Bryan Brown

  • (2014) Educator Award, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society.
  • (2013) Best Basic Science Research Poster (Veterinary Orthopedic Society 2013 Annual meeting).
  • (2013) Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health Scholar (NIH, Office of Research on Women's Health).
  • (2011) Second Place, Elevator Pitch Contest (3 Rivers Venture Fair - University Technology Showcase).
  • (2010) Carnegie Science Award, Carnegie Science Center.
  • (2010) Young Investigator Award (Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society aka. TERMIS).
  • (2010) McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Trainee Career Advancement Program Scholarship (McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine).
  • (2009) STAR Award (Student Travel Achievement Award), Society for Biomaterials.
  • (2009) National Research Service Award (F31) (National Institutes of Health).
  • (2009) East Asia and Pacific Fellowship (National Science Foundation and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science).
  • (2008) 50 Best Abstracts Award (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society--TERMIS).
  • (2007) McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Trainee Career Advancement Program Scholarship.
  • (2007) Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Nominee (University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Bioengineering).
  • (2007) Student Travel Award (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society).
  • (2006) Bevier Fellowship (University of Pittsburgh).
  • (2001 - 2005) Engineering Honors Scholarship (University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering).
  • (2001 - 2005) Honors College Scholarship (University of Pittsburgh Honors College).

  • Postdoctoral Training in Biomedical Engineering/Clinical Sciences, Cornell University, 2010 - 2011
  • PhD, Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2006 - 2010
  • Postdoctoral Training in Mandarin, Peking University, 2005 - 2006
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2001 - 2005

  • Socorro, M., Dong, X., Trbojevic, S., Chung, W., Brown, B.N., & Almarza, A. (2025). The goat as a model for temporomandibular joint disc replacement: Techniques for scaffold fixation. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 63(2), 91-97.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2024.10.233.
  • Behun, M.N., Kulkarni, M., Nolfi, A.L., France, C.T., Skillen, C.D., Mahan, M.A., Soletti, L., & Brown, B.N. (2024). Porcine Acellular Nerve-Derived Hydrogel Improves Outcomes of Direct Muscle Neurotization in Rats. Tissue Eng Part A, 30(1-2), 84-93.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2023.0191.
  • Brown, B.N., Chung, W.L., Lowe, J., LoPresti, S.T., Cheetham, J., Almarza, A.J., & Badylak, S.F. (2022). Inductive Remodeling of Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds in the Temporomandibular Joint of Pigs. Tissue Eng Part A, 28(9-10), 447-457.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0123.
  • Prest, T.A., Meder, T.J., Skillen, C.D., Marchal, L., Soletti, L., Gardner, P.A., Cheetham, J., & Brown, B.N. (2022). Safety and efficacy of an injectable nerve-specific hydrogel in a rodent crush injury model. Muscle Nerve, 65(2), 247-255.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/mus.27455.
  • Cercone, M., Brown, B.N., Stahl, E.C., Mitchell, L.M., Fortier, L.A., Mohammed, H.O., & Ducharme, N.G. (2021). An Exploratory Study into the Implantation of Arytenoid Cartilage Scaffold in the Horse. Tissue Eng Part A, 27(3-4), 165-176.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2019.0295.
  • Haschak, M., LoPresti, S., Stahl, E., Dash, S., Popovich, B., & Brown, B.N. (2021). Macrophage phenotype and function are dependent upon the composition and biomechanics of the local cardiac tissue microenvironment. Aging (Albany NY), 13(13), 16938-16956.Impact Journals. doi: 10.18632/aging.203054.
  • Meder, T., Prest, T., Skillen, C., Marchal, L., Yupanqui, V.T., Soletti, L., Gardner, P., Cheetham, J., & Brown, B.N. (2021). Nerve-specific extracellular matrix hydrogel promotes functional regeneration following nerve gap injury. NPJ Regen Med, 6(1), 69.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41536-021-00174-8.
  • Buckenmeyer, M.J., Meder, T.J., Prest, T.A., & Brown, B.N. (2020). Decellularization techniques and their applications for the repair and regeneration of the nervous system. Methods, 171, 41-61.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2019.07.023.
