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  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society

Overview

Nicholas A. Kotov is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of materials science and engineering, with significant contributions to several subfields including materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics that include:

  • Nanocluster synthesis and applications
  • Supramolecular self-assembly in materials
  • Metamaterials and metasurfaces applications
  • Gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
  • Quantum dots synthesis and properties

Recent publications by Nicholas A. Kotov include:

  • "Enantiomer-dependent immunological response to chiral nanoparticles," 2022, Nature
  • "Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites," 2022, Nature Materials
  • "Enhanced optical asymmetry in supramolecular chiroplasmonic assemblies with long-range order," 2021, Science
  • "Emergence of complexity in hierarchically organized chiral particles," 2020, Science
  • "Multiscale engineered artificial tooth enamel," 2022, Science

The scientist frequently publishes in a number of prestigious venues, among which are:

  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Materials
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Chirality
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Ji-Young Kim
  • Prashant Kumar
  • Minjeong Cha
  • Jun Lu
  • Drew Vecchio

Nicholas A. Kotov has received recognition including election as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2020 and as a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Judith Langer;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi;Javier Aizpurua;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

  • Structural diversity in binary nanoparticle superlattices

    Elena V. Shevchenko;Dmitri V. Talapin;Dmitri V. Talapin;Nicholas A. Kotov;Stephen O'Brien

  • Spontaneous organization of single CdTe nanoparticles into luminescent nanowires.

    Zhiyong Tang;Nicholas A. Kotov;Michael Giersig

  • Ultrastrong and Stiff Layered Polymer Nanocomposites

    Paul Podsiadlo;Amit K. Kaushik;Ellen M. Arruda;Anthony M. Waas

  • Nanostructured artificial nacre

    Zhiyong Tang;Nicholas A. Kotov;Sergei Magonov;Birol Ozturk

  • Biomedical Applications of Layer‐by‐Layer Assembly: From Biomimetics to Tissue Engineering

    Zhiyong Tang;Ying Wang;Paul Podsiadlo;Nicholas A. Kotov

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Three-dimensional cell culture matrices: state of the art.

    Jungwoo Lee;Meghan J. Cuddihy;Nicholas A. Kotov

  • Molecular design of strong single-wall carbon nanotube/polyelectrolyte multilayer composites

    Arif A. Mamedov;Nicholas A. Kotov;Maurizio Prato;Dirk M. Guldi

  • Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly of Polyelectrolyte-Semiconductor Nanoparticle Composite Films

    Nicholas A. Kotov;Imre Dekany;Janos H. Fendler

  • Self-Assembly of CdTe Nanocrystals into Free-Floating Sheets

    Zhiyong Tang;Zhenli Zhang;Ying Wang;Sharon C. Glotzer

  • Targeted gold nanoparticles enable molecular CT imaging of cancer.

    Rachela Popovtzer;Ashish Agrawal;Nicholas A. Kotov;Aron Popovtzer

  • One‐Dimensional Assemblies of Nanoparticles: Preparation, Properties, and Promise

    Zhiyong Tang;Nicholas A. Kotov

  • Chiral Inorganic Nanostructures

    Wei Ma;Liguang Xu;André F. de Moura;Xiaoling Wu

  • Stretchable nanoparticle conductors with self-organized conductive pathways

    Yoonseob Kim;Jian Zhu;Bongiun Yeom;Matthew Di Prima

  • Dispersions of Aramid Nanofibers: A New Nanoscale Building Block

    Ming Yang;Keqin Cao;Lang Sui;Ying Qi

  • Ultrasmall implantable composite microelectrodes with bioactive surfaces for chronic neural interfaces

    Takashi D. Yoshida Kozai;Nicholas B. Langhals;Paras R. Patel;Xiaopei Deng

  • Ultrathin graphite oxide–polyelectrolyte composites prepared by self‐assembly: Transition between conductive and non‐conductive states

    Nicholas A. Kotov;Imre Dékány;Janos H. Fendler

  • Best Practices for Reporting Electrocatalytic Performance of Nanomaterials

    Damien Voiry;Manish Chhowalla;Yury Gogotsi;Nicholas A. Kotov

  • Gold nanoparticle ensembles as heaters and actuators: melting and collective plasmon resonances

    Alexander O. Govorov;Wei Zhang;Timur Skeini;Hugh Richardson

  • Antigen/Antibody Immunocomplex from CdTe Nanoparticle Bioconjugates

    Shaopeng Wang;Natalia Mamedova;Nicholas A. Kotov;Wei Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhiyong Tang
Zhiyong Tang National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Chuanlai Xu
Chuanlai Xu Jiangnan University
Jaebeom Lee
Jaebeom Lee Chungnam National University
Andrey L. Rogach
Andrey L. Rogach City University of Hong Kong
Luis M. Liz-Marzán
Luis M. Liz-Marzán CIC biomaGUNE
Sharon C. Glotzer
Sharon C. Glotzer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Liguang Xu
Liguang Xu Jiangnan University
Hua Kuang
Hua Kuang Jiangnan University
Anthony M. Waas
Anthony M. Waas Arizona State University

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