Biography

Dr. Nancy Pleshko is a Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Pleshko is recognized for her research on assessment of tissues at the molecular, cellular, and structural level through application of state-of-the-art vibrational spectroscopy. She has substantial expertise in basic and translational research in connective tissue pathophysiology and orthopedics, including osteoporosis and other bone pathologies, and osteoarthritis and cartilage repair. She has over 90 publications, and has received over $5 million in federal funding.

Research Interests

  • Molecular Imaging of Tissues & Cells
  • Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques for Cartilage and Bone Pathologies
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Contribution of Molecular Alterations in Connective Tissue on Mechanical Behavior
  • MicroCT & Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Connective Tissues

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

BIOE 0856

Ethical Issues in Biomedical Science, Engineering and Technology

Undergraduate

Selected Publications

  • Gidde, S.T.R., Acharya, S.R., Kandel, S., Pleshko, N., & Hutapea, P. (2022). Assessment of tissue damage from mosquito-inspired surgical needle. Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol, 31(7), pp. 1112-1121. England. doi: 10.1080/13645706.2022.2051718

  • Kim, M., Koyama, E., Saunders, C.M., Querido, W., Pleshko, N., & Pacifici, M. (2022). Synovial joint cavitation initiates with microcavities in interzone and is coupled to skeletal flexion and elongation in developing mouse embryo limbs. Biol Open, 11(6). England. doi: 10.1242/bio.059381

  • Querido, W., Zouaghi, S., Padalkar, M., Morman, J., Falcon, J., Kandel, S., & Pleshko, N. (2022). Nondestructive assessment of tissue engineered cartilage based on biochemical markers in cell culture media: application of attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy. Analyst, 147(8), pp. 1730-1741. England. doi: 10.1039/d1an02351a

  • Shanas, N., Querido, W., Oswald, J., Jepsen, K., Carter, E., Raggio, C., & Pleshko, N. (2022). Infrared Spectroscopy-Determined Bone Compositional Changes Associated with Anti-Resorptive Treatment of the oim/oim Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Appl Spectrosc, 76(4), pp. 416-427. United States. doi: 10.1177/00037028211055477

  • Kandel, S., Querido, W., Falcon, J.M., Zlotnick, H.M., Locke, R.C., Stoeckl, B., Patel, J.M., Patil, C.A., Mauck, R.L., & Pleshko, N. (2022). In Situ Assessment of Porcine Osteochondral Repair Tissue in the Visible-Near Infrared Spectral Region. Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 10, p. 885369. Switzerland. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.885369

  • Falcon, J.M., Chirman, D., Veneziale, A., Morman, J., Bolten, K., Kandel, S., Querido, W., Freeman, T., & Pleshko, N. (2021). DMOG Negatively Impacts Tissue Engineered Cartilage Development. Cartilage, 13(2_suppl), pp. 722S-733S. United States. doi: 10.1177/1947603520967060

  • Miguez, P.A., Tuin, S.A., Robinson, A.G., Belcher, J., Jongwattanapisan, P., Perley, K., Gonҫalves, V.d.e.P., Hanifi, A., Pleshko, N., & Barton, E.R. (2021). Hesperidin Promotes Osteogenesis and Modulates Collagen Matrix Organization and Mineralization In Vitro and In Vivo. Int J Mol Sci, 22(6). Switzerland. doi: 10.3390/ijms22063223

  • Sanden, K.W., Böcker, U., Ofstad, R., Pedersen, M.E., Høst, V., Afseth, N.K., Rønning, S.B., & Pleshko, N. (2021). Characterization of Collagen Structure in Normal, Wooden Breast and Spaghetti Meat Chicken Fillets by FTIR Microspectroscopy and Histology. Foods, 10(3). Switzerland. doi: 10.3390/foods10030548

  • Querido, W., Kandel, S., & Pleshko, N. (2021). Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy for Analysis of Connective Tissues. Molecules, 26(4). Switzerland. doi: 10.3390/molecules26040922

  • Jones, B.C., Jia, S., Lee, H., Feng, A., Shetye, S.S., Batzdorf, A., Shapira, N., Noël, P.B., Pleshko, N., & Rajapakse, C.S. (2021). MRI-derived porosity index is associated with whole-bone stiffness and mineral density in human cadaveric femora. Bone, 143, p. 115774. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115774

  • Afara, I.O., Shaikh, R., Nippolainen, E., Querido, W., Torniainen, J., Sarin, J.K., Kandel, S., Pleshko, N., & Töyräs, J. (2021). Characterization of connective tissues using near-infrared spectroscopy and imaging. Nat Protoc, 16(2), pp. 1297-1329. England. doi: 10.1038/s41596-020-00468-z

  • Chirman, D. & Pleshko, N. (2021). Characterization of bacterial biofilm infections with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: a review. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 56(8-10), pp. 673-701. doi: 10.1080/05704928.2020.1864392

  • Ailavajhala, R., Querido, W., Rajapakse, C.S., & Pleshko, N. (2020). Near infrared spectroscopic assessment of loosely and tightly bound cortical bone water. Analyst, 145(10), pp. 3713-3724. England. doi: 10.1039/c9an02491c

  • Shanas, N., Querido, W., Dumont, A., Yonko, E., Carter, E., Ok, J., Karchner, J.P., Barbe, M.F., Ali, S., Patil, C., Raggio, C., & Pleshko, N. (2020). Clinical application of near infrared fiber optic spectroscopy for noninvasive bone assessment. J Biophotonics, 13(4), p. e201960172. Germany. doi: 10.1002/jbio.201960172

