David W. Britt, Ph.D.
Utah State University phone: (435) 797-2158
Department of Biological Engineering fax: (435) 797-1248
4105 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-4105 email: dbritt@cc.usu.edu
Education
University of Utah Chemistry / Materials Sci. & Eng. B.S. 1992
University of Puerto Rico Spanish minor 1989 -1990
University of Utah Bioengineering Ph.D. 1998
Max Planck Institute, Göttingen Thin films / high res. microscopy Post-Doc 1998 - 2000
Languages:
o Spanish (Advanced proficiency), minor field of study
o German (Proficient), immersion studies for two years
Appointments
Chem. & Materials Eng, U. Auckland, NZ Visiting Faculty July 2009 - present
Dept. of Biological Eng., Utah State Univ. Associate Professor 2008 – present
Dept. of Biological Eng., Utah State Univ. Assistant Professor 2002 – 2008
Department of Bioengineering, U. of Utah Research Assist. Prof. 2001 – 2004
Department of Bioengineering, U. of Utah Adjunct Assistant Prof. 2004 - present
Academic Honors and Awards
Outstanding Teaching, Department of Biological Engineering (2007 - 2008)
Department Teaching Excellence Award, Utah State University (2007)
Outstanding Advisor College of Engineering (2006 - 2007)
USDA-CSREES Young Investigator Award (2005)
Top 25 reviewer, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2005)
Outstanding Researcher, Department of Biological Engineering (2004 - 2005)
Outstanding Teacher, Department of Biological Engineering (2003 - 2004)
Outstanding Advisor, Department of Biological Engineering (2002 - 2003)
Ph.D. dissertation (Alkyl-Silane Monolayers for Protein and Virus Adsorption Studies) nominated to
represent the University of Utah for the 2000 Council of Graduate Schools International
Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering
Cover of the journal Langmuir (vol. 17, June 12, 2001)
National Science Foundation-NATO Post-Doctoral Fellow (1998 - 1999)
Whitaker Bio-Based Engineering Fellow (1995 - 1996)
Becton Dickinson Service Learning Scholar (1994)
NIH Training Grant Fellow (1993 - 1994)
Professional / Honor Societies
Materials Research Society. Institute for Biological Engineers. American Chemical Society
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. American Society for Engineering Education
1. Service and Outreach: Department, College, University, Community
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Departmental Service
Promotion and Tenure Committees
o Chair: Dr. Jixun Zhan (2009 – present)
o Member: Dr. Soonjo Kwon (2009 - present)
o Ombudsman: Oenardi Lawanto (2009 – present)
o Ombudsman: David Rosenberg (2009 – present)
Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) Club, USU Chapter Faculty Co-Advisor (2007 -
present)
Undergraduate recruitment, academic advising, scholarship review (2002 - present)
Biological Engineering Curriculum Committee Chair (2005 - present)
Biological Engineering Curriculum Committee member (2002 - 2004)
Biological Engineering ABET Committee member (2002 - present)
Faculty Search Committee co-chair (2 positions filled in 2003; 1 position filled in 2006)
College / University Service
College of Engineering Retention and Recruitment Committee member (2004 - present)
USU Engineering State Week: Run modules for high school students (2002 - present)
CIB Summer Academy: Host 2-4 high school students in laboratory for 1 week (2003 - present)
USU Center for Integrated Biosystems Strategic Directions Working Group member (2004 - present)
USU Scholars Day Undergraduate Research Fellow Panelist (2005)
USU Latino Student Union (formerly Hispanic Student Union) ad hoc advisor (2004 - present)
USU 1010 Connections: freshman integration guest speaker (2003)
USU Diversity Pageant Judge (2004)
USU Honors Program scholarship panelist (2007)
USU Annual Leave Committee member (2006 - 2007)
Community Service
Edith Bowen Laboratory School volunteer 1 hr/ week (Fall 2006)
Logan High MESA Club guest speaker (2005 - present)
Leonardo Center Community / Educator Focus Group (2006 - present)
Professional Service: Grant Review
National Science Foundation (NSF-NIRT (2004) and NSF-DLR (2005) panels), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), USU
Ag. Exp. Station; Arizona Disease Control, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Environmental
Molecular Sciences Laboratory (PNNL-EMSL, 2005 - present), NDSEG Panel Graduate Fellowships
(02/2008), ACS Petroleum Research Fund (2008)
Professional Service: Journal Review
J. Colloid Interface Sci., J. American Chemical Society, Langmuir, J. Applied Spectroscopy,
Biomacromolecules, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, Biomacromolecules, Biotechnology Progress, J.
Biomedical Materials Research, Chemistry of Materials, Sensors.
2. Teaching, Mentorship, Peer Collaborations
Courses Taught
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Utah State University
1. (BIE 1890) Methods in Undergraduate Research + Lab (2007 - present)
2. (BIE 5850 / 6850) Biomaterials Engineering + Lab (2002 - present)
3. (BIE 2330) Properties of Biomaterials + Lab (2002-present)
4. (BIE 2330.web) Properties of Biomaterials + Lab (E-course taught remotely, 2008)
5. (BIE 3000) Bioinstrumentation + Lab (2003, 2004)
6. (BIE 6930) Special Studies in Interfacial Science and Engineering* (trial offering, Spring, 2004)
7. (BIE 3870) Junior Design (2003)
8. (BE 7410) Advanced Bioinstrumentation (Invited guest lecturer; JD Andrade) (Univ. Utah, 2004)
9. (PHYX 2400) Introduction to Nanotechnology (2 Invited lectures; H Yang) (USU, Spring, 2005)
10. (ENGR 1000) Introduction to Engineering Design (1 lecture / year 2002-2008)
University of Utah
11. (BioMed Eng 6040) Introduction to Biomaterials (2001)
12. (BioMed Eng 3101) Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Laboratory* (2001)
Postdoctoral and Graduate Students Supervised (4 postdoctoral, 3 Ph.D., 10 M.S.)
