Biomechanics Mobility Research

1. Biomechanics & Mobility Research 1. Focus Area Mission 2. Highlights Functional consequences of osteoarthritis Nanocomposites for Orthopedic Tissue Engineering Fixation and treatment of traumatic fractures I am Matt Davies, the focus area leader for the biomechanics and mobility work occurring in CBES. As are all of the focus areas within CBES, we are seeking to define ourselves within the context of the center. The intent of the focus area is to potentially encompass a wide array of activities including (1) biomechanics; (2) muscular and or skeletal biomaterials and devices; (3) the kinematics and kinetics of living organisms � kinesiology; (4) orthopedics and the practice of orthopedic surgery; (5) the development testing and development of implants and devices to increase mobility and aid in the treatment of disease of the musculoskeletal system as well as rehabilitation; and (6) prosthetic devices. As is traditional at this university, we focus on applied research that can be applied in the near or medium term. We encourage working with industry, the development of intellectual property, and even the development of small companies to further develop our research ideas. CBES and the Charlotte Research Institute are instrumental in helping us achieve these goals. Today we are here as an introduction to the UNC Charlotte research community and more generally the medical research community of the Charlotte region. The goal today is to quickly highlight our focus area but then to have a discussion with other interested persons from the community who might help further define the focus area and might even find it to their benefit to join the Center and our focus group in the near future. Through this group collaborations are already forming and this is the goal of CBES, to bring people together so that they can find others in the community with similar or complimentary interests that enhance the work of all parties. So the purpose of this talk is to give some very brief highlights about the biomechanics and mobility focus area of CBES. As with all the focus groups, no matter how broad we cast our net, in the end our group is defined by the work and interests of our members. At present we have five official members but our numbers our growing rapidly with many of the spine and hand surgeons from Orthocarolina joining recently. In fact we run the risk of UNC Charlotte faculty being outnumbered by community members shortly�which only serves to emphasize that CBES seeks an outward focus of collaboration not an inward focus within the University. I have already been introduced and I am here to give this overview. We had hoped to have more of our members here to take part in this presentation; however, today is a busy day for kinesiology and orthopedics. Dr.�s Mitch Cordova and Hubbard are at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting and Dr.�s Laxer and Milam are at the annual Oscar Miller Day in downtown Charlotte Dr. Cordova, the new Chair of UNC Charlotte�s Department of Kinesiology was going to be here to discuss there work but �. you are stuck with my best effort! Our current major focus areas include biomechanical testing of orthopedic implants, kinesiology and neurobiodynamic studies of human motions, the design and manufacture of orthopedic materials which will be jumpstarted by the addition of Dr. El-Gannan doing bone-tissue engineering in January, and finally the quality assurance of orthopedic devices as well as an area that has evolved to be surgical metrology � a cross between what we do in the center of precision metrology and the CBES. I am Matt Davies, the focus area leader for the biomechanics and mobility work occurring in CBES. As are all of the focus areas within CBES, we are seeking to define ourselves within the context of the center. The intent of the focus area is to potentially encompass a wide array of activities including (1) biomechanics; (2) muscular and or skeletal biomaterials and devices; (3) the kinematics and kinetics of living organisms � kinesiology; (4) orthopedics and the practice of orthopedic surgery; (5) the development testing and development of implants and devices to increase mobility and aid in the treatment of disease of the musculoskeletal system as well as rehabilitation; and (6) prosthetic devices. As is traditional at this university, we focus on applied research that can be applied in the near or medium term. We encourage working with industry, the development of intellectual property, and even the development of small companies to further develop our research ideas. CBES and the Charlotte Research Institute are instrumental in helping us achieve these goals. Today we are here as an introduction to the UNC Charlotte research community and more generally the medical research community of the Charlotte region. The goal today is to quickly highlight our focus area but then to have a discussion with other interested persons from the community who might help further define the focus area and might even find it to their benefit to join the Center and our focus group in the near future. Through this group collaborations are already forming and this is the goal of CBES, to bring people together so that they can find others in the community with similar or complimentary interests that enhance the work of all parties. So the purpose of this talk is to give some very brief highlights about the biomechanics and mobility focus area of CBES. As with all the focus groups, no matter how broad we cast our net, in the end our group is defined by the work and interests of our members. At present we have five official members but our numbers our growing rapidly with many of the spine and hand surgeons from Orthocarolina joining recently. In fact we run the risk of UNC Charlotte faculty being outnumbered by community members shortly�which only serves to emphasize that CBES seeks an outward focus of collaboration not an inward focus within the University. I have already been introduced and I am here to give this overview. We had hoped to have more of our members here to take part in this presentation; however, today is a busy day for kinesiology and orthopedics. Dr.�s Mitch Cordova and Hubbard are at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting and Dr.�s Laxer and Milam are at the annual Oscar Miller Day in downtown Charlotte Dr. Cordova, the new Chair of UNC Charlotte�s Department of Kinesiology was going to be here to discuss there work but �. you are stuck with my best effort! Our current major focus areas include biomechanical testing of orthopedic implants, kinesiology and neurobiodynamic studies of human motions, the design and manufacture of orthopedic materials which will be jumpstarted by the addition of Dr. El-Gannan doing bone-tissue engineering in January, and finally the quality assurance of orthopedic devices as well as an area that has evolved to be surgical metrology � a cross between what we do in the center of precision metrology and the CBES.

2. Aye al injury related osteoarthritis affects 21 million people In U.S. Much of the work in tires; 102) focuses on the knee/ankle. Applies more generally through� the labs in kinesiology seek to quantitatively wd qualitatively evaluate the effect of injury disease on human motion. Aye al injury related osteoarthritis affects 21 million people In U.S. Much of the work in tires; 102) focuses on the knee/ankle. Applies more generally through� the labs in kinesiology seek to quantitatively wd qualitatively evaluate the effect of injury disease on human motion.

3. Professor Ahmed El Ghannam is developing nanocomposite materials that encourage bone ingrowth and also have applications for impeding infections.