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Liisa T. Kuhn, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Associate Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
Academic Office Location:
Biomedical Engineering
UConn School of Dental Medicine
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 1721
Farmington, CT 06030-1721
Phone: 860-679-3922
Email: lkuhn@uchc.edu
Website(s):

Kuhn Biomaterials Lab

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Skeletal Biology and Regeneration Graduate Program

Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development

Dr. Kuhn’s laboratory works at the interface of materials science and medicine, and her research spans fundamental studies to translational research and clinical use. She has an expertise in biomaterials and drug delivery and bone regeneration that she gained while working in industry and at UConn Health. She is funded by the National Institutes of Health to develop customized bone grafts for older patients that include controlled release of anti-senescence drugs to rejuvenate bone healing in the elderly. She is Director of the Beekley Lab for Biosymmetrix since Spring 2021, which provides 3D printed personalized breast prostheses for breast cancer survivors. Dr Kuhn is grateful for the funding from the Connecticut Breast Health Initiative and the Beekley Family Foundation for the breast prosthetic project. 

The Kuhn Lab's mission is to develop biomaterial technologies to restore or regenerate damaged or diseased tissue.

Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
B.S.Duke UniversityMechanical Engineering
M.S.University of California, Santa BarbaraMaterials Engineering
Ph.D.University of California, Santa BarbaraMaterials Engineering

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
PostdoctoralUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraModels for Powder Deformation
PostdoctoralCase Western Reserve UniversityBiomineralization
PostdoctoralChildren's Hospital - Harvard Medical SchoolBone Biology and Bone Mineral

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
Award for Service from the Society for Biomaterials. Honors significant service to the Society in establishing, developing, maintaining, and promoting its objectives and goals.Society for Biomaterials
Elected as Fellow of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science & Engineering (IUSBSE). Recognized for accomplishments as a role model in the field of biomaterials science and engineering.International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science & Engineering (IUSBSE)
Induction as Fellow of the American Institute of Medical & Biological Engineers (AIMBE). Recognized for significant contributions to the medical and biological engineering. Represents top 2% of the medical and engineering community.American Institute of Medical & Biological Engineers (AIMBE)
2016-2017 President of the Society for Biomaterials. Elected Board and Council position.Society for Biomaterials
Award of Merit and Induction as Fellow of the American Society of Testing & Materials (ASTM). Highest ASTM award for distinguished service and outstanding participation.American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Women of Innovation Award for Academic Innovation and Leadership from the Connecticut Technology CouncilConnecticut Technology Council
Patrick Liang Award for Outstanding and Meritorious Service from the American Society of Testing & Materials (ASTM). Recognition for significant and outstanding contributions in the field of medical and surgical devices.American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Program Chair, Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials. Led the team responsible for coordinating the entire scientific program that was attended by approximately 3000 scientists from the US and abroad; this is the premier biomaterials meeting in the US.Society for Biomaterials
Scientific American Award from the American Society of Testing & Materials (ASTM)American Society of Testing & Materials (ASTM)

Dr. Kuhn and the clinicians at the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center are working together to provide improved prosthetics for women that have undergone mastectomy without reconstruction. The prosthetics are produced in the Beekley Lab for Biosymmetrix at UConn Health and are available free of charge at this time (2024).

Dr. Liisa Kuhn trains the next generation of scientists by advising undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral trainees and giving lectures in her own courses and others. She developed and taught the UConn School of Engineering Biomedical Engineering core course called BME 4710/5700 Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering for nearly a decade and then transitioned to teaching Controlling Stem Cells with Biomaterials (BME 4985-003/BME 6086-004). For the last four years, she serves as the course director of Dental Materials, a required core course for all third-year dental students at the UConn Health School of Dental Medicine.

