Professor Tony Weiss
NHMRC Leadership Fellow
Charles Perkins Centre
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Professor Anthony (Tony) Weiss AM PhD FTSE FAHMS FRSN FRACI FRSC FRSB FAIMBE FNAI FBSE FTERM is the McCaughey Chair in Biochemistry, NHMRC Leadership Fellow, and Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology. He leads Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine in the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney.
Awards include the Order of Australia, Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation, NSW Premier’s Prize for Science & Engineering Leadership in Innovation, Eureka Prize for Innovation in Medical Research, Australian Academy of Science's Ian Wark Medal, Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering’s Clunies Ross Medal, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's Lemberg Medal, Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, Australasian Society for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering’s Award for Research Excellence, Royal Australian Chemical Institute's Weickhardt Medal,Royal Australian Chemical Institute'sApplied Research Medal,Innovator of Influence Award, David Syme Research Medal, Amersham Pharmacia Biotechnology Medal, NSW Commercialization Expo Prize, Australian Innovation Challenge Award, MBSANZ Barry Preston Award, FAOBMB Entrepreneurship Award, Roslyn Flora Goulston Prize, NIH Fogarty International Fellow and Fulbright Scholar.
He is on 14 Editorial Boards, and is inventor on 174 awarded international patents in 23 patent families covering human tropoelastin, which gives tissue its elasticity and enhances the repair of scars and wounds.
He is Chair of Fellows of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, was President of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERMIS), Chair of TERMIS Asia Pacific, and President of MBSANZ, and is Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering,Royal Society of NSW,Royal Australian Chemical Institute,Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Society of Biology, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, US National Academy of Inventors, Biomaterials Science and Engineering, and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine .
Professor Weiss founded the biotechnology clinical stage company Elastagen Pty Ltd which was sold to Allergan/AbbVie in one of the largest transactions ever completed in the Australian life science sector.
The Weiss Laboratory at the University of Sydney is the leading research site for tropoelastin & synthetic elastin biomaterials. Current grants are drawn from Australia and around the world. His laboratory enjoys the contributions of a fine team of competitively placed postdocs, postgraduate students & technical staff.
Specialties: research translation, biochemistry, elastin, tropoelastin, extracellular matrix, tissue engineering, translational wound repair, cardiovascular repair, molecular biotechnology.
For more information please go to weisslab.net .
The Weiss Lab's research focuses on the assembly of human elastic tissue, damage and its repair. The lab is very interested in the amazing, self-assembling elastic protein tropoelastin and the use of synthetic elastin to repair elastic tissues in skin, artery, bladder and lung.
Lucy Arnold
Jade Juejie Chen
Roy Chen
Julian Hovenden
Daniel John
Kekini Vahini Kuppan
Julia Ji-won Lee
Sally Linyang Liu
Suzanne Mithieux
Annie Park
Cininta Savitri
Howard Vindin
Ziyu Wang
Shixiong Wei
Joshua Wong
Miao Zhang
Project title | Research student |
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CRIP1 as a Response Molecule to Tropoelastin and the Intracellular Signalling Transduction Mechanism | Jade CHEN |
Regulation of mesenchymal stem cell ageing by extracellular matrix proteins | Sunny LEE |
Investigating the effect of matrix cues on mesenchymal stem cell heterogeneity and their derivation from induced pluripotent stem cells. | Thu Thuy VU |
Anisotropic MeTro/GelMa cryogel for tendon regeneration. | Miao ZHANG |
Publications
Book Chapters
- Wang, R., de Kort, B., Smits, A., Weiss, A. (2020). Elastin in Vascular Grafts. In B. Walpoth, H. Bergmeister, G. Bowlin, D. Kong, et. al (Eds.), Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts, (pp. 379-410). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. [More Information]
- Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Daamen, W., Orbanic, D., Rodriguez-Cabello, J., Weiss, A. (2017). Elastin Biopolymers. In P. Ducheyne, D. W. Grainger, K. E. Healy, D.W. Hutmacher, C. J. Kirkpatrick (Eds.), Comprehensive Biomaterials II (2nd Edition) - Volume 2, (pp. 412-437). Amsterdam: Elsevier. [More Information]
- Wang, R., Mithieux, S., Ozsvar, J., Weiss, A. (2016). Synthetic-Elastin Systems. In Not known (Eds.), Elastic Fiber Matrices: Biomimetic Approaches to Regeneration and Repair, (pp. 81-115). TBC. [More Information]
- Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Weiss, A. (2013). The Role of Elastin in Wound Healing and Dermal Substitute Design. In Lars-Peter Kamolz, David Benjamin Lumenta (Eds.), Dermal Replacements in General, Burn, and Plastic Surgery: Tissue Engineering in Clinical Practice, (pp. 57-66). Vienna, Austria: Springer-Verlag. [More Information]
- Nivison-Smith, L., Weiss, A. (2011). Elastin Based Constructs. In Daniel Eberli (Eds.), Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering - Cells and Biomaterials, (pp. 323-340). Rijeka, Croatia: InTech Publishers. [More Information]
- Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Daamen, W., Pierna, M., Rodriguez-Cabello, J., Weiss, A. (2011). Elastin Biopolymers. In Ducheyne, P; Healy, K.E; Hutmacher, D.W; Grainger, D; Kirkpatrick, C.J (Eds.), Comprehensive Biomaterials, (pp. 329-346). Netherlands: Elsevier.
Journals
- Liu, L., Spessot, E., Lim, K., Wang, Z., Mithieux, S., Maniglio, D., Motta, A., Weiss, A. (2025). Bioprinting Vascularized Skin Analogs: A Stepwise Approach. Burns & Trauma. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Cosgriff-Hernandez, E., Weiss, A. (2024). Perspectives on Recent Developments and Directions in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Tissue Engineering - Part A, 30(23-24), 721-725. [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Zhang, M., Liu, L., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2024). Polyglycerol sebacate-based elastomeric materials for arterial regeneration. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A, 112(4), 574-585. [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Paterson, H., Partel, L., Wise, I., Adams, M., Cistulli, D., Ng, D., Qasabian, R., O'Sullivan, J., Lal, S., Weiss, A., Bannon, P., Hume, R. (2024). Preventing Sheep Carotid Artery Spasm for Vascular Graft Surgery and Computed Tomography Angiography. Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, 30(8), 335-342. [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Weiss, A., Mithieux, S., Blum, K., Yi, T., Matsuzaki, Y., Pham, T., Hawkett, B., Shinoka, T., Breuer, C. (2024). Regional Differences in Vascular Graft Degradation and Regeneration Contribute to Dilation. Tissue Engineering - Part A. [More Information]
- Al Halawani, A., Teo, J., Weiss, A., Yeo, G. (2024). The Matrix Protein Tropoelastin Prolongs Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Vitality and Delays Senescence During Replicative Aging. Advanced Science, 11(39). [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Shi, H., Silveira, P., Mithieux, S., Cheng Wong, W., Liu, L., Pham, T., Hawkett, B., Wang, Y., Weiss, A. (2024). Tropoelastin modulates systemic and local tissue responses to enhance wound healing. Acta Biomaterialia, 184, 54-67. [More Information]
- Zhang, A., Wong, K., Redzikultsava, K., Baldry, M., Alavi, S., Wang, Z., van Koten, E., Weiss, A., Bilek, M., Yeo, G., Akhavan, B. (2023). A cost-effective and enhanced mesenchymal stem cell expansion platform with internal plasma-activated biofunctional interfaces. Materials Today Bio, 22, 100727. [More Information]
- Yang, C., Weiss, A., Tarakanova, A. (2023). Changes in elastin structure and extensibility induced by hypercalcemia and hyperglycemia. Acta Biomaterialia, 163, 1310001-145. [More Information]
- Hume, R., Kanagalingam, S., Deshmukh, T., Chen, S., Mithieux, S., Rashid, F., Roohani, I., Lu, J., Doan, T., Graham, J., Clayton, Z., Kizana, E., Thomas, L., Weiss, A., Chong, J., et al (2023). Tropoelastin Improves Post-Infarct Cardiac Function by Increasing Scar Elastin. Circulation Research, 132(1), 72-86. [More Information]
- Zhang, M., Wang, Z., Zhang, A., Liu, L., Mithieux, S., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2022). Development of tropoelastin-functionalized anisotropic PCL scaffolds for musculoskeletal tissue engineering. Regenerative Biomaterials, 10, 1-9. [More Information]
- Vindin, H., Oliver, B., Weiss, A. (2022). Elastin in healthy and diseased lung. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 74, 15-20. [More Information]
- Roohani, I., Yeo, G., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2022). Emerging concepts in bone repair and the premise of soft materials. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 74, 220-229. [More Information]
- Al Halawani, A., Mithieux, S., Yeo, G., Hosseini Beheshti, E., Weiss, A. (2022). Extracellular Vesicles: Interplay with the Extracellular Matrix and Modulated Cell Responses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(6). [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Mithieux, S., Vindin, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, M., Liu, L., Zbinden, J., Blum, K., Yi, T., Matsuzaki, Y., Oveissi, F., Lockley, K., Waterhouse, A., Pham, T., Hawkett, B., Weiss, A., et al (2022). Rapid Regeneration of a Neoartery with Elastic Lamellae. Advanced Materials. [More Information]
- Almeida-González, F., González-Vázquez, A., Mithieux, S., O'Brien, F., Weiss, A., Brougham, C. (2021). A step closer to elastogenesis on demand; Inducing mature elastic fibre deposition in a natural biomaterial scaffold. Materials Science and Engineering C, 120, 111788. [More Information]
- Al Halawani, A., Wang, Z., Liu, L., Zhang, M., Weiss, A. (2021). Applications of Engineering Techniques in Microvasculature Design. Frontiers in Cardovascular Medicine, 8, 1-9. [More Information]
- Alanazi, Y., Lockhart-Cairns, M., Cain, S., Jowitt, T., Weiss, A., Baldock, C. (2021). Autosomal Recessive Cutis Laxa 1C Mutations Disrupt the Structure and Interactions of Latent TGFâ Binding Protein-4. Frontiers in Genetics, 12, 706662. [More Information]
- Baumann, L., Bernstein, E., Weiss, A., Bates, D., Humphrey, S., Silberberg, M., Daniels, R. (2021). Clinical Relevance of Elastin in the Structure and Function of Skin. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, 3(3), 1-8. [More Information]
- Bochicchio, B., Yeo, G., Lee, P., Emul, D., Pepe, A., Laezza, A., Ciarfaglia, N., Quaglino, D., Weiss, A. (2021). Domains 12 to 16 of tropoelastin promote cell attachment and spreading through interactions with glycosaminoglycan and integrins alphaV and alpha5beta1. FEBS Journal, 288(13), 4024-4038. [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Liu, L., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2021). Fabricating Organized Elastin in Vascular Grafts. Trends in Biotechnology, 39(5), 505-518. [More Information]
- Ozsvar, J., Wang, R., Tarakanova, A., Buehler, M., Weiss, A. (2021). Fuzzy binding model of molecular interactions between tropoelastin and integrin alphaVbeta3. Biophysical Journal, 120(15), 3138-3151. [More Information]
- Bax, D., Nair, M., Weiss, A., Farndale, R., Best, S., Cameron, R. (2021). Tailoring the biofunctionality of collagen biomaterials via tropoelastin incorporation and EDC-crosslinking. Acta Biomaterialia, 135, 150-163. [More Information]
- Ozsvar, J., Yang, C., Cain, S., Baldock, C., Tarakanova, A., Weiss, A. (2021). Tropoelastin and Elastin Assembly. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9, 643110. [More Information]
- Al Halawani, A., Abdulkhalek, L., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2021). Tropoelastin promotes the formation of dense, interconnected endothelial networks. Biomolecules, 11(9), 1318. [More Information]
- Aghaei-Ghareh-Bolagh, B., Mukherjee, S., Lockley, K., Mithieux, S., Wang, Z., Emmerson, S., Darzi, S., Gargett, C., Weiss, A. (2020). A novel tropoelastin-based resorbable surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse repair. Materials Today Bio, 8, 1-11. [More Information]
- Kosobrodova, E., Kondyurin, A., Solodko, V., Weiss, A., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M. (2020). Covalent Biofunctionalization of the Inner Surfaces of a Hollow-Fiber Capillary Bundle Using Packed-Bed Plasma Ion Implantation. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12(28), 32163-32174. [More Information]
- Wen, Q., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2020). Elastin Biomaterials in Dermal Repair. Trends in Biotechnology, 38(3), 280-291. [More Information]
- Lee, S., Sani, E., Spencer, A., Guan, Y., Weiss, A., Annabi, N. (2020). Human-Recombinant-Elastin-Based Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting of Vascularized Soft Tissues. Advanced Materials, 32(45), 2003915. [More Information]
- Mitzmacher, M., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., Hee, C., Daniels, R. (2020). Novel recombinant tropoelastin implants restore skin extracellular matrix. Journal of Drugs in Dermatology: new methods and technology, 19(12), 1166-1172. [More Information]
- Bilek, M., Vandrocova, M., Shelemin, A., Kuzminova, A., Kylian, O., Biederman, H., Bacakova, L., Weiss, A. (2020). Plasma treatment in air at atmospheric pressure that enables reagent-free covalent immobilization of biomolecules on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Applied Surface Science, 518, 146128. [More Information]
- Lockhart-Cairns, M., Newandee, H., Thomson, J., Weiss, A., Baldock, C., Tarakanova, A. (2020). Transglutaminase-Mediated Cross-Linking of Tropoelastin to Fibrillin Stabilises the Elastin Precursor Prior to Elastic Fibre Assembly. Journal of Molecular Biology, 432(21), 5736-5751. [More Information]
