Robert L. Mauck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic SurgeryAssistant Professor of Bioengineering
HOMETOWN
York, Pennsylvania
EDUCATION
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, 2003, Columbia University, New York, NY
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, 2000, Columbia University, New York, NY
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, 1998, Columbia University, New York, NY
B.A., Biochemistry, 1998, Columbia University, New York, NY
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Orthopaedic Tissue Engineering
Orthopaedic Biomechanics
Stem Cell Biology
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Rob Mauck joined the faculty in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania in the Summer of 2005. Before coming to Penn, Rob received his Ph.D. from Columbia University under the direction of Dr. Clark Hung and Dr. Gerard Ateshian. Rob went on to do a postdoctoral stint in the Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch of NIAMS, headed by Dr. Rocky Tuan. While Rob's interests are many and varied, those pertaining to work that are of special interest include:
- Engineering functional equivalents for musculoskeletal tissue engineering applications with particular focus on articular cartilage and meniscus
- Mesenchymal stem cell mechanobiology and signal transduction in chondrogenic differentiation
- Design of novel bioreactor systems to recapitulate the complex loading environment of diarthrodial joints
- Fabrication and application of anistropic nanofibrous scaffolds for directed tissue growth
- Hung CT, Henshaw DR, Wang CC, Mauck RL, Raia F, Palmer G, Chao PH, Mow VC, Ratcliffe A, Valhmu WB. "Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling in Bovine Articular Chondrocytes in Response to Fluid Flow Does Not Require Calcium Mobilization," 2000, Journal of Biomechanics, 33(1): 73-80.
- Mauck RL, Soltz MA, Wang CCB, Wong DD, Chao PH, Valhmu WB, Hung CT, Ateshian GA. "Functional Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage Through Dynamic Loading of Chondrocyte-Seeded Agarose Gels," 2000, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 122: 252-60.
- Chao PH, Roy R, Mauck RL, Liu W, Valhmu WB, Hung CT. "Chondrocyte Translocation Response to Direct Current Electric Fields," 2000, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 122: 261-267.
- Palmer GD, Chao PH, Raia F, Mauck RL, Valhmu, WB, Hung CT. "Time-Dependent Aggrecan Gene Expression of Articular Chondrocytes in Response to Hyperosmotic Loading," 2001, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 9: 761-70.
- Mauck RL, Seyhan SL, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "The Influence of Seeding Density and Dynamic Deformational Loading in the Development of Structure/Function Relationships of Chondrocyte-Seeded Agarose Hydrogels," 2002, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 30(8): 1046-56.
- Ateshian GA, Soltz MA, Mauck RL, Basalo IB, Hung CT, Lai MW. "The Role of Osmotic Pressure and Tension-Compression Nonlinearity in the Frictional response of Articular Cartilage," 2003, Transport in Porous Media, 50: 5-33.
- Mauck RL, Nicoll SB, Seyhan SL, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "Synergistic Action of Growth Factors and Dynamic Loading for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering," 2003, Tissue Engineering, 9(4): 597-611.
- Mauck RL, Hung CT, Ateshian GA "Modeling Neutrally Charged Solute Diffusion in Dynamically Loaded Porous Permeable Gels: Applications for Cartilage Biosynthesis and Tissue Engineering," 2003, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 125(5): 602-14.
- Hung CT, Lima EG, Mauck RL, LeRoux MA, Lu HH, Stark RG, Guo XE, Ateshian GA. "Anatomically Shaped Osteochondral Constructs for Articular Cartilage Repair," 2003, Journal of Biomechanics, 36(12): 1853-64.
- Mauck RL, Wang CCB, Oswald ES, Chen FH, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "The Role of Seeding Density and Nutrient Supply for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering with Dynamic Deformational Loading," 2003, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 11(12): 879-90.
- Hung CT, Mauck RL, Wang CCB, Lima EG, Ateshian GA, "A Paradigm for Functional Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage via Applied Physiologic Deformational Loading," 2004, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 32(1): 35-49.
- Mauck RL, Wang CCB, Kelly TN, Cheng Q, Gabriel N, Chen FH, Lu HH, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "Duty Cycle of Deformational Loading Influences the Growth of Engineered Articular Cartilage," 2004, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, in revision.
- Kelly TN, Wang CCB, Mauck RL, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "Role of Cell-Associated Matrix in the Development of Free-Swelling and Dynamically Loaded Chondrocyte-Seeded Agarose Gels," 2004, Biorheology, 41(3-4): 223-37.
- Ng KW, Wang CCB, Mauck RL, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "Characterization of Inhomogeneity in Bi-Layered Chondrocyte-Seeded Constructs of Differing Agarose Concentrations," 2005, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 23(1): 134-41.
