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Nonlinear Adaptive Optimal Controller Design for Anti-Angiogenic Tumor Treatment by Nath, Nitendra, Kil, Irfan, Hasirci, Ugur, Groff, Richard E, Burg, Timothy C

“…Angiogenesis is an important process in tumor growth as it represents the regime when the tumor recruits blood vessels from the surrounding tissue to support…”
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Salient haptic skills trainer: initial validation of a novel simulator for training force-based laparoscopic surgical skills by Singapogu, Ravikiran B., DuBose, Sarah, Long, Lindsay O., Smith, Dane E., Burg, Timothy C., Pagano, Christopher C., Burg, Karen J. L.

“…Background There is an increasing need for efficient training simulators to teach advanced laparoscopic skills beyond those imparted by a box trainer. In…”
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Objective Differentiation of Force-Based Laparoscopic Skills Using a Novel Haptic Simulator by Singapogu, Ravikiran B., PhD, Smith, Dane E., MD, FACS, Long, Lindsay O., MS, Burg, Timothy C., PhD, Pagano, Christopher C., PhD, Burg, Karen J.L., PhD

“…Background There is a growing need for effective surgical simulators to train the novice resident with a core skill set that can be later used in advanced…”
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Learning to perceive haptic distance-to-break in the presence of friction by Altenhoff, Bliss M, Pagano, Christopher C, Kil, Irfan, Burg, Timothy C

“…Two experiments employed attunement and calibration training to investigate whether observers are able to identify material break points in compliant materials…”
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Characterizing the effects of cell settling on bioprinter output by Pepper, Matthew E, Seshadri, Vidya, Burg, Timothy C, Burg, Karen J L, Groff, Richard E

“…The time variation in bioprinter output, i.e. the number of cells per printed drop, was studied over the length of a typical printing experiment. This…”
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Development of an automated algorithm for tracking and quantifying Barnacle cyprid settlement behavior by Pradhan, Ninad N., Gohad, Neeraj V., Orihuela, Beatriz, Burg, Timothy C., Birchfield, Stanley T., Rittschof, Dan, Mount, Andrew S.

“…Research focused on the development of environmentally benign antifouling technologies, novel coatings, and surfaces requires new tools for quickly and…”
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Surgeon’s Perception of Soft Tissue Constraints and Distance-to-Break in a Simulated Minimally Invasive Surgery Task by Long, Lindsay O., Pagano, Chris C., Singapogu, Ravikiran B., Burg, Timothy C.

“…Accurately perceiving biomechanical properties of tissues is imperative for minimizing tissue trauma and preventable injuries in minimally invasive surgery…”
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Simulator-Based Assessment of Haptic Surgical Skill: A Comparative Study by Singapogu, Ravikiran B., Long, Lindsay O., Smith, Dane E., Burg, Timothy C., Pagano, Christopher C., Prabhu, Varun V., Burg, Karen J. L.

“…The aim of this study was to examine if the forces applied by users of a haptic simulator could be used to distinguish expert surgeons from novices. Seven…”
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A haptic simulator to increase laparoscopic force application sensitivity by Long, Lindsay O, Singapogu, Ravikiran B, Arcese, Giovannina, Smith, Dane E, Burg, Timothy C, Pagano, Christopher C, Burg, Karen J L

“…Laparoscopic surgery demands perceptual-motor skills that are fundamentally different from open surgery, and laparoscopists must be adept at perceiving tissue…”
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Haptic Perception of Distance-To-Break for Compliant Tissues in a Surgical Simulator by Long, Lindsay O., Hartman, Leah S., Pagano, Christopher C., Kil, Irfan, Singapogu, Joseph, Burg, Timothy C.

“…In minimally invasive surgery (MIS), it is critical to have the ability to accurately interpret haptic information and apply appropriate force magnitudes onto…”
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Endovascular seldinger needle placement: a simulator for examining haptic skills by Singapogu, Ravikiran B, Kerr, Charles M, Eidt, John F, Pagano, Christopher C, Burg, Timothy C, Smith, Dane E, Burg, Karen J L

“…In this work, we develop an affordable haptic simulator for examining haptic skills required for endovascular Seldinger needle placement…”
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Assessing surgeon and novice force skill on a haptic stiffness simulator for laparoscopic surgery by Singapogu, Ravikiran B, Smith, Dane E, Altenhoff, Bliss M, Long, Lindsay O, Prabhu, Varun V, Pagano, Christopher C, Burg, Timothy C, Burg, Karen J K L

“…Though several simulators and training methods are available for basic laparoscopic skills, few have addressed force-based skills. In this work, we discuss a…”
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Perceptual metrics: towards better methods for assessing realism in laparoscopic simulators by Singapogu, Ravikiran B, Pagano, Christopher C, Burg, Timothy C, Burg, Karen J K L

“…This work proposes a novel class of metrics for assessing haptic realism in laparoscopic surgical simulators. Results from a proposed perceptual metric are…”
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Role of haptic feedback in a basic laparoscopic task requiring hand-eye coordination by Singapogu, Ravikiran B, Pagano, Christopher C, Burg, Timothy C, Burg, Karen J K L, Prabhu, Varun V

“…This work discusses the role and importance of haptic feedback and simulator training for simple laparoscopic tasks akin to the FLS peg-transfer task. Results…”
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Haptic tasks for physical laparoscopic ("Box") trainers to differentiate surgeon skill by Singapogu, Ravikiran B, Smith, Dane E, Altenhoff, Bliss M, Long, Lindsay O, Bontreger, Ryan, Pagano, Christopher C, Burg, Timothy C, Burg, Karen J K L

“…In this work, we present four tasks, primarily testing haptic laparoscopic skill that can be simulated in a conventional box trainer. Results from examining…”
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Comparative study of haptic training versus visual training for kinesthetic navigation tasks by Singapogu, Ravikiran B, Sander, Samuel T, Burg, Timothy C, Cobb, William S

“…Kinesthetic motion appears in tasks ranging from minimally invasive surgical procedures to patient rehabilitation. In this work, a comparative study is…”
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A real-time adaptive oxygen transfer rate estimator for metabolism tracking in escherichia coli cultures by Li Wang, Pepper, Matthew E., Padmakumar, Ajay, Burg, Timothy C., Harcum, Sarah W., Groff, Richard E.

“…Oxygen transfer rate (OTR) is the most significant signal for aerobic bioprocess control, since most microbic metabolic activity relies on oxygen consumption…”
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A CMI (Cell metabolic indicator)-based controller for achieving high growth rate Escherichia coli cultures by Pepper, Matthew E., Li Wang, Padmakumar, Ajay, Burg, Timothy C., Harcum, Sarah W., Groff, Richard E.

“…A large fraction of biopharmaceuticals are produced in Escherichia coli, where each new product and strain currently requires a high degree of growth…”
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Nonlinear control of electric machinery: Darren M. Dawson, Jun Hu, Timothy C. Burg by Dawson, D. M, Hu, Jun, Burg, Timothy C

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Perceptually salient haptic rendering for enhancing kinesthetic perception in virtual environments by Singapogu, Ravikiran B., Pagano, Christopher C., Burg, Timothy C., Dorn, Paul G., Zacharia, Ron, Lee, DongBin

“…Kinesthetic or dynamic touch involves the use of muscle sensitivity to perceive mechanical properties of objects that are gripped in the hand and wielded in…”
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