Lawrence Bonassar

Professor
Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering/Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering

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Lindsay France (UPHOTO)

Contact Information

149 Weill Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
p: (607) 255-9381

Lawrence Bonassar

Professor
Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering/Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering

Expertise

Cartilage biomechanics; lubrication; biomaterials; tissue engineering; three-dimensional bioprinting

Current Research Interest

Regeneration of cartilage; lubrication therapy for cartilage; cartilage mechanobiology; image-based design and fabrication of soft tissues

Distinction

American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers Fellow
Health and Medicine Award, World Technology Network
Hansjörg Wyss Research Award, World Forum for Spine Research

Selected Publications

Reiffel, Alyssa J., Concepcion Kafka, Karina A. Hernandez, Samantha Popa, Justin L. Perez, Sherry Zhou,  Satadru Pramanik, Bryan N. Brown, Won Seuk Ryu, Lawrence J. Bonassar, and Jason A. Spector. “High-Fidelity Tissue Engineering or Patient-Specific Auricles for Reconstruction of Pediatric Microtia and Other Auricular Deformities.” PLoS One 8 (2013): e56506.

Bowles, Robby D., Harry H. Gephard, Roger Härtl, and Lawrence J. Bonassar. “Tissue-Engineered Intervertebral Disc Implants Restore Function to the Spine.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 108 (2011): 13106–13111.

Cornell Research Website Video

3D Printer and Living "Ink" Create Cartilage