People
Primary Faculty
Dimitrije Stamenovic Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Cell and Tissue Mechanics Laboratory
M.S., Ph.D., Mechanics, University of Minnesota
Dipl. Ing., Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering, University of Beograd, Yugoslavia
CV: Link to Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
phone: (617) 353-5902
fax: (617) 353-6766
email: dimitrij@bu.edu
office: ERB 339
office hours: by appointment
A chapter by Professor Stamenović from Cytoskeletal Mechanics.
Research Interests
- Cellular mechanics
- Rheology of soft tissues and cells
- Respiratory mechanics
- Mechanics of foam-like structures
Current Research
Dr. Stamenovic's research centers around theoretical and experimental studies of mechanics of cells and soft tissues. His current research interests are in the areas mechanics and rheology of eukaryotic cells. His research combines approaches from engineering mechanics and physics to address fundamental questions relating to the relation between structure and function of cells, with a particular focus on how physical properties of cytoskeletal biopolymers, cytoskeletal architecture and mechanical forces borne by the cytoskeleton influence mechanical behaviors of cells and their responses to mechanical signals from their microenvironment. Recently, Dr. Stamenovic' has been involved in designing and developing a novel light pneumatic knee brace that is capable of ameliorating symptoms of knee osteoarthritis. Other research interests of Dr. Stamenovic' include pulmonary mechanics, mechanical properties of foam-like structures and continuum mechanics.
Selected Recent Publications
Lazopoulos, K.A., and Stamenović, D. "Durotaxis as an Elastic Stability Phenomenon" J. Biomech. 41: 1289-1294 (2008)
Stamenović, D., Rosenblatt, N., Montoya-Zavala, M., Matthews, B.D., Hu, S., Suki B., Wang, N, and Ingber, D.E. "Rheological Behavior of Adherent Cells is Timescale-Dependent" Biophys. J. 93: L39-L41 (2007)
Rosenblatt, N., Hu, S., Suki, B., Wang, N., Stamenović, D. "Contributions of the Active and Passive Components of the Cytoskeletal Prestress to Stiffening of Airway Smooth Muscle Cells" Ann. Biomed. Eng. 35: 224-234 (2007)
Rosenblatt, N., Alencar, A.M., Majumdar, B., Suki, B., Stamenović, D. "Dynamics of Prestressed Semiflexible Polymer Chains as a Model of Cell Rheology" Phys. Rev. Lett. 97: 168101 (2006)
Satoru, I., Majumdar, A., Kume, H., Shimokata, K., Naruse, K., Lutchen, K. R., Stamenović, D., Suki, B. "Viscoelastic and Dynamic Nonlinear Properties of Airway Smooth Muscle Tissue: Roles of Mechanical Force and the Cytoskeleton" Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. 290: L1227-L1237 (2006)
Lazopoulos, K. A., Stamenović, D. "A Mathematical Model of Cell Reorientation in Response to Substrate Stretching" Mol. Cell. Biomech. 3: 43-48 (2006)
