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Dr Vedran Lovric

Dr Vedran Lovric

Lecturer

UNSW logo Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomedical Engineering, 2007 - 2011

UNSW logo Graduate Certificate, Research Management and Commercialisation, 2009 - 2010

UNSW logo Master, Biomedical Engineering, 2006 - 2007

University of Technology Sydney logo Bachelor, Engineering (Biomedical Engineering), 2000 - 2005

Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine
Phone
0402 144 996
E-mail
vedran.lovric@unsw.edu.au
Location
Surgical and Orthopaedic Research Laboratories | UNSW Sydney Prince of Wales Clinical School Level 1, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital | Corner of Nurses Drive, Randwick NSW 2031
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Borden MD; Shors EC; Walsh WR; Lovric V, 2024, 'Characterization of an advanced bone graft material with a nanocrystalline hydroxycarbanoapatite surface and dual phase composition', Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.35416
    Journal articles | 2024
    Rojas V; Jugdaohsingh R; Rayment A; Brown A; Fenn J; Crowley J; Lovric V; Powell J; Freeman P, 2024, 'Applying the Techniques of Materials Science towards an Understanding of the Process of Canine Intervertebral Disc Degeneration', Animals, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani14182665
    Journal articles | 2024
    Shin M; Pelletier MH; Lovric V; Walsh WR; Martens PJ; Kruzic JJ; Gludovatz B, 2024, 'Effect of gamma irradiation and supercritical carbon dioxide sterilization with Novakill™ or ethanol on the fracture toughness of cortical bone', Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.35356
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lovric V; Crowley J; Verma N; Patt B; Walsh W; Carter A, 2023, 'Poster 105: Rotator cuff healing using demineralised bone fibers in ovine infraspinatus tendon models', Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967123s00097
    Journal articles | 2022
    Borden M; Westerlund LE; Lovric V; Walsh W, 2022, 'Controlling the bone regeneration properties of bioactive glass: Effect of particle shape and size', Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, 110, pp. 910 - 922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.34971
    Journal articles | 2022
    Khosravanihaghighi A; Koshy P; Yasir M; Romanazzo S; Lovric V; Kilian KA; Willcox MD; Walsh WR; Sorrell CC, 2022, 'Production of Antibacterial Activity and Bone Cell Proliferation by Surface Engineering of Ga- or Mn-Doped Ceria-Coated Biomedical Titanium Alloy', Advanced Engineering Materials, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adem.202200077
    Journal articles | 2022
    MARINOVA MB; HO W-HJ; BERTOLDO MJ; LOVRIC V; SELESNIEMI K; WALSH WR; SINCLAIR DA; WALTERS K; GILCHRIST RB; WU LE, 2022, 'NMN Supplementation Rescues Fertility and Bone Strength in Chemotherapy-Treated Mice', Fertility & Reproduction, 04, pp. 149 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s2661318222740619
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mobbs R; Amin T; Phan K; Al Khawaja D; Choy W; Parr W; Lovric V; Walsh W, 2022, 'Standalone titanium/polyetheretherketone interbody cage for anterior lumbar interbody fusion: Clinical and radiological results at 24 months', Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 13, pp. 42 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_133_21
    Journal articles | 2021
    Dan MJ; Parr WCH; Crowley JD; Oliver RA; Kai Lun K; Lovric V; Cross M; Broe D; Walsh WR, 2021, 'Moment arm function dictates patella sagittal height anatomy: Rabbit epiphysiodesis model alters limb length ratios and subsequent patellofemoral anatomical development', Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 39, pp. 637 - 647, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jor.24714
    Journal articles | 2021
    McCaffrey K; McCaffrey MH; Pelletier MH; Lovric V; Mobbs RJ; Walsh WR, 2021, 'Load Sharing and Endplate Pressure Distribution in Anterior Interbody Fusion Influenced by Graft Choice', World Neurosurgery, 146, pp. e336 - e340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.084
    Journal articles | 2021
    Mobbs R; Amin T; Ho D; McEvoy A; Lovric V; Walsh W, 2021, 'Integral fixation titanium/polyetheretherketone cages for cervical arthrodesis: Two-year clinical outcomes and fusion rates using β-tricalcium phosphate or supercritical carbon dioxide treated allograft', Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 12, pp. 368 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_129_21
    Journal articles | 2021
