Developing a new generation of biosynthetic lubricants
CAMEO members Dr. Lawence J. Bonassar, Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, David Putnam, Professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Dr. Heidi Reesink, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University are part of an interdisciplinary team that has been awarded a grant for $2 million under the National Science Foundation’s Leading Engineering for America’s Prosperity, Health and Infrastructure program (LEAP HI). The goal of the award is to develop a new generation of biosynthetic lubricants that have the potential to treat arthritis and reduce the painful friction of artificial joints.