Peer-Reviewed Articles

2024

Ghaiedi H., Pinzon Herrera L.C., Alshafeay S., Harris L., Almodovar J., Nayani N., “Liquid crystalline collagen assemblies as substrates for directed alignment of human Schwann cells” Soft Matter 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SM00534A

Miranda-Munoz K., Midkiff K., Woessner A., Afshar-Mohajer M., Zou M., Pollock E., Gonzalez-Nino D., Prinz G., Hutchinson L., Li R., Kompalage K., Culbertson C.T., Tucker R.J., Coetzee H., Tsai T., Powell J., Almodovar J., “A Multicomponent Microneedle Patch for the Delivery of Meloxicam for Veterinary Applications” ACS Nano. 2024. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsnano.4c08072

Pinzon-Herrera L., Magness J., Apodaca-Reyes H., Sanchez J., Almodovar J., “Surface Modification of Nerve Guide Conduits with ECM Coatings and Investigating Their Impact on Schwann Cell Response” Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2024.  https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202304103

2023

Haseli M., Pinzon-Herrera L., Hao X., Wickramasinghe R., Almodovar J., “Novel strategy to enhance human mesenchymal stromal cell immunosuppression: harnessing interferon-gamma presentation in metal-organic frameworks embedded on heparin/collagen multilayers” Langmuir. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02355

Phipps J., Haseli M., Wilson B., Corbitt J., Servoss S., Almodovar J., “Delivery of IFN-γ @PCN-333 and its effect on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells” ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01038

Huynh T., Reed C., Blackwell, Z., Phelps, P., Pinzon Herrera, L.C., Almodovar, J., Zaharoff, D.A., Wolchok, J.C., “Local IL-10 delivery modulates the immune response and enhances repair of volumetric muscle loss muscle injury”, Scientific Reports, 2023. 13, 1983. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27981-x

2022

Castilla-Casadiego D.A., Miranda-Muñoz K.A., Roberts J.L., Crowell A.D., Gonzalez-Nino D., Choudhury D., Aparicio-Solis, F.O., Servoss S.L., Rosales A.M., Prinz G., Zou M., Zhang Y., Coetzee J.F., Greenlee L.F., Powell J., and Almodovar J.; “Biodegradable microneedle patch for delivery of meloxicam for managing pain in cattle” PloSOne, 17(8): e0272169, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272169

Gregory E., Baek I.H., Ala-Kokko N., Dugan R., Pinzon-Herrera L., Almodóvar J., and Song Y.H., “Peripheral Nerve Decellularization for In Vitro Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel Use: A Comparative Study” ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00034

Timsina H., McTyer J., Rao R.R., Almodovar J.; “A comparative evaluation of layer-by-layer assembly techniques for surface modification of microcarriers used in human mesenchymal stromal cell manufacturing” Biotechnology Journal, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.202100605

Haseli M., Castilla-Casadiego D.A., Pinzon-Herrera L.C., Hillsley A., Miranda-Munoz K.A., Sivaraman S., Rosales A.M., Rao R.R., Almodovar J.; “Immunomudolatory functions of human mesenchymal stromal cells are enhanced when cultured on HEP/COL multilayers supplemented with interferon-gamma” Materials Today Bio, 13, 2022, 100194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2021.100194

2021

Haseli M., Pinzon-Herrera L.C., Almodovar J.; “Crosslinked layered surfaces of heparin and poly(L-lysine) enhance mesenchymal stromal cells behavior in the presence of soluble interferon gamma” Cells Tissues Organs, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1159/000521609

Reyes-Ramos A.M., Alvarez-Garcia Y.R., Solodin N., Almodovar J., Alarid E., Torres-Garcia W., Domenech M.; “Collagen I fibrous substrates modulate the growth and secretome of Luminal A breast tumor cells in a hormone-restricted microenvironment” ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01803 

Chiao, Y.-H.; Sengupta A.; Ang, M.B.M.Y.; Chen S-T; Teow Y.H.; Almodovar, J.; Hung W-S; Wickramasinghe, S.R.; “Application of Zwitterion in Forward Osmosis: A short review” Polymers, 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13040583

2020

Chiao, Y.-H.; Yap Ang, M.B.M.; Huang Y.-X.; DePaz, S.S.; Chang, Y.; Almodovar, J.*; Wickramasinghe, S.R.*; “A “graft to” electrospun zwitterionic bilayer membrane for separation of hydraulic fracturing produced water via membrane distillation” Membranes, 2020, 10, 402 *Co-corresponding authors. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10120402

Castilla-Casadiego D.A., Timsina H, Haseli M, Pinzon-Herrera L, Chiao Y.-H, Wickramasinghe S.R., Almodovar J.; “Methods for the assembly and characterization of polyelectrolyte multilayers as microenvironments to modulate human mesenchymal stromal cell response” ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01397

