Prof. Abhay Pandit

phone:    353 91 492758
fax:        353 91 563991
e-mail:    abhay.panditnuigalway.ie

Director, Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials

Research Interests

Extracellular matrix development for soft tissue applications
Delivery of therapeutic (viral and non-viral) biomolecules delivery through novel tethering mechanisms
Tissue Engineering: Scaffold design, Biomimetics
Biomaterial enhanced repair and regeneration
For more information, see Abhay Pandit's research pages.

Teaching

ME321 Biomaterials
ME323 Service Learning for Mechanical and Biomedical Engineers
ME416 Biomechanics
ME422 Tissue Engineering

Selected Publications 

Burugapalli K., Chan J.C.Y., Kelly J.L. and Pandit A. ’Buttressing Staples with Cholecyst-derived Extracellular Matrix (CEM) Reinforces Staple Lines in an Ex Vivo Peristaltic Inflation Model.’ Obesity Surgery. (In Press).

Breen, A., Dockery P., O' Brien T. and Pandit A. ’The use of Therapeutic Gene eNOS delivered via a Fibrin Scaffold Enhances Wound Healing in a Compromised Wound Model.’ Biomaterials.  (In Press).

Broderick, E., O Halloran, D., Rotchev, Y., Griffin, M., Collighan, R. and Pandit, A. Enzymatic Stabilisation of Gelatin Based Scaffolds. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 2004:(in press)

Garcia, Y., Wilkins, B., Collinghan, R.J., Griffin, M. and Pandit, A. ’Towards Development of a Dermal Rudiment for Enhanced Wound Healing.’ Biomaterials. 2008: 29(7): 857-868.

Brody, S. and Pandit, A. Microarchitectural Characterisation of Cardiovascular Tissues. Biomaterials: From Molecules to Engineered Tissues Eds. N. Hasirci and V. Hasirci. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2004: (in Press)

Chan, J.C., Burugapalli, K. Naik, H., Kelly, J. and Pandit A. ’Amine Functionalization of Cholecyst-derived Extracellular Matrix with Generation 1 PAMAM Dendrimer.’ Biomacromolecules. 2008: 9(2): 528-536

O’Halloran, D.O, Grad, S., Stoddart, M., Dockery, P, Alini, M. and Pandit, A. ’An Injectable Cross-linked Scaffold for Nucleus Pulposus Regeneration.’ Biomaterials. 2007: 29(4): 438-447.

Pandit, A. and Henry, J. Design of Surgical Meshes: An Engineering Perspective. Technology Health Care. 2004:12(1):51-65.

Barron, V., Lyons, E., McHugh, P.E., Stenson-Cox, C. and Pandit A. Bioreactors for Cardiovascular Cell and Tissue Growth: A Review. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2003: 31(9):1017-1141.

Pandit, A., Wilson, D., Feldman, D. and Thompson, J. The Use of a Fibrin Scaffold for the Delivery of Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF-1). Journal of Biomaterials Applications. 2000; 14:3: 229-42.

Pandit, A., Ashar, R., and Feldman, D. The Effect of Transforming Growth Factor Beta Delivered Through a Collagen Scaffold in Stimulation of Healing in Full Thickness Skin Defects. J. Investigative Surgery. 1999; 12:89-100.

US Patent (05836970) Hemostatic Wound Dressing: Pandit, A. 1998 (Assignee: The Kendall Company)

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