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Spinner Fellow Chloe Techens celebrates the successful defence of her PhD thesis with friends, flowers and cake
Spinner Fellow Chloe Techens celebrates the successful defence of her PhD thesis with friends, flowers and cake

Two Spinner Fellows Successfully Defend Their PhDs Theses

In March, two Spinner Fellows, Marco Sensale, University of ºù«Ӱҵ and Ansys, and Chloe Techens, University of Bologna and National Center for Spine Disorders, have successfully defended their PhD theses.
Spinner fellow Denata Syla presenting her virtual poster.
Spinner fellow Denata Syla presenting her virtual poster.

Spinner fellows present posters at the 'Tissue and Cell Engineering Society' (TCES) 2021 virtual conference

Spinner fellows, Denata Syla and José Rodrigues, attended the 'Tissue and Cell Engineering Society' (TCES 2021) virtual conference, on 6 - 7 July.
Experimental workflow of the study.
Experimental workflow of the study. The arrow represents the applied load and the resulting moment M.

Testing the impact of discoplasty

An in vitro study testing the impact of discoplasty on the biomechanics of the intervertebral disc with simulated degeneration.
Definition of virtual 3D geometry from a CT scan.
Definition of virtual 3D geometry from a CT scan.

Complicated postoperative flat back deformity correction

A case report for the complicated postoperative flat back deformity correction with the aid of virtual and 3D printed anatomical models.
Spinner training event 3 montage

Spinner’s third training event

At the end of April, Spinner held its third training event. In response to the current travel restrictions, this was held online, over five mornings.
Pedicle screw fixation

Patient-specific finite element models of posterior pedicle screw fixation: effect of screw’s size and geometry

Pedicle screw fixation is extensively performed to treat spine injuries. Post-operative complications can lead to back pain or revisions. Finite element models could predict the outcomes of surgeries and test the effect of different screw’s sizes.
Participants with some of the organisers at the closing of the workshop.

Modelathon 2020

On 12 - 15 January, three Spinner fellows (Jennifer Fayad, Cameron James and Marco Sensale) spent an intense week in ºù«Ӱҵ for a non-standard workshop: Modelathon.
Spinner fellows with Dr Enrico Dall'Ara

Spinner Public Engagement and Media Training event

A blog about the Spinner Public Engagement and Media Training event, hosted by the University of ºù«Ӱҵ, written by Cameron James, ESR6.
RBF Morph logo

RBF Morph joins Spinner as a partner

Spinner is pleased to announce that RBF Morph has joined the project as a partner. RBF Morph are pioneers in providing reliable and high-performance mesh-morphing based technology for CAE multiphysics modelling and optimisation.