Biocompatible Materials

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • 10-year follow-up wear analysis of first-generation highly crosslinked polyethylene in primary total hip arthroplasty. 
  • 2010 Panel on the biomaterials grand challenges. 
  • 2011 panel on developing a biomaterials curriculum. 
  • 3D Printing of Poly(propylene fumarate) Oligomers: Evaluation of Resin Viscosity, Printing Characteristics and Mechanical Properties. 
  • 3D biofabrication strategies for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. 
  • 3D printing of high-strength, porous, elastomeric structures to promote tissue integration of implants. 
  • A Regenerative Cardiac Patch Formed by Spray Painting of Biomaterials onto the Heart. 
  • A bioresponsive hydrogel tuned to chondrogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells. 
  • A healthy dose of chaos: Using fractal frameworks for engineering higher-fidelity biomedical systems. 
  • A novel amiodarone-eluting biological glue for reducing postoperative atrial fibrillation: first animal trial. 
  • A novel process for optimizing musculoskeletal allograft tissue to improve safety, ultrastructural properties, and cell infiltration. 
  • A perspective on immunomodulation and tissue repair 
  • A preliminary study of the fixation mechanism of collagen reaction with a polyepoxy fixative. 
  • A quantitative evaluation of inflammatory cells in human temporomandibular joint tissues from patients with and without implants. 
  • Accelerated wound healing by injectable microporous gel scaffolds assembled from annealed building blocks 
  • Activating an adaptive immune response from a hydrogel scaffold imparts regenerative wound healing. 
  • Adding Dynamic Biomolecule Signaling to Hydrogel Systems via Tethered Photolabile Cell-Adhesive Proteins. 
  • Addition of platelet-rich plasma supports immune modulation and improved mechanical integrity in Alloderm mesh for ventral hernia repair in a rat model. 
  • Adipose-derived adult stem cells for cartilage tissue engineering. 
  • Adult adipose-derived stem cell attachment to biomaterials. 
  • Advances in bioengineered conduits for peripheral nerve regeneration. 
  • Agarose gel stiffness determines rate of DRG neurite extension in 3D cultures. 
  • Amino acid-based Poly(ester urea) copolymer films for hernia-repair applications. 
  • An arthroscopic technique for anterior stabilization of the shoulder with a bioabsorbable tack. 
  • An assessment of the effects of shell cross-linked nanoparticle size, core composition, and surface PEGylation on in vivo biodistribution. 
  • An in vivo model to quantify motor and sensory peripheral nerve regeneration using bioresorbable nerve guide tubes. 
  • Analysis of biomedical polymer surfaces: polyurethanes and plasma-deposited thin films. 
  • Analyte flux through chronically implanted subcutaneous polyamide membranes differs in humans and rats. 
  • Antibacterial efficacy of exogenous nitric oxide on periodontal pathogens. 
  • Antibiotic eluting chitosan glycerophosphate implant in the setting of acute bacterial sinusitis: a rabbit model. 
  • Antibodies to prothrombin, factor V, and beta2-glycoprotein I and vascular access thrombosis. 
  • Application of magnetic resonance microscopy to tissue engineering: a polylactide model. 
  • Application of total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy to study cell adhesion to biomaterials. 
  • Assessments of thrombogenicity by three in vitro techniques. Student Research Award in the Undergraduate, Master Candidate, or Health Science Degree Candidate Category, 21st annual meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, San Francisco, CA, March 18-22, 1995. 
  • Attitudes toward biological mesh in breast reconstruction: a regional survey of plastic surgeons. 
  • Bioactive hydrogel substrates: probing leukocyte receptor-ligand interactions in parallel plate flow chamber studies. 
  • Biocompatibility response to modified Baerveldt glaucoma drains. 
  • Biocompatibility studies of functionalized regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) layers for sensing applications. 
  • Biocompatible hydrogels by oxime Click chemistry 
  • Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers in Medicine. 
  • Biofunctional materials for directing vascular development. 
  • Bioinspired Mineral-Organic Bioresorbable Bone Adhesive. 