- Basalo IB, Mauck RL, Kelly TN, Nicoll SB, Chen FH, Hung CT, Ateshian GA, "Cartilage Interstitial Fluid Load Support in Unconfined Compression Following Enzymatic Digestion," 2004, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 126(6): 779-786.
- Krishnan R, Caligaris M, Mauck RL, Hung CT, Costa KD, Ateshian GA, "Removal of the Superficial Zone of Bovine Articular Cartilage Does Not Increase its Frictional Coefficient," 2004, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 12(12): 947-55.
- Lima EG, Mauck RL, Han SH, Park S, Ng KW, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "Functional Tissue Engineering of Chondral and Osteochondral Constructs," 2004, Biorheology, 41(3-4): 577-90.
- Takai E, Mauck RL, Hung CT, Guo XE, "Osteocyte Viability and Regulation of Osteoblast Function in a 3D Trabecular Bone Explant Under Dynamic Hydrostatic Pressure," 2004, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 19(9): 1403-10.
- Li W-J, Mauck RL, Tuan RS, "Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffolds: Production, Characterization, and Applications for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery," 2005, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 1(3):259-275.
- Mauck RL, Yuan X, Tuan RS, "Chondrogenic Differentiation and Functional Maturation of Bovine Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Long-Term Agarose Culture," 2005, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, in press.
- *Kuo CK, *Li W-J, *Mauck RL, Tuan RS, "Tissue Engineering: Its Potential and Uses," Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 2006, 18(1):64-73. *contributed equally
- Mauck RL, Byers BA, Yuan X, Tuan RS, "Regulation of Cartilaginous ECM Gene Transcription by Chondrocytes and MSCs in 3D Culture in Response to Dynamic Loading," 2005, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, in review.
- *Li W-J, *Mauck RL, Cooper J, Yuan X, Tuan RS, "Engineering Controllable Anisotropy in Electrospun Biodegradable Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering," 2006, Journal of Biomechanics, 40(8):1686-93. *contributed equally
- Ng KW, Mauck RL, Statman LY, Lin EY, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "Dynamic Deformational Loading Results in Selective Application of Mechanical Stimulation in a Layered, Tissue-Engineered Cartilage Construct," Biorheology, 2005, in review.
- Li W-J, Cooper JA, Mauck RL, Tuan RS, "Fabrication and Characterization of Six Electrospun Poly(alpha-hydroxy ester)-Based Fibrous Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications," 2006, Acta Biomaterialia, 2(4):377-85.
- Mauck RL, Martinez-Diaz GJ, Yuan X, Tuan RS, "Regional Multi-Lineage Differentiation Potential of Meniscal Fibrochondrocytes: Implications for Meniscal Repair," 2007, Anatomical Record, 290:48-58.
- Sheth NP, Baker BM, Huffman GR, Mauck RL, "Emerging Strategies for Meniscus Repair," 2006, University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal, 18:59-72.
- Nerurkar NL, Elliott DM, Mauck RL, "Mechanics of Oriented Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Annulus Fibrosus Tissue Engineering," 2007, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 25(8):1018-28.
- Baker BM and Mauck RL, "The Effect of Nanofiber Alignment on the Maturation of Engineered Meniscus Constructs," 2007, Biomaterials, 28(11):1967-77.
- Lima EG, Bian L, Mauck RL, Byers BA, Tuan RS, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "The Beneficial Effect of Delayed Compressive Loading on Tissue-Engineered Cartilage Constructs Cultured with TGF- 3," 2007, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, in press (Available May 9, PMID: 17498976).
- Cloyd JM, Malhotra NR, Weng L, Chen W, Mauck RL, Elliott DM, "Material Properties in Unconfined Compression of Human Nucleus Pulposus, Injectable Hyaluronic Acid Based Hydrogels and Tissue Engineering Scaffolds," 2007, European Spine Journal, in press (Available July 28, PMID: 17661094).
- Huang AH, Yeger-McKeever M, Stein A, Mauck RL. "Tensile Properties of Engineered Cartilage Formed from Chondrocyte- and MSC-Laden Hydrogels," 2008, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, submitted.
- Mauck RL, Nicoll SB, Stark R, Hung CT, Ateshian GA. "Joint-Specific Surface Molds for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering," 2002, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 27:251.
- Mauck RL, Seyhan SL, Jamieson KV, Nicoll SB, Ateshian GA, Hung CT. "Synergistic Effects of Growth Factors and Dynamic Loading for Cartilage Tissue Engineering," 2002, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 27:213.
