John B. Brunski, Ph.D.

  Professor, Biomedical Engineering
   

Selected Publications

Book Chapters: Invited and Contributed

1. J.B. Brunski, "Design of a Transducer for Measuring In Vivo Forces on Endosseous Dental Implants," in Advances in Biomaterials, 3 (eds. G.D. Winter, D.F. Gibbons and H. Plenk), John Wiley & Sons, U.K., pp. 347-353 (1982)
 
2. J.B. Brunski, A.F. Moccia, Jr., S.R. Pollack, E. Korostoff and D. Trachtenberg, "Investigations of the Surfaces of Retrieved Endosseous Dental Implants of Commercially Pure Titanium," in Titanium and Its Alloys for Surgical Implants, ASTM Special Technical Publication #796 (H.A. Luckey and F. Kubli, eds.), pp. 189?205 (1983)
 
3. J.A. Hipp, J.B. Brunski, M.S. Shephard and G.V.B. Cochran, "Finite Element Models of Implants in Bone: Interfacial Assumptions," in Biomechanics: Current Interdisciplinary Research (S.M Perren and E. Schneider, eds.), Martinuus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 447-452 (1983)
 
4. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, "Tooth and Jaw, Biomechanics of," in Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, Vol. 4 (J.G. Webster, ed.), John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. 2776?2788 (1988)
 
5. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, "The Influence of Force, Motion, and Related Quantities on the Response of Bone to Implants," in Non-Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty (R. Fitzgerald, Jr., ed.), Raven Press Ltd., New York, pp. 7?21 (1988)
 
6. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, J.A. Hipp and G.V.B. Cochran, "The Influence of Biomechanical Factors at the Tissue-Biomaterial Interface," in Biomedical Materials and Devices, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 110 (J.S. Hanker and B.L. Giammara, Eds.), Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh PA, pp. 505-15 (1989)
 
7. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, "The Influence of Biomechanical Factors at the Bone-Biomaterial Interface," in The Bone-Biomaterial Interface (J.E. Davies, ed.), University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada, pp. 391-405 (1991)
 
8. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, "Prosthetic Alloys,"  McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill Professional Book Group, NY, p. 404 (1992)
 
9. [Invited Keynote] J.B. Brunski, "Loadings on Implants and Interfacial Stress Transfer," in Tissue Integration in Oral, Orthopaedic and Maxillofacial Reconstruction (W.R. Laney and D.E. Tolman, eds.), Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., pp. 108-124 (1992)
 
10. J.Taylor, J.B. Brunski, S.J. Hoshaw, G.V.B. Cochran and K.W. Higuchi, "Interfacial Bond Strengths of Ti-6Al-4V and HA-Coated Ti-6Al-4V Implants in Cortical Bone," in Tissue Integration in Oral, Orthopaedic and Maxillofacial Reconstruction (W.R. Laney and D.E. Tolman, eds.), Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., pp. 125-132 (1992)
 
11. S.J. Hoshaw, J.B. Brunski, G.V.B. Cochran and K.W. Higuchi, "Bone Modeling and Remodeling Around Control and Axially-Loaded Fixtures in Canine Tibiae," in Tissue Integration in Oral, Orthopaedic and Maxillofacial Reconstruction (W.R. Laney and D.E. Tolman, eds.), Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., pp. 275-280 (1992)
 
12. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, R.E. Baier and R.M. Pilliar, "Consensus Panel Reports: Basic Science Consensus Panel," in Tissue Integration in Oral, Orthopaedic and Maxillofacial Reconstruction (W.R. Laney and D.E. Tolman, eds.), Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., pp. 381-384 (1992)
 
13. [Invited] J.B. Brunski and R. Skalak, "Biomechanical Considerations for Osseointegrated Fixtures," in Advanced Osseointegration Surgery:  Applications in the Maxillofacial Region (P. Worthington and P.-I. Brånemark, eds.), Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., pp. 15-39 (1992)
 