  • Biomaterial interactions with the immune system. 
  • Biomaterial strategies for generating therapeutic immune responses. 
  • Biomaterial-assisted local and systemic delivery of bioactive agents for bone repair. 
  • Biomaterial-mediated retroviral gene transfer using self-assembled monolayers. 
  • Biomaterializing the promise of cardiac tissue engineering. 
  • Biomaterials community examines biosensor biocompatibility. 
  • Biomaterials directed in vivo osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. 
  • Biomaterials for the central nervous system. 
  • Biomaterials use in Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda: Access and affordability. 
  • Biomimetic strategies based on viruses and bacteria for the development of immune evasive biomaterials. 
  • Bioresorbable photonic devices for the spectroscopic characterization of physiological status and neural activity. 
  • Calcium phosphate-bearing matrices induce osteogenic differentiation of stem cells through adenosine signaling. 
  • Cardiac transplantation following ACORN CorCap device implantation. 
  • Cascading "Triclick" functionalization of poly(caprolactone) thin films quantified via a quartz crystal microbalance. 
  • Cell-Based Biohybrid Drug Delivery Systems: The Best of the Synthetic and Natural Worlds. 
  • Cell-Compatible, Site-Specific Covalent Modification of Hydrogel Scaffolds Enables User-Defined Control over Cell-Material Interactions. 
  • Change in surface roughness by dynamic shape-memory acrylate networks enhances osteoblast differentiation. 
  • Characterization of implantable biosensor membrane biofouling. 
  • Chondrocytic differentiation of human adipose-derived adult stem cells in elastin-like polypeptide. 
  • Chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived adult stem cells in agarose, alginate, and gelatin scaffolds. 
  • Click by Click Microporous Annealed Particle (MAP) Scaffolds. 
  • Coagulation-induced resistance to fluid flow in small-diameter vascular grafts and graft mimics measured by purging pressure. 
  • Combining topographical and genetic cues to promote neuronal fate specification in stem cells. 
  • Comparison of 10-0 polypropylene and 10-0 nylon sutures in rat arterial anastomosis. 
  • Comparison of covalently and physically cross-linked polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels for the prevention of postoperative adhesions in a rat model. 
  • Comparison of sutures and dendritic polymer adhesives for corneal laceration repair in an in vivo chicken model. 
  • Compressive cyclic ratcheting and fatigue of synthetic, soft biomedical polymers in solution. 
  • Concomitant control of mechanical properties and degradation in resorbable elastomer-like materials using stereochemistry and stoichiometry for soft tissue engineering. 
  • Control protocol for robust in vitro glial scar formation around microwires: essential roles of bFGF and serum in gliosis. 
  • Controlled differentiation of stem cells. 
  • Controlling the kinetics of thiol-maleimide Michael-type addition gelation kinetics for the generation of homogenous poly (ethylene glycol) hydrogels 
  • Covalent immobilization of stem cell factor and stromal derived factor 1α for in vitro culture of hematopoietic progenitor cells. 
  • Covalently immobilized platelet-derived growth factor-BB promotes angiogenesis in biomimetic poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels. 
  • Cross-linking of porcine acellular dermal matrices negatively affects induced neovessel formation using platelet-rich plasma in a rat model of hernia repair. 
  • Culture of hepatocytes on fructose-modified chitosan scaffolds. 
  • Culture of primary rat hepatocytes within porous chitosan scaffolds. 
  • Current status of biodegradable stents. 
  • Cytokine profiling using monocytes/macrophages cultured on common biomaterials with a range of surface chemistries. 
  • Cytoprotection of PEG-modified adult porcine pancreatic islets for improved xenotransplantation. 
  • Cytotoxicity and thermomechanical behavior of biomedical shape-memory polymer networks post-sterilization. 
  • Decellularized native and engineered arterial scaffolds for transplantation. 
  • Decreased analyte transport through implanted membranes: differentiation of biofouling from tissue effects. 
  • Deep-tissue anatomical imaging of mice using carbon nanotube fluorophores in the second near-infrared window. 
