Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Gary Bowlin

Chair of Excellence and Professor, Dr. Gary Bowlin
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- Phone 901.678.2670
- Email glbowlin@memphis.edu
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- Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (1996) - The University of Akron
- M.S., Chemical Engineering (1990) - The University of New Hampshire
- B.E., Chemical Engineering (1988) - Youngstown State University
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Akron City Hospital, Department of Surgery, 1996-1997)
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University,1997-2002
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2002–2009
- Louis and Ruth Harris Exceptional Scholar Professorship, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003-2013
- Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009–2013
- Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Memphis, 2013– Present
- Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Memphis, 2013 – Present
Process Engineer, Nuclear Consulting Services, Inc., Columbus, OH, 1990-1992)
Professional Societies
- American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) - Member since 2013
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) - Member since 1985
- Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) - Member since 1992
- American Society of Patent Holders (ASPH) - Member since 1998
- Virginia Academy of Science (VAS) – Member 1999 - 2005
- International Society of Applied Cardiovascular Biology (ISACB) - Member since 1999
- Tissue Engineering Society International (TESI) - Member 2003-2005
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) - Member since 2005
- The Fiber Society - Nominated for Membership 2005, member since
- Society for Biological Engineering (SBE) - Member since 2005
- Society for Biomaterials - Member since 2006
- International Society for Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials – Member since 2012
- Omega Chi Epsilon, Chemical Engineering Honor Society, 1988
- BFGoodrich Collegiate Inventors Program, 1995 National Winner.
- Alpha Eta Mu Beta, National Biomedical Engineering Honor Society, 2007
- Billy R. Martin Innovation Award, VCU Innovation Gateway, 2013
- Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, College of Fellows, 2013.
- Tissue Engineering, Electrospun Template Design
- Biocompatibility and Innate Immune System Regulation
- in vitro (cell culture assays)
- in vivo (inflammation, regeneration, temporal immune response)
- Vascular Tissue Engineering/Angiogenesis
- Cartilage Tissue Engineering – UTHSC/VA Memphis
- Skin/Dermal Regeneration (Manuka Honey-based Wound Healing)
- Bone Tissue Engineering
- Ligament/Tendon Tissue Engineering
- GTR Membranes - Dental Reconstruction with Manuka Honey
- Surgical Meshes (i.e. hernia repair) – General Surgery UTHSC
- Customized Polymers – University of Mauritius
- Rodriguez, I.A.; Saxena, G.; Sell, S.A. and G.L. Bowlin. "Mineralization and Characterization of Composite Lyophilized Gelatin Sponges Intended for Early Bone Regeneration." Bioengineering, 1(1), 62-84, 2014.
- Sheikh, F.A.; Macossay, J.; Cantu, T.; Zhang, X.; Hassan, M.S.; Salinas, M.E.; Farhangi, C.S.; Ahmad, H.; Kim, H.; and G.L. Bowlin. "Imaging, Spectroscopy, Mechanical, Alignment and Biocompatibility Studies of Electrospun Medical Grade Polyurethane (Carbothane™ 3575A) Nanofibers and Composite Nanofibers Containing Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes." J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., 41C, 189-198, 2014.
- Goonoo, N.; Bhaw-Luximon, A.; Rodriguez, I.A.; Wesner, D.; Schonherr, H.; Bowlin, G.L. and D. Jhurry. "Poly(ester-ether)s: III. Assessment of Cell Behavior on Nanofibrous Scaffolds of PCL, PLLA and PDX Blended with Amorphous PMeDX." J Mat. Chem. B, In Press.
- Xu, L.; Sheybani, N.; Ren, S.; Bowlin, G.L.; Yeudall, W.A. and H. Yang. "Semi-interpenetrating Network (sIPN) Co-electrospun Gelatin/Insulin Fiber Formulation for Transbuccal Insulin Delivery." Pharmaceutical Research, 32, 275-285, 2015.
- Maghdouri Moghaddam, Y.; Bowlin, G.L.; Lemmon, C.A. and D. Dréau. "Mammary Epithelial Cell Adhesion, Viability, and Infiltration on Blended or Coated Silk Fibroin-Collagen Type I Electrospun Scaffolds." Materials Science and Engineering C, 43, 37-44, 2014.
- Rodriguez, I.A.; Growney Kalaf, E.A.; Bowlin, G.L. and S.A. Sell. "Platelet-rich Plasma in Bone Regeneration: Engineering the Delivery for Improved Clinical Efficacy." BioMed Research International, Vol. 2014, Article ID 392398, 15 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/392398.
