Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez

Re-entrant arrhythmias are the leading causes of sudden cardiac death. Access to the coronary veins that cross the scarred region of the heart where reentrant circuits originate could provide improved pacing to prevent ventricular arrhythmias and circumvent the need for painful defibrillation…

Every great research advance was paved by countless failed experiments. Indeed, the greatest innovative leaps in science have had an equally great risk of failure. As such, fear of failure may be the greatest deterrent to research progress due to missed opportunities…

Division/Committee: [PMSE] Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering

Given the difficulty of fixation in osteoporotic bone and the high rate of osteoporotic fractures, treatment of metaphyseal bone defects is a growing surgical challenge in elderly patients Autografts remains the gold standard of treatment; however, autografts are associated with comorbidity of the…

We have developed a new conductive hydrogel platform for use as 1) an injectable hydrogel electrode that normalizes conduction across scarred myocardium; 2) a tissue interface for ablative catheters to improve safety and efficacy of ablation procedures…

Tissues have evolved to have complex function derived from the hierarchical structure of the tissue, from protein sequence to macroscale architecture. Achieving this level of structural complexity and function with synthetic materials continues to be challenging…

DIVISION/COMMITTEE: [PMSE] Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering

Chronic wounds are a global epidemic due to the growing prevalence of diabetes and the aging population worldwide. Tissue-engineered skin grafts and negative pressure wound therapy can promote active wound healing but are limited by high cost and restrictions on insurance coverage…

DIVISION/COMMITTEE: [PMSE] Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering

When I first started studying biomedical engineering, my career plan was to lead a bioinstrumentation R&D team at a major medical device company. So, how did I end up as a professor developing new biomaterials? Come hear my story about how I fell in love with polymers and became a professor…

Decellularized tissue possesses significant regenerative potential, yet fabricating complex extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffolds remains challenging…