  • Hachim, D., LoPresti, S.T., Rege, R.D., Umeda, Y., Iftikhar, A., Nolfi, A.L., Skillen, C.D., & Brown, B.N. (2020). Distinct macrophage populations and phenotypes associated with IL-4 mediated immunomodulation at the host implant interface. Biomater Sci, 8(20), 5751-5762.Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). doi: 10.1039/d0bm00568a.
  • Liou, J.J., Drewry, M.D., Sweeney, A., Brown, B.N., & Vande Geest, J.P. (2020). Decellularizing the Porcine Optic Nerve Head: Toward a Model to Study the Mechanobiology of Glaucoma. Transl Vis Sci Technol, 9(8), 17.Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). doi: 10.1167/tvst.9.8.17.
  • Nolfi, A.L., Behun, M.N., Yates, C.C., Brown, B.N., & Kulkarni, M. (2020). Beyond Growth Factors: Macrophage-Centric Strategies for Angiogenesis. CURRENT PATHOBIOLOGY REPORTS, 8(4), 111-120.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s40139-020-00215-9.
  • Stahl, E.C., Delgado, E.R., Alencastro, F., LoPresti, S.T., Wilkinson, P.D., Roy, N., Haschak, M.J., Skillen, C.D., Monga, S.P., Duncan, A.W., & Brown, B.N. (2020). Inflammation and Ectopic Fat Deposition in the Aging Murine Liver Is Influenced by CCR2. Am J Pathol, 190(2), 372-387.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2019.10.016.
  • Hachim, D., Iftikhar, A., LoPresti, S.T., Nolfi, A.L., Ravichandar, S., Skillen, C.D., & Brown, B.N. (2019). Distinct release strategies are required to modulate macrophage phenotype in young versus aged animals. J Control Release, 305, 65-74.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.05.020.
  • LoPresti, S.T., Popovic, B., Kulkarni, M., Skillen, C.D., & Brown, B.N. (2019). Free radical-decellularized tissue promotes enhanced antioxidant and anti-inflammatory macrophage response. Biomaterials, 222, 119376.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119376.
  • Mostafaei, A., Rodriguez De Vecchis, P., Buckenmeyer, M.J., Wasule, S.R., Brown, B.N., & Chmielus, M. (2019). Microstructural evolution and resulting properties of differently sintered and heat-treated binder-jet 3D-printed Stellite 6. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl, 102, 276-288.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.04.011.
  • Sun, A.X., Prest, T.A., Fowler, J.R., Brick, R.M., Gloss, K.M., Li, X., DeHart, M., Shen, H., Yang, G., Brown, B.N., Alexander, P.G., & Tuan, R.S. (2019). Conduits harnessing spatially controlled cell-secreted neurotrophic factors improve peripheral nerve regeneration. Biomaterials, 203, 86-95.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.01.038.
  • Almarza, A.J., Brown, B.N., Arzi, B., Ângelo, D.F., Chung, W., Badylak, S.F., & Detamore, M. (2018). Preclinical Animal Models for Temporomandibular Joint Tissue Engineering. Tissue Eng Part B Rev, 24(3), 171-178.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEB.2017.0341.
  • Hachim, D., & Brown, B.N. (2018). Surface modification of polypropylene for enhanced layer-by-layer deposition of polyelectrolytes. J Biomed Mater Res A, 106(7), 2078-2085.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.36405.
  • Lowe, J., Bansal, R., Badylak, S.F., Brown, B.N., Chung, W.L., & Almarza, A.J. (2018). Properties of the Temporomandibular Joint in Growing Pigs. J Biomech Eng, 140(7), 0710021-0710026.ASME International. doi: 10.1115/1.4039624.
  • Prest, T.A., Yeager, E., LoPresti, S.T., Zygelyte, E., Martin, M.J., Dong, L., Gibson, A., Olutoye, O.O., Brown, B.N., & Cheetham, J. (2018). Nerve-specific, xenogeneic extracellular matrix hydrogel promotes recovery following peripheral nerve injury. J Biomed Mater Res A, 106(2), 450-459.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.36235.
