David Vorp, Ph.D.
Selected recent publications:

  • Orban JM, Wilson LB, Kofroth JA, El-Kurdi MS, Maul TM, Vorp DA, “Crosslinking of Collagen Gels by Transglutaminase”, J. Biomed. Mat. Res., 68A: 756-762, 2004.
  • Hamilton DW, Maul TM, Vorp DA, “Characterization of the Response of Bone Marrow Derived Progenitor Cells to Cyclic Strain: Implications for Vascular Tissue Engineering Applications”, Tissue Engineering, 10:361-369, 2004.
  • Vande Geest ES, Di Martino ES, Vorp DA, “An Analysis of the Complete Strain Field Within Flexercell Membranes”, J Biomech., 37: 1923-1928, 2004.
  • Severyn DA, Muluk SC, Vorp DA “The Influence of Hemodynamics and Wall Biomechanics on the Thrombogenicity of Vein Segments Perfused In-vitro”, J. Surg. Res., 121:31-37, 2004.
  • Vande Geest JP, Sacks M, Vorp DA, “Age Dependency of the Biaxial Biomechanical Behavior of Human Abdominal Aorta”, J Biomech Eng, 126:815-822, 2004.
  • Bhattacharya A, Dang H, Zhu Q, Schnegelsberg B, RoZengurt N, Cain G, Prantil R, Vorp D, Guy N, Julius D, Lester H, Ford A Cockayne D. "Uropathic Observations in Mice Expressing a Constitutively Active Point Mutation in the 5-HT3A Receptor Subunit", J Neurosci, 24:5537-48, 2004.
  • Vorp DA, Maul TM, Nieponice A, “Molecular Aspects of Vascular Tissue Engineering,” Frontiers in Bioscience 10, 768-789, 2005.
  • Freytes, DO, Rundell, AE, Vande Geest J, Vorp, DA, Webster, TJ, and Badylak, SF. Analytically Derived Material Properties of Multilaminated Extracellular Matrix Devices using the Ball-burst Test. Biomaterials 26(27):5518-5531, 2005.
  • Vorp DA, Vande Geest JP, “Biomechanical Determinants of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture,” Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 25:1558-1566, 2005.
  • Badylak S, Vorp DA, Spievack AS, Simmons-Byrd A, Hanke J, Freytes DO, Thapa A, Gilbert TW, Nieponice A, “Esophageal Reconstruction with ECM and Muscle Tissue in a Dog Model.” J Surg Res 128: 87-97, 2005.
  • VandeGeest JP, Sacks M, Vorp DA, “The Effects of Aneurysm on the Biaxial Mechanical Behavior of Human Abdominal Aorta,” J of Biomechanics (in press).
  • DiMartino ES, Bohra A, Vande Geest JP, Gupta NY, Makaroun MS, Vorp DA, “Biomechanical Properties of Ruptured Versus Electively Repaired Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Wall Tissue” (submitted).
  • El-Kurdi MS, Van Epps JS, Toth RJ, Hamilton DW, Wu C, Vorp DA, “Regulation of Cell Adhesion and De-adhesion Proteins in Veins Perfused Under Arterial Conditions Ex-vivo”, Biomech. Modeling Mechanobiol.., submitted.
  • Kute SM, Vorp DA, “Regional Variation of Immediate Early Gene Protein Expression in Distal Anastomoses Perfused Ex Vivo”, Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. (submitted).

CONTACT INFORMATION

David Vorp, Ph.D.
Phone: (412) 624-5316
Email: vorpda@upmc.edu