Ravi Venkat Bellamkonda | Scholars@Duke

Ravi Venkat Bellamkonda
Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

Ravi Bellamkonda is the Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. Prior to becoming dean, Bellamkonda served as the Wallace H. Coulter Professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. He is committed to fostering transformative research and pedagogical innovation as well as programs that create an entrepreneurial mindset amongst faculty and students.

A trained bioengineer and neuroscientist, Bellamkonda holds an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering. His graduate training at Brown University was in biomaterials and medical science (with Patrick Aebischer), and his post-doctoral training at Massachusetts Institute of Technology focused on the molecular mechanisms of axon guidance and neural development (with Jerry Schneider and Sonal Jhaveri). His current research explores the interplay of biomaterials and the nervous system for neural interfaces, nerve repair and brain tumor therapy.

From 2014 to 2016, Bellamkonda served as president of the American Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering (AIMBE), the leading policy and advocacy organization for biomedical engineers with representation from industry, academia and government. Bellamkonda’s numerous awards include the Clemson Award for Applied Research from the Society for Biomaterials, EUREKA award from National Cancer Institute (National Institutes of Health), CAREER award from the National Science Foundation and Best Professor Award from the Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering student body.

Current Research Interests

Engineered devices for brain tumor therapy; immunomodulation for peripheral and central nervous system repair; biomaterials; brain-machine interfaces.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2016
Vinik Dean of Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University 2016

Contact Information

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Brown University 1994
Duke Appointment History
- VisitingProfessor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2016
Recognition
In the News
- MAY 9, 2018 Duke School of Medicine
  
  Duke Launches Marcus Center for Cellular Cures to Tackle Autism, MS, Stroke
- AUG 30, 2017
  
  The Workplace of the Future
- MAR 21, 2017
  
  Duke Engineering Dean Discusses Confronting and Overcoming Biases
- MAR 20, 2017
  
  Engineering Dean on Immigration Policy and Attracting the Best Minds
- JAN 11, 2017
  
  Tumor-Seeking Salmonella Treats Brain Tumors
Research
Selected Grants
- University Training Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering awarded by National Institutes of Health 1994 - 2022
- Faculty Springboard to Advance Breakthrough Science by Post-Tenure Faculty awarded by National Science Foundation 2018 - 2020
- Immunoengineering Nerve Repair awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
- NINDS Research Education Programs for Residents and Fellows in Neurosurgery awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2019
- Immunomodulatory Hydrogels for Stem Cell Therapy after TBI awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2018
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Loomis, KH, Lindsay, KE, Zurla, C, Bhosle, SM, Vanover, DA, Blanchard, EL, Kirschman, JL, Bellamkonda, RV, and Santangelo, PJ. "In Vitro Transcribed mRNA Vaccines with Programmable Stimulation of Innate Immunity." Bioconjugate Chemistry 29, no. 9 (September 2018): 3072-3083. Full Text
  - Hogan, SR, Phan, JH, Alvarado-Velez, M, Wang, MD, Bellamkonda, RV, Fernández, FM, and LaPlaca, MC. "Discovery of Lipidome Alterations Following Traumatic Brain Injury via High-Resolution Metabolomics." Journal of Proteome Research 17, no. 6 (June 2018): 2131-2143. Full Text
  - Hu, HZ, Granger, N, Pai, SB, Bellamkonda, RV, and Jeffery, ND. "Therapeutic efficacy of microtube-embedded chondroitinase ABC in a canine clinical model of spinal cord injury." Brain : a Journal of Neurology 141, no. 4 (April 2018): 1017-1027. Full Text
  - Falcone, JD, Carroll, SL, Saxena, T, Mandavia, D, Clark, A, Yarabarla, V, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Correlation of mRNA Expression and Signal Variability in Chronic Intracortical Electrodes." Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 6 (January 2018): 26-null. Full Text
  - Enam, SF, Krieger, JR, Saxena, T, Watts, BE, Olingy, CE, Botchwey, EA, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Enrichment of endogenous fractalkine and anti-inflammatory cells via aptamer-functionalized hydrogels." Biomaterials 142 (October 2017): 52-61. Full Text
  - Mokarram, N, Dymanus, K, Srinivasan, A, Lyon, JG, Tipton, J, Chu, J, English, AW, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Immunoengineering nerve repair." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114, no. 26 (June 13, 2017): E5077-E5084. Full Text
  - Patel, YA, Saxena, T, Bellamkonda, RV, and Butera, RJ. "Corrigendum: Kilohertz frequency nerve block enhances anti-inflammatory effects of vagus nerve stimulation." Scientific reports 7 (June 7, 2017): 46848-. Full Text
  - Lyon, JG, Mokarram, N, Saxena, T, Carroll, SL, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Engineering challenges for brain tumor immunotherapy." Advanced drug delivery reviews 114 (May 2017): 19-32. (Review) Full Text
  - Betancur, MI, Mason, HD, Alvarado-Velez, M, Holmes, PV, Bellamkonda, RV, and Karumbaiah, L. "Chondroitin Sulfate Glycosaminoglycan Matrices Promote Neural Stem Cell Maintenance and Neuroprotection Post-Traumatic Brain Injury." ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 3, no. 3 (March 13, 2017): 420-430. Full Text
