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Emil P Kartalov

Associate Professor
Physics

Phone: (831) 656-2125

Overview

Grew up in Bulgaria, Europe. Came to the US in 1994 to be freshman at Caltech. Caltech BS Physics 1998, MS Applied Physics 2004, PhD Applied Physics 2004. Green card in 1998 through Diversity Visa Program. US Citizen since 2004. Postdoc at USC 2004-2008. Faculty at USC 2008-2016. Faculty at NPS since May 2016. Married since 2010. One son born 2011. 23 peer-reviewed papers published. 18 US patents issued.
NPS Experience
  • 2016 - current: Research Associate Professor
Research Interests
micro fabrication, nanotechnology, and microfluidics for novel materials, biochips, biosensing, nuclear safety and forensics; novel weapons systems
Teaching Interests
electromagnetism, mechanics, microfluidics, microfabrication, optics, fluorescence microscopy, nanotechnology

Awards

  • 2020 - Commendation Letter for Top 5% Instructors at NPS, NPS
  • 2012 - Baxter Family Foundation Award, Baxter Family Foundation
  • 2011 - NASA TechBriefs Innovation Award, NASA
  • 2008 - NIH R00 Career Award, NIH
  • 2006 - NIH K99 Career Award , NIH

Scholarly Work

Publications
  • Journal Articles
  • Kartalov, E. P, Segmented composite diving suit offers superior thermal insulation and improved ergonomics compared to thick neoprene suits. Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine.
  • Kartalov, E. P, Output power optimization of benthic bacteria biofuel cells by microfluidic chip.
  • Kartalov, E. P, (2021). Simulations of 3D-Printable Biomimetic Artificial Muscles Based on Microfluidic Microcapacitors for Exoskeletal Actuation and Stealthy Underwater Propulsion. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, (325), 112700.
  • Brown, J., Oldenkamp, J., Gamache, R. M., Grbovic, D., & Kartalov, E. P, (2019). Hollow-microsphere composite offers depth-independent superior thermal insulation for diver suits. MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS, 5(6).
  • Raub, C., Lee, C., Shibata, D., & Kartalov, E. P, (2016). HistoMosaic Detecting KRAS G12V Mutation Across Colorectal Cancer Tissue Slices through in-situ PCR. Analytical Chemistry, (88), 2792-2798.
  • Chang, H. J., Ye, W., & Kartalov, E. P, (2012). Quantitative modeling of the behaviour of microfluidic autoregulatory devices. Lab on a chip, 10(12), 1890-6.
  • Chang, H. J., Kim, S. H., Lee, Y. H., Kartalov, E. P., & Scherer, A, (2010). A photonic-crystal optical antenna for extremely large local-field enhancement. Optics express, 23(18), 24163-77.
  • Lin, D. H., Taylor, C. R., French Anderson, W., Scherer, A., & Kartalov, E. P, (2010). Internally calibrated quantification of VEGF in human plasma by fluorescence immunoassays in disposable elastomeric microfluidic devices. Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 2(878), 258-63.
  • Liu, J., Chen, Y., Taylor, C. R., Scherer, A., & Kartalov, E. P, (2009). Elastomeric microfluidic diode and rectifier work with Newtonian fluids. Journal of applied physics, 11(106), 114311.
  • Kartalov, E. P., Lin, D. H., Lee, D. T., Anderson, W. F., Taylor, C. R., & Scherer, A, (2008). Internally calibrated quantification of protein analytes in human serum by fluorescence immunoassays in disposable elastomeric microfluidic devices. Electrophoresis, 24(29), 5010-6.
  • Gross, P. G., Kartalov, E. P., Scherer, A., & Weiner, L. P, (2007). Applications of microfluidics for neuronal studies. Journal of the neurological sciences, 2(252), 135-43.
  • Kartalov, E. P., Maltezos, G., Anderson, W. F., Taylor, C. R., & Scherer, A, (2007). Electrical microfluidic pressure gauge for elastomer microelectromechanical systems. Journal of applied physics, 8(102), 84909-849094.
  • Kartalov, E. P., Scherer, A., Quake, S. R., Taylor, C. R., & Anderson, W. F, (2007). Experimentally validated quantitative linear model for the device physics of elastomeric microfluidic valves. Journal of applied physics, 6(101), 64505.
  • Kartalov, E. P., Walker, C., Taylor, C. R., Anderson, W. F., & Scherer, A, (2006). Microfluidic vias enable nested bioarrays and autoregulatory devices in Newtonian fluids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 33(103), 12280-4.
  • Kartalov, E. P., Anderson, W. F., & Scherer, A, (2006). The analytical approach to polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic technology and its biological applications. Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 8(6), 2265-77.
  • Kartalov, E. P., Zhong, J. F., Scherer, A., Quake, S. R., Taylor, C. R., & Anderson, W. F, (2006). High-throughput multi-antigen microfluidic fluorescence immunoassays. BioTechniques, 1(40), 85-90.
  • Gross, P. G., Weiner, L. P., Kartalov, E. P., & Scherer, A, (2005). Microfluidic techniques for studying the nervous system. Critical reviews in neurobiology, 3-4(17), 119-44.
  • Kartalov, E. P., & Quake, S. R, (2004). Microfluidic device reads up to four consecutive base pairs in DNA sequencing-by-synthesis. Nucleic acids research, 9(32), 2873-9.