  • Degradable, Photochemically Printable Poly(propylene fumarate)-Based ABA Triblock Elastomers. 
  • Dendritic macromers as in situ polymerizing biomaterials for securing cataract incisions. 
  • Design and Structure-Function Characterization of 3D Printed Synthetic Porous Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering. 
  • Development of bioactive photocrosslinkable fibrous hydrogels. 
  • Directed intermixing in multicomponent self-assembling biomaterials. 
  • Do newer-generation bioabsorbable screws become incorporated into bone at two years after ACL reconstruction with patellar tendon graft?: A cohort study. 
  • Dual-function injectable angiogenic biomaterial for the repair of brain tissue following stroke. 
  • Dynamic Ligand Presentation in Biomaterials. 
  • Early mechanical failure of highly cross-linked porcine dermal matrix for abdominal wall reconstruction. 
  • Editorial comment. 
  • Editorial. 
  • Effect of Chemical and Physical Properties on the In Vitro Degradation of 3D Printed High Resolution Poly(propylene fumarate) Scaffolds. 
  • Effect of age on biomaterial-mediated in situ bone tissue regeneration. 
  • Effect of fibronectin amount and conformation on the strength of endothelial cell adhesion to HEMA/EMA copolymers. 
  • Effect of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate concentration on network properties and in vivo response of poly(β-amino ester) networks. 
  • Effect of porous orthopaedic implant material and structure on load sharing with simulated bone ingrowth: A finite element analysis comparing titanium and PEEK. 
  • Effect of the conformation and orientation of adsorbed fibronectin on endothelial cell spreading and the strength of adhesion. 
  • Effectiveness of Glycerol Mono-oleate as a Biosealant. 
  • Effects of epidermal growth factor on fibroblast migration through biomimetic hydrogels. 
  • Elastin-Like Polypeptides for Biomedical Applications. 
  • Elastomeric polyamide biomaterials with stereochemically tuneable mechanical properties and shape memory. 
  • Electrical stimulation alters protein adsorption and nerve cell interactions with electrically conducting biomaterials. 
  • Engineered microenvironments for self-renewal and musculoskeletal differentiation of stem cells. 
  • Engineered nanomaterials for biophotonics applications: improving sensing, imaging, and therapeutics. 
  • Engineered skeletal muscle tissue networks with controllable architecture. 
  • Engineering cell-material interfaces for long-term expansion of human pluripotent stem cells. 
  • Engineering the cell-material interface for controlling stem cell adhesion, migration, and differentiation. 
  • Epitope tagging for tracking elastin-like polypeptides. 
  • Evaluation of Poly (Carbonate-Urethane) Urea (PCUU) Scaffolds for Urinary Bladder Tissue Engineering. 
  • Evaluation of late outgrowth endothelial progenitor cell and umbilical vein endothelial cell responses to thromboresistant collagen-mimetic hydrogels. 
  • Evaluation of poly(L-lactic acid) as a material for intravascular polymeric stents. 
  • Evolving the use of peptides as components of biomaterials 
  • Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane alters tissue response to implanted Ahmed glaucoma valve. 
  • Extracellular-matrix-based and Arg-Gly-Asp-modified photopolymerizing hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering. 
  • Fabrication and evaluation of conductive elastomer electrodes for neural stimulation. 
  • Fabrication of Biomedical Scaffolds Using Biodegradable Polymers. 
  • Fabrication of Elastin-Like polypeptide Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery by Electrospraying 
  • Fabrication of combinatorial polymer scaffold libraries. 
  • Facial Filler Complications. 
  • Failure of a polyether-ether-ketone expandable interbody cage following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. 
  • Feasibility of vitrification as a storage method for tissue-engineered blood vessels. 
  • Fibrillar peptide gels in biotechnology and biomedicine. 
  • Finite element analysis of the current-density and electric field generated by metal microelectrodes. 
  • Flexible, high-resolution thin-film electrodes for human and animal neural research. 
  • Fluorine (19F) MRS and MRI in biomedicine. 
