
Ervin Nippolainen
Senior Researcher
Department of Technical Physics, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
[email protected] | +358 50 463 1618
Research groups
Publications
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The Relationship Between the Optical Properties of Articular Cartilage and the Biomechanical Parameters of the Tissue
Kafian‐Attari, Iman; Ebrahimi, Mohammad; Nippolainen, Ervin; Mirhashemi, Arash; Paakkari, Petri; Bergmann, Florian; Foschum, Florian; Kienle, Alwin; Töyräs, Juha; Afara, Isaac. 2025. Journal of biophotonics. [First published: 31 January 2025]: 1-13 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The human patellar tendon is mechanically homogenous at its mid-substance
Kositsky, Adam; Stenroth, Lauri; Nippolainen, Ervin; Torniainen, Jari; Mäkelä, Janne TA; Paakkari, Petri; Paakkonen, Tommi; Kröger, Heikki; Töyräs, Juha; Afara, Isaac O; Korhonen, Rami K. 2025. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 163: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Comparison of site-specific tensile, compressive, and friction properties of human tibiofemoral joint cartilage and their relationship to degeneration
Ristaniemi, Aapo; Tuppurainen, Juuso; Jäntti, Jiri; Nippolainen, Ervin; Afara, Isaac O; Mononen, Mika E; Korhonen, Rami K; Mäkelä, Janne TA. 2024. Journal of biomechanics. 177: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Estimation of Photon Path Length and Penetration Depth in Articular Cartilage Zonal Architecture over the Therapeutic Window
Kafian-Attari, I; Nippolainen, E; Bergmann, F; George, A; Paakkari, P; Mirhashemi, A; Foschum, F; Kienle, A; Toyras, J; Afara, IO. 2024. IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering. 71: 2300-2311 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Infrared Spectroscopy Can Differentiate Between Cartilage Injury Models: Implication for Assessment of Cartilage Integrity
Shahini, Fatemeh; Oskouei, Soroush; Nippolainen, Ervin; Mohammadi, Ali; Sarin, Jaakko K; Moller, Nikae CR te; Brommer, Harold; Shaikh, Rubina; Korhonen, Rami K; van Weeren, P. René; Töyräs, Juha; Afara, Isaac O. 2024. Annals of biomedical engineering. 52: 2521-2533 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Laser-irradiating infrared attenuated total reflection spectroscopy of articular cartilage: Potential and challenges for diagnosing osteoarthritis
Krebs, P; Nägele, M; Fomina, P; Virtanen, V; Nippolainen, E; Shaikh, R; Afara, I O; Töyräs, J; Usenov, I; Sakharova, T; Artyushenko, V; Tafintseva, V; Solheim, J H; Zimmermann, B; Kohler, A; König, O; Saarakkala, S; Mizaikoff, B. 2024. Osteoarthritis and cartilage open. 6: . 100466 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Machine Learning Approaches for the Fusion of Near-Infrared, Mid-Infrared, and Raman Data to Identify Cartilage Degradation in Human Osteochondral Plugs
Tafintseva, Valeria; Nippolainen, Ervin; Virtanen, Vesa; Solheim, Johanne Heitmann; Zimmermann, Boris; Saarakkala, Simo; Kröger, Heikki; Kohler, Achim; Töyräs, Juha; Afara, Isaac O; Shaikh, Rubina. 2024. Applied spectroscopy. [Epub ahead of print 8 Nov 2024]: 1-11 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Measurement of T1ρ dispersion with compressed sensing and magnetization prepared radial balanced steady‐state free precession in spontaneous human osteoarthritis
Pala, S; Paajanen, A; Ristaniemi, A; Nippolainen, E; Afara, IO; Nykänen, O; Nissi, MJ. 2024. Magnetic resonance in medicine. 92: 2127-2139 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Relationship between depth-wise refractive index and biomechanical properties of human articular cartilage
Khan, Bilour; Nippolainen, Ervin; Shahini, Fatemeh; Nonappa; Popov, Alexey; Töyräs, Juha; Afara, Isaac O. 2024. Journal of biomedical optics. 29: 1-12 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Site-specific elastic and viscoelastic biomechanical properties of healthy and osteoarthritic human knee joint articular cartilage
Linus, Awuniji; Tanska, Petri; Nippolainen, Ervin; Tiitu, Virpi; Töyras, Juha; Korhonen, Rami K; Afara, Isaac O; Mononen, Mika E. 2024. Journal of biomechanics. 169: . 112135 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research