Professor Claire Brockett

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Professor of Biomechanics

Claire Brockett
Profile picture of Claire Brockett
c.brockett@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6073
Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, Room F14, Pam Liversidge Building

Full contact details

Professor Claire Brockett
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, Room F14
Pam Liversidge Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
Profile

Claire Brockett joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering as Professor of Biomechanics in2022. Her first degree was in Medical Engineering, and she has a PhD in Biotribology from the University of Leeds.

Post-doc roles at Leeds covered pre-clinical wear testing of hip and knee replacement, exploring different material combinations. A university fellowship enabled Claire to develop a new research area focused on bioengineering of the foot and ankle introducing new industrial and clinical collaborations to bring together tribological studies of natural tissue and total ankle replacement, mechanical studies of ligaments and repair materials, and biomechanical studies of patients with ankle replacement and fusion. An EPSRC discipline hopping grant in 2019 also allowed Claire to spend time with clinicians and patients, and develop some skills in qualitative data and thematic analysis.

Claire is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has been involved in public engagement activities throughout her career, also gaining a PGCert in Practical Science Communication.

Research interests
  • Biomechanics of the foot and ankle in healthy and disease states
  • Characterisation of natural tissues including cartilage, ligament and bone, and investigation of viable repair materials
  • Changes in bone and cartilage properties with ageing, degeneration and haemophilia
  • Biomechanics and tribology of diabetic foot ulcer formation
Publications

