Rachael Oldinski

Office: 359 Votey
Phone: 802.656.3338
Fax Number: 802.656.3358
E-Mail: oldinski@uvm.edu

Office hours:  By appointment

Title:  Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise:
Biomaterials, Polymer Chemistry, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Regenerative Medicine

Publications:

• Anna Galperin*, Rachael A. Oldinski*, Stephen J. Florczyk, James D. Bryers, Miqin Zhang, Buddy D. Ratner, “Design and fabrication of an integrated bi-layered scaffold for osteochondral tissue engineering”, Advanced Healthcare Materials, in press, 2013 *equal authorship
  
• Ashleigh Cooper, Rachael A. Oldinski, Hongyan Ma, James D. Bryers, Miqin Zhang, “Chitosan-based nanofibrous membranes for antibacterial filter applications”, Carbohydrate Polymers, v.92: 254-259, 2013
  
• Nathan A. Trujillo, Rachael A. Oldinski, Hongyan Ma, James D. Bryers, John D. Williams, Ketul C. Popat, “Antibacterial effects of silver-doped hydroxyapatite thin films sputter deposited on titanium”, Materials Science and Engineering: C, v.32: 2135-2144, 2012
  
• Timothy T. Ruchk*, Rachael A. Oldinski*, Derek A. Carroll, Krasimira Mikhova, James D. Bryers, Ketul C. Popat, “Antimicrobial effects of nanofibrous poly(caprolactone) tissue scaffolds infused with rifampicin”, submitted to Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, v.23: 1411-1420, 2012 *equal authorship
  
• Rachael A. Oldinski, Timothy T. Ruchk, Mark P. Staiger, Ketul Popat, Susan P. James, “Dynamic mechanical analysis and biomineralization of hyaluronan-polyethylene copolymers for potential use in osteochondral defect repair,” Acta Biomaterialia, v.7: 1184-1191, 2011
  
• Rachael A. Oldinski, Cody N. Cranson, Susan P. James, “Synthesis and characterization of a hyaluronan-polyethylene copolymer construct for articular cartilage repair,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, v.94B: 441-446, 2010
  
• Susan P. James, Rachael (Kurkowski) Oldinski, Min Zhang, Herb Schwartz, “BioPoly™: UHMWPE/Hyaluronan Microcomposite Biomaterials,” UHMWPE Handbook, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2009