14. M.B. Schmidt and J.B. Brunski, "In Vitro Cell Adhesion and Detachment Behavior for Various Biomaterial Substrates," in Tissue-Inducing Biomaterials, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Vol. 252 (L.G. Cima and E.S. Ron, Eds.) Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh PA, pp. 193-198 (1992)
 
15. K.C. Hinge and J.B. Brunski, "Teaching Computing in Context, Using the Computer as `Tool',"  Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Conference on University Programs in Computer-Aided Engineering, Design and Manufacturing (Proc. '91 UPCAEDM), Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, UT, pp. 66-71 (1991)
 
16. [Invited] J.B. Brunski and R. Skalak, "Biomechanics of Osseointegration and Dental Prostheses," in Osseointegration and Oral Rehabilitation (I. Naert, D. Van Steenberghe and P. Worthington, Eds.), Quintessence Publishing Co., Berlin, Chapter 7, pp. 133-156 (1993)
 
17. J.B Brunski, J.B. and Hoshaw, S.J. “Bone modeling and remodeling in relation to maintenance of attachment at bone-dental implant interfaces,”  in The Biological Basis of Tooth Eruption, Resorption, and Replacement by Implants. (Z. Davidovitch, Ed.) Harvard Society for the Advancement of Orthodontics, Boston, MA, pp. 667-680 (1994)
 
18. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, "Biomechanics of Dental Implants," in Endosseous Implants for Maxillofacial Reconstruction (M.S. Block and J.N. Kent, Eds.) W.B. Saunders, Inc., Phila. PA, pp. 13-22, (1995)
 
19. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, "Metals," in Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine (B.D. Ratner, A.S. Hoffman, F.J. Schoen, and Lemons, Eds.) Academic Press, Inc., NY, Chapter 2, section 2.2, pp. 37-50 (1996, revision in progress, 1999)

20. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, “Biomechanics of Dental Implants.” in Implants in Dentistry (Eds. M. Block, J.N. Kent and L.R. Guerra), W.B. Saunders Co., Phila. PA, pp. 63-71 (1997).
 
21. [Invited] J.B. Brunski and R. Skalak, “Biomechanical Considerations for Craniofacial Implants,” in Osseointegration In Craniofacial Reconstruction (P-I. Branemark and D.E. Tolman, Eds.) Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., Carol Stream, IL, Chapter 2, pp. 15-36 (1998).

22. [Invited] J. B. Brunski and J. M. Slack, “Orthodontic Loading of Implants: Biomechanical Considerations”, in Orthodontic Applications of Osseointegrated Implants (K.W. Higuchi, Ed.), Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., Carol Stream, IL, Chapter 5, pp. 89-108.

23. Brunski, J.B. “Biomechanics of the bone-dental implant interface: in vivo response to loading.”  To appear as a chapter in a book based on presentations at the 3rd Annual Indiana Conference, Bridging the Gap Between Dental and Orthopedic Implants, May 13-16, 1998, Indiana University School of Dentistry, In Press, 2000.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles and Extended (2000-word) Abstracts

1. J.B. Brunski, A.F. Moccia, Jr., S.R. Pollack, E. Korostoff and D. Trachtenberg, "The Influence of Functional Use of Endosseous Dental Implants on the Tissue-Implant Interface, Part I: Histological Aspects," J. Dent. Res. 58(10): 1953-1969 (1979)

2. J.B. Brunski, A.F. Moccia, Jr., S.R. Pollack, E. Korostoff and D. Trachtenberg, "The Influence of Functional Use of Endosseous Dental Implants on the Tissue-Implant Interface, Part II: Clinical Aspects," J.Dent. Res. 58(10): 1970-1980 (1979)

3. J.B. Brunski, V. Roth, N. Reddy and G.V.B. Cochran, “Finite Element Stress Analysis of a Contact Problem Pertaining to Formation of Pressure Sores," 1980 Advances in Bioengineering (V.C. Mow, ed.),  ASME Publication, pp. 53-56 (1980)

4. J.B. Brunski, N.P. Reddy, H. Patel, and G.V.B. Cochran, "Stress Distributions in a Loaded Buttock with Various Seat Cushions," 1980 Advances in Bioengineering (V.C. Mow, ed.), ASME Publication, pp. 97-100 (1980)