- Oliveira, S., Felizardo, T., Amorim, S., Mithieux, S., Pires, R., Reis, R., Martins, A., Weiss, A., Neves, N. (2020). Tubular Fibrous Scaffolds Functionalized with Tropoelastin as a Small-Diameter Vascular Graft. Biomacromolecules, 21(9), 3582-3595. [More Information]
- Ozsvar, J., Tarakanova, A., Wang, R., Buehler, M., Weiss, A. (2019). Allysine modifications perturb tropoelastin structure and mobility on a local and global scale. Matrix Biology Plus, 2, 1-13. [More Information]
- Tarakanova, A., Ozsvar, J., Weiss, A., Buehler, M. (2019). Coarse-grained model of tropoelastin self-assembly into nascent fibrils. Materials Today Bio, 3, 1-9. [More Information]
- Vindin, H., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2019). Elastin architecture. Matrix Biology, 84, 4-16. [More Information]
- Aghaei-Ghareh-Bolagh, B., Mithieux, S., Hiob, M., Wang, Y., Chong, A., Weiss, A. (2019). Fabricated tropoelastin-silk yarns and woven textiles for diverse tissue engineering applications. Acta Biomaterialia, 91, 112-122. [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2019). Fabrication Techniques for Vascular and Vascularized Tissue Engineering. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 8(19), 1-26. [More Information]
- Wang, R., Ozsvar, J., Aghaei Ghareh Bolagh, B., Hiob, M., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2019). Freestanding hierarchical vascular structures engineered from ice. Biomaterials, 192, 334-345. [More Information]
- Wang, R., Ozsvar, J., Yeo, G., Weiss, A. (2019). Hierarchical assembly of elastin materials. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 24, 54-60. [More Information]
- Araujo-Custodio, S., Gomez-Florit, M., Tomas, A., Mendes, B., Babo, P., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., Domingues, R., Reis, R., Gomes, M. (2019). Injectable and magnetic responsive hydrogels with bioinspired ordered structures. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 5(3), 1392-1404. [More Information]
- Aghaei Ghareh Bolagh, B., Guan, J., Wang, Y., Martin, A., Dawson, R., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2019). Optically robust, highly permeable and elastic protein films that support dual cornea cell types. Biomaterials, 188, 50-62. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Kosobrodova, E., Kondyurin, A., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2019). Plasma-Activated Substrate with a Tropoelastin Anchor for the Maintenance and Delivery of Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells. Macromolecular Bioscience, 19(3), 1-13. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Weiss, A. (2019). Soluble matrix protein is a potent modulator of mesenchymal stem cell performance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(6), 2042-2051. [More Information]
- Tarakanova, A., Yeo, G., Baldock, C., Weiss, A., Buehler, M. (2019). Tropoelastin is a Flexible Molecule that Retains its Canonical Shape. Macromolecular Bioscience, 19(3), 1-7. [More Information]
- Almeida, H., Domingues, R., Mithieux, S., Pires, R., Goncalves, A., Gomez-Florit, M., Reis, R., Weiss, A., Gomes, M. (2019). Tropoelastin-Coated Tendon Biomimetic Scaffolds Promote Stem Cell Tenogenic Commitment and Deposition of Elastin-Rich Matrix. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(22), 19830-19840. [More Information]
- Silva, C., Babo, P., Mithieux, S., Domingues, R., Reis, R., Gomes, M., Weiss, A. (2019). Tuneable cellulose nanocrystal and tropoelastin-laden hyaluronic acid hydrogels. Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 34(4), 560-572. [More Information]
- Pesqueira, T., Costa-Almeida, R., Mithieux, S., Babo, P., Franco, A., Mendes, B., Domingues, R., Freitas, P., Reis, R., Gomes, M., Weiss, A. (2018). Engineering magnetically responsive tropoelastin spongy-like hydrogels for soft tissue regeneration. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 6(7), 1066-1075. [More Information]
- Ganesan, R., Akhavan, B., Hiob, M., McKenzie, D., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2018). HiPIMS carbon coatings show covalent protein binding that imparts enhanced hemocompatibility. Carbon, 139, 118-128. [More Information]
- Tarakanova, A., Yeo, G., Baldock, C., Weiss, A., Buehler, M. (2018). Molecular model of human tropoelastin and implications of associated mutations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(28), 7338-7343. [More Information]
- Soucy, J., Shirzaei Sani, E., Portillo-Lara, R., Diaz, D., Dias, F., Weiss, A., Koppes, A., Koppes, R., Annabi, N. (2018). Photocrosslinkable Gelatin/Tropoelastin Hydrogel Adhesives for Peripheral Nerve Repair. Tissue Engineering - Part A, 24(17-18), 1393-1405. [More Information]
- Wakelin, E., Yeo, G., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2018). Plasma ion implantation enabled bio-functionalization of PEEK improves osteoblastic activity. APL Bioengineering, 2(2), 026109-1-026109-15. [More Information]
- Bax, D., Yin, Y., Kondyurin, A., Diwan, A., Bhargav, D., Weiss, A., Bilek, M., McKenzie, D. (2018). Plasma processing of PDMS based spinal implants for covalent protein immobilization, cell attachment and spreading. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 29(12), 1-15. [More Information]
- Joshi, R., Heinz, A., Fan, Q., Guo, S., Monia, B., Schmelzer, C., Weiss, A., Batie, M., Parameshwaran, H., Varisco, B. (2018). Role for cela1 in postnatal lung remodeling and alpha-1 antitrypsin–deficient emphysema. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 59(2), 167-178. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2018). The elastin matrix in tissue engineering and regeneration. Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, 6, 27-32. [More Information]
- Mithieux, S., Aghaei Ghareh Bolagh, B., Yan, L., Kuppan, K., Wang, Y., Garces Suarez, F., Li, Z., Maitz, P., Carter, E., Limantoro, C., Chrzanowski, W., Weiss, A., et al (2018). Tropoelastin implants that accelerate wound repair. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 7(10), 1701206. [More Information]
- Lee, P., Yeo, G., Weiss, A. (2017). A cell adhesive peptide from tropoelastin promotes sequential cell attachment and spreading via distinct receptors. The FEBS Journal, 284, 2216-2230. [More Information]
- Wise, S., Santos, M., Michael, P., Lee, B., Hung, J., Weiss, A., Bilek, M., Ng, M. (2017). A Novel Recombinant Human Tropoelastin-Functionalised Stent Platform for Suppression of Restenosis in Peripheral Vascular Disease. Heart, Lung, and Circulation, 26, S197-S198. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Kondyurin, A., Kosobrodova, E., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2017). A sterilizable, biocompatible, tropoelastin surface coating immobilized by energetic ion activation. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 14(127), 20160837. [More Information]
- Hiob, M., She, S., Muiznieks, L., Weiss, A. (2017). Biomaterials and Modifications in the Development of Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 3, 712-723. [More Information]
- Tarakanova, A., Huang, W., Weiss, A., Kaplan, D., Buehler, M. (2017). Computational smart polymer design based on elastin protein mutability. Biomaterials, 127, 49-60. [More Information]
- Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2017). Design of an elastin-layered dermal regeneration template. Acta Biomaterialia, 52, 33-40. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Zhang, Y., Assmann, A., Shirzaei Sani, E., Cheng, G., Lassaletta, A., Vegh, A., Dehghani, B., Ruiz-Esparza, G., Weiss, A., et al (2017). Engineering a highly elastic human protein-based sealant for surgical applications. Science Translational Medicine, 9(410), 1-14. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Rana, D., Shirzaei Sani, E., Portillo-Lara, R., Gifford, J., Fares, M., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2017). Engineering a sprayable and elastic hydrogel adhesive with antimicrobial properties for wound healing. Biomaterials, 139, 229-243. [More Information]
- Kondyurina, I., Wise, S., Ngo, A., Filipe, E., Kondyurin, A., Weiss, A., Bao, B., Bilek, M. (2017). Plasma mediated protein immobilisation enhances the vascular compatibility of polyurethane with tissue matched mechanical properties. Biomedical Materials, 12(4), 1-14. [More Information]
- Calabrese, R., Raia, N., Huang, W., Ghezzi, C., Simon, M., Staii, C., Weiss, A., Kaplan, D. (2017). Silk-ionomer and silk tropoelastin hydrogels as charged three-dimensional culture platforms for the regulation of hMSC response. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 11(9), 2549-2564. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Baldock, C., Wise, S., Weiss, A. (2017). Targeted Modulation of Tropoelastin Structure and Assembly. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 3(11), 2832-2844. [More Information]
- Landau, S., Szklanny, A., Yeo, G., Shandalov, Y., Kosobrodova, E., Weiss, A., Levenberg, S. (2017). Tropoelastin coated PLLA-PLGA scaffolds promote vascular network formation. Biomaterials, 122, 72-82. [More Information]
- Sugiura, T., Agarwal, R., Tara, S., Yi, T., Lee, Y., Breuer, C., Weiss, A., Shinoka, T. (2017). Tropoelastin inhibits intimal hyperplasia of mouse bioresorbable arterial vascular grafts. Acta Biomaterialia, 52, 74-80. [More Information]
- Wise, S., Liu, H., Yeo, G., Michael, P., Chan, A., Ngo, A., Bilek, M., Bao, B., Weiss, A. (2016). Blended Polyurethane and Tropoelastin as a Novel Class of Biologically Interactive Elastomer. Tissue Engineering - Part A, 22(5-6), 524-533. [More Information]
- Aghaei Ghareh Bolagh, B., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2016). Elastic proteins and elastomeric protein alloys. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 39, 56-60. [More Information]
- Hiob, M., Crouch, G., Weiss, A. (2016). Elastomers in vascular tissue engineering. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 40, 149-154. [More Information]
- Martin, L., Bilek, M., Weiss, A., Kuyucak, S. (2016). Force fields for simulating the interaction of surfaces with biological molecules. Interface Focus, 6(1), 20150098-1-20150098-10. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Shin, S., Tamayol, A., Miscuglio, M., Bakooshli, M., Assmann, A., Mostafalu, P., Sun, J., Mithieux, S., Cheung, L., Weiss, A., et al (2016). Highly Elastic and Conductive Human-Based Protein Hybrid Hydrogels. Advanced Materials, 28(1), 40-49. [More Information]
- Weiss, A. (2016). Perspectives on the Molecular and Biological Implications of Tropoelastin in Human Tissue Elasticity. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 69, 1380-1382. [More Information]
- Wise, S., Liu, H., Kondyurin, A., Byrom, M., Bannon, P., Edwards, G., Weiss, A., Bao, B., Bilek, M. (2016). Plasma Ion Activated Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Grafts with a Covalently Immobilized Recombinant Human Tropoelastin Coating Reducing Neointimal Hyperplasia. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2(8), 1286-1297. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Santos, M., Kondyurin, A., Liskova, J., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2016). Plasma-Activated Tropoelastin Functionalization of Zirconium for Improved Bone Cell Response. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2(4), 662-676. [More Information]
- Rothuizen, T., Kemp, R., Duijs, J., de Boer, H., Bijkerk, R., van der Veer, E., Moroni, L., van Zonneveld, A., Weiss, A., Rabelink, T., et al (2016). Promoting Tropoelastin Expression in Arterial and Venous Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Fibroblasts for Vascular Tissue Engineering. Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, 22(10), 923-931. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Tarakanova, A., Baldock, C., Wise, S., Buehler, M., Weiss, A. (2016). Subtle balance of tropoelastin molecular shape and flexibility regulates dynamics and hierarchical assembly. Science Advances, 2(2), 1-14. [More Information]
- Hiob, M., Trane, A., Wise, S., Bernatchez, P., Weiss, A. (2016). Tropoelastin enhances nitric oxide production by endothelial cells. Nanomedicine, 11(12), 1591-1597. [More Information]
- Hibbert, S., Watson, R., Gibbs, N., Costello, P., Baldock, C., Weiss, A., Griffiths, C., Sherratt, M. (2015). A potential role for endogenous proteins as sacrificial sunscreens and antioxidants in human tissues. Redox Biology, 5, 101-113. [More Information]
- Yu, Y., Wise, S., Michael, P., Bax, D., Yuen, G., Hiob, M., Yeo, G., Filipe, E., Dunn, L., Chan, K., Mollahajian, H., Celermajer, D., Weiss, A., Ng, M. (2015). Characterization of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Interactions with Human Tropoelastin. PloS One, 10(6), 1-16. [More Information]
- Bilek, M., Kondyurin, A., Dekker, S., Steel, B., Wilhelm, R., Heller, R., McKenzie, D., Weiss, A., James, M., Moller, W. (2015). Depth-Resolved Structural and Compositional Characterization of Ion-Implanted Polystyrene that Enables Direct Covalent Immobilization of Biomolecules. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(29), 16793-16803. [More Information]
- Melnichuk, I., Choukourov, A., Bilek, M., Weiss, A., Vandrovcova, M., Bacakova, L., Hanus, J., Kousal, J., Shelemin, A., Solar, P., et al (2015). Direct covalent coupling of proteins to nanostructured plasma polymers: A route to tunable cell adhesion. Applied Surface Science, 351, 537-545. [More Information]
- Ozsvar, J., Mithieux, S., Wang, R., Weiss, A. (2015). Elastin-based biomaterials and mesenchymal stem cells. Biomaterials Science, 3(6), 800-809. [More Information]
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- Rock, M., Cain, S., Freeman, L., Morgan, A., Mellody, K., Marson, A., Shuttleworth, C., Weiss, A., Kielty, C. (2004). Molecular Basis Of Elastic Fiber Formation - Critical Interactions And A Tropoelastin-Fibrillin-1 Cross-Link. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279(22), 23748-23758. [More Information]
- Mithieux, S., Rasko, J., Weiss, A. (2004). Synthetic Elastin Hydrogels Derived From Massive Elastic Assemblies Of Self-Organized Human Protein Monomers. Biomaterials, 25(20), 4921-4927. [More Information]
- Kummerfeld, S., Weiss, A., Fekete, A., Jermiin, L. (2003). AMID: autonomous modeler of intragenic duplication. Applied Bioinformatics, 2(3), 169-176.
- Robinson, L., Karlsson, N., Weiss, A., Packer, N. (2003). Proteomic analysis of the genetic premature aging disease Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome reveals differential protein expression and glycosylation. Journal of Proteome Research, 2(5), 556-557. [More Information]
- Jensen, S., Andersen, P., Vrhovski, B., Weiss, A. (2003). Rational design of tropoelastin peptide-based inhibitors of metalloproteinases. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 409(2), 335-340. [More Information]
- Muiznieks, L., Jensen, S., Weiss, A. (2003). Structural changes and facilitated association of tropelastin. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 410(2), 317-323. [More Information]
- Lim, Y., Hoog, J., Gardner, P., Ranganathan, S., Andersson, S., Subbiah, S., Tan, T., Hide, W., Weiss, A. (2003). The S-Star Trial Bioinformatics Course. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 31(1), 20-23. [More Information]
- Weiss, A., O'Brien, M. (2001). A novel B(1-4) galactosyltransferase gene silent mutation (594C>T) associated with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria. Human Mutation, 17, 355-355.
- Dedic, J., Weiss, A., Yu, B., Trent, R., Katahira, J., Urban, Z. (2001). A novel elastin gene mutation (1281delC) in a family with supravalvular aortic stenosis: a mutation cluster within exon 20. Human Mutation, 17, 81-81.
- Tchan, M., Weiss, A. (2001). Asn78 and His81 form a destabilizing locus within the Max HLH-LZ homodimer. FEBS Letters, 509, 177-180.
- Wiley, S., Weiss, A., Sangster, N., Walker, J., Hoekstra, R., Roos, M., Tait, A. (2001). Cloning and structural analysis of partial acetylcholine receptor subunit genes from the parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta. Veterinary Parasitology, 97, 329-335. [More Information]
- Toonkool, P., Weiss, A. (2001). Expression of recombinant human tropoelastin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing a synthetic gene with a high codon adaptation index coupled to the SUC2 invertase signal sequence. Acta Biotechnologica, 21, 189-193.
- Toonkool, P., Jensen, S., Weiss, A., Maxwell, A. (2001). Hydrophobic domains of human tropoelastin interact in a context-dependent manner. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276, 44575-44580. [More Information]
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S., Stone,, P., Morris, S., Griffin, S. (2001). Incorporation of recombinant human tropoelastin into extracellular matrices using nonelastogenic Rat-1 fibroblasts as a source for lysyl oxidase. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 24, 733-739.
- Jensen, S., Weiss, A., Reinhardt, D., Gibson, M. (2001). Protein interaction studies of MAGP-1 with tropoelastin and fibrillin-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276, 39661-39666.
- Toonkool, P., Regan, D., Kuchel, P., Morris, M., Weiss, A. (2001). Thermodynamic and hydrodynamic properties of human tropoelastin. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276, 28042-28050.
Conferences
- Weiss, A. (2019). Elastagen: Commercial translation of a biomaterial from lab to trade sale. 42nd Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019, Seattle: Society for Biomaterials.
- Van der Saag, D., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., White, P. (2018). Improving animal health and welfare in extensive livestock industries: A collaborative solution between veterinary science and human biomedical engineering disciplines. Collaboration across boundaries 2018 – A Theory Murphy Initiative, Canberra , Australia, Australia.
- Wakelin, E., Yeo, G., Kondyurin, A., Davies, M., McKenzie, D., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2015). Bio-functionalisation of polyether ether ketone using plasma immersion ion implantation. SPIE Micro+Nano Materials, Devices, and Applications Symposium, Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]
- Fathi, A., Wei, H., Chrzanowski, W., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2014). Synthesis of thermo responsive co-polymer with active sites for protein conjugation for biomedical applications. 29th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society 2013, Nuremberg, Germany: American Institute of Physics.
- Momot, K., Powell, S., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2013). Biomechanics of Synthetic Elastin: Insights from Magnetic Resonance Microimaging. 2013 International Conference on Materials Science and Chemical Engineering (MSCE 2013), Durnten-Zurich, Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications. [More Information]
- Fathi, A., Wei, H., Chrzanowski, W., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2012). Synthesis of Functionalized-thermo responsive-water soluble Co-polymer for Conjugation to Protein for Biomedical Applications. 2012 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, USA: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Bilek, M., McKenzie, D., Bax, D., Kondyurin, A., Yin, Y., Nosworthy, N., Hirsh, S., Fisher, K., Weiss, A. (2011). Universal biomolecule binding interlayers created by energetic ion bombardment. 2011 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, San Francisco: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2008). Fabrication of a crosslinked hydrogel using dense gas technology. 2008 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, USA: Materials Research Society.
Patents
- Fathi, A., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F., Mithieux, S. (2021). Application of Thermoresponsive Bioactive Injectable Hydrogel for Bone Regeneration. Patent No. 2016314146, 2016314146, 6851377, EP3344304, EP3344304. .
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S. (2019). Promoting Elastic Tissue Assembly. Patent No. 2012315489, 2012315489, 2760466. .
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S. (2018). Injectable Biomaterials. Patent No. 2787849. Canada.
- Fathi, A., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F., Wei, H., Mithieux, S. (2017). Design of a New Crosslinker for Biopolymer Hydrogel Fabrication. Patent No. 2794701, 2794701, 9546235. , , Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S., Regaglia, O. (2012). Protease Susceptibility II (Canada). Patent No. 1100815, 2335098, 7229788, 4342731, 7229788. , , Canada.
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S., Regaglia, O. (2012). Tropoelastin Derivatives (Canada). Patent No. 1007555, 2296841, 636948, 7193043, 636948, 7193043, 7803577. , , Canada, Republic of Korea, France, Germany, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom.
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S. (2012). Use Of Tropoelastin For Repair Or Restoration Of Tissue (USA). Patent No. 8101717.
- Martin, S., Weiss, A. (2009). Synthetic Tropoelastin. Patent No. 2151883. Canada.
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S., Regaglia, O. (2008). Synthetic Polynucleotides. Patent No. 0746612, 69334243.9. , , France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland.
- Ng, M., Weiss, A., Wise, S. (2008). Patent No. WO2008/037028. USA, Europe, Australia.
2025
- Liu, L., Spessot, E., Lim, K., Wang, Z., Mithieux, S., Maniglio, D., Motta, A., Weiss, A. (2025). Bioprinting Vascularized Skin Analogs: A Stepwise Approach. Burns & Trauma. [More Information]
2024
- Annabi, N., Cosgriff-Hernandez, E., Weiss, A. (2024). Perspectives on Recent Developments and Directions in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Tissue Engineering - Part A, 30(23-24), 721-725. [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Zhang, M., Liu, L., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2024). Polyglycerol sebacate-based elastomeric materials for arterial regeneration. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A, 112(4), 574-585. [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Paterson, H., Partel, L., Wise, I., Adams, M., Cistulli, D., Ng, D., Qasabian, R., O'Sullivan, J., Lal, S., Weiss, A., Bannon, P., Hume, R. (2024). Preventing Sheep Carotid Artery Spasm for Vascular Graft Surgery and Computed Tomography Angiography. Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, 30(8), 335-342. [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Weiss, A., Mithieux, S., Blum, K., Yi, T., Matsuzaki, Y., Pham, T., Hawkett, B., Shinoka, T., Breuer, C. (2024). Regional Differences in Vascular Graft Degradation and Regeneration Contribute to Dilation. Tissue Engineering - Part A. [More Information]
- Al Halawani, A., Teo, J., Weiss, A., Yeo, G. (2024). The Matrix Protein Tropoelastin Prolongs Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Vitality and Delays Senescence During Replicative Aging. Advanced Science, 11(39). [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Shi, H., Silveira, P., Mithieux, S., Cheng Wong, W., Liu, L., Pham, T., Hawkett, B., Wang, Y., Weiss, A. (2024). Tropoelastin modulates systemic and local tissue responses to enhance wound healing. Acta Biomaterialia, 184, 54-67. [More Information]
2023
- Zhang, A., Wong, K., Redzikultsava, K., Baldry, M., Alavi, S., Wang, Z., van Koten, E., Weiss, A., Bilek, M., Yeo, G., Akhavan, B. (2023). A cost-effective and enhanced mesenchymal stem cell expansion platform with internal plasma-activated biofunctional interfaces. Materials Today Bio, 22, 100727. [More Information]
- Yang, C., Weiss, A., Tarakanova, A. (2023). Changes in elastin structure and extensibility induced by hypercalcemia and hyperglycemia. Acta Biomaterialia, 163, 1310001-145. [More Information]
- Hume, R., Kanagalingam, S., Deshmukh, T., Chen, S., Mithieux, S., Rashid, F., Roohani, I., Lu, J., Doan, T., Graham, J., Clayton, Z., Kizana, E., Thomas, L., Weiss, A., Chong, J., et al (2023). Tropoelastin Improves Post-Infarct Cardiac Function by Increasing Scar Elastin. Circulation Research, 132(1), 72-86. [More Information]
2022
- Zhang, M., Wang, Z., Zhang, A., Liu, L., Mithieux, S., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2022). Development of tropoelastin-functionalized anisotropic PCL scaffolds for musculoskeletal tissue engineering. Regenerative Biomaterials, 10, 1-9. [More Information]
- Vindin, H., Oliver, B., Weiss, A. (2022). Elastin in healthy and diseased lung. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 74, 15-20. [More Information]
- Roohani, I., Yeo, G., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2022). Emerging concepts in bone repair and the premise of soft materials. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 74, 220-229. [More Information]
- Al Halawani, A., Mithieux, S., Yeo, G., Hosseini Beheshti, E., Weiss, A. (2022). Extracellular Vesicles: Interplay with the Extracellular Matrix and Modulated Cell Responses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(6). [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Mithieux, S., Vindin, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, M., Liu, L., Zbinden, J., Blum, K., Yi, T., Matsuzaki, Y., Oveissi, F., Lockley, K., Waterhouse, A., Pham, T., Hawkett, B., Weiss, A., et al (2022). Rapid Regeneration of a Neoartery with Elastic Lamellae. Advanced Materials. [More Information]
2021
- Almeida-González, F., González-Vázquez, A., Mithieux, S., O'Brien, F., Weiss, A., Brougham, C. (2021). A step closer to elastogenesis on demand; Inducing mature elastic fibre deposition in a natural biomaterial scaffold. Materials Science and Engineering C, 120, 111788. [More Information]
- Al Halawani, A., Wang, Z., Liu, L., Zhang, M., Weiss, A. (2021). Applications of Engineering Techniques in Microvasculature Design. Frontiers in Cardovascular Medicine, 8, 1-9. [More Information]
- Alanazi, Y., Lockhart-Cairns, M., Cain, S., Jowitt, T., Weiss, A., Baldock, C. (2021). Autosomal Recessive Cutis Laxa 1C Mutations Disrupt the Structure and Interactions of Latent TGFâ Binding Protein-4. Frontiers in Genetics, 12, 706662. [More Information]
- Fathi, A., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F., Mithieux, S. (2021). Application of Thermoresponsive Bioactive Injectable Hydrogel for Bone Regeneration. Patent No. 2016314146, 2016314146, 6851377, EP3344304, EP3344304. .
