Publications

  1. Kim Trang Huu Nguyen and Yong Ba, Mitigating Mucoadhesion of β–Cyclodextrins via PEGylation: Insights from 19F Diffusion NMR Analysis, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(23): 11690 (2025), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms262311690.
  2. Andre Siu, Sumdra Cao, Nikolas H. Gaugler, Arturo Sanchez, Tiffany Safar, Rebecca Ramirez, Alexandra L. Fisher, Allanah Mouton, and Yong Ba, Thermodynamic and structural investigation of curcumin-β-CD inclusion complexes using VT UV/Vis absorption and 2D 1H NOESY NMR, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 437: 128302 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2025.128302.
  3. Kim Trang Huu Nguyen and Yong Ba, Synthesis and NMR characterization of PEGylated β‑cyclodextrins, Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry,103: 213-222 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10847-023-01188-z.
  4. Chen Xie, Zhijun Wang, Yong Ba, Jose Aguilar, Austin Kyan, Li Zhong, and Jijun Hao, BMP signaling inhibition overcomes chemoresistance of prostate cancer, Am J Cancer Res, 13(9): 4073-4086 (2023) www.ajcr.us /ISSN:2156-6976/ajcr0150302.
  5. Yajiao Hao, Edgar K. Papazyan; Yong Ba, and Yangyang Liu, Mechanism-Guided Design of Metal−Organic Framework Composites for Selective Photooxidation of a Mustard Gas Simulant under Solvent-Free Conditions, ACS Catal, 12: 363-371 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c04755.
  6. Yang Sun, Adiel F. Perez, Ivy L. Cardoza, Nina Baluyot-Reyes, and Yong Ba, Mucoadhesive and Rheological Studies on the Co-Hydrogel Systems of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Copolymers with Fluoroalkyl and Poly(Acrylic Acid), Polymers, 13: 1956 (2021),  https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13121956
  7. Adiel F. Perez, Kyle R. Taing, Justin C. Quon, Antonia Flores, and Yong Ba, Effect of Type I Antifreeze Proteins on the Freezing and Melting Processes of Cryoprotective Solutions Studied by Site-Directed Spin Labeling Technique, Crystals, 9: 252-267 (2019), PMCID: PMC7678753, DOI: 10.3390/cryst9070352.
  8. Antonia Flores; Justin C. Quon; Adiel F. Perez; Yong Ba, Mechanisms of antifreeze proteins investigated via the site‑directed spin labeling technique, European Biophysics Journal, 47(6): 611-630 (2018), PMCID: PMC6709975, DOI: 10.1007/s00249-018-1285-3.
  9. Kim Trang H. Nguyen; Errol V. Mathias; Edith Porter; Yong Ba, Diffusions of b-cyclodextrins in mucus studied by 19F diffusion NMR, Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 86: 273–282 (2016), DOI 10.1007/s10847-016-0666-4.
  10. Yong Ba, Yougang Mao, Luiz Galdino, Zorigoo Günsen, Effects of a type I antifreeze protein (AFP) on the melting of frozen AFP and AFP+solute aqueous solutions studied by NMR microimaging experiment, Journal of Biological Physics 39: 131-144 (2013), PMCID: PMC3532670, DOI: 10.1007/s10867-012-9291-7.
  11. Xiaojie Gu, Errol Mathias and Yong Ba, Structural Characterization and Diffusional Analysis of Fluoroadamantane β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes Studied via ¹H, ¹³C and 19F NMR Spectroscopy, Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 76:427-441 (2013).
  12. Yong Ba, John A. Ripmeester and Christopher I. Ratcliffe, Water Molecular Reorientation in Ice and Tetrahydrofuran Clathrate Hydrate from Line Shape Analysis of 17O Spin-Echo NMR Spectra, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 89 (9), 1055-1064 (2011).
  13. Yougang Mao, Myongho Jeong, Tieli Wang & Yong Ba, Threonine side chain conformational population distribution of a type I antifreeze protein on interacting with ice surface studied via 13C–15N, dynamic REDOR NMR, Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, 39: 7-13 (2011).
