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Description:: Osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease are largely intractable and difficult to address with current traditional surgical methods due to the poor inherent regenerative capacity, complex stratified architecture, and disparate biomechanical properties of the host tissue and implanted graft....
Author:: Castro, Nathan J.
Keyword:: Osteochondral, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Regenerative Medicine, 3D Printing, and Nanocomposite
GW Unit:: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Zhang, Lijie G
Committee Member(s):: Lee, James D, Garris, Charles, Sarkar, Kausik, Chen, Xiaoyuan C, and Zhang, Lijie G
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Cartilage defects, which are caused by a variety of reasons such as traumatic injuries, osteoarthritis, or osteoporosis, represent common and severe clinical problems. Each year, over 6 million people visit hospitals in the U.S. for various knee, wrist, and ankle problems. As modern medicine...
Author:: Holmes, Benjamin
Keyword:: stem cells, Electrospinning, Tissue Engineering, nanomaterial, nanotubes, and 3D Printing
GW Unit:: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Degree:: M.S.
Advisor:: Zhang, Lijie G
Committee Member(s):: Keidar, Michael and Garris, Charles
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: As modern medicine advances, it is still very challenging to cure joint defects due to their poor inherent regenerative capacity, complex stratified architecture, and disparate biomechanical properties. The current clinical standard for catastrophic or late stage joint degradation is a total...
Author:: Holmes, Benjamin
Keyword:: 3D printing, stem cells, electrospinning, joint repair, nanomedicine, and biomaterials
GW Unit:: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Zhang, Lijie G
Committee Member(s):: Lee, James D, Plesniak, Michael, Keidar, Michael, and Cleary, Kevin
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

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