Publications

Note: Student name indicates undergraduate student researcher.

2024

• In-situ Electrochemical Synthesis of Ni/Ni(OH)2/Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Nanocomposite for High-Performance Glucose Detection,"

Rourke Sylvain, Grace Dykstra, Asky Fungura, Smitha Rao, Yixin Liu, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Accepted.

• "Reagent-less Low-Concentration Cortisol Detection Enabled By Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes," Verdict Vera, Rourke Sylvain, Tyler Waslawski, Grace Dykstra, Smitha Rao and Yixin Liu, 2024 IEEE-EMBS 21st International Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN), 15th – 17th October 2024, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

2023

• "Mechanical Properties and Morphological Alterations in Fiber-Based Scaffolds Affecting Tissue Engineering Outcomes," James Dolgin, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Stephen Farias, Carl G. Simon. Jr., Smitha Rao, Fibers 2023, 11, 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib11050039. 

Conference

• "Cellular Model for Assessing Dermal Cell Response to Direct Soil-Arsenic Exposure as an Environmental Contaminant,"  Madeline English, Manas Warke, Camila Padilla, Lexie Gasco, Wendy Leisner, Rupali Datta, Smitha Rao, National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Eau Claire, WI on April 13-15, 2023. Accepted.

2022

• "In-vitro cell culture model to determine toxic effects of soil Arsenic due to direct dermal exposure," Manas Warke, Madeline English, Laura De Marchi, Rohan Deep Sarkar, Srinivas Kannan, Rupali Datta, Smitha Rao, Environmental Technology & Innovation, Vol 28, Pg. 102949, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2022.102949.

• "Quantitative Analysis of the Impact of Disorder on the Structural and Electrical Properties of Polymer Fibers," Robert Makin, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Smitha Rao and Steve Durbin, MRS Advances, November 2022,  https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-022-00368-2

• "Antimicrobial mechanisms of Biomaterials: From macro to nano," Shounak Roy, Sanchita Sarkhel, Deepali Bisht, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Smitha Rao and Amit Jaiswal, Biomaterials Science, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D2BM00472K 

Conference

• "Optimal Particle Size for Human Health Risk Assessment from Lead Exposure from Lead Paint Contaminated Soils in Residential Properties in San Antonio, Texas," H Saleh, D Sarkar, Z Zhang, S Rao, R Datta - ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Nov 6-9, 2022.

• "Effects of Contact Exposure to Soil-Arsenic," Madeline English, Manas Warke, Rupali Datta, Smitha Rao, The Annual Meeting of BMES 2022, October 12-15, 2022, San Antonio, TX, USA. Poster presentation.

• "Cellular Outcomes of Contact Exposure to Soil-Arsenic", Madeline English, Manas Warke, Rupali Datta, Smitha Rao,  9th Annual Meeting of Michigan Physiological Society, June 16-17, 2022. Oral Presentation (Virtual).

• "Establishing nitrite to nitrate ratios in the clinical wound samples of subjects with and without diabetes." Cook E. K., Kennedy A. M., Kwesiga M. P., Gwaltney C. S., Liston W. W., Rao S., Frost M.C. April 8,2022; Phoenix, AZ . Best Poster. Presented at Grand Rounds. 

• "Development of in-vitro cell culture models to investigate human health risk from soil-arsenic exposure," Manas Warke, Dibyendu Sarkar, Rupali Datta, Smitha Rao, ACS Spring 2022, March 20-24, San Diego, CA. Poster presentation. 

2021

Conference

• "Evaluating Metal Uptake Potential of Wild Rice growing in Copper Mining-Impacted Areas in Keweenaw Bay, Michigan," Rohan Deep Sarkar, Brooke Carter,  Samantha Haynes, Manas Warke, Zhiming Zhang, Smitha Rao, The 37th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy, AEHS Foundation, Oct 18-21, 2021, Virtual Poster presentation.

• "A Cell Culture Model To Determine Risk Of Cancer Due To Soil-Arsenic Exposure Through Dermal Contact," Manas Warke, Dibyendu Sarkar, Rupali Datta, Smitha Rao, 2021 Annual Meeting of BMES, Oct 6-9, 2021, Poster presentation. 

• "A cell culture model to investigate effects of soil-arsenic exposure through dermal contact ," Manas Warke, Srinivas Kannan, Rupali Datta, Smitha Rao, Michigan Physiological Society, June 25th, 2021, Virtual presentation.

• "Model derivation for synthesis of controlled 3D structures via electrospinning," Garek Dyszel, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Durdu Guney, Smitha Rao, National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2021, April 12, 2021, Virtual presentation. 

2020

• "Engineered three-dimensional scaffolds modulating fate of breast cancer cells using stiffness and morphology related cell adhesion," Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Carolynn Que, Brennan Vogl, Smitha Rao, in IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, vol. 1, pp. 41-48, 2020, doi: 10.1109/OJEMB.2020.2965084. Listed among "Most impactful papers".

