Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
56. Wang, J., Dong, X., Yu, Q., Baker, S.N., Li, H., Larm, N.E., Chen, L., Tan, J., Chen, M. Incorporation of antibacterial agent derived deep eutectic solvent into an active dental composite (2017) Dental Materials, 33 (12), pp. 1445-1455. h
55. Smith, C.J., Wagle, D.V., O'Neill, H.M., Evans, B.R., Baker, S.N., Baker, G.A. Bacterial Cellulose Ionogels as Chemosensory Supports (2017) ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9 (43), pp. 38042-38051.
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54. Smith, C.J., Wagle, D.V., O'Neill, H.M., Evans, B.R., Baker, S.N., Baker, G.A. Multi-purpose cellulosic ionogels (2017) ACS Symposium Series, 1250, pp. 143-155.
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53. Ravula, S.; Baker, S. N.; Kamath, G.; Baker, G. A., Ionic liquid-assisted exfoliation and dispersion: Stripping graphene and its two-dimensional layered inorganic counterparts of their inhibitions. Nanoscale 2015, 7, 4338-4353.
52. Zhu, J.; Baker, S. N., Lewis base polymers for modifying sorption and regeneration abilities of amine-based carbon dioxide capture materials. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2014, 2, 2666-2674.
51. Sze, L. L.; Pandey, S.; Ravula, S.; Zhao, H.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N., Ternary deep eutectic solvents tasked for carbon dioxide capture. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2014, 2, 2117-2123.
50. Hofmann, C. M.; Essner, J. B.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N., Protein-templated gold nanoclusters sequestered within sol-gel thin films for the selective and ratiometric luminescence recognition of Hg2+. Nanoscale 2014, 6, 5425-5431.
49 Wang, J.; Xiong, J.; Baker, G. A.; Jiji, R. D.; Baker, S. N., Developing microwave-assisted ionic liquid microextraction for the detection and tracking of hydrophobic pesticides in complex environmental matrices. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 17113-17119.
48. Pandey, S.; Baker, G. A.; Sze, L.; Kamath, G.; Zhao, H.; Baker, S. N., Ionic liquids containing fluorinated β-diketonate anions: Synthesis, characterization and potential applications. New J. Chem. 2013, 37, 909-919.
47. Baker, G. A.; Rachford, A. A.; Castellano, F. N.; Baker, S. N., Ranking solvent interactions and dielectric constants with [Pt(mesBIAN)(tda)]: A cautionary tale for polarity determinations in ionic liquids. ChemPhysChem 2013, 14, 1025-1030.
46 Trivedi, S.; Pandey, S.; Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A., Pronounced hydrogen bonding giving rise to apparent probe hyperpolarity in ionic liquid mixtures with 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol. J Phys Chem B 2012, 116, 1360-1369.
45. Rai, R.; Pandey, S.; Baker, S. N.; Vora, S.; Behera, K.; Baker, G. A., Ethanol-assisted, few nanometer, water-in-ionic-liquid reverse micelle formation by a zwitterionic surfactant. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 12213-12217.
44. Pandey, S.; Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A., Optically responsive switchable ionic liquid for internally-referenced fluorescence monitoring and visual determination of carbon dioxide. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 7043-7045.
43. Pandey, S.; Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A., Fluorescent probe studies of polarity and solvation within room temperature ionic liquids: A review. J Fluoresc 2012, 22, 1313-1343.
42. Pandey, S.; Ali, M.; Kamath, G.; Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A., Binding of the ionic liquid cation 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium to p-tetranitrocalix[4]arene probed by fluorescent indicator displacement. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2012, 403, 2361-2366.
41. Mahurin, S. M.; Yeary, J. S.; Baker, S. N.; Jiang, D. E.; Dai, S.; Baker, G. A., Ring-opened heterocycles: Promising ionic liquids for gas separation and capture. J. Membr. Sci. 2012, 401-402, 61-67.
40. Kamath, G.; Bhatnagar, N.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; Potoff, J. J., Computational prediction of ionic liquid 1-octanol/water partition coefficients. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2012, 14, 4339-4342.