  • Kandel, S., Querido, W., Falcon, J.M., Reiners, D.J., & Pleshko, N. (2020). Approaches for In Situ Monitoring of Matrix Development in Hydrogel-Based Engineered Cartilage. Tissue Eng Part C Methods, 26(4), pp. 225-238. United States. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2020.0014

  • Querido, W., Shanas, N., Bookbinder, S., Oliveira-Nunes, M.C., Krynska, B., & Pleshko, N. (2020). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of developing bone mineral: from amorphous precursor to mature crystal. Analyst, 145(3), pp. 764-776. England. doi: 10.1039/c9an01588d

  • Hong, A.L., Ispiryan, M., Padalkar, M.V., Jones, B.C., Batzdorf, A.S., Shetye, S.S., Pleshko, N., & Rajapakse, C.S. (2019). MRI-derived bone porosity index correlates to bone composition and mechanical stiffness. Bone Rep, 11, p. 100213. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.bonr.2019.100213

  • Shanas, N., Querido, W., Pleshko, N., Yonko, E., Carter, E., & Raggio, C. (2019). Non-invasive near infrared spectroscopic method for bone quality assessment in osteogenesis imperfecta. JOURNAL of BONE and MINERAL RESEARCH, 34, pp. 190-191. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Shanas, N., Querido, W., Pleshko, N., Yonko, E., Carter, E., & Raggio, C. (2019). Non-invasive near infrared spectroscopic method for bone quality assessment in osteogenesis imperfecta. JOURNAL of BONE and MINERAL RESEARCH, 34, pp. 190-191. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Karchner, J.P., Yousefi, F., Bitman, S.R., Darvish, K., & Pleshko, N. (2019). Non-Destructive Spectroscopic Assessment of High and Low Weight Bearing Articular Cartilage Correlates with Mechanical Properties. Cartilage, 10(4), pp. 480-490. United States. doi: 10.1177/1947603518764269

  • Ailavajhala, R., Oswald, J., Rajapakse, C.S., & Pleshko, N. (2019). Environmentally-Controlled Near Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging of Bone Water. Sci Rep, 9(1), p. 10199. England. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45897-3

  • Karchner, J.P., Querido, W., Kandel, S., & Pleshko, N. (2019). Spatial correlation of native and engineered cartilage components at micron resolution. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1442(1), pp. 104-117. United States. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13934

  • Tint, D., Stabler, C.T., Hanifi, A., Yousefi, F., Linkov, G., Hy, K., Soliman, A.M.S., & Pleshko, N. (2019). Spectroscopic Analysis of Human Tracheal Tissue during Decellularization. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 160(2), pp. 302-309. England. doi: 10.1177/0194599818806271

  • Wolfson, M.R., Pleshko, N., Darvish, K., Marcinkiewicz, M., Wu, J., Rakymzhan, A., Kyada, R., Enkhbaatar, P., Fukuda, S., Nelson, C., Williams, R.O., Komissarov, A., Florova, G., Shaffer, T.H., & Idell, S. (2019). Understanding Airway Casts Secondary to Inhalational Smoke-Induced Acute Lung Injury (ISALI): Independent Assessment Tools of Composition and Fibrinolysin Impact. AMERICAN JOURNAL of RESPIRATORY and CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 199. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Querido, W., Ailavajhala, R., Padalkar, M., & Pleshko, N. (2018). Validated Approaches for Quantification of Bone Mineral Crystallinity Using Transmission Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR), Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) FT-IR, and Raman Spectroscopy. Appl Spectrosc, 72(11), pp. 1581-1593. United States. doi: 10.1177/0003702818789165

  • Wischmann, J., Lenze, F., Thiel, A., Bookbinder, S., Querido, W., Schmidt, O., Burgkart, R., Eisenhart-Rothe, R.v., Richter, G.H.S., Pleshko, N., & Mayer-Kuckuk, P. (2018). Matrix mineralization controls gene expression in osteoblastic cells. Exp Cell Res, 372(1), pp. 25-34. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2018.09.005

  • Yousefi, F., Kandel, S., & Pleshko, N. (2018). Infrared Spectroscopic Quantification of Methacrylation of Hyaluronic Acid: A Scaffold for Tissue Engineering Applications. Appl Spectrosc, 72(10), pp. 1455-1466. United States. doi: 10.1177/0003702818785353

  • Choi, H., Tessier, S., Silagi, E.S., Kyada, R., Yousefi, F., Pleshko, N., Shapiro, I.M., & Risbud, M.V. (2018). A novel mouse model of intervertebral disc degeneration shows altered cell fate and matrix homeostasis. Matrix Biol, 70, pp. 102-122. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2018.03.019

  • Jongwattanapisan, P., Terajima, M., Miguez, P.A., Querido, W., Nagaoka, H., Sumida, N., Gurysh, E.G., Ainslie, K.M., Pleshko, N., Perera, L., & Yamauchi, M. (2018). Identification of the effector domain of biglycan that facilitates BMP-2 osteogenic function. Sci Rep, 8(1), p. 7022. England. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-25279-x

  • Linkov, G., Hanifi, A., Yousefi, F., Tint, D., Bolla, S., Marchetti, N., Soliman, A.M.S., & Pleshko, N. (2018). Compositional Assessment of Human Tracheal Cartilage by Infrared Spectroscopy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 158(4), pp. 688-694. England. doi: 10.1177/0194599817752310