  - Mehta, N, Lyon, JG, Patil, K, Mokarram, N, Kim, C, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Bacterial Carriers for Glioblastoma Therapy." Molecular therapy oncolytics 4 (March 2017): 1-17. Full Text
  - Patel, YA, Saxena, T, Bellamkonda, RV, and Butera, RJ. "Kilohertz frequency nerve block enhances anti-inflammatory effects of vagus nerve stimulation." Scientific Reports 7 (January 5, 2017): 39810-null. Full Text
  - Gollnick, CA, Millard, DC, Ortiz, AD, Bellamkonda, RV, and Stanley, GB. "Response reliability observed with voltage-sensitive dye imaging of cortical layer 2/3: the probability of activation hypothesis." Journal of Neurophysiology 115, no. 5 (June 2016): 2456-2469. Full Text
  - Srinivasan, A, Tipton, J, Tahilramani, M, Kharbouch, A, Gaupp, E, Song, C, Venkataraman, P, Falcone, J, Lacour, SP, Stanley, GB, English, AW, and Bellamkonda, RV. "A regenerative microchannel device for recording multiple single-unit action potentials in awake, ambulatory animals." The European journal of neuroscience 43, no. 3 (February 2016): 474-485. Full Text
  - Karumbaiah, L, Enam, SF, Brown, AC, Saxena, T, Betancur, MI, Barker, TH, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Chondroitin Sulfate Glycosaminoglycan Hydrogels Create Endogenous Niches for Neural Stem Cells." Bioconjugate Chemistry 26, no. 12 (December 2015): 2336-2349. Full Text
  - Saxena, T, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Implantable electronics: A sensor web for neurons." Nature Materials 14, no. 12 (December 2015): 1190-1191. Full Text
  - Lee, S, Valmikinathan, CM, Byun, J, Kim, S, Lee, G, Mokarram, N, Pai, SB, Um, E, Bellamkonda, RV, and Yoon, Y-S. "Enhanced therapeutic neovascularization by CD31-expressing cells and embryonic stem cell-derived endothelial cells engineered with chitosan hydrogel containing VEGF-releasing microtubes." Biomaterials 63 (September 2015): 158-167. Full Text
  - Roller, BT, Munson, JM, Brahma, B, Santangelo, PJ, Pai, SB, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Evans blue nanocarriers visually demarcate margins of invasive gliomas." Drug Delivery and Translational Research 5, no. 2 (April 2015): 116-124. Full Text
  - Gutowski, SM, Shoemaker, JT, Templeman, KL, Wei, Y, Latour, RA, Bellamkonda, RV, LaPlaca, MC, and García, AJ. "Protease-degradable PEG-maleimide coating with on-demand release of IL-1Ra to improve tissue response to neural electrodes." Biomaterials 44 (March 2015): 55-70. Full Text
  - Gore, RK, Choi, Y, Bellamkonda, R, and English, A. "Functional recordings from awake, behaving rodents through a microchannel based regenerative neural interface." Journal of neural engineering 12, no. 1 (February 2015): 016017-. Full Text
  - Saxena, T, Loomis, KH, Pai, SB, Karumbaiah, L, Gaupp, E, Patil, K, Patkar, R, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Nanocarrier-mediated inhibition of macrophage migration inhibitory factor attenuates secondary injury after spinal cord injury." Acs Nano 9, no. 2 (February 2015): 1492-1505. Full Text
  - Srinivasan, A, Tahilramani, M, Bentley, JT, Gore, RK, Millard, DC, Mukhatyar, VJ, Joseph, A, Haque, AS, Stanley, GB, English, AW, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Microchannel-based regenerative scaffold for chronic peripheral nerve interfacing in amputees." Biomaterials 41 (February 2015): 151-165. Full Text
  - Gunasekera, B, Saxena, T, Bellamkonda, R, and Karumbaiah, L. "Intracortical recording interfaces: current challenges to chronic recording function." Acs Chemical Neuroscience 6, no. 1 (January 14, 2015): 68-83. (Review) Full Text
  - Sawyer, AJ, Tian, W, Saucier-Sawyer, JK, Rizk, PJ, Saltzman, WM, Bellamkonda, RV, and Kyriakides, TR. "The effect of inflammatory cell-derived MCP-1 loss on neuronal survival during chronic neuroinflammation." Biomaterials 35, no. 25 (August 2014): 6698-6706. Full Text
  - Mukhatyar, V, Pai, B, Clements, I, Srinivasan, A, Huber, R, Mehta, A, Mukhopadaya, S, Rudra, S, Patel, G, Karumbaiah, L, and Bellamkonda, R. "Molecular sequelae of topographically guided peripheral nerve repair." Annals of Biomedical Engineering 42, no. 7 (July 2014): 1436-1455. Full Text
  - Uhrig, BA, Clements, IP, Boerckel, JD, Huebsch, N, Bellamkonda, RV, and Guldberg, RE. "Characterization of a composite injury model of severe lower limb bone and nerve trauma." Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 8, no. 6 (June 2014): 432-441. Full Text
  - Alvarado-Velez, M, Pai, SB, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Hydrogels as carriers for stem cell transplantation." Ieee Transactions on Bio Medical Engineering 61, no. 5 (May 2014): 1474-1481. (Review) Full Text
  - Gutowski, SM, Templeman, KL, South, AB, Gaulding, JC, Shoemaker, JT, LaPlaca, MC, Bellamkonda, RV, Lyon, LA, and García, AJ. "Host response to microgel coatings on neural electrodes implanted in the brain." Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A 102, no. 5 (May 2014): 1486-1499. Full Text
  - Jain, A, Betancur, M, Patel, GD, Valmikinathan, CM, Mukhatyar, VJ, Vakharia, A, Pai, SB, Brahma, B, MacDonald, TJ, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Guiding intracortical brain tumour cells to an extracortical cytotoxic hydrogel using aligned polymeric nanofibres." Nature Materials 13, no. 3 (March 2014): 308-316. Full Text
  - Mokarram, N, and Bellamkonda, RV. "A perspective on immunomodulation and tissue repair." Annals of Biomedical Engineering 42, no. 2 (February 2014): 338-351. (Review) Full Text
  - Karumbaiah, L, Saxena, T, Betancur, M, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycans for CNS homeostasis-implications for material design." Current Medicinal Chemistry 21, no. 37 (January 1, 2014): 4247-4281.
