19] Keuna Jeon, Uijin Kim, Chang-Hun Ji, Meenakshi Kamaraj, Noah Zachary Laird, Zhikun Wang, Hongxiao Yu, Menekse Ermis, Ruby May A Sullan, Xiling Shen, Natashya Falcone, "Modeling Cancer with Bacteria-Integrated Tumor Microenvironments Using Biomaterials: Emerging Concepts and Opportunities, Materials Today Bio (2026)
18] M Kamaraj#, G Ellur#, VG Rahul, D Yadav, JC Elfar, JV John, "4-aminopyridine-loaded topical gel for promoting skin regeneration in burn injuries", Biomaterials (2026)
17] Abdul Rahim Chethikkattuveli Salih, Arne Peirsman, Danial Khorsandi, Rafaela Ferrao, Lino Ferreira, Meenakshi Kamaraj, Johnson V John, Angeles Baquerizo, Vadim Jucaud, “Liver Tissueoid on‐a‐Chip Modeling Liver Regeneration and Allograft Rejection”, Advanced Materials (2026).
16] Akshat Joshi, Meenakshi Kamaraj, Nafiseh Moghimi, Rachael Orkin, Johnson V John, “Redefining the Future of Skin Wound Healing with Modular Biomaterials”, Cell Biomaterials (2026, Accepted)
15] Meenakshi Kamaraj, L M Aguilar, S Duchi, S E. Doyle, C O’Connell, S N Rath, S E. Moulton, C Onofrillo, “Tracking in vitro biodegradation dynamics in cartilage tissue engineering using dual-labelled hydrogel/scaffolds composites”, Biofabrication (2025), 17, 10.1088/1758-5090/adf3e7.
14] Govindaraj Ellur#, Meenakshi Kamaraj#, John Elfar, Prem Kumar Govindappa, Johnson V John, “Topical Delivery of 4-Aminopyridine Enhances Skin Regeneration in Burn Wounds”. bioRxiv (2025) 06. 05.658142
13] Akshat Joshi, Meenakshi Kamaraj, Nafiseh Moghimi, Hossein Heidari, Arwin Aghamaleky‐Sarvestany, Chethikkattuveli Salih Abdul Rahim, Diego N Rodriguez‐Sanchez, Caroline Hu, Sree Aravindan, Deepthi S Rajendran Nair, Ngan F Huang, Biju B Thomas, Dhruv Sareen, Eiji Yoshihara, Vadim Jucaud, Ali Khademhosseini, Johnson V John. “Filamented Light (FLight) Biofabrication of Aligned Fibrillar Structures to Direct 3D Cell Organization Within Microgels”. Small (2025): 2500261
12] Meenakshi Kamaraj, Nafiseh Moghimi, Akshat Joshi, Omid Rezayof, Alison Barer, Selena Cao, Rachael Orkin, Farshid Alambeigi, Johnson V John. “Recent Advances in Handheld and Robotic Bioprinting Approach for Tissue Engineering”.Advanced Materials Technologies (2025) 2500206.
11] Kamaraj, Meenakshi, Omid Rezayof, Alison Barer, Hansoul Kim, Nafiseh Moghimi, Akshat Joshi, Mehmet R. Dokmeci, Ali Khademhosseini, Farshid Alambeigi, and Johnson V. John. "Development of silk microfiber-reinforced bioink for muscle tissue engineering and in situ printing by a handheld 3D printer." Biomaterials Advances 166 (2025): 214057.
10] Kamaraj, Meenakshi, Nafiseh Moghimi, Alec McCarthy, Junjie Chen, Selena Cao, Abdul Rahim Chethikkattuveli Salih, Akshat Joshi et al. "Granular Porous Nanofibrous Microspheres Enhance Cellular Infiltration for Diabetic Wound Healing." ACS nano 18, no. 41 (2024): 28335-28348.
9] Meenakshi Kamaraj#, Nafiseh Moghimi#, Junjie Chen, Ramon Morales, Shixuan Chen, Ali Khademhosseini, and Johnson V. John. "New dimensions of electrospun nanofiber material designs for biotechnological uses." Trends in Biotechnology 42, no. 5 (2024): 631-647.
8] Moghimi, Nafiseh, Meenakshi Kamaraj, Fatemeh Zehtabi, Saber Amin Yavari, Mohammad Kohandel, Ali Khademhosseini, and Johnson V. John. "Development of bioactive short fiber-reinforced printable hydrogels with tunable mechanical and osteogenic properties for bone repair." Journal of Materials Chemistry B 12, no. 11 (2024): 2818-2830.
7] Rezayof, O., Huang, X., Kamaraj, M., John, J. V., & Alambeigi, F. (2024). Quantitative Evaluation of Curved BioPrinted Constructs of an In Situ Robotic System Towards Treatment of Volumetric Muscle Loss. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
6] Kamaraj, Meenakshi, Amrutha Datla, Simon E. Moulton, and Subha Narayan Rath. "Biomimetic Mineralization of Mn-Doped Biphasic Calcium Phosphate in the GelMa Hydrogel Acting as a Functional 3D Bioscaffold for Osteo Defect Repair." ACS Applied Polymer Materials 6, no. 1 (2023): 943-955.
