Publications

Masaru P. Rao

University of California, Riverside | UCR - Department of Mechanical Engineering

PhD, UCSB Materials

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Journal papers

PI Pairs, ML Dundon, J Narváez-Vásquez, ML Orozco-Cárdenas, T Xiang, RE Jinkerson, and MP Rao
Cell wall digestion of the dinoflagellate Brevoilum Minutum
J Appl Phycol 36(1):181-189, 2024
HG Dixit, R Starr, ML Dundon, PI Pairs, X Yang, Y Zhang, D Nampe, CB Ballas, H Tsutsui, SJ Forman, CE Brown, and MP Rao
Massively-parallelized, deterministic mechanoporation for intracellular delivery
Nano Letters 20(2):860-867, 2020
RA Peck, E Bahena, R Jahan, G Aguilar, H Tsutsui, M Princevac, MM Wilhelmus, and MP Rao
Meso-scale particle image velocimetry studies of neurovascular flows in vitro
JOVE-J Vis Exp (142):e58902, 2018
A Geremew, MA Bloodgood, E Aytan, BWK Woo, SR Corber, G Liu, K Bozhilov, TT Salguero, S Rumyantsev, MP Rao, and AA Balandin
Current Carrying Capacity of Quasi-1D ZrTe3 van der Waals Nanoribbons
IEEE Electron Device Lett 39(5):735-738, 2018
R Vankayala, SR Corber, JT Mac, MP Rao, MH Shafie, and B Anvari
Erythrocyte-Derived Nanoparticles as a Theranostic Agent for Near Infrared Fluorescence Imaging and Thrombolysis of Blood Clots
Macromol Biosci 18:1700379, 2018
BWK Woo, SC Gott, RA Peck, D Yan, MW Rommelfanger, and MP Rao
Ultrahigh resolution titanium deep reactive ion etching
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 9(23):20161–20168, 2017
G Ico, A Showalter, W Bosze, SC Gott, BS Kim, MP Rao, NV Myung, and J Nam
Size-dependent piezoelectric and mechanical properties of electrospun P(VDF-TrFE) nanofibers for enhanced energy harvesting
J Mater Chem A 4:2293-2304, 2016
O Khandan, MY Kahook, and MP Rao
Fenestrated titanium microneedles for ocular drug delivery
Sensor Actuat B-Chem 223:15-23, 2016
CAR Chapman, P Daggumati, SC Gott, MP Rao, and E Seker
Substrate topography guides pore morphology in nanoporous gold thin films
Scripta Mater 110:33-36, 2016
TU Luu, SC Gott, BWK Woo, MP Rao, and WF Liu
Micro and nano-patterned topographical cues for regulating macrophage cell shape and phenotype
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 7(51):28665–28672, 2015
SC Gott, BA Jabola, and MP Rao
Vascular stents with submicrometer-scale surface patterning realized via titanium deep reactive ion etching
J Micromech Microeng 25(8):085016, 2015
P Vandrangi, SC Gott, R Kozaka, VGJ Rodgers, and MP Rao
Comparative Endothelial Cell Response on Topographically Patterned Titanium and Silicon Substrates with Micrometer to Sub-Micrometer Feature Sizes
PLoS ONE 9(10):e111465, 2014
CT Cantwell, P Wei, B Ziaie, and MP Rao
Modular reservoir concept for MEMS-based transdermal drug delivery systems
J Micromech Microeng 24(11):117001, 2014
O Khandan, D Stark, A Chang, and MP Rao
Wafer-scale titanium anodic bonding for microfluidic applications
Sensor Actuat B-Chem 205:244-248, 2014
Y Damestani, B Melakeberhan, MP Rao, and G Aguilar
Optical clearing agent perfusion enhancement via combination of microneedle poration, heating, and pneumatic pressure
Laser Surg Med 46(6):488-498, 2014
AF Cipriano, N De Howitt, SC Gott, C Miller, MP Rao, and H Liu
Bone marrow stromal cell adhesion and morphology on micro- and sub-micropatterned titanium
J Biomed Nanotechnol 10(4):660-668, 2014
P Vandrangi, SC Gott, R Kozaka, MP Rao, and VGJ Rodgers
Endothelial behavior and signaling on micro- & submicro- patterned titanium
Circulation 128(22 Suppl):A18077, 2013
Y Damestani, CL Reynolds, J Szu, MS Hsu, Y Kodera, DK Binder, BH Park, JE Garay, MP Rao, and G Aguilar
Transparent nanocrystalline yttria-stabilized-zirconia calvarium prosthesis
Nanomed-Nanotechnol 9(8):1135-1138, 2013
PT McCarthy, MP Rao, and KJ Otto
Simultaneous recording of rat auditory cortex and thalamus via a titanium-based, microfabricated, multi-nucleus, microelectrode device
J Neural Engr 8(4):046007 (9pp), 2011
PT McCarthy, KJ Otto, and MP Rao
Robust penetrating microelectrodes for neural interfaces realized by titanium micromachining
Biomed Microdevices 13(3):503-515, 2011
YT Zhang, F Bottausci, MP Rao, ER Parker, I Mezic, and NC MacDonald
Titanium-based dielectrophoresis devices for microfluidic applications
Biomed Microdevices 10(4):509-517, 2008
J Lu, MP Rao, NC MacDonald, D Khang, and TJ Webster
Improved endothelial cell adhesion and proliferation on patterned titanium surfaces with rationally designed, micrometer to nanometer features
Acta Biomater 4(1):192-201, 2008
ER Parker, MP Rao, KL Turner, CD Meinhart, and NC MacDonald
Bulk micromachined titanium microneedles
J Microelectromech S 16(2):289-95, 2007
ER Parker, MF Aimi, BJ Thibeault, MP Rao, and NC MacDonald
Inductively coupled plasma etching of bulk titanium for MEMS applications
J Electrochem Soc 152(10):C675-83, 2005
MP Rao, MF Aimi, and NC MacDonald
Single-mask, three-dimensional microfabrication of high-aspect-ratio structures in bulk silicon using reactive ion etching lag and sacrificial oxidation
Appl Phys Lett 85(25):6281-83, 2004
MF Aimi, MP Rao, NC MacDonald, AS Zuruzi, and DP Bothman
High-aspect-ratio bulk micromachining of titanium
Nature Materials 3(2):103-05, 2004
MG Pontin, MP Rao, AJ Sanchez-Herencia, and FF Lange
Laminar ceramics utilizing the zirconia tetragonal-to-monoclinic phase transformation to obtain a threshold strength
J Am Ceram Soc 8(12):3041-48, 2002
MP Rao and FF Lange
Factors affecting threshold strength in laminar ceramics containing thin compressive layers
J Am Ceram Soc 85(5):1222-28, 2002
MP Rao, J Rödel, and FF Lange
Residual stress induced R-curves in laminar ceramics that exhibit a threshold strength
J Am Ceram Soc 84(11):2722-24, 2001
ML Fisher, M Colic, MP Rao, and FF Lange
Effect of silica nanoparticle size on the stability of alumina/silica suspensions
J Am Ceram Soc 84(4):713-18, 2001
MP Rao, AJ Sanchez-Herencia, GE Beltz, RM McMeeking, and FF Lange
Laminar ceramics that exhibit a threshold strength
Science 286(5437):102-05, 1999