Welcome
We are part of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware.
Our research investigates structure-function relationships in load-bearing fiber-reinforced tissues and joints, and the associated changes that occur during development, with degeneration and injury, and following therapeutic intervention. Our hierarchical approach integrates mechanical testing, mathematical modeling, and imaging from the entire joint-level, to the tissue, the micro-scale, and has recently extended to the nano-level.
Ongoing projects include:
Magnetic Resonance (MR) Elastography and Constitutive Modeling of the Intervertebral Disc
3D Intervertebral Disc Strain Quantification
Finite Element Predictions of Healthy and Degenerate Intervertebral Disc Mechanics
Hierarchical Mechanics of Connective Tissues
Intervertebral Disc Tissue Engineering
Effect of Nucleotomy and Hydrogel Implant on Disc Mechanics
Intervertebral Disc Shape, Damage Initiation and Propogation
Multi-scale Strain Transfer in Fibrous Tissues
Dawn Elliott, Ph.D. (delliott@udel.edu)
