Biomechanical properties of the spinal cord: implications for tissue engineering and clinical translation.

R.D. Bartlett, D. Choi & J.B. Phillips (2016). Biomechanical properties of the spinal cord: implications for tissue engineering and clinical translation. Regenerative Medicine, (doi:10.2217/rme-2016-0065)

Using Stem Cells to Grow Artificial Tissue for Peripheral Nerve Repair

K.S. Bhangra, F. Busuttil, J.B. Phillips & A.A. Rahim (2016). Using Stem Cells to Grow Artificial Tissue for Peripheral Nerve Repair. Stem Cells International, ID 7502178

Label-free mapping of microstructural organisation in self-aligning cellular collagen hydrogels using image correlation spectroscopy

K. Sanen, R. Paesen, S. Luyck, J.B. Phillips, I. Lambrichts, W. Martens & M. Ameloot (2015) Label-free mapping of microstructural organisation in self-aligning cellular collagen hydrogels using image correlation spectroscopy. Acts Biomaterialia doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.10.047

Embryonic and mature astrocytes exert different effects on neuronal growth in rat ventral mesencephalic slice cultures

Hashemian, C. O’Rourke, J.B. Phillips, I. Strömberg & S. Af Bjerkén (2015) Embryonic and mature astrocytes exert different effects on neuronal growth in rat ventral mesencephalic slice cultures. Springerplus doi: 10.1186/s40064-015-1362-3

Optimising contraction and alignment of cellular collagen hydrogels to achieve reliable and consistent engineered anisotropic tissue.

O’Rourke, Caitriona; Drake, Rosemary A. L.; Cameron, Grant W. W.; Loughlin, A. Jane and Phillips, James B. (2015). Optimising contraction and alignment of cellular collagen hydrogels to achieve reliable and consistent engineered anisotropic tissue. Journal of Biomaterials Applications (Early view).

Engineered neural tissue with aligned, differentiated adipose-derived stem cells promotes peripheral nerve regeneration across a critical sized defect in rat sciatic nerve.

Melanie Georgiou, Jon P. Golding, Alison J. Loughlin, Paul J. Kingham and James B. Phillips (2015). Engineered neural tissue with aligned, differentiated adipose-derived stem cells promotes peripheral nerve regeneration across a critical sized defect in rat sciatic nerve. Biomaterials, 37 pp. 242–251.

A three-dimensional collagen construct to model lipopolysaccharide-induced activation of BV2 microglia

Haw, Randy Tatt; Tong, Chih Kong; Yew, Andrew; Lee, Han Chung; Phillips, James B. and Vidyadaran, Sharmili (2014). A three-dimensional collagen construct to model lipopolysaccharide-induced activation of BV2 microglia. Journal of Neuroinflammation…

Monitoring neuron and astrocyte interactions with a 3D cell culture system

Phillips, James B. (2014). Monitoring neuron and astrocyte interactions with a 3D cell culture system. In: Murray, Andrew J. ed. Axon Growth and Regeneration: Methods and Regeneration. Methods in Molecular Biology: Methods and Protocols, 116…

Building stable anisotropic tissues using cellular collagen gels

Phillips, James B. (2014). Building stable anisotropic tissues using cellular collagen gels. Organogenesis, 10(1) pp. 6–8.

Human dental pulp stem cells can differentiate into Schwann cells and promote and guide neurite outgrowth in an aligned tissue-engineered collagen construct in vitro

Martens, Wendy ; Sanen, Kathleen ; Georgiou, Melanie ; Struys, Tom; Bronckaers, Annelies; Ameloot, Marcel; Phillips, James and Lambrichts, Ivo (2014). Human dental pulp stem cells can differentiate into Schwann cells and promote and guide neurite o…