Publications

2024 Leveraging next-generation materials for cancer neuroscience therapies in the central nervous system
J. D. Bernstock, B. R. Johnston, G. K. Friedman, E. A. Chiocca, R. Langer, S. S. Srinivasan
Nature Review Materials

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2024 An ingestible self-propelling device for intestinal reanimation
S. S. Srinivasan, J. Dosso, H. Huang, G. Selsing, A. Alshareef, J. Kuosmanen, K. Ishida, J. Jenkins, W. A. M. Madani, A. Hayward, G. Traverso
Science Robotics

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Contre les problèmes de ventre, avalez un petit robot !

Constipations, ballonnements, douleurs abdominales… Des chercheurs américains ont développé une méthode innovante pour rétablir le bon fonctionnement de l’intestin.

Oliver Hertel | Le Point

February 28, 2024

2023 A Vibrating Ingestible BioElectronic Stimulator Modulates Gastric Stretch Receptors for Illusory Satiety.
S. S. Srinivasan, A. Alshareef, A. Hwang, C. Bryne, J. Kuosmann, K. Ishida, J. Jenkins, S. Liu, W. A. M. Madani, A. M. Hayward, N. Fabian, G. Traverso
Science Advances

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This Vibrating “Pill” Could Help You Lose Weight

It may be a more cost-effective alternative to popular injectable treatments like Ozempic and Wegovy.

Miriam Fauzia | Inverse

December 22, 2023

Vibrating Pigs Pave the Way to New Obesity Treatment

Pandora Dewan | Newsweek

December 22, 2023

2023 Digitization and access-conscious engineering increase access to prostheses.      
A. Cherian, S. Srinivasan
Nature Bioengineering

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2023 Implantable microdevices for treating brain tumors.      
A. G. Yearley, R. V. Patel, S. E. Blitz, S. Park, A. M. Madinger, J. Li, B. R. Johnston, P. P. Peruzzi, S. Lee, S. S. Srinivasan, J. D. Bernstock
Device

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2023 Patient-Centered Frameworks for Pain Neuromodulation Therapy: Overcoming Commercial and Regulatory Constraints to Optimize Therapy for Neural Interfaces.      
S. S. Srinivasan, A. Venkatasubramanian, R. North, P. Konrad
Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface
2023 Actuated tissue engineered muscle grafts restore functional mobility after volumetric muscle loss.      
E. Rousseau, R. Raman, T. Tamir, A. Bu, S. Srinivasan, N. Lynch, R. Langer, F. M. White, M. J. Cima
Biomaterials

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2023 Transplanted ENSCs form functional connections with intestinal smooth muscle and restore colonic motility in nNOS-deficient mice.      
R. Hotta, A. Rahman, S. Bhave, R. Stavely, W. Pan, S. Srinivasan, G. de Couto, L Rodriguez-Borlado, R. Myers, A. J. Burns, A. M. Goldstein
Stem Cell Research & Therapy

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2023 Adaptive conductive electrotherapeutic scaffolds for enhanced peripheral nerve regeneration and stimulation.      
S. S. Srinivasan, L. Gfrerer, P. Karandikar, A. Som, A. Alshareef, S. Liu, H. Higginbotham, K. Ishida, A. Hayward, S. P Kalva, R. Langer, G. Traverso.
Med

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2023 Location-aware ingestible microdevices for wireless monitoring of gastrointestinal dynamics.
S. Sharma, K. Ramadi, N. Poole, S. S. Srinivasan, K. Ishida, J. Kuosmanen, J. Jenkins, F. Aghlmand, M. Swift, M. Shapiro, G. Traverso, A. Emami.
Nature Electronics

Ingestible sensor could help doctors pinpoint GI difficulties

The sensor sends out its location as it moves through the GI tract, revealing where slowdowns in digestion may occur.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

