A, 359 921-937, 2001.
Yodh AG, Lin KH, Crocker JC, Dinsmore AD, Verma R, Kaplan PD
 
14. Entropically driven colloidal crystallization on patterned surfaces
Phys Rev Lett, 85 1770-1773, 2000.
Lin KH, Crocker JC, Prasad V, Schofield A, Weitz DA, Lubensky TC, Yodh AG
 
13. Two-point microrheology of inhomogeneous soft materials
Phys Rev Lett, 85 888-891, 2000.
Crocker JC, Valentine MT, Weeks ER, Gisler T, Kaplan PD, Yodh AG, Weitz DA
 
12. Three-dimensional direct imaging of structural relaxation near the colloidal glass transition
Science, 287 627-631, 2000.
Weeks ER, Crocker JC, Levitt AC, Schofield A, Weitz DA
 
11. Comment on “Monte Carlo study of structural ordering in charged colloids using a long-range attractive interaction
Phys Rev E, 61 980-982, 2000.
Grier DG, Crocker JC
 
10. Attractions between hard colloidal spheres in semi-flexible polymer solutions
Macromolecules, 33 177-186, 2000.
Verma R, Crocker JC, Lubensky TC, Yodh AG
 
9. Entropic attraction and repulsion in binary colloids probed with a line optical tweezer
Phys Rev Lett, 82 4352-4355, 1999.
Crocker JC, Matteo JA, Dinsmore AD, Yodh AG
 
8. Entropic colloidal interactions in concentrated DNA solutions
Phys Rev Lett, 81 4004-4007, 1998.
Verma R, Crocker JC, Lubensky TC, Yodh AG
 
7. Interactions and dynamics in charge-stabilized colloids
MRS bull, 23 24-31.
Crocker JC, Grier DG
 
6. Self-assembly of colloidal crystals
Curr Opin Colloid Interface Science, 3 5-11, 1998.
Dinsmore AD, Crocker JC, Yodh AG
 
5. Measurement of the hydrodynamic corrections to the Brownian motion of two colloidal spheres
J Chem Phys, 106 2837-2840, 1997.
Crocker JC
 
4. When like charges attract: The effects of geometrical confinement on long-range colloidal interactions
Phys Rev Lett, 77 1897-1900, 1996.
Crocker JC, Grier DG
 
3. Origin of stratification in creaming emulsions
Phys Rev Lett, 77 578-581, 1996.
Mueth DM, Crocker JC, Esipov SE, Grier DG
 
2. Methods of digital video microscopy for colloidal studies
J Colloid Interface Sci, 179 298-310, 1996.
Crocker JC, Grier DG
 
1. Microscopic Measurement of the Pair Interaction Potential of Charge-Stabilized Colloid
Phys Rev Lett, 73 352-355, 1994.
Crocker JC, Grier DG