Publications

Book Chapter

  1. Hardik J. Pandya, Rajarshi Roy, Kihan Park, and Jaydev P. Desai, “Microscale Sensors for Breast Cancer Diagnosis”, Encyclopedia of Medical Robotics – Volume 2: Micro and Nano Robotics in Medicine, pp. 275 – 310, World Scientific, Oct. 2018; DOI: 10.1142/9789813232280_0013.

Journal Articles

  1. Pratibha Harrison, Rakib Hasan, and Kihan Park, “State-of-the-Art of Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Medical Images via Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)”, Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research, vol. 7, pp. 387 – 432, Sep. 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41666-023-00144-3.
  2. Md. F. Jamil, Mishal Pokharel, and Kihan Park, “Dexterous In-plane Manipulation of Light-controlled Microbots in Fluids”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 5600-5607, Sep. 2023; DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2023.3296937.
  3. Mishal Pokharel, Md Faiyaz Jamil, Jillian Pompei Wilson, Tracie Ferreira, Qinguo Fan, and Kihan Park, Sustained release of salicylic acid from ethyl cellulose microspheres fabricated using quasi-emulsion solvent diffusion method,
    Biomedical Engineering Advances, vol. 6, p. 100095, Nov. 2023; ISSN 2667-0992, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bea.2023.100095.
  4. Md. F. Jamil, Mishal Pokharel, and Kihan Park, Light-Controlled Microbots in Biomedical Application: A Review. Appl. Sci. vol. 12, p. 11013, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app122111013.
  5. Md. F. Jamil, Mishal Pokharel, and Kihan Park, Design and Fabrication of Untethered Light-Actuated Microbots in Fluid for Biomedical Applications. Appl. Mech. vol. 3, pp. 1240-1253, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/applmech3040071.
  6. Liam B. Cross†, Rafsan Al Shafatul Islam Subad†, Md Mahmud Hasan Saikot, and Kihan Park, “Waterproof Design of Soft Multi-Directional Force Sensor for Underwater Robotic Applications”, Applied Mechanics, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 705-723, Jun. 2022; DOI: 10.3390/applmech3030042. [† signs represent equal first authors]
  7. Rafsan Al Shafatul Islam Subad, Md Mahmud Hasan Saikot, and Kihan Park, “Soft Multi-directional Force Sensor for Underwater Robotic Application”, Sensors, vol. 22, no. 10, p. 3850, May 2022; DOI: 10.3390/s22103850.
  8. Liam B Cross, Rafsan Al Shafatul Islam Subad, and Kihan Park, “Multi-modal Sensing Soft End-Effector for Underwater Applications”, Advances in Robotics & Mechanical Engineering, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 377- 389, Jan. 2022; DOI: 10.32474/ARME.2022.03.000166.
  9. Mishal Pokharel and Kihan Park, “Light mediated drug delivery systems: a review. Journal of Drug Targeting, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 368 – 380, Apr. 2022; DOI:10.1080/1061186X.2021.2005610.
  10. Rafsan Al Shafatul Islam Subad, Liam B. Cross, and Kihan Park, “Soft Robotic Hands and Tactile Sensors for Underwater Robotics”, Applied Mechanics, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 356 – 382, Jun. 2021; DOI: 10.3390/applmech2020021. [Highlighted on the Front Page]
  11. Kihan Park, Gabrielle E. Lonsberry, Marla Gearing, Allan I. Levey, and Jaydev P. Desai, “Viscoelastic Properties of Human Autopsy Brain Tissues as Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Diseases”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 1705 – 1713, Jun. 2019; DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2018.2878555.
  12. Kihan Park, Wenjin Chen, Marina A. Chekmareva, David J. Foran, and Jaydev P. Desai, “Electromechanical Coupling Factor of Breast Tissue as a Biomarker for Breast Cancer”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 96-103, Jan. 2018; DOI 10.1109/TBME.2017.2695103.
  13. Kihan Park and Jaydev P. Desai, “Micropositioning and Control of an Underactuated Platform for Microscopic Applications”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 2635-2646, Dec. 2016; DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2016.2579620.
  14. Hardik J. Pandya, Kihan Park, Wenjin Chen, Lauri A. Goodell, David J. Foran, and Jaydev P. Desai, “Towards a Portable Cancer Diagnostic Tool Using a Disposable MEMS-based Biochip”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 63, no. 7, pp. 1347-1353, Jul. 2016; DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2016.2535364. [Cover Image and Monthly Highlighted Paper]
  15. Hardik J. Pandya, Kihan Park, Wenjin Chen, Marina A. Chekmareva, David J. Foran, and Jaydev P. Desai, “Simultaneous MEMS-based Electro-mechanical Phenotyping of Breast Cancer”, Lab on a Chip, vol. 15, no. 18, pp. 3695-3706, Sep. 2015; DOI: 10.1039/C5LC00491H.
  16. Hardik J. Pandya, Kihan Park, and Jaydev P. Desai, “Design and Fabrication of a Flexible MEMS-based Electro-mechanical Sensor Array for Breast Cancer Diagnosis”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 075025, Jun. 2015; DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/25/7/075025.
  17. Kihan Park, Dong Ju Lee, Pilwon Heo, and Jung Kim, “Development of Mirror Image Motion System with sEMG for Shoulder Rehabilitation of Post-stroke Hemiplegic Patients”, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 1473-1479, Aug. 2012; DOI: 10.1007/s12541-012-0194-0.
  18. Kihan Park, Dong Ju Lee, and Jung Kim, “Estimation of Shoulder Flexion Torque and Angle from Surface Electromyography for Physical Human-Machine Interaction”, Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, vol. 28, no. 6, pp.663-669, Jun. 2011; ISSN: 1225-9071. (in Korean)
  19. Bummo Ahn, Kihan Park, Hyosang Lee, and Jung Kim, “A Survey of Robotic Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer”, Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics, and Systems, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 852-859, 2010; DOI: 10.5302/J.ICROS.2010.16.9.852. (in Korean)

