Published Manuscripts 

  1. Li W, Trbojevic S, Pineda-Farias JB, Liu X, Gold MS, Almarza AJ. Mandibular condylar process remodeling in rats with different bite-altering devices. Eur Cell Mater. 2023 Feb 14;45:46-59. doi: 10.22203/eCM.v045a04. PMID: 36785971; PMCID: PMC10321135.
  2. Chung WL, Brown BN, Almarza AJ. Decellularized small intestine submucosa device for temporomandibular joint meniscus repair: Acute timepoint safety study. PLoS One. 2022 Aug 25;17(8): e0273336. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273336. PMID: 36006938; PMCID: PMC9409591.
  3. Lee JD, Becker JI, Larkin LM, Almarza AJ, Kapila SD. Morphologic and histologic characterization of sheep and porcine TMJ as large animal models for tissue engineering applications. Clin Oral Investig. 2022 Jul;26(7):5019-5027. doi: 10.1007/s00784-022-04472-3. Epub 2022 Apr 1. PMID: 35359187; PMCID: PMC9276584.
  4. Brown BN, Chung WL, Lowe J, LoPresti ST, Cheetham J, Almarza AJ, Badylak SF. Inductive Remodeling of Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds in the Temporomandibular Joint of Pigs. Tissue Eng Part A. 2022 May;28(9-10):447-457. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0123. Epub 2022 May 2. PMID: 34809494; PMCID: PMC9131358.
  5. Li W, Trbojevic S, Almarza AJ. Comparison of the Trueness of Fits of the Biphasic Transverse Isotropic and Kelvin Models to the Tensile Behavior of Temporomandibular Joint Disc. J Biomech Eng. 2021 Jun 1;143(6):064501. doi: 10.1115/1.4050033. PMID: 33537697; PMCID: PMC8086185.
  6. Chin AR, Taboas JM, Almarza AJ. Regenerative Potential of Mandibular Condyle Cartilage and Bone Cells Compared to Costal Cartilage Cells When Seeded in Novel Gelatin Based Hydrogels. Ann Biomed Eng. 2021 May;49(5):1353-1363. doi: 10.1007/s10439-020-02674-y. Epub 2020 Nov 5. PMID: 33155145; PMCID: PMC8062274.
  7. Patel A, Zaky SH, Li H, Schoedel K, Almarza AJ, Sfeir C, Sant V, Sant S. Bottom-Up Self-assembled Hydrogel-Mineral Composites Regenerate Rabbit Ulna Defect without Added Growth Factors. ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2020 Sep 21;3(9):5652-5663. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00371. Epub 2020 Sep 1. PMID: 35021797.
  8. Chin AR, Almarza AJ. Trueness of Fit of Biphasic Transversely Isotropic Parameters Model in the Porcine Temporomandibular Joint Disc and Mandibular Condylar Cartilage and Regional Dependence. J Biomech Eng. 2020 Aug 1;142(8):081010. doi: 10.1115/1.4046922. PMID: 32291443; PMCID: PMC7477717.
  9. Chen J, Chin A, Almarza AJ, Taboas JM. Hydrogel to guide chondrogenesis versus osteogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells for fabrication of cartilaginous tissues. Biomed Mater. 2020 May 18;15(4):045006. doi: 10.1088/1748-605X/ab401f. PMID: 31470441.
  10. Almarza AJ, Mercuri LG, Arzi B, Gallo LM, Granquist E, Kapila S, Detamore MS. Temporomandibular Joint Bioengineering Conference: Working Together Toward Improving Clinical Outcomes. J Biomech Eng. 2020 Feb 1;142(2):020801. doi: 10.1115/1.4044090. PMID: 31233104.
  11. Menale C, Robinson LJ, Palagano E, Rigoni R, Erreni M, Almarza AJ, Strina D, Mantero S, Lizier M, Forlino A, Besio R, Monari M, Vezzoni P, Cassani B, Blair HC, Villa A, Sobacchi C. Absence of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 3 Increases Oxidative Stress and Causes Bone Loss. J Bone Miner Res. 2019 Nov;34(11):2133-2148. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3829. Epub 2019 Sep 9. PMID: 31295380; PMCID: PMC7203631.
