Sonia Bansal

Bio

Engineering education innovation in biomechanics, biomaterials, orthopedic engineering, and design in BME curricula. Committed to undergraduate and graduate student professional development.

Education

• Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 2020

Positions

• Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

Courses Taught

• EGR 201L: Mechanics of Solids
• EGR 101L: Engineering Design and Communication
• BME 493: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)
• BME 221L: Biomaterials

Publications

• Argentieri EC, Pekmezian A, Wach A, Zhu A, Bansal S, Breighner RE, et al. Baseline-to-loaded changes in regional tibial cartilage thickness, T1ρ and T2: Utilization of an MRI compatible loading device. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2024 Jan 1;
• Su AW, Johns WL, Bansal S. Martial Arts: Orthopaedic Injuries and Related Biomechanics. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2024 Jan;32(1):e1–12.
• Bansal S, Kyle AM, Brightman AO, Amos JR. Approaches to Address New ABET Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Criteria in Biomedical Engineering Curricula. Biomedical Engineering Education. 2023 Jul;3(2):331–44.
• Su AW, Khandha A, Bansal S, Ty JM, Baldys A, French ZP, et al. Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering Design: An Innovative Duet toward a Better Tomorrow. Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. 2023 May;5(2):693–693.
• Bansal S, Meadows KD, Miller LM, Saleh KS, Patel JM, Stoeckl BD, et al. Six-Month Outcomes of Clinically Relevant Meniscal Injury in a Large-Animal Model. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine. 2021 Nov;9(11):23259671211035444.
• Xia B, Kim D-H, Bansal S, Bae Y, Mauck RL, Heo S-J. Development of a decellularized meniscus matrix-based nanofibrous scaffold for meniscus tissue engineering. Acta biomaterialia. 2021 Jul;128:175–85.
• Bansal S, Floyd ER, A Kowalski M, Aikman E, Elrod P, Burkey K, et al. Meniscal repair: The current state and recent advances in augmentation. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society. 2021 Jul;39(7):1368–82.
• Bansal S, Peloquin JM, Keah NM, O’Reilly OC, Elliott DM, Mauck RL, et al. Structure, function, and defect tolerance with maturation of the radial tie fiber network in the knee meniscus. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society. 2020 Dec;38(12):2709–20.
• Bansal S, Miller LM, Patel JM, Meadows KD, Eby MR, Saleh KS, et al. Transection of the medial meniscus anterior horn results in cartilage degeneration and meniscus remodeling in a large animal model. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society. 2020 Dec;38(12):2696–708.
• Bansal S, Keah NM, Neuwirth AL, O’Reilly O, Qu F, Seiber BN, et al. Large Animal Models of Meniscus Repair and Regeneration: A Systematic Review of the State of the Field. Tissue engineering Part C, Methods. 2017 Nov;23(11):661–72.
• Bansal S, Mandalapu S, Aeppli C, Qu F, Szczesny SE, Mauck RL, et al. Mechanical function near defects in an aligned nanofiber composite is preserved by inclusion of disorganized layers: Insight into meniscus structure and function. Acta biomaterialia. 2017 Jul;56:102–9.

In The News

• Sonia Bansal: Creating a Community of Support in the Classroom (Sep 5, 2023 | Duke Engineering News)