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Craig Simmons
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Latest papers
Mouse model for sensitivity of fluid measurement with textile electrodes.
Biomedical engineering online · 2026
Author Reply to Commentary: Thinking nonlinearly about aortic biomechanics.
JTCVS open · 2023
Primed Left Ventricle Heart Perfusion Creates Physiological Aortic Pressure in Porcine Hearts.
ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) · 2020
Latest funding
- $940,950
Tissue engineered pulmonary valves with biomimetic mechanical properties for congenital heart repair
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $447,524
Personalized Assessment of Biomechanical Properties of Ascending Aortic Aneurysms using Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Risk Stratification using Machine Learning
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $120,000
Investigating the Biochemical Impacts of Hemodynamics in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Associated Ascending Aortic Dilatation Development
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
5 publications.
Mouse model for sensitivity of fluid measurement with textile electrodes.
Piper B, Hoque MS, Ghahjaverestan NM, Simmons C, Yadollahi A
Author Reply to Commentary: Thinking nonlinearly about aortic biomechanics.
Eliathamby D, Simmons C, Chung J
Primed Left Ventricle Heart Perfusion Creates Physiological Aortic Pressure in Porcine Hearts.
Xin L, Yao W, Peng Y, Lu P, Ribeiro R, Wei B, Gellner B, Simmons C, Zu J, Sun Y, Badiwala M
Anisotropic stress orients remodelling of mammalian limb bud ectoderm.
Lau K, Tao H, Liu H, Wen J, Sturgeon K, Sorfazlian N, Lazic S, Burrows JT, Wong MD, Li D, Deimling S, Ciruna B, Scott I, Simmons C, Henkelman RM, Williams T, Hadjantonakis AK, Fernandez-Gonzalez R, Sun Y, Hopyan S
Microfabricated perfusable cardiac biowire: a platform that mimics native cardiac bundle
Xiao Y, Zhang B, Liu H, Miklas JW, Gagliardi M, Pahnke A, Thavandiran N, Sun Y, Simmons C, Keller G
Tissue engineered pulmonary valves with biomimetic mechanical properties for congenital heart repair
Principal investigators: Simmons, Craig A
Keywords: Biomechanics; Biomimetics; Congenital Heart Repair; Heart Valve Tissue Engineering; Mechanobiology; Melt Electrowriting; Pulmonary Valve; Scaffolds; Umbilical Cord Cells
Personalized Assessment of Biomechanical Properties of Ascending Aortic Aneurysms using Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Risk Stratification using Machine Learning
Principal investigators: Chung, Jennifer
Keywords: Aortic Aneurysm And Dissection; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Vascular Biomechanics
Investigating the Biochemical Impacts of Hemodynamics in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Associated Ascending Aortic Dilatation Development
Principal investigators: Guruji, Vrushali
Keywords: Aneurysm; Ascending Aortic Dilation; Bicuspid Aortic Valve; C-Type Natriuretic Peptide; Congenital Heart Defects; Echocardiography; Genomics; Hemodynamics; Spatial Transcriptomics; Wall Shear Stress
The role of microRNAs in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: insights from patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell cardiomyocytes and myocardial tissue
Principal investigators: Adao, Doris M
Keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Microrna
"Translating Cardiovascular Remote Diagnostic and Monitoring Technologies for Equitable Healthcare (CaRDMEq)"
Principal investigators: Yadollahi, Azadeh A
Keywords: bioelectronics; biosensors; cardiovascular technologies; digital health; health equity; health monitering; point-of-care diagnostics; wearables
Melt electrowrite system for biofabrication of complex engineered tissues
Principal investigators: Simmons, Craig
Biomimetic Pulmonary Heart Valve for the Treatment of Pediatric Congenital Heart Valve Disease
Principal investigators: Savoji, Houman H
Keywords: 3d (bio)printing; advanced biofabrication techniques; biomechanics; bioreactor; children; heart valves; hydrodynamics; in vitro evaluation; transcatheter pulmonary valve replac
An intervertebral disc replacement: a regenerative medicine approach
Principal investigators: Kandel, Rita A
Keywords: Bone Substitute; Crispr/Cas9; Intervertebral Disc; Perfusion Bioreactor; Scaffolds; Tissue Engineering
Integrated biosensors for organ-on-a-chip and physiological monitoring platforms
Principal investigators: Simmons, Craig
Keywords: microfluidics; tissue engineering; organ-on-a-chip; biosensors; bioreactors; biotransport; physiological monitoring; wearables; feedback control
Equipment for biomechanical characterization of organ-on-a-chip devices
Principal investigators: Radisic, Milica
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Boyang Zhang and Milica Radisic: 24 shared papers
- Sevan Hopyan and Yu Sun: 16 shared papers
- Gordon Keller and Milica Radisic: 8 shared papers
- Milica Radisic and Yu Sun: 5 shared papers
- Yu Sun and Brian Ciruna: 4 shared papers
- Boyang Zhang and Gordon Keller: 3 shared papers
- Craig Simmons and Yu Sun: 3 shared papers
- Ian Scott and Brian Ciruna: 2 shared papers
- Gordon Keller and Yu Sun: 2 shared papers
- Sevan Hopyan and Brian Ciruna: 2 shared papers
- Boyang Zhang and Craig Simmons: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Sevan Hopyan: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Craig Simmons: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Gordon Keller and Craig Simmons: 1 shared paper
- Milica Radisic and Craig Simmons: 1 shared paper
- Sevan Hopyan and Craig Simmons: 1 shared paper
- Sevan Hopyan and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Craig Simmons and Brian Ciruna: 1 shared paper
- Craig Simmons and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Craig Simmons and Azadeh Yadollahi: 1 shared paper
- Craig Simmons and Jennifer Chung: 1 shared paper
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
- Department of Connective Tissue and Regenerative Medicine
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Medical Biophysics
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Yu Sun
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
3 shared papers, latest 2020
Azadeh Yadollahi
Institute of Biomedical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Brian Ciruna
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez
Institute of Biomedical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Jennifer Chung
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Boyang Zhang
Department of Chemical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Ian Scott
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Gordon Keller
Department of Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Milica Radisic
Institute of Biomedical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Sevan Hopyan
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2015
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