Conference

• "Impact of serum concentration and GLUT5-specific fructose mimics on viability of breast cancer cells," Srinivas Kannan, Marina Tanasova, Smitha Rao, Michigan Physiological Society, June 26th, 2020, Virtual presentation.

•  "The effect of scaffold morphology on cell-matrix interactions of renal, lung, and bladder cancer cells," Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Carolynn Que, Smitha Rao, Michigan Physiological Society, June 26th, 2020, Virtual presentation.

• "A novel 3D microfluidic device for studying cancer dynamics," Srinivas Kannan, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Smitha Rao, Michigan Physiological Society, June 26th, 2020, Abstract.

• Electrospun PCL scaffolds of different morphologies as 3D cell culture platforms," Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Stephanie E. Bule, Smitha Rao, Michigan Physiological Society, June 26th, 2020, Abstract.

• "Osteoconductive Electrospun PCL-TCP nanofibers," Emily Nelson, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Smitha Rao, NCUR 2020, Mar 26-28, Montana State University, Montana, USA. Oral presentation

• "Preferential Binding of Cancer Cells to Sugar-enriched Nanofiber Scaffolds," Brennan Vogl, Carolynn Que, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Marina Tanasova, Smitha Rao, NCUR 2020, Mar 26-28, Montana State University, Montana, USA. Poster presentation

• "Model Derivation for Synthesis of Controlled 3D Structures Via Electrospinning," Garek Dyszel, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Smitha Rao, NCUR 2020, Mar 26-28, Montana State University, Montana, USA. Oral presentation

2019

• "Electrospun acellular scaffolds for mimicking the natural anisotropy of the extracellular matrix" Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Nastaran Alinezhadbalalami, Srinivas Kannan, Meghan Friske, Smitha Rao, RSC Advances, 9, 40190-40195, 2019. DOI: 10.1039/C9RA07777D

• “Multi-functional electrospun nanofibers from polymer blends for scaffold tissue engineering,” Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Smitha Rao, Special issue Fibers: Electrospun Fibers for Scaffold and Electrical Sensing (Review Article), Vol. 7, Iss. 7, 66, 2019.  https://doi.org/10.3390/fib7070066

• “Self-Assembly of 3D Nanostructures in Electrospun Polycaprolactone-Polyaniline Fibers and their Application as Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering,” Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Carolynn Que, Smitha Rao, Materialia, Vol. 6, 100296, 2019.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2019.100296. 

Conference

• "Preferential attachment of Breast Cancer Cells to Electrospun PCL with Fluorescent Fructose Analogs in a Heterogenous Cell Population," S. Bule, S. Kannan, T. Dunlap, C. Que, K. Fink, S. N. Hanumantharao, B. Vogl, R. Bancroft, M. Tanasova, S. Rao, 2019 Annual Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), October 16-19, Philadelphia, PA, 2019. Poster presentation. 

• "Self-Assembly Of 3D Nanostructures In Electrospun Polycaprolactone-Polyaniline Fibers And Their Application As Scaffolds For Tissue Engineering," C. Que, S. Nagam Hanumantharao, S. Rao, 2019 Annual Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), October 16-19, Philadelphia, PA, 2019. Poster presentation. 

• "Nanotopographical Cues For Fabrication Of Efficient Dermal Wound Healing Patches ," S. Nagam Hanumantharao, C. Que, S. Rao, 2019 Annual Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), October 16-19, Philadelphia, PA, 2019. Poster presentation.  

• “Fructose Analog Containing 3-D Scaffolds to Isolate and Study Breast Cancer Cell Metabolism by Mimicking Tumor Microenvironment” Carolynn Que, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Emily Nelson, Marina Tanasova, Smitha Rao, Sixth Annual Meeting of Michigan Physiological Society, June 27-28, Mount Pleasant, MI, 2019. Poster presentation

• “Design and Fabrication of Customized Wound Healing Patches for Tissues,” Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Carolynn Que, Emily Nelson, Smitha Rao, Sixth Annual Meeting of Michigan Physiological Society, June 27-28, Mount Pleasant, MI, 2019. Oral presentation

• “Piezoelectric Scaffolds Containing Tricalcium Phosphate for Bone Tissue Engineering” Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Carolynn Que, Emily Nelson, Smitha Rao, Sixth Annual Meeting of Michigan Physiological Society, June 27-28, Mount Pleasant, MI, 2019. Poster presentation

• “Fructose analog containing 3-D scaffolds to isolate and study breast cancer cell metabolism by mimicking tumor microenvironment,” Carolynn Que, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Stephanie Bule, Emily Nelson, Kristine Fink, Marina Tanasova, Smitha Rao, 50th ACS Central Regional Meeting (CERM), June 4-8, Midland, MI, 2019. Oral presentation