Postdoctoral associates
1. Alejandro Heredia (Oct, 2006 – May 2007)
2. Nicholas Turner (May, 2005 – May 2006)
3. Yanming Zhao (Dec 2005 – Jan 2006) {early departure for personal reasons}
4. Bryon Wright (Dec 2005 – June 2006)
Ph.D.
1. Harshil Dhruv “Development of Protein Selective Surfaces” awarded December 2008
2. Ben Madsen “Hemodialysis Membrane as a Barrier to Endotoxin Transfer” awarded December 2009
3. Yun Peng (since September, 2007) “Protein Conformation Detection through Molecular Imprinting”
M.S. / M.E.
1. David Hoyt (since January 2006) “In-vivo and In-vitro Analysis of Middle Ear Ventilation Tubes
Containing Silver Antimicrobials”
2. Neil Etherington (since January, 2006) “Fabrication and Characterization of Resorbable Middle Ear
Ventilation Tubes”
3. Priyanka Gajjar “Effects of Pluronics on the Beneficial Soil Microbe Pseudomonas Putida Strain
KT2440” M.E. awarded March 2010
4. Nidhi Garg, Co-advisor with M. Walsh, Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science “Characterization of
Lactose-Amine Emulsifying Properties”, M.S. awarded December, 2009
5. Xiao Liu, “Protein recognition by molecular imprinting using surface plasmon resonance”, M.E.
awarded September, 2006
6. Gopinath Narasimham, “Morphological and physical properties of Pseudomonas chlororaphis
biofilms: Atomic force microscopy and digital pulsed force mode microscopy approaches”, M.S.
awarded May, 2006
7. Wes Hopwood, “Using lactose and lactose-based compounds for controlling erosion in furrow
irrigation”, M.S. awarded May 2006
8. Mundeta Taveras, “Development of a microcantilever sensor array”, M.E. awarded April 2005
9. Harshil Dhruv “Role of lactose in modifying gel transition temperature and morphology of self-
assembled hydrogels”, M.S. awarded May 2005
10. Matthew Draper, “Development of a biochromic sensor for the determination of male fertility”, M.E.
awarded May 2004
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M.S. and Ph.D. Committee Member
1. Ranjeeta Wadhwani (Ph.D.) Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science (Chair: Dr. Don
McMahon)
2. Deepankar Pal (Ph.D.) Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Chair: Dr. Brent
Stucker)
3. Shaun Adams (M.S.) Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science (Chair: Dr. Don McMahon)
4. Laura Jeffries (Ph.D.) Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science (Chair: Dr. Conly Hansen)
5. Hemang Patel (Ph.D.) Department of Biological Engineering (Chair: Dr. Soonjo Kwon)
6. James (Yanzhe) Yang (Ph.D.) Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Chair: Dr. Brent
Stucker)
7. Matt Groll (M.S.) Department of Biological Engineering (Chair: Dr. Timothy Taylor)
8. Gerald Hodgkins (Ph.D.) Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah (Chair: Dr. Vladimir
Hlady) graduated 2004
9. Vikrant Deshmuk (M.S.) Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah (Chair: Dr. Vladimir Hlady)
10. Gajendra Ingle (Ph.D.) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Chair: Dr. Lisa Berreau)
11. Scott Riplinger (M.S.) Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Chair: Dr. Thomas
Hauser)
12. Jason Brown (M.S.) Department of Biological Engineering (Chair: Dr. Kamal Rashid)
13. Zhuorui Song (Ph.D.) Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Chair: Dr. Hang Ben)
Undergraduate Research and Capstone Projects (CP) Supervised
1. Alyssa Anderson-Calder
2. Christopher Fox (CP 2003)
3. Thomas Goodman (CP 2003)
4. Spencer Mann (CP 2004)
5. Heath Hall (CP 2004)
6. Mundeta Taveras (CP 2004, ME awarded April, 2005)
7. Tony Rodriguez (CP 2005)
8. Jesse Johnson (CP 2005)
9. Stanley Stolpe (CP 2005)
10. Dustin Olsen (CP 2006)
11. Ryan Angus (CP 2006)
12. Abby Tyler (CP 2006)
13. Dustin Olsen (CP 2006)
14. Ryan Angus (CP 2006)
15. Neil Etherington (CP, 2006, MS Defended December 3, 2007)
16. David Hoyt (CP 2006, MS anticipated May, 2009)
17. Ben Clyde (CP 2008)
18. Nathan Hansen (CP 2008)
19. Ryan Israelsen (CP 2008)
20. Dan Odell (CP 2008)
21. Tammy Anderson (CP 2008)
22. Lindsay Robinson-Housley (CP 2008)
23. Shaun Chatelain (CP 2009)
24. Brad Tuft (CP 2009)
25. Rocio Vazquez
26. Jeremy Rasband
27. Brad Henry
28. Christel Olsen
29. Elise McKenna (currently in M.D./Ph.D. Program at Syracuse)
30. Landon Stoker
31. Angie Burbank
32. Ben Draper
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Recent Collaborators and Affiliations
1. U. Aukland, N.Z.: B. Wright, M. Hyland, G. Waterhouse
2. U. Otago, Dunedin, N.Z.: J. McQuillan, P. Bremer
3. Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry: D. Möbius, S. Hell
4. Cranfield University, U.K.: N. Turner, S. Piletsky
5. USU: A. Anderson, T. Doyle, B. Stucker, T. Taylor, M. Walsh, S. Martini, J. McLean
6. U. Utah: T. Cheatham, W.P. Johnson, V. Hlady, J. Miller, A. Park, G. Prestwich, P. Stang
3. Research Productivity: Publications, Presentations, Proposals, Grants
Refereed Journal Articles
Bold = undergraduate co-authors; Bold + italics = graduate coauthors
asterisk* = corresponding author: As corresponding author I have funded, designed, analyzed, and
significantly contributed to the writing of the research presented in the paper. First author status is
given to the student / colleague who performed the bulk of the research and / or the data analysis and
initiated writing of the paper. IF=Journal Impact Factor (ISI Journal Citation Reports)
2009
1. Gajjar P., B. Pettee B, D.W. Britt*, W. Huang, W.P. Johnson, A.J. Anderson*, Antimicrobial activities of
commercial nanoparticles against an environmental soil microbe, Pseudomonas putida KT2440. J.