- Radic, M.Z. and G.L. Bowlin. "Innate Immunity Response to Tissue Engineering Templates: The Determinant." Journal of Tissue Science and Engineering, 5:e129. Doi: 10.4172/2157-7552.1000e129, 2014. Invited Editorial.
- Yin, A.; Li, J.; Bowlin, G.L.; Li, D.; Rodriguez, I.A.; Wang, J.; Wu, T.; El-Hamshary, H.A.; Al-Deyab, S.S. and X. Mo. "Fabrication of Cell Penetration Enhanced Poly (L-lactic acid-co--caprolactone)/Silk Vascular Scaffolds Utilizing Air-impedance Electrospinning." Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 120, 47-54, 2014.
- Macossay, J.; Sheikh, F.A.; Cantu, T.; Eubanks, T.M.; Salinas, M.E.; Farhangi, C.S.; Ahmad, H.; Hassan, M.S.; Khil, M.; Maffi, S.K. and G.L. Bowlin. "Imaging, Spectroscopic, Mechanical, and Biocompatibility Studies of Electrospun Tecoflex® EG 80A Nanofibers and Composites Thereof Containing Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes." Applied Surface Science, 321, 205-213, 2014.
- Liu, S.; Wu, J.; Chen, D.S.; Bowlin, G.L.; Cao, L.; Lu, J.; Li, F. and C. Fan. "Osteochondral Regeneration Using an Oriented Nanofiber Yarn-collagen Type I/Hyaluronate Hybrid/TCP Biphasic Scaffold." J Biomed Mater Res Part A, 103(2), 581-592, 2015.
- Ji, Y.L.; Liang, K.; Shen, X. and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospinning and Characterization of Chitin Nanofibril/Polycaprolactone Nanocomposite Fiber Mats." Carbohydrate Polymers, 101, 68-74, 2014.
- Yoganarasimha, S.; Trahan, W.R.; Best, A.M.; Bowlin, G.L.; Kitten, T.O.; Moon, P.C. and P.A. Madurantakam. "Peracetic Acid: A Practical Agent for Sterilizing Heat-Labile Polymeric Tissue-Engineering Scaffolds." Tissue Eng Part C Methods, In Press, 2014.
- Dongargaonkar, A.A.; Bowlin, G.L. and H. Yang. "Electrospun Blends of Gelatin and Gelatin-dendrimer Conjugates as a Wound-dressing and Drug-delivery Platform." Biomacromolecules, 14 (11), 4038-45, 2013.
- Goonoo, N.; Bhaw-Luximon, A.; Rodriguez, I.A.; Bowlin, G.L. and D. Jhurry. "Poly(ester-ether)s: I. Investigation of the Properties of Blend Films of Polydioxanone and Poly(methyl dioxanone)." Intl. J. Poly. Mat. Poly. Biomat., 63 (10), 527-37, 2014.
- Goonoo, N.; Bhaw-Luximon, A.; Rodriguez, I.A.; Wesner, D.; Schonherr, H.; Bowlin, G.L. and D. Jhurry. "Poly(ester-ether)s: II. Properties of Electrospun Nanofibers from Polydioxanone and Poly(methyl dioxanone) Blends and Human Fibroblast Cellular Infiltration." Biomat. Sci., 2 (3), 339-51, 2014.
- Wu, J.L.; Huang, C.; Liu, W.; Yin, A.L.; Chen, W.M.; He, C.L.; Wang, H.S.; Liu, S.; Bowlin, G.L. and X.M. Mo. "Cell Infiltration and Vascularization in Porous Nanoyarn Scaffolds Prepared by Dynamic Liquid Electrospinning." J. Biomed. Nanotech., 10 (4), 603-14, 2014.
- McCool, J.M.; Rodriguez, I.; Sell, S.A.; Han, Y. and G.L. Bowlin. "A Preliminary Study on Amelogenin-loaded Electrospun Scaffolds." Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, 29 (1), 32-49, 2014.
- Bulysheva, A.A.; Petrova, S.P.; Bowlin, G.L. and W.A. Yeudall. "Enhanced Chemoresistance of Squamous Carcinoma Cells Grown in 3D Cryogenic Electrospun Scaffolds." Biomedical Materials, 8 (5), Article #: 055009, 2013.
- Yin, A; Bowlin, G.L. and X. Mo."Cell Infiltration and Vascularization in Porous Nanoyarn Scaffolds Prepared by Dynamic Liquid Electrospinning" Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 10 (4), 603-14, 2014.
- Maghdouri Moghaddam, Y.; Elmore, L.W.; Bowlin, G.L. and Dréau. "Breast Epithelial Cell Infiltration in Enhanced Electrospun Silk Scaffolds." Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, In Press.
