Featured Publications

2022


2022_witt_jbme

Multiscale Computational Model Predicts Mouse Skin Kinematics Under Tensile Loading
Witt NJ, Woessner AE, Quinn KP, Sander EA.
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 2022 Apr 1;144(4):04100. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052887

2021


2021_woessner_frontbb

Three-Dimensional Quantification of Collagen Microstructure During Tensile Mechanical Loading of Skin
Woessner AE, Jones JD, Witt NJ, Sander EA, Quinn KP.
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2021 Mar 3;9:642866. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.642866

 

2021_moghram_sciinstr

Magnetic tweezers with magnetic flux density feedback control
Moghram WI, Kruger A, Sander EA, Selby JC.
Review of Scientific Instruments. 2021 Mar 1;92(3):034101. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0039696

2020


2020_elhattab_scirep

Human Adipocyte Conditioned Medium Promotes In Vitro Fibroblast Conversion to Myofibroblasts
El-Hattab MY, Nagumo Y, Gourronc FA, Klingelhutz AJ, Ankrum JA, Sander EA.
Scientific Reports. 2020 Jun 24;10(1):10286. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67175-3

 

2020_atluri_abme

Targeting Cell Contractile Forces: A Novel Minimally Invasive Treatment Strategy for Fibrosis
Atluri K, Chinnathambi S, Mendenhall A, Martin JA, Sander EA, Salem AK.
Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2020 Jun;48(6):1850-1862. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-020-02497-x

 

2018


 
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Substrate Deformations Induce Directed Keratinocyte Migration
Zarkoob H, Chinnathambi S, Selby JC, Sander, EA
Journal of the Royal Society Interface
. 2018 June; 15: 143.
http://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0133

 
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Mouse Keratinocytes Without Keratin Intermediate Filaments Demonstrate Substrate Stiffness Dependent Behaviors
Zarkoob H, Chinnathambi S, Halberg SA, Selby JC, Magin TM, Sander, EA
Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 2018 May; 11: 163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12195-018-0526-y

 
2018_tusan_biophysj

Collective Cell Behavior in Mechanosensing of Substrate Thickness
Tusan CG, Man YH, Zarkoob H, Johnston DA, Andriotis OG, Thurner PJ, Yang S, Sander EA, Gentleman E, Sengers BG, Evans ND.
Biophysical Journal. 2018 Jun 5;114(11):2743-2755. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2018.03.037

 

2018_hunt_processes

The Spectrum of Mechanism-Oriented Models and Methods for Explanations of Biological Phenomena
Hunt CA, Erdemir A, Lytton WW, Gabhann FM, Sander EA, Transtrum MK, Mulugeta L.
Processes. 2018 May;6(5):56. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr6050056

2016


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Descemet membrane adhesion strength is greater in diabetics with advanced disease compared to healthy donor corneas
Schwarz C, Aldrich BT, Burckart KA, Schmidt GA, Zimmerman MB, Reed CR, Greiner MA, Sander EA
Exp Eye Res. 2016 Dec;153:152-158. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2016.10.015. Epub 2016 Oct 21.  PMID:27777123

 
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Fiber Network Models Predict Enhanced Cell Mechanosensing on Fibrous Gels
Aghvami M, Billiar KL, Sander EA
J Biomech Eng. 2016 Oct 1;138(10). doi: 10.1115/1.4034490.
PMID:27548709

 
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Vibratory Stimulation Enhances Thyroid Epithelial Cell Function
Wagner AP, Chinnathambi S, Titze IR, Sander EA
Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 2016 December; 8: 376-381.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2016.10.008

 
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Blebbistatin-Loaded Poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) Particles For Treating Arthrofibrosis
K. Atluri, A.M. De Jesus, S. Chinnathambi, M.J. Brouillette, J.A. Martin, A.K. Salem, and E.A. Sander
ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 2016, 2 (7), pp 1097–1107, DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00082, Publication Date (Web): June 6, 2016

 
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A Combined In Vitro Imaging and Multi-Scale Modeling System for Studying the Role of Cell Matrix Interactions in Cutaneous Wound Healing
De Jesus AM, Aghvami M, Sander EA
PLoS One. 2016 Feb 3;11(2):e0148254. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148254. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 26840835

 

2015


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Substrate Stiffness Affects Human Keratinocyte Colony Formation
Zarkoob H, Bodduluri S, Ponnaluri SV, Selby JC, Sander EA
Cell Mol Bioeng
. 2015 Mar 1;8(1):32-50.
PMID:26019727

2014


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Development of the mechanical properties of engineered skin substitutes after grafting to full-thickness wounds
Sander EA, Lynch KA, Boyce ST
J Biomech Eng. 2014 May;136(5):051008.
PMID: 24356985

2013


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Nonlinear strain stiffening is not sufficient to explain how far cells can feel on fibrous protein gels
Rudnicki MS, Cirka HA, Aghvami M, Sander EA, Wen Q, Billiar KL
Biophys J. 2013 Jul 2;105(1):11-20. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.05.032.
PMID: 23823219

 
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Multiscale mechanical simulations of cell compacted collagen gels
Aghvami M, Barocas VH, Sander EA
J Biomech Eng. 2013 Jul 1;135(7):71004. doi: 10.1115/1.4024460.
PMID: 23720151

2011


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Initial fiber alignment pattern alters extracellular matrix synthesis in fibroblast-populated fibrin gel cruciforms and correlates with predicted tension
Sander EA, Barocas VH, Tranquillo RT
Ann Biomed Eng. 2011 Feb;39(2):714-29. doi: 10.1007/s10439-010-0192-2. Epub 2010 Oct 29.
PMID: 21046467

2009


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Image-based multiscale modeling predicts tissue-level and network-level fiber reorganization in stretched cell-compacted collagen gels
Sander EA, Stylianopoulos T, Tranquillo RT, Barocas VH
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Oct 20;106(42):17675-80. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0903716106. Epub 2009 Oct 1.
PMID: 19805118

 
2008_sander_jbmr

Comparison of 2D fiber network orientation measurement methods
Sander EA, Barocas VH
J Biomed Mater Res A. 2009 Feb;88(2):322-31. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.31847.
PMID: 18286605