Laboratory of Integrated Bio Medical Micro/Nanotechnology & Applications

Mayo Clinic and Illinois researchers develop new sensor for methylated DNA:
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Smart Bandages Grow Blood Vessels feature on InsideScienceTV

High school student Chelsea Edwards works with Bashir lab as part of I-STEM program

Prof. Bashir wins EMBS Technical Achievement Award for significant contributions to the development of micro and nanoscale biosensors

Vincent featured in EBICS Experimental methods for Biological Machines video

LIBNA group making tissue bandage for heart

Nicholas Watkins develops award-winning product that could improve AIDS treatment

Team designs a bandage that spurs, guides blood vessel growth

Prof. Bashir elected fellow of AAAS

Prof. Bashir co-guest edits the November/December 2011 issue of IEEE Pulse on BioMEMS

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E. Salm, C. Duarte, P. Dak, B. Dorvel, B. Reddy Jr., A. Alam, and R. Bashir, "Ultra-localized Thermal Reactions in Sub-Nanoliter Droplets-in-Air," PNAS, DOI:10.1073/pnas.1219639110, 2013. - (download PDF)

V. Chan, K. Park, M. B. Collens, H. Kong, T. A. Saif, and R. Bashir, "Walking Biological Machines with Hydrogels and Cardiomyocytes using a 3D Stereo-Lithographic Printer," Sci. Rep. 2, 857; DOI:10.1038/srep00857, 2012. - (download PDF)

J. H. Jeong, V. Chan, C. Cha, P. Zorlutuna, C. Dyck, K. Jimmy Hsia, R. Bashir, and H. J. Kong, ““Living” Microvascular Stamp for Patterning of Functional Neovessels; Orchestrated Control of Matrix Property and Geometry.” Advanced Materials, Vol. 24, no. 1, Jan. 3, 2012, Cover Article - (download PDF)

B. M. Venkatesan and R. Bashir, "Nanopore Sensors for Nucleic Acid Analysis". Nature Nanotechnology, 2011, 10.1038/nnano.2011.129. - (download PDF)

A. D. Radadia, C. J. Stavis, R. Carr, H. Zeng, W. King, J. A. Carlisle, A. Aksimentiev, R. J. Hamers, R. Bashir, “Ultrananocrystalline diamond thin films as stable antibody tethering surfaces for bacterial capture”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2011, 21, 1040-1050. Cover Article - (download PDF)

N. N. Watkins, S. Sridhar, X. Cheng, M. Toner, W. Rodriguez, and R. Bashir, “A microfabricated electrical differential counter for the selective enumeration of CD4+ T lymphocytes”, Lab Chip, 2011, 11, 1437-1447. Cover Article. Also selected as Hot Article on RSC Website. - (download PDF)

K. Park, L. J. Millet, J. Huan, N. Kim, G. Popescu, N. Aluru, K. J. Hsia, R. Bashir, "Measurement of adherent cell mass and growth", Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010. doi/10.1073/pnas.1011365107 - (download PDF)

D. Akin, J. Sturgis, K. Burkholder, D. Sherman, S. Muhammad, A. Bhunia, J. Paul Robinson, R. Bashir, "Bacterial Mediated Delivery of Nanoparticles in Cells", Nature Nanotechnology, 149, 441-449, 2007. - (download PDF)

S. Iqbal, D. Akin, R. Bashir, "Solid State Nanopores with DNA Selectivity", Nature Nanotechnology, 2, 243 - 248, 01 Apr 2007. - (download PDF)

A. Gupta, P. Nair, D. Akin, S. Broyles, M. Ladisch, A. Alam, R. Bashir, "Anamolous Resonance in a Nanomechanical Biosensor", Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, USA. August 28, 2006, 103: 13362-13367. - (download PDF)