  - Rangavajla, G, Mokarram, N, Masoodzadehgan, N, Pai, SB, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Noninvasive imaging of peripheral nerves." Cells, Tissues, Organs 200, no. 1 (January 2014): 69-77. (Review) Full Text
  - Karumbaiah, L, Saxena, T, Carlson, D, Patil, K, Patkar, R, Gaupp, EA, Betancur, M, Stanley, GB, Carin, L, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Relationship between intracortical electrode design and chronic recording function." Biomaterials 34, no. 33 (November 2013): 8061-8074. Full Text
  - Clements, IP, Mukhatyar, VJ, Srinivasan, A, Bentley, JT, Andreasen, DS, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Regenerative scaffold electrodes for peripheral nerve interfacing." IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 21, no. 4 (July 2013): 554-566. Full Text
  - Munson, J, Bonner, M, Fried, L, Hofmekler, J, Arbiser, J, and Bellamkonda, R. "Identifying new small molecule anti-invasive compounds for glioma treatment." Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) 12, no. 14 (July 2013): 2200-2209. (Review) Full Text
  - Saxena, T, Karumbaiah, L, Gaupp, EA, Patkar, R, Patil, K, Betancur, M, Stanley, GB, and Bellamkonda, RV. "The impact of chronic blood-brain barrier breach on intracortical electrode function." Biomaterials 34, no. 20 (July 2013): 4703-4713. Full Text
  - Munson, JM, Bellamkonda, RV, and Swartz, MA. "Interstitial flow in a 3D microenvironment increases glioma invasion by a CXCR4-dependent mechanism." Cancer Research 73, no. 5 (March 2013): 1536-1546. Full Text
  - Mokarram, N, Merchant, A, Mukhatyar, V, Patel, G, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Effect of modulating macrophage phenotype on peripheral nerve repair." Biomaterials 33, no. 34 (December 2012): 8793-8801. Full Text
  - Karumbaiah, L, Norman, SE, Rajan, NB, Anand, S, Saxena, T, Betancur, M, Patkar, R, and Bellamkonda, RV. "The upregulation of specific interleukin (IL) receptor antagonists and paradoxical enhancement of neuronal apoptosis due to electrode induced strain and brain micromotion." Biomaterials 33, no. 26 (September 2012): 5983-5996. Full Text
  - Bellamkonda, RV, Pai, SB, and Renaud, P. "Materials for neural interfaces." Mrs Bulletin 37, no. 06 (June 2012): 557-561. Full Text
  - Munson, JM, Fried, L, Rowson, SA, Bonner, MY, Karumbaiah, L, Diaz, B, Courtneidge, SA, Knaus, UG, Brat, DJ, Arbiser, JL, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Anti-invasive adjuvant therapy with imipramine blue enhances chemotherapeutic efficacy against glioma." Science Translational Medicine 4, no. 127 (March 2012): 127ra36-null. Full Text
  - Valmikinathan, CM, Mukhatyar, VJ, Jain, A, Karumbaiah, L, Dasari, M, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Photocrosslinkable chitosan based hydrogels for neural tissue engineering." Soft Matter 8, no. 6 (February 2012): 1964-1976. Full Text
  - Aravamudhan, S, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Toward a convergence of regenerative medicine, rehabilitation, and neuroprosthetics." Journal of neurotrauma 28, no. 11 (November 2011): 2329-2347. (Review) Full Text
  - Mokarram, N, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Overcoming endogenous constraints on neuronal regeneration." Ieee Transactions on Bio Medical Engineering 58, no. 7 (July 2011): 1900-1906. Full Text
  - Agarwal, A, Mackey, MA, El-Sayed, MA, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Remote triggered release of doxorubicin in tumors by synergistic application of thermosensitive liposomes and gold nanorods." Acs Nano 5, no. 6 (June 2, 2011): 4919-4926. Full Text
  - Karumbaiah, L, Anand, S, Thazhath, R, Zhong, Y, McKeon, RJ, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Targeted downregulation of N-acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase significantly mitigates chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan-mediated inhibition." Glia 59, no. 6 (June 2011): 981-996. Full Text
  - Kolachala, VL, Berg, EE, Shams, S, Mukhatyar, V, Sueblinvong, V, Bellamkonda, RV, and Johns, MM. "The use of lipid microtubes as a novel slow-release delivery system for laryngeal injection." The Laryngoscope 121, no. 6 (June 2011): 1237-1243. Full Text
  - Mukhatyar, VJ, Salmerón-Sánchez, M, Rudra, S, Mukhopadaya, S, Barker, TH, García, AJ, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Role of fibronectin in topographical guidance of neurite extension on electrospun fibers." Biomaterials 32, no. 16 (June 2011): 3958-3968. Full Text
  - McClain, MA, Clements, IP, Shafer, RH, Bellamkonda, RV, LaPlaca, MC, and Allen, MG. "Highly-compliant, microcable neuroelectrodes fabricated from thin-film gold and PDMS." Biomedical microdevices 13, no. 2 (April 2011): 361-373. Full Text
