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Rafael V. Davalos

Rafael V. Davalos

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
68
Citations
16244
World Ranking
1219
National Ranking
400

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Rafael V. Davalos is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

Their research topics cover a variety of specialized areas, notably:

  • Microbial Inactivation Methods
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Pulsed Power Technology Applications
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects
  • Transgenic Plants and Applications

Frequent publication venues for Davalos include:

  • Bioelectrochemistry
  • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
  • Annals of Biomedical Engineering
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among recent notable papers authored by Rafael V. Davalos are:

  • "High-Voltage Electrical Pulses in Oncology: Irreversible Electroporation, Electrochemotherapy, Gene Electrotransfer, Electrofusion, and Electroimmunotherapy" (2020, Radiology)
  • "Dynamics of Cell Death After Conventional IRE and H-FIRE Treatments" (2020, Annals of Biomedical Engineering)
  • "Starting a Fire Without Flame: The Induction of Cell Death and Inflammation in Electroporation-Based Tumor Ablation Strategies" (2020, Frontiers in Oncology)
  • "Histotripsy Ablation Alters the Tumor Microenvironment and Promotes Immune System Activation in a Subcutaneous Model of Pancreatic Cancer" (2021, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control)
  • "Advancements in drug delivery methods for the treatment of brain disease" (2022, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)

Davalos has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Kenneth N. Aycock, Irving C. Allen, Edward J. Jacobs, Melvin F. Lorenzo, and Natalie Beitel-White.

In recognition of their contributions, Rafael V. Davalos has been awarded the status of Fellow by professional societies, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2015 and the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Tissue ablation with irreversible electroporation

    Rafael Davalos;Boris Rubinsky

  • In vivo results of a new focal tissue ablation technique: irreversible electroporation

    J.F. Edd;L. Horowitz;R.V. Davalos;L.M. Mir

  • Tumor Ablation with Irreversible Electroporation

    Bassim Al-Sakere;Franck André;Claire Bernat;Elisabeth Connault

  • High-frequency irreversible electroporation (H-FIRE) for non-thermal ablation without muscle contraction

    Christopher B Arena;Michael B Sano;John H Rossmeisl;John L Caldwell

  • A Review of Basic to Clinical Studies of Irreversible Electroporation Therapy

    Chunlan Jiang;Rafael V. Davalos;John C. Bischof

  • Selective isolation of live/dead cells using contactless dielectrophoresis (cDEP)

    Hadi Shafiee;Michael B. Sano;Michael B. Sano;Erin A. Henslee;Erin A. Henslee;John L. Caldwell

  • High-Voltage Electrical Pulses in Oncology: Irreversible Electroporation, Electrochemotherapy, Gene Electrotransfer, Electrofusion, and Electroimmunotherapy

    Bart Geboers;Hester J Scheffer;Philip M Graybill;Alette H Ruarus

  • Contactless dielectrophoresis: a new technique for cell manipulation

    Hadi Shafiee;John L. Caldwell;Michael B. Sano;Rafael V. Davalos;Rafael V. Davalos

  • Electrical impedance tomography for imaging tissue electroporation

    R.V. Davalos;D.M. Otten;L.M. Mir;B. Rubinsky

  • An insulator-based (electrodeless) dielectrophoretic concentrator for microbes in water

    Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas;Rafael V. Davalos;Blake A. Simmons;Eric B. Cummings

  • Mathematical modeling of irreversible electroporation for treatment planning.

    Jon F. Edd;Rafael V. Davalos

  • Blood-brain barrier disruption using electrical energy

    Davalos Rafael;Garcia Paulo A;Robertson John L;Rossmeisl John H

  • Experimental Characterization and Numerical Modeling of Tissue Electrical Conductivity during Pulsed Electric Fields for Irreversible Electroporation Treatment Planning

    Robert E. Neal;P. A. Garcia;J. L. Robertson;R. V. Davalos

  • Theoretical analysis of the thermal effects during in vivo tissue electroporation.

    Rafael V. Davalos;Boris Rubinsky;Lluis M. Mir

  • A Numerical Investigation of the Electric and Thermal Cell Kill Distributions in Electroporation-Based Therapies in Tissue

    Paulo A. Garcia;Rafael V. Davalos;Damijan Miklavcic

  • Intracranial nonthermal irreversible electroporation: in vivo analysis.

    Paulo A. Garcia;John H. Rossmeisl;Robert E. Neal;Thomas L. Ellis

  • Non-Thermal Irreversible Electroporation (N-TIRE) and Adjuvant Fractionated Radiotherapeutic Multimodal Therapy for Intracranial Malignant Glioma in a Canine Patient

    Paulo A. Garcia;Theresa E. Pancotto;John H. Rossmeisl;Natalia Henao-Guerrero

  • System and method for estimating a treatment region for a medical treatment device

    Robert M. Pearson;James G. Lovewell;David Warden;David Lee Morrison

  • A Parametric Study Delineating Irreversible Electroporation from Thermal Damage Based on a Minimally Invasive Intracranial Procedure

    Paulo A Garcia;John H Rossmeisl;Robert E Neal;Thomas L Ellis

  • Temperature considerations during irreversible electroporation

    Rafael V. Davalos;Boris Rubinsky;Boris Rubinsky

  • Integration of very short electric pulses for minimally to noninvasive electroporation

    Rafael V. Davalos;Christopher B. Arena;John Caldwell

  • Nonthermal irreversible electroporation for intracranial surgical applications. Laboratory investigation.

    Thomas L. Ellis;Paulo A. Garcia;John H. Rossmeisl;Natalia Henao-Guerrero

Frequent Co-Authors

Blake A. Simmons
Blake A. Simmons Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Paul Gatenholm
Paul Gatenholm Chalmers University of Technology
S. Nahum Goldberg
S. Nahum Goldberg Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
Damijan Miklavčič
Damijan Miklavčič University of Ljubljana
Robert C.G. Martin
Robert C.G. Martin University of Louisville
Lluis M. Mir
Lluis M. Mir Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Catriona McLean
Catriona McLean The Alfred Hospital
Pavlos P. Vlachos
Pavlos P. Vlachos Purdue University West Lafayette
Suzy V. Torti
Suzy V. Torti University of Connecticut Health Center
Luke P. Lee
Luke P. Lee University of California, Berkeley

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