February 13, 2023

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2022 Low-cost gastrointestinal manometry via silicone–liquid-metal pressure transducers resembling a quipu.
K. Nan, S. Babaee, W. W. Chan, J. L. P. Kuosmanen, V. R. Feig, Y. Luo, S. S. Srinivasan, C. M. Patterson, A. M. Jebran, G. Traverso.
Nature Biomedical Engineering

A simple diagnostic tool for gastrointestinal disorders

Inspired by an ancient technology, engineers design a sensor that can measure pressure inside the digestive tract.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

February 13, 2023

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2022 RoboCap: Robotic mucus-clearing capsule for enhanced drug delivery in the gastrointestinal tract.
S. S. Srinivasan, A. Alshareef., A. V. Hwang, J. Kuosmanen, K. Ishida, J. Jenkins, S. Liu, W. A. M. Madani, A. Lopes, J. Morimoto, R. Langer, G. Traverso.
Science Robotics

Ingestible sensor could help doctors pinpoint GI difficulties

A capsule that tunnels through mucus in the GI tract could be used to orally administer large protein drugs such as insulin.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

September 28, 2022

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2022 Agonist-antagonist muscle strain in the residual limb preserves motor control and perception after amputation.
H. Song, E. A. Israel, S. Gutierrez-Arango, A. C. Teng, S. S. Srinivasan, L. E. Freed, H. M. Herr
Communications Medicine

Clinical evaluation of sensorimotor responses and the degree of agonist-antagonist muscle strain (AMS) for participant’s residual limb muscles.

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2022 A cutaneous mechanoneural interface for neuroprosthetic feedback.
S. S. Srinivasan, H. M. Herr
Nature Biomedical Engineering

With her innovation, this engineer wants to restore an amputee’s sense of touch

Shriya Srinivasan’s intriguing research is attracting attention

Anissa Gardizy | Globe Staff

February 15, 2021

Top collegiate inventors awarded 2020 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Students around the country recognized for innovative solutions to better single-use plastic, spacecraft and aircraft fuel gauges, surgery techniques, and more.

Lemelson-MIT Program

April 29, 2020

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2022 Respiratory Care Innovation in Times of Crisis.
S. S. Srinivasan, R. Mondal, K. B. Ramadi
Journal of Emergency Nursing

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2021 Powering implantable and ingestible electronics.
S. Yang, V. Sencadas, S. Sean You, N. Z. Jia, S. S. Srinivasan, H. Huang, A. E. Ahmed, J. Y. Liang, G. Traverso
Advanced Functional Materials

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2021 Magnetomicrometry.
C. R. Taylor, S. S. Srinivasan, S. H. Yeon, M. K. O’Donnell, T. J. Roberts, H. M. Herr
Science Robotics

Magnets could offer better control of prosthetic limbs

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

August 18, 2021

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2021 Pre-emptive Innovation Infrastructure for Medical Emergencies: Accelerating Healthcare Innovation in the Wake of a Global Pandemic.
K. B. Ramadi, S. S. Srinivasan
Frontiers in Digital Health
Pre-emptive innovation pathway incorporating regular periodic challenges that engage all stakeholders throughout.

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2021 A crisis-responsive framework for medical device development applied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
M. Antonini, D. Plana, S. S. Srinivasan, L. Atta, A. Achanta, H. Yang, A. K. Cramer, J. Freake, M. S. Sinha, S. H. Yu, N. R. LeBoeuf, B. Linville-Engler, P. K. Sorger
Frontiers in Digital Health
Traditional and crisis-responsive design framework for medical device development. The crisis-responsive framework places emphasis on repeated design review using input from a broad range of stakeholders, all of whom may face unique constraints due to the pandemic.