  12. Bezamat M, Deeley K, Khaliq S, Letra A, Scariot R, Silva RM, Weber ML, Bussaneli DG, Trevilatto PC, Almarza AJ, Ouyang H, Vieira AR  “Are mTOR and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathway Genes Associated with Oral and Bone Diseases?”. Caries Res. 2019;53(3):235-241. doi: 10.1159/000492675. Epub 2018 Sep 11. PMID: 30205378
  13. Ivanina AV, Borah BM, Vogts A, Malik I, Wu J, Chin AR, Almarza AJ, Kumta P, Piontkivska H, Beniash E, Sokolova IM. “Potential trade-offs between biomineralization and immunity revealed by shell properties and gene expression profiles of two closely related Crassostrea species.” J Exp Biol. 2018 Sep 20;221(Pt 18). pii: jeb183236. doi: 10.1242/jeb.183236. PMID: 29997158
  14. Lowe J, Bansal R, Badylak S, Brown B, Chung W, Almarza A. Properties of the Temporomandibular Joint in Growing Pigs. Journal of biomechanical engineering. 2018. Epub 2018/03/22. doi: 10.1115/1.4039624. PubMed PMID: 29560497; PMCID: PMC5938068.
  15. Chin AR, Gao J, Wang Y, Taboas JM, Almarza AJ. Regenerative Potential of Various Soft Polymeric Scaffolds in the Temporomandibular Joint Condyle. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018. Epub 2018/03/20. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2018.02.012. PubMed PMID: 29550379.
  16. Almarza AJ, Brown BN, Arzi B, Angelo DF, Chung W, Badylak SF, Detamore M. Preclinical Animal Models for Temporomandibular Joint Tissue Engineering. Tissue Eng Part B Rev. 2018. Epub 2017/11/11. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEB.2017.0341. PubMed PMID: 29121815.
  17. Almarza AJ. Mechanical Perturbation Model of Tmj Disorders and Assessment of Musculature. Pain. 2018. Epub 2018/03/27. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001228. PubMed PMID: 29578945.
  18. Lowe J, Almarza AJ.  “A review of in-vitro fibrocartilage tissue engineered therapies with a focus on the temporomandibular joint.”  Archives of Oral Biology. 2017 Jul 23;83:193-201. doi: 10.1016/ j.archoralbio.2017.07.013. [Epub ahead of print] Review.  PMID: 28787640
  19. MacIsaac ZM, Henderson SE, Shakir S, Naran S, Smith DM, Camison L, Cray JJ, Almarza AJ, Cooper GM, Losee JE.  “Biomechanical Integrity in Craniofacial Surgery: Calvarial Reconstruction in Favorable and Infected Defects with Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2.” Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May;139(5):1141-1150. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003261.  PMID: 28445366
  20. Zaky SH, Lee KW, Gao J, Jensen A, Verdelis K, Wang Y, Almarza AJ, Sfeir C.  “Poly (glycerol sebacate) elastomer supports bone regeneration by its mechanical properties being closer to osteoid tissue rather than to mature bone.” Acta Biomaterialia.  2017 May;54:95-106. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.01.053. Epub 2017 Jan 19.  PMID: 28110067.
  21. Salash JR, Hossameldin RH, Almarza AJ, Chou JC, McCain JP, Mercuri LG, Wolford LM, Detamore MS. “Potential Indications for Tissue Engineering in Temporomandibular Joint Surgery”. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2016;74(4):705-11. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2015.11.008. PMID: 26687154.
  22. Henderson SE, Tudares MA, Gold MS, Almarza AJ. “Analysis of pain in the rabbit temporomandibular joint after unilateral splint placement”. Journal of Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2015;29(2):193-202. doi: 10.11607/ofph.1371. PMID: 25905538.
  23. Henderson SE, Tudares MA, Tashman S, Almarza AJ.  “Decreased Temporomandibular Joint Range of Motion in a Model of Early Osteoarthritis in the Rabbit,” Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.  2015 2015;73(9):1695-705. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2015.03.042 PMID: 25889371; PMCID: PMC4540658.
  24. Henderson SE, Lowe JR, Tudares MA, Gold MS, Almarza AJ.  “Temporomandibular Joint Fibrocartilage Degeneration from Unilateral Dental Splints,” Archives of Oral Biology. 2015 Jan; 60(1):1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2014.08.022. PMID: 25247778; PMCID: PMC4252753.
  25. Henderson SE, Desai R, Tashman S, Almarza AJ.  “Functional Analysis of the Rabbit Temporomandibular Joint Using Dynamic Biplane Imaging,” Journal of Biomechanics, 47(6):1360-7, 2014. 47(6):1360-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.01.051. PMID: 24594064; PMCID: 4010254.
