| Elastin degradation and calcification in an abdominal aorta injury model: role of matrix metalloproteinases DM Basalyga, DT Simionescu, W Xiong, BT Baxter, BC Starcher, ... Circulation 110 (22), 3480-3487, 2004 | 432 | 2004 |
| Identification and characterization of calcifying valve cells from human and canine aortic valves. ER Mohler 3rd, MK Chawla, AW Chang, N Vyavahare, RJ Levy, L Graham, ... The Journal of heart valve disease 8 (3), 254-260, 1999 | 364 | 1999 |
| Novel porous aortic elastin and collagen scaffolds for tissue engineering Q Lu, K Ganesan, DT Simionescu, NR Vyavahare Biomaterials 25 (22), 5227-5237, 2004 | 359 | 2004 |
| Prevention of bioprosthetic heart valve calcification by ethanol preincubation: efficacy and mechanisms N Vyavahare, D Hirsch, E Lerner, JZ Baskin, FJ Schoen, R Bianco, ... Circulation 95 (2), 479-488, 1997 | 301 | 1997 |
| Mechanisms of bioprosthetic heart valve failure: fatigue causes collagen denaturation and glycosaminoglycan loss N Vyavahare, M Ogle, FJ Schoen, R Zand, DC Gloeckner, M Sacks, ... Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: An Official Journal of The Society …, 1999 | 218 | 1999 |
| Elastin-derived peptides and TGF-β1 induce osteogenic responses in smooth muscle cells A Simionescu, K Philips, N Vyavahare Biochemical and biophysical research communications 334 (2), 524-532, 2005 | 212 | 2005 |
| Construction of high‐density bacterial colony arrays and patterns by the ink‐jet method T Xu, S Petridou, EH Lee, EA Roth, NR Vyavahare, JJ Hickman, T Boland Biotechnology and bioengineering 85 (1), 29-33, 2004 | 200 | 2004 |
| Elastin stabilization for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms JC Isenburg, DT Simionescu, BC Starcher, NR Vyavahare Circulation 115 (13), 1729-1737, 2007 | 186 | 2007 |
| Stability and function of glycosaminoglycans in porcine bioprosthetic heart valves JJ Lovekamp, DT Simionescu, JJ Mercuri, B Zubiate, MS Sacks, ... Biomaterials 27 (8), 1507-1518, 2006 | 174 | 2006 |
| Tissue material and process for bioprosthesis DT Simionescu, N Vyavahare US Patent 7,189,259, 2007 | 171 | 2007 |
| Osteogenic responses in fibroblasts activated by elastin degradation products and transforming growth factor-β1: role of myofibroblasts in vascular calcification A Simionescu, DT Simionescu, NR Vyavahare The American journal of pathology 171 (1), 116-123, 2007 | 147 | 2007 |
| Biocompatibility and remodeling potential of pure arterial elastin and collagen scaffolds DT Simionescu, Q Lu, Y Song, JS Lee, TN Rosenbalm, C Kelley, ... Biomaterials 27 (5), 702-713, 2006 | 144 | 2006 |
| Tannic acid treatment enhances biostability and reduces calcification of glutaraldehyde fixed aortic wall JC Isenburg, DT Simionescu, NR Vyavahare Biomaterials 26 (11), 1237-1245, 2005 | 141 | 2005 |
| Stabilization of implantable bioprosthetic tissue N Vyavahare, I Alferiev, RJ Levy US Patent 6,391,538, 2002 | 138 | 2002 |
| Effects of collagen fiber orientation on the response of biologically derived soft tissue biomaterials to cyclic loading TL Sellaro, D Hildebrand, Q Lu, N Vyavahare, M Scott, MS Sacks Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A: An Official Journal of The …, 2007 | 133 | 2007 |
| Elastin stabilization in cardiovascular implants: improved resistance to enzymatic degradation by treatment with tannic acid JC Isenburg, DT Simionescu, NR Vyavahare Biomaterials 25 (16), 3293-3302, 2004 | 133 | 2004 |
| Structural requirements for stabilization of vascular elastin by polyphenolic tannins JC Isenburg, NV Karamchandani, DT Simionescu, NR Vyavahare Biomaterials 27 (19), 3645-3651, 2006 | 131 | 2006 |
| Role of elastin in pathologic calcification of xenograft heart valves MT Bailey, S Pillarisetti, H Xiao, NR Vyavahare Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A: An Official Journal of The …, 2003 | 129 | 2003 |
| Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable elastomeric polyurethane scaffolds fabricated by the inkjet technique C Zhang, X Wen, NR Vyavahare, T Boland Biomaterials 29 (28), 3781-3791, 2008 | 128 | 2008 |
| The effect of hyaluronic acid incorporation on fibroblast spreading and proliferation within PEG-diacrylate based semi-interpenetrating networks JK Kutty, E Cho, JS Lee, NR Vyavahare, K Webb Biomaterials 28 (33), 4928-4938, 2007 | 119 | 2007 |