• “Nanotopographical cues for fabrication of efficient wound healing patches using electrospinning,” Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Carolynn Que, Smitha Rao, 50th ACS Central Regional Meeting (CERM), June 4-8, Midland, MI, 2019. Oral presentation 

• “Piezoelectric scaffolds containing Tricalcium phosphate for bone tissue engineering,” Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Carolynn Que, Emily Nelson, Smitha Rao, 50th ACS Central Regional Meeting (CERM), June 4-8, Midland, MI, 2019. Poster presentation 

• “Fabrication of honeycomb structured scaffolds using electrospinning for use as wound healing patches ,” Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Carolynn Que, Smitha Rao, ACS Upper Peninsula Local Section Student Research Symposium, March 23, 2019. Poster presentation 

• “Isolation and study of metabolic cues in breast cancer using fructose analog containing 3D scaffolds as controllable microenvironments ,” Carolynn Que, Srinivas Kannan, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Ryan Bancroft, Kristine Fink, Marina Tanasova, Smitha Rao,  ACS Upper Peninsula Local Section Student Research Symposium, March 23, 2019. Poster presentation 

2018

• Altmetric score 52: “Investigative Study on Nitric Oxide Production in Human Dermal Fibroblast Cells Under Normal and High Glucose Conditions,” Maria P. Kwesiga, Emily Cook, Jennifer Hannon, Sarah Wayward, Caroline Gwaltney, Smitha Rao, Megan Frost, Med. Sci. 2018, 6(4), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci6040099 Selected as journal cover. 

• Altmetric score 69: “Multicolor GLUT5-permeable fluorescent probes for fructose transport analysis,” Vagarshak. V. Begoyan, Łukasz. J. Weseliński, Shuai Xia, Joseph Fedie, S. Kannan, Alexis Ferrier, Smitha Rao, Marina Tanasova, Chemical Communications, 2018; 54 (31): 3855 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc09809j 

• Altmetric score 72: “Metabolism-Driven High-Throughput Cancer Identification with GLUT5-Specific Molecular Probes,” Srinivas Kannan, Vagarshak Begoyan, Joseph Fedie, Shuai Xia, Łukasz Weseliński, Marina Tanasova, Smitha Rao, Biosensors, 2018; 8 (2): 39 DOI: 10.3390/bios8020039

• Book Chapter: “Battery-free Wireless Sensors for Healthcare and Food Quality Monitoring,” Bradley D. Nelson, Salil Sidharthan Karipott, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Smitha Rao and Keat Ghee Ong, Smart Biosensor Technology, Second Edition, Chapter 20, 527-550, Taylor and Francis, December 2018. DOI: 10.1201/9780429429934-25 

Conference

• “Real-Time Monitoring of Fructose Uptake Modulation Outcomes in Breast Cancer Cell,” Avik Ghosh, Vagarshak Begoyan, Smitha Rao, Marina Tanasova, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, TX, December 4-8, 2018. (Poster)

• “Fructose Analog Containing 3D Scaffolds as Controllable Microenvironments to Isolate and Study Metabolic Cues in Breast Cancer,”  Srinivas Kannan, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Kristine Fink, Carolynn Que, Marina Tanasova, Smitha Rao, Annual Meeting of BMES 2018, Atlanta, GA, Oct 17-20, 2018. (Poster with extended abstract). 

• “Real-Time Monitoring of Fructose Uptake Modulation Outcomes in Breast Cancer Cells,” Avik Ghosh, Smitha Rao, Marina Tanasova, Annual Meeting of BMES 2018, Atlanta, GA, Oct 17-20, 2018. (Poster with extended abstract). 

• “Investigative Study on Nitric Oxide Production in Human Dermal Fibroblast Cells Under Normal and High Glucose Conditions,” Maria Kwesiga, Jennifer Hannon, Emily Cook,  Sarah Wayward, Caroline Gwaltney, Smitha Rao, Megan C. Frost, Annual Meeting of BMES 2018, Atlanta, GA, October 17-20, 2018. (Poster with extended abstract).

• “Investigative Study on Nitric Oxide Production in Human Dermal Fibroblast Cells Under Normal and High Glucose Conditions,” Maria Kwesiga, Jennifer Hannon, Emily Cook,  Sarah Wayward, Caroline Gwaltney, Smitha Rao, Megan C. Frost, Michigan Physiological Society. Oral Presentation. (Outstanding Oral Presentation awarded to Maria Kwesiga)

• “Investigative Study on Nitric Oxide Production in Human Dermal Fibroblast Cells under Normal and High Glucose Conditions” Maria Kwesiga, Jennifer Hannon, Emily Cook, Caroline Gwaltney, Smitha Rao, Megan Frost*, Upper Peninsula ACS Student Research Symposium.

