Marina Ruths

University of Massachusetts Lowell — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

27h-index3.0kcitations240works0.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications(58), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions(42), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures(22), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies(17), Lubricants and Their Additives(13)

Publications240 total

Synergistic regulation of polyelectrolyte brush conformations by solvent quality and trivalent ions
Giant·2025Open Access
Pioneers in Applied and Fundamental Interfacial Chemistry (PAFIC): Nicholas D. Spencer
Langmuir·2025Open Access
Equilibrium surface force measurements in thin liquid crystal films
Liquid Crystals·2024
Friction of Methyl-Branched Fatty Acid Layers at Low and High Sliding Speeds
Langmuir·2024· 2 cited
“Surface Forces Apparatus in Nanotribology”
Nanoscience and technology·2024
Stability and collapse of amphiphilic copolymer aggregates in contact with hydrophilic mica surfaces
Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology·2021· 2 cited
Bioinspired Self-Assembled 3D Patterned Polymer Textures as Skin Coatings Models: Tribology and Tactile Behavior
Biotribology·2020· 8 cited
Low-cost visible-light photosynthesis of water and adsorbed carbon dioxide into long-chain hydrocarbons
Chemical Physics Letters·2019· 9 cited
Effects of Imprinted 3D Surface Patterning on Localized Changes in the Tribology of Human Stratum Corneum
Langmuir·2019· 6 cited
Ion-Specific Effects of Divalent Ions on the Structure of Polyelectrolyte Brushes
Langmuir·2019· 36 citedOpen Access
An ultrasensitive acoustic wave resonator device enabled by gluing a replaceable micropillar film
Microsystem Technologies·2019· 2 cited
Jacob Israelachvili (1944–2018)
Nature Nanotechnology·2018Open Access
Structure and Functionality of Polyelectrolyte Brushes: A Surface Force Perspective
Chemistry - An Asian Journal·2018· 34 citedOpen Access
Multivalent counterions diminish the lubricity of polyelectrolyte brushes
Science·2018· 199 citedOpen Access
Modeling Multivalent-Induced Structural Inhomogeneities in Polyelectrolyte Brushes
Bulletin of the American Physical Society·2018
Multivalent ions induce lateral structural inhomogeneities in polyelectrolyte brushes
Science Advances·2017· 118 citedOpen Access
Characterization of Jumping-Droplet Condensation on Nanostructured Surfaces With Quartz Crystal Microbalance
2017· 1 cited
Surface Forces and Nanorheology of Molecularly Thin Films
Springer handbooks·2017· 5 cited
Surface Forces and Nanorheology of Molecularly Thin Films
2017· 45 cited
Detection of Liquid Penetration of a Micropillar Surface Using the Quartz Crystal Microbalance
Langmuir·2016· 30 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Jacob N. Israelachvili(17), Steve Granick(8), Jing Yu(4), Xin Xu(4), Diethelm Johannsmann(4), Mengyan Shen(4), Matthew Tirrell(3), Stefan H. J. Idziak(3), Cyrus R. Safinya(3), Suzi Steinberg(3), Pengtao Wang(3), Hongwei Sun(3), Steffen Berg(3), Yu-Tao Yang(3), Bruno Zappone(2), Nicholas E. Jackson(2), Juan Pablo(2), Sarah M. Lundgren(2), Katrin Danerlöv(2), Karin Persson Waller(2)