Research

Selected Publications

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

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 2009 Oct 28;():

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 2009 Aug 19;():

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

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