Cartilage Tissue and Knee Joint Biomechanics: Fundamentals, Characterization and Modelling

Amirsadegh Rezazadeh Nochehdehi is currently an academic staff member at the University of South Africa (UNISA). He is also a PhD fellow at the Biomechanics Research Group, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DMIE), University of South Africa (UNISA), Johannesburg, South Africa. He graduated from Materials and Biomaterials Research Center, Iran (MSc) with a degree in Biomedical Engineering – Division of Biomaterials in 2017. He also graduated from Karaj Branch of Islamic Azad University, Iran (BSc) with a degree in Materials and Metallurgy Engineering – division of Industrial Metallurgy in 2012. As a research scholar, he has worked in polymer nanocomposites for tissue regeneration applications at International and Inter-University Center for Nano-science and Nano-technology (IIUCNN) in Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU),Kerala, India, in 2018. He also worked in magneto-metallic alloy nanoparticles at Nanotechnology Research Center at University of Zululand, South Africa as visiting research in 2017. In addition, he was a quality and safety engineer inspector while worked at Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operation Company (TUSROC) for a period of 5 years. His scientific research is in Metallurgy and Materials Design, Advanced Materials, Hydrogen Storage Materials, Nano-science and Nano-technology, Nanomedicine, Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, Magnetic Nanoparticles, Magnetic Nano-Alloys, Magnetic Hyperthermia, Biomedical Science and Engineering, bio-materials, Biomechanics, Mechanics of Tissue, and Regenerative Medicine.

Prof. Fulufhelo Nemavhola is a distinguished scholar renowned for his extensive expertise in biomechanics, computational mechanics, and medical device design. He has authored and co-authored over 80 accredited journal and conference papers. Prof. Nemavhola's research interests encompass soft tissue mechanics, medical device design, and the development of wearable sensor technologies for healthcare and sports applications. In addition to his academic achievements, he holds significant executive management experience within higher education institutions and currently leads research, innovation, and third-stream income efforts at DUT. He is dedicated to advancing research and technology solutions contributing to societal development, particularly in under-resourced environments.

Sabu Thomas is the chairman at the Trivandrum Engineering Science and Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) and the former vice chancellor at the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also the director at the School of Energy Materials, the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Prof. Thomas is also the former director at the School of Chemical Sciences and the founder of the School of Polymer Science and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas’s research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas’s research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.

Hanna J. Maria is a Senior Researcher at the School of Energy Materials and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her research focusses on natural rubber composites and their blends, thermoplastic composites, lignin, nanocellulose, bionanocomposites, nanocellulose, rubber-based composites and nanocomposites.