  14. Errol V. Mathias & Julia Aponte & Julia A. Kornfield & Yong Ba, Properties of small molecular drug loading and diffusion in a fluorinated PEG hydrogel studied by 1H molecular diffusion NMR and 19F spin diffusion NMR, Colloid Polym Sci 288:1655–1663 (2010).
  15. Yougang Mao, Wei Lin and Yong Ba, Antifreeze Protein NMR Sensor to Detect Water Molecular Reorientation in the Surface of Ice, Journal of Chemical Physics. 131: 101102 (2009).
  16. Xiangli Liu, Yougang Mao, Errol V. Mathias, Collin Ma, Osmundo Franco, Yong Ba, Julia A. Kornfield, Tieli Wang, Lijun Xue, Bingshen Zhou and YunYen, Study the Property of Double-Ended Fluoroalkyl Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Hydrogel as a Depot for Hydrophobic Drug Delivery Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Technique and Cell Proliferation Assay, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 45: 269-278 (2008).
  17. Errol V. Mathias, Xiangli Liu, Osmundo Franco, Imran Khan, Yong Ba and Julia A Kornfield, A Model of Drug-Loaded Fluorocarbon-based Micelles Studied by Electron-Spin Induced 19F Relaxation NMR and Molecular Dynamics Modeling, Langmuir, 24: 692-700 (2008).
  18. Steven Han, Errol V. Mathias, Yong Ba, Proton NMR Determination of Mg2+ and Ca2+ Concentrations Using Tetrasodium EDTA Complexes, Journal of Chemistry, 1(1): 1-5 (2007).
  19. Yougang Mao and Yong Ba, Ice-Surface Adsorption Enhanced Colligative Effect of Antifreeze Proteins in Ice Growth Inhibition, Journal of Chemical Physics, 125 (9): 091102 (2006).
  20. Anuja Prabhutendolkar, Xiangli Liu, Errol Mathias, Yong Ba and Julia A. Kornfield, Synthesis of Chlorambucil-Tempol Adduct and its Delivery Using Fluoroalkyl Double-Ended Poly (Ethylene Glycol) Micelles, Drug Delivery, 13 (6): 433-440 (2006).
  21. Raffie Avakian, Yougang Mao, Danny Chagolla and Yong Ba, Temperature-Gradient Assistant Gas-Liquid Phase Synthesis of Clathrate Hydrates. Energy and Fuels, 20: 1197-1200 (2006).
  22. Yougang Mao and Yong Ba, Insight into the Binding of Antifreeze Proteins to Ice Surfaces via 13C Spin Lattice Relaxation Solid State NMR, Biophysical Journal, 91: 1059-1068 (2006).
  23. Danny Chagolla, Errol V. Mathias and Yong Ba, Probing the Interaction of Solvents with the Stationary Phase of Zorbax SB-C18 HPLC Column Material by Variable-Temperature Dependent (VT) 129Xe NMR, Journal of Chromatography A, 1121: 23-31 (2006).
  24. Yong Ba, Steven Han, Lily Ni, Tony Su, and Andres Garcia,  Dynamic NMR of Intramolecular Exchange Processes in EDTA Complexes of  Sc3+, Y3+ and La3+ , J. Chem. Educ. 83: 296-298 (2006).
  25. Steven Han and Yong Ba, Determination of the Concentrations of Meta Cations in Aqueous Solution Using Proton NMR Spectral Area Integration of the EDTA Complexes, Journal of Solution Chemistry, 33(3): 301-312 (2004).
  26. Danny Chagolla, Geezman Ezedine, and Yong Ba, Solvation, Interaction and Dynamics of Xenon Atoms in HPLC Column Materials Studied by Variable Temperature Dependent Xe-129, H-1-Xe-129 Cross-Polarization, and Two-Dimensional NMR Experiments, Microsporous and Mesoporous Materials, 64: 155-163 (2003).
  27. Ba, Yong; Wongskhaluang; Jeff; Jiabo Li, Reversible Binding of the HPLC6 Isoform of Type I Antifreeze Proteins to Ice Surfaces and the Antifreeze Mechanism Studied by Multiple Quantum (MQ) Filtering - Spin Exchange NMR Experiment,  (communication) J. Am. Chem. Soc, 125(2): 330-331 (2003).
