The Pelling Lab - University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa
L'Université Canadienne
Canada's University

Journal Articles

22. Pelling, A.E., Hemsley, A.L., Hernandez, D., Horton, M.A. & Veraitch, F.S. In Preparation (2008).

21. Pelling, A.E., Yadin, D. & Horton, M.A. In Preparation (2008).

20. Hogan, C. et al. Under Review/Revision (2008).

19. Pelling, A.E., Veraitch, F.S., Chu, C.P.K., Mason, C. & Horton, M.A. Under Review/Revision (2008).

2009

18. Pelling, A.E., Wilkinson, P.R., Stringer, R.P. & Gimzewski, J.K. "Dynamic mechanical oscillations during metamorphosis of the monarch butterfly." J Roy Soc Interface 6, 29 (2009) [PDF].

2008

17. Silberberg, Y.R., Pelling, A.E., Yakubov, G.E., Crum, W.R., Hawkes, D.J. & Horton, M.A. "Tracking displacements of intracellular organelles in response to nanomechanical forces." Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, 2008. ISBI 2008. 5th IEEE International Symposium on. 1335-1338 (2008) [PDF].

16. Kunda, P., Pelling, A.E., Liu, T. & Baum, B. "Moesin controls cortical rigidity, cell rounding and spindle assembly during mitosis." Current Biology 18, 91 (2008) [PDF] [Dev. Cell Previews] [Nature Cell Biology News & Views] [Current Biology Dispatches].

15. Silberberg, Y.R., Pelling, A.E., Yakubov, G.E., Crum, W.R., Hawkes, D.J. & Horton, M.A. "Mitochondrial displacements in response to nanomechanical forces." J. Mol. Recognit. 21, 30 (2008) [PDF].

14. Pelling, A.E. & Horton, M.A. "An Historical Perspective on Cell Mechanics." Pflügers Archiv - Eur. J. Physiol. 456, 3 (2008) [PDF].

2007

13. Pelling, A.E., Veraitch, F.S., Chu, C.P.K., Nicholls, B.M., Hemsley, A., Mason, C. & Horton, M.A. "Mapping correlated membrane pulsations and fluctuations in human cells." J. Mol. Recognit. 20, 467 (2007) [PDF].

12. Pelling, A. E., Dawson, D. W., Carreon, D. M., Christiansen, J. J., Shen, R. R., Teitell, M. A. & Gimzewski, J. K. "Distinct contributions of microtubule subtypes to cell membrane shape and stability." Nanomedicine 3, 43 (2007) [PDF].

2006

11. Haupt, B.J., Pelling, A.E. & Horton, M.A. "Integrated Confocal and Scanning Probe Microscopy for Biomedical Research." TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 6, 1609 (2006) [PDF].

10. Pelling, A.E., Li, Y., Cross, S.E., Castaneda, S., Shi, W. & Gimzewski, J.K. "Self-Organized and Highly Ordered Domains within Swarms of Myxococcus xanthus." Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton 63, 141 (2006) (PDF) [Cover].

9. Cross, S.E., Kreth, J., Zhu, L., Qi, F., Pelling, A.E., Shi, W. & Gimzewski, J.K. "Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Structure-Function Relationships of the Biofilm-Forming Bacterium Streptococcus mutans." Nanotechnology 17, S1 (2006) [PDF].

2005

8. Han, T.H., Pelling, A.E., Jeon, T., Gimzewski, J.K. & Liao, J. "Erythrocyte nitric oxide transport reduced by a submembrane cytoskeletal barrier." Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1726, 336 (2005) [PDF] and [Original Article].

7. Pelling, A.E., Sehati, S., Gralla, E.B. & Gimzewski, J.K. "Time Dependence of the Frequency and Amplitude of the Local Nanomechanical Motion of Yeast." Nanomedicine 1, 178 (2005) [PDF].

6. Pelling, A.E., Li, Y., Shi, W. & Gimzewski, J.K. "Nanoscale Visualization and Characterization of Myxococcus xanthus Cells with Atomic Force Microscopy." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 102, 6484 (2005) (PDF).

