| Effect of collagen gel stiffness on neurite extension RK Willits, SL Skornia Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition 15 (12), 1521-1531, 2004 | 268 | 2004 |
| Neutrophil motility in extracellular matrix gels: mesh size and adhesion affect speed of migration RM Kuntz, WM Saltzman Biophysical Journal 72 (3), 1472-1480, 1997 | 200 | 1997 |
| Modular scaffolds assembled around living cells using poly (ethylene glycol) microspheres with macroporation via a non-cytotoxic porogen EA Scott, MD Nichols, R Kuntz-Willits, DL Elbert Acta biomaterialia 6 (1), 29-38, 2010 | 129 | 2010 |
| Fund black scientists KR Stevens, KS Masters, PI Imoukhuede, KA Haynes, LA Setton, ... Cell 184 (3), 561-565, 2021 | 123 | 2021 |
| Mechanotransduction of neural cells through cell–substrate interactions JM Stukel, RK Willits Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews 22 (3), 173-182, 2016 | 118 | 2016 |
| Short‐duration, DC electrical stimulation increases chick embryo DRG neurite outgrowth M Wood, RK Willits Bioelectromagnetics: Journal of the Bioelectromagnetics Society, The Society …, 2006 | 93 | 2006 |
| Applied electric field enhances DRG neurite growth: influence of stimulation media, surface coating and growth supplements MD Wood, RK Willits Journal of neural engineering 6 (4), 046003, 2009 | 86 | 2009 |
| Short duration electrical stimulation to enhance neurite outgrowth and maturation of adult neural stem progenitor cells LJ Kobelt, AE Wilkinson, AM McCormick, RK Willits, ND Leipzig Annals of biomedical engineering 42, 2164-2176, 2014 | 74 | 2014 |
| Enhanced Schwann cell attachment and alignment using one-pot “dual click” GRGDS and YIGSR derivatized nanofibers J Zheng, D Kontoveros, F Lin, G Hua, DH Reneker, ML Becker, RK Willits Biomacromolecules 16 (1), 357-363, 2015 | 63 | 2015 |
| The impact of laminin on 3D neurite extension in collagen gels KE Swindle-Reilly, JB Papke, HP Kutosky, A Throm, JA Hammer, ... Journal of neural engineering 9 (4), 046007, 2012 | 61 | 2012 |
| Synthetic polymers alter the structure of cervical mucus RK Willits, WM Saltzman Biomaterials 22 (5), 445-452, 2001 | 59 | 2001 |
| Tuning the Mechanical Properties of Poly (Ethylene Glycol) Microgel‐Based Scaffolds to Increase 3D Schwann Cell Proliferation W Zhou, JM Stukel, HL Cebull, RK Willits Macromolecular bioscience 16 (4), 535-544, 2016 | 54 | 2016 |
| Characterization of poly (ethylene glycol) gels with added collagen for neural tissue engineering R Scott, L Marquardt, RK Willits Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A: An Official Journal of The …, 2010 | 53 | 2010 |
| The effect of soluble peptide sequences on neurite extension on 2D collagen substrates and within 3D collagen gels MJ Blewitt, RK Willits Annals of biomedical engineering 35, 2159-2167, 2007 | 52 | 2007 |
| Accelerated neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells on aligned GYIGSR-functionalized nanofibers EA Silantyeva, W Nasir, J Carpenter, O Manahan, ML Becker, RK Willits Acta biomaterialia 75, 129-139, 2018 | 51 | 2018 |
| Enhancing Schwann cell migration using concentration gradients of laminin-derived peptides CMM Motta, KJ Endres, C Wesdemiotis, RK Willits, ML Becker Biomaterials 218, 119335, 2019 | 50 | 2019 |
| Maintaining bioactivity of NGF for controlled release from PLGA using PEG PJ Johnson, SL Skornia, SE Stabenfeldt, RK Willits Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A: An Official Journal of The …, 2008 | 48 | 2008 |
| Electrical stimulation increases random migration of human dermal fibroblasts S Snyder, C DeJulius, RK Willits Annals of biomedical engineering 45, 2049-2060, 2017 | 45 | 2017 |
| Poly (ethylene glycol) microparticles produced by precipitation polymerization in aqueous solution MM Flake, PK Nguyen, RA Scott, LR Vandiver, RK Willits, DL Elbert Biomacromolecules 12 (3), 844-850, 2011 | 42 | 2011 |
| The interplay of peptide affinity and scaffold stiffness on neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells JM Stukel, RK Willits Biomedical Materials 13 (2), 024102, 2018 | 40 | 2018 |
