• A. Sanati Nezhad, M. Naghavi, M. Packirisamy, R. Bhat, A. Geitmann, “Quantification of cellular penetrative forces
using Lab-on-a-Chip technology and reverse engineering”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2013, vol: 110, pp: 8093-8098, 2013.
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• A. Sanati Nezhad, M. Naghavi, M. Packirisamy, R. Bhat, A. Geitmann, “Quantitative determination of the
biomechanical properties of the pollen tube cell wall using Lab-On-a-Chip technology”, Lab on Chip, vol: 13, pp: 2599-
2608, 2013.
• C. Agudelo, A. Sanati Nezhad (Co- First Author), M. Ghanbari, M. Naghavi, M. Packirisamy, A. Geitmann, “Tip Chip -
a modular, MEMS based platform for the investigation of tip growing cells”, The Plant J, vol: 73, pp:1057-1068, 2013.
• A. Sanati Nezhad, A. Geitmann, “The cellular mechanics of an invasive life style”, J Experimental Botany, 2013, Doi:
10.1093/jxb/ert254.
• A. Sanati Nezhad, M. Ghanbari, C. G. Agudelo, M. Naghavi, M. Packirisamy, R. B. Bhat, A. Geitmann, “Optimization
of flow assisted entrapment of pollen grains in a microfluidic platform for tip growth analysis”, Biomedical
Microdevices, 2013, Doi: 10.1007/s10544-013-9802-8.
• A. Sanati Nezhad, M. Packirisamy, R. Bhat, A. Geitmann, “Characterization of oscillatory growth dynamics of Camellia
pollen tubes within microfluidic environment”, J Biomed. Eng, IEEE. Trans., 2013, Doi:
10.1109/TBME.2013.2270914.
• A. Sanati Nezhad, M. Ghanbari, C. G. Agudelo, M. Packirisamy, R. B. Bhat, A. Geitmann, “PDMS microcantilever-
based flow sensor integration for lab-on-a-chip”, IEEE Sensors J, Vol. 13, pp: 601-609, 2012.
• M. Ghanbari, A. Sanati Nezhad, C. Agudelo, M. Packirisamy, R. Bhat, A. Geitmann, “Microfluidic positioning of pollen
grains in LOC for single cell analysis”, J of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 2013 [Accepted].
• C. G. Agudelo, A. Sanati Nezhad, M. Ghanbari, M. Packirisamy, A. Geitmann, “A microfluidic platform for the
investigation of elongation growth in pollen tubes”, J Micromech. Microeng., vol. 22, 115009, 2012.