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Conference Publications

• N. Levit, D. Pestov, G. Tepper. "Sensing surfaces developed from supercritical fluid polymer Processing", Presented at the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA). International Symposium on Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, September 12-14, 2000.
• D. Pestov, “Influence of intermolecular hydrogen bonds on the reactivity of the enaminones of the barbituric acid derivatives”, Proceedings of the 78th Annual Conference of the Virginia Academy of Science, Radford, VA (2000).
• D. Pestov, N. Levit, D. Colby, G. Tepper, "Chemically Sensitive Nanoparticles Developed from Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions", Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, 83, 538 (2000).
• G. Tepper, N. Levit, D. Pestov, "Microfabricated Chemical Sensors Based on Polymer Nanoparticles", Proceedings of the EPA Conference on Monitoring Technologies, Boston, MA September (2000).
• D. Pestov, Natalia Levit and Gary Tepper, "Development of TDI Nanoscale Structures", Proceedings of the 79th Annual Conference of the Virginia Academy of Science, Harrisonburg, VA (2001).
• D. Pestov, N. Levit, and G. Tepper, "New approach for molecular imprinting", 80th Annual Conference of the Virginia Academy of Science, Hampton, VA, May 21-24, VAS, Virginia Journal of Science, (2002).
• B. Deveney, D. Pestov, N. Levit, and G. Tepper, "SAW-based chemical sensor: signal evaluation", 80th Annual Conference of the Virginia Academy of Science, Hampton, VA, May 21-24, VAS, Virginia Journal of Science, (2002).
• D. Pestov, Natalia Levit, Vincent M. Maniscalco, and Gary Tepper, "Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for SAW Sensors" Proceedings of the Electrochemical Society (2002).
• N. Levit, D. Pestov, G. Tepper, "Nano-Scale Coating Technique for Miniature Sensors", Proceedings of the Electrochemical Society (2002).
• D. Pestov, N. Levit, V. Maniscalco and G. Tepper, "Molecular Imprinting Using Monomers with Solid-State Polymerization." Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Science and Technology II. Ed. K.R. Brain and C.J. Allender, p.72. 2-nd International Workshop on Molecular Imprinting, 15-19 September (2002), La Grande Motte, Laguedoc, France.
• D. Pestov, N. Levit, O. Guney-Altay and G. Tepper, "Development of Encapsulated Microspheres from a Multiple-Component, Rapidly Expanding Supercritical Solution for Sensing Applications", 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Versailles, France, April 28-30, (2003).
• N. Levit, D. Pestov, O. Guney-Altay and G. Tepper, "Glassy polymer coatings for acoustic-wave sensors", 4th Acoustical wave sensor workshop (AWSW-4), Salbris, France April 23-26, (2003).
• N. Levit, D. Pestov, O. Guney-Altay and G. Tepper, "High-quality polymer coatings for acoustic-wave sensors", 4th Acoustical wave sensor workshop (AWSW-4), Salbris, France April 23-26, (2003).
• N. Levit, D. Pestov, O. Guney-Altay, G. Tepper, "Application of Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions for the Development of Microfabricated Sensors", 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Versailles, France, April 28-30, (2003).
• O. Guney-Altay, N. Levit, D. Pestov and G. Tepper, "Development of Nanocomposite Polymeric Particles from a Multiple-Component, Rapidly Expanding Supercritical Solution", AIChE Annual Meeting, November 16-21 2003, San Francisco.
• J. Anderson, D. Pestov, R. Fischer, S. Webb, G. Tepper, "Fluorescence Measurements of Activity Associated with a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Imprinted to Dipicolinic Acid", SPIE Photonics, East Conference, 27-31 October 2003, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
• N. Levit, D, Pestov, G. Tepper, "The Influence of Polymer Coating Morphology on SAW Sensor Response", SPIE Photonics, East Conference, 27-31 October 2003, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
• D. Pestov, N. Levit, G. Tepper, "Molecular imprinting in the gas phase", 2003 MRS Fall meeting, December 1-5, Boston, MA, Symposium G: Molecularly Imprinted Materials.

Current Projects

• Advanced polymer coatings for the preparation of gas separation membranes and miniature sensors
• Rapid expansion of supercritical solutions (RESS) to produce nano-composite materials
• Smart biosensors based on differential fluorescence signals from molecularly imprinted polymers
• Chemical sensors based on imprinted polymer nanoparticles

Education

• M.S. Chemical Engineering, Technological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1982
• Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Technological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1992

Representative Publications

• D.V. Pestov, “A New Synthetic Rout to 5-Aminomethylene Derivatives of Barbituric Acids”, Mendeleev Communications, (1), 14 (1994).
• K.K. Kalninsh, D.V. Pestov, E.K. Roshchina, “Absorption and Fluorescence Spectra of the Probe Hoechst 33258”, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 83(1), 39-47 (1994).
• E.F. Panarin, K.K. Kalninsh, D.V. Pestov, “Complexation of hydrogen peroxide with polyvinylpyrrolidone: ab initio calculations”, European Polymer Journal, 37(2), 375-379 (2001).
• N. Levit, D. Pestov, G. Tepper, "High Surface Area Polymer Coatings for SAW-Based Chemical Sensor Applications", Sensors and Actuators B, 82/2-3, 241-249 (2002)
• N. Levit, D. Pestov, G. Tepper, "Development of Polymer Coatings With High Surface-To-Volume Ratio For Chemical Sensor Applications" Chemical and Biological Sensors and Analytical Methods II, M.A.Butler, P.Vanysek and N.Yamazoe (Eds.), The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington NJ, 2001, 369-376 (2002).
• D. Pestov, N. Levit, R. Kessick, and G. Tepper, "Photosensitive 2,5-distyrylpyrazine particles produced from rapid expansion of supercritical solutions", Polymer, 44(11), 3177 - 3183 (2003).
• G. Tepper, D. Pestov, N. Levit, G.E. Wnek, "Molecular Imprinting of Small Particles, And Production of Small Particles From Solid State Reactants", United States Patent 6,660,176, December 9, (2003).
• D. Pestov, N. Levit, V. Maniscalco, B. Deveney, G. Tepper, "Molecular Imprinting Using Monomers with Solid-State Polymerization", Analytica Chimica Acta, 504(1), 31-35 (2004).
• J. Anderson, C. Reynolds, D. Ringelberg, D. Pestov and G. Tepper, "Steady-State and Frequency-Domain Lifetime Measurements of an Activated Molecular Imprinted Polymer Imprinted to Dipicolinic Acid", The Journal of Fluorescence, 14(3), 269-274 (2004).

Research Topics

• Chemical sensors based on surface acoustic wave devices (SAW)
• Polymer nanomaterials developed by supercritical fluids and solid-state photopolymerization
• Molecularly imprinted polymers for sensor applications
• Molecular recognition by nanoscale materials
• Chemical and biological miniature sensors