39 Al-Azzawi, O. M.; Hofmann, C. M.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N., Nanosilica-supported polyethoxyamines as low-cost, reversible carbon dioxide sorbents. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2012, 385, 154-159.
38 Wang, C. H.; Baker, S. N.; Lumsden, M. D.; Nagler, S. E.; Heller, W. T.; Baker, G. A.; Deen, P. D.; Cranswick, L. M. D.; Su, Y.; Christianson, A. D., Antiferromagnetic order in MnO spherical nanoparticles. Phys. Rev. B Condens. Matter Mater. Phys. 2011, 83.
37. Sun, Q. C.; Xu, X.; Baker, S. N.; Christianson, A. D.; Musfeldt, J. L., Experimental determination of ionicity in MnO nanoparticles. Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 2956-2960.
36. Sun, Q. C.; Baker, S. N.; Christianson, A. D.; Musfeldt, J. L., Magnetoelastic coupling in bulk and nanoscale MnO. Phys. Rev. B Condens. Matter Mater. Phys. 2011, 84.
35. Kumar, V.; Baker, G. A.; Pandey, S.; Baker, S. N., Contrasting behavior of classical salts versus ionic liquids toward aqueous phase J-aggregate dissociation of a cyanine dye. Langmuir 2011, 27, 12884-12890.
34. Baker, S. N.; Zhao, H.; Pandey, S.; Heller, W. T.; Bright, F. V.; Baker, G. A., Fluorescence energy transfer efficiency in labeled yeast cytochrome c: A rapid screen for ion biocompatibility in aqueous ionic liquids. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2011, 13, 3642-3644.
33. Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A., Luminescent carbon nanodots: Emergent nanolights. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 6726-6744.
32. Ali, M.; Kumar, V.; Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A.; Pandey, S., J-aggregation of ionic liquid solutions of meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2010, 12, 1886-1894.
31. Page, P. M.; McCarty, T. A.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; Bright, F. V., Comparison of dansylated aminopropyl controlled pore glass solvated by molecular and ionic liquids. Langmuir 2007, 23, 843-849.
30. Munson, C. A.; Kelepouris, L.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; Blanchard, G. J.; Bright, F. V., On the behavior of indole-containing species sequestered within reverse micelles at sub-zero temperatures. Appl Spectrosc 2007, 61, 537-547.
29b. Burrell, A. K.; Del Sesto, R. E.; Baker, S. N.; McClesky, T. M.; Baker, G. A., Erratum: The large scale synthesis of pure imidazolium and pyrrolidinium ionic liquids (Green Chemistry (2007) 9 (449-454) DOI: 10.1039/b615950h). Green Chem. 2007, 9, 809-810.
29. Burrell, A. K.; Del Sesto, R. E.; Baker, S. N.; McCleskey, T. M.; Baker, G. A., The large scale synthesis of pure imidazolium and pyrrolidinium ionic liquids. Green Chem. 2007, 9, 449-454.
28. Wang, Q.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; Colón, L. A., Surface confined ionic liquid as a stationary phase for HPLC. Analyst 2006, 131, 1000-1005.
27. Schertzer, B. M.; Baker, S. N.; Diver, S. T.; Baker, G. A., A general, modular approach to a new family of amine-substituted arylboronic acid saccharide chemosensors. Aust. J. Chem. 2006, 59, 633-639.
26. Del Sesto, R. E.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; Scott, B. L.; Keizer, T. S.; Burrell, A. K.; McCleskey, T. M., Formation of an unusual charge-transfer network from an ionic liquid. Chem. Commun. 2006, 272-274.
25. Baker, S. N.; Brauns, E. B.; McCleskey, T. M.; Burrell, A. K.; Baker, G. A., Fluorescence quenching immunoassay performed in an ionic liquid. Chem. Commun. 2006, 2851-2853.
24. Patra, A.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N., Effects of dopant concentration and annealing temperature on the phosphorescence from Zn2SiO4: Mn2+ nanocrystals. J Lumin 2005, 111, 105-111.