- Mauck RL, Wang C-CB, Cheng Q, Gabriel N, Oswald ES, Ateshian GA, Hung CT. "Optimization of Parameters for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering with Deformational Loading," 2003, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 28:305.
- Mauck RL, Lima EG, Oswald ES, Ateshian GA, Hung CT. "Hydrostatic Pressure Increases Matrix Deposition and Material Properties of Chondrocyte-Seeded Agarose Hydrogels," 2003, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 28:685.
- Mauck RL, Hung CT, Ateshian GA. "Modeling Solute Transport With Mixture Theory For Dynamically Loaded Porous Permeable Gels," 2003, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 28:602.
- Nicoll SB, Mauck RL, Bordone LA, Tsay R, Hung CT, Ateshian GA. "Hydrostatic Pressure Stimulates Expression of Fibrocartilaginous Extracellular Matrix Proteins in Human Dermal Fibroblasts Seeded in 3-D Polymer Scaffolds," 2003, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 28:950.
- Chahine NO, Wang C-CB, Kellly TN, Elbeshbeshy R, Mauck RL, Hung CT, Ateshian GA. "The Effect of Finite Compressive Strain on Chondrocyte Viability in Statically Loaded Bovine Articular Cartilage," 2003, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 28:646.
- Wang CCB, Kelly TN, Mauck RL, Ateshian GA, Hung CT. "Temporal and Spatial Development of Construct Stiffness in Chondrocyte-Seeded Agarose Disks Cultured in Free-Swelling and Dynamical-Loading Configurations," ASME 2003 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Key Biscayne, FL, paper 279.
- Mauck RL, Ho MYY, Hung CT, Ateshian GA. "Growth Factor Supplementation and Dynamic Hydrostatic Pressurization for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering," ASME 2003 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Key Biscayne, FL, paper 283.
- Basalo IM, Mauck RL, Nicoll SB, Chen H, Ateshian GA. "Interstitial Fluid Load Support of Bovine Articular Cartilage in Unconfined Compression Following Collagenase Digestion," ASME 2003 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Key Biscayne, FL, paper 557.
- Lima EG, Mauck RL, Park S, Gasinu S, Ng KW, Hung CT, Ateshian GA. "Material Properties of Osteochondral Constructs and Biphasic Finite Element Models of Dynamic Loading for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering," ASME 2003 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Key Biscayne, FL, paper 1129.
- Mauck RL, Wang CCB, Chen FH, Lu HH, Ateshian GA, Hung CT. "Dynamic Deformational Loading of Chondrocyte-Seeded Agarose Hydrogels Modulates Deposition and Structural Organization of Matrix Constituents," ASME 2003 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Key Biscayne, FL, paper 531.
- Mauck RL, Oswald ES, Cheng Q, Majumdar MK, Nicoll SB, Ateshian GA, Hung CT. "Hydrostatic Pressure Enhances Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Alginate Disks," ASME 2003 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Key Biscayne, FL, paper 265.
- Mauck RL, Ateshian GA, Hung CT. "Theoretical Considerations for Cartilage Functional Tissue Engineering," 3rd International Symposium on Cartilage and the Chondrocyte, May 17-18, 2003, Brussels, Belgium.
- Krishnan R, Caligaris M, Mauck RL, Hung CT, Costa KD, Ateshian GA, "Removal of the Superficial zone of Bovine Articular Cartilage Does not increase Its Frictional Coefficient," 2004, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 29: 172.
- Mauck RL, Chahine NO, Lima EG, Hung CT, Ateshian GA, "Functional Tissue Formation: From Bulk Properties to Cellular Microenvironments," 2004, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 29:309.
- Lima EG, Mauck RL, Gasinu S, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "Functional Tissue Engineering of Free Swelling and Dynamically Loaded Osteochondral Constructs," 2004, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 29:13.
- Ng K, Mauck RL, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "Dynamic Loading Modulates the Inhomogeneity of Bi-Layered Chondrocyte-Seeded Agarose Constructs of Differing Agarose Concentrations," 2004, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 29:842.
- Li WJ, Cooper J, Mauck RL, Cicerone M, Tuan RS, "Characterization of Electrospun Poly(Alpha-Hydroxy Ester) Based Nanofibrous Scaffolds," 2004, Polymer Networks Meeting, National Institutes of Health.
- Li WJ, Mauck RL, Cooper J, Tuan RS, "Engineering Anisotropy in Electrospun Biodegradable Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering," 2004, 5th Combined meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies of Canada, USA, Europe and Japan, Alberta, Canada, October 10-13, paper #4.
- Mauck RL, Tuan RS, "From Differentiation to Tissue Formation: Development of Mechanical Properties in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Seeded Hydrogel Constructs," 2004, Transactions of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Annual Retreat
- Mauck RL, Tuan RS, "Differentiation and Development of Mechanical Properties in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Seeded Hydrogel Constructs," 2004, Gordon Research Conference on Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering, Andover, NH, July 25-30, poster selection for oral presentation.
- Mauck RL, Yuan X, Tuan RS, "Chondrogenic Differentiation and Maturation of MSC-Laden Hydrogel Constructs," 2005, 51st Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Washington, DC, 30:262.
- Mauck RL, Li WJ, Yuan X, Tuan RS, "Meniscus Tissue Engineering with Anisotropic Biodegradable Nanofibrous Poly-caprolactone Scaffolds," 2005, 51st Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Washington, DC, 30:1722.
- Mauck RL, Helm JM, Tuan RS, "Enhanced Chondrogenesis and Development of Mechanical Properties of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded in a Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogel," ASME 2005 Summer Bioengineering Conference, June 22-26, Vail, CO, poster III-102.
- Mauck RL, Yuan X, Tuan RS, "On the Ability of Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Form Functional Cartilaginous Tissues in Three Dimensional Agarose Culture," ASME 2005 Summer Bioengineering Conference, June 22-26, Vail, CO, oral presentation.
- Byers BA, Mauck RL, Tuan RS, "Dose-Dependent Effects of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines IL-1 and TNF on Tissue Engineered Cartilage," ASME 2005 Summer Bioengineering Conference, June 22-26, Vail, CO, poster III-88.
- Mauck RL, Yuan X, Tuan RS, "Functional Chondrogenesis of MSCs in 3D Culture: Effect of Seeding Density and Dynamic Loading," 2005, NIAMS Intramural Research Program Annual Retreat, Rockville, MD, June 6-7, 2005.
- Mauck RL, Helm JM, Tuan RS, "Chondrogenesis of Human MSCs in a 3D Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogel: Functional Properties and Divergent Expression Profiles Compared to Pellet Cultures," 2006, 52nd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, 31:775.
- Mauck RL, Byers BA, Yuan X, Rackwitz L, Tuan RS, "Cartilage Tissue Engineering with MSC-Laden Hydrogels: Effect of Seeding Density, Exposure to Chondrogenic Medium, and Dynamic Loading," 2006, 52nd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, 31:336.
- Mauck RL, Martinez-Diaz GJ, Yuan X, Tuan RS, "Regional Variation in Meniscal Fibrochondrocyte Multi-Lineage Differentiation Potential: Implications for Meniscus Repair," 2006, 52nd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, 31:1039.
- Sheth NP, Li WJ, Tuan RS, Elliott DM, Huffman GR, Mauck RL, "Fixation of Anisotropic Biodegradable Nanofibrous Poly-Caprolactone Scaffolds to Bovine Meniscus With Non-Absorbable Suture: A Strategy for Meniscal Repair," 2006, 52nd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, 31:800.
- Maher SA, Rackwitz L, Mauck RL, Tuan RS, "Integration Across a Cartilage-Cartilage Interface," 2006, 52nd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, 31:796.
- Lima EG, Bang LM, Serebrov A, Mauck RL, Byers BA, Tuan RS, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "Measuring the Frictional Properties of Tissue-Engineered Cartilage Constructs," 2006, 52nd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, 31:1501.
- Byers BA, Mauck RL, Chiang I, Tuan RS, "Temporal Exposure of TGF- 3 Under Serum-Free Conditions Enhances Biomechanical and Biochemical Maturation of Tissue-Engineered Cartilage," 2006, 52nd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, 31:43.
- Byers BA, Mauck RL, Chiang I, Rackwitz L, Yao R, Yuan X, Tuan RS, "Transient TGF- 3 Exposure and Constant Dexamethasone Treatment Synergistically Enhance Maturation and Functional Properties of Chondrocyte-Laden Hydrogels," 2006, 52nd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, 31:794.
- Rackwitz L, Mauck RL, Byers BA, Maher S, Tuan RS, "Integration, Biochemical composition, and Mechanical Properties of Chondrocyte-Laden Agarose Constructs in an In Vitro Cartilage Defect Model," 52nd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, 31:795.
- Baker BM, Sheth NP, Mauck RL, "Maturation of MFC- and MSC-Laden Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Meniscus Tissue Engineering," Proceedings of BIO2006, 2006 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Amelia Island, FL, June 21-25, paper #157580.
