Work from the Bonassar Lab on 3D printing of cartilage was featured in the Tech News segment of a recent issue of the journal BioTechniques. The feature, entitled “Print on Demand,” describes the work of multiple laboratories using 3D printing for… Continue Reading
Three members of the Bonassar Lab won awards for presentations at the 2017 meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society in San Diego, CA. Bonassar lab alum Dr. Eddie Bonnevie won a New Investigator Research Award (NIRA) for his work demonstrating… Continue Reading
The Bonassar Group is traveling to the ORS 2017 Annual Meeting to present 6 papers and 10 posters. Mary Clare McCorry is an award semi-finalist for the Meniscus Section, and Dr. Edward Bonnevie is an award semi-finalist for NIRA. Take a… Continue Reading
Rebecca Irwin and Dr. John Kennedy of HSS were awarded a research grant for a project entitled “The Effect of Platelet Rich Plasma and Tribosupplementation in Osteochondral Lesions Treated with Microfracture: An in vivo Rabbit Model” from the Arthroscopy Association of North… Continue Reading
Bonassar Lab alum Dr. Kirk Samaroo recently had his manuscript accepted by the journal Biotribology: Tunable Lubricin-mimetics for Boundary Lubrication of Cartilage The paper describes the development of a library of brush-copolymers designed to lubricate cartilage. These new biomaterials mimic… Continue Reading
Jill Middendorf published the following paper in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research: Mechanical properties and structure-function relationships of human chondrocyte-seeded cartilage constructs after in vitro culture Tissue engineered cartilage is a widely recognized method for the repair of focal cartilage… Continue Reading
Bonassar Lab alum Dr. Nizeet Aguilar recently had her manuscript “Customized Biomaterials to Augment Chondrocyte Gene Therapy” accepted by the journal Acta Biomateriala. The paper describes the development of a modified alginate biomaterial designed to bind insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I).… Continue Reading
Alexander Boys has been awarded an NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship. Congrats, Alex!
Katherine Hudson publishes an article in Tissue Engineering Part A. Hypoxic Expansion of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhances 3D Maturation of Tissue Engineered Intervertebral Discs Tissue engineered IVDs aim to address current surgical limitations by replacing the degenerated disc with… Continue Reading
Christopher DiDomenico publishes an article in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Cyclic Mechanical Loading Enhances Transport of Antibodies into Articular Cartilage The goal of this study was to characterize antibody penetration through cartilage tissue under mechanical loading. Mechanical stimulation aids… Continue Reading
