Thomas A. Horbett

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

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Thomas A. Horbett is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Horbett has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 34 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 20 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Horbett's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (47 papers), Blood properties and coagulation (33 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (18 papers). Thomas A. Horbett is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (47 papers), Blood properties and coagulation (33 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (18 papers). Thomas A. Horbett collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Russia. Thomas A. Horbett's co-authors include Buddy D. Ratner, Allan S. Hoffman, Mingchao Shen, Wei‐Bor Tsai, J. M. Grunkemeier, Wayne R. Gombotz, Guanghui Wang, David G. Castner, Janice L. Bohnert and Matthew S. Wagner and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Biochemistry and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Horbett

95 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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Protein adsorption to poly(ethylene oxide) surfaces

1991 528 citations Thomas A. Horbett, Allan S. Hoffman et al. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas A. Horbett United States	49	3.7k	2.5k	2.1k	1.1k	987	95	7.3k
John L. Brash Canada	54	5.0k 1.3×	2.9k 1.2×	2.6k 1.3×	1.6k 1.5×	1.3k 1.3×	224	9.5k
Manfred F. Maitz Germany	52	2.0k 0.5×	2.6k 1.1×	3.3k 1.6×	791 0.7×	505 0.5×	171	7.6k
Joseph D. Andrade United States	42	3.7k 1.0×	3.3k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 2.0×	528 0.5×	153	9.7k
Wei‐Bor Tsai Taiwan	47	1.9k 0.5×	3.2k 1.3×	2.1k 1.0×	957 0.9×	320 0.3×	150	6.6k
Thomas Groth Germany	44	2.0k 0.5×	3.0k 1.2×	2.7k 1.3×	990 0.9×	217 0.2×	215	7.2k
Michael V. Sefton Canada	45	1.1k 0.3×	3.4k 1.4×	2.8k 1.4×	1.7k 1.6×	589 0.6×	276	8.9k
Nobuo Nakabayashi Japan	41	3.6k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	884 0.8×	186 0.2×	164	8.1k
Vladimir Hlady United States	36	2.0k 0.5×	2.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	342 0.3×	115	6.1k
Liping Tang United States	54	1.1k 0.3×	3.9k 1.6×	3.3k 1.6×	1.7k 1.6×	800 0.8×	271	11.2k
Andrew L. Lewis United Kingdom	65	3.1k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	3.6k 1.7×	2.4k 2.2×	928 0.9×	271	12.9k

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Horbett, Thomas A.. (2020). Selected aspects of the state of the art in biomaterials for cardiovascular applications. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 191. 110986–110986. 10 indexed citations

Horbett, Thomas A., et al.. (2011). Protein interactions with surfaces: Computational approaches and repellency. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 15(5). 683–689. 23 indexed citations

Horbett, Thomas A., et al.. (2011). Protein interactions with surfaces: cellular responses, complement activation, and newer methods. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 15(5). 677–682. 54 indexed citations

Ratner, Buddy D., et al.. (2010). Complement activation on poly(ethylene oxide)‐like radiofrequency glow discharge–deposited surfaces. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 96A(1). 150–161. 22 indexed citations

Cao, Lan, Mark Chang, Chi‐Ying Lee, et al.. (2007). Plasma‐deposited tetraglyme surfaces greatly reduce total blood protein adsorption, contact activation, platelet adhesion, platelet procoagulant activity, and in vitro thrombus deposition. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 81A(4). 827–837. 67 indexed citations

Simonovsky, Felix I., et al.. (2005). Poly(ether urethane)s incorporating long alkyl side-chains with terminal carboxyl groups as fatty acid mimics: synthesis, structural characterization and protein adsorption. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 16(12). 1463–1483. 7 indexed citations

Tsai, Wei‐Bor, J. M. Grunkemeier, & Thomas A. Horbett. (2003). Variations in the ability of adsorbed fibrinogen to mediate platelet adhesion to polystyrene‐based materials: A multivariate statistical analysis of antibody binding to the platelet binding sites of fibrinogen. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 67A(4). 1255–1268. 77 indexed citations

Wagner, Matthew S., Sally L. McArthur, Mingchao Shen, Thomas A. Horbett, & David G. Castner. (2002). Limits of detection for time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS): detection of low amounts of adsorbed protein. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 13(4). 407–428. 130 indexed citations

Kwok, Connie S., Thomas A. Horbett, & Buddy D. Ratner. (1999). Design of infection-resistant antibiotic-releasing polymers. Journal of Controlled Release. 62(3). 301–311. 64 indexed citations

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Tsai, Wei‐Bor & Thomas A. Horbett. (1999). The role of fibronectin in platelet adhesion to plasma preadsorbed polystyrene. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 10(2). 163–181. 26 indexed citations

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Tsai, Wei‐Bor, J. M. Grunkemeier, & Thomas A. Horbett. (1999). Human plasma fibrinogen adsorption and platelet adhesion to polystyrene. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 44(2). 130–139. 286 indexed citations

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Kim, Dae‐Duk, Thomas A. Horbett, Marc Takeno, & Buddy D. Ratner. (1996). Pharmacology and controlled release of hirudin for cardiovascular disorders. Cardiovascular Pathology. 5(6). 337–349. 6 indexed citations

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Pettit, Dean K., Allan S. Hoffman, & Thomas A. Horbett. (1994). Correlation between corneal epithelial cell outgrowth and monoclonal antibody binding to the cell binding domain of adsorbed fibronectin. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 28(6). 685–691. 48 indexed citations

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Horbett, Thomas A., et al.. (1994). Developing correlations between fibrinogen adsorption and surface properties using multivariate statistics. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 28(10). 1111–1126. 41 indexed citations

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Feuerstein, I.A., W. Glenn McClung, & Thomas A. Horbett. (1992). Platelet adherence and detachment with adsorbed fibrinogen: A flow study with a series of hydroxyethyl methacrylate‐ethyl methacrylate copolymers using video microscopy. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 26(2). 221–237. 11 indexed citations

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Pettit, Dean K., Thomas A. Horbett, & Allan S. Hoffman. (1992). Influence of the substrate binding characteristics of fibronectin on corneal epithelial cell outgrowth. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 26(10). 1259–1275. 75 indexed citations

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Chinn, Joseph A., et al.. (1992). Postadsorptive transition in fibrinogen adsorbed to polyurethanes: Changes in antibody binding and sodium dodecy1 sulfate elutability. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 26(6). 757–778. 45 indexed citations

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Haycox, Claire L., Buddy D. Ratner, & Thomas A. Horbett. (1991). Photoenhancement of platelet adhesion to biomaterial surfaces observed with epifluorescent video microscopy (EVM). Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 25(10). 1317–1320. 7 indexed citations

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Rapoza, Richard & Thomas A. Horbett. (1990). Postadsorptive transitions in fibrinogen: Influence of polymer properties. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 24(10). 1263–1287. 57 indexed citations

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Slack, Steven M., Janice L. Bohnert, & Thomas A. Horbett. (1987). The Effects of Surface Chemistry and Coagulation Factors on Fibrinogen Adsorption from Plasmaa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 516(1). 223–243. 64 indexed citations

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