By Professor Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina

Journal articles

Chen Y; Lin Y; Davis KM; Wang Q; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Li C; Isberg RR; Kumamoto CA; Mecsas J; Kaplan DL, 2015, 'Robust bioengineered 3D functional human intestinal epithelium', Scientific Reports, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep13708

Zhang W; Wray LS; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Xu L; Zou D; Wang S; Zhang M; Dong J; Li G; Kaplan DL; Jiang X, 2015, 'Vascularization of hollow channel-modified porous silk scaffolds with endothelial cells for tissue regeneration', Biomaterials, 56, pp. 68 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.03.053

Ghezzi CE; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Kaplan DL, 2015, 'Corneal Tissue Engineering: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives', Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews, 21, pp. 278 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ten.teb.2014.0397

Rnjak-Kovacina J; Desrochers TM; Burke KA; Kaplan DL, 2015, 'The effect of sterilization on silk fibroin biomaterial properties', Macromolecular Bioscience, 15, pp. 861 - 874, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201500013

Lord MS; Farrugia BL; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Whitelock JM, 2015, 'Current serological possibilities for the diagnosis of arthritis with special focus on proteins and proteoglycans from the extracellular matrix', Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 15, pp. 77 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1586/14737159.2015.979158

Partlow BP; Hanna CW; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Moreau JE; Applegate MB; Burke KA; Marelli B; Mitropoulos AN; Omenetto FG; Kaplan DL, 2014, 'Highly tunable elastomeric silk biomaterials', Advanced Functional Materials, 24, pp. 4615 - 4624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201400526

Rnjak-Kovacina J; Wray LS; Golinski JM; Kaplan DL, 2014, 'Arrayed hollow channels in silk-based scaffolds provide functional outcomes for engineering critically sized tissue constructs', Advanced Functional Materials, 24, pp. 2188 - 2196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201302901

Wu J; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Du Y; Funderburgh ML; Kaplan DL; Funderburgh JL, 2014, 'Corneal stromal bioequivalents secreted on patterned silk substrates', Biomaterials, 35, pp. 3744 - 3755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.12.078

Liu H; Wise SG; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Kaplan DL; Bilek MMM; Weiss AS; Fei J; Bao S, 2014, 'Biocompatibility of silk-tropoelastin protein polymers', Biomaterials, 35, pp. 5138 - 5147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.03.024

McNamara SL; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Schmidt DF; Lo TJ; Kaplan DL, 2014, 'Silk as a biocohesive sacrificial binder in the fabrication of hydroxyapatite load bearing scaffolds', Biomaterials, 35, pp. 6941 - 6953, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.05.013

Wise SG; Yeo GC; Hiob MA; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Kaplan DL; Ng MKC; Weiss AS, 2014, 'Tropoelastin: A versatile, bioactive assembly module', Acta Biomaterialia, 10, pp. 1532 - 1541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2013.08.003

Liu H; Bao S; Wise SG; Weiss AS; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Kaplan DL; Bilek MMM; Fei J, 2014, 'Biocompatibility of silk-tropoelastin protein polymers', Biomaterials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.03.024

Wu J; Funderburgh JL; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Kaplan DL; Du Y; Funderburgh ML, 2014, 'Corneal stromal bioequivalents secreted on patterned silk substrates', Biomaterials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.12.078

McNamara SL; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Lo TJ; Kaplan DL; Schmidt DF, 2014, 'Silk as a biocohesive sacrificial binder in the fabrication of hydroxyapatite load bearing scaffolds', Biomaterials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.05.013

Ghezzi CE; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Weiss AS; Kaplan DL, 2013, 'Multifunctional silk-tropoelastin biomaterial systems', Israel Journal of Chemistry, 53, pp. 777 - 786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201300082

Reddel CJ; Cultrone D; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Weiss AS; Burgess JK, 2013, 'Tropoelastin modulates TGF-β1-induced expression of VEGF and CTGF in airway smooth muscle cells', Matrix Biology, 32, pp. 407 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matbio.2013.04.003

Seib FP; Jones GT; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Lin Y; Kaplan DL, 2013, 'pH-Dependent Anticancer Drug Release from Silk Nanoparticles', Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2, pp. 1606 - 1611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201300034

Shang K; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Lin Y; Hayden RS; Tao H; Kaplan DL, 2013, 'Accelerated In Vitro Degradation of Optically Clear Low β-Sheet Silk Films by Enzyme-Mediated Pretreatment', Translational Vision Science & Technology, 2, pp. 2 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.2.3.2

Wray LS; Rnjak-Kovacina J; Mandal BB; Schmidt DF; Gil ES; Kaplan DL, 2012, 'A silk-based scaffold platform with tunable architecture for engineering critically-sized tissue constructs', Biomaterials, 33, pp. 9214 - 9224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.09.017

Rnjak-kovacina J; Wise SG; Li Z; Maitz PK; Young C; Wang Y; Weiss AS, 2012, 'Electrospun synthetic human elastin:collagen composite scaffolds for dermal tissue engineering', ACTA Biomaterialia, 8, pp. 3714 - 3722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2012.06.032

Rnjak J; Annabi N; Dehghani F; Weiss AS, 2011, 'Elastin-based dermal substitutes', 24th European Conference on Biomaterials Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials

Rnjak-Kovacina J; Weiss AS, 2011, 'Increasing the pore size of electrospun scaffolds', Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews, 17, pp. 365 - 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ten.teb.2011.0235

Rnjak J; Wise SG; Mithieux SM; Weiss AS, 2011, 'Severe burn injuries and the role of Elastin in the design of dermal substitutes', Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews, 17, pp. 81 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ten.teb.2010.0452

Rnjak-kovacina J; Wise SG; Li Z; Maitz PK; Young C; Wang Y; Weiss A, 2011, 'Tailoring the porosity and pore size of electrospun synthetic human elastin scaffolds for dermal tissue engineering', Biomaterials, 32, pp. 6729 - 6736, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.05.065

Almine JF; Bax DV; Mithieux SM; Nivison‐Smith L; Rnjak J; Waterhouse A; Wise SG; Weiss AS, 2010, 'ChemInform Abstract: Elastin‐Based Materials', ChemInform, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201051252

Hu X; Wang X; Rnjak J; Weiss AS; Kaplan DL, 2010, 'Biomaterials derived from silk-tropoelastin protein systems', Biomaterials, 31, pp. 8121 - 8131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.07.044

Almine JF; Bax DV; Mithieux SM; Smith LN; Rnjak J; Waterhouse A; Wise SG; Weiss AS, 2010, 'Elastin-based materials', Chemical Society Reviews, 39, pp. 3371 - 3379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b919452p

Nivison-Smith L; Rnjak J; Weiss AS, 2010, 'Synthetic human elastin microfibers: Stable cross-linked tropoelastin and cell interactive constructs for tissue engineering applications', Acta Biomaterialia, 6, pp. 354 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2009.08.011

Rnjak J; Li Z; Maitz PKM; Wise SG; Weiss AS, 2009, 'Primary human dermal fibroblast interactions with open weave three-dimensional scaffolds prepared from synthetic human elastin', Biomaterials, 30, pp. 6469 - 6477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.08.017

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