Recent Publications
1. Jamarani R, Halloran MW, Panchal K, Garcia‐Valdez O, Mafi R, Nicell JA, Leask RL and Marić M. Additives to prevent the formation of surface defects during poly (vinyl chloride) calendering. Polymer Engineering & Science. 2021;61:1209-1219.
2. Fernandez SA, Danielczak L, Gauvin-Rossignol G, Hasilo C, Bégin-Drolet A, Ruel J, Paraskevas S, Leask RL and Hoesli CA. An in vitro perfused macroencapsulation device to study hemocompatibility and survival of islet-like cell clusters. Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology. 2021;9.
3. Emmott A, Hertig V, Bergeron A, Villeneuve L, Lefebvre L, Leask RL, Calderone A and El-Hamamsy I. Distinct Expression of Nonmuscle Myosin IIB in Pulmonary Arteries of Patients With Aortic Stenosis vs Insufficiency Undergoing a Ross Procedure. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2021;37:47-56.
4. Alakhtar A, Emmott A, Hart C, Mongrain R, Leask RL and Lachapelle K. 3D printed ascending aortic simulators with physiological fidelity for surgical simulation. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning. 2021:bmjstel-2021-000868.
5. Franzoni M, O’Connor D, Marcar L, Power D, Moloney M, Kavanagh E, Leask R, Nolan J, Kiely P and Walsh M. The presence of a high peak feature within low-average shear stimuli induces quiescence in venous endothelial cells. Annals of biomedical engineering. 2020;48:582-594.
6. Elsiwi BM, Garcia-Valdez O, Erythropel HC, Leask RL, Nicell JA and Maric M. Fully Renewable, Effective, and Highly Biodegradable Plasticizer: Di-n-heptyl Succinate. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2020;8:12409-12418.
7. Alonso E, Xuan Y, Emmott A, Wang Z, Kumar S, Mongeon F-P, Leask RL, El-Hamamsy I, Ge L and Tseng EE. Pulmonary Autograft Wall Stresses One Year After Ross Operation. Circulation. 2020;142:A16230-A16230.
8. Lee W, Kalashnikov N, Mok S, Halaoui R, Kuzmin E, Putnam AJ, Takayama S, Park M, McCaffrey L and Zhao R. Dispersible hydrogel force sensors reveal patterns of solid mechanical stress in multicellular spheroid cultures. Nature communications. 2019;10:1-14.
9. Cooper S, Teoh H, Campeau MA, Verma S and Leask RL. Empagliflozin restores the integrity of the endothelial glycocalyx in vitro. Molecular and cellular biochemistry. 2019;459:121-130.
10. Xuan Y, Wang Z, Kumar S, El-Hamamsy I, Pierre-Mongeon F, Leask R, Ge L and Tseng E. Comparison of Wall Stresses After Ross Procedure Using Ex-Vivo Pulmonary Autograft vs in-vivo Autograft Imaging. Circulation. 2018;138:A16666-A16666.
11. Jamarani R, Erythropel HC, Nicell JA, Leask RL and Marić M. How green is your plasticizer? Polymers. 2018;10:834.
12. Garcia J, Yang Z, Mongrain R, Leask RL and Lachapelle K. 3D printing materials and their use in medical education: a review of current technology and trends for the future. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning. 2018;4.
13. Erythropel HC, Börmann A, Nicell JA, Leask RL and Maric M. Designing green plasticizers: Linear alkyl diol dibenzoate plasticizers and a thermally reversible plasticizer. Polymers. 2018;10:646.
14. Emmott A, Alzahrani H, Alreshidan M, Therrien J, Leask RL and Lachapelle K. Transesophageal echocardiographic strain imaging predicts aortic biomechanics: Beyond diameter. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2018;156:503-512. e1.
15. Cooper S, Emmott A, McDonald KK, Campeau M-A and Leask RL. Increased MMP activity in curved geometries disrupts the endothelial cell glycocalyx creating a proinflammatory environment. PloS one. 2018;13:e0202526.
16. AlOmran M, Emmott A, Leask RL and Lachapelle K. Predicting the Biomechanics of the Aorta Using Ultrasound Cardiovascular Imaging and Image Analysis: CRC Press; 2018: 365-384.Google Scholar