5. J.B. Brunski, "Methods for Measuring In Vivo Forces on Dental Implants During Experiments on the Biomechanics of Interface Tissue Response," 1981 Advances in Bioengineering (D.C. Viano, ed.), ASME Publication, pp. 185-188 (1981)

6. J.B. Brunski, N.P. Reddy, H. Patel, and G.V.B. Cochran, "Model Experiments to Study the Stress Distribution in a Seated Buttock," J. Biomechanics 15(7): 493-504 (1982)

7. R.B. Schock, J.B. Brunski and G.V.B. Cochran, "In Vivo Experiments on Pressure Sore Biomechanics: Stresses and Strains in Indented Tissues," 1982 Advances in Bioengineering (L.E. Thibault, ed.), ASME Publication, pp. 88-91 (1982)

8. J.B. Brunski, D.C. Hill and A. Moskowitz, "Stress Analysis of a Harrington Distraction Rod and the Relationship to Fatigue Fractures In Vivo," J. Biomechanical Eng. 105:101-107 (1983)

9. J.B. Brunski and J.A. Hipp, "In Vivo Forces on Endosteal Dental Implants: A Measurement System and Biomechanical Considerations," J. Prosth. Dent. 51(1):82-90 (1984)

10. J.B. Brunski and J.A. Hipp, "In Vivo Forces on Dental Implants:  Hard Wiring and Telemetry Methods," J. Biomech. 17(11):855?860 (1984)

11. J.B. Brunski, J.A. Hipp and M. El?Wakad, "Dental Implant Design:  Biomechanics and Interfacial Tissues," First Annual Symposium of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry Research Foundation ? Forefront '85, J. Oral Implantol. 12(3):365?375 (1986)

12. J.A. Hipp, J.B. Brunski and G.V.B. Cochran, "Method for Histological preparation of Bone sections Containing Titanium Implants," Stain Technology 62(4):247-252 (1987)

13. M. Ferguson-Pell, G.V.B. Cochran, V.R. Palmieri and J.B. Brunski, "Development of a Modular Cushion for Spinal Cord Injured Persons," J. Rehabilitation Research and Development 23(3):63-76 (1986)

14. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, "Biomaterials and Biomechanics in the Design of Dental Implants," Int. J. Oral Maxillofac. Implants 3:85?97 (1988)

15. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, "Biomechanics of Oral Implants:  Future Research Directions," J. Dent. Educ. 52(12):775-787 (1988) 

16. S.J. Hoshaw, J.B. Brunski and G.V.B. Cochran, "Pull-Out and Fatigue Failure of Bone-Dental Implant Interfaces," 1989 Biomechanics Symposium, AMD Vol. 98 (P.A. Torzilli and M.H. Friedman, eds.), ASME, NY, pp. 205-208 (1989)

17. S.J. Hoshaw, J.B. Brunski, G.V.B. Cochran and K.W. Higuchi, "Theories of Bone Modeling and Remodeling in Response to Mechanical Usage:  Experimental Investigation of an In Vivo Bone-Implant Interface," in 1990 Advances in Bioengineering (S.A. Goldstein, ed.), ASME, NY, pp. 391-394 (1990)

18. J.J. Elias and J.B. Brunski, "Finite Element Analysis of Load Distribution Among Dental Implants," 1991 Advances in Bioengineering, BED-Vol. 20 (R. Vanderby, Ed.) ASME, NY, pp. 155-158 (1991)

19. [Invited] J.B. Brunski, "Biomechanical Factors Affecting the Bone-Dental Implant Interface," Clin. Materials 10:153-201 (1992) 

20. J.J. Elias, J.S. Carollo, J.B. Brunski and H.A. Scarton, "Noninvasive Method for Measuring the Integrity of Implant-Tissue Interfaces," 1993 Bioengineering Conference, BED-Vol. 24, (Eds. N.A. Langrana, M.H. Friedman and E.S. Grood) ASME, NY, pp. 327-330 (1993)

21. R. Skalak, J.B. Brunski and M. Mendelson, "A Method for Calculating the Distribution of Vertical Forces Among Variable-Stiffness Abutments Supporting a Dental Prosthesis," 1993 Bioengineering Conference, BED-Vol. 24, (Eds. N.A. Langrana, M.H. Friedman and E.S. Grood) ASME, NY, pp. 347-350

22. [Invited] J.B. Brunski and K.C. Hinge, "Introduction to Engineering Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Core Course in Statics, Linear Algebra and Computing," in the section `Focus on Curriculum', 1993 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference Proceedings June 1993.