2017

Conference

• “Fructose Uptake-based Rapid Detection of Breast Cancer Cells,” Joseph Fedie, Srinivas Kannan, Shuai Xia, Marina Tanasova, Smitha Rao, IEEE LSC 2017, Sydney, Australia, Dec 13-15, 2017.  Published in Proc. IEEE LSC 2017. DOI: 10.1109/LSC.2017.8268168

• “GLUT5 Targeting Fluorescent Probes for Cancer Detection,” Srinivas Kannan, Vagarshak. V. Begoyan, Shuai Xia, Suhel Shaikh, Brennan Vogl, S. Rao, Marina Tanasova, Annual Meeting of BMES 2017, Phoenix, AZ, October 11-14, 2017. (Poster with extended abstract)

• “Characterization of Electrospun Nanofiber Scaffold for Wound Healing Applications,” Meghan Friske, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Smitha Rao, 2017 Annual Meeting of BMES, Phoenix, Arizona, October 11-14 2017. (Poster with extended abstract)   

2016

Conference

• “Electrospun Conductive PANI/PVDF Blends for Scaffold Engineering,”  Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Nastaran Alinezhad, Srinivas Kannan, Smitha Rao, Annual Meeting of BMES 2016, Minneapolis, MN, October 5-8, 2016. (Poster with extended abstract) 

Before Joining Michigan Tech.

Previous Publications (Journals and Conferences)

• “Multiple Inpupts and Multiple Outputs Wireless Power Combining and Delivering Systems,” M. Q. Nguyen, Y. Chou, D. Plesa, S. Rao, J.-C. Chiao, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 30, No. 11, pp. 6254-6263, November 2015.

• “Wireless Sensor Nodes for Environmental Monitoring in Internet of Things,” C. M. Nguyen, J. Mays, D. Plesa, S. Rao, M. Nguyen, J.-C. Chiao, IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2015, May 17-22, 2015, Phoenix, Arizona

• “Sol-gel Deposition of Iridium Oxide for Biomedical Micro-Devices,” Cuong Nguyen, Smitha Rao, Xuesong Yang, Souvik Dubey, Jeffery Mays, Hung Cao, Jung-Chih Chiao, Sensors, Vol 5, No. 2, pp. 4212-4228, February 2015. 

• “A Wearable System for Highly Selective L-glutamate Neurotransmitter Sensing,” Cuong M. Nguyen, Jeffrey Mays, Hung Cao, Haydn Allard, Smitha Rao, J.-C. Chiao, 2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Week (RWW 2015), 26-28 January, 2015, Best Paper, 2nd Place

• “Development of a Laser Micro-Machined Interdigitated Capacitive Strain Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring Applications,” Hung Cao, Chokri Jebali and Ammar B. Kouki, Shreyas Thakar, Cuong M. Nguyen, Smitha Rao, J.-C. Chiao, IEEE Sensors 2014, 2-5 Nov. 2014.

• “Micro pH Sensors Based on IrOx Nanotubes,” Cuong M. Nguyen, Smitha Rao, Young-sik Seo, Yaowu Hao, J.-C.Chiao, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 945-953, September 2014.

• “A Study of Coil Orientations to Enhance the Transfer Efficiency of a Multi-Repeater Wireless Power Transmission System,” M. Q. Nguyen, D. Khoroshansky, S. Luce, O. Osasona, N. Joshi, S. Rao, J. C. Chiao, 2014 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference APMC 2014, November 7 – 10, 2014, Sendai, Japan.

• “Stiffness Enhancement of Ultra-flexible Implantable Microsensor Array with Biodegradable Materials,” Cuong Nguyen, Lyndon Lee, Smitha Rao, J.-C. Chiao, Annual BMES Meeting 2014, October 22 – 25, San Antonio, TX, Reviewer Choice Award (Poster)

• “MEMS flexible strain sensors for arthritis diagnosis,” K. Shinde, JeVaughn Julius, S. Rao, and J-C. Chiao, Annual BMES Meeting 2014, October 22 – 25, San Antonio, TX .

• “Facile fabrication and hydrophilic/hydrophobic patterning of an electrospun poly(methyl methacrylate) cellular filter,” Lyndon Lee, Cecile Nguyen, Akash Sharma, Ben Taussig, Smitha Rao, Victor Lin, Jung-Chih Chiao, Annual BMES Meeting 2014, October 22 – 25, San Antonio, TX.

• “A poly(dimethyl siloxane) Microfluidic Device for in situ Imaging of Cellular Migration and Invasion in Response to Chemical Signaling,” Lyndon Lee, Smitha Rao, Victor Lin, Jung-Chih Chiao, Annual BMES Meeting 2014, October 22 – 25, San Antonio, TX.

• “The Organ-Specific Migratory Response of Prostate Cancer,” Lyndon Lee, Steven Bean, Sylvia Loh, Smitha Rao, Victor Lin, J.-C. Chiao, Annual BMES Meeting 2014, October 22 – 25, San Antonio, TX.

