Publications
Articles, Conference Papers and Book Chapters
2024
Complex assemblies of colloidal microparticles with compliant DNA linkers and magnetic actuation. Taryn Imamura, Utku M. Sonmez, Matthew Travers, Sarah Bergbreiter and Rebecca E. Taylor. Submitted. 2024.
Generative design-enabled exploration of wireframe DNA origami nanostructures. A.J. Vetturini, Jonathan Cagan and Rebecca E. Taylor. Submitted. 2024.
An Improved Shape Annealing Algorithm for the Generation of Coated Deoxyribonucleic Acid Origami Nanostructures. Bolutito Babatunde, Jonathan Cagan and Rebecca E. Taylor. Journal of Mechanical Design. 146(5):051708, 2024.
Note: Special issue of selected papers from IDETC 2023
Note: Special issue of selected papers from IDETC 2023
Scientific Discovery at the Press of a Button: Navigating Emerging Cloud Laboratory Technology. D. Sebastian Arias and Rebecca E. Taylor. Advanced Materials Technologies. 2024.
Cell–Surface Binding of DNA Nanostructures for Enhanced Intracellular and Intranuclear Delivery. Weitao* Wang, Bhavya* Chopra, Vismaya* Walawalkar, Zijuan Liang, Rebekah Adams, Markus Deserno, Xi Ren and Rebecca E. Taylor. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16:15783-15797, 2024.
Capacitance measurements for assessing DNA origami nanostructures. Vismaya* Walawalkar, Sakibur* Sajal, Yann Gilpin, Marc Dandin and Rebecca E. Taylor. bioRxiv. 2024.
2023
Towards CMOS Capacitance Sensors for DNA Origami Characterization. Sakibur Rahman Sajal, Kai-Chun Lin, Vismaya Walawalkar, Fahimeh Dehghandehnavi, Rebecca E. Taylor and Marc Dandin. IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). 2023.
Buoyant magnetic milliswimmers reveal design rules for optimizing microswimmer performance. Emma Benjaminson*, Taryn Imamura*, Aria Lorenz, Sarah Bergbreiter, Matthew J. Travers and Rebecca E. Taylor. Nanoscale. 15:14175 - 14188, 2023.
Fabrication and characterization of polycarbonate substrates for high yield assembly of multicomponent biohybrid microrobots. Taryn Imamura, Utku M. Sonmez, Matthew Travers, Sarah Bergbreiter and Rebecca E. Taylor. 22nd Intl Conf. Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS), 25-29 June 2023, Kyoto, Japan. 2023.
Characterization of neural mechanotransduction response in human traumatic brain injury organoid model. Susana M. Beltrán, Justin Bobo, Ahmed Habib, Chowdari Kodavali, Lincoln Edwards, Priyadarshini Mamindla, Rebecca E. Taylor, Philip R. LeDuc and Pascal O. Zinn. Scientific Reports. 13:13536, 2023.
Synthetic cell armor made of DNA origami. Weitao Wang, Peter R. Hayes, Xi Ren and Rebecca E. Taylor. Nano Letters. 2023.
Note: A highlight about this article was published by Nature: DNA origami provides a stout armour for cells
Note: A highlight about this article was published by Nature: DNA origami provides a stout armour for cells
Modular, articulated models of DNA and peptide nucleic acids for nanotechnology education. Caleigh Goodwin-Schoen and Rebecca E. Taylor. The Biophysicist. 2023.
2022
DNA origami−platelet adducts: nanoconstruct binding without platelet activation. Yana Roka-Moiia*, Vismaya Walawalkar*, Ying Liu, Joseph E. Italiano, Marvin J. Slepian and Rebecca E. Taylor. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 33(7):1295-1310, 2022.
Engineering pro-angiogenic biomaterials via chemoselective extracellular vesicle immobilization. Yunhui Xing, Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni, Weitao Wang, Rebecca E. Taylor, Phil G. Campbell and Xi Ren. Biomaterials. 281:121357, 2022.
2021
Rapid self-assembly of γPNA nanofibers at constant temperature. Sriram Kumar, Isha Dhami, Shivaji Thadke, Danith H. Ly and Rebecca E. Taylor. Biopolymers. 112(11):e23463, 2021.
Note: This paper was selected for the March 2022 Women in Polymer Science Virtual Issue in The Journal of Polymer Science.
Note: This paper was selected for the March 2022 Women in Polymer Science Virtual Issue in The Journal of Polymer Science.
Accessing and Assessing the Cell-Surface Glycocalyx Using DNA Origami. Piyumi Wijesekara*, Ying Liu*, Weitao Wang, Elizabeth K. Johnston, Mara L.G. Sullivan, Rebecca E. Taylor and Xi Ren. Nano Letters. 21(11):4765--4773, 2021.
