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 | Corey R. Deeken Ph.D.
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Instructor of Surgery
Director of Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials Laboratory
Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery | Contact Information
Laboratory/Office Address:
3347 Clinical Sciences Research Building (CSRB)
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314-362-9520
Email: deekenc@wudosis.wustl.edu
| Graduate Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Engineering
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 2008
Emphasis Area: Biomedical Engineering/Biomaterials
Fellowships
2006-2008, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
2005-2006, National Science Foundation Grades K-12 Teaching Fellowship | Research Interest
Characterization of synthetic and biologic tissue-based scaffold materials, particularly those used for hernia repair
Evaluation of the integration and remodeling of biologic tissue-based scaffold materials
Effects of processing conditions (decellularization, crosslinking, sterilization) on the properties of biologic tissue-based scaffold materials
Methods for fixation of hernia repair materials (sutures, tacks, glues, etc.)
Mechanical testing of pristine or explanted scaffolds (uniaxial tensile testing, T-Peel testing, ball-burst compression testing)
Development of novel scaffold materials
| Selected or Recent Publications
1. Timothy M. Saettele B.S., Sharon L. Bachman M.D., Corey R. Costello B.S., Sheila A. Grant Ph.D., Dava Sue Cleveland, D.O., Timothy S. Loy, M.D., Daniel G. Kolder M.D., Bruce J. Ramshaw M.D. Use of Porcine Dermal Collagen as a Prosthetic Mesh in a Contaminated Field for Ventral Hernia Repair: A Case Report, Hernia 2007;11:279-285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10029-006-0186-z
2. C.R. Costello, S.L. Bachman, S.A. Grant, D.S. Cleveland, T.S. Loy, B.J. Ramshaw Characterization of Heavyweight and Lightweight Polypropylene Prosthetic Mesh Explants from a Single Patient, Surgical Innovation 2007;14(3):168-176.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1553350607306356
3. Costello, C.R., Bachman, S.L., Ramshaw, B.J., Grant, S.A. Materials Characterization of Explanted Polypropylene Hernia Meshes. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B 2007;83B(1):44-49.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.30764
Click here for a link to Dr. Deeken's Pub Med Page of publications.
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