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  • 2019 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Tejal A. Desai is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco, United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in biomedical engineering, molecular biology, biomaterials, pharmaceutical science, and surgery.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, including:

  • Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • CAR-T Cell Therapy Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Desai has frequently published in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Cell Systems
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics

Recent papers include:

  • Micro and nanoscale technologies in oral drug delivery, 2020, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • Engineering the drug carrier biointerface to overcome biological barriers to drug delivery, 2020, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • Drug delivery to the anterior segment of the eye: A review of current and future treatment strategies, 2021, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Fund Black scientists, 2021, Cell
  • Biomaterials to enhance stem cell transplantation, 2022, Cell Stem Cell

Frequent collaborators in Desai's research include Joel A. Finbloom, Bhushan N. Kharbikar, Xiao Huang, Darnell L. Cuylear, and Justin X. Zhong. These co-authors have worked extensively with Desai on various projects, contributing to multiple joint publications.

In 2019, Desai was recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, reflecting an acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Influence of engineered titania nanotubular surfaces on bone cells.

    Ketul C. Popat;Lara Leoni;Craig A. Grimes;Tejal A. Desai

  • Decreased Staphylococcus epidermis adhesion and increased osteoblast functionality on antibiotic-loaded titania nanotubes.

    Ketul C. Popat;Matthew Eltgroth;Thomas J. LaTempa;Craig A. Grimes

  • TiO2 Nanotube Arrays of 1000 μm Length by Anodization of Titanium Foil: Phenol Red Diffusion

    Maggie Paulose;Haripriya E. Prakasam;Oomman K. Varghese;Lily Peng

  • Proteins and cells on PEG immobilized silicon surfaces.

    Miqin Zhang;Tejal Desai;Mauro Ferrari

  • Implantable analyte sensor

    Matthias Essenpreis;Tejal A. Desai;Mauro Ferrari;Derek J. Hansford

  • Optical sensing of biomolecules using microring resonators

    A. Yalcin;K.C. Popat;J.C. Aldridge;T.A. Desai

  • Methods for Fabrication of Nanoscale Topography for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

    James J. Norman;Tejal A. Desai;Tejal A. Desai

  • Advances in islet encapsulation technologies

    Tejal Desai;Lonnie D. Shea

  • Microfabricated drug delivery systems: from particles to pores.

    Sarah L Tao;Tejal A Desai;Tejal A Desai

  • Titania nanotubes: a novel platform for drug-eluting coatings for medical implants?

    Ketul C. Popat;Matthew Eltgroth;Thomas J. LaTempa;Craig A. Grimes

  • Evaluation of Nanostructured Composite Collagen–Chitosan Matrices for Tissue Engineering

    Wei Tan;Raj Krishnaraj;Tejal A. Desai

  • Micro- and nanoscale structures for tissue engineering constructs

    Tejal A Desai

  • The effect of TiO2 nanotubes on endothelial function and smooth muscle proliferation

    Lily Peng;Matthew L. Eltgroth;Thomas J. LaTempa;Craig A. Grimes

  • A Wireless, Remote Query Glucose Biosensor Based on a pH-Sensitive Polymer

    Qingyun Cai;Kefeng Zeng;Chuanmin Ruan;Tejal A Desai

  • Stem Cell Therapies for Treating Diabetes: Progress and Remaining Challenges

    Julie B. Sneddon;Qizhi Tang;Peter Stock;Jeffrey A. Bluestone

  • Microfabricated immunoisolating biocapsules.

    Tejal A. Desai;Wen Hwa Chu;Jay K. Tu;Gillian M. Beattie

  • Evaluation of the stability of nonfouling ultrathin poly(ethylene glycol) films for silicon-based microdevices.

    Sadhana Sharma;Robert W Johnson;Tejal A Desai

  • Long-Term Small Molecule and Protein Elution from TiO2 Nanotubes

    Lily Peng;Adam D Mendelsohn;Thomas J LaTempa;Sorachon Yoriya

  • Programmed synthesis of three-dimensional tissues

    Michael E Todhunter;Noel Y Jee;Alex J Hughes;Maxwell C Coyle

  • Nanopore Technology for Biomedical Applications

    Tejal A. Desai;Derek J. Hansford;Derek J. Hansford;Lawrence Kulinsky;Amir H. Nashat

  • XPS and AFM analysis of antifouling PEG interfaces for microfabricated silicon biosensors

    Sadhana Sharma;Robert W Johnson;Tejal A Desai

  • Micro and nanoscale technologies in oral drug delivery.

    Samad Ahadian;Joel A. Finbloom;Mohammad Mofidfar;Sibel Emir Diltemiz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ketul C. Popat
Ketul C. Popat Colorado State University
Mauro Ferrari
Mauro Ferrari Houston Methodist
Craig A. Grimes
Craig A. Grimes Pennsylvania State University
Qizhi Tang
Qizhi Tang University of California, San Francisco
Michael S. Conte
Michael S. Conte University of California, San Francisco
Shuvo Roy
Shuvo Roy University of California, San Francisco
Gopal K. Mor
Gopal K. Mor Pennsylvania State University
Bennett B. Goldberg
Bennett B. Goldberg Northwestern University
Sharmila Majumdar
Sharmila Majumdar University of California, San Francisco
Miqin Zhang
Miqin Zhang University of Washington

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