- Baumann, L., Bernstein, E., Weiss, A., Bates, D., Humphrey, S., Silberberg, M., Daniels, R. (2021). Clinical Relevance of Elastin in the Structure and Function of Skin. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, 3(3), 1-8. [More Information]
- Bochicchio, B., Yeo, G., Lee, P., Emul, D., Pepe, A., Laezza, A., Ciarfaglia, N., Quaglino, D., Weiss, A. (2021). Domains 12 to 16 of tropoelastin promote cell attachment and spreading through interactions with glycosaminoglycan and integrins alphaV and alpha5beta1. FEBS Journal, 288(13), 4024-4038. [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Liu, L., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2021). Fabricating Organized Elastin in Vascular Grafts. Trends in Biotechnology, 39(5), 505-518. [More Information]
- Ozsvar, J., Wang, R., Tarakanova, A., Buehler, M., Weiss, A. (2021). Fuzzy binding model of molecular interactions between tropoelastin and integrin alphaVbeta3. Biophysical Journal, 120(15), 3138-3151. [More Information]
- Bax, D., Nair, M., Weiss, A., Farndale, R., Best, S., Cameron, R. (2021). Tailoring the biofunctionality of collagen biomaterials via tropoelastin incorporation and EDC-crosslinking. Acta Biomaterialia, 135, 150-163. [More Information]
- Ozsvar, J., Yang, C., Cain, S., Baldock, C., Tarakanova, A., Weiss, A. (2021). Tropoelastin and Elastin Assembly. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9, 643110. [More Information]
- Al Halawani, A., Abdulkhalek, L., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2021). Tropoelastin promotes the formation of dense, interconnected endothelial networks. Biomolecules, 11(9), 1318. [More Information]
2020
- Aghaei-Ghareh-Bolagh, B., Mukherjee, S., Lockley, K., Mithieux, S., Wang, Z., Emmerson, S., Darzi, S., Gargett, C., Weiss, A. (2020). A novel tropoelastin-based resorbable surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse repair. Materials Today Bio, 8, 1-11. [More Information]
- Kosobrodova, E., Kondyurin, A., Solodko, V., Weiss, A., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M. (2020). Covalent Biofunctionalization of the Inner Surfaces of a Hollow-Fiber Capillary Bundle Using Packed-Bed Plasma Ion Implantation. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12(28), 32163-32174. [More Information]
- Wen, Q., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2020). Elastin Biomaterials in Dermal Repair. Trends in Biotechnology, 38(3), 280-291. [More Information]
- Wang, R., de Kort, B., Smits, A., Weiss, A. (2020). Elastin in Vascular Grafts. In B. Walpoth, H. Bergmeister, G. Bowlin, D. Kong, et. al (Eds.), Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts, (pp. 379-410). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. [More Information]
- Lee, S., Sani, E., Spencer, A., Guan, Y., Weiss, A., Annabi, N. (2020). Human-Recombinant-Elastin-Based Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting of Vascularized Soft Tissues. Advanced Materials, 32(45), 2003915. [More Information]
- Mitzmacher, M., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., Hee, C., Daniels, R. (2020). Novel recombinant tropoelastin implants restore skin extracellular matrix. Journal of Drugs in Dermatology: new methods and technology, 19(12), 1166-1172. [More Information]
- Bilek, M., Vandrocova, M., Shelemin, A., Kuzminova, A., Kylian, O., Biederman, H., Bacakova, L., Weiss, A. (2020). Plasma treatment in air at atmospheric pressure that enables reagent-free covalent immobilization of biomolecules on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Applied Surface Science, 518, 146128. [More Information]
- Lockhart-Cairns, M., Newandee, H., Thomson, J., Weiss, A., Baldock, C., Tarakanova, A. (2020). Transglutaminase-Mediated Cross-Linking of Tropoelastin to Fibrillin Stabilises the Elastin Precursor Prior to Elastic Fibre Assembly. Journal of Molecular Biology, 432(21), 5736-5751. [More Information]
- Oliveira, S., Felizardo, T., Amorim, S., Mithieux, S., Pires, R., Reis, R., Martins, A., Weiss, A., Neves, N. (2020). Tubular Fibrous Scaffolds Functionalized with Tropoelastin as a Small-Diameter Vascular Graft. Biomacromolecules, 21(9), 3582-3595. [More Information]
2019
- Ozsvar, J., Tarakanova, A., Wang, R., Buehler, M., Weiss, A. (2019). Allysine modifications perturb tropoelastin structure and mobility on a local and global scale. Matrix Biology Plus, 2, 1-13. [More Information]
- Tarakanova, A., Ozsvar, J., Weiss, A., Buehler, M. (2019). Coarse-grained model of tropoelastin self-assembly into nascent fibrils. Materials Today Bio, 3, 1-9. [More Information]
- Weiss, A. (2019). Elastagen: Commercial translation of a biomaterial from lab to trade sale. 42nd Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019, Seattle: Society for Biomaterials.
- Vindin, H., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2019). Elastin architecture. Matrix Biology, 84, 4-16. [More Information]
- Aghaei-Ghareh-Bolagh, B., Mithieux, S., Hiob, M., Wang, Y., Chong, A., Weiss, A. (2019). Fabricated tropoelastin-silk yarns and woven textiles for diverse tissue engineering applications. Acta Biomaterialia, 91, 112-122. [More Information]
- Wang, Z., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2019). Fabrication Techniques for Vascular and Vascularized Tissue Engineering. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 8(19), 1-26. [More Information]
- Wang, R., Ozsvar, J., Aghaei Ghareh Bolagh, B., Hiob, M., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2019). Freestanding hierarchical vascular structures engineered from ice. Biomaterials, 192, 334-345. [More Information]
- Wang, R., Ozsvar, J., Yeo, G., Weiss, A. (2019). Hierarchical assembly of elastin materials. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 24, 54-60. [More Information]
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S. (2019). Promoting Elastic Tissue Assembly. Patent No. 2012315489, 2012315489, 2760466. .
- Araujo-Custodio, S., Gomez-Florit, M., Tomas, A., Mendes, B., Babo, P., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., Domingues, R., Reis, R., Gomes, M. (2019). Injectable and magnetic responsive hydrogels with bioinspired ordered structures. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 5(3), 1392-1404. [More Information]
- Aghaei Ghareh Bolagh, B., Guan, J., Wang, Y., Martin, A., Dawson, R., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2019). Optically robust, highly permeable and elastic protein films that support dual cornea cell types. Biomaterials, 188, 50-62. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Kosobrodova, E., Kondyurin, A., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2019). Plasma-Activated Substrate with a Tropoelastin Anchor for the Maintenance and Delivery of Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells. Macromolecular Bioscience, 19(3), 1-13. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Weiss, A. (2019). Soluble matrix protein is a potent modulator of mesenchymal stem cell performance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(6), 2042-2051. [More Information]
- Tarakanova, A., Yeo, G., Baldock, C., Weiss, A., Buehler, M. (2019). Tropoelastin is a Flexible Molecule that Retains its Canonical Shape. Macromolecular Bioscience, 19(3), 1-7. [More Information]
- Almeida, H., Domingues, R., Mithieux, S., Pires, R., Goncalves, A., Gomez-Florit, M., Reis, R., Weiss, A., Gomes, M. (2019). Tropoelastin-Coated Tendon Biomimetic Scaffolds Promote Stem Cell Tenogenic Commitment and Deposition of Elastin-Rich Matrix. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(22), 19830-19840. [More Information]
- Silva, C., Babo, P., Mithieux, S., Domingues, R., Reis, R., Gomes, M., Weiss, A. (2019). Tuneable cellulose nanocrystal and tropoelastin-laden hyaluronic acid hydrogels. Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 34(4), 560-572. [More Information]
2018
- Pesqueira, T., Costa-Almeida, R., Mithieux, S., Babo, P., Franco, A., Mendes, B., Domingues, R., Freitas, P., Reis, R., Gomes, M., Weiss, A. (2018). Engineering magnetically responsive tropoelastin spongy-like hydrogels for soft tissue regeneration. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 6(7), 1066-1075. [More Information]
- Ganesan, R., Akhavan, B., Hiob, M., McKenzie, D., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2018). HiPIMS carbon coatings show covalent protein binding that imparts enhanced hemocompatibility. Carbon, 139, 118-128. [More Information]
- Van der Saag, D., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., White, P. (2018). Improving animal health and welfare in extensive livestock industries: A collaborative solution between veterinary science and human biomedical engineering disciplines. Collaboration across boundaries 2018 – A Theory Murphy Initiative, Canberra , Australia, Australia.
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S. (2018). Injectable Biomaterials. Patent No. 2787849. Canada.
- Tarakanova, A., Yeo, G., Baldock, C., Weiss, A., Buehler, M. (2018). Molecular model of human tropoelastin and implications of associated mutations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(28), 7338-7343. [More Information]
- Soucy, J., Shirzaei Sani, E., Portillo-Lara, R., Diaz, D., Dias, F., Weiss, A., Koppes, A., Koppes, R., Annabi, N. (2018). Photocrosslinkable Gelatin/Tropoelastin Hydrogel Adhesives for Peripheral Nerve Repair. Tissue Engineering - Part A, 24(17-18), 1393-1405. [More Information]
- Wakelin, E., Yeo, G., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2018). Plasma ion implantation enabled bio-functionalization of PEEK improves osteoblastic activity. APL Bioengineering, 2(2), 026109-1-026109-15. [More Information]
- Bax, D., Yin, Y., Kondyurin, A., Diwan, A., Bhargav, D., Weiss, A., Bilek, M., McKenzie, D. (2018). Plasma processing of PDMS based spinal implants for covalent protein immobilization, cell attachment and spreading. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 29(12), 1-15. [More Information]
- Joshi, R., Heinz, A., Fan, Q., Guo, S., Monia, B., Schmelzer, C., Weiss, A., Batie, M., Parameshwaran, H., Varisco, B. (2018). Role for cela1 in postnatal lung remodeling and alpha-1 antitrypsin–deficient emphysema. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 59(2), 167-178. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2018). The elastin matrix in tissue engineering and regeneration. Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, 6, 27-32. [More Information]
- Mithieux, S., Aghaei Ghareh Bolagh, B., Yan, L., Kuppan, K., Wang, Y., Garces Suarez, F., Li, Z., Maitz, P., Carter, E., Limantoro, C., Chrzanowski, W., Weiss, A., et al (2018). Tropoelastin implants that accelerate wound repair. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 7(10), 1701206. [More Information]
2017
- Lee, P., Yeo, G., Weiss, A. (2017). A cell adhesive peptide from tropoelastin promotes sequential cell attachment and spreading via distinct receptors. The FEBS Journal, 284, 2216-2230. [More Information]
- Wise, S., Santos, M., Michael, P., Lee, B., Hung, J., Weiss, A., Bilek, M., Ng, M. (2017). A Novel Recombinant Human Tropoelastin-Functionalised Stent Platform for Suppression of Restenosis in Peripheral Vascular Disease. Heart, Lung, and Circulation, 26, S197-S198. [More Information]
- Fathi, A., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F., Wei, H., Mithieux, S. (2017). Design of a New Crosslinker for Biopolymer Hydrogel Fabrication. Patent No. 2794701, 2794701, 9546235. , , Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
- Yeo, G., Kondyurin, A., Kosobrodova, E., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2017). A sterilizable, biocompatible, tropoelastin surface coating immobilized by energetic ion activation. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 14(127), 20160837. [More Information]
- Hiob, M., She, S., Muiznieks, L., Weiss, A. (2017). Biomaterials and Modifications in the Development of Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 3, 712-723. [More Information]