Biol Eng. Jun 26;(3):9. 2009. IF=NA (Online open-access journal)
2. Maran U, D.W. D.W. Britt, C.B. Fox, J.M. Harris, A.M. Orendt, H. Conley, R. Davis, V. Hlady, P.J.
Stang*. Self-assembly of a triangle-shaped, hexaplatinum-incorporated, supramolecular amphiphile
in solution and at interfaces. Chemistry-A European Journal. Aug 24;15(34):8566-77. 2009.
IF=1.011
3. Klem, M.T., P. Suci, D.W. Britt, M. Young*, T. Douglas*, In-plane ordering of a genetically engineered
viral protein cage, J. of Adhesion, 1545-5823, Volume 85, Issue 2, 69 – 77, 2009. IF=1.00
4. Housley, L., T. Anderson, N. Sontag, H. Song-Hee, D.W. Britt*, A. Anderson*. Pluronics influence on
pseudomonad biofilm and phenazine production. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 293(1);148-53, 2009.
IF=2.275
2008
5. Maran, U., Conley, H., Frank, M., Arif, A. M., Orendt, A. M., Britt, D.W., Hlady, V., Davis, R., Stang*, P.
J. Giant Micelles of Organoplatinum(II) Gemini Amphiphiles. Langmuir. 24(10); 5400-5410, 2008.
IF=4.009
6. Henrie, M., C. Ford, M. Andersen, E. Stroup, J. Diaz-Buxo, B. Madsen, D.W. Britt, C.-H. Ho*,
Assessment of Dialysis Membrane as an Endotoxin Transfer Barrier – Geometry, Morphology and
Permeability. Artificial Organs, 32(9), 701-710, 2008. IF=1.903
2007
7. Beck, J., R. Angus, B. Madsen, D.W. Britt, B. Vernon, K.T. Nguyen*, Islet Encapsulation – Strategies
to enhance islet cell functions. Tissue Engineering 13(3) 589-599, 2007. IF=3.725
8. Liang, Y., D.W. Britt, J.E. McLean, D.L. Sorensen, R.C Sims*, Humic Acid Effect on Pyrene
Degradation: Finding of an Optimal Range for Pyrene Solubility and Mineralization Enhancement,
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 74, 1368-1375, 2007. IF=2.441
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9. Child R., C.D. Miller, Y. Liang, G. Narasimham, J. Chatterton, P. Harrison, R.C. Sims, D.W. Britt, and
A. J. Anderson*. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading Mycobacterium isolates: their
association with plant roots. Applied Microbiol Biotechnol, 75, 655-663, 2007. IF=2.441
10. Turner, N., X. Liu, S. Piletsky, V. Hlady*, D.W. Britt*, Recognition of conformational changes in
lactoglobulin by molecularly imprinted thin films, Biomacromolecules, 8(9); 2781-2787, 2007.
IF=3.664
11. Britt*, D.W., D.O. Neville*, A Problem Based Learning Approach Integrating Foreign Language
into Biological Engineering. Foreign Language Annals, 40(2), 226-246, 2007. IF not listed
12. Turner, N., B.E. Wright, V. Hlady, D.W. Britt*, Formation of Protein Molecular Imprints in Langmuir
Monolayers: A Quartz Crystal Microbalance Study. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 308, 71-
80, 2007. IF=2.233
2006
13. Turner, N.W., C. W. Jeans, K. R. Brain, C. J. Allender, V. Hlady, D.W. Britt*, From 3D to 2D: A Review
of the Molecular Imprinting of Proteins. Biotechnology Progress. 22 (6), 1474 -1489, 2006. IF=2.102
14. Nickolov*, Z.S., D.W. Britt*, J.D. Miller, Sum-frequency spectroscopy analysis of two-component
Langmuir monolayers and the associated interfacial water structure. J Phys Chem B. 110(31) pp
15506-15513. 2006. IF=4.115
15. Dhruv, H., R. Pepalla, M. Taveras, D.W. Britt*, Protein Insertion and Patterning of PEG bearing
Langmuir Monolayers, Biotechnology Progress. 22(1) 150 – 155. 2006. IF=2.102
2005
16. Dhruv, H., M. Draper, D.W. Britt*, Role of lactose in modifying gel transition temperature and
morphology of self-assembled hydrogels, Chemistry of Materials, 17(25) pp 6239 - 6245, 2005.
