• K.J. Stegman, S. Djurickovic, N. Dechev, “In Vivo Estimation of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendon Displacement with Speckle Tracking on 2-D Ultrasound Images Using Laplacian, Gaussian and Rayleigh Techniques,” Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Dec 2013.
• K. Sakaki, H. Esmaeilsabzali, S. Massah, G. G. Prefontaine, N. Dechev, R.D. Burke, and E.J. Park, “Localized, Macromolecular Transport for Thin, Adherent, Single Cells Via an Automated, Single Cell Electroporation Biomanipulator,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 60, No. 11, pp. 3113, Nov 2013.
• K.J. Stegman, E.J. Park and N. Dechev, “Doppler Ultrasound-Based Measurement of Tendon Velocity and Displacement for Application Toward Detecting User-Intended Motion,” Journal of Engineering In Medicine, Proceedings of Instit. of Mechanical Engineers, Part H, Vol. 226, No. 7, pp. 536-547, July 2012.
• K. Sakaki, H. Esmaeilsabzali, N. Dechev, R.D. Burke, and E.J. Park, “A Generalized Tip-Membrane Contact Detection Algorithm for Automated Single Cell Electroporation using Statistical Process Control”, IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 2, April 2012.
• H. Esmaeilsabzali, K. Sakaki, N. Dechev, R.D. Burke, and E.J. Park, “Machine Vision-Based Localization of Nucleic and Cytoplasmic Injection Sites on Low-Contrast Adherent Cells”, Medical & Biological Engineering & Comp., Vol. 50, Issue 1, pp. 11 – 21, Jan 2012.
• K. Sakaki, I. G. Foulds, W. Liu, R.D. Burke, N. Dechev and E.J. Park, “RoboSCell: An automated single cell arraying and analysis instrument,” Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 11, No. 5, Oct 2009.
• K. Sakaki, N. Dechev, R.D. Burke, and E.J. Park, “Development of an Autonomous Biological Cell Manipulator with Single-Cell Electroporation and Visual Servoing Capabilities”, IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 56, No. 8, pp. 2064-2074, August 2009.
• W. Liu, N. Dechev, I.G. Foulds, R.D. Burke, A. Parameswaran, and E.J. Park, “A Novel Permalloy Based Magnetic Single Cell Micro Array,” Lab on a Chip, Vol. 9, No. 16, pp. 2381 – 2390, 2009.
• M.A. Basha, N. Dechev, S. Safavi-Naeini, and S. Chadhuri, “A Scalable 1xN Optical MEMS Switch Architecture Utilizing A Microassembled Rotating Micromirror”, IEEE J. of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 336 – 347, Mar 2007.
• N. Dechev, W.L. Cleghorn, J.K. Mills, “Microassembly of 3D Microstructures Using a Compliant, Passive Microgripper”, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 176 – 189, 2004.
• N. Dechev, W.L. Cleghorn, and S. Naumann, “Multiple Finger, Passive Adaptive Grasp Prosthetic Hand”, Journal of Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 36, No. 10, pp. 1157 – 1173, 2001.
• N. Dechev, “Robotic Microasembly of 3D MEMS Structures,” in Robotic Micro-Assembly, Editors: M. Gauthier, S. Regnier, Chapter 6, ISBN: 9780470484173, John Wiley, pp. 225 – 248, 2009.
• K.J. Stegman, S. Djurickovic, and N. Dechev, “Tissue Displacement Estimation by Ultrasound Speckle Tracking,” US Provisional Patent Application, Filed on Jun 27, 2013.
• K.J. Stegman and N. Dechev, “Ultrasound System for Real-Time Tracking of Multiple, In-Vivo Structures,” US Patent Application #14/058,022, Filed on Oct 18, 2013.
• B. Birch, E. Haslam, I. Heerah, N. Dechev, and E.J. Park, “Continuous Passive and Active MotionDevice and Method for Hand Rehabilitation,” US Patent Application #20100042023, Filed on Aug 11, 2009.
