Publications
- Shree Narayanan and Masoud Agah, "Fabrication and Characterization of a Suspended TCD Integrated With a Gas Separation Column ," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. PP, no. 99, May 2013, pp. 1.
- Muhammad Akbar and Masoud Agah, "A Microfabricated Propofol Trap for Breath-Based Anesthesia Depth Monitoring," IEEE Journal Of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 22, no. 2, April 2013, pp. 443-451.
- Y. Hosseini, P. Zellner, and M. Agah, "A Single-Mask Process for 3-D Microstructure Fabrication in PDMS," IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 22, no. 2, April 2013, pp. 356-362.
- Kriti Sen Sharma, Xin Jin, Christian Holzner, Shree Narayanan, Baodong Liu, Dong Wang, Masoud Agah, Linbing Wang, Hengyong Yu, and Ge Wang, "Experimental studies on few-view reconstruction for high-resolution micro-CT," Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, vol. 21, no. 1, March 2013, pp. 25-42.
- Hamza Shakeel and Masoud Agah, "Self-Patterned Gold Electroplated Multicapillary Gas Separation Columns with MPG Stationary Phases," IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems , vol. 22, no. 1, February 2013, pp. 62-70.
- M. Nikkhah, J. Strobl, V. Srinivasaraghavan, and M. Agah, "Isotropically-Etched Silicon Microwell Arrays for Rapid Breast Cancer Cell Capture," IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 13, no. 3, January 2013, pp. 1125-1132.
- Vaishnavi Srinivasaraghavan, Jeannine Strobl and Masoud Agah, "Bioimpedance rise in response to histone deacetylase inhibitor is a marker of mammary cancer cells within a mixed culture of normal breast cells," Lab on a Chip, vol. 12, October 2012, pp. 5168-5179.
- Phillip Zellner and Masoud Agah, "Silicon insulator-based dielectrophoresis devices for minimized heating effects," Electrophoresis, vol. 33, no. 16, August 2012, pp. 2498–2507.
- Shree Narayanan, Bassam Alfeeli, Masoud Agah, "A 2-Port Static Coated Micro Gas Chromatography Column with an Embedded Thermal Conductivity Detector," IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2012, pp. 1893-1900.
- A. N. Ketene , P. C. Roberts , A. A. Shea , E. M. Schmelz, and M. Agah, "Actin filaments play a primary role for structural integrity and viscoelastic response in cells," Integrative Biology, vol. 4, March 2012, pp. 540-549.
- A. N. Ketene, E. M. Schmelz, P. C. Roberts, and M. Agah, "The effects of cancer progression on the viscoelasticity of ovarian cell cytoskeleton structures," Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 93-102.
- M. Nikkhah, J. Strobl, E. Schmelz, P. Roberts, H. Zhou, and M. Agah, "MCF10A and MDA-MB-231 human breast basal epithelial cell co-culture in silicon micro-arrays," Biomaterials, vol. 32, no. 30, October 2011, pp. 7625-7632.
- H. Vereb, A. Dietrich, B. Alfeeli, and M. Agah , "The Possibilities Will Take Your Breath Away: Breath Analysis for Assessing Environmental Exposure," Environmental Sciences and Technology, vol. 45, no. 19, August 2011, pp. 8167–8175.
- B. Alfeeli, V. Jain, R. Johnson, F. Beyer, J. Heflin, and M. Agah, "Characterization of Poly (2,6-diphenyl-p-phenylene oxide) Films As Adsorbent For Microfabricated Preconcentrators," Microchemical Journal, vol. 98, no. 2, July 2011, pp. 240-245.
- B. Alfeeli and M. Agah, "Toward Handheld Diagnostics of Cancer Biomarkers in Breath: Micro Preconcentration of Trace Levels of Volatiles in Human Breath," IEEE Sensors, vol. 11, no. 11, June 2011, pp. 2756 - 2762.
- M. Nikkhah, J. Strobl, E. Schmelz, and M. Agah, "Evaluation of the influence of growth medium composition on cell elasticity," Biomechanics, vol. 44, no. 4, February 2011, pp. 762-766.
- J. Strobl, M. Nikkhah, and M. Agah, "Action of Anticancer Drug Suberoylanilide hydroxamic Acid (SAHA) on Human Breast Cancer Cell Cytoarchitecture in Silicon Microstructures," Biomaterials, vol. 31, no. 27, September 2010, pp. 7043-7050.
- B. Alfeeli, L. Taylor, and M. Agah, "Evaluation of Tenax TA thin films as adsorbent material for micro preconcentration applications," Microchemcial Journal, vol. 95, no. 2, July 2010, pp. 259-267.