- Rodriguez, I.; Sell, S.A.; McCool, J.M.; Saxena, G.; Spence, A.J. and. G.L. Bowlin. "A Preliminary Evaluation of Lyophilized Gelatin Sponges Enhanced with Platelet-rich Plasma, Hydroxyapatite, and Chitin Whiskers for Bone Regeneration." Cells, 2, 244-265, 2013. doi: 10.3390/cells2020244
- McClure, M.J.; Garg, K.; Simpson, D.G.; Ryan, J.J.; Sell, S.A.; Bowlin, G.L. and J.J. Ericksen. "The Influence of Platelet Rich Plasma on Myogenic Differentiation." Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, In Press.
- Grey, C.P.; Newton, S.; Bowlin, G.L.; Haas, T. and D.G. Simpson. "Gradient Fiber Electrospinning of Layered Scaffolds Using Controlled Transitions in Fiber Diameter." Biomaterials, 34 (21), 4993-5006, 2013.
- Garg, K.; Pullen, N.A.; Oskeritzian, C.A.; Ryan, J.J. and G.L. Bowlin. "Macrophage Functional Polarization in Response to Varying Dimensions of Electrospun Scaffolds."Biomaterials, 34, 4439-4451, 2013.
- Aduba, D.; Hammer, J.A.; Quan, Y.; Yeudall, W.A.; Bowlin, G.L. and H. Yang. "Semi-Interpenetrating Network (sIPN) Gelatin Nanofiber Scaffolds for Oral Mucosal Drug Delivery." Acta Biomaterialia, 9, 6576-6584, 2013.
- Goonoo, N.; Bhaw-Luximon, A.; Bowlin, G.L. and D. Jhurry. "An Assessment of Biopolymer and Synthetic Polymer-Based Scaffolds for Bone and Vascular Tissue Engineering." Polymer International, 62, 523-533, 2013.
- Madurantakam, P.; Rodriguez, I.; Garg, K.; McCool, J.M.; Moon, P. and. G.L. Bowlin. "Compression of Multi-layered Composite Electrospun Scaffolds: A Novel Strategy to Rapidly Enhance Mechanical Properties and Three Dimensionality of Bone Scaffolds." Journal of Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 2013, Article ID 561273, 9 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/561273, 2013.
- Goonoo, N.; Bhaw-Luximon, A.; Bowlin, G.L. and D. Jhurry. "Diblock Poly(ester)-Poly(ester-ether) Copolymers: I. – Synthesis, Thermal Properties and Degradation Kinetics." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, In Press.
- Yin, A.; Zhang, K.; McClure, M.J.; Huang, C.; Fang, J.; Mo, X.; Bowlin, G.L.; Al-Deyab, S.S. and M. El-Newehy. "Electrospinning Collagen/Chitosan/Poly(L-lactic acid-co-ε-caprolactone) to form a Vascular Graft: Mechanical and Biological Characterization." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 101 (5), 1292-301, 2013.
- Sell, S.A.; Wolfe, P.S.; Spence, A.; Rodriguez, I.A.; Ericksen, J.J.; Petrella, R.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin, "A Preliminary Study on the Potential of Manuka Honey and Platelet-Rich Plasma in Wound Healing." International Journal of Biomaterials, Volume 2012, Article ID 313781, 14 pages, 2012.
- Sell, S.A.; Ericksen, J.J. and G.L. Bowlin. "The Incorporation and Controlled Release of Platelet-rich Plasma-derived Biomolecules from Polymeric Tissue Engineering Scaffolds." Polymer International, 61, 1703-1709, 2012.
- Rodriguez, I.; Madurantakam, P.; McCool, J.M.; Sell, S.A.; Yang, H.; Moon, P. and. G.L. Bowlin. "Mineralization Potential of Electrospun PDO-Hydroxyapatite-Fibrinogen Blended Scaffolds." International Journal of Biomaterials, Vol. 2012, Article ID 159484, 12 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/159484.
- McLoughlin, C.L., Smith, M.J.; Auttachoat, W.; Bowlin, G.L. and K.L. White Jr. "Evaluation of Innate, Humoral, and Cell-mediated Immunity in Mice Following In Vivo Implantation of Electrospun Polycaprolactone." Biomedical Materials, 7, 2012, 035015.
- McClure, M.J.; Sell, S.A. and G.L. Bowlin. "Tri-layered Vascular Graft Composed of Polycaprolactone, Elastin, Collagen, and Silk: Optimization of Graft Properties." Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 10, 48-61, 2012.
- Francis, M.P.; Sachs, P.C.; Madurantakam, P.A.; Sell, S.A.; Moghaddam, Y.M.; Elmore, L.W.; Bowlin, G.L. and S.E. Holt. "Electrospinning Adipose Tissue-derived Extracellular Matrix for Adipose Stem Cell Culture." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 100(7), 1716-24, 2012.
