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Alex I. Smirnov
 

Publications

I. Refereed journal articles and book chapters (to date ca. 90) starting with the most recent:

  1. Maxim A. Voinov, Andres Ruuge, Vladimir A. Reznikov, Igor A. Grigor’ev and Alex I. Smirnov. “Mapping Local Protein Electrostatics by EPR of pH-Sensitive Thiol-Specific Nitroxide”, Biochemistry, accepted (2008).
  2. Alex I. Smirnov, “Post-processing of EPR Spectra by Convolution Filtering: Calculation of a Harmonics’ Series and Automatic Separation of Fast Motion Components from Spin-label EPR Spectra”, J. Magn. Reson., 190, 154-159 (2008).
  3. Alex I. Smirnov, “Recent Advances in ESR Techniques And Methods Employed In Nitroxide Experiments”, Chapter 4, in G. I. Likhtenshtein, J. Yamauchi, S. Nakatsuji, A. I. Smirnov, R. Tamura, Nitroxides. Applications in Chemistry, Biomedicine, and Materials Science, Wliey VCH, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-527-31889-6, pp. 121-159 (2008).
  4. Tatyana I. Smirnova, Alex I. Smirnov, T. Gray Chadwick, and Kenneth L. Walker, “Characterization of magnetic and electronic properties of trimetallic nitride endohedral fullerenes by SQUID magnetometry and electron paramagnetic resonance”, Chem. Phys. Lett., 453, 233-237 (2008).
  5. Vadim K. Khlestkin, Julya F. Polienko, Maxim Voynov, Alex Smirnov, Victor Chechik “Acid-base Equlibrium at the Surface of Au Nanoparticles by EPR of pH-Sensitive Spin-Labeled Ligands”,  Langmuir, 24, 609-612 (2008).  
  6. C. Zhang, A. I. Smirnov, D. Hahn, and H. Grebel “Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering of Biospecies on Anodized Aluminum Oxide Films” Chem. Phys. Lett. 440, 239-243 (2007).
  7. T. I. Smirnova, A. I. Smirnov, S. Pachtchenko, O. G. Poluektov, “Geometry of Hydrogen Bonds Formed by Lipid Bilayer Nitroxide Probes: A High Frequency Pulsed ENDOR/EPR Study”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 3476-3477 (2007).
  8. T. I Smirnova and Alex I. Smirnov, “High-field ESR Spectroscopy In Membrane And Protein Biophysics”, in “ESR Spectroscopy in Membrane Biophysics”, Biological Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 27, Hemminga, Marcus A., and Berliner, Lawrence Eds. Springer, New York, pp.165-253 (2007).
  9. Alex I. Smirnov, “EWVOIGT and EWVOIGTN: Inhomogeneous Line Shape Simulation And Fitting Programs”, in “ESR Spectroscopy in Membrane Biophysics”, Biological Magnetic Resonance, Hemminga, Marcus A., and Berliner, Lawrence Eds. Springer, New York, Vol. 27, pp.289-297 (2007).
  10. K. Jagannadham, M. L. Reed, M. J. Lance, T. R. Watkins, K. Verghese, J. E. Butler, and A. I. Smirnov, “Neutron Transmutation of 10B doped Diamond”, Diamond Related Materials, 16: 50-62, (2007).
  11. Ali M. Alaouie and Alex I. Smirnov, “Ultra-stable temperature control in EPR experiments: thermodynamics of gel-to-liquid phase transition in spin-labeled phospholipid bilayers and bilayer perturbations by spin-labels”, J. Magn. Reson., 182, 229–238 (2006).
  12. Ali M. Alaouie and Alex I. Smirnov, “Formation of a Ripple Phase in Nanotubular Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayers Confined inside Nanoporous Aluminum Oxide Substrates Observed by DSC”, Langmuir, 22, 5563-5565 (2006).