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2021 Neural interfacing architecture enables enhanced motor control and residual limb functionality post-amputation.
S. S. Srinivasan, S. Gutierrez-Arango, A. C. Teng, E. Israel, H. Song, Z. K. Bailey, M. J. Carty, L. E. Freed, H. M. Herr
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021 Agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces in above-knee amputation preserve distal joint function and perception.
S. S. Srinivasan, H. M. Herr, T. R. Clites, S. Gutierrez-Arango, A. Teng, L. Beltran, H. Song, E. Israel, M. J. Carty
Annals of Surgery

New amputation procedure offers promise

Jessica Ravitz | CNN

November 22, 2016

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2021 Reinventing extremity amputation in the era of functional limb restoration.
H. M. Herr, T. R. Clites, S. S. Srinivasan, S. G. Talbot, G. A. Dumanian, P. S. Cederna, M. J. Carty
Annals of Surgery

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2020 Agonist-antagonist myoneural interface amputation preserves proprioceptive sensorimotor neurophysiology in lower limbs.
S. S. Srinivasan, G. Tuckute, J. Zou, S. Gutierrez-Arango, H. Song, R. L. Barry, H. M. Herr 
Science Translational Medicine

New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs

Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limb.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

February 15, 2021

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2020 Electroceuticals in the Gastrointestinal Tract.
K. Ramadi, S. S. Srinivasan, G. Traverso
Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Overview of Electroceutical Devices and Therapies

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2020 Pressure based MRI-compatible muscle fascicle length and joint angle estimation.
H. Song, E. Israel, S. S. Srinivasan, H. M. Herr 
Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation
Overview of the Device

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2020 A rapidly deployable individualized system for augmenting ventilator capacity.
S. S. Srinivasan, K. B. Ramadi, F. Vicario, D. Gwynne, A. Hayward, D. Lagier, R. Langer, J. J. Frassica, R. M. Baron, G. Traverso 
Science Translational Medicine

Delivering life-saving oxygen during a pandemic

MIT mechanical engineers have developed technologies to help hospitals around the world provide life-saving oxygen to patients with Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses.

Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering

January 5, 2021

MIT Students’ Project Prana is Bringing Low-Cost Ventilators to India Amid the Covid Crisis

MIT students Shriya Srinivasan and Rajib Mondal’s Project Prana is making multiplex ventilators called iSave that will be priced at Rs 45,000. Made out of Chennai, these ventilators can connect one ventilator to two patients, can be cutomised, and control the parameters as well.

Sindhu Kashyaap | YourStory

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2019 Democratizing innovation through grass-roots entrepreneurship: lessons from efforts to address the opioid epidemic in the United States.
S. S. Srinivasan, K. B. Ramadi, A. Ippolito, R. Atun
BMJ Global Health

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2019 Retinal supplementation augments optogenetic stimulation efficacy in vivo.
S. S. Srinivasan, B. Schelhaas, B. Maimon, H. Song, H. M. Herr
Journal of Neural Engineering

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2019 Caprine models of the agonist-antagonist myoneural interface implemented at the above-and below-knee amputation levels.
T. R. Clites, M. J. Carty, S. S. Srinivasan, S. G. Talbot, R. Brånemark, H. M. Herr
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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2019 Health diplomacy through health entrepreneurship: using hackathons to address Palestinian-Israeli health concerns.
K. B. Ramadi, S. S. Srinivasan, R. Atun
BMJ Global Health

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2019 Polyimide electrode-based electrical stimulation impedes early stage muscle graft regeneration.
S. S. Srinivasan, K. Vyas, M. McAvoy, P. Calvaresi, O. F. Khan, R. Langer, D. G. Anderson, H. M. Herr
Frontiers in Neurology
 Electrode design and surgical implantation 

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2019 Towards functional restoration for persons with limb amputation: A dual-stage implementation of regenerative agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces.
S. S. Srinivasan, M. Diaz, M. Carty, H. M. Herr
Scientific Reports

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2019 Gold Nanoparticle-Based Fluorescent Theranostics for Real-Time Image-Guided Assessment of DNA Damage and Repair.
S. S. Srinivasan, R. Seenivasan, A. Condie, S. L. Gerson, Y. Wang, C. Burda
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

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2018 Closed-loop functional optogenetic stimulation.
S. S. Srinivasan, B. E. Maimon, M. Diaz, H. Song, H. M. Herr; 
Nature Communications

Stimulating Muscles with Light Could Soon Treat Paralysis

Using optogenetics, researchers could precisely steer a mouse’s leg muscles.

