Audrey B. McCosker
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Audrey B. McCosker is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of additive manufacturing and tissue engineering, whose work focuses on designing advanced biomimetic scaffolds for regenerative medicine. Her key research areas include melt electrowriting, tubular scaffold fabrication, and the mechanical optimization of polymer microarchitectures. McCosker’s major contribution lies in her innovative approach to exploiting nonlinear fiber patterning to control the mechanical behavior of tubular scaffolds—a critical advancement for engineering vascular and other tubular tissues. Her most-cited paper, “Exploiting Nonlinear Fiber Patterning to Control Tubular Scaffold Mechanical Behavior” (2022), has garnered 32 citations, reflecting its significance in the field. This work demonstrates how precise fiber alignment and patterning can tailor scaffold stiffness, flexibility, and degradation, addressing long-standing challenges in matching native tissue mechanics. McCosker’s achievements include advancing the use of rotating mandrels in melt electrowriting, enabling the fabrication of high-resolution, patient-specific tubular constructs. Her research holds promise for applications in vascular grafts, tracheal replacements, and nerve guides, making her a rising leader in biomaterials and biofabrication.
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