Virginia Tech ~ Wake Forest University - School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Home
Search
Calendar
Welcome
People
Academics
Research
Admissions
News
Giving to SBES
Resources
Contact Us

Joseph W. Freeman, Ph.D.


Joseph W. Freeman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering

327 ICTAS Building
Stanger Street (MC 0298)
Blacksburg, VA  24061

540-231-5686

 

jwfreeman@vt.edu

 

Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration Lab

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

  • B.S.E., Princeton University, Chemical Engineering, 1997

  • Ph.D., Rutgers University, Biomedical Engineering, 2003

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Tissue Engineering

  • Molecular Modeling

  • Biomechanics

  • Biomaterials

 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

  • J. W. Freeman, M. D. Woods, C. T. Laurencin, Tissue Engineering of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Using a Braid-Twist Scaffold Design”, Journal of Biomechanics.  2007;40 (9):2029-2036

  • W. J. Landis, F. H. Silver, J. W. Freeman, “Collagen as a scaffold for biomimetic mineralization of vertebrate tissues”, J. Mater. Chem., 2006, 16, 1495

  • C. T. Laurencin, J. W. Freeman, “Ligament Tissue Engineering: An Evolutionary Materials Science Approach”, Biomaterials. 2005 Dec;26 (36):7530-6.

  • F. H. Silver, J. W. Freeman, G.Bradica, “Structure and Function of Ligaments, Tendons and Joint Capsule”. Chapter 2, Orthopedic Biology and Medicine Series:  Repair and Regeneration of Ligaments, Tendon and Capsule , Humana Press, July 2005.

  • J. W. Freeman, F. H. Silver, M. D. Woods, C. T. Laurencin, “The Role of Type I Collagen Molecular Structure in Tendon Elastic Energy Storage” Proceedings:  Material Research Society Spring Symposium, Materials Research Society, 2005.

  • J. W. Freeman, F. H. Silver, “The Effects of Prestrain and Collagen Fibril Alignment on In Vitro Mineralization of Self-Assembled Collagen Fibers” Connect Tissue Res. 2005;46 (2):107-15.

  • H. H. Lu, J. A. Cooper, S. Manuel, J. W. Freeman, M. A. Attawia, F. K. Ko, C. T. Laurencin, “Anterior Cruciate Ligament Regeneration Using Braided Biodegradable Scaffolds: In Vitro Optimization Studies”,  Biomaterials. 2005 Aug;26 (23):4805-16.

  • J. A. Cooper, H. H. Lu, F. K. Ko, J. W. Freeman, C. T. Laurencin, “Fiber-based tissue-engineered scaffold for ligament replacement: design considerations and in vitro evaluation”,  Biomaterials. 2005 May; 26 (13):1523-32.

  • J. W. Freeman, F. H. Silver, “Analysis Of Mineral Deposition In Turkey Tendons And Self-Assembled Collagen Fibers Using Mechanical Techniques” Connect Tissue Res. 2004;45 (3):131-41.

  • J. W. Freeman, F. H. Silver, “Elastic energy storage in unmineralized and mineralized extracellular matrices (ECMs): a comparison between molecular modeling and experimental measurements”, J Theor Biol. 2004 Aug 7; 229 (3):371-81.

  • F. H. Silver, J. W. Freeman, and G. P. Seehra, "Collagen Self Assembly and the Development of Tendon Mechanical Properties", Journal of Biomechanics 2003 Oct; 36 (10): 1529-1553.

  • F. H. Silver, J. W. Freeman, I. Horvath, and G.Bradica, “The Role of Collagen in Energy Storage and Dissipation in ECM” Proceedings: Protein-based Nanotechnology Satellite Meeting, 47th Annual Meeting, Biophysical Society, 2003.

  • F. H. Silver, G. P, Seehra, and J. W. Freeman, and D. DeVore, “Viscoelastic Properties of Young and Old Human Dermis:  A Proposed Molecular Mechanism for Elastic Energy Storage in Collagen and Elastin." Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2002 Nov, 86 (8): 1978-85.

  • F. H. Silver, J. W. Freeman, I. Horvath, and W. J. Landis, "Molecular Basis for Elastic Energy Storage In Mineralized Tendon", Biomacromolecules 2001 Sept; 2 (1): 750-756.

  • F. H. Silver, J. W. Freeman, and D. DeVore, "Viscoelastic Properties of Human Skin and Processed Dermis", Skin Res Technol. 2001 Feb; 7 (1):18-23.

- Top of Page -

 

> Home > People
> Faculty
> Primary Faculty
> Berry, Joel
> Bourland, Daniel
> Davalos, Rafael
> Devita, Raffaella
> Duma, Stefan
> Freeman, Joseph
> Gabler, Clay
> Gatenholm, Paul
> Ge, Yaorong
> Goldstein, Aaron
> Hamilton, Craig
> Hardy, Warren
> Holzbaur, Katherine
> Kraft, Robert
> Lee, John
> Lee, YongWoo
> Lockhart, Thurmon
> Madigan, Michael
> Munley, Michael
> Nussbaum, Maury
> Puri, Ishwar
> Rajagopalan, Padma
> Rylander, Christopher
> Rylander, Nichole
> Saul, Justin
> Socha, Jake
> Sparks, Jessica
> Staples, Anne
> Stitzel, Joel
> Van Dyke , Mark
> Vlachos, Pavlos
> Wang, Ge
> Wang, Yue
> Wicks, Alfred
> Wyatt, Chris
> Xu, Yong
> Xuan, Jason

Copyright VT-WFU School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences. All rights reserved.