The tremendous rate of growth in our undergraduate and graduate degree programs is being matched by recruitment of new faculty and teaching staff and implementation of innovative curricula and research programs. We are fortunate in having a world-class industrial advisory board that is helping us set new directions in education, research, outreach and training.

Research in bioengineering is creating new technologies in traditional and regenerative medicine, prosthetics, biomaterials and molecular biotechnology that result in cheaper, smarter and faster approaches to detect, diagnose and treat human disease. Our faculty and staff are actively engaged in research at the interface of engineering, life sciences, and medicine. We prepare undergraduate and graduate students for exciting and meaningful careers in bioengineering through innovative approaches to teaching and research training. In addition to highlighting the benefits of bioengineering research and associated technologies, we must also address potential negative impacts of the field on the lives of human beings through the promotion of high ethical standards and social responsibility, hallmarks of our university.

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Submissions from 2020

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Role of Nanoparticle–Polymer Interactions on the Development of Double-Network Hydrogel Nanocomposites with High Mechanical Strength, Andrew Chang, Nasim Babhadiashar, Emma Barrett-Catton, and Prashanth Asuri

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Low‐Dose Silver Nanoparticle Surface Chemistry and Temporal Effects on Gene Expression in Human Liver Cells, John S. House, Evangelia Bouzos, Kira M. Fahy, Victorino Miguel Francisco, Dillon T. Lloyd, Fred A. Wright, Alison A. Motsinger‐Reif, Prashanth Asuri, and Korin E. Wheeler

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Sustainable, Alginate-Based Sensor for Detection of Escherichia coli in Human Breast Milk, Nicholas Kikuchi, Margaret May, Matthew Zweber, Jerard Madamba, Craig M. Stephens, Unyoung Kim, and Maryam Mobed-Miremadi

Submissions from 2019

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Solution effects on the self‐association of a water‐soluble peptoid, Amelia A. Fuller, Jonathan Huber, Christian J. Jimenez, Kalli M. Dowell, Samuel Hough, Alberto Ortega, Kyra N. McComas, Jeffrey Kunkel, and Prashanth Asuri

Submissions from 2018

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Effect of artificial cell miniaturization on urea degradation by immobilized E. coli DH5α (pKAU17), Ricardo Duque, Yiming Shan, Monica Joya, Nandini Ravichandran, Berok Asi, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, Scott Mulrooney, Melanie McNeil, and Satya Prakash

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Three-Dimensional (3D) Printed Microneedles for Microencapsulated Cell Extrusion, Chantell Farias, Roman Lyman, Cecilia Hemingway, Huong Chau, Anne Mahacek, Evangelia Bouzos, and Maryam Mobed-Miremadi

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Machine learning provides predictive analysis into silver nanoparticle protein corona formation from physicochemical properties, Matthew R. Findlay, Daniel N. Freitas, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, and Korin E. Wheeler

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Influence of Macromolecular Crowding and Confinement on Enzyme Activity and Structure under Native and Denaturing Conditions, Steven Long, Jeffrey Kunkel, and Prashanth Asuri

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Exploring the Role of Nanoparticles in Enhancing Mechanical Properties of Hydrogel Nanocomposites, Josergio Zaragoza, Scott Fukuoka, Marcus Kraus, James Thomin, and Prashanth Asuri

Submissions from 2017

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Effect of crosslinker length on the elastic and compression modulus of poly(acrylamide) nanocomposite hydrogels, Josergio Zaragoza, A. Chang, and Prashanth Asuri

Submissions from 2016

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Trehalose effectiveness as a cryoprotectant in 2D and 3D cell cultures of human embryonic kidney cells, Jared Hara, Jordan Tottori, Megan Anders, Smritee Dadhwal, Prashanth Asuri, and Maryam Mobed-Miremadi

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Droplet microfluidic platform for the determination of single-cell lactate release, Amy Mongersun, Ian Smeenk, Guillem Pratx, Prashanth Asuri, and Paul Abbyad

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Three-dimensional matrix stiffness and adhesive ligands affect cancer cell response to toxins, Silviya Petrova Zustiak, Smritee Dadhwal, Carlos Medina, Sonette Steczina, Yasaman Chehreghanianzabi, Anisa Ashraf, and Prashanth Asuri

Submissions from 2015

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Delivery of therapeutics using carbon nanomaterials, Prashanth Asuri and Sandeep Karajanagi

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Three-dimensional hydrogel encapsulated embryonic stem and carcinoma cells as culture platforms for cytotoxicity studies, Sneha Oberai, Ailing Teo, Mayasari Lim, Kalpith Ramamoorthi, Jared Hara, and Prashanth Asuri