  - Steed, MB, Mukhatyar, V, Valmikinathan, C, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Advances in bioengineered conduits for peripheral nerve regeneration." Atlas of the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America 19, no. 1 (March 2011): 119-130. Full Text
  - Jain, A, McKeon, RJ, Brady-Kalnay, SM, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Sustained delivery of activated Rho GTPases and BDNF promotes axon growth in CSPG-rich regions following spinal cord injury." PloS one 6, no. 1 (January 24, 2011): e16135-. Full Text
  - Ghaghada, KB, Badea, CT, Karumbaiah, L, Fettig, N, Bellamkonda, RV, Johnson, GA, and Annapragada, A. "Evaluation of tumor microenvironment in an animal model using a nanoparticle contrast agent in computed tomography imaging." Academic Radiology 18, no. 1 (January 2011): 20-30. Full Text
  - Loomis, K, McNeeley, K, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Nanoparticles with targeting, triggered release, and imaging functionality for cancer applications." Soft Matter 7, no. 3 (2011): 839-856. Full Text
  - Hoffman-Kim, D, Mitchel, JA, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Topography, cell response, and nerve regeneration." Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering 12 (August 2010): 203-231. (Review) Full Text
  - Golub, JS, Kim, Y-T, Duvall, CL, Bellamkonda, RV, Gupta, D, Lin, AS, Weiss, D, Robert Taylor, W, and Guldberg, RE. "Sustained VEGF delivery via PLGA nanoparticles promotes vascular growth." American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology 298, no. 6 (June 2010): H1959-H1965. Full Text
  - Kolachala, VL, Henriquez, OA, Shams, S, Golub, JS, Kim, Y-T, Laroui, H, Torres-Gonzalez, E, Brigham, KL, Rojas, M, Bellamkonda, RV, and Johns, MM. "Slow-release nanoparticle-encapsulated delivery system for laryngeal injection." The Laryngoscope 120, no. 5 (May 2010): 988-994. Full Text
  - Lee, H, McKeon, RJ, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Sustained delivery of thermostabilized chABC enhances axonal sprouting and functional recovery after spinal cord injury." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107, no. 8 (February 2010): 3340-3345. Full Text
  - Mukhatyar, V, Karumbaiah, L, Yeh, J, and Bellamkonda, R. "Tissue Engineering Strategies Designed to Realize the Endogenous Regenerative Potential of Peripheral Nerves." Advanced Materials (November 10, 2009): NA-NA. Full Text
  - Kotov, NA, Winter, JO, Clements, IP, Jan, E, Timko, BP, Campidelli, S, Pathak, S, Mazzatenta, A, Lieber, CM, Prato, M, Bellamkonda, RV, Silva, GA, Kam, NWS, Patolsky, F, and Ballerini, L. "Nanomaterials for Neural Interfaces." Advanced Materials 21, no. 40 (October 26, 2009): 3970-4004. Full Text
  - Karathanasis, E, Geigerman, CM, Parkos, CA, Chan, L, Bellamkonda, RV, and Jaye, DL. "Selective targeting of nanocarriers to neutrophils and monocytes." Annals of Biomedical Engineering 37, no. 10 (October 2009): 1984-1992. Full Text
  - McConnell, GC, Butera, RJ, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Bioimpedance modeling to monitor astrocytic response to chronically implanted electrodes." Journal of neural engineering 6, no. 5 (October 2009): 055005-. Full Text
  - McConnell, GC, Rees, HD, Levey, AI, Gutekunst, C-A, Gross, RE, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Implanted neural electrodes cause chronic, local inflammation that is correlated with local neurodegeneration." Journal of Neural Engineering 6, no. 5 (October 2009): 056003-null. Full Text
  - Clements, IP, Kim, Y-T, English, AW, Lu, X, Chung, A, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Thin-film enhanced nerve guidance channels for peripheral nerve repair." Biomaterials 30, no. 23-24 (August 2009): 3834-3846. Full Text
  - McNeeley, KM, Karathanasis, E, Annapragada, AV, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Masking and triggered unmasking of targeting ligands on nanocarriers to improve drug delivery to brain tumors." Biomaterials 30, no. 23-24 (August 2009): 3986-3995. Full Text
  - Annapragada, A, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Image-based determination of 'physiomarkers' for personalized cancer therapy." Future oncology (London, England) 5, no. 4 (May 2009): 409-411. Full Text
  - Kim, Y-T, Caldwell, J-M, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Nanoparticle-mediated local delivery of Methylprednisolone after spinal cord injury." Biomaterials 30, no. 13 (May 2009): 2582-2590. (Review) Full Text
  - Karathanasis, E, Suryanarayanan, S, Balusu, SR, McNeeley, K, Sechopoulos, I, Karellas, A, Annapragada, AV, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Imaging nanoprobe for prediction of outcome of nanoparticle chemotherapy by using mammography." Radiology 250, no. 2 (February 2009): 398-406. Full Text
