Rapoff receives grant, publishes

Andrew Rapoff, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, recently received a grant from Medtronic Sofamor Danek to support his proposal, "Biomechanical Load Sharing Study: Atlantis ACP, Premier ACP and GAPP Graft Containment Device." This research involves determining the compressive load sharing characteristics of bone grafts and plates used in cervical spine surgeries.

In addition, Rapoff and colleagues Jinhua Huang of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and Raphael Haftka of the University of Florida recently published a paper, "Attracting Cracks for Arrestment in Bone-Like Composites," in the journal Materials & Design.