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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Sheffield : B - Materials Science and Engineering
Comparing normal and torn rotator cuff tendons using dynamic shear analysis
Success of implantable biomedical devices relies on the ability to harmonise material properties with natural tissue. Rotator cuff tendons are notoriously difficult to characterise due to their small size and difficulties in clamping. As part of the UKUFF trial, the largest European multi-centric clinical assessment of rotator cuff repair surgery, we introduce Dynamic Shear Analysis, which links qualitative visual surgical assessment with quantitative mechanical properties. This has set the benchmark for commercial patch development, assessed current commercial patches, and has been further used to study articular cartilage (R. Gill, Bath) and peritoneal membrane (A. Woods, Oxford) amongst several others.
