Representative Recent Publications

Sharon, J.L. and Puleo, D.A. (2008).  Immobilization of glycoproteins, such as VEGF, on biodegradable substrates, Acta Biomaterialia 4:1016-1023. 

Jeon, J.H., Piepgrass, W.T., Lin, Y.-L., Thomas, M.V., and Puleo, D.A. (2008).  Localized intermittent delivery of simvastatin acid stimulates bone formation in rats, J. Periodontol. 79:1457-1464. 

Sharon, J.L. and Puleo, D.A. (2008).  The use of N-terminal immobilization of PTH(1-34) on PLGA to enhance bioactivity, Biomaterials 29:3137-3142. 

Jeon, J.H. and Puleo, D.A. (2008).  Alternating release of different bioactive molecules from a complexation polymer system, Biomaterials 29:3591-3598. 

Jeon, J.H. and Puleo, D.A. (2008). Formulations for intermittent release of parathyroid hormone (1-34) and local enhancement of osteoblast activities, Pharm. Dev. Technol. 13:505-512. 

Medley, J.M., Beane, E.J., Sundararaj, S.K.C., Kaplan, E., Puleo, D.A., and Dziubla, T.D. (2010). Block copolymers for the rational design of self-forming postsurgical adhesion barriers, Acta Biomater. 6:72-82.  

Thomas, M.V., Clemens, J., and Puleo, D.A. (2010).  Novel calcium sulfate space-making devices for bone regeneration: a pilot study, J. Long Term Eff. Med. Implants 20:317-326. 

Yu, S., Luo, A-Q., Biswal, D., Hilt, J.Z., and Puleo, D.A. (2010).  Lysozyme-imprinted polymer synthesized using UV free radical polymerization, Talanta 83:156–161. 

Farino, M., Branscum, A., Robinson, F.G., Jasper, S., Al-Sabbagh, M., Puleo, D.A., and Thomas, M.V. (2010).  Programmatic effectiveness of a university-based implant training program: long-term, patient-centered outcomes, J. Long Term Eff. Med. Implants 20:343-351. 

Hawkins, A.M., Milbrandt, T.A., Puleo, D.A., and Hilt, J.Z. (2011).  Synthesis and analysis of degradation, mechanical, and toxicity properties of poly(β-amino ester) degradable hydrogels, Acta Biomater. 7:1956-1964.

Pu, Z., Yang, S., Song, G.-L., Dillon, Jr., O.W., Puleo, D.A., and Jawahir, I.S. (2011).  Ultrafine-grained surface layer on AZ31B Mg alloy produced by cryogenic burnishing for enhanced corrosion resistance, Scripta Mater. 65:520-523. 

Thomas, M.V. and Puleo, D.A. (2011).  Infection, inflammation, and bone regeneration: A paradoxical relationship, J. Dent. Res. 90:1052-1061. 

Medley, J.M., Kaplan, E., Oz, H.S., Sundararaj, S.C., Puleo, D.A., Dziubla, T.D. (2011). Fibrin-targeted block copolymers for the prevention of postsurgical adhesions, J. Biomed. Mater. Res. Part B. Appl. Biomater. 99:102-110. 

Hawkins, A.M., Puleo, D.A., and Hilt, J.Z. (2011).  Effect of macromer synthesis time on the properties of the resulting poly(β-amino ester) degradable hydrogel, J. Appl. Poly. Sci. 122:1420-1426.     

McClanahan, J.R., Peyyala, R., Novak, K.F., and Puleo, D.A. (2011).  Antibacterial effects of a complexation polymer system for delivering an antimicrobial peptide, Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 38:530-533. 

Zou, Y., Brooks, J.L., Talwalkar, V., Milbrandt, T.A., and Puleo, D.A. (2012).  Development of an injectable two-phase drug delivery system for sequential release of antiresorptive and osteogenic drugs, J. Biomed. Mater. Res. Part B. Appl. Biomater. 100B:155-162.