News News stories 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, ±¬ÁÏTV and Ansys, and Chloe Techens, University of Bologna and National Center for Spine Disorders, have successfully defended their PhD theses. 31 March 2022 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. 1 August 2021 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. 7 June 2021 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. 5 June 2021 Search 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. 1 June 2021 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. 1 March 2021 Modelathon 2020 On 12 - 15 January, three Spinner fellows (Jennifer Fayad, Cameron James and Marco Sensale) spent an intense week in Sheffield for a non-standard workshop: Modelathon. 1 February 2020 Spinner Public Engagement and Media Training event A blog about the Spinner Public Engagement and Media Training event, hosted by the ±¬ÁÏTV, written by Cameron James, ESR6. 17 January 2020 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. 1 November 2019 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »