Ehsan Atefi

Research

1. Data Mining and Machine Learning
2. Statistical Analysis of Big Data
3. Optimization
4. Scafoldless Tissue Engineering: High Throughput 3D Cell Culture, Anti-Cancer Drug Screening
5. Cell Membrane Instability
6. Light Scattering: Darkfield Microscopy, DDA. TMatrix
7. Surface Characterization, Interfacial Tension and Contact Angle Measurement Wettability
8. Polymeric Aqueous Two Phase Systems
9. Image Processing
10. Finite Element Analysis

Patent

H Tavana, E Atefi, S Lemmo, “Engineering Individually Addressable Cellular Spheroids Using Aqueous Two-Phase Systems”, US Patent Application # US 20140120573 A1.

1. Ehsan Atefi and Mohammad Naraghi, “Optimization of Regeneratively Cooled Rocket Engines Cooling Channel Dimensions”, AIAA Indianapolis, Indiana, 19-21 August, 2019.
2. Sherry Swartwout, Ehsan Atefi and Nand Jha, “Geometric Programming: A Strong Optimization tool for Biological Systems”, 2^nd International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Technology Management, NYC, August 10-12, 2018.
3. M Molaei, E Atefi, JC Crocker, "Nanoscale Rheology and Anisotropic Diffusion Using Single Gold Nanorod Probes", Physical review letters 2018, 120 (11), 118002.
4. E Atefi, R Joshi, H Tavana, "Effect of Molecular Weight of Phase Polymers on Partition of Cells in Aqueous Two-Phase Systems", MRS Advances 2017, 2 (45), pp 2415-2426.
5. Z. Chen, E Atefi, T. Baumgart, “Membrane shape instability induced by protein crowding”, Biophysical Journal 2016, 111 (9), pp 1823-1826.
6. E Atefi, D Fyffe, K Kaylan, H Tavana, “Characterization of Aqueous Two-Phase Systems From Volume and Density Measurements”, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2016, 61 (4), pp 1531–1539.
7. E Atefi, K Kaylan, J A  Mann, H Tavana, “Interfacial Tension Effect on Cell Partition in Aqueous Two-Phase Systems”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2015, 7 (38), pp 21305–21314 .
8. S Lemmo, E Atefi, D Fyffe, H Tavana, “Robotic Production of Cancer Cell Spheroids With An Aqueous Two-Phase System for Drug Testing”, Journal of Visualized Experiments (98), e52754-e52754, 2015.
9. E Atefi, S Lemmo, D Fyffe, G D Luker, H Tavana, “High Throughput, Polymeric Aqueous Two‐Phase Printing of Tumor Spheroids”, Advanced Functional Materials 24 (41), 6509-6515, 2014.
10. E Atefi, J A Mann, H Tavana, “Ultralow Interfacial Tensions of Aqueous Two-Phase Systems Measured Using Drop Shape”, Langmuir 30 (32), 9691-9699, 2014.
11. S Lemmo, E Atefi, G D Luker, H Tavana, “Optimization of Aqueous Biphasic Tumor Spheroid Microtechnology for Anti-cancer Drug Testing in 3D Culture”, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering 7 (3), 344-354, 2014.
12. D Petrak, E Atefi, L Yin, W Chilian, H Tavana, “Automated, Spatio‐Temporally Controlled Cell Microprinting With Polymeric Aqueous Biphasic System”, Biotechnology and Bioengineering 111 (2), 404-412, 2014.
13. E Atefi, J A Mann, H Tavana, "A Robust Polynomial Fitting Approach For Contact Angle Measurements", Langmuir 29 (19), 5677-5688, 2013.

Memberships

1. Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).
2. American Chemical Society (ACS).