Name & DescriptionCategoryRoleTypeScopeStart YearEnd Year
Advisory Committee, Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund Committee, Connecticut Innovations, 2023 - presentAdvisory CommitteeMemberExternalState2023
NIH Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel: Cellular Senescence Network: Murine Tissue Mapping Centers (U54) - ZRG1 IMST-M (70) R 2022/05 March 29 -30, 2022. Professional/Scientific OrganizationGrant ReviewerExternalNational20222022
International Union of Societies for Biomaterials & Engineering (IUSBSE) College of Fellows, 2020 - presentProfessional/Scientific OrganizationFellowExternalInternational2020
Dental Senate Member, representing the UConn Health Dept of Biomedical EngineeringEducation CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity20202022
UConn Health Center Research Advisory Council (HCRAC), 2020 - presentAdvisory CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity2020
International Union of Societies for Biomaterials & Engineering (IUSBSE), 4-yr term, 2020 - presentProfessional/Scientific OrganizationDelegateExternalInternational2020
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B – Applied Biomaterials, 2020 - presentProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2020
Search Committee Member, UConn Health Orthodontics Dept Head/ChairOtherMemberUConn HealthUniversity20192019
Awards Committee, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationChairExternalInternational20192020
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2900 Standard Guide for Characterization of Hydrogels Used in Regenerative Medicine, 2019 - PresentProfessional/Scientific OrganizationTask Group ChairExternalNational2019
Board and Council, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationSecond Past-PresidentExternalInternational20182019
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Work Item WK72274 Standard Test Method for Printability of Bioinks, 2018 - presentProfessional/Scientific OrganizationTask Group Chair and Primary AuthorExternalNational2018
Revision of American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2450 Standard Guide for Assessing Microstructure of Polymeric Scaffolds for Use in Tissue Engineered Medical Products. Reapproved in 2019.Professional/Scientific OrganizationTask Group ChairExternalInternational20182019
Senior Appointments & Promotions Committee Member, UConn Health School of Dental MedicineEducation CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity20172022
Search Committee Member - Recruiting 5 Faculty Members, UConn Health Dept of Biomedical EngineeringOtherOriginal faculty member recruiting others for new deptUConn HealthInternational20172019
Strategic Planning Committee Member, UConn Health School of Dental MedicineEducation CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity20172018
Board and Council, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationChair and First Past-PresidentExternalInternational20172018
Presidents Advisory CommitteeProfessional/Scientific OrganizationChairExternalInternational20172018
Annual Meeting Session, BTI Testing Methods for Evaluating Translational Biomaterials, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationCo-ChairExternalInternational20172018
Cage Match 2018 "Academia vs Industry - Where can you have the greatest impact?"Professional/Scientific OrganizationTeam PresenterExternalInternational20172018
Dental Senate Member, representing the UConn Health Dept of Reconstructive SciencesEducation CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity20162018
Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) Steering Committee, Local Chapter of the Association of the American Medical Colleges (AAMC) GWIMS, 2016 - presentProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalLocal2016
UConn Research Advisory Council (RAC), representing UConn Health School of Dental MedicineAdvisory CommitteeMemberUConn-StorrsUniversity20162019
Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationPresidentExternalInternational20162017
Overall Meeting Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalInternational20162017
Permanent Study Section Member, Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering (MTE) Study Section, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Center for Scientific Review (CSR).Professional/Scientific OrganizationGrant ReviewerExternalNational20162020
Bordeaux University Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, FranceAdvisory CommitteeBoard MemberExternalRegional20162019
Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationPresident-ElectExternalInternational20152016
Long Range Planning CommitteeProfessional/Scientific OrganizationChairExternalInternational20152016
Journal of Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine, 2015 - presentEditorial BoardMemberExternalInternational2015
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 2015 - presentEditorial BoardMemberExternalInternational2015
Cell, Stem Cells, and Regenerative Medicine, 2014 - presentEditorial BoardMemberExternalInternational2014
"Implantable Drug Delivery Systems for Medical Devices and Cancer Therapy," Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationAnnual Meeting Symposium Co-ChairExternalInternational20132013
Florida Department of Health, James and Ester King Biomedical Research Program and Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research ProgramProfessional/Scientific OrganizationGrant ReviewerExternalState20132013
Biomaterials and Hard Tissue Repair, 9th World Biomaterials Congress in Chengdu, ChinaProfessional/Scientific OrganizationSymposium Co-ChairExternalInternational20122012
National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review, Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering (MTE) Study Section (2014, 2015, 2016), Biomaterials and Biointerfaces (BMBI) Study Section (2013), Nanotechnology Special Emphasis Panel (2012).Professional/Scientific OrganizationAd Hoc Grant ReviewerExternalNational20122016
Biomaterials Forum, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Editorial BoardExecutive EditorExternalNational20112016
Dental School Admissions Committee, UConn Health School of Dental MedicineEducation CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity20112012
2011 Annual Program Committee, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationInvited MemberExternalInternational20112011
Drug Delivery Special Interest Group, 2011 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationGroup ChairExternalInternational20112011
Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, 2011 - presentEditorial BoardMemberExternalInternational2011
Drug Delivery Special Interest Group, 2010 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationGroup ChairExternalInternational20102010
Symposium Organizer, 2010 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationSymposium OrganizerExternalInternational20102010
