Education
- Degree: PhD in BME, 2013
- Advisor: William Reichert, Fan Yuan
- Research Project: The Effects of Implant-Associated Tissue Reactions on Implantable Glucose Sensor Performance
Research Interests
PUBLICATIONS
- Novak MT, Yuan F, . Macrophage embedded fibrin gels: an in vitro platform for assessing inflammation effects on implantable glucose sensors. Biomaterials. 2014 Dec;35(36):9563-72. PMCID: PMC4164605
- Novak MT, Yuan F, . Predicting glucose sensor behavior in blood using transport modeling: relative impacts of protein biofouling and cellular metabolic effects. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 2013 Nov;7(6):1547-60. PMCID: PMC3876333
- Novak MT, Yuan F, WM Reichert. Modeling the relative impact of capsular tissue effects on implanted glucose sensor time lag and signal attenuation. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2010 Oct;398(4):1695-705. PMCID: PMC2966551
- Anamelechi CC, Clermont EC, Novak MT, WM Reichert. Dynamic seeding of perfusing human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) onto dual-function cell adhesion ligands: Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD)-streptavidin and biotinylated fibronectin. Langmuir : the Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids. 2009 May;25(10):5725-30. PMCID: PMC4070296
- Novak MT, Bryers JD, WM Reichert. Biomimetic strategies based on viruses and bacteria for the development of immune evasive biomaterials. Biomaterials. 2009 Apr;30(11):1989-2005. PMCID: PMC2673477
- Kim DH, Novak MT, Wilkins J, Kim M, Sawyer A, WM Reichert. Response of monocytes exposed to phagocytosable particles and discs of comparable surface roughness. Biomaterials. 2007 Oct;28(29):4231-9. PMCID: PMC2692288
POSTERS
- BMES Annual Meeting (2009)
- Biophysical Society Annual Meeting (2010)
- Society for Biomaterials Annaul Meeting (2010)
- CBTE Kewaunee Event (2008-2011)
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
- BMES Annual Meeting (2010)
- Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting (2011)