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  • Inflammation: a matter of immune cell life and death

    EC Bender, HS Tareq, LJ Suggs

    npj Biomedical Innovations 2 (1), 7

    March 2025

  • Hydrogel foam dressings with angiogenic and immunomodulatory factors from mesenchymal stem cells

    Z Lan, A Fletcher, EC Bender, W Huang, LJ Suggs, E Cosgriff-Hernandez

    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 2024

    January 2024

  • Modulating Lipid-Polymer Nanoparticles’ Physicochemical Properties to Alter Macrophage Uptake

    EC Bender, AJ Sircar, EK Taubenfeld, LJ Suggs

    ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2024, 10, 5, 2911–2924

    April 2024

  • Soluble components from mesenchymal stromal cell processing exert anti-inflammatory effects and facilitate ischemic muscle regeneration

    W Huang, CA Kraynak, EC Bender, RP Farrar, LJ Suggs

    Cytotherapy, 25 (4), 375-386

    April 2023

  • Apoptotic body-inspired nanoparticles target macrophages at sites of inflammation to support an anti-inflammatory phenotype shift

    Chelsea A. Kraynak, Wenbai Huang, Elizabeth C. Bender, Jie-Liang Wang, Mahmoud S. Hanafy, Zhengrong Cui, Laura J. Suggs

    April 2022 | Access Online

  • Cell-Inspired Biomaterials for Modulating Inflammation

    Bender, E. C., Kraynak, C. A., Huang, W., Suggs, L. J.

    April 2022 | Access Online

  • Controlling Nucleopeptide Hydrogel Self-Assembly and Formation for Cell-Culture Scaffold Applications

    Noblett, A. D.; Baek, K.; Suggs, L. J.

    May 2021 | Access Online

  • A Model for Studying the Biomechanical Effects of Varying Ratios of Collagen Types I and III on Cardiomyocytes

    Roman, B., Kumar, S. A.; Allen, S. C., Delgado, M., Moncayo, S., Reyes, A. M., Suggs, L. J., Chintalapalle, R., Li, C., Joddar, B.

    January 2021 | Access Online

  • Thin-Film Freeze-Drying Is a Viable Method to Convert Vaccines Containing Aluminum Salts from Liquid to Dry Powder

    Alzhrani, R. F.; Xu, H.; Moon, C.; Suggs, L. J.; Williams, R. O.; Cui, Z.

    September 2020 | Access Online

  • Laser nanobubbles induce immunogenic cell death in breast cancer

    Nguyen, H. T. M.; Katta, N.; Widman, J. A.; Takematsu, E.; Feng, X.; Torres-Hurtado, S. A.; Betancourt, T.; Baker, A. B.; Suggs, L. J.; Milner, T. E.; Tunnell, J. W.

    February 2021 | Access Online

  • Hydrogel scaffolds with elasticity-mimicking embryonic substrates promote cardiac cellular network formation

    Matthew Alonzo, Shweta Anil Kumar, Shane Allen, Monica Delgado, Fabian Alvarez-Primo, Laura Suggs, Binata Joddar

    September 2020 | Access Online

  • Poly-D-lysine coated nanoparticles to identify pro-inflammatory macrophages

    Derek S. Hernandez, Hattie C. Schunk, Karan M. Shankar, Adrianne M. Rosales, Laura J. Suggs

    July 2020 | Access Online

  • Dynamic extracellular matrix stiffening induces a phenotypic transformation and a migratory shift in epithelial cells

    Shane C Allen, Jessica A Widman, Anisha Datta, Laura J Suggs

    June 2020 | Access Online

  • Modulating inflammatory macrophages with an apoptotic body-inspired nanoparticle

    Chelsea A.Kraynak, Derek J.Yan, Laura J.Suggs

    May 2020 | Access Online

  • Targeted laser irradiation induces immunologic markers of breast cancer cell death

    Hieu T.M. Nguyen, Nitesh Katta, Jessica A. Widman, Laura J. Suggs, Thomas E. Milner, and James W. Tunnell

    April 2020 | Access Online

  • The Therapeutic Potential of Apoptotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Muscle Regeneration

    Wenbai Huang, Laura J. Suggs, Roger P. Farrar

    April 2020 | Access Online

  • Self-assembled nucleo-tripeptide hydrogels provide local and sustained doxorubicin release

