Faculty Information
Lukasz Witek, MSci, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomaterials
New York University College of Dentistry
Director, Dental Academic Research Experience (DARE) Program
Affiliated Faculty, Department of Biomedical Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Affiliated Faculty, Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
345 E. 24th St., Room 902D
New York, NY 10010
Phone: +1-212-998-9269
Fax: +1-212-995-4244
E-mail: lukasz.witek@nyu.edu
Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University (2015)
MSci, Biomaterials Science, New York University (2011)
BSci, Biology, Temple University (2008)
Accomplishments, Honors and Awards
Research Interests/Professional Overview
- 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
- Hard and soft tissue engineering for regenerative medicine
- Ceramic, polymeric, and biomaterials characterization
- Engineering tissue response to different biomaterials types
- Biomedical device designing and testing
- Biomechanical and thermal simulation
Current Funding
- Private Industry
Representative Publications
Complete listing available on the NYU Health Sciences Library site.
Published Book Chapters
- Witek L, Nayak VV, Runyan CM, Tovar N, Elhage S, Melville JC, Young S, Kim D, Cronstein BN, Flores RL, Coelho PG. Chapter 4: Tissue Engineering Strategies for Craniomaxillofacial Surgery: Current Trends in 3D-Printed Bioactive Ceramic Scaffolds. Innovative Bioceramics in Translational Medicine II. Editors: Besim Ben-Nissan and Andy H. Choi. Springer 2022
- Witek L, Tovar N. Trends in the 3D-Printing Parts for Medical and Dental Implant Technologies. Encyclopedia of Materials: Plastics and Polymers (MTPP). Editor: Saleem Hashmi. Elsevier 2022
- Grave D, Cao Y, Coelho PG, Witek L, Uhrich K. Salicylic Acid Polymers in Periodontal Tissue Healing. Emerging Therapies in Periodontics. Springer 2020
- Witek L, Rodriguez Colon R, Wang M, Torroni A, Young S, Melville J, Lopez CD, Flores RL, Cronstein BN, Coelho PG. Tissue engineered alloplastic scaffold for reconstruction of alveolar defects. Handbook of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Volume 1. Elsevier 2019
- Lopez CD, Witek L, Flores RL, Torroni A, Rodriguez ED, Cronstein BN, Coelho PG. 3D Printing and Adenosine Receptor Activation for Craniomaxillofacial Regeneration. Regenerative Strategies for Maxillary and Mandibular Reconstruction. Springer Nature 2019