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Full-Text Articles in Mechanical Engineering
Advanced Microstructural Characterization Of Functionally Graded Dental Ceramic Material For Materials-Informed Finishing, Angani Vigneswaran
Advanced Microstructural Characterization Of Functionally Graded Dental Ceramic Material For Materials-Informed Finishing, Angani Vigneswaran
Theses and Dissertations--Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) has gained popularity as the choice of material for dental prosthetics. Ivoclar Vivadent’s IPS e.max ZirCAD Prime dental ceramic incorporates a unique gradient technology that varies the yttria content over the thickness of the material. The top layer is composed of 5Y-TZP which is desired for its optical properties while the bottom layer is composed of a much stronger 3Y-TZP. In between the two layers, 5Y-TZP and 3Y-TZP are mixed to form a transition layer. Varying the amount of yttria allows for more esthetically pleasing translucency in the visible areas of the restoration without compromising …
Additive Manufacturing In Personalized Medicine: Patient-Customized Solid Dose Medicines, And Patient-Customized Wound Care Device, Amir Najarzadeh
Additive Manufacturing In Personalized Medicine: Patient-Customized Solid Dose Medicines, And Patient-Customized Wound Care Device, Amir Najarzadeh
Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical Engineering
Personalized Medicine - from a one-size fits all to a tailored approach is the future in pharmaceutical therapeutics and medical applications. The aim of this study is demonstrate additive manufacturing in two personalized medicine applications: 1. Patient- customized solid dose medicines, and 2. Patient-customized wound care device. The aim of the first application is to develop an inexpensive and accurate method to design and fabricate patient-customized tablets. Particularly this paper focuses on fabricating and dose controlling of patient-customized extended release prednisolone-poly(vinyle alcohole) PVA. Dry-Blending, Wet Granulation, Extrusion, Spherionization, Hot melt extrusion (HME) was adopted to produce drug loaded prednisolone-PVA filaments …
Tailoring Texture, Microstructure, And Shape Memory Behavior Of Niti Alloys Fabricated By L-Pbf-Am, Sayed Ehsan Saghaian N.E.
Tailoring Texture, Microstructure, And Shape Memory Behavior Of Niti Alloys Fabricated By L-Pbf-Am, Sayed Ehsan Saghaian N.E.
Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical Engineering
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) is one of the most promising Additive Manufacturing (AM) methods to fabricate near net-shape metallic materials for a wide range of applications such as patient-specific medical devices, functionally graded materials, and complex structures. NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) are of great interest due to a combination of unique features, such as superelasticity, shape memory effect, high ductility, work output, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility that could be employed in many applications in automotive, aerospace, and biomedical industries. Due to the difficulties with traditional machining and forming of NiTi components, the ability to fabricate complex parts, tailor …
Bacterial Cell Wall Characterization Via Atomic Force And Confocal Microscopy, Joree Sandin
Bacterial Cell Wall Characterization Via Atomic Force And Confocal Microscopy, Joree Sandin
Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical Engineering
Poor oral hygiene is a severe global health issue, with about 44% of the Earth’s population suffering from untreated tooth decay, accounting for over $100 billion dollars spent on dental services per year in the United States, alone. Manual treatments, such as brushing, flossing, or swishing with antiseptic rinse are the main ways to alleviate harmful bacteria that cause these oral health problems. Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is a group of highly antibiotic, Gram-positive bacteria that heavily contribute to oral cavities, plaque build-up, and potential loosening or loss of dental implants if a biofilm develops. Currently, the mechanism …
Shape Memory Behavior Of Dense And Porous Niti Alloys Fabricated By Selective Laser Melting, Soheil Saedi
Shape Memory Behavior Of Dense And Porous Niti Alloys Fabricated By Selective Laser Melting, Soheil Saedi
Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical Engineering
Selective Laser Melting (SLM) of Additive Manufacturing is an attractive fabrication method that employs CAD data to selectively melt the metal powder layer by layer via a laser beam and produce a 3D part. This method not only opens a new window in overcoming traditional NiTi fabrication problems but also for producing porous or complex shaped structures. The combination of SLM fabrication advantages with the unique properties of NiTi alloys, such as shape memory effect, superelasticity, high ductility, work output, corrosion, biocompatibility, etc. makes SLM NiTi alloys extremely promising for numerous applications.
The SLM process parameters such as laser power, …
Computational Modeling Of Cardiac Biomechanics, Amir Nikou
Computational Modeling Of Cardiac Biomechanics, Amir Nikou
Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical Engineering
The goal of this dissertation was to develop a realistic and patient-specific computational model of the heart that ultimately would help medical scientists to better diagnose and treat heart diseases. In order to achieve this goal, a three dimensional finite element model of the heart was created using magnetic resonance images of the beating pig heart. This model was loaded by the pressure of blood inside the left ventricle which was measured by synchronous catheterization. A recently developed structurally based constitutive model of the myocardium was incorporated in the finite element solver to model passive left ventricular myocardium. Additionally, an …