  - Grill, WM, Norman, SE, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Implanted neural interfaces: biochallenges and engineered solutions." Annu Rev Biomed Eng 11 (2009): 1-24. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Johnson, MR, Lee, H-J, Bellamkonda, RV, and Guldberg, RE. "Sustained release of BMP-2 in a lipid-based microtube vehicle." Acta biomaterialia 5, no. 1 (January 2009): 23-28. Full Text
  - Karathanasis, E, Chan, L, Karumbaiah, L, McNeeley, K, D'Orsi, CJ, Annapragada, AV, Sechopoulos, I, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Tumor vascular permeability to a nanoprobe correlates to tumor-specific expression levels of angiogenic markers." PloS one 4, no. 6 (January 2009): e5843-. Full Text
  - Agarwal, A, Jaye, DL, Giegerman, CM, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Rational identification of a novel peptide for targeting nanocarriers to 9L glioma." Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A 87, no. 3 (December 2008): 728-738. Full Text
  - Karathanasis, E, Chan, L, Balusu, SR, D'Orsi, CJ, Annapragada, AV, Sechopoulos, I, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Multifunctional nanocarriers for mammographic quantification of tumor dosing and prognosis of breast cancer therapy." Biomaterials 29, no. 36 (December 2008): 4815-4822. Full Text
  - Zhong, Y, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Biomaterials for the central nervous system." Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 5, no. 26 (September 2008): 957-975. (Review) Full Text
  - Karathanasis, E, Park, J, Agarwal, A, Patel, V, Zhao, F, Annapragada, AV, Hu, X, and Bellamkonda, RV. "MRI mediated, non-invasive tracking of intratumoral distribution of nanocarriers in rat glioma." Nanotechnology 19, no. 31 (August 2008): 315101-. Full Text
  - Kim, Y-T, Haftel, VK, Kumar, S, and Bellamkonda, RV. "The role of aligned polymer fiber-based constructs in the bridging of long peripheral nerve gaps." Biomaterials 29, no. 21 (July 2008): 3117-3127. Full Text
  - Bellamkonda, RV. "Biomimetic materials: marine inspiration." Nature Materials 7, no. 5 (May 2008): 347-348. Full Text
  - Chvatal, SA, Kim, Y-T, Bratt-Leal, AM, Lee, H, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Spatial distribution and acute anti-inflammatory effects of Methylprednisolone after sustained local delivery to the contused spinal cord." Biomaterials 29, no. 12 (April 2008): 1967-1975. Full Text
  - Dodla, MC, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Differences between the effect of anisotropic and isotropic laminin and nerve growth factor presenting scaffolds on nerve regeneration across long peripheral nerve gaps." Biomaterials 29, no. 1 (January 2008): 33-46. Full Text
  - He, W, McConnell, GC, Schneider, TM, and Bellamkonda, RV. "A Novel Anti-inflammatory Surface for Neural Electrodes." Advanced Materials 19, no. 21 (November 5, 2007): 3529-3533. Full Text
  - McNeeley, KM, Annapragada, A, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Decreased circulation time offsets increased efficacy of PEGylated nanocarriers targeting folate receptors of glioma." Nanotechnology 18, no. 38 (September 26, 2007): 385101-385101. Full Text
  - McConnell, GC, Schneider, TM, Owens, DJ, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Extraction force and cortical tissue reaction of silicon microelectrode arrays implanted in the rat brain." Ieee Transactions on Bio Medical Engineering 54, no. 6 Pt 1 (June 2007): 1097-1107. Full Text
  - Zhong, Y, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Dexamethasone-coated neural probes elicit attenuated inflammatory response and neuronal loss compared to uncoated neural probes." Brain Research 1148 (May 2007): 15-27. Full Text
  - Patz, T, Doraiswamy, A, Narayan, R, Menegazzo, N, Kranz, C, Mizaikoff, B, Zhong, Y, Bellamkonda, R, Bumgardner, J, Elder, S, Walboomers, X, Modi, R, and Chrisey, D. "Matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation of biomaterial thin films." Materials Science and Engineering: C 27, no. 3 (April 2007): 514-522. Full Text
  - Crompton, KE, Goud, JD, Bellamkonda, RV, Gengenbach, TR, Finkelstein, DI, Horne, MK, and Forsythe, JS. "Polylysine-functionalised thermoresponsive chitosan hydrogel for neural tissue engineering." Biomaterials 28, no. 3 (January 2007): 441-449. Full Text
  - He, W, McConnell, GC, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Nanoscale laminin coating modulates cortical scarring response around implanted silicon microelectrode arrays." Journal of Neural Engineering 3, no. 4 (December 2006): 316-326. Full Text
  - Saul, JM, Annapragada, AV, and Bellamkonda, RV. "A dual-ligand approach for enhancing targeting selectivity of therapeutic nanocarriers." Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society 114, no. 3 (September 2006): 277-287. Full Text
