| Overview The Simmons lab investigates how biomechanical forces on cells lead to regeneration, repair, and disease of cardiovascular tissues. Our dynamic team of engineers, biomedical scientists, and physicists tackle applied biomedical problems in the areas of heart valve mechanobiology and disease, stem cell-based tissue regeneration, and microfluidic physiological systems. We are affiliated with the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto, and are core members of the Translational Biology & Engineering Program in the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research.
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Recent News Recent Publications Latifi Neda, Lecce Monica, Simmons Craig A. Porcine umbilical cord perivascular cells for preclinical testing of tissue engineered heart valves. Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods. 2020 | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Maleki Hoda, Doyle Matthew G., Chehade Moussa, Liu Qian, Simmons Craig A. The focal mechanical properties of normal and diseased porcine aortic valve tissue measured by a novel microindentation device. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 2020 | Elsevier. Dou Wenkun, Wang Li, Malhi Manpreet, Liu Haijao, Zhao Qili, Plakhotnik Julia, Xu Zhensong, Huang Zongjie, Simmons Craig A., Maynes Jason T., Sun Yu. A microdevice platform for characterizing the effect of mechanical strain magnitudes on the maturation of iPSC-Cardiomyocytes. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 2020 | Elsevier |
The Simmons lab investigates how biomechanical forces on cells lead to regeneration, repair, and disease of cardiovascular tissues. Our dynamic team of engineers, biomedical scientists, and physicists tackle applied biomedical problems in the areas of heart valve mechanobiology and disease, stem cell-based tissue regeneration, and microfluidic physiological systems. We are affiliated with the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto, and are core members of the Translational Biology & Engineering Program in the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research.
Recent News
- Christian passes his M.A.Sc defense!
- Neda is selected as one of Columbia’s Rising Stars in Engineering in Health!
- Mingyi passes her M.A.Sc. defense!
Recent Publications
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Latifi Neda, Lecce Monica, Simmons Craig A. Porcine umbilical cord perivascular cells for preclinical testing of tissue engineered heart valves. Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods. 2020 | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
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Maleki Hoda, Doyle Matthew G., Chehade Moussa, Liu Qian, Simmons Craig A. The focal mechanical properties of normal and diseased porcine aortic valve tissue measured by a novel microindentation device. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 2020 | Elsevier.
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Dou Wenkun, Wang Li, Malhi Manpreet, Liu Haijao, Zhao Qili, Plakhotnik Julia, Xu Zhensong, Huang Zongjie, Simmons Craig A., Maynes Jason T., Sun Yu. A microdevice platform for characterizing the effect of mechanical strain magnitudes on the maturation of iPSC-Cardiomyocytes. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 2020 | Elsevier
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