IF=5.104
17. Anderson*, A.J., D.W. Britt*, J. Johnson, G. Narasimhan, A. Rodriguez. Physicochemical
parameters influencing the formation of biofilms compared in mutant and wild type cells of
Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6. Water Science and Technology, 52(7), 21-25, 2005. IF=0.524
18. Du, X., V. Hlady*, D.W. Britt*, Langmuir Monolayer Approaches to Protein Recognition through
Molecular Imprinting, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 20, 2053-2060, 2005. IF=4.132
2004
19. Goodman, T., E. Bussmann, C. Williams, M. Taveras, D.W. Britt*, Miscibility analysis of two-
component lipid monolayers using electrostatic force microscopy, Langmuir, 20, 3684-3689, 2004.
IF=3.902
2003
20. Britt*, D.W., T. Goodman, C. Selle, The Influence of Lipid Dipole Moment and Interfacial Water
Structure on Protein Adsorption to Mixed Lipid Monolayers, Materialwissenschaft &
Werkstofftechnik, 34, 1133-1137, 2003. IF=0.264
2001
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21. Britt*, D.W., U. Hoffmann, D. Möbius and S. Hell, Influence of Substrate Properties on the
Topochemical Polymerization of Diacetylene Monolayers, Langmuir, 17, 3757-3765, 2001. IF=3.902
2000
22. Britt*, D.W., V. Hlady and D. Möbius, Ferritin Adsorption to Multicomponent Monolayers: Influence of
Lipid Charge Density, Miscibility and Fluidity on Adsorption, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2, 4594-
4599, 2000. IF=2.892
1999
23. Britt, D.W. and V. Hlady*, Separating Octadecyltrimethoxysilane Hydrolysis from Condensation at
the Air/Water Interface through Addition of Methyl Stearate, J. Phys. Chem. B., 103, 2749-
2754,1999. IF=4.115
24. Britt, D.W., and V. Hlady*, Protonation, Hydrolysis and Condensation of Mono- and Tri-functional
Silanes at the Air/Water Interface, Langmuir, 15, 1770-1776,1999. IF=3.902
1998
25. Britt, D.W., Alkyl-Silane Monolayers for Protein and Virus Adsorption Studies. Ph.D. thesis, University
of Utah, Department of Bioengineering, 1998.
26. Buijs, J., D.W. Britt and V. Hlady*, Human Growth Hormone Adsorption Kinetics and Conformation on
Self-Assembled Monolayers. Langmuir, 14, 335-341, 1998. IF=3.902
27. Britt, D.W., Jos Buijs and V. Hlady*, TMV Adsorption on Self-Assembled and Langmuir-Blodgett
Monolayers Studied by TIRF and SFM. Thin Solid Films, 327-329, 824-828, 1998. IF=1.666
1997
28. Britt, D.W. and V. Hlady*, In-Situ AFM Imaging of Calcite Etch Pit Morphology Changes in
Undersaturated and HEDP-Poisoned Solutions. Langmuir, 13, 1873-1876, 1997. IF=3.902
1996
29. Britt, D.W. and V. Hlady*, An AFM Study of the Effects of Silanization Temperature, Hydration and
Annealing on the Nucleation and Aggregation of Condensed OTS Domains on Mica. J. Colloid
Interface Sci., 178, 775-784, 1996. IF=2.233
30. Ho, Chih-Hu, D.W. Britt and V. Hlady*, Human Low Density Lipoprotein and Human Serum Albumin
Adsorption onto Model Surfaces Studied by Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence and Scanning
Force Microscopy. J. Molec. Recognition, 9, 444-455, 1996. IF=3.794
Invited Book Chapters
1. Dhruv, H., N. Turner, D.W. Britt*, Nanoscale Prion Detection, Encylopedia of Agricultural, Food, and
Biological Engineering. April 4, 2007. DOI: 10.1081/E-EAFE-120042375
2. Britt, D.W., G. Jogikalmath and V. Hlady, Protein Interactions with Monolayers at the Air/Water
Interface, "Biopolymers at Interfaces" 2nd Ed, M. Malmsten, Ed. M. Dekker, Inc. 415-434, 2003.
3. Hlady, V., C.-H. Ho and D.W. Britt, Quantitative Analysis of Protein Adsorption Kinetics, in
"Interfacial Dynamics" N. Kallay, Ed., Surfactant Science Series, M. Dekker Inc., NY, pp. 405-418,
2000.
Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings
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1. Britt, D.W., M. McConkie, T. Taylor, Redefining a Biological Engineering undergraduate
curriculum: Profits, Pitfalls, and Practicality. Oral Presentation, 113th annual ASEE conference,
Chicago, IL, June 18-21, 2006. Published in the ASEE Proceedings:
http://www.asee.org/conferences/v2Search.cfm
2. Anderson, A.J., D.W. Britt, H. Hall, S. Mann, G. Narasimhan. Pluronics® modify bacterial traits in a
pseudomonad. IWA International Conference Biofilms 2004: Structure and Activity of Biofilms. Las
Vegas, NV, October 24 – 26, 2004.
