Tabitha Derr

• Ph.D. Student, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
• B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Geneva College, 2018

Email: td627@drexel.edu

Research Focus: Additive manufacturing of 3D printing of PEEK and PEKK, retrieval analysis of patellas and other orthopaedic components, porous structure 3D printing.

Paul DeSantis

• Ph.D. Student, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
• B.S. / M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, 2020

Email: pmd67@drexel.edu

Research Focus: Biocompatibility testing of 3D printed materials, bacterial adhesion analysis, orthopaedic material characterization.

Abigail Tetteh

• Ph.D. Student, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
• M.S., Bioengineering, Temple University, 2020
• B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2017

Email: aat96@drexel.edu

Research Focus: Investigating optimal print parameters for Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) printing of Fibertuff and characterizing its mechanical properties to develop 3d printed synthetic bone for treating critical size bone defects. FFF printing with soluble support materials and analyzing the interaction with low temperature polymers. Retrieval analysis of hip and knee implants. Using 3d printing to develop models for surgical training.

M.S. Thesis: Improving biodegradable polymers to enhance osteointegration and antibacterial property for orthopedic applications

Aliza Rabinowitz

• Ph.D. Student, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2021

Email: ar3765@drexel.edu

Research Focus: Investigate mechanical and thermal properties of carbon fiber reinforced polymers that have been additively manufactured. These include CF-ABS, CF-Nylon, CF-PEKK, and CF-PEEK. Additive manufacturing of implantable medical devices such as spinal cages and fracture fixation plates. Mechanical characterization of these components and comparison to traditionally manufactured counterparts.

Shabnam Aslani

• Ph.D. Student, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
• M.S., Biomedical Engineering - Biomaterials, Iran University of Science & Technology, 2016
• B.S., Materials Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, 2013