The effects of overhang placement and multivalency on cell labeling by DNA origami. Ying Liu*, Piyumi Wijesekara*, Sriram Kumar, Weitao Wang, Xi Ren and Rebecca E. Taylor. Nanoscale. 13:6819-6828, 2021.
Note: Published in the Nanoscale 2021 Emerging Investigators issue. Also published in the web collection Celebrating International Women's Day 2023: Women in Nanoscience.
Note: Published in the Nanoscale 2021 Emerging Investigators issue. Also published in the web collection Celebrating International Women's Day 2023: Women in Nanoscience.
Generating DNA Origami Nanostructures through Shape Annealing. Bolutito Babatunde, D. Sebastian Arias, Jonathan Cagan and Rebecca E. Taylor. Applied Sciences. 11(7), 2021.
2020
Emerging applications at the interface of DNA nanotechnology and cellular membranes: Perspectives from biology, engineering, and physics. Weitao Wang*, D. Sebastian Arias*, Markus Deserno, Xi Ren and Rebecca E. Taylor. APL Bioengineering. 4(4):041507, 2020.
Note: Selected by the Editors of APL Bioengineering as one of the journal's best and promoted as a Featured Article.
Note: Selected by the Editors of APL Bioengineering as one of the journal's best and promoted as a Featured Article.
Steering Magnetic Robots in Two Axes with One Pair of Maxwell Coils. Emma Benjaminson, Matt J. Travers and Rebecca E. Taylor. Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 2020.
Lamin microaggregates lead to altered mechanotransmission in progerin-expressing cells. Brooke E. Danielsson, Katie V. Tieu, Kranthidhar Bathula, Travis J. Armiger, Pragna S. Vellala, Rebecca E. Taylor, Kris Noel Dahl and Daniel E. Conway. Nucleus. 11(1):194-204, 2020.
A Customizable DNA and Microsphere-Based, Magnetically Actuated Microswimmer. I. M. Harmatz, M. J. Travers and R. E. Taylor. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 29(5):1-6, 2020.
Self-Assembly of Gamma-Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids into Complex Nanostructures in Organic Solvent Mixtures. Sriram Kumar, Ying Liu and Rebecca E. Taylor. JoVE. (160):e61351, 2020.
Modular self-assembly of gamma-modified peptide nucleic acids in organic solvent mixtures. Sriram Kumar, Alexander Pearse, Ying Liu and Rebecca E. Taylor. Nature Communications. 11(1):2960, 2020.
Extending the Capabilities of Molecular Force Sensors via DNA Nanotechnology. Susana M. Beltrán, Marvin J. Slepian and Rebecca E. Taylor. Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering. 48(2), 2020.
Polycarbonate Heat Molding for Soft Lithography. Utku M. Sonmez, Stephen Coyle, Rebecca E. Taylor and Philip R. LeDuc. Small. pp. 2000241, 2020.
Cell Penetrating Peptides, Novel Vectors for Gene Therapy. Rebecca E. Taylor and Maliha Zahid. Pharmaceutics. 12(3):225, 2020.
2019
Vitro: Designing a Voice Assistant for the Scientific Lab Workplace. Julia Cambre, Ying Liu, Rebecca E. Taylor and Chinmay Kulkarni. Proceedings of the 2019 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, San Diego, CA. pp. 1531-1542, 2019.
2018
Mix and Match Nanobiosensor Design: Logical and Spatial Programming of Biosensors using Self-assembled DNA Nanostructures. Ying Liu*, Sriram Kumar* and Rebecca E. Taylor. WIREs: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology. 2018.
2016
Multi-dimensional structure function relationships in human β-cardiac myosin from population scale genetic variation.. Julian R. Homburger, Eric M. Green, Colleen Caleshu, Margaret Sunitha, Rebecca E. Taylor, Kathleen M. Ruppel, Raghu Metpally, Steven D. Colan, Michelle Michels, Sharlene Day, Iacopo Olivotto, Carlos D. Bustamante, Frederick Dewey, Carolyn Ho, James A. Spudich and Euan A. Ashley. PNAS. 113(24):6701-6706, 2016.
Effects of hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy mutations on power output by human β-cardiac myosin. James A. Spudich, Tural Aksel, Sadie R. Bartholomew, Suman Nag, Masataka Kawana, Elizabeth Choe Yu, Saswata S. Sarkar, Jongmin Sung, Ruth F. Sommese, Shirley Sutton, Carol Cho, Arjun S. Adhikari, Rebecca E. Taylor, Chao Liu, Darshan Trivedi and Kathleen M. Ruppel. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219(2):161-167, 2016.