  26. Zaky SH, Hangadora CK, Tudares MA, Gao J, Jensen A, Wang Y, Sfeir C, Almarza AJ.  “Poly (glycerol sebacate) Elastomer Supports Osteogenic Phenotype for Bone Engineering Applications,” Biomedical Materials. 2014; 9(2):025003. doi: 10.1088/1748-6041/9/2/025003. PMID: 24487088.
  27. Henderson SE, Verdelis K, Maiti S, Pal S, Chung WL, Chou DT, Kumta PN, Almarza AJ.  “Magnesium Alloys as a Biomaterial for Degradable Craniofacial Screws,” Acta Biomaterialia. 2014;10(5):2323-32. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.12.040. PMID: 24384125; PMCID: 3976705.
  28. Zaky SH, Lee KW, Gao J, Jensen A, Close J, Wang Y, Almarza AJ, Sfeir C.  “Poly(glycerol sebacate) Elastomer, a Novel Material for Mechanically Loaded Bone Regeneration,” Tissue Engineering, Part A.  2014;20(1-2):45-53. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2013.0172. PMID: 24020497.
  29. Cray JJ, Henderson SE, Smith DM, Kinsella CR, Bykowski M, Cooper GM, Almarza AJ, Losee JE.  “BMP-2-Regenerated Calvarial Bone: A Biomechanical Appraisal in a Large Animal Model,” Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2014;73(5):591-7. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31827f4c82. PMID: 23657046.
  30. Hagandora CK, Gao J, Wang Y, Almarza AJ.  “Poly (Glycerol Sebacate): A Novel Scaffold Material for Temporomandibular Joint Disc Engineering,” Tissue Engineering, Part A.  19(5-6):729-37, 2013.
  31. Liu L, Alonso V, Guo L, Tourkova I, Henderson SE, Almarza AJ, Friedman PA, Blair HC.  “Na+/H+-Exchange Regulatory Factor-1 (NHERF1) Directly Regulates Osteogenesis,” Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(52):43312-21, 2012.
  32. Hagandora CK, Almarza AJ.  “TMJ Disc Removal: Comparison between Pre-clinical Studies and Clinical Findings,” Journal of Dental Research. 91(8):745-52, 2012.
  33. Brown BN, Chung WL, Almarza AJ, Pavlick MD, Reppas SN, Ochs MW, Russell AJ, Badylak SF. “Inductive, Scaffold-Based, Regenerative Medicine Approach to Reconstruction of the Temporomandibular Joint Disk,”  Journal Oral Maxillofacial Surgery. 70(11):2656-68, 2012.
  34. Fisher MB, Liang R, Jung HJ, Kim KE, Zamarra G, Almarza AJ, McMahon PJ, Woo SL.  “Potential of Healing a Transected Anterior Cruciate Ligament with Genetically Modified Extracellular Matrix Bioscaffolds in a Goat Model,” Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 20(7):1357-65, 2012.
  35. Hagandora CK, Almarza AJ.  “The Effect of Magnesium Ion Concentration on the Fibrocartilage Regeneration Potential of Goat Costal Chondrocytes,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 40(3):688-96, 2012.
  36. Almarza AJ, Hensderson SE, Hangandora CK.  “Animal Models of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: Implications for Tissue Engineering Approaches,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 39 (10): 2479-2490, 2011.
  37. Hagandora CK, Chase TW, Almarza AJ.  “A Comparison of the Mechanical Properties of the Goat Temporomandibular Joint Disc to the Mandibular Condylar Cartilage in Unconfined Compression,” Journal of Dental Biomechanics, DOI 212385, 2011.
  38. Nguyen TD, Liang R, Woo SL-Y, Burton SD, Wu C, Almarza AJ, Sacks MS, Abramowitch SD.  “Effects of Cell Seeding and Cyclic Stretch on the Fiber Remodeling in an Extracellular Matrix-Derived Bioscaffold,” Tissue Engineering Part A, 15(4): 957-63, 2009.
  39. Almarza AJ, Augustine S, Woo SL-Y.  “Changes in Gene Expression of Matrix Constituents with Respect to Passage of Ligament and Tendon Fibroblasts,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 36(12): 1927-33, 2008.
  40. Almarza AJ, Yang G, Woo SL-Y, Nguyen TD, Abramowitch SD.  “Positive Changes of Bone Marrow Derived Cells in Response to Culture on an Aligned Bioscaffold,” Tissue Engineering Part A, 14(9): 1489-95, 2008. 
