Deon Bezuidenhout

Optimization of diamine bridges in glutaraldehyde treated bioprosthetic aortic wall tissue.

Effect of well defined dodecahedral porosity on inflammation and angiogenesis.

Bioprosthetic heart valves: the need for a quantum leap.

Carbodiimide treatment dramatically potentiates the anticalcific effect of alpha-amino oleic acid on glutaraldehyde-fixed aortic wall tissue.

Diamine-extended glutaraldehyde- and carbodiimide crosslinks act synergistically in mitigating bioprosthetic aortic wall calcification.

Bioprosthetic tissue preservation by filling with a poly(acrylamide) hydrogel.

Prosthetic vascular grafts: wrong models, wrong questions and no healing.

Prosthetic heart valves: catering for the few.

A computational study of knitted Nitinol meshes for their prospective use as external vein reinforcement.

The dosage dependence of VEGF stimulation on scaffold neovascularisation.

Constrictive external nitinol meshes inhibit vein graft intimal hyperplasia in nonhuman primates.

Covalent surface heparinization potentiates porous polyurethane scaffold vascularization.

Utilization of shape memory in external vein-graft meshes allows extreme diameter constriction for suppressing intimal hyperplasia: a non-human primate study.

Rapid three-dimensional quantification of VEGF-induced scaffold neovascularisation by microcomputed tomography.

A synthetic non-degradable polyethylene glycol hydrogel retards adverse post-infarct left ventricular remodeling.

The effects of cross-link density and chemistry on the calcification potential of diamine-extended glutaraldehyde-fixed bioprosthetic heart-valve materials.

Tailored sizes of constrictive external vein meshes for coronary artery bypass surgery.

Induced chronic hypoxia negates the pro-angiogenic effect of surface immobilized heparin in a polyurethane porous scaffold.

Knitted nitinol represents a new generation of constrictive external vein graft meshes.

Sustaining neovascularization of a scaffold through staged release of vascular endothelial growth factor-A and platelet-derived growth factor-BB.

Degradation-induced changes of mechanical properties of an electro-spun polyester-urethane scaffold for soft tissue regeneration.

The beneficial effects of deferred delivery on the efficiency of hydrogel therapy post myocardial infarction.

Covalent incorporation and controlled release of active dexamethasone from injectable polyethylene glycol hydrogels.

Protective constriction of coronary vein grafts with knitted nitinol.

Differentiating transmural from transanastomotic prosthetic graft endothelialization through an isolation loop-graft model.

Cell specific ingrowth hydrogels.

A slow-release fibrin matrix increases adeno-associated virus transduction of wound repair cells in vivo.

Nitric oxide release from polydimethylsiloxane-based polyurethanes.

The performance of cross-linked acellular arterial scaffolds as vascular grafts; pre-clinical testing in direct and isolation loop circulatory models.

The anisotropic mechanical behaviour of electro-spun biodegradable polymer scaffolds: Experimental characterisation and constitutive formulation.

Dual electrospinning with sacrificial fibers for engineered porosity and enhancement of tissue ingrowth.

Cast Tube Assay: A 3-D in vitro assay for visualization and quantification of horizontal chemotaxis and cellular invasion.

Improved vascularization of porous scaffolds through growth factor delivery from heparinized polyethylene glycol hydrogels.

High heparin content surface-modified polyurethane discs promote rapid and stable angiogenesis in full thickness skin defects through VEGF immobilization.

Rapidly Recoverable Thixotropic Hydrogels from the Racemate of Chiral OFm Monosubstituted Cyclo(Glu-Glu) Derivatives.

Transmural capillary ingrowth is essential for confluent vascular graft healing.

Synthetic extracellular matrix mimic hydrogel improves efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for ischemic cardiomyopathy.

Transcatheter valve with a hollow balloon for aortic valve insufficiency.

Suitability of developed composite materials for meniscal replacement: Mechanical, friction and wear evaluation.

A truly non-occlusive stent-graft moulding balloon for thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Performance analysis of the transcatheter aortic valve implantation on blood flow hemodynamics: An optical imaging-based in vitro study.

Preclinical evaluation of a transcatheter aortic valve replacement system for patients with rheumatic heart disease.

A Preliminary Computational Investigation Into the Flow of PEG in Rat Myocardial Tissue for Regenerative Therapy.

Customized stent-grafts for endovascular aneurysm repair with challenging necks: A numerical proof of concept.

Tissue Ingrowth Markedly Reduces Mechanical Anisotropy and Stiffness in Fibre Direction of Highly Aligned Electrospun Polyurethane Scaffolds.

Decellularization and engineered crosslinking: a promising dual approach towards bioprosthetic heart valve longevity.

Progressive Reinvention or Destination Lost? Half a Century of Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering.

Analysis of the regenerative capacity of human serum exosomes after a simple multistep separation from lipoproteins.

Tendon-like tether formation for tongue-base advancement in an ovine model using a novel implant device intended for the surgical management of obstructive sleep apnoea.

Coacervate Delivery of Growth Factors Combined with a Degradable Hydrogel Preserves Heart Function after Myocardial Infarction.

TAVR for Patients With Rheumatic Heart Disease: Opening the Door for the Many?

Long-Term Stability and Biocompatibility of Pericardial Bioprosthetic Heart Valves.

Residual Bioprosthetic Valve Immunogenicity: Forgotten, Not Lost.

The Technological Basis of a Balloon-Expandable TAVR System: Non-occlusive Deployment, Anchorage in the Absence of Calcification and Polymer Leaflets.