Lab

Research

Selected Publications

Hamad NM, Shaw JM, Nygaard IE, Coleman TJ, Hsu Y, Egger M, Hitchcock RW, More complicated than it looks: The vagaries of calculating intra-abdominal pressure. J Strength Cond Res 2013 Feb 22;():

Hsu Y, Coleman TJ, Hitchcock RW, Heintz K, Shaw JM, Nygaard IE, Clinical evaluation of a wireless intra-vaginal pressure transducer. Int Urogynecol J 2012 Dec;23(12):1741-7

North K, Potter MQ, Kubiak EN, Bamberg SJ, Hitchcock RW, The effect of partial weight bearing in a walking boot on plantar pressure distribution and center of pressure. Gait Posture 2012 Jul;36(3):646-9

Coleman TJ, Thomsen JC, Maass SD, Hsu Y, Nygaard IE, Hitchcock RW, Development of a wireless intra-vaginal transducer for monitoring intra-abdominal pressure in women. Biomed Microdevices 2012 Apr;14(2):347-55

North K, Kubiak EN, Hitchcock RW, Sensor packaging design for continuous underfoot load monitoring. Biomed Microdevices 2012 Feb;14(1):217-24

Lasher RA, Pahnke AQ, Johnson JM, Sachse FB, Hitchcock RW, Electrical stimulation directs engineered cardiac tissue to an age-matched native phenotype. J Tissue Eng 2012;3(1):2041731412455354

Lackey DP, Carruth ED, Lasher RA, Boenisch J, Sachse FB, Hitchcock RW, Three-dimensional modeling and quantitative analysis of gap junction distributions in cardiac tissue. Ann Biomed Eng 2011 Nov;39(11):2683-94

Kennedy JP, McCandless SP, Rauf A, Williams LM, Hillam J, Hitchcock RW, Engineered channels enhance cellular density in perfused scaffolds. Acta Biomater 2011 Nov;7(11):3896-904

Dittami GM, Rajguru SM, Lasher RA, Hitchcock RW, Rabbitt RD, Intracellular calcium transients evoked by pulsed infrared radiation in neonatal cardiomyocytes. J Physiol 2011 Mar 15;589(Pt 6):1295-306

Lasher RA, Wolchok JC, Parikh MK, Kennedy JP, Hitchcock RW, Design and characterization of a modified T-flask bioreactor for continuous monitoring of engineered tissue stiffness. Biotechnol Prog 2010 May-Jun;26(3):857-64

Rosenbluth EM, Johnson PJ, Hitchcock RW, Nygaard IE, Development and testing of a vaginal pressure sensor to measure intra-abdominal pressure in women. Neurourol Urodyn 2010 Apr;29(4):532-5

Kennedy JP, McCandless SP, Lasher RA, Hitchcock RW, The mechanically enhanced phase separation of sprayed polyurethane scaffolds and their effect on the alignment of fibroblasts. Biomaterials 2010 Feb;31(6):1126-32

Coleman TJ, Hsu Y, Nygaard IE, Raynes J, Gordon K, Kumathe M, Hitchcock RW, A Gel filled intravaginal transducer for extended measurements of intra-abdominal pressure. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010;2010():1852-5

North K, Maass SD, Hitchcock RW, An insole sensor for recording weight bearing behavior during tibial fracture rehabilitation. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010;2010():1856-9

Johnson PJ, Rosenbluth EM, Nygaard IE, Parikh MK, Hitchcock RW, Development of a novel intra-vaginal transducer with improved dynamic response. Biomed Microdevices 2009 Dec;11(6):1213-21

Lasher RA, Hitchcock RW, Sachse FB, Towards modeling of cardiac micro-structure with catheter-based confocal microscopy: a novel approach for dye delivery and tissue characterization. IEEE Trans Med Imaging 2009 Aug;28(8):1156-64

Hanson JJ, Hitchcock RW, Towards sustainable design for single-use medical devices. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2009;2009():5602-5

Webb K, Hitchcock RW, Smeal RM, Li W, Gray SD, Tresco PA, Cyclic strain increases fibroblast proliferation, matrix accumulation, and elastic modulus of fibroblast-seeded polyurethane constructs. J Biomech 2006;39(6):1136-44

Kim YT, Hitchcock R, Broadhead KW, Messina DJ, Tresco PA, A cell encapsulation device for studying soluble factor release from cells transplanted in the rat brain. J Control Release 2005 Jan 20;102(1):101-11

Titze IR, Hitchcock RW, Broadhead K, Webb K, Li W, Gray SD, Tresco P , Design and validation of a bioreactor for engineering vocal fold tissues under combined tensile and vibrational stresses. J Biomech 2004 Oct;37(10):1521-9

Kim YT, Hitchcock RW, Bridge MJ, Tresco PA, Chronic response of adult rat brain tissue to implants anchored to the skull. Biomaterials 2004 May;25(12):2229-37

Webb K, Li W, Hitchcock RW, Smeal RM, Gray SD, Tresco PA, Comparison of human fibroblast ECM-related gene expression on elastic three-dimensional substrates relative to two-dimensional films of the same material. Biomaterials 2003 Nov;24(25):4681-90

Mulder MM, Hitchcock RW, Tresco PA, Skeletal myogenesis on elastomeric substrates: implications for tissue engineering. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 1998;9(7):731-48