By Professor Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina

Book Chapters

Rnjak-Kovacina J; Daamen WF; Orbanić D; Rodríguez-Cabello JC; Weiss AS, 2017, '2.18 Elastin biopolymers', in Comprehensive Biomaterials II, pp. 412 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.10187-0

Rnjak-Kovacina J; Daamen WF; Orbanić D; Rodríguez-Cabello JC; Weiss AS, 2017, 'Elastin Biopolymers', in Comprehensive Biomaterials II, Elsevier, pp. 412 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-803581-8.10187-0

Rnjak-Kovacina J; Weiss AS, 2013, 'The Role of Elastin in Wound Healing and Dermal Substitute Design', in Kamolz L-P; Lumenta DB (ed.), Dermal Replacements in General, Burn, and Plastic Surgery, Springer Science & Business, pp. 57 - 66

Rnjak-Kovacina J; Daamen, WF ; Pierna, M ; Rodriguez-Cabello, JC ; Weiss, AS , 2011, 'Elastin Biopolymers', in Ducheyne P; Healy K; Hutmacher DE; Grainger DW; Kirkpatrick CJ (ed.), Comprehensive Biomaterials, Elsevier

Rnjak-Kovacina J; Daamen WF; Pierna M; Rodríguez-Cabello JC; Weiss AS, 2011, 'Elastin Biopolymers', in Comprehensive Biomaterials, Elsevier, pp. 329 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-055294-1.00071-4

Journal articles

Davies J; Sharma B; Ji A; Matus Vasquez G; Nguyen CC; Nicotra E; Zhu K; Phan PT; Wan J; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Stevens M; Phan HP; Hayward C; Lovell NH; Do TN, 2026, 'Compliance modulation of a soft robotic atrioventricular model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction', Nature Communications, 17, pp. 7031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73791-w

Tran HA; Maraldo A; Farbehi N; Ho TTP; Kuriakose P; Doan VK; Vuong TNAM; Kordanovski M; Haghighattalab M; Kuppan K; Nguyen CC; Farajikhah S; Dehghani F; Do TN; Mithieux SM; Lim KS; Weiss AS; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2026, 'Microporous photocrosslinked silk-tropoelastin hydrogels for tissue engineering applications', Chemical Engineering Journal, 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2026.179258

Shah NA; Li CD; Thomas SD; Varcoe RL; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Gentile C; Endre ZH; Barber TJ; Erlich JH; Cochran BJ, 2026, 'A Vein Attempt? Experimental Models for Arteriovenous Fistula Research', Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 17, pp. 502 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13239-026-00838-w

Grant AJ; Chan AHP; Xu XS; Lau K; Mitchell TC; Hung J; Michael PL; Santos M; Lee A; Giaretta J; Goh T; Tsao CH; Waterhouse A; Naficy S; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Ng MKC; Wise SG; Tan RP, 2026, 'Nanoparticle Biofunctionalization of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves to Modulate Mechanisms of Structural Valve Deterioration', Jacc Basic to Translational Science, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacbts.2026.101641

Maraldo A; Tran HA; Lebhar H; Huang X; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Marquis C, 2026, 'Tyrosine Stickers Regulate Phase Separation and Hierarchical Assembly of Silk Fibroin Nanoclusters', ACS Nano, 20, pp. 20552 - 20569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6c02752

Vettori L; Matthee A; Liu CCM; Matthews N; Beck D; Couttas T; Tran HA; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Gentile C, 2026, 'Alginate-gelatin-silk fibroin-containing patches improve cardiac function in an in vivo myocardial infarction murine model', International Journal of Bioprinting, pp. 026250260, http://dx.doi.org/10.36922/ijb026250260

Liu L; Xue N; Wang Z; Spessot E; Zhang M; Mithieux SM; Roohani I; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Motta A; Wang Y; Weiss AS, 2026, 'Tropoelastin enhances vascularization in printable protein hydrogels', Communications Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43246-026-01288-6

Lau K; Grant AJ; Chan AHP; Xu X; Lim KS; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Wise SG; Tan RP, 2026, 'MCC950-loaded silk microgel-hydrogel composite scaffolds effectively modulate inflammation for improving tissue interaction and remodeling', Acta Biomaterialia, 218, pp. 323 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2026.06.006