23. Gardinier, W. E.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; Bright, F. V., Behavior of pyrene end-labeled poly(dimethylsiloxane) polymer tails in mixtures of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethyl)sulfonylimide and toluene. Macromolecules 2005, 38, 8574-8582.
22. Dattelbaum, A. M.; Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A., N-alkyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium salts as templates for hexagonally meso-ordered silicate thin films. Chem. Commun. 2005, 939-941.
21. Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; Pandey, S.; Bright, F. V., An analytical view of ionic liquids. Analyst 2005, 130, 800-808.
20 Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N., A simple colorimetric assay of ionic liquid hydrolytic stability. Aust. J. Chem. 2005, 58, 174-177.
19 Patra, A.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N., Synthesis and luminescence study of Eu3+ in Zn 2SiO4 nanocrystals. Opt Mater 2004, 27, 15-20.
18. Pandey, S.; Fletcher, K. A.; Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A.; DeLuca, J.; Fennie, M. F.; O'Sullivan, M. C., Solution aggregationn of anti-trypanosomal N-(2-napthylmethyl)ated polymines. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A Chem. 2004, 162, 387-398.
17. Pandey, S.; Fletcher, K. A.; Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A., Correlation between the fluorescent response of microfluidity probes and the water content and viscosity of ionic liquid and water mixtures. Analyst 2004, 129, 569-573.
16 Munson, C. A.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; Bright, F. V., Effects of subzero temperatures on fluorescent probes sequestered within aerosol-OT reverse micelles. Langmuir 2004, 20, 1551-1557.
15. Baker, S. N.; Mark McCleskey, T.; Pandey, S.; Baker, G. A., Fluorescence studies of protein thermostability in ionic liquids. Chem. Commun. 2004, 10, 940-941.
14. Baker, G. A.; Pandey, S.; Baker, S. N., A new class of cationic surfactants inspired by N-alkyl-N-methyl pyrrolidinium ionic liquids. Analyst 2004, 129, 890-892.
13. Werner, J. H.; Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A., Fluorescence correlation spectroscopic studies of diffusion within the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate. Analyst 2003, 128, 786-789.
12. Fletcher, K. A.; Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A.; Pandey, S., Probing solute and solvent interactions within binary ionic liquid mixtures. New J. Chem. 2003, 27, 1706-1712.
11. Ciubotaru, M.; Ptaszek, L. M.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; Bright, F. V.; Schatz, D. G., RAG1-DNA binding in V(D)J recombination: Specificity and DNA-induced conformational changes revealed by fluorescence and CD spectroscopy. J. Biol. Chem. 2003, 278, 5584-5596.
10. Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A.; Munson, C. A.; Chen, F.; Bukowski, E. J.; Cartwright, A. N.; Bright, F. V., Effects of Solubilized Water on the Relaxation Dynamics Surrounding 6-Propionyl-2-(N,N-dimethylamino)naphthalene Dissolved in 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate at 298 K. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2003, 42, 6457-6463.
9. Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; McCleskey, T. M., Noncontact two-color luminescence thermometry based on intramolecular luminophore cyclization within an ionic liquid. Chem. Commun. 2003, 9, 2932-2933.
8. Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; Mark McCleskey, T.; Werner, J. H., Aspects of chemical recognition and biosolvation within room temperature ionic liquids. In ACS Symposium Series, Rogers, R. D.; Seddon, K. R., Eds. 2003; Vol. 856, pp 212-224.
7. Hilmey, D. G.; Abe, M.; Nelen, M. I.; Stilts, C. E.; Baker, G. A.; Baker, S. N.; Bright, F. V.; Davies, S. R.; Gollnick, S. O.; Oseroff, A. R.; Gibson, S. L.; Hilf, R.; Detty, M. R., Water-soluble, core-modified porphyrins as novel, longer-wavelength-absorbing sensitizers for photodynamic therapy. II. Effects of core heteroatoms and meso-substituents on biological activity. J. Med. Chem. 2002, 45, 449-461.
