Publications

For the most up-to date publication list, see Raghav's Google Scholar.

2026

1. C. C. Schreib, E. L. Kelley, G. Audia, R. Garg, S. Johnson, S. Fleury, M. N. Behun, D. Vohidova, M. Kulkarni, G. M. Donnell, B. N. Brown, S. F. Badylak, T. Cohen-Karni, O. Veiseh, "Cell-based Cytokine Patch for Localized Immunomodulation and Accelerated Healing in Rodent and Porcine Wounds," Nature Biomedical Engineering, DOI: 10.1038/s41551-026-01687-7.

2. F. Vitale & R. Garg, "MXene Bioelectronics," in C. E. Shuck, M. Naguib, Y. Gogotsi, et al., "MXenes: A Roadmap on Synthesis, Processing, and Applications," ChemRxiv, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.15003918/v1.

3. S. R. Averbeck, R. Garg, R. Dong, D. Hurwitz, N. V. Apollo, M. S. Beauchamp, F. Vitale, “Size Scaling of the Electrochemical Performance of Ti3C2Tx MXene Microelectrode Arrays for Electrophysiological Recording and Stimulation,” Small, e14955.

4. S. Gershanok, A. Behre, R. Jin, S. Vinokurova, J. Blout, R. Garg, A. Ersӧz, L. Wang, S. Jo, D. Ranke, M. Kulkarni, D. Cohen-Karni, A. W. Feinberg, D. Weber, B. Brown, T. Cohen-Karni, “Early Electrical Stimulation Promotes Functional Recovery After Volumetric Muscle Loss,” bioRxiv, DOI: 10.64898/2026.03.01.708642.

5. R. Garg, U. Garg, T. S. Khurana, C. Sung, L. S. Levin, F. Vitale, N. Milbar, “Multimodal Assessment of Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Characteristics of Zygomaticus Major in Healthy Participants,” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open, 14 (4), e7639.

6. R. Dong, Y. Chen, R. Garg, S. R. Averbeck, C. Wun, P. Unegbu, S. Shankar, S. Ahmad, J. Jung, Md. A. Zahed, D. Zhang, Y. Gogotsi, H. Takano, B. Litt, F. Vitale, “Artifact-free, Colocalized Opto-electrophysiology Enabled by a Flexible, Multimodal Interface Integrating Transparent MXene Microelectrodes and MicroLEDs,” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 118620.

7. S. Shankar, J. Michelis*, K. Tasich*, A. Koluda, R. Rich, B. Erickson, E. Angelopoulos, F. Cimino, D. Hurwitz, R. Garg, S. R. Averbeck, D. Xu, M. Josyula, N. Patillo, J. J. Gugger, K. A. Davis, J. Medaglia, F. Vitale, “Advancing Dry Electroencephalography with Scalable, Soft, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation-compatible Ti3C2Tx MXene Electrodes for Research and Clinical-grade Applications,” Advanced Science, e11486.
   
   

2025

8. D. Boufidis, E. N. Krizman, C. M. Smith, Y. Xie, R. Garg, J. C. O’Donnell, F. Vitale, D. K. Cullen, “Astrocyte Interactions with Ti3C2Tx MXene Flakes: Insights into Viability, Morphology, and Functionality,” Advanced Materials Interfaces, 12 (20), e00261.

9. D. Boufidis*, R. Garg*, E. Angelopoulos, D. K. Cullen, F. Vitale, “Bio-inspired Electronics: Soft, Biohybrid and Living Neural Interfaces,” Nature Communications, 16, 1861.
   
   

2024

10. A. Inman, B. S. Mohammadlou, K. Shevchuk, J. FitzPatrick, J. W. Park, N. Pacik-Nelson, I. Roslyk, E. M. Gallo, R. Garg, F. Vitale, A. Danielescu, Y. Gogotsi, “MXene-Enabled Textile-Based Energy Grid Utilizing Wireless Charging,” Materials Today, 81, 59-69.

11. L. Bi, R. Garg, N Noriega, R. Wang, H. Kim, K. Vorotilo, J.C. Burrell, C.E. Shuck, F. Vitale, B.A. Patel, Y. Gogotsi, “Soft, Multifunctional MXene-coated Fiber Microelectrodes for Biointerfacing,” ACS Nano, 18 (34), 23217-23231.

12. C. Kim, L. Yang, A. Anbuchelvan, R. Garg, N. Milbar, F. Vitale, C. Sung, “Origami-inspired Bistable Gripper with Self-Sensing Capabilities,” 2024 IEEE 7th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 1075-1081.
    
    

2023

13. R. Garg*, N. Driscoll*, S. Shankar, T. Hullfish, E. Anselmino, F. Iberite, S. Averbeck, M. Rana, S. Micera, J. Baxter, F. Vitale, “Wearable High-density MXene-bioelectronics for Neuromuscular Diagnostics, Rehabilitation, and Assistive Technologies,” Small Methods, 7, 2201318.

14. R. Garg, G. Balakrishnan, R. B. Rashid, S. A. Gershanok, D. San Roman, Y. Wang, P. C. Kouassi, J. Rivnay, T. Cohen-Karni, “3D Graphene and PEDOT:PSS Hybrid Nanostructures as Efficient I/O Bioelectronics,” ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6 (10), 8495-8505.

15. R. Garg, F. Vitale, “Latest Advances on MXenes in Biomedical Research and Healthcare,” MRS Bulletin, 48, 283-290.

16. Y. Wang*, R. Garg*, D. Cohen-Karni, T. Cohen-Karni, “Neural Modulation with Photothermally Active Nanomaterials,” Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 1, 193-207.