  • Yousefi, F., Kim, M., Nahri, S.Y., Mauck, R.L., & Pleshko, N. (2018). Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Predicts Compositional and Mechanical Properties of Hyaluronic Acid-Based Engineered Cartilage Constructs. Tissue Eng Part A, 24(1-2), pp. 106-116. United States. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2017.0035

  • Qu, D., Subramony, S.D., Boskey, A.L., Pleshko, N., Doty, S.B., & Lu, H.H. (2017). Compositional mapping of the mature anterior cruciate ligament-to-bone insertion. J Orthop Res, 35(11), pp. 2513-2523. United States. doi: 10.1002/jor.23539

  • Querido, W., Falcon, J.M., Kandel, S., & Pleshko, N. (2017). Vibrational spectroscopy and imaging: applications for tissue engineering. Analyst, 142(21), pp. 4005-4017. England. doi: 10.1039/c7an01055a

  • Rajapakse, C.S., Padalkar, M.V., Yang, H.J., Ispiryan, M., & Pleshko, N. (2017). Non-destructive NIR spectral imaging assessment of bone water: Comparison to MRI measurements. Bone, 103, pp. 116-124. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2017.06.015

  • Doty, S.B., Bostrom, M.P., Bockman, R.S., Meulen, M.C.h.v.d., & Pleshko, N. (2017). Adele Ludin Boskey, PhD. J Bone Miner Res, 32(8), pp. 1597-1598. United States. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3187

  • Hanifi, A., Palukuru, U., McGoverin, C., Shockley, M., Frank, E., Grodzinsky, A., Spencer, R.G., & Pleshko, N. (2017). Near infrared spectroscopic assessment of developing engineered tissues: correlations with compositional and mechanical properties. Analyst, 142(8), pp. 1320-1332. England. doi: 10.1039/c6an02167k

  • Cheheltani, R., Pichamuthu, J.E., Rao, J., Weinbaum, J.S., Kiani, M.F., Vorp, D.A., & Pleshko, N. (2017). Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging-Derived Collagen Content and Maturity Correlates with Stress in the Aortic Wall of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Patients. Cardiovasc Eng Technol, 8(1), pp. 70-80. United States. doi: 10.1007/s13239-016-0289-3

  • Spencer, R.G., Cortese, B.D., Lukas, V.A., & Pleshko, N. (2017). Point Estimates of Test Sensitivity and Specificity from Sample Means and Variances. American Statistician, 71(1), pp. 81-87. doi: 10.1080/00031305.2016.1239589

  • Marcott, C., Padalkar, M., & Pleshko, N. (2017). 3.23 Infrared and raman microscopy and imaging of biomaterials at the micro and nano scale. In Comprehensive Biomaterials II (pp. 498-518). doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.10183-3

  • Marcott, C., Padalkar, M., & Pleshko, N. (2017). Infrared and Raman Microscopy and Imaging of Biomaterials at the Micro and Nano Scale. In Comprehensive Biomaterials II (pp. 498-518). doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-803581-8.10183-3

  • Wolfson, M.R., Pleshko, N., Darvish, K.K., Baker, S.T., Wu, J., Kyada, R., Nelson, C., Fukuda, S., Enkhbaatar, P., Florova, G., Komissarov, A.A., Idell, S., & Shaffer, T.H. (2017). Differential Impact Of Fibrinolysins On Airway Cast Composition And Mechanical Properties Assessed By A Novel Infrared Imaging And Microindentation Approach. AMERICAN JOURNAL of RESPIRATORY and CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 195. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Bozkurt, O., Bilgin, M.D., Evis, Z., Pleshko, N., & Severcan, F. (2016). Early Alterations in Bone Characteristics of Type I Diabetic Rat Femur: A Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Imaging Study. Appl Spectrosc, 70(12), pp. 2005-2015. United States. doi: 10.1177/0003702816671059

  • Gangolli, R.A., Devlin, S.M., Ailavajhala, R., Hanifi, A., Pleshko, N., Lelkes, P.I., & Yang, M. (2016). Biomimetic Scaffold to Regenerate the Pulp Dentin Complex. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A, 22, pp. S72-S72. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Raggio, C.L., Pleshko, N., & Boskey, A.L. (2016). The Effect of Stontium Ranelate on Fracture Reduction in Osteogenesis Imperfecta is Comparable to Recent Bisphosphonate Data. J Bone Miner Res, 31(11), p. 2065. United States. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2976

  • Eisenhauer, P., Chernets, N., Song, Y., Dobrynin, D., Pleshko, N., Steinbeck, M.J., & Freeman, T.A. (2016). Chemical modification of extracellular matrix by cold atmospheric plasma-generated reactive species affects chondrogenesis and bone formation. J Tissue Eng Regen Med, 10(9), pp. 772-782. England. doi: 10.1002/term.2224

  • Palukuru, U.P., Hanifi, A., McGoverin, C.M., Devlin, S., Lelkes, P.I., & Pleshko, N. (2016). Near infrared spectroscopic imaging assessment of cartilage composition: Validation with mid infrared imaging spectroscopy. Anal Chim Acta, 926, pp. 79-87. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.04.031

