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Dan T Simionescu

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Top papers

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1 Elastin degradation and calcification in an abdominal aorta injury model: role of matrix metalloproteinases. Circulation 2004 1.65
2 Novel porous aortic elastin and collagen scaffolds for tissue engineering. Biomaterials 2004 1.24
3 Elastin stabilization for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Circulation 2007 1.22
4 Stability and function of glycosaminoglycans in porcine bioprosthetic heart valves. Biomaterials 2005 1.21
5 Structural requirements for stabilization of vascular elastin by polyphenolic tannins. Biomaterials 2006 1.17
6 Osteogenic responses in fibroblasts activated by elastin degradation products and transforming growth factor-beta1: role of myofibroblasts in vascular calcification. Am J Pathol 2007 1.16
7 Fabrication of cardiac patch with decellularized porcine myocardial scaffold and bone marrow mononuclear cells. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010 1.15
8 Elastin stabilization in cardiovascular implants: improved resistance to enzymatic degradation by treatment with tannic acid. Biomaterials 2004 1.07
9 Tannic acid treatment enhances biostability and reduces calcification of glutaraldehyde fixed aortic wall. Biomaterials 2005 1.03
10 Elastin calcification in the rat subdermal model is accompanied by up-regulation of degradative and osteogenic cellular responses. Am J Pathol 2006 1.03
11 Assembly and testing of stem cell-seeded layered collagen constructs for heart valve tissue engineering. Tissue Eng Part A 2010 0.99
12 Stabilized collagen scaffolds for heart valve tissue engineering. Tissue Eng Part A 2009 0.95
13 Neomycin prevents enzyme-mediated glycosaminoglycan degradation in bioprosthetic heart valves. Biomaterials 2007 0.93
14 Glycosaminoglycan-targeted fixation for improved bioprosthetic heart valve stabilization. Biomaterials 2006 0.90
15 Design and Testing of a Pulsatile Conditioning System for Dynamic Endothelialization of Polyphenol-Stabilized Tissue Engineered Heart Valves. Cardiovasc Eng Technol 2010 0.89
16 Toward cell therapy for vascular calcification: osteoclast-mediated demineralization of calcified elastin. Cardiovasc Pathol 2007 0.89
17 Macrophage differentiation and polarization on a decellularized pericardial biomaterial. Biomaterials 2010 0.88
18 In vivo cellular repopulation of tubular elastin scaffolds mediated by basic fibroblast growth factor. Biomaterials 2007 0.87
19 Polyphenol-stabilized tubular elastin scaffolds for tissue engineered vascular grafts. Tissue Eng Part A 2009 0.85
20 Novel tissue-derived biomimetic scaffold for regenerating the human nucleus pulposus. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010 0.85
21 Inflammation in cardiovascular tissue engineering: the challenge to a promise: a minireview. Int J Inflam 2011 0.84
22 Structural and biomechanical characterizations of porcine myocardial extracellular matrix. J Mater Sci Mater Med 2012 0.84
23 Regenerative potential of decellularized porcine nucleus pulposus hydrogel scaffolds: stem cell differentiation, matrix remodeling, and biocompatibility studies. Tissue Eng Part A 2013 0.83
24 Mitigation of diabetes-related complications in implanted collagen and elastin scaffolds using matrix-binding polyphenol. Biomaterials 2012 0.83
25 The acellular myocardial flap: a novel extracellular matrix scaffold enriched with patent microvascular networks and biocompatible cell niches. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2013 0.82
26 Janus magnetic cellular spheroids for vascular tissue engineering. Biomaterials 2013 0.82
27 Platform technologies for decellularization, tunic-specific cell seeding, and in vitro conditioning of extended length, small diameter vascular grafts. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2014 0.79
28 Small noncytotoxic carbon nano-onions: first covalent functionalization with biomolecules. Chemistry 2010 0.78