  • Founder's Award, Society for Biomaterials. Sixth World Biomaterials Congress 2000, Kamuela, HI,May 15-20, 2000. Really smart bioconjugates of smart polymers and receptor proteins. 
  • Gene therapy and genomic strategies for cardiovascular surgery: The emerging field of surgiomics. 
  • Genetically encoded lipid-polypeptide hybrid biomaterials that exhibit temperature-triggered hierarchical self-assembly. 
  • Getting there is half the battle: recent advances in delivering therapeutics 
  • Gliadel (BCNU) wafer plus concomitant temozolomide therapy after primary resection of glioblastoma multiforme. 
  • Glycophase glass revisited: protein adsorption and cell growth on glass surfaces bearing immobilized glycerol monosaccharides. 
  • Gold nanostars: surfactant-free synthesis, 3D modelling, and two-photon photoluminescence imaging. 
  • Gradated assembly of multiple proteins into supramolecular nanomaterials. 
  • Gradient versus End-Capped Degradable Polymer Sequence Variations Result in Stiff to Elastic Photochemically 3D-Printed Substrates. 
  • High field gradient targeting of magnetic nanoparticle-loaded endothelial cells to the surfaces of steel stents. 
  • Hydrogels for brain repair after stroke: an emerging treatment option 
  • Hydrogels muscle their way into new territory. 
  • Iloprost in alginate decreases the thrombogenicity of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. 
  • Imaging Biomaterial-Tissue Interactions. 
  • Imaging the distribution of magnetic nanoparticles with ultrasound. 
  • Immune responses to coiled coil supramolecular biomaterials. 
  • Impact of surface porosity and topography on the mechanical behavior of high strength biomedical polymers. 
  • Impaction durability of porous polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) and titanium-coated PEEK interbody fusion devices. 
  • Implantable, multifunctional, bioresorbable optics. 
  • In Vivo Sequestration of Innate Small Molecules to Promote Bone Healing. 
  • In situ forming injectable hydrogels for drug delivery and wound repair. 
  • In vitro characterization of vascular endothelial growth factor and dexamethasone releasing hydrogels for implantable probe coatings. 
  • In vitro sealing of clear corneal cataract incisions with a novel biodendrimer adhesive. 
  • In vivo assessment of an absorbable and nonabsorbable knotless barbed suture for laparoscopic single-layer enterotomy closure: a clinical and biomechanical comparison against nonbarbed suture. 
  • In vivo cytokine-associated responses to biomaterials. 
  • Incorporation of designed extended chromophores into amphiphilic 4-helix bundle peptides for nonlinear optical biomolecular materials. 
  • Influence of physical properties of biomaterials on cellular behavior. 
  • Inhibition of epidural scar formation after lumbar laminectomy in the rat. 
  • Inhibition of implant-associated infections via nitric oxide release. 
  • Injectable biomaterial shuttles for cell therapy in stroke. 
  • Injection of Hydrogel Biomaterial Scaffolds to The Brain After Stroke. 
  • Integrating Biomaterials and Genome Editing Approaches to Advance Biomedical Science. 
  • Intranasal Subunit Vaccination Strategies Employing Nanomaterials and Biomaterials. 
  • Introduction: Polymeric Biomaterials. 
  • Localized delivery of nitric oxide from hydrogels inhibits neointima formation in a rat carotid balloon injury model. 
  • Long- and short-term effects of biological hydrogels on capsule microvascular density around implants in rats. 
  • Long-term outcome after biologic versus mechanical aortic valve replacement in 841 patients. 
  • Long-term stability of electroenzymatic glucose sensors implanted in mice. An update. 
  • Macrophage embedded fibrin gels: an in vitro platform for assessing inflammation effects on implantable glucose sensors. 
  • Magnesium Catalyzed Polymerization of End Functionalized Poly(propylene maleate) and Poly(propylene fumarate) for 3D Printing of Bioactive Scaffolds. 
  • Mammographic appearance of calcium hydroxylapatite (RadiesseTM) injected into the breast for nipple reconstruction. 