  • Stahl, E.C., Bonvillain, R.W., Skillen, C.D., Burger, B.L., Hara, H., Lee, W., Trygg, C.B., Didier, P.J., Grasperge, B.F., Pashos, N.C., Bunnell, B.A., Bianchi, J., Ayares, D.L., Guthrie, K.I., Brown, B.N., & Petersen, T.H. (2018). Evaluation of the host immune response to decellularized lung scaffolds derived from α-Gal knockout pigs in a non-human primate model. Biomaterials, 187, 93-104.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.09.038.
  • Stahl, E.C., Haschak, M.J., Popovic, B., & Brown, B.N. (2018). Macrophages in the Aging Liver and Age-Related Liver Disease. Front Immunol, 9(NOV), 2795.Frontiers. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02795.
  • Brown, B.N., Buckenmeyer, M.J., & Prest, T.A. (2017). Preparation of Decellularized Biological Scaffolds for 3D Cell Culture. Methods Mol Biol, 1612, 15-27.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7021-6_2.
  • Brown, B.N., Haschak, M.J., Lopresti, S.T., & Stahl, E.C. (2017). Effects of age-related shifts in cellular function and local microenvironment upon the innate immune response to implants. Semin Immunol, 29, 24-32.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.smim.2017.05.001.
  • Hachim, D., LoPresti, S.T., Yates, C.C., & Brown, B.N. (2017). Shifts in macrophage phenotype at the biomaterial interface via IL-4 eluting coatings are associated with improved implant integration. Biomaterials, 112, 95-107.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.10.019.
  • Hachim, D., Wang, N., Lopresti, S.T., Stahl, E.C., Umeda, Y.U., Rege, R.D., Carey, S.T., Mani, D., & Brown, B.N. (2017). Effects of aging upon the host response to implants. J Biomed Mater Res A, 105(5), 1281-1292.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.36013.
  • Huleihel, L., Bartolacci, J.G., Dziki, J.L., Vorobyov, T., Arnold, B., Scarritt, M.E., Pineda Molina, C., LoPresti, S.T., Brown, B.N., Naranjo, J.D., & Badylak, S.F. (2017). Matrix-Bound Nanovesicles Recapitulate Extracellular Matrix Effects on Macrophage Phenotype. Tissue Eng Part A, 23(21-22), 1283-1294.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2017.0102.
  • Huleihel, L., Dziki, J.L., Bartolacci, J.G., Rausch, T., Scarritt, M.E., Cramer, M.C., Vorobyov, T., LoPresti, S.T., Swineheart, I.T., White, L.J., Brown, B.N., & Badylak, S.F. (2017). Macrophage phenotype in response to ECM bioscaffolds. Semin Immunol, 29(Biomaterials 37 2015), 2-13.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.smim.2017.04.004.
  • Brown, B.N., & Badylak, S.F. (2016). Extracellular Matrix as an Inductive Scaffold for Functional Tissue Reconstruction. In Translating Regenerative Medicine to the Clinic. (pp. 11-29).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800548-4.00002-4.
  • Hoffman, B., Martin, M., Brown, B.N., Bonassar, L.J., & Cheetham, J. (2016). Biomechanical and biochemical characterization of porcine tracheal cartilage. Laryngoscope, 126(10), E325-E331.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/lary.25861.
  • Nolfi, A.L., Brown, B.N., Liang, R., Palcsey, S.L., Bonidie, M.J., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2016). Host response to synthetic mesh in women with mesh complications. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 215(2), 206.e1-206.e8.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.008.
  • Brown, B.N., Mani, D., Nolfi, A.L., Liang, R., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2015). Characterization of the host inflammatory response following implantation of prolapse mesh in rhesus macaque. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 213(5), 668.e1-668.10.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.08.002.
  • Hartman, R.A., Yurube, T., Ngo, K., Merzlak, N.E., Debski, R.E., Brown, B.N., Kang, J.D., & Sowa, G.A. (2015). Biological responses to flexion/extension in spinal segments ex-vivo. J Orthop Res, 33(8), 1255-1264.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/jor.22900.
  • Lopresti, S.T., & Brown, B.N. (2015). Host Response to Naturally Derived Biomaterials. In Host Response to Biomaterials. (pp. 53-79).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800196-7.00004-9.