  28. Ba, Yong, Chagolla, Danny, Structure, Dyanmics, and Interaction of the Stationery Phase and Xenon Atoms in the Zorbax SB-C18 HPLC Column Material Studied by Solid State NMR and 129Xe NMR, J. Phys. Chem. B. 106 (20), 5250-5257 (2002).
  29. Ba, Yong; John, A. Ripmeester, 27Al and 7Li Spin Echo and Spin Echo Double Resonance NMR Applications to the Study of Lithium Depletion and Surface Oxidation in Al-Li Alloy, Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 40(1): 81-86 (2002).
  30. Ba, Yong; Ratcliffe, Christopher I.; Ripmeester, John A., Double Resonance NMR Echo Spectroscopy, Advanced Materials, 12(8): 603-606 (2000).
  31. Ba, Yong; He, Jiliang; Ratcliffe, Christopher I.; Ripmeester, John A., Structure and Mechanism of Silicon Cluster Formation in Y Zeolite from 1H-Enhanced 29Si-27Al REAPDOR NMR Spectroscopy, (Communication) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121(36): 8387-8 (1999).
  32. Tulk, C. A.; Ba, Y.; Klug, D. D.; McLaurin, G.; Ripmeester, J. A., Evidence for phase separation during the crystallization of hyperquenched glassy clathrate hydrate forming solutions, J. Chem. Phys., 110(13): 6475-6483 (1999).
  33. He, J.; Ba, Y.; Ratcliffe, C. I.; Ripmeester, J. A.; Klug, D. D.; Tse, J. S., The nature of encapsulated silicon nanoclusters in zeolite Y, Appl. Phys. Lett., 74(6): 830-832 (1999).
  34. Ba, Y.; Ratcliffe, C. I.; Ripmeester, Quadrupolar echo double resonance (QEDOR) and solid echo double resonance (SOLEDOR) NMR, J. A., Chem. Phys. Lett., 299(2): 201-206 (1999).
  35. He, Jiliang; Ba, Yong; Ratcliffe, Christopher I.; Ripmeester, John A.; Klug, Dennis D.; Tse, John S., Encapsulation of Silicon Nanoclusters in Zeolite Y, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 120(41): 10697-10705 (1998).
  36. Ba, Yong; Kao, Hsien-Ming; Grey, Clare P.; Chopin, Lamy; Gullion, Terry, Optimizing the 13C-14N REAPDOR NMR experiment: a theoretical and experimental study, J. Magn. Reson. 133(1): 104-114, (1998).
  37. Ba, Yong; John A., Ripmeester, Multiple quantum filtering and spin exchange in solid state nuclear magnetic resonance, J. Chem. Phys., 108 (20): 8589-8594 (1998).
  38. Grey, Clare P.; Poshni, Faiza I.; Ba, Yong; Corbin, David R., NMR studies of hydrofluorocarbon-cation interactions and cation migrations on adsorption of hydrofluorocarbon-134 on zeolites NaY and CsY, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 431(Microporous and Macroporous Materials): 177-184, (1996).
  39. Ba, Yong; Veeman, Wiebren S., Multiple-quantum nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of coupled ½ spins in solid. Combination with cross-polarization and magic-angle spinning. Solid State Nucl. Magn. Reson. 3(5): 249-269 (1994).
  40. Ba, Yong; Veeman, Wiebren S., Experimental detection of multiple-quantum coherence transfer in coupled spin solids by multi-dimensional NMR experiments. Solid State Nucl. Magn. Reson. 2(3): 131-141 (1993).
  41. Ba, Yong; Veeman, Wiebren S., On multiple quantum NMR of coupled spins in solids. Isr. J. Chem., 32(2-3): 173-178 (1992).
  42. Yong Ba; Rui-Fang Song; Zu-Wen Qiu, Dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance study of intramolecular processes in cyclohexanediaminetetraacetate–metal complexes, Magnetic Resonance in Chemistr, 27(10):916 – 921 (1989), DOI:10.1002/mrc.1260271003.