Patents
1. Harshil Dhruv, David W. Britt Hydrophilic Surface Modification of Polydimethylsiloxane, USU
Invention Disclosure: D09006. US Patent Application filed September, 2009
2. Daniel F. Justin, Brent Stucker, David W. Britt, Durga Janaki Ram Gabbita. Laser Based Metal
Deposition (LBMD) of Antimicrobials to Implant Surfaces. USU Invention Disclosure: D06046,
2010
Scientific Presentations
presenting authors underlined; Bold = undergraduate co-authors; bold + italics = graduate coauthors
1. Peng, Y., H. Dhruv, D.W. Britt, Hydrophobic modification of silica gel toward inducing
conformation transitions of encapsulated beta-lactoglobulin. Oral Presentation. 237th ACS
National Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 22-26, 2009.
2. A.J. Anderson, Gajjar, P., Britt, D.W., Huang, W., Johnson, W.P. Metal-containing nanoparticles:
Effects on a beneficial soil pseudomonad. Oral Presentation. 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt
Lake City, Utah, March 22-26, 2009.
3. A.J. Anderson, Gajjar, P., Huang, W., Johnson, W.P., Britt, D.W. Antimicrobial activities of
commercial nanoparticles against an environmental soil microbe, Pseudomonas putida KT2440.
Oral Presentation, Advanced Materials and Fourth Conference on Nanotechnology (AMN-4),
University of Otagao Dunedin, New Zealand, February 8-12, 2009.
4. Tansavatdi, K; D Hoyt ; A Park, ; G.D. Prestwich, L. Hunter, X. Shu, ; Britt, D.W, S Chase, Hydrogel
and polyester ventilation tubes in an animal model. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vol
139, No 2S1, P106, August 2008.
http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0194-
5998/PIIS0194599808009637.pdf
5. Gajjar, P., W.P. Johnson, W. Huang, A. Anderson, D.W. Britt. Engineered nanoparticles in the
environment, Poster Presentation. Fourth Annual Mountain West Biomedical Engineering
Conference, The Canyons, Utah, Sept 5-6, 2008.
6. Peng, Y., H. Dhruv, D.W. Britt. Conformation imprinting of bovine serum albumin in fluoroalkyl
modified silica sol-gels. Poster Presentation. Fourth Annual Mountain West Biomedical
Engineering Conference, The Canyons, Utah, Sept 5-6, 2008.
7. Dixon, A., A. Heredia, R. Israelsen, D. Odell, D.W. Britt. PEG Silane Modification of PDMS for
Improved Hydrophilicity. Poster Presentation. Fourth Annual Mountain West Biomedical
Engineering Conference, The Canyons, Utah, Sept 5-6, 2008.
8. D.W. Britt, H. Dhruv, Y. Peng. Conformational imprinting of bovine serum albumin in fluorine-
modified sol-gels, Poster Presentation. Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) 2008 Annual
Meeting, June 28 – July 1, New Orleans.
9. Garg, N., M. Walsh, S. Martini, D.W. Britt, Emulsifying properties of lactose-amines, Poster
Presentation. Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) 2008 Annual Meeting, June 28 – July 1, New
Orleans.
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10. Housley, L., T. Anderson, S. Han, A. Anderson, D.W. Britt. The Influence of Pluronics® on a
Pseudomonad as Illustrated by Biofilm and Phenazine Production. Poster presentation. Annual
Meeting of Institute of Biological Engineering, Chapel Hill, NC, March 6-9, 2008.
11. Anderson, T., N. Etherington, L. Housley, D. Hoyt, A. Park, A. Anderson, D.W. Britt.
Development of Polylactic Acid Gels as Resorbable Implant Materials Having Intrinsic
Antibacterial Properties: Silver Release Profile from a Polymer Matrix. Poster presentation.
Annual Meeting of Institute of Biological Engineering, Chapel Hill, NC, March 6-9, 2008.
12. Clyde, B., N. Hansen, B. Stucker, A. Anderson, D.W. Britt, Use of laser enhanced net shaping
(LENS) for titatnium and silver integration to improve antimicrobial properties in medical
implants. Poster presentation. Annual Meeting of Institute of Biological Engineering, Chapel Hill,
NC, March 6-9, 2008.
13. Turner, N., X. Liu, S. Piltesky, V. Hlady, D.W. Britt. Recognition of Conformational Changes in β-
Lactoglobulin by Molecularly Imprinted Thin Films. Oral presentation. Tenth World Congress on
Biosensors, Shanghai, China, May 14-16, 2008.
14. Gajjar, P., S. Parker, B. Pettee, C. Miller, A. Anderson, D. Hoyt, N. Etherington, D.W. Britt. Effect
of silver and copper oxide nanoparticles on root-colonizing bacteria and plant growth. Poster
Presentation. nanoUtah07 Conference, October 26, 2007, University of Utah.
15. Heredia, A., A., Burbank, A., Taggart, H. Dhruv, D.W. Britt. Controlling surface density of
protein-repellent PEG films on polymers through mechanically assisted assembly. Poster
Presentation. 3rd Annual Mountain West Biomedical Engineering Conference, Park City, Utah
Sept 21-22, 2007
16. Housley, L., T. Anderson, S. Han, D.W. Britt, A. Anderson. The Influence of Pluronics® on a
Pseudomonad as Illustrated by Biofilm and Phenazine Production. Poster Presentation. 3rd
Annual Mountain West Biomedical Engineering Conference, Park City, Utah, Sept 21-22, 2007.
17. Etherington, N., D. Hoyt, D.W. Britt, A. Anderson, A. Park, G. Prestwich. In-Vitro and In-Vivo
Studies of Resorbable Middle Ear Ventilation Tubes Containing Silver Antimicrobials. Poster
Presentation. Third Annual Mountain West Biomedical Engineering Conference, Canyons, Utah,
Sept 21-22, 2007.
