Dr. Chandrasekhar Kothapalli
•Ph.D., Bioengineering, Clemson University, 2008
•M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2005
•M.S., Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2002
•B.S., Chemical Engineering, Andhra University, India, 2000
Recent grants
•Improved pathogen control for poultry processing: Experimentally-validated mathematical models for scalding, chilling, and post-chilling. USDA-NIFA-AFRI. (with Dan Munther and Shawn Ryan); 07/2023 – 06/2026; $498,177.
•Glial scar morphology informed tunable biomimetic platforms toward spinal cord injury repair. National Science Foundation, Role: PI; 06/2021-05/2024; $299,996.
•Design and development of a multifunctional nanoplatform for augmented elastic matrix repair. National Science Foundation. Role: PI; 09/2019-08/2022; $299,872.
Graduate Students
Elif Ertugral, PhD Student, Applied Biomedical Engineering
Smriti Bohara, PhD Student, Applied Biomedical Engineering
Vyshnavi Ciluveru, PhD Student, Applied Biomedical Engineering
Selected recent publications
•Digole S, Desai J, Christopher C, Bohara S, Witharamage S, Kothapalli CR, Gupta RK, Borkar T. Improved tribological performance of nitride reinforced bio-compatible Titanium-Niobium-Zirconium-Tantalum (TNZT) alloys for advanced orthopedic applications. Metals, 2024, 14(1): 122-138.
•Prachet DSK, Fodor PS, Kothapalli CR. A flexible Kenics mixer for applications in liquid chromatography. Micromachines, 2023, 14 (7), 1373.
•Walunj G, Desai J, Bohara S, Contieri R, Kothapalli CR, Eugene I, Borkar T. Light weight- low modulus biocompatible titanium alloys processed via spark plasma sintering. Journal of Alloys and Metallurgical Systems, 2023, 3, 100018.
•Sonaye SY, Ertugral EG, Kothapalli CR, Sikder P. Extrusion bioprinting of alginategelatin-based composite scaffolds for skeletal muscle tissue engineering. Materials, 2022, 15(22), 7945.
•Tomaras G, Kothapalli CR, Fodor PS. Serpentine micromixers using extensional mixing elements. Micromachines, 2022, 13(10), 1785 (11 pages).
•Mansouri M, Beemer S, Kothapalli CR, Tyler R, Fodor P, Das D, Leipzig N. Generation of oxygenating fluorinated methacrylamide chitosan (MACF) microparticles to increase cell survival and function in large liver spheroids. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 4899-4913.
•Kothapalli CR. Differential impact of heavy metals on neurotoxicity during development and in aging CNS. Current Opinion in Toxicology, 2021, 26: 33-38.
•Sarsfield M, Roberts A, Streletzky KA, Fodor PS, Kothapalli CR. Optimization of gold nanoparticle synthesis in continuous-flow micromixers using response surface methodology. Chemical Engineering and Technology, 2021, 44(4): 622-630.
•Rhoades T, Kothapalli CR, Fodor PS. Mixing optimization in grooved serpentine microchannels. Micromachines, 2020, 11, 61 (12 pages).