• “Investigation of Wireless Power Transfer via Air and Building Materials Using Multiple Repeaters,” Minh Nguyen, Souvik Dubey, Smitha Rao, J.-C. Chiao, 2014 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, April 3-4, 2014, Waco Texas.

• “A Mutual Inductance Approach for Optimization of Wireless Energy Transmission,” Minh Nguyen, Zachariah Hughes, Peter Woods, Young-sik Seo, Smitha Rao, J.-C.Chiao, 2014 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, April 3-4, 2014, Waco Texas.

• “Wireless Gastric Stimulators,” Smitha Rao, Sanchali Deb, Shou-jiang Tang, Thomas Abell, Wen-Ding Huang, Christopher Lahr, Hung Cao, Souvik Dubey, J.-C. Chiao, 2014 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, April 3-4, 2014, Waco Texas.

• “A Multi-Input and Multi-Output Wireless Energy Transfer System”, M. Q. Nguyen, D. Plesa, S. Rao, J. C. Chiao, International Microwave Symposium IMS 2014, June 1-6, 2014, Tampa Bay, Florida.

• “Field Distribution Models of Spiral Coil for Misalignment Analysis in Wireless Power Transfer Systems," Minh Nguyen, Zachariah Hughes, Peter Woods, Young-sik Seo, Smitha Rao, J.-C. Chiao, Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on 62(4), pp. 920-930. 2014. DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2014.2302738.

• “Migration of cancer cells in gradually varying chemical gradients and mechanical constraints,” Smitha M. N. Rao, Uday Tata, Victor K. Lin, Jung-Chih Chiao, Special issue on Lab-on-Chip, Micromachines 2014, 5(1), 13-26.

• “Evaluation of Cytotoxic Effects of Porous Hollow Au Nanoparticles (PHAuNPs) on Cells,” Smitha Rao, Chienwen Huang, Uday Tata, Peter Wu, Nikhil Arora, Victor K. Lin, Yaowu Hao, J.-C. Chiao, Journal of Nanotechnology, vol. 2014, Article ID 631248, 7 pages, 2014. 

• “Fabrication of pH-Sensing Iridium Oxide Nanotubes on Patterned Electrodes Using Anodic Aluminum Oxide Nano-Template,” Cuong M. Nguyen, Indra Gurung, Hung Cao, Smitha Rao, J. C- Chiao, IEEE Sensors 2013, DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2013.6688364. 

• “Mapping Wireless Power Transfer for Implantable Stimulator Applications,” Z. Hughes , Y-S. Seo, P. Woods , P. G. Mccorkle , S. Rao , and J-C. Chiao, 2013 BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Sept. 25-28 2013.

• “Preferential Cell Migration to Rat Organ Lysates for the Study of Chemotactic Factors in Cancer Metastases,” S. Rao, U. Tata, P. Garigipati, C. Hernandez, A. Sharma, V. K. Lin, and J-C. Chiao, 2013 BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Sept. 25-28 2013. 

• “Miniaturized Implantable Wireless Gastrostimulator,” G. Ravi, P. G. Mccorkle, Y-S. Seo, S. Rao, and J-C. Chiao, 2013 BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Sept. 25-28 2013.

• “Fabrication of Sol-gel-based Miniature pH Sensors within Microfluidic Devices,” C. M. Nguyen, I. Gurung, S. Rao, and J-C. Chiao, 2013 BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Sept. 25-28 2013.

• “A Batteryless, Implantable, Dual-sensor Capsule for Gastroesophageal Reflux Monitoring,” H. Cao, S. Rao, S.-J. Tang, H.F. Tibbals, S. Spechler and J.-C. Chiao, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Volume 77 , Issue 4 , 649 – 653, April 2013. 

• “An Implantable, Batteryless and Wireless Capsule with Integrated Impedance and pH Sensors for Gastroesophageal Reflux Monitoring,” H. Cao, V. Landge, U. Tata, Y.-S. Seo, S. Rao, S.-J. Tang, H.F. Tibbals, S. Spechler, and J.-C. Chiao, IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2012 Nov;59(11):3131-9. Epub 2012 Aug 22. 

• “A Sol-gel Iridium Oxide based pH Sensor Array on Flexible Polyimide Substrate,” Cuong M. Nguyen, Wen-Ding Huang, Smitha Rao, Hung Cao, Uday Tata, Mu Chiao, J.-C. Chiao, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol 13, Issue 10, pp 3857 – 3864, October 2013 [DOI:  10.1109/JSEN.2012.2236551].

• “Wireless Power Transfer for a Miniature Gastrostimulator,” Y.-S. Seo, Z. Hughes, D. Isom, M. Q. Nguyen, S. Deb, S. Rao and J.-C. Chiao, 2012 European Microwave Conference, Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands, Oct. 28 – Nov. 2 2012. 