2015
Oxidation stiffening of PDMS microposts. Joo Yong Sim, Rebecca E. Taylor, Tom Larsen and Beth L. Pruitt. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 3:17 - 23, 2015.
Mechanical coordination in motor ensembles revealed using engineered artificial myosin filaments. Rizal F. Hariadi, Ruth F. Sommese, Arjun S. Adhikari, Rebecca E. Taylor, Shirley Sutton, James A. Spudich and Sivaraj Sivaramakrishnan. Nature Nanotechnology. 10(8):696-700, 2015.
2013
Planar patterned stretchable electrode arrays based on flexible printed circuits. Rebecca E. Taylor, Chris M. Boyce, Mary C. Boyce and Beth L. Pruitt. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 23(10):105004, 2013.
Sacrificial layer technique for axial force post assay of immature cardiomyocytes. Rebecca E. Taylor, Keekyoung Kim, Ning Sun, Sung-Jin Park, Joo Yong Sim, Giovanni Fajardo, Daniel Bernstein, Joseph C. Wu and Beth L. Pruitt. Biomedical Microdevices. 15(1):171-181, 2013.
2012
Computational modeling of bone density profiles in response to gait: a subject-specific approach. Henry Pang, Abhishek P. Shiwalkar, Chris M. Madormo, Rebecca E. Taylor, Thomas P. Andriacchi and Ellen Kuhl. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 11(3):379-390, 2012.
2011
Tools for Studying Biomechanical Interactions in Cells. Rebecca E. Taylor, Vikram Mukundan and Beth L. Pruitt. In book: "Mechanobiology of Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix Interactions" with editors: Wagoner Johnson, A. and Harley, A.C. Brendan. Boston, MA. pp. 233-265, 2011.
Stretchable microelectrode array using room-temperature liquid alloy interconnects. Pinghung Wei, Rebecca E. Taylor, Zhenwen Ding, Cindy Chung, Oscar J. Abilez, Gadryn Higgs, Beth L. Pruitt and Babak Ziaie. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 21(5):054015, 2011.
Calibrated micropost arrays for biomechanical characterisation of cardiomyocytes. Keekyoung Kim, Rebecca E. Taylor, Joo Yong Sim, Sung-Jin Park, James Norman, Giovanni Fajardo, Daniel Bernstein and Beth L. Pruitt. IET Micro Nano Letters. 6(5):317-322, 2011.
2009
The phenomenon of twisted growth: humeral torsion in dominant arms of high performance tennis players. Rebecca E. Taylor, Chunhua Zheng, Ryan P. Jackson, Joseph C. Doll, Julia C. Chen, Katherine R.S. Holzbaur, Thor Besier and Ellen Kuhl. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 12(1):83-93, 2009.
Nano and the Future of Endovascular Medicine. Rebecca E. Taylor, James J. Norman, Chelsey Simmons, Oscar Abilez, Christopher Zarins and Beth L. Pruitt. Endovascular Today. 3:27-31, 2009.
Conference Posters and Presentations
2024
- Synthetic condensates of DNA origami induce membrane heterogeneity and phase separation. Weitao Wang, Xi Ren and Rebecca E. Taylor. Biophysical Society Meeting 2024, Philadelphia, PA. 2024.
- Novel Non-Linear DNA Origami Lever: Beyond Conventional Origami Design. D. Sebastian AriasRoldan and Rebecca E. Taylor. Biophysical Society Meeting 2024, Philadelphia, PA. 2024.
2023
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An Improved Shape Annealing Algorithm for the Generation of Coated DNA Origami Nanostructures. Bolutito Babatunde, Jonathan Cagan and Rebecca E. Taylor. International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 3B: 49th Design Automation Conference (DAC):V03BT03A009, 2023.
- Bayesian Optimization-Driven Data Collection Strategy for Modeling Yield of Modular DNA Origami Assembly. Anuhya Edupuganti, Indranil Sinha, Matthew Travers and Rebecca E. Taylor. 2nd IACM MMLDE-CSET, El Paso, TX, September 2023. 2023.
- Towards a graph neural network capable of realistically predicting DNA nanostructure equilibrium dynamics. Emma Benjaminson, Bolutito Babatunde, Jonathan Cagan and Rebecca E. Taylor. 2nd IACM MMLDE-CSET, El Paso, TX, September 2023. 2023.
