Publications
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Formation of composite polyacrylamide and silicone substrates for independent control of stiffness and strain.
Simmons CS,
Ribeiro AJ, Pruitt BL.
Lab Chip.
2013;
13
(4):
646-9
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MEMS-based force-clamp analysis of the role of body stiffness in C. elegans touch sensation.
Petzold BC,
Park SJ, Mazzochette EA, Goodman MB, Pruitt BL.
Integr Biol (Camb).
2013
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Microactuator device for integrated measurement of epithelium mechanics.
Mukundan V,
Nelson WJ, Pruitt BL.
Biomed Microdevices.
2013;
15
(1):
117-23
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Sacrificial layer technique for axial force post assay of immature cardiomyocytes.
Taylor RE,
Kim K, Sun N, Park SJ, Sim JY, Fajardo G, Bernstein D, Wu JC, Pruitt BL.
Biomed Microdevices.
2013;
15
(1):
171-81
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Spatial patterning of endothelium modulates cell morphology, adhesiveness and transcriptional signature.
Huang NF,
Lai ES, Ribeiro AJ, Pan S, Pruitt BL, Fuller GG, Cooke JP.
Biomaterials.
2013;
34
(12):
2928-37
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E-cadherin is under constitutive actomyosin-generated tension that is increased at cell-cell contacts upon externally applied stretch.
Borghi N,
Sorokina M, Shcherbakova OG, Weis WI, Pruitt BL, Nelson WJ, Dunn AR.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.
2012;
109
(31):
12568-73
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Effects of substrate mechanics on contractility of cardiomyocytes generated from human pluripotent stem cells.
Hazeltine LB,
Simmons CS, Salick MR, Lian X, Badur MG, Han W, Delgado SM, Wakatsuki T, Crone WC, Pruitt BL, Palecek SP.
Int J Cell Biol.
2012:
2012
508294
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Faster than the speed of hearing: nanomechanical force probes enable the electromechanical observation of cochlear hair cells.
Doll JC,
Peng AW, Ricci AJ, Pruitt BL.
Nano Lett.
2012;
12
(12):
6107-11
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High bandwidth piezoresistive force probes with integrated thermal actuation.
Doll JC,
Pruitt BL.
J Micromech Microeng.
2012;
22
(9)
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Hydrogel crosslinking density regulates temporal contractility of human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes in 3D cultures.
Chung C,
Anderson E, Pera RR, Pruitt BL, Heilshorn SC.
Soft Matter.
2012;
8
(39):
10141-10148
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Low-Impedance Shielded Tip Piezoresistive Probe Enables Portable Microwave Impedance Microscopy
A.J. Haemmerli,
R.T. Nielsen, W. Kundhikanjana, N. Harjee, D. Goldhaber-Gordon, Z.X. Shen, B.L. Pruitt.
Micro Nano Letters.
2012;
7
(4):
321324
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Microsystems for biomimetic stimulation of cardiac cells.
Simmons CS,
Petzold BC, Pruitt BL.
Lab Chip.
2012;
12
(18):
3235-48
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Caenorhabditis elegans body mechanics are regulated by body wall muscle tone.
Petzold BC,
Park SJ, Ponce P, Roozeboom C, Powell C, Goodman MB, Pruitt BL.
Biophys J.
2011;
100
(8):
1977-85
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DEG/ENaC but not TRP channels are the major mechanoelectrical transduction channels in a C. elegans nociceptor.
Geffeney SL,
Cueva JG, Glauser DA, Doll JC, Lee TH, Montoya M, Karania S, Garakani AM, Pruitt BL, Goodman MB.
Neuron.
2011;
71
(5):
845-57
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Integrated strain array for cellular mechanobiology studies.
Simmons CS,
Sim JY, Baechtold P, Gonzalez A, Chung C, Borghi N, Pruitt BL.
J Micromech Microeng.
2011;
21
(5):
54016-54025
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Piezoresistive cantilever force-clamp system.
Park SJ,
Petzold BC, Goodman MB, Pruitt BL.
Rev Sci Instrum.
2011;
82
(4):
043703
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Self-heating in piezoresistive cantilevers.
Doll JC,
Corbin EA, King WP, Pruitt BL.
Appl Phys Lett.
2011;
98
(22):
223103
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Aluminum nitride on titanium for CMOS compatible piezoelectric transducers.
Doll JC,
Petzold BC, Ninan B, Mullapudi R, Pruitt BL.
J Micromech Microeng.
2010;
20
(2):
25008
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Piezoresistive Cantilever Performance-Part I: Analytical Model for Sensitivity.
Park SJ,
Doll JC, Pruitt BL.
J Microelectromech Syst.
2010;
19
(1):
137-148
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Piezoresistive Cantilever Performance-Part II: Optimization.
Park SJ,
Doll JC, Rastegar AJ, Pruitt BL.
J Microelectromech Syst.
2010;
19
(1):
149-161
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Role of Surface Roughness in Hysteresis during Adhesive Elastic Contact.
Kesari H,
Doll JC, Pruitt BL, Cai W, Lew AJ.
Philos Mag Lett.
2010;
90
(12):
891-902
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Design optimization of piezoresistive cantilevers for force sensing in air and water.
Doll JC,
Park SJ, Pruitt BL.
J Appl Phys.
2009;
106
(6):
64310
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MEMS Electrostatic Actuation in Conducting Biological Media.
Mukundan V,
Pruitt BL.
J Microelectromech Syst.
2009;
18
(2):
405-413
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Modeling and Characterization of Electrostatic Comb-drive Actuators in Conducting Liquid Media.
Mukundan V,
Ponce P, Butterfield HE, Pruitt BL.
J Micromech Microeng.
2009;
19
(6):
1-9
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Review: Semiconductor Piezoresistance for Microsystems.
Barlian AA,
Park WT, Mallon JR, Rastegar AJ, Pruitt BL.
Proc IEEE Inst Electr Electron Eng.
2009;
97
(3):
513-552
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SU-8 force sensing pillar arrays for biological measurements.
Doll JC,
Harjee N, Klejwa N, Kwon R, Coulthard SM, Petzold B, Goodman MB, Pruitt BL.
Lab Chip.
2009;
9
(10):
1449-54
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Artificial dirt: microfluidic substrates for nematode neurobiology and behavior.
Lockery SR,
Lawton KJ, Doll JC, Faumont S, Coulthard SM, Thiele TR, Chronis N, McCormick KE, Goodman MB, Pruitt BL.
J Neurophysiol.
2008;
99
(6):
3136-43
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Microsystems for Biomechanical Measurements.
Norman JJ,
Mukandan V, Bernstein D, Pruitt BL.
Pediatr Res.
2008
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In vivo imaging and evaluation of different biomatrices for improvement of stem cell survival.
Cao F,
Sadrzadeh Rafie AH, Abilez OJ, Wang H, Blundo JT, Pruitt B, Zarins C, Wu JC.
J Tissue Eng Regen Med.
2007 Nov-Dec;
1
(6):
465-8
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Analysis of nematode mechanics by piezoresistive displacement clamp.
Park SJ,
Goodman MB, Pruitt BL.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.
2007;
104
(44):
17376-81
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