  13. Eduard Y. Chekmenev, Peter L. Gor’kov, Timothy A. Cross, Ali M. Alaouie, and Alex I. Smirnov, “Flow-through lipid nanotube arrays for structure-function studies of membrane proteins by solid-state NMR spectroscopy”, Biophysical J., 91: 3076-3084 (2006).
  14. Alex I. Smirnov, Tatyana I. Smirnova, Ryan L. MacArthur, Jeremy A. Good and Renny Hall, “Cryogen-Free Superconducting Magnet System for Multifrequency EPR up to 12.1 Tesla”, Review Scientific Instruments, 77, 035108 (2006).  Note: This article was also selected and published in: a) Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity, April 1, 2006, Volume 10, Issue 7.b) Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research, April 1, 2006, Volume 11, Issue 7.
  15. W. Craighead Tennant, Rodney F. C. Claridge, Catherine A. McCammon, Alex I. Smirnov, and Russell J. Beck, “Structural studies of New Zealand pounamu using Mössbauer spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance”, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 35(4): 385–398 (2005).
  16. Maxim A. Voinov, Julia F. Polienko, Thomas Schanding, Andrei Bobko, Valery V. Khramtsov, Y. V.Gatilov, T. V. Rybalova, Alex I. Smirnov, Igor A. Grigor'ev, “Synthesis, Structure, and X-Band (9.5 GHz) EPR Characterization of the New Series of pH-Sensitive Spin Probes: N,N-Disubstituted 4-Amino-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline 1-Oxyls”, J. Org. Chem., 70(24); 9702-9711 (2005).
  17. Nikolai M. Kocherginsky, Yuriy Yu. Kostetski, and Alex I. Smirnov,  “Antioxidant Pool in Beer and Kinetics of EPR Spin-Trapping”, J. Agric. Food Chem. 53: 6870-6876 (2005).
  18. Ali M. Alaouie and Alex I. Smirnov, “Cooperativity and Kinetics of Phase Transitions in Nanopore-confined Bilayers Studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry”, Biophys. J. 88(2): L11-L13 (2005).
  19. Eduard Y. Chekmenev, Jun Hu, Peter L. Gor’kov, William W. Brey, Timothy A. Cross, Andres Ruuge, and Alex I. Smirnov, “15N and 31P solid-state NMR study of transmembrane domain alignment of M2 protein of influenza A virus in hydrated cylindrical lipid bilayers confined to anodic aluminum oxide nanopores”, J. Magn. Reson. 173(2): 322-327 (2005).
  20. Nikolai M. Kocherginsky , Yuriy Yu. Kostetski, and Alex I. Smirnov "SH-groups, Reducing Power and Antioxidant Pool in Beer Assessed by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Reactions of Spin Probes and Spin Traps", J. Agric. Food Chem., 53(4): 1052-1057, (2005).
  21. V. O. Grinberg, Alex I. Smirnov, Oleg Y. Grinberg, S. A. Grinberg, J. A. O'Hara, and H. M. Swartz., “Practical Conditions and Limitations for High Spatial Resolution Multi-Site EPR Oximetry”, Applied Magn. Reson., 28, 69-78 (2005).
  22. Alex I. Smirnov, A. Ruuge, V. A. Reznikov, M. A. Voinov, and I. A. Grigor’ev, “Site-directed Electrostatic Measurements with a Thiol-specific pH-sensitive Nitroxide: Differentiating Local pK and Polarity Effects by High Field EPR”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(29), 8872-8873 (2004).
