Selected recent publications:

• Badylak SF, Freytes DO, Gilbert TW. Extracellular matrix as a biological scaffold material: Structure and function. Acta Biomaterialia. 2009 Jan;5(1):1-13. Epub 2008 Oct 2.

• Gilbert TW, Wognum S, Joyce EM, Freytes DO, Sacks MS, Badylak SF. Collagen fiber alignment and biaxial mechanical behavior of porcine urinary bladder derived extracellular matrix. Biomaterials. 2008 Dec;29(36):4775-82. Epub 2008 Sep 17.

• Brennan EP, Tang XH, Stewart-Akers AM, Gudas LJ, Badylak SF. Chemoattractant activity of degradation products of fetal and adult skin extracellular matrix for keratinocyte progenitor cells. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 2008 Dec;2(8):491-8.

• Freytes DO, Tullius RS, Valentin JE, Stewart-Akers AM, Badylak SF. Hydrated versus lyophilized forms of porcine extracellular matrix derived from the urinary bladder. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 2008 Dec 15;87(4):862-72.

• Ota T, Gilbert TW, Schwartzman D, McTiernan CF, Kitajima T, Ito Y, Sawa Y, Badylak SF, Zenati MA. A fusion protein of hepatocyte growth factor enhances reconstruction of myocardium in a cardiac patch derived from porcine urinary bladder matrix. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2008 Nov;136(5):1309-17. Epub 2008 Sep 14.

• Badylak SF, Valentin JE, Ravindra AK, McCabe GP, Stewart-Akers AM. Macrophage phenotype as a determinant of biologic scaffold remodeling. Tissue Engineering Part A. 2008 Nov;14(11):1835-42.

• Beattie AJ, Gilbert TW, Guyot JP, Yates AJ, Badylak SF. Chemoattraction of Progenitor Cells by Remodeling Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds. Tissue Engineering Part A. 2008 Oct 6.

• Gilbert TW, Gilbert S, Madden M, Reynolds SD, Badylak SF. Morphologic assessment of extracellular matrix scaffolds for patch tracheoplasty in a canine model. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 Sep;86(3):967-74; discussion 967-74.

• Nieponice A, McGrath K, Qureshi I, Beckman EJ, Luketich JD, Gilbert TW, Badylak SF. An extracellular matrix scaffold for esophageal stricture prevention after circumferential EMR. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2008 Jul 25.

• Reing JE, Zhang L, Myers-Irvin J, Cordero KE, Freytes DO, Heber-Katz E, Bedelbaeva K, McIntosh D, Dewilde A, Braunhut SJ, Badylak SF. Degradation Products of Extracellular Matrix Affect Cell Migration and Proliferation. Tissue Engineering Part A. 2008 Jul 24.

• Gilbert TW, Badylak SF, Gusenoff J, Beckman EJ, Clower DM, Daly P, Rubin JP. Lysine-derived urethane surgical adhesive prevents seroma formation in a canine abdominoplasty model. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008 Jul;122(1):95-102.

• Marra KG, Defail AJ, Clavijo-Alvarez JA, Badylak SF, Taieb A, Schipper B, Bennett J, Rubin JP. FGF-2 enhances vascularization for adipose tissue engineering. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008 Apr;121(4):1153-64.

• Freytes DO, Martin J, Velankar SS, Lee AS, Badylak SF. Preparation and rheological characterization of a gel form of the porcine urinary bladder matrix. Biomaterials. 2008 Apr;29(11):1630-7. Epub 2008 Jan 16.

• Gilbert TW, Freundb S JM, Badylak SF. Quantification of DNA in Biologic Scaffold Materials. Journal of Surgical Research. 2008 Mar 13.

• Stankus JJ, Freytes DO, Badylak SF, Wagner WR. Hybrid nanofibrous scaffolds from electrospinning of a synthetic biodegradable elastomer and urinary bladder matrix. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 2008;19(5):635-52.
  

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Stephen F. Badylak, DVM, PhD, MD
Phone: 412-624-5251
Email: badylaks@upmc.edu
Lab Website: www.mirm.pitt.edu/badylak/

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