Vinod E, Vinod Francis D, Manickam Amirtham S, Sathishkumar S, Boopalan PRJVC. Allogeneic platelet rich plasma serves as a scaffold for articular cartilage derived chondroprogenitors. Tissue Cell. 2019 Feb;56:107-113. doi: 10.1016/j.tice.2018.12.006. Epub 2019 Jan 2. PMID: 30736898.

D.V. Francis, S. Rabi, Deplastination: Making plastinates histo-pathologically relevant, J Anat Soc India (2017), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasi.2017.12.007

Premila Abraham, Deepak Vinod Francis, Suganthy Rabi. 2016. Increased hepatic gluconeogenesis and decreased glucose uptake, and increased hepatic de novo lipogenesis in rat model of maternal diabetes. Biomedical Research 27:632-640.

Rahul TG, Francis DV, Pandit S, Suganthy J. Deplastination: Preservation of Histological Structures and its Anticipated Role in the Field of Histopathology. Clin Anat. 2020 Jan;33(1):108-112. doi: 10.1002/ca.23477. Epub 2019 Oct 10. PMID: 31576597.

Pauline Shanthi, Deepak Vinod Francis, Suganthy Rabi. 2015. Colour plastination – A valuable tool for medical education. Journal of Anatomical Society of India 64: 136-138

Premila Abraham, Hemalatha Ramamoorthy, Deepak Vinod Francis, Suganthy Rabi. 2017. Beneficial effects of megadoses of biotin in Streptozotocin-induced gestational diabetes mellitus in rats – A preliminary study. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 61:159-165.

Vinod E, Vinod Francis D, Manickam Amirtham S, Sathishkumar S, Boopalan PRJVC. Allogeneic platelet rich plasma serves as a scaffold for articular cartilage derived chondroprogenitors. Tissue Cell. 2019 Feb;56:107-113. doi: 10.1016/j.tice.2018.12.006. Epub 2019 Jan 2. PMID: 30736898.

D.V. Francis, S. Rabi, Deplastination: Making plastinates histo-pathologically relevant, J Anat Soc India (2017), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasi.2017.12.007

Premila Abraham, Deepak Vinod Francis, Suganthy Rabi. 2016. Increased hepatic gluconeogenesis and decreased glucose uptake, and increased hepatic de novo lipogenesis in rat model of maternal diabetes. Biomedical Research 27:632-640.

Rahul TG, Francis DV, Pandit S, Suganthy J. Deplastination: Preservation of Histological Structures and its Anticipated Role in the Field of Histopathology. Clin Anat. 2020 Jan;33(1):108-112. doi: 10.1002/ca.23477. Epub 2019 Oct 10. PMID: 31576597.

Pauline Shanthi, Deepak Vinod Francis, Suganthy Rabi. 2015. Colour plastination – A valuable tool for medical education. Journal of Anatomical Society of India 64: 136-138

Premila Abraham, Hemalatha Ramamoorthy, Deepak Vinod Francis, Suganthy Rabi. 2017. Beneficial effects of megadoses of biotin in Streptozotocin-induced gestational diabetes mellitus in rats – A preliminary study. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 61:159-165.

Ivan James Prithishkumar, Deepak Vinod Francis, Mannaseh Nithyanand, Viju Daniel Verghese, Prasanna Samuel. Morphometry of the distal radius – an osteometric study in the Indian population. Indian J Basic Appl Med Res. 2012 Jun;1(3):166–71.

Francis DV, Indirani Kanakasabapathy. Bilateral Nephromegaly, Hepatomegaly and Retroaortic Left Renal Vein in A Patient with Aplastic Anaemia : An Unusual Presentation. J Anat Soc India. 2011 Dec;60(2):242–4.