    Kiheon Baek, Alexander David Noblett, Pengyu Ren, Laura J. Suggs

    April 2020 | Access Online

  • Assessing the range of enzymatic and oxidative tunability for biosensor design

    Hattie C Schunk, Derek S Hernandez, Mariah J Austin, Kabir S Dhada, Adrianne M Rosales, Laura J Suggs

    February 2020 | Access Online

  • A Visible Light-Cross-Linkable, Fibrin–Gelatin-Based Bioprinted Construct with Human Cardiomyocytes and Fibroblasts

    Shweta Anil Kumar, Matthew Alonzo, Shane C Allen, Laila Abelseth, Vikram Thakur, Jun Akimoto, Yoshihiro Ito, Stephanie M Willerth, Laura Suggs, Munmun Chattopadhyay, Binata Joddar

    August 2019 | Access Online

  • In Vivo Photoacoustic Tracking of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Viability

    Kabir S Dhada, Derek S Hernandez, Laura J Suggs

    June 2019 | Access Online

  • Design and Characterization of Nucleopeptides for Hydrogel Self-Assembly

    Kiheon Baek, Alexander D Noblett, Pengyu Ren, Laura J Suggs

    May 2019 | Access Online

  • Phenotypic Basis for Matrix Stiffness-Dependent Chemoresistance of Breast Cancer Cells to Doxorubicin

    M Hunter Joyce, Carolyne Lu, Emily R James, Rachel Hegab, Shane C Allen, Laura J Suggs, Amy Brock

    September 2018 | Access Online

  • A Comparative Study of a 3D Bioprinted Gelatin-Based Lattice and Rectangular-Sheet Structures

    Shweta Anil Kumar, Nishat Tasnim, Erick Dominguez, Shane Allen, Laura J Suggs, Yoshihiro Ito, Binata Joddar

    September 2018 | Access Online

  • The applicability of furfuryl-gelatin as a novel bioink for tissue engineering applications

    Shweta AnilKumar, Shane C Allen, Nishat Tasnim, Tahmina Akter, Shinhye Park, Alok Kumar, Munmun Chattopadhyay, Yoshihiro Ito, Laura J Suggs, Binata Joddar

    April 2018 | Access Online

  • Recruitment and therapeutic application of macrophages in skeletal muscles after hind limb ischemia

    Pei-Ling Hsieh, Viktoriya Rybalko, Aaron B Baker, Laura J Suggs, Roger P Farrar

    June 2018 | Access Online

  • Design and evaluation of short self-assembling depsipeptides as bioactive and biodegradable hydrogels

    Eckes KM, Baek K, Suggs LJ.

    February 2018 | Access Online

  • Novel Nanomaterials Enable Biomimetic Models of the Tumor Microenvironment

    Marshall Hunter Joyce, Shane Allen, Laura Suggs, Amy Brock

    October 2017 | Access Online

  • Electrospun poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide)/poly (caprolactone) fibers for the generation of anisotropic cell sheets

    Alicia CB Allen, Elissa Barone, O Cody, Keefe Crosby, Laura J Suggs, Janet Zoldan

    July 2017 | Access Online

  • Therapeutic potential of adipose-derived stem cells and macrophages for ischemic skeletal muscle repair

    Viktoriya Rybalko, Pei-Ling Hsieh, Laura M Ricles, Eunna Chung, Roger P Farrar, Laura J Suggs

    March 2017 | Access Online

  • Extracellular matrix stiffening induces a malignant phenotypic transition in breast epithelial cells

    Ryan S Stowers, Shane C Allen, Karla Sanchez, Courtney L Davis, Nancy D Ebelt, Carla Van Den Berg, Laura J Suggs

    February 2017 | Access Online

  • Skeletonization algorithm-based blood vessel quantification using in vivo 3D photoacoustic imaging

    KM Meiburger, SY Nam, E Chung, LJ Suggs, SY Emelianov, F Molinari

    October 2016 | Access Online

  • Therapeutic assessment of mesenchymal stem cells delivered within a PEGylated fibrin gel following an ischemic injury

    Laura M Ricles, Pei-Ling Hsieh, Nicholas Dana, Viktoriya Rybalko, Chelsea Kraynak, Roger P Farrar, Laura J Suggs

    September 2016 | Access Online

  • Fibrin‐based stem cell containing scaffold improves the dynamics of burn wound healing

    Eunna Chung, Viktoriya Y Rybalko, Pei‐Ling Hsieh, Shannah L Leal, Melissa A Samano, Alexandra N Willauer, Ryan S Stowers, Shanmugasundaram Natesan, David O Zamora, Robert J Christy, Laura J Suggs

