Journal Articles

In preparation: M.C. Adams, N. Djeddar, S. Ochoa, A. Bryksin, V.T. Milam, “Aptamer screening library sequencing artifacts on the Illumina MiSeq platform,” 2025

M.C. Adams, V.T. Milam, “Uncovering molecular quencher effects on FRET phenomena in microsphere-immobilized probe systems,” Analytical Chemistry, 2023 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01064) (Supplementary Cover Art featured online by Analytical Chemistry)

R.S. Sullivan, M.C. Adams, R.R. Naik, V.T. Milam, “Analyzing secondary structure patterns in DNA aptamers identified via CompELS,” Molecules, 2019 24 (8) 1572 (DOI: 10.3390/molecules24081572) (Invited original research article included in a special issue in Molecules entitled “Oligonucleotides Application to Nano- and Biotechnology (DNA Origami, DNA Machine)”)

Patents

V.T. Milam and M.C. Adams, "Detection platform for unlabeled oligonucleotides,"  Patent Appl. PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2022/079434, patent pending, Filed: November 8, 2022.

W.J. Ready, M.C. Adams, et al., “Method of disinfecting ports in central venous catheter systems,” Patent US10166085B2, 2019.

Presentations

*Presenter noted with an asterisk

V.T. Milam*, M.C. Adams, S. Ochoa, “Moving beyond ‘black box’ DNA aptamer screening approaches using barcoded libraries,” 2024 Fall MRS Meeting, Boston, MA (December 2024)

V.T. Milam*, M.C. Adams, “Shining a light in the black box of aptamer screening using barcoded libraries,” Australasian Colloid and Interface Society, Terrigal, Australia (February 2024) V.T.M. was a keynote speaker

V.T. Milam*, M.C. Adams, “Surprising long-range quenching effects between double-stranded probes immobilized on microspheres,” 7th International Conference on Nucleic Acids & CRISPR: Research and Therapeutics, Virtual conference for all attendees (September 15, 2023) V.T.M. was a plenary speaker

M.C. Adams, V.T. Milam*, “Short and long-range FRET phenomena in microsphere-immobilized probes,” 97th American Chemical Society Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Raleigh, NC (June 2023)

V.T. Milam*, M. Tapp, M.C. Adams, P. Dennis, R. Naik, “DNA aptamers for material targets,” 2022 Southeastern Regional American Chemical Society (SERMACS), San Juan, PR (October 2022)

V.T. Milam*, M.C. Adams, “Identifying stable, yet selective double-stranded probes for unlabeled RNA targets,” 2022 Southeastern Regional American Chemical Society (SERMACS), San Juan, PR (October 2022)

V.T. Milam*, M. Tapp, M.C. Adams, P. Dennis, R. Naik, “Finding and analyzing DNA aptamers for gold nanospheres targets,” 96th American Chemical Society Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Golden, CO (July 2022)

V.T. Milam*, M.C. Adams, “Detecting label-free SARS CoV-2 using high throughput analysis of colloidal suspensions,” 96th American Chemical Society Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Golden, CO (July 2022)

M.C. Adams*, V.T. Milam, “Flow cytometry-based nucleic acid detection platform,” Spring 2022 American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA (March 2022)

V.T. Milam*, M. Tapp, M.C. Adams, P. Dennis, R. Naik, “Expanding a non-evolutionary aptamer screening approach to gold nanoparticle targets,” Spring 2022 American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA (March 2022)

M.C. Adams*, V.T. Milam, “Exploration of flow-cytometry-based detection of label-free RNA,” poster presentation at 2021 Southeastern Regional American Chemical Society (SERMACS), Birmingham, AL (November 2021)

Ochoa*, M.C. Adams, A. Saad-Falcon, D. Hufnagel, V.T. Milam, “Competition-enhanced aptamer selection against a chiral ligand,” poster presentation at 2021 Southeastern Regional American Chemical Society (SERMACS), Birmingham, AL (November 2021)

M.C. Adams*, V.T. Milam, “Structural Comparison of Gold-Binding DNA Aptamer Candidates,” 12th Annual Southeast Soft Matter Symposium, Atlanta, GA (August 2020)

M.C. Adams*, R. Sullivan, M. Tapp, R.R. Naik, V.T. Milam, 93rd American Chemical Society Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, “Comparative analysis of DNA aptamers identified via CompELS,” Atlanta, GA (June 2019)

V.T. Milam*, R. S. Sullivan, M.C. Adams, R. Naik, American Chemical Society National Meeting, "Finding Secondary Structure Motifs Among DNA Aptamers Selected via CompELS Screening," Orlando, FL (April 2019)

V.T. Milam*, R.S. Sullivan, M.C. Adams, P. Dennis, R. Naik, 92nd American Chemical Society Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, "Developing potential designer rules for aptamer libraries," State College, PA (June 2018)

V.T. Milam*, R. S. Sullivan, M. C. Adams, P. Dennis, R. Naik, 91st American Chemical Society Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, "Identifying secondary structure patterns among gold nanorod aptamers selected via CompELS screening," New York, NY (July 2017)