  - Bellamkonda, RV. "Peripheral nerve regeneration: an opinion on channels, scaffolds and anisotropy." Biomaterials 27, no. 19 (July 2006): 3515-3518. (Review) Full Text
  - Patz, TM, Doraiswamy, A, Narayan, RJ, He, W, Zhong, Y, Bellamkonda, R, Modi, R, and Chrisey, DB. "Three-dimensional direct writing of B35 neuronal cells." Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials 78, no. 1 (July 2006): 124-130. Full Text
  - Ayyagari, AL, Zhang, X, Ghaghada, KB, Annapragada, A, Hu, X, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Long-circulating liposomal contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging." Magnetic resonance in medicine 55, no. 5 (May 2006): 1023-1029. Full Text
  - Mukundan, S, Ghaghada, KB, Badea, CT, Kao, C-Y, Hedlund, LW, Provenzale, JM, Johnson, GA, Chen, E, Bellamkonda, RV, and Annapragada, A. "A liposomal nanoscale contrast agent for preclinical CT in mice." Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology 186, no. 2 (February 2006): 300-307. Full Text
  - Jain, A, Kim, Y-T, McKeon, RJ, and Bellamkonda, RV. "In situ gelling hydrogels for conformal repair of spinal cord defects, and local delivery of BDNF after spinal cord injury." Biomaterials 27, no. 3 (January 2006): 497-504. Full Text
  - Lee, H, Bellamkonda, RV, Sun, W, and Levenston, ME. "Biomechanical analysis of silicon microelectrode-induced strain in the brain." Journal of neural engineering 2, no. 4 (December 2005): 81-89. Full Text
  - Zhong, Y, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Controlled release of anti-inflammatory agent alpha-MSH from neural implants." Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society 106, no. 3 (September 2005): 309-318. Full Text
  - Gilbert, RJ, McKeon, RJ, Darr, A, Calabro, A, Hascall, VC, and Bellamkonda, RV. "CS-4,6 is differentially upregulated in glial scar and is a potent inhibitor of neurite extension." Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences 29, no. 4 (August 2005): 545-558. Full Text
  - He, W, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Nanoscale neuro-integrative coatings for neural implants." Biomaterials 26, no. 16 (June 2005): 2983-2990. Full Text
  - Ghaghada, KB, Saul, J, Natarajan, JV, Bellamkonda, RV, and Annapragada, AV. "Folate targeting of drug carriers: a mathematical model." Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society 104, no. 1 (May 2005): 113-128. Full Text
  - Karathanasis, E, Ayyagari, AL, Bhavane, R, Bellamkonda, RV, and Annapragada, AV. "Preparation of in vivo cleavable agglomerated liposomes suitable for modulated pulmonary drug delivery." Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society 103, no. 1 (March 2005): 159-175. Full Text
  - Meilander-Lin, NJ, Cheung, PJ, Wilson, DL, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Sustained in vivo gene delivery from agarose hydrogel prolongs nonviral gene expression in skin." Tissue engineering 11, no. 3-4 (March 2005): 546-555. Full Text
  - Jain, A, Brady-Kalnay, SM, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Modulation of Rho GTPase activity alleviates chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan-dependent inhibition of neurite extension." Journal of neuroscience research 77, no. 2 (July 2004): 299-307. Full Text
  - Saul, JM, Annapragada, A, Natarajan, JV, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Controlled targeting of liposomal doxorubicin via the folate receptor in vitro." Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society 92, no. 1-2 (September 2003): 49-67. Full Text
  - Yu, X, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Tissue-engineered scaffolds are effective alternatives to autografts for bridging peripheral nerve gaps." Tissue Engineering 9, no. 3 (June 2003): 421-430. Full Text
  - Kao, C-Y, Hoffman, EA, Beck, KC, Bellamkonda, RV, and Annapragada, AV. "Long-residence-time nano-scale liposomal iohexol for X-ray-based blood pool imaging." Academic Radiology 10, no. 5 (May 2003): 475-483. Full Text
  - Meilander, NJ, Pasumarthy, MK, Kowalczyk, TH, Cooper, MJ, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Sustained release of plasmid DNA using lipid microtubules and agarose hydrogel." Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society 88, no. 2 (March 2003): 321-331. Full Text
  - Beaulé, PE, Campbell, PA, Walker, PS, Schmalzried, TP, Dorey, FJ, Blunn, GW, Bell, CJ, Yahia, L, and Amstutz, HC. "Polyethylene wear characteristics in vivo and in a knee stimulator." Journal of biomedical materials research 60, no. 3 (June 2002): 411-419. Full Text
  - Zhong, Y, Yu, X, Gilbert, R, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Stabilizing electrode-host interfaces: a tissue engineering approach." Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 38, no. 6 (November 2001): 627-632.
