Professor Mike Swain
Professor
Biomaterial Sciences,
Faculty of Dentistry
Phone: +61 2 9351 1814
Fax: +61 2 9351 1815
Email: mswain@usyd.edu.au
C12 - Faculty of Dentistry
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia
Faculty Titles and Offices
Teaching Areas
Research Interests
- Biomaterials
- Dental materials
- Advanced ceramics
- Nano-indentation
- Mechanics of the mandible
- Mechanical properties of teeth and bone
Selected Publications
- Mahoney E, Rohanizadeh R, Ismail F, Kilpatrick N, Swain M. Mechanical properties and microstructure of hypomineralised enamel of permanent teeth. Biomaterials. 2004; 25:5091-100
- Darendeliler M, Kharbanda O, Chan E, Srivicharnkul P, Rex T, Swain M, Jones A, Petocz P. Root resorption and its association with alterations in physical properties, mineral contents and resorption craters in human premolars following application of light and heavy controlled orthodontic forces. Orthodontics & craniofacial research. 2004; 7:79-97
- Higgs W, Lucksanasombool P, Higgs R, Swain M. Evaluating acrylic and glass-inomer cement strength using the biaxial flexure test. Biomaterials. 2003; 22 (2001):1583-1590
- Appleyard R, Burkhardt D, Ghosh P, Read R, Cake M, Swain M, Murrell G. Topographical analysis of the structural, biochemical and dynamic biomechanical properties of cartilage in an ovine model of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis And Cartilage. 2003; 11:65-77
- Cake M, Appleyard R, Read R, Ghosh P, Swain M, Murrell G. Topical administration of the nitric axide donor glyceryl trinitrate modifies the structural and biomechanical properties of ovine articular cartilage. Osteoarthritis And Cartilage. 2003; 11:872-878
- Lucksanasombool P, Higgs W, Ignat M, Higgs R, Swain M. Comparison of failure characteristics of a range of cancellous bone-bone cement composites. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 2003; 64a:93-104
- Lucksanasombool P, Higgs W, Higgs R, Swain M. Interfacial fracture toughness between bovine cortical bone and cements. Biomaterials. 2003; 24:1159-1166
- Appleyard R, Burkhardt D, Ghosh P, Read R, Cake M, Swain M, Murrell G. Topographical analysis of the structural, biochemical and dynamic biomechanical properties of cartilage in an ovine model of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis And Cartilage. 2003; 11:65-77
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