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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

David A. Vorp is a researcher affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a concentration on several subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biomaterials, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Molecular Biology.

Their research interests focus on specific topics related to vascular and tissue engineering and biomedical applications. These include:

  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications

David A. Vorp has published works in various scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Bioengineering
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Journal of Biomechanics
  • JVS Vascular Science
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Bioresorbable silk grafts for small diameter vascular tissue engineering applications: In vitro and in vivo functional analysis" (2020, Acta Biomaterialia)
  • "Mechanical, compositional and morphological characterisation of the human male urethra for the development of a biomimetic tissue engineered urethral scaffold" (2021, Biomaterials)
  • "Extracellular Vesicles Enhance the Remodeling of Cell-Free Silk Vascular Scaffolds in Rat Aortae" (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • "An artificial intelligence based abdominal aortic aneurysm prognosis classifier to predict patient outcomes" (2024, Scientific Reports)
  • "Artificial intelligence framework to predict wall stress in abdominal aortic aneurysm" (2022, Applications in Engineering Science)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Justin S. Weinbaum
  • Timothy K. Chung
  • Katherine L. Lorentz
  • Pete H. Gueldner
  • Eoghan M. Cunnane

David A. Vorp has been recognized by peer organizations, having earned fellowships such as:

  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2010)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) (2005)

Best Publications

  • Toward a biomechanical tool to evaluate rupture potential of abdominal aortic aneurysm: identification of a finite strain constitutive model and evaluation of its applicability

    M.L. Raghavan;David A. Vorp

  • Biomechanics of abdominal aortic aneurysm

    David A. Vorp

  • Association of intraluminal thrombus in abdominal aortic aneurysm with local hypoxia and wall weakening

    David A. Vorp;Paul C. Lee;David H.J. Wang;Michel S. Makaroun

  • Elastin and collagen fibre microstructure of the human aorta in ageing and disease: a review

    Alkiviadis Tsamis;Jeffrey T. Krawiec;David A. Vorp

  • Mechanical wall stress in abdominal aortic aneurysm: influence of diameter and asymmetry.

    David A. Vorp;M.L. Raghavan;Marshall W. Webster

  • The effects of aneurysm on the biaxial mechanical behavior of human abdominal aorta

    Jonathan P. Vande Geest;Michael S. Sacks;David A. Vorp

  • Effect of intraluminal thrombus on wall stress in patient-specific models of abdominal aortic aneurysm☆

    David H.J. Wang;Michel S. Makaroun;Marshall W. Webster;David A. Vorp

  • Wall stress distribution on three-dimensionally reconstructed models of human abdominal aortic aneurysm.

    M.L. Raghavan;David A. Vorp;Michael P. Federle;Michel S. Makaroun

  • Ex vivo biomechanical behavior of abdominal aortic aneurysm : Assessment using a new mathematical model

    M. L. Raghavan;Marshall W. Webster;David A. Vorp

  • A bilayered elastomeric scaffold for tissue engineering of small diameter vascular grafts.

    Lorenzo Soletti;Yi Hong;Jianjun Guan;John J. Stankus

  • Biomechanical Determinants of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture

    David A. Vorp;Jonathan P. Vande Geest

  • Effect of aneurysm on the tensile strength and biomechanical behavior of the ascending thoracic aorta

    David A Vorp;Brian J Schiro;Marek P Ehrlich;Tatu S Juvonen

  • Crosslinking of collagen gels by transglutaminase

    Janine M. Orban;Lorri B. Wilson;Jessica A. Kofroth;Mohammed S. El-Kurdi

  • Esophageal reconstruction with ECM and muscle tissue in a dog model.

    Stephen F. Badylak;David A. Vorp;Alan R. Spievack;Abby Simmons-Byrd

  • Biomechanical properties of ruptured versus electively repaired abdominal aortic aneurysm wall tissue.

    Elena S. Di Martino;Ajay Bohra;Jonathan P. Vande Geest;Navyash Gupta

  • Cellular content and permeability of intraluminal thrombus in abdominal aortic aneurysm

    Randall Adolph;David A. Vorp;David L. Steed;Marshall W. Webster

  • Development of a tissue-engineered vascular graft combining a biodegradable scaffold, muscle-derived stem cells and a rotational vacuum seeding technique.

    Alejandro Nieponice;Lorenzo Soletti;Jianjun Guan;Bridget M. Deasy

  • Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Intraluminal Thrombus From Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

    David H. J. Wang;Michel Makaroun;Marshall W. Webster;David A. Vorp

  • Towards a noninvasive method for determination of patient-specific wall strength distribution in abdominal aortic aneurysms.

    Jonathan P. Vande Geest;Jonathan P. Vande Geest;David H. J. Wang;Stephen R. Wisniewski;Michel S. Makaroun

  • Fabrication of cell microintegrated blood vessel constructs through electrohydrodynamic atomization.

    John J. Stankus;Lorenzo Soletti;Kazuro Fujimoto;Yi Hong

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Wagner
William R. Wagner University of Pittsburgh
Yi Hong
Yi Hong The University of Texas at Arlington
Michel S. Makaroun
Michel S. Makaroun University of Pittsburgh
Michael S. Sacks
Michael S. Sacks The University of Texas at Austin
Michael B. Chancellor
Michael B. Chancellor University of Pittsburgh
Simon C. Watkins
Simon C. Watkins University of Pittsburgh
William C. de Groat
William C. de Groat University of Pittsburgh
Naoki Yoshimura
Naoki Yoshimura University of Pittsburgh
Barry J. Doyle
Barry J. Doyle Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Timothy M. McGloughlin
Timothy M. McGloughlin University of Limerick

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