List of works by Deon Bezuidenhout

A Preliminary Computational Investigation Into the Flow of PEG in Rat Myocardial Tissue for Regenerative Therapy

scientific article published on 07 August 2019

A computational study of knitted Nitinol meshes for their prospective use as external vein reinforcement

scientific article published on 6 March 2008

A constitutive model for the warp-weft coupled non-linear behavior of knitted biomedical textiles

scientific article published on 4 August 2010

A slow-release fibrin matrix increases adeno-associated virus transduction of wound repair cells in vivo

scientific article published on 25 October 2013

A synthetic non-degradable polyethylene glycol hydrogel retards adverse post-infarct left ventricular remodeling

scientific article published on 7 May 2009

A truly non-occlusive stent-graft moulding balloon for thoracic endovascular aortic repair

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Analysis of the regenerative capacity of human serum exosomes after a simple multi-step separation from lipoproteins

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

Bioprosthetic heart valves: the need for a quantum leap

scientific article published in August 2004

Bioprosthetic tissue preservation by filling with a poly(acrylamide) hydrogel

scientific article published on 2 November 2005

Carbodiimide treatment dramatically potentiates the anticalcific effect of alpha-amino oleic acid on glutaraldehyde-fixed aortic wall tissue

scientific article published in March 2005

Cast Tube Assay: A 3-D in vitro assay for visualization and quantification of horizontal chemotaxis and cellular invasion

scientific article published in August 2016

Cell specific ingrowth hydrogels

scientific article published on 15 June 2013

Cell-demanded release of VEGF from synthetic, biointeractive cell ingrowth matrices for vascularized tissue growth.

scientific article published on 16 October 2003

Coacervate Delivery of Growth Factors Combined with a Degradable Hydrogel Preserves Heart Function after Myocardial Infarction

Constrictive external nitinol meshes inhibit vein graft intimal hyperplasia in nonhuman primates

scientific article published on 7 July 2008

Covalent incorporation and controlled release of active dexamethasone from injectable polyethylene glycol hydrogels

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Covalent surface heparinization potentiates porous polyurethane scaffold vascularization

scientific article published on 25 November 2008

Customized stent-grafts for endovascular aneurysm repair with challenging necks: A numerical proof of concept

scientific article published on 05 February 2020

Decellularization and engineered crosslinking: a promising dual approach towards bioprosthetic heart valve longevity

scientific article published on 07 September 2020

Degradation-induced changes of mechanical properties of an electro-spun polyester-urethane scaffold for soft tissue regeneration.

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Diamine-extended glutaraldehyde- and carbodiimide crosslinks act synergistically in mitigating bioprosthetic aortic wall calcification

scientific article published in July 2005

Differentiating transmural from transanastomotic prosthetic graft endothelialization through an isolation loop-graft model

scientific article published on 29 March 2013

Dual electrospinning with sacrificial fibers for engineered porosity and enhancement of tissue ingrowth

scientific article published on 29 April 2016

Effect of Well Defined Dodecahedral Porosity on Inflammation and Angiogenesis

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

High heparin content surface-modified polyurethane discs promote rapid and stable angiogenesis in full thickness skin defects through VEGF immobilization

scientific article published on 16 May 2017

Improved vascularization of porous scaffolds through growth factor delivery from heparinized polyethylene glycol hydrogels

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

Induced chronic hypoxia negates the pro-angiogenic effect of surface immobilized heparin in a polyurethane porous scaffold

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Knitted nitinol represents a new generation of constrictive external vein graft meshes

scientific article published on 29 July 2011

Long-term experience in autologous in vitro endothelialization of infrainguinal ePTFE grafts

scientific article published on 25 December 2008

Optimization of diamine bridges in glutaraldehyde treated bioprosthetic aortic wall tissue

scientific article published in May 2002

Performance analysis of the transcatheter aortic valve implantation on blood flow hemodynamics: An optical imaging-based in vitro study

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Polymeric heart valves for surgical implantation, catheter-based technologies and heart assist devices

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Preclinical evaluation of a transcatheter aortic valve replacement system for patients with rheumatic heart disease

scientific article published on 06 December 2019

Progressive Reinvention or Destination Lost? Half a Century of Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering

scientific article published on 09 September 2020

Prosthetic heart valves: catering for the few.

scientific article published on 24 October 2007

Prosthetic vascular grafts: wrong models, wrong questions and no healing

scientific article published on 3 August 2007

Protective constriction of coronary vein grafts with knitted nitinol.

scientific article published on 07 January 2013

Rapid three-dimensional quantification of VEGF-induced scaffold neovascularisation by microcomputed tomography.

scientific article published on 6 August 2009

Sustaining neovascularization of a scaffold through staged release of vascular endothelial growth factor-A and platelet-derived growth factor-BB.

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Synthetic extracellular matrix mimic hydrogel improves efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for ischemic cardiomyopathy

scientific article published on 13 January 2018

Tailored sizes of constrictive external vein meshes for coronary artery bypass surgery

scientific article published on 22 September 2010

Tendon-like tether formation for tongue-base advancement in an ovine model using a novel implant device intended for the surgical management of obstructive sleep apnoea

scientific article published on 06 December 2020

The anisotropic mechanical behaviour of electro-spun biodegradable polymer scaffolds: Experimental characterisation and constitutive formulation.

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

The beneficial effects of deferred delivery on the efficiency of hydrogel therapy post myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 9 December 2011

The dosage dependence of VEGF stimulation on scaffold neovascularisation

scientific article published on 9 June 2008

The effects of cross-link density and chemistry on the calcification potential of diamine-extended glutaraldehyde-fixed bioprosthetic heart-valve materials

scientific article published in November 2009

The performance of cross-linked acellular arterial scaffolds as vascular grafts; pre-clinical testing in direct and isolation loop circulatory models

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Tissue Ingrowth Markedly Reduces Mechanical Anisotropy and Stiffness in Fibre Direction of Highly Aligned Electrospun Polyurethane Scaffolds

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

Transcatheter valve with a hollow balloon for aortic valve insufficiency.

scientific article published on 26 February 2018

Transmural capillary ingrowth is essential for confluent vascular graft healing

scientific article published on 27 October 2017

Utilization of shape memory in external vein-graft meshes allows extreme diameter constriction for suppressing intimal hyperplasia: a non-human primate study

scientific article published in June 2009