Longoni A; Major GS; Arnold S; Tomkins S; Spessot E; Loeffler S; Lau K; Tan R; Harte J; Kemp R; Reynolds T; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Hooper GJ; Woodfield TBF; Kieser DC; Lim KS, 2026, 'Characterization of an Injectable Poly(vinyl alcohol)-gelatin Hydrogel for Growth Factor Delivery in an Orthopedic Application', Advanced Healthcare Materials, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202504224

Davies J; Nicotra E; Zhu K; Nguyen CC; Sharma B; Ji A; Phan PT; Wan J; Pruscino P; Truong H; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Phan HP; Hayward C; Lovell NH; Do TN, 2026, 'A Soft Robotic Model for Simulating Heart Valve Disease and Cardiac Interventions', Advanced Science, 13, pp. e16667, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202516667

Haghighattalab M; Maraldo A; Karimi F; Farbehi N; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2026, 'Evaluating Flow-Focused Microfluidic Device Fabrication Techniques for Silk Fibroin Microgel Production', Advanced Materials Technologies, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admt.202501402

Giaretta J; Xie X; Spoa S; Tran HA; Farajikhah S; Talebian S; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Dehghani F, 2026, 'The Effect of Silk on the Stabilization of Labile Enzyme Lipoxygenase', Advanced Nanobiomed Research, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202500182

Och Z; Srethbhakdi L; Jalandhra GK; Tung PKM; Jouhkdar H; Jungst T; Lim KS; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2026, 'Photocrosslinked Silk Fibroin Cryogels for Engineering Complex Multilayered Materials', Advanced Functional Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202511830

Tran HA; Maraldo A; Nguyen CC; Ho TTP; Srethbhakdi L; Joukhdar H; van Hilst Q; Farajikhah S; Dehghani F; Do TN; Lim KS; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2026, 'Calcium Imparts Advanced Functionalities to Silk Hydrogels for Biofabrication and Biomedical Innovation', Advanced Functional Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202508572

Hsu CWR; Tran HA; Lau K; Li Y; Ho MH; Zhang YS; Farrugia BL; Wise SG; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Serra T; De-Juan-Pardo EM; Jansen SJ; Lim KS, 2026, 'Clinically Unmet Needs of Conventional Diabetic Foot Ulcer Dressings', ACS Materials Letters, 8, pp. 2 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00971

Haghighattalab M; Govendir M; Andelovic K; Och Z; Karimi F; Xaymardan M; Jungst T; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Farbehi N, 2026, 'Silk Fibroin for Cardiovascular Medical Devices: Review of Material Properties, Applications, and Clinical Potential', Advanced Nanobiomed Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anbr.70159

Davies J; Nicotra E; Zhu K; Nguyen CC; Sharma B; Ji A; Phan PT; Wan J; Pruscino P; Truong H; Rnjak‐Kovacina J; Phan H; Hayward C; Lovell NH; Nho T; Do TN; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2026, 'A Soft Robotic Model for Simulating Heart Valve Disease and Cardiac Interventions (Adv. Sci. 27/2026)', Advanced Science, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.75382

Tran HA; Maraldo A; Nguyen CC; Ho TT; Srethbhakdi L; Joukhdar H; van Hilst Q; Farajikhah S; Dehghani F; Do TN; Lim KS; Rnjak‐Kovacina J, 2026, 'Calcium Imparts Advanced Functionalities to Silk Hydrogels for Biofabrication and Biomedical Innovation (Adv. Funct. Mater. 7/2026)', Advanced Functional Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.73607

Longoni A; Major GS; Arnold S; Tomkins S; Spessot E; Loeffler S; Lau K; Tan R; Harte J; Kemp R; Reynolds T; Rnjak‐Kovacina J; Hooper GJ; Woodfield TBF; Kieser DC; Lim KS, 2026, 'Characterization of an Injectable Poly(vinyl alcohol)‐gelatin Hydrogel for Growth Factor Delivery in an Orthopedic Application (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 20/2026)', Advanced Healthcare Materials, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.71246