  23. A. Ammar, M. Ménétrier, A. Villesuzanne, S. Matar, G. Villeneuve, B. Chevalier, J. Etourneau, J. Rodríguez-Carvajal, H.-J. Koo, A. I. Smirnov and M.-H. Whangbo,  "Investigation of the electronic and structural properties of potassium hexaboride KB6 by transport, magnetic susceptibility, EPR and NMR measurements, temperature-dependent crystal structure determination, and electronic band structure calculations", Inorg. Chemistry, 43(16); 4974-4987 (2004).
  24. Smirnov, A. I., and Smirnova, T. I, “Convolution-Based Algorithm: from Analysis of Rotational Dynamics to EPR Oximetry and Protein Distance Measurements”, Biological Magnetic Resonance, (L. J. Berliner and C. Bender, Eds.), vol. 21, pp. 277 348 (2004).
  25. Earle, K. A., and Smirnov, A. I., “High Field ESR: Applications to Protein Structure and Dynamics”, Biological Magnetic Resonance, (L. J. Berliner and O. G. Grinberg,  Eds.), vol. 22, pp.469-517 (2004).
  26. Smirnov, A. I., and Poluektov O. G., “Substrate-Supported Lipid Nanotube Arrays”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(28); 8434-8435 (2003).
  27. Smirnova, T. I. and Smirnov A. I., “Effect of Molecular Oxygen on Continuous Wave EPR Spectra of Mn2+ in Solution - a High Field EPR Experiment to Probe Ion Microenvironment”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 107(29); 7212-7215 (2003).
  28. Smirnov, A. I., “Spin Labeling in High Field ESR”, in “Electron Spin Resonance Specialist Periodical Reports”, M. Davies, B. Gilbert, and N. Atherton, Eds. Volume 18, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, England, pp. 109-136 (2002).
  29. Eaton, G. R., Eaton, S. S., Stoner, J. W., Quine, R. W., Rinard, G. A., Smirnov, A. I., Weber, R. T., Krzystek, J., Hassan, A., Brunel, L.-C., and Demortier, A. “Multifrequency EPR of Ultramarine Blue”,  Appl. Magn. Reson. 21, 563-570 (2001).
  30. Smirnov, A. I., and Smirnova T. I. “Resolving Domains of Interdigitated  Phospholipid Membranes with 95 GHz Spin Labeling EPR”, Appl. Magn. Reson. 21, 453-467 (2001).
  31. Smirnov, A. I., Sen, S. “High field EPR of Gd3+-doped glasses: line shapes and average ion distances in silicates”, J. Chem. Phys. 115 (6): 7650-7656 (2001).
  32. Breitzer, J. G.,  Smirnov, A. I.,  Szczepura, L. F., Wilson, S. R., and Rauchfuss, T. B. “Redox Properties of C6S8n- and C3S5n- (n=0, 1, 2): Stable Radicals and Unusual Structural Properties for C-S-S-C Bonds”,  Inorg. Chem. 40(7): 1421-1429 (2001).
  33. Grinberg, O. Ya., Smirnov, A. I., and Swartz, H. M. “High Resolution Multi-Site EPR Oximetry: The Use of Convolution-Based Fitting Method”, J. Magn. Reson., 152: 247-258 (2001).
  34. Baker, M. G., Granger, E. L., and Smirnov, A. I. “Studies of Cetylpyridium Chloride and Cetylpyridinium Salicylate in Solution and Adsorbed on Silica Surfaces using X- and W-band Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy”, Langmuir, 17(8): 2346-2356 (2001).
  35. Mangels, M. L., Harper, A. C., Smirnov, A. I., Howard, K. P., and Lorigan, G. A. “Investigation of Magnetically Aligned Phospholipid Bilayers with EPR Spectroscopy at 94 GHz”, J. Magn. Reson., 151(2): 253-259, 2001.
  36. Clarkson, R. B, Smirnov, A. I., Smirnova, T. I., Belford, R. L.  “Multi-Frequency EPR of High-Spin S-state Ions: Examples from Gd3+ Chelates, in The Chemistry of Contrast Agents” in Medical Magnetic Resonance Imaging, A. Merbach, ed., Chapter 9; Wiley, New York, pp. 383-415 (2001).

