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Lawrence J. Bonassar

Lawrence J. Bonassar

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
22671
World Ranking
3540
National Ranking
1774

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Lawrence J. Bonassar is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a significant focus on rheumatology and surgery. Additional subfields of study include biomedical engineering, biomaterials, and pathology and forensic medicine.

Their work addresses multiple critical topics related to musculoskeletal health and treatment. The main areas of research include:

  • Osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Spine and intervertebral disc pathology
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Tendon structure and treatment
  • Lower extremity biomechanics and pathologies
  • Collagen extraction and characterization

Lawrence J. Bonassar has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Journal of Biomechanics
  • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Some recent notable papers include:

  • "Combined nucleus pulposus augmentation and annulus fibrosus repair prevents acute intervertebral disc degeneration after discectomy," 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • "Pathomechanism and Biomechanics of Degenerative Disc Disease: Features of Healthy and Degenerated Discs," 2021, The International Journal of Spine Surgery
  • "Integrin α10β1-Selected Mesenchymal Stem Cells Mitigate the Progression of Osteoarthritis in an Equine Talar Impact Model," 2020, The American Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Polyacrylamide hydrogel lubricates cartilage after biochemical degradation and mechanical injury," 2022, Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • "Structural origins of cartilage shear mechanics," 2022, Science Advances

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Itai Cohen
  • Michelle L. Delco
  • Byumsu Kim
  • Thomas Wyse Jackson
  • Lisa A. Fortier

Lawrence J. Bonassar's contributions have been recognized with awards, including the Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Rapid 3D printing of anatomically accurate and mechanically heterogeneous aortic valve hydrogel scaffolds

    L A Hockaday;K H Kang;N W Colangelo;P Y C Cheung

  • Microfluidic scaffolds for tissue engineering

    Nak Won Choi;Mario Cabodi;Mario Cabodi;Brittany Held;Jason P. Gleghorn

  • Replacement of an avulsed phalanx with tissue-engineered bone.

    Charles A. Vacanti;Lawrence J. Bonassar;Martin P. Vacanti;John Shufflebarger

  • Direct Freeform Fabrication of Seeded Hydrogels in Arbitrary Geometries

    Daniel L. Cohen;Evan Malone;Hod Lipson;Lawrence J. Bonassar

  • Tuning three-dimensional collagen matrix stiffness independently of collagen concentration modulates endothelial cell behavior

    Brooke N. Mason;Alina Starchenko;Rebecca M. Williams;Lawrence J. Bonassar

  • Dense type I collagen matrices that support cellular remodeling and microfabrication for studies of tumor angiogenesis and vasculogenesis in vitro

    Valerie L. Cross;Ying Zheng;Nak Won Choi;Scott S. Verbridge

  • The role of cartilage streaming potential, fluid flow and pressure in the stimulation of chondrocyte biosynthesis during dynamic compression.

    Young-Jo Kim;Lawrence J Bonassar;Alan J Grodzinsky

  • Injection molding of chondrocyte/alginate constructs in the shape of facial implants.

    Sophia C. N. Chang;Jon A. Rowley;Geoffrey Tobias;Nicholas G. Genes

  • Tissue engineering: The first decade and beyond

    Lawrence J. Bonassar;Charles A. Vacanti

  • Matrix stiffening promotes a tumor vasculature phenotype

    Francois Bordeleau;Brooke N Mason;Emmanuel Macklin Lollis;Michael Mazzola

  • 3D Bioprinting of Spatially Heterogeneous Collagen Constructs for Cartilage Tissue Engineering.

    Stephanie Rhee;Jennifer L. Puetzer;Brooke N. Mason;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

  • Comparison of chondrogensis in static and perfused bioreactor culture.

    David Pazzano;Kathi A. Mercier;Kathi A. Mercier;John M. Moran;John M. Moran;Stephen S. Fong;Stephen S. Fong

  • Tissue-engineered composites of anulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus for intervertebral disc replacement.

    Hirokazu Mizuno;Amit K. Roy;Charles A. Vacanti;Koji Kojima

  • Modular fabrication systems and methods

    Lawrence Bonassar;Hod Lipson;Daniel L. Cohen;Evan Malone

  • The effect of dynamic compression on the response of articular cartilage to insulin-like growth factor-I

    Lawrence J. Bonassar;Alan J. Grodzinsky;Eliot H. Frank;Salomon G. Davila

  • Effect of substrate mechanics on chondrocyte adhesion to modified alginate surfaces.

    Nicholas G. Genes;Jonathan A. Rowley;David J. Mooney;Lawrence J. Bonassar;Lawrence J. Bonassar

  • Prevention of cartilage degeneration in a rat model of osteoarthritis by intraarticular treatment with recombinant lubricin

    Carl R. Flannery;Richard Zollner;Chris Corcoran;Aled R. Jones

  • A microfluidic biomaterial.

    Mario Cabodi;Nak Won Choi;Jason P. Gleghorn;Christopher S. D. Lee

  • Temporal bone fractures: otic capsule sparing versus otic capsule violating clinical and radiographic considerations.

    Ravinder Dahiya;Jeanne Keller;N. Litofsky;Paul Bankey

  • Correlating rheological properties and printability of collagen bioinks: the effects of riboflavin photocrosslinking and pH

    Nicole Diamantides;Louis Wang;Tylar Pruiksma;Joseph Siemiatkoski

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles A. Vacanti
Charles A. Vacanti Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lisa A. Fortier
Lisa A. Fortier Cornell University
Abraham D. Stroock
Abraham D. Stroock Cornell University
Hod Lipson
Hod Lipson Columbia University
Thomas J. Gill
Thomas J. Gill New England Baptist Hospital
GeunHyung Kim
GeunHyung Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Cynthia A. Reinhart-King
Cynthia A. Reinhart-King Vanderbilt University
John D. Sandy
John D. Sandy Rush University Medical Center
Scott A. Rodeo
Scott A. Rodeo Hospital for Special Surgery

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