(* UNC Charlotte graduate student; ** UNC Charlotte undergraduate student)
Tsegaye, A. A.*, Supelta, A.J., Marriott, I., & Trammell, S. R., “Light-Assisted Drying Enables Vaccine Stabilization and Supports Cold-Chain-Independent Distribution,” Scientific Reports, 16, 11104 (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-40775-1
Merritt, R. A., Heaney, K.*, Shuchi, N.*, Gordon, K. L., & Trammell, S. R., “Mid-IR imaging can detect waste heat production in the nematode C. elegans,” Journal of Biophotonics, 18(7), e202500078 (2025). DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202500078
Kern, M. R.*, McGinnis, C. L.*, Dréau, D., & Trammell, S. R., “Post-operative monitoring of tissue perfusion in murine skin flaps using enhanced thermal imaging,” Biomedical Optics Express, 16(4), 1406-1422 (2025). DOI: 10.1364/BOE.551057
Tsegaye, A. A.*, Furr, D. P., Olson, G.**, & Trammell, S. R. “Thermal stabilization of biologics inside glass vials using light-assisted drying (LAD),” Drying Technology, 1-15 (2024). DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2024.2366512
Furr, D. P.*, Tsegaye, A. A.*, Kern, M. R.**, Olson, G.**, Ye, T., Zhang, Y., & Trammell, S. R. “Light‐assisted drying (LAD): A new process for producing an amorphous trehalose preservation matrix for the storage of biologics,” Engineering Reports, e12889 (2024). DOI: 10.1002/eng2.12889
Young, M. A.*, Elliott, G. D. & Trammell, S. R., “Methods and compositions for biopreservation,” US Patent 11,849,722, issued December 26, 2023.
Trammell, S. R. (2023). Light-Assisted Drying for the Thermal Stabilization of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles and Other Biologics. In RNA Nanostructures: Design, Characterization, and Applications (pp. 117-130). New York, NY: Springer US (invited) DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3417-2_7
McGinnis, C. L.* & Trammell, S. R. “Enhanced Thermal Imaging to Detect Microvasculature During Surgery: Real-Time Image Acquisition,” Infrared Physics and Technology, 104410 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2022.104410
Lam, P.A.*, Furr, D.P.*, Tran, A.**, McKeough, R.Q.**, Beasock, D.*, Chandler, M.*, Afonin, K.A. & Trammell, S.R. “The Application of Light-Assisted Drying to the Thermal Stabilization of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles,” Biopreservation and Biobanking, 20(5), 451-460 (2022). ISBER Best Paper of 2023 Award. DOI: 10.1089/bio.2022.0035
Tran, A. N.**, Chandler, M.*, Halman, J., Beasock, D.*, Fessler, A., McKeough, R. Q.**, Lam, P.A.*, Furr, D.P.*, Wang, J., Cedrone, E., Dobrovolskaia, M.A. Dokholyan, N.V., Trammell, S.R. & Afonin, K. A. “Anhydrous Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles for Storage and Handling at Broad Range of Temperatures,” Small, 18(13), 2104814 (2022). DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104814
Peller, J.*, McGinnis, C. L.*, Thompson, K. J., Siddiqui, I., Martinie, J., Iannitti, D. A., & Trammell, S. R. “Hyperspectral Imaging Based on Compressive Sensing: Determining Cancer Margins in Human Pancreatic Tissue ex Vivo, a Pilot Study, ” Open Journal of Medical Imaging, 11(4), 115-131 (2021). DOI: 10.4236/ojmi.2021.114011
Wang, S., Trammell, S. R. & Elliott, G. D. “Microwave-and laser-assisted drying for the anhydrous preservation of biologics,” Cryopreservation and Freeze-Drying Protocols, Humana, New York, 203-220 (2021). DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0783-1_7
Young, M. A.*, Furr, D. P.*, McKeough, R. Q.**, Elliott, G. D., & Trammell, S. R. “Light-assisted drying for anhydrous preservation of biological samples: optical characterization of the trehalose preservation matrix,” Biomedical Optics Express, 11(2), 801-816 (2020). DOI: 10.1364/BOE.376630
Case, J. R.* & Trammell, S. R., “Methods And Systems Using LED Sources To Create Contrast Agents For Mid-Infrared Imaging Of Blood Vessels,” U.S. Patent 10,149,620, issued December 11, 2018.
Peller, J. A.*, Farahi, F. & Trammell, S. R., “Hyperspectral imaging system based on a single-pixel camera design for detecting differences in tissue properties,” Applied Optics, 57, 7651-7658 (2018). DOI: 10.1364/AO.57.007651
Young, M. A.*, Antczak, A. T.**, Wawak, A. T.**, Elliott, G. D. & Trammell, S. R., “Light-assisted drying for protein stabilization,” Journal of Biomedical Optics, 23(7) 075007 (2018). DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.23.7.075007
Case, J. R.*, Young, M. A.**, Dréau, D., & Trammell, S. R., “Noninvasive enhanced mid-IR imaging of breast cancer development in vivo,” Journal of Biomedical Optics, 20(11), 116003 (2015). DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.20.11.116003