McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory > Mauck Lab

Welcome to the Mauck Lab

The goals of our research program in soft tissue mechanobiology and tissue engineering are to understand the physiologic and patho-physiologic processes that regulate the formation, maturation, and adult function of soft connective tissues. We believe that such an understanding will better direct our efforts to generate functional tissue replacements with a particular focus on articular cartilage and the knee meniscus.

Our program utilizes various mechanical and biological testing modalities, scaffold fabrication techniques, and bioreactor culture conditions to explore these issues in both animal and human model systems. Specific ongoing research projects in the lab include:

1. Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cartilage Tissue Engineering
2. Meniscus Tissue Engineering with Biodegradable Anisotropic Polymer Scaffolds
3. Bioreactor Development for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering

For additional information on orthopaedic bioengineering at the McKay Labs, please see the pages of Professors Dawn Elliott and Lou Soslowsky.

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