Table of Contents

1. Principles of biomechanics and tissue regeneration
2. Histology and biomechanics of knee joint
3. Histology and biomechanics of cartilage
4. Cartilage tribology and friction coefficient
5. Cell biology and pathology of cartilage and meniscus
6. Structure, function, and biomechanics of meniscus cartilage
7. Knee joint abnormalities and cartilage osteoarthritis
8. Molecular imaging techniques for the knee
9. Radiographic techniques for imaging knee joint
10. Magnetic resonance imaging and biochemical markers of cartilage disease
11. Magnetic resonance imagingbased assessment of in vivo cartilage biomechanics
12. Compositional magnetic resonance imaging techniques for the evaluation of knee cartilage
13. Ultrashort echo time magnetic resonance imaging of knee joint components and correlation with biomechanics
14. 3D geometric analysis of the knee with magnetic resonance imaging
15. 3D designing and imaging process of the human knee joint: a review
16. Three-dimensional finite element modeling of human knee joint
17. 3D inverse finite element modeling
18. Boltzmann lattice and off-lattice modeling
19. Constitutive models of cartilage tissue
20. Musculoskeletal modeling and biomechanics of the knee joint
21. In vivo models of human articular cartilage mechanosensitivity
22. A technical study on the design of electric bicycles: applications in intervention programs
23. Cartilage and knee joint biomechanics
24. Mechanical principle of fracture fixations
25. Mechanical testing for cartilages
26. Development of three-dimensional printed biocompatible materials for cartilage replacement
27. Development of 3D-printed biocompatible materials for tendons substitution
28. Stimuli-responsive hydrogels: cutting-edge platforms for cartilage tissue engineering
29. Development of 3D-printed biocompatible materials for meniscus substitution
30. Development of 3D-printed biocompatible materials for bone substitution
31. Advanced biocompatible polymers for cartilage tissue engineering
32. Biochemical and mechanical properties of polyethylene in total knee arthroplasty
33. Kinematics, kinetics, and forces of the knee joint during walking
34. Coating materials for artificial knee joint components
35. Biomechanical analysis of artificial knee joint components
36. Biomechanical and bioelasticity analysis of the hypermobile knee
37. Biomechanical principles of exercise prescription in knee rehabilitation
38. Recent trends for knee articular cartilage repair
39. Surgical approaches to total knee arthroplasty
40. Frontier advances on biomechanical therapies
41. Biomimetic composite scaffolds for meniscus repair: recent progress and future outlook
42. Life cycle analysis of knee joint replacement implants

About the Author

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. Fulufhelo Nemavhola, In addition to being a registered professional engineer (PrEng) with the Engineering Council of South Africa, Fulufhelo is also a Chartered Engineer (CEng) registered with Engineering Council of the United Kingdom (ECUK). Fulu was awarded a Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) degree in by the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2009, Fulufhelo completed an MSc (Mechanical Engineering) degree under supervision of Prof Botef. Fulu's interest in academic research then steered him to pursue a doctorate from the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of the University of Cape Town in December 2010. The PhD degree was studied under the supervision of: Prof. Thomas Franz, Prof. Neil Davies and Dr. Laura Dubuis. His research looks into remodeling the heart post myocardial infarction. Dr. Thomas is the Vice-Chancellor and a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he serves as the Director of the School of Energy Materials at the same institution. Dr. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, covering polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnological, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly contributed to the development of new materials in the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, Lorient, France.

Dr. Hanna J. Maria is a Senior Researcher at the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. She previously held postdoctoral research positions at the Centre for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan, the Centre RAPSODEE, IMT Mines, Albi, France, and the Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Dr. Maria has published 20 articles and 10 book chapters, and co-edited 4 books. Her research has focused on natural rubber composites and their blends, thermoplastic composites, lignin, nanocellulose, bio-nanocomposites, nanocellulose, rubber-based composites and nanocomposites, and hybrid nanocomposites.