Biologically-Inspired Design
Micro-scale Design and Fabrication
Microfluidic Systems
Lung/Ventilator Mechanics
University of California, Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 2008
University of Kentucky, Mechanical Engineering, MSME 2003
University of Kentucky, Mechanical Engineering, BSME 2001
2014 – present: Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
2008 – 2014: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
S. Torabi, Z. Cai, J.T. Pham, C.A. Trinkle. “Hydrophobic Surface Patterning with Soft, Wax-Infused Micro-Stamps.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 615: 494-500, 2022.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.01.118
R. Paudel, C.A. Trinkle, C.M. Waters, L.E. Robinson, E. Cassity, J.L. Sturgill, R. Broaddus, P.E. Morris. “Mechanical Power: A New Concept in Mechanical Ventilation.” TheAmerican Journal of the Medical Sciences, 362(6): 537-545, 2021.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjms.2021.09.004
K. Davis, A. Sebastian, B. Ahern, C.A. Trinkle, J. Satin, A. Abdel-Latif, B.J. Berron. “Increased Retention of Cardiac Cells to Glass Substrate through Streptavidin-Biotin Affinity.”ACS Omega, 6 (27): 17523-17530, 2021.https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.1c02003
R. Xu, X. Zhou, S. Wang, C.A. Trinkle. “Tumor Organoid Models in Precision Medicine and Investigating Cancer-Stromal Interactions.” Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 281 (107668),2021.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107668
N. Ge, R. Xu, C.A. Trinkle. “Grayscale Surface Patterning Using Electrophoretic Motion Through a Heterogeneous Hydrogel Material.” Electrophoresis, 41: 1160-1169, 2020.https://doi.org/10.1002/elps.201900398
S. Torabi, L. Li, J. Grabau, M. Sands, B.J. Berron, R. Xu, C.A. Trinkle. “Cassie-Baxter surfaces for reversible, barrier-free integration of microfluidics and 3D cell culture.” Langmuir,35 (32): 10299–10308, 2019.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01163
H. Li, L.S. Stephens, C.A. Trinkle. “Creation of Film-Free Freestanding 3D Microstructures by Aligned Mask Micromolding.” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 28(8), 2018.https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6439/aabc86
W.E. Martin, N. Ge, B.R. Srijanto, E. Furnish, C.P. Collier, C.A. Trinkle, and C.I. Richards. “Real time sensing of single ligand delivery with nanoaperture integrated microflu-idic devices.” ACS Omega, 2 (17), 2017.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00934
G. Xiong, T.J. Flynn, C.A. Trinkle, and R. Xu. “Development of an ex vivo breast cancer lung colonization model utilizing decellularized lung matrix.” Integrative Biology, 7(12):1518-25, 2015.https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ib00157a
J. Zhu, G. Xiong, C.A. Trinkle, and R. Xu. “Integrated Extracellular Matrix Signaling in Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer Progression.” Histology and Histopathology,29 (9), 2014.https://doi.org/10.14670/hh-29.1083
J. Leachman, H. Li, T.J. Flynn, L.S. Stephens, and C.A. Trinkle. “Statistical Analysis of Wear of Biplanar Deterministically-Arrayed Surfaces for Load Bearing Applications.” Wear,221 (1-2), 2014.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2013.12.016
H. Li, T.J. Flynn, J. Nation, J. Kershaw, L.S. Stephens, and C.A. Trinkle. “Photopatternable NdFeB Polymer Micromagnets for Microfluidics and Microrobotics Applications.”Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 23 (065002), 2013.https://doi.org/10.1088/0960-1317/23/6/065002
F. DiBartolomeo, N. Ge, and C.A. Trinkle. “High-Throughput Creation of Microstructured PDMS Surfaces Using Microscale Dual Roller Casting.” Journal of Micromechanics andMicroengineering, 22 (115013), 2012.https://doi.org/10.1088/0960-1317/22/11/115013
C.A. Trinkle and L.P. Lee. “High-Precision Microcontact Printing of Interchangeable Stamps Using an Integrated Kinematic Coupling.” Lab on a Chip, 11 (3), 2011.https://doi.org/10.1039/c0lc00095g
K. Dunphy, R. Karnik, C.A. Trinkle, and A. Majumdar. “Analysis of Governing Parameters for Silver-Silver Chloride Electrodes in Microfluidic Electrokinetic Devices.” MicroscaleThermophysical Engineering, 9 (2), 2005.https://doi.org/10.1080/10893950590945067