  • Meniscus cell regional phenotypes: Dedifferentiation and reversal by biomaterial embedding. 
  • Metabolic glycan labeling and chemoselective functionalization of native biomaterials. 
  • Metamaterial silk composites at terahertz frequencies. 
  • Microdroplet dissolution into a second-phase solvent using a micropipet technique: test of the Epstein-Plesset model for an aniline-water system. 
  • Microporous annealed particle hydrogel stiffness, void space size, and adhesion properties impact cell proliferation, cell spreading, and gene transfer. 
  • Middle ear packing: comparison of materials in an animal model of mucosal trauma. 
  • Mineralized Biomaterials Mediated Repair of Bone Defects Through Endogenous Cells. 
  • Mitigation of hypertrophic scar contraction via an elastomeric biodegradable scaffold. 
  • Modification of materials with bioactive peptides. 
  • Modulation of gene expression in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes by surface modification of polylactide-co-glycolide substrates. 
  • Multi-component extracellular matrices based on peptide self-assembly. 
  • Multifunctional chondroitin sulphate for cartilage tissue-biomaterial integration. 
  • Multilayer microfluidic PEGDA hydrogels. 
  • Multivascular networks and functional intravascular topologies within biocompatible hydrogels. 
  • Mylar and Teflon-AF as cell culture substrates for studying endothelial cell adhesion. 
  • Nano-C60 cytotoxicity is due to lipid peroxidation. 
  • Nanomechanics of streptavidin hubs for molecular materials. 
  • Nanopatterned polymer brushes: conformation, fabrication and applications. 
  • Nanoscale neuro-integrative coatings for neural implants. 
  • Neural and connective tissue response to long-term implantation of multiple contact nerve cuff electrodes 
  • Neural stem cell encapsulation and differentiation in strain promoted crosslinked polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels. 
  • New dendritic adhesives for sutureless ophthalmic surgical procedures: in vitro studies of corneal laceration repair. 
  • Nitinol intravascular stent: results of preclinical evaluation. 
  • Nitric oxide-generating polymers reduce platelet adhesion and smooth muscle cell proliferation. 
  • Nitric oxide-releasing polyurethane-PEG copolymer containing the YIGSR peptide promotes endothelialization with decreased platelet adhesion. 
  • Nitroxide conjugate of a thermally responsive elastin-like polypeptide for noninvasive thermometry. 
  • Non-invasive and in situ characterization of the degradation of biomaterial scaffolds by volumetric photoacoustic microscopy. 
  • Noncanonical self-assembly of highly asymmetric genetically encoded polypeptide amphiphiles into cylindrical micelles. 
  • Nucleic Acid Delivery from Granular Hydrogels. 
  • Ocular biocompatibility testing of intraocular lenses: a 1 year study in pseudophakic rabbit eyes. 
  • Optimization of photocrosslinkable resin components and 3D printing process parameters. 
  • Orbital surgery: state of the art. 
  • Oromandibular reconstruction. 
  • Osteogenic growth peptide and its use as a bio-conjugate in regenerative medicine applications. 
  • Particle fraction is a bioactive cue in granular scaffolds. 
  • Patency and blood flow in gas denucleated arterial prostheses. 
  • Patterning cells in highly deformable microstructures: effect of plastic deformation of substrate on cellular phenotype and gene expression. 
  • Peptide-derivatized shell-cross-linked nanoparticles. 2. Biocompatibility evaluation. 
  • Periosteum-guided prefabrication of vascularized bone of clinical shape and volume. 
  • Peripheral nerve regeneration: an opinion on channels, scaffolds and anisotropy. 
  • Peripheral nerve repair with bioresorbable prosthesis. 
  • Permanent protection of PLG scaffold transplanted allogeneic islet grafts in diabetic mice treated with ECDI-fixed donor splenocyte infusions. 
  • Photo cross-linkable Biodendrimers as ophthalmic adhesives for central lacerations and penetrating keratoplasties. 
