Faculty profile
Nikolas Knowles
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Research
Latest papers
The future of DXA: How AI is transforming bone health diagnostics.
Journal of microscopy · 2026
Design and validation of a perfusion bioreactor for long-term human bone explant culture.
JBMR plus · 2026 · senior author
More knee pain, less hip and ankle joint power: The relationship between knee osteoarthritis pain and joint power
Journal of Biomechanics · 2025
Latest funding
- $150,000
Electromechanical Test Frame and Non-Contact System for Full-Field Measurement of Joint Tissues
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $74,000
Advanced Quantitative Imaging and Experimental Testing for Multi-Scale Computational Bone Evaluation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $12,500
Advanced Quantitative Imaging and Experimental Testing for Multi-Scale Computational Bone Evaluation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
4 publications.
The future of DXA: How AI is transforming bone health diagnostics.
Shakeri M, Hosseini SM, Knowles N, Jamil F, Haghparast M, Darvish L
Design and validation of a perfusion bioreactor for long-term human bone explant culture.
Zojaji M, Pageau AG, Maluckov T, Eichwalder J, Peskova M, Smith C, Athwal GS, Gorbet M, Ferreira LM, Knowles N
More knee pain, less hip and ankle joint power: The relationship between knee osteoarthritis pain and joint power
Currie DJ, Grad D, Webster K, Liu H, Acker S, Knowles N, Maly MR
Use it or lose it: The relationship between two image-based biomarkers in better understanding osteoarthritis progression in the wrist.
Straatman L, Norman E, Knowles N, Walton D, Suh N, Lalone E
Electromechanical Test Frame and Non-Contact System for Full-Field Measurement of Joint Tissues
Principal investigators: Knowles, Nikolas
Keywords: Biomaterials; Biomechanical testing; Bone; Cadavers; Computational modelling; Digital image correlation; Electromechanical test frame; Joint tissues; Materials characterization; Orthopaedic devices
Advanced Quantitative Imaging and Experimental Testing for Multi-Scale Computational Bone Evaluation
Principal investigators: Knowles, Nikolas
Keywords: computed tomography; finite element analysis; bone; biomechanics; fatigue; digital volume correlation; cadaver; animal model; micro ct; biaxial loading
Advanced Quantitative Imaging and Experimental Testing for Multi-Scale Computational Bone Evaluation
Principal investigators: Knowles, Nikolas
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- David Walton and Emily Lalone: 2 shared papers
- Monica Maly and Stacey Acker: 1 shared paper
- Monica Maly and Nikolas Knowles: 1 shared paper
- David Walton and Nikolas Knowles: 1 shared paper
- Maud Gorbet and Nikolas Knowles: 1 shared paper
- Emily Lalone and Nikolas Knowles: 1 shared paper
- Stacey Acker and Nikolas Knowles: 1 shared paper
- Kinesiology
- Kinesiology and Health Sciences
- School of Physical Therapy
- Mechanical and Materials Engineering
- Systems Design Engineering
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.
Monica Maly
Kinesiology
1 shared papers, latest 2025
David Walton
School of Physical Therapy
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Maud Gorbet
Systems Design Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Emily Lalone
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Stacey Acker
Kinesiology
1 shared papers, latest 2025
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