    June 2016 | Access Online

  • In vitro photoacoustic sensing of calcium dynamics with arsenazo III

    Nicholas Dana, R Andrew Fowler, Alicia Allen, Janet Zoldan, Laura Suggs, Stanislav Emelianov

    June 2016 | Access Online

  • Ultrasound-guided photoacoustic imaging-directed re-endothelialization of acellular vasculature leads to improved vascular performance

    Ryan J Nagao, Yafei Ouyang, Renee Keller, Seung Yun Nam, George R Malik, Stanislav Y Emelianov, Laura J Suggs, Christine E Schmidt

    March 2016 | Access Online

  • Gene Transfection for Stem Cell Therapy

    Kiheon Baek, Chengyi Tu, Janet Zoldan, Laura J Suggs

    January 2016 | Access Online

  • Monitoring/Imaging and Regenerative Agents for Enhancing Tissue Engineering Characterization and Therapies

    Daniela Y Santiesteban, Kelsey Kubelick, Kabir S Dhada, Diego Dumani, Laura Suggs, Stanislav Emelianov

    December 2015 | Access Online

  • The Development of Macrophage-Mediated Cell Therapy to Improve Skeletal Muscle Function after Injury

    Viktoriya Rybalko, Pei-Ling Hsieh, Melissa Merscham-Banda, Laura J Suggs, Roger P Farrar

    December 2015 | Access Online

  • Controlled delivery of SDF-1α and IGF-1: CXCR4+ cell recruitment and functional skeletal muscle recovery

    Viktoriya Y Rybalko, Chantal B Pham, Pei-Ling Hsieh, David W Hammers, Melissa Merscham-Banda, Laura J Suggs, Roger P Farrar

    July 2015 | Access Online

  • Mechanisms of tubulogenesis and endothelial phenotype expression by MSCs

    Julie A Rytlewski, M Alejandra Aldon, Evan W Lewis, Laura J Suggs

    May 2015 | Access Online

  • Nanoscale Strategies: Treatment for Peripheral Vascular Disease and Critical Limb Ischemia

    Chengyi Tu, Subhamoy Das, Aaron B Baker, Janeta Zoldan, Laura J Suggs

    April 2015 | Access Online

  • Anti-inflammatory macrophages improve skeletal muscle recovery from ischemia-reperfusion

    David W Hammers, Viktoriya Rybalko, Melissa Merscham-Banda, Pei-Ling Hsieh, Laura J Suggs, Roger P Farrar

    April 2015 | Access Online

  • Fibrin-based 3D matrices induce angiogenic behavior of adipose-derived stem cells

    Eunna Chung, Julie A Rytlewski, Arjun G Merchant, Kabir S Dhada, Evan W Lewis, Laura J Suggs

    April 2015 | Access Online

  • Mechanical properties of α‐tricalcium phosphate‐based bone cements incorporating regenerative biomaterials for filling bone defects exposed to low mechanical loads

    Reed Harrison, Zachary K Criss, Lacie Feller, Shan P Modi, John G Hardy, Christine E Schmidt, Laura J Suggs, Matthew B Murphy

    February 2015 | Access Online

  • Maintenance of HL-1 cardiomyocyte functional activity in PEGylated fibrin gels

    Laura R Geuss, Alicia CB Allen, Divya Ramamoorthy, Laura J Suggs

    February 2015 | Access Online

  • Dynamic phototuning of 3D hydrogel stiffness

    Ryan S Stowers, Shane C Allen, Laura J Suggs

    February 2015 | Access Online

  • Combined Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging to Noninvasively Assess Burn Injury and Selectively Monitor a Regenerative Tissue-Engineered Construct

    Seung Yun Nam, Eunna Chung, Laura J Suggs, Stanislav Y Emelianov

    January 2015 | Access Online

  • Paramagnetic Beads and Magnetically Mediated Strain Enhance Cardiomyogenesis in Mouse Embryoid Bodies

    Laura R Geuss, Douglas C Wu, Divya Ramamoorthy, Corinne D Alford, Laura J Suggs

    December 2014 | Access Online

  • A dual gold nanoparticle system for mesenchymal stem cell tracking

    LM Ricles, SY Nam, EA Trevino, SY Emelianov, LJ Suggs

    September 2014 | Access Online

  • Imaging Strategies for Tissue Engineering Applications

    Seung Yun Nam, Laura M Ricles, Laura J Suggs, Stanislav Y Emelianov

    August 2014 | Access Online

  • β Sheets Not Required: Combined Experimental and Computational Studies of Self-Assembly and Gelation of the Ester-Containing Analogue of an Fmoc-Dipeptide Hydrogelator

