Journal Articles
22. Rousseau, R.*, Raman, R.*,+ , Tamir, T.*, Bu, A., Srinivasan, S., Lynch, N., Langer, R., White, F.M., and Cima, M.J., (2023). Actuated tissue engineered muscle grafts restore functional mobility after volumetric muscle loss. Biomaterials. *co-first
21. Filippi, M., Yasa, O., Kamm, R.D., Raman, R., and Katzschmann, R., (2022). Will microfluidics enable functionally integrated bio-hybrid robots? PNAS.
20. Aydin, O.*, Passaro, A*., Raman, R.*, Spellicy, S.*, Weinberg, R.P., Kamm, R.D., Sample, M., Truskey, G.A., Zartman, J., Dar, R.D., Palacios, S., Wang, J., Tordoff, J., Montserrat, N., Bashir, R., Saif, M.T.A., and Weiss, R., (2022). Principles for the design of multicellular engineered living systems. APL Bioengineering. *co-first
19. Raman, R., (2021). Engineered neuromuscular actuators for medicine, meat, and machines. MRS Bulletin. *Invited Review
18. Raman, R.*, Rousseau, E.B.*, Wade, M., Tong, A., Cotler, M.J., Kuang, J., Lugo, A.A., Zhang, E., Graybiel, A.M., White, F.M., Langer, R., and Cima, M., (2020). Platform for micro-invasive membrane-free biochemical sampling of brain interstitial fluid. *Science Advances. *co-first
17. Raman, R., Hua, T., Gwynne, D., Collins, J., Tamang, S., Soares, V., Esfandiary, T., Zhou, J., Pajovic, S., Hayward, A., Langer, R., and Traverso, G., (2019). Light-degradable hydrogels as dynamic triggers in gastrointestinal applications. Science Advances.
16. Raman, R., 2019. Modeling muscle: A biohybrid machine offers insight into muscle growth, adaptation, and repair. Science, 363(6431). *Sartorius & Science Prize Essay
15. Raman, R. and Langer, R., (2019). Biohybrid Design Gets Personal: New Materials for Patient-Specific Therapy. Advanced Materials. *Cover, Invited Review
14. Grant, L.*, Raman, R.*, Cvetkovic, C., Ferrall-Fairbanks, M.C., Pagan Diaz, G. Hadley, P., Platt, M.O., and Bashir, R., (2018). Long-term cryopreservation and revival of tissue engineered skeletal muscle. Tissue Engineering: Part A. *co-first
13. Raman, R., Cvetkovic, C., and Bashir, R., 2017. A Modular Approach to Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Muscle-Powered Biological Machines. Nature Protocols, 12(3), pp.519-533. *Front Cover
12. Raman, R., Grant, L., Seo, Y., Cvetkovic, C., Gapinske, M., Palasz, A., Dabbous, H., Kong, H., Perez-Pinera, P., and Bashir, R., 2017. Damage, Healing and Remodeling in Optogenetic Skeletal Muscle Bioactuators. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 6(12). *Front Cover
11. Ricotti, L., Trimmer, B., Feinberg, A.W., Raman, R., Parker, K.K., Bashir, R., Sitti, M., Martel, S., Dario, P., and Menciassi, A., 2017. Biohybrid actuators for robotics: A review of devices actuated by living cells. Science Robotics, 2(12).
10. Raman, R. and Bashir, R., 2017. Biomimicry, Biofabrication, and Biohybrid Systems: The Emergence and Evolution of Biological Design. Advanced Healthcare Materials. *Invited Review
9. Cvetkovic, C., Rich, M.H., Raman, R., Kong, H., and Bashir, R., 2017. A 3D-Printed Platform for Modular Neuromuscular Motor Units. Microsystems and Nanoengineering. 3, pp. 17015.
8. Raman, R., Mitchell, M., Perez-Pinera, P., Bashir, R., and Destefano, L., 2016. Design and Integration of a Problem-Based Biofabrication Course into an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Curriculum. Journal of Biological Engineering, 10(1), pp.10-18.
7. Raman, R., Cvetkovic, C., Uzel, S.G.M., Platt, R.J., Sengupta, P., Kamm, R.D., and Bashir, R., 2016. Optogenetic skeletal muscle-powered adaptive biological machines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(13), pp.3497-3502.
6. Raman, R.*, Clay, N.E.*, Sen, S., Melhem, M., Qin, E., Kong, H., and Bashir, R., 2016. 3D Printing Enables Separation of Orthogonal Functions within a Hydrogel Particle. Biomedical Microdevices, 18(3), pp.1-7. *co-first
5. Raman, R., Bhaduri, B., Mir, M., Shkumatov, A., Lee, M.K., Popescu, G., Kong, H., and Bashir, R., 2015. High‐Resolution Projection Microstereolithography for Patterning of Neovasculature. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 5(5). *Back Cover
4. Neiman, J.A.S., Raman, R., Chan, V., Rhoads, M.G., Raredon, M.S.B., Velazquez, J.J., Dyer, R.L., Bashir, R., Hammond, P.T., and Griffith, L.G., 2015. Photopatterning of hydrogel scaffolds coupled to filter materials using stereolithography for perfused 3D culture of hepatocytes. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 112(4), pp.777-787.
3. Cvetkovic, C.*, Raman, R.*, Chan, V., Williams, B.J., Tolish, M., Bajaj, P., Sakar, M.S., Asada, H.H., Saif, M.T.A., and Bashir, R., 2014. Three-dimensionally printed biological machines powered by skeletal muscle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(28), pp.10125-10130. *co-first
2. Chan, V., Raman, R., Cvetkovic, C., and Bashir, R., 2013. Enabling microscale and nanoscale approaches for bioengineered cardiac tissue. ACS Nano, 7(3), pp.1830-1837.
1. Dorvel, B., Damhorst, G., Chan, V., Shim, J., Banerjee, S., Cvetkovic, C., Raman, R., and Bashir, R., 2013. Research Highlights: Highlights from the last year in nanomedicine. Nanomedicine, 8(1), pp.13-15.
Books
2. Raman, R. Biofabrication. MIT Press.
1. Raman, R. and Bashir, R. “Stereolithographic 3D Bioprinting for Biomedical Applications”, 3D Biofabrication for Biomedical and Translational Research, 2015.
Patents
3. Pending: Cima, M.J., Langer, R., and Raman, R., The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. Nanofluidic peristaltic pumps and methods of use. Patent Application No. 16/411,907.
2. Issued: Bashir, R., Raman, R., and Cvetkovic, C., The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, 2021. Muscle-powered biological machines. U.S. Patent No. 10,906,169.
1. Issued: Bashir, R., Chan, V., Raman, R., and Cvetkovic, C., The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, 2018. Locomotive biological machines. U.S. Patent No. 10,156,560.
Doctoral Dissertation
Raman, R., “3D Printed Muscle-Powered Bio-Bots“, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016.
Masters Thesis
Raman, R., “3D Microfabrication of Biological Machines“, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013.