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Ryan Roeder

Associate Professor

Education: Ph.D. Materials Engineering - Purdue University, 1999

Research Interests: Biomaterials, Bone Mechanics, Nanoparticles, Orthopaedics, Processing, Scaffolds

Email: rroeder@nd.edu

Phone: 574.631.7003

Office: 148 Multidisc. Research Bldg

Personal Website: www.nd.edu/~rroeder/

Research Website: www.nd.edu/~amebio/faculty/roeder.html

Dr. Roeder leads efforts in biomaterials, biomechanics, and materials engineering research and education.  His research is broadly aimed at the study of processing-structure-property relationships in synthetic biomaterials and biological tissues, especially mineralized tissues (bone and teeth).  Specific research projects, including those described below, have been supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the State of Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund, and private corporations.  Dr. Roeder’s research group is multidisciplinary, including students with backgrounds in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, bioengineering, chemical engineering and chemistry.

Selected Publications

  • J.M. Deuerling, D.J. Rudy, G.L. Niebur and R.K. Roeder, “Improved accuracy of cortical bone mineralization measured by polychromatic micro-computed tomography using a novel high mineral density composite calibration phantom,” Med. Phys., 37 [9] 5138-5145 (2010). doi:10.1118/1.3480507
  • R.J. Kane, W. Yue, J.J. Mason and R.K. Roeder, “Improved fatigue life of acrylic bone cements reinforced with zirconia fibers,” J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., 3 [7] 504-511 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2010.05.007
  • R.K. Roeder, “A Paradigm for the Integration of Biology in Materials Science and Engineering,” JOM, 62 [7] 49-55 (2010). doi:10.1007/s11837-010-0108-5
  • Z. Zhang, R.D. Ross and R.K. Roeder, “Preparation of functionalized gold nanoparticles as a targeted X-ray contrast agent for damaged bone tissue,” Nanoscale, 2 [4] 582-586 (2010). doi:10.1039/b9nr00317g
  • M.D. Landrigan, J.C. Flatley, T.L. Turnbull, J.J. Kruzic, J.L. Ferracane, T.J. Hilton and R.K. Roeder, “Detection of dentinal cracks using contrast-enhanced micro-computed tomography,” J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., 3 [2] 223-227 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2009.10.003
  • G.L. Converse, T.L. Conrad, C.H. Merrill and R.K. Roeder, “Hydroxyapatite whisker reinforced polyetherketoneketone bone ingrowth scaffolds,” Acta Biomaterialia, 6 [3] 856-863 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2009.08.004
  • R.K. Roeder, S.M. Smith, T.L. Conrad, N.J. Yanchak, C.H. Merrill and G.L. Converse, “Porous and Bioactive PEEK Implants for Interbody Spinal Fusion,” Adv. Mater. Process., 167 [10] 46-48 (2009). doi:10.1361/amp16710p37
  • G.L. Converse, T.L. Conrad and R.K. Roeder, “Mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite whisker reinforced polyetherketoneketone composite scaffolds,” J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., 2 [6] 627-635 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2009.07.002
  • J.M. Deuerling, W. Yue, A.A. Espinoza Orías and R.K. Roeder, “Specimen-specific multiscale model for the anisotropic elastic constants of human cortical bone,” J. Biomechanics, 42 [13] 2061-2067 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.06.002
  • M.D. Landrigan and R.K. Roeder, “Systematic error in mechanical measures of damage during four-point bending fatigue of cortical bone,” J. Biomechanics, 42 [9] 1212-1217 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.03.016
  • A.A. Espinoza Orías, J.M. Deuerling, M.D. Landrigan, J.E. Renaud and R.K. Roeder, “Anatomic variation in the elastic anisotropy of cortical bone tissue in the human femur,” J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., 2 [3] 255-263 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2008.08.005
  • R.J. Kane, G.L. Converse and R.K. Roeder, “Effects of the reinforcement morphology on the fatigue properties of hydroxyapatite reinforced polymers,” J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., 1 [3] 261-268 (2008). doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2008.01.004
  • R.K. Roeder, G.L. Converse, R.J. Kane and W. Yue, “Hydroxyapatite Reinforced Polymer Biocomposites for Synthetic Bone Substitutes,” JOM, 60 [3] 38-45 (2008). doi:10.1007/s11837-008-0030-2
  • H. Leng, X. Wang, R.D. Ross, G.L. Niebur and R.K. Roeder, “Micro-computed tomography of fatigue microdamage in cortical bone using a barium sulfate contrast agent,” J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., 1 [1] 68-75 (2008). doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2007.06.002
  • X. Wang, D.B. Masse, H. Leng, K.P. Hess, R.D. Ross, R.K. Roeder and G.L. Niebur, “Detection of trabecular bone microdamage by micro-computed tomography,” J. Biomechanics, 40 [15] 3397-3403 (2007). doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.05.009
  • G.L. Converse, W. Yue and R.K. Roeder, “Processing and tensile properties of hydroxyapatite-whisker-reinforced polyetheretherketone,” Biomaterials, 28 [6] 927-935 (2007). doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.10.031
  • W. Yue and R.K. Roeder, “Micromechanical model for hydroxyapatite whisker reinforced polymer biocomposites,” J. Mater. Res., 21 [8] 2136-2145 (2006). doi:10.1557/JMR.2006.0263
  • R.K. Roeder, G.L. Converse, H. Leng and W. Yue, “Kinetic Effects on Hydroxyapatite Whiskers Synthesized by the Chelate Decomposition Method,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 89 [7] 2096-2104 (2006). doi:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.01067.x
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