Altindis, Mustafa: A biomechanical evaluation of cast porous Ti-6Al-7Nb implants for orthopedic applications by using a comparative finite element analysis. 2017
Inhalt
- Acknowledgements
- Abstract
- Kurzfassung
- Content
- Symbols and Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Literature Review
- 2.1 Natural Bone
- 2.2 Ti and Ti Alloys
- 2.3 Fabrication Methods of Cellular Metals
- 2.4 Surface Requirements of Biomaterials
- 2.5 Properties of Cellular Materials
- 2.6 Biomechanical Tests
- 2.7 Finite Element Analysis
- 3 Materials and Testing Methods
- 3.1 Ti67 Material
- 3.2 Manufacturing of Samples
- 3.3 Surface Modification
- 3.4 Implantation of Samples
- 3.5 Biomechanical Push-Out Test Procedure
- 3.6 Determination of Biomechanical Parameters
- 3.7 Mechanical Testing
- 3.8 Heat Treatment
- 3.9 Hardness Measurement
- 3.10 Roughness Measurement
- 3.11 Morphological and Analytical Studies
- 3.12 Finite Element Modeling
- 4. Results
- 4.1 Investigation of α Case Formation
- 4.2 Influence of the α Case Layer on the Mechanical Properties
- 4.3 β- Transus Temperature
- 4.4 Heat Treatment
- 4.5 Mechanical Behavior of Ti67 Sponge
- 4.6 Experimental Push-Out Test
- 4.7 Finite Element Analysis Results
- 5 Discussion
- 5.1 Investigation of the α Case Formation
- 5.2 Effect of the α Case Layer on Mechanical Properties
- 5.3 Effect of Heat Treatment on the Cast Ti67 Specimens
- 5.4 Mechanical Properties of the Cast Ti67 Sponges
- 5.5 Properties of CaTiO3 Reaction Layer on the Cast Ti67 Implants
- 5.6 Finite Element Analysis of Biomechanical Push-Out Tests of Porous Ti67 Implants
- 6 Conclusions
- 7 References