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Rehabilitation Engineering Faculty
Ted BatemanDisuse osteoporosis and molecular therapies, SCI nerve damage induced bone loss, spaceflight pre-clinical disease models
Lianne CarteeCellular response of tissue models to extracellular stimulation and cochlear implants
Bob DennisFunctional tissue engineering, bioreactor design, self-organizing living systems, biomechantronics, biomedical systems design, rapid manufacturing
Richard GoldbergDeveloping custom devices for people with disabilities
Eddie GrantCognitive robotics, medical robotics, and intelligent control via wireless sensor networks
Lianne CarteeCellular response of tissue models to extracellular stimulation and cochlear implants
Bob DennisFunctional tissue engineering, bioreactor design, self-organizing living systems, biomechantronics, biomedical systems design, rapid manufacturing
Richard GoldbergDeveloping custom devices for people with disabilities
Eddie GrantCognitive robotics, medical robotics, and intelligent control via wireless sensor networks
Elizabeth LoboaBiomaterials, Biomechanics, Cytomechanics, Functional Tissue Engineering, Modeling in Mechanobiology, Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Tissue Mechanics
Marian McCordBarrier fabric, nanocomposite fibers, structure/property relationships of fibers, plasma surface modification, tissue engineering, biomaterials, comfort
Peter MenteEffect of loading on cells and tissues, especially early degenerative changes in cartilage following an impact injury
Harold PillsburyNeurotology, cochlear implantation, head and neck tumors
Greg SawickiNeuromechanics, locomotion physiology, bioinspired wearable robotics, rehabilitation engineering
Paul WeinholdBiomechanics, implant design, musculoskeletal biomechanics, sports medicine, tissue mechanics
Marian McCordBarrier fabric, nanocomposite fibers, structure/property relationships of fibers, plasma surface modification, tissue engineering, biomaterials, comfort
Peter MenteEffect of loading on cells and tissues, especially early degenerative changes in cartilage following an impact injury
Harold PillsburyNeurotology, cochlear implantation, head and neck tumors
Greg SawickiNeuromechanics, locomotion physiology, bioinspired wearable robotics, rehabilitation engineering
Paul WeinholdBiomechanics, implant design, musculoskeletal biomechanics, sports medicine, tissue mechanics
Rehabilitation Engineering
Research topics at the cellular/tissue level include: engineering synthetic living tissues; plasma-treated surfaces; scaffold design for cell/tissue growth; novel biocompatible materials; molecular biology; bioreactors; biotextiles; microfluidics; mechanobiology; cytomechanics; functional biomechanics of muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage and bone; fracture healing and advanced fracture repair; blood flow dynamics and interactions with vessel walls; and simulation-based vascular surgery planning.
Research topics at the subsystem/whole-body level include: clinical rehabilitation of locomotion following stroke or spinal cord injury, wearable robots for locomotion assistance, bio-inspired prostheses and orthoses and neural interface design and development. The program in Rehabilitation will be expanding significantly in the near term. Construction of a state-of-the art facility for clinical gait analysis at NC State is nearing completion and will form the backbone of a Locomotion Rehabilitation Center on Centennial Campus. Collaborations with the Department of Physical Therapy at UNC-Chapel Hill and the VA Hospital in Durham are anticipated.
