Shefelbine Lab

$Exploring the fracture mechanics of bone$

Measuring bone properties across length scales

Determining loading conditions that cause cartilage defects

Understanding bone adaptation to mechanical loading

Mechanoadaptation in bone

Exploring the mechanoadaptive response in bone through clinical data, experimental models, and computational simulation. ... Related Projects

Mechanical factors in disease & healing

Understanding the role of mechanical factors in skeletal pathology. ... Related Projects

Multiscale mechanics of bone

Understanding the unique properties of bone, particularly strength and toughness throughout the structural hierarchy. ... Related Projects

Looking for software we have developed?
BoneJ: Free open source tools for analyzing bone shape
SimMechanics Demos: Virtual mechanics labs for introductory mechanics (Written on a Mathworks SimMechanics platform)

Dr. Sandra J. Shefelbine
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Northeastern University
Boston, MA USA
Phone: (617) 373-3199
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News

May 2013
Andre Pereira's paper The influence of load repetition in bone mechanotransduction using poroelastic finite-element models: the impact of permeability in Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology is now on-line.

Naiara Rodriguez Florez was awarded the ESB Student Travel Award to present her work entitled “Does the lacunar canalicular permeability of murine bone change with age?" at the European Society of Biomechanics.

January 2013
Dr. Max Vanleene's paper Therapeutic Impact of Low Amplitude High Frequency Whole Body Vibrations on the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Mouse Bone was accepted into Bone.

Dr. Shefelbine has now moved to Northeastern University (Boston, USA) as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. She will maintain her contacts and ties with Imperial as she transitions.

November 2012
Congratulations to Naiara Rodriguez whose paper Insight into difference in nanoindentation properties of bone was accepted into J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. Pubmed Link

Dr. Max Vanleene is now a father. Welcome to his new son Yukiyori!

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