  • Rao, J., Brown, B.N., Weinbaum, J.S., Ofstun, E.L., Makaroun, M.S., Humphrey, J.D., & Vorp, D.A. (2015). Distinct macrophage phenotype and collagen organization within the intraluminal thrombus of abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg, 62(3), 585-593.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.11.086.
  • Sawkins, M.J., Mistry, P., Brown, B.N., Shakesheff, K.M., Bonassar, L.J., & Yang, J. (2015). Cell and protein compatible 3D bioprinting of mechanically strong constructs for bone repair. Biofabrication, 7(3), 035004.IOP Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1758-5090/7/3/035004.
  • Stahl, E.C., & Brown, B.N. (2015). Cell Therapy Strategies to Combat Immunosenescence. Organogenesis, 11(4), 159-172.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/15476278.2015.1120046.
  • Wolf, M.T., Vodovotz, Y., Tottey, S., Brown, B.N., & Badylak, S.F. (2015). Predicting in vivo responses to biomaterials via combined in vitro and in silico analysis. Tissue Eng Part C Methods, 21(2), 148-159.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2014.0167.
  • Brown, B.N., & Badylak, S.F. (2014). The Role of the Host Immune Response in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. In Principles of Tissue Engineering. (pp. 497-509).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-398358-9.00025-2.
  • Brown, B.N., & Badylak, S.F. (2014). Extracellular matrix as an inductive scaffold for functional tissue reconstruction. Transl Res, 163(4), 268-285.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2013.11.003.
  • Brown, B.N., & Badylak, S.F. (2014). Biocompatibility and Immune Response to Biomaterials. In Regenerative Medicine Applications in Organ Transplantation. (pp. 151-162).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-398523-1.00011-2.
  • Brown, B.N., Sicari, B.M., & Badylak, S.F. (2014). Rethinking regenerative medicine: a macrophage-centered approach. Front Immunol, 5(NOV), 510.Frontiers. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00510.
  • Brown, B.N., Siebenlist, N.J., Cheetham, J., Ducharme, N.G., Rawlinson, J.J., & Bonassar, L.J. (2014). Computed tomography-guided tissue engineering of upper airway cartilage. Tissue Eng Part C Methods, 20(6), 506-513.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2013.0216.
  • Grevemeyer, B., Bogdanovic, L., Canton, S., St Jean, G., Cercone, M., Ducharme, N.G., & Brown, B.N. (2014). Regenerative medicine approach to reconstruction of the equine upper airway. Tissue Eng Part A, 20(7-8), 1213-1221.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2013.0217.
  • Moalli, P., Brown, B., Reitman, M.T.F., & Nager, C.W. (2014). Polypropylene mesh: evidence for lack of carcinogenicity. Int Urogynecol J, 25(5), 573-576.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-014-2343-8.
  • Sanz, A.F., Hoppo, T., Witteman, B.P., Brown, B.N., Gilbert, T.W., Badylak, S.F., Jobe, B.A., & Nieponice, A. (2014). In vivo assessment of a biological occluder for NOTES gastrotomy closure. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech, 24(4), 322-326.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3182a1c31b.
  • Wolf, M.T., Dearth, C.L., Ranallo, C.A., LoPresti, S.T., Carey, L.E., Daly, K.A., Brown, B.N., & Badylak, S.F. (2014). Macrophage polarization in response to ECM coated polypropylene mesh. Biomaterials, 35(25), 6838-6849.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.04.115.
  • Badylak, S.F., Brown, B.N., & Gilbert, T.W. (2013). Tissue Engineering with Decellularized Tissues. In Biomaterials Science. (pp. 1316-1331).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-08-087780-8.00140-6.
  • Brown, B.N., & Badylak, S.F. (2013). Expanded applications, shifting paradigms and an improved understanding of host-biomaterial interactions. Acta Biomater, 9(2), 4948-4955.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.10.025.
  • Puetzer, J.L., Brown, B.N., Ballyns, J.J., & Bonassar, L.J. (2013). The effect of IGF-I on anatomically shaped tissue-engineered menisci. Tissue Eng Part A, 19(11-12), 1443-1450.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2012.0645.
