Sara Tao
Field Technician
Info Tech Services
Chancellor/EVC/FAS

Education & Training

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• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California, San Francisco, CA

Interests

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• Tech Leadership and Development Program
• Committee member

Publications (22)

Top publication keywords:
Polymethyl MethacrylateMicrotechnologyStem CellsEpoxy CompoundsDrug CompoundingBiocompatible MaterialsNanotechnologyTissue EngineeringSurface PropertiesPolymersRetinaTissue ScaffoldsLens, CrystallineDrug Delivery SystemsPolyesters

• Enhanced differentiation and delivery of mouse retinal progenitor cells using a micropatterned biodegradable thin-film polycaprolactone scaffold.
  Tissue engineering. Part A 2015 Yao J, Ko CW, Baranov PY, Regatieri CV, Redenti S, Tucker BA, Mighty J, Tao SL, Young MJ
• Porous poly(ε-caprolactone) scaffolds for retinal pigment epithelium transplantation.
  Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2014 McHugh KJ, Tao SL, Saint-Geniez M
• Combined surface micropatterning and reactive chemistry maximizes tissue adhesion with minimal inflammation.
  Advanced healthcare materials 2013 Pereira MJ, Sundback CA, Lang N, Cho WK, Pomerantseva I, Ouyang B, Tao SL, McHugh K, Mwizerwa O, Vemula PK, Mochel MC, Carter DJ, Borenstein JT, Langer R, Ferreira LS, Karp JM, Masiakos PT
• Topographical control of ocular cell types for tissue engineering.
  Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials 2013 McHugh KJ, Saint-Geniez M, Tao SL
• A novel porous scaffold fabrication technique for epithelial and endothelial tissue engineering.
  Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine 2013 McHugh KJ, Tao SL, Saint-Geniez M

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• Microfabrication technologies for oral drug delivery.
  Advanced drug delivery reviews 2011 Sant S, Tao SL, Fisher OZ, Xu Q, Peppas NA, Khademhosseini A
• Microfabrication of a three-dimensional polycaprolactone thin-film scaffold for retinal progenitor cell encapsulation.
  Journal of biomaterials science. Polymer edition 2010 Sodha S, Wall K, Redenti S, Klassen H, Young MJ, Tao SL
• Enhanced differentiation of retinal progenitor cells using microfabricated topographical cues.
  Biomedical microdevices 2010 Steedman MR, Tao SL, Klassen H, Desai TA
• In vitro inflammatory response of nanostructured titania, silicon oxide, and polycaprolactone.
  Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A 2009 Ainslie KM, Tao SL, Popat KC, Daniels H, Hardev V, Grimes CA, Desai TA
• Biomimetic nanowire coatings for next generation adhesive drug delivery systems.
  Nano letters 2009 Fischer KE, Alemán BJ, Tao SL, Hugh Daniels R, Li EM, Bünger MD, Nagaraj G, Singh P, Zettl A, Desai TA
• Retinal tissue engineering using mouse retinal progenitor cells and a novel biodegradable, thin-film poly(e-caprolactone) nanowire scaffold.
  Journal of ocular biology, diseases, and informatics 2008 Redenti S, Tao S, Yang J, Gu P, Klassen H, Saigal S, Desai T, Young MJ
• In vitro immunogenicity of silicon-based micro- and nanostructured surfaces.
  ACS nano 2008 Ainslie KM, Tao SL, Popat KC, Desai TA
• Surface modification of SU-8 for enhanced biofunctionality and nonfouling properties.
  Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids 2008 Tao SL, Popat KC, Norman JJ, Desai TA
• A microfabricated scaffold for retinal progenitor cell grafting.
  Biomaterials 2007 Neeley WL, Redenti S, Klassen H, Tao S, Desai T, Young MJ, Langer R
• Aligned arrays of biodegradable poly(epsilon-caprolactone) nanowires and nanofibers by template synthesis.
  Nano letters 2007 Tao SL, Desai TA
• Survival, migration and differentiation of retinal progenitor cells transplanted on micro-machined poly(methyl methacrylate) scaffolds to the subretinal space.
  Lab on a chip 2007 Tao S, Young C, Redenti S, Zhang Y, Klassen H, Desai T, Young MJ
• Off-wafer fabrication and surface modification of asymmetric 3D SU-8 microparticles.
  Nature protocols 2006 Tao SL, Popat K, Desai TA
• Micromachined devices: the impact of controlled geometry from cell-targeting to bioavailability.
  Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society 2005 Tao SL, Desai TA
• Gastrointestinal patch systems for oral drug delivery.
  Drug discovery today 2005 Tao SL, Desai TA
• Synthesis of cytoadhesive poly(methylmethacrylate) for applications in targeted drug delivery.
  Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A 2003 Tao SL, Lubeley MW, Desai TA
• Bioadhesive poly(methyl methacrylate) microdevices for controlled drug delivery.
  Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society 2003 Tao SL, Lubeley MW, Desai TA
• Microfabricated drug delivery systems: from particles to pores.
  Advanced drug delivery reviews 2003 Tao SL, Desai TA