Thomas W. Gilbert, PhD

Selected recent publications:

  • Wang JH-C, Jia F, Gilbert TW, Woo SL-Y: Cell orientation determines the alignment of cell-produced collagenous matrix. Journal of Biomechanics (2003), 36(1):97-102.

  • Badylak SF, Vorp DA, Spievack AR, Simmons-Byrd A, Hanke J, Freytes DO, Thapa A, Gilbert TW, Nieponice, A: Esophageal reconstruction with ECM and muscle tissue in a dog model. Journal of Surgical Research (2005), 128(1): 87-97.

  • Gilbert TW, Sellaro TL, Badylak SF:  Decellularization of tissues and organs. Biomaterials (2006), 27(19): 3675-3683.

  • Zantop T, Gilbert TW, Yoder MC, Badylak SF:  Extracellular matrix scaffolds are repopulated by bone marrow-derived cells in a mouse model of Achilles tendon reconstruction. Journal of Orthopaedic Research (2006), 24(6): 1299-1309.

  • Nieponice A, Gilbert TW, Badylak SF: Reinforcement of esophageal anastomoses with an extracellular matrix scaffold in a canine model. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2006), 82(6): 2050-8.

  • Gilbert TW, Sacks MS, Grashow JS, Woo SL-Y, Badylak SF, Chancellor MB: Fiber kinematics of small intestinal submucosa under uniaxial and biaxial stretch. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (2006), 128(6): 890-8.

  • Gilbert TW, Stewart-Akers AM, Simmons-Byrd A, Badylak SF:  Degradation and remodeling of small intestinal submucosa in canine Achilles tendon repair.  The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American (2007), 89(3): 621-30.

  • Gilbert TW, Stewart-Akers AM, Sydeski J, Nguyen TD, Badylak SF, Woo SL-Y:  Gene expression by fibroblasts seeded on small intestinal submucosa and subjected to cyclic mechanical stretching. Tissue Engineering (2007), 13(6): 1313-23.

  • Gilbert TW, Nieponice A, Spievack AR, Holcomb JB, Gilbert S, Badylak SF:  Repair of the thoracic wall with an extracellular matrix scaffold in a canine model.  Journal of Surgical Research (2008), 147(1): 61-8.

  • Badylak SF, Gilbert TW: Immune response to biologic scaffolds materials. Seminars in Immunology (2008), 20(2): 109-16.

  • Nieponice A, McGrath K, Qureshi I, Luketich JD, Beckman EJ, Gilbert TW, Badylak SF:  An extracellular matrix scaffold for esophageal stricture prevention after circumferential endoscopic mucosal resection.  Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2008), doi:10.1016/j.gie.2008.04.022.

  • 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), 86(3): 967-74.

  • Gilbert TW, Wognum S, Joyce EM, Freytes DO, Sacks MS, Badylak SF:  Collagen fiber architecture and biaxial mechanical behavior of extracellular matrix scaffolds derived from the porcine urinary bladder.  Biomaterials (2008), 29(35): 4775-4782.

  • Beattie AJ, Gilbert TW, Guyot JP, Yates AJ, Badylak SF:  Chemoattraction of progenitor cells by remodeling extracellular matrix scaffolds.  Tissue Engineering: Part A (2008), doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2008.0162.

  • Badylak SF, Freytes DO, Gilbert TW: Extracellular matrix as a biologic scaffold material:  structure and function. Acta Biomaterialia (2009), 5(1): 1-13.

  • Valentin JE, Stewart-Akers AM, Gilbert TW, Badylak SF:  Macrophage participation in the degradation and remodeling of ECM scaffolds.  Tissue Engineering: Part A (2008), doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2008.0419.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Thomas W. Gilbert
Phone: (412) 624-5276
Email: gilberttw@upmc.edu