6. Cardona, C. M.; Wilkes, T.; Ong, W.; Kaifer, A. E.; McCarley, T. D.; Pandey, S.; Baker, G. A.; Kane, M. N.; Baker, S. N.; Bright, F. V., Dendrimers functionalized with a single pyrene label: Synthesis, photophysics, and fluorescence quenching. J Phys Chem B 2002, 106, 8649-8656.
5. Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A.; Bright, F. V., Temperature-dependent microscopic solvent properties of 'dry' and 'wet' 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate: Correlation with ET(30) and Kamlet-Taft polarity scales. Green Chem. 2002, 4, 165-169.
4. Baker, G. A.; Munson, C. A.; Bukowski, E. J.; Baker, S. N.; Bright, F. V., Assessment of one- and two-photon excited luminescence for directly measuring O2, pH, Na+, Mg2+, or Ca2+ in optically dense and biologically relevant samples. Appl Spectrosc 2002, 56, 455-463.
3. Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A.; Munson, C. A.; Bright, F. V., New hot/cold stage for performing microfluorimetric measurements continuously between - 120 and +100 °C. Appl Spectrosc 2001, 55, 1273-1277.
2. Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A.; Kane, M. A.; Bright, F. V., The cybotactic region surrounding fluorescent probes dissolved in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate: Effects of temperature and added carbon dioxide. J Phys Chem B 2001, 105, 9663-9668.
1. Daniel, S. N.; Niemeyer, E. D.; Bright, F. V., Evidence for chain length dependent local ordering surrounding perylene dissolved in poly(ethylene glycol). Macromolecules 1999, 32, 8084-8088.
Book Chapters and Conference Proceedings
1. M.A. Kane, S.N. Daniel, E.D. Niemeyer and F.V. Bright, “ Spectroscopic Investigations of Intermolecular Interactions in Supercritical Fluids,” In New Trends In Fluorescence Spectroscopy – Applications to Chemical and Life Sciences, B. Valeur and J.-C. Brochon (Eds.), Springer-Verlag GmbH & Co., KG Berlin, Germany, 2001, Chapter 5, pp 81–97.
2. G. A. Baker, S. N. Baker, T. M. McCleskey and J. H. Werner, “Aspects of Chemical Recognition and Biosolvation within Room Temperature Ionic Liquids,” in Ionic Liquids as Green Solvents: Progress and Prospects, R. D. Rogers and K. R. Seddon (Eds.), ACS Symposium Series 856, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC 2003, pp 212–224.
3. Da Re, R. E.; Baker, S. N.; Baker, G. A.; Morris, D. E.; Costa, D. A. In Spectroscopy of transition metals and f-elements in ionic liquids, Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhower's Global Vision for Nuclear Energy, New Orleans, LA, New Orleans, LA, 2003; pp 1609-1612.
4. S. N. Baker, T. M. McCleskey and G. A. Baker, “An Ionic Liquid Based Nano-Thermometer,” in Ionic Liquids: Progress and Prospects II, R. D. Rogers and K. R. Seddon (Eds.), ACS Symposium Series 902, American Chemical Society, Washingon, DC, 2004, pp 171–181.
5. S. N. Baker, T. A. McCarty, W. T. Heller, F. V. Bright and G. A. Baker, “Ionic Liquid Advances in Optical Electrochemical, and Biochemical Sensor Technology,” in Ionic Liquids in Chemical Analysis, M. Koel, Ed., CRC Press (2008), Chapter 3, pp. 99-137.
Patents
1. G. A. Baker, S. N. Baker and T. M. McCleskey, “Fluorescent Temperature Sensor,” 2009, U. S. Patent No. 7,497,993.
2. G. A. Baker, S. N. Baker and T. M. McCleskey, “Method for Measuring Surface Temperature”, 2009, U.S. Patent No. 7,566,569.
3. D.G. Hafeman, J.B. Harkins, J.L. Norris, S. N. Baker, D. Loveday, D. Kuban, R. M. Caprioli, and C. E. Witkowski , Improved Methods and Devices for Concentration and Fractionation of Analytes for Chemical Analysis including Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) Mass Spectrometry (MS) U.S. Patent No. 20060219558.