5] Emily Balaburov#, Meenakshi Kamaraj#, Stephanie E. Doyle, Zarrin Ahmadi, Claudia Di Bella, David R. Nisbet, Simon E. Moulton, and Lilith M. Caballero Aguilar. "Noninvasive biosensing 3D scaffold to monitor degradation: The potential of fluorescent PCL and PLGA for tissue engineering." Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141, no. 1 (2023): e54759.
4] Kamaraj, Meenakshi, Pravin Shankar Giri, Sandeep Mahapatra, Falguni Pati, and Subha Narayan Rath. "Bioengineering strategies for 3D bioprinting of tubular construct using tissue-specific decellularized extracellular matrix." International journal of biological macromolecules 223 (2022): 1405-1419.
3] Meenakshi Kamaraj#, Uday Kiran Roopavath#, Pravin Shankar Giri, Nandha Kumar Ponnusamy, and Subha Narayan Rath. "Modulation of 3D printed calcium-deficient apatite constructs with varying Mn concentrations for osteochondral regeneration via endochondral differentiation." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14, no. 20 (2022): 23245-23259.
2] Meenakshi Kamaraj#, Gaddamedi Sreevani#, Ganesan Prabusankar, and Subha Narayan Rath. "Mechanically tunable photo-cross-linkable bioinks for osteogenic differentiation of MSCs in 3D bioprinted constructs." Materials Science and Engineering: C 131 (2021): 112478.
1] Vasanthavel, S., K. Meenakshi, V. Nivedha, A. M. Ballamurugan, and S. Kannan. "Tuning the structural and mechanical properties in ZrO2-SiO2 binary system through Y3+ inclusions." Materials Science and Engineering: C 84 (2018): 230-235.
# equal contribution
1] Participated in Aatre Research Conference (ARC) 2026 conducted by Institute of Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS) on the topic of Bioincs and Biohybrids, from 13th-14th Feb 2026
2] Delivered a Guest Lecture in Two-day Special Lecture Series on Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future conducted by M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts, Science & Commerce -Autonomous (MSRCASC), in association with the Karnataka Science and Technology Academy on Feb 4th-5th Feb, 2026.
3] Delivered a Talk on 10th Annual Symphosium Conducted by Department of Bioengineering, IISc Bangalore on 29th-30th Jan 2026.
4] Omid Rezayof, Mohammad Rafiee Javazm, Yash Kulkarni, Meenakshi Kamaraj, Maryam Tilton, Johnson V. John, “A New Concept for Reconstruction of Volumetric Muscle Loss Injuries Using Spatial Robotic Embedded Bioprinting: A Feasibility Study”, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), China, 2025.
4] Part of the organizing committee for BioSculpt: UK–India Summit on 3D Bioprinting and Engineering Biology, held from 26–28 November 2025 at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
5] Chaired a session at the 10th International Conference on Mechanobiology in Translational Research, held on 14 October 2025 in the Department of Bioengineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
6] Meenakshi Kamaraj, Jingwei Xie, Johnson V John. "Tailored injectable granular porous nanofibrous microspheres for effective wound tissue regeneration" Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Conference 2024, Maryland, United States, 2024.
7] Meenakshi Kamaraj, Omid Rezaof, Farshid Alembeigi, Johnson V John. "Silk microfiber reinforced bioink for muscle tissue repair and in situ printing by a handheld 3D printer" Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Conference 2024, Maryland, United States, 2024.
8] Meenakshi Kamaraj, Jingwei Xie, Johnson V John. " Injectable modular porous nanofibrous microspheres for effective diabetic wound healing" Terasaki Innovation Summit, Los Angeles, United States, 2024
9] Omid Rezayof, Meenakshi Kamaraj, J John, F Alambeigi. “A new concept for reconstruction of volumetric muscle loss injuries using spatial robotic embedded bioprinting: A feasibility study” IEEE International conference on Robotics and Automation Atlanta, United States, 2024.
10] Omid Rezayof, S Sharma, Meenakshi Kamaraj, J John, F Alambeigi. “On the Potentials of Utilizing a Handheld Bioprinter for in Vivo Treatment of Volumetric Muscle Loss Injuries” International Symposium on Medical Robotics, Georgia Tech, United states, 2024.
11] Meenakshi Kamaraj, Lilith Cabarello Aguilar, Serena Duchi, Carmine Onofrillo, Simon E Moulton. “Fluorescently tagged reinforced scaffold for cartilage defect repair” Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Victoria Chapter, Australia, 2022
12] Meenakshi Kamaraj, Uday Kiron Roopavath, Subha Narayan Rath. “Influence of Mn doped calcium phosphate 3D printed scaffolds for osteochondral tissue regeneration” TERMIS World Congress, 2021
13] Meenakshi Kamaraj, Sindhuja D E, Snadeep, Subha Narayan Rath. “3D printed vascular channels and their maturation by flow stimulated bioreactor Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” International Society (TERMIS), EU Chapter, Rhodes, Greece, 2019.
14] Meenakshi Kamaraj, Sreevani Gaddamedi, Subha Narayan Rath “Comparative study on photocrosslinkable bioinks for osteogenesis using 3d bioprinting” BioTERM, IIT Kanpur, India, 2019.