  41. Liang R, Woo SL-Y, Nyugen TD, Liu PC, Almarza AJ.  “Effects of a Bioscaffold on Collagen Fibrillogenesis in Healing Medial Collateral Ligament in Rabbits,” Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 26(8): 1098-104, 2008.
  42. Bean, AC, Almarza, AJ, and Athanasiou, KA. “Effects of Ascorbic Acid Concentration for the Tissue Engineering of the Temporomandibular Joint Disc,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H, 220(3): 439-447, 2006.
  43. Almarza AJ, Athanasiou KA, “Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure on TMJ Disc Cells,” Tissue Engineering, 12(5): 1285-94, 2006.
  44. Detamore MS, Hegde JN, Wagle RR, Almarza AJ, Montufar-Solis D, Duke PJ, Athanasiou KA, “Cell Type and Distribution in the Porcine Temporomandibular Joint Disc,” Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 64(2): 243-248, 2006.
  45. Almarza AJ, Athanasiou KA, “Evaluation of Three Growth Factors in Combinations of Two for TMJ disc Tissue Engineering,” Archives of Oral Biology, 51(3): 215-221, 2006.
  46. Almarza AJ, Bean AC, Baggett LS, Athanasiou KA, “Biochemical Analysis of the Porcine Temporomandibular Joint Disc,” British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 44(2): 124-128, 2006.
  47. Almarza AJ, Athanasiou KA, “Effects of Initial Cell Seeding Density for the Tissue Engineering of the Temporomandibular Joint Disc,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 33(7): 943-50, 2005.
  48. Detamore MS, Orfanos JG, Almarza AJ, French MM, Wong ME, Athanasiou KA, “Quantitative Analysis and Comparative Regional Investigation of the Extracellular Matrix of the Porcine Temporomandibular Joint Disc,” Matrix Biology, 24(1): 45-57, 2005.
  49. Almarza AJ, Athanasiou KA, “Seeding Techniques and Scaffolding Choice for the Tissue Engineering of the Temporomandibular Joint Disc,” Tissue Engineering, 10(11-12): 1787-95, 2004.
  50. Almarza AJ, Athanasiou KA, “Design Characteristics for the Tissue Engineering of Cartilaginous Tissues,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 32(1): 2-17, 2004.

Books and Book Chapters

  1. Athanasiou KA, Almarza AJ, Detamore MS, Kalpacki KN, Tissue Engineering of Temporomandibular Joint Cartilage, Morgan and Claypool Publishers, 2009, ISBN 1598299964.
  2. Woo SL-Y, Almarza AJ, Liang R, Fisher MB.  Functional Tissues Engineering of Ligament and Tendon Injuries, in Translational Approaches in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.  Ed. Mao J, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Mikos AG, Atala A.  Artech House, Inc. 2008.
  3. Woo SL-Y, Almarza AJ, Karaoglu S, Abramowitch SD.  “Functional Tissues Engineering of Ligament and Tendon Injuries,” in Principles of Regenerative Medicine.  Ed. Atala A , Lanza R,  Thomson JA, Nerem RM. Elsevier, Inc.  2008.
  4. Allen KD, Detamore MS, Almarza AJ, Wong ME, Athanasiou KA, “The temporomandibular joint disc,” in Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering, In Press (Invited Review).  

Conference Proceedings and Abstracts 

  1. Henderson SE, Almarza AJ, Tashman S, McCarty AL. "Effect of Mechanically Induced Malocclusion on Rabbit Temporomandibular Joint Kinematics," Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Hartford, CT (October 2011).
  2. Henderson SE, Almarza AJ, Chung WL, Kumta PN. "Micro-CT Assessment of Magnesium Screws In-Vivo in the Rabbit Mandible," Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Hartford, CT (October 2011).
  3. Almarza AJ, Maropis M, Kamelin, Hagandora CK. "The Effect of BMP-2 Peptide Concentration on the Short Term Osteogenic Protein Production of MC3T3 Cells," Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Hartford, CT (October 2011).
  4. Hagandora CK, Tudares MA, Almarza AJ. "The Effect of Magnesium Ion Concentration on the Fibrocartilage Regeneration Potential of Goat Costal Chondrocytes," Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Hartford, CT (October 2011).
  5. Hagandora CK, Almarza AJ.  “A Comparison of the Mechanical Properties of the Goat Temporomandibular Joint Disc to the Mandibular Condylar Cartilage in Unconfined Compression,” Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Nemacolin Resort, PA (June 2011).