Chiao, Y.-H.; Chen, S.-T.; Yap Ang, M.B.M.; Patra, T.; Castilla-Casadiego, D.A.; Fan, R.; Almodovar, J.; Hung, W.-S.; Wickramasinghe, S.R. High-Performance Polyacrylic Acid-Grafted PVDF Nanofiltration Membrane with Good Antifouling Property for the Textile Industry. Polymers 2020, 12, 2443. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12112443

Castilla-Casadiego D.A., Carlton H., Gonzalez-Nino D., Miranda-Muñoz  K.A., Daneshpour R., Huitink D., Prinz G., Powell J., Greenlee L., Almodovar J.; “Design, Characterization, and Modeling of a Chitosan Microneedle Patch for Transdermal Delivery of Meloxicam as a Pain Management Strategy for Use in Cattle” Materials Science and Engineering C, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111544

Pinzon-Herrera L., Mendez J., Mulero A., Almodovar J.; “Real-time monitoring of human Schwann cells on heparin-collagen coatings reveals enhanced adhesion and growth factor response”. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TB01454K

Cifuentes, S., Priyadarshani, P., Castilla-Casadiego, D., Mortensen, L., Almodóvar, J., Domenech, M.; “Heparin/Collagen Surface Coatings Modulate the Growth, Secretome and Morphology of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Response to Interferon Gamma” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.37085

Chiao, Y.-H.; Chen, S.-T.; Sivakumar M.; Ang, M.B.M.Y.; Patra, T.; Almodovar, J.; Wickramasinghe, R.; Hung, W.-S.; Lai, J.-Y. “Zwitterionic Polymer Brush Grafted on Polyvinylidene Difluoride Membrane Promoting Enhanced Ultrafiltration Performance with Augmented Antifouling Property”. Polymers 2020, 12, 1303.  https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061303

Chiao, Y.-H.; Patra, T.; Ang, M.B.M.Y.; Chen, S.-T.; Almodovar, J.; Qian, X.; Wickramasinghe, R.; Hung, W.-S.; Huang, S.-H.; Chang, Y.; Lai, J.-Y. “Zwitterion Co-Polymer PEI-SBMA Nanofiltration Membrane Modified by Fast Second Interfacial Polymerization.” Polymers 2020, 12, 269.

Castilla-Casadiego D.A., Reyes-Ramos A.M., Domenech M., Almodovar J.; “Effects of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Stimulus on h-MSC Expansion and Their Functional Characteristics” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2020, 48(2), 519-535

2019

Castilla-Casadiego D.A., Garcia J.R., Garcia A.J., Almodovar J.; “Collagen/Heparin Coatings Improve Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Response to Interferon Gamma” ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2019, DOI: 1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00008.

2018

Castilla-Casadiego D.A., Pinzon-Herrera L., Perez-Perez M., Quiñones-Colón B.A., Suleiman D., Almodovar J.; “Simultaneous characterization of physical, chemical, and thermal properties of polymeric multilayers using infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 553, 2018, 155-168

Vega-Figueroa K., Santillán J., Ortiz-Gómez V., Ortiz-Quiles E.O., Quiñones-Colón B.A, Castilla-Casadiego D.A., Almodovar J., Bayro M.J., Rodríguez-Martínez J.A, and Nicolau; “Aptamer-Based Impedimetric Assay of Arsenite in Water: Interfacial Properties and Performance”, ACS Omega, 3(2), 2018, 1437-1444

2017

Ayala-Caminero R., Pinzon-Herrera L., Rivera-Martinez C., Almodovar J.; “Polymeric scaffolds for three-dimensional culture of nerve cells: a model of peripheral nerve regeneration”, MRS Communications, 7(3), 2017, 391-415

 

2016

Castilla Casadiego D., Maldonado M., Sundaram P., Almodovar J.; “Green electrospinning of a collagen/hydroxyapatite composite nanofibrous scaffold”, MRS Communications, 2016, DOI: 10.1557/mrc.2016.43

Castilla Casadiego D., Ramos Avilez H. V., Herrera-Posada S., Calcagno B., Loyo L., Shipmon J., Acevedo A., Quintana A., Almodovar J.; “Engineering of a stable collagen nanofibrous scaffold with tunable fiber diameter, alignment, and mechanical properties”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 301(9), 2016, 1064-1075

 

2015

Caridade SG., Monge C., Almodovar J., Guillot R., Lavaud J., Josserand V., Coll JL., Mano JF., Picart C.; “Myoconductive and osteoinductive free-standing polysaccharide membranes”, Acta Biomaterialia, 15, 2015, 139-149

