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D.J. Lundberg, J. Kim, Y-.M. Tu, C.L. Ritt, M.S. Strano, “Concerted methane fixation at ambient temperature and pressure mediated by an enzymatic and Fe-ZSM-5 catalytic couple,” Nat. Catalysis (accepted).

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Y-.M. Tu‡, M. Kuehne‡, R.P. Misra, C.L. Ritt, et. al., “Environmental damping and vibrational coupling of confined fluids within isolated carbon nanotubes,” Nat. Commun. 5605 (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49661-8

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L.F. Villalobos, K.E. Pataroque, W. Pan, T. Cao, M. Kaneda, C. Violet, C.L. Ritt, M. Elimelech, “Orientation matters: Measuring the correct surface of polyamide membranes with quartz crystal microbalance,” J. Membr. Sci. Lett. 100048 (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.memlet.2023.100048

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M.G. Barsukov‡, C.L. Ritt‡*, I.V. Barsukov, E.M. Syth, M. Elimelech, “Influence of graphite geography on the yield of mechanically exfoliated few-layer graphene,” (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2023.03.068

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N.R. Aluru, F. Aydin, M.Z. Bazant, D. Blankschtein, A.H. Brozena, J.P. de Souza, et al., “Fluids and electrolytes under confinement in single-digit nanopores,” Chem. Rev. 123, 2737-2831 (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00155

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C.L. Ritt, J.P. de Souz, M.G. Barsukov, S. Yosinski, M.Z. Bazant, M.A. Reed, M. Elimelech, “Thermodynamics of charge regulation during ion transport through silica nanochannels,” ACS Nano 16, 15249-15260 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06633

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C.L. Ritt, M. Liu, T.A. Pham, R. Epsztein, H.J. Kulik, M. Elimelech, “Machine learning reveals key ion selectivity mechanisms in polymeric membranes with subnanometer pores,” Sci. Adv. 8, 2, eabl5771 (2022). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl5771

10.

C.L. Ritt‡, T. Stassin‡, D.M. Davenport, R.M. DuChanois, I. Nulens, Z. Yang, N. Segev-Mark, A. Ben-Zvi, M. Elimelech, C.Y. Tang, G.Z. Ramon, I.F.J. Vankelecom, R. Verbeke, “The Open Membrane Database: Synthesis–structure–performance relationships of reverse osmosis membranes,” J. Membr. Sci. 641, 119927 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119927

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C. Lu, C. Hu, C.L. Ritt, X. Hua, J. Sun, H. Xia, Y. Liu, D. Li, B. Ma, M. Elimelech, J. Qu, “In situ characterization of dehydration during ion transport in polymeric nanochannels,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 14242-14252 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05765

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R. Verbeke, D.M. Davenport, T. Stassin, S. Eyley, M. Dickmann, J. Alexander, P. Dara, C.L. Ritt, C. Bogaerts, W. Egger, R. Ameloot, J. Meersschaut, W. Thielemans, G. Koeckelberghs, M. Elimelech, I.F.J. Vankelecom, “Chlorine-resistant epoxide-based membranes for sustainable water desalination,” Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 8, 818-824 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00515

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W.-H. Zhang, M.-J. Yin, Q. Zhao, C.-G. Jin, N. Wang, S. Ji, C.L. Ritt, M. Elimelech, Q.-F. An, “Graphene oxide membranes with stable porous structure for ultrafast water transport,” Nat. Nanotechnol. 16, 337-343 (2021). DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-00833-9

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C.L. Ritt, J.R. Werber, M. Wang, Z. Yang, Y. Zhao, H.J. Kulik, M. Elimelech, “Ionization behavior of nanoporous polyamide membranes,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 117, 30191- 30200 (2020). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2008421117

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D.M. Davenport, C.L. Ritt, R. Verbeke, I.F.J. Vankelecom, M. Elimelech, “Thin film composite membrane compaction in high-pressure reverse osmosis,” J. Membr. Sci. 610, 118268 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118268

