Address:   Doheny Vision Research Center                  1355 San Pablo Street, Suite 100                  Los Angeles, CA 90033 Email:        nayar@usc.edu Phone:      (323) 442-6765 Fax:          (323) 442-6755

 

Background

Tim Nayar received a B.S. degree in Biomedical/Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California, where he graduated in 2006. His undergraduate research focused primarily on muskuloskeletal modeling. After graduating, Tim remained at USC to complete his M.S. in Medical Device and Diagnostic Engineering while investigating medical advances in pacemaker design and scar prevention technologies. As of 2008, he continues his Ph.D. studies in Biomedical Engineering and expects to graduate by early 2012.

 

Current Activities
Tim uses a variety of equipment and procedures to advance the study of the mechanical properties of soft biological materials. The goal is to develop a systematic means of viscoelastically characterizing tissues. This information will allow for the proper modeling of the wide variety of mechanical loading situations during implant-tissue interactions.

Research Interests
Mechanical Characterization, Modeling of Biological Materials, Mechanical Interaction Between Implants and the Surrounding Tissues, Medical Device Design and Development.

Publications
  

V.T. Nayar, J.D. Weiland, C.S. Nelson, A.M. Hodge "Elastic and Viscoelastic Characterization of Agar", Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2011 (Submitted)

V.T. Nayar, J.D. Weiland, A.M. Hodge "Characterization of Porcine Sclera Using Instrumented Nanoidentation", Materials Science and Engineering: C, May 2011.

V.T. Nayar, D. R. Nayar "Nicotine-Based Scar Treatment", Maseeh Entrepreneurial Prize Competition, LA, CA, April 2011.

V.T. Nayar, J.D. Weiland, C.S. Nelson, A.M. Hodge "Elastic and Viscoelastic Characterization of Agar" TMS, San Diego, CA, Feb 2011.

V.T. Nayar, J. D. Weiland, A.M. Hodge "Nanoidentation of Porcine Sclera" Neural Interfaces Conference, Long Beach, CA, June 2010.

V.T. Nayar, J.D. Weiland, A.M. Hodge "Nanoidentation of Porcine Sclera", TMS, Seattle, WA, Feb 2010.

V.T. Nayar, D. Agafitei, H. McCoy, J.D. Weiland "Compressive Testing of Porcine Sclera", USC Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems Engineering Research Center, LA, CA, May 2009.

V.T. Nayar, "Neural Control Pacemaker", USC Student Innovator Showcase, LA, CA, May 2008.

V.T. Nayar, T.P. Hedman "Chemical Modification of Intervertebral Disks for Mechanical Effects", Fred S. Grodins Graduate Research Symposium, LA, CA, March 2007.