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Chemical Modification of Human Decellularized Extracellular Matrix for Incorporation into Phototunable Hybrid-Hydrogel Models of Tissue Fibrosis by Hewawasam, Rukshika S., Blomberg, Rachel, Šerbedžija, Predrag, Magin, Chelsea M.

“…Tissue fibrosis remains a serious health condition with high morbidity and mortality rates. There is a critical need to engineer model systems that better…”
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Urea and Thiourea H‑Bond Donating Catalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization: Mechanistic Insights via (Non)linear Free Energy Relationships by Pothupitiya, Jinal U, Hewawasam, Rukshika S, Kiesewetter, Matthew K

“…Hammett-style free energy studies of (thio)­urea/MTBD mediated ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of δ-valerolactone reveal the complicated interplay of…”
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Engineering Dynamic 3D Models of Lung by Blomberg, Rachel, Hewawasam, Rukshika S, Šerbedžija, Predrag, Saleh, Kamiel, Caracena, Thomas, Magin, Chelsea M

“…The lung parenchyma-consisting of gas-filled alveoli, vasculature, and connective tissue-is the site for gas exchange in the lung and plays a critical role in…”
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Bisurea and Bisthiourea H‑Bonding Organocatalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization: Cues for the Catalyst Design by Hewawasam, Rukshika S, Kalana, U. L. D. Inush, Dharmaratne, Nayanthara U, Wright, Thomas J, Bannin, Timothy J, Kiesewetter, Elizabeth T, Kiesewetter, Matthew K

“…A series of conformationally flexible bis­(thio)­urea H-bond donors plus base cocatalyst were applied to the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones. The…”
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Alveolar epithelial cells and microenvironmental stiffness synergistically drive fibroblast activation in three-dimensional hydrogel lung models by Caracena, Thomas, Blomberg, Rachel, Hewawasam, Rukshika S, Fry, Zoe E, Riches, David W H, Magin, Chelsea M

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating lung disease that progressively and irreversibly alters the lung parenchyma, eventually leading to…”
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Engineering Hybrid-Hydrogels Comprised of Healthy or Diseased Decellularized Extracellular Matrix to Study Pulmonary Fibrosis by Saleh, Kamiel S., Hewawasam, Rukshika, Šerbedžija, Predrag, Blomberg, Rachel, Noreldeen, Saif E., Edelman, Benjamin, Smith, Bradford J., Riches, David W. H., Magin, Chelsea M.

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic disease characterized by progressive lung scarring that inhibits gas exchange. Evidence suggests fibroblast-matrix…”
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Development of Organocatalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP) of Lactones by Hewawasam, Rukshika

“…Organocatalysis for Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP) has come a long way in recent developments to afford precisely tailored and highly adorned biodegradable…”
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