    Oliver RA; Lovric V; Christou C; Walsh WR, 2021, 'Author Correction: Comparative osteoconductivity of bone void fillers with antibiotics in a critical size bone defect model (Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, (2020), 31, 9, (80), 10.1007/s10856-020-06418-1)', Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-021-06603-w
    Journal articles | 2020
    Oliver RA; Lovric V; Christou C; Walsh WR, 2020, 'Comparative osteoconductivity of bone void fillers with antibiotics in a critical size bone defect model', Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-020-06418-1
    Journal articles | 2020
    Russell N; Walsh WR; Lovric V; Kim P; Chen JH; Larson MJ; Vizesi F, 2020, 'In-vivo Performance of Seven Commercially Available Demineralized Bone Matrix Fiber and Putty Products in a Rat Posterolateral Fusion Model', Frontiers in Surgery, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2020.00010
    Journal articles | 2020
    Sun Y; Lovric V; Wang T; Oliver RA; Walsh WR, 2020, 'Effects of SCCO2, gamma irradiation, and sodium dodecyl sulfate treatments on the initial properties of tendon allografts', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21051565
    Journal articles | 2020
    Walsh WR; Pelletier MH; Bertollo N; Lovric V; Wang T; Morberg P; Parr WCH; Bergadano D, 2020, 'Bone ongrowth and mechanical fixation of implants in cortical and cancellous bone', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 15, pp. 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-01696-5
    Journal articles | 2019
    Dan MJ; Oliver RA; Crowley JD; Lovric V; Parr WCH; Broe D; Cross M; Walsh WR, 2019, 'The effect of surgery on patellar tendinopathy: Novel use of MRI questions the exploitability of the rat collagenase model to humans', Knee, 26, pp. 1182 - 1191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2019.10.017
    Journal articles | 2019
    Mah D; Pelletier MH; Lovric V; Walsh WR, 2019, 'Corrosion of 3D-Printed Orthopaedic Implant Materials', Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 47, pp. 162 - 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10439-018-02111-1
    Journal articles | 2019
    Oliver RA; Lovric V; Christou C; Walsh WR, 2019, 'Evaluation of comparative soft tissue response to bone void fillers with antibiotics in a rabbit intramuscular model', Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 34, pp. 117 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0885328219838382
    Journal articles | 2019
    Rajadurai J; Lovric V; Mobbs RJ; Choy WJ; Walsh WR, 2019, 'The use of demineralised bone fibres (DBF) in conjunction with supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) treated allograft in anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)', Journal of Spine Surgery, 5, pp. 589 - 595, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jss.2019.10.04
    Journal articles | 2019
    Walsh WR; Pelletier MH; Wang T; Lovric V; Morberg P; Mobbs RJ, 2019, 'Does implantation site influence bone ingrowth into 3D-printed porous implants?', Spine Journal, 19, pp. 1885 - 1898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2019.06.020
    Journal articles | 2018
    Irani M; Lovric V; Walsh WR, 2018, 'Effects of supercritical fluid CO 2 and 25 kGy gamma irradiation on the initial mechanical properties and histological appearance of tendon allograft', Cell and Tissue Banking, 19, pp. 603 - 612, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10561-018-9709-y
    Journal articles | 2018
    Lovric V; Goldberg MJ; Heuberer PR; Oliver RA; Stone D; Laky B; Page RS; Walsh WR, 2018, 'Suture wear particles cause a significant inflammatory response in a murine synovial airpouch model', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-018-1026-4
    Journal articles | 2018
    Oliver RA; Lovric V; Christou C; Aiken SS; Cooper JJ; Walsh WR, 2018, 'Application of Calcium Sulfate for Dead Space Management in Soft Tissue: Characterisation of a Novel in Vivo Response', Biomed Research International, 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8065141
    Journal articles | 2017
    King NM; Lovric V; Parr WCH; Walsh WR; Moradi P, 2017, 'What is the standard volume to increase a cup size for breast augmentation surgery? A novel three-dimensional computed tomographic approach', Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 139, pp. 1084 - 1089, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000003247
    Journal articles | 2017
    Ma J; Wang T; Lovric V; Johnson KA; Walsh WR, 2017, 'A biomechanical comparison of Kirschner-wire fixation on fracture stability in Salter-Harris type I fractures of the proximal humeral physis in a porcine cadaveric model', BMC Veterinary Research, 13, pp. 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-017-1225-y
