JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Xiang Ren, Jorge Gomez, Mohammad Khairul Bashar, Jiaying Ji, Uryan Isik Can, Hsueh-Chia Chang, Nikhil Shukla, Suman Datta, Pinar Zorlutuna*, Cardiac muscle-cell-based coupled oscillator network for collective computing, Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2021, vol.4, iss.4, 2000253
2. Wonil Nam, Xiang Ren, Inyoung Kim, Jeannine Strobl, Masoud Agah, Wei Zhou*, Plasmonically Calibrated Label-free Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Improved Multivariate Analysis of Living Cells in Cancer Subtyping and Drug Testing, Analytical Chemistry, 2021, vol.93, 4601-4610.
3. Vivek Yadav, Nicholas Chong, Bradley Ellis, Xiang Ren, Satyajyoti Senapati, Hsueh-Chia Chang, Pinar Zorlutuna*, Constant-potential environment for activating and synchronizing cardiomyocytes colonies with on-chip ion-depleting perm-selective membranes, Lab on a Chip, 2020, vol. 20, iss.22, 4273-4284.
4. Parham Ghassemi, Koran S. Harris, Xiang Ren, Brittni M. Foster, Carl D. Langefeld, Bethany A. Kerr, Masoud Agah*, Comparative Study of Prostate Cancer Biophysical and Migratory Characteristics via Iterative Mechanoelectrical Properties (iMEP) and Standard Migration Assays, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2020, vol.321, 128522.
5. Gokhan Bahcecioglu, Gozde Basara, Bradley W. Ellis, Xiang Ren, Pinar Zorlutuna*, Breast cancer models: Engineering the tumor microenvironment, Acta Biomaterialia, 2020, vol.106, iss.1, 1-21.
6. Xiang Ren, Wonil Nam, Parham Ghassemi, Jeannine S. Strobl, Inyoung Kim*, Wei Zhou*, Masoud Agah*, Scalable Nanolaminated SERS Multiwell Cell Culture Assay, Microsystems & Nano Engineering, 2020, vol.6, iss.47, doi: 10.1038/s41378-020-0145-3 [Featured Article]
7. Parham Ghassemi, Xiang Ren, Brittni M. Foster, Bethany A. Kerr, Masoud Agah*, Post-Enrichment Circulating Tumor Cell Detection and Enumeration via Deformability Impedance Cytometry, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2019, vol.150, 111868
8. Wonil Nam, Xiang Ren, Seied Ali Safiabadi Tali, Parham Ghassemi, Inyoung Kim, Masoud Agah, Wei Zhou*, Refractive-Index-Insensitive Nanolaminated SERS Substrates for Label-free Raman Profiling and Classification of Living Cancer Cells, Nano Letters, 2019, vol.19, iss.10, 7273−7281
9. Xiang Ren, Parham Ghassemi, Jeannine S. Strobl, Masoud Agah*, Biophysical Phenotyping of Cells via Impedance Spectroscopy in Parallel Cyclic Deformability Channels, Biomicrofluidics, 2019, vol.13, 044103
10. Kruthika Kikkeri, Maria V. Riquelme Breazeal, Xiang Ren, Amy Pruden, Masoud Agah*, A Monolithic Dielectrophoresis Chip with Impedimetric Sensing for Assessment of Pathogen Viability, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 2018, vol.27, iss.5, 810-817
11. Xiang Ren, Parham Ghassemi, Yasmine M. Kanaan, Tammey Naab, Robert L. Copeland, Robert L. Dewitty, Inyoung Kim, Jeannine S. Strobl, Masoud Agah*, Kernel-Based Microfluidic Constriction Assay for Tumor Sample Identification, ACS Sensors, 2018, vol.3, Iss.8, 1510-1521.
12. Xiang Ren, Brittni M. Foster, Parham Ghassemi, Jeannine S. Strobl, Bethany A. Kerr, Masoud Agah*, Entrapment of Prostate Cancer Circulating Tumor Cells with a Sequential Size-Based Microfluidic Chip, Analytical Chemistry, 2018, vol.90, iss.12, pp.7526-7534
13. Xiang Ren, Parham Ghassemi, Hesam Babahosseini, Jeannine S. Strobl, Masoud Agah*, Single-Cell Mechanical Characteristics Analyzed by Multi-Constriction Microfluidic Channels, ACS Sensors, 2017, vol.2, Iss.2, pp.290-299.
