Nicholas James Amoroso

Dr. Nicholas James Amoroso

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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2011 in Biomaterials
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YHYi Hong
Yi Hong
AHAlexander Huber
Alexander Huber
KTKeisuke Takanari
Keisuke Takanari
NANicholas James Amoroso
Nicholas James Amoroso
RHRyotaro Hashizume
Ryotaro Hashizume
WWWilliam R. Wagner
William R. Wagner

19 July 2013 in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
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MWMatthew T. Wolf
Matthew T. Wolf
CCChristopher A. Carruthers
Christopher A. Carruthers
CDChristopher L. Dearth
Christopher L. Dearth
PCPeter M. Crapo
Peter M. Crapo
AHAlexander Huber
Alexander Huber
SBStephen Badylak
Stephen Badylak

1 April 2010 in Biomaterials
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RHRyotaro Hashizume
Ryotaro Hashizume
KFKazuro L. Fujimoto
Kazuro L. Fujimoto
YHYi Hong
Yi Hong
NANicholas James Amoroso
Nicholas James Amoroso
KTKimimasa Tobita
Kimimasa Tobita
WWWilliam R. Wagner
William R. Wagner

27 October 2010 in Advanced Materials
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NANicholas James Amoroso
Nicholas James Amoroso
ADAntonio D’aMore
Antonio D’aMore
YHYi Hong
Yi Hong
WWWilliam R. Wagner
William R. Wagner
MSMichael S. Sacks
Michael S. Sacks

1 December 2012 in Acta Biomaterialia
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NANicholas James Amoroso
Nicholas James Amoroso
ADAntonio D’aMore
Antonio D’aMore
YHYi Hong
Yi Hong
CRChristian P. Rivera
Christian P. Rivera
MSMichael S. Sacks
Michael S. Sacks
WWWilliam R. Wagner
William R. Wagner

1 February 2012 in Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods
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YHYi Hong
Yi Hong
KTKeisuke Takanari
Keisuke Takanari
NANicholas James Amoroso
Nicholas James Amoroso
RHRyotaro Hashizume
Ryotaro Hashizume
EBEllen P. Brennan-Pierce
Ellen P. Brennan-Pierce
WWWilliam R. Wagner
William R. Wagner
A biodegradable elastomeric scaffold was created by electrospinning a mixed solution of poly(ester urethane)urea (PEUU) and porcine dermal extracellular matrix (dECM) digest, with PEUU included to provide elasticity, flexibility, and mechanical support and dECM used to enhance bioactivity and biocompatibility. Micrographs and differential scanning calorimetry demonstrated partial miscibility between PEUU and dECM. With greater dECM content, scaffolds were found to possess lower breaking strains and suture retention strength, although initial modulus was greater with higher dECM concentrations. The hybrid scaffolds containing 0% to 50% dECM had tensile strengths of 5 to 7 MPa, breaking strains of 138% to 611%, initial moduli of 3 to 11 Mpa, and suture retention strengths of 35 to 59 MPa. When hydrated, scaffolds were found to contract markedly with 50% dECM content. When used in a rat full-thickness abdominal wall replacement model, no herniation, infection, or tissue adhesion was observed after 4 and 8 weeks with a scaffold containing 25% dECM or a control 100% PEUU scaffold. Scaffolds incorporating dECM were significantly thicker at the time of explant, with greater numbers of associated smooth muscle actin–positive staining cells than in the control, but minimal cellular infiltration and remodeling of the scaffold were detected regardless of dECM addition. The processing of dECM and PEUU from a mixed solution thus provided a scaffold with evidence of better bioactivity and with mechanical properties not achievable with digested dECM alone.