Bourgeois, F. and A. Ben-Yakar, “Femtosecond laser nanoaxotomy properties and their effect on axonal recovery in C. elegans," Optics Express, 15 (14), 8521-8531 (2007).  

• Erratum (2008)

Durr, N.J., T. Larson, D. K. Smith, B. A. Korgel, K. Sokolov, and A. Ben-Yakar, “Two-photon luminescence imaging of cancer cells using molecularly targeted gold nanorods," Nano Letters, 7 (4), 941-945 (2007).

• This article is one of the most-accessed articles published in Nano Letters in 2007.
• Commentary article by G. Boas, “Gold nanorods attract attention” Biophotonics International Magazine, p. 49-50, May 2007.

Ben-Yakar, A., A. Harkin, J. Ashmore, R. Byer, and H. Stone, "Thermal and fluid processes of a thin melt zone during femtosecond laser ablation of glass: the formation of rims by single laser pulses," Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 40, 1447–1459 (2007).

• The paper has been selected as one of the highlights of the articles published in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics in 2007.

Yanik, F., H. Cinar, N. Cinar, A. Chisholm, Y. Jin, and A. Ben-Yakar, “Nerve regeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans after femtosecond laser axotomy,” Invited Paper on Nanophotonics by IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 12 (6), 1283–1291 (2006).  

Ben-Yakar, A., Mungal, M. G., and Hanson, R. K., “Time evolution and mixing characteristics of hydrogen and ethylene transverse jets in supersonic crossfows.” Physics of Fluids, 18, 026101 (2006).

Yanik, F., H. Cinar, N. Cinar, A. Chisholm, Y. Jin, and A. Ben-Yakar, “Neurosurgery: Functional regeneration after laser axotomy,” Nature 432, 822 (2004).

• Commentary article by K. Schmidt, “Micro-scalpel offers unprecedented precision” New Scientist Magazine issue 2492, p. 40-43, 26 March 2005.
• Supplementary Material      

Ben-Yakar, A. and R. L. Byer, “Femtosecond laser ablation properties of borosilicate glass,” Journal of Applied Physics, 96 (9), 5316 (2004).

Ben-Yakar, A., R. L. Byer, A. Harkin, J. Ashmore, H. Stone, M. Shen, and E. Mazur, “Morphology of femtosecond laser ablated borosilicate glass surfaces.” Applied Physics Letters, 83 (15), 3030-3032 (2003).

Ben-Yakar, A. and R. K. Hanson, “Characterization of expansion tube flows for hypervelocity combustion studies,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, 18 (4), 943-952 (2002).

Ben-Yakar, A. and R. K. Hanson, “Ultrafast-framing Schlieren system for studying the time evolution of jets in supersonic crossflows,” Experiments in Fluids, 32, 652-666 (2002).