b) Before joining NCSU in summer of 2000:

  1. Bottle, S. E., Gillies, D. G., Hughes, D. L., Micallef, A. S., Smirnov, A. I.,  Sutcliffe, L. H. “Synthesis, Characterisation, Single Crystal X-ray Structure and W-band EPR Spectroscopy of a New Anionic Isoindoline Nitroxide: Synthesis and Characterisation of Some Derivatives”, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1285-1291 (2000).
  2. Smirnova, T. I., Smirnov, A. I., Belford, R. L., Clarkson, R. B., "Interaction of Gd(III) MRI Contrast Agent with Membranes: a Review of Recent EPR Studies", Magn. Reson. Materials in Physics, Biology, Medicine, 8, 214-229 (1999).
  3. Kurth, T. L., Brown, E. C., Smirnov, A. I., Reiter, R. C., and Stevenson, C. D., “Solution Electron Affinity Perturbation due to the Deuteriation of 16annulene”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 103 (42): 8566-8572 (1999).
  4. Smirnov, A.I., Belford, R. L., and Morse, II, P. D., “Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Hands-on Student Experiment using an EPR Spectrometer”, Concepts Magn. Reson., 11, 277-290 (1999).
  5. Venturelli, A., Nilges, M.J., Smirnov, A.I., Belford, R.L., and Francesconi, L.C., “Synthesis and Characterization of ReV, ReVI and ReVII Complexes of the [α2P2W17O61]O10- Isomer”, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Transactions, 3, 301-310 (1999).
  6. Nilges, M. J., Smirnov, A. I., Clarkson, R. B., and Belford, R. L. “Electron Paramagnetic Resonance W-band Spectrometer with a Low Noise Amplifier”, Appl. Magn. Reson., 16(2): 167-183 (1999).
  7. Belton, P. S., Sutcliffe, L. H., Gilles, D. G., Wu, X., and Smirnov A. I. “New Water-Soluble and Lipid-Insoluble Spin Probe: Application to the Study of Aqueous Sucrose Solutions”, Magn. Reson. Chem., 37, 36-42 (1999).
  8. Rapoport, N. Ya., Smirnov, A. I., Pitt, W. G., and Timoshin, A. A. “Bioreduction of Spin-Labeled Gentamicin and Tempone by Gram-Negative Bacteria: Kinetics and Effect of Ultrasound”, Arch. Biochem. Bioph., 362, 233-241 (1999).
  9. Clarkson, R. B, Smirnov, A. I., Smirnova, T. I., Kang, H., Belford, R. L., Earle, K. A., and Freed, J. H. “Multi-Frequency EPR Determination of Zero Field Splitting of High-Spin Species in Liquids: Gd(III) Chelates in Water”, Molec. Phys., 95, 1325-1332 (1998).
  10. Smirnov, A. I., Belford R. L., and Clarkson, R. B. “Comparative Spin Label Spectra at X-band (9.5 GHz) and W-band (95 GHz)”, Chapter 3, In Spin Labeling: The Next Millennium. Biological Magnetic Resonance, (L. J. Berliner, Ed.), vol. 16, Plenum Press, New York, pp.83-107, 1998.
  11. Smirnova, T. I., Smirnov, A. I., Clarkson, R. B., Belford, R. L. “Lipid-MRI Contrast Agent Interactions: a Spin-Labeling and a Multifrequency EPR Study”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 120, 5060-5072, (1998).
  12. Dalal, N. S., Smirnov, A. I., Smirnova, T. I., Belford R. L., Katritzky, A. R., and Belyakov, S. A. “Single Crystal Multi-Frequency EPR Evidence for a Quasy Low-Dimensional Spin Exchange in 3-n-butyl-2,4,6-triphenylverdazyl”, J. Phys. Chem.,101, 11249-11253, (1997).
  13. Dalal, N. S., Smirnov, A. I., and Belford R. L. “Quantification of Coal-Diesel Particulate Mixtures by W-band (94 GHz) ESR Spectroscopy”, Appl. Spectr. 51, 1429-1431, (1997).
  14. Rapoport, N. Ya., Smirnov, A. I., Timoshin, A., and Pitt, W. G. “Factors Affecting the Permeability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cell Walls toward Lipophilic Compounds: Effect of Ultrasound and Cell Age”, Ach. Biochem. Bioph., 344, 114-124 (1997).