Dan Robitzski | Futurism

December 13, 2018

Leg nerves activated by light offer new path to restoring mobility

Using optogenetics, researchers could precisely steer a mouse’s leg muscles.

Becky Ham | MIT Media Lab

December 26, 2018

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2018 The Ewing amputation: The first human implementation of the agonist-antagonist myoneural interface.
T. R. Clites, H. M. Herr, S. S. Srinivasan, A. N. Zorzos, M. J. Carty
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
2018 Optogenetic peripheral nerve immunogenicity.
B. E. Maimon, M. Diaz, E. Revol, A. M. Schneider, B. Leaker, C. E. Varela, S. S. Srinivasan, M. B. Weber, H. M. Herr
Scientific Reports

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2018 Spectrally distinct channelrhodopsins for two-colour optogenetic peripheral nerve stimulation.
B. E. Maimon, K. Sparks, S. S. Srinivasan, A. N. Zorzos, H. M. Herr
Nature Biomedical Engineering
 Optogenetic activation with two unique wavelengths drives opposing ankle movements.

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2018 Design of a precision medication dispenser: Preventing overdose by increasing accuracy and precision of dosage.
S. S. Srinivasan, S. N. R. Kantareddy, E. A. Nkwate, P. Meka, I. Chang, N. C. Hanumara, K. B. Ramadi
Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
Precision Medication Dispenser

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2018 Proprioception from a neurally controlled lower-extremity prosthesis.
T. R. Clites, M. J. Carty, J. B. Ullauri, M. E. Carney, L. M. Mooney, J. Duval, S. S. Srinivasan, H. M. Herr
Science Translational Medicine

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2017 On prosthetic control: A regenerative agonist-antagonist myoneural interface.
S. S. Srinivasan, M. J. Carty, P. W. Calvaresi, T. R. Clites, B. E. Maimon, C. R. Taylor, A. N. Zorzos, H. M. Herr
Science Robotics

Making prosthetic limbs feel more natural

Muscle grafts could help amputees sense and control artificial limbs.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

May 31, 2017

Bringing Sensation To Bionic Limbs

Ira Flatow | Science Friday

June 2, 2017

New Approach to Amputation Could Reduce Phantom Pain

The technique, tested in rodents, could yield better sensation and control of prosthetic limbs.

Karen Weintraub | Scientific American

June 2, 2017

Cyborgs Are Here And You’d Better Get Used To It

Charles Towers-Clark | Forbes

October 1, 2018

This new surgical procedure could lead to lifelike prosthetic limbs

Robotic joints could—for the first time—be controlled by opposing muscle grafts

Matthew Hutson | Science

May 31, 2017

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2017 Transdermal optogenetic peripheral nerve stimulation.
B. E. Maimon, A. N. Zorzos, R. Bendell, A. Harding, M. Fahmi, S. S. Srinivasan, P. Calvaresi, H. M. Herr
Journal of Neural Engineering

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2017 A murine model of a novel surgical architecture for proprioceptive muscle feedback and its potential application to control of advanced limb prostheses.
T. R. Clites, M. J. Carty, S. S. Srinivasan, A. N. Zorzos, H. M. Herr
Journal of Neural Engineering.

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2015 Control of surface ligand density on PEGylated gold nanoparticles for optimized cancer cell uptake.
H. Liu, T. L. Doane, Y. Cheng, F. Lu, S. S. Srinivasan, J. Zhu, C. Burda
Particle & Particle Systems Characterization
2014 Observation and Photophysical Characterization of Silicon Phthalocyanine J‐Aggregate Dimers in Aqueous Solutions.
T. Doane, A. Chomas, S. S. Srinivasan, C. Burda
Chemistry–A European Journal

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