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Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
of Musculoskeletal Soft Tissues
Musculoskeletal tissues have primarily mechanical functions, and the mechanical properties of these tissues are important measures of their integrity.
We use cell and tissue culture models to study the roles of specific environmental factors in tissue health and degeneration.
We develop and apply new MRI and CT imaging strategies to characterize joint and tissue mechanical behaviors.
Research in the Soft Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory addresses the function, degeneration and repair of musculoskeletal soft tissues, with a focus on meniscal fibrocartilage and articular cartilage.
The goal of this project is to apply photochemical protein bonding to achieve rapid and stable bonding between articular cartilage implants and the surrounding host cartilage.
Degradation of radial tie sheaths of the knee menisci are believed to predispose the menisci to degenerative tears. We are developing MRI techniques to image the radial tie sheaths and track their deformation under loading.
We are determining in vivo knee cartilage strains during free-standing weight-bearing using a cone beam CT system that allows for flexible and fast image acquisition.
We are studying the contributions of meniscal tissue composition and heterogeneity to macroscopic tissue properties to better understand normal and diseased tissue behaviors and develop targets for detecting early degeneration.
The goal of this research is to support long-term human health in space by developing a compact, mechanically versatile bioreactor capable of producing desired local mechanical environments to stimulate optimal stem cell proliferation, differentiation and tissue formation for a wide range of regenerative medicine applications in microgravity.
Measuring diffusion of a contrast agent into cartilage could provide important information on cartilage degradation at early stages. We are trying to measure diffusion of a contrast agent into articular cartilage in vivo and in cartilage samples using the Seimens Artis zeego CT system.
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We had a blast helping to welcome 50+ high school students and show them how cool biomechanics is as part…
STBL welcomes Annie Imbrie-Moore and Nic Castaño as the newest M.S./Ph.D. students in the lab, and Lauren Watkins as a…
We're happy to welcome two new MS students to the STBL this quarter. Hollis Crowder is working with Dr. Garry…
Ph.D. alum James Nishimuta's paper, Adipokines Induce Catabolism of Newly Synthesized Matrix in Cartilage and Meniscus Tissues, was accepted for…
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