- Engineering uptake and expression using DNA origami nanocarriers with lung-targeting peptides. Zijuan Liang*, Sanjay Mishra*, Isabella Ferranti, D. Sebastian Arias, Maliha ZahidMD, Eric Goetzman and Rebecca E. Taylor. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Research Conference, Big Sky, MT, June 2023. 2023.
- A Spiral Approach to Teaching Mechanics. Rebecca E. Taylor, Paul Steif, Christopher McComb, Rahul Panat, Joanna Wolfe, Mark Bedillion, Allen Robinson and Jonathan Cagan. MEED 2023: ASME Mechanical Engineering Education Summit, 23-25 March 2023, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2023.
- Fabrication and characterization of polycarbonate substrates for high yield assembly of multicomponent biohybrid microrobots. Taryn Imamura, Utku M. Sonmez, Matthew Travers, Sarah Bergbreiter and Rebecca E. Taylor. 22nd Intl Conf. Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS), 25-29 June 2023, Kyoto, Japan. 2023.
- Membrane binding-assisted cellular uptake of DNA nanostructures. Weitao Wang*, Bhavya Chopra*, Vismaya Walawalkar*, Zijuan Liang, Rebekah Adams, Markus Deserno, Xi Ren and Rebecca E. Taylor. FNANO22: 20th Annual Conference Foundations of Nanoscience. 2023.
- Capacitive measurements for rapid and affordable characterization of DNA origami nanostructures. Vismaya Walawalkar*, Md Sakibur Sajal*, Yann Gilpin, Marc Dandin and Rebecca E. Taylor. FNANO22: 20th Annual Conference Foundations of Nanoscience. 2023.
- Serum-resistant gammaPNA nanostructures formed using parallel and anti- parallel binding. Manoj Gupta and Rebecca E. Taylor. FNANO22: 20th Annual Conference Foundations of Nanoscience. 2023.
2022
- DNA Nanostructures for Mechanosensation. Susana M. Beltrán, Weitao Wang, Alan J.H. McGaughey, Philip R. LeDuc and Rebecca E. Taylor. Society of Engineering Science Annual Technical Meeting (SES2022). 2022.
- A refined shape annealing algorithm for the optimal generation of DNA origami designs. Bolutito Babatunde, Jonathan Cagan and Rebecca E. Taylor. 28th International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming (DNA28). 2022.
- A refined shape annealing algorithm for the optimal generation of DNA origami designs. Vismaya Walawalkar, Yana Roka-Moiia, Ying Liu, Marvin J. Slepian and Rebecca E. Taylor. FNANO22: 19th Annual Conference Foundations of Nanoscience. 2022.
- A DNA origami nanoshell stabilizes cellular membranes. Weitao Wang, Peter R. Hayes, Xi Ren and Rebecca E. Taylor. FNANO22: 19th Annual Conference Foundations of Nanoscience. 2022.
- Mechanical stimulation of cerebral organoids toward understanding human neural response. SM Beltran, C Kodavali, J Bobo, RE Taylor, L Edwards, PR LeDuc and PO Zinn. Biophysical Journal. 121(3):493a, 2022.
2021
- Development of DNA-based Shear Nanosensor: Human Platelets Bind DNA Origami via Chol-ssDNA. Vismaya Walawalkar, Yana Roka-Moiia, Ying Liu, Marvin J. Slepian and Rebecca E. Taylor. Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting (Poster presentation), Orlando, FL. 2021.
- Magnetic Field Actuation and Control of Customizable, Low Reynolds Number Magnetic Micro Swimmers. Taryn Imamura, Sarah Bergbreiter, Matthew Travers and Rebecca E. Taylor. ICRA2021 workshop on micro-nano swarm robotics (Oral presentation). 2021.
- A formal approach for automated generation of DNA origami designs. Bolutito Babatunde, D. Sebastian Arias, Jonathan Cagan and Rebecca E. Taylor. Foundations of Nanoscience: Self-Assembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO Oral Presentation). pp. 37-38, 2021.
- The Effects of Overhang Placement and Multivalency on Cell Labeling by DNA Origami. Ying Liu, Piyumi Wikesekara, Weitao Wang, Xi Ren and Rebecca E. Taylor. Foundations of Nanoscience: Self-Assembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO Oral Presentation). pp. 25, 2021.
2020
- Self-assembly of nanotubes from distinct gamma-modified peptide nucleic acid oligomers in organic solvent solutions. Sriram Kumar, Alexander Pearse, Ying Liu and Rebecca E. Taylor. Foundations of Nanoscience: Self-Assembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO). pp. 9-10, 2020.
- DNA Nanostructures for Mechanosensation. Susana M. Beltrán, Weitao Wang, Alan J.H. McGaughey, Philip R. LeDuc and Rebecca E. Taylor. Society of Engineering Science Annual Technical Meeting (SES2022). 2020.