  • Photocrosslinkable polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels that can be modified with cell adhesion peptides for use in tissue engineering. 
  • Photopolymerizable Resins for 3D-Printing Solid-Cured Tissue Engineered Implants. 
  • Photopolymerizable hydrogels for tissue engineering applications. 
  • Platelet adhesion on a bioresorbable poly(propylene fumarate-co-ethylene glycol) copolymer. 
  • Poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel system supports preadipocyte viability, adhesion, and proliferation. 
  • Poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels with cell cleavable groups for autonomous cell delivery. 
  • Poly(propylene fumarate)-based materials: Synthesis, functionalization, properties, device fabrication and biomedical applications. 
  • Polyethylene wear and osteolysis with a new modular titanium acetabular component: results at 7 to 13 years. 
  • Polyethylene wear characteristics in vivo and in a knee stimulator. 
  • Polyimides as biomaterials: preliminary biocompatibility testing. 
  • Polylysine-functionalised thermoresponsive chitosan hydrogel for neural tissue engineering. 
  • Polymers at the Interface with Biology. 
  • Polyphosphazenes: effect of molecular motions on thrombogenesis. 
  • Porous biocompatible three-dimensional scaffolds of cellulose microfiber/gelatin composites for cell culture. 
  • Porous hyaluronic acid hydrogels for localized nonviral DNA delivery in a diabetic wound healing model 
  • Porous polyethylene implant for cranioplasty and skull base reconstruction. 
  • Pretreatment of amphiphilic comb polymer surfaces dramatically affects protein adsorption 
  • Primary human chondrocyte extracellular matrix formation and phenotype maintenance using RGD-derivatized PEGDM hydrogels possessing a continuous Young's modulus gradient. 
  • Progress in orthopedic biomaterials and drug delivery. 
  • Prospective trial of gross-total resection with Gliadel wafers followed by early postoperative Gamma Knife radiosurgery and conformal fractionated radiotherapy as the initial treatment for patients with radiographically suspected, newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. 
  • Protease degradable tethers for controlled and cell-mediated release of nanoparticles in 2-and 3-dimensions 
  • Protein array method for assessing in vitro biomaterial-induced cytokine expression. 
  • Protein engineering approaches to biomaterials design. 
  • Proteolytically degradable hydrogels with a fluorogenic substrate for studies of cellular proteolytic activity and migration. 
  • Quantification of in vitro endothelial cell adhesion to vascular graft material. 
  • Quantitative biological surface science: challenges and recent advances. 
  • Quantitative surface-enhanced resonant Raman scattering multiplexing of biocompatible gold nanostars for in vitro and ex vivo detection. 
  • RB-mediated tumor suppression of a lung cancer cell line is abrogated by an extract enriched in extracellular matrix. 
  • Rapid cross-linking of elastin-like polypeptides with (hydroxymethyl)phosphines in aqueous solution. 
  • Rapid nanoimprinting of silk fibroin films for biophotonic applications. 
  • Rate of vascularization of coralline hydroxyapatite spherical implants pretreated with saline/gentamicin, rTGF-beta 2, and autogenous plasma. 
  • Rationale and design of the Japan-USA harmonized assessment by randomized, multicenter study of OrbusNEich's combo StEnt (Japan-USA HARMONEE): Assessment of a novel DES platform for percutaneous coronary revascularization in patients with ischemic coronary disease and non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome. 
  • Readily available tissue-engineered vascular grafts. 
  • Recent trends in protein and peptide-based biomaterials for advanced drug delivery. 
  • Recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor-BB and beta-tricalcium phosphate (rhPDGF-BB/β-TCP): an alternative to autogenous bone graft. 
  • Reduced CSF leak in complete calvarial reconstructions of microvascular decompression craniectomies using calcium phosphate cement. 
  • Reduction of vascular intimal-medial hyperplasia in polytetrafluoroethylene arteriovenous grafts via expression of an inhibitor of G protein signaling. 
  • Resolution of inflammation in bone regeneration: From understandings to therapeutic applications. 