- Ji, Y.L.; Wolfe, P.S.; Rodriguez, I.A. and G.L. Bowlin. "Preparation of Chitin Nanofibril/Polycaprolactone Nanocomposite from a Nonaqueous Medium Suspension." Carbohydrate Polymers, 87, 2313-2319, 2012.
- McClure, M.J.; Sell, S.A.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "The Use of Air-flow Impedance to Control Fiber Deposition Patterns during Electrospinning." Biomaterials, 33, 771-779, 2012.
- Bulysheva, A.A.; Bowlin, G.L. and W.A. Yeudall. "Low-temperature Electrospun Silk Scaffold for In Vitro Mucosal Modeling." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 100(3), 757-67, 2012.
- G.L. Bowlin, "Enhanced Porosity without Compromising Structural Integrity: The Nemesis of Electrospun Scaffolds." Journal of Tissue Science and Engineering, 2:103e. doi: 10.4172/2157-7552.1000103e, 2011.
- Sell, S.A.; Wolfe, P.S.; Ericksen, J.J.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "Incorporating Platelet-Rich Plasma into Electrospun Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering." Tissue Engineering, 17 (21-22), 2723-2737, 2011.
- Wolfe, P.S.; Sell, S.A.; Ericksen, J.J.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "The Creation of Electrospun Nanofibers from Platelet Rich Plasma." Journal of Tissue Science and Engineering, 2:2, doi: 10.4172/2157-7552.1000107, 2011.
- Madurantakam, P.; Rodriguez, I.; Beckman, M.J.; Simpson, D.G. and. G.L. Bowlin. "Evaluation of Biological Activity of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins upon Exposure to Commonly Used Electrospinning Solvents." Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, 26(6), 578-589, 2011.
- Garg, K. and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospinning Jets and Nanofibrous Structures." Biomicrofluidics, 5(1), Article #: 13403, 2011.
- Garg, K.; Ryan, J.J. and G.L. Bowlin. "Modulation of Mast Cell Adhesion and Cytokine Secretion on Electrospun Bioresorbable Vascular Grafts." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 97(4), 405-13, 2011.
- Jha, B.S.; Ayers, C.A.; Bowman, J.R.; Telemeco, T.A.; Sell, S.A.; Bowlin, G.L. and D.G. Simpson. "Electrospun Collagen: A Tissue Engineering Scaffold with Unique Functional Properties in a Wide Variety of Applications." Journal of Nanomaterials, doi 10.1155/2011/348268, 1-15, 2011.
- Wolfe, P.S.; Lochee, V.; Jhurry, D.; Bhaw-Luximon, A. and G.L. Bowlin. "Scaffold Characterization of Electrospun Novel Poly(ester-ether) Copolymers: 1,4-Dioxan-2-one and D,L-3-Methyl-1,4-dioxan-2-one." Journal of Engineered Fabrics and Fibers, 6(4), 60-69, 2011.
- Sell, S.A.; Wolfe, P.S.; Garg, K.; McCool, J.M.; Rodriguez, I.A. and G.L. Bowlin. "The Use of Natural Polymers in Tissue Engineering: A Focus on Electrospun Extracellular Matrix Analogues." Polymers, 2, 522-553, 2010.
- McClure, M.J. and G.L. Bowlin. "Bioengineering of Vascular Grafts." Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 21(3), 211-227, 2011.
- McClure, M.J.; Sell, S.A.; Simpson, D.G.; Walpoth, B.H. and G.L. Bowlin. "A Three Layered Electrospun Matrix to Mimic Native Arterial Architecture Using Polycaprolactone, Elastin, and Collagen: A Preliminary Study." Journal of Visualized Experiments, Jan 4;(47). pii: 2084. doi: 10.3791/2084, 2011.
- Smith, M.J.; White Jr., K.L. and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospun Polydioxanone – Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 Hybrid Scaffolds as Potential Cellular Homing Devices for Use in Vascular Tissue Engineering." Journal of Engineered Fabrics and Fibers, 5 (4), 1 - 9, 2010.
- Sell, S.A.; McClure, M.J.; Ayers, C.E.; Simpson, and G.L. Bowlin. "Preliminary Investigation of Airgap Electrospun Silk Fibroin-based Structures for Ligament Analogue Engineering." Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, 22, 1253-1273, 2011.
