Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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Address: c/o Biomed Engineering, PO 245084 Tucson AZ 85724
or Orthopaedic Res Lab
PO Box 245194
Tucson, AZ 85724-5194
Phone: 520-626-6094
E-Mail: szivek@email.arizona.edu

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Research Interests

Current Projects
Synthetic Scaffold Development to Support Cartilage Tissue
Adipose Tissue Derived Stem Cells for Cartilage Tissue Engineering
Implantable Load Sensing Systems
Implantable Transmitter System Development
Accelerated Cell Alignment through Cyclic Loading of Cells
Cell Sorting to Concentrate Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering

Selected Publications

Szivek JA, Margolis DS, Garrison BK, Nelson E, Vaidyanathan RK, Deyoung DW. Jan 2005. TGF-beta1-enhanced TCP-coated sensate scaffolds can detect bone bonding. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater,2005 Jan 28;

Margolis DS, Lien YH, Lai LW, Szivek JA. May 2004. Bilateral symmetry of biomechanical properties in mouse femora. Med Eng Phys, 26:349-53

Szivek JA, Nelson ER, Hajdu SD, Yablonski K, DeYoung DW. Mar 2004. Transforming growth factor-beta1 accelerates bone bonding to a blended calcium phosphate ceramic coating: a dose-response study. J Biomed Mater Res A, 68:537-43

Fernandez MM, Szivek JA, Margolis DS. Aug 2003. Evaluation of a new CPC-to-gauge bonding technique with the use of in vitro fluid flow. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater, 66:514-9