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Marcello Papini
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Latest papers
A biomechanical evaluation of wired sternal fixation augmented with a bio-active adhesive using full coverage and spot welds.
Medical engineering & physics · 2026
Erosion resistance and large-scale de-icing capability of quasicrystalline — tungsten carbide composite coatings deposited via high velocity oxy fuel thermal spray
Surface and Coatings Technology · 2026
Abrasive slurry jet focusing using a shadow mask for the micromachining of helical channels
Journal of Manufacturing Processes · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $602,438
Development of a Proprietary, Glass-Based Adhesive for Sternal Fixation and Stabilisation.
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
From the 150 most recent of 247 publications.
A biomechanical evaluation of wired sternal fixation augmented with a bio-active adhesive using full coverage and spot welds.
Al-Abassi A, Deignan E, Brandon S, Towler M, Papini M, Bougherara H
Erosion resistance and large-scale de-icing capability of quasicrystalline — tungsten carbide composite coatings deposited via high velocity oxy fuel thermal spray
Qimeng Yang, Kamran Alasvand Zarasvand, Soumya Sobhan Dash, Marcello Papini, Yu Zou, Fadhel Ben Ettouil, Ali Dolatabadi, Kevin Golovin
Abrasive slurry jet focusing using a shadow mask for the micromachining of helical channels
Mohammad Ali Nasiri, Marcello Papini
Ex vivo biomechanical analysis of adhesive augmented sternal fixation at 2 hours post-application, in a sheep model, using a proprietary glass polyalkenoate cement
Emily Deignan, Scott C.E. Brandon, Marcello Papini, Mark R. Towler
Modeling abrasive slurry jet machined micro-channel topography on curved surfaces
Mohammad Ali Nasiri, Marcello Papini
Abrasive slurry jet machining of maskless helical micro-channels on rods: Process modeling using computational fluid dynamics
Mohammad Ali Nasiri, Tarek Dehbi, Marcello Papini
Streamlined numerical modeling of solid particle impacts and erosion using a fully eulerian technique: An experimentally validated comparison to Lagrangian and meshfree methods
John Magliaro, Marcello Papini
Erosion modeling of epoxy composites reinforced with angular particulate alumina: A surface evolution approach
Mohammad Mahdi Nekahi, Behrad Amin Javaheri, Marcello Papini
Shadow and Contact Masks for Abrasive Slurry Jet Micro-Machining of Planar Areas with Uniform Depth
Majid Moghaddam, Marcello Papini
Erosion Modeling of Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Angular Particulate Alumina: A Surface Evolution Approach
Mohammad Mahdi Nekahi, Behrad Amin Javaheri, Marcello Papini
Development of a Proprietary, Glass-Based Adhesive for Sternal Fixation and Stabilisation.
Principal investigators: Towler, Mark R
Keywords: Glass Polyalkenoate Cement; Sternal Fixation; Sternotomy
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Mohit Bhandari and Emil Schemitsch: 178 shared papers
- Emil Schemitsch and James Waddell: 95 shared papers
- Mitchell Winemaker and Justin De Villiers De Beer: 66 shared papers
- Paul Zalzal and Marcello Papini: 45 shared papers
- Emil Schemitsch and Habiba Bougherara: 41 shared papers
- Mark Towler and Marcello Papini: 40 shared papers
- Paul Zalzal and Emil Schemitsch: 33 shared papers
- Paul Zalzal and Mark Towler: 26 shared papers
- Emil Schemitsch and Marcello Papini: 26 shared papers
- Mohit Bhandari and Mitchell Winemaker: 21 shared papers
- Mark Towler and Emil Schemitsch: 19 shared papers
- Mohit Bhandari and Justin De Villiers De Beer: 16 shared papers
- Scott Tsai and Marcello Papini: 14 shared papers
- Paul Zalzal and Justin De Villiers De Beer: 11 shared papers
- Justin De Villiers De Beer and Marcello Papini: 9 shared papers
- Paul Zalzal and Kamran Behdinan: 8 shared papers
- Paul Zalzal and Ziad Saghir: 8 shared papers
- Kamran Behdinan and Ziad Saghir: 8 shared papers
- Kamran Behdinan and Marcello Papini: 8 shared papers
- Ziad Saghir and Marcello Papini: 8 shared papers
- Paul Zalzal and Habiba Bougherara: 6 shared papers
- Paul Zalzal and Mitchell Winemaker: 5 shared papers
- Habiba Bougherara and Marcello Papini: 5 shared papers
- Paul Zalzal and Mark Hurtig: 4 shared papers
- Mark Hurtig and Marcello Papini: 4 shared papers
- Mark Towler and Mark Hurtig: 3 shared papers
- Scott Brandon and Marcello Papini: 3 shared papers
- Paul Zalzal and Yunwei Li: 2 shared papers
- Mitchell Winemaker and Marcello Papini: 2 shared papers
- Mark Towler and Yunwei Li: 2 shared papers
- Emil Schemitsch and Yunwei Li: 2 shared papers
- Yunwei Li and Marcello Papini: 2 shared papers
- Mohit Bhandari and Scott Tsai: 1 shared paper
- Mohit Bhandari and James Waddell: 1 shared paper
- Mohit Bhandari and Marcello Papini: 1 shared paper
- Paul Zalzal and James Waddell: 1 shared paper
- Mark Towler and Scott Brandon: 1 shared paper
- Habiba Bougherara and Scott Brandon: 1 shared paper
- Yu Zou and Ali Dolatabadi: 1 shared paper
- Yu Zou and Marcello Papini: 1 shared paper
- Anthony Sinclair and Marcello Papini: 1 shared paper
- Ali Dolatabadi and Marcello Papini: 1 shared paper
- James Waddell and Marcello Papini: 1 shared paper
- Department of Surgery
- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
- Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
- Medical Imaging
- Department of Clinical Studies
- School of Engineering
- Other
Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Paul Zalzal
Department of Surgery
45 shared papers, latest 2023
Mark Towler
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
40 shared papers, latest 2024
Emil Schemitsch
Department of Surgery
26 shared papers, latest 2023
Scott Tsai
Medical Imaging
14 shared papers, latest 2023
Justin De Villiers De Beer
Department of Surgery
9 shared papers, latest 2008
Ziad Saghir
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
8 shared papers, latest 2008
Kamran Behdinan
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
8 shared papers, latest 2008
Habiba Bougherara
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
5 shared papers, latest 2026
Mark Hurtig
Department of Clinical Studies
4 shared papers, latest 2024
Scott Brandon
School of Engineering
3 shared papers, latest 2026
Mitchell Winemaker
Department of Surgery
2 shared papers, latest 2008
Yunwei Li
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2018
James Waddell
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2009
Yu Zou
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Anthony Sinclair
Division of Engineering Science
1 shared papers, latest 2003
Ali Dolatabadi
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Mohit Bhandari
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2004
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