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Experimental Investigation of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Silica Nanoparticle-Reinforced Poly(acrylamide) Nanocomposite Hydrogels, Josergio Zaragoza, Nasim Babhadiashar, Victor O’Brien, Andrew Chang, Matthew Blanco, Aitor Zabalegui, Hohyun Lee, and Prashanth Asuri

Submissions from 2014

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Function, Structure, and Stability of Enzymes Confined in Agarose Gels, Prashanth Asuri and Jeffrey Kunkel

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Simulation and verification of macroscopic isotropy of hollow alginate-based microfibers, Sabra Djomehri, Hanaa Zeid, Alireza Yavari, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, Kenneth Youssefi, and Sindy Liao-Chan

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Immobilization of R. erythropolis in alginate-based artificial cells for simulated plaque degradation in aqueous media, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi and Srikanth Darbha

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Fickian-Based Empirical Approach for Diffusivity Determination in Hollow Alginate-Based Microfibers Using 2D Fluorescence Microscopy and Comparison with Theoretical Predictions, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, Sabra Djomehri, Mallika Keralapura, and Melanie McNeil

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A Novel 2.5D Culture Platform to Investigate the Role of Stiffness Gradients on Adhesion-Independent Cell Migration, Mark-Phillip Pebworth, Sabrina A. Cismas, and Prashanth Asuri

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Role of three-dimensional matrix stiffness in regulating the response of human neural cells to toxins, Kalpith Ramamoorthi, Jared Hara, CadeEllis Ito, and Prashanth Asuri

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Microfluidic gel arrays for the study of enzymatic activity, Casandra Sowash, Cedar Smith, Jonathan Tullis, Jeff Kunkel, Prashanth Asuri, and Paul Abbyad

Submissions from 2013

Modeling Diffusivity Through Alginate-Based Microfibers: A Comparison of Numerical And Analytical Models Based On Empirical Spectrophotometric Data, Sabra Djomehri, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, and Mallika Keralapura

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High-Throughput Methods for Miniaturization of Implantable Artificial Cells, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi

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Comparative Diffusivity Measurements for Alginate-Based Atomized and Inkjet-Bioprinted Artificial Cells using Fluorescence Microscopy, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, Behrokh Asi, Jaino Parasseril, Emily Wong, Man Tat, and Yiming Shan

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Mechanical Properties of Hydrated Acoustically Sensitive Alginate-Based Microcapsules Confined in a Microfluidic Device as a Function of Size and Composition, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, Mallika Keralapura, Tiffany Fong, and Rogel Camba

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Polystyrene Microsphere and 5-Fluorouracil Release from Custom Designed Wound Dressing Films, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, Raki Komarla Nagendra, Sujana Lakshmi Ramachandruni, Jason James Rook, Mallika Keralapura, and Michel Goedert

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Advances in homology directed genetic engineering of human pluripotent and adult stem cells, Kalpith Ramamoorthi, Donald Curtis, and Prashanth Asuri

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Cross-Linked Alginate Film Pore Size Determination Using Atomic Force Microscopy and Validation Using Diffusivity Determinations, Cheryl Simpliciano, Larissa Clark, Behrokh Asi, Nathan Chu, Maria Mercado, Steven Diaz, Michel Goedert, and Maryam Mobed-Miremadi

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Structural changes and imaging signatures of acoustically sensitive microcapsules under ultrasound, Mallika Sridhar-Keralapura, Shruthi Thirumalai, and Maryam Mobed-Miremadi

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Effect of nanodroplet ink concentration on switching response of reverse-emulsion electrophoretic displays, Winston Kuantung Wang, Remy Cromer, Michel Goedert, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, and Sang-Joon John Lee

Submissions from 2012

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Soft microenvironments promote the early neurogenic differentiation but not self-renewal of human pluripotent stem cells, Albert Keung, Prashanth Asuri, Sanjay Kumar, and David Schaffer

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Acoustic interrogation and optical visualization of ultrasound contrast agents within microcapsules, P. Santhiranayagam, Shruthi Thirumalai, F. Memom, Y. Shan, S. J. Lee, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, and M. Keralapura

Submissions from 2011

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Directed Evolution of Adeno-associated Virus for Enhanced Gene Delivery and Gene Targeting in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, Prashanth Asuri, Melissa Bartel, Tandis Vazin, Jae-Hyung Jang, Tiffany Wong, and David Schaffer

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An Evolved Adeno-associated Viral Variant Enhances Gene Delivery and Gene Targeting in Neural Stem Cells, Jae-Hyung Jang, James Koerber, Jung-Suk Kim, Prashanth Asuri, Tandis Vazin, Melissa Bartel, Albert Keung, Inchan Kwan, and David Schaffer

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High Throughput Miniaturization of Artificial Cells, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, Erik Acks, Sutthipong Polsaward, and Ding Chen

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Effect of therapeutic ultrasound on acoustically sensitive microcapsules, Shruthi Thirumalai, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, and Mallika Sridhar-Keralapura

Submissions from 2009

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Preparation and characterization of protein-nanotube conjugates, Jonathan S. Dordick, Dhiral A. Shah, Ravindra C. Pangule, Shyam Sundhar Bale, Prashanth Asuri, Amit Joshi, Akhilesh Banerjee, David Vance, and Ravi S. Kane

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Aligned carbon nanotube stationary phases for electrochromatographic chip separations, Shubhodeep Goswami, Navdeep Bajwa, Prashanth Asuri, Lijie Ci, Pulickel M. Ajayan, and Steven M. Cramer

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Enhancing protein stability by adsorption onto raftlike lipid domains, Jeffrey Litt, Chakradhar Padala, Prashanth Asuri, Srinavya Vutukuru, Krishna Athmakur, Sanat Kumar, Jonathan Dordick, and Ravi S. Kane

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Biomolecule-Nanomaterial Interactions: Effect on Biomolecular Structure, Function, and Stability, Ravindra C. Pangule, Shyam Sundhar Bale, Dhiral A. Shah, Amit Joshi, Prashanth Asuri, Jonathan S. Dordick, and Ravi S. Kane

Submissions from 2008

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Protein-Carbon Nanotube Conjugates, Sandeep S. Karajanagi, Prashanth Asuri, Edward Sellitto, Bilge Eker, Shyam Sundhar Bale, Ravi S. Kane, and Jonathan S. Dordick

Submissions from 2007

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Structure, Function, and Stability of Enzymes Covalently Attached to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Prashanth Asuri, Shyam Sundhar Bale, Ravindra C. Pangule, Dhiral A. Shah, Ravi S. Kane, and Jonathan S. Dordick

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Polymer-nanotube-enzyme composites as active antifouling films, Prashanth Asuri, Sandeep S. Karajanagi, Ravi S. Kane, and Jonathan S. Dordick

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Enhanced stability of enzymes adsorbed onto nanoparticles, Prashanth Asuri, Sandeep S. Karajanagi, Alexey A. Vertegel, Jonathan S. Dordick, and Ravi S. Kane

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Protein-directed formation of silver nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes, Shyam Sundhar Bale, Prashanth Asuri, Sandeep S. Karajanagi, Jonathan S. Dordick, and Ravi S. Kane

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Enzyme-carbon nanotube conjugates in room-temperature ionic liquids, Bilge Eker, Prashanth Asuri, Saravanababu Murugesan, Robert J. Linhardt, and Jonathan S. Dordick

Submissions from 2006

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The protein–nanomaterial interface, Prashanth Asuri, Shyam Sundhar Bale, Sandeep S. Karajanagi, and Ravi S. Kane

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Directed assembly of carbon nanotubes at liquid-liquid interfaces: nanoscale conveyors for interfacial biocatalysis, Prashanth Asuri, Sandeep S. Karajanagi, Jonathan S. Dordick, and Ravi S. Kane

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Water soluble carbon nanotube-enzyme conjugates as functional biocatalytic formulations, Prashanth Asuri, Sandeep S. Karajanagi, Edward Sellitto, Dae-Yun Kim, Ravi S. Kane, and Jonathan S. Dordick

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Increasing Protein Stability through Control of the Nanoscale Environment, Prashanth Asuri, Sandeep S. Karajanagi, Hoichang Yang, Tae-Jin Yim, Ravi S. Kane, and Jonathan S. Dordick

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Protein-assisted solubilization of single-walled carbon nanotubes, Sandeep S. Karajanagi, Hoichang Yang, Prashanth Asuri, Edward Sellitto, Jonathan S. Dordick, and Ravi S. Kane

Submissions from 1998

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Adsorption of chitin derivatives onto liposomes: Optimization of adsorption conditions, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi and T. M. S. Chang

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Comparison of polymerically stabilized PEG-grafted liposomes and physically adsorbed carboxymethylchitin and carboxymethyl/glycolchitin liposomes for biological applications, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi and T. M. S. Chang

Submissions from 1997

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Kinetic Aspects of Polyelectrolyte Adsorption: Adsorption of Chitin Derivatives onto Liposomes as a Model System, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi and T. M. S. Chang

Submissions from 1996

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The Importance of Standardization of Carboxymethylchitin Concentration by the Dye-Binding Capacity of Alcian Blue Before Adsorption on Liposomes, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, M. Eng, and T. M. S. Chang

Submissions from 1992

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Purification and Quantitative Determination of Carboxymethylchitin Incorporation Into Submicron Bilayer-Lipid Membrane Artificial Cells (Liposomes) Encapsulating Hemoglobin, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi and T. M. S. Chang

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Purification and Characterization of Liposomes Encapsulating Hemoglobin as Potential Blood Substitutes, Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, T. Nishiya, and T. M. S. Chang