- Jha, B.S.; Colello, R.J.; Bowman, J.R.; Sell, S.A.; Lee, K.D.; Bigbee, J.W.; Bowlin, G.L.; Chow, W.N.; Mathern, B.E. and D.G. Simpson. "Two Pole Air Gap Electrospinning: Fabrication of Highly Aligned, Three Dimensional Scaffolds for Nerve Reconstruction." Acta Biomaterialia, 7(1), 203-215, 2011.
- Wolfe, P.S. and G.L. Bowlin. "Do We Need to Change Education and How?" International Society of Applied Cardiovascular Biology Circulator – ISACB Essay, Fall/Winter 2010.
- McClure, M.J.; Sell, S.A.; Simpson, D.G.; Walpoth, B.H. and G.L. Bowlin. "A Three Layered Electrospun Matrix to Mimic Native Arterial Architecture Using Polycaprolactone, Elastin, and Collagen: A Preliminary Study." Acta Biomaterialia, 6 (7), 2422-33, 2010.
- McClure, M.J.; Sell, S.A.; Ayers, C.E.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospinning Aligned and Random Polydioxanone- and Polycaprolactone- Silk Fibroin Blended Scaffolds: Geometry for a Vascular Matrix." Biomedical Materials, 4 (5), 055010 (Epub October 8, 2009), 2009.
- Madurantakam, P.; Rodriguez, I., Cost, C.; Moon, P.; Viswanathan, R.; Beckman, M.J.; Simpson, D.G. and. G.L. Bowlin. "A Study of Multiple Factor Interaction in Biomimetic Mineralization of Electrospun Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffolds." Biomaterials, 30 (29), 5456-64, 2009.
- Sell, S.A.; McClure, M.J.; Garg, K.; Wolfe, P.S. and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospinning of Collagen / Biopolymers for Regenerative Medicine and Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering." Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 61 (12), 1007-19, 2009.
- Smith, M.J.; Smith D.C.; White Jr., K.L. and G.L. Bowlin. "Modulation of Murine Innate and Acquired Immune Responses Following In Vitro Exposure to Electrospun Blends of Collagen and Polydioxanone." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 92A (2), 793-806, 2010.
- Ayers, C.E.; Shekhar Jha, B.; Sell, S.A.; Bowlin, G.L. and D.G. Simpson. "Nanotechnology in the Design of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Innovations in Structure and Function." Nanomedicine & Nanobiotechnology, 2 (1), 20-34, 2010.
- Wolfe, P.S.; Madurantakam, P.; Garg, K.; Sell, S.A.; Beckman, M. and G.L. Bowlin. "Evaluation of Thrombogenic Potential of Electrospun Bioresorbable Vascular Graft Materials: Acute Monocyte Tissue Factor Expression." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 92 (4), 1321-8, 2010.
- Garg, K.; Sell, S.A.; Madurantakam, P. and G.L. Bowlin. "Angiogenic Potential of Human Macrophages on Electrospun Bioresorbable Vascular Grafts." Biomedical Materials, 4(3), 031001 (Epub April 17, 2009), 2009.
- McClure, M.J., Sell, S.A.; Walpoth, B.H.; and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospun Polydioxanone, Elastin and Collagen Vascular Scaffolds: Uniaxial Cyclic Distension." Journal of Engineered Fabrics and Fibers, 4(2), 18-25, 2009.
- Madurantakam, P.A.; Cost, C.P.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "Science of Nanofibrous Scaffold Fabrication: Strategies for Next Generation Tissue Engineering Scaffolds." Nanomedicine, 4 (2), 193-206, 2009.
- Newton, D.H.; Mahajan, R.; Ayres, C.E.; Bowman, J.R.; Bowlin, G.L. and D.G. Simpson. "Regulation of Material Properties in Electrospun Scaffolds: Role of Cross-linking and Fiber Tertiary Structure." Acta Biomaterialia, 5 (1), 518-29, 2009.
- Smith, M.J.; Smith D.C.; White Jr., K.L. and G.L. Bowlin. "In Vitro Evaluations of Innate and Acquired Immune Responses to Electrospun Polydioxanone and Elastin Blends." Biomaterials, 30 (2), 149-50, 2009.
- Sell, S.A.; Francis, M.; Garg, K.; McClure, M.J.; Barnes, C.P.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "Cross-linking Methods of Electrospun Fibrinogen Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering." Biomedical Materials, 3 (4), 045001 (Epub Sept. 25, 2008), 2008.
- McManus, M.C.; Sell, S.A.; Bowen, W.C.; Koo, H.P. and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospun Fibrinogen-Polydioxanone Composite Matrix: Potential for In Situ Urologic Tissue Engineering." Journal of Engineered Fabrics and Fibers, 3 (2), 12-21, 2008.