- Tarakanova, A., Huang, W., Weiss, A., Kaplan, D., Buehler, M. (2017). Computational smart polymer design based on elastin protein mutability. Biomaterials, 127, 49-60. [More Information]
- Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2017). Design of an elastin-layered dermal regeneration template. Acta Biomaterialia, 52, 33-40. [More Information]
- Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Daamen, W., Orbanic, D., Rodriguez-Cabello, J., Weiss, A. (2017). Elastin Biopolymers. In P. Ducheyne, D. W. Grainger, K. E. Healy, D.W. Hutmacher, C. J. Kirkpatrick (Eds.), Comprehensive Biomaterials II (2nd Edition) - Volume 2, (pp. 412-437). Amsterdam: Elsevier. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Zhang, Y., Assmann, A., Shirzaei Sani, E., Cheng, G., Lassaletta, A., Vegh, A., Dehghani, B., Ruiz-Esparza, G., Weiss, A., et al (2017). Engineering a highly elastic human protein-based sealant for surgical applications. Science Translational Medicine, 9(410), 1-14. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Rana, D., Shirzaei Sani, E., Portillo-Lara, R., Gifford, J., Fares, M., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2017). Engineering a sprayable and elastic hydrogel adhesive with antimicrobial properties for wound healing. Biomaterials, 139, 229-243. [More Information]
- Kondyurina, I., Wise, S., Ngo, A., Filipe, E., Kondyurin, A., Weiss, A., Bao, B., Bilek, M. (2017). Plasma mediated protein immobilisation enhances the vascular compatibility of polyurethane with tissue matched mechanical properties. Biomedical Materials, 12(4), 1-14. [More Information]
- Calabrese, R., Raia, N., Huang, W., Ghezzi, C., Simon, M., Staii, C., Weiss, A., Kaplan, D. (2017). Silk-ionomer and silk tropoelastin hydrogels as charged three-dimensional culture platforms for the regulation of hMSC response. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 11(9), 2549-2564. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Baldock, C., Wise, S., Weiss, A. (2017). Targeted Modulation of Tropoelastin Structure and Assembly. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 3(11), 2832-2844. [More Information]
- Landau, S., Szklanny, A., Yeo, G., Shandalov, Y., Kosobrodova, E., Weiss, A., Levenberg, S. (2017). Tropoelastin coated PLLA-PLGA scaffolds promote vascular network formation. Biomaterials, 122, 72-82. [More Information]
- Sugiura, T., Agarwal, R., Tara, S., Yi, T., Lee, Y., Breuer, C., Weiss, A., Shinoka, T. (2017). Tropoelastin inhibits intimal hyperplasia of mouse bioresorbable arterial vascular grafts. Acta Biomaterialia, 52, 74-80. [More Information]
2016
- Wise, S., Liu, H., Yeo, G., Michael, P., Chan, A., Ngo, A., Bilek, M., Bao, B., Weiss, A. (2016). Blended Polyurethane and Tropoelastin as a Novel Class of Biologically Interactive Elastomer. Tissue Engineering - Part A, 22(5-6), 524-533. [More Information]
- Aghaei Ghareh Bolagh, B., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2016). Elastic proteins and elastomeric protein alloys. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 39, 56-60. [More Information]
- Hiob, M., Crouch, G., Weiss, A. (2016). Elastomers in vascular tissue engineering. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 40, 149-154. [More Information]
- Martin, L., Bilek, M., Weiss, A., Kuyucak, S. (2016). Force fields for simulating the interaction of surfaces with biological molecules. Interface Focus, 6(1), 20150098-1-20150098-10. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Shin, S., Tamayol, A., Miscuglio, M., Bakooshli, M., Assmann, A., Mostafalu, P., Sun, J., Mithieux, S., Cheung, L., Weiss, A., et al (2016). Highly Elastic and Conductive Human-Based Protein Hybrid Hydrogels. Advanced Materials, 28(1), 40-49. [More Information]
- Weiss, A. (2016). Perspectives on the Molecular and Biological Implications of Tropoelastin in Human Tissue Elasticity. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 69, 1380-1382. [More Information]
- Wise, S., Liu, H., Kondyurin, A., Byrom, M., Bannon, P., Edwards, G., Weiss, A., Bao, B., Bilek, M. (2016). Plasma Ion Activated Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Grafts with a Covalently Immobilized Recombinant Human Tropoelastin Coating Reducing Neointimal Hyperplasia. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2(8), 1286-1297. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Santos, M., Kondyurin, A., Liskova, J., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2016). Plasma-Activated Tropoelastin Functionalization of Zirconium for Improved Bone Cell Response. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2(4), 662-676. [More Information]
- Rothuizen, T., Kemp, R., Duijs, J., de Boer, H., Bijkerk, R., van der Veer, E., Moroni, L., van Zonneveld, A., Weiss, A., Rabelink, T., et al (2016). Promoting Tropoelastin Expression in Arterial and Venous Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Fibroblasts for Vascular Tissue Engineering. Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, 22(10), 923-931. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Tarakanova, A., Baldock, C., Wise, S., Buehler, M., Weiss, A. (2016). Subtle balance of tropoelastin molecular shape and flexibility regulates dynamics and hierarchical assembly. Science Advances, 2(2), 1-14. [More Information]
- Wang, R., Mithieux, S., Ozsvar, J., Weiss, A. (2016). Synthetic-Elastin Systems. In Not known (Eds.), Elastic Fiber Matrices: Biomimetic Approaches to Regeneration and Repair, (pp. 81-115). TBC. [More Information]
- Hiob, M., Trane, A., Wise, S., Bernatchez, P., Weiss, A. (2016). Tropoelastin enhances nitric oxide production by endothelial cells. Nanomedicine, 11(12), 1591-1597. [More Information]
2015
- Hibbert, S., Watson, R., Gibbs, N., Costello, P., Baldock, C., Weiss, A., Griffiths, C., Sherratt, M. (2015). A potential role for endogenous proteins as sacrificial sunscreens and antioxidants in human tissues. Redox Biology, 5, 101-113. [More Information]
- Wakelin, E., Yeo, G., Kondyurin, A., Davies, M., McKenzie, D., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2015). Bio-functionalisation of polyether ether ketone using plasma immersion ion implantation. SPIE Micro+Nano Materials, Devices, and Applications Symposium, Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]
- Yu, Y., Wise, S., Michael, P., Bax, D., Yuen, G., Hiob, M., Yeo, G., Filipe, E., Dunn, L., Chan, K., Mollahajian, H., Celermajer, D., Weiss, A., Ng, M. (2015). Characterization of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Interactions with Human Tropoelastin. PloS One, 10(6), 1-16. [More Information]
- Bilek, M., Kondyurin, A., Dekker, S., Steel, B., Wilhelm, R., Heller, R., McKenzie, D., Weiss, A., James, M., Moller, W. (2015). Depth-Resolved Structural and Compositional Characterization of Ion-Implanted Polystyrene that Enables Direct Covalent Immobilization of Biomolecules. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(29), 16793-16803. [More Information]
- Melnichuk, I., Choukourov, A., Bilek, M., Weiss, A., Vandrovcova, M., Bacakova, L., Hanus, J., Kousal, J., Shelemin, A., Solar, P., et al (2015). Direct covalent coupling of proteins to nanostructured plasma polymers: A route to tunable cell adhesion. Applied Surface Science, 351, 537-545. [More Information]
- Ozsvar, J., Mithieux, S., Wang, R., Weiss, A. (2015). Elastin-based biomaterials and mesenchymal stem cells. Biomaterials Science, 3(6), 800-809. [More Information]
- Lin, Y., Wang, S., Chen, Y., Wang, Q., Burke, K., Spedden, E., Staii, C., Weiss, A., Kaplan, D. (2015). Electrodeposited gels prepared from protein alloys. Nanomedicine, 10(5), 803-814. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Aghaei Ghareh Bolagh, B., Brackenreg, E., Hiob, M., Lee, P., Weiss, A. (2015). Fabricated Elastin. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 4(16), 2530-2556. [More Information]
- Wakelin, E., Fathi, A., Kracica, M., Yeo, G., Wise, S., Weiss, A., McCulloch, D., Dehghani, F., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M. (2015). Mechanical Properties of Plasma Immersion Ion Implanted PEEK for Bioactivation of Medical Devices. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(41), 23029-23040. [More Information]
- Yang, J., Zhao, H., Tang, B., Chen, X., Su, H., Zhang, X., Song, X., Zhou, B., Xie, B., Weiss, A., et al (2015). Mechanistic Insight into the Elastin Degradation Process by the Metalloprotease Myroilysin from the Deep-Sea Bacterium Myroides profundi D25. Marine Drugs, 13, 1481-1496. [More Information]
- White, J., Wang, S., Weiss, A., Kaplan, D. (2015). Silk-tropoelastin protein films for nerve guidance. Acta Biomaterialia, 14, 1-10. [More Information]
- Wang, Y., Mithieux, S., Kong, Y., Wang, X., Chong, C., Fathi, A., Dehghani, F., Panas, E., Kemnitzer, J., Daniels, R., Maitz, P., Li, Z., Weiss, A., et al (2015). Tropoelastin incorporation into a dermal regeneration template promotes wound angiogenesis. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 4(4), 577-584. [More Information]
- Wang, Y., Mithieux, S., Kong, Y., Wang, X., Chong, C., Fathi, A., Dehghani, F., Panas, E., Kemnitzer, J., Daniels, R., Maitz, P., Li, Z., Weiss, A., et al (2015). Wound healing: tropoelastin incorporation into a dermal regeneration template promotes wound angiogenesis (adv. Healthcare mater. 4/2015). Advanced Healthcare Materials, 4(4), 576-576.
2014
- Yeo, G., Baldock, C., Wise, S., Weiss, A. (2014). A Negatively Charged Residue Stabilizes the Tropoelastin N-terminal Region for Elastic Fiber Assembly. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(50), 34815-34826. [More Information]
- Lee, P., Bax, D., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2014). A Novel Cell Adhesion Region in Tropoelastin Mediates Attachment to Integrin ανβ5. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(3), 1467-1477. [More Information]
- Liu, H., Wise, S., Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Kaplan, D., Bilek, M., Weiss, A., Fei, J., Bao, B. (2014). Biocompatibility of silk-tropoelastin protein polymers. Biomaterials, 35(19), 5138-5147. [More Information]
- Fathi, A., Mithieux, S., Wei, H., Chrzanowski, W., Valtchev, P., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2014). Elastin based cell-laden injectable hydrogels with tunable gelation, mechanical and biodegradation properties. Biomaterials, 35(21), 5425-5435. [More Information]
- Hajian, H., Wise, S., Bax, D., Kondyurin, A., Waterhouse, A., Dunn, L., Kielty, C., Yu, Y., Weiss, A., Bilek, M., Bannon, P., et al (2014). Immobilisation of a fibrillin-1 fragment enhances the biocompatibility of PTFE. Colloids And Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 116, 544-552. [More Information]
- Fatoux-Ardore, M., Peysselon, F., Weiss, A., Bastien, P., Pratlong, F., Ricard-Blum, S. (2014). Large-Scale Investigation of Leishmania Interaction Networks with Host Extracellular Matrix by Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging. Infection and Immunity, 82(2), 594-606. [More Information]
- Heinz, A., Schrader, C., Baud, S., Keeley, F., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., Neubert, R., Schmelzer, C. (2014). Molecular-level characterization of elastin-like constructs and human aortic elastin. Matrix Biology, 38, 12-21. [More Information]
- Bax, D., Kondyurin, A., Waterhouse, A., McKenzie, D., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2014). Surface plasma modification and tropoelastin coating of a polyurethane co-polymer for enhanced cell attachment and reduced thrombogenicity. Biomaterials, 35(25), 6797-6809. [More Information]
- Fathi, A., Wei, H., Chrzanowski, W., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2014). Synthesis of thermo responsive co-polymer with active sites for protein conjugation for biomedical applications. 29th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society 2013, Nuremberg, Germany: American Institute of Physics.