    Kevin M Eckes, Xiaojia Mu, Marissa A Ruehle, Pengyu Ren, Laura J Suggs

    April 2014 | Access Online

  • Charge and sequence effects on the self-assembly and subsequent hydrogelation of Fmoc-depsipeptides

    Mary M Nguyen, Kevin M Eckes, Laura J Suggs

    February 2014 | Access Online

  • Making cardiomyocytes: how mechanical stimulation can influence differentiation of pluripotent stem cells

    Laura R Geuss, Laura J Suggs

    August 2013 | Access Online

  • Preservation of capillary-beds in rat lung tissue using optimized chemical decellularization

    Ryan J Nagao, Yafei Ouyang, Renee Keller, Curtis Lee, Laura J Suggs, Christine E Schmidt

    July 2013 | Access Online

  • Enhanced wound vascularization using a dsASCs seeded FPEG scaffold

    David O Zamora, Shanmugasundaram Natesan, Sandra Becerra, Nicole Wrice, Eunna Chung, Laura J Suggs, Robert J Christy

    May 2013 | Access Online

  • Mesenchymal stem cell response to TGF-β1 in both 2D and 3D environments

    Ryan S Stowers, Charles T Drinnan, Eunna Chung, Laura J Suggs

    May 2013 | Access Online

  • Evaluation of gold nanotracers to track adipose-derived stem cells in a PEGylated fibrin gel for dermal tissue engineering applications

    Eunna Chung, Seung Yun Nam, Laura M Ricles, Stanislav Y Emelianov, Laura J Suggs

    January 2013 | Access Online

  • A general solid phase method for the synthesis of depsipeptides

    Mary M Nguyen, Nicole Ong, Laura Suggs

    January 2013 | Access Online

  • Multifunctional nanoscale strategies for enhancing and monitoring blood vessel regeneration

    Eunna Chung, Laura M Ricles, Ryan S Stowers, Seung Yun Nam, Stanislav Y Emelianov, Laura J Suggs

    December 2012 | Access Online

  • Nonlinear photoacoustic signal increase from endocytosis of gold nanoparticles

    Seung Yun Nam, Laura M Ricles, Laura J Suggs, Stanislav Y Emelianov

    November 2012 | Access Online

  • Experimental and Computational Studies Reveal an Alternative Supramolecular Structure for Fmoc-Dipeptide Self-Assembly

    Xiaojia Mu, Kevin M Eckes, Mary M Nguyen, Laura J Suggs, Pengyu Ren

    October 2012 | Access Online

  • Engineering a bilayered hydrogel to control ASC differentiation

    Shanmugasundaram Natesan, David O Zamora, Laura J Suggs, Robert J Christy

    May 2012 | Access Online

  • In vivo Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Monitoring of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Labeled with Gold Nanotracers

    Seung Yun Nam, Laura M Ricles, Laura J Suggs, Stanislav Y Emelianov

    May 2012 | Access Online

  • Three-Dimensional Image Quantification as a New Morphometry Method for Tissue Engineering

    Julie A Rytlewski, Laura R Geuss, Chinedu I Anyaeji, Evan W Lewis, Laura J Suggs

    February 2012 | Access Online

  • Controlled release of IGF-I from a biodegradable matrix improves functional recovery of skeletal muscle from ischemia/reperfusion

    David W Hammers, Apurva Sarathy, Chantal B Pham, Charles T Drinnan, Roger P Farrar, Laura J Suggs

    November 2011 | Access Online

  • Tissue Engineering in Drug Delivery (Book Chapter)

    Charles T Drinnan, Laura R Geuss, Ge Zhang, Laura J Suggs

    September 2011 | Access Online

  • A PEGylated fibrin-based wound dressing with antimicrobial and angiogenic activity

    Shanmuganathan Seetharaman, Shanmugasundaram Natesan, Ryan S Stowers, Conor Mullens, David G Baer, Laura J Suggs, Robert J Christy

    July 2011 | Access Online

  • Fibronectin–hyaluronic acid composite hydrogels for three-dimensional endothelial cell culture

    Stephanie K Seidlits, Charles T Drinnan, Rebecca R Petersen, Jason B Shear, Laura J Suggs, Christine E Schmidt