• H. Esmaeilsabzali, K. Sakaki, N. Dechev, R.D. Burke, and E.J. Park, “A Machine Vision Framework for Automated Localization of Microinjection Sites on Low-Contrast Single Adherent Cells”, ICIAR2011 conference paper, Springer LNCS vol. 6754, pp. 12 – 20, 2011.
• K.J. Stegman, N. Dechev, E.J. Park, and R. Podhorodeski, “Measurement of Tendon Excursion Using an Audio-Based Fourier Technique with Pulsed-Wave Doppler Ultrasound,” Proc. of the ASME 2010 Int. Mech. Eng. Congress and Expo., IMECE2010, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Nov. 12 – 18, 2010.
• K.J. Stegman, N. Dechev, and E.J. Park, “An Algorithm for Accessing and Processing Doppler-Shifted Signals from a Com. Ultrasound Machine,” Proc. of the CSME Forum 2010, Victoria, Canada, June 7 – 9, 2010.
• B. Birch, N. Dechev, E.J. Park and E. Haslam, “Development of a Hand Rehab. Device for Continuous passive motion and Active Resistance,” Proc. of the CSME Forum 2010, Victoria, Canada, June 7 – 9, 2010.
• M.A. Basha, N. Dechev, S. Safavi-Naeini, and S. K. Chaudhuri, “A Novel Free-Space MEMS-Based Variable Optical Delay Line,” Proc. SPIE Photonics West: MOEMS and Mini. Sys. IX, Vol. 7594, Feb 16, 2010.
• W. Liu, N. Dechev, S.-W. Lee, I.G. Foulds, A.M. Parameswaran, R.D. Burke, and E.J. Park, “Development of a Magnetic Single Cell Micro Array,” Proc. of the 30th Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference, IMBC’08, Vancouver, Canada, August 20 – 24, 2008.
• B. Birch, E. Haslam, I. Heerah, N. Dechev, and E.J. Park, “Design of a Continuous Passive and Active Motion Device for Hand Rehabilitation,” Proc. of the 30th Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference, IMBC’08, Vancouver, Canada, August 20 – 24, 2008.
• K. Sakaki, N. Dechev, R.D. Burke, E.J. Park, “Development of a Five Degree-of-Freedom Biomanipulator for Autonomous Single Cell Electroporation”, Proc. of IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Sys, IROS 2007, San Diego, California, Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2007.
• M.A. Basha, N. Dechev, S. Safavi-Naeini, and S. K. Chaudhuri, “Improved Design of Large 3-D Micromirrors for Microassembly into Optical MEMS Cross-Connect,” Proc. of SPIE: Optomechatronic Micro/Nano Devices and Components III, Vol. 6717, Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct 8 – 10, 2007.
• N. Dechev, M. A. Basha, S. Chaudhuri, and S. Safavi-Naeini, “Microassembly of 3D Micro-mirrors as Building Elements for Optical MEMS Switching”, Proc. of SPIE Optics E. 2006, Vol. 6376, Boston, MA, 2006.
• M.A. Basha, N. Dechev, S. Chaudhuri, and S. Safavi-Naeini, “Digital Optical 1xN MEMS Switch Utilizing Microassembled Rotating Micromirror,” Proc. of IEEE Optical MEMS and Their Applications Conference 2006, Big Sky, Montana, August 21 – 24, 2006.
• N. Dechev, L. Ren, W. Liu, W.L. Cleghorn and J.K. Mills, “Development of a 6 Degree of Freedom Robotic Micromanipulator for Use in 3D MEMS Microassembly,” Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2006), Orlando, Florida, May 15 – 19, 2006.
• N. Dechev, W.L. Cleghorn, J.K. Mills, “Design of Grasping Interface for Microgrippers and Micro-Parts Used in the Microassembly of MEMS”, Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Acquisition, Hong Kong and Macau, China, June 27 – July 3, 2005.