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Stephen M. Richardson is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields of study, primarily focusing on Medicine and Engineering, with significant contributions in Biomedical Engineering, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Biomaterials, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

Recent published papers by Stephen M. Richardson include:

  • "Exploiting the role of nanoparticle shape in enhancing hydrogel adhesive and mechanical properties," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Material Characterization of PCL:PLLA Electrospun Fibers Following Six Months Degradation In Vitro," 2020, published in Polymers
  • "Harmonization and standardization of nucleus pulposus cell extraction and culture methods," 2023, published in JOR Spine
  • "Multiscale Regulation of the Intervertebral Disc: Achievements in Experimental, In Silico, and Regenerative Research," 2021, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Hydroxyapatite-decorated Fmoc-hydrogel as a bone-mimicking substrate for osteoclast differentiation and culture," 2021, published in Acta Biomaterialia

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Richardson include:

  • Judith A. Hoyland
  • Marco Domingos
  • Christine L. Le Maitre
  • Jordi Bella
  • Hamish T. J. Gilbert

Richardson has published regularly in several academic venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • JOR Spine
  • Orthopaedic Proceedings
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Acta Biomaterialia

Best Publications

  • Mesenchymal stem cells in regenerative medicine: Focus on articular cartilage and intervertebral disc regeneration

    Stephen M. Richardson;Gauthaman Kalamegam;Peter N. Pushparaj;Csaba Matta

  • Intervertebral disc cell-mediated mesenchymal stem cell differentiation.

    Stephen M. Richardson;Rachael V. Walker;Siân Parker;Nicholas P. Rhodes

  • Human mesenchymal stem cell differentiation to NP-like cells in chitosan-glycerophosphate hydrogels

    Stephen M. Richardson;Nesta Hughes;John A. Hunt;Anthony J. Freemont;Anthony J. Freemont

  • Modified expression of the ADAMTS enzymes and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3 during human intervertebral disc degeneration

    Aneta J. Pockert;Stephen M. Richardson;Christine L. Le Maitre;Malcolm Lyon

  • Mesenchymal stem cells in regenerative medicine: opportunities and challenges for articular cartilage and intervertebral disc tissue engineering.

    Stephen M. Richardson;Judith A. Hoyland;Reza Mobasheri;Constanze Csaki

  • Transcriptional profiling of bovine intervertebral disc cells: implications for identification of normal and degenerate human intervertebral disc cell phenotypes

    Ben M. Minogue;Stephen M. Richardson;Leo A H Zeef;Anthony J. Freemont

  • Characterization of the human nucleus pulposus cell phenotype and evaluation of novel marker gene expression to define adult stem cell differentiation

    Ben M. Minogue;Stephen M. Richardson;Leo A. H. Zeef;Anthony J. Freemont

  • The differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into chondrocyte-like cells on poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) scaffolds.

    Stephen M. Richardson;Judith M. Curran;Rui Chen;Anne Vaughan-Thomas

  • Co-culture induces mesenchymal stem cell differentiation and modulation of the degenerate human nucleus pulposus cell phenotype

    Sandra Strassburg;Stephen M Richardson;Anthony J Freemont;Judith A Hoyland

  • Intervertebral disc biology, degeneration and novel tissue engineering and regenerative medicine therapies.

    S M Richardson;A Mobasheri;A J Freemont;Judith Hoyland

  • Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-10, nerve growth factor and substance P in the painful degenerate intervertebral disc

    Stephen M Richardson;Paul Doyle;Ben M Minogue;Kanna Gnanalingham

  • Growth differentiation factor 6 and transforming growth factor-beta differentially mediate mesenchymal stem cell differentiation, composition, and micromechanical properties of nucleus pulposus constructs

    Louise E Clarke;James C McConnell;James C McConnell;Michael J Sherratt;Brian Derby

  • Hypoxia inducible factor-1 and facilitative glucose transporters GLUT1 and GLUT3: putative molecular components of the oxygen and glucose sensing apparatus in articular chondrocytes.

    Mobasheri A;Richardson Sm;Mobasheri R;Shakibaei M

  • Self-assembling peptide hydrogel for intervertebral disc tissue engineering

    Simon Wan;Samantha Borland;Stephen M. Richardson;Catherine L.R. Merry

  • Acidic pH promotes intervertebral disc degeneration: Acid-sensing ion channel -3 as a potential therapeutic target.

    Hamish T. J. Gilbert;Hamish T. J. Gilbert;Nathan Hodson;Pauline Baird;Stephen M. Richardson

  • Human articular chondrocytes express three facilitative glucose transporter isoforms: GLUT1, GLUT3 and GLUT9.

    A. Mobasheri;G. Neama;S. Bell;S. Richardson

  • Photoresponsive Hydrogels with Photoswitchable Mechanical Properties Allow Time-Resolved Analysis of Cellular Responses to Matrix Stiffening

    I-Ning Lee;I-Ning Lee;Oana Dobre;Oana Dobre;David Richards;Christoph Ballestrem;Christoph Ballestrem

  • An understanding of intervertebral disc development, maturation and cell phenotype provides clues to direct cell-based tissue regeneration therapies for disc degeneration

    Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto;Stephen M. Richardson;Judith A. Hoyland;Judith A. Hoyland

  • Graphene oxide: A growth factor delivery carrier to enhance chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells in 3D hydrogels

    Mi Zhou;Neus Lozano;Jacek K. Wychowaniec;Tom Hodgkinson

  • Bi-directional Exchange of Membrane Components Occurs during Co-culture of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Nucleus Pulposus Cells.

    Sandra Strassburg;Nigel W. Hodson;Patrick I. Hill;Stephen M A Richardson

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith A. Hoyland
Judith A. Hoyland University of Manchester
Ali Mobasheri
Ali Mobasheri University of Oulu
Anthony J. Freemont
Anthony J. Freemont University of Manchester
Mehdi Shakibaei
Mehdi Shakibaei Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Kelle H. Moley
Kelle H. Moley Washington University in St. Louis
Carolyn A. Bondy
Carolyn A. Bondy National Institutes of Health
Andrew P. Dove
Andrew P. Dove University of Birmingham
Paul A. Townsend
Paul A. Townsend University of Manchester
John A. Hunt
John A. Hunt Nottingham Trent University
Rein V. Ulijn
Rein V. Ulijn City University of New York

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