Dr. Briant specializes in mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, and biomechanics. Dr. Briant has applied his expertise to laboratory and numerical testing of cartilage tissue mechanics, as well as the design and analysis of orthopaedic biomedical devices. His background also includes numerical analysis of construction equipment components and he has extensive experience with digital image processing techniques.
Dr. Briant also has experience using lathes, milling machines, and other shop equipment, and participated in the design and fabrication of Washington University’s entry to the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers racecar competition.
Chaudhari A, Briant P, Bevill S, Koo S, Andriacchi T. Knee kinematics, cartilage morphology, and osteoarthritis after ACL injury. Med Sci Sports Exer 2008, in press.
Andriacchi T, Briant P, Bevill S, Koo S. Rotational changes at the knee after ACL injury cause cartilage thinning. Clinic Orthop Related Res 2006; 442:39–44.
Book Chapters
Briant P, Andriacchi T. Joint biomechanics: The role of mechanics in joint pathology. In: Kelley’s Textbook of Rheumatology, 2007, accepted.
Selected Presentations and Published Abstracts
Briant P, Bevill S, Andriacchi T. Quantifying variations in collagen matrix deformation in loaded articular cartilage. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Keystone, CO, June 2007.
Bevill S, Briant P, Andriacchi T. Numerical and experimental analysis of articular chondrocyte deformation: Calibration of multiscale finite element model. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Keystone, CO, June 2007.
Briant P, Rylander J, Bevill S, Andriacchi T. Effects of altered loading on collagen matrix deformation in articular cartilage. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA, February 2007.
Bevill S, Briant P, Andriacchi T. Regional variations in chondrocyte morphology as a cause for cartilage degeneration following kinematic changes to normal joint function. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA, February 2007.
Briant P, Bevill S, Torzilli P, Andriacchi T. Collagen organization in the superficial layer of articular cartilage relative to the mechanical environment within the joint. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Amelia Island, FL, June 2006.
Briant P, Bevill S, Koo S, Andriacchi T. A potential mechanism for the initiation of osteoarthritis at the knee following ACL injury. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Vail, CO, June 2005.