18. H. Dhruv, B. Wright, V. Hlady, and D.W. Britt. Protein Patterning of Multicomponent PEG Bearing
Langmuir Monolayers: Influence of Lipid Miscibility, Phase Behavior and PEG Chain Length. Poster
Presentation. 3rd Annual Mountain West Biomedical Engineering Conference, Park City, Utah,
September 21-22, 2007.
19. N. W., Turner, H. Dhruv, B. E. Wright, V. Hlady, and D.W. Britt. Structure-Function Relationships in
Protein-Imprinted Langmuir Monolayers. Poster Presentation. Biomedical Engineering Society
(BMES) 2007 Annual Fall Meeting, Los Angeles, California, September 26-29, 2007.
20. Deshmuk, V., D.W. Britt, V. Hlady. Fibrinogen binding to mixed lipid monolayers Poster
Presentation. Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) 2007 Annual Fall Meeting, Los Angeles,
California, September 26-29, 2007.
21. Etherington, N., D. Hoyt, D.W. Britt, A. Anderson, A. Park, G. Prestwich. Development of
Resorbable Middle Ear Ventilation Tubes Containing Silver Antimicrobials. Poster Presentation.
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) 2007 Annual Fall Meeting, Los Angeles, California, Sept
26-29, 2007.
22. Britt, D.W., X. Liu, N. Turner, S. Piletsky, V. Hlady, Recognition of induced conformation changes
in b-lactoglobulin via molecularly imprinted thin films, Invited talk. 234th National American
Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-24, 2007.
23. Madsen, B, D. Britt, C-H. Ho, M. Henrie, C. Ford, E. W. Stroup, B. Maltby, D. Olmstead, and M.
Andersen Hemodialysis Membrane Surface Chemistry as a Barrier to Endotoxin Transfer. Oral
Presentation. ASAIO 53rd Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 7-9, 2007.
24. D. Hoyt, N. Etherington, D.W. Britt, A. Anderson, G. Prestwich. Development of Hyaluronan
Hydrogels as Resorbable Implant Materials with Antimicrobial Activity. Poster presentation at
the Annual Meeting of Institute of Biological Engineering, St. Louis, MO, March 29 - April 1,
2007.
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25. Henrie, M., C.-H. Ho, Eric Stroup, B. Maltby, D. Olmstead, M. Andersen, C., D.W. Britt, B. Madsen
Hemodialysis Membrane as a Barrier to Endotoxin Transfer. 27th Annual Dialysis Conference,
Colorado Convention Center. Denver, Colorado. February 18-20, 2007.
26. C.-H. Ho, M. Henrie, C. Ford, E. Stroup, B. Maltby, D. Olmstead, M. Andersen, D.W. Britt, B.
Madsen, Hemodialysis Membrane Geometry as a Barrier to Endotoxin Transfer. Poster
Presentation. American Society of Nephrology 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition,
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA, November 14 – November 19, 2006.
27. Etherington, N., D. Hoyt, D.W. Britt, A. Anderson, B. Wright, D. Horton, A. Park, A. Skardal, G.
Prestwich. Antimicrobial Activity of Silver-Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Derivative (Carbylan) Middle
Ear Ventilation Tubes. Poster Presentation. Second Annual Mountain West Biomedical
Engineering Conference, Snowbird, Utah, Sept 15-16, 2006.
28. Turner, N., B. E. Wright, H. Dhruv, V. Hlady, D.W. Britt, Protein Imprinting in Langmuir
Monolayers, Oral Presentation, Fourth International Workshop on Molecularly Imprinted
Polymers, Cardiff, UK, September 10-14, 2006.
29. Turner, N., X. Liu, M. Kay, V. Hlady, S. Piletsky, D.W. Britt, recognition of induced conformation
changes in b-lactoglobulin via molecularly imprinted thin films, poster, Fourth International
Workshop on Molecularly Imprinted Polymers, Cardiff, UK, September 10-14, 2006.
30. Britt, D.W. Molecular imprinting based protein structure sensors for detecting prion. Invited
lecture, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, June 24-28, 2006.
31. Turner, N., B. E. Wright, H. Dhruv, V. Hlady, D.W. Britt, Protein Imprinting in Langmuir
Monolayers, Oral Presentation, Biosensors 2006, Toronto, Canada, May 10-12, 2006.
32. Narasimhan G., A. Tyler, L. Robinson, F. Purser, A. J. Anderson, D.W. Britt. Effect of Pluronics®
on growth and virulence factor production of Pseudomonad biofilms. Poster presentation.
Annual Meeting of the Institute of Biological Engineering, Tucson, AZ, March 10-12, 2006.
33. Hoyt, D., N. Etherington, Y. Yang, D. Gabbita, B. Stucker, D.W. Britt, Titanium Modification For
Sustained, Targeted Antimicrobial Activity. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of
Institute of Biological Engineering, Tucson, AZ, March 10-12, 2006.
34. H. Dhruv, D.W. Britt, Building protein-specific binding pockets in PEG bearing Langmuir
monolayers through controlled lipid de-mixing. Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of
Institute of Biological Engineering, Tucson, AZ, March 10-12, 2006.
35. Taylor, T., D.W. Britt, M. McConkie, P. Schreuders, and R. Sims, One Model of Biological
Engineering Education at a Land Grant University Based on Directed Evolution, Invited oral
presentation at Annual Meeting of Institute of Biological Engineering, Tucson, AZ, March 10-12,
2006.