    Journal articles | 2017
    Walsh WR; Oliver RA; Christou C; Lovric V; Walsh ER; Prado GR; Haider T, 2017, 'Critical size bone defect healing using collagen-calcium phosphate bone graft materials', Plos One, 12, pp. e0168883, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168883
    Journal articles | 2016
    Bhowmik K; Peng GD; Luo Y; Ambikairajah E; Lovric V; Walsh WR; Rajan G, 2016, 'Etching process related changes and effects on solid-core single-mode polymer optical fiber grating', IEEE Photonics Journal, 8, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2016.2524210
    Journal articles | 2016
    Bhowmik K; Peng GD; Luo Y; Ambikairajah E; Lovric V; Walsh WR; Rajan G, 2016, 'High intrinsic sensitivity etched polymer fiber Bragg grating pair for simultaneous strain and temperature measurements', IEEE Sensors Journal, 16, pp. 2453 - 2459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2016.2519531
    Journal articles | 2015
    Bhowmik K; Peng GD; Ambikairajah E; Lovric V; Walsh WR; Prusty BG; Rajan G, 2015, 'Intrinsic high-sensitivity sensors based on etched single-mode polymer optical fibers', IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 27, pp. 604 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2014.2385875
    Journal articles | 2015
    Bhowmik K; Peng GD; Luo Y; Ambikairajah E; Lovric V; Walsh WR; Rajan G, 2015, 'Experimental study and analysis of hydrostatic pressure sensitivity of polymer fibre Bragg gratings', Journal of Lightwave Technology, 33, pp. 2456 - 2462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2014.2386346
    Journal articles | 2015
    Bui D; Lovric V; Oliver R; Bertollo N; Broe D; Walsh WR, 2015, 'Meniscal allograft sterilisation: effect on biomechanical and histological properties', Cell and Tissue Banking, 16, pp. 467 - 475, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10561-014-9492-3
    Journal articles | 2015
    Heuberer PR; Lovric V; Russell N; Pauzenberger L; Laky B; Anderl W; Goldberg M; Walsh WR, 2015, 'Demineralized bone matrix augmented tendon bone healing', Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 31, pp. 293 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orthtr.2015.09.007
    Journal articles | 2015
    Oliver RA; Lovric V; Yu Y; Christou C; Aiken SS; Cooper JJ; Walsh WR, 2015, 'Development of a novel model for the assessment of dead-space management in soft tissue', Plos One, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136514
    Journal articles | 2012
    Lovric V; Russell N; Heuberer P; Goldberg J; Walsh W, 2012, 'Demineralized bone matrix augmented tendon-bone healing in transosseous-equivalent sheep rotator cuff model', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15, pp. S138 - S139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.335
    Journal articles | 2011
    Lovric V; Kanazawa T; Nakamura Y; Oliver RA; Yu Y; Walsh WR, 2011, 'Effects of gaps induced into the ACL tendon graft on tendon-bone healing in a rodent ACL reconstruction model', Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 1, pp. 91 - 99
  • Preprints | 2025
    Marinova MB; Madawala R; Ho W-HJ; Lovric V; Bertoldo MJ; Oliver RA; Maniam J; Morris MJ; Sinclair DA; Homer HA; Walters KA; Erlich JH; Walsh WR; Gilchrist RB; Wu LE, 2025, Chemotherapy accelerated bone ageing is reversed by NMN, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.13.679926
    Preprints | 2020
    Walsh WR; Pelletier MH; Bertollo N; Lovric V; Wang T; Morberg P; Parr WCH; Bergadano D, 2020, Bone ongrowth and mechanical fixation of implants in cortical and cancellous bone, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-15923/v1
    Preprints | 2020
    Walsh WR; Pelletier MH; Bertollo N; Lovric V; Wang T; Morberg P; Parr WCH; Bergadano D, 2020, Bone ongrowth and mechanical fixation of implants in cortical and cancellous bone, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-15923/v2
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Lovric V; McCaffrey K; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2014, 'Endplate pressure distribution is influenced by bone graft substitute within interbody cages', Brisbane, QLD Australia, presented at The Spine Society of Australia 25th Annual Scientific Meeting
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Shiramizu K; Lovicu F; Leung A; Walsh WR, 2007, 'Antibiotic distribution in a bone cement spacer sample.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthoapedic Research Society, San Diego, Californa, USA

My Research Supervision

ILP, Honours, Masters, PhD