Iulia A. Sacui

Current Research Interests

• Cellulose nanocrystals
• Sustainable nanocomposites
• Composite interface interactions
• Försters resonance energy transfer (FRET)

Past Research Interests

• Biomimetics
• Synthetic nucleic acids
• Peptide nucleic acids (PNA)
• Carbohydrates
• Branched-chain sugars

Selected non-NIST Publications

B. Sahu, I. Sacui, S. Rapireddy, K.J. Zanotti, R. Bahal, B.A. Armitage, D.H. Ly. Synthesis and Characterization of Conformationally Preorganized, (R)-Diethylene Glycol-containing γ-Peptide Nucleic Acids with Superior Hybridization Properties and Water Solubility, Journal of Organic Chemistry 2011, 76, 5614-5627.

I.A. Sacui, P. Norris. Reactions of Several Monosaccharide-derived Alcohols with p-Acetamidobenzenesulfonyl Azide and DBU. Tetrahedron Letters 2011, 52, 2670-2672.

I.A. Sacui, M. Zeller, P. Norris. Rhodium (II)-Catalyzed Decomposition of 3-O-(2-Diazo-2-phenylacetyl)-1,2;5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-alpha-D-allofuranose: Diastereoselective Ether Formation. Carbohydrate Research 2008, 343, 1819-1823.