  • Reiffel, A.J., Kafka, C., Hernandez, K.A., Popa, S., Perez, J.L., Zhou, S., Pramanik, S., Brown, B.N., Ryu, W.S., Bonassar, L.J., & Spector, J.A. (2013). High-fidelity tissue engineering of patient-specific auricles for reconstruction of pediatric microtia and other auricular deformities. In He, X. (Ed.). PLoS One, 8(2), e56506.Public Library of Science (PLoS). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056506.
  • Remlinger, N.T., Gilbert, T.W., Yoshida, M., Guest, B.N., Hashizume, R., Weaver, M.L., Wagner, W.R., Brown, B.N., Tobita, K., & Wearden, P.D. (2013). Urinary bladder matrix promotes site appropriate tissue formation following right ventricle outflow tract repair. Organogenesis, 9(3), 149-160.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.4161/org.25394.
  • Turner, N.J., Pezzone, M.A., Brown, B.N., & Badylak, S.F. (2013). Quantitative multispectral imaging of Herovici's polychrome for the assessment of collagen content and tissue remodeling. JOURNAL OF TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, 7(2), 139-148.Hindawi. doi: 10.1002/term.508.
  • Udpa, N., Iyer, S.R., Rajoria, R., Breyer, K.E., Valentine, H., Singh, B., McDonough, S.P., Brown, B.N., Bonassar, L.J., & Gao, Y. (2013). Effects of chitosan coatings on polypropylene mesh for implantation in a rat abdominal wall model. Tissue Eng Part A, 19(23-24), 2713-2723.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2012.0739.
  • Wang, J.Y., Liou, A., Ren, Z.H., Zhang, L., Brown, B.N., Cui, X.T., Badylak, S.F., Cai, Y.N., Guan, Y.Q., Leak, R.K., Chen, J., Ji, X., & Chen, L. (2013). Neurorestorative effect of urinary bladder matrix-mediated neural stem cell transplantation following traumatic brain injury in rats. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets, 12(3), 413-425.Bentham Science Publishers. doi: 10.2174/1871527311312030014.
  • Zhang, L., Zhang, F., Weng, Z., Brown, B.N., Yan, H., Ma, X.M., Vosler, P.S., Badylak, S.F., Dixon, C.E., Cui, X.T., & Chen, J. (2013). Effect of an inductive hydrogel composed of urinary bladder matrix upon functional recovery following traumatic brain injury. Tissue Eng Part A, 19(17-18), 1909-1918.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2012.0622.
  • Ahmed, T., Marçal, H., Johnson, S., Brown, B.N., & Foster, L.J.R. (2012). Coalescence of extracellular matrix (ECM) from porcine urinary bladder (UBM) with a laser-activated chitosan-based surgical adhesive. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed, 23(12), 1521-1538.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1163/092050611X585431.
  • Brown, B.N., Chung, W.L., Almarza, A.J., Pavlick, M.D., Reppas, S.N., Ochs, M.W., Russell, A.J., & Badylak, S.F. (2012). Inductive, scaffold-based, regenerative medicine approach to reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint disk. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 70(11), 2656-2668.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.12.030.
  • Brown, B.N., Londono, R., Tottey, S., Zhang, L., Kukla, K.A., Wolf, M.T., Daly, K.A., Reing, J.E., & Badylak, S.F. (2012). Macrophage phenotype as a predictor of constructive remodeling following the implantation of biologically derived surgical mesh materials. Acta Biomater, 8(3), 978-987.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.11.031.
  • Brown, B.N., Londono, R., Tottey, S., Zhang, L., Kukla, K.A., Wolf, M.T., Daly, K.A., Reing, J.E., & Badylak, S.F. (2012). Macrophage phenotype as a predictor of constructive remodeling following the implantation of biologically derived surgical mesh materials (vol 8, pg 978, 2012). ACTA BIOMATERIALIA, 8(7), 2871.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.03.005.
  • Brown, B.N., Ratner, B.D., Goodman, S.B., Amar, S., & Badylak, S.F. (2012). Macrophage polarization: an opportunity for improved outcomes in biomaterials and regenerative medicine. Biomaterials, 33(15), 3792-3802.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.02.034.