Soosai Manickam Amirtham a, Upasana Kachroo a, Deepak Vinod Francis b,Kawin Padmaja a, Elizabeth Vinod a, c An improved method for processing chondroprogenitor pellets following chondrogenic differentiation for histology and immunohistochemical staining using agarose, Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jajs.2021.05.005 Downloaded for Anonymous User (n/a) at Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore from ClinicalKey.com by Elsevier on July 01, 2021. For

Vinod E, Parasuraman G, Lisha J J, Amirtham SM, Livingston A, Varghese JJ, Rani S, Francis DV, Rebekah G, Daniel AJ, Ramasamy B, Sathishkumar S. Human fetal cartilage-derived chondrocytes and chondroprogenitors display a greater commitment to chondrogenesis than adult cartilage resident cells. PLoS One. 2023 Apr 27;18(4):e0285106. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285106. PMID: 37104525; PMCID: PMC10138236. Link

Vinod E, Francis DV, Jacob T, Amirtham SM, Sathishkumar S, Kanthakumar P, Oommen V. Autologous platelet rich fibrin as a scaffold for chondrocyte culture and transplantation: An in vitro bovine study. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2019 Oct;10(Suppl 1):S26-S31. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.04.023. Epub 2019 Apr 26. PMID: 31700205; PMCID: PMC6823837.

Deepak Vinod Francis, Aby S. Charles, Tripti Meriel Jacob, Anand Ruban, Prasanna S. Premkumar, Suganthy Rabi, Virtual microscopy as a teaching–learning tool for histology in a competency-based medical curriculum, Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2022,

Francis DV, Rajeswari AJ, Stephen JB, Parasuraman G, Lisha J J, Livingston A, Rani S, Daniel AJ, Sathishkumar S, Vinod E. An ultrastructural report of human articular cartilage resident cells in correlation with their phenotypic characteristics. J Histotechnol. 2023 Nov 15:1-16. doi: 10.1080/01478885.2023.2278118. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37966827.

Francis DV, Charles AS, Jacob TM, Ruban A, Premkumar PS, Rabi S. Virtual microscopy as a teaching-learning tool for histology in a competency-based medical curriculum. Med J Armed Forces India. 2023 Dec;79(Suppl 1):S156-S164. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2022.02.002. Epub 2022 Apr 4. PMID: 38144628; PMCID: PMC10746824.

J JL, Parasuraman G, Amirtham SM, Francis DV, Livingston A, Goyal A, Ramasamy B, Sathishkumar S, Vinod E. Comparative assessment of chondral defect repair using migratory chondroprogenitors suspended in either gelled or freeze-dried platelet-rich plasma: An in vitro and ex vivo human osteochondral unit model study. Knee. 2024 Apr 1;48:105-119. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2024.03.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38565037.

Deepak  Vinod Francis. Decellularized fetal collagen exhibits chondroinductive potential for bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells by enhancing glycosaminoglycan production European journal of anatomy 2024 28(1):13-21

Parasuraman G, Amirtham SM, Francis DV, Livingston A, Ramasamy B, Sathishkumar S, Vinod E. Evaluation of Chondral Defect Repair Using Human Fibronectin Adhesion Assay-Derived Chondroprogenitors Suspended in Lyophilized Fetal Collagen Scaffold: An Ex Vivo Osteochondral Unit Model Study. Indian J Orthop. 2024 May 31;58(8):991-1000. doi: 10.1007/s43465-024-01192-6. PMID: 39087036; PMCID: PMC11286923.

Deepak  Vinod Francis. Replacing Formalin with Phenoxetol as an Immersion Medium in a Human Cadaveric Storage Facility Current Medical Issues 2024 22(1):7. DOI: 10.4103/CMI.CMI_84_23

Deepak  Vinod Francis. Comparative assessment of the morphology and antigenicity of human osteochondral units using formalin and coagulant fixatives European journal of anatomy 2023 . DOI: 10.52083/CVZF3774

Sam F, Shanthi P, Francis DV. Effectiveness of different combinations of phenoxetol and formaldehyde on preservation of histological features in human cadaveric tissues. Med J Armed Forces India. 2025 Jan-Feb;81(1):25-31. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2023.07.001. Epub 2023 Aug 30. PMID: 39872180; PMCID: PMC11763215.

Deepak  Vinod Francis. Plastination using standard S10 technique - our experiences in Christian Medical College, Vellore Journal of Anatomical Society of India 2012 61:44-47. 10.1016/S0003-2778(12)80012-8