  15. Hustedt, E. J., Smirnov, A. I., Laub, C. F., Cobb, C. E., and Beth, A. H. “Measurement of Molecular Distances Using Dipolar Coupled Nitroxide Spin-Labels: The Global Analysis of Multifrequency CW-EPR Data”, Biophys. J., 72, 1861-1877 (1997).
  16. Smirnova, T. I., Smirnov, A. I., Clarkson, R. B., Belford, R. L., Kotake, Y., and Janzen, E. G. ”High-Frequency (95 GHz) EPR Spectroscopy to Characterize Spin Adducts”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 101, 3877-3885 (1997).
  17. Britton, M. M., Fawthrop, S. A., Gillies, D. G., Sutcliffe, L. H., Wu, X., and Smirnov, A. I. “Matched Spin Probes for the Study of the Overall Motion of Model Lubricants”, Magn. Reson. Chem. 35, 493-502 (1997).
  18. Smirnova, T. I., Smirnov, A. I., Belford, R. L., and Clarkson, R. B. “Interaction of MRI Gadolinium Contrast Agents with Phospholipid Bilayers as Studied by 95 GHz EPR”, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 51, pp. 562-566 (1997).
  19. Smirnov, A. I., Clarkson, R. B., and Belford R. L. “EPR Linewidth (T2) Method to Measure Oxygen Permeability of Phospholipid Bilayers and Its Use to Study the Effects of Low Ethanol Concentrations”, J. Magn. Reson. B., 111, 149-157 (1996).
  20. Morse, P. D., and Smirnov, A. I. “Recent Computer Applications in EPR Spectroscopy”, in “Electron Spin Resonance Specialist Periodical Reports”, M. Davies, B. Gilbert, and N. Atherton, Eds. Volume 15, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, England, pp. 244-267, (1996).
  21. Morse, P. D., and Smirnov, A. I. “Simultaneous ESR Measurements of the Kinetics of Oxygen Consumption and Spin Label Reduction by Mammalian Cells”, Magn. Reson. Chem. V. 33, S46-S52, (1995).
  22. Ahn, M. K., Smirnov, A. I., Smirnova, T. I., and Belford, R. L. “Superconducting Quantum Interference Device Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements: Determination of Free-Radical Concentrations in PMR-15 Polyimide Resin”, Macromol., 28 (20), pp.7026-7028, (1995).
  23. Smirnov, A. I., Smirnova, T. I., and Morse II, P. D., “Very High Frequency Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy in 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine Liposomes: Partitioning and Molecular Dynamics”, Biophys. J. 68, pp. 2350-2360, (1995).
  24. Smirnov, A. I., and Belford, R. L., “Rapid Quantitation from Inhomogeneously Broadened EPR Spectra by a Fast Convolution Algorithm”, J. Magn. Reson. A, 113, pp. 65-73, (1995).
  25. Smirnova, T. I., Smirnov, A. I., Clarkson, R. B., and Belford, R. L. “W-band (95 GHz) EPR Spectroscopy of Nitroxide Radicals With Complex Proton Hyperfine Structures: Fast Motion”. J. Phys. Chem., 99, 9008-9016, (1995).
  26. Smirnova T. I., Smirnov A. I., Clarkson R. B., and Belford R. L., “Accuracy of Oxygen Measurements in T2 (Linewidth) EPR Oximetry”, Magn. Reson. Med. 33, pp. 801-810, (1995).
  27. Clarkson R. B., Norby S. W., Smirnov A. I., Vahidi N., Nims R. W., and Wink D. A., “Direct Measurement of the Accumulation and Mitochondrial Consumption of Nitric Oxide Within Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells Using a Novel Intracellular Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Technique”, Bioch. Bioph. Acta, 1243, pp. 496-502, (1995).
  28. Li, X., Weissman, S. I., Lin, T.-S., Gaspar, P. P., Cowley, A. H., and Smirnov, A. I., “Observation of a Triplet Phosphinidene by ESR Spectroscopy”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 116 (17), pp. 7899-7990, (1994).
  29. Smirnova T. I., Smirnov A. I., Clarkson R. B., and Belford R. L., “Half-Field EPR Transitions in Synthetic Carbohydrate Chars”, Solid State Commun., 91 (4), pp. 319-323, (1994).