- McClure, M.J.; Sell, S.A.; Barnes, C.P.; Bowen, W.C. and G.L. Bowlin. "Cross-linking Electrospun Polydioxanone-Soluble Elastin Blends: Material Characterization." Journal of Engineered Fabrics and Fibers, 3 (1), 1-10, 2008.
- Manis, A.E.; Bowman, J.R.; Bowlin, G.L. and D.G. Simpson. "Electrospun Nitrocellulose and Nylon: Design and Fabrication of Novel High Performance Platforms Protein Blotting Applications." Journal of Biological Engineering, 1 (2), 1-11, 2007.
- Ayres, C.E.; Shekhar Jha, B.; Meredith, H.; Bowman, J.R.; Bowlin, G.L.; Henderson, S.C. and D.G. Simpson. "Measuring Fiber Alignment in Electrospun Scaffolds: A User's Guide to the 2D Fast Fourier Transform Approach." Journal Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, 19 (5), 603-21, 2008.
- Sell, S.A.; Barnes, C.P.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "Scaffold Permeability as a Means to Determine Fiber Diameter and Pore Size of Electrospun Fibrinogen." Journal of Biomedical Materials. Research: Part A, 85, 115-126, 2008.
- Carrizales, C.; Pelfrey, S.; Rincon, R.; Eubanks, T.; Kuang, A.; McClure, M.J.; Bowlin, G.L. and J.T. Macossay. "Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Electrospun PMMA, PVC, Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6." Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 19, 124-130, 2008.
- Sell, S.A. and G.L. Bowlin. "Creating Small Diameter Bioresorbable Vascular Grafts Through Electrospinning." Journal of Materials Chemistry, 18, 260-263, 2008.
- Smith, M.J.; McClure, M.J.; Sell, S.A.; Barnes, C.P.; Walpoth, B.H.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "A Novel Suture-Reinforced Electrospun Polydioxanone-Elastin Small-Diameter Tube for Use in Vascular Tissue Engineering." Acta Biomaterialia, 4, 58-66, 2008.
- Barnes, C.P.; Sell, S.A.; Boland, E.D.; Simpson, D.G.; and G.L. Bowlin. "Nanofiber Technology: Designing the Next Generation of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds." Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews (Invited review for special issue on nanofibers), 59(14), 1413-1433, 2007.
- Sell, S.A.; Barnes, C.P.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "Extracellular Matrix Regenerated: Tissue Engineering via Electrospun Biomimetic Nanofibers" Polymer International, 56, 13489-1360, 2007.
- McManus, M.C.; Boland, E.D.; Sell, S.A.; Bowen, W.C.; Koo, H.P.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospun Nanofibre Fibrinogen for Urinary Tract Tissue Reconstruction." Biomedical Materials, 2, 257-262, 2007.
- Smith, M.J.; Smith D.C.; White Jr., K.L. and G.L. Bowlin. "Immune Response Testing of Electrospun Polymers: An Important Consideration in the Evaluation of Biomaterials." Journal of Engineered Fabrics and Fibers (Invited Editorial), 2(2), 41-47, 2007.
- Ayres, C.E.; Bowlin, G.L.; Henderson, S.C.; Taylor, L.; Telemeco, T.A. and D.G. Simpson. "Incremental Changes in Anisotropy: Modulation of Material Properties in Electrospun Tissue Engineering Scaffolds." Acta Biomaterialia, 3, 651-661, 2007.
- Ward, K.R.; Tibia, M.H.; Holbert, H.W.; Blocher, C.; Draucker, G.T.; Proffitt, E.K.; Bowlin, G.L.; R.R. Ivatury and R.F. Diegelmann. "Comparison of a New Hemostatic Agent to Current Combat Hemostatic Agents in a Swine Model of Lethal Extremity Arterial Hemorrhage." The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 63, 276-284, 2007.
- Barnes, C.P.; Pemble, C.W.; Brand, D.D.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "Cross-linking Electrospun Type II Collagen Tissue Engineering Scaffolds with Carbodiimide in Ethanol." Tissue Engineering, 13(7), 1593-1605, 2007.
- McManus, M.C.; Boland, E.D.; Simpson, D.G.; Barnes, C.P. and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospun Fibrinogen: Feasibility as a Tissue Engineering Scaffold in a Rat Cell Culture Model." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 81A(2), 299-309, 2007.
