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peter.pivonka@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Department of Surgery
Education
Habilitation
Technical University Vienna
PhD
Technical University Vienna
Masters (Coursework & Research)
Technical University Vienna
ORCID

0000-0001-9183-530X

A/Prof Peter Pivonka

Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Department of Surgery

220 Scholarly works
4 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Can physical activity augment drug efficacy in PMO treatments - Insights from in-silico simulations of PTH and denosumab treatments
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2025.112353
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Quantifying the local strain energy density distribution in the mouse tibia: the critical role of the loading direction
    DOI: 10.1007/s10237-025-02011-z
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A robust deep learning approach for segmenting cortical and trabecular bone from 3D high resolution µCT scans of mouse bone
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-92954-1
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A deep learning-based framework for standardized analysis of trabecular bone compartments from micro-CT imaging data in the mouse tibia
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-19698-w
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Mathematical modelling of bone adaptation of the metacarpal subchondral bone in racehorses
    DOI: 10.1007/s10237-017-0998-z
  • 2018

    Journal article

    In situ handheld three-dimensional bioprinting for cartilage regeneration
    DOI: 10.1002/term.2476
  • 2017

    Journal article

    Handheld Co-Axial Bioprinting: Application to in situ surgical cartilage repair
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05699-x
Peter Pivonka

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2010
Paper: Electro-diffusive transport in charged porous media: from the particle level scale to the macroscopic scale using volume averaging Best paper award of the editorial board of the Journal of Porous Media
2007
Australian Academy of Science (AAS) Travel Grant to North America
2004
Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (APD), Australian Research Council (ARC)
2002
Schroedinger Fellowship, Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Muscle path predictions using a discrete geodesic Euler–Lagrange model in constrained optimisation: comparison with OpenSim and experimental data
    DOI: 10.1007/s11044-025-10055-3
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A mathematical model of metacarpal subchondral bone adaptation, microdamage and repair in racehorses
    DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2025.0297
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Engineering Intervertebral Disc Regeneration: Biomaterials, Cell Sources and Animal Models
    DOI: 10.1111/cpr.70046
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Reverse engineering Frost's mechanostat model in mouse tibia: Insights from combined PTH and mechanical loading
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2025.117491
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A cellular-meso-macro three-scale approach captures remodelling of cancellous bone in health and disease
    DOI: 10.1007/s10237-025-01948-5
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Benchmark and validation of state-of-the-art muscle recruitment strategies in shoulder modelling
    DOI: 10.1007/s11044-024-09997-x

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration and Use in Orthopaedic Applications
  • 2014

    Research Grant

    Understanding the Mechanobiological Regulation of Skeletal Homeostasis.

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