  30. Smirnov A. I. , Norby S. W., Weyhenmeyer J. A., Clarkson R. B., “The Effect of Temperature on the Respiration of Cultured Neural Cells as Studied by a Novel EPR Technique”, Bioch. Bioph. Acta, 1200, 205-214 (1994).
  31. Auteri F. P., Belford R. L., Boyer S., Motsegood K., Smirnov A. I., Smirnova T., Vahidi N., and Clarkson R. B., “Carbon-Based Standards for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy”, App. Magn. Reson., 6, pp. 287-308, (1994).
  32. Smirnova T. I., Smirnov A. I., Clarkson R. B., and Belford R. L., “Magnetic Susceptibility and Spin Exchange in Fusinite and Carbohydrate Chars”, J. Phys. Chem., 98 (10), 2464-2468, (1994).
  33. Smirnov A. I., Norby S. W., Walczak T., Liu K. J., and Swartz H. M., “Physical and Instrumental Consideration in the Use of Lithium Phthalocyanine for Measurements of the Concentration of the Oxygen”, J. Magn. Res. B., 103, 95-102, (1994).
  34. Degtyarev E. N., Kiryushkin S. G., Smirnov A. I., Yakimchenko O. E., “ESR Tomography of Radiation-Induced Oxidation of Polypropylene”, High Energy Chemistry, 26 (4), pp. 274-278, (1993).
  35. Smirnov A. I., Norby S. W., Clarkson R. B., Walczak T., and Swartz H. M., “Simultaneous Multi-Site EPR Spectroscopy In Vivo”, Magn. Res. Med., 30, pp. 213-220 (1993).
  36. Smirnov A. I., Golovina H. A., Yakimchenko O. E., Aksyonov S .I., and Lebedev Ya. S., “IN VIVO Seed Membrane Investigation By Electron Paramagnetic Resonance”, J. Plant Physiology, 140, 447-452 (1992).
  37. Smirnov A. I., Poluectov O. G., and Lebedev Ya. S., “High Field EPR Imaging”, J. Magn. Res., 97, 1-12 (1992).
  38. Swartz H. M., Boyer S., Brown S., Chang K., Gast P., Glockner J. F., Hu H., Liu K. J., Moussavi M., Nilges M. J., Norby S. W., Smirnov A. I., Vahidi N., Walczak T., Wu M., and Clarkson R. B., in “Advances in Exp. Med. Biol., Chapter 14 “Oxygen transport to Tissues”, (W. Erdmann and D. F. Bruley, Eds.), Plenum Press, New York, pp. 221-228 (1992).
  39. Smirnov A. I., Degtyarev E. N., Yakimchenko O. E., and Lebedev Ya. S., “EPR Tomography with High Space Resolution Using Inserts of Magnetically Soft Materials”, Instruments and Experimental Techniques, (Translated from Russian), 34, 202-208 (1991).
  40. Poluectov O. G., Smirnov A. I., and Lebedev Ya. S., “Electron Spin Resonance Tomography in the 2-mm Wavelength Range”, Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry, (Translated from Russian), 64, 10, 1549-1552 (1991).
  41. Golovina H. A., Smirnov A. I., Yakimchenko O. E., Aksyonov S. I., and Lebedev Ya. S., “EPR Tomography of Paths by which an Aqueous Solution of Nitroxyl Radicals Enters the Wheat Caryopsis”, Soviet Plant Physiology (Translated from Russian), 38, 1 (2), pp. 90-95 (1991).
  42. Smirnov A. I., Yakimchenko O. E., Golovina H. A., Bekova Sh. Kh., and Lebedev Ya. S.,“EPR Imaging with Natural Spin Probes”, J. Magn. Res., 91, 386-391 (1991).
  43. Aksenov S. I., Grunina T. Yu., Smirnov A. I., and Yakimchenko O. Ye., “Probing of the State of Water in Wheat Seeds at the Initial Stages of their Ripening by the Method of E.S.R. Tomography”, Biophysics, (Translated from Russian), 36 (2), pp. 321-324 (1991).
  44. Smirnov A. I. “EPR Imaging of Structurally Heterogeneous Media”, Author's Abstract of Ph.D. Thesis, (in Russian), Moscow Physical Technical Institute, Moscow, 20 P, 1990.
  45. Yakimchenko O. E., Smirnov A. I., Lebedev Ya. S., “The Spin Probe Technique in the EPR-Imaging of Structurally Heterogeneous Media”, Appl. Magn. Res, V.1, #1, pp.1-19, (1990).