  - Yu, X, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Dorsal root ganglia neurite extension is inhibited by mechanical and chondroitin sulfate-rich interfaces." Journal of neuroscience research 66, no. 2 (October 2001): 303-310. Full Text
  - Balgude, AP, Yu, X, Szymanski, A, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Agarose gel stiffness determines rate of DRG neurite extension in 3D cultures." Biomaterials 22, no. 10 (May 2001): 1077-1084. Full Text
  - Kader, KN, Moore, LR, Saul, JM, Zborowski, M, Ziats, NP, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Isolation and purification of canine adipose microvascular endothelial cells." Microvascular Research 61, no. 2 (March 2001): 220-226. Full Text
  - Meilander, NJ, Yu, X, Ziats, NP, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Lipid-based microtubular drug delivery vehicles." Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society 71, no. 1 (March 2001): 141-152. Full Text
  - Dillon, GP, Yu, X, and Bellamkonda, RV. "The polarity and magnitude of ambient charge influences three-dimensional neurite extension from DRGs." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 51, no. 3 (September 2000): 510-519. Full Text
  - Eavarone, DA, Yu, X, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Targeted drug delivery to C6 glioma by transferrin-coupled liposomes." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 51, no. 1 (July 2000): 10-14. Full Text
  - Kader, KN, Akella, R, Ziats, NP, Lakey, LA, Harasaki, H, Ranieri, JP, and Bellamkonda, RV. "eNOS-overexpressing endothelial cells inhibit platelet aggregation and smooth muscle cell proliferation in vitro." Tissue engineering 6, no. 3 (June 2000): 241-251. Full Text
  - Yu, X, Dillon, GP, and Bellamkonda, RB. "A laminin and nerve growth factor-laden three-dimensional scaffold for enhanced neurite extension." Tissue Engineering 5, no. 4 (August 1999): 291-304. Full Text
  - Dillon, GP, Yu, X, Sridharan, A, Ranieri, JP, and Bellamkonda, RV. "The influence of physical structure and charge on neurite extension in a 3D hydrogel scaffold." Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition 9, no. 10 (January 1998): 1049-1069. Full Text
  - Bellamkonda, R, Ranieri, JP, and Aebischer, P. "Laminin oligopeptide derivatized agarose gels allow three-dimensional neurite extension in vitro." Journal of Neuroscience Research 41, no. 4 (July 1995): 501-509. Full Text
  - Ranieri, JP, Bellamkonda, R, Bekos, EJ, Vargo, TG, Gardella, JA, and Aebischer, P. "Neuronal cell attachment to fluorinated ethylene propylene films with covalently immobilized laminin oligopeptides YIGSR and IKVAV. II." Journal of biomedical materials research 29, no. 6 (June 1995): 779-785. Full Text
  - Taborelli, M, Eng, L, Descouts, P, Ranieri, JP, Bellamkonda, R, and Aebischer, P. "Bovine serum albumin conformation on methyl and amine functionalized surfaces compared by scanning force microscopy." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 29, no. 6 (June 1995): 707-714. Full Text
  - Vargo, TG, Bekos, EJ, Kim, YS, Ranieri, JP, Bellamkonda, R, Aebischer, P, Margevich, DE, Thompson, PM, Bright, FV, and Gardella, JA. "Synthesis and characterization of fluoropolymeric substrata with immobilized minimal peptide sequences for cell adhesion studies. I." Journal of biomedical materials research 29, no. 6 (June 1995): 767-778. Full Text
  - Bellamkonda, R, Ranieri, JP, Bouche, N, and Aebischer, P. "Hydrogel-based three-dimensional matrix for neural cells." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 29, no. 5 (May 1995): 663-671. Full Text
  - Ranieri, JP, Bellamkonda, R, Bekos, EJ, Gardella, JA, Mathieu, HJ, Ruiz, L, and Aebischer, P. "Spatial control of neuronal cell attachment and differentiation on covalently patterned laminin oligopeptide substrates." International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience 12, no. 8 (December 1994): 725-735. Full Text
  - Bellamkonda, R, and Aebischer, P. "Review: Tissue engineering in the nervous system." Biotechnology and Bioengineering 43, no. 7 (March 25, 1994): 543-554. Full Text
  - Ranieri, JP, Bellamkonda, R, Jacob, J, Vargo, TG, Gardella, JA, and Aebischer, P. "Selective neuronal cell attachment to a covalently patterned monoamine on fluorinated ethylene propylene films." Journal of biomedical materials research 27, no. 7 (July 1993): 917-925. Full Text
  - Fine, EG, Valentini, RF, Bellamkonda, R, and Aebischer, P. "Improved nerve regeneration through piezoelectric vinylidenefluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer guidance channels." Biomaterials 12, no. 8 (October 1991): 775-780. Full Text
  - Loomis, KH, Kirschman, JL, Bhosle, S, Bellamkonda, RV, and Santangelo, PJ. "Strategies for modulating innate immune activation and protein production of in vitro transcribed mRNAs(Published online)." Journal of Materials Chemistry B 4, no. 9: 1619-1632. Full Text
- Book Sections
  - Aravamudhan, S, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Neural regenerative engineering." In Regenerative Engineering, 295-329. January 1, 2013. Full Text
  - Clements, IP, Munson, JM, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Neuronal Tissue Engineering." In Biomaterials Science, 1291-1306.: Elsevier, 2013. Full Text
  - Karumbaiah, L, and Bellamkonda, R. "Neural tissue engineering." In Neural Engineering: Second Edition, 765-794. January 1, 2013. Full Text
  - McNeeley, KM, Lyon, JG, and Bellamkonda, R. "Biomaterial strategies to modulate cancer." In Biomaterials for Cancer Therapeutics, 417-444.: Elsevier, 2013. Full Text
  - Jain, A, Valmikinathan, CM, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Peripheral nerve regeneration." In Comprehensive Biomaterials, 421-434. October 1, 2011.