- M. Nikkhah, J. Strobl, R. De Vita, M. Agah, "The Cytoskeletal Organization of Breast Carcinoma and Fibroblast Cells Inside Three Dimensional (3-D) Isotropic Silicon Microstructures," Biomaterials, vol. 31, no. 16, June 2010, pp. 4552-61.
- S. Narayanan, M. Nikkhah, J. S. Strobl and M. Agah, "Analysis of the Passivation Layer by Testing and Modeling a Cell-Impedance Micro-Sensor," Sensors and Actuators A, vol. 159, no. 2, May 2010, pp. 241-247.
- P. Zellner, L. Renaghan, Z. Hasnain, M. Agah, "A Fabrication Technology for Three-Dimensional Micro Total Analysis Systems," Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 20, no. 4, April 2010, pp. 045013 (8).
- M. Zareian-Jahromi, and M. Agah, "Microfabricated Gas Chromatography Columns with Mono-Layer Protected Gold Stationary Phases," IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromech. Systems, vol. 19, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 294-304.
- B. Alfeeli and M. Agah, "MEMS-Based Selective Preconcentration of Trace Level Breath Analytes," IEEE Sensors, vol. 9, no. 9, September 2009, pp. 1068-1075.
- S. Ali, M. Ashraf-Khorassani, L. Taylor, and M. Agah, "MEMS-based Semi-Packed Gas Chromatography Columns," Sensors and Actuators B, Chemical, vol. 141, no. 1, June 2009, pp. 309-315.
- M. Nikkhah, J. Strobl, B. Peddi and M. Agah, "Cytoskeletal Role in Differential Adhesion Patterns of Normal Fibroblasts and Breast Cancer Cells inside Silicon Microenvironments," Biomedical Microdevices, vol. 11, no. 3, June 2009, pp. 585-595.
- M. Nikkhah, J. Strobl and M. Agah , "Attachment and Response of Fibroblast and Human Breast Cancer Cells to Isotropic Silicon Microstructures of Different Geometries," Biomedical Microdevices, vol. 11, no. 2, April 2009, pp. 429-441.
- M. Zareian-Jahromi, M. Ashraf-Khorassani, L. Taylor, and M. Agah, "Design, Modeling and Fabrication of MEMS-Based Multicapillary Gas Chromatography Columns," IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromech. Systems,Vol. 18, vol. 18, no. 1, February 2009, pp. 28-37.
- B. Alfeeli, D. Choa, M. Ashraf-Khorassani, L. Taylor and M. Agah, "MEMS-based multi-inlet/outlet preconcentrator coated by inkjet printing of polymer adsorbents," Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 133, no. 1, July 2008, pp. 24-32.
- K. Gantz, L. Renaghan, and M. Agah, "Development of a Comprehensive Model for RIE-Lag-Based Three-Dimensional Microchannel Fabrication," Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 18, no. 2, February 2008, pp. 025003.
- M. Agah and K. Wise, "Low-Mass PECVD Oxynitride Gas Chromatographic Columns," Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 16, no. 4, August 2007, pp. 853-860.
- S. Reidy, D. George, M. Agah, and R. Sacks, "Temperature-Programmed GC Using Silicon Microfabricated Columns with Integrated Heaters and Temperature Sensors," Analytical Chemistry, vol. 79, no. 7, February 2007, pp. 2911-2917.
- M. Agah, G. Lambertus, R. Sacks, and K. Wise, "High-Speed MEMS-Based Gas Chromatography," Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 15, no. 5, February 2006, pp. 1371-1378.
- M. Agah, J. Potkay, G. Lambertus, R. Sacks, and K. Wise, "High-Performance Temperature-Programmed Microfabricated Gas Chromatography Columns," Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 14, no. 5, October 2005, pp. 1039-1050.
- C. Lu, W. Steinecker, W. Tian, M. Oborny, J. Nichols, M. Agah, J. Potkay, H. Chan, J. Driscoll, R. Sacks, K. Wise, S. Pang, and E. Zellers , "First-generation hybrid MEMS gas chromatograph ," Lab on a Chip, vol. 5, no. 10, August 2005, pp. 1123-1131.
- G. Lambertus, A. Elstro, K. Sensenig, J. Potkay, M. Agah, S. Scheuering, K. Wise, F. Dorman, and R. Sacks, "Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of Microfabricated Columns for Gas Chromatography," Analytical Chemistry, vol. 76, no. 9, March 2004, pp. 2629-2637.
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