  • McGoverin, C.M., Hanifi, A., Palukuru, U.P., Yousefi, F., Glenn, P.B.M., Shockley, M., Spencer, R.G., & Pleshko, N. (2016). Nondestructive Assessment of Engineered Cartilage Composition by Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Ann Biomed Eng, 44(3), pp. 680-692. United States. doi: 10.1007/s10439-015-1536-8

  • Ashinsky, B.G., Fishbein, K.W., Carter, E.M., Lin, P., Pleshko, N., Raggio, C.L., & Spencer, R.G. (2016). Multiparametric Classification of Skin from Osteogenesis Imperfecta Patients and Controls by Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Microimaging. PLoS One, 11(7), p. e0157891. United States. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157891

  • Cheng, H.A., Drinnan, C.T., Pleshko, N., & Fisher, O.Z. (2015). Pseudotannins self-assembled into antioxidant complexes. Soft Matter, 11(39), pp. 7783-7791. England. doi: 10.1039/c5sm01224d

  • Boskey, A.L., Marino, J., Spevak, L., Pleshko, N., Doty, S., Carter, E.M., & Raggio, C.L. (2015). Are Changes in Composition in Response to Treatment of a Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Sex-dependent? Clin Orthop Relat Res, 473(8), pp. 2587-2598. United States. doi: 10.1007/s11999-015-4268-z

  • Hemmasizadeh, A., Tsamis, A., Cheheltani, R., Assari, S., D'Amore, A., Autieri, M., Kiani, M.F., Pleshko, N., Wagner, W.R., Watkins, S.C., Vorp, D., & Darvish, K. (2015). Correlations between transmural mechanical and morphological properties in porcine thoracic descending aorta. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater, 47, pp. 12-20. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.03.004

  • O'Brien, M.P., Penmatsa, M., Palukuru, U., West, P., Yang, X.u., Bostrom, M.P.G., Freeman, T., & Pleshko, N. (2015). Monitoring the Progression of Spontaneous Articular Cartilage Healing with Infrared Spectroscopy. Cartilage, 6(3), pp. 174-184. United States. doi: 10.1177/1947603515572874

  • Padalkar, M.V. & Pleshko, N. (2015). Wavelength-dependent penetration depth of near infrared radiation into cartilage. Analyst, 140(7), pp. 2093-2100. England. doi: 10.1039/c4an01987c

  • Gollwitzer, H., Yang, X.u., Spevak, L., Lukashova, L., Nocon, A., Fields, K., Pleshko, N., Courtland, H.W., Bostrom, M.P., & Boskey, A.L. (2015). Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging of Fracture Healing in the Normal Mouse. J Spectrosc (Hindawi), 2015. United States. doi: 10.1155/2015/659473

  • Caccese, N., Palukuru, U., Thakkar, P., McGoverin, C., Pleshko, N., Cheng, C., Solorio, L., Correa, D., Philips, L., McMillan, A., & Alsberg, E. (2014). FTIR imaging analysis of bioactive microsphere incorporated stem cell sheets for osteochondral defect repair. Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, 2014-December. doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972745

  • Khanarian, N.T., Boushell, M.K., Spalazzi, J.P., Pleshko, N., Boskey, A.L., & Lu, H.H. (2014). FTIR-I compositional mapping of the cartilage-to-bone interface as a function of tissue region and age. J Bone Miner Res, 29(12), pp. 2643-2652. United States. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2284

  • Palukuru, U.P., McGoverin, C.M., & Pleshko, N. (2014). Assessment of hyaline cartilage matrix composition using near infrared spectroscopy. Matrix Biol, 38, pp. 3-11. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2014.07.007

  • Terajima, M., Perdivara, I., Sricholpech, M., Deguchi, Y., Pleshko, N., Tomer, K.B., & Yamauchi, M. (2014). Glycosylation and cross-linking in bone type I collagen. J Biol Chem, 289(33), pp. 22636-22647. United States. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.528513

  • Cheheltani, R., McGoverin, C.M., Rao, J., Vorp, D.A., Kiani, M.F., & Pleshko, N. (2014). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to quantify collagen and elastin in an in vitro model of extracellular matrix degradation in aorta. Analyst, 139(12), pp. 3039-3047. England. doi: 10.1039/c3an02371k

  • Barbe, M.F., Adiga, R., Gordiienko, O., Pleshko, N., Selzer, M.E., & Krynska, B. (2014). Micro-computed tomography assessment of vertebral column defects in retinoic acid-induced rat model of myelomeningocele. Birth Defects Res a Clin Mol Teratol, 100(6), pp. 453-462. United States. doi: 10.1002/bdra.23254

  • Johnson, C.M., Pleshko, N., Achary, M., & Suri, R.P.S. (2014). Rapid and sensitive screening of 17β-estradiol estrogenicity using Fourier transform infrared imaging spectroscopy (FT-IRIS). Environ Sci Technol, 48(8), pp. 4581-4587. United States. doi: 10.1021/es5000676

  • Padalkar, M., McGoverin, C., Onigbanjo, Q., Spencer, R., Barbash, S., Kropf, E., & Pleshko, N. (2014). Infrared fiber optic probes for evaluation of musculoskeletal tissue pathology. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 8926. doi: 10.1117/12.2047473

  • McGoverin, C.M., Lewis, K., Yang, X.u., Bostrom, M.P.G., & Pleshko, N. (2014). The contribution of bone and cartilage to the near-infrared spectrum of osteochondral tissue. Appl Spectrosc, 68(10), pp. 1168-1175. United States. doi: 10.1366/13-07327

