Heilshorn Biomaterials Group

Materials Science & Engineering Department
Stanford University

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Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine
Neural Engineering
Engineered Cellular Microenvironments
Nanoscale Biomimetic Materials
  Selected Publications
Straley KS, Wong Po Foo C, Heilshorn SC. Biomaterial design strategies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2009. doi:10.1089/neu.2009.0948. 
Straley KS and Heilshorn SC. Dynamic, three-dimensional pattern formation within enzyme-responsive hydrogels. Advanced Materials, 2009, 21. doi:10.1002/adma.200901865.   Press release
Straley KS and Heilshorn SC. Design and adsorption of modular engineered proteins to prepare customized, neuron-compatible coatings. Front. Neuroeng. 2009, 2:9. doi:10.3389/neuro.16.009.2009. 
Wilson RJ, Hu W, Wong Po Foo C, Koh AL, Gaster RS, Earhart CM, Fu A, Heilshorn SC, Sinclair R, Wang SX. Formation and properties of magnetic chains for 100 nm nanoparticles used in separations of molecules and cells. J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 2009; 321:1452-1458.
Wang S, Wong Po Foo C, Warrier A, Poo MM, Heilshorn SC, Zhang X. Gradient lithography of engineered proteins to fabricate 2D and 3D cell culture environments. Biomedical Microdevices, 2009, doi: 10.1007/s10544-009-9329-1.
Straley K, Heilshorn SC. Independent tuning of multiple biomaterial properties using protein engineering.  Soft Matter 2009; 5:114-124.
Shamloo A, Ma N, Poo MM, Sohn L, Heilshorn SC. Endothelial cell polarization and chemotaxis in a microfluidic device.   Lab on A Chip 2008; 8:1292-1299.
Shelly M, Cancedda L, Heilshorn S, Sumbre G, Poo M.  LKB1/STRAD promotes axon initiation during neuronal polarization.  Cell, 129,  2007, pp 565-577.
Carrico IS, Maskarinec SA, Heilshorn SC, Mock ML, Liu JC, Nowatzki PJ, Franck C, Ravichandran G, Tirrell D.  Lithographic patterning of photoreactive cell-adhesive proteins.   J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 2007, pp 4874-4875.
Heilshorn SC,  Liu JC, DiZio KA, Tirrell DA.  Cell-binding domain context affects cell behavior on engineered proteins.  Biomacromolecules, 6, 2005, pp 318-323.
Liu JC, Heilshorn SC, Tirrell DA.  Comparative cell response to artificial extracellular matrix proteins containing the RGD and  CS5 cell-binding domains.  Biomacromolecules, 5, 2004, pp 497-504.
Heilshorn SC, DiZio KA, Welsh ER, Tirrell DA.  Endothelial cell adhesion to the fibronectin CS5 domain in artificial  extracellular matrix proteins.  Biomaterials, 24, 2003, pp 4245-4252.
Glenn RW, Sine MR, Evans MD, Carethers ME, Heilshorn SC "Liquid personal cleansing compositions which contain a  complex coacervate for improved sensory perception", U.S. patents #6,028,043 (2000), #5,932,528 (1999), #5,858,938 (1999),  #5,716,920 (1998). Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company.


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