Monge C., Almodóvar J., Boudou T., Picart C.; “Spatio-temporal control of LbL films for biomedical applications: from 2D to 3D”, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 4(6), 2015, 811-830

 

2014

Dalonneau F., Liu X.Q., Sadir R., Almodóvar J., Mertani H.C., Brucker F., Albiguez-Rizo C., Weidenhaupt M., Lortat-Jacob H., Picart C.; “The effect of delivering the chemokine SDF-1a in a matrix-bound manner on myogenesis”, Biomaterials, 35(15), 2014, 4525-4535

Almodóvar J., Guillot R, Monge C., Vollaire J., SelimovićŠ., Luc-Coll J., Khademhosseini A., Picart C.; “Spatial patterning of BMP-2 and BMP-7 on biopolymeric films and the guidance of muscle cell fate”, Biomaterials, 35(13), 2014, 3975-3985

 

2013

Almodóvar J., Crouzier T., SelimovićŠ., Boudou T., Khademhosseini A., Picart C.; “Gradients of Physical and Biochemical Cues on Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films Generated via Microfluidics”, Lab on a Chip, 13 (8), 2013, 1562-1570

Almodóvar J., Mower J., Banerjee A., Sarkar A., Ehrhart N.P., Kipper M.J.; “Chitosan-Heparin Polyelectrolyte Multilayers on Cortical Bone: Periosteum-Mimetic, Cytophillic, Antibacterial Coatings”, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 110(2), 2013, 609-618 **Article featured on the Spotlights section of Vol 110, Issue 2**

 

2012

Volpato F.Z., Almodóvar J., Erickson K., Popat K.C., Migliaresi C., Kipper M.J.; “Preservation of FGF-2 Bioactivity Using Heparin-Based Nanoparticles, and Their Delivery From Electrospun Chitosan Fibers”, Acta Biomaterialia, 8, 2012, 1551-1559

 

2011

Almodóvar J., Place L.W., Gogolski J., Kipper M.J.; “Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Polysaccharide-Based Multilayers: A Spectroscopic Study of Hydrophilicity, Composition, and Ion Pairing”; Biomacromolecules, 12, 2011, 2755-2765

Almodóvar J., Kipper M.J.; “Coating Electrospun Chitosan Nanofibers With Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Using the Polysaccharides Heparin and N,N,N-Trimethyl Chitosan”, Macromolecular Biosciences, 11, 2011, 72-76

Kisiday J.D., Hale B.W., Almodóvar J., Lee C.M., Kipper M.J., McIlwraith C.W., Frisbie D.D; “Expansion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Fibrinogen-Rich Protein Surfaces Derived From Blood Plasma”, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 5, 2011, 600-611

 

2010

Almodóvar J., Bacon S., Gogolski J., Kisiday J.D., Kipper M.J.; “Polysaccharide-Based Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Surface Coatings can Enhance Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Response to Adsorbed Growth Factors”, Biomacromolecules, 11, 2010, 2629-2639

Boddohi S., Almodóvar J., Zhang H., Johnson P., Kipper M.J.; “Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Polysaccharide Based Nanostructured Surfaces Containing Polyelectrolyte Complex Nanoparticles”, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 77, 2010, 60-68

 

Edited Book

Electrospun Biomaterials and Related Technologies, Ed. Almodóvar J, Cham, Switzerland, Springer Nature, 2017, P.21-56. Print.

 

Book Chapters

Castilla Casadiego D.A., Rivera C., Quiñones B., Almodóvar J., “Electrospun collagen biomaterials” in Electrospun Biomaterials and Related Technologies, Ed. Almodóvar J, Cham, Switzerland, Springer Nature, 2017, P.21-56. Print.

Ramos H.V., Castilla D.A., Vega A.L., Perales O.J., Almodóvar J., “Production of Chitosan Coatings on Metal and Ceramic Biomaterials” in Chitosan-based biomaterials Vol 1, Eds. Jennings A., Bumgardner J., Overend L., Woodhead Publishing, 2016, P. 255-294. Print.

Almodóvar J.,Castilla D.A., Ramos H.V. “Polysaccharide based biomaterials for cell-material interface” in Cell and Material Interface: Advances in Tissue Engineering, Biosensor, Implant, and Imaging Technologies, Ed. Vrana N., Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 2015, P. 215-244. Print

Gilde F., Guillot R., Fourel L., Almodovar J., Crouzier T., Boudou T., Picart C., “Matrix-Bound Presentation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 by Multilayer Films: Fundamental Studies and Applications to Ortohopedics” in Layer-by-Layer Films for Biomedical Applications, Eds. Picart C., Caruso F., Voegel JC., KGaA,  Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., 2015. Print.

Kipper M., Almodovar J., “Engineering Soft Nanostructures for Guided Cell Response” in Nanotechnology in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Ed. Popat K., Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 2011. Print.