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Merlin L. Bruening is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with specific contributions in biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, molecular biology, spectroscopy, and water science and technology.

The scientist's work centers on membrane-based ion separation techniques and membrane separation technologies, reflecting substantial engagement with fuel cells and related materials. Their research also encompasses monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, microfluidic and capillary electrophoresis applications, nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, and mass spectrometry techniques and applications.

Merlin L. Bruening has contributed to key publications in several scientific journals, with the most frequent venues including:

  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
  • The Analyst
  • Journal of Polymer Science

Recent published papers by Bruening include:

  • Ion separations with membranes, 2020, Journal of Polymer Science
  • Nanopores: synergy from DNA sequencing to industrial filtration - small holes with big impact, 2023, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Flow through negatively charged, nanoporous membranes separates Li+ and K+ due to induced electromigration, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Moderate pH changes alter the fluxes, selectivities and limiting currents in ion transport through polyelectrolyte multilayers deposited on membranes, 2020, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Electrodialysis through nafion membranes coated with polyelectrolyte multilayers yields >99% pure monovalent ions at high recoveries, 2022, Journal of Membrane Science

Frequent coauthors of Bruening include:

  • Andriy Yaroshchuk
  • Dong Ding
  • Junyan Yang
  • Christopher J. Welch
  • Chao Tang

The research interests and contributions of Merlin L. Bruening cover multiple interconnected scientific topics:

  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Best Publications

  • Thioaromatic monolayers on gold: a new family of self-assembling monolayers

    Eyal Sabatani;Joseph Cohen-Boulakia;Merlin Bruening;Israel Rubinstein

  • Catalytic Nanoparticles Formed by Reduction of Metal Ions in Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films

    Jinhua Dai;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Catalytic membranes prepared using layer-by-layer adsorption of polyelectrolyte/metal nanoparticle films in porous supports.

    David M. Dotzauer;Jinhua Dai;Lei Sun;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Electrochemical and in Situ Ellipsometric Investigation of the Permeability and Stability of Layered Polyelectrolyte Films

    Jeremy J. Harris and;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Functionalization of surfaces by water-accelerated atom-transfer radical polymerization of hydroxyethyl methacrylate and subsequent derivatization

    Wenxi Huang;Jong-Bum Kim;Merlin L. Bruening;Gregory L. Baker

  • Synthesis of Passivating, Nylon-Like Coatings through Cross-Linking of Ultrathin Polyelectrolyte Films

    Jeremy J. Harris;and Paul M. DeRose;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Selective Hydrogenation by Pd Nanoparticles Embedded in Polyelectrolyte Multilayers

    Srividhya Kidambi;Jinhua Dai;Jin Li;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization on gold at ambient temperature

    Jong Bum Kim;Merlin L. Bruening;Gregory L. Baker

  • Effect of filler incorporation route on the properties of polysulfone–silver nanocomposite membranes of different porosities

    Julian S. Taurozzi;Hari Arul;Volodymyr Z. Bosak;Anatoliy F. Burban

  • Multilayer polyelectrolyte films as nanofiltration membranes for separating monovalent and divalent cations

    Lu Ouyang;Ramamoorthy Malaisamy;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Ultrathin, Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films as Nanofiltration Membranes

    Brian W. Stanton;Jeremy J. Harris;and Matthew D. Miller;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Layered Polyelectrolyte Films as Selective, Ultrathin Barriers for Anion Transport

    Jeremy J. Harris;and Jacqueline L. Stair;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Techniques for phosphopeptide enrichment prior to analysis by mass spectrometry

    Jamie D. Dunn;Gavin E. Reid;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Creation of functional membranes using polyelectrolyte multilayers and polymer brushes.

    Merlin L. Bruening;David M. Dotzauer;Parul Jain;Lu Ouyang

  • High-Flux Nanofiltration Membranes Prepared by Adsorption of Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Membranes on Polymeric Supports

    Ramamoorthy Malaisamy and;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Multilayered polyelectrolyte films containing palladium nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and application in selective hydrogenation

    Srividhya Kidambi and;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Size-Selective Transport of Uncharged Solutes through Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Membranes

    Xiaoyun Liu and;Merlin L. Bruening

  • Correlation of the Swelling and Permeability of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films

    Matthew D. Miller and;Merlin L. Bruening

  • High-capacity binding of proteins by poly(acrylic acid) brushes and their derivatives.

    Jinhua Dai;Zhiyi Bao;Lei Sun;Seong U Hong

  • Kinetics of surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization

    Jong‐Bum Kim;Wenxi Huang;Matthew D. Miller;Gregory L. Baker

  • Preparation of Hyperbranched Polymer Films Grafted on Self-Assembled Monolayers

    Yuefen Zhou;Merlin L. Bruening;David E. Bergbreiter;Richard M. Crooks

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory L. Baker
Gregory L. Baker Michigan State University
Richard M. Crooks
Richard M. Crooks The University of Texas at Austin
David E. Bergbreiter
David E. Bergbreiter Texas A&M University
Reed M. Izatt
Reed M. Izatt Brigham Young University
Jerald S. Bradshaw
Jerald S. Bradshaw Brigham Young University
Gavin E. Reid
Gavin E. Reid University of Melbourne
David Cahen
David Cahen Weizmann Institute of Science
Abraham Shanzer
Abraham Shanzer Weizmann Institute of Science
James J. Christensen
James J. Christensen Brigham Young University
Fan Xia
Fan Xia China University of Geosciences

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