The use of SIS (small intestinal submucosa) as a biomaterial was first discovered by L. A. Geddes at Purdue!  This is the origin of Christine Schmidt’s research, leading to Axogen’s Avance Nerve Graft. 🙂🙂


Charles F. Babbs MD, PhD
Founding Member of Purdue's Biomedical Engineering Center and
Senior Lecturer
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University
Google Scholar Page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FL1X7KsAAAAJ&hl=en


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125k!

 

Technologies originating from Christine Schmidt’s lab have been implanted over 125,000 times in patients worldwide, including Axogen’s Avance Nerve Graft and Alafair’s VersaWrap.

 

Please join us today at 1:30 in the Armstrong Atrium to hear the story of the journey from thought to impact.

 


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Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series - Engineering Materials for Clinical Nerve Repair and Other Applications Along the Way Christine E. Schmidt

 

Ron Klemencic

Christine E. Schmidt, Distinguished Professor and J. Crayton Pruitt Family Endowed Chair,

J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida

 

 

LECTURE: Engineering Materials for Clinical Nerve Repair and Other Applications Along the Way

Time: 1:30-2:30 PM EDT 

Date: October 29, 2025

Location: ARMS Atrium

 

PANEL: Medical Device Translation

Time: 2:30-3:30 PM EDT

Date: October 29, 2025

Location: ARMS Atrium

Hosted by the College of Engineering and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering

 

 

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