- Accessing And Assessing The Cell-Surface Glycocalyx Using DNA Origami Nanotiles. Piyumi Wijesekara, Ying Liu, Elizabeth Johnston, Xi Ren and Rebecca E. Taylor. Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society (virtual). 2020.
- Tunable Targeted Cell Labeling with DNA Origami by Different Geometry. Ying Liu, Piyumi Wijesekara, Xi Ren and Rebecca E. Taylor. Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society (virtual). 2020.
- Predicting Nanorobot Shapes via Generative Models. Emma Benjaminson, Rebecca E. Taylor and Matthew J. Travers. NeurIPS: Thirty-fourth Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems. 2020.
- Designing, Simulating, and Testing Nano-Scale DNA Shear Sensor. Ying Liu, Charlotte Andreasen and Rebecca E. Taylor. 9th Bio-Fluid Mechanics and Vascular Mechano-Biology Conference, Tucson, AZ. 2020.
2019
- A Tool to Accelerate Experimentation in the Field of Artificial Microswimmers. Anika Banga, Maya Liu, Rishabh Jain, Matthew Travers and Rebecca E. Taylor. Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Philadelphia, PA. 2019.
- Effective Cross-Sectional Diameters of Ferro- and Superparamagnetic Microswimmers. Annie Chen, Matthew Travers and Rebecca E. Taylor. Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Philadelphia, PA. 2019.
- Optimizing Microswimmer Motion by Tuning Bending Stiffness with DNA Nanotechnology. Emma Benjaminson, Fatima Basit, Daniel Vedova, Jaskaran Siggh Grover, Sriram Kumar, Ying Liu, Mitchell Harmatz, Rachel Sneeringer, Matthew Travers and Rebecca E. Taylor. Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Philadelphia, PA. 2019.
- DNA Nanostructures for Mechanosensation. Susana M. Beltrán, Ying Liu, Philip R. LeDuc and Rebecca E. Taylor. Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Philadelphia, PA. 2019.
2018
- Tuneable Mechanical Response of Twisted DNA Nanotubes Towards Biosensing. Sriram Kumar and Rebecca E. Taylor. AIChE Annual Meeting Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA. 2018.
2017
- Novel Microfabrication Technique of 3D Silicone Structures from Planar Substrate by Tensile Buckling. Paula Arambel, Mitchell Riek and Rebecca E. Taylor. Proceedings of uTAS, Savannah, Georgia, pp. 1623-24.. 2017.
2013
- Stretchable, conformal microelectrode array fabricated with patterned flex circuit technology. Rebecca E. Taylor, Chris M. Boyce, Mary C. Boyce and Beth L. Pruitt. Proceedings of the 2013 Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology Conference, Marina del Ray, CA. 2013.
2011
- Micropost-based Functional Assay of Adult Heart Cells: Does Mechanosensing Limit Force Production?. Rebecca E. Taylor, Alexandre Ribeiro, Giovanni Fajardo, Hedi Razavi, Bernstein and Beth L. Pruitt. Proceedings of MicroTAS, Seattle, WA (51 percent acceptance rate). 2011.
2010
- Self-Assembling Single Cells Across Microposts: First Axial Force Measurements in Immature Cardiomyocytes. Rebecca E. Taylor, Keekyoung Kim and Beth L. Pruitt. Proceedings of Solid State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head, SC, pp. 98-99 (11 percent oral presentations / 44 percent overall acceptance rate). 2010.
2009
- A Stretchable Cell Culture Platform with Embedded Electrode Array. Pinghung Wei, Rebecca E. Taylor, Zhenwhen Ding, Gadryn Higgs, James J. Norman, Beth L. Pruitt and Babak Ziaie. Proceedings of MEMS, Sorrento, Italy, pp. 407-410. (33 percent acceptance rate). 2009.
- Synchronized Mechanical and Electrical Stimulation of Primary Heart Cells with a Stretchable Microelectrode Array. Rebecca E. Taylor, Stephanie J. Lue, Karl Gumerlock, Giovanni Fajardo, Gadryn Higgs, James J. Norman, Pinghung Wei, Zhenwhen Ding, Daniel Bernstein, Ellen Kuhl and Beth L. Pruitt. Proceedings of MEMS in Medicine and Biology, Quebec City, Canada. 2009.
2007
- Pulsatile pressure system for cellular mechanical stimulation. Rebecca E. Taylor, Oscar J. Abilez, Feng Cao, Joseph C. Wu, Chengpei Xu and Beth L. Pruitt. Proceedings of ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Keystone, CO.. 2007.