  • Resorbable, amino acid-based poly(ester urea)s crosslinked with osteogenic growth peptide with enhanced mechanical properties and bioactivity. 
  • Response of brain tissue to chronically implanted neural electrodes. 
  • Restoring the failed cranioplasty: nonanatomical titanium mesh with perforator flap. 
  • Rigid and flexible thin-film multielectrode arrays for transmural cardiac recording. 
  • Role of endothelial cell-substrate contact area and fibronectin-receptor affinity in cell adhesion to HEMA/EMA copolymers. 
  • Role of plasminogen activator and of 92-KDa type IV collagenase in glioblastoma invasion using an in vitro matrigel model. 
  • Room-temperature preparation and characterization of poly (ethylene glycol)-coated silica nanoparticles for biomedical applications. 
  • Runx2/Cbfa1-genetically engineered skeletal myoblasts mineralize collagen scaffolds in vitro. 
  • Screening of hyaluronic acid-poly(ethylene glycol) composite hydrogels to support intervertebral disc cell biosynthesis using artificial neural network analysis. 
  • Self-assembling peptide-polymer hydrogels designed from the coiled coil region of fibrin. 
  • Self-healing biomaterials. 
  • Semi-degradable poly(β-amino ester) networks with temporally controlled enhancement of mechanical properties. 
  • Separation of the arterial wall from blood contact using hydrogel barriers reduces intimal thickening after balloon injury in the rat: the roles of medial and luminal factors in arterial healing. 
  • Shape Memory Behavior of Biocompatible Polyurethane Stereoelastomers Synthesized via Thiol-Yne Michael Addition. 
  • Silicon micro- and nanofabrication for medicine. 
  • Small intestinal submucosa for anular defect closure: long-term response in an in vivo sheep model. 
  • Smooth muscle cell growth in photopolymerized hydrogels with cell adhesive and proteolytically degradable domains: synthetic ECM analogs for tissue engineering. 
  • Spectral analysis of induced color change on periodically nanopatterned silk films. 
  • Stiffness of Protease Sensitive and Cell Adhesive PEG Hydrogels Promotes Neovascularization In Vivo. 
  • Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Hydrogels and Their Applications in Regenerative Medicine. 
  • Structural studies of amphiphilic 4-helix bundle peptides incorporating designed extended chromophores for nonlinear optical biomolecular materials. 
  • Structure and thermomechanical behavior of NiTiPt shape memory alloy wires. 
  • Studies on the preparation of chitosan microcarriers cross-linked by oxidized lactose and culture of primary hepatocytes. 
  • Surface modified poly(β amino ester)-containing nanoparticles for plasmid DNA delivery. 
  • Sustained VEGF delivery via PLGA nanoparticles promotes vascular growth. 
  • Sustained release of antibiotics from injectable and thermally responsive polypeptide depots. 
  • Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of enzymatically cross-linked elastin-like polypeptide gels for cartilaginous tissue repair. 
  • Synthesis, characterization, and cyclic stress-influenced degradation of a poly(ethylene glycol)-based poly(beta-amino ester). 
  • Synthetic ECM: Bioactive Synthetic Hydrogels for 3D Tissue Engineering. 
  • Synthetic biomimetic hydrogels incorporated with ephrin-A1 for therapeutic angiogenesis. 
  • Synthetic materials in the study of cell response to substrate rigidity. 
  • Technology Assessment Status Evaluation: stents for gastrointestinal strictures. May, 1997. ASGE. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 
  • Temperature-sensitive hydrogels with SiO2-Au nanoshells for controlled drug delivery. 
  • Temperature-sensitive polymer-nanoshell composites for photothermally modulated drug delivery 
  • Templated mineralization of synthetic hydrogels for bone-like composite materials: role of matrix hydrophobicity. 
  • Tensile deformation of NiTi wires. 
  • The "ideal" replacement heart valve. 
  • The Effect of Microporous Polysaccharide Hemospheres on Wound Healing and Scarring in Wild-Type and db/db Mice. 
  • The Potential Role of Graphene in Developing the Next Generation of Endomaterials. 