- Barnes, C.P.; Smith, M.J.; Bowlin, G.L.; Sell, S.A.; Tang, T.; Matthews, J.A.; Simpson, D.G. and J.C. Nimtz. "Feasibility of Electrospinning the Globular Proteins: Hemoglobin and Myoglobin." Journal of Engineered Fabrics and Fibers, 1 (2), 16-29, 2006
- Barnes, C.P.; Sell, S.A.; Knapp, D.C.; Walpoth, B.H.; Brand, D.D. and G.L. Bowlin. "Preliminary Investigation of Electrospun Collagen and Polydioxanone for Vascular Tissue Engineering Applications." International Journal of Electrospun Nanofibers and Applications, 1(1), 73-87, 2007.
- Ramdhanie, L.I.; Barnes, C.P.; Simpson, D.G.; Wnek, G.E. and G.L. Bowlin. "Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Blends of Poly(lactic acid) and Poly(glycolic acid)." Polymer Journal, 38, 1137-1145, 2006.
- Ayres, C.E.; Bowlin, G.L.; Henderson, S.C.; Taylor, L.; Schultz, J.; Alexander, J.K.; Telemeco, T.A. and D.G. Simpson. "Modulation of Anisotropy in Electrospun Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Analysis of Fiber Alignment by the Fast Fourier Transform." Biomaterials, 27, 5524-5534, 2006.
- Sell, S.A.; McClure, M.J.; Barnes, C.P.; Knapp, D.C.; Simpson, D.G.; Walpoth, B.H. and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospun Polydioxanone – Elastin Blends: Potential for Bioresorbable Vascular Grafts." Biomedical Materials, 1, 72-80, 2006.
- Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "Tissue Engineering Scaffolds and Wound Repair Templates - Is It Possible to Engineer the 'Ideal' Structures?" Expert Review of Medical Devices, 3(1), 9-15, 2006.
- Walpoth, B.H. and G.L. Bowlin. "The Daunting Quest for a Small Diameter Vascular Graft." Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2 (6), 647-51, 2005.
- McManus, M.C.; Boland; E.D.; Koo, H.P.; Barnes, C.P.; Wnek, G.E.; Simpson, D.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Fibrinogen Structures." Acta Biomaterialia, 2, 19-28, 2006.
- Telemeco,T.; Bowlin, G.L.; Wnek, G.E.; Boland, E.D.; Ayers, C.; Cohen, N.; Baumgarten, C.M.; Matthews, J. and D.G. Simpson. "Regulation of Cellular Infiltration into Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Composed of Submicron Diameter Fibrils Produced by Electrospinning." Acta Biomaterialia, 1 (4), 377-385, 2005.
- Boland, E.D., Coleman, B.D.; Barnes, C.P.; Simpson, D.G., Wnek, G.E. and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospinning Polydioxanone for Biomedical Applications." Acta Biomaterialia, 1 (1), 115-123, 2005.
- Boland, E.D., Pawlowski, K.J., Simpson, D.G., Wnek, G.E. and G.L. Bowlin. "Biomedical Nanoscience: Electrospinning Basic Concepts, Applications and Classroom Demonstration." Journal of Materials Education, 26 (3-4), 195-206, 2004.
- Shields, K.J.; Beckman, M.J.; Bowlin, G.L. and J.S. Wayne. "Mechanical Properties and Cellular Proliferation of Electrospun Collagen Type II." Tissue Engineering, 10 (9/10), 1510-1517, 2004.
- Boland, E.D., Telemeco,T.; Simpson, D.G., Wnek, G.E. and G.L. Bowlin. "Utilizing Acid Pretreatment and Electrospinning to Improve Biocompatibility of Poly(glycolic acid) for Tissue Engineering" Journal Biomedical Materials Research: B, Applied Biomaterials, 71B, 144-152, 2004.
- G.L. Bowlin. "Scaffolds that Truly Mimic Nature." Materials Today (Invited Opinion), 64, May 2004.
- Pawlowski, K.J., Rittgers, S.E.; Schmidt, S.P. and G.L. Bowlin. "Endothelial Cell Seeding of Polymeric Vascular Grafts." Frontiers in Bioscience, 9, 1412-1421, May 1, 2004.
- Boland, E.D., Matthews, J.A.; Pawlowski, K.J., Simpson, D.G., Wnek, G.E. and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospinning Collagens and Elastin for Vascular Tissue Engineering." Frontiers in Bioscience, 9, 1422-1432, May 1, 2004.
- Sanders, E.H.; Kloefkorn, R.; Bowlin, G.L.; Simpson, D.G.; and G.E. Wnek. "Two-Phase Electrospinning from a Single Electrified Jet: Microencapsulation of Aqueous Reservoirs in Poly(Ethylene-co-Vinyl Acetate) Fibers." Macromolecules, 36, 3803-5, 2003.