  • Sahu, A., Saleheen, F., Oleksyuk, V., McGoverin, C., Pleshko, N., Torbati, A., Picone, J., Sorenmo, K., & Won, C.H. (2014). Characterization of mammary tumors using noninvasive tactile and hyperspectral sensors. IEEE Sensors Journal, 14(10), pp. 3337-3344. doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2014.2323215

  • Cheheltani, R., Rao, J., Vorp, D.A., Pleshko, N., & Kiani, M.F. (2013). Prediction of Elastin Degradation in Aorta Using a Novel Infrared Spectroscopic Methodology. CIRCULATION, 128(22). Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Shockley, M., McGoverin, C., Palukuru, U., Glenn, P., Pleshko, N., & Spencer, R. (2013). Near infrared spectroscopy as a method for non-destructive monitoring of engineered cartilage growth. Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, pp. 51-52. doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2013.119

  • Cheheltani, R., McGoverin, C.M., Kiani, M., & Pleshko, N. (2013). Infrared spectroscopy to measure collagen and elastin in aorta using multivariate analysis. Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, pp. 13-14. doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2013.103

  • Hemmasizadeh, A., Cheheltani, R., Assari, S., Pleshko, N., & Darvish, K. (2013). Spatial variation in aorta composition and correlation with mechanical properties. Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, pp. 94-95. doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2013.140

  • Padalkar, M., McGoverin, C., Pleshko, N., Barbash, S., & Kropf, E. (2013). Near infrared spectroscopy differentiates ligament and tendon composition. Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, pp. 66-67. doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2013.121

  • Palukuru, U., Shockley, M., McGoverin, C., Glenn, P., Pleshko, N., Spencer, R., Frank, E., & Grodzinsky, A. (2013). Assessment of changes in engineered cartilage using infrared spectroscopy and mechanical analysis. Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, pp. 86-87. doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2013.54

  • Padalkar, M.V., Spencer, R.G., & Pleshko, N. (2013). Near infrared spectroscopic evaluation of water in hyaline cartilage. Ann Biomed Eng, 41(11), pp. 2426-2436. United States. doi: 10.1007/s10439-013-0844-0

  • Sahu, A., Mcgoverin, C., Pleshko, N., Sorenmo, K., & Won, C.H. (2013). Hyperspectral imaging to discern malignant and benign canine mammary tumors. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 8719. doi: 10.1117/12.2015836

  • Spencer, R.G. & Pleshko, N. (2013). How do statistical differences in matrix-sensitive magnetic resonance outcomes translate into clinical assignment rules? J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 21(7), pp. 438-439. United States. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-21-07-438

  • Perdivara, I., Perera, L., Sricholpech, M., Terajima, M., Pleshko, N., Yamauchi, M., & Tomer, K.B. (2013). Unusual fragmentation pathways in collagen glycopeptides. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom, 24(7), pp. 1072-1081. United States. doi: 10.1007/s13361-013-0624-y

  • Hanifi, A., McGoverin, C., Ou, Y., Safadi, F., Spencer, R.G., & Pleshko, N. (2013). Differences in infrared spectroscopic data of connective tissues in transflectance and transmittance modes. Anal Chim Acta, 779, pp. 41-49. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.03.053

  • Marino, J., Pleshko, N., Doty, S., Carter, E., Boskey, A., & Raggio, C. (2013). Switching from Alendronate to RANKL Blockade alters Bone Properties after 14 Weeks of Therapy in the oim/oim Mouse. JOURNAL of BONE and MINERAL RESEARCH, 28. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Spalazzi, J.P., Boskey, A.L., Pleshko, N., & Lu, H.H. (2013). Quantitative mapping of matrix content and distribution across the ligament-to-bone insertion. PLoS One, 8(9), p. e74349. United States. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074349

  • Hanifi, A., McCarthy, H., Roberts, S., & Pleshko, N. (2013). Fourier transform infrared imaging and infrared fiber optic probe spectroscopy identify collagen type in connective tissues. PLoS One, 8(5), p. e64822. United States. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064822

  • Hanifi, A., Bi, X., Yang, X.u., Kavukcuoglu, B., Lin, P.C., DiCarlo, E., Spencer, R.G., Bostrom, M.P.G., & Pleshko, N. (2012). Infrared fiber optic probe evaluation of degenerative cartilage correlates to histological grading. Am J Sports Med, 40(12), pp. 2853-2861. United States. doi: 10.1177/0363546512462009

  • Bargman, R., Posham, R., Boskey, A., Carter, E., DiCarlo, E., Verdelis, K., Raggio, C., & Pleshko, N. (2012). High- and low-dose OPG-Fc cause osteopetrosis-like changes in infant mice. Pediatr Res, 72(5), pp. 495-501. United States. doi: 10.1038/pr.2012.118

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  • Ling, S.M., Bang, D., Camacho, N.P., Yang, X., & Spencer, R.G. (2003). Micro-computed tomographic assessment of bone quality in an animal model of arthritis and unloading. ARTHRITIS and RHEUMATISM, 48(9), pp. S491-S491. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Bonewald, L.F., Harris, S.E., Rosser, J., Dallas, M.R., Dallas, S.L., Camacho, N.P., Boyan, B., & Boskey, A. (2003). von Kossa staining alone is not sufficient to confirm that mineralization in vitro represents bone formation. Calcif Tissue Int, 72(5), pp. 537-547. United States. doi: 10.1007/s00223-002-1057-y