17. L. Jing*, R. Cheng*, R. Garg, W. Gong, I. Lee, A. Schmit, T. Cohen-Karni, X. Zhang, S. Shen, “3D Graphene-nanowire Sandwich Thermal Interface with Ultralow Resistance and Stiffness,” ACS Nano, 17 (3), 2602-2610.

18. L. Jing, R. Cheng, M. Tasoglu, Z. Wang, Q. Wang, H. Zhai, S. Shen, T. Cohen-Karni, R. Garg, I. Lee, “High Thermal Conductivity of Sandwich-structured Flexible Thermal Interface Materials,” Small, 19 (11), 2207015.
    
    

2022

19. L. Matino*, A. Mariano*, C. Ausilio, R. Garg, T. Cohen-Karni, F. Santoro, “Modulation of Early-stage Neuronal Outgrowth Through Out-of-plane Graphene,” Nano Letters, 22 (21), 8633-8640.

20. E. Castagnola, E. Robbins, B. Wu, M. Pwint, R. Garg, T. Cohen-Karni, T. Cui, “Flexible Glassy Carbon Multi Electrode Array for in vivo Multi-site Detection of Tonic and Phasic Dopamine Concentrations,” Biosensors, 12 (7), 540.
    
    

2021 and earlier

21. R. Garg*, D. San Roman*, Y. Wang*, D. Cohen-Karni, T. Cohen-Karni, “Graphene nanostructures for input-output bioelectronics,” Biophysics Reviews, 2, 041304.

22. W. Gong*, R. Garg*, R. Guo*, S. Lee, T. Cohen-Karni, S. Shen, “Thermal Transport in Multidimensional Silicon-graphene Hybrid Nanostructures,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13 (42), 50206-50212.

23. Y. Wang, R. Garg, J.E. Hartung, A. Goad, D.A. Patel, F. Vitale, M.S. Gold, Y. Gogotsi, T. Cohen-Karni, “Ti3C2Tx MXene Flakes for Optical Control of Neuronal Electrical Activity,” ACS Nano, 15 (9), 14662-14671.

24. E. Castagnola, R. Garg, S.K. Rastogi, T. Cohen-Karni, T. Cui, “3D Fuzzy Graphene Microelectrode Array for Dopamine Sensing at Sub-cellular Spatial Resolution,” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 113440.

25. A. Kalmykov*, J.W. Reddy*, E. Bedoyan*, Y. Wang, R. Garg, S.K. Rastogi, D. Cohen-Karni, M. Chamanzar, T. Cohen-Karni, "Bioelectronic Interfaces with Cortical Spheroids in Three-dimensions," Journal of Neural Engineering, 18, 055005.

26. M. Dipalo*, S.K. Rastogi*, L. Matino, R. Garg, J. Bliley, G. Iachetta, G. Melle, R. Shrestha, S. Shen, F. Santoro, A.W. Feinberg, A. Barbaglia, T. Cohen-Karni, F. de Angelis, “Intracellular Action Potential Recordings from Cardiomyocytes by Ultra-fast Pulse Laser Irradiation of Fuzzy Graphene Microelectrodes,” Science Advances, 7, 15, eabd5175.

27. A.R. Wood, R. Garg, T. Cohen-Karni, A.J. Russell, P. LeDuc, “Toward Sustainable Desalination Using Food Waste: Capacitive Desalination with Bread-derived Electrodes,” RSC Advances, 11, 9628-9637.

28. R. Garg*, D. San Roman*, T. Cohen-Karni, “Multidimensional Graphene Nanostructures- Synthesis and Applications,” Pure and Applied Chemistry, 92, 12, 1929-1936.

29. D. San Roman*, R. Garg*, T. Cohen-Karni, “Bioelectronics with Graphene Nanostructures,” APL Materials, 8, 10, 100906.

30. S.K. Rastogi*, R. Garg*, M.G. Scopelliti, B.I. Pinto, J.E. Hartung, S. Kim, C.G.E. Murphey, N. Johnson, D. San Roman, F. Bezanilla, J.F. Cahoon, M.S. Gold, M. Chamanzar, T. Cohen-Karni, “Remote Non-genetic Optical Modulation of Neuronal Activity Using Fuzzy Graphene,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117, 24, 13339-13349.

31. S.K. Rastogi, J. Bliley, L. Matino, R. Garg, F. Santoro, A.W. Feinberg, T. Cohen-Karni, “Three-dimensional Fuzzy Graphene Ultra-microelectrodes for Subcellular Electrical Recordings,” Nano Research, 13, 5, 1444-1452.

32. D. San Roman*, D. Krishnamurthy*, R. Garg, H. Hafiz, M. Lamparski, N.T. Nuhfer, V. Meunier, V. Viswanathan, T. Cohen-Karni, “Engineering Three-Dimensional (3D) Out-of-plane Graphene Edge Sites for Highly Selective Two-electron Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis,” ACS Catalysis, 10, 3, 1993-2008.

33. R. Garg, D.P. Gopalan, S.C.d.l. Barrera, H. Hafiz, N.T. Nuhfer, V. Venkatasubramanian, B.M. Hunt, T. Cohen-Karni, “Electron Transport in Multidimensional Fuzzy Graphene Nanostructures,” Nano Letters, 19, 8, 5335-5339.

34. A.R. Wood, R. Garg, K. Justus, T. Cohen-Karni, P. LeDuc, A.J. Russell, “Intact Mangrove Root Electrodes for Desalination,” RSC Advances, 9, 4735-4743. 

35. R. Garg*, S.K. Rastogi*, M. Lamparski, S.C.d.l. Barrera, G.T. Pace, N.T. Nuhfer, B.M. Hunt, V. Meunier, T. Cohen-Karni, “Nanowire-mesh-templated Growth of Out-of-plane Three-dimensional Fuzzy Graphene,” ACS Nano, 11, 6, 6301-6311.

* Authors contributed equally