| Exhaustion of nucleus pulposus progenitor cells with ageing and degeneration of the intervertebral disc D Sakai, Y Nakamura, T Nakai, T Mishima, S Kato, S Grad, M Alini, ... Nature communications 3 (1), 1264, 2012 | 483 | 2012 |
| Diversity of intervertebral disc cells: phenotype and function G Pattappa, Z Li, M Peroglio, N Wismer, M Alini, S Grad Journal of anatomy 221 (6), 480-496, 2012 | 391 | 2012 |
| The use of biodegradable polyurethane scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering: potential and limitations S Grad, L Kupcsik, K Gorna, S Gogolewski, M Alini Biomaterials 24 (28), 5163-5171, 2003 | 389 | 2003 |
| Defining the phenotype of young healthy nucleus pulposus cells: recommendations of the Spine Research Interest Group at the 2014 annual ORS meeting MV Risbud, ZR Schoepflin, F Mwale, RA Kandel, S Grad, JC Iatridis, ... Journal of Orthopaedic Research 33 (3), 283-293, 2015 | 309 | 2015 |
| Advancing the cellular and molecular therapy for intervertebral disc disease D Sakai, S Grad Advanced drug delivery reviews 84, 159-171, 2015 | 307 | 2015 |
| A phenotypic comparison of intervertebral disc and articular cartilage cells in the rat CR Lee, D Sakai, T Nakai, K Toyama, J Mochida, M Alini, S Grad European Spine Journal 16, 2174-2185, 2007 | 260 | 2007 |
| Challenges and strategies in the repair of ruptured annulus fibrosus CC Guterl, EY See, SBG Blanquer, A Pandit, SJ Ferguson, LM Benneker, ... European cells & materials 25, 1, 2013 | 258 | 2013 |
| A combination of shear and dynamic compression leads to mechanically induced chondrogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells O Schätti, S Grad, J Goldhahn, G Salzmann, Z Li, M Alini, MJ Stoddart Eur Cell Mater 22 (214-225), b97, 2011 | 254 | 2011 |
| An injectable vehicle for nucleus pulposus cell-based therapy EC Collin, S Grad, DI Zeugolis, CS Vinatier, JR Clouet, JJ Guicheux, ... Biomaterials 32 (11), 2862-2870, 2011 | 251 | 2011 |
| Effects of immobilization and dynamic compression on intervertebral disc cell gene expression in vivo JJ MacLean, CR Lee, S Grad, K Ito, M Alini, JC Iatridis Spine 28 (10), 973-981, 2003 | 246 | 2003 |
| Fibrin–polyurethane composites for articular cartilage tissue engineering: a preliminary analysis CR Lee, S Grad, K Gorna, S Gogolewski, A Goessl, M Alini Tissue engineering 11 (9-10), 1562-1573, 2005 | 226 | 2005 |
| Physical stimulation of chondrogenic cells in vitro: a review S Grad, D Eglin, M Alini, MJ Stoddart Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 469 (10), 2764-2772, 2011 | 208 | 2011 |
| Role of hypoxia and growth and differentiation factor-5 on differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells towards intervertebral nucleus pulposus-like cells JV Stoyanov, B Gantenbein-Ritter, A Bertolo, N Aebli, M Baur, M Alini, ... Eur Cell Mater 21 (533), e47, 2011 | 200 | 2011 |
| An injectable cross-linked scaffold for nucleus pulposus regeneration DO Halloran, S Grad, M Stoddart, P Dockery, M Alini, AS Pandit Biomaterials 29 (4), 438-447, 2008 | 192 | 2008 |
| Small molecule-based treatment approaches for intervertebral disc degeneration: current options and future directions A Kamali, R Ziadlou, G Lang, J Pfannkuche, S Cui, Z Li, RG Richards, ... Theranostics 11 (1), 27, 2021 | 187 | 2021 |
| Surface motion upregulates superficial zone protein and hyaluronan production in chondrocyte-seeded three-dimensional scaffolds S Grad, CR Lee, K Gorna, S Gogolewski, MA Wimmer, M Alini Tissue engineering 11 (1-2), 249-256, 2005 | 186 | 2005 |
| Variations in gene and protein expression in human nucleus pulposus in comparison with annulus fibrosus and cartilage cells: potential associations with aging and degeneration J Rutges, LB Creemers, W Dhert, S Milz, D Sakai, J Mochida, M Alini, ... Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 18 (3), 416-423, 2010 | 185 | 2010 |
| Cells and biomaterials in cartilage tissue engineering MJ Stoddart, S Grad, D Eglin, M Alini Regenerative Medicine 4 (1), 81-98, 2009 | 179 | 2009 |
| Differential phenotype of intervertebral disc cells: microarray and immunohistochemical analysis of canine nucleus pulposus and anulus fibrosus D Sakai, T Nakai, J Mochida, M Alini, S Grad Spine 34 (14), 1448-1456, 2009 | 171 | 2009 |
| Tribology approach to the engineering and study of articular cartilage MA Wimmer, S Grad, T Kaup, M Hänni, E Schneider, S Gogolewski, ... Tissue engineering 10 (9-10), 1436-1445, 2004 | 154 | 2004 |