• “A Miniature Bidirectional Telemetry System for in-vivo Gastric Slow Wave Recordings,” A. Farajidavar, G. O’Grady, S.M.N. Rao, L. K Cheng, T. Abell, J.-C. Chiao, Physiol Meas. 2012 Jun;33(6):N29-37 [DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/33/6/N29].

• “Investigation of Wireless Power Transfer in Through-wall Applications,” Y.-S. Seo, Z. Hughes, M. Hoang, D. Isom, M. Nguyen, S. Rao, and J.-C. Chiao, Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC2012, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Dec. 4-7, 2012.

• “Remote Detection of Gastroesophageal Reflux Using an Impedance and pH Sensing Transponder,” H. Cao, V. Landge, S. Thakar, S. Rao, L.-C. Hsu, S.-J. Tang, S. Spechler, H. F. Tibbals and J.-C. Chiao, 2012 International Microwave Symposium, Montreal, Canada, June 17-22, 2012.

• “Wireless Power Transfer by Inductive Coupling for Implantable Batteryless Stimulators,” Y.-S. Seo, M. Q. Nguyen, Z. Hughes, S. Rao and J.-C. Chiao, 2012 International Microwave Symposium, Montreal, Canada, June 17-22, 2012.

• "An endoscopic wireless gastrostimulator (with video)," Sanchali Deb, Shou-Jiang Tang, Thomas L. Abell, Smitha Rao, Wen-Ding Huang, S.D. Filip To, Christopher Lahr, Jung-Chih Chiao, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Vol. 75, Issue 2, pp. 411-415, 2012. 

• “Study of Prostate Cancer Cell Line PC3-ML Chemotaxsis to Epidermal Growth Factor with a BIOMEMS Device,” U. Tata, S. M.N Rao, A. Sharma, K. Pabba, K. Pokhrel, V. K. Lin, H. Cao, and J.-C. Chiao, The 3rd International Workshop on Nanotechnology and Application, IWNA2011, Vung Tau Vietnam, Nov. 10-12 2011. 

• “Migration Characteristics of Prostate Cancer Cells in Response to Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF),” S. Rao, U. Tata, K. C. Pabba, K. Pokhrel, A. Sharma, V. Lin, and J-C. Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, Oct. 12-15, 2011. 

• “Performance of a Wirelessly Rechargeable Pacemaker for Gastric Stimulation,” S. Deb, T. Abell, C. Lahr, S. J. Tang, S. Rao, and J-C. Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, Oct. 12-15, 2011.

• “A Microfluidic Approach to Study the Effect of Growth Factors on PC3 Cell Migration,” U. Tata, S. Rao, K. T. Nguyen, V. K. Lin, and J-C. Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, Oct. 12-15, 2011.

• “A Miniature Power-Efficient Bidirectional Telemetric Platform for in-vivo Acquisition of Electrophysiological Signals,” A. Farajidavar, P. G. McCorkle, T.W. Wiggins, S. M.N. Rao, C.E. Hagains, Y.B. Peng, J. L. Seifert, M. I. Romero, G. O'Grady, L.K. Cheng, S. Sparagana, M.R. Delgado, S.-J. Tang, T. Abell, and J.-C. Chiao, 2011 International Microwave Symposium, Baltimore, June 5-10 2011.

• “A Novel Multiwell Device to Study Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Responses under Cyclic Strain,” U. Tata, H. Xu, S. M. N. Rao, C.-J. Chuong, K. T. Nguyen, and J.-C. Chiao, ASME Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine, Vol. 2, No. 2, May 2011.

• “A Study for the Prostate Cancer Cell Migration toward Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF), ” K. C. Pabba, K. Pokhrel, A. Sharma, U. Tata, S. Rao, V. Lin, J.-C. Chiao, The 27th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Arlington, TX, April 30-May 1, 2011.

• "Demonstration of EMT in prostate Cancer Cells Migrating in Response to TGF-beta," S. Rao, U. Tata, V. Lin, J.-C. Chiao, The 27th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Arlington, TX, April 30-May 1, 2011.

• “A Microfluidic Assay to Study the Effect of Growth Factors on PC3 Cell Migration,” U. Tata, S. M. N. Rao, K. Nguyen, V. K. Lin and J.-C. Chiao, The 27th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Arlington, TX, April 30, 2011.

• “Wireless Implants for in vivo Diagnosis and Closed-loop Treatment,” J.-C. Chiao, A. Farajidavar, H. Cao, P. McCorkle, M. Sheth, Y.-sik Seo, T. Wiggins, S. Tharkar, S. Deb, S. M.N. Rao, Invited review paper,  12th Annual IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference WAMICON, Clearwater, FL, April 18-19, 2011.

• "A Passive Radio-Frequency pH-Sensing Tag for Wireless Food-Quality Monitoring," W. Huang, S. Deb, Y. Seo, S. Rao, M. Chiao and J. C. Chiao,  IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 487-495, March 2012, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2107738.