  - Norman, S, and Bellamkonda, R. "MEMS in the nervous system." In Biomaterials for MEMS, 65-87. March 1, 2011. Full Text
  - Dodla, MC, Mukhatyar, VJ, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Peripheral Nerve Regeneration." In Principles of Regenerative Medicine, 1047-1062.: Elsevier, 2011. Full Text
  - Dodla, MC, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Peripheral Nerve Regeneration." In Principles of Regenerative Medicine, 1270-1285.: Elsevier, 2008. Full Text
  - Mukhatyar, V, Yeh, J, and Bellamkonda, R. "Nanotechnologies in neural tissue engineering." In Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering: The Scaffold, 295-309. January 1, 2008.
  - Falcone, JD, Birjiniuk, J, Kretschmar, R, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Neural Interfaces: from Human Nerves to Electronics(Published online)." In Implantable Bioelectronics, 87-113.: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA,. Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Choi, Y, Park, S, Chung, Y, Gore, RK, English, AW, and Bellamkonda, RV. "PDMS microchannel scaffolds for neural interfaces with the peripheral nervous system." 2014 IEEE 27th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). January 26, 2014 - January 30, 2014.: IEEE, January 2014. Full Text
  - O’Connell, GD, Gollnick, C, Ateshian, GA, Bellamkonda, RV, and Hung, CT. "Lipid Mictrotubes as a Nutrient Reservoir or Enzyme Delivery Vehicle in Engineered Cartilage." ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference.: ASME, June 20, 2012. Full Text
  - O’Connell, GD, Gollnick, C, Ateshian, GA, Bellamkonda, RV, and Hung, CT. "Beneficial Effects of Chondroitinase ABC Release From Lipid Microtubes Encapsulated in Chondrocyte-Seeded Hydrogel Constructs." ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference.: ASME, June 22, 2011. Full Text
  - Srinivasan, A, Guo, L, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Regenerative microchannel electrode array for peripheral nerve interfacing." 5th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER 2011). April 27, 2011 - May 1, 2011.: IEEE, April 2011. Full Text
  - Kolambkar, YM, Boerckel, JD, Dupont, KM, Bajin, M, Huebsch, N, Mooney, DJ, Bellamkonda, RV, Garcia, AJ, Hutmacher, DW, and Guldberg, RE. "Electrospun nanofibers meshes for the repair of bone defects." December 1, 2010.
  - Guo, L, Clements, IP, Li, D, Bellamkonda, RV, and DeWeerth, SP. "A conformable microelectrode array (cMEA) with integrated electronics for peripheral nerve interfacing." 2010 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS). November 3, 2010 - November 5, 2010.: IEEE, November 2010. Full Text
  - Karathanasis, E, Chan, L, Balusu, S, Annapragada, A, Sechopoulos, I, and Bellamkonda, R. "Novel multifunctional nanocarriers for imaging and therapy enable live monitoring of chemotherapy in a rat breast tumor." December 1, 2008.
  - Karathanasis, E, Sechopoulos, I, Annapragada, A, and Bellamkonda, R. "An imaging nanoprobe predicts the outcome of chemotherapy." December 1, 2008.
  - Guldberg, RE, Oest, ME, Lin, ASP, Dupont, KM, Peister, A, Bellamkonda, RV, Mooney, DJ, Schwarz, EM, Zhang, X, and O'Keefe, RJ. "Strategies for segmental bone repair." December 1, 2007.
  - Clements, IP, Kim, Y-T, Andreasen, D, and Bellamkonda, RV. "A regenerative electrode scaffold for peripheral nerve interfacing." 2007 3rd International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering. May 2, 2007 - May 5, 2007.: IEEE, May 2007. Full Text
  - McConnell, GC, Schneider, TM, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Acute spatiotemporal changes in neuronal density surrounding microelectrode arrays implanted in rat motor cortex." 2007 3rd International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering. May 2, 2007 - May 5, 2007.: IEEE, May 2007. Full Text
  - Dodla, MC, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Anisotropic scaffolds facilitate enhanced neurite extension in vitro." August 2006. Full Text
  - Cheung, K, Zhong, Y, Renaud, P, and Bellamkonda, R. "Comparison of tissue reaction to implanted polyimide and silicon microelectrode arrays." September 1, 2005.
  - Patz, TM, Doraiswamy, A, Narayan, RJ, Menegazzo, N, Kranz, C, Mizakoff, B, Zhong, Y, Bellamkonda, R, Modi, R, and Chrisey, DB. "Matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation of dexamethasone thin films." June 20, 2005.
  - Gilbert, RJ, and Bellamkonda, RV. "A tissue engineering approach in understanding regenerative failure in the central nervous system." December 1, 2004.
  - Saul, JM, Annapragada, A, Natarajan, JV, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Differential delivery of liposomal doxorubicin to cells via the folate receptor in vitro." December 1, 2004.
  - Yu, X, Balgude, A, and Bellamkonda, RV. "Hydrogel based three-dimensional scaffolds for nerve regeneration." December 1, 1999.
  - Fine, EG, Valentini, RF, Bellamkonda, R, and Aebischer, P. "Enhanced peripheral nerve regeneration through piezoelectric copolymer guidance channels in adult rats." January 1, 1991.
  - Zhong, Y, McConnell, GC, Ross, JD, DeWeerth, SP, and Bellamkonda, RV. "A Novel Dexamethasone-releasing, Anti-inflammatory Coating for Neural Implants(Accepted)." 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005..: IEEE,. Full Text
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