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Paulette Spencer

Paulette Spencer
Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Director, Bioengineering Research Center (Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Office: 3111 Learned Hall
Phone: (785) 864-8140
pspencer@ku.edu

Biomaterials, Structure/Property Characterization of Material/Tissue Interface

Career History; Contact Information; Education; Professional Organizations; Research Interests; Publications

Career History

  • Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, Sept. 2007-Present
  • Director, Bioengineering Research Center, Sept. 2007-Present
  • Curator's Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2004-Present
  • Director, Univeristy of Missouri-Kansas City Center for Research on Interfacial Structure and Procedures (UMKC-CRISP), 2003-07
  • Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Departments of Oral Biology and Pediatric Dentistry, Sept. 1999-2007
  • Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Jan. 1988-Sept. 1993

Teaching Experience
Graduate Level: Biomaterials, Structural Analysis of Biomaterials and Biomaterial/Tissue Interfaces

Contact Information

Mechanical Engineering
University of Kansas
3111 Learned Hall
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2234

Phone: (785) 864-8140
Fax: (785) 864-5254
Email: pspencer@ku.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Oral Biology and Physics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1993
  • M.S., Materials Engineering, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1988
  • M.S., Pediatric Dentistry, University of Minnesota, 1980
  • D.D.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1978

Professional Organizations

  • Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE), International Union of Societies for Biomaterials
  • Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
  • Fellow, American College of Dentists
  • Reviewer, J Biomedical Materials Research

Research Interests

Biomaterials, Structure/Property Characterization of Material/Tissue Interface

Publications

Peer-Reviewed (Since 2005) :

-Wang Y and Spencer P.  Evaluation of the Interface between One-Bottle Adhesive Systems and Dentin by Goldner's Trichrome Stain.  Am J Dent 18(1): 66-72, 2005.

- Walker MP, Petrie CS, Haj-Ali R, Dumas C, Spencer P, Williams K.  Moisture Effect on Polyether and Vinyl Polysiloxane Dimensional Accuracy and Detail Reproduction.  J Prosthodontics 14:158-163, 2005

- Paulette Spencer, Yong Wang, J Lawrence Katz,  Anil Misra. Physicochemical Interactions at the Dentin/Adhesive Interface Using FTIR Chemical Imaging.  J Biomed Optics 10(3): 031104-1 to 031104-11, 2005

- Wang Y and Spencer P.  Continuing Etching of an All-in-One Adhesive in Wet Dentin Tubules.  J Dental Res 84(4):350-354, 2005

- Katz JL, Kinney JH, Spencer P, Wang Y, Fricke B, Walker MP, Friis EA.  Elastic Anisotropy of Bone and Dentitional Tissues.  J Mater Sci, Mater Med 16(9):803-806, 2005

- Misra A, Spencer P, Marangos O, Wang Y, Katz JL.  Parametric Study of the Effect of Phase Anisotropy on the Micromechanical Behavior of Dentin/Adhesive Interfaces.  J R Soc Interface 2(3):145-157, 2005

- Wang Y and Spencer P.  Interfacial Chemistry of Class II Composite Restorations: Structure Analysis.  J Biomed Mater Res A 75(3):580-587, 2005

- Wang Y, Spencer P, Hager, C, Bohaty, B. Comparison of Interfacial Characteristics of Adhesive Bonding to Superficial versus Deep Dentin Using SEM and Staining Techniques. J. Dent. 34(1):26-34, 2006

- Spencer P, Wang Y and Bohaty B.  Interfacial Chemistry of Moisture-Aged Class II Composite Restorations.  J Biomed Mater Res B: Appl Biomater 77(2): 234-240, May 2006

- Haj-Ali, R, Walker MP, Williams K, Wang Y, Spencer P  Histomorphologic Characterization of Non-carious and Caries-Affected Dentin/ Adhesive Interfaces.  J Prosthodont 15(2):82-88, 2006

- Wang Y, Spencer P, Yao X and Ye Q.  Effect of Co-Initiator and Water on the Photoreactivity and Photopolymerization of HEMA/Camphoroquinone-Based Reactant Mixtures.  J Biomed Mater Res A 78(4):721-728, 2006.

-Wang Y, Spencer P and Yao X.  Micro-Raman Imaging Analysis of Monomer/Mineral Distribution in Intertubular Region of Adhesive/Dentin Interfaces.  J Biomed Optics. 11(2):024005-1 to 024005-7, 2006

-Wang YP, Wang Y, Spencer P.  Fuzzy clustering of Raman spectral imaging data with a wavelet-based noise reduction approach.  Appl. Spec. 60(7):826-832, 2006

-Ye Q, Spencer P, Wang Y, Misra A.  Relationship of Solvent to the PhotopolymerizationProcess, Properties and Structure in Model Dentin Adhesives.  J Biomed Mater Res A 80(2):342-350, 2007.

- Katz JL, Misra A, Spencer P, Wang Y, Bumrerraj S, Nomura T, Eppell SJ, Tabib-Azar M. Multiscale Mechanics of Hierarchical Structure/Property Relationships in Calcified Tissues and Tissue/Material Interfaces.  Mat Sci Eng C-Bio S 27(3):450-468, 2007.

-Parthasarathy R, Thiagarajan G, Yao X, Wang YP, Spencer P, Wang Y.  Application of Multivariate Spectral Analyses in Micro-Raman Imaging to Unveil Structure/Chemical Features of the Adhesive/Dentin Interface.  J Biomed Optics.  Accepted for publication.

- Park JG, Ye Q, Topp EM, Kostoryz E, Wang Y, Kieweg SL, Spencer P.  Preparation and Properties of Novel Dentin Adhesives with Esterase Resistance.  J Appl Polymer Sci 107:3588-3597, 2008.

- Guo X, Wang Y, Spencer P, Ye Q, Yao X.  Effects of Water Content and Initiator Composition on Photopolymerization of a Model BisGMA/HEMA Resin.  Dental Mater, accepted for publication.

- Ye Q, Wang Y, Spencer P.  Nanophase Separation of Polymers Exposed to Simulated Bonding Conditions.  J Biomed Mater Res B: Appl Biomater, special issue 2008, early view, DOI 10.1002/jbm.b.31047.

- Kostoryz EL, Dharmala K, Ye Q, Wang Y, Huber J, Park JG, Snider G, Katz JL, Spencer P. Enzymatic biodegradation of HEMA/BisGMA adhesives formulated with different water content.  J Biomed Mater Res B: Appl Biomater, special issue 2008, early view, DOI 10.1002/jbm.b.31095.

- Benavides E, Bilgen M, Al-Hafez B, Alrefae T, Wang Y and Spencer P.  High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Porcine Temporomandibular Joint Disc.  Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, 2008 (in press).

- Ye Q, Park JG, Topp E, Wang Y, Misra A and Spencer P.  In Vitro Performance of Nano Heterogeneous Dentin Adhesive.  J Dent Res 87(9): 829-833, 2008.