- Wise, S., Yeo, G., Hiob, M., Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Kaplan, D., Ng, M., Weiss, A. (2014). Tropoelastin: A versatile, bioactive assembly module. Acta Biomaterialia, 10(4), 1532-1541. [More Information]
2013
- Momot, K., Powell, S., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2013). Biomechanics of Synthetic Elastin: Insights from Magnetic Resonance Microimaging. 2013 International Conference on Materials Science and Chemical Engineering (MSCE 2013), Durnten-Zurich, Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications. [More Information]
- Hu, X., Tang-Schomer, M., Huang, W., Xia, X., Weiss, A., Kaplan, D. (2013). Charge-Tunable Autoclaved Silk-Tropoelastin Protein Alloys That Control Neuron Cell Responses. Advanced Functional Materials, 23(31), 3875-3884. [More Information]
- Saitow, C., Wise, S., Weiss, A., Castellot Jr, J., Kaplan, D. (2013). Elastin biology and tissue engineering with adult cells. Biomolecular Concepts, 4(2), 173-185. [More Information]
- Almine, J., Wise, S., Hiob, M., Singh, N., Tiwari, K., Vali, S., Abbasi, T., Weiss, A. (2013). Elastin sequences trigger transient proinflammatory responses by human dermal fibroblasts. The FASEB Journal, 27(9), 3455-3465. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Mithieux, S., Camci-Unal, G., Dokmeci, M., Weiss, A., Khademhosseini, A. (2013). Elastomeric recombinant protein-based biomaterials. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 77, 110-118. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Mithieux, S., Zorlutuna, P., Camci-Unal, G., Weiss, A., Khademhosseini, A. (2013). Engineered cell-laden human protein-based elastomer. Biomaterials, 34(22), 5496-5505. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Tsang, K., Mithieux, S., Nikkhah, M., Ameri, A., Khademhosseini, A., Weiss, A. (2013). Highly elastic micropatterned hydrogel for engineering functional cardiac tissue. Advanced Functional Materials, 23(39), 4950-4959. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Selimovic, S., Acevedo Cox, J., Ribas, J., Bakooshli, M., Heintze, D., Weiss, A., Cropek, D., Khademhosseini, A. (2013). Hydrogel-coated microfluidic channels for cardiomyocyte culture. Lab on a Chip, 13(18), 3569-3577. [More Information]
- Hirsh, S., Bilek, M., Bax, D., Kondyurin, A., Kosobrodova, E., Tsoutas, K., Tran, C., Waterhouse, A., Yin, Y., Nosworthy, N., McKenzie, D., Dos Remedios, C., Weiss, A., et al (2013). Ion Implanted, Radical-Rich Surfaces For The Rapid Covalent Immobilization Of Active Biomolecules. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1525, 364-369. [More Information]
- Ghezzi, C., Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Weiss, A., Kaplan, D. (2013). Multifunctional Silk-Tropoelastin Biomaterial Systems. Israel Journal Of Chemistry, 53(9-10), 777-786. [More Information]
- Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Weiss, A. (2013). The Role of Elastin in Wound Healing and Dermal Substitute Design. In Lars-Peter Kamolz, David Benjamin Lumenta (Eds.), Dermal Replacements in General, Burn, and Plastic Surgery: Tissue Engineering in Clinical Practice, (pp. 57-66). Vienna, Austria: Springer-Verlag. [More Information]
- Hiob, M., Wise, S., Kondyurin, A., Waterhouse, A., Bilek, M., Ng, M., Weiss, A. (2013). The use of plasma-activated covalent attachment of early domains of tropoelastin to enhance vascular compatibility of surfaces. Biomaterials, 34(31), 7584-7591. [More Information]
- Mithieux, S., Wise, S., Weiss, A. (2013). Tropoelastin - A multifaceted naturally smart material. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 65(4), 421-428. [More Information]
- Reddel, C., Cultrone, D., Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Weiss, A., Burgess, J. (2013). Tropoelastin modulates TGF-B1-induced expression of VEGF and CTGF in airway smooth muscle cells. Matrix Biology, 32(7-8), 407-413. [More Information]
2012
- Nivison-Smith, L., Weiss, A. (2012). Alignment of human vascular smooth muscle cells on parallel electrospun synthetic elastin fibers. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A, 100A (1), 155-161. [More Information]
- Bax, D., Tipa, R., Kondyurin, A., Higgins, M., Tsoutas, K., Gelmi, A., Wallace, G., McKenzie, D., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2012). Cell patterning via linker-free protein functionalization of an organic conducting polymer (polypyrrole) electrode. Acta Biomaterialia, 8(7), 2538-2548. [More Information]
- Reddel, C., Weiss, A., Burgess, J. (2012). Elastin in asthma. Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 25(2), 144-153. [More Information]
- Almine, J., Wise, S., Weiss, A. (2012). Elastin Signaling in Wound Repair. Birth Defects Research. Part C: Embryo Today Reviews, 96(3), 248-257. [More Information]
- Zhao, H., Chen, X., Xie, B., Zhou, M., Gao, X., Zhang, X., Zhou, B., Weiss, A., Zhang, Y. (2012). Elastolytic Mechanism of a Novel M23 Metalloprotease Pseudoalterin from Deep-sea Pseudoalteromonas sp. CF6-2: cleaving not only glycyl bonds in the hydrophobic regions but also peptide bonds in the hydrophilic regions involved in cross-linking. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287(47), 39710-39720. [More Information]
- Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Wise, S., Li, Z., Maitz, P., Young, C., Wang, Y., Weiss, A. (2012). Electrospun synthetic human elastin: collagen composite scaffolds for dermal tissue engineering. Acta Biomaterialia, 8(10), 3714-3722. [More Information]
- Waterhouse, A., Wise, S., Yin, Y., Wu, B., James, B., Zreiqat, H., McKenzie, D., Bao, B., Weiss, A., Ng, M., Bilek, M. (2012). In vivo biocompatibility of a plasma-activated, coronary stent coating. Biomaterials, 33(32), 7984-7992. [More Information]
- Le Brun, A., Chow, J., Bax, D., Nelson, A., Weiss, A., James, M. (2012). Molecular Orientation of Tropoelastin is Determined by Surface Hydrophobicity. Biomacromolecules, 13(2), 379-386. [More Information]
- Wise, S., Waterhouse, A., Kondyurin, A., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2012). Plasma-based biofunctionalization of vascular implants. Nanomedicine, 7(12), 1907-1916. [More Information]
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S., Regaglia, O. (2012). Protease Susceptibility II (Canada). Patent No. 1100815, 2335098, 7229788, 4342731, 7229788. , , Canada.
- Hu, X., Cebe, P., Weiss, A., Omenetto, F., Kaplan, D. (2012). Protein-based composite materials. Materials Today, 15(5), 208-215. [More Information]
- Ohgo, K., Niemczura, W., Seacat, B., Wise, S., Weiss, A., Kumashiro, K. (2012). Resolving Nitrogen-15 and Proton Chemical Shifts for Mobile Segments of Elastin with Two-dimensional NMR Spectroscopy. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287(22), 18201-18209. [More Information]
- Fathi, A., Wei, H., Chrzanowski, W., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2012). Synthesis of Functionalized-thermo responsive-water soluble Co-polymer for Conjugation to Protein for Biomedical Applications. 2012 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, USA: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Heinz, A., Jung, M., Jahreis, G., Rusciani, A., Duca, L., Debelle, L., Weiss, A., Neubert, R., Schmelzer, C. (2012). The action of neutrophil serine proteases on elastin and its precursor. Biochimie, 94(1), 192-202. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Baldock, C., Tuukkanen, A., Roessle, M., Dyksterhuis, L., Wise, S., Matthews, J., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2012). Tropoelastin bridge region positions the cell-interactive C terminus and contributes to elastic fiber assembly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(8), 2878-2883. [More Information]
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S., Regaglia, O. (2012). Tropoelastin Derivatives (Canada). Patent No. 1007555, 2296841, 636948, 7193043, 636948, 7193043, 7803577. , , Canada, Republic of Korea, France, Germany, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom.
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S. (2012). Use Of Tropoelastin For Repair Or Restoration Of Tissue (USA). Patent No. 8101717.
2011
- Wise, S., Byrom, M., Waterhouse, A., Bannon, P., Ng, M., Weiss, A. (2011). A multilayered synthetic human elastin/polycaprolactone hybrid vascular graft with tailored mechanical properties. Acta Biomaterialia, 7(1), 295-303. [More Information]
- Bax, D., Wang, Y., Li, Z., Maitz, P., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2011). Binding of the cell adhesive protein tropoelastin to PTFE through plasma immersion ion implantation treatment. Biomaterials, 32(22), 5100-5111. [More Information]
- Yeo, G., Keeley, F., Weiss, A. (2011). Coacervation of tropoelastin. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 167(1-2), 94-103. [More Information]
- Hayes, A., Lord, M., Smith, S., Smith, M., Whitelock, J., Weiss, A., Melrose, J. (2011). Colocalization in vivo and association in vitro of perlecan and elastin. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 136, 437-454. [More Information]
- Bax, D., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2011). Directed cell attachment by tropoelastin on masked plasma immersion ion implantation treated PTFE. Biomaterials, 32(28), 6710-6718. [More Information]
- Waterhouse, A., Wise, S., Ng, M., Weiss, A. (2011). Elastin as a Nonthrombogenic Biomaterial. Tissue Engineering. Part B. Reviews, 17(2), 93-99. [More Information]
- Nivison-Smith, L., Weiss, A. (2011). Elastin Based Constructs. In Daniel Eberli (Eds.), Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering - Cells and Biomaterials, (pp. 323-340). Rijeka, Croatia: InTech Publishers. [More Information]
- Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Daamen, W., Pierna, M., Rodriguez-Cabello, J., Weiss, A. (2011). Elastin Biopolymers. In Ducheyne, P; Healy, K.E; Hutmacher, D.W; Grainger, D; Kirkpatrick, C.J (Eds.), Comprehensive Biomaterials, (pp. 329-346). Netherlands: Elsevier.
- Annabi, N., Fathi, A., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2011). Fabrication of Porous PCL/elastin Composite Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 59, 157-167. [More Information]
- Bilek, M., Bax, D., Kondyurin, A., Yin, Y., Nosworthy, N., Fisher, K., Waterhouse, A., Weiss, A., Dos Remedios, C., McKenzie, D. (2011). Free radical functionalization of surfaces to prevent adverse responses to biomedical devices. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(35), 14405-14410. [More Information]
- Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Weiss, A. (2011). Increasing the Pore Size of Electrospun Scaffolds. Tissue Engineering. Part B. Reviews, 17(5), 365-372. [More Information]
- Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Wise, S., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2011). Severe burn injuries and the role of elastin in the design of dermal substitutes. Tissue Engineering. Part B. Reviews, 17(2), 81-91. [More Information]
- Baldock, C., Oberhauser, A., Ma, L., Lammie, D., Siegler, V., Mithieux, S., Tu, Y., Chow, J., Suleman, F., Malfois, M., Weiss, A., et al (2011). Shape of Tropoelastin, the Highly Extensible Protein That Controls Human Tissue Elasticity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(11), 4322-4327. [More Information]
- Waterhouse, A., Bax, D., Wise, S., Yin, Y., Dunn, L., Yeo, G., Ng, M., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2011). Stability of a Therapeutic Layer of Immobilized Recombinant Human Tropoelastin on a Plasma-Activated Coated Surface. Pharmaceutical Research, 28(6), 1415-1421. [More Information]
- McGrath, A., Mithieux, S., Collyer, C., Bakhuis, J., van den Berg, M., Sein, A., Heinz, A., Schmelzer, C., Weiss, A., Guss, M. (2011). Structure and Activity of Aspergillus nidulans Copper Amine Oxidase. Biochemistry, 50(25), 5718-5730. [More Information]
- Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Wise, S., Li, Z., Maitz, P., Young, C., Wang, Y., Weiss, A. (2011). Tailoring the porosity and pore size of electrospun synthetic human elastin scaffolds for dermal tissue engineering. Biomaterials, 32(28), 6729-6736. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Fathi, A., Mithieux, S., Martens, P., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2011). The effect of elastin on chondrocyte adhesion and proliferation on poly (3-caprolactone)/elastin composites. Biomaterials, 32(6), 1517-1525. [More Information]
- Hu, X., Park, S., Gil, E., Xia, X., Weiss, A., Kaplan, D. (2011). The influence of elasticity and surface roughness on myogenic and osteogenic-differentiation of cells on silk-elastin biomaterials. Biomaterials, 32(34), 8979-8989. [More Information]
- Bax, D., Liu, S., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2011). Tropoelastin Switch and Modulated Endothelial Cell Bindingto PTFE. Journal of Bionanoscience, 1, 123-127. [More Information]
- Bilek, M., McKenzie, D., Bax, D., Kondyurin, A., Yin, Y., Nosworthy, N., Hirsh, S., Fisher, K., Weiss, A. (2011). Universal biomolecule binding interlayers created by energetic ion bombardment. 2011 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, San Francisco: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
2010
- Hu, X., Wang, X., Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Weiss, A., Kaplan, D. (2010). Biomaterials derived from silk-tropoelastin protein systems. Biomaterials, 31(32), 8121-8131. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2010). Cross-linked open-pore elastic hydrogels based on tropoelastin, elastin and high pressure CO(2). Biomaterials, 31(7), 1655-1665. [More Information]
- Heinz, A., Jung, M., Duca, L., Sippl, W., Taddese, S., Ihling, C., Rusciani, A., Jahreis, G., Weiss, A., Neubert, R., et al (2010). Degradation of tropoelastin by matrix metalloproteinases - cleavage site specificities and release of matrikines. FEBS Journal, 277(8), 1939-1956. [More Information]
- Almine, J., Bax, D., Mithieux, S., Nivison-Smith, L., Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Waterhouse, A., Wise, S., Weiss, A. (2010). Elastin-based materials. Chemical Society Reviews, 39(9), 3371-3379. [More Information]
- Dyksterhuis, L., Weiss, A. (2010). Homology models for domains 21-23 of human tropoelastin shed light on lysine crosslinking. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 396(4), 870-873. [More Information]
- Tu, Y., Wise, S., Weiss, A. (2010). Stages in tropoelastin coalescence during synthetic elastin hydrogel formation. Micron, 41(3), 268-272. [More Information]
- Muiznieks, L., Weiss, A., Keeley, F. (2010). Structural disorder and dynamics of elastin. Biochemistry and Cell Biology-Biochimie et Biologie Cellulaire, 88(2), 239-250. [More Information]
- Holst, J., Watson, S., Lord, M., Eamegdool, S., Bax, D., Nivison-Smith, L., Kondyurin, A., Ma, L., Oberhauser, A., Weiss, A., Rasko, J. (2010). Substrate elasticity provides mechanical signals for the expansion of hemopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Nature Biotechnology, 28(10), 1123-1128. [More Information]
- Tu, Y., Mithieux, S., Annabi, N., Boughton, E., Weiss, A. (2010). Synthetic elastin hydrogels that are coblended with heparin display substantial swelling, increased porosity, and improved cell penetration. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A, 95A(4), 1215-1222. [More Information]
- Nivison-Smith, L., Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Weiss, A. (2010). Synthetic human elastin microfibers: Stable cross-linked tropoelastin and cell interactive constructs for tissue engineering applications. Acta Biomaterialia, 6(2), 354-359. [More Information]
- Waterhouse, A., Yin, Y., Wise, S., Bax, D., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M., Weiss, A., Ng, M. (2010). The immobilization of recombinant human tropoelastin on metals using a plasma-activated coating to improve the biocompatibility of coronary stents. Biomaterials, 31(32), 8332-8340. [More Information]
- Bax, D., McKenzie, D., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2010). The linker-free covalent attachment of collagen to plasma immersion ion implantation treated polytetrafluoroethylene and subsequent cell-binding activity. Biomaterials, 31(9), 2526-2534. [More Information]
- Tu, Y., Weiss, A. (2010). Transient tropoelastin nanoparticles are early-stage intermediates in the coacervation of human tropoelastin whose aggregation is facilitated by heparan sulfate and heparin decasaccharides. Matrix Biology, 29(2), 152-159. [More Information]
2009
- Naumann, C., Mithieux, S., Szekely, D., Tu, Y., Weiss, A., Kuchel, P. (2009). "Setting paint" analogy for the hydrophobic self-association of tropoelastin into elastin-like hydrogel. Biopolymers (Peptide Science), 91(5), 321-330. [More Information]
- Bax, D., Rodgers, U., Bilek, M., Weiss, A. (2009). Cell adhesion to tropoelastin is mediated via the Cterminal GRKRK motif and integrin αvβ3. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284(42), 28616-28623. [More Information]
- Yin, Y., Wise, S., Nosworthy, N., Waterhouse, A., Bax, D., Youssef, H., Byrom, M., Bilek, M., McKenzie, D., Weiss, A., Ng, M. (2009). Covalent immobilisation of tropoelastin on a plasma deposited interface for enhancement of endothelialisation on metal surfaces. Biomaterials, 30(9), 1675-1681. [More Information]
- Yin, Y., Fisher, K., Nosworthy, N., Bax, D., Rubanov, S., Gong, B., Weiss, A., McKenzie, D., Bilek, M. (2009). Covalently Bound Biomimetic Layers on Plasma Polymers with Graded Metallic Interfaces for in vivo Implants. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 6(10), 658-666. [More Information]
- Wise, S., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2009). Engineered tropoelastin and elastin-based biomaterials. Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology.
