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A. U. Daniels PhD

Professor, Univ. Basel Faculty of Medicine

Basel, Switzerland

Professional summary

Materials scientist by training. Have worked full-time in surgery-related r&d and teaching (biomechanics, biomaterials, biocalorimetry) since 1971, mostly in academia.

Specialties and Interests

  • Biomechanics, 
  • Biomaterials, 
  • Biothermodynamics, 
  • Skeletal System Implants, 
  • Tissue Mechanics, 
  • Microcalorimetry, 
  • Biocalorimetry

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Education

Universities

University of Utah

PhD, Materials Science (Metallurgy)
1961 to 1965

Licenses/Certifications

Professional Engineer

1979
Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) State of California, 1979-present. Certificate MF3048 (Manufacturing Engineering)

Experience

Professor for Experimental Surgery

University of Basel Faculty of Medicine
2003 to present
I head the Laboratory of Biomechanics and Biocalorimetry, and also teach courses in skeletal tissue mechanics, skeletal implant materials and skeletal implant devices to medical, graduate and post-graduate students.

Honors and Awards

G.T. Wilhelm Endowed Professorship

Univ. Tennessee Faculty of Medicine, Memphis TN
1995
Purpose was to allow me to establish and direct the Orthopedic Research Laboratories, and establish a basic science education program for orthopedic surgery residents for U. Tenn. - Campbell Clinic Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery

7 Patents

U.S. Patent Office
Patents for various metal-ceramic and polymer-ceramic composite materials.

Memberships

Associate Member

Amer. Acad. of Orthopedic Surgeons
1988 to 2009
Associate membership is by invitation, and is for non-surgeons involved in research or related non-surgical clinical practice.

Founding Member

Society for Biomaterials (USA)
1974 to 2009
Founding member (1974) and since 1990, Assistant Editor of the Society's J. Biomedical Materials Research, Part B, Applied Biomaterials

Publications

Articles

"Isothermal micro-nano calorimetry--a new method for MIC determinations: results for 12 antibiotics and reference strains of E. coli and S. aureus."

BMC Microbiology
Vol. 9:106 - 2009;

"Early detection of aging cartilage and osteoarthritis in mice and patient samples using atomic force microscopy"

Nature Nanotechnology
Vol. online0209 - 2009;

"A comparison between (3H)-thymidine incorporation and isothermal microcalorimetry for the assessment of antigen-induced lymphocyte proliferation"

Immunological Investigations
Vol. 38 - 1 2009; 65-75

"Adhesion of Streptococcus sanguinis to glass surfaces can be measured by isothermal microcalorimetry (IMC)"

J. Biomed. Materials Res.
Vol. 85B - 2008; 42-49

"Silver Coordination Compounds as Light-Stable, Nano-Structured and Anti-Bacterial Coatings for Dental Implant and Restorative Materials,"

J. Materials Chemistry
Vol. 18 - 2008; 5359-5362

"Rapid MSSA-MRSA differentiation and MIC determinations by isothermal microcalorimetry"

J. Clinical Microbiology
Vol. 46 - 6 2008; 2083-2087

"Isothermal microcalorimetry - a novel method for detection of microbial contamination in platelet products"

Transfusion
Vol. 47 - 9 2007; 1643-1650

"Pre-cultivation of engineered human nasal cartilage enhances the mechanical properties relevant for use in facial reconstructive surgery"

Annals of Surgery
Vol. 244 - 6 2006; 978-985

"Use of Hydrodynamic Forces to Engineer Cartilaginous Tissues Resembling the Non-Uniform Structure and Function of Meniscus"

Biomaterials
Vol. 35 - 2006; 5927-5934

"Pulsatile dynamic stiffness of cartilage-like materials and use of agarose gels to validate mechanical methods and models"

J. Biomed. Materials Res.
Vol. 78B - 2 2006; 347-357

Books

The Well-Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty: Theory and Practice

Extreme differences in properties of successful bone cements
Springer-Verlag
Berlin, Germany
2005
ISBN-10 3-540-24197-3

Biomaterials and Bioengineering Handbook

In Vitro and In Vivo Degradation Studies of Absorbable Poly¬(ortho esters)
Marcel Dekker, Inc.
New York NY USA
2000

Mechanical Testing of Bone and the Bone-Implant Interface

Testing Intervertebral Stability After Spinal Fixation
CRC Press
Boca Raton FL USA
1999

Curriculum Vitae

Disclosure or Conflict of Interest

A. U. Daniels PhD has nothing to disclose

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