36. Angus, R., J. Beck, B. Vernon, D.W. Britt, KT. Nguyen, Enhanced Adhesion of Insulin Secreting
Cell Lines to Polysulfone Membranes using Collagen IV Proteins. Posters on the Hill, Salt Lake
City, January 2006.
37. Stevens B.K., B. Stucker, L. Li, D.W. Britt, and KT. Nguyen. Strategies to enhance the bone-
bonding of metal orthopedic implants. Annual meeting of the Society for Biomedical engineering
and Bioengineering (BMES), Baltimore, Maryland, 2005.
38. Angus, R., J. Beck, B. Vernon, D.W. Britt, K. Nguyen, Strategies to enhance Adhesion of Insulin
Secreting Cell Lines to Polysulfone. First Annual Mountain West Biomedical Engineering
Conference, Snowbird, Utah, Sept 16-17, 2005.
39. Madsen, B., F. Griffiths, D.W. Britt; C. Ford, D. Thomas, Validation of a flat-sheet model of
hydrophilic, semipermeable membranes. First Annual Mountain West Biomedical Engineering
Conference, Snowbird, Utah, Sept 16-17, 2005.
40. Narasimhan, G., D.W. Britt, G. N. Hodgkinson and V. Hlady. Digital pulsed force mode adhesion
mapping of biological samples., First Annual Mountain West Biomedical Engineering Conference,
Snowbird, Utah, Sept 16-17, 2005.
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41. Stevens, B.K., Y. Yang, B. Stucker, L. Li, D.W. Britt, and K.T. Nguyen. Strategies to enhance the
bone-bonding of metal orthopedic implants. First Annual Mountain West Biomedical Engineering
Conference, Snowbird, Utah, Sept 16-17, 2005.
42. D. Britt, R. Pepalla. Study of protein (ferritin) binding kinetics onto PEGylated Langmuir
monolayers. 230th ACS National Meeting - Washington, DC. August 28 - September 1, 2005.
43. D. Britt. Self-Assembled Protein Arraying. Invited Lecture, Max Planck Institute for Polymer
Research, Mainz, Germany. June 9, 2005.
44. D. Britt. Pluronic Modification of Biofilm Properties, Invited Lecture, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen,
Germany. June 10, 2005.
45. Beck, J.A. B. Vernon, D.W. Britt, K. Nguyen, Encapsulation of Islet cells for diabetes treatment,
Posters on the Hill, Salt Lake City, Utah, April, 2005.
46. Taylor, T., K. Nguyen, M. McConkie, D.W. Britt, Redefining Biological Engineering. American
Society of Engineering Education: Advances in Engineering and Technology Education, Rocky
Mountain Section, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. April 15-16, 2005.
47. Narasimhan, G., J. Johnson, A. Rodriguez, A. J. Anderson, and D.W. Britt. Adhesion mapping of
wild type and qurorum sensing mutants of bacteria pseudomonas chlororaphis O6. 229th ACS
National Meeting, San Diego, March 13-17, 2005.
48. Pepalla, R., M. Taveras, D.W. Britt. Protein Insertion and Patterning of PEG-Bearing Langmuir
Monolayers. Annual Meeting of Institute of Biological Engineering, Athens, GA, March 4-6, 2005.
49. Taveras, M., Stolpe, S., D.W. Britt. Development of a Microcantilever Sensor Array. Institute of
Biological Engineering (IBE) Conference, Athens, Ga, March 4 – 6, 2005. (2nd place awarded to
poster).
50. Dhruv, H., M. Draper, D.W. Britt, Assembly of Mesoporous Structures as Biomolecule Detection
Platforms. Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE) Conference, Athens, Ga, March 4 – 6, 2005.
51. Dhruv, H., M. Draper, D.W. Britt. Self-Assembly Approaches to Organogel Construction. Materials
Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov 29 – Dec 3, 2004.
52. Anderson, A.J., D.W. Britt, J. Johnson, G. Narasimhan. Physicochemical parameters influencing the
formation of biofilms compared in mutant and wild type cells of Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6. IWA
International Conference Biofilms 2004: Structure and Activity of Biofilms. Las Vegas, NV, October
24 – 26, 2004.
53. Nickolov, Z.S., D.W. Britt, J.D. Miller. Sum-Frequency Spectroscopic Study of the Stearic Acid
Monolayer – Water Interface. 78th American Chemical Society Colloid and Surface Science
Symposium, Yale University, New Haven, CT, June 20 – 23, 2004.
54. Britt, D.W., E. Bussmann, C. Williams. Surfactant Miscibility Analysis with Electrostatic Force
Microscopy. 78th American Chemical Society Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Yale
University, New Haven, CT, June 20 – 23, 2004.
55. Narasimhan, G., J. Johnson, B. Esplin, A.J. Anderson, and D.W. Britt. Atomic Force Microscopy
Adhesion Mapping of Bacterial Biofilms. American Association for the Advancement of Science
(Pacific Division) Conference, Utah State University, June 13-17, 2004.
56. Hall, H., S. Mann, B. Esplin, A.J. Anderson, and D.W. Britt. Influence of Pluronics on Planktonic and
Biofilm Growth of a Soil Bacterium. American Association for the Advancement of Science (Pacific
Division) Conference, Utah State University, June 13-17, 2004.
57. Nickolov, Z., J. Miller, V. Hlady, H. Patel, D.W. Britt, Two-Dimensional Sol-Gel Molecular Imprinting
for Protein Recognition, The Eighth World Congress on Biosensors, Granada, Spain, May 24-26,
2004.