  46. Yakimchenko O. E., Degtyarev E. N., Smirnov A. I., Borisov Yu. V., Bobolev A. V., “EPR Tomography of the Diffusion Kinetic Process of the Formation of Ag2+ in Heterogeneous Catalysts”, Kinetics and Catalysis, (Translated from Russian), V.31 (2), pp. 433-435.
  47. Smirnov A. I., Yakimchenko O. E., Lazarev G. G., and Lebedev Ya. S., “Spatial Characteristics of Microwave Absorption of a High-Temperature Superconducting Ceramic in a Magnetic Field”, Soviet Physics Technical Physics, (Translated from Russian), 35, 120-122, (1991).
  48. Smirnov A. I., Poluektov O. G., Grinberg O. Ya., Dubinskij A. A., Krymov W. N., Kaul A. R., Graboj I. E., Lebedev Ya. S., “Absorption of Magnetic and Electrical Components of a Microwave Field in High-Temperature Superconductive Ceramics”, Soviet Journal of Chemical Physics, (Translated from Russian), v.9 (4), pp.330-336, (1991).
  49. Lazarev G. G., Mizen K. V., Smirnov A. I., Lebedev Ya. S., “Quasiresonant Influence of Microwave Radiation on Superconducting Ceramics in Weak Magnetic Field”, Soviet Physics Technical Physics, (Translated from Russian), 34 (1), pp.128-129, (1989).
  50. Lazarev G. G., Mizen K. V., Smirnov A. I., Yakimchenko O. E., Lebedev Ya. S., “A Microwave Response and Spatial Distribution of Local Magnetic Fields in Superconducting Ceramics”, Soviet Journal of Chemical Physics, (Translated from Russian), v.9 (4), pp.759-765, (1991).
  51. Galtseva E. V., Grinberg O. Ya., Dubinskiy A. A., Lazarev G. G., Lebedev Ya. S., Poluektov O. G., Smirnov A. I., Yakimchenko O. E., “Magnetic Radiospectroscopy of High Temperature Superconductors”, XXIV-th Congress AMPERE on Magnetic Resonance and Related Phenomena, Poznan, 1989, p.461-477.
  52. Smirnov A. I., Degtjarev E. N., Yakimchenko O. E., Lebedev Ya. S., “EPR Tomography with Rotation of Magnetic-Field Gradient”, Instruments and Experimental Techniques, (Translated from Russian), 31 (2), 374-377, (1988).
  53. Smirnov A. I., Yakimchenko O. E., Aksenov S. I., Golovina E. A., Likhtenshtein G.I., and Lebedev Ya. S., “Distribution of Aqueous Solution of a Probe During Wheat Grain Imbibition as Investigated by EPR-Tomography”, Soviet Plant Physiology, (Translated from Russian), v.35 (4), 516-520, (1988).
  54. Grunina T. Yu., and Smirnov A. I., “Application of EPR Imaging Technique for Determination of Water State in Wheat Seeds on the First Stages of Maturation”, Proceedings of XIX MGU scientific conference (in Russian), part 2, Moscow, WINITI, pp.151-155 (1988).

II. US Patent Applications (from 2001):

1. A. I. Smirnov, “Nanotube Structures Having a Surfactant Bilayer Inner Wall Coating”, U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/478,200; June 13, 2003; US Patent filed in June 2004.

2. N. Kocherginski, Iou. Kostetski, Alex I. Smirnov, “EPR based Kinetic Probe Method for Evaluation of Beer”, Provisional Patent filed by the National University of Singapore on July 12, 2003; US Patent filed in July 2004.

III. Non-refereed articles

Since joining NCSU:

1. Smirnov A. I. “My early EPR days”, EPR Newsletter, vol.17, no.1, p.4 (2007).

2. Smirnov A. I., Clarkson , R. B., and Belford, R. L. “Beware of O2!  Molecular Oxygen Artifacts in EPR Experiments at X-band and at High Magnetic Fields (W-band, 95 GHz) - Practical Implications for Studies of Metalloproteins and Many Other Paramagnetic Subjects”, EPR Newsletter, v.11, #3, pp.10-12 (2000).

Before 2000:

3. Smirnov A. I. “EWVoight: EPR lineshape fitting program: Version 1.0. User Manual”, Scientific Software Services, Bloomington, IL, 1996.

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