  • Camacho, N.P., Carroll, P., & Raggio, C.L. (2003). Fourier transform infrared imaging spectroscopy (FT-IRIS) of mineralization in bisphosphonate-treated oim/oim mice. Calcif Tissue Int, 72(5), pp. 604-609. United States. doi: 10.1007/s00223-002-1038-1

  • McCarthy, E.A., Camacho, N.P., Raggio, C.L., Lawrence, L., Rahman, M., Garcia, R., & Hendricks-Munoz, K. (2003). Pilot study of in utero treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) with alendronate: Feasibility demonstrated in wildtype mouse model. PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, 53(4), pp. 53A-54A. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Sims, T.J., Miles, C.A., Bailey, A.J., & Camacho, N.P. (2003). Properties of collagen in OIM mouse tissues. Connect Tissue Res, 44 Suppl 1, pp. 202-205. England. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

  • McCarthy, E.A., Raggio, C.L., Hossack, M.D., Miller, E.A., Jain, S., Boskey, A.L., & Camacho, N.P. (2002). Alendronate treatment for infants with osteogenesis imperfecta: demonstration of efficacy in a mouse model. Pediatr Res, 52(5), pp. 660-670. United States. doi: 10.1203/00006450-200211000-00010

  • McCarthy, E.A., Raggio, C.L., Hossack, M.D., Miller, E.A., Jain, S., Boskey, A.L., & Camacho, N.P. (2002). Alendronate treatment for infants with osteogenesis imperfecta: Demonstration of efficacy in a mouse model. Pediatric Research, 52(5), pp. 660-670. doi: 10.1203/00006450-200211000-00010

  • Miles, C.A., Sims, T.J., Camacho, N.P., & Bailey, A.J. (2002). The role of the alpha2 chain in the stabilization of the collagen type I heterotrimer: a study of the type I homotrimer in oim mouse tissues. J Mol Biol, 321(5), pp. 797-805. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/s0022-2836(02)00703-9

  • Aparicio, S., Doty, S.B., Camacho, N.P., Paschalis, E.P., Spevak, L., Mendelsohn, R., & Boskey, A.L. (2002). Optimal methods for processing mineralized tissues for Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy. Calcif Tissue Int, 70(5), pp. 422-429. United States. doi: 10.1007/s00223-001-1016-z

  • Hsu, H.H.T., Camacho, N.C., Tawfik, O., & Sun, F. (2002). Induction of calcification in rabbit aortas by high cholesterol diets: roles of calcifiable vesicles in dystrophic calcification. Atherosclerosis, 161(1), pp. 85-94. Ireland. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9150(01)00623-2

  • Camacho, N.P., West, P., Griffith, M.H., Warren, R.F., & Hidaka, C. (2001). FT-IR imaging spectroscopy of genetically modified bovine chondrocytes. Materials Science and Engineering C, 17(1-2), pp. 3-9. doi: 10.1016/S0928-4931(01)00326-5

  • Patani, A.N., Pincavage, A., Bankston, J., Camacho, N.P., & Blank, R.D. (2001). Use of representational difference analysis to identify candidate RFLPs linked to modifiers of the murine Cola2(oim/oim) osteogenesis imperfecta phenotype. JOURNAL of BONE and MINERAL RESEARCH, 16, pp. S304-S304. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Camacho, N.P., Tivol, W., Buttle, K., Raggio, C.L., Doty, S.B., & Landis, W.J. (2001). Comparison of mineral characteristics in oim/oim mice and human osteogenesis imperfecta. JOURNAL of BONE and MINERAL RESEARCH, 16, pp. S422-S422. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Camacho, N.P., Raggio, C.L., Doty, S.B., Root, L., Zraick, V., Ilg, W.A., Toledano, T.R., & Boskey, A.L. (2001). A controlled study of the effects of alendronate in a growing mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. Calcif Tissue Int, 69(2), pp. 94-101. United States. doi: 10.1007/s002230010045

  • Hsu, H., Camacho, N.P., Tawfik, O., & Sun, F. (2001). Effects of high cholesterol feeding on arterial and vesicle calcification using rabbit as a model. BONE, 28(5), pp. S101-S102. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Camacho, N.P., West, P., Torzilli, P.A., & Mendelsohn, R. (2001). FTIR microscopic imaging of collagen and proteoglycan in bovine cartilage. Biopolymers - Biospectroscopy Section, 62(1), pp. 1-8. doi: 10.1002/1097-0282(2001)62:13.0.CO;2-O

  • Camacho, N.P., West, P., Torzilli, P.A., & Mendelsohn, R. (2001). FTIR microscopic imaging of collagen and proteoglycan in bovine cartilage. Biopolymers, 62(1), pp. 1-8. United States. doi: 10.1002/1097-0282(2001)62:13.0.CO;2-O

  • Hsu, H.H., Camacho, N.P., Sun, F., Tawfik, O., & Aono, H. (2000). Isolation of calcifiable vesicles from aortas of rabbits fed with high cholesterol diets. Atherosclerosis, 153(2), pp. 337-348. Ireland. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9150(00)00425-1

  • Camacho, N.P., Raggio, C.L., & Blank, R.D. (2000). Osteogenesis imperfecta. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics, 11(5), pp. 341-346. doi: 10.1097/00001433-200010000-00003

