Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Anuj Bellare, Ph.D.
Director, Orthopedic Nanotechnology Laboratory
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Education
B.Tech.	1986	Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Ph.D.	1992	Chemical Engineering/Polymer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Postdoctoral	1992-94	Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Research Interests
Orthopedic biomaterials, nanostructured materials, x-ray and neutron scattering of orthopedic polymers, implant tribology, mechanics of materials

Selected References
Gomoll A, Wanich T, Bellare A. J-Integral Fracture Toughness and Tearing Modulus Measurement of Radiation Cross-Linked UHMWPE, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2002, 20(6): 1152-1156

Baker DA, Bellare A, Pruitt L. The Effects of Degree of Crosslinking on the Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation Resistance of Orthopedic Grade Polyethylene J. Biomed. Mat. Res.2003, 66A(1): 146-154.

Turell M, Wang A, Bellare A. Quantification of the effect of cross-path motion on the wear rate of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Wear 2003, 255(17-22):1034-1039

Bellare A, Gomoll AH, Fitz W, Scott RD, Thornhill TS Improving the Fatigue Properties of Poly (Methyl Methacrylate) Orthopaedic Cement Containing Radiopacifier Nanoparticles. Materials Science Forum 2003 Vol 426-432: 3133-3139

Pavoor PV, Gearing BP, Gorga RE, Bellare A, Cohen RE. Engineering the friction-and-wear behavior of polyelectrolyte multilayer nanoassemblies through block copolymer surface capping, metallic nanoparticles, and multiwall carbon nanotubes. J. Appl Polym Sci, 2004, 92 (1): 439-448

Pavoor PV, Gearing BP, Bellare A, Cohen RE. Tribological characteristics of polyelectrolyte multilayers. Wear, 2004, 256(11-12): 1196-1207

Turell MB, Bellare A. A study of the nanostructure and tensile properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Biomaterials 2004, 25(17):3389-3398

Turell ME, Friedlaender, GE, Wang A, Thornhill, TS, Bellare A. The effect of counterface roughness on the wear of UHMWPE for rectangular wear paths. Wear 2005, 259:984-91

Simis KS, Bistolfi A, Bellare A, Pruitt LA. The combined effects of crosslinking and high crystallinity on the microstructural and mechanical properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Biomaterials 2006, 27(9): 1688-1694

Pavoor PV, Gearing BP, Muratoglu O, Cohen RE, Bellare A. Wear reduction of orthopaedic bearing surfaces using polyelectrolyte multilayer nanocoatings. Biomaterials 2006, 27(8): 1527-1533