Och Z; Srethbhakdi L; Jalandhra GK; Tung PKM; Jouhkdar H; Jungst T; Lim KS; Rnjak‐Kovacina J, 2026, 'Photocrosslinked Silk Fibroin Cryogels for Engineering Complex Multilayered Materials (Adv. Funct. Mater. 21/2026)', Advanced Functional Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.74591

Farbehi N; Alinejad-Rokny H; Chtanova T; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2025, 'Spatial and single-cell transcriptomics unravel the complex interplay between the body and medical implants', Cell Biomaterials, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celbio.2025.100099

van Hilst QVC; Doan VK; Soliman BG; Li Y; Wang Y; Liu S; Lau K; Joukhdar H; He Q; Hsu CW; Xu C; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Woodfield TBF; Crowley JD; Lim KS, 2025, 'The Potential of Ruthenium(II) Tris-Bidentate Complexes as Multifunctional Photo-Initiators', Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mame.202400458

Jiang S; Zhang A; Akhavan B; Whitelock J; Bilek MM; Wise SG; Lord MS; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2025, 'Biofunctionalization of electrospun silk scaffolds with perlecan for vascular tissue engineering', Biomaterials Science, 13, pp. 3598 - 3616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5bm00364d

Tran HA; Maraldo A; Ho TTP; Thai MT; van Hilst Q; Joukhdar H; Kordanovski M; Sahoo JK; Hartsuk O; Santos M; Wise SG; Kaplan DL; Do TN; Kilian KA; Lim KS; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2025, 'Probing the Interplay of Protein Self-Assembly and Covalent Bond Formation in Photo-Crosslinked Silk Fibroin Hydrogels', Small, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202407923

Jalandhra GK; Srethbhakdi L; Davies J; Nguyen CC; Phan PT; Och Z; Ashok A; Lim KS; Phan HP; Do TN; Lovell NH; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2025, 'Materials Advances in Devices for Heart Disease Interventions', Advanced Materials, 37, pp. 2420114 - 2420114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202420114

Nguyen CC; Davies J; Ashok A; Hoang TT; Ehteda A; Dang TB; Nicotra E; Tran HA; Sharma B; Zhu K; Phan PT; Ji A; Wan J; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Vittorio O; Phan HP; Lovell NH; Do TN, 2025, 'Motor-Free Soft Robots for Cancer Detection, Surgery, and In Situ Bioprinting', Advanced Healthcare Materials, 14, pp. 2404623 - 2404623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202404623

Major GS; Joukhdar H; Choi YS; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Wise SG; Ju LA; Cox TR; Xu C; Yeo GC; Young JL; Lim KS, 2025, 'Photochemistry as a tool for dynamic modulation of hydrogel mechanics', Cell Reports Physical Science, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.102366

Nguyen CC; Davies J; Ashok A; Hoang TT; Ehteda A; Dang TB; Nicotra E; Tran HA; Sharma B; Zhu K; Phan PT; Ji A; Wan J; Rnjak‐Kovacina J; Vittorio O; Phan H; Lovell NH; Nho T; Do TN; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2025, 'Motor‐Free Soft Robots for Cancer Detection, Surgery, and In Situ Bioprinting (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 14/2025)', Advanced Healthcare Materials, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202570083

Tran HA; Maraldo A; Ho TT; Thai MT; van Hilst Q; Joukhdar H; Kordanovski M; Sahoo JK; Hartsuk O; Santos M; Wise SG; Kaplan DL; Do TN; Kilian KA; Lim KS; Rnjak‐Kovacina J, 2025, 'Probing the Interplay of Protein Self‐Assembly and Covalent Bond Formation in Photo‐Crosslinked Silk Fibroin Hydrogels (Small 16/2025)', Small, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202570127

Braxton T; Lim K; Alcala-Orozco C; Joukhdar H; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Iqbal N; Woodfield T; Wood D; Brockett C; Yang XB, 2024, 'Mechanical and Physical Characterization of a Biphasic 3D Printed Silk-Infilled Scaffold for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering', ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 10, pp. 7606 - 7618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c01865

Santos M; Michael PL; Mitchell TC; Lam YT; Robinson TM; Moore MJ; Tan RP; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Lim KS; Wise SG, 2024, 'On-Demand Bioactivation of Inert Materials With Plasma-Polymerized Nanoparticles', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202311313

