Igor Sokolov

Clarkson University » Physics

Professor and Director of NanoBioLaboratory (NABLAB)
204 Science Center
Clarkson University
PO Box 5280
Potsdam, NY 13699-5820

Phone: 315-268-2375
Fax: 315-268-6610
E-mail: isokolov@clarkson.edu
Research Web site

Educational Background
Ph.D., D.I. Mendeleev Metrology Institute Soviet Bureau of Standards (Russian NIST), (1991)

Teaching:
Molecular Forces and Interfaces
Advanced Topics in Functional Materials

Research Interests:
Professor Sokolov's research interests are in the following areas:

• Soft Condensed Matter Physics:
  • Self-organization.
  • Morphogenisis of mesoporous organic-inorganic composite shapes
  • Photonics.
    
• Biological physics:
  • Biological Physics is the study of biological processes/systems through the application of physics, seeking quantitative information at the molecular, cellular, organismal, and systems level.
  • Biophysical properties of aging, cancerous, and pre-cancerous epithelial cells.
  • Molecular imaging of bacterial cells in vitro by the AFM.
  • Biosensors.
    
•  Surface Science:
  • Molecular interaction between nanoclusters; Forces between colloids. 
  • True atomic resolution with AFM in liquids. 
  • Atomic force microscopy (AFM).

More information can be found on his research Web site.

Selected Publications
95 refereed publications (1550+ citations, H-index is 19), 1 US patent, and 14 patents are pending, 67 invited lectures, seminars, conference presentations; participation in 54 conferences with contributed presentations

I.Sokolov, S.P. Naik, “Novel type of fluorescent silica nanoparticles: towards ultra-bright silica nanoparticles”, Small, In press

 Igor Sokolov, Swaminathan Iyer, Venkatesh Subba-Rao, Ravi M. Gaikwad, and Craig D. Woodworth, “Atomic Force Microscopy Detects Surface Brush on Cells In-Vitro”, Applied Physics Letters, 91, 023902 _2007.

S.P. Naik , S. P. Elangovan , T. Okubo, and Igor Sokolov “Morphology Control of Mesoporous Silica Particles”. Journal of Physical Chemistry (C), v. 111, n. 30, pp. 11168 - 11173, 2007.

Q. Ong and I. Sokolov, “Attachment of nanoparticles to the AFM tips for direct measurements of interaction between a single nanoparticle and surfaces, ” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2007, v. 310(2):385-90.

Igor Sokolov, Yaroslav Y. Kievsky, Jason M Kaszpurenko “Self-assembly of ultra-bright fluorescent silica particles”, Small, (2007) , v.3, (3), pp. 419-423.

Igor Sokolov, “Atomic Force Microscopy in Cancer Cell Research”, in Cancer Nanotechnology – Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy (eds by Hari Singh Nalwa, Thomas Webster, ASP), p.43-59.

Igor Sokolov, Swaminathan Iyer, Craig D. Woodworth “Recover of Elasticity of Aged Human Epithelial Cells In-Vitro”, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, vol.2, issue 1, p.31-36 (2006).

.Igor Sokolov, Venkatesh Subba-Rao, and Linda A. Luck, Change in Rigidity in the Activated Form of the Glucose/ Galactose Receptor from E-coli: A Phenomenon That Will Be Key to the Development of Biosensors, Biophysical Journal, Biophysical Journal 2006; 90(3):1055-63.

I. Sokolov, D. S. Smith, G. S. Henderson,Y. A. Gorby, And F. G. Ferris,"Cell Surface Electrochemical Heterogeneity Of The Fe(III)-Reducing Bacteria Shewanella Putrefaciens",  Environmental Science & Technology 35, Issue 2, 2001, pp. 341-347

I.Sokolov, G.A.Ozin, T.Jiang “Tin sulfide mesh mesophase, AFM imaging of lamellae and mesopores” Advanced Materials, 10, 942-946, 1998.