Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin 1996
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Fitzpatrick Family University Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2012 - 2021
  • Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2012 - 2021
  • Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering 2012 - 2021
  • Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2015 - 2021
  • Associate Dean for Ph.D. Education, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University 2015 - 2021
  • Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Initiatives 2018 - 2021
  • Professor of Cell Biology, Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments 2012 - 2018
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • AUG 28, 2019

    Pratt School of Engineering

    A Milestone Toward Cancer Therapy Without Chemotherapy and Surgery

  • DEC 12, 2016

    Three Duke Researchers Named To National Academy Of Inventors

  • FEB 8, 2016

    Jennifer West, Two Others Elected to National Academy of Engineering

  • JUL 13, 2015

    Chemotherapeutic Coatings Enhance Tumor-Frying Nanoparticles

  • APR 8, 2015

    Pratt's Jennifer West Wins 2015 Clemson Award

  • JUL 11, 2014

    Dual Contrast Agent to Light Up Arterial Health Risks

  • JAN 20, 2014

    Faculty Council Reboots Campus Conversation on Diversity
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  Awards & Honors

  • President's Circle Lecturer. National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. 2017
  • Capers and Marion McDonald Teaching and Research Award. Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. 2016
  • Member. National Academy of Engineering. 2016
  • Clemson Award. Society for Biomaterials. April 22, 2015
  • ACS Editors' Choice Manuscript. ACS Journals. 2015
  • Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher in Materials Science. Thomson Reuters. 2014
  • Admiral of the Texas Navy. Governor of Texas. February 2012
  • Best Discovery of 2003. Nanotechnology Now. February 2012
  • BioHouston's 2009 Women in Science Award. Unknown. February 2012
  • CAREER Award. National Science Foundation. February 2012
  • Duncan Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Rice University. February 2012
  • Excellence in Research Mentorship Award. Rice University. February 2012
  • Fellow. American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. February 2012
  • Fellow. Biomedical Engineering Society. February 2012
  • Frank Annunzio Award. Christopher Columbus Foundation. February 2012
  • HSEMB Oustanding Young Scientist Award. Unknown. February 2012
  • Hershel M. Rich Invention Award. Rice University. February 2012
  • Inventor of the Year Award. State Bar of Texas. February 2012
  • J. M. Chance Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Rice University. February 2012
  • Most Cited Paper. Annual of Biomedical Engineering. February 2012
  • Most Highly Cited Papers. NanoLetters. February 2012
  • Nanotechnology Researchers of the Year. Small Times Magazine. February 2012
  • O'Donnell Award in Engineering. The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas. February 2012
  • Outstanding Faculty Associate. Weiss College, Rice University. February 2012
  • Outstanding Research in Drug Delivery Award. Cygnus-CRS. February 2012
  • Outstanding Younger Investigator Award. Society for Biomaterials. February 2012
  • Parke-Davis Atorvastatin Research Award. Unknown. February 2012
  • Quantum Award. National Institute of Health, NIBIB. February 2012
  • Samuel Lunden Scholarship. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. February 2012
  • Secretariat Lecturer. American Chemical Society. February 2012
  • Tech Review TR 100 Most Innovative Young Scientists. MIT Technology Review. February 2012
  • University Fellow. University of Texas. February 2012
  • HHMI Professor. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. 2006
  • Fellows. American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. 2005
  • Young Investigator Award. Society for Biomaterials. 2000
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Medical Scientist Training Program awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2027
  • Development of a New Generation Micro-CT imaging for Functional and Molecular Imaging of Cancer awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2022
  • Medical Scientist Training Program awarded by National Institutes of Health 1997 - 2022
  • Training in Medical Imaging awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2020
  • An Activatable Nanoparticle Probe for Molecular Imaging of Protease Activity by Dual Energy CT awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2018
  • Modulating Cell Phenotype during Tubulogenesis through 3D Micropatterning awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2016
  • An Injectable Method for Posterior Lateral Spine Fusion awarded by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity 2012 - 2016
  • Texas Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence awarded by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 2012 - 2016
  • Neurovascular Regeneration awarded by Yale University 2014 - 2015
  • Dual energy CT molecular imaging of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques using a novel nanoparticle contrast agent awarded by  American Heart Association 2014 - 2015
  • missing activity
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Katz, Rachel R., and Jennifer L. West. “Tunable PEG Hydrogels for Discerning Differential Tumor Cell Response to Biomechanical Cues.” Advanced Biology 6, no. 12 (December 2022): e2200084. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202200084.
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    • Katz, Rachel R., and Jennifer L. West. “Reductionist Three-Dimensional Tumor Microenvironment Models in Synthetic Hydrogels.” Cancers 14, no. 5 (February 2022): 1225. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14051225.
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    • Chapla, Rachel, Joshua A. Hammer, and Jennifer L. West. “Adding Dynamic Biomolecule Signaling to Hydrogel Systems via Tethered Photolabile Cell-Adhesive Proteins.” Acs Biomaterials Science & Engineering 8, no. 1 (January 2022): 208–17. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01181.
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    • Marrotte, Eric J., Khari Johnson, Ryan M. Schweller, Rachel Chapla, Brian E. Mace, Daniel T. Laskowitz, and Jennifer L. West. “Induction of Neurogenesis and Angiogenesis in a Rat Hemisection Spinal Cord Injury Model With Combined Neural Stem Cell, Endothelial Progenitor Cell, and Biomimetic Hydrogel Matrix Therapy.” Crit Care Explor 3, no. 6 (June 2021): e0436. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000436.
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    • Abar, Bijan, Alejandro Alonso-Calleja, Alexander Kelly, Cambre Kelly, Ken Gall, and Jennifer L. West. “3D printing of high-strength, porous, elastomeric structures to promote tissue integration of implants.” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A 109, no. 1 (January 2021): 54–63. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.37006.
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    • Chapla, R., and J. L. West. “Hydrogel biomaterials to support and guide vascularization.” Progress in Biomedical Engineering 3, no. 1 (December 21, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1091/abc947.
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    • Chapla, R., M. A. Abed, and J. West. “Modulating functionalized poly(Ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogel mechanical properties through competitive crosslinking mechanics for soft tissue applications.” Polymers 12, no. 12 (December 1, 2020): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12123000.
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    • Hammer, Joshua A., and Jennifer L. West. “Chemically Orthogonal Protein Ligation Domains for Independent Control of Hydrogel Modification with Adhesive Ligands and Growth Factors.” Bioconjugate Chemistry 31, no. 11 (November 2020): 2504–12. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00405.
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    • Unal, Asli Z., and Jennifer L. West. “Synthetic ECM: Bioactive Synthetic Hydrogels for 3D Tissue Engineering.” Bioconjugate Chemistry 31, no. 10 (October 2020): 2253–71. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00270.
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    • Hammer, Joshua A., Anna Ruta, and Jennifer L. West. “Using Tools from Optogenetics to Create Light-Responsive Biomaterials: LOVTRAP-PEG Hydrogels for Dynamic Peptide Immobilization.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 48, no. 7 (July 2020): 1885–94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-019-02407-w.
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    • Suresh, V., and J. L. West. “3D Culture Facilitates VEGF-Stimulated Endothelial Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 48, no. 3 (March 2020): 1034–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-019-02297-y.
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    • West, J. “Guest editor's note.” Bridge 49, no. 4 (December 1, 2019): 6–7.
    • Rastinehad, Ardeshir R., Harry Anastos, Ethan Wajswol, Jared S. Winoker, John P. Sfakianos, Sai K. Doppalapudi, Michael R. Carrick, et al. “Gold nanoshell-localized photothermal ablation of prostate tumors in a clinical pilot device study.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116, no. 37 (September 2019): 18590–96. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1906929116.
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    • Hammer, Joshua A., Anna Ruta, Aidan M. Therien, and Jennifer L. West. “Cell-Compatible, Site-Specific Covalent Modification of Hydrogel Scaffolds Enables User-Defined Control over Cell-Material Interactions.” Biomacromolecules 20, no. 7 (July 2019): 2486–93. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00183.
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    • Moore, E. M., and J. L. West. “Bioactive Poly(ethylene Glycol) Acrylate Hydrogels for Regenerative Engineering.” Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine 5, no. 2 (June 15, 2019): 167–79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40883-018-0074-y.
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    • Suresh, V., and J. L. West. “Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Can Contribute to Vascular Network Formation in Poly(ethylene Glycol) Hydrogel Scaffolds.” Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine 5, no. 2 (June 15, 2019): 180–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40883-018-0075-x.
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    • Moore, Erika M., and Jennifer L. West. “Harnessing Macrophages for Vascularization in Tissue Engineering.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 47, no. 2 (February 2019): 354–65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-018-02170-4.
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    • West, J. “Engineering at the cutting edge.” Bridge 48, no. 4 (December 1, 2018): 4–5.
    • Atik, Ahmet F., Carter M. Suryadevara, Ryan M. Schweller, Jennifer L. West, Patrick Healy, James E. Herndon Ii, Kendra L. Congdon, et al. “Hyaluronic acid based low viscosity hydrogel as a novel carrier for Convection Enhanced Delivery of CAR T cells.” J Clin Neurosci 56 (October 2018): 163–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2018.06.005.
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    • Hammer, Joshua A., and Jennifer L. West. “Dynamic Ligand Presentation in Biomaterials.” Bioconjugate Chemistry 29, no. 7 (July 2018): 2140–49. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00288.
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    • Moore, E. M., V. Suresh, G. Ying, and J. L. West. “M0 and M2 Macrophages Enhance Vascularization of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds.” Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine 4, no. 2 (June 1, 2018): 51–61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40883-018-0048-0.
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    • Unal, A. Z., S. E. Jeffs, and J. L. West. “3D Co-Culture with Vascular Cells Supports Long-Term Hepatocyte Phenotype and Function In Vitro.” Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine 4, no. 1 (March 1, 2018): 21–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40883-018-0046-2.
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    • Roudsari, Laila C., Sydney E. Jeffs, and Jennifer L. West. “Lung Adenocarcinoma Cell Responses in a 3D in Vitro Tumor Angiogenesis Model Correlate with Metastatic Capacity.” Acs Biomaterials Science & Engineering 4, no. 2 (February 2018): 368–77. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00011.
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    • Ashton, Jeffrey R., Elizabeth B. Gottlin, Edward F. Patz, Jennifer L. West, and Cristian T. Badea. “A comparative analysis of EGFR-targeting antibodies for gold nanoparticle CT imaging of lung cancer.” Plos One 13, no. 11 (2018): e0206950. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206950.
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    • Ashton, Jeffrey R., Katherine D. Castle, Yi Qi, David G. Kirsch, Jennifer L. West, and Cristian T. Badea. “Dual-Energy CT Imaging of Tumor Liposome Delivery After Gold Nanoparticle-Augmented Radiation Therapy.” Theranostics 8, no. 7 (2018): 1782–97. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.22621.
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    • Wu, Yan, Daniel S. Puperi, K Jane Grande-Allen, and Jennifer L. West. “Ascorbic acid promotes extracellular matrix deposition while preserving valve interstitial cell quiescence within 3D hydrogel scaffolds.” Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 11, no. 7 (July 2017): 1963–73. https://doi.org/10.1002/term.2093.
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    • Schweller, Ryan M., Zi Jun Wu, Bruce Klitzman, and Jennifer L. West. “Stiffness of Protease Sensitive and Cell Adhesive PEG Hydrogels Promotes Neovascularization In Vivo.” Ann Biomed Eng 45, no. 6 (June 2017): 1387–98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-017-1822-8.
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    • Alvarez-Urena, Pedro, Eleanor Davis, Corinne Sonnet, Gabrielle Henslee, Zbigniew Gugala, Edward V. Strecker, Laura J. Linscheid, et al. “Encapsulation of Adenovirus BMP2-Transduced Cells with PEGDA Hydrogels Allows Bone Formation in the Presence of Immune Response.” Tissue Engineering. Part A 23, no. 5–6 (March 2017): 177–84. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2016.0277.