Session on Multi-Factor Delivery for Musculoskeletal RegenerationProfessional/Scientific OrganizationSession ChairExternalInternational20102010
Published Standard for American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2997 Standard Practice for Quantification of Calcium Deposits in Osteogenic Culture of Progenitor Cells Using Fluorescent Image AnalysisProfessional/Scientific OrganizationTask Group Chair and Primary AuthorExternalInternational20102013
Published Standard for American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) F3106 Standard Guide for in vitro OsteogenesisProfessional/Scientific OrganizationTask Group Chair and Primary AuthorExternalInternational20102013
Florida Department of Health, James and Ester King Biomedical Research Program and Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research ProgramProfessional/Scientific OrganizationGrant ReviewerExternalState20102011
Drug Delivery Special Interest Group, 2009 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationGroup ChairExternalInternational20092009
Workshop Organizer, Regulatory Pathways for Combination Products, 2009 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationWorkshop OrganizerExternalInternational20092009
Elected Member Awards, Ceremonies and Nominations Committee, 2009 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalInternational20092009
Drug Delivery Special Interest Group, 2008 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationVice-ChairExternalInternational20082008
Drug Delivery Special Interest Group, 2007 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationVice-ChairExternalInternational20072007
Session Moderator, 2007 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationSession ModeratorExternalInternational20072007
Elected Member Awards, Ceremonies and Nominations Committee, 2007 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalInternational20072007
Published Standard American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2739 Standard Guide for Quantitating Cell ViabilityProfessional/Scientific OrganizationTask Group Chair and Primary AuthorExternalInternational20072010
Advisory Committee, Center for Research & Education in Technology Evaluation (CRETE), UConn Health School of Dental MedicineAdvisory CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity2006
Drug Delivery Special Interest Group, 2006 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationVice-ChairExternalInternational20062006
Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Symposium Co-organizer, 2006 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationSymposium Co-organizerExternalInternational20062006
Drug Delivery Special Interest Group, 2005 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationVice-ChairExternalInternational20052005
Membership Committee, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationElected MemberExternalInternational20052005
Drug Eluting Surfaces Special Symposium, 2005 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationSpecial Symposium Co-organizerExternalInternational20052005
Biomaterials for Controlled Release Session, 2005 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationSession ModeratorExternalInternational20052005
Overall Meeting Program, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationChairExternalNational20042008
Main Committee F04 Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)Professional/Scientific OrganizationGeneral Interest Vice-ChairExternalNational20042012
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)Professional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalNational20042008
Controlled Release Society (CRS)Professional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalInternational20042008
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Main Committee F04. Medical and Surgical Materials and DevicesProfessional/Scientific OrganizationElected General Interest Vice-ChairExternalNational20042011
NIH CSR Study Section Member (NIAMS, SBIR/STTR), 1997 - present. Study SectionAd Hoc MemberExternalNational2003
Education and Professional Development Committee, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationElected MemberExternalInternational20032003
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) F04.42 Biomaterials and Biomolecules Subcommittee, Tissue Engineered Medical Products Division, 2003 - presentProfessional/Scientific OrganizationChairExternalNational2003
National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis panel, Orthopedics Small Business Grants (SBIR/STTR)Professional/Scientific OrganizationGrant ReviewerExternalNational20032012
Book Reviewer, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationBook ReviewerExternalInternational20022011
Overall Program Chair, 2002 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationOverall Program ChairExternalInternational20022002
Assistant Program Chair, 2001 Annual Program, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationAssistant Program ChairExternalInternational20012001
Orthopedic Special Interest Group, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationProgram ChairExternalInternational20012001
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) F04.42 Biomaterials and Biomolecules Subcommittee, Tissue Engineered Medical Products DivisionProfessional/Scientific OrganizationVice-ChairExternalNational20002003
Treasurer, Orthopedic Materials Special Interest Group, Society for Biomaterials (SFB)Professional/Scientific OrganizationTreasurerExternalInternational19991999
Published Standard American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2027 Standard Guide for Characterization and Testing of Raw or Starting Biomaterials for Tissue Engineered Medical ProductsProfessional/Scientific OrganizationTask Group Chair and Primary AuthorExternalNational19992008
Society for Biomaterials (SFB), 1997 - presentProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalInternational1997
American Society of Testing & Materials (ASTM), 1994 - presentProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalNational1994
Published Standard American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) F1581 Specification for Composition of Anorganic Bone for Surgical ImplantsProfessional/Scientific OrganizationTask Group Chair and Primary AuthorExternalNational19941997
Occasional Reviewer for Biomaterials; Tissue Engineering; Biotechnology and Bioengineering; Journal of Cellular Physiology; Stem Cell Research and Therapy; Journal of Biomaterials Applications; PLoS ONE; Stem Cell Reviews and Reports; Advanced Functional Materials; Acta Biomaterialia; Advanced Healthcare Materials; Bone; Advanced Science; Pharmaceutical Research; Journal of Periodontology; Journal of Tissue Engineering; and Regenerative Medicine; prior to 2020Professional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2020