• “A Miniature Wireless System for in vivo Gastric Electrical Recording,” A. Farajidavar, S. Rao, G. O'Grady, L. Cheng, T. Wiggins, P. McCorkle, S. Deb, S.-J. Tang, T. L. Abell, J.-C. Chiao, 2011 Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, May 7-11 2011.

• “Electro-Thermal Analysis of In-Plane Micropump,” Saket Karajgikar, Smitha Rao, Jeongsik Sin, Dereje Agonafer, Jung-Chih Chiao, Dan Popa, and Harry Stephanou, IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, Vol. 33, No. 2, June 2010. 

• “Demonstration of Cancer Cell Migration Using a Novel Microfluidic Device,” S. M. N. Rao, V. K. Lin, U. Tata, G. V. Raj, J.-T. Hsieh, K. Nguyen, and J.-C. Chiao, Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine, Vol. 1, No.2, May 2010.

• “Molecular Characterization of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Prostatic Epithelial Cells,” Victor K. Lin , Shih-Ya Wang, Lanxiao Wu, Smitha M. Rao, J. -C. Chiao, Claus G. Roehrborn, Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine, Vol. 1, No.2, May 2010.

• “Migration of PC-3 cells Under the Influence of Various EGF Concentrations,” S. Salodkar1, U.Tata, S. Rao, K. T. Nguyen and J.-C. Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX, October 6 – 9, 2010.

• “The Effects of RLIP76 on the Migration of CaKi-2 and HMC Cells in Response to HNE and HNESG,” S. Rao, U. Tata, P. Singhal, S. Singhal, S. Awasthi, K.T. Nguyen and J.-C. Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX, October 6 – 9, 2010.

• “Effects of EGF on the migration of prostate cancer cell line PC3-ML,” U. Tata, S. M. N. Rao, K. Nguyen, and J-C. Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX, October 6 – 9, 2010.

• “Progress in the Characterization of the Microfluidic Device to Assess Prostate Cancer Cell Migration”, Smitha M. N. Rao, Victor Lin, Jer-Tsong Hsieh, Ganesh Raj, Kytai Nguyen, J.-C. Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 7-10, 2009.  

• “Studies of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration using a New Microfluidic Device”, Amit Mistry, Hao Xu, Smitha M. N. Rao, Kytai Nguyen, J.-C. Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 7-10, 2009.  

• “A New Microfluidic Device for Studying Breast Cancer Cell Migration”, Maria Valderrama, Smitha M.N. Rao, Hao Xu, Kytai Nguyen, J.-C. Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 7-10, 2009.  

• “A Well Array to Investigate Smooth Muscle Cell Responses toward Stretch Stimuli”, Uday Shankar Tata, Smitha M.N.Rao, Kytai Nguyen, J-C Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 7-10, 2009.  

• “Cell Adhesion and Proliferation on Treated PDMS Substrates”, Uday Tata, Smitha M.N. Rao, Cory Huggins, Kytai Nguyen, J.-C Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 7-10, 2009.  

• “A Magnetically Actuated Fiber-Optic Switch,” P. Pandojirao-S, S. M. N. Rao, P. C. Phuyal, N. Dhaubanjar, and J.-C. Chiao, International Journal of Optomechatronics, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 215 – 232, 2009. 

• “An Optical Scanner Based on A Cantilever-Type Zipping Actuator,” S. M. N. Rao, P. Pandojirao-S, N. Dhaubanjar, M. Chiao, J.-C. Chiao, International Journal of Optomechatronics, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 149–165, 2009. 

• “An Active Interconnecting Mechanism for Free-Space Optic Applications,” Ping Zhang, Kevin Le, Lun-Chen Hsu, Praveen Pandojirao-Sunkojirao, Smitha.M. N. Rao and J.-C. Chiao, Photonics Asia, MEMS/MOEMS Technologies and Applications Conference, Beijing, China, Nov. 11-15, 2007.

• “A Simple Wireless Batteryless Sensing Platform for Resistive and Capacitive Sensors,” T. Ativanichayaphong, J. Wang, W. Huang, S. Rao, and J.-C. Chiao­, IEEE Sensors 2007 Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 26-28 2007. 

• “A Wireless Impedance Sensor for Detecting Gastroesophageal Reflux,” T. Ativanichayaphong, J. Wang, W.D. Huang, S. Rao, H.F. Tibbals, S.J. Tang, S.J. Spechler and J.C. Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 26-29 2007.

• “Microfluidic Devices to Investigate Prostate Cancer Cell Migration Toward Chemokine Gradients,” Smitha M N Rao, Maham Rahimi, Cory Huggins, Hao Xu, Ghida El Hajj Sleiman, Kytai Nguyen, J. C. Chiao, BMES Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 26-29 2007.