    June 2011 | Access Online

  • Bioengineering of dental stem cells in a PEGylated fibrin gel

    Kerstin M Galler, Adriana C Cavender, Umut Koeklue, Laura J Suggs, Gottfried Schmalz, Rena N D’Souza

    March 2011 | Access Online

  • Ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging to monitor mesenchymal stem cells labeled with gold nanoparticles

    Seung Yun Nam, Laura M Ricles, Konstantin Sokolov, Laura J Suggs, Stanislav Y Emelianov

    February 2011 | Access Online

  • Nanoparticle labeling of mesenchymal stem cells for in vivo imaging and tracking

    Laura M Ricles, Seung Yun Nam, Konstantin Sokolov, Stanislav Emelianov, Laura J Suggs

    February 2011 | Access Online

  • Three-Dimensional Morphological Quantification to Understand Vasculogenesis

    Julie A Rytlewski, Sunayna Rajput, Lindsey Nguy, Laura J Suggs

    January 2011 | Access Online

  • Function of mesenchymal stem cells following loading of gold nanotracers

    Laura M Ricles, Seung Yun Nam, Konstantin Sokolov, Stanislav Y Emelianov, Laura J Suggs

    February 2011 | Access Online

  • A Bilayer Construct Controls Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Differentiation into Endothelial Cells and Pericytes Without Growth Factor Stimulation

    Shanmugasundaram Natesan, Ge Zhang, David G Baer, Thomas J Walters, Robert J Christy, Laura J Suggs

    December 2010 | Access Online

  • Multimodal release of transforming growth factor-β1 and the BB isoform of platelet derived growth factor from PEGylated fibrin gels

    Charles T Drinnan, Ge Zhang, Marc A Alexander, Arlynn S Pulido, Laura J Suggs

    October 2010 | Access Online

  • Repair of Traumatic Skeletal Muscle Injury with Bone-Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded on Extracellular Matrix

    Edward K Merritt, Megan V Cannon, David W Hammers, Long N Le, Rohit Gokhale, Apurva Sarathy, Tae J Song, Matthew T Tierney, Laura J Suggs, Thomas J Walters, Roger P Farrar

    June 2010 | Access Online

  • Vascular differentiation of bone marrow stem cells is directed by a tunable three-dimensional matrix

    Ge Zhang, Charles T Drinnan, Laura R Geuss, Laura J Suggs

    September 2010 | Access Online

  • Functional Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration Utilizing Homologous Extracellular Matrix as Scaffolding

    Edward K Merritt, David W Hammers, Matthew Tierney, Laura J Suggs, Thomas J Walters, Roger P Farrar

    January 2010 | Access Online

  • Biomaterials as Stem Cell Niche: Cardiovascular Stem Cells (Book Chapter)

    Ge Zhang, Laura J Suggs

    June 2010 | Access Online

  • Synthesis of Morpholine-2,5-dione Monomers for the Preparation of Polydepsipeptides

    Mena Abdelmelek, Mary Nguyen, Valerie Bradford, Brent Iverson, Laura Suggs

    November 2010 | Access Online

  • Ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging to monitor vascular growth in tissue engineered constructs

    Seung Yun Nam, Srivalleesha Mallidi, Ge Zhang, Laura J Suggs, Stanislav Emelianov

    March 2009 | Access Online

  • Enhancing Efficacy of Stem Cell Transplantation to the Heart with a PEGylated Fibrin Biomatrix

    Ge Zhang, Qingsong Hu, Elizabeth A Braunlin, Laura J Suggs, Jianyi Zhang

    June 2008 | Access Online

  • Molecular Modeling of Conformational Properties of Oligodepsipeptides

    Jiajing Zhang, Michael King, Laura Suggs, Pengyu Ren

    September 2007 | Access Online

  • Controlled Release of Stromal Cell–Derived Factor-1alpha In Situ Increases C-kit+ Cell Homing to the Infarcted Heart

    GE Zhang, Yasushiro Nakamura, Xiaohong Wang, Qingsong Hu, Laura J Suggs, Jianyi Zhang

    August 2007 | Access Online

  • Matrices and scaffolds for drug delivery in vascular tissue engineering

    Ge Zhang, Laura J Suggs

    May 2007 | Access Online

  • Three-dimensional culture for expansion and differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells

    Hui Liu, Scott F Collins, Laura J Suggs

    December 2006 | Access Online

  • A PEGylated Fibrin Patch for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Delivery

    GE Zhang, Xiaohong Wang, Zongli Wang, Jianyi Zhang, Laura Suggs

    February 2006 | Access Online

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