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    • Moore, E. M., G. Ying, and J. L. West. “Macrophages Influence Vessel Formation in 3D Bioactive Hydrogels.” Advanced Biosystems 1, no. 3 (March 1, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.201600021.
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    • Wu, Yan, K Jane Grande-Allen, and Jennifer L. West. “Adhesive Peptide Sequences Regulate Valve Interstitial Cell Adhesion, Phenotype and Extracellular Matrix Deposition.” Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering 9, no. 4 (December 2016): 479–95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12195-016-0451-x.
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    • Heintz, K. A., M. E. Bregenzer, J. L. Mantle, K. H. Lee, J. L. West, and J. H. Slater. “Biomimetic Microfluidic Networks: Fabrication of 3D Biomimetic Microfluidic Networks in Hydrogels (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 17/2016).” Advanced Healthcare Materials 5, no. 17 (September 7, 2016): 2152. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201670093.
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    • Heintz, Keely A., Michael E. Bregenzer, Jennifer L. Mantle, Kelvin H. Lee, Jennifer L. West, and John H. Slater. “Fabrication of 3D Biomimetic Microfluidic Networks in Hydrogels.” Advanced Healthcare Materials 5, no. 17 (September 2016): 2153–60. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201600351.
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    • Puperi, Daniel S., Alysha Kishan, Zoe E. Punske, Yan Wu, Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Jennifer L. West, and K Jane Grande-Allen. “Electrospun Polyurethane and Hydrogel Composite Scaffolds as Biomechanical Mimics for Aortic Valve Tissue Engineering.” Acs Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2, no. 9 (September 2016): 1546–58. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00309.
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    • Roudsari, Laila C., Sydney E. Jeffs, Amber S. Witt, Bartley J. Gill, and Jennifer L. West. “A 3D Poly(ethylene glycol)-based Tumor Angiogenesis Model to Study the Influence of Vascular Cells on Lung Tumor Cell Behavior.” Scientific Reports 6 (September 2016): 32726. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep32726.
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    • Shukla, Anita, John H. Slater, James C. Culver, Mary E. Dickinson, and Jennifer L. West. “Biomimetic Surface Patterning Promotes Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation.” Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces 8, no. 34 (August 2016): 21883–92. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b08978.
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    • Puperi, Daniel S., Ronan W. O’Connell, Zoe E. Punske, Yan Wu, Jennifer L. West, and K Jane Grande-Allen. “Hyaluronan Hydrogels for a Biomimetic Spongiosa Layer of Tissue Engineered Heart Valve Scaffolds.” Biomacromolecules 17, no. 5 (May 2016): 1766–75. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.6b00180.
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    • Cuchiara, Maude L., Süleyman Coşkun, Omar A. Banda, Kelsey L. Horter, Karen K. Hirschi, and Jennifer L. West. “Bioactive poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels to recapitulate the HSC niche and facilitate HSC expansion in culture.” Biotechnology and Bioengineering 113, no. 4 (April 2016): 870–81. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.25848.
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    • Pankova, Daniela, Yulong Chen, Masahiko Terajima, Mark J. Schliekelman, Brandi N. Baird, Monica Fahrenholtz, Li Sun, et al. “Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Induce a Collagen Cross-link Switch in Tumor Stroma.” Molecular Cancer Research : Mcr 14, no. 3 (March 2016): 287–95. https://doi.org/10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-15-0307.
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    • Peters, Erica B., Nicolas Christoforou, Kam W. Leong, George A. Truskey, and Jennifer L. West. “Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogel Scaffolds Containing Cell-Adhesive and Protease-Sensitive Peptides Support Microvessel Formation by Endothelial Progenitor Cells.” Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering 9, no. 1 (March 2016): 38–54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12195-015-0423-6.
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    • Roudsari, Laila C., and Jennifer L. West. “Studying the influence of angiogenesis in in vitro cancer model systems.” Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 97 (February 2016): 250–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addr.2015.11.004.
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    • Peters, Erica B., Betty Liu, Nicolas Christoforou, Jennifer L. West, and George A. Truskey. “Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mononuclear Cells Exhibit Pericyte-Like Phenotype and Support Network Formation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells In Vitro.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 43, no. 10 (October 2015): 2552–68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-015-1301-z.
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    • Puperi, Daniel S., Liezl R. Balaoing, Ronan W. O’Connell, Jennifer L. West, and K Jane Grande-Allen. “3-Dimensional spatially organized PEG-based hydrogels for an aortic valve co-culture model.” Biomaterials 67 (October 2015): 354–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.07.039.
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    • Peters, Erica B., Betty Liu, Nicolas Christoforou, Jennifer L. West, and George A. Truskey. “Erratum to: Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mononuclear Cells Exhibit Pericyte-Like Phenotype and Support Network Formation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells In Vitro.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 43, no. 8 (August 2015): 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-015-1321-8.
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    • Strong, Laura E., and Jennifer L. West. “Hydrogel-Coated Near Infrared Absorbing Nanoshells as Light-Responsive Drug Delivery Vehicles.” Acs Biomaterials Science & Engineering 1, no. 8 (August 2015): 685–92. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00111.
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    • Strong, L. E., and J. L. West. “Erratum: Optically modulated cancer therapeutic delivery: Past, present and future (Therapeutic Delivery (2015) 6: 5 (545-558)).” Therapeutic Delivery 6, no. 7 (July 1, 2015): 888. https://doi.org/10.4155/tde.15.50.
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    • Slater, John H., James C. Culver, Byron L. Long, Chenyue W. Hu, Jingzhe Hu, Taylor F. Birk, Amina A. Qutub, Mary E. Dickinson, and Jennifer L. West. “Recapitulation and Modulation of the Cellular Architecture of a User-Chosen Cell of Interest Using Cell-Derived, Biomimetic Patterning.” Acs Nano 9, no. 6 (June 2015): 6128–38. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b01366.
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    • Schweller, Ryan M., and Jennifer L. West. “Encoding Hydrogel Mechanics via Network Cross-Linking Structure.” Acs Biomaterials Science & Engineering 1, no. 5 (May 2015): 335–44. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00064.
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    • Syed, Saba H., Andrew J. Coughlin, Monica D. Garcia, Shang Wang, Jennifer L. West, Kirill V. Larin, and Irina V. Larina. “Optical coherence tomography guided microinjections in live mouse embryos: high-resolution targeted manipulation for mouse embryonic research.” Journal of Biomedical Optics 20, no. 5 (May 2015): 051020. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jbo.20.5.051020.
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    • Zhang, Xing, Bin Xu, Daniel S. Puperi, Aline L. Yonezawa, Yan Wu, Hubert Tseng, Maude L. Cuchiara, Jennifer L. West, and K Jane Grande-Allen. “Integrating valve-inspired design features into poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel scaffolds for heart valve tissue engineering.” Acta Biomaterialia 14 (March 2015): 11–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2014.11.042.
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    • Hsu, Chih-Wei, Ross A. Poché, Jennifer E. Saik, Saniya Ali, Shang Wang, Nejla Yosef, Gisele A. Calderon, et al. “Improved Angiogenesis in Response to Localized Delivery of Macrophage-Recruiting Molecules.” Plos One 10, no. 7 (January 2015): e0131643. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131643.
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    • Peters, Erica B., Nicolas Christoforou, Erika Moore, Jennifer L. West, and George A. Truskey. “CD45+ Cells Present Within Mesenchymal Stem Cell Populations Affect Network Formation of Blood-Derived Endothelial Outgrowth Cells.” Bioresearch Open Access 4, no. 1 (January 2015): 75–88. https://doi.org/10.1089/biores.2014.0029.
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    • Strong, Laura E., and Jennifer L. West. “Optically modulated cancer therapeutic delivery: past, present and future.” Therapeutic Delivery 6, no. 5 (January 2015): 545–58. https://doi.org/10.4155/tde.15.17.
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    • Zhang, Xing, Bin Xu, Daniel S. Puperi, Yan Wu, Jennifer L. West, and K Jane Grande-Allen. “Application of hydrogels in heart valve tissue engineering.” Journal of Long Term Effects of Medical Implants 25, no. 1–2 (January 2015): 105–34. https://doi.org/10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.2015011817.
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    • Ashton, Jeffrey R., Jennifer L. West, and Cristian T. Badea. “In vivo small animal micro-CT using nanoparticle contrast agents.” Front Pharmacol 6 (2015): 256. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2015.00256.
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    • Tseng, Hubert, Daniel S. Puperi, Eric J. Kim, Salma Ayoub, Jay V. Shah, Maude L. Cuchiara, Jennifer L. West, and K Jane Grande-Allen. “Anisotropic poly(ethylene glycol)/polycaprolactone hydrogel-fiber composites for heart valve tissue engineering.” Tissue Engineering. Part A 20, no. 19–20 (October 2014): 2634–45. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2013.0397.
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    • Bajaj, Piyush, Ryan M. Schweller, Ali Khademhosseini, Jennifer L. West, and Rashid Bashir. “3D biofabrication strategies for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.” Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering 16 (July 2014): 247–76. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-bioeng-071813-105155.
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    • Gill, Bartley J., and Jennifer L. West. “Modeling the tumor extracellular matrix: Tissue engineering tools repurposed towards new frontiers in cancer biology.” Journal of Biomechanics 47, no. 9 (June 2014): 1969–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.09.029.
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    • Strong, Laura E., Shreyas N. Dahotre, and Jennifer L. West. “Hydrogel-nanoparticle composites for optically modulated cancer therapeutic delivery.” Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society 178 (March 2014): 63–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.01.014.
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    • Coughlin, Andrew J., Jeyarama S. Ananta, Nanfu Deng, Irina V. Larina, Paolo Decuzzi, and Jennifer L. West. “Gadolinium-conjugated gold nanoshells for multimodal diagnostic imaging and photothermal cancer therapy.” Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany) 10, no. 3 (February 2014): 556–65. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201302217.
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    • Ali, Saniya, Maude L. Cuchiara, and Jennifer L. West. “Micropatterning of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogels.” Methods in Cell Biology 121 (January 2014): 105–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-800281-0.00008-7.
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    • Garcia, M. D., S. H. Syed, A. J. Coughlin, S. Wang, J. L. West, K. V. Larin, and I. V. Larina. “Mouse embryo manipulations with OCT guidance.” Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging  Proceedings of Spie 8953 (January 1, 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045989.
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    • Slater, John H., and Jennifer L. West. “Fabrication of multifaceted, micropatterned surfaces and image-guided patterning using laser scanning lithography.” Methods in Cell Biology 119 (January 2014): 193–217. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-416742-1.00011-1.
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    • Ashton, Jeffrey R., Darin P. Clark, Everett J. Moding, Ketan Ghaghada, David G. Kirsch, Jennifer L. West, and Cristian T. Badea. “Dual-energy micro-CT functional imaging of primary lung cancer in mice using gold and iodine nanoparticle contrast agents: a validation study.” Plos One 9, no. 2 (2014): e88129. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088129.
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    • Cuchiara, Maude L., Kelsey L. Horter, Omar A. Banda, and Jennifer L. West. “Covalent immobilization of stem cell factor and stromal derived factor 1α for in vitro culture of hematopoietic progenitor cells.” Acta Biomaterialia 9, no. 12 (December 2013): 9258–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2013.08.012.
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    • Sonnet, Corinne, C Lashan Simpson, Ronke M. Olabisi, Kayleigh Sullivan, Zawaunyka Lazard, Zbigniew Gugala, John F. Peroni, et al. “Rapid healing of femoral defects in rats with low dose sustained BMP2 expression from PEGDA hydrogel microspheres.” Journal of Orthopaedic Research : Official Publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society 31, no. 10 (October 2013): 1597–1604. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.22407.
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    • McHale, M. K., N. M. Bergmann, and J. L. West. “Histogenesis in Three-Dimensional Scaffolds” 2 (August 27, 2013): 951–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385942-6.00078-0.
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    • Ali, Saniya, Jennifer E. Saik, Dan J. Gould, Mary E. Dickinson, and Jennifer L. West. “Immobilization of Cell-Adhesive Laminin Peptides in Degradable PEGDA Hydrogels Influences Endothelial Cell Tubulogenesis.” Bioresearch Open Access 2, no. 4 (August 2013): 241–49. https://doi.org/10.1089/biores.2013.0021.
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    • Soni, Samit D., Weitao Song, Jennifer L. West, and Mohit Khera. “Nitric oxide-releasing polymeric microspheres improve diabetes-related erectile dysfunction.” The Journal of Sexual Medicine 10, no. 8 (August 2013): 1915–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12216.
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    • Larin, K. V., S. H. Syed, A. J. Coughlin, S. Wang, J. L. West, M. E. Dickinson, and I. V. Larina. “OCT guided microinjections for mouse embryonic research.” Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging  Proceedings of Spie 8593 (May 28, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006213.
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    • Hoffmann, Joseph C., and Jennifer L. West. “Three-dimensional photolithographic micropatterning: a novel tool to probe the complexities of cell migration.” Integrative Biology : Quantitative Biosciences From Nano to Macro 5, no. 5 (May 2013): 817–27. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ib20280a.
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    • Tseng, Hubert, Maude L. Cuchiara, Christopher A. Durst, Michael P. Cuchiara, Chris J. Lin, Jennifer L. West, and K Jane Grande-Allen. “Fabrication and mechanical evaluation of anatomically-inspired quasilaminate hydrogel structures with layer-specific formulations.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 41, no. 2 (February 2013): 398–407. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-012-0666-5.
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    • Baird, Brandi N., Mark J. Schliekelman, Young-Ho Ahn, Yulong Chen, Jonathon D. Roybal, Bartley J. Gill, Dhruva K. Mishra, et al. “Fibulin-2 is a driver of malignant progression in lung adenocarcinoma.” Plos One 8, no. 6 (January 2013): e67054. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067054.
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    • Cuchiara, M. P., and J. L. West. “Multilayer micro fluidic poly(Ethylene Glycol) diacrylate hydrogels.” Methods in Molecular Biology 949 (2013): 387–401. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-134-9-24.
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    • Cuchiara, Michael P., and Jennifer L. West. “Multilayer microfluidic poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogels.” Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.) 949 (January 2013): 387–401. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-134-9_24.
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    • Coughlin, A. J., and J. L. West. “Targeting gold nanoparticles for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.” Acs Symposium Series 1113 (November 26, 2012): 37–54. https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2012-1113.ch003.
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    • Cuchiara, M. P., D. J. Gould, M. K. McHale, M. E. Dickinson, and J. L. West. “Integration of self-assembled microvascular networks with microfabricated PEG-based hydrogels.” Advanced Functional Materials 22, no. 21 (November 7, 2012): 4511–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201200976.
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    • Gill, Bartley J., Don L. Gibbons, Laila C. Roudsari, Jennifer E. Saik, Zain H. Rizvi, Jonathon D. Roybal, Jonathan M. Kurie, and Jennifer L. West. “A synthetic matrix with independently tunable biochemistry and mechanical properties to study epithelial morphogenesis and EMT in a lung adenocarcinoma model.” Cancer Research 72, no. 22 (November 2012): 6013–23. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-0895.
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    • Day, Emily S., Linna Zhang, Patrick A. Thompson, Janice A. Zawaski, Caterina C. Kaffes, M Waleed Gaber, Susan M. Blaney, and Jennifer L. West. “Vascular-targeted photothermal therapy of an orthotopic murine glioma model.” Nanomedicine (London, England) 7, no. 8 (August 2012): 1133–48. https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm.11.189.
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    • Culver, James C., Joseph C. Hoffmann, Ross A. Poché, John H. Slater, Jennifer L. West, and Mary E. Dickinson. “Three-dimensional biomimetic patterning in hydrogels to guide cellular organization.” Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 24, no. 17 (May 2012): 2344–48. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201200395.
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    • Saik, Jennifer E., Melissa K. McHale, and Jennifer L. West. “Biofunctional materials for directing vascular development.” Current Vascular Pharmacology 10, no. 3 (May 2012): 331–41. https://doi.org/10.2174/157016112799959314.
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    • Mumaw, J., E. T. Jordan, C. Sonnet, R. M. Olabisi, E. A. Olmsted-Davis, A. R. Davis, J. F. Peroni, et al. “Rapid heterotrophic ossification with cryopreserved poly(ethylene glycol-) microencapsulated BMP2-expressing MSCs.” International Journal of Biomaterials, March 21, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/861794.
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    • Coughlin, A. J., and J. L. West. “Gold nanoshells for imaging and photothermal ablation of cancer,” January 1, 2012, 326–55. https://doi.org/10.1533/9780857096449.2.326.
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    • McHale, M. K., N. M. Bergmann, and J. L. West. “Histogenesis in Three-dimensional Scaffolds,” December 1, 2011, 675–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-381422-7.10037-9.
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    • Franco, C. L., J. Price, and J. L. West. “Development and optimization of a dual-photoinitiator, emulsion-based technique for rapid generation of cell-laden hydrogel microspheres.” Acta Biomaterialia 7, no. 9 (September 2011): 3267–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2011.06.011.
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    • Leslie-Barbick, Julia E., Jennifer E. Saik, Daniel J. Gould, Mary E. Dickinson, and Jennifer L. West. “The promotion of microvasculature formation in poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogels by an immobilized VEGF-mimetic peptide.” Biomaterials 32, no. 25 (September 2011): 5782–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.04.060.
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    • West, Jennifer L. “Protein-patterned hydrogels: Customized cell microenvironments.” Nature Materials 10, no. 10 (September 2011): 727–29. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3132.
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    • Day, Emily S., Patrick A. Thompson, Linna Zhang, Nastassja A. Lewinski, Nabil Ahmed, Rebekah A. Drezek, Susan M. Blaney, and Jennifer L. West. “Nanoshell-mediated photothermal therapy improves survival in a murine glioma model.” Journal of Neuro Oncology 104, no. 1 (August 2011): 55–63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-010-0470-8.
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    • Slater, John H., Jordan S. Miller, Shann S. Yu, and Jennifer L. West. “Fabrication of Multifaceted Micropatterned Surfaces with Laser Scanning Lithography.” Advanced Functional Materials 21, no. 15 (August 2011): 2876–88. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201100297.
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    • Stephens-Altus, J. S., P. Sundelacruz, M. L. Rowland, and J. L. West. “Development of bioactive photocrosslinkable fibrous hydrogels.” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A 98, no. 2 (August 2011): 167–76. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.33095.
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    • Hsu, Chih-Wei, Ronke M. Olabisi, Elizabeth A. Olmsted-Davis, Alan R. Davis, and Jennifer L. West. “Cathepsin K-sensitive poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels for degradation in response to bone resorption.” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A 98, no. 1 (July 2011): 53–62. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.33076.
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    • Saik Jennifer, E., J. Gould Daniel, H. Keswani Aakash, E. Dickinson Mary, and L. West Jennifer. “Biomimetic Hydrogels with Immobilized EphrinA1 for Therapeutic Angiogenesis.” Biomacromolecules 12, no. 7 (July 2011): 2715–22. https://doi.org/10.1021/bm200492h.
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    • Bahney, C. S., T. J. Lujan, C. W. Hsu, M. Bottlang, J. L. West, and B. Johnstone. “Visible light photoinitiation of mesenchymal stem cell-laden bioresponsive hydrogels.” European Cells & Materials 22 (July 2011): 43–55. https://doi.org/10.22203/ecm.v022a04.
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    • Durst, Christopher A., Michael P. Cuchiara, Elizabeth G. Mansfield, Jennifer L. West, and K Jane Grande-Allen. “Flexural characterization of cell encapsulated PEGDA hydrogels with applications for tissue engineered heart valves.” Acta Biomaterialia 7, no. 6 (June 2011): 2467–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2011.02.018.
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    • Lazard, Zawaunyka W., Michael H. Heggeness, John A. Hipp, Corinne Sonnet, Angie S. Fuentes, Rita P. Nistal, Alan R. Davis, Ronke M. Olabisi, Jennifer L. West, and Elizabeth A. Olmsted-Davis. “Cell-based gene therapy for repair of critical size defects in the rat fibula.” Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 112, no. 6 (June 2011): 1563–71. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.23068.
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    • Olabisi, Ronke M., ZaWaunyka Lazard, Michael H. Heggeness, Kevin M. Moran, John A. Hipp, Ashvin K. Dewan, Alan R. Davis, Jennifer L. West, and Elizabeth A. Olmsted-Davis. “An injectable method for noninvasive spine fusion.” The Spine Journal : Official Journal of the North American Spine Society 11, no. 6 (June 2011): 545–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2010.12.011.
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    • Taite, L. J., and J. L. West. “Sustained Delivery of Nitric Oxide from Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels Enhances Endothelialization in a Rat Carotid Balloon Injury Model.” Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology 2, no. 2 (June 1, 2011): 113–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13239-011-0040-z.
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    • McConnell, K. I., J. H. Slater, A. Han, J. L. West, and J. Suh. “Microcontact printing for co-patterning cells and viruses for spatially controlled substrate-mediated gene delivery.” Soft Matter 7, no. 10 (May 21, 2011): 4993–5001. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm01209b.
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    • Bahney, Chelsea S., Chih-Wei Hsu, Jung U. Yoo, Jennifer L. West, and Brian Johnstone. “A bioresponsive hydrogel tuned to chondrogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells.” Faseb Journal : Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 25, no. 5 (May 2011): 1486–96. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.10-165514.
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    • Strong, Laura E., and Jennifer L. West. “Thermally responsive polymer-nanoparticle composites for biomedical applications.” Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology 3, no. 3 (May 2011): 307–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/wnan.138.
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    • Kennedy, Laura C., Lissett R. Bickford, Nastassja A. Lewinski, Andrew J. Coughlin, Ying Hu, Emily S. Day, Jennifer L. West, and Rebekah A. Drezek. “A new era for cancer treatment: gold-nanoparticle-mediated thermal therapies.” Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany) 7, no. 2 (January 2011): 169–83. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201000134.
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    • Leslie-Barbick, Julia E., Colette Shen, Christopher Chen, and Jennifer L. West. “Micron-scale spatially patterned, covalently immobilized vascular endothelial growth factor on hydrogels accelerates endothelial tubulogenesis and increases cellular angiogenic responses.” Tissue Engineering. Part A 17, no. 1–2 (January 2011): 221–29. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2010.0202.
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    • Saik, Jennifer E., Daniel J. Gould, Emily M. Watkins, Mary E. Dickinson, and Jennifer L. West. “Covalently immobilized platelet-derived growth factor-BB promotes angiogenesis in biomimetic poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels.” Acta Biomaterialia 7, no. 1 (January 2011): 133–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2010.08.018.
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    • Stephens, Elizabeth H., Christopher A. Durst, Jennifer L. West, and K Jane Grande-Allen. “Mitral valvular interstitial cell responses to substrate stiffness depend on age and anatomic region.” Acta Biomaterialia 7, no. 1 (January 2011): 75–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2010.07.001.
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    • Olabisi, Ronke M., Zawaunyka W. Lazard, Christy L. Franco, Mary A. Hall, Sun Kuk Kwon, Eva M. Sevick-Muraca, John A. Hipp, Alan R. Davis, Elizabeth A. Olmsted-Davis, and Jennifer L. West. “Hydrogel microsphere encapsulation of a cell-based gene therapy system increases cell survival of injected cells, transgene expression, and bone volume in a model of heterotopic ossification.” Tissue Engineering. Part A 16, no. 12 (December 2010): 3727–36. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2010.0234.
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    • Hoffmann, J. C., and J. L. West. “Three-dimensional photolithographic patterning of multiple bioactive ligands in poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels.” Soft Matter 6, no. 20 (October 21, 2010): 5056–63. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm00140f.
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    • Slater, J. H., J. S. Miller, S. S. Yu, and J. L. West. “Multifaceted nano-and micropatterned surfaces for cell adhesion manipulation.” Proceedings of the Asme 1st Global Congress on Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology 2010, Nemb2010, August 4, 2010, 345–46.