5. Li, Y., Lux, R., Pelling, A.E., Gimzewski, J.K. & Shi, W. "Analysis of Type IV Pilus and Its Associated Motility in Myxococcus xanthus Using an Antibody Reactive with Native Pilin and Pili." Microbiology. 151, 353 (2005) [PDF].

2004

4. Rong, W., Pelling, A.E., Ryan, A., Gimzewski, J.K. & Friedlander, S.K. "Complementary TEM and AFM Force Spectroscopy to Characterize the Nanomechanical Properties of Nanoparticle Chain Aggregates." Nano Lett. 4, 2287 (2004) [PDF] [Nanopicture of the Day] [Nature Materials Nanozone News].

3. Sattin, B.D., Pelling, A.E. & Goh. M.C. "DNA Base Pair Resolution by Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy." Nuc. Acids. Res. 32, 4876 (2004) [PDF].

2. Pelling, A.E., Sehati, S., Gralla, E.B., Valentine, J.S. & Gimzewski, J.K. "Local Nanomechanical Motion of the Cell Wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae." Science 304, 1147 (2004) [PDF] [This Week In Science] [Screaming Cells] [Nature News] [Analytical Chemistry News] [Smithsonian Magazine] [Der Spiegel].

2000

1. Pezacki, J.P., Pelling, A. & Kluger, R. "S-Nitrosylation of Cross-Linked Hemoglobins at b-Cysteine-93: Stabilized Hemoglobins as Nitric Oxide Sources." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122, 10734 (2000) [PDF].

Book Chapters

4. Niemetz, A. & Pelling, A.E. "Dark Side of the Cell III." In Kwong, J., To, D. and Ng, N. Eds. Transient Creatures. Hong Kong: Microwave, pp.80-83 (2008).

3. Pelling, A.E., Nicholls, B.M., Silberberg, Y.S. & Horton, M.A. "Approaches for Investigating Mechanobiologial Dynamics in Living Cells with Combined Fluorescence and Atomic Force Microscopies." In Méndez-Vilas, A. and Díaz, J. Eds. Modern Research and Educational Topics on Microscopy. Badajoz: Formatex, pp.3-10 (2007) [PDF].

2. Pelling, A.E. & Niemetz, A. "Cellular Sounds." In Mol, J.V. Ed. The Nano Research. Ad!dict Inspiration Book #27. Brussles: Ad!dict Lab, pp.24-27 (2007) [online].

1. Niemetz, A. & Pelling, A.E. "Singende Zellen, Kunst, Wissenschaft und das Bauschen dazwischen." In: B. Könches, P. Weibel, Eds. unSICHTBARes. Kunst und Wissenschaft. Bern: Benteli Verlag, pp.322-337 (2005) [online].

US Patents and Invention Disclosures

4. Pelling, A.E. & Gimzewski, J.K. "Directed Mechanotaxis of Single Cells with Local Probes." (UC Case No. 2005-599).

3. Gimzewski, J.K., Ventura, C. & Pelling A.E. "Nanomechanical Characterization of Stem Cell Differentiation." (UC Case No. 2005-576).

2. Pelling, A.E. & Gimzewski, J.K. "Methods and Devices for Detecting Ordered Domain Structures." United States Provisional Patent, Filed March 9, 2005.

1. Gimzewski, J.K. & Pelling, A.E. "Methods and Devices for Determining a Cell Characteristic, and Applications Employing the Same." United States Patent Filed September 10, 2002 (US2005/0239047 A1).

Non-refereed Publications

3. Pelling, A. E., Sehati, S., Gralla, E. B., Valentine, J. S., and Gimzewski, J.K. "Local Nanomechanical Motion of the Cell Wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae." Phantoms Newsletter. 17, 33 (2004) [PDF].

2. Pelling, A. E. and Hayes R. L. "Grabbing the Cat by the Tail." CNSI Spheres Magazine. 2, 10 (2004) [PDF].

1. Hayes R. L. and Pelling, A. E. "De Novo Predictions of Nanoscale and Nanoelectronic Systems." CNSI Spheres Magazine. 1, 10 (2003) [PDF].