Joint & Bone Initiative

Dr. George Knopf

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Professor
Mechanical and Materials Engineering

gkknopf@uwo.ca 
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MSK Research Areas of Interest

Additive Manufacturing, Assistive Technologies, Bioengineering, Biomaterials & Scaffolds, Implantable & Wearable Devices, Mechatronics

George K. Knopf is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and the Director of Western Engineering’s collaborative (MEng) Engineering in Medicine program. He has expertise in engineering design and advanced manufacturing processes. His research focuses on functional materials and fabrication processes for developing biosensors, bioelectronics and wearable technologies.

Past contributions have been to the development of intelligent systems for engineering design including studies on the characterization of micro geometry flaws in product data exchange, efficient packing of 3D parts for layered manufacturing, and the adaptive reconstruction of complex freeform surfaces. In recent years, the focus of research has significantly expanded in the areas of laser microfabrication, micro-optics and light driven technologies. These technologies include a unique approach to surface geometry measurement using an unconstrained range-sensor head [US patent 6,542,249], micro-optic element design for large area light guides and curtains, non-lithographic fabrication of metallic micro-mold masters by laser machining and welding, laser micro polishing and development of several bioelectronic devices that exploit the photoelectric signals generated by dried bacteriorhodopsin (bR) films.