Professor Kuhn is a biomaterials scientist and directs a research program with four focus areas:


Project 1:  Increasing the rate of bone repair in elderly women through pre-clinical testing of anti-aging drugs delivered by modified bone graft materials. With NIH R01 funding, Professor Kuhn is testing promising therapeutic compounds in aged mouse models of bone injury and repair to identify those that optimize rapid repair of bone defects in craniofacial injuries.


Project 2:  Improving the outcomes for adolescents that have broken bones which involve the growth plate and lead to limb shortening and malformation. Professor Kuhn has developed a mouse model for growth plate injuries that uses transgenic mice with fluorescent collagen reporters that allows her to discriminate between promising therapeutics for cartilage repair after growth plate injury. She is collaborating with Professor Yupeng Chen from UConn Storrs on this project.


Project 3:  Increasing the self-confidence, comfort, and appearance of breast cancer survivors through 3D-printed breast prosthetics. Customized prosthetics made of a silicone mesh provide unprecedented comfort and customization.


Project 4:  Esophageal repair device. Together with Dr. Christine Finck, MD (Connecticut Children’s Medical Center), Professor Kuhn has co-founded Esophadex, Inc and is raising capital to support the development of a 4-in-1 esophageal repair device that will eliminate the multiple surgeries with anesthesia in children under 5 years old with esophageal malformation or injury.

If you are interested in hands-on learning opportunities in biomaterials and medical devices, please contact Dr. Liisa Kuhn for research opportunities.