Journal articles

  • Santillo M, Gray LJ, Young HML, Batty JA, Brockett C, Aggarwal VR, Beaney T, Wu L, Kamarajah S, Davies N , Roberts N et al (2025) . Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity, 15.
  • Sairally F, Turnbull RP, Siddle HJ, Russell DA, Brockett C & Culmer PR (2025) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 239(5), 472-484.
  • Mangwani J, Brockett C & Pegg E (2024) . Bone & Joint Research, 13(12), 790-792.
  • Braxton T, Lim K, Alcala-Orozco C, Joukhdar H, Rnjak-Kovacina J, Iqbal N, Woodfield T, Wood D, Brockett C & Yang XB (2024) . ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 10(12), 7606-7618.
  • Morley EJ, Brockett CL & Verbruggen SW (2024) . Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 12.
  • Koria L, Farndon M, Jones E, Mengoni M & Brockett C (2024) . PLOS ONE, 19(6).
  • Safdar NZ, Chapman G, Hopwood J, Brockett C & Redmond A (2024) . Orthopaedic Proceedings, 106-B(SUPP_11), 8-8.
  • Talbott HG, Wilkins RA, Brockett CL & Mengoni M (2024) . Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 23(5), 1607-1616.
  • Warren JP, Canden A, Brockett CL & Farndon MA (2024) . Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 9(2).
  • Crossland SR, Sairally F, Edwards J, Culmer P & Brockett CL (2024) . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 150, 106279-106279.
  • Youssef A, Pegg E, Gulati A, Mangwani J, Brockett C & Mondal S (2023) . Orthopaedic Proceedings, 105-B(SUPP_16), 16-16.
  • Mondal S, Mangwani J, Brockett C, Gulati A & Pegg E (2023) . Orthopaedic Proceedings, 105-B(SUPP_16), 15-15.
  • Warren J, Canden A, Farndon M & Brockett C (2023) . Orthopaedic Proceedings, 105-B(SUPP_16), 32-32.
  • Williams D, Swain L & Brockett C (2023) . Orthopaedic Proceedings, 105-B(SUPP_16), 48-48.
  • Crossland SR, Siddle HJ, Brockett CL & Culmer P (2023) . Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 11.
  • Talbott H, Jha S, Gulati A, Brockett C, Mangwani J & Pegg EC (2023) . Clinical Biomechanics, 106, 106006-106006.
  • Solis J, Edwards JH, Fermor H, Riches P, Brockett C & Herbert A (2023) . Orthopaedic Proceedings, 105-B(SUPP_8), 24-24.
  • Sharrock M, Fermor H, Redmond A & Brockett C (2023) . Orthopaedic Proceedings, 105-B(SUPP_7), 77-77.
  • Stratton-Powell AA, Williams S, Tipper JL, Redmond AC & Brockett CL (2023) . Acta Biomaterialia, 159, 410-422.
  • Solis-Cordova J, Edwards JH, Fermor HL, Riches P, Brockett CL & Herbert A (2023) . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 139, 105671-105671.
  • Brockett C (2023) . Foot and Ankle Clinics, 28(1), 1-12.
  • Anderson AM, Chapman LS, Siddle HJ, Watson S, Klugerman J, Antcliff D, Keenan A-M & Brockett CL (2022) . Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 15(1).
  • Crossland SR, Siddle HJ, Culmer P & Brockett CL (2022) . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 136, 105482-105482.
  • Talbott HG, Wilkins RA, Redmond AC, Brockett CL & Mengoni M (2022) . Clinical Biomechanics, 99, 105745-105745.
  • StrattonPowell AA, Williams S, Tipper JL, Redmond AC & Brockett CL (2022) . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 110(10), 2276-2289.
  • Talbott HG, Wilkins RA, Redmond AC, Brockett CL & Mengoni M (2021) . Clinical Anatomy, 34(6), 941-947.
  • Jones WG, ElJawhari JJ, Brockett CL, Koria L, Ktistakis I & Jones E (2021) . Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 25(1), 259-271.
  • Koria L, Mengoni M & Brockett C (2020) . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 110, 103931-103931.
  • Rochelle DC, Herbert A, Ktistakis I, Redmond AC, Chapman GJ & Brockett CL (2020) . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 102, 103473-103473.
  • El-Jawhari JJ, Brockett CL, Ktistakis I, Jones E & Giannoudis PV (2018) . Regenerative Medicine, 13(2), 175-188.
  • Brockett CL, Carbone S, Fisher J & Jennings LM (2018) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 232(2), 127-134.
  • Smyth A, Fisher J, Su簽er S & Brockett C (2017) . Journal of Biomechanics, 53, 105-110.
  • Brockett CL, Carbone S, Fisher J & Jennings LM (2017) . Wear, 374-375, 86-91.
  • Stratton-Powell AA, Pasko KM, Brockett CL & Tipper JL (2016) . Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, 474(11), 2394-2404.
  • Brockett CL, Carbone S, Abdelgaied A, Fisher J & Jennings LM (2016) . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 63, 10-16.
  • Kuganenderan N, Tipper J, Fisher J & Brockett C (2016) . Foot and Ankle Surgery, 22(2), 116-116.
  • Brockett CL & Chapman GJ (2016) . Orthopaedics and Trauma, 30(3), 232-238.
  • Smyth A, Fisher J, Su簽er S & Brockett C (2016) . Foot and Ankle Surgery, 22(2), 67-67.
  • Brockett CL, Abdelgaied A, Haythornthwaite T, Hardaker C, Fisher J & Jennings LM (2016) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 230(5), 429-439.
  • Abdelgaied A, Brockett CL, Liu F, Jennings LM, Jin Z & Fisher J (2014) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 228(1), 98-106.
  • Whitwell G, Brockett CL, Young S, Stone M & Stewart TD (2013) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 227(2), 175-180.
  • Abdelgaied A, Brockett CL, Liu F, Jennings LM, Fisher J & Jin Z (2013) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 227(1), 18-26.
  • Brockett CL, Williams S, Jin Z, Isaac GH & Fisher J (2013) . The Journal of Arthroplasty, 28(1), 90-97.
  • (2012) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 226(9), 734-734.
  • Jennings LM, Al-Hajjar M, Brockett CL, Williams S, Tipper JL, Ingham E & Fisher J (2012) . Orthopaedics and Trauma, 26(4), 246-252.
  • Brockett CL, Jennings LM, Hardaker C & Fisher J (2012) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 226(7), 529-535.
  • Burton A, Williams S, Brockett CL & Fisher J (2012) . The Journal of Arthroplasty, 27(8), 1452-1459.
  • Brockett CL, John G, Williams S, Jin Z, Isaac GH & Fisher J (2012) . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 100B(6), 1459-1465.
  • Brockett CL, Jennings LM & Fisher J (2011) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 225(5), 511-519.
  • Abdelgaied A, Liu F, Brockett C, Jennings L, Fisher J & Jin Z (2011) . Journal of Biomechanics, 44(6), 1108-1116.
  • Brockett CL, Williams S, Jin Z, Isaac GH & Fisher J (2011) . Seminars in Arthroplasty, 22(4), 280-283.
  • Isaac GH, Brockett C, Breckon A, van der Jagt D, Williams S, Hardaker C, Fisher J & Schepers A (2009) . The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 91-B(9), 1134-1141.
  • Galvin A, Brockett C, Williams S, Hatto P, Burton A, Isaac G, Stone M, Ingham E & Fisher J (2008) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 222(7), 1073-1080.
  • Wang FC, Brockett C, Williams S, Udofia I, Fisher J & Jin ZM (2008) . Physics in Medicine and Biology, 53(5), 1277-1293.
  • Brockett CL, Harper P, Williams S, Isaac GH, Dwyer-Joyce RS, Jin Z & Fisher J (2008) . Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 19(4), 1575-1579.
  • Brockett CL, Williams S, Jin ZM, Isaac G & Fisher J (2007) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 221(3), 391-398.
  • Brockett C, Williams S, Jin Z, Isaac G & Fisher J (2007) . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 81B(2), 508-515.
  • Galvin AL, Brockett C, Williams S, Hatto P, Thompson J, Isaac G, Ingham E & Fisher J (2006) . Journal of Biomechanics, 39, S140-S140.
  • Brockett C, Williams S, Jin Z, Isaac G & Fisher J (2006) . Journal of Biomechanics, 39, S530-S530.
  • Williams S, Jalali-Vahid D, Brockett C, Jin Z, Stone MH, Ingham E & Fisher J (2006) . Journal of Biomechanics, 39(12), 2274-2281.
  • Brockett C, Jennings & Fisher J () . Orthopedic Research and Reviews, 19-19.