23. S.J. Hoshaw, J.B. Brunski and G.V.B. Cochran, "Mechanical Loading of Brånemark Fixtures Affects Interfacial Bone Modeling and Remodeling," Int. J. Oral Maxillofacial Implants 9:347-359, 1994.

24. J.B. Brunski, J.B. and Hurley, E. “Implant-supported partial prostheses: biomechanical analysis of failed cases” BED-Vol. 29, 1995 Bioengineering Conference (Eds. R.M. Hochmuth, N.A. Langrana and M.S. Hefzy), ASME, pp. 447-448, 1995.

25. A.B. Carr, Brunski, J.B. and Hurley, E.  “Effects of fabrication, finishing, and polishing procedures on preload in prostheses using conventional gold’ and plastic cylinders.”  Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 11:589-598, 1996.

26. J.J. Elias, Brunski, J.B. and H.A Scarton, “A dynamic modal testing technique for non-invasive assessment of bone-dental implant interfaces” Int. J. Oral Maxillofac Implants 11:728-734 (1996).

27. J.T. Edwards, J.B. Brunski, and K.W. Higuchi, “Mechanical and morphological investigation of the tensile strength of a bone-hydroxyapatite interface.”  J Biomed Mater Res 36:454-468 (1997).

28. W.E. Boyce, J.B. Brunski, M.M. Chen, K. Craig, J.A. Fairweather, J.W. Haus, Jr., J.A. Porter, Jr., and W. L. Siegmann, “Interactive multimedia modules in mathematics, engineering and science.” Computers in Physics 11:151-156 (1997). 

29. Prabhu, A.A. and Brunski, J.B. “Finite element analysis of a clinical case involving overload of an oral implant interface.”  BED-Vol. 35, 1997 Bioengineering Conference, ASME 1997, pp. 575-576.

30. Oyola, A. and Brunski, J.B. “Finite element simulation of debonding at an osseointegrated bone-dental implant interface.” BED-Vol. 35, 1997 Bioengineering Conference, ASME 1997, pp. 577-578.

31. Prabhu, A.A. and Brunski, J.B.   “An overload failure of a dental prosthesis: a 3D finite element nonlinear contact analysis.” BED-Vol. 36,  Advances in Bioengineering, ASME 1997, pp. 141-142.

32. Rangert, B, Sennerby, L and Brunski, J.B.  “Biologic prerequisites for fixation of titanium implants and biomechanical considerations for implant treatment planning.” Quintessence Dental Implantology 5:19-33 (1998).

33. Brunski, J.B. “Biomechanics and Tissue Reactions at the Bone-Dental Implant Interface – Part 3” Quintessence Dental Implantology 1999;6:11-24.

34. Brunski, J.B.  “In vivo bone response to biomechanical loading at the bone-dental implant interface.” Advances in Dental Research, 13:99-119 (1999)  (Presented at the 15th International Conference on Oral Biology, ICOB, ‘Oral Biology and Dental Implants’, June 28-July 1, 1998, Baveno Italy).

35. Brunski, J.B., Puleo, D.A., and Nanci, A. “Biomaterials and biomechanics of oral and maxillofacial implants: current status and future developments.” (invited critical review) Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants, 2000;15:15-46.

36. “Real time in vivo loading in the lumbar spine. Part 1: Interbody implant – load cell design and preliminary results.” Accepted Spring 2000, Spine. (Ledet, E.H., Sachs, B.L., Brunski, J.B., Gatto, C.E., and Donzelli, P.S.)•

 
 

 
 

 
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