  • The Utility of Polyether-Ether-Ketone Implants Adjacent to Sinus Cavities After Craniofacial Trauma. 
  • The biocompatibility of titanium cardiovascular devices seeded with autologous blood-derived endothelial progenitor cells: EPC-seeded antithrombotic Ti implants. 
  • The design of an industry-sponsored randomized controlled trial to compare synthetic mesh versus biologic mesh for inguinal hernia repair. 
  • The effect of interstitial air on the in vitro thrombogenicity of ePTFE vascular grafts. 
  • The effect of surface topography and porosity on the tensile fatigue of 3D printed Ti-6Al-4V fabricated by selective laser melting. 
  • The future of spinal arthroplasty: a biomaterial perspective. 
  • The polarity and magnitude of ambient charge influences three-dimensional neurite extension from DRGs. 
  • The role of aligned polymer fiber-based constructs in the bridging of long peripheral nerve gaps. 
  • The role of biomaterials in stem cell differentiation: applications in the musculoskeletal system. 
  • The use of constrained components in total hip arthroplasty. 
  • The use of self-adjuvanting nanofiber vaccines to elicit high-affinity B cell responses to peptide antigens without inflammation. 
  • Thermomechanics of the shape memory effect in polymers for biomedical applications. 
  • Thin-film enhanced nerve guidance channels for peripheral nerve repair. 
  • This paper is the winner of an SFB Award in the Hospital Intern, Residency category: Peptide biomaterials raising adaptive immune responses in wound healing contexts. 
  • Three-Dimensional Printing of Nano Hydroxyapatite/Poly(ester urea) Composite Scaffolds with Enhanced Bioactivity. 
  • Three-dimensional direct writing of B35 neuronal cells. 
  • Tissue engineering in the cardiovascular system: progress toward a tissue engineered heart. 
  • Tissue engineering of bone: a primer for the practicing hand surgeon. 
  • Tissue-engineered scaffolds are effective alternatives to autografts for bridging peripheral nerve gaps. 
  • Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of nanoscale near-infrared emissive polymersomes. 
  • Ultrasound Evaluation of the Urethra and Bladder Neck Before and After Transurethral Bulking. 
  • Unconstrained recovery characterization of shape-memory polymer networks for cardiovascular applications. 
  • Urinary tract erosions after synthetic pubovaginal slings: diagnosis and management strategy. 
  • Using Tools from Optogenetics to Create Light-Responsive Biomaterials: LOVTRAP-PEG Hydrogels for Dynamic Peptide Immobilization. 
  • VEGF internalization is not required for VEGFR-2 phosphorylation in bioengineered surfaces with covalently linked VEGF 
  • Vibrational spectral fingerprinting for chemical recognition of biominerals. 
  • Viral infection of human progenitor and liver-derived cells encapsulated in three-dimensional PEG-based hydrogel. 
  • Vocal fold injection as a treatment for glottic insufficiency: pro. 
  • Wound healing PowerPoint presentations for introductory biomaterials education. 
  • X-ray imaging optimization of 3D tissue engineering scaffolds via combinatorial fabrication methods. 
  • Zwitterionic amino acid-based Poly(ester urea)s suppress adhesion formation in a rat intra-abdominal cecal abrasion model. 
  • [BMP-2 gene carried by biodegradable scaffold and fibrinous gel for repairing segmental radial defect in rabbit]. 
  • pH-Responsive, Functionalizable Spyrocyclic Polycarbonate: A Versatile Platform for Biocompatible Nanoparticles. 
  • α-Helical coiled-coil peptide materials for biomedical applications. 
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  • Allori, Alexander C, Associate Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
  • Bennett, Vann, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology, Duke Cancer Institute
  • Cohen, Seth Morris, Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
  • Craciunescu, Oana, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology
  • Craig, Stephen L, William T. Miller Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Nicholas Institute-Energy Initiative
  • Gall, Ken, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Milano, Carmelo Alessio, Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Distinguished Professor of Experimental Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
  • Stinnett, Sandra Sue, Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics