Tuning the Mechanical Properties of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Microgel-Based Scaffolds to Increase 3D Schwann Cell Proliferation

Molecular signaling mechanisms of axon-glia communication in the peripheral nervous system

(2015) Tamara Grigoryan et al.   BIOESSAYS

The Role of Schwann Cell-Axon Interaction in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

(2015) Uk Namgung   CELLS TISSUES ORGANS

Enhanced Schwann Cell Attachment and Alignment Using One-Pot “Dual Click” GRGDS and YIGSR Derivatized Nanofibers

(2014) Jukuan Zheng et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Influence of the stiffness of three-dimensional alginate/collagen-I interpenetrating networks on fibroblast biology

(2014) Cristiana Branco da Cunha et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Three-dimensional traction forces of Schwann cells on compliant substrates

(2014) C. Lopez-Fagundo et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Investigation of Schwann cell behaviour on RGD-functionalised bioabsorbable nanocomposite for peripheral nerve regeneration

(2014) Tina Sedaghati et al.   New Biotechnology

Human Schwann Cells Seeded on a Novel Collagen-Based Microstructured Nerve Guide Survive, Proliferate, and Modify Neurite Outgrowth

(2014) Sabien G. A. van Neerven et al.   Biomed Research International

Mechanics in Neuronal Development and Repair

(2013) Kristian Franze et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Synthesis and orthogonal photopatterning of hyaluronic acid hydrogels with thiol-norbornene chemistry

(2013) William M. Gramlich et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Transplantation of Schwann cells in a collagen tube for the repair of large, segmental peripheral nerve defects in rats

(2013) Yerko A. Berrocal et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY

Clickable Poly(ethylene glycol)-Microsphere-Based Cell Scaffolds

(2013) Peter K. Nguyen et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Degree of Scaffold Degradation Influences Collagen (re)Orientation in Engineered Tissues

(2013) Nicky de Jonge et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Tuning three-dimensional collagen matrix stiffness independently of collagen concentration modulates endothelial cell behavior

(2012) Brooke N. Mason et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

The influence of substrate stiffness on the behavior and functions of Schwann cells in culture

(2012) Yun Gu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Comparison of neurite growth in three dimensional natural and synthetic hydrogels

(2012) Wenda Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION

Integrated culture and purification of rat Schwann cells from freshly isolated adult tissue

(2012) Rossukon Kaewkhaw et al.   Nature Protocols

Modular poly(ethylene glycol) scaffolds provide the ability to decouple the effects of stiffness and protein concentration on PC12 cells

(2011) Rebecca A. Scott et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Long-term culture of HL-1 cardiomyocytes in modular poly(ethylene glycol) microsphere-based scaffolds crosslinked in the phase-separated state

(2011) Amanda W. Smith et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Poly(ethylene glycol) Microparticles Produced by Precipitation Polymerization in Aqueous Solution

(2011) Megan M. Flake et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Changes of chondrocyte expression profiles in human MSC aggregates in the presence of PEG microspheres and TGF-β3

(2011) Soumya Ravindran et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Biological and mechanical implications of PEGylating proteins into hydrogel biomaterials

(2011) Maya Gonen-Wadmany et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Student award winner in the undergraduate's degree category for the society for biomaterials 35th annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, April 13-16, 2011

(2011) Laura Marquardt et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Influence of cell-adhesive peptide ligands on poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel physical, mechanical and transport properties

(2010) Silviya P. Zustiak et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Liquid–liquid two-phase systems for the production of porous hydrogels and hydrogel microspheres for biomedical applications: A tutorial review

(2010) Donald L. Elbert   Acta Biomaterialia

Cell–Cell interactions of human neural progenitor-derived astrocytes within a microstructured 3D-scaffold

(2010) Tobias Führmann et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Investigation into thiol-(meth)acrylate Michael addition reactions using amine and phosphine catalysts

(2010) Guang-Zhao Li et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Cell-Laden Hydrogel Constructs of Hyaluronic Acid, Collagen, and Laminin for Neural Tissue Engineering

(2010) Shalu Suri et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Aligned and random nanofibrous substrate for the in vitro culture of Schwann cells for neural tissue engineering

(2009) Deepika Gupta et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

The effect of substrate stiffness on adult neural stem cell behavior

(2009) Nic D. Leipzig et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Control of Stem Cell Fate by Physical Interactions with the Extracellular Matrix

(2009) Farshid Guilak et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Endothelial actin and cell stiffness is modulated by substrate stiffness in 2D and 3D

(2009) Fitzroy J. Byfield et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Application of thiol-ene photopolymerization for injectable intraocular lenses: A preliminary study

(2009) Guoguang Niu et al.   POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

Collagen I-Matrigel Scaffolds for Enhanced Schwann Cell Survival and Control of Three-Dimensional Cell Morphology

(2009) Daniel D. Dewitt et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Long-Term Survival and Integration of Transplanted Engineered Nervous Tissue Constructs Promotes Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

(2009) Jason H. Huang et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

The effects of matrix stiffness and RhoA on the phenotypic plasticity of smooth muscle cells in a 3-D biosynthetic hydrogel system

(2008) Shelly R. Peyton et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The role of matrix stiffness in regulating cell behavior

(2008) Rebecca G. Wells   HEPATOLOGY

The effect of the alignment of electrospun fibrous scaffolds on Schwann cell maturation

(2007) Sing Yian Chew et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Modifying network chemistry in thiol-acrylate photopolymers through postpolymerization functionalization to control cell-material interactions

(2007) Amber E. Rydholm et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A