Selected recent publications:

• Doyle BJ, Cloonan AJ, Walsh MT, Vorp DA, McGloughlin TM.  Identification of rupture locations in patient-specific abdominal aortic aneurysms using experimental and computational techniques.  Journal of Biomechanics.  2010 May 7;43(7):1408-16.  Epub 2010 Feb 12.
• Prantil-Baun R, de Groat WC, Miyazato M, Chancellor MB, Yoshimura N, Vorp DA.  Ex vivo biomechanical, functional, and immunohistochemical alterations of adrenergic responses in the female urethra in a rat model of birth trama.  American Journal of Physiology, Renal Physiology.  2010 May 5.  [Epub ahead of print]
• Remlinger NT, Czajka CA, Juhas ME, Vorp DA, Stolz DB, Badylak SF, Gilbert S, Gilbert TW.  Hydrated xenogeneic decellularized tracheal matrix as a scaffold for tracheal reconstruction.  Biomaterials.  2010 May;31(13):3520-6.  Epub 2010 Feb 7.
• Nieponice A, Soletti L, Guan J, Hong Y, Gharaibeh B, Maul TM, Huard J, Wagner WR, Vorp DA.  In vivo assessment of a tissue-engineered vascular graft combining a biodegradable elastomeric scaffold and muscle-derived stem cells in a rat model.  Tissue Engineering Part A.  2010 Apr;16(4):1215-23.
• Soletti L, Hong Y, Guan J, Stankus JJ, El-Kurdi MS, Wagner WR, Vorp DA.  A bilayered elastomeric scaffold for tissue engineering of small diameter vascular grafts.  Acta Biomaterialia.  2010 Jan;6(1):110-22.  Epub 2009 Jun 18.
• Van Epps JS, Chew DW, Vorp DA.  Effects of cyclic flexure on endothelial permeability and apoptosis in arterial segments perfused ex vivo.  Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.  2009 Oct;131(10):101005.
• Doyle BJ, Corbett TJ, Cloonan AJ, O'Donnell MR, Walsh MT, Vorp DA, McGloughlin TM.  Experimental modelling of aortic aneurysms: novel applications of silicone rubbers.  Medical Engineering and Physics.  2009 Oct;31(8):1002-12.
• Doyle BJ, Corbett TJ, Callanan A, Walsh MT, Vorp DA, McGloughlin TM.  An experimental and numerical comparison of the rupture locations of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.  Journal of Endovascular Therapy.  2009 Jun;16(3):322-35.
• Hong Y, Ye SH, Nieponice A, Soletti L, Vorp DA, Wagner WR.  A small diameter, fibrous vascular conduit generated from a poly(ester urethane)urea and phospholipid polymer blend.  Biomaterials.  2009 May;30(13):2457-67.  Epub 2009 Feb 1.
• El-Kurdi MS, Vipperman JS, Vorp DA.  Design and Subspace System Identification of an Ex Vivo Vascular Perfusion System.  Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.  2009 Apr;131(4):041012.
• VanEpps JS, Londono R, Nieponice A, Vorp DA.  Design and validation of a system to simulate coronary flexure dynamics on arterial segments perfused ex vivo.  Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology.  2009 Feb;8(1):57-66.  Epub 2008 Feb 23.
• Doyle BJ, Callanan A, Burke PE, Grace PA, Walsh MT, Vorp DA, McGloughlin TM.  Vessel asymmetry as an additional diagnostic tool in the assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.  Journal of Vascular Surgery.  2009 Feb;49(2):443-54.  Epub 2008 Nov 22.
• El-Kurdi MS, Vipperman JS, Vorp DA.  Control of circumferential wall stress and luminal shear stress within intact vascular segments perfused ex vivo.  Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.  2008 Oct;130(5):051003.
• Doyle BJ, Morris LG, Callanan A, Kelly P, Vorp DA, McGloughlin TM.  3D reconstruction and manufacture of real abdominal aortic aneurysms: from CT scan to silicone model.  Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.  2008 Jun;130(3):034501.
• Van Epps JS, Vorp DA.  A new three-dimensional exponential material model of the coronary arterial wall to include shear stress due to torsion.  Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.  2008 Oct;130(5):051001.
• Vande Geest JP, Schmidt DE, Sacks MS, Vorp DA.  The effects of anisotropy on the stress analyses of patient-specific abdominal aortic aneurysms.  Annals of Biomedical Engineering.  2008 Jun;36(6):921-32. Epub 2008 Apr 9.
• El-Kurdi MS, Hong Y, Stankus JJ, Soletti L, Wagner WR, Vorp DA.  Transient elastic support for vein grafts using a constricting microfibrillar polymer wrap.  Biomaterials. 2008 Aug;29(22):3213-20. Epub 2008 May 2.
• Volokh KY, Vorp DA.  A model of growth and rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm.  Journal of  Biomechanics.  2008;41(5):1015-21. Epub 2008 Feb 5.
• Nieponice A, Soletti L, Guan J, Deasy BM, Huard J, Wagner WR, Vorp DA.  Development of a tissue-engineered vascular graft combining a biodegradable scaffold, muscle-derived stem cells and a rotational vacuum seeding technique.  Biomaterials. 2008 Mar;29(7):825-33. Epub 2007 Nov 26.
• Engelmayr GC Jr, Soletti L, Vigmostad SC, Budilarto SG, Federspiel WJ, Chandran KB, Vorp DA, Sacks MS.  A novel flex-stretch-flow bioreactor for the study of engineered heart valve tissue mechanobiology.  Annals of Biomedical Engineering.  2008 May;36(5):700-12. Epub 2008 Feb 6.

CONTACT INFORMATION

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