Faculty
Dr. X. Lucas Lu
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Delaware
225 Spencer Lab
Newark, DE 19716
Email: xlu@udel.edu
Personal website: http://www.me.udel.edu/research_groups/lu/
Executive Summary
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, May 2007
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, May 2002
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, June 1998
Key Publications
Proteoglycans and Mechanical Behaviors of Condylar Cartilage. Lu, X.L., Guo, X.E., Mow, V.C., Journal of Dental Research. 88(3):244-8. 2009.
Fluid Flow Induced Calcium Response in Bone Cell Network. Huo, B., Lu, X.L., Hung, C.T., Costa, K.D., Xu, Q., Whitesides, G.M., Guo, X.E., Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 1(1):58-66. 2008.
Biomechanical Principles of Cartilage and Determination of Material Properties. Lu, X.L., Mow V.C., Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 40(2):193-9. 2008.
The Generalized Triphasic Correspondence Principle for Simultaneous Determination of the Mechanical Properties and Proteoglycan Content of Articular Cartilage by Indentation. Lu, X.L., Miller, C, Guo, X.E., Mow, V.C., Journal of Biomechanics. 40(11):2434-41. 2007.
Indentation Determined Mechanoelectrochemical Properties and Fixed Charge Density of Articular Cartilage. Lu, X.L., Sun, D. D., Guo, X. E., Chen, F. H., Lai, W. M., Mow, V. C., Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 32(3):370-9. 2004.
Research Areas
Biomedical Engineering
Soft Tissue Biomechanics; Cartilage Tissue Engineering; Cell Biomechanics
Biomechanics
Theory, modeling and simulation of articular cartilage; Bio-tribology of temporomandibular joint; Cell force in chondrocytes
Solid Mechanics
Mixture theory for connective tissue
Life & Health Sciences
Repair of cartilage lesion; Bone marrow involved cartilage repair