  • Camacho, N.P., McCarthy, E.A., Jain, S., Gupta, R., Wurzburger, R., Raggio, C.L., & Blank, R.D. (2000). Emergence of fracture-resistant Cola2(oim/oim) mice. JOURNAL of BONE and MINERAL RESEARCH, 15, pp. S484-S484. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • McCarthy, E.A., Hossack, M., Miller, E.A., Zraick, V., Jain, M., Boacci, O., Raggio, C., & Camacho, N.P. (2000). Osteogenesis imperfecta: Alendronate reduces fractures and corrects spinal curvature in infant mouse model. PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, 47(4), pp. 415A-415A. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Brown, C.W., Bu, D., Camacho, N.P., & Mendelsohn, R. (2000). Mechanisms for the conversion of hyperspectral images to chemical images. Proceedings of SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering, 3920, pp. 118-128.

  • Camacho, N.P., Rinnerthaler, S., Paschalis, E.P., Mendelsohn, R., Boskey, A.L., & Fratzl, P. (1999). Complementary information on bone ultrastructure from scanning small angle X-ray scattering and Fourier-transform infrared microspectroscopy. Bone, 25(3), pp. 287-293. United States. doi: 10.1016/s8756-3282(99)00165-9

  • Bostrom, M., Hossack, M.D., Miller, E.A., Gamradt, S.C., & Camacho, N.P. (1999). The effect of alendronate in a new mouse femur fracture model. JOURNAL of BONE and MINERAL RESEARCH, 14, pp. S208-S208. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Hsu, H.H. & Camacho, N.P. (1999). Isolation of calcifiable vesicles from human atherosclerotic aortas. Atherosclerosis, 143(2), pp. 353-362. Ireland. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9150(98)00322-0

  • McCarthy, E.A., Hossack, M., Miller, E.A., Raggio, C., & Camacho, N.P. (1999). Alendronate reduces fractures and corrects spinal curvature in infant mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, 45(4), pp. 210A-210A. doi: 10.1203/00006450-199904020-01251

  • Camacho, N.P., Hou, L., Toledano, T.R., Ilg, W.A., Brayton, C.F., Raggio, C.L., Root, L., & Boskey, A.L. (1999). The material basis for reduced mechanical properties in oim mice bones. J Bone Miner Res, 14(2), pp. 264-272. United States. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.1999.14.2.264

  • Hsu, H.H., Camacho, N.P., & Anderson, H.C. (1999). Further characterization of ATP-initiated calcification by matrix vesicles isolated from rachitic rat cartilage. Membrane perturbation by detergents and deposition of calcium pyrophosphate by rachitic matrix vesicles. Biochim Biophys Acta, 1416(1-2), pp. 320-332. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/s0005-2736(98)00235-1

  • Blank, R.D., Raggio, C.L., Giampietro, P.F., & Camacho, N.P. (1999). A genomic approach to scoliosis pathogenesis. Lupus, 8(5), pp. 356-360. England. doi: 10.1177/096120339900800505

  • Bostrom, M.P. & Camacho, N.P. (1998). Potential role of bone morphogenetic proteins in fracture healing. Clin Orthop Relat Res(355 Suppl), pp. S274-S282. United States. doi: 10.1097/00003086-199810001-00028

  • Derfus, B., Kranendonk, S., Camacho, N., Mandel, N., Kushnaryov, V., Lynch, K., & Ryan, L. (1998). Human osteoarthritic cartilage matrix vesicles generate both calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate and apatite in vitro. Calcif Tissue Int, 63(3), pp. 258-262. United States. doi: 10.1007/s002239900523

  • Camacho, N.P., Dow, D., Toledano, T.R., Buckmeyer, J.K., Gertner, J.M., Brayton, C.F., Raggio, C.L., Root, L., & Boskey, A.L. (1998). Identification of the oim mutation by dye terminator chemistry combined with automated direct DNA sequencing. J Orthop Res, 16(1), pp. 38-42. United States. doi: 10.1002/jor.1100160107

  • Pienkowski, D., Doers, T.M., Monier-Faugere, M.C., Geng, Z., Camacho, N.P., Boskey, A.L., & Malluche, H.H. (1997). Calcitonin alters bone quality in beagle dogs. J Bone Miner Res, 12(11), pp. 1936-1943. United States. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.1997.12.11.1936

  • Camacho, N.P., Brayton, C.F., Buckmeyer, J., Raggio, C.L., Root, L., Toledano, T., & Boskey, A.L. (1997). Evaluation of alendronate for treatment in an animal model of osteogenesis imperfecta. JOURNAL of BONE and MINERAL RESEARCH, 12, pp. F654-F654. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Camacho, N.P., Hou, L., Schenkel, B., Raggio, C.L., & Boskey, A.L. (1997). Abnormal mineralization reduces bone mechanical properties in the oim mouse. JOURNAL of DENTAL RESEARCH, 76, pp. 2189-2189. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Camacho, N.P., Landis, W.J., & Boskey, A.L. (1996). Mineral changes in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta detected by fourier transform infrared microscopy. Connective Tissue Research, 35(1-4), pp. 313-319.

  • Derfus, B.A., Kurtin, S.M., Camacho, N.P., Kurup, I., & Ryan, L.M. (1996). Comparison of matrix vesicles derived from normal and osteoarthritic human articular cartilage. Connective Tissue Research, 35(1-4), pp. 391-396.

