Research

 
William Ducker

1103 Hahn Hall
Blacksburg
VA, 24061-0212
Tel: 540-231-2249
Fax: 540-231-3255
wducker@vt.edu
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   My research is in the following areas of surface chemistry:
 
  • enzyme catalysis at interfaces
  • the organization of surfactants at interfaces
  • surface forces and colloidal stability
  • chirality at interfaces
  • adsorption of synthetic peptides

 

Some recent publications:
42.Immobilized Enzymes as Catalytically Active Tools for Nanofabrication Jang, C.-H.; Stevens, B. D.; Carlier, P. R.; Ducker, W. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 12114-12115.
41. Decay Lengths of Double-Layer forces in Solutions of Partly Associated Ions.  Tulpar, A.; Subramanian, V.; Ducker, W.  Langmuir
40. AFM Study of Adsorption of Cationic Surfactants and Cationic Polyelectrolytes at the Silica-Water Interfaces. Liu J.-F.; Min, G.; Ducker, W. A. Langmuir
39. Proximal Adsorption of Cationic Surfactant on Silica at Equilibrium Subramanian, V.; Ducker, W. A. J. Phys. Chem.
38. Aggregation of w-hydroxy Quaternary Ammonium Bolaform Surfactants. Davey, T. W. Ducker, W. A. Hayman Langmuir, 2000
37. Counterion Effects on Adsorbed Micellar Shape: Experimental Study of the Role of Polarizability and Charge. Subramanian, V.; Ducker, W. A. Langmuir, 2000.
36. Self-Assembled Supramolecular Structures of Charged Polymers at the Graphite/Liquid Interface. Liu, J.-F., Ducker, W. A. Langmuir, 2000
35. Surface-Induced Phase Behavior of Alkyltrimethylammonium Bromide Surfactants Adsorbed to Mica, Silica, and Graphite, Liu, J.-F., Ducker, W. A. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 1999, 103, 8558–8567.
34. Adsorption of Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Bromide to Mica: Nanometer-Scale Study of Binding-Site Competition. Ducker, W. A., Wanless, E. J. Langmuir. 1999, 15, 160–168.
33. Surface-Induced Transformations for Surfactant Aggregates, Lamont, R. E.; Ducker, W. A., J. Am. Chem. Soc.1998, 120, 7062–7067.
32. Krafft temperature depression in quaternary ammonium bromide surfactants, Davey, T. W.; Ducker, W. A.; Hayman, A. R.; Simpson, J., Langmuir 1998, 14, 3210–3213.
31. Nanometer-Scale Organization of Ethylene Oxide Surfactants on Graphite, Hydrophobic Silica, and Hydrophobic Silica, Grant, L. M.; Tiberg, F.; Ducker, W. A. Journal of Physical Chemistry 1998, 102, 4288–4294.
30. Surface-Aggregate Shape Transition, Wanless, E. J.; Davey, T. W.; Ducker, W. A., Langmuir 1997, 16, 4223–4228.
 
 
 

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