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PATENTS & PUBLICATIONS
PUBLISHED PATENTS
1. Method of preparing a tissue swatch for a bioprosthetic device. US 20140257472 A1.
Inventors: Jaishankar K. Kutty, Aaron J. Chalekian, Aditee A. Kurane
2. Cuff configurations for prosthetic heart valve. US 20140277417 A1.
Inventors: Julia Ann Schraut, Peter Nicholas Braido, Ramji T. Venkatasubramanian, Aditee
Kurane, Mina Safwat Fahim, Jaishankar Kutty
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. J. M. Connolly, M.A. Bakay, I. S. Alferiev, R. C. Gorman, J. H. Gorman III, H. S. Kruth, P. E.
Ashworth, J. K. Kutty, F. S. Schoen, R. W. Bianco, R. J. Levy. “Triglycidylamine cross-
linking combined with ethanol inhibits bioprosthetic heart valve calcification.” The Annals of
Thoracic Surgery 2011; 92:858-65. (Citations 9)
2. J. K. Kutty and C. K. Webb. “Vibration stimulates vocal mucosa-like matrix expression by
hydrogel-encapsulated fibroblasts.” Journal of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine
2010 Jan; 4(1):62-72. (Citations 25)
3. J. K. Kutty and C. K. Webb. “Tissue engineering therapies for the vocal fold lamina
propria.” Tissue Engineering Part B Rev. 2009 Sep; 15(3):249-62. (Citations 36)
4. J. K. Kutty and C. K. Webb. “Mechanomimetic hydrogels for vocal fold lamina propria
regeneration.” Journal of Biomaterial Science Polymer Edition. 2009; 20(5-6):737-56.
(Citations 18)
5. E. H. Cho, J. K. Kutty, K. A. Datar, J. S. Lee, N. R. Vyavahare, and C. K. Webb. “A novel
synthetic route for the preparation of hydrolytically degradable synthetic hydrogels.” Journal
of Biomedical Materials Research A. 2009 Sep 15;90(4):1073-82. (Citations 19)
6. J. K. Kutty, E. H. Cho, J. S. Lee, N. R. Vyavahare, and C. K. Webb. “The effect of
hyaluronic acid incorporation on fibroblast spreading & proliferation within PEG-diacrylate
based semi-interpenetrating networks.” Biomaterials. 2007 Nov; 28(33):4928-38. (Citations
61)
7. B. P. Harris, J. K. Kutty, E. W. Fritz, C. K. Webb, K. J. L. Burg, and A. T. Metters.
“Photopatterned polymer brushes promoting cell adhesion gradients.” Langmuir
22(10):4467-71 (2006). (Citations 78)
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
• Engineered micro-environments and vibrational culture systems for vocal fold tissue
engineering (2008)
PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
1. J. K. Kutty and K. Webb. “Vibration promotes vocal fold-like matrix expression by
encapsulated fibroblasts.” 12th Annual Hilton Head Workshop. Regenerative Medicine:
Advancing to Next Generation of Therapies, Hilton Head, SC, 2008.

2. Jaishankar K. Kutty, Ph.D. Cell (651)252-8421 Email: jaishankar.k@gmail.com
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2. J. K. Kutty, E. H. Cho, J. S. Lee, and C. K. Webb. “Polyethylene glycol diacrylate /
hyaluronic acid semi-IPNs support increased cell spreading and proliferation.” Society for
Biomaterials, Chicago, IL (2007).
3. J. S. Lee, R. Cribb, E. H. Cho, J. K. Kutty, and K. Webb. “Synthesis and characterization of
di-functional PEG-based crosslinkers for L1 immobilization.” Society for Biomaterials,
Chicago, IL (2007).
4. C. K. Webb, P. J. Brown, K. D. Sinclair, E. H. Cho, R. Cribb, J. K. Kutty, and J. S. Lee.
“Capillary Channel Polymer Fibers as Structural Templates for Organized Tissue
Regeneration.” 2007 Clemson University Annual Conference on Opportunities and Markets
for Medical Textiles and Biomedical Polymers and Materials. Greenville, SC (2007).
5. K. Jaishankar, N. R. Vyavahare, and K. Webb. “Simulation of vocal fold stress-strain in a
bioreactor with cell encapsulated 3D hydrogel scaffolds.” Regenerate World Congress on
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA (2006).
6. J. K. Kutty, C. Reifsnider, Q. Lu, N. R. Vyavahare, and K. Webb. “Synthesis and
characterization of composite hydrogels for vocal fold applications.” Society for
Biomaterials, Memphis, TN (2005).
INVITED TALKS, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• J. K. Kutty and A. Kurane; St. Jude Medical, Inc, “Bioprosthetic Heart Valve Materials and
Characterization”, BioInterface 2011, Bloomington, MN