  6. Henderson SE, Almarza AJ, Tashman S, McCarty AL.  “Temporomandibular Joint Kinemetics of the Rabbit Model with Mechanically Disrupted Occlusion,” Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Nemacolin Resort, PA (June 2011).
  7. Maropis MM, Almarza AJ, Kamelin PE, Kunkle C.  “BMP-2 Peptide and the Osteogenic Protein Production of MC3T3 Cells,” International Association for Dental Research, San Diego, CA (March 2011).
  8. Almarza AJ, Brown B, Chung W, Hagandora CK, Henderson SE, Badylak S.  “Xenogenic Biologic Scaffold as a Temporomandibular Joint Disc in a Canine Model,” Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Austin, TX (October 2010).
  9. Almarza AJ, Henderson SE.  “Biomechanical Analysis of the Rabbit Temporomandibular Joint,” 16th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, State College, PA (June, 2010).
  10. Almarza AJ, Chase T.  “Modeling the Stress-Relaxation Behavior Under Unconfined Compression of Mandibular Condylar Cartilage,” 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA (March, 2010).
  11. Almarza AJ.  “Understanding TMJ Degeneration and Regeneration,” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Temporomandibular Joint Surgery, Palm Springs, CA (March 2010).
  12. Almarza AJ.  “Magnesium Alloys for the Temporomandibular Joint,” McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine Annual Retreat, Nemacolin, PA (March 2010).
  13. Almarza AJ, Wang Y, Gao J, Kunkle C.  “PGS Scaffold Manufacturing and Characterization of Compressive Properties,” McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine Annual Retreat, Nemacolin, PA (March 2010).
  14. Henderson SE, Almarza AJ.  “Biomechanical Analysis of the Rabbit Temporomandibular Joint,” McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine Annual Retreat, Nemacolin, PA (March 2010).
  15. Almarza AJ, Beniash E, Lam R, Kunkle C.  “Alginate Hydrogels with Amorphous Calcium Phosphate for Bone Regeneration,” Temporomandibular Joint Conference, Boulder, CO (November 2009).
  16. Almarza AJ, Chase T, Henderson SE.  “Application of the Transversely Isotropic Biphasic Model to the Unconfined Compression of Mandibular Condylar Cartilage,” Temporomandibular Joint Conference, Boulder, CO (November 2009).
  17. Chase T, Almarza AJ.  “Application of the Transversely Isotropic Biphasic Model to the Unconfined Compression of Mandibular Condylar Cartilage,” Science Unplugged (Undergraduate Poster Session), Pittsburgh, PA (November, 2009).
  18. Henderson SE, Abramowitch SD, Almarza AJ, “Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation of Viscoelastic Shear Properties of Mandibular Cartilage” Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Pittsburgh, PA (October 2009).
  19. Almarza AJ, Henderson SE.  “Perspectives on TMJ Fibrocartilage Tissue Engineering,” Midwest Tissue Engineering Consortium, Pittsburgh, PA (April 2009).
  20. Henderson SE, Almarza AJ.  “Assessment of Mandibular Condylar Cartilage Shear Properties and Tissue Engineering using 3D Printing,” McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine Annual Retreat, Nemacolin, PA (March 2009).
  21. Fisher MB, Zamarra G, Cirillo A, Liang R, Almarza AJ, McMahon PJ, Woo SL-Y.  “Improved Healing of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Following Genetically-Engineered Bioscaffold Treatment in the Goat Model,” 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, NV (February, 2009).
  22. Woo SL-Y, Fisher FB, Almarza AJ.  “Regeneration of Ligaments and Tendons by Application of Bioscaffolds,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Boston (October 2008).
  23. Almarza AJ, Woo SL-Y.  “Functional tissue engineering of ligaments and tendons,” McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine Annual Retreat, Nemacolin, PA (March 2008).
  24. Liang R, Almarza AJ, Nyugen TD, Woo SL-Y.  “A tissue engineering approach to enhance the healing of ligaments,” McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine Annual Retreat, Nemacolin, PA (March 2008).
  25. Almarza AJ, Augustine S, Woo SL-Y, “Effects of Ascorbic Acid Presence on the Gene Expression of Collagens of Medial Collateral Ligament Fibroblasts through Passages,” 54th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA (March, 2008).
  26. Woo SL-Y, Almarza AJ, Fisher MB, Liang R, “Biologic Effects of ECM Bioscaffolds for Ligament and Tendon Healing and Regeneration,” 5th Symposium on the use of extracellular matrix as a biological scaffold for tissue reconstruction.  Scottsdale, AZ (February 2008).