58. Dhruv, H., D.W. Britt, Water Contact Angle and Atomic Force Microscopy Analysis of Caseinate Thin
Films, Poster, 2004 Proceedings of the Institute of Biological Engineering, Fayetteville, Arkansas,
January 8-10, 2004.
59. Liang, Y., C. Miller, D.W. Britt, R. Sims, Effect of Humic Acid on Pyrene Degradation, Posters on the
Hill, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 6, 2003.
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60. Nickolov, Z. S., J. D. Miller, D.W. Britt, Studies of Mixed Surfactant Monolayers at Interfaces by Sum
Frequency Spectroscopy, XXXIII Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale, Granada, Spain,
September 7-12, 2003.
61. Fox, C., D.W. Britt, Pluronic Adsorption, Distribution and Stability. 17th National Conference on
Undergraduate Research, University of Utah, March 13-15, 2003.
62. Britt, D.W. Influence of surface dipoles on protein adsorption to membranes. Invited lecture to the
University of Utah Departments of Metallurgy and Materials Science and Engineering, March 12,
2003.
63. Britt, D.W., V. Deshmuk, V. Hlady, Protein Interactions with Heterogeneous Surfaces. Invited
lecture at the 5th International Essen Symposium on Biomaterials. Essen, Germany, October 9-11,
2002.
64. Hlady, V., D.W. Britt, G. Jogikalmath, Protein Adsorption at the Air / Water Interface. Presented at
the 223rd National American Chemical Society Meeting. Orlando, FL, April 7-11, 2002.
65. Britt, D.W., C. Selle, M. Lösche, S. Hell and D. Möbius, Lipid miscibility and excess surface potentials
in mixed monolayers of cationic and neutral lipids. Presented at the University of Washington 5th
Summer Symposium, Seattle, Washington, Aug. 19-21, 2001.
66. Britt, D.W., Adsorption and Entrapment of Proteins in Alkylsilane and Mixed Lipid Monolayers.
Invited lecture for the "Molecules in Interaction with Interfaces" Sonderforschungsbereich seminar
294 presented at the University of Leipzig. Leipzig, Germany, April 26, 2000.
67. Britt, D.W., V. Hlady and D. Möbius, Influence of Monolayer Charge Density on Ferritin Adsorption
Kinetics. Presented at the Interactions of Biopolymers with Model Membranes International Bunsen
Discussion Meeting. Halle, Germany, March 26-29, 2000.
68. Britt, D.W., and V. Hlady, Virus Adsorption on Self-Assembled and Langmuir-Blodgett Monolayers.
Presented at the Eighth International Conference on Organized Molecular Films. Asilomar, CA,
August 1997.
69. Britt, D.W.,, Jos Buijs, and V. Hlady, Virus Adsorption at Self Assembled Monolayer and Model Lipid
Interfaces. Presented at the 213th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. San
Francisco, CA, April 26-29, 1997.
4. External Research Funding
Current and Past Funding
1. Impact, Detection, and Tracking of NP in Agriculture: A Focus on Crops and Rhizosphere
Microbes. D.W. Britt (P.I.), A.J. Anderson (Co. P.I.), J. McLean (Co. P.I) United States Department of
Agriculture – National Research Initiative. January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2011. $442,086
2. Hydrophilic polymer layers, associated interfacial water structure, and materials
biocompatibility. D.W. Britt (P.I.), American Heart Association, BGIA, July 01, 2006 – June 30,
2008. $140,000
3. Protein structure sensors through molecular imprinting: Applications towards prion detection
and correction. D.W. Britt (P.I.) United States Department of Agriculture – National Research
Initiative. June 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2009. $200,000
4. Re-Defining Biological Engineering in an Integrated Research and Cooperative based
Undergraduate Curriculum. D.W. Britt (P.I.), T. Taylor (Co. P.I.), K.T. Nguyen (Co. P.I.), National
Science Foundation, September 1, 2004 – July 30, 2006. $100,000
5. Two-Dimensional Sol-Gel Protein Imprinting, D.W. Britt (P.I.), J. Miller (Co. P.I.), V. Hlady (Co. P.I.)
National Science Foundation, July 01, 2004 – June 30, 2005. $100,000
6. Development of Lactose-Hydrogels. D.W. Britt (P.I.), L. Dudley (Co. P.I.) Anne Anderson (Co. P.I.),
Dairy Management Inc., March 1, 2005 – December 31, 2007. $36,000
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7. Modifications and Characterization of Hollow Fiber Membranes for Improved Biocompatibility
and Endotoxin Sequestration. D.W. Britt (P.I.) Fresenius Medical Care North America, July 2004 –
June 2009. $50,000
Pending Proposals:
1. Why do Silver Bullets Kill Werewolves and Vampires? Origin of the Potent Antimicrobial Activity
of Nanocrystalline Silver. G. Waterhouse (P.I.), A. Gedanken (Co-P.I.), D.W. Britt (Co-P.I.), July 2010
– June 2013. New Zealand Marsden Foundation. NZ$300,000 (USU subcontract: Funding of 1
grad. Student and international travel for 3 years)
2. Development of composite hyaluronic acid nano-silver gels as resorbable antimicrobial
biomaterials. D.W. Britt (P.I.), A. Park (Co. P.I.) Anne Anderson (Co. P.I.), National Science
Foundation. July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2012. $351,601
3. Protein Conformation Specific Surfaces: Plastic Antibodies and Enzymes National Science
Foundation. D.W. Britt (P.I.), August 1, 2010 – July 31, 2011. $141,466