There are no paid openings available in the Kuhn lab at this time, but volunteer positions are available for the summer or through the Biomedical Science Rotation program.

Professor Kuhn, Ph.D. conducts preclinical testing of promising dental, orthopedic, and prosthetic technologies that can improve quality of life and promote rapid repair of a variety of medical concerns. Please reach out for more information.

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

  • Biomaterials
    Kuhn LT and Tang-Schomer M Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, 4th edition 2023 Dec;
  • Chapter 3.1.8: Role of Standards for Testing and Performance Requirements of Biomaterials
    Wagner W, Sakiyama-Elbert S, and Zhang G Biomaterials Science, An Introduction to Materials in Medicine, 4th edition 2020 Dec;
  • Chapter 65: Dental implant guided bone tissue engineering.
    Wen B, Freilich M, and Kuhn LT. Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering in Dental Sciences 2015 Dec;
  • Chapter 14: Evaluation of bio-inspired materials for mineralized tissue regeneration using type I collagen reporter cells.
    Kuhn LT, Jacobs E, and Goldberg AJ. Bio-Inspired Materials for Biomedical Engineering 2014 Dec;
  • Chapter 5: Biomaterials.
    Kuhn LT and Goldberg AJ. Regenerative Engineering 2013 Dec;
  • Chapter 5: Biomaterials.
    Kuhn LT. Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, 3rd Edition 2012 Dec;
  • Chapter 6: Biomaterials.
    Kuhn LT. Introduction to Biomedical Engineering 2005 Dec;
  • Chapter 8: Bone mineralization.
    Kuhn LT. Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology 2001 Dec;787-794
  • Biomimetic Processing of Ceramics.
    Kuhn-Spearing LT and Heuer AH. Encyclopedia of Applied Physics 1999 Dec;27-45
  • Biomimetic strategies and materials processing.
    Kuhn LT, Fink DJ, and Heuer AH. Biomimetic Approaches in Materials Science 1995 Dec;41-68

