Boris Rubinsky

Professor Emeritus, Bioengineering Professor in the Graduate School, Mechanical Engineering Affiliate, UCB/UCSF Graduate Group in Bioengineering 6105B Etcheverry Hall mailcode: MC 1740 (510) 642-8220 fax: (510) 642-1274 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it http://www.me.berkeley.edu/faculty/rubinsky Membership effective July 1983

Research Interests

Bioelectronic devices, Biotransport, Medical imaging 9electrical impedance tomography)

Research Summary

Research in several different areas. Heat and mass transfer in bioengineering with particular emphasis on low temperature biology and cryosurgery. Tissue engineering with emphasis on production of artificial tissue through freezing and preservation of engineered tissue. Bioengineering devices with emphasis on devices that interface between biological systems and inanimate electronics; such as the bionic micro technology. Imaging with emphasis on introducing imaging systems (suchas MRI and Electrical Impedance Tomography) in the control loop of minimally invasive surgical procedures. Genomic computation witrh emphasis on genetic algorithm simulation of gene behavior and properties.

Selected Publications

    Rubinsky, B. “Irreversible electroporation in medicine.” Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment Vol 6(3) , 2007 http://www.tcrt.org/index.cfm
    Rubinsky, B. “Microelectroporation for cellomics” in  Lab on Chips for Cellomics, Eds. H. Andersson and A. van den Berg, Kluwer Academic Publ. Dordrecht, pp 123-143, 2004
    Rubinsky B. Ch 26 – Numerical Bio-Heat Transfer in Handbook of Numerical Heat Transfer. Minkowycz, W.J., Sparrow, E.M.,  Murthy, J.Y. eds. John Wiley @Sons. Inc., 2006
    Rubinsky. B. "Cryosurgery" in Annu. Rev. Biomed. Engr. Eds. M.L. Yarmush, K.R. Diller, M. Toner, Vol.2, pp 157-189, Annual Reviews , Palo Alto,  2000
    Huang, Y, Rubinsky, B., "Micro-electroporation: improving the efficiency and understanding of electrical permeabilization of cells"  Biomedical Microdevices, Vo 3, 145-150,1999.