Department

• Surgery

Position

• Special Associate Professor

• Madras University,B.Sc.,1954-58
• Marquette University,M.S.,1960-62
• Washington University,Ph.D.,1960-62

Articles

• D.A.Chakkalakal et al. Demineralized bone matrix as a biological scaffold for tissue repair, Tissue Engineering, 7(2), 161-177, 2001
• D.A.Chakkalakal et al.,Repair of segmental bone defects in the rat: An experimental model for human fracture healing, Bone, 25(3), 321-332, 1999
• Synergistic inhibition of the proliferation of human osteosarcoma cells by Adriamycin and a magnetic field, Cancer Biochemistry Biophysics, 17(1-2), 89-98, 1999

Publications

• D.Bechtold, ... D.Chakkalakal(corresponding author) , Medullary osteogenesis following marrow injury, Proceedings of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 111, 41, 2001
• B.Tran, ... D.Chakkalakal(corresponding author), Response of rat femur to an intramedullary titanium wire implant, Proceedings of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 111, 42, 2001
• S.Meisterling,... D.Chakkalakal(corresponding author), Role of osteoconduction in the intramuscular bioassay for osteoinductive activity, Proceedings of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 111, 42, 2001
• D.Chakkalakal et al., Treatmentf bone defects with combinations of BMP-2 and PDGF-AA, Proceedings of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 111, 43, 2001
• D.A.Chakkalakal et al., Osteopenia in rats due to ethanol consumption and reduced food intake, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 47, 135, 2001
• D.A.Chakkalakal et al.,Bone healing is impaired in ethanol-fed rats, Alcoholism:Clinical and Experimental Research, 24(5)Suppl, 132A, 2000
• D.A.Chakkalakal et al.,Biomechanical evaluation of osteoinductive action of demineralized bone matrix in a bone repair model, Proceedings of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 110, 57, 2000
• D.A.Chakkalakal et al.,Screening of osteoconductive biomaterials proposed as vehicles for growth-factor application in bone repair, Proceedings of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 110, 58, 2000
• D.Chakkalakal et al.,Healing of bone defects using combinations of bone morphogenetic protein with chitosan or microcrystals of hydroxyapatite, Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 46, 856, 2000
• D.A.Chakkalakal et al., A preclinical model for investigation of rehabilitation issues in bone healing, Proceedings of the National Rehab R&D conference, 2, 99, 2000
• D.A.Chakkalakal et al.,Osteoinduction in a tissue scaffold during bone repair, Transactions of the Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine, 19, 12-13, 2000

Presentations

• Medullary osteogenesis following marrow injury, The Nebraska Academy of Sciences 111 th Annual Meeting, 2001
• Response of rat femur to an intramedullary titanium wire implant, The Nebraska Academy of Sciences 111 th Annual Meeting, 2001
• Role of Osteoconduction in the intramuscular bioassay for osteoinductive activity, The Nebraska Academy of Sciences 111 th meeting, 2001
• Treatment of bone defects with combinations of BMP-2 and PDGF-AA, The Nebraska Academy of Sciences 111 th Annual Meeting, 2001
• Osteopenia in rats due to ethanol consumption and reduced food intake, The 47 th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2001
• Research Society on Alcoholism, 2000
• VA Alcohol Research Center, 2000
• Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Presentation#1, 2000
• Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Presentation#2, 2000
• Nebraska Biomedical Engineering Research Workshop, 2000
• Orthopaedic Research Society, 2000
• VA Rehabilitation R&D National Conference, 2000
• Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine, 2000

• Intramural Research Award, 1999