Dr. Ravi’s area of expertise includes injury biomechanics, with an emphasis on occupant kinematics and human tolerance to mechanical forces during low speed motor vehicle accidents. Her work in the medical device area includes performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatibility testing for implantable devices, per the ASTM standards outlined for radio frequency induced heating, magnetically-induced displacement and torque, and evaluation of MR image artifacts from passive implants. Dr. Ravi’s expertise also lies in the development and characterization of biomaterials, drug/device combination products, and cardiovascular devices.
Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Ravi was a graduate researcher and National Institute of Health Cell and Tissue Engineering Training Grant Recipient in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. Her research focused on the development and characterization of biofunctionalized hydrogels for use in cardiovascular devices, including vascular grafts, stents, and heart valves. She has extensive experience in mechanical testing as well as cell-based assays and microscopy techniques.
Ravi S, Chaikof EL. Biomaterials for vascular tissue engineering. Regenerative Medicine 2010; 5(1):107–120.
Ravi S, Qu Z, Chaikof EL. Polymeric materials for tissue engineering of arterial substitutes. Vascular 2009; 17(S1):45–54.
Selvan RS, Malone CC, Bauer JA, Brown BW, Ravi S, et al. Assessment of stability of expression of tumor-associated antigens in an allogeneic ovarian cancer cell vaccine. Journal of Immunotherapy 2001; 24(5):S21.
Presentations
Ravi S, Chaikof EL. Recombinant elastin analogues as cell-adhesive matrices. Oral presentation, Annual Meeting of Society for Biomaterials, Seattle, WA, 2010.
Ravi S, Chaikof EL. Protein polymers for vascular tissue engineering applications. Poster presentation, 14th Annual Hilton Head Regenerative Medicine Workshop, Hilton Head, SC, 2010.
Ravi S, Chaikof EL. Elastin-mimetic protein polymers as cell-adhesive hydrogel matrices. Poster presentation, NAVBO Matrix Biology and Bioengineering Conference, Whistler, B.C., 2009.
Ravi S, Chaikof EL. Blended elastin mimetic protein polymer-fibronectin hydrogels promote endothelial cell adhesion and spreading for vascular tissue engineering applications. Poster presentation, Matrix Biology 27(S1):S66, San Diego, CA, 2008.
Ravi S, Sallach RE, Cui W, Wen J, Martinez A, Conticello VP, Chaikof EL. Elastin-mimetic protein polymers capable of physical and chemical crosslinking. Oral presentation, Industrial Partners Symposium, Atlanta, GA, 2008.
Ravi S, Rempel D, Asundi K, Kursa K, Hoshi R. Gene expression in multiple rabbit tissues. Oral presentation, Guidant Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Berkeley, CA, 2003.