    • Day, Emily S., Lissett R. Bickford, John H. Slater, Nicholas S. Riggall, Rebekah A. Drezek, and Jennifer L. West. “Antibody-conjugated gold-gold sulfide nanoparticles as multifunctional agents for imaging and therapy of breast cancer.” International Journal of Nanomedicine 5 (August 2010): 445–54. https://doi.org/10.2147/ijn.s10881.
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    • Cuchiara, Michael P., Alicia C. B. Allen, Theodore M. Chen, Jordan S. Miller, and Jennifer L. West. “Multilayer microfluidic PEGDA hydrogels.” Biomaterials 31, no. 21 (July 2010): 5491–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.03.031.
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    • Moon, James J., Jennifer E. Saik, Ross A. Poché, Julia E. Leslie-Barbick, Soo-Hong Lee, April A. Smith, Mary E. Dickinson, and Jennifer L. West. “Biomimetic hydrogels with pro-angiogenic properties.” Biomaterials 31, no. 14 (May 2010): 3840–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.01.104.
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    • Poché, R. A., J. E. Saik, J. L. West, and M. E. Dickinson. “The mouse cornea as a transplantation site for live imaging of engineered tissue constructs.” Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 5, no. 4 (April 1, 2010). https://doi.org/10.1101/pdb.prot5416.
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    • Gobin, André M., Emily M. Watkins, Elizabeth Quevedo, Vicki L. Colvin, and Jennifer L. West. “Near-infrared-resonant gold/gold sulfide nanoparticles as a photothermal cancer therapeutic agent.” Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany) 6, no. 6 (March 2010): 745–52. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.200901557.
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    • Kim, Minsoo, Eduard Galstyan, William W. Bryan, Michael P. Cuchiara, Jennifer L. West, Herbert C. Freyhardt, Allan J. Jacobson, and T Randall Lee. “YBCO superconducting tapes patterned using microcontact printing.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 239 (March 2010).
    • Nemir, Stephanie, Heather N. Hayenga, and Jennifer L. West. “PEGDA hydrogels with patterned elasticity: Novel tools for the study of cell response to substrate rigidity.” Biotechnology and Bioengineering 105, no. 3 (February 2010): 636–44. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.22574.
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    • Day, E. S., L. R. Bickford, R. A. Drezek, and J. L. West. “Cancer imaging and thermal therapy facilitated by nanoparticles and multiphoton microscopy.” Proceedings of the Asme 1st Global Congress on Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology 2010, Nemb2010, January 1, 2010, 221–22. https://doi.org/10.1115/nemb2010-13180.
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    • Day, E. S., L. Zhang, N. A. Lewinski, P. A. Thompson, R. A. Drezek, S. M. Blaney, and J. L. West. “Photothermal therapy of glioma in a mouse model with near-infrared excited nanoshells.” Proceedings of the Asme 1st Global Congress on Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology 2010, Nemb2010, January 1, 2010, 219–20. https://doi.org/10.1115/nemb2010-13179.
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    • Morton, Jennifer G., Emily S. Day, Naomi J. Halas, and Jennifer L. West. “Nanoshells for photothermal cancer therapy.” Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.) 624 (January 2010): 101–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-609-2_7.
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    • Nemir, Stephanie, and Jennifer L. West. “Synthetic materials in the study of cell response to substrate rigidity.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 38, no. 1 (January 2010): 2–20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-009-9811-1.
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    • West, J. L. “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Nanotechnology.” Cancer Research 69, no. 24 (December 2009): 484S-484S.
    • West, J. L. “Near infrared absorbing nanoparticles for photothermal cancer therapy.” Proceedings of the Asme Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sbc2008, no. PART B (December 1, 2009): 749–50.
    • Rostro-Kohanloo, Betty C., Lissett R. Bickford, Courtney M. Payne, Emily S. Day, Lindsey J. E. Anderson, Meng Zhong, Seunghyun Lee, et al. “The stabilization and targeting of surfactant-synthesized gold nanorods.” Nanotechnology 20, no. 43 (October 2009): 434005. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/20/43/434005.
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    • Poché, Ross A., Irina V. Larina, Melissa L. Scott, Jennifer E. Saik, Jennifer L. West, and Mary E. Dickinson. “The Flk1-myr::mCherry mouse as a useful reporter to characterize multiple aspects of ocular blood vessel development and disease.” Developmental Dynamics : An Official Publication of the American Association of Anatomists 238, no. 9 (September 2009): 2318–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/dvdy.21886.
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    • Day, Emily S., Jennifer G. Morton, and Jennifer L. West. “Nanoparticles for thermal cancer therapy.” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 131, no. 7 (July 2009): 074001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3156800.
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    • Moon, James J., Mariah S. Hahn, Iris Kim, Barbara A. Nsiah, and Jennifer L. West. “Micropatterning of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogels with biomolecules to regulate and guide endothelial morphogenesis.” Tissue Engineering. Part A 15, no. 3 (March 2009): 579–85. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2008.0196.
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    • Leslie-Barbick, Julia E., James J. Moon, and Jennifer L. West. “Covalently-immobilized vascular endothelial growth factor promotes endothelial cell tubulogenesis in poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogels.” Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition 20, no. 12 (January 2009): 1763–79. https://doi.org/10.1163/156856208x386381.
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    • Bergman, N. M., and J. L. West. “Histogenesis in Three-Dimensional Scaffolds,” December 1, 2008, 686–703. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012369410-2.50041-3.
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    • Bergmann, N., J. Restrepo, and J. L. West. “Bioactive polyurethanes as stent coatings to reduce thombosis.” 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008 4 (December 1, 2008): 2109.
    • Cuchiara, M. P., J. S. Miller, and J. L. West. “Bifurcated microchannel networks in polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogels.” 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008 3 (December 1, 2008): 1348.
    • Day, E. S., A. M. Gobin, A. R. Lowery, and J. L. West. “Enhancement of cancer therapy through targeted delivery of nanoshells.” 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008 3 (December 1, 2008): 1387.
    • Leslie, J. E., and J. L. West. “Endothelial cell tubulogenesis responds to mechanical properties of PEGDA hydrogels with surface immobilized vascular endothelial growth factor.” 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008 3 (December 1, 2008): 1658.
    • Miller, J. S., S. S. Yu, and J. L. West. “Directed cell spreading and migration with protein gradients in micron-scale ellipses.” 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008 4 (December 1, 2008): 1788.
    • Miller, J. S., and J. L. West. “Rapid prototyping of hydrogels to guide tissue formation,” December 1, 2008, 49–65. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47683-4_4.
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    • Nemir, S., M. K. McHale, and J. L. West. “PEGDA hydrogels with patterned rigidity for manipulating cell behavior.” 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008 2 (December 1, 2008): 894.
    • Bikram, Malavosklish, and Jennifer L. West. “Thermo-responsive systems for controlled drug delivery.” Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery 5, no. 10 (October 2008): 1077–91. https://doi.org/10.1517/17425240802379846.
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    • Bellows, C. F., W. Jian, M. K. McHale, D. Cardenas, J. L. West, S. P. Lerner, and G. E. Amiel. “Blood vessel matrix: a new alternative for abdominal wall reconstruction.” Hernia : The Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery 12, no. 4 (August 2008): 351–58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-008-0340-x.
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    • Lee, Soo-Hong, James J. Moon, and Jennifer L. West. “Three-dimensional micropatterning of bioactive hydrogels via two-photon laser scanning photolithography for guided 3D cell migration.” Biomaterials 29, no. 20 (July 2008): 2962–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.04.004.
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    • West Jennifer, L. “PMSE 404-Biomimetic strategies in vascular tissue engineering.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 235 (April 2008).
    • Bernardi, Ronald J., Amanda R. Lowery, Patrick A. Thompson, Susan M. Blaney, and Jennifer L. West. “Immunonanoshells for targeted photothermal ablation in medulloblastoma and glioma: an in vitro evaluation using human cell lines.” Journal of Neuro Oncology 86, no. 2 (January 2008): 165–72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-007-9467-3.
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    • Gobin, Andre M., James J. Moon, and Jennifer L. West. “EphrinA I-targeted nanoshells for photothermal ablation of prostate cancer cells.” International Journal of Nanomedicine 3, no. 3 (January 2008): 351–58.
    • Moon, James J., and Jennifer L. West. “Vascularization of engineered tissues: approaches to promote angio-genesis in biomaterials.” Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 8, no. 4 (January 2008): 300–310. https://doi.org/10.2174/156802608783790983.
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    • Taite, Lakeshia J., Peter Yang, Ho-Wook Jun, and Jennifer L. West. “Nitric oxide-releasing polyurethane-PEG copolymer containing the YIGSR peptide promotes endothelialization with decreased platelet adhesion.” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B, Applied Biomaterials 84, no. 1 (January 2008): 108–16. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.30850.
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    • James, W. D., A. M. Gobin, M. H. Lee, N. J. Halas, R. A. Drezek, and J. L. West. “Gold nanoshells: A multifunctional agent for integrated diagnosis and therapy.” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society 97 (December 1, 2007): 333.
    • Bikram, Malavosklish, Andre M. Gobin, Rachel E. Whitmire, and Jennifer L. West. “Temperature-sensitive hydrogels with SiO2-Au nanoshells for controlled drug delivery.” Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society 123, no. 3 (November 2007): 219–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2007.08.013.
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    • Buxton, Amanda N., Junmin Zhu, Roger Marchant, Jennifer L. West, Jung U. Yoo, and Brian Johnstone. “Design and characterization of poly(ethylene glycol) photopolymerizable semi-interpenetrating networks for chondrogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells.” Tissue Engineering 13, no. 10 (October 2007): 2549–60. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.2007.0075.
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    • Lee, M., C. Loo, A. M. Gobin, J. Park, J. West, N. Halas, and R. Drezek. “Gold nanoshells aided optical imaging in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo.” 2007 Nsti Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show  Nsti Nanotech 2007, Technical Proceedings 2 (August 23, 2007): 306–9.
    • Gobin, André M., Min Ho Lee, Naomi J. Halas, William D. James, Rebekah A. Drezek, and Jennifer L. West. “Near-infrared resonant nanoshells for combined optical imaging and photothermal cancer therapy.” Nano Letters 7, no. 7 (July 2007): 1929–34. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl070610y.
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    • Lee, Soo-Hong, James J. Moon, Jordan S. Miller, and Jennifer L. West. “Poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels conjugated with a collagenase-sensitive fluorogenic substrate to visualize collagenase activity during three-dimensional cell migration.” Biomaterials 28, no. 20 (July 2007): 3163–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.03.004.
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    • Bikram, Malavosklish, Christine Fouletier-Dilling, John A. Hipp, Francis Gannon, Alan R. Davis, Elizabeth A. Olmsted-Davis, and Jennifer L. West. “Endochondral bone formation from hydrogel carriers loaded with BMP2-transduced cells.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 35, no. 5 (May 2007): 796–807. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-007-9263-4.
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    • Moon, James J., Soo-Hong Lee, Mariah S. Hahn, Barbara A. Nsiah, and Jennifer L. West. “Regulation of endothelial angiogenesis and vasculogenesis in synthetic poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels modified with biomolecules.” Faseb Journal 21, no. 6 (April 2007): A748–49.
    • Gonzalez, Anjelica L., Wafa El-Bjeirami, Jennifer L. West, Larry V. McIntire, and C Wayne Smith. “Transendothelial migration enhances integrin-dependent human neutrophil chemokinesis.” Journal of Leukocyte Biology 81, no. 3 (March 2007): 686–95. https://doi.org/10.1189/jlb.0906553.
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    • Liu Tsang, Valerie, Alice A. Chen, Lisa M. Cho, Kyle D. Jadin, Robert L. Sah, Solitaire DeLong, Jennifer L. West, and Sangeeta N. Bhatia. “Fabrication of 3D hepatic tissues by additive photopatterning of cellular hydrogels.” Faseb Journal : Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 21, no. 3 (March 2007): 790–801. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.06-7117com.
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    • James, W. D., L. R. Hirsch, J. L. West, P. D. O’Neal, and J. D. Payne. “Application of INAA to the build-up and clearance of gold nanoshells in clinical studies in mice.” Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 271, no. 2 (February 1, 2007): 455–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-0230-1.
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    • Hahn, Mariah S., Melissa K. McHale, Eva Wang, Rachael H. Schmedlen, and Jennifer L. West. “Physiologic pulsatile flow bioreactor conditioning of poly(ethylene glycol)-based tissue engineered vascular grafts.” Ann Biomed Eng 35, no. 2 (February 2007): 190–200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-006-9099-3.
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    • Moon, James J., Soo-Hong Lee, and Jennifer L. West. “Synthetic biomimetic hydrogels incorporated with ephrin-A1 for therapeutic angiogenesis.” Biomacromolecules 8, no. 1 (January 2007): 42–49. https://doi.org/10.1021/bm060452p.
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    • Hahn, M., and J. L. West. “Biomimetic microcontrolled materials for guiding cell migration.” Aiche Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, December 1, 2006.
    • Lee, M. H., V. Nammalvar, A. Gobin, J. Barton, J. West, and R. Drezek. “Nanoshells as contrast agents for scatter-based optical imaging.” 2006 3rd Ieee International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro  Proceedings 2006 (November 17, 2006): 371–74.
    • Taite, Lakeshia J., Maude L. Rowland, Katie A. Ruffino, Bryan R. E. Smith, Michael B. Lawrence, and Jennifer L. West. “Bioactive hydrogel substrates: probing leukocyte receptor-ligand interactions in parallel plate flow chamber studies.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 34, no. 11 (November 2006): 1705–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-006-9173-x.
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    • Hahn, M. S., J. S. Miller, and J. L. West. “Three-dimensional biochemical and biomechanical patterning of hydrogels for guiding cell behavior.” Advanced Materials 18, no. 20 (October 17, 2006): 2679–84. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200600647.
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    • Taite, L. J., and J. L. West. “Poly(ethylene glycol)-lysine dendrimers for targeted delivery of nitric oxide.” Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition 17, no. 10 (October 1, 2006): 1159–72. https://doi.org/10.1163/156856206778530696.
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    • West Jennifer, L. “HIST 5-Biofunctional biomaterials.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 232 (September 2006).
    • West, Jennifer L., Rebekah Drezek, and Naomi J. Halas. “COLL 162-Diagnostic and therapeutic applications of nanotechnology.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 232 (September 2006).
    • Lau, Ying-Ka Ingar, Andre M. Gobin, and Jennifer L. West. “Overexpression of lysyl oxidase to increase matrix crosslinking and improve tissue strength in dermal wound healing.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 34, no. 8 (August 2006): 1239–46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-006-9130-8.
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    • Sayes, Christie M., Rajeev Wahi, Preetha A. Kurian, Yunping Liu, Jennifer L. West, Kevin D. Ausman, David B. Warheit, and Vicki L. Colvin. “Correlating nanoscale titania structure with toxicity: a cytotoxicity and inflammatory response study with human dermal fibroblasts and human lung epithelial cells.” Toxicological Sciences : An Official Journal of the Society of Toxicology 92, no. 1 (July 2006): 174–85. https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfj197.
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    • Chang, E., J. Sun, J. S. Miller, W. W. Yu, V. L. Calvin, J. L. West, and R. Drezek. “Protease-activated quantum dot probes.” Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging  Proceedings of Spie 6191 (June 22, 2006). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660485.
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    • Hahn, Mariah S., Lakeshia J. Taite, James J. Moon, Maude C. Rowland, Katie A. Ruffino, and Jennifer L. West. “Photolithographic patterning of polyethylene glycol hydrogels.” Biomaterials 27, no. 12 (April 2006): 2519–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.11.045.
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    • Miller, Jordan S., Mathilde I. Béthencourt, Mariah Hahn, T Randall Lee, and Jennifer L. West. “Laser-scanning lithography (LSL) for the soft lithographic patterning of cell-adhesive self-assembled monolayers.” Biotechnology and Bioengineering 93, no. 6 (April 2006): 1060–68. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.20809.
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    • Gonzalez Simon, A. L., J. L. West, L. V. McIntire, and C. W. Smith. “ECM interactions with neutrophil integrins regulate cell activity: An engineering approach to studying cell motility in inflammation.” Faseb Journal 20, no. 5 (March 2006): A1080–A1080.
    • Moon, J. J., S. Lee, and J. L. West. “Promotion of endothelial tubulogenesis with EphrinA1 and EphB4 conjugated to synthetic hydrogels.” Faseb Journal 20, no. 4 (March 2006): A12–A12.
    • Myler, H. A., E. A. Lipke, E. E. Rice, and J. L. West. “Novel heparanase-inhibiting antibody reduces neointima formation.” Journal of Biochemistry 139, no. 3 (March 2006): 339–45. https://doi.org/10.1093/jb.mvj061.
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    • Myler, Heather A., Elizabeth A. Lipke, Elizabeth E. Rice, and Jennifer L. West. “Novel heparanase-inhibiting antibody reduces neointima formation.” Journal of Biochemistry 139, no. 3 (March 2006): 339–45. https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvj061.
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    • Sayes Christie, M., L. West Jennifer, and L. Colvin Vicki. “Controlling the cellular response of nanomaterials.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 231 (March 2006).
    • Elbjeirami, Wafa M., and Jennifer L. West. “Angiogenesis-like activity of endothelial cells co-cultured with VEGF-producing smooth muscle cells.” Tissue Engineering 12, no. 2 (February 2006): 381–90. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.2006.12.381.
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    • Sayes, Christie M., Feng Liang, Jared L. Hudson, Joe Mendez, Wenhua Guo, Jonathan M. Beach, Valerie C. Moore, et al. “Functionalization density dependence of single-walled carbon nanotubes cytotoxicity in vitro.” Toxicology Letters 161, no. 2 (February 2006): 135–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2005.08.011.
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    • Hirsch, Leon R., Andre M. Gobin, Amanda R. Lowery, Felicia Tam, Rebekah A. Drezek, Naomi J. Halas, and Jennifer L. West. “Metal nanoshells.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 34, no. 1 (January 2006): 15–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-005-9001-8.
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    • Lowery, A. R., A. M. Gobin, E. S. Day, N. J. Halas, and J. L. West. “Immunonanoshell laser-assisted therapy targets and ablates tumor cells.” Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 100 (2006): S289–S289.
    • Lowery, Amanda R., André M. Gobin, Emily S. Day, Naomi J. Halas, and Jennifer L. West. “Immunonanoshells for targeted photothermal ablation of tumor cells.” International Journal of Nanomedicine 1, no. 2 (January 2006): 149–54. https://doi.org/10.2147/nano.2006.1.2.149.
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    • West, J. L. “Nanoshell exogenous absorbers enable tissue welds.” Advanced Materials and Processes 164, no. 1 (January 1, 2006): 79.
    • Hahn, M. S., J. S. Miller, and J. L. West. “Laser scanning lithography for surface micropatterning on hydrogels.” Advanced Materials 17, no. 24 (December 16, 2005): 2939–42. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200500184.
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    • DeLong, Solitaire A., Andrea S. Gobin, and Jennifer L. West. “Covalent immobilization of RGDS on hydrogel surfaces to direct cell alignment and migration.” Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society 109, no. 1–3 (December 2005): 139–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.09.020.
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    • Gobin, A. M., M. H. Lee, R. A. Drezek, N. J. Halas, and J. L. West. “Nanoshells for combined cancer therapy and imaging in vivo.” Clinical Cancer Research 11, no. 24 (December 2005): 9095S-9095S.
    • Hahn, M. S., J. S. Miller, and J. L. West. “Laser scanning lithography for surface micropatterning on hydrogels.” Aiche Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, December 1, 2005, 14117–21.
    • Lowery, A. R., A. M. Gobin, E. S. Day, K. Y. Shah, N. J. Halas, and J. L. West. “Immunonanoshells for selective photothermal therapy.” Clinical Cancer Research 11, no. 24 (December 2005): 9097S-9097S.
    • Sayes, Christie M., Andre M. Gobin, Kevin D. Ausman, Joe Mendez, Jennifer L. West, and Vicki L. Colvin. “Nano-C60 cytotoxicity is due to lipid peroxidation.” Biomaterials 26, no. 36 (December 2005): 7587–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.05.027.
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    • Lee, Soo-Hong, Jordan S. Miller, James J. Moon, and Jennifer L. West. “Proteolytically degradable hydrogels with a fluorogenic substrate for studies of cellular proteolytic activity and migration.” Biotechnology Progress 21, no. 6 (November 2005): 1736–41. https://doi.org/10.1021/bp0502429.
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    • Lin, Alex W. H., Nastassja A. Lewinski, Jennifer L. West, Naomi J. Halas, and Rebekah A. Drezek. “Optically tunable nanoparticle contrast agents for early cancer detection: model-based analysis of gold nanoshells.” Journal of Biomedical Optics 10, no. 6 (November 2005): 064035. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2141825.
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    • Lipke, Elizabeth A., and Jennifer L. West. “Localized delivery of nitric oxide from hydrogels inhibits neointima formation in a rat carotid balloon injury model.” Acta Biomaterialia 1, no. 6 (November 2005): 597–606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2005.07.010.
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    • Chang, Emmanuel, Jordan S. Miller, Jiantang Sun, William W. Yu, Vicki L. Colvin, Rebekah Drezek, and Jennifer L. West. “Protease-activated quantum dot probes.” Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 334, no. 4 (September 2005): 1317–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.07.028.
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    • Patel, Parul Natvar, Andrea S. Gobin, Jennifer L. West, and Charles W. Patrick. “Poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel system supports preadipocyte viability, adhesion, and proliferation.” Tissue Engineering 11, no. 9–10 (September 2005): 1498–1505. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.2005.11.1498.
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    • Gobin, A. M., D. P. O’Neal, N. J. Halas, R. A. Drezek, and J. L. West. “Laser tissue soldering with near-infrared absorbing nanoparticles.” Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging  Proceedings of Spie 5686 (August 16, 2005): 261–66. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.590614.
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    • Gobin, Andre M., D Patrick O’Neal, Daniel M. Watkins, Naomi J. Halas, Rebekah A. Drezek, and Jennifer L. West. “Near infrared laser-tissue welding using nanoshells as an exogenous absorber.” Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 37, no. 2 (August 2005): 123–29. https://doi.org/10.1002/lsm.20206.
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    • O’Neal, D. P., L. R. Hirsch, N. J. Halas, J. D. Payne, and J. L. West. “Photo-thermal cancer therapy using intravenously injected near infrared-absorbing nanoparticles.” Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging  Proceedings of Spie 5689 (July 21, 2005): 149–57. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.590819.
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    • Jun, Ho-Wook, and Jennifer L. West. “Endothelialization of microporous YIGSR/PEG-modified polyurethaneurea.” Tissue Engineering 11, no. 7–8 (July 2005): 1133–40. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.2005.11.1133.
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    • Sershen, S. R., G. A. Mensing, M. Ng, N. J. Halas, D. J. Beebe, and J. L. West. “Independent optical control of microfluidic valves formed from optomechanically responsive nanocomposite hydrogels.” Advanced Materials 17, no. 11 (June 6, 2005): 1366–68. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200401239.
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    • DeLong, Solitaire A., James J. Moon, and Jennifer L. West. “Covalently immobilized gradients of bFGF on hydrogel scaffolds for directed cell migration.” Biomaterials 26, no. 16 (June 2005): 3227–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.09.021.
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    • Loo, Christopher, Leon Hirsch, Min-Ho Lee, Emmanuel Chang, Jennifer West, Naomi Halas, and Rebekah Drezek. “Gold nanoshell bioconjugates for molecular imaging in living cells.” Optics Letters 30, no. 9 (May 2005): 1012–14. https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.30.001012.
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    • Loo, C., A. Lin, L. Hirsch, M. H. Lee, J. Barton, N. Halas, J. West, and R. Drezek. “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Metal Nanoshells,” April 12, 2005, 327–42. https://doi.org/10.1002/3527603476.ch12.
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    • Loo, Christopher, Amanda Lowery, Naomi Halas, Jennifer West, and Rebekah Drezek. “Immunotargeted nanoshells for integrated cancer imaging and therapy.” Nano Letters 5, no. 4 (April 2005): 709–11. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl050127s.
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    • Gonzalez, A. L., J. L. West, L. V. McIntire, and C. W. Smith. “Neutrophil integrin dependent activity.” Faseb Journal 19, no. 4 (March 2005): A341–A341.
    • Jun, Ho-Wook, Lakeshia J. Taite, and Jennifer L. West. “Nitric oxide-producing polyurethanes.” Biomacromolecules 6, no. 2 (March 2005): 838–44. https://doi.org/10.1021/bm049419y.
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    • Sayes, C. M., K. D. Ausman, J. L. West, and V. L. Colvin. “Bio-nano interface: Examining the interactions between water-soluble fullerenes and biological membranes.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 229 (March 2005): U911–U911.