Conference Proceedings

  1.  Md. M. H. Saikot, Rafsan A. S. I. Subad, and Kihan Park, “Machine Learning Based Characterization of a Waterproofed Soft Multi-directional Force Sensor”, IEEE International Conference on Flexible, Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS 2023), pp. 1-4, Jul. 2023; DOI: 10.1109/FLEPS57599.2023.10220405.
  2. David Kamp, Rafsan A. S. I. Subad, and Kihan Park, “Soft Normal and Shear Force Sensor for Underwater Robotic Applications”, IEEE International Conference on Flexible, Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS 2023), pp. 1-4, Jul. 2023; DOI: 10.1109/FLEPS57599.2023.10220421.
  3. Md. Faiyaz Jamil, Mishal Pokharel, and Kihan Park, “Optical Manipulation of Microparticles in Fluids Using Modular Optical Tweezers”, IEEE International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR 2022), pp. 1-7, Apr. 2022.
  4. Pratibha Harrison and Kihan Park, “Tumor Detection In Breast Histopathological Images Using Faster R-CNN”, IEEE International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR 2021), pp. 1-7, Nov. 2021; DOI: 10.1109/ISMR48346.2021.9661483.
  5. Rafsan Al Shafatul Islam Subad, Liam B. Cross, and Kihan Park, “Low-cost Shape Sensing Technique for Soft Robotic Actuators”, International Conference on Future Intelligent Computing (ICFIC 2021), pp. 72-77, Nov. 2021. [Best Paper Award]
  6. Kihan Park and Jaydev P. Desai, “Capacitive Two-dimensional Force Sensing Microcantilever with a Conductive Tip for Characterization of Biological Samples”, IEEE International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR 2020), pp. 62-68, Nov. 2020; DOI: 10.1109/ISMR48331.2020.9312938.
  7. Kihan Park, Pratibha Harrison, and Jaydev P. Desai, “Micro-scale Viscoelastic Characterization of Human Skin Tissues as a Biomarker for Melanoma”, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS 2020), pp. 1-6, Jul. 2020; DOI: 10.1109/MARSS49294.2020.9307858.
  8. Kihan Park, Phillip Tran, Nancy Deaton, and Jaydev P. Desai, “Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT)/PDMS-based Flexible Sensor for Medical Applications”, IEEE International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR 2019), pp. 69-76, Apr. 2019; DOI: 10.1109/ISMR.2019.8710193.
  9. Kihan Park and Jaydev P. Desai, “Machine Learning for Micro-scale Breast Cancer Localization”, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS 2017), pp. 154-159, Jul. 2017; DOI: 10.1109/MARSS.2017.8001925. [Best Student Paper Award]
  10. Carolyn M. Davis, Kihan Park, and Jaydev P. Desai, “Design and Analysis of an Under-actuated XYθ Stage for Automated Tissue Indentation”, 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2015), pp. 4331-4336, Sep. 2015; DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2015.7353991.
  11. Kihan Park, Suncheol Kwon, Byeongcheol Rim, and Jung Kim, “Bimanual Shoulder Flexion System with Surface Electromyography for Hemiplegic Patients after Stroke: A Preliminary Study”, 2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2011), pp. 1-6, Jul. 2011; DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975388.
  12. Bummo Ahn, Hyosang Lee, Kihan Park, Jaewon Lee, Koonho Rha, and Jung Kim, “Robotic System for Hybrid Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: Design and Experimentation”, 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2011), pp. 6276-6281, May 2011; DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2011.5980537.
  13. Kihan Park, Hyosang Lee, Bummo Ahn, and Jung Kim, “Development of 3-DOF Manipulator for Prostate Cancer Detection”, the 3rd Autumn Conference on Korean Society of Biomechanics, pp. 65, Nov. 2010. (English abstract)
  14. Bummo Ahn, Kihan Park, Hyosang Lee, Enrique Ian S. Lorenzo, Koonho Rha, and Jung Kim, “Robotic Palpation System for Prostate Cancer Detection”, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2010), pp. 644-649, Sep. 2010; DOI: 10.1109/BIOROB.2010.5626092. [Best Conference Paper Award Finalist]

Patent

  1. Jaydev P. Desai, Hardik J. Pandya, and Kihan Park, “System and Method for Multi-parameter Characterization of Biological Tissues”, US Patent No.10,791,992, Oct. 6, 2020.
  2. Jaydev. P. Desai, Hardik J. Pandya, and Kihan Park, “MEMS-based Device and Method for Multi-parameter Characterization of Biological Tissues”, US Patent No. 11,701,061, Jul. 18, 2023.