  • Daly, K.A., Liu, S., Agrawal, V., Brown, B.N., Huber, A., Johnson, S.A., Reing, J., Sicari, B., Wolf, M., Zhang, X., & Badylak, S.F. (2012). The host response to endotoxin-contaminated dermal matrix. Tissue Eng Part A, 18(11-12), 1293-1303.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2011.0597.
  • Daly, K.A., Liu, S., Agrawal, V., Brown, B.N., Johnson, S.A., Medberry, C.J., & Badylak, S.F. (2012). Damage associated molecular patterns within xenogeneic biologic scaffolds and their effects on host remodeling. Biomaterials, 33(1), 91-101.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.09.040.
  • Badylak, S.F., Brown, B.N., Gilbert, T.W., Daly, K.A., Huber, A., & Turner, N.J. (2011). Biologic scaffolds for constructive tissue remodeling. Biomaterials, 32(1), 316-319.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.09.018.
  • Barnes, C.A., Brison, J., Michel, R., Brown, B.N., Castner, D.G., Badylak, S.F., & Ratner, B.D. (2011). The surface molecular functionality of decellularized extracellular matrices. Biomaterials, 32(1), 137-143.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.09.007.
  • Brown, B.N., Chung, W.L., Pavlick, M., Reppas, S., Ochs, M.W., Russell, A.J., & Badylak, S.F. (2011). Extracellular matrix as an inductive template for temporomandibular joint meniscus reconstruction: a pilot study. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 69(12), e488-e505.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.02.130.
  • Brown, B.N., Freund, J.M., Han, L., Rubin, J.P., Reing, J.E., Jeffries, E.M., Wolf, M.T., Tottey, S., Barnes, C.A., Ratner, B.D., & Badylak, S.F. (2011). Comparison of three methods for the derivation of a biologic scaffold composed of adipose tissue extracellular matrix. Tissue Eng Part C Methods, 17(4), 411-421.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2010.0342.
  • Brown, B.N., Price, I.M., Toapanta, F.R., DeAlmeida, D.R., Wiley, C.A., Ross, T.M., Oury, T.D., & Vodovotz, Y. (2011). An agent-based model of inflammation and fibrosis following particulate exposure in the lung. Math Biosci, 231(2), 186-196.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.mbs.2011.03.005.
  • Brown, B.N., Barnes, C.A., Kasick, R.T., Michel, R., Gilbert, T.W., Beer-Stolz, D., Castner, D.G., Ratner, B.D., & Badylak, S.F. (2010). Surface characterization of extracellular matrix scaffolds. Biomaterials, 31(3), 428-437.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.09.061.
  • Reing, J.E., Brown, B.N., Daly, K.A., Freund, J.M., Gilbert, T.W., Hsiong, S.X., Huber, A., Kullas, K.E., Tottey, S., Wolf, M.T., & Badylak, S.F. (2010). The effects of processing methods upon mechanical and biologic properties of porcine dermal extracellular matrix scaffolds. Biomaterials, 31(33), 8626-8633.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.07.083.
  • Agrawal, V., Brown, B.N., Beattie, A.J., Gilbert, T.W., & Badylak, S.F. (2009). Evidence of innervation following extracellular matrix scaffold-mediated remodeling of muscular tissues. JOURNAL OF TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, 3(8), 590-600.Hindawi. doi: 10.1002/term.200.
  • Brown, B.N., Valentin, J.E., Stewart-Akers, A.M., McCabe, G.P., & Badylak, S.F. (2009). Macrophage phenotype and remodeling outcomes in response to biologic scaffolds with and without a cellular component. Biomaterials, 30(8), 1482-1491.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.11.040.
  • Brown, B., Lindberg, K., Reing, J., Stolz, D.B., & Badylak, S.F. (2006). The basement membrane component of biologic scaffolds derived from extracellular matrix. Tissue Eng, 12(3), 519-526.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.2006.12.519.
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Research Interests
Biomedical engineering Clinical sciences Biochemistry and cell biology Immunology Medical biotechnology Reproductive medicine