    • Hirsch, Lee R., Naomi J. Halas, and Jennifer L. West. “Whole-blood immunoassay facilitated by gold nanoshell-conjugate antibodies.” Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.) 303 (January 2005): 101–11. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-901-x:101.
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    • Jun, Ho-Wook, and Jennifer L. West. “Modification of polyurethaneurea with PEG and YIGSR peptide to enhance endothelialization without platelet adhesion.” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B, Applied Biomaterials 72, no. 1 (January 2005): 131–39. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.30135.
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    • Masters, Kristyn S Bohl, Elizabeth A. Lipke, Elizabeth E. H. Rice, Meghan S. Liel, Heather A. Myler, Corinna Zygourakis, David A. Tulis, and Jennifer L. West. “Nitric oxide-generating hydrogels inhibit neointima formation.” Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition 16, no. 5 (January 2005): 659–72. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568562053783722.
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    • DeLong, S. D., and J. L. West. “Hydrogel scaffolds with immobilized bFGF: Effects on SMCs.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 155.
    • Gobin, A., D. P. O’Neal, N. J. Halas, and J. West. “Nanoshells as near infrared absorbers to enhance laser tissue welding.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 131.
    • Gonzalez, A. G., A. Gobin, J. West, L. V. McIntire, and C. W. Smith. “Neutrophil interaction with distinct moeties in biomimetic hydrogels.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 1195.
    • Jun, H. W., and J. L. West. “Bioactive microporous PEG/YIGSR polyurethaneureas for use as small diameter vascular grafts.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 709.
    • Lau, I., B. Starcher, and J. L. West. “Enhancing mechanical properties of tissue engineered constructs through increased crosslinking of extracellular matrix proteins.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 258.
    • Lau, I., and J. L. West. “A collagen-based gene delivery system with polyethylenimine-DNA complexes.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 660.
    • Lin, A. W. H., C. H. Loo, L. R. Hirsch, J. K. Barton, M. H. Lee, N. J. Halas, J. L. West, and R. A. Drezek. “Nanoshells for integrated diagnosis and therapy of cancer.” Proceedings of Spie  the International Society for Optical Engineering 5593 (December 1, 2004): 308–16. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.570267.
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    • Lipke, E. A., K. S. Masters, and J. L. West. “Nitric oxide-generating poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers for prevention of restenosis.” Aiche Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, December 1, 2004, 6343–44.
    • Lipke, E. A., and J. L. West. “Inhibition of intimal thickening in a rat model of balloon angioplasty using NO-generating hydrogels.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 397.
    • Loo, C. H., L. R. Hirsch, N. J. Halas, J. L. West, and R. A. Drezek. “Molecular imaging of cancer using gold nanoshells.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 406.
    • Lowery, A., P. O’Neal, L. Hirsch, N. Halas, and J. West. “Photothermal tumor therapy using metal nanoshells.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 694.
    • Taite, L. J., E. A. Lipke, and J. L. West. “Poly(ethylene glycol)-based copolymers for local delivery of nitric oxide.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 250.
    • West, J. L., A. Saterbak, and K. Y. San. “Development of new bioengineering curricula at Rice university.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 581.
    • Elbjeirami, W., and J. L. West. “VEGF-transfected vascular smooth muscle cells promote endothelialization and capillary formation.” Transactions  7th World Biomaterials Congress, December 1, 2004, 1723.
    • Loo, C. H., M. H. Lee, L. R. Hirsch, J. L. West, N. J. Halas, and R. A. Drezek. “Nanoshell bioconjugates for integrated imaging and therapy of cancer.” Proceedings of Spie  the International Society for Optical Engineering 5327 (November 16, 2004): 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553184.
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    • Gonzalez, Anjelica L., Andrea S. Gobin, Jennifer L. West, Larry V. McIntire, and C Wayne Smith. “Integrin interactions with immobilized peptides in polyethylene glycol diacrylate hydrogels.” Tissue Engineering 10, no. 11–12 (November 2004): 1775–86. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.2004.10.1775.
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    • Barton, J. K., N. J. Halas, J. L. West, and R. A. Drezek. “Nanoshells as an optical coherence tomography contrast agent.” Proceedings of Spie  the International Society for Optical Engineering 5316 (October 27, 2004): 99–106. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529235.
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    • Sayes, C. M., J. D. Fortner, W. Guo, D. Lyon, A. M. Boyd, K. D. Ausman, Y. J. Tao, et al. “The differential cytotoxicity of water-soluble fullerenes.” Nano Letters 4, no. 10 (October 1, 2004): 1881–87. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl0489586.
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    • O’Neal, D Patrick, Leon R. Hirsch, Naomi J. Halas, J Donald Payne, and Jennifer L. West. “Photo-thermal tumor ablation in mice using near infrared-absorbing nanoparticles.” Cancer Letters 209, no. 2 (June 2004): 171–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2004.02.004.
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    • Gonzalez, A. L., A. Gobin, J. L. West, L. V. McIntire, and C. W. Smith. “Distinct integrin mediated cell activity.” Faseb Journal 18, no. 4 (March 2004): A69–A69.
    • Loo, Christopher, Alex Lin, Leon Hirsch, Min-Ho Lee, Jennifer Barton, Naomi Halas, Jennifer West, and Rebekah Drezek. “Nanoshell-enabled photonics-based imaging and therapy of cancer.” Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment 3, no. 1 (February 2004): 33–40. https://doi.org/10.1177/153303460400300104.
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    • Jun, Ho-Wook, and Jennifer West. “Development of a YIGSR-peptide-modified polyurethaneurea to enhance endothelialization.” Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition 15, no. 1 (January 2004): 73–94. https://doi.org/10.1163/156856204322752246.
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    • Lipke, E. A., K. S. Masters, and J. L. West. “Nitric oxide-generating poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers for prevention of restenosis.” Aiche Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, 2004, 8381–82.
    • Lipke, E. A., K. S. Masters, and J. L. West. “Nitric oxide-generating poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers for prevention of restenosis.” Aiche Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, 2004, 1261–62.
    • West, Jennifer L. “Modification of materials with bioactive peptides.” Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.) 238 (January 2004): 113–22. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-428-x:113.
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    • Hirsch, L. R., J. L. West, J. B. Jackson, A. Lee, and N. J. Halas. “A Rapid, Whole Blood Immunoassay using Metal Nanoshells.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 4 (December 1, 2003): 3442–43.
    • Hirsch, L. R., J. L. West, R. J. Stafford, J. A. Bankson, S. R. Sershen, R. E. Price, J. D. Hazle, and N. J. Halas. “Nanoshell-Mediated Near Infrared Photothermal Tumor Therapy.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 2 (December 1, 2003): 1230–31.
    • Gobin, Andrea S., and Jennifer L. West. “Effects of epidermal growth factor on fibroblast migration through biomimetic hydrogels.” Biotechnology Progress 19, no. 6 (November 2003): 1781–85. https://doi.org/10.1021/bp0341390.
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    • Hirsch, L. R., R. J. Stafford, J. A. Bankson, S. R. Sershen, B. Rivera, R. E. Price, J. D. Hazle, N. J. Halas, and J. L. West. “Nanoshell-mediated near-infrared thermal therapy of tumors under magnetic resonance guidance.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100, no. 23 (November 2003): 13549–54. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2232479100.
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    • West, J. L. “Drug delivery - Pulsed polymers.” Nature Materials 2, no. 11 (November 2003): 709–10. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1005.
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    • Gobin, Andrea S., and Jennifer L. West. “Val-ala-pro-gly, an elastin-derived non-integrin ligand: smooth muscle cell adhesion and specificity.” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A 67, no. 1 (October 2003): 255–59. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.10110.
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    • Lipke, E. A., K. S. Masters, H. A. Myler, and J. L. West. “Nitric oxide-generating hydrogels inhibit neointimal formation.” Circulation 108, no. 17 (October 2003): 353–353.
    • Schmedlen, Rachael H., Wafa M. Elbjeirami, Andrea S. Gobin, and Jennifer L. West. “Tissue engineered small-diameter vascular grafts.” Clinics in Plastic Surgery 30, no. 4 (October 2003): 507–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0094-1298(03)00069-5.
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    • Elbjeirami, Wafa M., Edward O. Yonter, Barry C. Starcher, and Jennifer L. West. “Enhancing mechanical properties of tissue-engineered constructs via lysyl oxidase crosslinking activity.” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A 66, no. 3 (September 2003): 513–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.10021.
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    • Hirsch, L. R., J. B. Jackson, A. Lee, N. J. Halas, and J. L. West. “A whole blood immunoassay using gold nanoshells.” Analytical Chemistry 75, no. 10 (May 2003): 2377–81. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac0262210.
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    • West, J. L., N. Halas, and S. R. Sershen. “Optically-responsive nanoshell composites.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 225 (March 2003): U522–U522.
    • Sershen, S., and J. West. “Erratum: Implantable, polymeric systems for modulated drug delivery (Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews (2002) 54 (1225-1235) PII: S0169409X0200090X).” Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 55, no. 3 (February 24, 2003): 439. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-409X(02)00265-X.
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    • Jackson, J. B., S. L. Westcott, L. R. Hirsch, J. L. West, and N. J. Halas. “Controlling the surface enhanced Raman effect via the nanoshell geometry.” Applied Physics Letters 82, no. 2 (January 13, 2003): 257–59. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1534916.
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    • West, Jennifer L., and Naomi J. Halas. “Engineered nanomaterials for biophotonics applications: improving sensing, imaging, and therapeutics.” Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering 5 (January 2003): 285–92. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.bioeng.5.011303.120723.
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    • DeLong, S. A., and J. L. West. “Tethered basic fibroblast growth factor increases vascular cell proliferation.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 2002): 815–16.
    • Elbjeirami, W., E. Yonter, and J. West. “Genetic modification of smooth muscle cells to enhance mechanical properties of tissue engineered constructs.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 2002): 773–74.
    • Gobin, A., and J. West. “The effects of adhesivity on cell migration through biomimetic matrices.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 2002): 578–79.
    • Gobin, A., and J. West. “Val-Ala-Pro-Gly, an elastin derived non-integrin ligand: Cell adhesion and specificity.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 2002): 866–67.
    • Hirsch, L. R., N. J. Halas, and J. L. West. “A rapid, near infrared, whole blood immunoassay using metal nanoshells.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 2 (December 1, 2002): 1646–47.
    • Hirsch, L. R., R. J. Stafford, J. A. Bankson, S. R. Sershen, R. E. Price, J. D. Hazle, N. J. Halas, and J. L. West. “Targeted photothermal tumor therapy using metal nanoshells.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 2002): 530–31.
    • Jun, H. W., and J. West. “Development of a YIGSR peptide-modified polyurethaneurea to enhance endothelialization.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 2002): 821–22.
    • Lipke, E., K. Masters, H. Myler, C. Shen, and J. West. “Nitric-oxide generating hydrogels inhibit intimal thickening and promote endothelial cell proliferation.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 2002): 475–76.
    • Myler, H. A., E. Rice, and J. L. West. “Localized delivery of anti-heparanase for inhibition of restenosis.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 2002): 528–29.
    • Schmedlen, R. H., K. T. Nyugen, and J. L. West. “Tissue engineered vascular grafts: Elastic polyethylene glycol hydrogel scaffolds for culture under pulsatile flow conditions.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 2002): 813–14.
    • Sershen, S. R., M. Ng, N. J. Halas, and J. L. West. “Optically controllable materials: Potential valves and actuators in microfluidics and MEMS.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 3 (December 1, 2002): 1822–23.
    • Sershen, S. R., N. J. Halas, and J. L. West. “Pulsatile release of insulin via photothermally modulated drug delivery.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 2002): 490–91.
    • Nguyen, Kytai Truong, and Jennifer L. West. “Photopolymerizable hydrogels for tissue engineering applications.” Biomaterials 23, no. 22 (November 2002): 4307–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0142-9612(02)00175-8.
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    • Schmedlen, Rachael H., Kristyn S. Masters, and Jennifer L. West. “Photocrosslinkable polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels that can be modified with cell adhesion peptides for use in tissue engineering.” Biomaterials 23, no. 22 (November 2002): 4325–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0142-9612(02)00177-1.
