Department of Biomedical Engineering

Donna Ebenstein

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 577-3417
Fax: (570) 577-3659
de009@bucknell.edu

 




Educational Background:
  • B.S., California Institute of Technology
  • Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco
  • National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate, Naval Research Laboratory

Teaching Experience:

  • Bucknell University, 2006-Present

Research Interests:

  • Biomaterials
  • Biomimetics
  • Nanomechanics
  • Structure-Property Relationships

Selected Publications:

  • Ebenstein DM, Pruitt L. "Nanoindentation of biological materials", Nano Today, 1(3):26-33 (August 2006).
  • Ebenstein DM, Wahl KJ. "Anisotropic nanomechanical properties of Nephila clavipes dragline silk", Journal of Materials Research, 21(8):2035-2044 (2006).
  • Ebenstein DM, Wahl KJ. "A comparison of JKR-based methods to analyze quasi-static and dynamic indentation force curves", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 298(2):652-662 (2006).
  • Ebenstein DM, Kuo A, Rodrigo JJ, Reddi AH, Ries M, Pruitt L. "A nanoindentation technique for functional evaluation of cartilage repair tissue ", Journal of Materials Research, 19(1):273-281 (2004).
  • Li C, Ebenstein D, Xu C, Chapman J, Saloner D, Rapp J, Pruitt L. "Biochemical characterization of atherosclerotic plaque constituents using FTIR spectroscopy and histology", Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 64A(2):197-206 (2002).