Rebecca Kuntz Willits Department of Biomedical Engineering The University of Akron Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Rebecca Kuntz Willits has not added a biography. If you are Rebecca Kuntz Willits and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Comparison of Neurite Growth in Three Dimensional Natural and Synthetic Hydrogels Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition. 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23565649 The Impact of Laminin on 3D Neurite Extension in Collagen Gels Journal of Neural Engineering. Aug, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22736189 Modular Poly(ethylene Glycol) Scaffolds Provide the Ability to Decouple the Effects of Stiffness and Protein Concentration on PC12 Cells Acta Biomaterialia. Nov, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21787889 Student Award Winner in the Undergraduate's Degree Category for the Society for Biomaterials 35th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April 13-16, 2011. Neurite Growth in PEG Gels: Effect of Mechanical Stiffness and Laminin Concentration Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. Jul, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21538826 Poly(ethylene Glycol) Microparticles Produced by Precipitation Polymerization in Aqueous Solution Biomacromolecules. Mar, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21341681 Characterization of Poly(ethylene Glycol) Gels with Added Collagen for Neural Tissue Engineering Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. Jun, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20401966 Modular Scaffolds Assembled Around Living Cells Using Poly(ethylene Glycol) Microspheres with Macroporation Via a Non-cytotoxic Porogen Acta Biomaterialia. Jan, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 19607945 Applied Electric Field Enhances DRG Neurite Growth: Influence of Stimulation Media, Surface Coating and Growth Supplements Journal of Neural Engineering. Aug, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19494423 Maintaining Bioactivity of NGF for Controlled Release from PLGA Using PEG Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. Aug, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 17969039 The Effect of Soluble Peptide Sequences on Neurite Extension on 2D Collagen Substrates and Within 3D Collagen Gels Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Dec, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17934866 Short-duration, DC Electrical Stimulation Increases Chick Embryo DRG Neurite Outgrowth Bioelectromagnetics. May, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16511874 Effect of Collagen Gel Stiffness on Neurite Extension Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition. 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15696797 The Effect of Synthetic Polymers on the Migration of Monocytes Through Human Cervical Mucus Biomaterials. Aug, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15120501 Characteristics of Precipitation-formed Polyethylene Glycol Microgels Are Controlled by Molecular Weight of Reactants Susan Thompson1, Jessica Stukel1, Abrar AlNiemi1,2, Rebecca Kuntz Willits1 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, 2Saint Vincent Saint Mary's High School JoVE 51002 Bioengineering
Characteristics of Precipitation-formed Polyethylene Glycol Microgels Are Controlled by Molecular Weight of Reactants Susan Thompson1, Jessica Stukel1, Abrar AlNiemi1,2, Rebecca Kuntz Willits1 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, 2Saint Vincent Saint Mary's High School JoVE 51002 Bioengineering