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Robert M. Pilliar

Robert M. Pilliar

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Materials Science

D-Index
60
Citations
12790
World Ranking
7064
National Ranking
126

Overview

Robert M. Pilliar is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields, including Engineering, Medicine, and Materials Science, with particular attention to Surgery, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Biomaterials, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics related to orthopedic implants and arthroplasty, metal and thin film mechanics, as well as advanced materials and composites. Other specific areas of interest include magnesium alloys, titanium alloys microstructure and properties, aluminum alloys composites properties, and bone tissue engineering materials.

Research publications by Robert M. Pilliar include the following:

  • "Improving fretting corrosion resistance of CoCrMo alloy with TiSiN and ZrN coatings for orthopedic applications," 2020, Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
  • "Additive manufacture of porous ceramic proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint implant: design and process optimization," 2021, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • "Improving fretting corrosion resistance of CoCrMo alloy with TiSiN and ZrN coatings for orthopedic applications," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent collaboration occurs with several co-authors, including Chen-En Tsai, James Hung, Youxin Hu, Da-Yung Wang, and Rizhi Wang, each contributing to multiple publications.

The main publication venues associated with this researcher are:

  • Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • The optimum pore size for the fixation of porous-surfaced metal implants by the ingrowth of bone.

    J D Bobyn;R M Pilliar;H U Cameron;G C Weatherly

  • The effect of movement on the bonding of porous metal to bone

    Hugh U. Cameron;Robert M. Pilliar;Ian Macnab

  • Porous calcium polyphosphate scaffolds for bone substitute applications -- in vitro characterization.

    R.M Pilliar;M.J Filiaggi;J.D Wells;M.D Grynpas

  • Porous-surfaced metallic implants for orthopedic applications.

    Pilliar Rm

  • Student research award in the undergraduate, Master candidate category, or health science degree candidate category, 17th annual meeting of the society for biomaterials, scottsdale, AZ may 1–5,1991. Characterization of the interface in the plasma‐sprayed HA coating/Ti‐6Al‐4V implant system

    M. J. Filiaggi;N. A. Coombs;R. M. Pilliar

  • The rate of bone ingrowth into porous metal

    H. U. Camron;R. M. Pilliar;I. Macnab

  • Resorbable implant biomaterial made of condensed calcium phosphate particles

    Rita Kandel;Robert Pilliar;Marc Grynpas

  • Effect of pore size on the peel strength of attachment of fibrous tissue to porous-surfaced implants.

    J. D. Bobyn;G. J. Wilson;D. C. MacGregor;R. M. Pilliar

  • Evaluation of biodegradable ceramic

    H. U. Cameron;I. Macnab;R. M. Pilliar

  • Porous surfaced implant

    Robert M. Pilliar;Douglas A. Deporter;Phillip A. Watson

  • Repair of osteochondral defects with biphasic cartilage-calcium polyphosphate constructs in a sheep model.

    R A Kandel;R A Kandel;M Grynpas;M Grynpas;R Pilliar;J Lee

  • Porous calcium polyphosphate scaffolds for bone substitute applications in vivo studies

    M.D. Grynpas;R.M. Pilliar;R.A. Kandel;R. Renlund

  • The effect of sol-gel-formed calcium phosphate coatings on bone ingrowth and osteoconductivity of porous-surfaced Ti alloy implants.

    H.Q. Nguyen;D.A. Deporter;R.M. Pilliar;N. Valiquette

  • Dental implant design–effect on bone remodeling

    R. M. Pilliar;D. A. Deporter;P. A. Watson;N. Valiquette

  • Osseointegration of sintered porous-surfaced and plasma spray-coated implants: An animal model study of early postimplantation healing response and mechanical stability.

    Craig A. Simmons;Nancy Valiquette;Robert M. Pilliar

  • Bone ingrowth and stress shielding with a porous surface coated fracture fixation plate

    R. M. Pilliar;H. U. Cameron;A. G. Binnington;J. Szivek

  • The fatigue strength of porous-coated Ti-6%Al-4%V implant alloy.

    S. Yue;R. M. Pilliar;G. C. Weatherly

  • Surgical implants. The role of surface porosity in fixation to bone and acrylic.

    Welsh Rp;Pilliar Rm;Macnab I

  • Overview of surface variability of metallic endosseous dental implants: textured and porous surface-structured designs.

    Robert M. Pilliar

  • Characterization of cartilagenous tissue formed on calcium polyphosphate substrates in vitro.

    Stephen D. Waldman;Stephen D. Waldman;Marc D. Grynpas;Marc D. Grynpas;Robert M. Pilliar;Rita A. Kandel;Rita A. Kandel

  • Cyclic compressive mechanical stimulation induces sequential catabolic and anabolic gene changes in chondrocytes resulting in increased extracellular matrix accumulation.

    J.N.A. De Croos;S.S. Dhaliwal;M.D. Grynpas;M.D. Grynpas;R.M. Pilliar;R.M. Pilliar

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc D. Grynpas
Marc D. Grynpas University of Toronto
Neil Coombs
Neil Coombs University of Toronto
S.A. Meguid
S.A. Meguid University of Toronto
Christopher A. McCulloch
Christopher A. McCulloch University of Toronto
Michael Glogauer
Michael Glogauer University of Toronto
William L. Stanford
William L. Stanford Ottawa Hospital
Peter J. Roughley
Peter J. Roughley McGill University
Jane E. Aubin
Jane E. Aubin University of Toronto
K. de Groot
K. de Groot University of Twente
Jaro Sodek
Jaro Sodek University of Toronto

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