- Mithieux, S., Tu, Y., Korkmaz, E., Braet, F., Weiss, A. (2009). In situ polymerization of tropoelastin in the absence of chemical cross-linking. Biomaterials, 30(4), 431-435. [More Information]
- Taddese, S., Weiss, A., Jahreis, G., Neubert, R., Schmelzer, C. (2009). In vitro degradation of human tropoelastin by MMP-12 and the generation of matrikines from domain 24. Matrix Biology, 28(2), 84-91. [More Information]
- Yang, S., Xie, K., Yang, W., Zheng, R., Stevens, F., Korkmaz, E., Weiss, A., Ringer, S., Braet, F. (2009). In vitro studies of cells grown on the superconductor PROxFeAs. Micron, 40(4), 476-479. [More Information]
- Bax, D., McKenzie, D., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2009). Linker-free covalent attachment of the extracellular matrix protein tropoelastin to a polymer surface for directed cell spreading. Acta Biomaterialia, 5(9), 3371-3381. [More Information]
- Rnjak-Kovacina, J., Li, Z., Maitz, P., Wise, S., Weiss, A. (2009). Primary human dermal fibroblast interactions with open weave three-dimensional scaffolds prepared from synthetic human elastin. Biomaterials, 30(32), 6469-6477. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Mithieux, S., Boughton, E., Ruys, A., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2009). Synthesis of highly porous crosslinked elastin hydrogels and their interaction with fibroblasts in vitro. Biomaterials, 30(27), 4550-4557. [More Information]
- Martin, S., Weiss, A. (2009). Synthetic Tropoelastin. Patent No. 2151883. Canada.
- Annabi, N., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2009). The fabrication of elastin-based hydrogels using high pressure CO2. Biomaterials, 30(1), 1-7. [More Information]
- Wise, S., Weiss, A. (2009). Tropoelastin. International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 41(3), 494-497. [More Information]
- Dyksterhuis, L., Carter, E., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2009). Tropoelastin as a thermodynamically unfolded premolten globule protein: The effect of trimethylamine N-oxide on structure and coacervation. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 487(2), 79-84. [More Information]
2008
- MacDonald, C., Morrow, R., Weiss, A., Bilek, M. (2008). Covalent attachment of functional protein to polymer surfaces: a novel one-step dry process. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 5(23), 663-669. [More Information]
- Dehghani, F., Annabi, N., Valtchev, P., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., Kazarian, S., Tay, F. (2008). Effect of dense gas CO2 on the coacervation of elastin. Biomacromolecules, 9(4), 1100-1105. [More Information]
- Annabi, N., Mithieux, S., Weiss, A., Dehghani, F. (2008). Fabrication of a crosslinked hydrogel using dense gas technology. 2008 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, USA: Materials Research Society.
- Tu, Y., Weiss, A. (2008). Glycosaminoglycan-mediated coacervation of tropoelastin abolishes the critical concentration, accelerates coacervate formation, and facilitates spherule fusion: implications for tropoelastin microassembly. Biomacromolecules, 9(7), 1739-1744. [More Information]
- Taddese, S., Weiss, A., Neubert, R., Schmelzer, C. (2008). Mapping of macrophage elastase cleavage sites in insoluble human skin elastin. Matrix Biology, 27, 420-428. [More Information]
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S., Regaglia, O. (2008). Synthetic Polynucleotides. Patent No. 0746612, 69334243.9. , , France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland.
- Ng, M., Weiss, A., Wise, S. (2008). Patent No. WO2008/037028. USA, Europe, Australia.
2007
- Muiznieks, L., Weiss, A. (2007). Flexibility in the Solution Structure of Human Tropoelastin. Biochemistry, 46(27), 8196-8205. [More Information]
- Keane, F., Clarke, A., Foster, T., Weiss, A. (2007). The N-Terminal A Domain of Staphylococcus aureus Fibronectin-Binding Protein A Binds to Tropoelastin. Biochemistry, 46(24), 7226-7232. [More Information]
2006
- Riley, L., Roufogalis, B., Li, G., Weiss, A. (2006). A radioassay for synaptic core complex assembly: Screening of herbal extracts for effectors. Analytical Biochemistry, 357(1), 50-57. [More Information]
- Nicoloff, G., Weiss, A., Iotova, V., Tzaneva, V., Petrova, C., Domuschieva, N., Nikolov, A., Tzvetanov, P., Christova, P. (2006). Abnormal levels of serum antielastin antibodies in children with diabetes mellitus type 1. Journal of investigative medicine, 54(8), 461-467. [More Information]
- Lemire, J., Patis, C., Gordon, L., Sandy, J., Toole, B., Weiss, A. (2006). Aggrecan expression is substantially and abnormally upregulated in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome dermal fibroblasts. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 127(8), 660-669. [More Information]
- Dyksterhuis, L., Baldock, C., Lammie, D., Wess, T., Weiss, A. (2006). Domains 17-27 of tropoelastin contain key regions of contact for coacervation and contain an unusual turn-containing crosslinking domain. Matrix Biology, 26 (doi:10.1016/j.matbio.2006.10.002)(2), 125-135. [More Information]
- Clarke, A., Arnspang, E., Mithieux, S., Korkmaz, E., Braet, F., Weiss, A. (2006). Tropoelastin Massively Associates during Coacervation To Form Quantized Protein Spheres. Biochemistry, 45(33), 9989-9996. [More Information]
2005
- Mithieux, S., Wise, S., Raftery, M., Starcher, B., Weiss, A. (2005). A model two-component system for studying the architecture of elastin assembly in vitro. Journal of Structural Biology, 149(3), 282-289. [More Information]
- Rodgers, U., Weiss, A. (2005). Cellular interactions with elastin. Pathologie et Biologie, 53(7), 390-398. [More Information]
- Getie, M., Schmelzer, C., Weiss, A., Neubert, R. (2005). Complementary mass spectrometric techniques to achieve complete sequence coverage of recombinant human tropoelastin. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 19(20), 2989-2993.
- Mithieux, S., Weiss, A. (2005). Elastin. Advances in protein chemistry, 70, 437-461. [More Information]
- Mackay, J., Muiznieks, L., Toonkool, P., Weiss, A. (2005). The hydrophobic domain 26 of human tropoelastin is unstructured in solution. Journal of Structural Biology, 150(2), 154-162. [More Information]
2004
- Rodgers, U., Weiss, A. (2004). Integrin Alpha(V)Beta(3) Binds A Unique Non-Rgd Site Near The C-Terminus Of Human Tropoelastin. Biochimie, 86(3), 173-178. [More Information]
- Reddel, C., Weiss, A. (2004). Lamin A Expression Levels Are Unperturbed At The Normal And Mutant Alleles But Display Partial Splice Site Selection In Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. Journal of Medical Genetics, 41(9), 715-717. [More Information]
- Clarke, A., Weiss, A. (2004). Microfibril-Associated Glycoprotein-1 Binding To Tropoelastin - Multiple Binding Sites And The Role Of Divalent Cations. FEBS Journal, 271(14), 3085-3090. [More Information]
- Rock, M., Cain, S., Freeman, L., Morgan, A., Mellody, K., Marson, A., Shuttleworth, C., Weiss, A., Kielty, C. (2004). Molecular Basis Of Elastic Fiber Formation - Critical Interactions And A Tropoelastin-Fibrillin-1 Cross-Link. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279(22), 23748-23758. [More Information]
- Mithieux, S., Rasko, J., Weiss, A. (2004). Synthetic Elastin Hydrogels Derived From Massive Elastic Assemblies Of Self-Organized Human Protein Monomers. Biomaterials, 25(20), 4921-4927. [More Information]
2003
- Kummerfeld, S., Weiss, A., Fekete, A., Jermiin, L. (2003). AMID: autonomous modeler of intragenic duplication. Applied Bioinformatics, 2(3), 169-176.
- Robinson, L., Karlsson, N., Weiss, A., Packer, N. (2003). Proteomic analysis of the genetic premature aging disease Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome reveals differential protein expression and glycosylation. Journal of Proteome Research, 2(5), 556-557. [More Information]
- Jensen, S., Andersen, P., Vrhovski, B., Weiss, A. (2003). Rational design of tropoelastin peptide-based inhibitors of metalloproteinases. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 409(2), 335-340. [More Information]
- Muiznieks, L., Jensen, S., Weiss, A. (2003). Structural changes and facilitated association of tropelastin. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 410(2), 317-323. [More Information]
- Lim, Y., Hoog, J., Gardner, P., Ranganathan, S., Andersson, S., Subbiah, S., Tan, T., Hide, W., Weiss, A. (2003). The S-Star Trial Bioinformatics Course. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 31(1), 20-23. [More Information]
2001
- Weiss, A., O'Brien, M. (2001). A novel B(1-4) galactosyltransferase gene silent mutation (594C>T) associated with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria. Human Mutation, 17, 355-355.
- Dedic, J., Weiss, A., Yu, B., Trent, R., Katahira, J., Urban, Z. (2001). A novel elastin gene mutation (1281delC) in a family with supravalvular aortic stenosis: a mutation cluster within exon 20. Human Mutation, 17, 81-81.
- Tchan, M., Weiss, A. (2001). Asn78 and His81 form a destabilizing locus within the Max HLH-LZ homodimer. FEBS Letters, 509, 177-180.
- Wiley, S., Weiss, A., Sangster, N., Walker, J., Hoekstra, R., Roos, M., Tait, A. (2001). Cloning and structural analysis of partial acetylcholine receptor subunit genes from the parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta. Veterinary Parasitology, 97, 329-335. [More Information]
- Toonkool, P., Weiss, A. (2001). Expression of recombinant human tropoelastin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing a synthetic gene with a high codon adaptation index coupled to the SUC2 invertase signal sequence. Acta Biotechnologica, 21, 189-193.
- Toonkool, P., Jensen, S., Weiss, A., Maxwell, A. (2001). Hydrophobic domains of human tropoelastin interact in a context-dependent manner. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276, 44575-44580. [More Information]
- Weiss, A., Mithieux, S., Stone,, P., Morris, S., Griffin, S. (2001). Incorporation of recombinant human tropoelastin into extracellular matrices using nonelastogenic Rat-1 fibroblasts as a source for lysyl oxidase. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 24, 733-739.