  • Manuscripts
  • Kartalov, E. P., Gamache, R. M., & Grbovic, D, Microsphere-­Based Thermal Insulation Material for Diver Wetsuits.
  • Other
  • Kartalov, E. P, (2018). FRET-Based Analytes Detection and Related Methods and Systems.
  • Evaluation Studies
  • Kartalov, E. P., Unger, M. A., & Quake, S. R, (2003). Polyelectrolyte surface interface for single-molecule fluorescence studies of DNA polymerase.
  • Issued US Patents
  • Kartalov, E. P, (2018). Signal Encoding and Decoding in Multiplexed Biochemical Assays.
  • Kartalov, E. P, (2018). Nucleic Acid Reactions and Related Methods and Compositions.
  • Kartalov, E. P, (2018). Methods and Devices for Micro-Isolation, Extraction, and/or Analysis of Microscale Components in an Array.
  • provisional patent applications
  • Kartalov, E. P., & Scherer, A, (2017). Implantable Microsensor to Quantify Tissue-Dissolved Nitrogen and Detect Microbubble Formation.
Patents/Copyrights
  • Patents
  • Kartalov, E. P. "FRET-based analytes detection and related methods and systems" 10,889,863
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Signal encoding and decoding in multiplexed biochemical assays" 10,770,170
  • Kartalov, E. P. "3D-Printable Artificial Muscles Based on Microfluidic Microcapacitors"
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Microfluidic-Based Artificial Muscles and Method of Formation"
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Methods and devices for micro-isolation, extraction, and/or analysis of microscale components in an array" 10,457,937
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Microfluidic Microbacterial Fuel Cell Chips and Related Optimization Methods"
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Systems and methods for evaluating potentially irradiated objects using Oxygen-17 detection" 10,352,915
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Methods and devices for micro-isolation, extraction, and/or analysis of microscale components in an array" 10,174,313
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Nucleic Acid Reactions and Related Methods and Compositions" 10,066,263 B2
  • Kartalov, E. P., Scherer, A. "Biomimetic Force Generation by Microfluidic Capacitor Stack"
  • Kartalov, E. P., Scherer, A. "Implantable Micro-Sensor to Quantify Tissue-Dissolved Nitrogen and Detect Microbubble Formation to Avoid Caisson Disease (Diver’s Bends)"
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Microfluidic Chemistat" 9,340,765
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Methods and Devices for Micro-Isolation, Extraction, and/or Analysis of Microscale Components in an Array" 9,920,315 B2
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Fluorescence Detector, Filter Device, and Related Methods" 9,212,994
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Microfluidic fluid separator and related methods" 9,149,805
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Bio-diagnostic testing system and methods" 9,037,209
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Methods for quantitative target detection and related devices and systems" 9,005,987
  • Kartalov, E. P. "FRET-Based Analytes Detection and Related Methods and Systems" 10,077,475 B2
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Methods and Devices for Micro-Isolation, Extraction, and/or Analysis of Microscale Components" 8,889,416
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Signal Encoding and Decoding in Multiplexed Biochemical Assays" 8,838,394
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Single Encoding and Decoding in Multiplexed Biochemical Assays" 10,068051 B2
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Microfluidic Fluid Separator and Related Methods" 8,480,978
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Microfluidic Chemostat" 8,426,159
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Multi-Valve Microfluidic Devices and Methods" 8,424,560
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Methods for Quantitative Target Detection and Related Devices and Systems" 8,361,738
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Fluorescence Detector, Filter Device, and Related Methods" 8,137,626
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Microfluidic Chemostat" 8,017,353
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Microfluidic Autoregulator Devices and Arrays for Operation with Newtonian Fluids" 7,992,587
  • Kartalov, E. P. "PDMS Microfluidic components and methods of operation of the same" 7,611,673
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Methods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences" 7,501,245
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Microfluidic Chemostat" 7,407,799
  • Kartalov, E. P. "Methods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences by asynchronous base extension" 7,297,518