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X. Lu, U.R. Gabinet, C.L. Ritt, X. Feng, A. Deshmukh, K. Kawabata, M. Kaneda, S.M. Hashmi, C.O. Osuji, M. Elimelech, “Relating selectivity and separation performance of lamellar two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) membranes to nanosheet stacking behavior,” Environ. Sci. Technol. 54, 9640-9651 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c02364

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R. Epsztein, R.M. DuChanois, C.L. Ritt, A. Noy, M. Elimelech, “Towards single-species selectivity of membranes with subnanometre pores,” Nat. Nanotechnol. 15, 426-436 (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-0713-6

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C.J. Porter, J.R. Werber, C.L. Ritt, Y.F. Guan, M. Zhong, M. Elimelech, “Controlled grafting of polymer brush layers from porous cellulosic membranes,” J. Membr. Sci. 596, 117719 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117719

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S.K. Patel‡, C.L. Ritt‡, A. Deshmukh, Z. Wang, M. Qin, R. Epsztein, M. Elimelech, “The relative insignificance of advanced materials in enhancing the energy efficiency of desalination technologies,” Energy Environ. Sci. 13, 1694-1710 (2020). DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00341G

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F. Aydin, C. Zhan, C.L. Ritt, R. Epsztein, M. Elimelech, E. Schwegler, T.A. Pham, “Similarities and differences between potassium and ammonium ions in liquid water: A first-principles study,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 240-2548 (2020). DOI: 10.1039/C9CP06163K

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C.L. Ritt‡, J.R. Werber‡, A. Deshmukh, M. Elimelech, “Monte Carlo simulations of framework defects in layered two-dimensional desalination membranes: Implications for permeability and selectivity,” Environ. Sci. Technol. 53, 6214-6224 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06880

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J. Luo, M. Sun, C.L. Ritt, X. Liu, Y. Pei, J. Crittenden, M. Elimelech, “Tuning Pb(II) adsorption from aqueous solutions on ultrathin iron oxychloride (FeOCl) nanosheets,” Environ. Sci. Technol. 53, 2075-2085 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b07027

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C.L. Ritt, B.J. Chisholm, A.N. Bezbaruah, “Assessment of molecularly imprinted polymers as sustainable phosphate sorbents” Chemosphere, 226, 395-404 (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.087

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M.E. Hossain, C.L. Ritt, T. Almeelbi, A.N. Bezbaruah, “Biopolymer beads for aqueous phosphate removal: Possible Application in eutrophic lakes,” J. Environ. Eng. 144, 04018030 (2018). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001347

Submitted or In Preparation

1.

C.L. Ritt, M. Quien, Z. Wei, H. Gress, M.T. Dronadula, K. Altmisdort, Y.-M. Tu, M. Gadaloff, N.R. Aluru, K.L. Ekinci, J.S. Bunch, M.S. Strano, “A molecularly impermeable polymer from two-dimensional polyaramids,” (submitted to Science – https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-c8b17-v2).

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X. Xu, X. Jin, M. Kuehne, D-.L. Bao, J. Martis, Y-M. Tu, C.L. Ritt, et al., “Hydrogen bonding in water under extreme confinement unveiled by nanoscale vibrational spectroscopy and simulations,” (under review in Nature – https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2402.17989).

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C.L. Ritt and M.S. Strano, “Leveraging plant nanobionics to engineer next-generation phytoremediation technologies,” (in preparation).

4.

C.L. Ritt‡, M. Quien‡, Z. Wei, M.S. Strano, “Chemical stability and aging resistance of twodimensional polyaramid thin films,” (in preparation).

5.

S. Garimella, Y.-M. Tu, C.L. Ritt, M.S. Strano, “Fluid isobars described by a confined equation of state,” (in preparation).

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Y.-M. Tu, X. Gong, M. Quien, Zitang Wei, C.L. Ritt, M.S. Strano, “Morphological characterization of 2D polyaramids using transmission electron microscopy,” (in preparation).

Patents

1.

C.L. Ritt and M. Strano, “Plant nanobionics for enhanced phytoremediation,” PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2024/025618 (2024).