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Richard O.C. Oreffo is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields of study, including Medicine, Engineering, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their work particularly focuses on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Genetics, and Biomaterials.

Oreffo's research topics cover Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Orthopaedic Implants and Arthroplasty, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, as well as Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications.

Their recent publications include:

  • Alternative and complementary therapies in osteoarthritis and cartilage repair, 2020, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Nanoclay-based 3D printed scaffolds promote vascular ingrowth ex vivo and generate bone mineral tissue in vitro and in vivo, 2020, Biofabrication
  • Bisphosphonate nanoclay edge-site interactions facilitate hydrogel self-assembly and sustained growth factor localization, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Growth-Factor Free Multicomponent Nanocomposite Hydrogels That Stimulate Bone Formation, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • De Novo Design of Functional Coassembling Organic-Inorganic Hydrogels for Hierarchical Mineralization and Neovascularization, 2021, ACS Nano

Frequent publication venues for Oreffo include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Tissue Engineering
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Nano

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Janos M. Kanczler, Jonathan I. Dawson, Yang-Hee Kim, Julia Wells, and Manuel Salmerón-Sánchez.

Best Publications

  • The control of human mesenchymal cell differentiation using nanoscale symmetry and disorder

    Matthew J. Dalby;Nikolaj Gadegaard;Rahul Tare;Abhay Andar

  • Osteogenesis and angiogenesis: the potential for engineering bone.

    J M Kanczler;R O C Oreffo

  • Harnessing nanotopography and integrin–matrix interactions to influence stem cell fate

    Matthew J. Dalby;Nikolaj Gadegaard;Richard O. C. Oreffo

  • Oxygen-derived free radicals stimulate osteoclastic bone resorption in rodent bone in vitro and in vivo.

    I. R. Garrett;B. F. Boyce;R. O.C. Oreffo;L. Bonewald

  • Nanoscale surfaces for the long-term maintenance of mesenchymal stem cell phenotype and multipotency

    Rebecca J. McMurray;Nikolaj Gadegaard;P. Monica Tsimbouri;Karl V. Burgess

  • BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING: HOPE VS HYPE

    Felicity R.A.J. Rose;Richard O.C. Oreffo

  • Biofabrication of bone tissue: approaches, challenges and translation for bone regeneration.

    Daniel Tang;Rahul S. Tare;Liang Yo Yang;David F. Williams

  • Hypoxia inducible factors regulate pluripotency and proliferation in human embryonic stem cells cultured at reduced oxygen tensions.

    Catherine E Forristal;Kate L Wright;Neil A Hanley;Richard O C Oreffo

  • Quality of life in sarcopenia and frailty.

    René Rizzoli;Jean-Yves Reginster;Jean-François Arnal;Ivan Bautmans

  • Nanotopographical Control of Stem Cell Differentiation

    Laura E. McNamara;Rebecca J. McMurray;Manus J. P. Biggs;Fahsai Kantawong

  • Association between the abnormal expression of matrix-degrading enzymes by human osteoarthritic chondrocytes and demethylation of specific CpG sites in the promoter regions.

    Helmtrud I. Roach;Norikazu Yamada;Kelvin S. C. Cheung;Simon Tilley

  • Osteoprogenitor response to semi-ordered and random nanotopographies.

    Matthew John Dalby;David McCloy;Mary Robertson;Hossein Agheli

  • Human osteoprogenitor growth and differentiation on synthetic biodegradable structures after surface modification

    X.B. Yang;H.I. Roach;N.M.P. Clarke;S.M. Howdle

  • Osteoprogenitor response to defined topographies with nanoscale depths.

    Matthew John Dalby;David McCloy;Mary Robertson;Christopher D.W. Wilkinson

  • Activation of the bone-derived latent TGF beta complex by isolated osteoclasts.

    Richard O.C. Oreffo;Gregory R. Mundy;Saeid M. Seyedin;Lynda F. Bonewald

  • Clay: new opportunities for tissue regeneration and biomaterial design.

    Jonathan I. Dawson;Richard O. C. Oreffo

  • The potential of biomimesis in bone tissue engineering: lessons from the design and synthesis of invertebrate skeletons.

    D.W. Green;D. Walsh;S. Mann;R.O.C. Oreffo

  • The effect of the delivery of vascular endothelial growth factor and bone morphogenic protein-2 to osteoprogenitor cell populations on bone formation.

    Janos M. Kanczler;Patrick J. Ginty;Lisa White;Nicholas M.P. Clarke

  • Interconversion potential of cloned human marrow adipocytes in vitro

    S.R Park;R.O.C Oreffo;J.T Triffitt

  • Fabrication of pillar-like titania nanostructures on titanium and their interactions with human skeletal stem cells

    Terje Sjostrom;Matthew J. Dalby;Andrew Hart;Rahul S. Tare

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew J. Dalby
Matthew J. Dalby University of Glasgow
Kevin M. Shakesheff
Kevin M. Shakesheff University of Nottingham
Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
James T. Triffitt
James T. Triffitt University of Oxford
David W. Green
David W. Green University College London
Nikolaj Gadegaard
Nikolaj Gadegaard University of Glasgow
Steven M. Howdle
Steven M. Howdle University of Nottingham
Stephen Mann
Stephen Mann University of Bristol
Mark Bradley
Mark Bradley University of Edinburgh
Gregory R. Mundy
Gregory R. Mundy Vanderbilt University

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