  • Bonewald, L.F., Dallas, S., Qiao, M., Camacho, N.P., Boyan, B., & Boskey, A. (1996). Comparison of mineralized matrix of fetal rat calvarial cells and MC-3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cells by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). JOURNAL of BONE and MINERAL RESEARCH, 11, pp. S333-S333. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Camacho, N.P., Brayton, C., Gertner, J., Raggio, C.L., Root, L., & Boskey, A.L. (1996). Effect of a third generation bisphosphonate on bone properties in the oim mouse. JOURNAL of BONE and MINERAL RESEARCH, 11, pp. M613-M613. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Camacho, N.P. (1996). Effect of abnormal mineralization on the mechanical behavior of X-linked hypophosphatemic mice femora (vol 17, pg 271, 1995). BONE, 19(1), pp. 77-77. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Camacho, N.P. & et, A. (1996). Erratum: Effect of abnormal mineralization on the mechanical behavior of X-linked hypophosphatemic mice femora (Bone (1995) 17 (271-278)). Bone, 19(1), p. 77. doi: 10.1016/8756-3282(96)00104-4

  • Camacho, N.P., Raggio, C.L., Brayton, C., & Boskey, A.L. (1996). Analysis of dentin in osteogenesis imperfecta. JOURNAL of DENTAL RESEARCH, 75, pp. 212-212. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Derfus, B.A., Kurtin, S.M., Camacho, N.P., Kurup, I., & Ryan, L.M. (1996). Comparison of matrix vesicles derived from normal and osteoarthritic human articular cartilage. Connect Tissue Res, 35(1-4), pp. 337-342. England. doi: 10.3109/03008209609029209

  • Camacho, N.P., Landis, W.J., & Boskey, A.L. (1996). Mineral changes in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta detected by Fourier transform infrared microscopy. Connect Tissue Res, 35(1-4), pp. 259-265. England. doi: 10.3109/03008209609029199

  • Gadaleta, S.J., Camacho, N.P., Mendelsohn, R., & Boskey, A.L. (1996). Fourier transform infrared microscopy of calcified turkey leg tendon. Calcif Tissue Int, 58(1), pp. 17-23. United States. doi: 10.1007/BF02509541

  • Camacho, N.P., Rimnac, C.M., Meyer, R.A., Doty, S., & Boskey, A.L. (1995). Effect of abnormal mineralization on the mechanical behavior of X-linked hypophosphatemic mice femora. Bone, 17(3), pp. 271-278. United States. doi: 10.1016/8756-3282(95)00210-5

  • CAMACHO, N.P., MENDELSOHN, R., DICARLO, E., & BOSKEY, A.L. (1995). CHANGES IN OSTEOPOROTIC BONE-MINERAL WITH NAF TREATMENT AS DETECTED BY FOURIER-TRANSFORM INFRARED MICROSCOPY. JOURNAL of BONE and MINERAL RESEARCH, 10, pp. S355-S355. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Gadaleta, S.J., Mendelsohn, R., Paschalis, E.L., Camacho, N.P., Betts, F., & Boskey, A.L. (1995). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of synthetic and biological apatites - A review. MINERAL SCALE FORMATION and INHIBITION, pp. 283-294. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Camacho, N.P., Smith, D.R., Goldman, A., Schneider, B., Green, D., Young, P.R., & Berman, H.M. (1993). Structure of an interleukin-1 beta mutant with reduced bioactivity shows multiple subtle changes in conformation that affect protein-protein recognition. Biochemistry, 32(34), pp. 8749-8757. United States. doi: 10.1021/bi00085a005

  • Boskey, A.L., Camacho, N.P., Mendelsohn, R., Doty, S.B., & Binderman, I. (1992). FT-IR microscopic mappings of early mineralization in chick limb bud mesenchymal cell cultures. Calcif Tissue Int, 51(6), pp. 443-448. United States. doi: 10.1007/BF00296678

  • Pleshko, N.L., Boskey, A.L., & Mendelsohn, R. (1992). An infrared study of the interaction of polymethyl methacrylate with the protein and mineral components of bone. J Histochem Cytochem, 40(9), pp. 1413-1417. United States. doi: 10.1177/40.9.1506677

  • Pleshko, N.L., Boskey, A.L., & Mendelsohn, R. (1992). An FT-IR microscopic investigation of the effects of tissue preservation on bone. Calcif Tissue Int, 51(1), pp. 72-77. United States. doi: 10.1007/BF00296221

  • BOSKEY, A.L., PLESHKO, N., DOTY, S.B., & MENDELSOHN, R. (1992). APPLICATIONS OF FOURIER-TRANSFORM INFRARED (FT-IR) MICROSCOPY TO THE STUDY OF MINERALIZATION IN BONE AND CARTILAGE. CELLS and MATERIALS, 2(3), pp. 209-220. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Pleshko, N., Boskey, A., & Mendelsohn, R. (1991). Novel infrared spectroscopic method for the determination of crystallinity of hydroxyapatite minerals. Biophys J, 60(4), pp. 786-793. United States. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(91)82113-0

  • Mendelsohn, R., Hassankhani, A., Pleshko, N., DiCarlo, E., & Boskey, A. (1989). FT-IR microscopy of biomineralization at 20µ spatial resolution. Proceedings of SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering, 1145, pp. 403-404. doi: 10.1117/12.969521