Jiang S; Yang N; Tan RP; Moh ESX; Fu L; Packer NH; Whitelock JM; Wise SG; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Lord MS, 2024, 'Tuning Recombinant Perlecan Domain V to Regulate Angiogenic Growth Factors and Enhance Endothelialization of Electrospun Silk Vascular Grafts', Advanced Healthcare Materials, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202400855

Karimi F; Farbehi N; Ziaee F; Lau K; Monfared M; Kordanovski M; Joukhdar H; Molly TG; Nordon R; Kilian KA; Stenzel MH; Lim KS; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2024, 'Photocrosslinked Silk Fibroin Microgel Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202313354

Vuong TNAM; Bartolf-Kopp M; Andelovic K; Jungst T; Farbehi N; Wise SG; Hayward C; Stevens MC; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2024, 'Integrating Computational and Biological Hemodynamic Approaches to Improve Modeling of Atherosclerotic Arteries', Advanced Science, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202307627

Major GS; Doan VK; Longoni A; Bilek MMM; Wise SG; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Yeo GC; Lim KS, 2024, 'Mapping the microcarrier design pathway to modernise clinical mesenchymal stromal cell expansion', Trends in Biotechnology, 42, pp. 859 - 876, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.01.001

Vettori L; Tran HA; Mahmodi H; Filipe EC; Wyllie K; Liu Chung Ming C; Cox TR; Tipper J; Kabakova IV; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Gentile C, 2024, 'Silk fibroin increases the elasticity of alginate-gelatin hydrogels and regulates cardiac cell contractile function in cardiac bioinks', Biofabrication, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/ad4f1b

Maraldo A; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Marquis C, 2024, 'Tyrosine – a structural glue for hierarchical protein assembly', Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 49, pp. 633 - 648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs.2024.03.014

Longoni A; Arnold S; Major GS; Jiang A; Wise LM; Hooper GJ; Kieser D; Woodfield TBF; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Lim KS, 2024, 'GELATIN AND VEGF INCORPORATION IN PVA-TYRAMINE HYDROGELS AS A STRATEGY TO ENHANCE VASCULAR INFILTRATION AND TREAT AVASCULAR NECROSIS', Orthopaedic Proceedings, 106-B, pp. 15 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/1358-992x.2024.8.015

Ho TTP; Tran HA; Doan VK; Maitz J; Li Z; Wise SG; Lim KS; Rnjak-Kovacina J, 2024, 'Natural Polymer-Based Materials for Wound Healing Applications', Advanced Nanobiomed Research, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202300131

Major G; Ahn M; Cho WW; Santos M; Wise J; Phillips E; Wise SG; Jang J; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Woodfield T; Lim KS, 2024, 'Programming temporal stiffness cues within extracellular matrix hydrogels for modelling cancer niches', Materials Today Bio, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2024.101004

Jiang S; Wise SG; Kovacic JC; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Lord MS, 2024, 'Biomaterials containing extracellular matrix molecules as biomimetic next-generation vascular grafts', Trends in Biotechnology, 42, pp. 369 - 381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.09.009

Ho MH; van Hilst Q; Cui X; Ramaswamy Y; Woodfield T; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Wise SG; Lim KS, 2024, 'From Adhesion to Detachment: Strategies to Design Tissue-Adhesive Hydrogels', Advanced Nanobiomed Research, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202300090

Ho MH; van Hilst Q; Cui X; Ramaswamy Y; Woodfield T; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Wise SG; Lim KS, 2024, 'From Adhesion to Detachment: Strategies to Design Tissue‐Adhesive Hydrogels', Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202470021

Santos M; Michael PL; Mitchell TC; Lam YT; Robinson TM; Moore MJ; Tan RP; Rnjak‐Kovacina J; Lim KS; Wise SG, 2024, 'On‐Demand Bioactivation of Inert Materials With Plasma‐Polymerized Nanoparticles (Adv. Mater. 38/2024)', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202470308

Karimi F; Farbehi N; Ziaee F; Lau K; Monfared M; Kordanovski M; Joukhdar H; Molly TG; Nordon R; Kilian KA; Stenzel MH; Lim KS; Rnjak‐Kovacina J, 2024, 'Photocrosslinked Silk Fibroin Microgel Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications (Adv. Funct. Mater. 29/2024)', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202470158

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