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David Dean is a researcher affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines within engineering and materials science, with a notable focus on biomedical applications and additive manufacturing technologies.

The primary fields of study in David Dean's research include Engineering and Materials Science. Specific subfields encompass Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Surgery, and Biomaterials.

The main research topics explored by Dean cover various aspects of materials and biomedical engineering, such as Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Orthopaedic Implants and Arthroplasty, and Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties.

Dean's frequent collaboration network includes the following coauthors:

  • Ciro A. Rodrı́guez
  • Luis H. Olivas-Alanis
  • Agnieszka Chmielewska
  • Javier Vazquez-Armendariz
  • Alan A. Luo

Among publication venues, David Dean has a consistent presence in Procedia CIRP and SSRN Electronic Journal, with multiple contributions. Other notable venues include Biofabrication, Acta Biomaterialia, and Materialia.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Dean illustrate the range of research interests:

  • "Using chaotic advection for facile high-throughput fabrication of ordered multilayer micro- and nanostructures: continuous chaotic printing," 2020, Biofabrication
  • "The role of stiffness-matching in avoiding stress shielding-induced bone loss and stress concentration-induced skeletal reconstruction device failure," 2023, Acta Biomaterialia
  • "In vitro and in vivo assessment of squeeze-cast Mg-Zn-Ca-Mn alloys for biomedical applications," 2022, Acta Biomaterialia
  • "Design, Modeling, Additive Manufacturing, and Polishing of Stiffness-Modulated Porous Nitinol Bone Fixation Plates Followed by Thermomechanical and Composition Analysis," 2020, Metals
  • "Chemical Polishing of Additively Manufactured, Porous, Nickel-Titanium Skeletal Fixation Plates," 2021, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

Best Publications

  • Use of stereolithography to manufacture critical-sized 3D biodegradable scaffolds for bone ingrowth.

    Malcolm N. Cooke;John P. Fisher;David Dean;Clare Rimnac

  • Soft and hard tissue response to photocrosslinked poly(propylene fumarate) scaffolds in a rabbit model.

    John P. Fisher;Johan W. M. Vehof;David Dean

  • Evaluating 3D‐Printed Biomaterials as Scaffolds for Vascularized Bone Tissue Engineering

    Martha O. Wang;Charlotte E. Vorwald;Maureen L. Dreher;Eric J. Mott

  • Metals for bone implants. Part 1. Powder metallurgy and implant rendering.

    Mohsen Taheri Andani;Narges Shayesteh Moghaddam;Christoph Haberland;David Dean

  • Stereolithographic bone scaffold design parameters: osteogenic differentiation and signal expression.

    Kyobum Kim;Andrew Yeatts;David Dean;John P. Fisher

  • Photocrosslinking characteristics and mechanical properties of diethyl fumarate/poly(propylene fumarate) biomaterials.

    John P Fisher;David Dean;Antonios G Mikos

  • Photoinitiated Polymerization of Biomaterials

    John P Fisher;David Dean;Paul S Engel;Antonios G Mikos

  • Synthesis and properties of photocross-linked poly(propylene fumarate) scaffolds

    John P.Fisher;Theresa A. Holland;David Dean;Paul S. Engel

  • Metals for bone implants: safety, design, and efficacy

    Narges Shayesteh Moghaddam;Mohsen Taheri Andani;Mohsen Taheri Andani;Amirhesam Amerinatanzi;Christoph Haberland

  • Effect of Initial Cell Seeding Density on Early Osteogenic Signal Expression of Rat Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Cultured on Cross-Linked Poly(propylene fumarate) Disks

    Kyobum Kim;David Dean;Antonios G. Mikos;John P. Fisher

  • Evaluation of the in vitro cytotoxicity of cross-linked biomaterials.

    Martha O. Wang;Julie M. Etheridge;Joshua A. Thompson;Charlotte E. Vorwald

  • The influence of stereolithographic scaffold architecture and composition on osteogenic signal expression with rat bone marrow stromal cells.

    Kyobum Kim;David Dean;Jonathan Wallace;Rob Breithaupt

  • Early osteogenic signal expression of rat bone marrow stromal cells is influenced by both hydroxyapatite nanoparticle content and initial cell seeding density in biodegradable nanocomposite scaffolds.

    Kyobum Kim;David Dean;Anqi Lu;Antonios G. Mikos

  • Bone formation in transforming growth factor beta-1-coated porous poly(propylene fumarate) scaffolds.

    Johan W. M. Vehof;John P. Fisher;David Dean

  • Continuous Digital Light Processing (cDLP): Highly Accurate Additive Manufacturing of Tissue Engineered Bone Scaffolds

    David Dean;Jonathan Wallace;Ali Siblani;Martha O. Wang

  • 3D Printing of Poly(propylene fumarate) Oligomers: Evaluation of Resin Viscosity, Printing Characteristics and Mechanical Properties.

    Yuanyuan Luo;Gaëlle Le Fer;David Dean;Matthew L Becker

  • Resorbable bone fixation alloys, forming, and post-fabrication treatments.

    Hamdy Ibrahim;Sajedeh Nasr Esfahani;Behrang Poorganji;David Dean

  • Poly(propylene fumarate)-based materials: Synthesis, functionalization, properties, device fabrication and biomedical applications.

    Zhongyu Cai;Zhongyu Cai;Yong Wan;Matthew L. Becker;Yun-Ze Long;Yun-Ze Long

  • Photoinitiated Cross-Linking of the Biodegradable Polyester Poly(propylene fumarate). Part II. In Vitro Degradation

    John P. Fisher;Theresa A. Holland;David Dean;Antonios G. Mikos

  • Hydrogels that allow and facilitate bone repair, remodeling, and regeneration

    Aaron R. Short;Deepthi Koralla;Ameya Deshmukh;Benjamin Wissel

  • Process development and characterization of additively manufactured nickel–titanium shape memory parts:

    Jason M Walker;Jason M Walker;Christoph Haberland;Mohsen Taheri Andani;Mohsen Taheri Andani;Haluk Ersin Karaca

  • Microstructural, mechanical and corrosion characteristics of heat-treated Mg-1.2Zn-0.5Ca (wt%) alloy for use as resorbable bone fixation material

    Hamdy Ibrahim;Andrew D. Klarner;Behrang Poorganji;David Dean

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Fisher
John P. Fisher University of Maryland, College Park
Mohammad Elahinia
Mohammad Elahinia University of Toledo
Antonios G. Mikos
Antonios G. Mikos Rice University
Nancy L. Oleinick
Nancy L. Oleinick Case Western Reserve University
Matthew L. Becker
Matthew L. Becker Duke University
Alan A. Luo
Alan A. Luo The Ohio State University
Clare M. Rimnac
Clare M. Rimnac Case Western Reserve University
Lee Friedman
Lee Friedman Texas State University
Haluk E. Karaca
Haluk E. Karaca University of Kentucky
Guang H. Yue
Guang H. Yue Kessler Foundation

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