14. Xiang Ren, E. Caglan Kumbur, Jack G. Zhou, Moses Noh, Parkson Lee-Gau Chong*, Stability of Free-Standing Tetraether Planar Membranes in Microchips, Journal of Membrane Science, 2017, vol.540, pp.27-34
15. Xiang Ren, Hao Lu, Jack G. Zhou, Parkson Lee-Gau Chong, Wenqiao Yuan, Moses Noh*, Porous Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a Gas-Liquid Interface for Microfluidic Applications, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 2017, Vol.26, Iss.1, pp.120-126
16. Yoontae Kim, Xiang Ren, Jin-Won Kim, Hongseok (Moses) Noh*, Direct inkjet printing of micro-scale silver electrodes on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microchip, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 2014, Vol.24, Iss.11, pp. 115010
17. Xiang Ren, Kewei Liu, Qingwei Zhang, Hongseok (Moses) Noh, E.Caglan Kumbur, Wenqiao Wayne Yuan, Jack G. Zhou, Parkson Lee-Gau Chong*, Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Archaeal Tetraether Free-Standing Planar Membranes in a PDMS- and PCB-Based Fluidic Platform, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, Vol.6, No.15, pp. 12618-12628
18. Xiang Ren, Yoontae Kim, Jack Zhou*, Design and Fabrication of Chitosan for Applications of Artificial Photosynthesis, Journal of Mechanics Engineering and Automation, (2013) Vol.3, No.12, pp. 739-746
19. Xiang Ren, Qingwei Zhang, Kewei Liu, Ho-lung Li, Jack Zhou*, Modeling of Pneumatic Valve Dispenser for Printing Viscous Biomaterials in Additive Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2014, Vol.20, Iss.6, pp. 434-443
CONFERENCES
1. X. Ren, Q. Zhang, H. Li, J. Zhou, Micro and Nano Design and Fabrication of a Novel Artificial Photosynthesis Device, ASME 2012 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, June 4–8, 2012, Paper No. MSEC2012-7394, pp. 971-977
2. X. Ren, M. Yu, X. Zhou, Q. Zhang, J. Zhou, Fabrication of Chitosan Porous Structure and Applications on Artificial Photosynthesis Device, ASME 2013 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, June 10-14, 2013, Volume 2: Paper No. MSEC 2013-1109, pp. V002T03A012
3. X. Ren, M. Yu, H. Noh, J.G. Zhou, Creating a Gas-Liquid Interface in a Microchannel Using Porous Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), Hilton Head Workshop 2014, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA, June 8-12, 2014, pp.215-218
4. Y. Kim, X. Ren, H. Noh, Direct Printing of Silver Nano-Particles Based Ink on Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for MEMS Devices, Hilton Head Workshop 2014, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA, June 8-12, 2014, pp.191-194
5. X. Ren, X. Yang, J. Zhou, M. Noh, Microfabricated Platform for Integrating Photosynthetic Biomembrane and in-situ Monitoring via Impedance Spectroscopy, MicroTAS 2014 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, San Antonio, Texas, USA, Oct. 26-30, 2014, pp. 2158-2160
6. P. Chong, X. Ren, H. Noh, E.C. Kumbur, W. Yuan, J.G. Zhou, Archaeal Tetraether Free Standing Lipid Membranes in a PDMS and PCB Based Fluidic Platform, Biophysical Society 59th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Feb. 7-11, 2015, Pos. 2452
7. X. Ren, J. Zhou, M. Noh, Fabrication of Porous Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Thin Film for Gas-liquid Interface, MicroTAS 2015 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Gyeongju, Korea, Oct. 25-29, 2015, pp. 1404-1406
8. X. Ren, P. Ghassemi, H. Babahosseini, J.S. Strobl, M. Agah, Single-cell mechanical characteristics of human breast cell lines analyzed by multi-constriction microfluidic channels, Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research, April 1-5, 2017, Washington DC, Volume 58, pp.1002-1003, DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-3924
9. P. Ghassemi, X. Ren, J.S. Strobl, M. Agah, An Embedded Single-Cell Impedametric Positioning Tracker In Microfluidic Deformability Assays, Transducers 2017 Conference, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, June 18 - 22, 2017, pp.1592-1595
10. X. Ren, W. Yuan, J. Zhou, P. Chong, M. Noh, Cell-Free Artificial Photosynthesis System, Transducers 2017 Conference, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, June 18 - 22, 2017, pp.1859-1862
11. X. Ren, P. Ghassemi, J.S. Strobl, M. Agah, Microfluidic device for cancer cell sensing in parallel constriction channels via impedance spectroscopy with high sensitivity, 5th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology, Riva del Garda, Italy, May 7-10, 2017
12. P. Ghassemi, X. Ren, J.S. Strobl, M. Agah, All-transparent bio-electromechanical analysis in single-cell microfluidic deformability assays, 5th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology, Riva del Garda, Italy, May 7-10, 2017
13. K. Kikkeri, S. Soltanian-Zadeh, X. Ren, A.N. Shajahan-Haq, J. Strobl, R. Clarke, M. Agah, Characterization of breast cancer cell drug response using passivated-electrode insulator-based dielectrophoresis, 5th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology, Riva del Garda, Italy, May 7-10, 2017
14. X. Ren, M. Noh, Fabrication of porous polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) thin film at temperature below zero degree, MicroTAS 2017 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Savannah, Georgia, Oct. 22-26, 2017, pp.417-418
15. X. Ren, P. Ghassemi, J.S. Strobl, M. Agah, A high-throughput entrapment chip for circulating tumor cell (CTC-HTECH), MicroTAS 2017 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Savannah, Georgia, Oct. 22-26, 2017, pp.872-873
16. B. Ellis, R. Blood, G. Ronan, X. Ren, S.G. Ozcebe, H.C. Chang, P. Zorlutuna, High throughput myocardial infarction biomarker discovery through the use of a human pluripotent stem cell derived myocardium on chip, BMES 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting on October 14-17, 2020
17. G. Basara, M. Saeidi-Javash, X. Ren, G. Bahcecioglu, B. Anasori, Y. Gogotsi, Y. Zhang, P. Zorlutuna, 3D printed Ti3C2Tx MXene-hydrogel composite constructs for tissue engineered human cardiac patches, BMES 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting on October 14-17, 2020
18. W. Nam, X. Ren, SAS Tali, P. Ghassemi, I. Kim, M. Agah, W. Zhou, RI-Insensitive Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) for Label-free Profiling and Classification of Living Cancer Cells, CLEO: Science and Innovations, Optical Society of America, STh4R. 4, May 10th, 2020
19. W. Nam, X. Ren, I. Kim, M. Agah, W. Zhou, Electronic Raman Scattering Calibration for Quantitative Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Improved Biostatistical Analysis, Frontiers in Optics, Optical Society of America, FW1E. 5, Sept. 14th, 2020