- Nerurkar NL, Baker BM, Elliott DM, Mauck RL, "Engineering of Fiber-Reinforced Tissues with Anisotropic Biodegradable Nanofibrous Scaffolds," 2006, Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, New York, NY, Aug 30-Sept 3, pp. 787-90.
- Lima EG, Bian L, Mauck RL, Byers BA, Tuan RS, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "The Effect of Applied Compressive Loading on Tissue Engineered Cartilage Constructs Cultured with TGF- 3," 2006, Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, New York, NY, Aug 30-Sept 3, pp. 779-82.
- Huang AH, Mauck RL, "Sliding Contact Enhances Cartilage ECM Gene Expression in Chondrocyte-Laden Hydrogels," 2006 Gordon Research Conference on Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering, Andover, NH, July 23-28.
- Baker BM, Tan AR, Metter RB, Nathan AS, Mauck RL, "Nanofiber Alignment Enhances the Development of Engineered Meniscus Constructs," 2007, 53rd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, 32:779.
- Sheth NP, Baker BM, Nathan AS, Mauck RL, "Biologic Integration of Fiber-Aligned Nanofibrous Scaffolds with Native Meniscus," 2007, 53rd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, 32:780.
- Cloyd JM, Malhotra NR, Mauck RL, Chen W, Elliott DM, "Defining Unconfined Compression Modulus and Poisson's Ratio for Human Nucleus Pulposus and Potential Nucleus Replacement Materials," 2007, 53rd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, 32:1143.
- Byers BA, Graw BP, Baksh D, Mauck RL, Rackwitz L, Tuan RS, "Compromised Maturation of Tissue-Engineered Cartilage in the Presence of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines IL-1 and TNF ," 2007, 53rd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, 32:663.
- Huang AH, Yeger-McKeever M, Yuan X, Mauck RL, "Direct Measurement of Tensile Properties of Chondrocyte and MSC-Laden Hydrogels," 2007, 53rd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, 32:345.
- Nerurkar NL, Nguyen AM, Elliott DM, Mauck RL, "Annulus Fibrosus Tissue Engineering with Aligned Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffolds," 2007, 53rd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, 32:249.
- Lima EG, Bian L, Yagoda D, Mauck RL, Byers BA, Tuan RS, Ateshian GA, Hung CT, "The Beneficial Effect of Delayed Compressive Loading on Tissue-Engineered Cartilage Constructs Cultured With TGF- 3," 2007, 53rd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, 32:253.
- O'Connell GD, Sen S, Baker BM, Mauck RL, Elliott DM, "Biaxial Mechanics of Musculoskeletal Tissue and Fiber-Reinforced Scaffolds," 2007, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, in press.
- Metter RB, Baker BM, Burdick JA, Mauck RL, "Enhanced Cellular Infiltration with Removal of Sacrificial Fibers From a Dual-Polymer Nanofibrous Scaffold," 2007, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, in press.
- Yeger-McKeever M, Huang AH, Stein AF, Mauck RL, "Engineered MSC-Laden Cartilage Constructs are Sensitive to Inflammatory Cytokine Mediated Degradation," 2007, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, in press.
- Tan AR, Ifkovits JL, Baker BM, Mauck RL, Burdick JA, "Electrospinning of Photopolymerizable Poly( -Amino Ester) Networks for Fibrous Tissue Engineering," 2007, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, in press.
- Huang AH and Mauck RL, "Sliding Contact Modulates ECM Expression in Chondrocyte-Laden Agarose Gels," 2007, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, in press.
- Baker BM, O'Connell GD, Sen S, Nathan AS, Elliott DM, Mauck RL, "Multi-Lamellar and Multi-Axial Maturation of Cell-Seeded Fiber-Reinforced Tissue Engineered Constructs," 2007, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, in press.
- Baker BM, Nathan AS, Sheth NP, Huffman GR, Mauck RL, "Autologous Human Fibrochondrocytes from Meniscectomy Debris are a Potent Cell Source for Meniscus Tissue Engineering," 2007, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, in press.
- Nerurkar NL, Elliott DM, Mauck RL, "Architecture of Nanofibrous Scaffolds Influences Fibrocartilaginous gene expression of Annulus Fibrosus and Mesenchymal Stem Cells," 2007, 6th Combined meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies of Canada, USA, Europe and Japan, Honolulu, HA, in press.
- Nerurkar NL, Nguyen AM, Tsing P, Mauck RL, Elliott DM, "A Hyperelastic Fiber-Reinforced Continuum Model to Assay Functional Evolution of Tissue Engineered Annulus Fibrosus," 2007, 6th Combined meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies of Canada, USA, Europe and Japan, Honolulu, HA, in press.
