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Mechanical Reliability Of Implantable Polyimide-Based Magnetic Microactuators For Biofouling Removal, Christian G. Figueroa-Espada, Qi Yang, Hyowon Lee
Mechanical Reliability Of Implantable Polyimide-Based Magnetic Microactuators For Biofouling Removal, Christian G. Figueroa-Espada, Qi Yang, Hyowon Lee
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium
Hydrocephalus is a neurological disorder that typically requires a long-term implantation of a shunt system to manage its symptoms. These shunt systems are notorious for their extremely high failure rate. More than 40% of all implanted shunt systems fail within the first year of implantation. On average, 85% of all hydrocephalus patients with shunt systems undergo at least two shunt-revision surgeries within 10 years of implantation. A large portion of this high failure rate can be attributed to biofouling-related obstructions and infections. Previously, we developed flexible polyimide-based magnetic microactuators to remove obstructions formed on hydrocephalus shunts. To test the long-term …
Spinal Implant Design And Subsidence, Schuyler E. Price, Lorrin Schoeneweis, Hannah Steele, Matthew Shomper, Timothy L. Norman
Spinal Implant Design And Subsidence, Schuyler E. Price, Lorrin Schoeneweis, Hannah Steele, Matthew Shomper, Timothy L. Norman
The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)
A spinal implant may be used in people who have diseased or injured intervertebral discs pushing against their spinal cord and nerves, causing them loss of sensation due to nerve impingement. Patients who have not found relief through non-surgical means may require a discectomy, which removes the disc and relieves the pressure. There are several ways to then fill the resulting gap which include fusion devices, artificial disc replacement (ADR) devices, or bone grafts. Our study focused on the first two mechanical options.
Subsidence, or the vertical movement of the device into the adjacent vertebral bodies, is an often reported …