- Yao, L.; Haas, T.W.; Guiseppi-Elie, A.; Bowlin, G.L.; Simpson, D.G.; and G.E. Wnek. "Electrospinning and Stabilization of Fully Hydrolyzed Poly(vinyl alcohol) Fibers." Chemistry of Materials, 15, 1860-64, 2003.
- Wnek, G.E.; Carr, M.E.; Simpson, D.G.; and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospinning of Nanofiber Fibrinogen Structures." Nano Letters, 3(2): 213-16, 2003.
- Matthews, J.A.; Boland, E.D.; Wnek, G.E.; Simpson, D.G.; and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospinning of Collagen Type II: A Feasibility Study." Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, 18, 125-34, 2003.
- G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospinning of Collagen: Finally the "Ideal" Tissue Engineering Scaffolds?" International Society of Applied Cardiovascular Biology Circulator – ISACB Essay, Fall/Winter 2002, 7-8, 2002.
- G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospinning Collagen Scaffolds." Science and Medicine, 8: 292-93, November/December 2002.
- Kenawy, E.; Layman, J.; Matthews, J.A.; Bowlin, G.L.; Simpson, D.G.; and G.E. Wnek. "Electrospinning of Poly(Ethylene-co-Vinyl Alcohol) Fibers." Biomaterials, 24: 907-13, 2003.
- Fields, C.; Cassano, A.; Allen, C.; Meyer, A.; Rittgers, S.E.; Szycher, M.; Pawlowski, K.J.; and G.L. Bowlin. "Endothelial Cell Seeding of a 4-mm I.D. Polyurethane Vascular Graft." Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 17(1): 45-70, 2002.
- Boland, E.D.; Wnek, G.E.; Simpson, D.G.; Pawlowski, K.J. and G.L. Bowlin. "Tailoring Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Using Electrostatic Processing Techniques: A Study of Poly(Glycolic Acid)." Journal of Macromolecular Science – Pure Applied Chemistry, 38: 1231-43, 2001.
- Matthews, J.A.; Simpson, D.G.; Wnek, G.E.; and G.L. Bowlin. "Electrospinning of Collagen Nanofibers." Biomacromolecules, 3 (2): 232-238, 2002.
- Kenawy, E.; Bowlin, G.L.; Mansfield, K.; Layman, J.; Simpson, D.G.; Sanders, E.H. and G.E. Wnek. "Release of Tetracycline Hydrochloride from Electrospun Poly(ethylene-co-vinylacetate), Poly(lactic acid), and a Blend." Journal of Controlled Release, 81 (1,2): 57-64, 2002.
- Fields, C.; Cassano, A.; Allen, C.; Sims, R.; Bulgrin, J.; Meyer, A.; Makhoul, R.G.; Rittgers, S.E.; and G.L. Bowlin. "Evaluation of Electrostatically Endothelial Cell Seeded Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Grafts in a Canine Femoral Artery Model." Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 17 (2): 135-154, 2002.
- Fields, C.; Cassano, A.; Allen, C.; Meyer, A.; Rittgers, S.E.; Makhoul, R.G. and G.L. Bowlin. "The Persistence of Electrostatically Seeded Endothelial Cells Lining a Small Diameter Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Graft." Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 16: 157-73, 2001.
- Stitzel, J.D.; Pawlowski, K.J.; Wnek, G.E.; Simpson, D.G.; Bowlin, G.L.. "Arterial Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation on a Novel Biomimicking, Biodegradable Vascular Graft Scaffold." Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 16: 22-33, 2001.
- Bowlin, G.L.; Rittgers, S.E.; Schmidt, S.P.; Alexander, T.; Sheffer, D.B.; and Milsted, A. "Optimization of an Electrostatic Endothelial Cell Transplantation Technique Using 4 mm I.D. e-PTFE Vascular Prostheses." Cell Transplantation, 9: 337-48, 2000.
- Bowlin, G.L.; Rittgers, S.E.; Milsted, A.; and Schmidt, S.P. "In Vitro Evaluation of Electrostatic Endothelial Cell Transplantation onto 4 mm I.D. e-PTFE Grafts." Journal of Vascular Surgery, 27: 504-11, 1998.
- Bowlin, G.L. and S.E. Rittgers. "Electrostatic Endothelial Cell Seeding of Small Diameter (< 6 mm) Vascular Prostheses: Feasibility Study." Cell Transplantation 6: 623-9, 1997.
- Bowlin, G.L. and S.E. Rittgers. "A Prototype Apparatus and Procedure for Electrostatic Endothelial Cell Transplantation within Small Diameter (< 6 mm) Vascular Prostheses." Cell Transplantation 6: 631-7, 1997.
Inaugural President International Society for Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials
(2013-present)
Executive Council, International Society of Applied Cardiovascular Biology, 2012 –
present.