  27. Almarza AJ, Augustine S, Woo SL-Y, “Changes in Gene Expression of Passaged Bone Marrow Derived Cells in Culture,” Mathematical Biosciences Institute Workshop on Cell and Tissue Engineering, Columbus, OH (October 2007).
  28. Liang R, Nyugen TD, Almarza AJ, Woo SL-Y, “The Fibrillogenesis Related Gene Expression in a Bioscaffold-Treated Healing Ligament,” Mathematical Biosciences Institute Workshop on Cell and Tissue Engineering, Columbus, OH (October 2007).
  29. Almarza AJ, Augustine S, Woo SL-Y, “Comparison of Ligament and Tendon Fibroblast Behavior through Passages for Tissue Engineering,” Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Los Angeles, CA (September, 2007).
  30. Augustine S, Almarza AJ, Woo SL-Y, “Effects of Passages on the Gene Expression Profile of Medial Collateral Ligament Fibroblasts,” Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Los Angeles, CA (September, 2007).
  31. Woo SL-Y, Almarza AJ, “Functional Tissue Engineering of Ligaments and Tendons,” 6th Biennial International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Congress, Florence, Italy (May 2007).
  32. Liang R, Nguyen TD, Fu C, Almarza AJ, Abramowitch SD, Sacks MS, Woo SL-Y, “A Bioscaffold to Enhance Neo-tissue Formation in the Patellar Tendon Donor Site and to Limit Adhesion Formation with the Fat Pad: a Morphological Study,” 6th Biennial International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Congress, Florence, Italy (May 2007).
  33. Woo SL-Y, Almarza AJ, Fisher MB, “New Biological Engineering Approach for Ligament and Tendon Healing and Regeneration,” The 4th International Symposium for Orthopaedic Sports Medicine – 2007 (4th ISOSM), Keelung, Keelung, Taiwan (May 2007).
  34. Almarza AJ, Augustine S, Woo SL-Y, ”Effects of Passage on Ligament Fibroblasts: Implications for Functional Tissue Engineering,” 7th Session of the International Symposium of Ligaments and Tendons, La Jolla, CA (February 2007).
  35. Nguyen TD, Burton SD, Liang R, Almarza AJ, Abramowitch SD, Sacks MS, Woo SL-Y, “Functional Tissue Engineering a Bioscaffold to Enhance Ligament Healing: Improving Collagen Fiber Alignment with Cell-Seeding and Mechanical Stretching,” 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA (February, 2007).
  36. Liang R, Nyugen TD, Almarza AJ, Woo SL-Y, “The Fibrillogenesis Related Gene Expression in a Bioscaffold-Treated Healing Ligament,” 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA (February, 2007).
  37. Liu PC, Liang R, Karaoglu S, Fischer MB, Almarza AJ, Abramowitch SD, Woo SL-Y, The Effect of a Bioscaffold on the Patellar Tendon Harvest in ACL Reconstruction.  10th  International Conference on Orthopaedics, Biomechanics, & Sports Rehabilitation, Assisi  (Perugia), Italy, December 1-3, 2006.
  38. Almarza AJ, Yang G, Nguyen, Abramowitch SD, Woo SL-Y, “Bone Marrow Derived Cells Express more Collagen when Seeded on Elongated Small Intestine Submucosa,” Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Chicago, IL (October, 2006).
  39. Yang G, Almarza AJ, Nguyen T, Shin D, Abramowitch SD, Woo SL-Y, “Cells Seeded on Porcine Small Intestine Submucosa Under Constant Elongation Align Along the Improved Collagen Fiber Orientation,” 6th Session of the International Symposium of Ligaments and Tendons, Chicago, IL (March 2006).
  40. Almarza AJ, Bean AC, Baggett LS, Athanasiou KA, “Biochemical content and distribution in the porcine temporomandibular joint disc,” Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Philadelphia, PA (October, 2004).
  41. Almarza AJ, Athanasiou KA, “Seeding techniques and scaffolding choice for the tissue engineering of the temporomandibular joint disc,” Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Philadelphia, PA (October, 2004).
  42. Detamore MS, Almarza AJ, Allen KD, Athanasiou KA, “Current state of tissue engineering for the TMJ,” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Temporomandibular Joint Surgeons, Fort Myers, FL (March, 2004).
  43. Detamore MS, Hegde JN, Wagle RR, Almarza AJ, Athanasiou KA, “Topographical distribution and sub-populations of cells in the porcine temporomandibular joint disc,” Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Nashville, TN (October, 2003).