个人简介

Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2004

研究领域

Bio-inspired nanotechnology, biomimetics, catalysis, self-assembly, structure/function relationships

Research in the Knecht Group focuses on the use of biological macromolecules to construct nanomaterials for specifically targeted applications. These applications include catalysis, self-assembly, detection, and materials design. We use a wide variety of biological, chemical, and material synthetic strategies to design and engineer specific functionalities into our materials that can be exploited for desired processes. The ultimate goal of our research is to understand the relationship between the material and its function through structure-function analyses.

近期论文

查看导师新发文章 （温馨提示：请注意重名现象，建议点开原文通过作者单位确认）

Briggs, B.D.; Pekarek, R.T.; Knecht, M.R. Examination of Transmetalation Pathways and Effects in Aqueous Suzuki Coupling Using Biomimetic Pd Nanocatalysts J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, ASAP. Bedford, N.M.; Bhandari, R.; Slocik, J.M.; Seifert, S.; Naik, R.R.; Knecht, M.R. Peptide-Modified Dendrimers as Templates for the Production of Highly Reactive Catalytic Nanomaterials Chem. Mater. 2014, ASAP. Wright, L.B.; Merrill, N.A.; Knecht, M.R.; Walsh, T.R. Structure of Arginine Overlayers at the Aqueous Gold Interface: Implications for Nanoparticle Assembly ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 10524-10533. Li, Y.; Tang, Z.; Prasad, P.N.; Knecht, M.R.; Swihart, M.T. Peptide-Mediated Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles: Effects of Peptide Sequence and Nature of Binding on Physicochemical Properties Nanoscale 2014, 6, 3165-3172. Pacardo, D.B.; Ardman, E.; Knecht, M.R. Effects of Substrate Molecular Structure on the Catalytic Activity of Peptide-Templated Pd Nanomaterials J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 2518-2527. Zahran, E.M.; Bedford, N.M.; Nguyen, M.A.; Chang, Y-J.; Guiton, B.S.; Naik, R.R.; Bachas, L.G.; Knecht, M.R. Light-Activated Tandem Catalysis Driven by Multicomponent Nanomaterials. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 32-35. Tang, Z.; Palafox-Hernandez, J.P.; Law, W-C.; Hughes, Z.E.; Swihart, M.T.; Prasad, P.N.; Knecht, M.R.; Walsh, T.R Biomolecular Recognition Principles for Bionanocombinatorics: An Integrated Approach To Elucidate Enthalpic and Entropic Factors. ACS Nano 2013, 7, 9632-9646. Bhandari, R.; Pacardo, D.B.; Bedford, N.M.; Naik, R.R.; Knecht, M.R. Structural Control and Catalytic Reactivity of Peptide-Templated Pd and Pt Nanoparticles for Olefin Hydrogenation. J. Phys. Chem. C 2013, 117, 18053-18062. Merrill, N.A.; Sethi, M.; Knecht, M.R. Structural and Equilibrium Effects of the Surface Passivant on the Stability of Au Nanorods. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2013, 5,7906-7914. Coppage, R.; Slocik, J.M; Ramezani-Dakhel, H.; Bedford, N.M.; Heinz, H.; Naik, R.R.; Knecht, M.R. Exploiting Localized Surface Binding Effects to Enhance the Catalytic Reactivity of Peptide-Capped Nanoparticles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 11048-11054. Ramezani-Dakhel, H.; Mirau, P.A.; Naik, R.R; Knecht, M.R.; Heinz, H. Stability, surface features, and atom leaching of palladium nanoparticles: toward prediction of catalytic functionality. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2013, 15, 5488-5492. Pacardo, D.B.; Knecht, M.R. Exploring the mechanism of Stille C-C coupling via peptide-capped Pd nanoparticles results in low temperature reagent selectivity. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2013, 3, 745-753. Bhandari, R.; Knecht, M.R. Isolation of Peptide Sequence Effects that Control the Structure and Function of Biotemplated Pd Nanomaterials Langmuir 2012, 28, 8110-8119. Bhandari, R.; Knecht, M.R. Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Application of Networked Au Nanostructures Fabricated Using Peptide Templates. Catal. Sci. Technol,. 2012, 2, 1360-1366. Coppage, R.; Slocik, J.M.; Briggs, B.D.; Frenkel, A.I.; Naik, R.R.; Knecht, M.R. Determining Peptide Sequence Effects that Control the Size, Structure, and Function of Nanoparticles. ACS Nano, 2012, 6, 1625-1636. Dickerson, M.T.; Abney, M.B.; Cameron, C.E.; Knecht, M.R.; Bachas, L.G.; Anderson, K.W.Fibronectin Binding to the Treponema pallidum Adhesin Protein Fragment rTp0483 on Functionalized Self-Assembled Monolayers.Bioconjugate Chem., 2012, 23, 184-195. Briggs, B.D.; Knecht, M.R. Nanotechnology Meets Biology: Peptide-based Methods for the Fabrication of Functional Materials. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2012, 3, 405-418. Bhandari, R.; Coppage, R.; Knecht, M. Mimicking Nature's Strategies for the Design of Nanocatalysts. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2012, 2, 256-266. (published as a HOT Article; featured on the inside front cover of the February 2012 issue.) Coppage, R.; Slocik, J.M.; Briggs, B.D.; Frenkel, A.I.; Heinz, H.; Naik, R.R.; Knecht, M.R.; Crystallographic Recognition Controls Peptide Binding for Bio-based Nanomaterials. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 12346-12349. Sethi, M.; Law, W.-C.; Fennell, W.A.; Prasad, P.N.; Knecht, M.R. Employing Materials Assembly to Elucidate Surface Interactions of Amino Acids with Au Nanoparticles. Soft Matter 2011, 7, 6532-6541.