Abstracts

  • Calcium phosphate/polyelectrolyte multilayer coatings for sequential delivery of multiple growth factors.
    Jacobs E, Hurley M, Gronowicz G, and Kuhn LT. Frontiers Bioeng Biotechnol. Conference Abstract, 10th World Biomaterials Congress 2016 May;
  • Visual monitoring of osteoblast progenitor cell differentiation on dewetted PLA thin films.
    Lakhman R, O’Brien K, Kasi R, Weiss RA, Kuhn LT, and Goldberg AJ. Materials Research Society 2011 Apr;
  • Advanced micro- and nanofabrication technologies for tissue engineering.
    Shapira A, Kim DH, and Dvir T. Biofabrication 2011 Jan;6(2):020301
  • Substantial mouse bone repair by osteo-chondrogenic progenitors derived from hESCs.
    Liu Y, Boyd NL, Dennis JE, Goldberg AJ, Stice SL, and Kuhn LT. Regenerative Medicine:Innovations for Clinical Applications 2011 Jan;
  • Substantial mouse calvarial bone defect healing by human embryonic stem cells.
    Kuhn LT, Liu Y, Boyd N, Dennis J, Aguila HL, and Goldberg AJ. StemCONN 2011 2011 Jan;
  • Substantial mouse calvarial bone defect healing by human embryonic stem cells.
    Kuhn LT, Liu Y, Boyd NL, Dennis J, Aguila H, Lichtler A, and Goldberg AJ. Orthopedic Research Society 2011 Jan;
  • Varying PLA functionality and texture to influence osteoprogenitors.
    Lakhman R, O’Brien K, Kasi R, Weiss RA, Kuhn LT, Mina M, and Goldberg AJ. Academy of Dental Materials 2010 Oct;
  • Non-physiological mineral deposition in vitro by primary human osteoblasts under osteogenic conditions.
    Charles LF, Woodman JL, Goldberg AJ, Gronowicz GA, and Kuhn LT. Proceedings of the IEEE 36th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference 2010 Mar;
  • Osteogenesis by hESCs after cell culture on fibrillar Type I collagen coatings.
    Liu Y, Goldberg AJ, Elliott JT, Plant AL, and Kuhn LT. Proceedings of the IEEE 36th Northeast Bioengineering Conference 2010 Mar;
  • Fibrillar collagen thin films promote early osteogenesis.
    Liu Y, Goldberg AJ, Maye PF, Advincula M, and Kuhn LT. American Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting 2010 Jan;
  • Variance of Extracel hydrogel compositions and the osteogenic effects on GFP-reporter preosteoblasts.
    Liu, Y.; Goldberg, A.J. and Kuhn L.T. Society for Biomaterials 2010 Jan;
  • Biomimetic method for coating tissue culture polystyrene with carbonated hydroxyapaptite.
    Kuhn LT, Advincula MC, Liu Y, Gronowicz G, Habibovic P, and Goldberg AJ. J Dent Res 2009 Apr;88
  • Reduction of chemotherapy side effects and targeted inhibition of lymph node metastasis with a calcium phosphate nanoparticle delivery vehicle. 31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, TX. Dec 10-14, 2008.
    Kuhn L, Wen B, and Piteo P. Cancer Research 2009 Jan;69(2 Supplement):2135
  • Differential effects of fibrillar and non-fibrillar collagens on osteogenesis of GFP-reporter preosteoblasts.
    Liu Y, Advincula M, Goldberg AJ, and Kuhn LT. New England Musculoskeletal Institute Research Day 2009 Jan;
  • Fluorescent quantification of osteogenesis of GFP-transgenic mouse calvarial osteoblasts on biomimetic coatings.
    Liu Y, Advincula M, Wang YH, Goldberg AJ, and Kuhn LT. Society for Biomaterials 2009 Jan;
  • Fluorescent quantification of osteogenesis using GFP-transgenic mouse reporter cell technology.
    Kuhn LT, Goldberg AJ, Liu Y, and Rowe DW. Regenerative Medicine-Advancing Next Generation Therapies 2009 Jan;
  • Quantitative evaluation of supracrestal bone growth around dental implants. International Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. July 2-5, 2008.
    Kuhn LT, Wen B, Obrecht M, Stauber M, Jorgenson K, Shafer D, and Freilich M. J Dent Res 2008 Jul;87(Spec Iss B):

Conference Papers

  • Calcium phosphate: carrier for therapeutic agents.
    Lee D, Tofighi A, Kuhn LT, and Rey C. 123-190
  • Carbonated apatite nanocrystals from bone in synthesis and processing of nanocrystalline powder.
    Kuhn-Spearing LT, Rey C, Kim H-M, and Glimcher MJ. 57-68
  • Chemoradiotherapy of ME-180 tumors with an intratumoral cisplatin/calcium phosphate drug delivery system.
    Santiago F, Campbell S, Dowsett R, and Kuhn LT. Proceedings of the IEEE 32nd Northeast Bioengineering Conference 2006189-190
  • Constitutive models for the deformation of powder compacts in computational and numerical techniques.
    Kuhn LT, Xu J, and McMeeking RM.
  • Eggshell assembly - a model for biomimetic ceramic production in quality of poultry products.
    Fink DJ, Kuhn LT, Caplan AI, and Heuer AH. A1-A6
  • Evaluation of lymphatic metastasis using calcium phosphate/cisplatin nanoconjugates.
    Piteo P, Wen B, and Kuhn LT.
  • Improvement of alveolar bone height using novel graft placement.
    Freilich MA, Wei M, Iddir S, Kuhn LT, and Shafer DM. 284-286, 889-892
  • Modelling powder consolidation.
    Kuhn LT, McMeeking RM, and Lange FF. 331-338
  • Osteoinductive composites of calcium phosphate cement and demineralized bone matrix. Poster 1429.
    Rosenberg AD, Kuhn LT, Gilles de Pelichy L, and Jolette J. 32

Editorials

Erratums

Letters

Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
The Anti-SASP Ruxolitinib Modulates Aged Macrophage Phenotype Transitions and Promotes Aged Bone HealingLectureSociety For Biomaterials Annual Meeting2023San Diego, California
Prevention of Bony Bar Formation in Injured Murine Growth Plate Using a Cytokine Loaded Nano-MatrixPosterMusculoskeletal Repair and Regeneration Symposium2023New York, New York
A Murine Growth Plate Injury Model Using Tri-lineage Collagen Reporter TechnologyPosterAmerican Society of Bone and Mineral Research2023Vancouver, British Columbia
“Biomaterials standards: using them, teaching them, and getting involved”Panel DiscussionSociety For Biomaterials Annual Meeting2022Baltimore, Maryland
Teaching Standardization of BioprintingLectureSociety For Biomaterials Annual Meeting2021Virtual due to COVID-19
“Bone Tissue Engineering”LectureDrexel University2021Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“Looking ahead to biomaterials research after 2020”LectureWorld Biomaterials Congress, IUSBSE Special Fellows Session2020SEC Glasgow, Scotland, UK
“Guiding Bone Repair with Biomaterials”LectureUniversity of Washington2020Seattle, Washington
“Effects of Mechanical Forces on Cells”LectureUniversity of Maryland2020Baltimore, Maryland
“Effects of anti-aging drugs delivered by bioinspired calcium phosphate on bone cells”LectureUniversity of Toulouse, CIRIMAT PPB2019Toulouse, France
“Spatiotemporal control of cellular activity within the bone injury microenvironment”LectureChinese Biomaterials Congress and International Symposium on Advanced Biomaterials2019Dalian, China
“Osteogenesis”LectureSpinewave2019Shelton, Connecticut
Experimental Models for the Clinical Translation Of Bone Biomaterials: From Small to Large AnimalsLectureBiomaterials for Medical Devices and Regenerative Medicine Summer School2018Bordeaux, France
Delayed Delivery of Simvastatin Increases In Vitro Osteogenesis and Modulates Inflammatory MacrophagesPosterSociety for Biomaterials Annual Meeting2018Atlanta, Georgia
“FGF-2 and Tissue Engineering”LectureGordon Conference2018Ventura, California
“Discriminating Bone Formation within Calcium Phosphate-based Medical Implants”LectureUniversity of Rochester2018Rochester, New York
“American Society of Testing and Materials Standardization Strategies to Advance the Biofabrication Industry”LectureAdvanced Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) BioFABUSA Fall Summit2018Manchester, New Hampshire
Tuning Strategies for Sequential Delivery of Multiple Active Biological FactorsLectureSociety for Biomaterials Annual Meeting2017Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tuning Sequential Delivery of Multiple Biological Factors from a Drug Delivery SystemPosterBiomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting2017Phoenix, Arizona
Cell Mediated Sequential Delivery of Multiple Biological FactorsPosterNortheast Regional Discussion Group2017Farmington, Connecticut
Cell Type Influences Local Delivery of Biomolecules from a Drug Delivery SystemPosterAnnual Northeast Bioengineering Conference2017Newark, New Jersey
Cell Type Influences Local Delivery of Biomolecules from a Drug Delivery SystemPosterAnnual UConn School of Engineering Poster Competition, University of Connecticut2017Storrs, Connecticut
Cell Type Influences Local Delivery of Biomolecules from a Drug Delivery SystemPosterMid-Atlantic Biomaterials Day, City College of New York2017New York, New York
“Reduction of chemotherapy side effects and targeted inhibition of lymph node metastasis”LectureFrench Technologies for Health (FR TECSAN)2017Bordeaux, France
“Modulating bone healing with growth factor combinations”LectureLabEx AMADEus2017University of Bordeaux, France
“Localized delivery of growth factors from a polyelectrolyte-calcium phosphate coating”LectureMERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University2017Maastricht, Netherlands
“Delivery strategies for increasing endogenous progenitor cells for bone defect healing” Lecture6th Annual Musculoskeletal Repair and Regeneration Symposium2017Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
“Biomimetic calcium phosphate coatings for temporally controlled delivery of anti-inflammatory and osteoinductive molecules”LectureCentre Inter-universitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des Matériaux2017University of Toulouse, France
Sequential delivery of bioactive factors from nanostructured coatingsPosterSymposium on Biomaterials Science, New Jersey Center for Biomaterials2016Iselin, New Jersey
Calcium Phosphate/Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Coatings for Sequential Delivery of Multiple Growth FactorsPosterWorld Biomaterials Congress2016Montreal, Canada
“ASTM Standards Development Process for Biomaterials and Biologics”LectureInstitutes for Materials Science Industrial Affiliates Program, UConn2016Storrs, Connecticut
“Enabling sequential delivery of growth factors from layer-by-layer films with a nanoCaP barrier layer”LecturePenn State Biomedical Engineering Department2016Penn State, Pennsylvania
“Pairing biomaterials with vintage bones – age matters”LectureTermStem2016Guimaraes, Portugal
“Bone regeneration enabled by growth factors and biomaterial scaffolds-view from the Bench”LectureWorld Biomaterials Congress2016Montreal, Canada
“Practical use of ASTM standards for evaluating biomaterial medical devices”LectureIstituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM)2016Torino, Italy
“Multi-layer polyelectrolyte/calcium phosphate coatings on scaffolds for temporal control of multiple growth factor delivery”LectureInstitut Straumann2016Basel, Switzerland
“Cell instructive scaffolds for repair of elderly bone”LectureUniversity of Bordeaux, Pey Berland Place2016Bordeaux, France
“Turn to the left, and then turn to the right: Nanostructured drug delivery systems for guiding multiple steps of tissue regeneration”LectureSymposium on Biomaterials Science, New Jersey Center for Biomaterials2016Iselin, New Jersey
Enabling Sequential Delivery of Growth Factors with Biomimetic Barrier Cap Within Layer-By-Layer Film CoatingsLectureChinese Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting2015Haikou, Hainan, China
“Nanolayered Temporal control of Growth Factor Delivery”LectureAcademy of Dental Materials Meeting: Emerging Materials and Declining Dogmas2015Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
“Practical use of ASTM standards for evaluating biomaterial medical devices”LectureChinese Biomaterials Congress2015Haikou, China
3-D PEM Coatings to Deliver FGF-2 and Promote In vitro and In vivo Osteoprogenitor Cell ProliferationPosterAnnual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials2014Denver, Colorado
Novel Stabilization of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles for Drug DeliveryPosterAnnual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials2014Denver, Colorado
“Standardizing In Vitro Osteoblast Differentiation Assays”LectureTERMIS-Americas 2014 Annual Conference and Exposition2014Washington, DC
Sodium Citrate Stabilized Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles for the Sustained Delivery of Cisplatin EPosterAnnual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials2013Boston, Massachusetts
“Collagen Type I Reporter Mice: A Tool for Determining Progenitor Cell Differentiation to Functional Osteoblasts”LectureTERMIS-Americas 2013 Annual Conference and Exposition2013Atlanta, Georgia
“Identifying Osteoinductive Biomaterials with Progenitor Cells from Collagen/GFP Reporter Transgenic Mice”LectureWorcester Polytechnic Institute Biomedical Engineering Department2013Worcester, Massachussetts
“Recapitulation of developmental bone tissue generation by MSCs derived from human embryonic stem cells”LectureMSC 2013, National Center for Regenerative Medicine2013Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
“New biological tools for determining progenitor cell differentiation to functional osteoblasts”LectureFrench National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)2013Toulouse, France
“New biological tools for determining progenitor cell differentiation to functional osteoblasts”LectureUniversite de Bordeaux Segalen2013Bordeaux, France