• “An Implantable Wireless Impedance Sensor Capable of Distinguishing Air, Water and Acid in Gastroesophageal Reflux,” Thermpon Ativanichayaphong, Wen-Ding Huang, Jianqun Wang, Smitha M.N. Rao, H.F. Tibbals, Shou-Jiang Tang, Stuart Spechler, Harry Stephanou and J.-C. Chiao­, Digestive Disease Week 2007, Washington DC, May 19-24, 2007.

• “Development of an Implanted RFID Impedance Sensor for Detecting Gastroesophageal Reflux,” T. Ativanichayaphong, J. Wang, W.-D. Huang, S. Rao, H.F. Tibbals, S.-J. Tang, S.J. Spechler, H. Stephanou and J.-C. Chiao, The IEEE RFID Conference, Grapevine, TX, March 26-28, 2007.

• “A Cantilever-type Electrostatic Zipping Actuator,” Naresh Dhaubanjar, Smitha M. N. Rao, Ying Cai, Dan Popa, Mu Chiao and J.-C. Chiao­, SPIE International Smart Materials, Nano- & Micro-Smart Systems Symposium, Smart Structures, Devices, and Systems Conference, Adelaide, Australia, Dec.10-13 2006.

• “Investigation of Vertical Displacement Thermal Actuators,” Naresh Dhaubanjar, Smitha M. N. Rao, Hsu Lun-Chen, Matthew Luquire, Dan Popa, Mu Chiao, Harry Stephanou and J.-C. Chiao­, SPIE International Smart Materials, Nano- & Micro-Smart Systems Symposium, Smart Structures, Devices, and Systems Conference, Adelaide, Australia, Dec.10-13 2006.

• “A Wireless Sensor for Detecting Gastroesophageal Reflux,” Thermpon Ativanichayaphong, Wen-Ding Huang, Jianqun Wang, Smitha M.N. Rao, H.F. Tibbals, Shou-Jiang Tang, Stuart Spechler, Harry Stephanou and J.-C. Chiao, SPIE International Smart Materials, Nano- & Micro-Smart Systems Symposium, Biomedical Applications of Micro- and Nanoengineering Conference, Adelaide, Australia, Dec.10-13 2006.

• “A Zipping-type Electrostatic Actuator,” Naresh Dhaubanjar, Smitha M. N. Rao, Ying Cai, Dan Popa, Mu Chiao* and J.-C. Chiao­,  TEXMEMS, The VIII International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Oct. 9 2006. 

• “An Out-of-Plane Thermal Actuator,” Naresh Dhaubanjar, Smitha M. N. Rao, Hsu Lun-Chen, Matthew Luquire, Dan Popa, Mu Chiao, Harry Stephanou and J.-C. Chiao, TEXMEMS, The VIII International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Oct. 9 2006.

• “Progress in the Development of the MEMS Based In-plane Micropump: Experimental Motion Characterization,” Smitha M.N. Rao, Saket Karajgikar, Jeongsik Sin, Dan Popa, Harry Stephanou, J.-C. Chiao, TEXMEMS, The VIII International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Oct. 9 2006.

• “Polymer-based Fabry-Perot Filter Integrated with 3D MEMS Structures,” Ping Zhang, Kevin Le, Smitha Rao, Lun-Chen Hsu, J.-C. Chiao, Photonics West Symposium, Micromachining and Microfabrication Process Technology Conference, San Jose, Jan. 21-26, 2006. 

• “Self-assembly micro-optical filter,” Ping Zhang, Kevin Le, Smitha Rao, Lun-Chen Hsu and J.C. Chiao, Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology Symposium, Photonics: Design, Technology, and Packaging Conference, Brisbane Australia, Dec. 11-14, 2005. 

• “Design and modeling of a high accuracy, three degree of freedom MEMS manipulator,” Shyam Venugopal, Lun-Chen Hsu, Smitha Malalur-Nagaraja-Rao, B.P. Wang, Mu Chiao and J.-C. Chiao, Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology Symposium, Device And Process Technologies For Microelectronics, MEMS and Photonics Conference, Brisbane Australia, Dec. 11-14, 2005.

• “Modeling and Design of a Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor,” Shruthika Prasanna, Smitha Malalur Nagaraja, Praveen Pandojirao-Sunkojirao and J.-C. Chiao, 2005 TexMEMS, The VII International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, El Paso, TX, USA and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Sept. 21-22, 2005.

• “MEMS-based Implantable Drug Delivery System,” Smitha M. N. Rao, Amit Mhatre, Dan O. Popa, J. -C. Chiao, Thermpon Ativanichayaphong, Jeongsik Sin, and Harry E. Stephanou, The 1st Place in the Student Paper Contest, 2005 TexMEMS, The VII International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, El Paso, TX, USA and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Sept. 21-22, 2005.

• “A Miniature Optical Pressure Sensor,” Smitha M. N. Rao, Praveen Pandojirao-Sunkojirao, Shruthika Prasanna and J.-C. Chiao, 2005 TexMEMS, The VII International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, El Paso, TX, USA and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Sept. 21-22, 2005.