AME - HydroxyApatite Porous PolyEtheretherketone for Orthopaedic Implants

HAPPE Spine LLC, is a medical device development company founded by Prof. Roeder that designs and commercializes innovative implants utilizing the patented HydroxyApatite Porous PolyEtheretherketone (HAPPE®) material platform. The HAPPE material platform is poised to disrupt not only the spinal implant market but also products across the entire orthopaedic market by overcoming the limitations of currently available materials. Students on this project will on projects supporting HAPPE Spine's commercialization of this platform, including preclinical research models, manufacturing process development and validation, and new product development .

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Name of research group, project, or lab
Roeder Lab
Logistics Information:
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Student ranks applicable
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Student qualifications

Engineering (preferred) or science background.  Understanding of mechanics and materials science.

Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours
3 credits / 12+ hours
Compensation
Research for Credit
Number of openings
2
Techniques learned

Biological, mechanical and microstructural characterization of composite materials and scaffolds. Manufacturing of composite materials.

Project start
Spring 2025
Contact Information:
Mentor
Ryan Roeder
rroeder@nd.edu
Professor
Name of project director or principal investigator
Ryan K. Roeder
Email address of project director or principal investigator
rroeder@nd.edu
2 sp. | 6 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)
2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+1)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringChemical and Biomolecular Engineering