- Jensen, S., Weiss, A., Reinhardt, D., Gibson, M. (2001). Protein interaction studies of MAGP-1 with tropoelastin and fibrillin-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276, 39661-39666.
- Toonkool, P., Regan, D., Kuchel, P., Morris, M., Weiss, A. (2001). Thermodynamic and hydrodynamic properties of human tropoelastin. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276, 28042-28050.
Selected Grants
2024
- Deep imaging for understanding molecular processes in complex organisms, New E, Muellner M, Kaur A, Heisler M, Weiss A, Kilian K, Tuck K, Gunning P, Bowman J, Biro M, Chandrawati R, Kaiser B, Stenzel M, Trevaskis N, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
- Biomimetic repair of age-related elastic lamellae damage using targeted nanodevices, Wang Z, Weiss A, SENS Research Foundation/Repairing the Extracellular Matrix
2023
- A biodegradable blood vessel replacement that regrows damaged aortas, Hume R, Bannon P, Weiss A, Wang Z, National Heart Foundation of Australia/Vanguard Grant
- Bioprinting and advanced visualisation of novel 3D model systems, Weiss A, Braet F, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
2022
- Shaping Innovative Designs for Sustainable Tissue Engineering Products, Weiss A, European Commission (Belgium)/Horizon 2020
- Tuning mesenchymal stem cell lifespan, performance, and differentiation, Yeo G, Weiss A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
- Miniaturised biosensors with high selectivity, Dehghani F, Naficy S, Oveissi F, Weiss A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
2020
- Repairing soft tissues with engineered elastic biomaterials, Weiss A, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Investigator Grant
- Australia-Harvard Foundation Fellowship, Zhang Y, Weiss A, Harvard Club of Australia Foundation/Australia - Harvard Fellowship
2018
- Tropoelastin: revolutionizing serious wound and injury repair, Weiss A, The Returned & Services League of Australia Limited/Research Support
2017
- Bio-functionalization of capsules to maintain insulin secretion, enhance angiogensis and inhibit fibrosis., Porrello D, Thorn P, Weiss A, Kebede M, Hudson J, Bilek M, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)/Strategic Research Agreement (SRA)
- RES: (CTM CRC) CRC Cell Therapy Manufacturing Project 1-22 Functionalised surfaces for iPSC and MSC expansion, Weiss A, Cell Therapy Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)/Project
- Growing better beta cells, Thorn P, Kebede M, Weiss A, Bilek M, Porrello D, Hudson J, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - JDRF (Australia)/Australian Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network: Innovation Award
- A multidisciplinary, regenerative medicine approach to cure type 1 diabetes, Thorn P, Kebede M, Bilek M, Weiss A, DVC Research/Sydney Research Excellence Initiative 2020 (SREI)
2016
- Manufacture and Testing of Next Generation Orthopaedic Implants Harnessing Periosteum's Regenerative Power, Weiss A, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Development Grants
- EnvisionTEC 3D-Bioplotter. High Precision 3D Printer for Processing Multi-biomaterials, Dehghani F, Weiss A, Bilek M, DVC Research/Equipment Grant
2015
- 3D cell explorer, Chrzanowski W, King N, Weiss A, George J, Boddy A, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant
2014
- Biothermosetting bone filler: an injectable osteoconductive repair material, Weiss A, Dehghani F, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Development Grants
- FluidFM (Fluid Force Microscopy) , Chrzanowski W, King N, Braet F, Weiss A, McKenzie D, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant
- RES: Transforming Tissue Repair - Anthony Weiss (Wellcome Trust) (Elastagen), Weiss A, Elastagen Pty Ltd/Research Agreement
- Technion Israel Institute of Technology (Technion IIT) - Sydney University - 3D Tissue Regeneration, Weiss A, Technion Society of Australia (Victoria)/Research Support
- Biomedical Engineering. EU Australian cooperation at master level (BEAM), Migliaresi C, Reis R, Groth T, Hutmacher D, Chrzanowski W, Weiss A, EU - Australian Government/EU-ICI ECP Education Cooperation Programme
2013
- La Vision BioTec Ultramicroscope, Murphy C, Braet F, Byrne M, Chan-Ling T, Fraser S, Goldsbury C, Halliday G, Hambly B, Johnstone D, Keay K, Lovelace M, Lyons J, Mason R, Overall R, Owens T, Richardson D, Stone J, Weiss A, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant
- Bioengineering Synthetic Elastin Conduits for Arterial Revascularisation, Ng M, Weiss A, Bannon P, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants
- (CTM CRC) CRC Cell Therapy Manufacturing Project 1-02 Surface Engineering of MulitStem (MAPC) polymer patch for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, Bilek M, Weiss A, McKenzie D, Cell Therapy Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)/Project
- Tissue Engineered Synthetic Vascular Grafts for Arterial Replacement, Ng M, Weiss A, Bilek M, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Development Grants
- (CTM CRC) CRC Cell Therapy Manufacturing Project 1.01 Improving Cell Yields from Hollow Fiber Bioreactor Systems, Kinzie M, Whittle J, Bilek M, Weiss A, McKenzie D, Cell Therapy Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)/Project
- ATVRE - Assistive Technologies for Virtual Rehabilitation Engineering, Feng D, Dehghani F, Dunstan C, Jin C, Kim J, Li Q, McEwan A, Ruys A, Brooker G, Buckley T, Cai W, Davis G, Fornusek C, Fulham M, Khadra M, Nikpour (Mohamed) A, Murray G, Peck C, Vucetic B, Weiss A, DVC Research/Research Network Scheme (SyReNS)
- Biomaterials with multifaceted tunability and bio-specificity, Bilek M, Weiss A, Bao B, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
2012
- The Nanotemper: State-of-the-art instrumentation for the characterization of protein interactions, Ataide S, Campbell I, Matthews J, Payne R, Sunde M, Weiss A, Mackay J, Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundations/Awards for Biomedical Research: Major Equipment
- Wide field super-resolution microscopy with ground state depletion - Exploring nanoscopic life in chronic diseases, Braet F, Weiss A, King N, Dos Remedios C, Traini D, Graeber M, Murphy C, Grau G, Soon L, Newsome T, Goldsbury C, Lovelace M, Gorrell M, Pollock C, DVC Research/Equipment Grant
- An automated 3D electron microscopy imaging system comprising a 3View2 and field-emission scanning electron microscope, Liu Z, Chen M, Copeland L, Crawford J, Langrish T, Li Q, Mai Y, Overall R, Weiss A, Ye L, DVC Research/Equipment Grant
- Multifunctional Tropoelastin-Silk Biomaterial Systems, Kaplan D, Weiss A, National Institutes of Health (USA)/Research Support
- Multifunctional surfaces for implantable biomedical devices (Cochlear Limited, LfC Sp. z o.o., Spinecell Pty Ltd) - Multifuntional surfaces for implantable biomedical devices, Bilek M, Weiss A, McKenzie D, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP)
- Development of Endovascular Stents with Proactive Biocompatibility, Ng M, Weiss A, Bilek M, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Development Grants
2011
- Modelling tropoelastin constructs with mutations in the bridge region, Weiss A, Australian Synchrotron/Research Support
- Novel treatment of damaged airway, Weiss A, Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation/Equipment Grant
- Bioengineering Endovascular Prostheses with Proactive Biocompatibility, Ng M, Weiss A, Bilek M, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants
- Versatile elastin based hybrid hydrogels for chondrocyte transplantation and repair, Weiss A, Dehghani F, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
2010
- Scalable Units for Building Vascularized Cardiac Grafts, Weiss A, National Institutes of Health (USA)/Research Support
- The Instron testing material instrument (Model 5943), Dehghani F, Weiss A, Bilek M, Zreiqat H, Dunstan C, Chrzanowski W, Rohanizadeh R, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant
2009
- A 5-D Correlative Imaging Platform: Combining the Strengths of Light and Electron Microscopy, Braet F, Mitchell H, Soon L, Overall R, Day D, Waterhouse P, Marc J, Conigrave A, Weiss A, Newsome T, Meikle S, Goetz J, Goldsbury C, Hambley T, Ramzan I, Young P, Traini D, Grewal T, Fleming S, Murphy C, Grau G, Weninger W, Dos Remedios C, Wimmer-Kleikamp S, Munroe P, Stevens-Kalceff M, Foster L, Killingsworth M, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
- Elastaderm: an improved human skin substitute for treating burns, Weiss A, Kimble R, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Development Grants
- Tropoelastin: functional analysis of the cell interactive domain, Weiss A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
- A Unique Soft Matter High-Performance Scanning Probe Microscopy (HP-SPM) Facility, Thordarson P, Neto C, Warr G, Coster H, Weiss A, Perrier S, Hawkett B, Bilek M, Sunde M, Harris A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
- Skin Repair: Tissue Engineering using Synthetic Human Elastin, Weiss A, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE)/Awards
2008
- Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Real Time PCR system, Campbell I, Crossley P, Brand-Miller J, Caterson I, Hall R, Weiss A, Conigrave A, Mackay J, Matthews J, Sunde M, Gell D, Bell-Anderson K, Nicholas H, Crossett B, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant
- Elastagen, Daniels R, Hawthorn H, Weiss A, Elastagen/Research Grant
2007
- High Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) Platform for Characterisation at, Barton G, Braet F, Cairney J, Copeland L, Eggleton B, Ferry M, Grillet C, Harris A, Lay P, Masters A, McKenzie D, Murphy C, Overall R, Parker A, Potts D, Ramzan I, Ranzi G, Ringer S, Ruys A, Sorrell C, Weiss A, Ye L, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
- Plasma processes for optimising the performance of surfaces for biomedical applications, Bilek M, Diwan A, Patrick J, Storey D, Weiss A, McKenzie D, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP)
- High-Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) Platform for Characterisation at the Nanometre-Level, Cairney J, Ringer S, Braet F, Ferry M, Sorrell C, Ye L, Ruys A, Barton G, Harris A, Ranzi G, Eggleton B, Grillet C, Mckenzie D, Lay P, Masters A, Parker A, Overall R, Weiss A, Murphy C, Ramzan I, Copeland L, Potts D, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
- Elatin-based vascular grafts, Edwards G, Ng M, Weiss A, National Heart Foundation of Australia/Grants-in-Aid
2006
- State of the art high resolution thermal analysis suite for the life and material sciences, Chan H, Dehghani F, Hibbs D, Larson I, Murray M, Stewart P, Traini D, Warr G, Weiss A, Young P, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
- Biochemistry of tropoelastin and elastin: the molecular architecture of elastic fibre assembly, Weiss A, Kielty C, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
- Total internal reflectance fluorescence microscope (TIRFM), Rendina L, Soon L, Braet F, Weiss A, Grau G, Lyons J, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant
- Precision Titration/ Solution Calorimeter accessory for the Tam III Iosthermal calorimeter Calorimet, Chan H, Hibbs D, Murray M, Stewart P, Traini D, Weiss A, Young P, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant
- High-resolution electron tomographic facility for nanoanlytical characterization in the material an, Braet F, Dos Remedios C, Hambley T, Lay P, Liu Z, Murphy C, Parker A, Ramzan I, Ringer S, Soon L, Thordarson P, Warr G, Weiss A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
2005
- 3449 Investigation Of The Formation Of Synthetic Elastin Surfaces Using X-Ray And Neutron Reflectometry, Weiss A, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE)/Awards
- 3410 Saxs Of Mutant Human Tropoelastin, Weiss A, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE)/Awards
- Elastagen Pty Ltd: DSRD top up for BIF Project, Weiss A,
2004
- Electrospinning nano-diameter fibres using human proteins, Weiss A, University of Sydney/Research & Development
- Production & purification of tropoelastin, Weiss A, Elastagen Pty Ltd/Research Grant
- Biomaterial applications of synthetic elastin, Langer R, Weiss A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage International: ARC International Fellowships (ARCIF)
- Smart bomb technology to restrict cancer cell growth, Weiss A, University of Sydney/Cancer Research Fund
2002
- Biochemistry of tropoelastin and elastin, Weiss A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
2001
- Candidate molecular markers for Hutchinson- Gilford Progeria Syndrome, Weiss A, Progeria Research Foundation (USA)/Research Grant
- Tropoelastin research project, Jazwinska L, Trotter P, Weiss A, Johnson and Johnson Wound Management (USA)/BLO Project
2000
- Spectroscopy studies of human elastin proteins, Weiss A, Ronald Geoffrey Arnott Foundation (Perpetual)/Research Grant
1999
- Biochemistry of tropoelastin, Weiss A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Large Research Grants (LRG)
- Tropoelastin research, Bohdanowicz T, Dyer S, Farrell L, Spencer P, Weiss A, Johnson and Johnson/Research Support
- Engineering super-zippers of Jun and Fos: a novel anti-cancer strategy, Weiss A, Easterbrook-Smith S, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants
1998
- Synthesis of human elastin, Spencer P, Weiss A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Strategic Partnerships with Industry - Research and Training (SPIRT)