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    • Sershen, S., and J. West. “Implantable, polymeric systems for modulated drug delivery.” Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 54, no. 9 (November 2002): 1225–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0169-409x(02)00090-x.
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    • Masters, Kristyn S Bohl, S Joseph Leibovich, Paula Belem, Jennifer L. West, and Laura A. Poole-Warren. “Effects of nitric oxide releasing poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel dressings on dermal wound healing in diabetic mice.” Wound Repair and Regeneration : Official Publication of the Wound Healing Society [And] the European Tissue Repair Society 10, no. 5 (September 2002): 286–94. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1524-475x.2002.10503.x.
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    • Sershen, S. R., S. L. Westcott, N. J. Halas, and J. L. West. “Independent optically addressable nanoparticle-polymer optomechanical composites.” Applied Physics Letters 80, no. 24 (June 17, 2002): 4609–11. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1481536.
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    • Myler, Heather A., and Jennifer L. West. “Heparanase and platelet factor-4 induce smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration via bFGF release from the ECM.” Journal of Biochemistry 131, no. 6 (June 2002): 913–22. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a003182.
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    • Gobin, Andrea S., and Jennifer L. West. “Cell migration through defined, synthetic ECM analogs.” Faseb Journal : Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 16, no. 7 (May 2002): 751–53. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.01-0759fje.
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    • Mann, Brenda K., and Jennifer L. West. “Cell adhesion peptides alter smooth muscle cell adhesion, proliferation, migration, and matrix protein synthesis on modified surfaces and in polymer scaffolds.” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 60, no. 1 (April 2002): 86–93. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.10042.
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    • DeLong, S. A., B. K. Mann, and J. L. West. “Scaffolds modified with tethered growth factors to influence smooth muscle cell behavior.” Faseb Journal 16, no. 4 (March 2002): A36–A36.
    • Elbjeirami, W. M., E. Yonter, T. Scott Burden, and J. L. West. “Genetic modification of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) to enhance the performance of tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVG).” Faseb Journal 16, no. 4 (March 2002): A471–72.
    • Myler, H. A., and J. L. West. “Heparanase and platelet factor-4 induce smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration via bFGF release from the ECM: Possible implications in the restenosis process.” Faseb Journal 16, no. 4 (March 2002): A91–A91.
    • Tulis, D. A., K. S. B. Masters, E. A. Lipke, R. L. Schiesser, A. J. Evans, W. Durante, J. L. West, and A. I. Schafer. “YC-1 attenuates neointimal formation through acute suppression of vascular SMC proliferation and platelet function.” Faseb Journal 16, no. 4 (March 2002): A437–A437.
    • Tulis, David A., Kristyn S. Bohl Masters, Elizabeth A. Lipke, Rachel L. Schiesser, Alida J. Evans, Kelly J. Peyton, William Durante, Jennifer L. West, and Andrew I. Schafer. “YC-1-mediated vascular protection through inhibition of smooth muscle cell proliferation and platelet function.” Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 291, no. 4 (March 2002): 1014–21. https://doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.2002.6552.
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    • West, J. L. “Tissue engineered vascular grafts: Effects of bioactive scaffolds and mechanical stimulation.” Faseb Journal 16, no. 5 (March 2002): A1251–A1251.
    • Jackson, J. B., S. L. Westcott, L. R. Hirsch, J. L. West, and N. J. Halas. “Probing the optical near field of a nanolens.” Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (Qels)  Technical Digest Series 74 (January 1, 2002): 40–41.
    • Mann, B. K., A. S. Gobin, A. T. Tsai, R. H. Schmedlen, and J. L. West. “Smooth muscle cell growth in photopolymerized hydrogels with cell adhesive and proteolytically degradable domains: synthetic ECM analogs for tissue engineering.” Biomaterials 22, no. 22 (November 2001): 3045–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0142-9612(01)00051-5.
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    • Sershen, S. R., S. L. Westcott, J. L. West, and N. J. Halas. “An opto-mechanical nanoshell-polymer composite.” Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics 73, no. 4 (September 1, 2001): 379–81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100689.
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    • Mann, B. K., and J. L. West. “Tissue engineering in the cardiovascular system: progress toward a tissue engineered heart.” The Anatomical Record 263, no. 4 (August 2001): 367–71. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.1116.
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    • West, J. L. “Synthetic ECM analogs: Biofunctional polymers for tissue engineering.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 222 (August 2001): U419–U419.
    • Mann, B. K., R. H. Schmedlen, and J. L. West. “Tethered-TGF-beta increases extracellular matrix production of vascular smooth muscle cells.” Biomaterials 22, no. 5 (March 2001): 439–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0142-9612(00)00196-4.
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    • Myler, H. A., and J. L. West. “Heparinase and platelet factor-4 release active basic fibroblast growth factor from the extracellular matrix.” Faseb Journal 15, no. 4 (March 2001): A246–A246.
    • Hirsch, L. R., J. L. West, J. B. Jackson, C. E. Moran, and N. J. Halas. “Metal nanoshells: A novel substrate for immunoassays.” Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe  Technical Digest, January 1, 2001, 405. https://doi.org/10.1109/cleo.2001.947976.
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    • Sershen, S. R., J. L. West, S. L. Westcott, and N. J. Halas. “Nanoshell-polymer composites for photothermally modulated drug delivery.” Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe  Technical Digest, January 1, 2001, 404–5. https://doi.org/10.1109/cleo.2001.947975.
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    • Hirsch, L., J. Jackson, C. Moran, N. Halas, and J. West. “Metal nanoshells as a novel substrate for biosensing applications.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 28, no. SUPPL. 1 (December 1, 2000).
    • Hirsch, L., and J. West. “Near-infrared thermally-induced cell death using metal nanoshells.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 28, no. SUPPL. 1 (December 1, 2000).
    • Mann, B., A. Goin, A. Tsai, and J. West. “Synthetic ECM analogs as tissue engineering scaffolds.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 28, no. SUPPL. 1 (December 1, 2000).
    • Schmedlen, R., B. Mann, and J. West. “Photopolymerized hydrogels as scaffolds for tissue engineered vascular grafts.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 28, no. SUPPL. 1 (December 1, 2000).
    • Sershen, S., S. Westcott, N. Halas, and J. West. “Temperature-sensitive polymer-nanoshell composites for photothermally modulated drug delivery.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 28, no. SUPPL. 1 (December 1, 2000).
    • West, J. L., and J. A. Hubbell. “Biomaterials: Preface.” Biomaterials 21, no. 22 (November 15, 2000): 2213. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0142-9612(00)00223-4.
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    • Bohl, K. S., and J. L. West. “Nitric oxide-generating polymers reduce platelet adhesion and smooth muscle cell proliferation.” Biomaterials 21, no. 22 (November 2000): 2273–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0142-9612(00)00153-8.
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    • Bohl, K. S., and J. L. West. “Nitric oxide-releasing hydrogels for the prevention of thrombosis and restenosis.” Circulation 102, no. 18 (October 2000): 734–734.
    • West, J. L., and N. J. Halas. “Applications of nanotechnology to biotechnology commentary.” Current Opinion in Biotechnology 11, no. 2 (April 2000): 215–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0958-1669(00)00082-3.
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    • Sershen, S. R., S. L. Westcott, N. J. Halas, and J. L. West. “Temperature-sensitive polymer-nanoshell composites for photothermally modulated drug delivery.” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 51, no. 3 (2000): 293–98. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4636(20000905)51:3<293::AID-JBM1>3.0.CO;2-T.
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    • Bohl, K. S., and J. L. West. “Nitric oxide releasing materials for the prevention of thrombosis and restenosis.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 2 (December 1, 1999): 719.
    • Mann, B. K., A. T. Tsai, T. Scott-Burden, and J. L. West. “Modification of surfaces with cell adhesion peptides alters extracellular matrix deposition.” Biomaterials 20, no. 23–24 (December 1999): 2281–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0142-9612(99)00158-1.
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    • Mann, B. K., A. T. Tsai, T. Scott-Burden, and J. L. West. “Surface modification with cell adhesion peptides alters extracellular matrix deposition.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 1999): 94.
    • Yonter, E. O., T. Scott-Burden, and J. L. West. “Mechanical properties of tissue engineered constructs with increased crosslinking of the extracellular matrix.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 1 (December 1, 1999): 129.
    • West, J. L., and B. K. Mann. “Growth factor mobilization in vascular wound healing.” American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) Bed 42 (December 1, 1999): 749–50.
    • Suggs, L. J., J. L. West, and A. G. Mikos. “Platelet adhesion on a bioresorbable poly(propylene fumarate-co-ethylene glycol) copolymer.” Biomaterials 20, no. 7 (April 1999): 683–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0142-9612(98)00226-9.
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    • Bohl, K., and J. West. “Nitric oxide producing materials: A potential therapy for thrombosis and restenosis.” Proceedings of the Controlled Release Society, no. 26 (January 1, 1999): 56–57.
    • West, J. L., and J. A. Hubbell. “Polymeric biomaterials with degradation sites for proteases involved in cell migration.” Macromolecules 32, no. 1 (January 1, 1999): 241–44. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma981296k.
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    • West, J. L. “Design issues for a mission to exploit the gravitational lensing effect at 550 AU.” Acta Astronautica 44, no. 2–4 (January 1999): 99–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0094-5765(99)00034-X.
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    • West, J. L. “In Situ Formation of Polymer Matrices for Localized Drug Delivery.” Acs Symposium Series 675 (January 1, 1997): 119–23. https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-1997-0675.ch007.
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    • West, J. L. “In situ photopolymerization of PEG-based hydrogels for wound healing applications.” American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) Bed 35 (January 1, 1997): 413.
    • West, J. L., Y. An, and J. A. Hubbell. “Interfacially photopolymerized hydrogels for local vascular drug delivery.” Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials in Conjunction With the International Biomaterials Symposium 1 (December 1, 1996): 645.
    • West, J. L., and J. A. Hubbell. “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.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 93, no. 23 (November 1996): 13188–93. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.93.23.13188.
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    • West, J. L. “Polymers for the management of wound healing.” Trends in Polymer Science 4, no. 7 (July 1996): 206–7.
    • West, J. L., S. M. Chowdhury, A. S. Sawhney, C. P. Pathak, R. C. Dunn, and J. A. Hubbell. “Efficacy of adhesion barriers. Resorbable hydrogel, oxidized regenerated cellulose and hyaluronic acid.” The Journal of Reproductive Medicine 41, no. 3 (March 1996): 149–54.
    • West, J. L., Y. An, and J. A. Hubbell. “Photopolymerized intravascular hydrogels for protein delivery.” Proceedings of the Controlled Release Society, no. 23 (January 1, 1996): 833–34.
    • West, J. L., and J. A. Hubbell. “Proteolytically degradable hydrogels.” Proceedings of the Controlled Release Society, no. 23 (January 1, 1996): 224–25.
    • West, J. L., and J. A. Hubbell. “Comparison of covalently and physically cross-linked polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels for the prevention of postoperative adhesions in a rat model.” Biomaterials 16, no. 15 (October 1995): 1153–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/0142-9612(95)93579-3.
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    • WEST, J. L., D. HERN, and J. A. HUBBELL. “POLYMERS IN MEDICINE - MANIPULATING WOUND-HEALING.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 210 (August 1995): 222-PMSE.
    • HUBBELL, J. A., and J. L. WEST. “BLOOD CONTACT IS NECESSARY FOR INTIMAL THICKENING, MEDIAL REPOPULATION, AND LIBERATION OF MEDIAL BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH-FACTOR IN THE RAT - INVESTIGATION WITH HYDROGEL BARRIERS.” Thrombosis and Haemostasis 73, no. 6 (June 1995): 1350–1350.
    • HUBBELL, J. A., J. L. WEST, S. M. CHOWDHURY, and R. C. DUNN. “NOVEL POLYMERS FOR THE DELIVERY OF PEPTIDES, OLIGONUCLEOTIDES AND PROTEINS.” Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 1995, 167–167.
    • West, J. L., and J. A. Hubbell. “Photopolymerized hydrogel materials for drug delivery applications.” Reactive Polymers 25, no. 2–3 (January 1, 1995): 139–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/0923-1137(94)00096-N.
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    • West, J. L., and J. A. Hubbell. “Localized intravascular protein delivery from photopolymerized hydrogels.” Proceedings of the Controlled Release Society, no. 22 (January 1, 1995): 17–18.
    • WEST, J. L. “ION DRIVE TECHNOLOGY READINESS FOR 1985 HALLEY COMET RENDEZVOUS MISSION.” Astronautics \& Aeronautics 16, no. 12 (1978): B18–B18.

  • Book Sections

    • West, J. L. “Biomaterials for Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering.” In Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine, 1389–97, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816137-1.00086-6.
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    • McHale, M. K., N. M. Bergmann, and J. L. West. “Histogenesis in Three-Dimensional Scaffolds.” In Principles of Regenerative Medicine, 661–74, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809880-6.00038-2.
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    • Schmedlen, R. H., W. M. Elbjeirami, A. S. Gobin, and J. L. West. “Tissue engineered vascular grafts.” In Tissue Engineering and Artificial Organs, 863–75, 2016.
    • West, J. L., R. A. Drezek, and N. J. Halas. “Nanotechnology provides new tools for biomedical optics.” In Tissue Engineering and Artificial Organs, 377–85, 2016.
    • Nsiah, B. A., E. M. Moore, L. C. Roudsari, N. K. Virdone, and J. L. West. “Angiogenesis in hydrogel biomaterials.” In Biosynthetic Polymers for Medical Applications, 189–203, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-78242-105-4.00008-0.
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    • West, J. L., B. N. Nsiah, E. Moore, and S. Ali. “Hydrogels and Angiogenesis.” In Biosynthetic Polymers for Medical Applications, edited by L. Poole-Warren, P. Martens, and R. Green. Elsevier, 2015.
    • McHale, M. K., and J. L. West. “Biofunctional Hydrogels.” In Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals, 35-1-35–13, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1201/b15482-40.
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    • McHale, M. K., N. M. Bergmann, and J. L. West. “Histogenesis in Three-Dimensional Scaffolds.” In Handbook of Stem Cells, Second Edition: Volume 1-2, 1–2:951–63, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385942-6.00078-0.
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    • McHale, M. K., N. M. Bergmann, and J. L. West. “Histogenesis in Three-dimensional Scaffolds.” In Principles of Regenerative Medicine, Second Edition, 675–91, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-381422-7.10037-9.
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    • Stephens-Altus, J. S., and J. L. West. “Nanotechnology for tissue engineering.” In Advances in Tissue Engineering, 333–47, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1142/9781848161832_0016.
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    • West, J. L., R. A. Drezek, and N. J. Halas. “Nanotechnology provides new tools for biomedical optics.” In Bionanotechnology: Global Prospects, 261–68, 2008.
    • Schmedlen, R. H., W. M. Elbjeirami, A. S. Gobin, and J. L. West. “Tissue engineered vascular grafts.” In Tissue Engineering, 423–36, 2007.
    • Bergman, N. M., and J. L. West. “Histogenesis in Three-Dimensional Scaffolds.” In Principles of Regenerative Medicine, 686–703, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012369410-2.50041-3.
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    • West, J. L. “Bioactive hydrogels: Mimicking the ecm with synthetic materials.” In Scaffolding in Tissue Engineering, 275–82, 2005.

  • Conference Papers

    • Ashton, J. R., J. Hoye, K. Deland, M. Whitley, Y. Qi, E. Moding, D. G. Kirsch, J. West, and C. T. Badea. “A dual energy CT study on vascular effects of gold nanoparticles in radiation therapy.” In Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging  Proceedings of Spie, Vol. 9788, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2217012.
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    • Loo, C. H., M. H. Lee, L. R. Hirsch, J. L. West, N. J. Halas, and R. A. Drezek. “Integrated Cancer Imaging and Therapy Using Gold Nanoshells.” In Optics Infobase Conference Papers, 2004.
    • Hirsch, L. R., J. L. West, J. B. Jackson, C. E. Moran, and N. J. Halas. “Metal nanoshells: a novel substrate tor Immunoassays.” In Optics Infobase Conference Papers, 2001.
    • Sershen, S. R., J. L. West, S. L. Westcott, and N. J. Halas. “Nanoshell-polymer composites for photot hernially modulated drug delivery.” In Optics Infobase Conference Papers, 2001.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • BME 221L: Biomaterials 2021
  • EGR 790: Special Topics in Engineering 2021
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Keynote: Biomimetic Patterning to Control Cell Behaviors. Hilton Head Regenerative Medicine Workshop. 2017  2017
  • Translating Nanomedicine to the Clinic. National Academy of Engineering. 2017  2017
  • Biomimetic Hydrogels in Cancer Research. Symposium K. Materials Research Society. December 2015  2015
  • Micropatterning Strategies for Regenerative Medicine. BME Distinguished Leaders Symposium. University of Florida. September 2015  2015
  • Biomimetic Strategies in Tissue Engineering. North Carolina State University. August 2015  2015
  • Mimicking the ECM to Design Pro-Angiogenic Hydrogels. GRC on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering. Gordon Research Conference. July 23, 2015  2015
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  Service to the Profession

  • MRSEC Review Panel. NSF. 2017  2017
  • Scientific Advisory Committee. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society. 2017  2017
  • Chair. Frontiers of Engineering. National Academy of Engineering. 2016 - 2019  2016 - 2019
  • President Elect. North Carolina Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society. 2016 - 2018  2016 - 2018
  • Review Committee. Director's New Innovator Award . NIH. 2016  2016
  • Reviewer. NIBIB Quantum Awards. NIH. 2016  2016
  • Selection Committee. TR35. Technology Review (MIT). 2016 - 2018  2016 - 2018
  • NIH Center for Scientific Review Advisory Council. NIH. 2015 - 2018  2015 - 2018
  • Vice Chair and Chair Elect. Gordon Research Conference on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering. 2015 - 2019  2015 - 2019
  • Diversity Committee. Biomedical Engineering Society. 2014 - 2017  2014 - 2017
  • ABET Program Evaluator. ABET and BMES. 2013 - 2017  2013 - 2017
  • Chair, College of Fellows. AIMBE. 2013 - 2015  2013 - 2015
  • Treasurer. Biomedical Engineering Society. 2011 - 2015  2011 - 2015
  • Editorial Board. Annual Reviews Biomedical Engineering. 2005 - 2017  2005 - 2017
  • Associate Editor. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2004 - 2017  2004 - 2017
  • Editorial Board. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 2000 - 2016  2000 - 2016
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  Service to Duke

  • BME Faculty Search Committee. 2016 - 2017  2016 - 2017
  • Office of Licensing and Ventures Board. 2016  2016
  • Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement Search Committee. 2016 - 2016  2016
  • Advisor to PhD+ Program. Pratt PhD+. 2015 - 2017  2015 - 2017
  • Biomedical Engineering. Chair, Molecular Bioengineering Search Committee. 2015 - 2016  2015 - 2016
  • Engineering Academic Council. 2015 - 2016  2015 - 2016
  • Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science. Chair, MEMS TOPS Faculty Search Committee. 2015 - 2016  2015 - 2016
  • SMIF Advisory Committee. 2015  2015
  • Search Committee for the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement. 2015 - 2016  2015 - 2016
  • Biomedical Engineering. Therapeutic Bioengineering Search Committee. December 1, 2014 - May 15, 2015  2014 - 2015
  • MEMS. MEMS Chair Search Committee, Chair. December 1, 2014 - April 1, 2015  2014 - 2015
  • Diversity Task Force, Sub-committee 5. 2014 - 2015  2014 - 2015
  • Materials Science Institute Committee. 2014 - 2016  2014 - 2016
  • University Strategic Planning Committee. 2014 - 2016  2014 - 2016
  • Biomedical Engineering. Graduate Academic Affairs. 2013 - 2016  2013 - 2016
  • CBTE Committee. 2013 - 2016  2013 - 2016
  • MSTP Committee. 2012 - 2016  2012 - 2016

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