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Publications

An, H., … Locke, A., Weiss, S., “Porous Silicon on Paper: A Platform for Quantitative Rapid Diagnostic Tests”. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c18940 

Hiremath, G., … Locke, A., “Salivary Metabolomic Signatures in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis”. Allergy. DOI: 10.1111/all.16450

Guo, H., …. Locke, A., Hewitt, KC. “Evaluation of Minimum‐to‐Severe Global and Macrovesicular Steatosis in Human Liver Specimens: A Portable Ambient Light‐Compatible Spectroscopic Probe”. Journal of Biophotonics. DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202400292

Haugen, E., Locke, A., et al. “Characterization of lamina propria remodeling in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis using second harmonic generation microscopy”. Translational Medicine Communications. DOI: 0.1186/s41231-024-00170-2

Rourke-Funderburg, A., Mahadevan-Jansen, A., Locke, A. “Characterization of vaginal Lactobacillus in biologically relevant fluid using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy”. Analyst. DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00854E

Locke, A., Haugen, E., Thomas, G., Correa, H., Dellon, E., Mahadevan-Jansen, A., Hiremath, G. “In Vivo Raman Spectroscopy Reveals Biochemical Composition of the Esophageal Tissue in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis.” Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000665

Rourke-Funderburg, A., Walter, A., Carroll, A., Mahadevan-Jansen, A., Locke, A. “Development of a Low-Cost Paper-Based Platform for Coffee Ring-Assisted SERS. ACS Omega. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03690

Locke, A.K., Zaki, F.R., Fitzgerald, S.T., Sudhir, K., Monroy, G.L., Choi, H., Won, J., Mahadevan-Jansen, A. and Boppart, S.A. “Differentiation of otitis media-causing bacteria and biofilms via Raman spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography.” Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.869761

Presentations

  • Rourke-Funderburg, A., Francisco, V., Nelson, D., Haselton, F., Elsamadicy, E., Mahadevan-Jansen, A., Locke, A. “Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for detection of vaginal bacteria”. SPIE Photonics West 2025. San Francisco, CA. January, 2025. (oral presentation)
  • Locke, A. “Microbiome analysis using Raman spectroscopy-based tools”. SPIE Photonics West 2025. San Francisco, CA. January, 2025. (oral presentation)
  • An, H., Locke, A., Laibinis, P., Weiss, S. “Porous silicon on paper sensors: Factors affecting biosensing performance”. SPIE Photonics West 2025. San Francisco, CA. January, 2025. (oral presentation)
  • Haugen, E., Walter, A., Estes, B., Locke, A., Mahadevan-Jansen, A. “Development of biochemical standards for high wavenumber Raman microspectroscopy and fiber-optic Raman applications”. SPIE Photonics West 2025. San Francisco, CA. January, 2025. (oral presentation)
  • Walter, A., Haugen, E., Rourke-Funderburg, A., Mahadevan-Jansen, A., Locke, A. “Differentiation and characterization of bacteria using high-wavenumber Raman spectroscopy”. SPIE Photonics West 2025. San Francisco, CA. January, 2025. (oral presentation)
  • Walter, A., Whitehead, L., Taylor, A., Locke, A. “Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human saliva using Raman spectroscopy”. SPIE Photonics West 2025. San Francisco, CA. January, 2025. (poster presentation)
  • Locke, A. “Culture-free Detection of Bacteria in Biofluids”. SciX 2024. Raleigh, NC. October, 2024. (oral presentation)
  • Juarez, S., Rourke-Funderburg, A., Yokley, T., Locke, A., “Design of a paper-based surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrate for bacteria detection in biofluid”. BMES 2024. Baltimore, MD. October, 2024. (poster presentation)
  • Rourke-Funderburg, A., Mahadevan-Jansen, A., Locke, A., “Detection of vaginal Lactobacillus using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy”. International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy (ICORS) 2024., Rome, Italy. July, 2024. (oral presentation)
  • Locke, A., “Between two worlds: from researcher to professor”.  SciX 2023. Reno, NV. October, 2023. (oral presentation)
  • Locke, A., Rourke-Funderburg, A., Yokley, T., “Raman spectroscopy for culture-free bacteria detection”. SciX 2023. Reno, NV. October, 2023. (oral presentation)
  • Rourke-Funderburg, A., Yokley, T., Mahadevan-Jansen, A., Locke, A. “Characterization of vaginal fluid and vaginal Lactobacillus using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)”. SciX 2023. Reno, NV. October, 2023. (oral presentation)
  • Yokley, T., Locke, A., “Characterization of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis – Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”. SciX 2023. Reno, NV. October, 2023. (oral presentation)
  • An, H., Layouni, R., Weiss, S., Locke., A. “Design and Fabrication of Porous Silicon Nanoparticle Paper-based Sensor”. SciX 2023. Reno, NV. October, 2023. (oral presentation)
  • Rourke, A., Walter, A., Carrol, B., Mahadevan-Jansen, A., Locke, A. “A Novel Paper-Based Substrate for Coffee Ring Assisted Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”.  Photonics West 2022. San Francisco, CA. January, 2022. (oral presentation)