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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Joel D. Bumgardner is affiliated with the University of Memphis in the United States. The research primarily focuses on materials science and medicine, with particular attention to biomaterials and biomedical engineering. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields such as surgery, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and urology.

The scope of research includes specialized topics like electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, bone tissue engineering materials, and periodontal regeneration and treatments. Additional topics cover polymer surface interaction studies, wound healing and treatments, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, as well as dental materials and restorations.

Frequent collaboration partners include Jessica Amber Jennings, Tomoko Fujiwara, Zoe L. Harrison, Mary E. Marquart, and Amol V. Janorkar. These coauthors have worked together on multiple occasions, reflecting sustained research partnerships.

Publications have appeared in key venues such as:

  • Marine Drugs
  • Dental Materials
  • International Journal of Polymeric Materials
  • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Notable recent papers include:

  • Modified electrospun chitosan membranes for controlled release of simvastatin (2020) published in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • A Study of Combining Elastin in the Chitosan Electrospinning to Increase the Mechanical Strength and Bioactivity (2021) in Marine Drugs
  • A comparison of two types of electrospun chitosan membranes and a collagen membrane in vivo (2020) in Dental Materials
  • Long-Term Controlled Release of Simvastatin from Photoprinted Triple-Networked Hydrogels Composed of Modified Chitosan and PLA-PEG Micelles (2021) in Macromolecular Bioscience
  • Simvastatin loaded chitosan guided bone regeneration membranes stimulate bone healing (2021) in Journal of Periodontal Research

Joel D. Bumgardner has been recognized as a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering in 2016 and was named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2011. These honors reflect standing within the professional community of biomaterials research and engineering.

Best Publications

  • In vitro anti-bacterial and biological properties of magnetron co-sputtered silver-containing hydroxyapatite coating

    W. Chen;W. Chen;W. Chen;Y. Liu;H. S. Courtney;H. S. Courtney;M. Bettenga

  • An overview of chitin or chitosan/nano ceramic composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

    S. Deepthi;J. Venkatesan;Se-Kwon Kim;Joel D. Bumgardner

  • Contact angle, protein adsorption and osteoblast precursor cell attachment to chitosan coatings bonded to titanium.

    J. D. Bumgardner;R. Wiser;S. H. Elder;R. Jouett

  • Design and characterization of a novel chitosan/nanocrystalline calcium phosphate composite scaffold for bone regeneration

    Betsy M. Chesnutt;Ann M. Viano;Youling Yuan;Yunzhi Yang

  • XPS study on the use of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane to bond chitosan to a titanium surface.

    Holly J Martin;Kirk H Schulz;Joel D Bumgardner;Keisha B Walters

  • The integration of chitosan-coated titanium in bone: an in vivo study in rabbits.

    Joel D. Bumgardner;Betsy M. Chesnutt;Youling Yuan;Yunzhi Yang

  • Characterization of chitosan films and effects on fibroblast cell attachment and proliferation.

    V. Hamilton;Y. Yuan;D. A. Rigney;A. D. Puckett

  • Chitosan Coatings Deliver Antimicrobials From Titanium Implants: A Preliminary Study

    Peter A. Norowski;Harry S. Courtney;Jegdish Babu;Warren O. Haggard

  • Enhancing osseointegration using surface-modified titanium implants

    Yunzhi Yang;N. Oh;Y. Liu;W. Chen

  • An XPS study on the attachment of triethoxsilylbutyraldehyde to two titanium surfaces as a way to bond chitosan

    Holly J. Martin;Kirk H. Schulz;Joel D. Bumgardner;Keisha B. Walters

  • Antibiotic‐loaded chitosan film for infection prevention: A preliminary in vitro characterization

    J. Keaton Smith;Joel D. Bumgardner;Harry S. Courtney;Mark S. Smeltzer

  • Bone cell attachment and growth on well-characterized chitosan films

    Virginia Hamilton;Youling Yuan;Debbie A Rigney;Betsy M Chesnutt

  • Novel naturally crosslinked electrospun nanofibrous chitosan mats for guided bone regeneration membranes: material characterization and cytocompatibility.

    Peter A. Norowski;Tomoko Fujiwara;William C. Clem;Pradeep C. Adatrow

  • Development of chitosan–ellagic acid films as a local drug delivery system to induce apoptotic death of human melanoma cells

    Sungwoo Kim;Yongxing Liu;M. Waleed Gaber;Joel D. Bumgardner

  • Chitosan-coated Stainless Steel Screws for Fixation in Contaminated Fractures

    Alex H. Greene;Joel D. Bumgardner;Yunzhi Yang;Jon Moseley

  • Effect of protein on the dissolution of HA coatings.

    S.A Bender;J.D Bumgardner;M.D Roach;K Bessho

  • Intermittent versus continuous stretching effects on osteoblast-like cells in vitro.

    L. C. Winter;X. F. Walboomers;J. D. Bumgardner;J. A. Jansen

  • Enhanced bonding of chitosan to implant quality titanium via four treatment combinations

    Holly J. Martin;Kirk H. Schulz;Joel D. Bumgardner;Judith A. Schneider

  • Magnetic stimuli-responsive chitosan-based drug delivery biocomposite for multiple triggered release

    Michael Harris;Hamza Ahmed;Brandico Barr;David LeVine

  • Emerging antibacterial biomaterial strategies for the prevention of peri-implant inflammatory diseases.

    Joel D Bumgardner;Pradeep Adatrow;Warren O Haggard;P Andrew Norowski

  • Nano-fibrin stabilized CaSO4 crystals incorporated injectable chitin composite hydrogel for enhanced angiogenesis & osteogenesis

    R. Arun Kumar;A. Sivashanmugam;S. Deepthi;Joel D. Bumgardner

Frequent Co-Authors

Joo L. Ong
Joo L. Ong The University of Texas at San Antonio
Yunzhi Yang
Yunzhi Yang Stanford University
Sanjay R. Mishra
Sanjay R. Mishra University of Memphis
Rangasamy Jayakumar
Rangasamy Jayakumar Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
Mark S. Smeltzer
Mark S. Smeltzer University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Shantikumar V. Nair
Shantikumar V. Nair Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
Roger J. Narayan
Roger J. Narayan North Carolina State University
Mark E. Shirtliff
Mark E. Shirtliff University of Maryland, Baltimore
Douglas B. Chrisey
Douglas B. Chrisey Tulane University
John A. Jansen
John A. Jansen Radboud University

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