Book chapters

  • Anderson DD, Wilken J, Brockett C & Redmond A (2023) , Foot and Ankle Biomechanics (pp. 397-410). Elsevier
  • Stratton-Powell AA, Pasko KM, Lal S, Brockett CL & Tipper JL (2019) , PEEK Biomaterials Handbook (pp. 367-384). Elsevier
  • Brockett C, Williams S, Jin ZM & Fisher J (2013) , Encyclopedia of Tribology (pp. 1325-1330). Springer US
  • Brockett C, Fleming L, Jennings L, Jin ZM & Fisher J (2013) , Encyclopedia of Tribology (pp. 3851-3854). Springer US
  • Abeles AM, Aglietti P, Ali AA, Amendola A, Anderson AF, Anderson CN, Archibald JD, Arendt E, Argenson J-N, Austin AF , Bach BR et al (2012) , Insall &amp Scott Surgery of the Knee (pp. ix-xix). Elsevier
  • Fisher J, Jennings, L & Brockett CL (2012) , Insall &amp Scott Surgery of the Knee Elsevier

Conference proceedings

  • Brockett CL, Jennings LM & Fisher J (2013) Wear of PEEK and CFR-PEEK against metallic counterfaces under different contact pressure conditions. 5th World Tribology Congress Wtc 2013, Vol. 1 (pp 421-423)

Other

  • Brockett C & Fisher J (2013) , 51-86.

Preprints

  • McPhee S, Pe簽a Fern獺ndez M, Koria L, Mengoni M, Beck RJ, Shephard JD, Brockett C & Wolfram U (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Crossland SR, Siddle HJ, Brockett CL & Culmer P (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Crossland SR, Siddle HJ, Culmer P & Brockett CL (2022) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Talbott H, Wilkins R, Redmond A, Brockett C & Mengoni M () .
  • Stratton-Powell AA, Williams S, Tipper JL, Redmond A & Brockett C () .
  • Solis-Cordova J, Edwards JH, Fermor HL, Riches P, Brockett C & Herbert A () .
Teaching activities

BIE6436 Human Movement Biomechanics

Professional activities and memberships
  • Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  • Member of the British Orthopaedic Research Society, the Orthopaedic Research Society and British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
  • Editorial board: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
  • Member of ISO sub-committees for Bone and Joint Replacement, and the wear working group